The Baby's Nursery

The Nursery

The change table was a steal of a deal from Kijiji, it matches almost perfectly to the rest of the bedroom set. The Glider, a gift from the Kotlars.

My beautiful crib, a gift from my parents. The matching drawer set.

And I love my decal!

Weeks 35, 36 & 38

Week 35

160 lbs

Week 36

160 lbs

Week 38

162 lbs

Just waiting. Getting very uncomfortable.

2nd Annual Backyard Birthday Olympics

Saturday, July 30th

Flip your Lid
Team A: Cris
Team B: Steve
Flip the cup from the edge of the table and land on the neck of a beer bottle.
Winner: Cris





Baby Blockin'
Team A: Stef
Team B: Stacey
Stack 5 wooden blocks on top of a paper plate, on top of your head.
Winner: Stacey

Go the Distance
Team A: Emma
Team B: Kim
Using a tape measure roll a ping pong ball into three shot glasses at different distances.
Winner: Kim


Double Trouble
Team A: Cris
Team B: Steve
Bounce 2 ping pong balls at the same time, in one throw, into 2 pint glasses.
Winner: Steve




















Spudnick
Team A: Stef
Team B: Stacey
Insert 5 bendy straws into a raw potato and balance a mint on the end of each straw
Winner: Stacey










Cantagious
Team A: Emma
Team B: Kim
Start with 3 empty cans in one hand and 3 full cans in the other. Without putting them down, or using your body to steady them, transfer the cans to the opposite hand they started in.
Winner: Emma



Get Forked
Team A: Matt
Team B: Tyler
Roll a quarter toward the tines of a fork, and have it stand between them.
Winner: Tyler
Caddy Stack
Team A: Logan
Team B: Dean
Stack 3 golf balls
Winner: Dean


Ready Spaghetti
Team A: Emma, Stef
Team B: Stacey, Kim
Using raw spaghetti transport three cans by their tabs from one table to another.
Winner: Stacey & Kim









Puddle Jumper
Team A: Matt
Team B: Tyler
Blow a ping pong ball from one glass of water to another glass of water, at three different distances
Winner: Tyler


Team A:
Matt
Cris
Stef
Logan
Emma


WINNERS
Team B:
Steve
Kim
Tyler
Stacey
Dean

31 weeks :: August 10

32 weeks, 0 days
156 lbs

Big week of doctors appointments. It all started on Friday with a regular visit to the Maternity Care Clinic. There we talked about my heart murmur. When I was first diagnosed they advised that I needed medication every time there was a procedure involving blood, eg dental work. They wanted to confirm what, if anything, needed to be done differently with labour and delivery in my case. So I was referred to OB specialist.

Then they measured my belly, as per usual. However, this time I was measuring small, back down to 26 weeks. I'm gaining the proper amount of weight, and all other basic testing shows I'm doing fine, she wanted to send me for an ultrasound to check on baby.

We also talked about a new pain in my pelvis. Apparently, stabbing pain at your pubic bone is normal, it is just the ligaments etc stretching as the hips open up for baby. Great.

Monday: OB specialist. They didn't feel there was anything abnormal about having a heart murmur and seemed confused as to why I'd been referred. But to ensure everyone felt like they were doing their due diligence they referred me for a Echo cardiogram. I have had two in my life, 2000 and 2003.

Tuesday: Ultrasound number four. Baby is doing great. She is measuring well within the normal range on all accounts. We had a student technician and she worked on me for an hour. But we got to see lots of baby. It was neat to watch her and feel her move around at the same time. They took measurements and we watched her doing some practice breathing, and the trainer tech showed us that she could see hair. She also confirmed that it is indeed a girl, even Logan and I could see that it is a girl.

Today, Thursday: Echo cardiogram at 9:15. It went just as expected, nothing exciting. The technician assured me that there was nothing of concern.

Apron Clinic Pregnancy Study. They took all my measurements, analyzed my diet over the past 24 hours and took blood samples. The same as usual. I will get to wear a heart monitor again and give spit samples as they test the affects of stress on mom's during pregnancy and how that later relates to the infant. Pretty cool. The really weird thing is that the next time I am schedule to see them baby will be 12 weeks old. Crazy how time flies.

Now, I am exhausted. This little girl is sucking the life out of me today. I've had a big week. In addition to the above I've had two lunch dates with girl friends and a shopping date with Stef.

Tomorrow off to Regina for a wedding and my first baby shower. Pretty excited!

31 Weeks :: August 6

31 weeks, 3 days
154 lbs

30 Weeks :: July 28

30 weeks 1 day

153 lbs

Starting to see a faint line down the center of my belly below my belly button - not that I can see below my belly button.

Birthday & Anniversary Week

29th Birthday - July 17

The weather was great. Hot and sunny. I wasn't feeling awesome, silly ole pregnancy. I wasn't feeling up to much, so we enjoyed a feast on the deck with the kiddie pool. Charlie loves that silly pool. He chased the little white ball from Bocce all afternoon.

I had a new dress that I had received for my birthday from both moms. It required a quick hem job, so while I was inside the boys hopped in the boat with beers. Almost the same as being out on the water.

Logan had to go to work for a night shift, but the rest of us headed over to Meagan and Jonathan's for a BBQ and a little King Kubb.

Anniversary Dinner

To celebrate our 6th Anniversary, a little early, mom took us out to dinner. Booker's BBQ and Crab Shack. An excellent meal.

6th Anniversary - July 23rd

Logan worked for our Anniversary, hey, someone's got to. But we were going to be together for supper - what to do. We had gone out for dinner on Thursday and are going out again Sunday. I could cook something nice. Logan loves lasagna, but we had that last night in Edmonton, steak but we are going to the Keg, had ribs at Booker's. No inspiration. So I proposed our classic meals; McDonald's or Pizza Hut. All of our early days of celebration were over these inexpensive meals - our comfort food. So we had Pizza Hut and DQ Ice Cream Cake!

29 Weeks :: July 20

29 weeks 0 days

152 lbs

Waist: 36"

Belly: 38.5"

I did not feel good for almost a whole week. July 17, my birthday, I had an upset stomach and a tightness in my midsection. It felt like there was a large elastic band just under my ribs. I continued to feel unwell through Friday. I had a doctor's appointment in that time, and felt terrible while sitting in the office. She sent me for more blood work, just to check things out. But she figured that the tightness was Braxton Hicks. We are getting close, practice contractions. We went out for our anniversary on Thursday night and I felt tight in my middle again.

Also, the heartburn continues!!

27 Weeks :: July 11

27 Weeks 5 Days

150 lbs

Waist: 36 1/2"

Belly : 38 1/2"

I have certainly seen a jump in belly size these past two weeks. I missed taking measurements in week 26, but from week 25 I'm up 2 1/2" in the waist and 2" at the belly button.

And she is certainly making her presence known. Our week in Regina she was pretty low key, just wiggling about. But since we have been home - wow - huge movements and big kicks.

I have nearly completed my registry today. A few more items I know need to get on there, but I haven't decided on them yet. Next task is to figure out what we are going to do with the baby's room. I need to find inspiration. Maybe a trip to Fabricland... I'm sure Logan will be impressed.

25 Weeks :: June 24

25 weeks 2 Days

145 lbs

At this point Matt had been out of the hospital for a couple of days. Things were beginning to return to normal, going out on the boat, sitting out on the deck, regular summer activities.

24 Weeks :: June 15

24 Weeks 0 Days

142 lbs

This photo is taken 4 days after Matt's accident (June 11). At this point he was in ICU and making good progress.

21 Weeks :: May 27

21 Weeks 2 Days

137 lbs