2008 - a bit late

[marathondan]

Hi All,

Just to let you know that Lesley gave birth to a little girl, Emma Ruth, on 25th Aug. Pics here.

As is customary with girls in our family, all was not straightforward. Lesley was trying for a natural birth after two caesarians. At the 11th hour (more like the 72nd hour, actually) she was too worried and opted for a "semi-elective" caesarian (i.e. they have time to do nice stitching). When Emma came out, there was a big knot in the cord and it was wrapped twice round her neck. Excellent decision by my good wife.

Then two weeks after giving birth, Lesley went into A&E with shortness of breath and pain in her left leg. Quick diagnosis, anyone? Yep, DVT leading to pulmonary embolism. She and Emma have just come home today, after nearly a week of the docs tweaking the medication. She's going to be on warfarin for 6 months - it seems that it was caught in time (or she was lucky) and is all under control. As one of the docs said of the condition - it's highly dangerous, but highly treatable.

Hopefully that's enough drama for one year. No running in the forseeable future - eventual target is still Robin Hood marathon next summer. Just spent a lovely couple of hours with Emma, listening to Beatles and Fleetwood Mac before she fell asleep in my arms.