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Mood: In Love ]
Some of you may wonder why I have been so quiet. Or since you are all smart peoples, you may have figured it out. And then there are those of you that all ready know.
I had the baby on Friday, April 18 at 9:23 am. Geeklet turned out to be a boy. We have yet to buy him a black shirt, but we are working on it.
They called me in on Tuesday to be induced a mere one and a half hours prior to the shower the teachers at my school had organized. Given how long the whole process took , I probably could have gone to the party – but then you know what they say about hindsight.
I will spare you all the details at this time, suffice to say that the beds in labour and delivery are not meant to be slept on and that epidural = my new best friend. I will tell you that the delivery room I had was about the size of my classroom and had a two-person jaccuzzi with a shower. The staff were insistent that this was the Princess Margerite (Dutch Princess born in Ottawa during WWII – long story, fascinating, another time) suite. Given my heritage and family’s involvement in WWII, I would have loved for it to have been, but that part of the building is just not old enough for it to be that suite.
The boy was 6lbs 14oz and 48 cm long. He has very long arms and legs and has already lost his umbilical cord. He has very striking blue eyes. HusbandUnit and his mother see HusbandUnit’s father in his face. And, no surprise to anyone of you, when he is not happy with a situation anyone within a hundred meters can hear about it. Wonder where he gets that from? I think he is adorable, but then I am biased.
No pictures yet, but HusbandUnit is working on a secure site, when he is not helping me clean the house so the public health nurse doesn’t faint when she sees the living room and kitchen. Being in the hospital for a week and having me on restricted duties the week before due to increasing blood pressure meant the house took a beating. A huge thank you to the friends and family who have come in for a few hours to clean.
So while I will not be very active for the next little bit, I am thinking of you and wanted to let you know that the blessed event has occured.