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| Joseph Long, the new Face of The Baby Website |
A miracle baby from Essex who already has a taste for being centre stage has proven his star potential by becoming the ‘new Face’ of independent UK online parenting resource The Baby Website.
Joseph Long from Essex is only six months old, yet he has already demonstrated that he has what it takes to get into the limelight and stay there.
While in the uterus, Joseph gave his first-time parents Jayne Rowley and Garry Long quite a scare after being diagnosed as high risk for Down’s syndrome. And at 28 weeks, mum Jayne had to have a scan to see whether Joseph was growing properly.
Yet despite the odds, Joseph was so keen to make a good first impression that he arrived three weeks early by caesarean section.
It is this determination and wholesome fun-loving nature that also inspired dad Garry to enter Joseph for The Face of The Baby Website competition.
Commenting on their baby and parenting experience thus far Jayne said:
“I had a bulging disc in my spine and was told at a young age that there was a strong possibility that I would not be able to conceive. Although Garry and I did eventually want to have kids, we knew this would mean some careful planning.
“So you can only imagine our surprise and delight when I discovered I was pregnant. With metal cages in my back – my spine had to be partially rebuilt – the pregnancy was quite risky even before all the developmental worries were brought to the fore.
“The thing is, you look at Joseph now and you cannot possibly imagine that there was a time when things were not all plain sailing. He is such a fun-loving, bubbly child and our lives have been totally transformed by our little bundle of joy.”
It was Joseph’s bubbly personality which also appealed to Kathryn and Nigel Crawford, founders of The Baby Website.
“He just instantly stood out amongst the dozens of entries. When we heard that he arrived with such drama and determination to boot, we knew we had found our winner.
“We also hope that this positive birthing story will inspire other parents to consider all their options before making any decisions about their child’s future. You just never know where the next rising star is going to come from!”
November 2007
photos by Nic from Fairlight Studios
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