Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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And it was unexpected.
And that's why, Sandy, in that picture, he's got a little bit of wires and his little CPAP and things helping him medically.
But we're beaming because we were just so happy to meet him.
Yeah.
So how premature was he?
He was two months.
Two months.
Yeah, and it's funny because when I look back, my first and my second baby were born quite early, actually.
My second was actually a bit more premature than Sonny was.
That's Kit, my second.
But at the time, I think I was so excited about becoming a parent.
It didn't really... I didn't really see it in the same way.
Now it's almost a bit more...
I wouldn't say shocking, but I see the medical aspects of that birth in no different light.
But at the time, all I really saw was baby, you know, and actually not just baby.
I remember the first time I laid eyes on Sonny, I thought, oh, I've met a whole person and he just happens to be a baby when we meet.
And my job is to try and find out who he is and what he needs from me and how I help him be him.
And because he was early and I was recovering from something called preeclampsia,
We were separated.
So I had him.