Daddy's Story

Louie was born September 2007 into a family that already included a 2 year and a 3 year old. Both of whom seem to spend most of their days trying to kill each other!

He was to be our 3rd perfect child and would complete our little family. My wife and I had always wanted several children and 3 was the number we would be happy with with. And we are.

But things didn't quite go to plan. Early on we had concerns about the risks. Tests suggested there was a high chance of DS but we simply chose to ignore them, got more tests done which indicated otherwise, and believed the results we wanted.

Seven months later Louie was born, early and after a long labour for my wife. I saw nothing, except another baby in the family. My wife now says she had concerns from the beginning but I was too tired to see anything.

I went home for some sleep, oblivious, and told all the family about the beautiful addition to the family. It was when I returned to the hospital a few hours later that the dream fell apart.