Generations of love for Baby Joe
THERE'S no shortage of doting women relatives to look after little Joe South.
The three-month-old tot has a mum, grandma, great grandma and even a great great gran.
Joe, who lives in Gospel Oak Road, Holbrooks, with mum Steffanie Fewtrell and dad Karl South, both aged 19, has made it a five-generation family.
And Joe is extra special as he is the only boy to be born first in all five.
Joe's mum Steffanie, his grandma Amanda Fewtrell, great grandma Jean Rouse and great great grandma Joan Harratt were all first born in their generations.
So when Joe entered the world at Walsgrave Hospital on March 25, he broke the mould.
Proud parents Steffanie and Karl, a mechanic at Mercedes EvoBus in Walsgrave who went to Ash Green school, are savouring the family moment.
Steffanie, who attended President Kennedy secondary school in Holbrooks, said: "It's amazing.
"I was shocked he was a boy as I was expecting a girl. We've all been first born girls.
"When I was 20 weeks pregnant we were going to take a test and see what sex the baby was but then we thought we'd leave it and have a surprise."
She added: "I'm glad we've had a boy - Joe's dad always wanted a boy and so did I."
Joe's grandma Amanda Fewtrell, aged 41, also of Gospel Oak Road, said: "He has broken the chain - there's not many families these days with a big generation gap and he's so lucky to have so many grandparents."
The tot's great-grandma Jean Rouse, aged 61, of Meadow Road, Holbrooks, said: "It's unique, he is extra special.
"It's nice to start the next generation off with a boy instead of a girl - it's a nice change."
Joe's great-great-grandmother Joan Harratt, aged 80, of Capmartin Road, Radford, said: "It's marvellous because we were expecting he would be a girl but he's surprised us.
"I feel ancient! But I feel very proud of him."
The family are planning an open house celebration on Joe's first birthday to mark the occasion.
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