Announcing the arrival of Geraint James Toogood
Philip & Kim Toogood are proud to announce the arrival of the latest Toogood into the world. At approximately 16:40 GMT on 21st March 2002, Geraint James Toogood came into the world. For those interested in statistics he weighed 8lb 8oz, measures 56cm (22 inches for my US friends), 34cm (13.4 inches) head circumference. The labour was very long & utterly exhausting for Kim after almost 2 days of contractions. It seems that no matter how well prepared we were with the birthing pool, 3 midwifes on hand & every device or aid on hand at home you simply can't be prepared for however the experience turns out.
The plans were also that I would be present for the duration & cut the cord but as Geraint was eventually delivered by emergency Caesarean section I was unable to be present. I was however able to hold him literally minutes later whilst Kim was still unconscious under the general anaesthetic & was able to take the following photos. The small photo thumbnails have high resolution images behind them for greater clarity.
Kim will be in hospital for a few days to recover from the operation so Geraint will be staying there with her for the duration. Anyone that has had a Caesarean will know that it is a major operation with considerable risks & will mean that Kim will not be fit & able to do much for a number of weeks so if anyone is planning to visit please call first so I can ask Kim if she is well enough to receive any well wishers. For now though I'm sure she will take advantage of being looked after by the excellent maternity staff of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital & catch up on some well deserved sleep. For myself I suppose I've got a few quiet days on my own at home before my life changes for good, that is if it hasn't already.
I will endeavour to post more photos when things have settled down so for now please join me in helping Kim make a good recovery & hope that she & our son will be home in the Welsh Hills soon. Finally, I have already introduced my son into the world of the internet by creating his own email address (geraint@toogood.org) & with this page perhaps he is the youngest person on the web (for a while at least anyway).
Some pointless facts on on 21st of March are that it is officially the first day of spring (also known as the Spring Equinox) & is also the changeover from Pieces to Aries if you believe in that sort of thing. For the part of Wales where we live it is also the day that the national flower of Wales, the Daffodil finally came out.
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