Connor's 1st Month

It is hard to believe that Connor has been in our lives for 5 weeks. Although it is tough waking up every three hours during the night to feed him, it is definitely worth it to see him open up his eyes and smile (or is it just gas?).

This past month has its ups and downs. The downs were mostly caused by his feedings and his weight. For the first couple of weeks we were constantly at the doctor's office for weighings as he was not gaining as much weight as the doctor would have liked. One of the weighings turned out to be a lot more stressful than it should have because the nurse miscalculated the conversion from lbs to kg. With this miscalculation, it looked like Connor was less than his birth weight after he was gaining steadily. Fortunately, it was just a miscalculation and he was actually gaining weight. Phew... It's hard to believe how much he has grown. At his one-month checkup Connor weighed in at 9lbs 1oz (4.11kg) and measured 22.1 inches (56.2cm). He is also starting to grow into most of his clothes. That is also quite reassuring as he only fit into a couple of outfits when he first came home.

To celebrate his 1-month birthday, his Aunt Jaclyn and I took him to get a passport picture taken. As you can see below, he is one serious little dude. He cooperated nicely and we got a great mugshot of him. Hopefully the passport people will accept the photo as I don't know if he can sit still like that for another sitting :)


Another major milestone is that Connor drank out of his first bottle yesterday, which is great for me! This means that I can get Geofford to do the first feeding of the night, which means that I will hopefully get a little more sleep. We are still waiting for the little guy to start sleeping 4-5 hours, but I hear that takes time. Right now, I am still able to cope with 1-2 hour sleeps throughout the night. Lately, Connor has been doing really well with only waking every 3-4 hours, but he is not always so good at going back to sleep following the feed. We are down to one fussy feeding like that, so it's definitely getting there.

I am starting to feel a lot better now. I am definitely walking much better. We have been walking around the block (which is about 1km) and last week it took me 45min (and I was exhausted) and this week it only took me 30min. So I am definitely improving. I'm not sure if I can run yet, but I guess baby steps. Hopefully I will be ready for the winter ultimate season which starts at the end of November. As I missed out on the summer season, Geofford has decided to sit out the winter season so that I can play. :)

Anywho, now that he is getting a little older, hopefully I will have a little more time to post. As usual, Geofford is continually posting pictures on the flickr account, so keep checking back for more pictures.

Introducing Connor Seaborn!

Connor (middle name pending) Seaborn was born at the Civic Hospital on August 11, 2007 at 14:31. He weighed 7lbs4oz and measured 19.7in.

As Connor's father was competing at the Canadian Ultimate Championships from Aug 9-12th in Toronto, we had to call him back early Friday morning (~2am) when my water broke. Labour was induced after a few consults with cardiology/family medecine and obstetrics at about 7pm on August 10th. After a long night of labour, it was determined that a C-section would be necessary to bring Baby Seaborn into the world. It was a long journey, but definitely worth it as Connor is super cute and a welcome addition to our family. Unfortunately for Geofford, his team lost in the finals on Aug 12th, but he was definitely there in spirit.

Connor and I were discharged from the hospital on August 14th and now we begin the next phase of growing :)

Geofford has posted photos on his Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/insidoubt/sets/72157601392913057/

Five and Half Weeks Left...

I can't believe that we are only 5.5 weeks away from the baby's due date. For Geofford and my parents' sake, I hope the baby arrives after August 14th ;) For my sanity, I hope the baby arrives in August because we are getting carpet put in July 24/25th, and I figure I can put together the baby's room in a week if I need to, but it would be nice to have more time.

As the due date comes closer, I am getting my labour bag and the baby's bag ready. We were trying to figure out what size clothes to pack to bring to the hospital. Do you think that this onesie will fit?


I have also been feeling some weird heartbeats and when I spoke with Doctor about it, he suggested that I should get this checked out by doing a Holter Monitor Test. I went to the Heart Institute this morning and now I have seven electrodes strapped to my chest and a little fancy machine that monitors my heart rate. Hopefully everything is okay and this is just a precautionary measure, but I guess we will find out in a couple weeks!


I feel the baby kicking all the time, which is a very good indication that he/she is doing okay. I can't wait to meet him/her...

It is hot outside and inside.

I didn't think that heat would be such an issue during the pregnancy as I have been generally quite cold so far. As the temperature has been gradually increasing, I have been becoming increasingly uncomfortable. Unfortunately we have not been able to install an air conditioner in our room yet, so getting to sleep is quite difficult. I'm not sure how much I will enjoy having an air conditioner in our room because I find I get a little too cold with a/c. Even now, with the window open and the fan on, I find I am searching for the duvet at about 4am because I am a little bit chilly but I know that won't happen on humid nights.

I think it might also be smart to install an air conditioner in one of the other rooms so that I can deal with the heat during the day, which is probably more of a problem. I find I can't even move because I am so hot. I have discovered that the library in Manotick is air conditioned so I will probably be spending the super humid days there. If anyone else has any suggestions (besides going to the mall - as I will be super tempted to buy baby clothes - but I will probably go as a last resort), please let me know.

Getting bigger!

It's hard to believe that I am into my third trimester. It just seems like yesterday I just found out that I was pregnant. My belly is definitely getting bigger, but I do have a lot more energy nowadays, so that's good. August 23rd is coming quickly and hopefully Geofford and I will be able to get everything ready before the baby arrives.