Welcome to Jackson Mateo Ryall! The newest member of the Ryall family.
As my friend Jan in America texted to me this morning, 'babies are precious - the circle of life'. Last week I had the privilege of being present while my nephew Jackson was delivered by Caesarean Section at 7.20am on Friday 29th November 2013. His mum and dad, Yudian and my brother Tony, were thrilled to see him arrive safely into this world. Amazing as it is, I was also present in another hospital when Jackson's brother Nicholas was delivered 38 years ago - I was a midwife in the hospital at that time.
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| 5am: Tony & Yudian about to head to hospital for the birth |
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The three of us gowned and ready for action
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| Out you come Jackson |
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| Here you go mum - take a look at your new son! |
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| Time for dad to cut the cord |
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| Mum having her first cuddle - dad and I look on |
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| He loves to drop his bottom lip - so cute |
Things sure have changed since I had my babies or worked in a maternity hospital. Mind you, we are talking almost 30 years ago now. Tony and Yudian were lucky to get one of the 6 Regal suites at the hospital, and so a support person was able to stay with the new mother and baby. I won the jackpot, and was able to stay with Yudian for the first 3 days in the suite, and then as part of the private hospital suite package, mother, baby and support person get to spend another two days (as a transition stage) in the luxurious Palazzo Versace Hotel. There is a midwife present 24 hours a day, but she doesn't come to the room unless she is asked to. The Hotel provides a car service to collect the mother and baby, and they made her feel like royalty!
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| Yudian and Jackson collected by Versace staff |
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| Our king size bed in the Versace room |
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| Jackson settles quickly with his 'baby whisperer' dad |
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| The 'baby whisperer' has worked his magic again |
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| Love the serenity of this photo! |
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| Tiny little feet... |
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| Proud mum and dad with their new son |
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| View from our bedroom balcony at Versace |
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| First photo after arriving home on day 5 |
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| Aunty Ret having a cuddle |
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| Aunty Gemma's turn |
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| My turn |
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| Uncle Murray |
Life didn't totally revolve around Jackson though. Food and drink had to provide sustenance for the carers! While I was staying in the hospital and also in the hotel with Yudian, the food and wine was provided. I then spent Jackson's first two nights at home with the family, while Yudian got settled into her mothering techniques. She needn't have been concerned though, as she is doing a great job as a first-time mother. Once we got home, Tony got to work and spoilt us rotten - here he is mixing me up a Cuban drink - a lime Mojito. Delicious on a hot day. Then each night he asked what we felt like for dinner - one of my absolute favourite meals is Morton Bay Bugs (like lobster) mornay, but I never order it on a restaurant menu as it is so pricey. He whipped me up one and it was full of fabulous bugs! Heaven!
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| Mojito |
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| Tony preparing my bugs mornay |
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| Bugs Mornay |
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| Nice to be home |
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| Jackson enjoys stretching his legs out |
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| First bath at home |
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| Dad and Jackson are watching the cricket |
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| Jackson checking himself out in the mirror on his activity mat |
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| My last photo with Jackson before I left to return to Ballina. He was saying he loves his Aunty Sha (me). |
Things sure have changed since I had my babies or worked in a maternity hospital. Mind you, we are talking almost 30 years ago now. Tony and Yudian were lucky to get one of the 6 Regal suites at the hospital, and so a support person was able to stay with the new mother and baby. I won the jackpot, and was able to stay with Yudian for the first 3 days in the suite, and then as part of the private hospital suite package, mother, baby and support person get to spend another two days (as a transition stage) in the luxurious Palazzo Versace Hotel. There is a midwife present 24 hours a day, but she doesn't come to the room unless she is asked to. The Hotel provides a car service to collect the mother and baby, and they made her feel like royalty! 
Life didn't totally revolve around Jackson though. Food and drink had to provide sustenance for the carers! While I was staying in the hospital and also in the hotel with Yudian, the food and wine was provided. I then spent Jackson's first two nights at home with the family, while Yudian got settled into her mothering techniques. She needn't have been concerned though, as she is doing a great job as a first-time mother. Once we got home, Tony got to work and spoilt us rotten - here he is mixing me up a Cuban drink - a lime Mojito. Delicious on a hot day. Then each night he asked what we felt like for dinner - one of my absolute favourite meals is Morton Bay Bugs (like lobster) mornay, but I never order it on a restaurant menu as it is so pricey. He whipped me up one and it was full of fabulous bugs! Heaven! 
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