Say Hello to Codey Lim
He’s here! Little Codey made his grand entrance on December 16th, 2006.
Everything’s kind of a blur and I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I’m this little person’s mother and he’s completely dependent on me for everything, but other than that we’re healthy and happy, if not extremely tired. He’s so tiny! Of course, during the last three weeks of my pregnancy and delivery he certainly didn’t feel so small! We’re still trying to get the hang of feeding - it’s been a little rocky so far..
I really didn’t think he was going to come any time soon - thought for sure he was cozy in there and I would go past my due date (the 30th). The day before the delivery i was tidy up a bit and make sure that my co-workers who are covering for me during maternity leave were clear on everything. And finally, I lost my mucus plug on 15th, 3am, and then I felt a little weird when I got up, I went to the bathroom, I thought I was peeing myself again, but then I couldn’t stop the stream and it just kept coming and coming. It finally dawned on me that my water had broken! Thank God I was already in the bathroom!
By the time we got checked in my contractions were still not really strong, and was dilated to 4. I really wanted to give as naturally as possible and I felt that if the baby wasn’t ready to come out, then we shouldn’t rush him. Kevin was really great through the whole process; definitely a little freaked out when things got intense, but then I was pretty freaked out myself. And I made it through without any drugs but a deep cut on my abdomen.
He was born at 6.17 a.m., measuring 48 cms, 2.7 kgs. He was such a strong little boy and cried like a champ.
