A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's / Born on the Fourth of July

[qatarperegrine]

My nephew was born yesterday! I got to England at just the right time; they induced labor just before I got to the hospital.

Witnessing childbirth is a little unnerving but mostly just hugely fascinating. I still can't believe that I just saw a tiny little person entering the world for the very first time! Like whoa.

Real-life newborns don't look like newborns on TV. They're extremely purple, and their heads are way, way more conical than I ever imagined. Also, babies aren't like puppies or kittens; they can open their eyes right away! That was pretty cool.

Picture album here.


Aunt Marjorie, Cousin Dr. Evil Rayna, Grandma Kathleen and Mum Mary with Sproglet

Comments

[zahariel.livejournal.com]

lot of hair for a newborn. my sister was bald as a cueball until she was like 2. i had blond ringlets of course; my mom wouldn't cut them because they were too pretty.

[qatar.livejournal.com]

They still are. :-)