Old MacDonald only has one duck

Unless Sha has forgotten the rest, it seems that Old MacDonald only has one duck in China.  It does make the song rather short.  The duck also doesn't say "quack".  Apparently the ya zi says "ja ja ja".  I ate a wonderful Thai roast duck last night.  I treated myself after driving back and forth to pick up Sha's mum.

Sha's mum and Sha seem to be finding Australian hospitals very strange.  In China, a lady must not touch anything cold for at least one month after giving birth.  The hospital gave Sha ice-cream for her first dinner.  They have also told her where to get ice.  In China the mother would basically stay in bed for up to a month after the birth.  Here they were getting Sha to walk around after a day.

I'm a dad

I'm a dad.  I've just changed a nappy.  Sha is looking at our baby with a big grin on her face.  Edward oscillates between feeding, sleeping and crying.  He was born by Caesarian section.  I've just discovered from wikipedia that Caeser wasn't. Being present at a birth here is rather a full on experience.  I was told to wear a heap of gowns, feet covers and a mask and then went in to the operating theatre.  I got to take photos of the baby coming out and then cut the cord -- it's very tough.   In a few minutes I'm going to demonstrate my skills at bathing a baby to Sha and her mum.  I went on a 10 minute course this morning and so there's a small chance that I'll know what I'm doing.  The course tomorrow is on breast feeding.  I probably won't take such an active role in that.