The adventures of Squishy and Bean
On Friday June 3rd at 3:37pm Caleb Marcus Ell was born in Victoria, BC.
Mom was wonderful throughout the entire time. She did the best that she could, but in the end the natural birth that we had hoped for just wasn’t possible. Caleb had to be born via a cesarean. Upon his entrance to the world he weighed 7lb 7oz and measured 19.5†from head to toe.
Both Mom and Babe are doing excellent and should be home in a few days.
*EDIT* I’ve added more pictures to the gallery
During the Family and Friends Shower, an informal Baby Pool was started…. here are the guesses so far:
June 1 – 7 lbs 2 oz – Karen – Squishy’s grandma (Ally’s mom)
June 2 – 7 lbs – Dorothy – Squishy’s great grandma (Ally’s grandma)
June 3 – 7 lbs 6 oz – Rebekah
June 3 – 7 lbs 3 oz – Anika
June 4 – 6 lbs 14 oz – Germaine -Squishy’s grandma (Adam’s mom)
June 4 – 7 lbs 2 oz – Brendan
June 5 – 7 lbs 5 oz – Adam – Squishy’s dad
June 6 – 6 lbs 12 oz – Amanda – Squishy’s aunt (Ally’s sister)
June 7 – 7lbs 5 oz – Alix
June 7 – 7 lbs 6 oz – Debbie
June 7 – 7 lbs 7 oz – Kim
June 7 – 7 lbs 11 oz – Ally – Squishy’s mom
June 7 – 8 lbs 5 oz – Megan – Squishy’s aunt (Ally’s sister)
June 8 – 7 lbs 9 oz – Victor – Squishy’s great-grandpa (Ally’s grandpa)
June 8 – 8 lbs 3 oz – Tracy
June 9 – 7 lbs 5 oz – Rachel
June 9 – 6 lbs 8 oz – Brett
June 10 – 7 lbs 8 oz – Marilyn
June 10 – 6 lbs 5 oz – Melissa – also guesses he’ll be 20 inches long and born at 2:39 am
June 11 – 7 lbs 6 oz – Rose
June 11 – 7 lbs 4 oz – Ron – Squishy’s grnadpa (Adam’s dad)
June 13 – 6 lbs 13 oz – Ajai
June 14 – 7 lbs 10 oz – Kimberly
June 15 – 7 lbs 4 oz – Melissa – Squishy’s aunt (Ally’s sister)
June 15 – 8 lbs 1 oz – Kozbi – also guesses he’ll be 21 inches long and born at 3:10 am
June 16 – 7lbs 3 oz – Ian
June 17 – 8 lbs 1 oz – Carol
June 19 – 8 lbs 10 oz – Becky
June 19 – 7lbs 8 oz – Domenica – also guesses that he’ll be 19 inches long and born at 4:26 pm
June 20 – 7 lbs 2 oz – Rhonda – also guesses that he will be 19.5 inches long and born at 9:00 pm
June 23 – 11 oz – Regan
Oy – let’s hope that Regan’s not right – knock on wood!
If you would like to be added please leave a comment or send me an email, and I’ll put you on the list. Winner gets bragging rights!
…and lots of stuff!!
This weekend I was given two baby showers. One with family and friends, and one with co-workers. We are very loved and got very spoilt!
Here’s a picture of all of Squishy’s new things:
There are too many things to show pictures of everything, so I’ll just show one of the most impressive done by my grandma – she made up a clothes line on which she put all the clothes and blankets she bought or made for Squishy:
(Thanks to Squishy’s Grandma Germaine for these pictures)
Here’s a picture feom shower #2 of Squishy and Mommy cutting the cake:
(Thanks to Kristy for taking this picture!)
Thank you so much to everybody! We love all of Squishy’s things and know that he’ll be very happy with them all!
~ Squishy, Ally & Adam ~
… will it ever end??
It is fantastic to be off from work, and to be able to put my feet up and nap whenever I want. Except for the fact that I am nesting badly – I’ve been cleaning everything, organizing stuff and trying to get the house in order.
The only other downer, aside from the uncomfortable big belly, is also my wrist. I fell a few weeks ago at work and I was more concerned about the baby, than the rest of me. With all the swelling that was going on, I didn’t notice the pain in my wrist. However, the last few days it has gotten worse. I am faced with the decision of going for x-rays… or just living with the pain until after the baby arrives.
All of which is why… 2 1/2 weeks seems like a very long time! Come on Squishy!!
We are now at 36 weeks (and 3 days) pregnant! So far everything looks good. Luba said she didn’t think the baby would arrive anytime in the next week, so for now, we are sitting tight. We have appointments with Luba and Deb every week.
Squishy has definitely gotten bigger as I feel every bump and movement. However, we are working on keeping him facing my back. Currently, he likes to face my belly – so that means lots of yoga positions to correct this before labour!
We haven’t taken a photo for this week, but here is our 35 week shot:
We had our 35 week midwife appointment yesturday. So far everything looks good. Apparently the pain I’ve been having in my pelvic area is not because of a fall that happened at work on Wednesday, but because of the muscles and stuff relaxing down there to get ready for baby. It is alot of pressure sometimes, and I’ve taken to using the elevator in our building now, because the stairs take too long! The pain under my breasts is because of the way my ribcage has spread. Apparently I have a short torso, so my ribs really spread to make room for baby – and that’s why it hurts so much there. That, and the fact that Squishy kicks me in the ribs all the time.
My unborn child wakes me up in the middle of the night – kicking me in the ribs! Is it wrong to yell at him? I do need to breath! He’s such a pain in the butt!
We also had our hospital tour last night, and know where to find all the good stuff – towels, big bowls for throwing up, the ice chip dispenser… and most importantly Adam knows how to work all the controls on the bed!
I’ll now be seeing the midwives every week. It’s getting very close… only another four weeks or so until I can have a non- rib-kicking night!
Squishy has grown quite a bit in the last little while – I can now feel every little movement he makes – and they are getting really strong! Especially those ones in the ribs! My belly has grown right along with him. And now I feel huge! Luckily last week I still felt cute. We had some maternity pictures taken by our wedding photographer. They turned out fantastically. You can view them here:
The password to view them is: happiness
Hope you enjoy them!
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