Kid's corner

It was April 12th, 2007. The night was young and I was up working a bit on my PhD. dissertation. At 01:00 AM I decided to call it a day. Somehow, I felt that if I stayed up till then, the delivery would announce itself soon, as it did when Elias was born (I'm nowhere near supersticious, but I think this comes close). Little did I know how right I was. At about 01:50 AM, I felt a nudge from Veerle. After wrestling open my eyes, I saw a grimace on her face telling me not all was well. Or rather, everything was going great.

This night Nathan was born. His name means 'God has given'. The delivery itself was smooth, taking only about 1.5 hours from the first contraction until the lung-filling scream tore through the night. I think he lookds quite a bit like Elias, only a tad heavier. He weighs 3.820 kg and measures 52.3 cm. Twenty minutes into this world he showed his hunger, by drinking for about an hour. His parents were immediately hooked!