8 Weeks!

Today I took a photo of my ever growing "PAUNCH" - not yet resembling a baby belly. I am 8 weeks today. I can barely wear my regular jeans comfortably.
Shhhhh - don't tell, but I am taking Paige to the dayhome, then going for a massage!!! I am sure to enjoy my day today! Then tonight it's off to the movies with a group of fantastic people to see "Knocked Up". How appropriate!

So far no naps in my car at lunchtime at work. I am doing great!

Paige was up soo early this morning, I am praying for later than 5 am tomorrow morning.

We are watching House - Season 1. We are on Episode 6...and looks like we'll be watching it all week/weekend! I love House. I am happy Paige decided to buy Season 1 and Season 2 for Darren for his birthday!!

OHHH and Darren cut our front lawn tonight with his new mower. It's looks great!

I have been staying up WAY too late these past few days. I feel like I have a hang over, and I haven't even been drinking! On the other hand, I have been having an unsually large amount of fun. In combination with working lots of night shifts, and being pregnant, and am feeling VERY exhausted. My poor Paige is the one suffering. She has been watching an abnormally large amount of Dora DVD's. Hopefully we'll escape very soon camping - away from the electricity, and television....and lots of fresh air.

Here is my gorgeous baby this week playing toys. She loves her little brother and sister dolls from Dora. We rented her a Dora movie from the library "Superbabies" and now she's convinced her dolls have superpowers and should fly everywhere!

On my pregnancy note - the cramping and spotting has mostly subsided, and I am optimistic. However I am going for an other ultrasound late this week just to make sure. I'll keep you posted.

Today at work I at my lunch on my way to my car......and then slept! How terrible is that? I got a solid 50 minute sleep in my front seat! It was awesome!

I snuck after work to buy Darren's Birthday/Anniversay/Father's Day present. Don't tell him, but he's getting a new lawn mower from Lee Valley Tools. I researched around, and I think he'll really like this one. Now to find enough wrapping paper to wrap this sucker and leave it for him to find on his birthday. I am just lucky it fit in my trunk!

Supper was a snap because I put a roast in the slow cooker this morning, so all I had to do was make rice and peas to go with it. I put the second half of the roast - all cut up after we finished eating back in the slow cooker and turned the "jus" in to a gravy, and tomorrow we eat Sloppy Joes/Hot Roast Beef on a bun.

OH - and here is a side note. I am soo happy to have found one of my long lost childhood friend's Kate. I have been searching for her ever since "The Internet" was invented! I can't believe how different we are! The only thing we have in common is our past, and we have daughters one month in age difference. She has a 5 month old boy now, and is a single parent. I can't wait to meet up with her and catch up. I have sooo many fun memories of her and my childhood. (Well....Grades 3 to 5!!!)

I am still feeling crummy - crampy and spotting. I have doctor's appointment again Friday to check up. She said if I am still spotting she'll send me for an other ultrasound.

I am sooo tired. At work today all I wanted to do was find a quiet room, and go to sleep. I managed to crawl home on the Whitemud, then stop at Sobeys for some groceries. I decided I was not going to cook supper tonight - so I picked up a rotissery chicken and some salads. After we ate supper outside in the sunshine, we gulped down lots of juicy watermelon in the sunshine. Paige and I went for a walk around the neighborhood, while Darren started assembling my swing. Pictures to follow.... The swing is my Mother's Day, Birthday, Anniversary present. I really got ripped off having those all in a two week span!! I can't wait for it to be set up.

Paige and I are now watching "Happy Feet". We'll snuggle and then I think it's early bedtime for everyone tonight!!

I still feel like I am getting the crap kicked out of me. Baby - 8, Me - 2. K.O.

It was a nice day - took PJ to Millenium place to meet with some extended family and play in the play area. We had chinese buffet for lunch, then came home to nap for 3 1/2 hrs. We met some dear freinds for supper at B.P's, then has a nice visit and walk with them.

I am off to bed. Have to work tomorrow - blech.

6 Weeks (Thursday May 17, 2008)

Here is me at 6 weeks pregnant. I swear I am getting bigger already - but most of it is fat and bloating. I wanted to start doing weekly photos....so on Thursday of every week, I'll put the same clothes on and take photos.

Sorry for the crappy quality - it's the best I could get with the little patience I had at the moment! ROFL.

Boy, are you getting tired of me complaining yet?? Sorry - this is one of my only outlets. Today I am feeling just as crampy, and have the same discharge. I feel comforted by the fact that the ultrasound was good yesterday, but I am still very cautious.

I have a feeling this pregnancy is going to be a difficult one, and this child is going to cause me MANY grey hairs. I am just praying for the baby to stay put, and hoping with everything that this will not be a miscarriage.

This morning I got up at 5:30am to go to work, and my cramping was a little bit stronger. By 9-10am I was really worried. I noticed more discharge - darker brown tinged mucous. This time I decided to get it checked. I went to our ER and got registered. The doctor was SOO great. He ordered lab work, and an U/S - STAT. I got both done within an hour. The ultrasound was awesome. The baby is perfect size, in perfect location, and the heartbeat was at 105. He dated me at 6 weeks and 1 day - only one day off my LMP dating. I am soooo relieved. The doctor doesn't know why I am spotting - possible second fetus that has aborted, or just late blood from implatation. In any case the baby that is in there is healthy for now. The doctor ordered me to go home and put my feet up! Do nothing for at least 24 hrs. NO heavy lifting - even to walk slow. So that is where I am at. Please friends - pray for sticky baby vibes for me. Thanks.

I am feeling much better today, and really a lot more optimistic over the health of the baby. Looks like things are fine now. I am still cautious, and am trying to take it easy - but work is really getting in the way of that. At least I don't have a chance to think about it at work - because I am sooo busy!

What will be, will be. Worrying cannot change things. I am just going to let nature take it's course.

So, I am not feeling too great. I have been crampy for the last couple of weeks, and today I started having some odd discharge. I'll spare you the details - but I could be having a miscarriage. The chances are the baby's fine. But I just wanted to get it off my chest.

If you try calling, don't be offended I won't answer. I know you love me, but I just don't feel like talking about it right now.

I promise to keep you posted.

It is a tough week for me, I am working 6 shifts in a row - a total of 64 hours From Sunday night to Saturday night. ARGH. I am so tired. I am half way through. At least the night shifts are done until next week.

Happy Mother's Day

I've had a relatively nice mother's day so far, except for the fact that I have to go to work tonight for for a 12 hr shift, so I've been sleeping all afternoon.

This morning was nice, Paige and I woke up and made Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese icing and got all the stuff for brunch ready. We washed blackberries, washed and cut strawberries, made whiped cream, made an egg fritata, cooked sausages and made waffles! It was so much fun doing those things with my girl. She was so helpful in dumping ingredients in the mixer and helping me platter things. She is finally at the age where she can help, it was wonderful.

Mom, Brian, James, and Sara all came over and we had a delicious brunch. After we all stuffed our faces, we vegitated on the couches for a bit. Then Paige, Mom and I headed outside to soak up some sunshine! What a gorgeous morning. I had to wear sunglasses and a hat the weather was so lovely.

Everyone left by 1pm, and then PJ and I went off to bed. Her for her nap, and me to sleep for my night shift. Darren got home from ball around 2:30pm, then whisked her away the moment she woke up so as to not wake me. They are currently out at his mother's acreage for some Mother's Day visit.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday. I started celebrating the day by getting my eyebrows waxed! I met my dear friend L.S. and her adorable son T. at a salon. We each took our turn getting our eyebrows waxed. I feel so much better. I always feel "grubby" somehow when my eyebrows are scruffy and untidy. We ventured over to WEM and did some shopping. What a great way to spend my birthday!!! I managed to buy mom a mother's day present, so I am all set.

We swung by and picked up K.W. and her handsome man "Mister E. a.k.a Mystery" and brought them out to our place for the night's part-ay!!

We had a bunch of friends over for my b-day, and it was a fun time. Thank you so much to those who came to celebrate with me, and to those who brought me gifts - you totally shouldn't have. Thank You!

Here is my big 30 cake!!

Okay, so now the news is out on my pregnancy, I can go and type all the things I have been saving for a couple of weeks.

April 24, 2007 - We got home in the wee hours of the morning today from Cuba, and it was the BEST vacation I have ever been on. Darren and I had the most romantic time, and I am positive we've conceived our second child. I was just tooo excited to find out if I was pregnant so I did my first home pregnancy test today. It was negative. I am sure it's just too early. Will try again later.

April 26, 2007 - Well since I am totally impatient I did an other test today - Negative. :-(

April 28, 2007 - Today is Paige's 2nd Birthday Party. I am sure I'm pregnant. It's all I can think about. I am obsessed. I want to just relax and know that what I feel is right. I'll be so dissapointed if I am not pregnant this time, but at the same time I feel selfish that we could have the ability to conceive just like that in one month of trying. There are such wonderful women out there trying, and they go through these trial every month, I am so sad for them. Okay tested again - Negative. WTF??!!

April 30, 2007 - Aunt Flo was due today, and she has not arrived. I am sure I'm pregnant. I'll wait a day or so and test again. I have to be pregnant. I am craving pepperoni and beef - salty snacks! Unless that is just period cravings...

May 1, 2007 - 4th test is negative. I am getting impatient. I either want to get my period so I just will know that it didn't work. I am so dissapointed. I so badly wanted to get pregnant in Cuba.

Thursday May 3, 2007 - First thing this morning I woke up and tested - IT WAS POSITIVE!!!!! Yeah, my dreams have come true. According to the due date calculator online I am due January 10th, 2008

This is a picture of the test. It's just a lab stick that I got off ebay - so much cheaper than paying for all the fancy packaging. Darren was not home - but Paige was. I tried to explain to her that Mommy was going to have a baby, and that it was growing in my tummy - then she just tried to look in my shirt - looking for a baby. He He He, she'll understand later I'm sure when she can see my tummy growing more. When Darren got home I told him "Oh Honey....Operation Cuba was a success!!". He got the biggest smile on his face and then gave me a great big hug. :-)

April

April has been a very busy month for us. I have been pretty occupied - so I'll give you a run down now.

Early April - we were all sick - sinus, chest - took a couple of weeks to get over it. Between being sick and working, we did not have any time for anything fun it seamed!

Mid April - I went off for a scrapbook retreat without Darren or Paige. It was for two nights, and it was amazing. I got to go on a mini-road trip with my very good friend L.S. - we piled my little car full to the brim with scrapbooking gear, lots of munchies, and plenty of liquor! We got to stay in a cute cabin on Pigeon Lake. I got so much done, and I wished that I could have stayed longer.

April 16th - Darren and I left our little girl with my mom and we flew off to Cuba! It was the most amazing trip I have ever been on. Not only was it economical - but we had such a great time. Basically the trip was full of R and R!! Rest and Relaxation - by the crystal clear waters of the ocean, by one of two swimming pools, or in our ever so comfortable twin beds pushed together! ROFL

Awwww...it was so majical. Darren has some spectacular romance - and totally crucial bonding time. It was the first time we've gone on a REAL vacation alone in a long time. Actually - it may have been the first time now that I think of it. Hummmm. We have hundreds of great photos, so if you'd like to hear all about it sometime, I'd love to sit down and share with you.

We got home on the 23rd, well actually in the wee hours of the 24th. We barely slept because we were both so excited to see our little girl.

My mom dropped her off at 9am, and we both ran to the door. It was very endearing because when PJ saw Darren she yelled "DADDY!!" and he broke down. It is a rare occasion to see him cry. But he lost it. Very touching.

For the rest of the week, we broke our bodies physically to build a stone walkway in our front yard. We have soo much to do this year as far as landscaping.

End of April - our little girl turned two! We had a big party here at our house. I realized a couple of things this day. 1, we need a bigger house, or next time we'll rent a hall!! 2, we are soo blessed to have so many people that care for us and our little angel.

I truly feel blessed. I am such a lucky woman. I REALLY am.