The Delight of Becoming a Father

Fighting out of the blue corner, wearing black and white trunks, with Australian and South African trainers and weighing in at 2.278 Kilograms, 47 Centimetres tall, please welcome to the ring for his professional debut, 5 weeks ahead of schedule.... XAVIER JAX EDWARD SPURR.

There were a few dilemmas leading up to tonight, but so far it has been an ultimate delight for Kos and I becoming parents. We are overjoyed that our son is with us and that so far he is healthy. As mentioned previously, he wasn't getting a move on in the inside, so Dr Tan decided to go for a Caeser to speed up the process.

Kos was very calm heading into the theatre, however after getting into my scrubs and cracking a few nervous jokes, I was a mess as they brought out all the needles for the anaesthetic (sp? it is late) thank God they weren't for me otherwise instead of feeling a touch light headed I'd by vomiting on the floor, I managed to regain my composure and sat up the nice end, conversing with Kos and the Anaethetist. 5 minutes later Xavier was with us and he was placed on Kos chest after I cut the umbilical cord and he was pricked and prodded to make sure all was OK.

After 5 minutes with Kos and I the midwife took him and I upstairs, weighed and measured him and got him into a humidicrib. Just like a fine cigar, he'll need a bit more time to mature in there. The mid-wives say that he will probably be in there for about two to three weeks. Which will be hard for Kos and I. We Haven't really had a real cuddle yet, but this kid is a cute as pie in his new home. Kos and I spent about half and hour staring at him this evening and can't wait to see him again in the morning. Depending in how it all goes we'll hopefully get to have a hold tomorrow, but he needs some time in the crib to transition.

I'm exhausted. Life just took on greater meaning. I'm going to bed and dreaming of all the wondorous possibilities that Xavier, Kos and I will have together.

ps Gotta love Foxtel in the rooms. Go Australia! (I'm sure my lil' homeboy wants to visit his mum's homeland in 2010!)