April 6th, 2009
Sisters of Avalon
April 6th, 2009
Ava Rose’s Birth Day
In the wee hours of the morning of March 25th, our newest little angel emerged into the world, into her mother’s waiting hands. It was exhilarating. It was exciting. It was frenzied. It was euphoric. I still sum it up in one word: AMAZING! I will never forget the feeling, of reaching down, only to my amazement to find her little tiny head…I had not even realized her whole head had emerged. Once more I bared down making almost inhuman, animalistic sounds, the vibrations of my voice echoing downward helping to birth her body, and into my waiting arms she came…all this in the comfort of my own home, in a very swift labour lasting approx. 3 hours from start to finish. The water felt wonderful and kept the contractions bearable. I never knew birth could be this wonderful – feel this wonderful. Sophie’s birth was swift with no drugs in the hospital but I felt traumatized trying to push her out on my back. This was how it was intended…complete and total connection from start to finish, without intervention.
Ava Rose Celeste Deveau
6lbs. 4oz.
3:39am
March 25th, 2009.
I feel so lucky to have a picture of the very moment I caught her and lifted her out of the water…that is pure and utter joy…
I recovered very quickly from this birth. Within hours I felt like I did not even have a baby!
Besides the moment I caught her, the highlight of the birth was Sophie meeting her sister for the very first time. Tender moments we will always hold dear…
Sophie slept through the whole thing in the next room. When Ava was born, Rick went to our bedroom to check on Sophie, & she was sitting on the edge of our bed, smiling, just waiting for someone to come get her. Her awareness is absolutely amazing to me. I do believe my mother kept her company through it all…
Ava grabbed Sophie’s finger right away…instant connection…
The proud family! It didn’t even feel like we were up all night…the four of us retreated to our bed at around 6am and slept for several hours until we got hungry again.
March 2nd, 2009
Down to the Wire…Again…
Well, it’s March. I don’t know how we got here as we have had the most uneventful, wimpy winter here in Québec. Compared to major blizzard after blizzard last year…trust me, I am not complaining…but it has left us with a feeling of waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop all winter. At this rate winter will be over & spring will be upon us!
Someone mentioned the other day, that I have not blogged at all about this pregnancy. You know, I just haven’t had the urge. This has been a very uneventful pregnancy. I’d like to say that everything is textbook but I’d like to see it as above average. I haven’t had any illness, I have had great energy throughout & the past few weeks I have been like an energizer bunny getting housework done & working again on my jewelry business. I will be reaching my New Year’s goal of 100 pieces in my Etsy Shop probably tomorrow, which is a great accomplishment. I also wanted 20 sales by the time this baby comes & I have exceeded that. Mission accomplished. It’s nice to incorporate something creative into my life again.
But back to pregnancy & birth and all that. If I thought Sophie was an easy pregnancy…I think this one has been pretty much the same except this baby moved a lot more & a lot sooner than Sophie, which is a lot considering how much she moved! I swear he/she also has their father’s rhythm as it feels like they are playing a set of drums in there. The other major difference, is that by this stage with Sophie, she was pretty much ready to bust out. She was a stretcher, & her feet were constantly planted firmly in my ribs the last couple of weeks. Which is probably why she was born at 37 weeks. She still likes to stretch out. From the moment she was born I saw that signature stretch that I felt when she was in the womb. When she is in bed with her dad & I, I am constantly reminded at how much she flopped around in utero. :)
This bambino, however, has an easy-going energy about them. Which, in the long run, is great for us…however I have a sinking feeling they are not going to want to come out of there! I have absolutely no discomfort…in fact I tend to forget that I am pregnant even this late in the game, until I feel movement! They seem very comfortable so I wouldn’t be surprised if I go overdue with this one. That said, there will be no induction or doctor intervention as far as I’m concerned. I remember Sophie’s birth, & how the doctors marvelled at just being there to catch…they did nothing. The only indication that I had that she was coming out soon is that they started putting on their goggles, gloves & “hazmat” suits. So sad that birth in hospitals is treated so sterile. Those dirty, dirty birth canals we have…just a big ball of infections women’s vaginas are. *Roll eyes* Those poor neonates, so terribly fragile their immune systems, right? Yet we give birth in a germy cesspool of an institution with a healthy dose of MERSA to go around…and allow the medical community to do all kinds of “precautionary” procedures that leave our babies open & prone to infection…anyway, I am digressing…the point I was starting to make is that babies come out eventually, by design. If they need a little extra time, take it. They obviously need it! There are many positions to give birth other than writhing in pain on your back with a suctioning device or a scalpel…
I was thinking, that last March we had a 6month old…now I am about to have an infant…are we nuts? LOL! Truth is, as uneventful and quick this pregnancy has been, we are both very excited to be parents again. There is a lot of mystery around this baby…since we do not know the sex…there definitely is a lot of female energy around this baby (conceived on the new moon, due on the new moon) but really, we would be thrilled with whatever we get. I haven’t had an ultrasound, so there aren’t any clues as to what this one will look like at all…I remember Sophie’s signature lips on her ultrasound picture! I regret subjecting her to unnecessary & dangerous sonograms though…oh well, live & learn.
The hiccups! This baby has chronic hiccups just like their sister did…definitely inherited from their father! I feel it right now…hic…hic…hic…hic…yes, it feels weird. If there was any doubt whether the head is down or not…the hiccups coming from my pelvis certainly confirm that! ;)
The other major change this pregnancy, was that I prepared my body for birth with Sophie: prenatal yoga, lots of walking…but didn’t do a lot of the mental/spiritual work. This time I have made this top priority. I have spent a lot of time getting my mind ready for birth. This has certainly been a spiritual pregnancy: in fact I keep seeing the number 7 everywhere lately (spiritual number). I feel very one/whole & close to this child already. Hopefully I can use this positive awareness to bring him/her into the world gently. A good start means a lot to the development, mental & physical health this lifetime for his/her soul…
July 27th, 2008
No One…
I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don’t worry ’cause
Everything’s going to be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all i know is everything’s going to be alright
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I’m feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don’t worry ’cause
Everything’s going to be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all I know is everything’s going to be alright
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I’m feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel
I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try, try to divide something so real
So till the end of time I’m telling you there ain’t no one
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I’m feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
~Alicia Keys
(popular chart topper when Sophie was born…)
