Becoming an Uncle

Yesterday I became an Uncle. Little Max was born yesterday (28th December 2009) at 4:45 in the afternoon. Both Laura and Paul are very happy at the arrival. For me it's a bit hard to belive that I am actually an uncle now. I drove down with Mum and Dad visiting Lewis on the way. On the day that we left Brisbane Laura went into labour. We were getting messages from Paul all the way down to Lewis’s. It was good to hear the news that Laura had had her baby and both were doing fine.

Me holding Max for the first time when he was one day old.

When we arrived in Melbourne we drove straight to Laura and Paul’s apartment. There we met Paul and even though visiting hours were finished, he took us to the hospital to visit Laura and the new addition to the family. It was amazing to see little Max for the first time. He was fast asleep and didn’t really even wake up when everyone had a hold. It is kind of strange to think of myself as an uncle. I’m sure the reality will sink in sooner or later. I spent about a week in Melbourne before flying back. Mum and Dad stayed a week longer before driving back up. Laura came back from the hospital on New Years Day. The next few days we tried to help Laura and Paul adjust to having a new baby in the house. I must admit that I didn’t do that much, but was there for moral support. Paul’s parents also came down to visit and on one of the days they were there visiting Laura and Paul, Mum, Dad and me went out for the day to give them some time together.