Monday, July 7, 2008

It's the final countdown....

(cue 80's hairrock)

Louise just told me that they have given her an injection to help mature the babies lungs. Just before that pr. Deprest came to see her and told her that they have a preference to operate on wednesday (7th of July), but not everything is arranged yet.
The doctors are meeting this afternoon to decide when the operation is going to take place, but from the looks of it, wednesday is the best bet.
I'll update this post when i hear more.

Confirmed! Louise will go into surgery wednesday morning, around 7.30 to be prepared, and I expect to see our son arrive before lunch. (Louise will probably still be out, so I get to be the first to greet him.)
Don't call us we'll call you! Mobile phones are forbidden in the baby department anyway, as well as near the operating theather. So do not worry when you don't hear anything for a while, we'll be way too busy admiring our son :-).

Thijs

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thijs,

When our son was surgically born 5 weeks early I was in the same situation you are now. I got to meet and greet him before my wife did. Its a surreal and awesome experience when its your first child. Hope everything goes well and we'll be eagerly waiting for news.

Greg

Unknown said...

All the best wishes, your son will be a beautiful boy (good genes, these drostens, believe me!)...
thinking of you on the other side of the world, tessa, marco and tara

Rob D said...

geesh Thijs,
We wish Louise and you all the best. And we will think of you three the whole time.

Indeed eagerly waiting for news.

Alexandra and Rob

Anonymous said...

Thijs en Louise,

Hoping that everything goes well. We we're planning to come over on Saturday, but we'll wait for your phonecall ;^)

Anonymous said...

Dear Thijs and Louise, our thoughts are with you both and with your son. I will light up a candle wednesdaymorning. Love, Gerard, Erna and Francis

grover said...

Best wishes to both you and and Louise, as always thinking of you both.

Neil Lucy Lara and Owen.