Piper Jayne Castley

This is Piper immediately after birth. A big, big girl at 11lbs, 12oz. She was so big, she crushed the lower half of my right lung. Fluid collected, became infected, and I got pneumonia. All was much better after they drained over a litre from my lung. Painful, but better! Breathing is very, very good...


Daddy, Jacob, & Piper at Camp Lions Gate. Piper was born on Friday, October 13th, and we were discharged on Monday morning. By 8pm, I couldn't breathe and we had to go back to emergency. I didn't get home until the 26th. Piper was allowed to stay with me as a companion baby, which meant that I had to have help 24 hours a day in the hospital for Piper and I, and at home for Jacob. A bazillion thanks to family and friends who covered the vigils! We could never have done it without you!


Jacob LOVES holding his baby sister, but I have the feeling that they are still in the honeymoon period...