Gabriel Colin Van Dyk

At 12:45 pm on the 17th of February my nephew was born.

It wasnt the same as the last two of my sisters births however. Gabriel is starting his time in the world with a fight. He couldnt breath when he came out. I guess there is a bunch of phlegm in his lungs that the doctors cant get out. So, once he was born he was swooped away from my sister and brother in law and sent to intensive care where he is in an incubator with oxygen.

He seems to be doing better already but still hasnt managed to get rid of the phlegm.

A touching thing though. My sister wasnt allowed to hold him. It wasnt until this morning that she was permitted to finally hold her baby and she did so because a nurse felt it was a good thing for the both of them. Normally when Gabriel is held or touched they have to turn up his oxygen because he starts breathing less. Jo got to hold him and the doctor actually had to turn off the oxygen because Gabriel starting breathing perfectly normally on his own. My sister got to hold her baby for a whole hour and he seemed to do really well while in his moms arms. Amazing what certin touching can do eh? It just took a mothers touch to keep him happy.

He is still in an incubator and being watched. He also has tubes in him everywhere. Its a sad sight to see but he is a beautiful baby. He came in the world with a fight and may he continue to grow into a warrior for God. May he keep on fighting.