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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 3785038" data-attributes="member: 13703">Well it finally happened.  Today, after many days of waiting, I finally became a Dad!   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> Olafette Jr., otherwise known as Sophie Jade Marafioti was born on the 20th September 2007 at 6:18 pm.  She weighed 7lb 15oz and was 52cm long.She was 7 days overdue and my wife had to be induced to bring on the labour.  Overall the labour went for almost 8 hours before baby Sophie was born via a natural delivery.There were no major problems, apart from my wife not going into spontaneous labour.  The midwives at the hospital were getting a bit concerned that she might have to be suctioned out after they couldn't seem to get the head to crown after an hour of pushing.  A slight incision and some more pushing by my wife solved the issue though.Overall baby Sophie is healthy and happy, as is my wife.  I was slightly hoping for a boy over a girl but after she was born I was so happy that I didn't really care.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I was surprised by how alert she was and how little she cried straight after the birth.  I guess we'll see if that continues in the next few weeks (I doubt it!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ).  I got to help give the little one her first bath and also got to put on my first nappy.  I'm sure that's just the beginning of a whole lot of firsts for me.I have attached a couple of photos so you can all see what she looks like.  I am definitely biased but I don't think the photos do justice to how much of a little cutie she is.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> The first photo is me holding baby Sophie (with my wife) after her first bath.The second photo is my wife with Sophie just after she was born.  She's still a little blue from the birth in this picture.The third and fourth photos are Sophie just before and after her bath.Olaf the Stout</blockquote>

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