introducing Jonna Mae ANGCON~ her bf Jerson Velila, and their NEW SON Chaff Hickory <3

SO, I've blogged about this continuity before, and told you i'd keep you up-to-date - well, today was a bit of a shOCker when Holly called me from the birthroom saying Mae was at the clinic in lABOUR (Mae hadn't texted mE at all!)...she texts me about everything eLSE to do w her pregnancy and YEt somehow forgot the fact that she was in labouR! Actually, she said, "it's too painful Jen, I couldn't teXt!" That, and the fact that I had told her in prenatals that March 27 was the date she would be 37 weeks' gestation, and therefore allowed to deliver at Mercy, anything before would be considered premature and transported to the regional hospital for delivery. Because it was only March 26, she was scared of the fact that she would be transported. THIS resulted in her coming to Mercy fULLY dilated and ready to push (a midwife's dREAm continuity..)
IT was her very first baby, and she pushed that baby boy out like she'd done it a million times (another AWEsome blessing for mE!). SHe cried when I put her first-born son on her belly only seconds after he'd slid out (which made mE tear!). He looked only about 37 weeks' gestation, covered in vernix and missing creases in his palms and soles that mark maturity. THe picture below shows this well..
The supervisor on shift, Ate Estef, kinda laughed when she saw his testes, saying that in the Phils they believe that when it's super dark the boy will be vERY bRAVE! Which is nuts, because Jerson (the father) had chosen the name "Chaff" (not chafe) which ALSO means "brave". To make a long and funny story short and sweet, dear Chaff is going to be one brave little fil! This pic was suPPOSed to show the absence of the creases on the soles, but also captures his...(sac) quite well.