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oliver connell | day three

tcp — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:10 +0000

Day three saw us say goodbye to our new friends at Headwaters Hospital (website here) and take Oliver home for the first time. To think, in just 60 hours of Dana having major surgery, we were leaving the hospital and going home. I won’t get into the debate here, but it feels weird how quickly you are “shuffled” along and sent on your way. Nonetheless, we were ready to go.

Please find below some images from our third day with Oliver. The rest of the set can be found here.

oliver connell | day two

tcp — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:43 +0000

We slept a bit the first night, but it was an early morning for us to start day two. We had a visit from Grandma and Grandpaw, as well as Auntie Alison and Cousin Julia. Julia was so cute with Oliver, wanting to help her Mommy hold him. Oliver also had a visit from Dr. Vasudeva, Dana’s wonderful OBGYN. Dr. Chatterjee also dropped in, he was the on-call Doctor that weekend who delivered Oliver for us. Finally, Oliver had his first bath with one of the Nurses, a process that I don’t think he enjoyed too much. That hasn’t had any sort of adverse affect on Oliver as he loves the bath now!

Please enjoy the pics from day two. The full gallery can be found here.

oliver connell | day one

tcp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:39 +0000

Our son, Oliver Trevor Jay Connell, was born on this day, November 30th, 2008 at Headwater’s Hospital in Orangeville Ontario Canada. It’s true when you hear people say that the birth of their child changes their lives forever. This was the toughest, but most rewarding day Dana and I have ever had. We went through exciting highs and complete lows, which can only be described as a roller-coaster ride of a day. We were blessed to have a wonderful Doula (birth coach) in April Hoyt (website here) and the support of all our family. It was a long 24 hours of labour, but as you can see from the photos below, it was well worth it. Oliver was delivered a healthy 8lbs, 13ozs, and was 22 inches long. If anyone knows us, you’ll understand that this size of boy was quite large for Dana’s 5 foot quarter inch frame. Nonetheless, she was a complete trooper, fighting every step of the way. She is undeniably the strongest woman I know.

For the complete set of pictures from day one, please click on the link here.

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