Woman_s Day Australia - 14 March 2016_

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CELEBRITY NEWS

Shannon & Lisa

Crazy for

little Dusty!

S

hannon Vos says he’s in awe of all

new mums after Th e Block winner

helped deliver his son Dusty in a

“beautiful birth”, which only made

him respect his wife Lisa even more than

on their wedding day.

“I put the gloves on in the delivery

room and I pulled him out,” explains

a still awe-struck Shannon.

“As overwhelming as seeing that is – and

it’s not pretty! – it is a beautiful experience

and I absolutely loved it. It was insane!”

Speedy arrival

Lisa says the birth was so fast – just a two-

hour labour – she was left “baffl ed”.

“I couldn’t quite get my head around it,”

she says. “I was freaking out about labour

beforehand, but because it all came on so

quickly I didn’t have time to worry.”

Dusty Mac Vos arrived at 11.55pm on his

exact due date of December 9 at Sutherland

Hospital in Sydney’s south, weighing 3.33kg

and measuring 52cm. And he soon proved

to have a set of lungs his namesake Dusty

Springfi eld would be proud of!

“He has a 15-minute window between

waking up and screaming the house down

Blockhead Shannon and

wife Lisa welcome their

little boy to the world

for his food laughs Lisa, who adds that

motherhood is every bit as rewarding as

she expected, if a whole lot tougher, even

down to mastering breastfeeding.

“You forget the pain of birth, but then

you’ve got all the other stuff , and that can

be just as painful,” she says. “Breastfeeding

was a major challenge. Trying to work out

what your baby wants is non-stop. It’s just

constant, but it’s also really rewarding.

“I’ve found a side of me I didn’t know

I had. It’s such a nice feeling knowing

someone is so reliant on you – to provide

life to someone is really special. I also feel

very lucky to have a husband who does the

stuff Shannon is willing to do.”

Shannon says he’s fallen hopelessly in

love with “tall and skinny” Dusty, who is

“all legs like his dad”, and at 11 weeks old

is already a “water baby”, splashing around

in the ocean at least twice a week.

“It’s challenging – but it’s also beyond

fulfi lling,” Shannon says of fatherhood.

“One of the

meanings of the

name Dusty is

‘brave soldier’,”

explains Lisa.

“I take my hat off

to Lisa and to all

women who have

kids,” says Shannon.

Pictures: Phillip Castleton/bauersyndic

ation.com.au. Styling: Pip

Cook, Kirsten Butler. Hair &

makeup: Deanne Dority. Lara wear

s: Sussan, Willow. Brad wears: Cotton On, Big Johnny. Polly wears: Queen Bee,

Peter Lang, Pea in a Pod. Waz wears: Witchery Man, Fr

ench Connection. Lisa wears: Golden Dreamers. Shannon wears: Tom & Teddy,

Witchery Man, French Connection.

Dusty wears: Cotton On Kids.

Dusty Mac Vos

Born December 9

Time 10.55pm

Weight 3.33kg

Length 52cm