Baby Felicia is born today!!!!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Irene's doc asked us to go in to Burnaby General to get the inducing process started at 10am Thursday. Then we plan to go do some more shopping, maybe catch the new Indy movie (yeah right), go home to pack up everything and wait for the contractions to start. Got all the stuff piled up by the front door already.

So the great adventure is about to begin in earnest and we are all so looking forward to Felicia Rueh Ing Shieh's birth.

Felicia = Delight, happiness, joy
Rueh = Thunder (taken from my name as per Chinese tradition)
Ing = Intelligent, wise
Shieh = ?? (I have no idea)

I will try to update this thread when I can or call a friend to post on here any news.

Can't wait to be a DADDY!!!!!!!

Anthony & Irene

[Snappy]

That's awesome. Congratulations Anthony.

[digital-audiophile]

Congrats in advance! My wife was also induced but due to complications we had to stay in the hospital, it would be nice to get out for a bit before the labour starts. Enjoy today, It is a day you will never forget!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

So excited, woke up after less than 4 hours sleep. Now I'm gonna be tired later today.

If I can, I'll post pics up as soon as possible. Here's praying that it will be a smooth and easy birth.

Despite my personal desires to the contrary, my family have already told me that Felicia is going to be one extremely spoiled little girl, since she is the first grandchild on my side of the family for my parents. My sister and brother are already playing the role of favourite aunt and uncle, with all their presents and Felicia isn't even born yet:surprise::mrgreen:

Well, it's off to the hospital in less than 2 hours.

Anthony

[Veng68]

Congrats Anthony.

Can't wait to see the little rugrat :)

Just let me know when your accepting visitors :)

Cheers,
Vic

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Irene & Felicia will be staying full-time at my mom's for the first month (Chinese tradition) so my mom can teach Irene how to be a new mom.

I'll be running back & forth doing renos (building a big deck out back for the one month old party (another Chinese tradition).

Funny thing is, our family has never been that adamant about holding onto Chinese traditions, but I guess that changes when you have your own "rugrat":biggrin:

Irene will be in charge of teaching her languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, FooChow) and music (piano).

I'll be in charge of her academics (math, English, sciences, socials, etc.)

My parents and siblings are in charge of spoiling her silly and then handing her back to us to deal with a "little Princess" (oh great)

And so the grand adventure begins....

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Felicia is also going to learn how to help Daddy with water changes of course:biggrin:

[Veng68]

So she will look like this :)

http://www.idealpresent.co.uk/images/products/6018.jpg

[Delphinus]

Wow, you type a lot for a guy who's wife is going into labour today. :p

Best of luck with everything. I can tell you that no matter how much you plan, there will still be curve balls, so at some point, just stop planning so much and hang on tight because it's gonna be a wild ride. :)

Congratulations and once again good luck.

[dsaundry]

Congratulations, I remember when my kids were born and how proud I was to be a dad...great feeling:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggri n::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[sharuq1]

Congrats on the new little one :mrgreen:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

No baby yet. They gave her something to get her body ready so it may be either early morning or some time tomorrow for certain (hopefully:biggrin:)

Went for Vietnamese noodles then watched Indiana Jones III before going shopping for a 5-in-1 bassinet.

Home now & resting. Waiting for the contractions to get stronger and more frequent.

Anthony

[Chaloupa]

Good luck! Keep us all posted! I don't know how many times I have checked this thread and I'm sure many others are too!:biggrin:

[Marlin65]

Good luck to you both.
Love the new baby's name.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

So Irene is back in the hospital tonight. They had given her something to start the process of preparing her body for giving birth and now she's having contractions but is not dilated enough so the doc decided its best to stay overnight. In all likelihood, the next time she leaves the hospital, it'll be with our little bundle of joy in our arms. The doc says now that Friday night latest, but could be as early as some time in the wee hours tonight.
Btw, working till realllly late for several nights in a row & getting a max of 4 hours/night of sleep is a really lousy way to prepare for the birth of your first born. I guess I'll have to get used to this feeling of sleep deprivation. That's what Red Bull is for!!!
TTYL. I'll update when possible.

Anthony

[justinl]

wow good luck to you both Anthony! Man, I leave canreef alone for a couple days and look at what happens. Felicia Rueh Ing Shieh. It's a mouthful, but it sure is pretty!

[Keri]

Now? is she born now?? :)) Exciting!!

[Chaloupa]

how about NOW?

[dsaundry]

NOW???????:lol:

[Borderjumper]

Now???????

[Chin_Lee]

Hey everybody
Felicia was born today around 1128 AM, weighing in at 7 lbs 14 oz, and 56 cm long. Mom pushed for 18 minutes and POP out comes the baby girl.

Mom and Dad are doing well.

Congrats to Irene and Anthony!

[muck]

Congrats Ant!!!

[dsaundry]

Way to go Anthony and Irene.:biggrin:

[Veng68]

Cool :)

Congrats Irene & Anthony :)

Cheers,
Vic

[VFX]

Thanks for letting us know Chin.

Many many congrats to Anthony & Irene!

.

[Midknight]

Way to go you two. Congrats:biggrin:

[Treebeard]

Congratulations to both of you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Felicia Rueh Ing Shieh!:bday:

[Lance]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! A New Baby Girl

[Delphinus]

Congrats to the new family! Now the real fun begins. :)

[marie]

Congrats, Anthony and Irene.

[mark]

Congratulations!!!

[Keri]

Congrats!!!!

[Chowder]

Congrates Irene and Anthony.

[Tom R]

Congrats, Anthony and Irene.

My wife and I want to welcome FELICIA to the World of Reefing.

Tom R

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Congrats!! Great news :)

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Well, we went in to Burnaby General again at 9:30pm last night. Irene had some bleeding so they kept her overnight. By 11:16 I was calling my parents to come right away because they were about to have her start pushing. By 11:28am, baby Felicia had popped out and was ready to meet the new world. Downloading pics now. I'll post asap.

7hrs of labour total, but the most painful part was actually done in 12 minutes. She's 56cm long, 36cm head circumference, and 7lbs 13.7 oz. Full head of hair & has MY eyes, nose, and mouth, but Irene's hair and eyebrows. Not quite the equitable mix, but she's a cutie:D

Anthony

[Lance]

Can't wait for pics. I bet she's a real cutie!

[S.D]

Congratulations Anthony & Irene on the arrival of your precious little bundle of joy!!!!!!

Looking forward to seeing pictures of her!

Sarina

[bv_reefer]

congratulations to you both, and all the best!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1145.jpg

Newborn

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1147.jpg

Still got the Umbilical (I got to cut it)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1153.jpg

Weigh in time (kg)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1154.jpg

Proud & happy mom holding baby Felicia for the very FIRST time

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1158.jpg

The Birthing Team at Burnaby General (blonde is Dr. Smith & redhead is Nurse Eugenia)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1160.jpg

First Shieh family pic

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1174.jpg

First bath

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1189.jpg

Closeup

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/SeaHorse_Fanatic/CIMG1192.jpg

Eyes both open for the first time (sort of)

[marie]

Good work Irene, she's a cutie :mrgreen: .

Jodi was asking if she was born with all body parts intact and no extras, after looking at the pictures I can now set her mind at ease and when Felicia is just starting puberty and is living up to her second name (thunder) you can use these pics for blackmail :razz:

[Chin_Lee]

Awesome bud. She's a cutie!! Glad to see you and Irene are doing well!!

[TJSlayer]

Congrats!

[skylord]

Wonderful! Can life be any better? We are very happy for you and Irene.

You made me laugh with the "both eyes open...sorta" comment. Look about 3 or 4 pics up....her eyes are more open than yours...lol. So far she's got your eyes Anthony! See ya soon.

Scott

[Jack]

Congrats!

[Snappy]

Anthony, Irene & Felicia. That has a nice ring to it. Way to go you two!!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/applausemd3.gif

[Der_Iron_Chef]

She is a real cutie....what a full head of hair. Wow! And mom looks great for just giving birth, too :)

[justinl]

congrats you two!

[G1GY]

Congrats to you and Irene Anthony!:smile:

[S.D]

What an absolute doll!!!!! Thank you for sharing these pictures with us.

Give Irene our best and a big congratulations!

Looking forward to seeing more pictures when you can post them!

Sarina

[geeluk]

Congratulations, you won't need to sleep anymore.....more time to work on your tanks!

Gary

[Chin_Lee]

I visited Felicia today and she is soooooooo cute - I'm going to say she's pretty laid back :) and does she have a full set of hair on her!!!!! Great job Anthony and Irene.

[Borderjumper]

Congrats on the beautiful baby girl! shes so precious