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“Dinner’s ready, I’m going to the hospital.”
“Get over here, your wife is going to have her baby tonight.”
“Omedetou gozaimasu! You have a healthy son!”

In the twinkling of an eye.
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Gregory was born at 38 weeks according to our calculations, which is two weeks earlier than average, but estimates can be off by quite a lot. One week earlier the doctor had pronounced him full-term and safely above the low weight threshhold, saying he could come at any time. Indeed, there were signs that he might be coming a little early.
Gregory is adjusting to his new surroundings over at Mama’s house, and his milk/formula intake and weight are steadily rising according to schedule. Yoshiko is cleverly applying all the tricks she has learned from the nurses, and I am enjoying seeing this new side of her. As our baby fell asleep on my chest this evening, I felt blessed.

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