here is our doctor with diedre. we had a doctor's appointment today. she weighed 7lbs 13 oz! that is really terrific since she was 7lbs 10oz when she was born, and was 7lbs when she left the hospital 8 days ago. she gained 1 oz by feb 28 (7 days ago). i figured all that healthy eating must be doing her some good. the doctor was really pleased with her. her health is great.
we drove grammy and grandpa salmon to the airport early this morning to fly home to ontario. it was really sad to see them go. i will miss their company and their help. they have been so helpful getting us started as a new family this past 9 days. having them around allowed me to rest and recover. i'm really thankful for that. derek goes back to work tomorrow and i will have my first day alone with diedre as primary caregiver. it will be interesting to see how it goes.
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actually, you're the one who delivered her, you silly. the doctor just caught her. you did all the hard work.
i know my body and i did the work, but as far as knowing where to push and how to push, my doctor was such a great help. it was so helpful for me to be able to look up to see his smiling and excited face as i was working hard to deliver diedre. i feel very grateful to have had such an enthusiastic doctor who absolutely loves babies and loves to help them out into the world.
i'm glad that you really liked him and he was supportive and helpful to you. it's just a personal pet peeve of mine when people say "the doctor/midwife delivered the baby" 'cause they didn't really :P i think it's empowering to womyn to take ownership of thier own body's work!
hey michelle your spelling was a little off on that last comment.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=womyn
actually, i spelled it like that on purpose, in reference to international womyn's day :)
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