Update

I cant begin to tell you how very happy we are that Phoenix is finally here.! Today is Christmas, its only 4am here and i just managed to feed him a little bit before he fell asleep again. Man, they should warn big breasted women how painful it is when the milk comes in at first. OUCH!! Sarah is sleeping right now and then we will open presents here and have coffee then head to her parents for breakfast and more present opening. Her parents and great grandparents are very proud to have a new grandbaby. Especially one so perfect as he. Sarah and i opened our traditional Xmas eve present and i got an awesome red frying pan( for a chef, and awesome present) and i gave her an african drum, which i bought off ebay and arrived yesterday via mail thank heavens!
So about baby right now lets see... he weighed in at 8 lbs 3 oz yesterday when we took him in for his followup jandis test, which came back clear. He has been opening his eyes lots and has an unbelievable amount of neck strength. From day one he basically held up his own head. He has a good grip as well. He decided he likes my nipples as a pacifier and as painful as it was i was ok with it because i didnt want to use a soother but last night i caved in. What a saving grace that is i tell ya. I didnt want to use an soothers on him until he was at least, and i mean at least a month old. But what can you do? We picked up an electric breast pump yesterday and tried to figure that all out since my boobies are so big and full right now. Pumped a bit out so sarah could feed him, it was super cute :) We also gave him his first home bath today. He liked it way better than the bath demo they gave him at the hospital so that was a bit relieving. We are still using disposable diapers because he hasnt finished with the thick poop yet. But he really doesnt need a change very often. He is such a good boy. Well thats about it for now, lets talk about the birth now for a bit.
So as you know by following I was suppose to be induced on the 22nd. Well that following day i had been having small contrations about half hour apart all day. Throughout the night they got stronger and closer together. All I could do was shower and listen to my hypnobirthing cd. I tried to let sarah sleep as much as possible knowing i would need her full attention the next day. So we woke up at 6:30 and my contractions were roughly 7-8 min apart. Sarah made some breakfast and we headed off to the hospital. We booked a private room, which was awesome because there were 10 babies born that same day, and laboring beside someone wasnt an option for me. Sarahs mom showed up at about 8:30 with smiles and cheer, which was refreshing . The OB came by at around 9am to check me out and i was 2cm stretching to 5cm. She laughed and said it was thin and like an elastic. So we decided to break my water. Holy moly was there alot of that in there haha. 9:30 that was that. There was a little bit of confusion over who would be delievering but was all sorted out and our dr was to arrive by 3. Which i guess under normal circumstances would be plenty of time. I had monitors hooked up for his heart beat and mine and one for contractions. About an hour and a half later when everything looked fine they put this fetal heart rate monitor on his head so i was able to be more active. That was perfect because by that point i wanted to have a shower. I will never recommend that to someone in our hosptial. Maybe because there were so many people there but the water kept chaning temps and was mostly chilly and did not really do what i needed it to. I was hurting pretty bad by this point and remember telling sarah i wanted to get an epidural. LOL Well i got dry and back in bed, and the nurse came in to see how i was doing. I told her i wanted an epidural i think but what else can i have first? She said fentalyn but later found out my doc only ordered morphine. So morphine it was. They also put gravol in because by this point i had thrown up all over the bathroom and had gone through at least 3 vomit bags. I was nausious pretty badly. They checked me again at about 11:45. My mother in law had a hair apt so she took off at noon and i was measuring 3-5 cm. The contrations got stronger and at her arrival at 12:30 I was measuring 8 cm. Nurses came and left throughout this time and checked my stats, my blood pressure, took blood samples. the whole time all i remember was them saying, oh my god shes doing so good. One nurse said she couldnt even tell i was in labor i was being so quiet. HAHAHA I dont remember too much other than Sarah massaged my back the WHOLE time. She was amazing! I had told the nurse there that i felt the urge to push but she told me to fight it because i wasnt fully dialtled. At about 1 they brought me to the birth room. The nurse told me we were walking and i told her i didnt think i could, Sarah told me later that she roller eyes and chuckles. By this time I had labored without any whining or complaning and i was saying that, i guess it was funny. By then the morphine kicked in, although i was in alot of pain i pushed it away and stayed calm. Not even 15 min later i was checked and ready to go. Our doctor wasnt there and they phoned her, she was waiting for childcare but my baby wodlnt wait for her.They checked me again and i was 10cm, ready to go! I went with one contraction and pushed, his head was already peekin out and sarah and her mom peeked at it. I guess it looked like a brain at this point. The nurses phone my doc again and told her i coudlnt wait anymore but she said she was on her way. Another contraction and his head was half out. They used lots o mineral oil which was awesome. I waited through one contraction to let it stretch as bet as possible and then one more contraction and i was pushing him out, I guess by this point his sholders were stuck because our nurse holleref for another set of hands, and my legs went up in the air. there must have been like 6 sets of hands down there and what only seemed like a quick second later out comes this baby onto my chest. He wasnt breathing though so the cut his cord and took him to the warmer where they worked on him. They had him breathing right away but he woudlnt cry. He must have had lots of stuff in his system. He pooped on his way out too, so that was fun haha. It was good though becuase most of the tar was gone by his second diaper change. Well the doc showed up at this point. And went to assist baby while the nurse came back to deliever the placenta. Which was gross but apparently very healthy looking. Finally I heard Phoenix cry and I was soo happy. Our doc appoligized lots and i was a little upset she didnt make it. If someone seriously happened I dont know what i would have done. She stitched me up, I had a small 2nd degree tear. Not that bad apparently but it sure hurts these days! Phoenix was born at 1:57pm weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz, 23 and 3/4 inches long. Blonde hair, lots of it though, but he looks bald because it is so white. He is perfect, and honestly, I had an amazing labor experience. My support team was awesome and the nurses really were amazing'! I could not have asked for a better birth team if i had picked them out myself. Which by the way, our doula didnt make it, she is 2 hours away and there was a HUGE snow storm so we told her not to come. WE are ver happy with how things went and Sarah has changed her mind and wants to have a baby, even though she swears she is getting any and all drugs offered. hahah she is proud of me and says im a trooper. I think i did well myself, but more so, I cant believe how perfect our son is.
Wishing you all a joyus Chistmas filled with love and laughter. ~XOXOX

Phoenix Henry arrived at 1:57pm yesterday, December 22nd. We arrived at the hospital at 7:30, broke my water at 9:30. Ended up having morphine and gravol to help out. Delivered in 5 pushes , im a war hero on the mat ward lol ten babies born yesterday, crazy busy. so he weighed 8lbs 9 oz, was 23 3/4 inches long, head circum. of 35cm white blonde head of hair. Perfect in every way. We are home now and very excited about our new xmas gift. have a merry xmas guys, stay tuned for more pics and updates.

7+

well since about 2 this afternoon i have been having steady contractions. about a half hour apart some more painful than others. also i have been bleeding, our doula told us its the 'show' although it scares me how much blood there is lol so maybe he will come today, tonight or tomorrow without being induced. wish me luck!

plus 6

well if he's not here tomorrow i get induced tuesday at 7:30am....

5+

waiting still :/

plus 4

still waiting, and thats all im going to say...

3+

still waiting.. going insane :/ last night i was awake all night, i couldnt manage to sleep. I last looked at the clock and it was 5:56am must have fallen asleep then because i woke up to the alarm at 6:30. Woke up and made sarah breakfast, went back to bed and i slept until about noon. Did some running around today. I am waiting for sarahs xmas gift to come in the mail from Florida. Hopefully it arrives before xmas , much like baby, still waiting lol
maybe tomorrow.

plus 2

Well im OD by 2 days now... had a bath with clary sage last night and tonight and still nothing. Hopefully he will come soon, im going crazy. This is like watching a water boil. hahaha

Plus One

today at my dr.s' apt i got a membrane sweep done again. Booked an inducement for next tuesday if he isnt here by then, which i hope he is. One of my favorite aunts bday is the 22nd so it will be nice if he is born then, i just didnt want him to be that close to christmas. Oh well :) He will come when he comes :) Bought a bassinet today and some flannel sheets for it. Sarah almost has our room upstairs set up, tomorrow Im going to get to fabricland and see if i can find some material for a curtain. Got some clary sage for a bath im going to have after supper. My doula recommeded it for helping kick start labor, worked for her so im gonna give it a try. Hope next post is about a baby coming. Merry HO HO

still waiting...

Our Dr's apt today was cancelled, im assuming her car woudlnt start due to the weather but we have one for tomorrow none the less... maybe he will come tonight. here are some of the cloth diapers we have. We have about 3 or 4 kinds but these are my fav because they dont need a cover and are fully washable:) Hopefully the next post i make will be about our new arrival!

Tomorrow!

Well tomorrow marks my EDD! maybe he will come on time. I walked on the tredmill today because its sooooo cold outside that its impossible to walk anywhere. Maybe, just maybe he will come soon. I cant wait. im getting nervous and scared but i know it will be ok.

where is everyone?

Maybe everyone is busy with christmas and all but i havent seen many updates these days. You all alive out there?
Anyways, 2 days left!

3 days left!

Well the wait is on. Friday we went for an ultrasound apt. and got to look at baby 'P' he is definately a boy hahaha. I think he was showing mommies how proud we should be of him. lol He looks so crammed in there his knees were basically at his chest . We also found out that i just have alot of fluids which is why im measuring so big. He was weighing in at 7.7 lbs yesterday, give or take a pound so he shouldnt be too big. :( I hope he comes out soon. I've been talking to him lots and letting him know how excited I am for his arrival.
As for the membrane sweep, i guess it didnt take as theres still no baby. I did have a little cramping and i lost my MP yesterday. Ick! Today its sooo cold out. the last week its been like a chilling -40C with the wind chill . Dogs havent been walked ina few days and i feel bad but its too cold. they say 5 mintues outside and frost bite so they will have to wait for a bit. So we have been playing inside a bit more with them to keep them a little active. Im almost getting tired of all the people messaging me to ask if baby is here yet. Obviously he isnt or it would say right lol maybe im just getting a little impatient. I really thought he would be earlier than the 14th. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Im starting to get scared about the delivery but i just try and focus and remain calm and then i remember that it cant be that bad or people woudlnt choose to do it naturally :) Hope all is well out there. Keep watching for more news!

our life lately...

Today we had a dr.'s apt. We found out that I finally get relief about not having gestational diabetes, which makes me feel so much better about the hot chocolates I have been drinking when im cold haha. We also found out that i am 1cm dialted, which isnt much but its a start. We decided to do a membrane sweep to see if things would get started. Although my cervix is still high and not much softer, maybe it will help. I dont think i have lost my muscus plug though so who knows what will happen next. Both our families are waiting for phone calls, and ive been bumbardged with facebook questions and phone calls whether im in labor or not. lol We have our next apt. booked for the 14th which is my actual EDD! So we just have our fingers crossed right now but dont want to rush things. he will come when he is ready, i just am getting impatient lol I are all well and I'll keep you posted on things happening.

39 weeks!

i know its sideways, some reason this is the ONLY way i can post a picture! Ive been trying to post this for 3 days now! grrrrr any ideas whats wrong? and no, its not like this one my pc, just when i upload it on here!

All in a day....

Well winter is finally here and in just one day our ground is covered in snow. I woke up this morning with something that felt like period cramps... not fun, so i got up and make sarah coffee and breakfast in bed. It was about 6:30am so i had it all ready for 7:00. After that we got dressed in winter gear( that barely fits still) and headed out to take the dogs for a walk. It was realy hard today to walk, more than usual. My hips were so sore as i wattled my way through our routine walk. When i got home I felt like i was dying but the pain went away and little 'P' was kickin so hard he was makin my whole belly move! Sarah just sat and laughed and watched and talked to him. When i went to the washroom there was two tiny pin size drops of blood. Didnt worry too much about it though as it wasnt that big. Now i am at home, our inlaws are taking us out for supper tonight to one of my fav local resteraunts, so im excited about that. Hope everything goes well for the rest of you guys and enjoy your weekend!

Self induction recipie (yummy)‏

Because I have some friends out there past due, and myself coming up on my due date, i thought i would share this great recipe with everyone. It has been proven to work by a few friends so i hope it keeps working for myself and the rest willing to try. Enjoy!
Also, my god mother, Mary ( http://www.cowichanbirthwise.ca/) keeps telling me that visualizing is the key so keep that in mind!

Eggplant Parmesan alla Scalini's

Ingredients:
3 medium size eggplants
1 cup of flour
6 eggs, beaten
4 cups fine Italian bread crumbs, seasoned
Olive oil for sautéing
8 cups of marinara sauce*
1/2 cup of grated Romano cheese
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 lbs of mozzarella cheese shredded
2 cups of ricotta cheese

Instructions:
After you wash the eggplant, slice them into 1/4 inch thick slices. You may choose to peel the eggplant before you slice it; however you may want to leave the skin on since the skin contains a lot of vitamins. Place the eggplant slices on a layer of paper towels and sprinkle with a little salt, then cover with another layer of paper towels and hold it down with something heavy. This will drain the excess moisture. Let them set for about an hour.
Working with one slice of eggplant at a time, dust with flour, then dip in beaten eggs, then coat well with bread crumbs. Saute' in preheated olive oil on both sides until golden brown.
In baking dish, alternate layers of marinara sauce, eggplant slices, ricotta, parmesan, and Romano cheeses, until you fill the baking dish about a 1/8 inch from the top. Cover with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake for 25 minutes in 375 degree oven. Let set for 10 minutes before serving.

Scalini's Marinara Sauce
2 tablespoons of chopped garlic
3 tablespoons of olive oil
8 cups chopped tomatoes (fresh or canned)
1 cup onions chopped
1/2 cup of fresh chopped parsley
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
1/8 cup of fresh chopped sweet basil
Pinch of thyme
Pinch of rosemary
One teaspoon salt
One teaspoon black pepper
Lightly sauté the onions in olive oil in large pot for a few minutes. Add garlic and saute' another minute. Add tomatoes and bring sauce to boil, then turn heat to low. Add remaining ingredients, stir, cover and let simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally.

1 week, 6 days left

Just a quick post of my belly laying down though so it looks smaller lol i like it that way hahaha

Christmas is Coming!

Well, less than a month a way and christmas will be here.

And just over two weeks until me EDD! There's alot we still need to do around the house. Sarah is almost done painting our room upstairs and then we will be able to move back up there. The browns we picked out ended up being more reddish but it looks good none the less. The stairs are almost done mind a coat of finish and a railing which will both be done next week hopefully. I've managed to get all the Christmas decorations up and have about half the shopping done so far, which is great because usually I am a last minute shopper. Ha! Ha! Ha!

Update on the pregnancy. Last weeks apointment my DR told me that I was measuring really big still. I really think It has to do with a surgery I had when i was two resulting in a big 'fat pouch' that is about 4 inchs I've had my whole life. Either way she sent me for another gest. diabites test on wednesday and booked me for anothe ultrasound. Funny thing about that is my due date is the 14th, which is a monday, and my U/S is for the 10th which is the prior thursday so supposing I have my baby on the 14th they wont have time to get the results from the lab to the clinic in time. Plus my U/S due date has said the 9th the whole pregnancy so it's amusing me. My friend said if i had baby early I should show up to the U/S anyways since they are so hard to get in to. LOL

Last night we had Sarahs staff party. We had dinner and went bowling, It was alright, i opted out of bowling though but it was amusing to watch all the drunk folks trying to bowl :) I just finished breakfast and now I am about to go clean some more stuff. Thanks for checking in.

The quality on my picture is poor but this year our colors are purple and blue. I love the look of our tree this year, I think I did a great job. Oh! I am suppose to be getting belly shots done tomorrow if all goes well. Its been a brown winter so far, no snow. But the last few days we've had rain and then it freezes causing these roads to be super icy. Hopefully it will snow soon so we will be able to have a bit more traction on these rough roads. Take care guys!

xmas lights

nervously waiting...

Dear Baby P.

Hi, this is one of your mommy's. You might wonder about that one day, how you have two moms and no daddy. One day I will tell you all about the miracle you are to us. This is your birth mommy however. And as we come closer to the day you are to arrive I find myself nervous. I find myself not nervous because you are coming but for the process you will be arriving. I have decided to have a natural birth because I believe it is better and safer for you. And i want to make sure i continue to make these hard choices in the right manner. Giving birth seems scary sometimes, but I have a great support system and your other mommy is amazing. I know that she will be there holding my hand through it all and i know that as long as i keep breathing, soon i will hold you in my arms. I can not wait to meet you baby. My heart has already fallen in love with you. As you grow and move around in my belly, my heart softens. I can not wait to see your beautiful eyes. Or for the first time you smile at me. My heart is so happy knowing you will be here in just a few short weeks. I am nervous though baby, so please be easy on me if you can at all, and i promise i will try my hardest to make the right choices through it all. I dont care how big you are, as long as your healthy, i know it will be okay. I know that through each contraction I can relax and breath and you will try your best to move fast and right down the birth path. Please know that i love you and i will always. Love, mommy A

Countdown time

Sorry its been so long since I've actually wrote on here. Life is hectic right now between baby and xmas. Trying to get everything ready for both things is tough. We are the first on our block to have our xmas lights up which is awesome, maybe people will be inspired to decorate this year. Last year our block was lame and there was only us and 2 other homes that had lights out. Hopefully people will be more in the xmas spirit this year. Yesterday I posted some pics of our new stroller/car seat. It was nice to put it together and figure out all the perks. Like its 5 point harness. Yippee! Well the count down continues, 25 days until my EDD! However I think that he will be early. Im down to my weekly dr apts. so I guess in 2 more week we will figure out how far along im getting. Hope you are all well and enjoying this beautiful weather. Its upsetting that we will probably have a brown xmas this year being that baby P will be here but its hard to complain when we're still in the positives.

Wordless Wednesday

Hurry hurry hurry!!!!

It's been awhile since i've wrote. Lots has been happening. Sarahs grandparents moved here from BC so now they are all settled in there home it is calming down a bit. Sarah is working on our bedroom upstairs and once that is ready she will start moving us back upstiars. It's been nice being in the basement for the summer but I'll be glad to have our room back. I've been working on getting the house decorated for xmas and coming up with this years theme. Trying to organize for some girlfriends coming for the weekend. Im super excited to see them. Baby is moving less and less but his moves are full forced and sometimes knock the wind right out of me. Sarah felt him kick once and it woke her up from her nap. It was funny. Next week we have our 36 week exam. fun fun fun. Im going to schedule an iducement for the 15th if he hasnt come yet. I've been doing alot of relaxation stuff to help with the natural birth soon to happen. Hope all goes well with that.

H1N1???

So, the H1n1 is now being offered in our little home city. Sarah thinks I should get it but i am a little nervous since i have heard alot of stuff about it. Whether its true or not true is the question. Ive heard things about it that scares me. I have also heard that the one we are getting in canada is different than the one being offered in the states. Typically if a pregnant woman gets injected with a vaccine, the baby would absorb the chemicals/toxins amplified by 1000x. The chemicals include formaldahyde, aborted fetuses (human/chicken), detergents, preservatives, mercury which is a proven neurotoxin that can harm baby's brain. CNN interviewd a few high profile medical doctors and one doc, Oprah's doctor - Dr.Oz said he recommends the shot for prego women and children, but in the same interview, he said his wife and his children will NOT be vacinnated. WTF? Im really confused. Just wondering what everyone else's views are on this subject. Maybe someone could shed some light on this for me.

Vaccine seminar in Edmonton, Alberta

1. The information provided was to inform against vaccination.
2. We were highly encouraged to not vaccinate for the H1N1, especially if you are pregnant. The additives/preservatives affect child's brain development as well as their organs. The paper insert of the vaccine says that pregnant women should not take the vaccine b/c of the amount of alluminium is too high and would be toxic for the fetus. There will be another ingredient called squalene inserted instead in the November flu vaccine. But this ingredient is also highly controversial.
3. Vaccine goes to baby when you breastfeed
4. Most additives/preservatives are poisonous to the human body. There has been a debate about whether or not they are poisonous in small quantities and research has demonstrated that even in trace amounts they are poisonous.
5. Theses poisons are : alum, mercury, lead, alluminium phosphate, arsenic, anti-freeze, phenol, acetone, formaldehyde, glycerin, monosodium glutamate, cadmium.
6. There are also animal ingredients and our bodies react adversely to these tissues. The body will attack itself because it sees these tissues as foreign agents. This is linked with the development of allergies in adult life as we start having auto-immune issues. These ingredients are fecal matter, calf serum, rabbit brain, pig and horse blood, monkey kidneys, yeast proteins, and aborted baby tissue.
7. Vaccines cause ischemia (impaired blood flow). This lack of oxygen going to the brain causes microvascular strokes in the brain which cause palsies as well as speech and comprehension pathologies. These stokes can heal (especially if the dose of vaccines was small) but the more strokes we have the slower the brain recovers.
8. Suppresses baby's ability to develop their own immune system
9. Causes a number of illnesses: cancer, dementia, diabetes, infertility, autism, learning disability, bipolar, attention deficit disorder, chronic fatigue, asthma, etc.
10. Vaccines did not eradicate illnesses. They were introduced when these illnesses were already going away. What got rid of major diseases was increased sanitation, personal hygiene, fresh food, and clean water.

For baby P

Music: Copywritten by the Dixie Chicks: Lullaby

Sweetest Day~

Happy Anniversary my love! Well its been one year since we officially tied the knot, and what a great knot it is. I can't believe its only been a year. It seems like I've known her forever. And even more so, in two months we will have a little boy joining our little family. Sarah bought me a beautiful jade elephant necklace which is perfect. She got a watch and a Madonna T-shirt in return. We spent the weekend at a fancy hotel in a jacuzzi tub room and a king size bed!Awesome thats all i have to say. We saw " Where the wild things are" in IMAX, great movie, but i really dont recommend it for kids under 13, its really not a kids movie. Lots of scared, crying kids after that. We had a great weekend and although it was our anniversary, we are both glad to be back home. We had a Dr's apt yesterday, it seems im measuring big, 37cm at 32 weeks, ultrasound is on the 30th so so i'm trying not to worry. We have prenatal class tonight so hopefully that goes well. We also got the rest of our 'known' hand me downs in via greyhound yesterday. I think we are pretty set for baby 'P'. We're going to need a few more things but nothing major so thats awesome! My order of cloth diapers came in today too so we have just over 30 now so we're set for that too. I am getting very excited and the bigger i get i know the bigger he is so it makes it that much more exciting. We had a snow but its been warm and not its all melted. Its been raining lots right now but its still warm enough to keep it rain, not snow. Hope you are all well. Chow~

Snow...

It's snowing, can you believe it! I woke up this morning to the ground coverend in white stuff. I'll have to take a picture and post it up tomorrow . Its incredible. It gets me so excited because baby comes in winter! YAY! This week has been exciting for us. Sarah has been working hard getting the stairs done and they are just about finished. We started our prenatal classes on tuesday, and although the videos were graphic, i find myself worrying less and less all the time about the whole labor thing. Wednesday we had a dr apt that went well. Found out I am mesauring 32 instead of 30 so I get to go for another ultrasound. Im super excited about seeing baby again, i just hope being 'big' isnt anything serious. I really think it has to do with scar tissue or something but who knows. I guess we will find out when we get the call to go in. Unfortunatly we have to go to the hospital because the only U/S lab is booked until mid november, so that means no pics or dvds but at least we get to see our handsome boy :) Hope you all are well

Falling leaves

30 weeks

This morning we woke up and took the dogs for a walk before sarah headed to work. I love fall! It was dewy this morning and it was sprinkling rain and leaves as we walked the streets at 8am. I can't believe its already October, where has the year gone. I think i've been so busy being pregnant that i lost my year haha does that even make sense?! Sarah is going to finish the stairs this weekend, that makes me happy. Its starting to get cold now so we need to finish all these house projects we have going around. Anyways, 2 more months and baby 'P' will be born. Loving having a winter baby! Cheers~

Thought: I need to get bio oil, my skin is starting to have some wear and tear lol

29 weeks and counting!

So, Ive managed to wash and organize all the hand me downs we've obtained so far. It wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. Alot of things didnt have sizes on it so its a guessing game, but it was cute seeing all the things are son gets to wear:) I cant wait to put him in some, like this pink and blue cardigan that our friend gave us. I love it! Well heres a new pic, obviously taking it myself isnt easy or a great angle but it works for me.

Is it really fall already?

Here are some pictures of the lake lately. Our niece and nephew were down for a weekend and we had a blast in the water, on the beach, in the cabin. it was a riot! i cant believe its almost fall and we're still getting 20C weather. It was 29C yesterday, thats crazy! We're taking the sail boat out this weekend though so it will be our last sail this year this weekend. Take care readers and you have a good weekend!

So on the left you see our original cabin which extends about another 10 feet over, and on the right is our new addition. This will be our living room with a double bedroom in the back. Ill post more pictures when its closer to be done.

We headed to the cabin this weekend. Our cabin is in the middle of getting an addition built onto it so we'll have more room for baby and our family and such. While, apon getting there saturday night we discovered the siding guy ran through a wire casuing one of our breakers to flip , our breaker which has the heat and the fridge plugged into, so our fridge was hot and our food was bad, plus we had no heat. On top of that there were shingles that were covering our bathroom, i guess they shingled the sky light( good for that) but bad that there were shingle pieces in our tub and everywhere. Even crappier than that was one of the trucks ran over our water line breaking that too. So we had no heat, no food and no water. what a great day! luckily for us sarahs parents live at the lake too so we ate their food and Dad and sarah went and sorta all but the electrical out. We went sailing yesterday and it was awesome. it was a 28 km wind so we got going pretty good. Great weekend, i hope it stays this nice for a few more weeks, id like to get in some more cabin time before we winterize it.

Have a good weekend.

Well this week is an exciting week for us. We're finally getting the house done. Sarah has worked hard on the stairs, and ive managed to pick out the perfect color for the hallway. Last night she stayed awake to finish stripping the old varnish off. We live in an old home but the hardwood floors are original so we're redoing it all as it needs it. Hopefully by the end of the month we will have the hall finished and the baseboards done in baby's room. Maybe even our room will be started. We're off to the cabin tomorrow to start getting it ready for winter. Our water isnt trenched in so when it freezes we get problems. It's still pretty nice out here so we might hold of completley winterizing it for a week or two. Cross your fingers. I also managed to call about lamaze classes which we start in October. I am pretty nervous after hearing about how much it really does hurt. I have a high tollerance but a baby isnt exactly small. :/ Well at least it will be worth it.

We have one solid name picked out right now for him, which i tend to use. I call him baby lots though too. Sarah and i have been reading to my belly for the last couple of nights and i can picture him listening, so small, but so full of imagination. I cant believe that my baby is dreaming right now, thats just crazy! Well i have taken some more pictures of my belly via my phone, hopefully i can figure out whats wrong with my laptop so i can upload my actual camera pictures. Hope all is well in the reading world. take care and have a great weekend!

Road trip!

Well we headed up north to Valleyview, AB, as thats where i grew up. It was a great time. We left here on saturday at 6am , 6 hours of driving and we finally arrived at my parents house. We did some shopping and watched some tv. My parents turned the hot tub down so i could enjoy it, and we did, everynight we were there :) We also met up with my high school best friend Leah, who has a 4 month old baby boy named Josh. It was awesome seeing her and her little family. It got me super excited about being a mommy. Leah gave us a whole big bag of baby stuff which is awesome! Here's a picture of Josh.

We also headed to Grande Prairie, which is even more north from there by an hour. We met up with my cousins who were more than happy to awake my sleeping tummy with shakes and noises hahaha. We stayed there for a few hours and it was amazing to see how fast their kids have grown. After leaving there with another big bag of baby stuff we headed to see Sarahs friend from Vancouver. She has an adorable baby girl, 1 years old. They gave us some clothes and a baby sling which is amazing. Our car was so full on our way home that we could barely see out of the back window. We left on tuesday morning but stopped in Edmonton to do some shopping for mommies :) Sarah got some work clothes and i picked out some maternity clothes for the colder months that are about to hit us. It was a great trip and when we got home, Sarah read a book to baby and we fell asleep. Thanks for tuning in guys. :)

Summer is almost over

Well, as the summer comes to an end we've been trying to get as much sailing in as possible. I think we got 'Karma' , up to 16 knots this summer, maybe even close to 17. thats pretty decent for a lake :) We've had lots of friends down this summer which was awesome. It's our first official summer at our cabin so it was really nice. We're getting an addition built on so we can have our room by babys room. Plus it will be nice to have somewhere in the winter as our cabin isnt really a winter cabin.

Baby is growing lots these days, and im already almost 190 lbs. that's 25 lbs weight gain so far for me. woot woot blah hahaha Sarah felt him kick last night for the first time and felt quite apathetic after. "oh baby, im sorry , you poor thing" things she said. He keeps me up all night moving. apparently being a night owl is in our genes. yipee!!

well im 25.5 weeks... and time seems to be at a stand still right now, hopefully things will get better.

24 weeks

Here is my big belly,(side view via my cell phone) I am 24 weeks now and the big veins are starting to show. I was shopping today for a wedding im attending tonight, and i asked a lady if i looked pregnant in a shirt i was trying on, well she said, "Yes! Definately, but it looks really good on you" with that comment, i bought the shirt hahaha.

These are some pictures of our wedding last year. An old friend of mine got married this past weekend(congrats to Lynn and Sarah) and so i was reminiscing. These are a few of my favs, i hope you like them as much as i do :) take care.