dave - RE: New baby - OT (not!)

[Guest guest]

no, no -- NOT off topic! not in my book!

anyway, woo-hoo! congratulations to you and justin's mommy. justin --

welcome to planet earth!

you may have PSC, but as the asthmatic athlete in the tv commercial says, it

doesn't *have* you. the thing about successfully dealing with any chronic

illness is to treasure life wherever its found, never ever ever give up,

maximize/appreciate every opportunity along the way, and not let life pass

you by. see, dave... i TOLD you your little bundle of joy was not off

topic! :-)

how COOL you've got a brand new healthy baby boy. you've got to be on cloud

nine!

of COURSE you made the right choice!

gentle hugs to your wife,

and kiss your son's 10 perfect little fingers and toes for me.

maureen (wife of transplanted jim/mother by caesarean to 3 wonderful kids,

one of them jim's donor)

New baby - OT

I'm happy to report that Aley was born at 12:38 this morning

(July 23), weighing 8 lb. 5 oz. and measuring 21 " long. Both mom and baby

are doing very well.

My wife ended up having a caesarean because she wasn't progressing through

labor very rapidly and the baby's heart rate was dropping during

contractions. Everything went smoothly, though, and within an hour of the

delivery I was able to take him into the recovery room so that she could

hold him.

Thanks to everyone who offered encouragement and prayers during the

pregnancy. I was hesitant to have a baby when the (at the time) possible

diagnosis of PSC was hanging over me, but I'm firmly convinced now that we

made the right choice.

--

Dave Aley

Mechanical Engineer

Special Projects Corp.

4815 Hawkins NE, Suite C-3

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109