Expect the Unexpected

Much has happened since I last posted!

You may recall the anticipated arrival of my nephew…well, the little fellow was apparently tired of waiting around, and decided to show up two months early!

There was some warning, and my brother and sister-out-law had plenty of time to get to exactly the right hospital, with the right neonatal/preemie care infrastructure. Then the contractions slowed down, and then there were a few days of “Oh maybe it’s going to be a while longer,” “Wait, let’s monitor it a bit more,” “Perhaps you can go home,” and then, late Thursday night, “Oh maybe NOT.”

Julian Jade Page, born 2:08 a.m. March 20. 3 pounds, 3 ounces

Amazingly, for being so early, he is doing SUPER well. The first thing he did upon arrival was give a little cry–demonstrating that his lungs were up and running. He’s healthy, intact…just SMALL. He’ll probably have to live at the hospital till a lot closer to his original due date, just to grow to a healthy “take-home weight,” but, as you can see from the pictures, he’s not sequestered in an incubator–he gets lots of touch-time with his happy (and very surprised) parents.

I don’t know when his delighted Auntie will get to meet him in person. We had been planning to give him a month or so, and make a trip down to California in early July. Hahahaha plans, ya know. Always good for a laugh.

Welcome to the world, JJ!