Introducing......

Micah Jeremiah Clédomin 

 

(minutes after he was born) 

He was born at 5:05am on August 4th, 2011 (his due date!!) weighing 9lbs 4 oz and 21 inches long.

Proud Daddy holding his son

The labour and delivery went fantastic. I was in active labour for only 3.5 hours and pushed for about 25-30 minutes before he was born. I did have 2.5 hours of "non-active" labour that was quite intense but still only 6 hours of contractions is NOTHING to complain about. My midwife said I did a fantastic job.

We are enjoying life with Micah.

More photos and stories to come.....

38 weeks + 2 days

Here is a photo that we took at my nephew's birthday party yesterday.

We're all still doing great. Baby is growing and we had an ultrasound done that confirmed that he is head down and ready to go! Now for him to wait till I'm done with work next week before he decides to make his arrival. We put the car seat in today and got a few things that I needed for while we're at the hospital (will also help when we're at home) Need to pack my hospital bag and then it is just waiting till it's time!

catch up .... week 37!!

So, it's been a while since I've posted. Sorry, life has been busy! I'm still doing great and baby is growing...

Today I'm 37 weeks and considered full term so baby can show up at any time now. I still feel great and he's been moving ALOT lately and it is such a weird feeling and I can't wait till he's in my arms, not just in my belly! We've been arranging things around the house and making sure that things are ready for his arrival.  We've got his name picked out and I can't wait to see his little face. I have been having weekly appointments with my midwife so I get to hear his hearbeat weekly and that always makes it even more real. They are scheduling me for another ultrasound to double check fetal position as the midwives haven't been able to definitely tell his position by feel and they just want to make sure he is head down. I'm still working, but have been moved to desk duty instead of doing fieldtrips.

Ronel started working in the middle of June and that has been an adjustment for both of us... He's working in the warehouse at a Canadian Tire and while he is still adjusting, it is good for him to be working and getting used to the work environment and having the extra money coming in definitely helps.

I will make sure that I let you know as soon as I can when baby decides to make his arrival in case I don't get a chance to post before then!

so it's been a while!

We are now at 29 1/2 weeks and the countdown is on!!  I started having some "not so fun" pregnancy moments... at 26 weeks I started experiencing nausea in the evenings and also started experiencing heartburn. The heartburn is really the big problem... it seems to just keep getting worse and not a whole lot helps, I did discover that it was worse during the day, but lately it is ALL THE TIME!  The baby is kicking/moving a lot lately and I can't wait till Ronel gets to also feel all the movement.

On the weight side of things, I have started putting on weight but barely.. my last checkup had me a +1 from my previous checkup 3 weeks prior and the one before that was +2, but my midwives are happy and so was the OB/GYN I had a consult with. This still puts me at -14 lbs from before I was pregnant and if everything continues like it has, I should still be below my pre-pregnancy weight when I deliver!!

Ten and half weeks and we should be meeting our son!!!

25 weeks and happy news!!

Saturday I had my Gestational Diabetes testing done. I had the LONG 2 hour test done first instead of having a 1 hour test and then going back for a 2 hour test if the first one had abnormal results...

Well today I checked online for the results (A wonderful new thing from BC Biomedical Labs - an online place for people to check their own results instead of having to wait to see if the doctor calls with bad news!) and was delighted to read the following


Gestational Tolerance
Glucose Load     75g
                          Results     Reference Range
Fasting Glucose   4.5           < 5.1   mmol/L
Glucose 1h          5.8           < 10.0 mmol/L
Glucose 2h          5.5           < 8.5   mmol/L
  
PATHOLOGIST'S COMMENT: Normal Glucose Tolerance.

I had kind of worked myself up to accept a result of having Gestational Diabetes because of my family history of diabetes and my weight. I said I would love to find out I didn't have it, but wouldn't be totally shocked or upset that I did.... well, I am very happy to know that I don't have it and don't have to deal with this! I know that I have had ladies in my church praying specifically that I would get a normal result so I am thankful for their prayers and happy to let them know the results!

Baby is growing and my belly is continuing to grow harder which is so weird to me!! Thursday will be 26 weeks and I am feeling the baby move all the time now, it still catches me by surprise sometimes!

Next week Tuesday I have a consultation appointment with an OB-GYN from the hospital where I will deliver, my midwife wants me to meet with this doctor just so that I am prepared in case I have to deliver by caesarean. That way I also am not having a stranger come in and deliver my baby. We're praying that I can deliver naturally (and so are the ladies from my church mentioned above) but I also figure it can not hurt to meet with the OB and atleast be informed.

I am still not really gaining weight - I gained 2 lbs at my last appointment (form the previous appointment 3 weeks prior) but that still puts me 16 lbs lighter than I was before getting pregnant! My appetite is still on and off and right now fruit seems to be my big staple - lots of strawberries, grapes and pineapple. I don't always want to eat at lunch and dinner, but I do eat something as I know that my body needs that nutrition. My portions are definitely smaller than before but I feel full and don't often get hungry between meals.

On Good Friday after our church's Good Friday service in the morning, Ronel & I headed to West Vancouver and went to Lighthouse Park where we took a hike through the park and got to see some amazing views from the lookout stops. After that, we headed into Vancouver and went to Chinatown & Granville Island. It was a wonderful sunny day which we haven't seen in a while and it was just nice to spend time outdoors with my hubby! I enjoyed strolling through the children's stores in Granville Island's Kids Market and looking at all the baby stuff, especially the boy stuff!! We didn't buy anything but it was lots of fun to look.

I hoped you guys all had a great Easter weekend remembering and celebrating what Jesus did for you & I.


ps I have photos to add but my computer is being a pain and won't let me add them! Will try again later!

got the call

Thursday while we were running some errands I got a call from my midwife asking if I still wanted to know the gender of our baby. I said YES!! and she told us that we are having a BOY!!! I was super excited cause I was wanting a boy and really thinking it was a boy while Ronel, my mom & sisters all wanted a girl (in my family, so far the grandkids are 4 boys and only 1 girl (the oldest), plus with Neil's grandkids it is 1 of each so the boys greatly out number the girls) The midwife also mentioned that the ultrasound lab had asked me to come back in for a "urgent" follow-up ultrasound as they were unable to get clear photos/measurements of certain parts of the baby so I will be heading back for another ultrasound on April 6th. While I'm not excited about having to drink that much water and hold it again or that they couldn't see certain things last time, I am excited about seeing our son again!!!

We are just over 21 weeks now and I am definitely starting to feel and notice the changes in my body. I am excited to feel HIM kick/move for the first time.

Halfway point!!! 20 Weeks

Wow - can't believe that we're at the halfway point for this pregnancy!
I have started to notice differences in my body and am now wearing maternity pants as my regular pants are a bit snug around the waist.  I have lost 9lbs since finding out I was pregnant  - part of that is due to healthier eating, part is due to a total lack of appetite.

My appetite is slowly coming back now that I'm on the mend from the pneumonia (the dr & midwife both said it could be 6 weeks before I'm completely better). We had our ultrasound last Wednesday and got to see our baby again. It was so cool! The baby was moving all around and the ultrasound technician was so great at pointing out everything to us and got us some great photos (I'll try and figure out a way to get them online) No profile photos which the technician tried really hard to get but baby wouldn't cooperate. Hopefully in the next week or 2 we will find out if I'm carrying our son or daughter, then we can start saying he or she and look a little harder on finding names!

Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!
Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

event filled week 16

so we've had an eventful week 16. We're supposed to be moving this week, my birthday was this past Monday and my mom is getting married on Saturday and what does the doctor tell me today... I have PNEUMONIA! I got what I thought was a cold on Saturday - running nose, etc. Then Sunday I went good to bad and spent the day in bed coughing and I've tried to work the past 2 days but haven't made a full shift yet and now I'm not allowed to go to work for the rest of the week. I'm stuck at home (in bed, coughing up a lung!) thankfully I'm on antibiotics (which are safe for the baby - Dr said these are antibiotics he would prescribe to an infant) so I am praying I start to feel better soon, but currently feel horrible - no strength to do anything (barely enough to be on the computer for more than 10 mins) and coughing CONSTANTLY. I'm glad I went to the Dr and didn't think it was just a cold (lots of people told me it would be a waste of my time as the dr wouldn't give me anything for a cold, but after being up ALL last night coughing (Poor Ronel - I felt so bad for him but he was so good, rubbing my back and praying me through it) Ronel & I both felt I should be on the safe side and go get checked out. And I'm glad I did.

On baby news, I don't think the baby is loving all my coughing, must be like a roller coaster in there when I cough! I can feel my uterus contracting when I cough and I thought I might have felt the baby move this week but wasn't a 100% positive. Can't wait till I feel the baby move and now it is really the baby!

Oh and on top of all that, we've had record breaking cold temperatures  (not as bad as back east but still!) and we've had light snow flurries daily since Monday! Spring, please hurry and bring the sun back!

week 16

Baby's now the size of an avocado!
Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.





This week I had a midwife appointment and for the first time I got to hear the baby's heartbeat and also got to hear the baby kicking! It almost made me cried! I booked our next ultrasound for March 16th and we'll get to see the baby again and hopefully find out the gender! Still feeling great and my midwife told me that I needed to move into maternity pants... I was hesitant cause I have only lost weight and my pants are mostly loose on me, but she said the waistbands were too constricting for the baby, so I'm in maternity pants and I'm enjoying the benefits of no buttons and zippers when I need to make a quick bathroom stop!

Week 15!

Baby's now the size of a naval orange!
Continuing the march toward normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure his arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably can't feel the movements just yet.






Wow - I can't believe that we are already at week 15! I've still been feeling good, starting to notice small changes in my body. Since getting pregnant, I haven't gained any weight, only lost it, which isn't a bad thing in my case! I've been eating healthier (mainly just less junk food cause we weren't eating that unhealthy before)  and I am not as hungry as I was pre-pregnancy so less snacking.

We're getting prepared to move over the next week and a half. We will be housesitting for my mom and soon to be step-dad. (Yes, my mom is getting remarried on the 26th of this month to a guy we all really like!) for April - June but because we've been having some small issues with our landlords, Neil (Mom's fiance) said why don't you guys move in a month early. So we'll be living with them for March which will allow us to lean about the house and also help my mom figure out her new laptop before their 3 month journey across the US.  Then we'll look for a place for us & baby late June and have a month to settle in before baby arrives in August.


I hope you guys are all doing well!