I finally decided that i really want to give birth in Abbotsford.... it's closer by and the rooms are truly excellent. I'm going to be meeting my new doctor(s) at Abby Maternity Group in August, so I have one more visit to Langley Maternity at the end of July, then I'm switching.
Another change, we're finding a new place. All of us together, so we're praying for the most awesome 5-6 bedroom house EVER and looking forward to new digs.
We've found one house we love, but we have three more to look at this week before we make our final decision. We're going to see one tonight as a matter of fact.
Lots of prayer for the right place is totally appreciated. Most of the ones we're finding are within 5-10 minutes of where we live now, so it's pretty happy altogether. I will miss our neighbours though. :( And our cherry tree.
Plus, it's a little strange to be leaving the house that we came to right after the wedding... I suppose I'm all excited now, but I'll get all emotional and take a billion pictures while we're moving. Then spend a night or more crying, because I'm just that sentimental.
*sigh*
Changes are good things though, and the house we want has a great deck for the kids... totally fenced and safe.
Happy.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Doctor's OK
The Doctor's appointment went great, the baby's perfectly healthy and just as big as it should be, I'm healthy, everything is normal, and I'm 0+ blood type, which I'd been trying to remember for the longest time.... I'm going to wait at least 6 months after giving birth to give blood though.... I need all the iron I have for the baby, and breastfeeding too.
so... yeah, everything is fine, I'm healthy as a horse (and getting as big as one) and it's Lee's baby shower this weekend, she's due in 40 days! wow.
so... yeah, everything is fine, I'm healthy as a horse (and getting as big as one) and it's Lee's baby shower this weekend, she's due in 40 days! wow.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
20 Weeks
I can't believe I'm 20 weeks today. That's 5 months... it seems like such a long time.
The baby's been going through a growth spurt, so I've been stretching (at times painfully) and getting a bit of nausea off and on... nothing bad though and it's really exciting to see my belly grow. Soon I'll look pregnant, not just big. :S
I already look kinda pregnant, I got Steph to take a picture of my tummy for the blog, so there it is. Keeping the shirt down to hide the stretch marks though!
I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, she'll interpret the ultrasound and tell us how wonderfully everything is going, and send me on my way :) it'll be epic.
Nothing else but work and school, my final exam is Thursday, and I've been assured that my full-time TA position in January will be there for me! :D I'm going to start filling out the paperwork today and get all that set so I don't have to worry. I'll be getting benefits within 10 weeks of starting. Woohoo!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Alien!
So this ultrasound didn't go as well as the last one....
To start things off I had a sick day and I almost couldn't keep down the water. Then Phil and I had an adventure with his navigating and got turned around three or four times in New West because there was a detour...... that was fun though. New West has some of the cutest gardens and most adorable houses!
Anyway, after I was still dizzy from going in circles and sick from going up all the San-Francisco-esque hills in New West, we arrived at the clinic. There was no parking.
We parked on the street down the block, and that was OK because the clinic parking only takes loonies, while parking meters take quarters, and all we had were quarters.
As we locked the car I realized I'd forgotten my purse at home. Now, let's just ignore the fact that I'd driven from Abbotsford to New West without my license on me, and concentrate instead on the important things. My requisition form for the ultrasound for instance, and my Care Card, both of which were in my purse.
At home.
So we walked into the clinic. Poor Phil was probably just trying to stay out of my way, since by that point I was muttering some incoherent mix of praying for help and cursing my forgetfulness, definitely in full panic mode.
The lady at the counter told me that I couldn't have the ultrasound without the requisition form, unless she could call my doctor. I triumphantly tore my doctor's last name from my reluctant memory, but then she asked me the first name. "Um... she's a woman?" was my hopeful reply. The lady just looked at me. Ooookay. Time to try something else.
I made a desperate call to Canada 411, watching the clock move past 9:25.... I WOULD have been on time for my 9:30 appointment. *sigh*
I got through to Langley Hospital and then the maternity clinic, and the lady there told me that, while my Dr. isn't in today, she could have another doctor quickly fill out a requisition for me and fax it in. YES! PLEASE! She didn't sound all that happy with me.... but who can blame her? Neither was I.
I told the lady at the counter the form was on its way, so she said she could enter me into the system. YES! Name... I knew that. Birthday... that's easy. Care card.... um... well, you see, when I left my purse at home, that was in it.
"you don't have a care card? you'll have to pay $185 cash. No, we have no credit. Just cash."
OK, not happening. I tried to explain to her that I do have a care card, that I've even been in here before and USED my care card, I just don't have it with me. She just looked at me.
OK, another call to the clinic, no answer of course, she's probably faxing my stuff. 9:35. Drat.
The lady calls me back to the desk. Name again? and birthday? Oh, we do have you here. Your care card is in the system.
K, who told you so? ME! *smile politely and thank her effusively*
Fax arrives, abrupt technician comes out and tells me to quickly lie down. I get it, I'm late.
Basically from there she poked and prodded something awful because the baby was sleeping facedown and there weren't good angles for her picture.... I swear she pressed her hardest trying to get a good picture of the baby's head, which was (not so) conveniently located directly above my bladder..
She rushed me out to use the bathroom and get Phil for the last part, and we got 2 pictures. Because baby was facedown, we have two beautifully clear pictures of the spinal column, with just a little bit of misty, creepy skull thrown in. Thanks baby. lol. I'm carrying an alien!!
After that things started looking up. Phil's mom had sent $100 for maternity clothes, so i went out and spent some of it on a new bathing suit. Summer is the time for swimming, and our university is getting a U-Pass in September that gives free admission to the local rec. centres. I'm totally going to be floating like the whale I will resemble.... I love swimming!
I also got a cute shirt and visited Jess... and re-discovered that no maternity store anywhere makes women's pants with a long enough leg for me. Except Tall Girl, and they stock exactly three styles of maternity pants. Not worth the drive.
I'll be sticking to stretchy, cheap wal-mart pants, by the looks of it. Oh well, I'll survive :) and maybe I'll start wearing more skirts..... I'm getting motherly, I might as well get girly.
anyway, long enough post I'd say. I've been feeling more kicks, but nothing really strong or definite, just flutters. It's definitely exciting though. Phil's been reading the baby Dr. Suess every night, and s/he seems to like it, lots of moving while he reads.
It's so exciting :D
To start things off I had a sick day and I almost couldn't keep down the water. Then Phil and I had an adventure with his navigating and got turned around three or four times in New West because there was a detour...... that was fun though. New West has some of the cutest gardens and most adorable houses!
Anyway, after I was still dizzy from going in circles and sick from going up all the San-Francisco-esque hills in New West, we arrived at the clinic. There was no parking.
We parked on the street down the block, and that was OK because the clinic parking only takes loonies, while parking meters take quarters, and all we had were quarters.
As we locked the car I realized I'd forgotten my purse at home. Now, let's just ignore the fact that I'd driven from Abbotsford to New West without my license on me, and concentrate instead on the important things. My requisition form for the ultrasound for instance, and my Care Card, both of which were in my purse.
At home.
So we walked into the clinic. Poor Phil was probably just trying to stay out of my way, since by that point I was muttering some incoherent mix of praying for help and cursing my forgetfulness, definitely in full panic mode.
The lady at the counter told me that I couldn't have the ultrasound without the requisition form, unless she could call my doctor. I triumphantly tore my doctor's last name from my reluctant memory, but then she asked me the first name. "Um... she's a woman?" was my hopeful reply. The lady just looked at me. Ooookay. Time to try something else.
I made a desperate call to Canada 411, watching the clock move past 9:25.... I WOULD have been on time for my 9:30 appointment. *sigh*
I got through to Langley Hospital and then the maternity clinic, and the lady there told me that, while my Dr. isn't in today, she could have another doctor quickly fill out a requisition for me and fax it in. YES! PLEASE! She didn't sound all that happy with me.... but who can blame her? Neither was I.
I told the lady at the counter the form was on its way, so she said she could enter me into the system. YES! Name... I knew that. Birthday... that's easy. Care card.... um... well, you see, when I left my purse at home, that was in it.
"you don't have a care card? you'll have to pay $185 cash. No, we have no credit. Just cash."
OK, not happening. I tried to explain to her that I do have a care card, that I've even been in here before and USED my care card, I just don't have it with me. She just looked at me.
OK, another call to the clinic, no answer of course, she's probably faxing my stuff. 9:35. Drat.
The lady calls me back to the desk. Name again? and birthday? Oh, we do have you here. Your care card is in the system.
K, who told you so? ME! *smile politely and thank her effusively*
Fax arrives, abrupt technician comes out and tells me to quickly lie down. I get it, I'm late.
Basically from there she poked and prodded something awful because the baby was sleeping facedown and there weren't good angles for her picture.... I swear she pressed her hardest trying to get a good picture of the baby's head, which was (not so) conveniently located directly above my bladder..
She rushed me out to use the bathroom and get Phil for the last part, and we got 2 pictures. Because baby was facedown, we have two beautifully clear pictures of the spinal column, with just a little bit of misty, creepy skull thrown in. Thanks baby. lol. I'm carrying an alien!!
After that things started looking up. Phil's mom had sent $100 for maternity clothes, so i went out and spent some of it on a new bathing suit. Summer is the time for swimming, and our university is getting a U-Pass in September that gives free admission to the local rec. centres. I'm totally going to be floating like the whale I will resemble.... I love swimming!
I also got a cute shirt and visited Jess... and re-discovered that no maternity store anywhere makes women's pants with a long enough leg for me. Except Tall Girl, and they stock exactly three styles of maternity pants. Not worth the drive.
I'll be sticking to stretchy, cheap wal-mart pants, by the looks of it. Oh well, I'll survive :) and maybe I'll start wearing more skirts..... I'm getting motherly, I might as well get girly.
anyway, long enough post I'd say. I've been feeling more kicks, but nothing really strong or definite, just flutters. It's definitely exciting though. Phil's been reading the baby Dr. Suess every night, and s/he seems to like it, lots of moving while he reads.
It's so exciting :D
Saturday, June 13, 2009
A Kick!
Last night I was reading to the baby from the Lord of the Rings (I know, I'm a nerd) and I was laying on my stomach (I'm still small enough that that's comfy on a soft bed) and the baby kicked me! I assume it was a kick of approval. Who could not love the Lord of the Rings?
I was reading The Walking Song.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
It's my favorite of Tolkien's verses, so far.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to feeling many more, and being sure of them.... because part of me wonders if this was just wishful thinking on my part and I didn't feel anything at all.
Oh well, ultrasound on Tuesday! :D
I was reading The Walking Song.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
It's my favorite of Tolkien's verses, so far.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to feeling many more, and being sure of them.... because part of me wonders if this was just wishful thinking on my part and I didn't feel anything at all.
Oh well, ultrasound on Tuesday! :D
Friday, June 5, 2009
My dream diaper bag
If anyone is thinking of putting in with someone else and getting me a gift, this would be it!!!!
http://www.babyearth.com/baby-sherpa-diaper-backpack.html
official site (ships to Canada) www.babysherpa.com
http://www.babyearth.com/baby-sherpa-diaper-backpack.html
official site (ships to Canada) www.babysherpa.com
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Quick..?.. update
I suppose a really quick update just on pregnancy stuff would be great. I tend to ramble.
My belly has grown quite a bit. I was 17 weeks on Tuesday, you can check out what 17 weeks looks like....... CLICK HERE .........
My next ultrasound is on the 16th of June, so there will be more pictures. I heard the heartbeat again last Thursday, and I could hear thumps on the microphone that were apparently kicks, but I can't feel anything yet. Should be soon though, anywhere between now and 20 weeks.
We're still happy not knowing the sex, sorry for the inconvenience, but we're perfectly fine dressing girls in boyish clothes, we'll just get a big bow for her head :) and we love greens and yellows anyway, and anything with french writing on it is awesome...
We got a diaper genie from my cousin, so that's taken care of, but I've decided I want a nice diaper backpack with a fold-out change pad and all like my mom got... I'll find some examples online. Other than that, second-hand everything is great with me, I love saving money on stuff like strollers, and I already have an infant carseat coming my way from a friend.
well, there's me rambling again. I tried to be short! :S
My belly has grown quite a bit. I was 17 weeks on Tuesday, you can check out what 17 weeks looks like....... CLICK HERE .........
My next ultrasound is on the 16th of June, so there will be more pictures. I heard the heartbeat again last Thursday, and I could hear thumps on the microphone that were apparently kicks, but I can't feel anything yet. Should be soon though, anywhere between now and 20 weeks.
We're still happy not knowing the sex, sorry for the inconvenience, but we're perfectly fine dressing girls in boyish clothes, we'll just get a big bow for her head :) and we love greens and yellows anyway, and anything with french writing on it is awesome...
We got a diaper genie from my cousin, so that's taken care of, but I've decided I want a nice diaper backpack with a fold-out change pad and all like my mom got... I'll find some examples online. Other than that, second-hand everything is great with me, I love saving money on stuff like strollers, and I already have an infant carseat coming my way from a friend.
well, there's me rambling again. I tried to be short! :S
summertime and the weather is *not* fine
Pregnancy hates heat!
I'd love to be a Mayan princess like dad used to call me so I could just loll under shade the whole day with slaves fanning me and feeding me delicious berries and carrying cold water from mountain streams to wash my feet....
Sorry, I escaped to another world for a minute there. :) it was awesome though!
I am enjoying my life right now despite the heat (Take that summer! YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME!) *ahem* sorry again.
I'm acting Editor In Chief at the Cascade Newspaper at UFV, and that's going well, I think? Hopefully someone will tell me if it's not! Either way, I'm enjoying it.
I'm working with three boys, all of whom I really have fun with, and I feel like I've come into my own in dealing with one of them who has always been quite a challenge, despite my raging hormones at the moment.
I feel like I look pregnant! I'm going to have to pose for pictures soon I suppose, so people can see, but either way it's pretty neat to feel less fat and more preggo.
My brother's happy in Africa with smiling children.... I'm looking forward to seeing him all tanned and relaxed when he gets back.
Phil has a job that he really fits, and it's going well.
My yellow roses are beginning to bloom outside the kitchen window, and while it makes me cry because I'm reminded of my dad (making me cry is not hard these days) it brings me so much joy just looking at them, for that exact same reason. If we do end up moving from this place, I'm going to grow myself a cutting of that rose bush and bring it with me, so I have yellow roses wherever I go.
I still can't feel the baby yet, but it's supposed to be any week now (I was 17 weeks this Tuesday) My official due date is November 10, which is my friend's birthday.... it's all good!
Except for the heat.
I'd love to be a Mayan princess like dad used to call me so I could just loll under shade the whole day with slaves fanning me and feeding me delicious berries and carrying cold water from mountain streams to wash my feet....
Sorry, I escaped to another world for a minute there. :) it was awesome though!
I am enjoying my life right now despite the heat (Take that summer! YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME!) *ahem* sorry again.
I'm acting Editor In Chief at the Cascade Newspaper at UFV, and that's going well, I think? Hopefully someone will tell me if it's not! Either way, I'm enjoying it.
I'm working with three boys, all of whom I really have fun with, and I feel like I've come into my own in dealing with one of them who has always been quite a challenge, despite my raging hormones at the moment.
I feel like I look pregnant! I'm going to have to pose for pictures soon I suppose, so people can see, but either way it's pretty neat to feel less fat and more preggo.
My brother's happy in Africa with smiling children.... I'm looking forward to seeing him all tanned and relaxed when he gets back.
Phil has a job that he really fits, and it's going well.
My yellow roses are beginning to bloom outside the kitchen window, and while it makes me cry because I'm reminded of my dad (making me cry is not hard these days) it brings me so much joy just looking at them, for that exact same reason. If we do end up moving from this place, I'm going to grow myself a cutting of that rose bush and bring it with me, so I have yellow roses wherever I go.
I still can't feel the baby yet, but it's supposed to be any week now (I was 17 weeks this Tuesday) My official due date is November 10, which is my friend's birthday.... it's all good!
Except for the heat.
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