Jesse's Pic of the Week

2008-09-22T20:31:00.000-07:00

All pooped out after playing in the sandbox (September '08)

2008-09-22T20:27:00.000-07:00

Last days of summer 2008

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Jesse & Pearl - Reunited and it feels so good
(Kitsilano Beach August '08)

2008-09-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Steph? Mike? Where's my dinner??! (August '08)

Soakin' up the "sun" at Steph & Mike's in Vancouver

Sushiyama - Yummy!!

2008-09-22T20:14:00.000-07:00

Lovin' the Adirondack chair! (August '08)

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Gettin' ready to round'em up at the new daycare! (July '08)

But don't leave me!

2008-09-22T20:08:00.000-07:00

Yeeehaw!
(July '08 at the cabin)

2008-07-09T19:10:00.002-07:00

Jesse telling Leo a joke in the Townships

post-Jazz Fest

2008-05-30T20:56:00.001-07:00

Tryin' on my summer hat...

2008-05-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Free Willy!
14 months

2008-05-30T20:48:00.000-07:00

Merci, Maman!

2008-05-22T09:28:00.001-07:00

Bath time!

2008-05-14T07:52:00.001-07:00

Curly!

2008-05-09T07:52:00.001-07:00

Bum Bum

2008-05-08T20:42:00.001-07:00

Slidin'

2008-04-22T10:08:00.001-07:00

Hab's fan

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Hab's fan

2008-04-14T05:30:00.001-07:00

Playtime

2008-04-06T18:24:00.001-07:00

Yeah!

2008-04-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

At the cabin

2008-04-06T18:21:00.001-07:00

Hungry...

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Concentrating...

2008-03-17T06:59:00.000-07:00

Yum!

2008-03-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

Jesse's 1st birthday.

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11.5 months old

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Jesse & Finley at Wednesday's playgroup.

2008-01-16T13:40:00.002-08:00

Jesse & his girlfriend Pearl go tobogganing.

Jesse 10 months old.

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2007-12-18T07:52:00.000-08:00

9 months

2007-10-31T06:54:00.000-07:00

Le petit chaperon rouge

2007-10-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

Too tired to take another bite.

2007-10-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

Jesse in his rocking chair.

2007-10-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

I like to call this one 'Dinner'

7 and a half months

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Our Thanksgiving Turkey

2007-10-10T03:54:00.000-07:00

Jesse falls asleep while hiking Thanksgiving weekend.
7 months old.

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6 months, 3 weeks old

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6 months, 2 weeks old

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Stéphanie visits.
6 months, 2 weeks old.

2007-10-01T06:29:00.002-07:00

Broccoli....Yum!

6 months, 1 week old

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Peek-a-boo, anyone?

2007-10-01T06:27:00.000-07:00

Charles-Antoine, Jesse's second cousin, visits....and wrestles him.

2007-09-21T12:14:00.000-07:00

Meeting cousins and second cousins on Dad's side of the family

6 months, 1 week old

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Jesse eats for the first time
5 and a half months

2007-09-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

5 and a half months

2007-08-20T18:21:00.001-07:00

Week +17

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Week +16

Romantic dinner for 'three'

2007-06-30T19:48:00.000-07:00

Week + 15

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Week + 14

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Week + 13

(My bad...didn't post a pic for a couple weeks!)

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Week +10

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Week + 9

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Week + 8

''Mobile''

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Week + 8

''Blue''

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Week + 7

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Week + 6

''Bumbo Chair''

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Week + 5

Titled: ''So much to do, so little time''

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Week + 4

After his bath at 4 weeks old.

Titled: ''Flash''

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Week + 3

Here's the pic of week from when Jesse was 3 weeks old.

Titled: ''Stttretch...''

2007-04-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

Week + 2

Back by popular demand!

Everyone is bugging me to post pics of Jesse.

I will hereby post a pic every week from here on...

Titled: ''Angel eyes''

Michèle

2007-03-13T09:51:00.000-07:00

Proud pappa is already a pro!

2007-03-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

2 weeks overdue
18 hours of labor
1 doula
1 cheering (and nervous) father-to-be
2.5 hours of pain relief
3 hours of pushing
7 pounds 10 ounces of baby boy

20 inches long
Umpteen stitches
4 hours and 30 minutes of shut eye since Friday night.

Bringing Jesse Simonian into this world on March 10th at 5 :39 PM……

Unmeasurable!

We are all exhausted but doing fantastic.

2007-03-07T07:29:00.000-08:00

41.2 Weeks

......and still counting....

So the due date came. And the due date passed.

Vahé and I were on a high last week with excitement but this week....the little bugger is starting to annoy us. I guess the ol' saying 'you snooze, you lose' doesn't apply here. I am not accustomed to missing 'deadlines' or 'messing up my schedule'. I guess I'll have to get used to this new way of life...

I am at the hospital every 3 days for non-stress tests and ultrasounds to ensure the baby is doing well and has enough amniotic fluid to keep going. Some good news: the little guy/girl is only about 7 1/2 pounds. Although I am told the labor intensity has nothing to do with the size of the baby, I am still quite relieved.

Thus far I have not dilated at all but I am 80% effaced. This is the result of almost three weeks of contractions and lower back pain. (They call this first phase of labor ‘early’ or ‘latent’ labor)

Should he/she not make an entrance sooner, we are scheduled for an induction on March 13th.

We'll keep you all posted!

2007-02-14T22:18:00.000-08:00

39 Weeks

Although I still feel good, I have to admit that the past 3 weeks have been tough. I have had the most amazing pregnancy but as most mom's will admit, the last month is uncomfortable, tiring and hard to get a good night's sleep. They say it's nature's way of preparing us for baby.

Official due date in just 11 days!

2007-02-14T22:14:00.000-08:00

39 Weeks

You will note that no pictures show my legs or feet. My ankles disappeared about a month ago and my feet are so swollen at times I have to wear Vahé's boots to run errands. I have no doubt it will all be worth it...

2007-02-14T22:03:00.000-08:00

39 Weeks

My very talented hubby took a few pics of me last night and they turned out great! My belly has dropped alot recently. In fact, it dropped 2 inches this past week. Last week I measured 39 inches and this week my Dr. measured me at 37 inches.

(I dedicate these belly shots to Caro Rousseau...LOL...inside joke)

2007-02-14T21:56:00.000-08:00

38 Weeks

Finally, we are ready for baby! Here is a pic of the baby room. All we have left to do is get the baby and get some pics of the baby for the frames. There is nothing to it....right?

2007-01-31T10:27:00.001-08:00

Here is a pic of Vahé 'nesting'.

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Here is a pic of me and my little helper Sabine at our baby shower.

2007-01-31T10:13:00.000-08:00

Friends and co-workers here in Montréal had a baby shower for Vahé and I last Sunday which was mucho appreciated! Apart from great gifts, our host Caro had us playing games and here is a pic of Vahé and I having to guess baby food. I was really bad at it. But I think little Charles-Antoine enjoyed the purée's the most!

2007-01-31T10:00:00.000-08:00

36 Weeks

Wow. So much has happened since I last wrote. January was 'baby' month at our home as we have been scrambling to play catch up with classes, book reading, preparations, etc... My last day of work was Jan 12th. We are almost done our pre-natal courses. We have had three visits with our Doula. We are nearly finished the nursery with everything that goes in it. We did the hospital tour and I am almost finished packing my bag for the hospital stay. Plus, I am getting loads of rest (and massages and pedicures of course!)

2006-12-19T20:51:00.000-08:00

'He She'
at 30 weeks

One of two 3D ultrasound pics taken at 30 weeks at Procrea. He She looks very comfie and content, non?

2006-12-19T20:44:00.000-08:00

'He She'
at 30 weeks

Here is a picture of 'He She' from a 3D ultrasound taken at 30 weeks. We also have a video (very cool). Our baby hardly moved and normally is very, very calm. Almost too calm. The doctor seems a little concerned but I am not letting it stress me out. I am sure He She is just fine.

2006-12-19T20:36:00.000-08:00

31 weeks

Still growing and still feeling great! I have officially entered the third trimester and I can't believe how fast everything is coming along. I'm a little panic stricken as we don't necessarily have everything we need or finished setting up the baby room. If I don't give birth early we will have enough time to get it all done. We are starting pre-natal classes after the holidays and we just hired our Doula yesterday. I have noticed that most of the women in my family give birth 2 weeks early - I sincerely hope that I am not one of them! Going to Toronto for the holidays and we are looking forward to seeing some family.

2006-11-10T19:06:00.000-08:00

24 weeks

I tried to reproduce the same pic as earlier to clearly show baby growth.

Today, Vahé and I went for our monthly check-up and reviewed our ultrasound results. Everything is normal. Our doctor told us that our baby is the 80th percentile, which means that 79% of babies are smaller than ours.
Which means: Big. (ouch)

We are looking forward to two weeks off work in the country at the end of the month. This is when most of the construction on our little wood cabin will take shape. Although it will be a busy time, I suspect it will be a little more slow paced than now and we really, really need it.

2006-10-30T18:18:00.000-08:00

21 weeks

Here is a picture of my 21 week ultrasound - the only pic I found remotely interesting was this one.... I think the technician was trying really hard to avoid that 'area' as we don't want to know the sex.

Mom is feeling great! But very busy (too busy) with life in general. Hopefully this little guy or girl won't come early because I am counting on the last couple weeks of pregnancy to get ready for him or her!

Only 117 more days to go...

Michèle

2006-09-26T18:39:00.000-07:00

17 weeks

I hate getting my picture taken. Hate it, hate it, hate it! This is for all of you out of towners who want to see if I am showing. YES. I am definetly showing.

2006-09-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

11 weeks

So here we have it. This is our first ultrasound at 11.2 weeks. I think this is the day that Vahé realized we were having another human being. And since this day, we affectionly refer to 'it' as the alien. Partly because it looks like an alien in the some of the ultrasound pics and partly because some days I feel like my body is possesed by an alien.