It's been a pretty eventful last week and I'm bound to forget to mention a few things but I will try my best. My brain doesn't work very well these days. I'm not sure if it's because of baby or if it's because I haven't been doing much to stimulate it lately. I like to blame Baby J because it seems easiest and then I can assume it will go back to normal once Baby is born but I think I'm horribly mistaken on that front. I've heard many women say that they gave birth to their brains on the day their children were born. I'm afraid that I've already felt the effects of "baby brain" and will never get back to normal. I find that I start sentences but have a hard time finishing the thought, usually ending up just staring blankly at Tyler in hopes that he somehow knows what I'm trying to say. That never works because he then makes fun of me.
Any way, where do I even begin with this post? It's tough to summarize an entire week when I'm so used to just doing single days.
Last Saturday, Jan. 7th, Tyler and I made our way down to his aunt and uncle's house to babysit his cousins. I wasn't too sure what to expect because I haven't babysat in about 6 years and I know Tyler has never taken care of children before. We were both amateurs going into the day but we came out of it almost pros. It was a really fun and exhausting day. We built a really cool fort, ate some good food, and drank a lot of milk. We played outside and had a lot of fun.
On the Sunday, we went to church and saw a bunch of people we hadn't seen in a long time. It is always good to get home again.
On Monday and Tuesday, we just relaxed and did our own thing. We played Wii, I cross stitched, and Tyler started a new course for school. He's only taking one course this time so it's a lot less stressful for him.
On Wednesday, we headed up to Edmonton for another doctor's appointment. It was a quick appointment and Baby J is still doing really awesome. As the doctor was measuring me, she wasn't 100% sure if Baby J was still head down so she went out and got a little ultrasound machine. It was a very quick little check, only about 10 seconds but we got to see our little baby again, still head down. It was just a little bum she was feeling.
On Thursday and Friday, we relaxed at my parents house. I got my haircut nice and sort of short. It may have been a bit of a mistake to get it cut but I just wanted a change. It's been over a year since I've had a haircut so it feels really nice to have a change. But I can no longer put it back in a pony tail and with a new baby on it's way, I may have made a big mistake but I just don't care (right now).
Friday, we had a pretty exciting day to look forward to. We were going to the Oiler's game where we had super awesome seats. But first, since we didn't have to pay for the seats, we went out for dinner to have a date night. We went to a downtown Kelsey's around 4 thinking that it would take a long time to get a table and get our food but we were the only one's in the restaurant. We ended up spending about half an hour in a Shopper's just to waste time before we headed to Rexall. Once we got to Rexall, found a parking space, we headed down to the under level where the Oiler's come out of their dressing room. We waited for them to come out and that was really fun. Tyler has a video of it so he will try to share that with everyone. But that is where the excitement ended. The Oiler's didn't play well at all and it ended up being one of those games where you just want to go home. The only good thing about the Oiler's stinking the place out, is that everyone left early. When we left, there was no one left in the parking lot so it only took us about 15 minutes to get home from when the game ended. I think that is a record.
Today, was a really exciting day for us. We headed to Camrose where Tyler had found a vehicle that we were going to try to buy. We got there, took it for a test drive and sat down to negotiate. The funny thing was that the salesman went to the back to try to get us a good deal before we even said what we wanted to start negotiating at. He came back with a number that was exactly where we were aiming for so we signed on the dotted line and now are the proud new owners of a 2007 Equinox. We are so excited about our new vehicle. We no longer have to deal with searching for a vehicle that will be good for Baby J and we don't have to deal with jerk salesman.
We headed back down to Ponoka to get Tyler's car fixed and to celebrate his Grandma's birthday. We are now sitting at home, getting ready for bed. I'm really looking forward to sleeping tonight.
That's our last week in a nut shell. Baby J isn't here yet and now that's all we are waiting for. I can't wait to hold little baby in my arms!!
Sonja
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Jan. 5th, 2012
How can it already be 5 days into the new year? It's pretty crazy. Maybe it seems so crazy because of what is bound to happen by the end of this month. It's still a little hard to believe that Baby J could enter the world any day now, but is more likely to come at the end of January. And now that the Christmas and New Years rush is over, Tyler and I are just waiting. I'm thinking time might start to slow down now and that's going to be painful. I'm starting to understand why the last month of pregnancy is always complained about - it's starting to be more of what I've been expecting, more pains, aches and waddling. Yeah, I've got the waddle going on now and for the most part I can control it, but there are times I catch myself swaying more then usual. Like when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I'm so stiff that it takes all my strength to get there and I waddle like a duck the whole way. If I keep myself moving, I'm fine.
Tyler and I have been taking it easy the last few days. Since New Years Day, not too much has happened. We have spent a few days in Ponoka at Tyler's parents house. We have organized all our things so it doesn't look like a bomb went off in our room. That's one of the bad things about not really having a permanent place to stay - we don't have dressers or closet space for all our stuff so our things end up in piles. It started to drive Tyler crazy so he spent a few hours the last few days organizing clothes into rubbermaids. It feels a little more like we have our own space and that's a nice feeling.
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday at 9:30 in the morning so we went up to Sherwood Park the night before so we could kind of sleep in. I also really wanted to see Kitten again. I don't like not being with her because that's just what I'm used to, and I just love her so much. I like to think that she missed me too but I'm not sure cats are capable of having feelings like that. Don't burst my bubble if you know the answer to that.
So, we woke up yesterday, showered and got ready for the day. It was going to be a busy day, one that Tyler was already telling me that I had to keep my strength up because he didn't want me to be exhausted before we were done all our errands. So, we drove to the appointment to find that there was no free parking close to the building. The last time I had to go to that building, I was able to just park out front for free but I guess not much is free these days. We ended up parking in a mall parking lot and walking 5 minutes. We were half an hour early for the appointment but it didn't take long before we made our way into an exam room. This was the first time I was meeting the doctor who might deliver Baby J but I knew from Amy's experience that she was a really nice doctor. She came in and we talked for a bit about baby things. I find her very relaxed and that makes me a bit more relaxed about the whole giving birth thing. She measured me and I am as big as I should be for 35/36 weeks along. And then we got to hear the little heartbeat. It's always the best part of the appointment, even though it never lasts as long as I want it too. I could listen all day to Baby J's heart. She didn't give me a beats per minute but it sounded strong. We now have appointments every week to check progress until baby is born.
After the appointment, we walked back to the car and went to check out the pet store we parked in front of. There were some chinchillas to look at but they were mostly sleeping. We found some cat scratching posts that Kitten would love to play on if we could afford them. And then we started our marathon run of errands. We have been compiling a list of things we would like over the past few months and it was finally time to try to cross some of those things off. We headed to South Gate mall and walked around for a while. I bought a few new shirts which was a bit of an ego boaster for me because they aren't maternity shirts and they still fit. I've been wearing some of Tyler's shirts because I only have 3 maternity shirts and Tyler's are long enough to cover the belly. I guess I'm just lucky that the 80's are kind of coming back in style, with those over sized off the shoulder shirts.
We ate some lunch and headed out to South Edmonton Common to look for pants for Tyler, shoes and ways to spend a gift card we received from a friend. It was a tiring day for us. Just getting in and out of the car was tough on me and I was excited to be done shopping at the end of it all.
We headed back down to Ponoka and enjoyed the afternoon and evening together. I knew it would be early to bed because I was falling asleep on the couch at 7 while cross stitching. Sleep came quickly once we got to bed and I only woke up once to waddle my way to the bathroom. I hate waking up in the middle of the night because I'm always so sore that it takes about 5 minutes to actually get out of bed and then the slow walk to the bathroom takes another 2 minutes. It's more of a pain in the butt then a relief.
Today we installed the car seat into the car. And now we have further proof that we do need a bigger vehicle. For one, Tyler said that the cat isn't coming back out with us is we have to drive the Pontiac back to Bella Bella so that convinced me. But also because there is hardly any room for anything we might have to bring back out there. We have been looking for a while now and can't seem to find a vehicle we can actually afford. The dealerships always want just a little too much then we want to spend so for now, we will have to deal with a 2 door car.
Not too much is on the menu for us today. I plan on cross stitching while I watch the World Junior medal games. Maybe I'll play some Wii, although it keeps telling me that I'm obese and I don't really like that so I might stay away from it. I'm just pregnant, you stupid game system! You don't need to crush my self esteem like that :)
I'm trying to move more and more instead of just sitting all the time, so I might also play on the old exercise bike at some point today. Other then that, our day will be low key.
Sonja
Tyler and I have been taking it easy the last few days. Since New Years Day, not too much has happened. We have spent a few days in Ponoka at Tyler's parents house. We have organized all our things so it doesn't look like a bomb went off in our room. That's one of the bad things about not really having a permanent place to stay - we don't have dressers or closet space for all our stuff so our things end up in piles. It started to drive Tyler crazy so he spent a few hours the last few days organizing clothes into rubbermaids. It feels a little more like we have our own space and that's a nice feeling.
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday at 9:30 in the morning so we went up to Sherwood Park the night before so we could kind of sleep in. I also really wanted to see Kitten again. I don't like not being with her because that's just what I'm used to, and I just love her so much. I like to think that she missed me too but I'm not sure cats are capable of having feelings like that. Don't burst my bubble if you know the answer to that.
So, we woke up yesterday, showered and got ready for the day. It was going to be a busy day, one that Tyler was already telling me that I had to keep my strength up because he didn't want me to be exhausted before we were done all our errands. So, we drove to the appointment to find that there was no free parking close to the building. The last time I had to go to that building, I was able to just park out front for free but I guess not much is free these days. We ended up parking in a mall parking lot and walking 5 minutes. We were half an hour early for the appointment but it didn't take long before we made our way into an exam room. This was the first time I was meeting the doctor who might deliver Baby J but I knew from Amy's experience that she was a really nice doctor. She came in and we talked for a bit about baby things. I find her very relaxed and that makes me a bit more relaxed about the whole giving birth thing. She measured me and I am as big as I should be for 35/36 weeks along. And then we got to hear the little heartbeat. It's always the best part of the appointment, even though it never lasts as long as I want it too. I could listen all day to Baby J's heart. She didn't give me a beats per minute but it sounded strong. We now have appointments every week to check progress until baby is born.
After the appointment, we walked back to the car and went to check out the pet store we parked in front of. There were some chinchillas to look at but they were mostly sleeping. We found some cat scratching posts that Kitten would love to play on if we could afford them. And then we started our marathon run of errands. We have been compiling a list of things we would like over the past few months and it was finally time to try to cross some of those things off. We headed to South Gate mall and walked around for a while. I bought a few new shirts which was a bit of an ego boaster for me because they aren't maternity shirts and they still fit. I've been wearing some of Tyler's shirts because I only have 3 maternity shirts and Tyler's are long enough to cover the belly. I guess I'm just lucky that the 80's are kind of coming back in style, with those over sized off the shoulder shirts.
We ate some lunch and headed out to South Edmonton Common to look for pants for Tyler, shoes and ways to spend a gift card we received from a friend. It was a tiring day for us. Just getting in and out of the car was tough on me and I was excited to be done shopping at the end of it all.
We headed back down to Ponoka and enjoyed the afternoon and evening together. I knew it would be early to bed because I was falling asleep on the couch at 7 while cross stitching. Sleep came quickly once we got to bed and I only woke up once to waddle my way to the bathroom. I hate waking up in the middle of the night because I'm always so sore that it takes about 5 minutes to actually get out of bed and then the slow walk to the bathroom takes another 2 minutes. It's more of a pain in the butt then a relief.
Today we installed the car seat into the car. And now we have further proof that we do need a bigger vehicle. For one, Tyler said that the cat isn't coming back out with us is we have to drive the Pontiac back to Bella Bella so that convinced me. But also because there is hardly any room for anything we might have to bring back out there. We have been looking for a while now and can't seem to find a vehicle we can actually afford. The dealerships always want just a little too much then we want to spend so for now, we will have to deal with a 2 door car.
Not too much is on the menu for us today. I plan on cross stitching while I watch the World Junior medal games. Maybe I'll play some Wii, although it keeps telling me that I'm obese and I don't really like that so I might stay away from it. I'm just pregnant, you stupid game system! You don't need to crush my self esteem like that :)
I'm trying to move more and more instead of just sitting all the time, so I might also play on the old exercise bike at some point today. Other then that, our day will be low key.
Sonja
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Jan 1, 2012
It's tough to believe that it's a new year already. Where on earth did last year go? I'm thinking that it seemed to go quickly because nothing too thrilling happened. In 2010, Tyler and I got married and we moved to a new and exciting island. 2011 was spent mostly in the rain and jobless for me. Now, I know we found out we are expecting, which is super exciting, but it's not as exciting as actually having the baby. And that is why 2012 is going to be a crazy year. Just thinking about it makes me so excited. We are having a baby sometime in the next month or so and Tyler is finishing up his schooling and we don't know where that will take us. It's just so much fun to think about all the neat things that this year will bring.
I'm not even sure what else to talk about in this blog post. It's been about a week and a half since we returned home and it feels great to be with family and friends again. Christmas was a crazy crazy time. After driving for 2 days straight, we had 4 Christmas gatherings with huge amounts of people. I knew we would be super tired by the end of all the festivities so we scheduled in a day of doing nothing. The 27th of December was spent lazing around, sleeping when we needed to and just doing nothing. It felt pretty great.
Tyler, my dad and I went to a World Junior game on the 30th and that was lots of fun too. We went early to see what the Fan Zone had to offer. There were games and the Hockey Hall of Fame had some items out. Tyler put on some goalie equipment while a person shot soft pucks at him through a machine. That was fun to watch. Tyler did pretty good considering he has zero experience in net. The actual game was mostly fun. The first 2 periods were kind of boring as it was tired 2 - 2 and both teams weren't playing very well. And then the last period happened and it was fun to watch the goalie from the Czech Republic celebrate. You could just tell they were having fun and it was great to watch it.
New Years Eve was kind of a low key day for us. We spent the afternoon with some friends who just had a baby and then went to another friends house for the evening. We played a domino game with trains and then some Uno. It was very low key because there were only 6 of us there and it didn't get too crazy at all. We went outside for one firework at about 11:45 pm which lasted about a minute. It was a really good firework but it wasn't too spectacular at all. We headed inside to find a count down on tv. We enjoyed each other's company and then Tyler and I headed back home.
Today, we headed over to Tyler's uncle's home for a day of games and good food. We played Uno again, and a really fun game called Pit.
And now we are home again, trying to figure out how to spend our evening. I'm getting pretty tired but it's only 6:30 so I wont be going to bed soon.
I think one of the best things about being home for so long is that we don't have to worry about seeing everyone all in a 2 week span. There is no rush to cram all our friends in the few days we have alloted and that is just nice and relaxing. This is more of a vacation for us. Every time we come home, our "vacation" is spent driving back and forth making sure to split our time evenly so we can have fun with every one but this feels so good, to just relax and enjoy our time. It makes me excited for when we are home again for Tyler's practicum.
I'm not sure when the next blog will be posted or if anyone is even looking out for our blogs any more, but I will post again. I guess it depends on what the day holds and how much time I have to write.
Baby J is kicking up a storm right now. It's hard to believe that it will only grow bigger and bigger because I feel pretty big right now and there is still a few more weeks left. I can't wait to hold this little person in my arms and find out who has been kicking me so much.
Sonja
I'm not even sure what else to talk about in this blog post. It's been about a week and a half since we returned home and it feels great to be with family and friends again. Christmas was a crazy crazy time. After driving for 2 days straight, we had 4 Christmas gatherings with huge amounts of people. I knew we would be super tired by the end of all the festivities so we scheduled in a day of doing nothing. The 27th of December was spent lazing around, sleeping when we needed to and just doing nothing. It felt pretty great.
Tyler, my dad and I went to a World Junior game on the 30th and that was lots of fun too. We went early to see what the Fan Zone had to offer. There were games and the Hockey Hall of Fame had some items out. Tyler put on some goalie equipment while a person shot soft pucks at him through a machine. That was fun to watch. Tyler did pretty good considering he has zero experience in net. The actual game was mostly fun. The first 2 periods were kind of boring as it was tired 2 - 2 and both teams weren't playing very well. And then the last period happened and it was fun to watch the goalie from the Czech Republic celebrate. You could just tell they were having fun and it was great to watch it.
New Years Eve was kind of a low key day for us. We spent the afternoon with some friends who just had a baby and then went to another friends house for the evening. We played a domino game with trains and then some Uno. It was very low key because there were only 6 of us there and it didn't get too crazy at all. We went outside for one firework at about 11:45 pm which lasted about a minute. It was a really good firework but it wasn't too spectacular at all. We headed inside to find a count down on tv. We enjoyed each other's company and then Tyler and I headed back home.
Today, we headed over to Tyler's uncle's home for a day of games and good food. We played Uno again, and a really fun game called Pit.
And now we are home again, trying to figure out how to spend our evening. I'm getting pretty tired but it's only 6:30 so I wont be going to bed soon.
I think one of the best things about being home for so long is that we don't have to worry about seeing everyone all in a 2 week span. There is no rush to cram all our friends in the few days we have alloted and that is just nice and relaxing. This is more of a vacation for us. Every time we come home, our "vacation" is spent driving back and forth making sure to split our time evenly so we can have fun with every one but this feels so good, to just relax and enjoy our time. It makes me excited for when we are home again for Tyler's practicum.
I'm not sure when the next blog will be posted or if anyone is even looking out for our blogs any more, but I will post again. I guess it depends on what the day holds and how much time I have to write.
Baby J is kicking up a storm right now. It's hard to believe that it will only grow bigger and bigger because I feel pretty big right now and there is still a few more weeks left. I can't wait to hold this little person in my arms and find out who has been kicking me so much.
Sonja
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