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Welcome Caleb Andrew Lachance
My First Web Page
December 9, 2004
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The Story
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Ya know Caleb, you just turned 3 years old, 3 days ago and this, the web page, will be your Birthday Present. I have tried for a long time (three years to be precise) to get it going but just have not had the time. With the prodding of your mom and dad, who both love you very much, your first web page is complete, at least the one that tells the story of your birth. If you want more, you'll have to make your own website when you are old enough to learn how.
So now, on with the story of the birth of Caleb, as told by his great uncle who "don't know nothin about birthin no babies". (That is a famous movie line...maybe you should find out what movie it came from and watch it someday!)
Many families have stories to tell about the birth of their children. Some of those stories are perferctly normal, others are so "out there" that you have to wonder if they are real or not. Your story Caleb, is most normal...
Your great uncle (the author of this story) was in Fairfield, New York attending a week long training seminar in the snow and because of that, could not be present on the day of your birth. Your mom and dad were living on Lakemont Drive in Jacksonville Florida at the time and nothing special had been planned on the day of your birth. So, your dad got up and drove your mom to the hospital. By 4 am the next morning, mom woke up to a nurse who was doing the prep work. By 12:45 that afternoon, you had arrived.
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Your LDRP Suite
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St. Luke's is a great place and you were lucky to have been born in such plush surroundings. "LDRP" is short for Labor,Delivery Recovery and Postpartum.
This place is more like an upscale hotel than a hospital room -- and from all of the pictures I've seen I think it might have been nicer than the hotel room where your Uncle was staying in New York state.
From the informational brochure from St. Luke's, "Our LDRP rooms are private and beautifully decorated in warm shades with hardwood floors, elegant wall coverings and fabrics, and a variety of comforts you won't find in ordinary hospital rooms. There is also a sleeper sofa that transforms into overnight accommodations so the father or a loved one can stay with you in your room." |
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Your mom had a bit of help getting you into this world and that help came in the form of Dr. Paul Rebenack, MD.
Dr. Rebenack practices Obstetrics & Gynecology in Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from the University Of South Fl College Of Medicine with a MD and at the time of your birth, had been in the profession for 21 years. He was, at one time the President of St. Luke's Medical Staff. So, with an epidural anesthesia, a form of regional anesthesia, (aka mother was feeling no pain) - you were delivered.... |
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At the first sight of you, naturally she cried, not because of any pain...she was just so very happy to see you. The nurses had to give you a bit of a jump start (to get the fluid out of your lungs)...so they just tickled your feet.
Daddy, being the brave one, did the honors of "cutting the cord". For the first three days you had to wait for your mom to prepare your meals...you were quite the hungry one and not very happy about all this waiting for food. Once the food was flowing...you didn't stop eating. |
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There is another quote from the LDRP Admission Paperwork and because I am your "old" great uncle the fact that there has to be a law about this amazed me...so I have it here. It says: “It is mandatory in the state of Florida that all infants have a hearing screen test. An audiologist for Nemours Children’s Clinic will perform the test on your infant and a volunteer or Pattient Care Tech will transport your infant to the screening room. You will receive a card stating the your baby has passed the screening test or that you are being referred for a follow-up screening at Nemours."
Maybe it's a good thing that it's a law (even though your great uncle does not believe the Government should have such control over the individual rights of the people) because, Caleb, you failed your first test. This must have worried your mom and dad a lot but, you passed the second test. Turns out, it wasn't your fault at all...they just had to get all that messy fluid out of your ears. (Invest in Q-Tips now...while you are young - just kdding).
Your moms friend Jennifer Jansen visited while you were still at the hospital, and then, on your first day home, friends Darren and Kris Tilman visited. For the next few weeks, you had to wear "premie" clothes. This didn't last long, you quickly grew out of them.
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