Will week 1 142 He was born last week. 48 hours after Juliette's waters broke. In those two days, I managed to get food poisoning and he managed to pick up an infection.

So 8 hours after he was born, he was taken from his mother and placed in the high dependency unit. Poor lad has had a hard week, he struggled to breathe and had to be put on a glucose drip. Apart from us not being able to take him him home, his grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins haven't been able to meet him yet. But he's on the mend how, right now he'll be sleeping peacefully in the arms of his mother in hospital.

We've spent most of the week there, changing him, talking to him and holding him. He should be home by the weekend and I cannot wait. There are no words to describe what it feels like to be a Dad. I love him very much.

By the way, I've bathed him and he loves the water, looks like he'll be a swimmer….

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14 responses to “Meet William David Andrew Hovells”

  1. Andrea Nastase Avatar

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Congratulations to the family, I bet the wait has been well worth it 🙂
    He is a fortunate young chap to be born into such a loving family. Hope you both recover well!
    Oh and PS: please don’t abandon the blog! Even if you won’t get much time to write about stuff!

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  2. Fee and Chris Avatar
    Fee and Chris

    Many congratulations to you all and welcome to young William David Andrew.
    Lots of love
    Fee and Chris

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  3. Anil Avatar
    Anil

    Congratulations to Juliette and you on your newborn. Young William definitely seems to be a “Bundle of Joy”….

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  4. Will Avatar

    Congratulations!
    Lovely name too. 🙂

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  5. Stu Avatar
    Stu

    Congratulations to the Hovells family.
    Good work Mrs. Hovells. Great hair Hovells junior. Get a wax Mr. Hovells.
    Hope you’re all on the mend and back home soon.

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  6. Pieman Avatar

    Congratulations to all. Similar thing happened with our second – was horrid not being able to take him home. But all good in the end. Good to see he hasn’t inherited his father’s hair.

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  7. doug Avatar

    late to this… congrats dude!

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  8. Louise Avatar
    Louise

    He’s beautiful. Congratulations to you both.

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  9. Rob Mortimer Avatar

    Congratulations 🙂

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  10. Rob Avatar

    Wonderful. Really, really wonderful.

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  11. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Well done you all – great news Andrew – enjoy this time which is a truly beautiful time.

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  12. Judith Doherty Avatar
    Judith Doherty

    Hi there Andrew,
    After our brief meeting last year and your suggestion that I ‘make myself known’, I thought that this is the perfect time to do so.
    Many congratulations to you both, and with boys aged 6 and 3, I can highly recommend ‘Raising Boys’.
    Best wishes
    Judith

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  13. northern Avatar

    Hello Judith
    Nice to hear from you. Hope things are okay with you.
    Still enjoying Larry David one presumes?

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