A memorable fortnight….

Wowzer – which I believe is what Dangermouse used to say, or was it Penfold?  Exactly two weeks ago to this moment we were sort of beginning to realise that despite all our expectations, Hilary was actually going into labour two and a half weeks early and we were going to be having our fifth child soon.  We had just called Hilary’s mum and she was making her way over from Devon to arrive and look after the four boys who had gone to bed.  We were quite blasé about the upcoming birth and generally quite relaxed – apart from the contraction stuff which was obviously not so peaceful…. however, it was clear.  Archie was on his way.

At about 11.30pm we drove over to Poole maternity unit and then at 2.21am on Wednesday 10th November Archie appeared in our world.  We were over the moon and looking forward to coming home with the final member of our family – intending to arrive before the boys woke up so that we could surprise them with the new addition to the family.  Over the next twelve hours things didn’t work out quite how we had planned, and the following days were a life experience, to say the least.

Fast forward (or rewind) just 1 week almost exactly and once again we were to find ourselves in Poole hospital on Tuesday night, this time in the Intensive Care Unit being informed that the chromosome test results confirmed the suspicions of the doctors that Archie had Down’s Syndrome.

Back to the present and we are at home, relaxing and looking forward to celebrating Archie’s fortnight anniversary.  Perhaps a more intense and rollercoaster two weeks would have been hard to forsee….!  I will write more about this time in future posts, however at the moment I am allowing a little time and perspective to pass so that the reflection is an honest and clear one.

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What I would like to note at this point is that the kindness and generosity of friends and family has been wonderful.  We are incredibly grateful to all those who have been thinking of us, supporting us, doing things for us and sharing a level of friendship and general humanity that helps one realise just how privileged you are to have found yourself in the kind of community and circle of people that we are lucky enough to be friends with.

By way of example, yesterday a friend of ours, Lorna, came round with a wonderful present that seems to have perfectly caught a moment – it is about friendship, people, good fortune and kindness – all things we associate with the birth of Archie.  Lorna, for some reason, had checked this year’s Harrods Teddy Bear (who ever knew that there was such a thing?) and in a coincidence that puts a smile on our face found out that this year the bear has been called ‘Archie’.  So she bought one and appeared on our doorstep with him as a gift.  Wonderful.  Thank you everyone, your support has meant a great deal to us.

'Archie', the Harrods Bear 2010