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My little boy was born last Sunday...

Fri Sep 11, 2009, 3:40 AM
  • Mood: Joy
It feels like so long since last Thursday when I was still pregnant and thought I had 4 weeks to go. It started with a generic check-up where I measured small. From there I had an ultrasound where they found that there wasn't as much amniotic fluid as there should have been. They let me go home, but overnight, the baby didn't move as much as usual. So on Friday at 7pm, I was induced. Connor James was born at 1.04am on Sunday (Father's Day).

It was so hard only being able to have a little hold, before he was taken away to the Special Care Unit and put in a humidicrib. I saw him later in the morning and was able to have a little hold. He had all these machines attached to him. The next day, they had him on oxygen for 12 hours because his breathing had gotten worse again. I have been expressing my milk for them to feed him through a tube down to his stomach.

Since then, he has been getting better every day. He finished his antibiotics yesterday and has been more active since then. He had his first breast feed today and we were able to wash his head and give him a sponge bath.

It was hard when I was discharged and had to leave him in there. I've had no time for anything, except expressing milk, visiting Connor, eating and sleeping. Still, it's an amazing feeling. I don't think I'll ever forget the moment when I first saw him. It's so strange being a mummy, yet it also feels quite natural.

I'll put some photos up soon. They think he will come out of the humidicrib in 24 hours into a normal cot. It doesn't look like we will be able to take him home for a few weeks yet though. I really miss him when I'm not up there with him. I can't wait to be able to take him home. It's a time when every day has little miracles...

:heart: Rach

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  • Current Residence: Australia
  • Interests: people-watching, reading, sleeping, my husband :)
  • Favourite movie: The City of Lost Children, Amelie, Brand Upon the Brain!, Six Feet Under (series)
  • Favourite band or musician: Regina Spektor
  • Favourite poet or writer: Clive Barker, Jostein Gaarder, Michael Leunig and others
  • Favourite cartoon character: Groundskeeper Willie, Lisa Simpson, The Tick and his sidekick Arthur and Ed (Bebop)
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  • Tools of the Trade: Canon Powershot, Photoshop, Brain and Rachabellic Goodness!

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:iconaaronboydarts:
thank you for the fav
:icont4nsu:
thank you so much

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:iconfa-stock:
Hello Miss Rachel you should be in bed. love Ma

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:iconantmuzik77:
Thankyou so very much for the support :) Hope all is going well?

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:iconrachabelle:
No worries. Yeah, everything is going fine. I now have a moving soccer ball instead of a stomach. *grins* Only 5 weeks to go. My husband got a job, so I was able to buy another camera. :excited: It's the same as mum's. I upgraded. :D :D :D I only just got it yesterday, so I haven't even tried it yet. I need to make sure I take some photos before my belly disappears to the outside world. ;)

How are you?

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:iconantmuzik77:
Five weeks exciting...I am so glad for you that there is income coming in (I wonder if that is where they get the word income from- goes off on a wierd tangent) It must be a great load off of both of you (or all three). Look forward to seeing the new photo's.

I am going well. I have started trying to draw again but am still experiementing with the photography. School has settled a little so I basically know what I am doing from day to day rather than just trying to think up lessons on the spot.

I shall wait to see what comes in the inbox from Rachabelle with baited breathe. Take it easy.

Adam

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There's madness in my methods
:iconrachabelle:
Good to hear about the drawing and also school settling down.

I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping tonight. Found out today that they are going to induce the baby. There are some problems with things. He will be a little bit premature though, but have started on steroid injections... Bit of a shock to the system. I felt like I had a few weeks left. Oh well, the main thing is that the baby will be ok and I'm confident that the doctors know what they're doing...

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:iconantmuzik77:
I had an update from your mum. Hope all goes well. thinking of you :heart:

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:iconpridescrossing:
:)Thanks so much for the :+fav: :hug:

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:iconrachabelle:
You're welcome :) :hug:

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