“Enrique Javier Caraballo arrived into the world today at 2:30pm. Weighing 3.7kgs and 52cms long - healthy and handsome.”
Little Enrique is just perfect – we had a quick peek on Sunday morning, at which time he was recovering from a hard night’s work of keeping his mum up until 4am. Lot’s of gorgeous dark hair, and tiny little fingers and toes, it was all I could do to tear myself away. Daniela looked so well too after enduring 18 hours of labour.
Not a lot to report on Elwood this week – plenty of strange and wonderful movements, especially as the two of us have started having playtime of an evening after dinner. Just to shake things up a little, Ash and I went for a swim at the local pool on Friday, rather than our usual gym session, and it was fantastic (yes we really do live life on the edge). My swimsuit only just covered my belly, but it felt terrific to get some exercise without having any pressure on my joints. We plan to keep it up each week now, grooming Elwood to be the next Kieran Perkins.
On Saturday we attended yet another obstetrician appointment, and just as we walked in, the Prof was on his way out, to deliver a baby. I started getting all excited until Ash reminded me that it would be likely we would be in for a considerable wait. The Prof was back by the hour mark (although if felt like ten!) and announced that he had just delivered a baby girl, Emmy.
Low and behold, I was reading the paper on Sunday, and discovered something very exciting… Ricky Ponting, our beloved Australian Cricket Captain, and his wife welcomed the birth of their baby girl, Emmy the day before – at you guessed it, St George Private Hospital! Now I find it VERY EXCITING that our obstetrician delivered Ricky’s baby, but Ash thinks it is all rather dull, I welcome your comments…
Anyway, back to Elwood who is behaving just like the perfect baby, with his / her head down in the right direction, unlikely to turn at this point to breech. The Prof guessed Elwood would arrive into the world at about the 8 pound mark – heaven help me.
Also had the opportunity to catch up with my previous boss, Kristen and her gorgeous daughter, Alice. We had a lovely lunch down in Mosman, with Alice cooed over by everyone in the café.
While I was busying lunching, Ash and his parents were picking up the first of our baby furniture, and assembling it in the nursery. So far, we have the cot, change-table, (all important) rocking chair, rocker and Baby Bjorn – and there is still so much to come. I can’t believe how much gear a tiny baby needs! Ash has already started practicing his baby carrier skills… 
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