And then there were four

She's here! The fourth member of Team Jardine is Celia Eleanor, born on the 22nd of March weighing 3764 g (8 pounds 5 ounces, almost identical in size to Edie at birth). This time around we're celebrating no more drama in our lives, as all went well with the delivery. We arrived at the hospital at around 8:30 pm and she was born at 2:20 am. The only minor concern happened when the midwife stepped out to get a warm blanket about 5 minutes before the birth, leading Laura to scream at me that "something was coming out, call the midwife!" Sure enough when she came back in and checked, there was a little head starting to poke out. Apparently my doctoral qualifications weren't enough to reassure a mom-to-be. And by the way, the warm blanket that the midwife had gone to fetch were for yours truly. Hey, it was chilly in there!

Laura and Celia were discharged this morning, so we're all home trying once again to adapt to the unstoppable forces of change that have been a feature of our lives since we migrated down under.

The running joke around here before Celia we born was that if it was a girl, I'd have to compensate for the feminine dominance of Team Jardine by getting a tattoo of a skull and crossbones or something. I don't foresee that happening anytime soon, but I think I will have a fair excuse when I want to step out to watch footy or partake in other manly activities.

A few pics of the new bub here. More to come in the next few days.

Celia's early days