I'm a DADDY!!!

I am now a new father!!! My Son: Marley Rhys was born Friday 2nd December at 00:57 weighing 8lb 1oz. He is sooooo beautiful and I am soooo proud! The circumstances of his birth were really quiet horrendous (sensitive readers read no more) as his heartrate dropped dramatically during labour and Emma (his mother) was rushed to theatre where his heartrate dropped further and they had to do a very quick, emergency c-section. While they were cutting her open they accidentally cut open her bladder in the process also (considering how quick they performed it was forgivable as it took literally about a minute!) but he came out and cried on his own and didn't complain much but unfortunately has an infection and must be on antibiotics until thursday (when he can finally come home) and Emma has to wear a cathatar(sp?) until next monday. But they're both on the mend and I am completely in love with my son

Here are a couple of photos!

It's a Little BigBen!

Congrats Ben!!

So happy for you and your (now larger by one) family!

Congratulations Ben! Hope you got lots of sleep before the little one came!

Many congratulations Ben. That's wonderful news. He looks very content despite his tough entry into the world. Hope his mum is doing well now too.

congrats

What a beautiful child!! Strong Mamma too. Congratulations, those two are fighters and will bring you so much joy! Awww. And look at that hair!! Adorable

Congrats! Glad to hear that in the end, Mom & Baby are both doing fine

Congratulations: Great to see from the pictures that you are all doing fine and are so happy. Fatherhood is a great thing so enjoy it as long as you can.

Congrats, Ben! He is just adorable! I'm so glad the mother is okay after all that, and the baby too. How scary!

Many Many congratz!

Awesome! Congrats, pop!