So I learned burping the baby is an essential part of feeding the baby. When we talk about a baby, burping is not inpolite, it's a sign of a good meal apparently. I think I heard that in China before. Anyway, burping Apple is my job.

Szóval, a baba büfiztetése fontos része a baba etetésének. Amikor egy babáról beszélünk, a büfögés nem illetlenség, hanem a jó ebéd jele. Azt hiszem Kinában már hallottam ezt. Na mindegy, Apple büfiztetése az én feladatom.

Got to love DHL's online tracking feature. Looks like the cord blood had arrived to Exeter, Smart Cell's cryogenic (yes, I fancy this word) freezer facility. If you want to know what stem cells are good for read this excerpt from Times magazine:

At the moment, cord blood stem cells are used to treat conditions such as leukaemia that would otherwise need conventional stem cell transplants from bone marrow donations.

Critics of commercial cord blood banks say the chance of a child needing their own stem cells is one in 20,000.

However, scientists and doctors say the real benefit lies in the potential to treat common ailments such as heart disease. Stem cells from the umbilical cord can grow into brain, heart and liver tissue.

Yes, the chances of the this cord blood being used is remote and I hope all the money spent on it will be wasted at the end.

Imádni kell a DHL elektronikus csomag követő rendszerét. Úgy néz ki a köldökvér megérkezett Exeterbe, a Smart Cell kriogén (igen, igen tetszik ez a szó) fagyasztójába. Ha kiváncsi vagy mire jó az őssejt, olvasd el alább ezt a kivonatot a Times magazinból:

Hát igen, kevés az esélye hogy az őssejtek valaha fel lesznek használva és remélem hogy minden pénz ami erre el lett költve mind elpazorolt lesz a végén.

Snapshots from the bathing video.

Képkockák a fürdetés videoból.

Egynaposan.

So you need to get the papers done for the newborn. They can't sign and their fingers too small for thumb printing. So, what do you do? Foot prints of course.

A feladat, megcsinálni az újszülött papírjait. Aláírni még nem tudnak, és az ujjaik még tul kicsik az ujlenyomathoz. Mit teszel ilyenkor? Természetesen láb lenyomatot veszel.

I was lucky to be allowed by the docs to the operating theatre where Klaudia gave birth.

We had an elected Caesarian, so the whole procedure took less than one hour. The docs warned me that it is going to be shocking. Fortunately, my previous experience delivering puppies prepared me for what I will see.

Surprisingly the operation was very clean. The baby was out in no time. Klaudia and me maintained contact throughout the whole procedure.

It was interesting how carefully the number of instruments, pads and towels were counted. Also, I didn't expect the docs to clean the wound so much with flowing water.

Once the mother and child were separated, the docs took the cord blood. The package together with the mother's blood and a bunch of paperwork was sent to the UK where they are going to store the stem cells in a cryogenic (below –150 °C) freezer for the future.

Apple looked all blue and purple at first, but after 15 minutes she turned pink. There was only a bit of crying. She looked totally cute to me from the first minute.

Few hours after the operation Klaudia started feeling a lot of pain. This is going to be a tough time for her.

Szerencsém volt, mert a dokik beengedtek műtőbe ahol a Klaudia szült.

Pár órával a mütét után Klaudia elkezdett érezni, ami sok fájdalommal járt. Ez nehéz időszak lesz a számára.

Apple is just 2 hours old on this image. She was born with 3.580kg and received an Apgar score of 9.9. Lenght: 51 cm. The kido is fine, but Mom is in a lot of pain.

Apple csupán két órás ezen a képen. 3.580kg-al születtet és 9.9-es Apgar értékelést kapott. Hossz: 51 cm. A gyerek rendben, mama fájdalomban.

Már csak pár nap van hátra.

We've bought all the stuff. We've got the crib, the stroller, the bathing tub and dozens of little things that apparently needed to raise a baby. We're so excited and scared at the same time. Counting down...

Megvettünk mindent. Megvan a bölcső, a babakocsi, a fürdetőkád és tucatnyi egyéb dolog ami állítólag szükséges egy bébi felneveléséhez. Izgatottak is és ijedtek is vagyunk egyszerre. Visszaszámlálás...