It's A Budds Life

In a funk....

2012-02-06T22:38:00.000-08:00

For the past couple of days I feel like I've been in a funk, I am not sure how else to describe it. I just feel not like myself, sorta like I am in a fog or just going through the motions. It's very frustrating, I mean I know that I am in this funk so why can't I get myself out of it? So now I am trying to think of ways to get out of it. Any ideas would be great, I just need to start feeling like poop. Post more later, my funk is even keeping me from blogging more.

Shannon

Snow Days

2012-01-16T12:35:00.000-08:00

I know that I broke my resolution but I'm okay with it as long as I keep typing away, and now that I have a new laptop I have no excuse.

It seems like a little late in the season, but we finally have some snow and Clayton is in love. I love seeing his eyes light up at the sight of the snow, and the sight of the snow falling. The other night he woke up around midnight and demanded that he be allowed to go play in the snow. Even though his request was denied he enjoyed himself later in the day.
I am dreading the snow that is falling right now, because I have to work until midnight and I hate driving in the snow. I am thinking about making Jeff drive me, but that would mean making Clayton get up at midnight to drive me home. I'm just now sure what we'll do.

I am off to go play in the snow before I have to go to work.

Shannon

The Little Things

2012-01-06T19:15:00.001-08:00

I am so lucky to be blessed with both great parents and in-laws. They love my family, but most importantly they think the world of Clayton. Or maybe it's that Clayton thinks the world of them.

Like today we had to come to my parents house because for two days now Clayton has been yelling Gamnas house!! It makes me so happy that he wants to spend time with them.

It's just the little things that make the difference.

Clayton and Gamma (my mom)

I love being a mom!

2012-01-04T21:42:00.001-08:00

Yesterday, Clayton really discovered Lego. My parents got him some for Christmas, and yesterday we spent hours building towers for him to knock down. It was a blast, and it had me in stitches. Here is the picture of one of hour towers he insisted I take one.

Shannon

My Resolutions

2012-01-03T20:01:00.000-08:00

I have two main resolutions this year, with one being more simple than the other. One is weight loss which I'll be chronicle on my other blog I Just Might Be Fat, so I won't bore you with that on here. The other one is to go to bed every night with a clean and empty kitchen sink. I got the idea from a newspaper article in a local news paper and I thought that it sounded pretty good. It's simple and hopefully do able and with a busy schedule it only take a couple of minutes to empty the sink.

I am not sure if Jeff has any resolutions or at least ones that he wants to admit. Clayton of course is too young for any, so it's just me.

That's all I can think of at the moment. Talk more later.

Shannon

Welcome 2012

2012-01-02T14:57:00.000-08:00

I am so excited for 2012 and the fresh start that it brings. I am also content to say goodbye to 2011, and the heartbreak that it brought with it. Nothing to new to report on the home front.

Clayton is 2.5 and amazes me every single day, from the things he does to the things he says; there are just days I stare at him wondering how he came from me. He is the cheekiest thing that I have ever met, a great example is when I told him that Santa said he was being naughty. He looked at me point blank and said "No Momma, Santa say Ho Ho Ho", needles to say I dissolved in a fit of laughter, and he got away with being naughty.
We are trying to potty train but the little mister has other things in mind I think.

No other big news. Jeff and myself are doing good. Plugging away at jobs and such. Jeff is thinking about going back to school this year, we are just trying to see if we would be able to swing him going to school with no paycheck. We shall see.

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful 2012 so fat.

Shannon

A New Years Resolution

2012-01-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

My resolution for this year is pretty simple. Post everyday, that and to have a clean sink every night before I go to bed. But I'll make a longer post when I wake up from all the celebrations.

Happy New Year.

Shannon

New Blog

2011-10-20T23:12:00.001-07:00

I've started a blog to track my journey through some hopefully weight loss. If anyone wants to read it, it's a www.ijustmightbefat.blogspot.com

Healthy Food

2011-10-19T23:48:00.001-07:00

So part of me getting healthy is to try new recipes; healthy recipes. So today I made a new healthy recipe, so I thought that I would review it here. So here is my first recipe review.

Knorr Lemon Chicken & Broccoli Saute

Difficulty: Fairly Easy :):

Taste: Very Yummy :)

Prep: Easy :)

Time: About 30 min from start to finish.

My Comments:

Overall, I was really happy with this recipe. When I first started it seemed like a lot of chicken to me, but it really wasn't. I am not sure if the recipe and me have different ideas on the size of broccoli florets, but there wasn't enough broccoli for me, so I added more. I found that I needed to cook the chicken a longer than the 6 minutes, but I could have also not had it as hot as they thought. The Knorr chicken stalk pots rocked, I loved them and I would use them again for sure.

Everyone really liked this recipe. C wasn't a fan of the broccoli, but he's 2 and he doesn't like broccoli to begin with. But both J and I have said that we'd cook this again for sure.

My only complaint is that it didn't give a serving size, just that it served 6.

Recipe:

1 1/2 lbs (750g) boneless chicken breast cut into bite-sized peices

2 Tbsp (30mL) All purpose flour

3 garlic cloves finely chopped

2 Tbsp (30mL) butter

4 Cups Broccoli florets (I used 6 cups)

1 cup (250mL) hot water

1 pot Knorr Homestyle Stock Chicken

2 Tbso (30mL) Lemon juice

1) Toss chicken, flour, and garlic in medium bowl; set aside.

2) Melt butter in 12-inch non-stick skillet, (I used a wok) over medium-high heat and cook chicken, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes (it was more like 11 minutes for me) or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken from skillet.

3)Stir broccoli into same skillet and cook 1 minute. (Not really sure why) Stir in hot water and chicken stock pot until melted. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 minutes or until crisp and tender. Return chicken to skillet and heat thoroughly. Remove skillet from heat, then stir in lemon juice.

Per Serving (Not sure what a serving size is for this though):

190 calories, 6g total fat; (1g saturated fat, 0g trans fat), 65mg cholesterol, 250mg sodium, 6g carbohydrates, 2g fibre, 0g sugars, 28g protein.

Hope that you enjoy would love to hear how others liked it.

Big things are coming.

2011-06-28T22:14:00.001-07:00

A lot of change is going on in the Budd household. I'd say more, but it's past my new 10pm bedtime.

S

For Me Thursdays

2011-06-16T19:40:00.000-07:00

I have decided that once a week (Thursday's) as long as I am not working I am going to do something for me. So that no matter what is going on in my sometimes crazy life, I remember to take care of myself. To kick things off (no pun intended) I am going to paint my toes. The colour I am choosing is totally not something I would normally go for, but I am trying to go outside the box. Normally I would choose a burgundy or another dark colour, but today I bought my self Nicole by O.P.I the colour is you're and angel and it's pink.

Maybe I'll try a red next time. Though I doubt it.

Clayton

2011-05-25T00:27:00.000-07:00

He is the very love of my life. He learns new things everyday, and always seems to find a way to make me laugh and smile. Today it was smacking me on the butt, and then yelling bum and clapping. How can that not make you laugh; or how after he does a task he yells it out. Ie. I run! I throw! I pee! It's too cute for words.

Clayton is my everything, and I am so very glad he is here. Though today when we were watching t.v. it made me sad when he saw a baby and said "Awww baby." It was adorable, and it made me all the sadder that I wasn't giving him a baby.

That's it for now.

S

Two Pink Lines

2011-05-24T00:28:00.000-07:00

I am staring at two pink lines on a dollar store type test, except these two lines don't make me happy. My doctor gave me some pregnancy test from his office and asked me to test out my HCG. Basically, he wants to know when I get a BFN. I am not 100% sure why, but he said to call when I no longer get two lines so that I'll do.

It makes me sad, because on some level it makes me wonder. Jeff asked me today if maybe we were having twins and we just lost one. I know the answer is know, I've seen the ultrasound picture; but part of me wanted to think yes. Yes, that was the logical answer why hadn't I thought of that before. But I know that it's not the logical answer. I am to test again in two days and hopefully that test will be lighter, because today's test 5 days after I started to miscarry is the darkest BFP I've ever gotten.

We haven't really decided anything on the TTC front. I am temping again at my doctor's urging to figure out when and if I O. But to be honest I haven't been able to start that yet. I just can't bring myself to get up at 5 am feeling like it's for nothing. Hopefully when my mood and my heart are a little better I can start that again.

I have something more to say, but I think that'll wait until tomorrow. It's late and I don't want it to come out wrong. I am not sure if anyone is reading this, but I like to think maybe someday someone will. It makes me feel better to get this all out anyways.

S

When to proceed

2011-05-23T00:04:00.000-07:00

That seems to be the big question now. I am not sure, Jeff thinks we should go a head as soon as the doctor okays it.
There is somewhat of a clock ticking away. SIL and BIL, have already said that they are going to start TTC for a summer 2012 baby. They are going to start trying in Sept. I don't want another May baby or an April baby. That would mean we would need to have a Feb or March baby, and I just don't see that happening.

When I talked to the doctor he said that as long as the testing came back normal he would be okay with us trying again ASAP. He even put a rush on my results, he was very sweet and I don't think he mean anything by it. I think he just wanted me to have answers.

So we sit and wait and debate on when to try again. I am not sure the point of this post I just sorta needed to get it out there.

S

Moving forward, but staying still.

2011-05-22T00:28:00.000-07:00

That is how I feel at the moment; like I should be moving forward, but I am stuck staying still. I know what you are thinking "For God sake's woman, it's only been 3 days", and I know this. This in itself is my problem. I know I have the right to be sad, but at the same time I feel like I just need to move on.

I am mourning, I cry and truth be told if it wouldn't scare the crap out of Clayton and the neighbours I would probably scream and throw things too. Part of me is mad, mad that it happened, mad that no one could stop it, mad that I got attached since this isn't my first miscarriage, mad that I am so upset. Part of me is mourning the coulda's and shoulda's and already looking at head to certain dates with dread. But to be honest the biggest part of me is sad, sad that there is no more baby beanie (yes I had a secret name), sad that my husband cries when he thinks no one is looking, sad that Clayton isn't going to be a big brother just yet. Sad and empty that is how I feel.

Today, was my nephew's 2nd birthday party. It was so much fun, and I caught myself laughing and having a good time. That didn't make me sad, what made me sad was that baby beanie would never experience that, sad that it was the first time I think my sister in law ever hugged me. (She and my brother were the only family who knew) I don't like feeling like the person who is on the outside looking in, wondering if I will ever be the same again. Will I ever look at a baby bump and not want to hide? Will the envy die down inside?

I know the hurt will fade, and the days where I wanna cry will be come fewer and farther in between. While I look forward to that I also sorta dread it. I never want to forget, but it hurts to remember. I look at my one ultrasound picture and I think "Did you know how much I loved you?, Did you know how much I wanted you? Did you know I'll never forget you?"

On a happy/sad side note. We went out for dinner with my sister in law, brother in law, and nephew, and this gruff looking, older, bikerish man came up to us. I was worried he was going to tell us the kids were being too loud. He asked who the kids belonged to and I said "One of each", he then handed us each a Tim Horton's gift card, patted them on the head and said something along the lines of treat them to something nice. We walked back to his table where is was all alone. The couple beside him said something to him, I am not sure what to which he replied. "I really wanted kids, and was never able to have them. They are so important, and they are the future."
It really touched me, and when I told my sister in law she got the teary eyed look to. So we decided to pay for his dinner. We have no idea what is on the cards, they may be empty for all we know. We told the waitress not to tell him who paid, but she did. And he came over and shook our hands. He said it was nice to see that some kids were being taught respect. He told both boys to ask for fast cars, and to listen to us always, than thanked us again and left.

It made my sad night happier.

I hope that I am not standing still too long. I hope that I figure out how to move forward moments at a time is fine with me.

S

It's over.

2011-05-19T12:37:00.001-07:00

That is all I want to say about that. I should have update more, but it was to painful. But today I miscarried.

We'll talk more later.

S

5 wks

2011-04-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

Nothing to new to chat about. I've had a few bouts of feeling nauseous, but other than that all is hunky dory. Oh except for the exhaustion. No matter how much I sleep I never feel awake, I always feel foggy and tired. It sucks and I really hope that it passes soon.

I do see the doctor on next Thursday the 28th, so hopefully I'll have some exciting news then.

Stats:
Weight: Nothing gained, well at least on my home scale.
Heart Rate: Haven't seen the doc yet.
Fundal Height: Haven't seen the doc yet.
Bump: Nada
Movement: Nada
Gender Guess: Still have no clue, but I have had 3 dreams that it was twins, I was still newly pregnant in all the dreams so there was no genders there either. Eeek.

4 wks

2011-04-14T18:39:00.000-07:00

Yep, a couple of days ago AF was late and I got two beautiful lines. We are shocked, and happy all at the same time. I am going to try and do weekly or monthly updates along with pictures. This first one will be short a I have a little boy who needs his bath.

Stats;
Weight: N/A (just yet)
Heart Rate: Don't know yet, haven't seen a doc.
Fundal Height: See above.
Bump: Non existent.
Kicks: None yet.
Gender Guess: At the moment, I have no clue. I really don't have a feeling one way or the other at the moment.

Post more soon.

New Post?

2011-01-01T23:42:00.000-08:00

A new post! Ahhhh, the world is coming to an end right?

Well it's 2011, and I figured that I would try to start blogging again. I have made it my new years resolution to try and blog at least once a month, it just seem more doable lol.

A lot has changed since I last wrote, Clayton is walking, talking, running and everything else under the sun. We've had our ups, and our downs, and 2010 was defiantly and interesting year. Sadly though it ended on a sad note with the passing of my beloved Nanny on Christmas day. It's one of the hardest things that I have ever had to deal with, and I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband and son to carry me through this dark time.

That is all I have to say at the moment, but I will try to post again soon about my goals for the up coming year.

My 1st Mother's Day

2010-05-09T23:45:00.000-07:00

Today, was my very first Mother's Day and it was simple, wonderful, and perfect. It all started with what was supposed to be breakfast in bed. But we had no eggs, so it turned into Jeff letting me sleep in and then him and Clay waking me up with cards and a gift. My gift was simple and just what I wanted, it was about a Mommas love for me to read to Clay and that is what I got. We visited my grandma, and had dinner (yummy roast) at my parents house. Clayton is really starting to walk, he is taking about 10 steps at a time somtimes. He also said dog today, and not a silly word, but acutally dog! What more could a Momma ask for. Our day ended with Jeff heading to work and Clayton and I snuggling in my big bed for a while. All in all it was perfect.

Feeling blue...

2010-04-26T21:08:00.000-07:00

I was going to post a post about the park, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. I am feeling really blue today, and it all started when I went to pick up invitations for Clayton's 1st birthday. For some reason that made the fact that this last year is almost over really real. I just wanna hold Clayton close and cry and never let him grow up. I want to stop time, and just keep him as is. Yes, I know how silly this all sounds, it just how I feel today though. I know that he will grow up and that I will find new and wonderful things to enjoy with and about him as he grows. Today though, I just don't wanna think about that.

I was thinking about how last year at this time, I was most likely in the hospital or just coming out of the hospital, or headed back to the hospital ( you get my drift) dealing with my gallbladder and praying for time to speed up so that I could have Snuffy and hold my baby in my arms. Today I am praying that time slows down so that I can hold my baby in my arms just a little longer. I know that 1 isn't some magical number where he will stop being my baby, but I guess I am just sorta feeling that way now. I don't think it helped that I went and bought some gifts for my cousins new little baby. Just made me yearn for that little baby who looked up at me with so much wonder.

Sigh, I am silly. On a funny note today, when you tell Clayton know he waits for you to look away and tries to do it again. When you catch him the second time, he smiles at you and pets your hand. I do love my big baby.

Rockstar Momma

2010-04-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

     You read that right. Today, I feel like a rockstar momma. Why? Cause in my sons eyes I am. Today I built him a toy. It's been sitting in his closet since Christmas waiting for daddy to put together, but today we decided no more waiting. So I built it for him. It's Fisher Price toy that Uncle Krissy (my brother) had bought him. It was super hard, but it did involve using a screw driver. I know it's not a huge thing, but if you had seen Claytons face well you'd understand why I feel like a rockstar momma.

     In other news I am trying to find my inner creativeness. I have been inspired by an amazing blogger Kelle (check out her blog: www.kellehampton.com ) She takes the most amazing pictures, and I am trying to remember to take more pictures of my Stinky. He is just growing up way to fast.

     Not much else to report. I'll post some pictures that I've taken in another post soon.

Diaper Derby.

2010-04-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

So I did something today, that when I was pregnant I most likely would have said I would have never done. I entered my son in a diaper derby, aka baby crawling race. That's right, I pitted him against other babies and made his race. Well I didn't force him, but you get the idea.

I was so nervous, you would have thought it was the Olympics or something. He was in heat #3 (you read that right there were heats, and more then 1.) I am very proud to say that he came in first in his heat, it made me a very proud Momma. So we were advanced to the finals. In the finals Clayton decided that it would be much more fun to play with the sunshine, and never even crossed the finish line. He came in 4th out for 4 babies. But my proudest moment, was when he turned around to the starting line (half way to the finish) saw me gave me a huge smile and came crawling back to Momma. He looked so proud of himself. How could I be disappointed.

Much fun was had by all. Clayton won a 4th place prize, it was a tea basket and 60$ worth of gift certificates to the local mall. I am very proud of my little man. Gotta say he won 1st place both times to me.

Sleep Training

2010-04-05T23:11:00.000-07:00

Clayton hasn't been sleeping on his own. He's been sleeping in our bed everynight, and that has left me in a pickle. I really didn't mind having Clayton sleep in our bed, but at the same time I knew it couldn't last forever.

I go back to work in just over one month and I knew that I had to get Clayton sleeping on his own. So tonight I started the sleep training and let me tell you it wasn't easy. Around 7:30pm he had some bubba and boob, then we went to go and brush and floss. We then got into our pjs and read a story (Bug your mom day). After the story I kissed him on the forehead told him I loved him and said it was bedtime. Then the heartbreak began.
It took an hour for him to fall asleep. That hour was sooo hard. He would stand up and reach out for me, cry and yell momma. It was so hard to not just pick him up, and bring him into our bed. I'm hoping that it'll get better because I'm not sure if I can handle an hour like this everynight.

Dreams

2010-03-18T23:26:00.000-07:00

For some reason I have been thinking alot about how our dreams change so much lately. When I was 7 I had this vivid dream. It was summer, and I was on my hands and knees crawling through the grass looking for a plastic barrette my little cousin Jenna had lost. In the dream I find it and present it proudly as I wipe my sweaty hair from my forhead. Jenna squints in the sunlight, and runs up to me smiling.....and then my dream ends. Most people would think just a silly dream, to me it was a hint of something that would never happened. My cousin Jenna was killed in November when I was 6. It was a horrible accident, she was 3. I never got to find a lost barrette for her, never got to spend on last hot summer day together. That dream has always haunted me, so much so that when I was younger my parents made me talk to "someone" about it. Now that I am a mom it haunts me in another away. It haunts my whole family. Clayton is never allowed near a tv or a tv stand, if he gets even a foot from it is followed by people running in his direction yelling no..... I am not sure I could be as strong as my Aunt, Uncle and cousin were. I mean how do you survive that? Yes, that dream still haunts me....

When I was older maybe grade 4 or 5, I had this crazy dream. It was the night before a school trip to the local ice rink for some skating fun. The only problem was I couldn't ice skate. I am a total chicken, I never learned to skate because I was terriffied that I would fall and hurt myself. Needless to say I was wasn't looking forward to this school outing. So that night I dreamt that I got on the ice and was amazing. Not only could I ice skate, but I could triwl, wirl, and do loop de loops. Needless to say when I went staking the next day my hopes were dashed and I spent the whole time clinging to the boards.

When I was in my late teens I would dream about my life when I was older. I always saw myself being married and either pregnant or expecting by the age of 23. I guess that is one dream that sorta came true. I got married at 24, and had my first baby at 25. So that one wasn't bad.

Now I have different dreams, I dream dreams of my son. There is so much I want for him. So many dreams I have for him. I won't post them because they are dreams, and I don't want to jinx them. But it's just hand me thinking about dreams.....

Co-Sleeping

2010-01-28T21:02:00.000-08:00

I know bad blogger, it's just so hard to update when you are chasing a little speed racer. But on to my blog.

Before Clayton was born and even when he was little I didn't believe in co-sleeping. I thought that it was dangerous, and stupid. Then Jeff started working graveyards....

It was eaiser to just bring him into the bed and feed him and if we both happened to fall asleep then so be it. To be honest I sorta didn't mind having someone to snuggle with in my big empty bed anyways. But now here is my problem...I think that Clayton has gotten used to the bed a little too much. See now he wakes up every night between 2am and 3am. He is standing up in his crib crying. When I turn on the light, he lights up with a big smile and holds his hands out to me. By the time that I've made it from his room to my room he is sound a sleep, but if I try to put him back in his crib he wakes up and cries. So goes the co-sleeping with momma cycle.

Part of me wants to break this cycle because I would love to sleep in my bed and not have to worry that he is going to fall out, or that the cats are going to sit/lay on him. (They have always slept on the bed or me) I don't worry that I'll squish him because he always sleeps with his arm or leg on me and I wake up when he moves. Part of me doesn't care because it's just so easy to nurse.

So what should I do? That is my great debate.

Teething?

2009-11-18T20:55:00.000-08:00

Clayton may be teething, or he may have a cold whatever it is it suck and I am done. Last 3 nights 2 hours sleep each night, he is waking up every 45 minutes. I know what you are saying why are you posting if he is sleeping.

Answer: He isn't he is screaming in his dads arms, but Jeff has to go to work soon.

Grrrr....that is all.

The Stinker Got a Boo Boo

2009-11-12T23:07:00.000-08:00

My poor Clayton got a boo boo. He was having his evening bath and was trying to sit up on his own and he slammed his head on the edge of the mesh thing he lays in. Oh did I mention that it was metal? He started to scream right away, and I picked him out and took him to my bed, and he seemed ok. He was alert, his pupils were both the same size and reacted to light. He could follow a stuffed animal with his eyes (he wouldn't follow mommas boring finger). Ten minutes after he was laughing and trying to give me eskimo kisses. He was really sleepy, but I am not sure if that is because he was in the middle of his bedtime routine or what. He nursed and then fell asleep. I have woken him up once, and all I can see is a nasty red welt.

I tell ya I feel like the worlds worst mother. If there was a bad mom award I would sign myself up. I know that accidents happen, and more will come. I just feel so bad. I am off to bed, I am thinking of taking Clay into bed with me. I am not sure how that would help. :)

Send good thoughts to my Stinker.

The Name Game

2009-11-11T22:53:00.000-08:00

I wanna start of by saying that I LOVE Claytons name and would change that we chose it for the world. It's not a common name, and it has family meaning. You should see my dad beam everytime, that someone asks him where his grandson got his name. He loves to tell people how it's his middle name and all the family history that goes with it.

That being said it makes me sad that he will never be able to walk up to those racks that sell things that are already personalized and be able to pick out his name. Today I was at Babies R Us getting a rain check for a christmas gift for Clayton and they had these really cute little bowls with names in them. I searched for Clayton or Clay and of course it wasn't there. But there was a Connor so I got it for my nephew. They had ones that said things like yummy! or more! but I wasn't sure how special that would be so I left it at that.

So that is my pouty rant. Thanks

Big Achievement!

2009-11-10T20:20:00.000-08:00

So my little man is sitting up on his own for more then a couple of seconds at a time. Today it was about 15 minutes while were were playing in his room. I can't believe it. It amazes me how much pride I have that he is able to do this. Tonight he even sat up in the bath tub, it was so much fun to watch him realize that he could use both hands to splash when sitting him. JJ one of our cats was sitting on the edge or the bathtub, and got soaked; but I think that he thought he was protecting Clayton cause he wasn't so sure about Clayton being in the bath tub. (Water and all)

I have to say the funny thing is that my little man has still not rolled over either way. I mean he's done it once or twice, but I think it's been more fluke like. He just seems to have no intrests. I think part of it is because he knows if he wants something he can scoot to it, or pull the blanket until it gets to him. So he is either a brillant strong willed little boy or really lazy. I am not sure which one I want lol. Everything I have read says not to worry until they haven't rolled by 7 months, but at the same time (and I know it's wrong) Connor my nephew has been able to do it for a while now. I am just not sure when to worry when not to. I am trying to do a bit more tummy time everyday just in case that is the reason.

Other then that nothing new to report. I wanted to upload a video on here but am not sure how. Does anyone know?

Look Momma! I'm sitting all by myselft!

Halloween

2009-11-02T22:38:00.000-08:00

So Claytons first Halloween was a pretty big success if you ask me. I can't believe how much candy people give to little babies. I mean they can't even eat it! lol. But we had a ton of fun going house to house. I loved hearing how cute he was. I mean I always think he's cute but it's nice to know others don't think he's not so cute lol

Anyways! I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween.

Daddy and Clay hallowing out the pumpkin.

Clayton checking out his pumpkins

Momma and Clayton

Clayton and Nanny Idas pumpkin

Clayton and Cousin Connor getting ready to go trick or treating

Look at all the loot I got!

Sleeping Alone Now.....

2009-10-26T20:36:00.000-07:00

I am not sure if I am happy or sad about this, but Clayton has now moved from the bassinet in our bedroom to his crib. I am not sure how I feel about this. On one hand I am really happy because I honestly think that we'll both get a better rest, on the other I am sad cause my baby is growing up. I guess that is part of the whole mommy thing. Anyways, here is my little man sleeping for the first time in his crib. Yes, the bumper pads are most likely comming out.

Getting Excited

2009-10-25T23:18:00.000-07:00

I have to admit that I am getting really excited for Halloween. I have never been a real Halloween type person, but this year I sorta am. This is going to be Claytons first Halloween, and even though it will be a small one it's going to be great.

Clayton is going to be a pumpkin. Well the great pumpkin in my mind lol. We have tired his costume on once, but don't have any pictures yet. Since we live in an apartment we are going to go trick or treating at two different places. The whole day is pretty much going to be spent at my parents. We are going to carve our pumpkins that we got from the patch there and get dressed their. We are then going to head out to Jeffs parents so we can show them and trick or treat with Connor. After that we are going to stop by my grandparents house to show them. Then it will back to my parents house for a little more trick or treating, and then helping handing out candy.

I am really looking forward to this, and I really can't wait to show everyone my little pumpkin. Now, I just have to hope that it doesn't rain......

Quick Post

2009-10-22T12:04:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post. I will do a longer one later tonight. I have started a new blog, it's all about my trying to find and embrace my inner chef. Learning to be a better cook and so forth. So I hope that you'll all come over and visit me there.

I would love recipes and I would love for everyone to follow that blog too! http://www.becomingmyinnerchef.blogspot.com/

Thanks.

Thankful

2009-10-15T23:09:00.000-07:00

Today is pregnancy and infant loss awareness day. Although, it is not something recognized in Canada yet (at least that I know of) it had me thinking. I cannot imagine the pain that comes with losing a child. When I was 6 my cousin who was 3 was killed in a freaked television accident. It was my first experince with death, but now that I have my son I cannot fathom how my aunt, and uncle made it through. My son is my world, and the tought of anything ever happening to him sends chills through out me.

I am greatful, to have a happy and healthy little boy. But tonight, was a somber night. As I held Clayton I thought of the numerous people who have had to say good bye to a child and survived. It is a club I hope I never am able to join....

I am at a loss for what more to say. I am thankful...my little man is sleeping peacefully....I am thankful.

Thanksgiving

2009-10-12T23:17:00.001-07:00

Well I have to say that Claytons first Thanksgiving was pretty a pretty good one. It all started on Saturday.
Saturday was a very big day for Clayton. After a couple of very long days and rough nights and one call to the doctor Saturday was the day Clayton started rice cereal! It was a really hard decision for me to make. I had really wanted to wait until the 6 month mark, but Clayton was just starving all the time. I mean he'd eat 8 oz, plus both boobs and still be hungry. I honestly felt like a bad mom for giving it to him, but he is back to his normal happy self now. Anyways! He loves the rice cereal and knew just what do do with it. He is doing awsome with it and even tries to help Momma feed him. I think all in all it was the right call for us. Here are some cute pictures of Clayton eating rice cereal at the in-laws for Thanksgiving leftovers on Sunday.

Back to Saturday. On Saturday we had dinner at Jeffs parents house. It was really nice, the babies played together, the adults played Guitar Hero and turkey was eaten. We were originally going to go to the pumpkin patch on Saturday, ended up putting it off until Sunday.

Sunday, we went back to the pumpkin patch this time with the in-laws. It was just as much fun as when we went with my mom, but this time I got some really cute pictures of Clayton sitting with some pumpkins. All it all it was an awsome day.

Monday (today), we were supposed to go to my parents for thanksgiving dinner, but my mom is sick with the flu so we couldn't go. I didn't want to take a chance that Clayton might get it. So we spent a quiet day at home, and visited my grandparents tonight. Very nice indeed.

I am so thankful for such a wonderful family, a sweet baby who is the love of my life and so much more.

The Great Solids Debate Begins

2009-10-07T18:14:00.000-07:00

The great solids debate is about to begin. I always thought that I would for 100%, not feed Clayton solids until 6 months, but now I am not so sure. I am thinking about starting solids at 5 months nothing like fruits or veggies that will wait until 6 months, but I am thinking about starting rice and oatmeal cereals. Why you might ask? Well I'll tell you. Clayton is always hungry, he will have boob and an 8oz bottle and still be hungry. Not everytime but more often then less, and all the sudden is waking up at night again and he is starving.
I talked about this with my doctor at Claytons 4 month apointment and he suggested giving him the cereal then, but I was a little standoffish. Now I am thinking it might be best for him, it makes me sad when he has drained me dry, eaten 8oz, and is trying to suck on a empty bottle while I make another 4ozer.

What do you guys think? Would you start a month early with your doctors blessing? Would you make him wait the month?

Thanks for the help!

Fall is here! (Pictures Galore)

2009-10-07T00:01:00.000-07:00

Fall is here, and that means lots of fun things for Clayton to discover. On October 6th, we went to the pumpkin patch with my mom. This is likely another trip that we'll take since I know that Jeffs parents want to go with Jeffs sister and her family. But my mom has been feeling a little down since she works 7 days a week that she doesn't normally get to take him place, so we made a nice little trip. The pumpkin patch was so much fun, there was a petting zoo, a wooden farm complete with animal with there faces cut out, a little corn maze that was sorta hard, and so much more. After the pumpkin patch we went to my grandparents house, and I was able to catch my poppy talking to Clayton. I have to admit that it's something I am greatful for.

Here are some pictures from the pumpkin patch.

Momma & Clay in the pumpkin patch. Gotta find the perfect pumpkin!

Momma helping Clay ride a wooden turkey.

Clayton the turkey and his daddy.

Clayton the Blue Jay

Clay & Gamma at the petting zoo.

Telling Poppy all about the Pumpkin Patch.

Today, (well yesterday I guess) I had a blast taking pictures of Clay at my parents house. I am doing a little book keeping for my mom, so we are over there a lot. Anyways... I decided that I would take some fall pictures of my little man. He is on a real sheep skin rug, that belongs to my Aunt Michelle. The crazy thing about it, is that I have a picture of me in almost the same pose on the same rug in my baby book. Tradition maybe?

Clay lookin cute.

Clayton wants you to know: "I have toes!"

Clayton and one of his three pumpkins.

Clayton & his BIG pumpkin. Pay no attention to his silly face.

What a summer...

2009-09-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

I know, I am a bad blogger. I would like to say that would change, but I think we all know the truth. Sometimes, I'm good, sometimes I'm bad. It's a lot harder to do with a baby. This summer has been amazing, it's been a lot of fun. Nothing much to report, Clayton is growing like a weed at his last doctors appointment he was 13lbs 5ozs, 25 1/4 inches long. I can't believe how big my little man is getting.

We've done a ton of fun things. There is something really special about watching them have their first moments. Clayton went to the spray park, pacific ocean, and a corn maze all for the first time. Sure he had some other first but these were the really good ones.

Here are some pictures to tide you over until the next post.

Momma & Clayton over looking the Pacific Ocean. (Ps that shirt makes me look fat. I have no idea why I wear it)

Clayton & Gamma (my mom) walking in the sand for the first time.

Marshall (BIL), Connor (nephew), Jeff, Clayton, Grandma Laura (MIL) & Grandpa Ron (FIL) at the corn maze.

Clayton & Connor on a train ride at the corn maze.

Clayton as a corn cob.

Little Update

2009-09-06T22:29:00.000-07:00

I am sorry that I am such a bad blogger. I don't mean to be, but I am just trying to enjoy all the time I can with Clayton. He is growing way to fast, I just can't believe it. It seems like everyday I turn around and he is growing bigger and bigger. He is almost 4 months old, and I just can't believe it. It feels like yeasterday that he was born. :( He doesn't look a like a new helpless baby anymore, he smiles and coos and has his own personality that is starting to shine through.

Its awesome in most ways, sucks in others. It's really true what they say about how fast they grow up. He got his first really really bad cold. It was so bad that he could only sleep sitting up, it was sad but he is feeling much better now. He loves his jolly jumper, and tummy times isn't as much of a fight.

I promise to try and update more.

Just a little note for now...

2009-08-30T23:50:00.001-07:00

My laptop is broken and I am not able to get on the computer very much. When I am able to I will update bigger. But I wanted to share something with you guys. Please go and watch this video: http://threecheersforbabies.blogspot.com/2009/08/video-tribute-to-annaleigh.html I watched it tonight, and then just held Clay and cried. I was introduced to the blog through another blog I read, (Busted Babymaker). They had triplets, who were born 15 weeks to early and their little girl Annaleigh passed away due to NEC. The video is beautiful, and really really made me treasure Clayton all the more.

Thanks.
Shannon and Clay

Reason 12432 Billion That I Love Being Claytons Momma...

2009-08-06T22:28:00.001-07:00

When I get smiles like these...

P.S. That was his daddys sleeper. I can't believe that Jeff was ever that small.

When he is sleeping, and I see his peaceful face...

When he gives me his "Momma no more pictures!" face.

Once again I have to say being a momma rocks. I can't even remember what my life was like before he came along...

11 weeks

2009-07-30T16:36:00.000-07:00

Clayton is 11 weeks old today, and I just can't believe how fast the time has gone. It seems like yesterday still that they were handing me this teeny tiny little thing. Now he is my little man, growing like a weed.

So what is new you might ask. Well the answer is a lot, I'll start with Clayton first. Clayton has had his first cold, it started last Thursday, and he is pretty much over it now. He still has a little bit of a snotty nose, but it's much better then it was. I took him to the Care Clinic on Friday morning, because we couldn't get in to see our doctor and I knew that he worked at the clinic on Fridays. He said that he had a cold for sure, and that he wanted me to bring him to my appointment on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Dr. Kaumi checked Clay out and said that his chest sounded clear. But then Jeff brought up the fact that it feels like it is congested. Dr. Kaumi felt his chest and said that he didn't like the sound of that and is sending us to see Dr. Archer. As you may recall we've seen Dr. Archer before; once at Claytons birth and once for Clays jaundice. Dr. Kaumi thinks that he may have asthma or allergies. I hope that it's nothing like that.
Now for me. I had to have a pap, and the first time he couldn't do it because it hurt too much and he thought that I might have had a yeast infection. Turns out that I didn't, but when I went on Tuesday, I told him lets just do it even if it hurts and hurt it did. The he said that he saw a growth, I am not 100% sure where he said he saw it though. He said he hopes that it is just scar tissue from my episiotomy, but that he wants to make sure and is sending me to see Dr. Yeung the OBGYN who did the episiotomy. He is a little concerened because I have already had pre-cancerous cells on my cervix, and he wants to make sure this isn't something malignant. While I am sure that it's fine, it still worries me. I go see him on the 4th.

Clayton is growing like a weed, and is just the sweetest little man. He hates tummy time, and that is really fustrating, because I want him to like it. I want to see him lifting his head on his tummy, and trying to roll over more. But it's hard cause he just screams. Other than that, there isn't much to say. Hopefully, we'll know soon when Clayton sees Dr. Archer.

First Set Of Shots...

2009-07-21T23:36:00.000-07:00

Clayton had his first shots yesterday. It wasn't as bad, as I thought it was going to be. Dr. Hatelid measured and weighed him first; he is now 10lbs 4.5oz, his head is 39 cm, and he is 23.3 inches long. My little man is growing up so fast. After all that he measured out the vaccines, and then it was time. Jeff laid him on the exam table, and the doctor went at it. He got 2 shots in his left leg, and one in his right leg. He cried a little on the first shot, but I think more then anything he was surprised. The second shot he wailed, and the third one he just wimpered. The funny thing was as soon as he was done, Dr. Hatelid picked him up and Clay started to smile and coo. Dr. Hatelid said that Clayton took it like a man.

Clayton didn't have any side affects that he might have. He was a little fussy, but that cleared up after a dose of Tylenol. It was the first time that I've ever had to give him medication, but he did awsome with that. Dr. Hatelid said that he may be really sleepy, and I was hoping that he'd sleep a little longer at night, but no luck. I can't complain, I put him down at 10:30, he got up a 2am, and went back down at 3am, and then slept until 7am. He is a good baby, he wakes up with a big smile even at 2am lol.

Being a momma rocks....

Trip to Alouette Lake.

2009-07-19T11:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Claytons first trip to Alouette Lake, and he did really well. Jeffs sister called last night and invited us to the lake, so we packed up and headed down. We got there about 7:15, and I was amazed how crowded it still was, we found an empty picnic table and sat down. I think Clayton was tired, and he started to cry so Daddy feed him a ba-ba. After everyone had settled down we went down to the lake shore and momma put Clays feet into the water. He wimpered a little and then I handed him to Jeff who walked into the lake a little. Jeff dipped Clay in the water a little too deep and got his onesie wet :( Clay cried for a minute but then he was fine, and actually started to enjoy the water kicking a little. I was really surprised since the water is glacier feed, and always very cold. Cousin Connor did very well too.
Clayton also saw his first Canada Goose at the lake, too bad Momma is afraid of them. They are just really freak me out, I am pretty sure they can smell my fear too.

All in all it was a pretty good first trip. The only suckie thing is that Momma and Daddy forgot to bring the camera. Such bad parents we are.

Round Trip to Oregon

2009-07-17T12:43:00.000-07:00

On the 14th, at 10am we left for Sandy, Oregon. In the car was Clayton, my mom, my aunt Georgie, and myself. We left a little later then we would have liked but that was just the way it worked out. By the time we left our place to go and get my Aunt Georgie (about 5 minutes away) Clayton was already sleeping. I was a little worried about going across the border, because the US border website said that the note from the absent parent should be notarized. I wasn't paying 100$ to get a note notarized. All my worrying about the note was for nothing, Clay slept through the border and I am not even sure if the border guard even read the note. Clay ended up sleeping from Maple Ridge, to Renton which is 195.3 KM (121.3 miles). When we reached Renton we stopped to have lunch at a Denny's. Clay got his diaper changed and eat a Ba-Ba (bottle), and was a very happy little boy. Two waitresses came up to say how adorable he was, it made his momma proud. After we left Denny's Clay pretty much fell asleep by time we hit the 405 again. He slept from Renton all the way to Vancouver, WA which was 208.5 KM (129.6 miles). He was pretty much awake on and off from Vancouver, WA to Sandy, Oregon. 41.8 KM (26.0 miles). I think that he was pretty happy to get to the hotel, and out of the car seat. I think he was really just happy to get some boob! We were at the hotel for about 30 min, and then we were off to see my Great Uncle George at the nursing home. It was really really sad, he was wearing my Aunt Yevette's (it was her funeral, we were going to) sweater, and you could just how sad, lonely, and depressed he was. We stayed for about 15 minutes, and then he wanted to go back to sleep. Clay was very good and SLEPT the whole time lol. We then went for dinner at a restaurant called Tollgate. We went for dinner with Linda and Courtney. Linda was a lady from the church that Aunt Yevette and Uncle George went to and she basically took care of them for the last couple of years. Courtney was her granddaughter. Clay got really fussy during dinner, and Linda who was only having pie, held him while I ate. Then Clay did the most embarrassing thing, he pooped while Linda was holding him, and it was the world stinkiest poop. After dinner we went back to the hotel, and Clay and I went for a swim in the pool and then to bed. It was about 11pm and I was soo tired. Clay did really well and only got up once at 3am.
On the 15th, we got up at 7am, and got ready for the funeral. The funeral was at St. Joseph the worker Catholic Church. Now my Aunt Yevette and Uncle George are very religious, so it was a very religious funeral. It started with a viewing followed by Rosary at 10:30am, Clay was good until we started the second round of Rosary. I took him out into the vestibule, and he fell asleep. So after Rosary we went back into the church for the service. It was amazing how the prayers came back to me. About 5 minutes into the service, Clayton decided that he wanted to talk, not try or anything but coo, and coo loudly; so we went into something called the cry room. It's basically a sound proof room, with everything piped in. Clayton has a good old time staring at the stained glass window. I missed communion, so after the service the priest blessed Clayton. I know it's funny but it made me feel a lot better. After the service there was a little reception. At the reception the priest asked me how long it took for us to get there. I said about 6 hrs, and he giggled and asked me to say about again. So I pose the question do we say about differently? After the reception we went to see the grave site and the headed home. Clay did awesome, I was so proud of him.
First trip to the US for Clayton, big success. We've also decided to go down the Washington and Oregon Coasts, next summer.

Pool Party

2009-07-04T22:18:00.000-07:00

Today was Claytons first time in a swimming pool. I should make it more clear, his first time in a blow up pool. He got all dressed up in his little swimming diaper that Grandma and Grandpa Budd got him. It's a cloth diaper that is designed for the pool. Momma put a little blue shirt on him, but daddy took it off since cousin Connor didn't have one on. Daddy took Clayton into the pool, Uncle Marshall and cousin Connor joined him. At first he wasn't too sure of it and was crying, but Momma gave him his soo-soo (soother) and he calmed right down. I think that he enjoyed it, he stayed in for about 15 minutes. Momma took Clay out since his lips were starting to quiver.

We also had a great time at Grandma & Grandpa Budds. We played outside in the shade, under the cherry tree. Momma & Daddy had salmon, homemade potatoe salad, and tons of watermelon. Clayton and Connor hung out a bit, it was a very nice day.

I know that in the USA it's a holiday, but today is just another saturday for us. But I wanna wish everyone is the US a happy 4th.

Oh and on the passport front I didn't get it yesterday. There was a mix up with the forms and I have to go back Monday at 8am. I am hoping that I will be able to get my passport and go with my mom. Wish me luck.

Off to bed.

Canada Day

2009-07-03T12:52:00.001-07:00

Claytons first Canada Day was on Wednesday, and fun was had by all. We met up with Jeffs sister and her family. We had gelato which Clayton tried to steal from momma, and we walked around the festivaties that they had at a local park. Nothing too exciting it was mostly people trying to sell crafts and graden grown veggies. Clayton claims that he had fun though looking at all the brightly coloured tents.

We then went to Jeffs parents to hang out for a bit since Grandpa Ron had the day off. We ended up staying for dinner and having pizza. Clayton got to spend lots of nice alone time with Grandma and Grandpa Budd. He got lots of love and snuggles and was a very good boy.
We also called Great Poppy Ron for his birthday, and are going to visit him sometime this week.

In other news my great Aunt (my Grandmas sister) passed away yesterday. My mom wants me to come with her to the funeral. My Grandma and Grandpa aren't going since it's too long of a drive for them, and my Grandma has been having some health problems. So it sounds like Clayton and I may be heading down to Portlan, Oregon. (Amy I can't believe I'll be so close to you and we won't be able to meet up) I have spent today trying to get a passport, I have to get my picture taken and go submit my application this afternoon. It's going to cost me an extra 70$ to try and get it in 48 hours. My mom is going to pay for that since I really can't afford that. Clayton doesn't need a passport but he will need a note from Jeff saying that I am allowed to take him across the boarder. OH! Jeff isn't coming because he got a job, I am not saying where since he asked me not too. But he starts on Sunday! That is a lot of stress off me.

That is all for now. I am off to go get my passport picture.

Growth Spurts Are Hard

2009-06-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

Clayton is going through a growth spurt, at least I am pretty sure that he is. He is cluster feeding starting at about 6pm, and pretty much wants to be attached to the boob until about 10pm. He might sleep here and there for 20 min, but it is really drainning, on him and I. It's really hard to see him cry when I take him off the boob for a burp, or if Jeff has to bottle feed him because he's drained my milk. He just screams like a banshee, I am always surprised that no one has called the cops thinking we are killing him or something. Hopefully, this will pass soon. Everything I've read says it's last about a week, and this has been going on since Friday.

Tomorrow is Canada Day, and Poppys (my grandpa) birthday. We are going to try and go to an event that is being held for Canada Day in downtown Maple Ridge, followed by some sort of celebration for Poppys birthday. I'll update more about that later.

Summer is turning out to be a great season, I love being able to walk around town with Clay. It's helping me become a yummy mummy. lol

Trying to be a yummy mummy...

2009-06-29T22:29:00.001-07:00

That is my goal. I would like to lose about 50lbs by Christmas. I think I can do it. I've already lost about 49lbs since getting pregnant. I lost 22lbs when I was pregnant, and I've lost 27lbs since having Clayton. I am honestly not sure how I've lost all this weight, but I am now walking everyday and I am do Wii Fit. I thought that the Wii Fit, would just be fun but it's actually hard work. Jeff even said so. So that is my plan, to be pretty and a yummy mummy so that Clay is proud of his momma.

Wish me luck.

Nothing but Pictures

2009-06-27T23:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a ton of pictures. They are all from June I think! I hope that you enjoy my cute little man.

Clayton all dressed up for his first parade.

Clayton laying with Daddy. (Thanks Aunt Amy for the Wubanub!)

Daddy and Clayton sleeping at Gammas.

Clayton and cousin Connor. (They are 6 days apart)

Clayton & Connor. Connor said Clay tastes like chicken.

Sleeping so cute. That outfite used to swim on him.

Making faces for momma.

Sound asleep. He loves his swaddle, even if he does sorta wiggle out.

My little man.

Smiling in the sunshine.

Do I always need a title?

2009-06-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Just a little update. Nothing super new or exciting to talk about. Clayton is really starting to smile now, and not just the little smiles but huge ones that just melt my heart. He is starting to be awake for longer and longer, and I love it. Sometimes I wish that he'd sleep a bit more lol, but it's more that sometimes I just want to be able to do one chore and it not take a whole day lol.

Today, Clayton got some mail in his name. When we opened it, it was a commemorative birth certificate. Gamma (my mom) bought it for him. It's soooo cute, it's a baby theme and it even has his weight in grams, the time in military hours. I love it! I am going to have to find a frame for it, I can't wait to put it up in his room.

On a sadder note (well sad for me), Clayton is getting really really fussy. It starts about 5-6pm, and he just cries bloody murder for no reason. Nothing makes him happy, not boob, bottles, not bouncing. It makes me sooo sad. I am just glad that I haven't seen tears yet. He finally cries himself out, but it can take hours sometimes. I am assuming that it's a growth spurt, since he is 6wks now. I guess we'll see soon enough.

Well I must go, he is crying up a storm and it's my turn to try and calm the beast.

6 week check up

2009-06-25T18:57:00.000-07:00

Today, was Clayton and mines 6 weeks check up. It went pretty well. Clayton is just perfect, like we all knew he was. He now weighs 8lbs 8oz, what a big man I have. Dr. Kaumi checked his heart, lungs, hips, ears, nose, tummy, and boy parts. I mean he went over all of him. Everything is good. Dr. Kaumi said that he couldn't have been healthier, and that made me really happy as I always worry about his health. It's a momma thing I guess.

As for me, I am pretty good too. I got a script for birth control, and at my next appointment (July 20th) I have to have a pap smear. :( I am anemic. The doctor isn't too sure why, but apparently when I was in the hospital, the blood work revealed that I am anemic. This could be one of the reasons that I am so tired. The other night I was so tired, that I didn't even hear Clayton crying when he woke up. Thank goodness for daddy, he got up fed and changed Clayton and let momma sleep. We also talked about me feeling a little weepy. I still cry at the drop of a hat, he isn't sure if it's from being so tired or if I may have post partum depression. He said we'll talk again when I go back and see him on the 20th of July. On a funny note he told me to try and get 8 hours of sleep at night, and at least 2, 1-2 hour naps a day. It was hard not to laugh at him and say you know I have a 6 week old right?

Dreading the 20th....chat more later...

My little man....

2009-06-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

Is growing up so fast! I can't believe that he is 5 weeks old already. It's crazy! It honestly seems like yesterday that he was born. I am loving every minute with him. He is already smiling and is starting to hold his head up on his own! He is going to be crawling before I know it. Oh god, I don't even wanna think about that!

I ended up being in the hospital from Sunday to Saturday. I went back to the ER in horrible pain, it felt like a gallbladder attack but I didn't have a gallbladder. They think that I'm having stomach spasms, and they hurt so bad. It was so hard being in the hospital that long, I didn't get to see Clayton or Jeff a whole bunch and that was hard. Clayton and Jeff are so well bonded, and it made me sad cause at first Clayton didn't really seem to know who I was. But things are starting to get a little better.

But I am better and things are going to star looking up, or at least that is what I am saying. Clayton got weighed on Wednesday, and he weighed a whole 8lbs 6ozs. My little boy is not so little anymore. He is starting to out grow clothing, and he has out grown the newborn diapers that Grandma Laura had bought. His poor little butt cheeks kept poping out, we were nervous that he was going to blow the diaper. It is so awsome being his momma and I can't wait to see what happens next.

I promise I'll update more!

Being a Momma Rocks

2009-06-08T13:34:00.000-07:00

I just had to say that. Jeff's sister had her gallbladder taken out on Sat. then this morning she was rushed back to the hospital via ambulance. We are awaiting word as to why, but last night when we saw her she said that her belly was buring and asked if I felt that way. I never felt a burning sensation. So if everyone could send her some prayers and positive thoughts I would appreciate it.

On another note, Clayton went to his first parade on Saturday at the Pitt Meadows Day Parade. He loved it. Well he slept through most of it, and didn't even startle when the fire trucks went by. The bag pipes started up right infront of us, and Clayton just kept on sleepin. He also saw his first horsey, bunny, goat, and chicken. We walked through a semi petting zoo, but I didn't really wanna let him touch just yet. He also saw his first baseball game. Fun was had by all.

On a side note, I wanna give a huge THANKS to Amy. I got her gift in the mail yesterday, and it was amazing. I love everything so much. I can't wait to start putting together your package for when your baby comes! I will post pictures later of the really cute soother that she sent us.

It's So Good To Be Home!

2009-06-03T21:52:00.000-07:00

Where do I start? I guess I should start on last Thursday. I had yet another gallbladder attack, and ended up at the ER. I was treated with lots of Morphine and Gravol, and released at 2am with an IV locked and left in my hand. The doctor said that he thought I would most likely have another attack in the next 24 hours and to come back when I did. So Friday afternoon rolled around, and I had to go back to the ER to get my IV flushed. Well when I got there I started to have another attack. I finally got brought into the back, and they gave me more Morphine and Gravol and called a surgeon. I was admitted and told I would be having surgery at some point. I was brought up the the Peds./Mat. ward as that was where I would be staying again. It made me feel better in a strange way that if I was going to be in the hospital I'd be in my ward.
Saturday, I was told that I wasn't able to eat because I was going to be having surgery that day. Then around 2pm I was told that no, I wasn't going to be having surgery after all maybe in the next week. I was then told that I would be in the hospital until at least Monday as I was going to be having blood work done since I was running a fever and my liver enzymes were out of whack, and Monday I would have an ultrasound. I was allowed a 4 hour pass so that I could see Clayton and my family.
Sunday was pretty uneventful, and then Monday came around. I was having gallbladder attacks pretty regularaly and I was on a lot of Morphine and Gravol. Monday I had my ultrasound, and the surgeon came in and told me that I had a stone blocking my gallbladder duct and that I would be having surgery the next day.

Tuesday, I had my gallbladder removed. I went in for sugery at 1:40pm, my mom, Jeff, Laura (my mother in law) and Clayton sneeking in at the last minute so that I could say good bye to Clayton. It was really important that I got to give him a kiss and say good bye. I knew that the chances of something having were slim, but I didn't want to take the chance. My gallbladder surgery went well. I was released today, and I am so glad to be home. I am still feeling really sore, and a lot of pain. I have four little holes, and about 9 staples. I go and see the surgeon next Wednesday.

On a side note, I received a package in the mail today. It was a nice gift from an old friend of mines mom. A really cute knit sweater, a onies, and a Peter Rabbit outfit. I love getting gifts in the mail. I think it should happend more often. lol Just kidding. I am off to recover now.

Night!

My grandma is so cute.

2009-05-28T00:22:00.000-07:00

Clayton, my mom, and myself went and saw my grandparents tonight. I left Jeff at home since he was pretty sleep. He was up alot last night apparently, believe it or not I slept through the night lol. But back to the topic on hand; my grandma.

Now the whole purpose of the visit was to see my great aunt Georgie. She is my Nannys sister, and she made Clayton a beautiful blanket. I wanted to thank her, show off my son, and let her see how much we love his blankey. Well apparently Nanny had other plans. She has decided that no one really knows how to hold Clayton but her. She is so funny about it. She would come up with the funniest reasons that she needed to take the baby back. With my Poppy (grandfather) it was that he was breathing on the baby too much, with my aunt Georgie it was that the baby was too heavy for her.
She yelled at my Poppy because he brought be apples cut up into slices but he didn't skin it. So she made him take it back and skin the apple slices. Then she informed me that when I have my gallbladder out, she would look after the baby since, my mom really didn't have time. Her and my mom argued over who would watch the baby. I am not sure why Jeff wouldn't watch him. lol

Then when we were getting ready to leave we mentioned that we had to go to Save On to get milk and a form for me. Well she wanted us to leave he baby with her, since it might be too cold in the grocery store. We took him with us, and I don't think she was pleased. I just had to share the cuteness that is my Nanny Ida.

I love her. Night

My little man....

2009-05-26T21:33:00.000-07:00

My little man is starting to finally gain weight, we went to the doctors today and he now weighs 6lbs 5ozs. I know that it's still 10ozs from what he weighed when he was born, but at least he's not going down anymore. I am so proud of him. I would like to say that it's all because of my booby milk, but I think the formula has a lot to do with it. I am still having a semi hard time breastfeeding, and pumping is pretty shitty. I thought that when I pumped I would get like 5ozs right away, but no! I got 10mL. I almost got 1oz after pumping each breast for 30min, twice. It wasn't cool. Tomorrow, the public health nurse is coming and I am hoping that she can help me with the pumping. I have to hunch over the breast pump and lean forward since milk seems to leak out of the shield. It makes me wanna cry since I am not getting a lot and lets face it every little drop counts. So I am really hoping that she can help.

I am hoping to take Clayton to get some pictures done. In a perfect world I would like to be able to do his pictures every 3 months (3, 6, 9, 12). He is just so perfect to me and I want to be able to treasure every little step of his life. I love him so much. I am trying to think of what to get Jeff (from Clayton) for fathers day. I also have to figure out what to get both sets of grandpas. Any suggestion would be awesome.

Well it's time to feed. Wish us luck!

It's hard to believe....

2009-05-24T11:41:00.000-07:00

Clayton is already 10 days old. It seems like just yesterday that he was born. For the most part he is a pretty good baby, but he doesn't like to sleep on his own or eat well. His first week of life has been pretty action packed. His cousin Connor (Jeffs sisters baby) was born when Clayton was 6 days old. He's had his first bath, walk, trip to a resturant, trips to both grandparents houses, his first grocery shopping trip, hes pet his first dog and cats, and so much more. It's crazy.

You should see our house, it's covered in gifts for Clayton. Everyone has sent or given him something. Yesterday alone he got about 6 items of clothing, a musical bear, a baby memory kit, and 2 books. That was just yesterday! It's amazing, how people come out of the wood work to give you gifts. I am not complaining or anything, I'm just amazed.

Clayton is much more alert now, and his eyes are open for longer and longer. If I tickel his cheek he smiles sometimes. He looks at me and makes the cutest faces. I think his little personality is starting to come out. Now all we need is to get his sleeping and eating down. Clayton isn't bad at sleeping, it's sleeping on his own that he has a problem with. He sleeps fine on someone or in bed with someone, but put him in his pack and play and he wakes up and screams. It's really hard. He also is still having a hard time feeding. He is just such a lazy feeder, so at the moment I have to feed him for 10-15 minutes each breast then Jeff tops him up with some formula. I really didn't want to give him a bottle or formula but I gotta do whats best for him. I don't want his jaundice to come back, and as of Thursday he really hadn't gained any weight. He was 6lbs 1.5oz, so I guess he gained .5 of an ounce. I would like him to be gainning many ounces. We see Dr. Hatlelid on monday for a weight, I am hoping he's gained at least 5ozs. We'll see. Monday I am also buying a breast pump, so that we can try and top him up with breast milk instead of formula. We'll see how that goes.

I have to say that I had a hard time with my emotions in the begging when he was first born. No one told me that I might find it hard to not be pregnant anymore, and man did I. I would cry because I couldn't feel Clayton kicking me anymore, or because I wasn't calling him Snuffy anymore, and I felt like Snuffy had died or something. It was really really hard, I am very lucky to have had Jeff. But things are getting better. I am not crying everyday anymore, sometimes I get welled up, but it's more like I love him so much now lol. I'm crazy I know.

But I am going to go feed my little man. He is being a fussy gussy. But he wants to everyone to know that he peed on daddy 2 nights ago!

Birth Story

2009-05-22T21:02:00.002-07:00

I am going to finally type this out, because I am afraid that if I don't do it soon it will all vanish into memories.

On Monday, May 12th 2009 I was admitted back into the Mat. ward because of yet another gallbladder attack. The nurses were all really nice and gave me some lovely morphine and gravol, and told me that my doctor would be in to see me at some point. Dr. Hatlelid came in and we chatted for a bit and he said that he was going to get the Obgyn on call to come see me since the gallbladder attacks didn't seem to be getting better. Dr. Obioha the Obgyn came in and told me that he was not going to induce me. At that point my mom and my aunt Michelle were at my bedside. I was not going to give up, so I plead my case with my mom and aunt pipeing in along the way. He changed his mind from no to maybe next week or later this week. He left to go look at the schedule and my chart some more and came back in saying "How about today?" I was stunned. I agreed, but I was totally freaked out. I mean Jeff wasn't even there. The nurse came back in and my induction was started at 14:40pm. I was induced with Prostaglandine gel. I had to lay, flat on my back for 1 hour so that none of the gel would fall out. It was really boring. Then my favorite nurse came in. Her name is Christina and I loved her. She came and claimed me lol. After an hour and a half of laying (Christina added an extra half hour for good measure) my aunt left and me and my mom decided to go and walk the parking lot trying to get labour going. About 20 min into my dad came and traded places with my mom. We walked the parking lot for about 1 hour. I was having some contractions here and there but nothing super strong. I was then informed that due to a staffing shortage, if I didn't go into labour they wouldn't continue the induction until Wednesday. After a while my dad left, and Jeff came up with his parents. Jeff had wanted to come up right away, but I had told him to stay at home and rest since we didn't know when labour might start. Christina left at 7:15pm, and said she'd see us the next day. I ended up getting a pretty bad gallbladder attack that night, so they ended up giving me morphine and gravel since I was feeling very nausous. The morphine and gravol stopped my contractions and I spent all Tuesday trying to get them to come back. I walked that parking lot like a champ.

Wednesday came, and I was woken up at 7:15am, by Christina telling me they were going to start doing a non stress test, and then Dr. Hatlelid was going to come and induce me. I don't remember what time I was induced all I remember is that I started feeling the contractions alot sooner. Dr. Hatlelid said he'd be back around noon to see if he could break my water, and that he wanted to see a baby by 5:05pm. My mom came up around 11:00am and we walked a little bit and talked. Dr. Hatlelid came back at 12:45 and was able to broke my water. I was still 1cm and in between 0 and 1 station. When he took off his gloves, it sorta snapped and he got amniotic fluid all over Christinas face. It was a good laugh. Dr. Hatlelid said that he'd be back later to check on me. Shortly after he left, my aunt Michelle showed up to support my mom and Jeff. I really started to feel the contractions after my water was broke and Jeff and I started walking the hallways. The only problem was that my IV machine kept running out of batteries; it took 3 IV stands to find out with enough power to let me walk the halls. All the sudden I started feeling really sick, and asked Christina about an epidural. I had really wanted to try and do it without drugs, but as the contractions got worse and I started to feel sicker I knew that I would need something to let me rest. She checked me and said I was 3cm, almost 4cm. We were then taken to case room that I would be having the baby in. A half hour later Dr. Wong came in to give me my epidural, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be; it only hurt for a second and not that much. Sadly after my epidural was in place Christinas shift was over. We said good bye, and she told me that she would call in tomorrow since she was going on vacation the next day. My new nurse was Jennie, I hadn't had her as a nurse before but she was nice. The next bits are sorta a blur. My epidural was only working on one side and Jeff's parents and sister came to visit. I was still only 5cm and the epidural was only working on one side so at 8pm, they left and Jennie upped my epidural and had me lay on my left side. I was told that if I felt like I needed to have a bowel movement that I should let Jennie know. An hour later the pressure was pretty intense so Jennie checked me and I was 9 1/2 centimeters! I couldn't believe it, I had gone from 5cm to 9 1/2 cm in one hour. Jeff called his parents back, and Dr. Hatlelid came back in. It took about another 30-45 minutes for me to go to 10cm and start pushing.

When I went to start pushing I had Jeff, my mom, Jeffs mom, and my aunt Michelle with me. It was really helpful, and empowering. My contractions all the sudden slowed down to 10 minutes apart and we had to up the oxytocin. I don't remember alot of about the pushing. It was alot of hard work. After 2 1/2 hours of pushing Dr. Hatlelid said that he was stuck under my pelvic bone. We tried to use the vaccum and that didn't work, so he called in Dr. Yeung the Obgyn on call. Dr. Yeung came in and gave me an episotomy, and inserted the forceps. With one push the baby was out. I don't know alot about what happened next since they put me on the gas right away to cause I was losing alot of blood. Apparently the cord was wrapped really tightly around his neck, and they had to cut it before they could let the rest of him out or he would have sufficated. About 15 minutes after the birth, someone asked if we knew what the sex of the baby was. We said no, and I vaguely remember the someone saying that he was a boy. I remember taking of the gas mask and saying I told you so. Jeff was then allowed to go over, Clayton started to cry and grabbed on to Jeffs finger. Shortly after that all our family was allowed to come in.

My birth wasn't perfect, but it was perfect to me. I don't think I could have done it without my family, or Christina. I am recovering alright. I am still a little emotional, and Clayton is slowly recovering from his jaundice, we see the doctor on Monday to see if he has gained any weight. As of yesterday he was still 6lbs 1oz. I am hoping he starts gaining very soon. He doesn't like to sleep on his own, and I am finding that hard since I hate to let him cry it out. Thank god for my parents, my brother and Jeff. They have been such a huge help. I'll update more about coming home later.

I must go sleep when the baby is sleeping.

A little update....

2009-05-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of update and birth story. The birth story will come shortly, things have just been a little crazy.

Clayton is jaundice, and losing weight and we aren't too sure why. When he was born, he was 6lbs 15oz and when we left the hospital he was 6lbs 6oz, which was a weight loss of 7%. That was ok, and we knew he was a little yellow. On Saturday I noticed that his eyes had started to turn yellow, so I called the hospital to see if I should be concerned. They said to take him to the clinic. Well that was where everything went down hill. The doctor at the clinic was like 90 and he told me that my baby was very sick and needed to go to the emergency right away so that he could be re-admitted. I was freaking out. So we went to the hospital and they'd pricked his heal again and checked his Billirubin number. It was 259, a little high but nothing to bad. But he had lost more weight, the ordered another blood test for Monday morning to see if his levels had peaked.

Yesterday, I went to back to the hospital to get the test done and the lab was closed. So I went up to the Mat. Ward since I wanted to go the the breastfeeding clinic they had anyway. They weighed him, and he had lost even more weight. They ended up doing his Billi test and his numbers came back higher at 278. All the sudden there was talk about re-admitting him to the hospital. Now I am there by myself and freaking out a little. Of course I want to do what is best for him, I would just like that to be; being with me. Dr. Hatlelid came in and said that even now he was down 10.9% from birth he wanted to wait and have his blood tested one more time.

Which brings us to today. I brought him in again, and we went to the lab and got his heal pricked again. Then we went up to the Mat. ward to get him weighed. He's lost another ounce in 24hrs. But his Billi levels went down to 274. I'm not sure what we are doing next. We see Dr. Hatlelid tomorrow.

Going to try snd sleep. But before we go.....

Clayton David Ronald Budd

2009-05-15T15:42:00.000-07:00

Just a quick announcement to say that Clayton David Ronald Budd, was born Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 12:26am. He is perfect in every way. I will update later with pictures and the birth story.

Love,
The Budds

Update post.

2009-05-10T23:13:00.000-07:00

Well I was in the hospital again. This time from Wednesday night until Saturday afternoon. My gallbladder attacks have been getting alot worse and I am not having a fun time. It all came to a head yesterday, when I cried in the hospital for about 2 hours, including begging my doctor to induce me. He said no. We are going to strip my membranes on my next appointment (Weds.) I hope this works and labour starts soon after. I am just in so much pain and I feel bad for hating these last weeks of my pregnancy, but I am just so tired of hurting. Jeff seemed to think that my doctor said something about if I am admitted to the hospital again he'll induce. I didn't hear that, but I was also sobbing at that point.
Since coming home, I have been able to keep food down but I am also in alot of pain. Under my right rib more then my left. It's a sharp pain, that makes it uncomfortable to sit, stand, move and breath. My doctor gavve me some demerol (sp?), but that really doesn't seem to be working. I am also having some pain/crampiness in my lower tummy. The demerol hasn't really helped with either. If it's still really hurting tomorrow I am calling my doctor and demanding that I be seen. That or going back to the hospital, neither option seems really to be the best option. I hate always going back to the hospital, but at the same time I really really some pain releif cause this hurts like a bitch.

I know that this isn't my first mothers day, and believe me that is a whole other can of worms. But Jeff made me a really nice hand made card. On the front it had a picture of me and him holding the baby, and our 4 cats. We were walking beside a lake with the mountains behind us. Inside he wrote a little section from the cats telling me that they loved me and I was the best mommy. Then there was a little section from Snuffy, telling me how much Snuffy loves me, and how Snuffy can't wait to be here. It was perfect and of course made me cry. He made the card with crayon, and it was perfect. I really couldn't have gotten a better gift. I love it, I love my husband, my cats and my Snuffy. I can't wait for Snuffy to be here and for us to be a whole family.
For Mothers Day we went to my parents for dinner, and then after dinner we went to my grandparents house. It was really nice, my grandma is so cute. She told me that I looked wonderful when she came and visited me in the hospital. She then took me upstair and took my blood pressure and listened to my belly for the babys heart beat with her setehoscope. She swears up and down that she could hear the heart beat, I couldn't but Jeff said that he may have heard it. He may have also just said it to be nice to my grandma. She also feed me tea and cut up orange slices. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family.

I will update tomorrow with a picture of my wonderful card. I hope all the mommys and mommys to be had a wonderful mothers day. I can't wait for my next mothers day when Snuffy will be here.

Just for a laugh

2009-05-05T22:25:00.000-07:00

I had wanted to post this yesterday, because it had given me a pretty good chuckle. But I was still feeling a litle icky. I don't think that I'll ever look at a bagel the same way again. Enjoy!

Pictures...Finally

2009-05-05T22:05:00.000-07:00

Ta da! I am finally posting pictures! Better late then never right? These are from 36wks, 5days. My friend in the one picture is JJ, one of my 4 fur babies; he has pretty much been my shadow. It's gotten worse since I was in the hospital, at the moment he is sitting on the arm of the couch sleeping. I don't mind it, it's nice to have the company. Part of me hopes that this is because the baby is getting ready to come.

I don't wanna go to much into it cause it's just too much stress. But I spent the weekend in the hospital because of my gallbladder attacks. It sucked! The food was better then I thought it would be, but still pretty icky. The nurses were nice, though some were nicer then others. I have to admit that when I was discharged I felt a little sad. The rest of the women leaving were leaving with babys and all I was leaving with was a potted plant that Jeff's parents gave me. Jeff was a saint, he was by my side everyday. As funny as it sounds, the best part of my day was when Jeff would lay in bed with me and we'd do Sudoku puzzles together on my DS. It was really nice. Jeffs parents visited everyday for 2hrs. My mom came every day and my dad came on Sunday.

Tomorrow, I go and see the doctor. I am hoping that he'll do a cervical check, and that I'll have made some progress. I would love to even been 1cm, but we'll see. I'll update about that tomorrow.

Oh! A big CONGRATS! to my friend Amy, who just found out that she is going to be a Momma! Congrats Amy!

As "The Day" begins to draw near....

2009-04-29T20:10:00.000-07:00

I am not sure how I feel. Parts of me can't wait for the baby to get here, and part of me wishes that I still had 20 wks to go. My heart knows that I am ready to be a mommy, and that when Snuffy gets here it'll be everything that I have always wanted. But I feel like that is it, we aren't ready in any other way. I am doing the last two loads of the babys laundry, and I hardly have any newborn or 0-3 month clothing. I have a ton of 3-6 month and 6 month clothing, but what is the baby going to wear now? I know it seems odd, but I honestly thought that I had a ton more.
The babys room is coming along really really well. I love it. Except for the fact that I broke our dresser/change table. How did I break it you ask? Well, I fell and I grabbed onto the door for support and ripped it right out of the dresser. I started to cry, and it still really upsets me. I feel like I let the baby down. The funny thing is that it really doesn't look bad. I hope that Jeff can fix it though.

Today, is the first day that I honestly think I may have had a contraction. It only lasted roughly 15-20 seconds, but it startled and made me excited at the same time. My mom is sick at the moment and so is Jeff. So I had the task of going to the grocery store. I guess that I was caring too much, cause my tummy started hurting and getting these sharp pains. Then on the way home, I got this bad cramp in my lower tummy and as far as I could tell (I was driving after all) my tummy got really really hard. I also had a bit more mucus come out today, and a bit of pink spotting. I have no idea if this means anything, but it makes me excited none the less. I wouldn't mind if the baby came sooner then later. Well at least not at this moment. We'll see what changes in the the next couple of hours.

Thats it for now. Thanks for reading... :)

Trip to the hospital

2009-04-25T13:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, was not a fun day. I woke up at 5:30am with a tummy ache. I went to the bathroom, and realized that I was in fact having another gallbladder attack. I got myself into the bathtub since that normally helps with the pain. When I got out of the bath, I threw up and saw blood. It really freaked me out, but I tried not to think of it. Around 6:30am I was still in alot of pain about a 9 out of 10, and I was still throwing up with blood in it. So I woke up Jeff and asked him what he thought I should do. He said I should call my mommy, and get her to take me to the hospital since we don't have a car at the moment.
My dad took me to the hospital, and he dropped me off infront of the emergency room and went to go park. Well it took like 5 minutes for someone to come and help me. At that point I was in alot of pain and starting to feel really really dizzy. All the sudden I thought that I was going to collapse so I asked my dad for a chair. The nurse took me into the triage room, where she took my blood pressure and it was only 80/47. Apparently that is bad, so they made my dad continue to register me and they took me into the back. I guess that I had come at shift change because all the sudden I had a really really nice nurse named Monique. She was so nice, and didn't get upset when I had to turn away from her to answer all the questions she was asking. All the sudden I threw up again (my 8th time roughly). It was kinda embarrasing to throw up in front of my dad, and to make matters worse my gown kept falling down in the front. So not only was I throwing up, but I was worrying that I was going to flash my boob to my dad. He was nice enough to tie it up for me once I was done being sick. Monique got me a nice cool cloth for my forehead and that helped a little. Then she said that she was going to start and IV for me. I have only ever had an IV once and I was pretty sedated when I got it. I don't even remember getting it. Apparently I was so dehydrated that my veins were hard to find and she ended up going right through the vein on my right hand. She was really sweet about it, and managed to get the IV started in my left hand. I felt a bit better when I started to get some fluids. They then moved me up to the Mat. ward.

When I got to the Mat. ward they started a NST (non stress test) right away. It was cool cause my dad got to hear the babys heart beat for the first time, but it sucked cause laying on my back caused me alot of pain. After about 30 minutes they were able to get a hold of my doctor and gave me some Morphine and gravel. The pain relife was amazing! The gravel made me really sleepy. When I woke up, I was still in pain. But I was told that since everything was fine with the baby they were going to have to move me back down to the ER to wait to talk to Dr. Kotylak (the surgeon I am supposed to see on May 22nd).
After about a billion hours, 2 more shots of Morphine a visit from my mom, and my nanny I was released at 4pm, 9 hours after I had first been seen without seeing Dr. Kotylak. Apparently, he had to do an emergency surgery, and since my blood work looked good they sent me home.

I wasn't able to keep any food down yesterday, but so far I've been able to keep down two peices of toast today. Yay!

That's it for now.

5 weeks left...

2009-04-23T23:38:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post. I am 35wks today! Yay, and I am ready for this to be over lol. I have loved being pregnant for the most part, I just haven't felt well for most of it. All day today, I have been having a sharp pain in my sides, and my middle-lower back. Jeff says it's contractions, I have no idea. I mean I've never had a baby, all I know is that it really hurt. I have felt really tired all day, and like I was going to puke all day. I've also been a bathroom hog, if you get my drift. I know that Snuffy, is not ready to come out and be born yet; so I am not hoping this is labour.

In other news, I got a call today from the people who are making the decision if I am going to get WI (short term disability). She was very nice and asked me a bunch of questions, then told me that I am approved pending some information from my doctor. Apparently, my doctor and my work have different last days able to work. So she has faxed my doctor and is waiting for his reply. When I got home today, there was a message from my doctors office asking me to call tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll get a paycheck soon. Keep your fingers crossed.

Off to bed. I will post a belly pic tomorrow, from the babys room. Oooh, and Jeff and I built the change table/dresser yesterday. It's so pretty. More tomorrow.

The Room....

2009-04-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

Is painted. My in-laws did it in about 3hrs, that includes: washing, tapeing, painting and a trip to the vet. Yes, a trip to the vet. Bella our little fur baby girl, some how cut the back of her left rear leg. The vet said that it happened roughly 5-7 days ago. We aren't sure how we missed it, I kinda wanted to call bull. But she is on medication now, so hopefully she'll feel better soon.

I'll post pictures of the room tomorrow after we do the final coat. :)

Crib Is Up....And More.

2009-04-18T23:23:00.000-07:00

Today, was supposed to be a busy cleaning day. It ended up being a nice but sorta lazy day. We had to go help my mom dog sit in the morning. (She's a dog walker/dog sitter) After that we went to General Paint, since my mom said we HAD to paint the babies room. I told her that if it was such a big deal, and something she wanted so badly she could pay for it. I thought that would hush her up, but she bought us paint instead. Don't get me wrong I am greatful, I should just know when to keep my mouth shut. lol. Next we went to Winners ( http://winners.ca/en/index.asp ) since my brother had given us a 25$ giftcard for there at Christmas. I was hoping to get baby sheets, but they didn't have any. So we got a pair of yellow socks, 3 onies and a bib by Got Milk? The bib is cute cause it acutally says Got Milk? on it. We also got 3 onies that are 6 months in size but soooo cute. I was pretty happy to get that all for 29$. I some how lost my debt card, so my mom paid the extra 4$.

Later in the day, we went for a walk at Minnekhada. I of course was afraid that we were going to be eaten by a bear. A little back story to this. When I was young and we'd go camping my parents would always say if we ran into a bear or a cougar the rule was to trip the slowest and run. Now normally I'd be ok with this as it would be my mom. But now I waddle. Everyone can out run the waddler. We ended up seeing a beaver, which was pretty cool since no one had ever seen one. My dog wanted to try and play with it, we tried to explain to her that wasn't the best idea. After the walk we went back to my parents house for dinner, and to collect my parents Dyson Ball vaccum.

When we got home Jeff put up the crib, and I put the bedding in. I still have to wash it, but I just wanted to see what it would look like. I love it! It's just what I wanted, and I think that it's unisex. I know that my mom will say that it's boyish, but I don't care. I would be perfectly happy to put a boy or a girl in it. Here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy.

Coming out of my bad blogger hole.

2009-04-17T21:52:00.000-07:00

I know I know I am a bad blogger. I have just been feeling a little down lately. Jeff has been laid off and my doctor has had my paperwork for my short term disability for almost 2 weeks now, so I haven't been paid since the end of Feb. We have no money for rent, and no car because our car insurance ran out. :( I've just been feeling worried and down.

But I didn't want to make this a sad post. I am 34wks, 1 day today and I am getting to the point that I am ready for it to be over with. I am always tired, it hurts to waddle since I don't walk anymore and I am just really starting to get ready. Oh! and the worse part. Jeff has been lying to me. He has been telling me that I don't have many stretch marks. Well I have a tone on the underside of my belly. I just couldn't see them so he didn't tell me. I know that he was doing it to be nice, so that I don't feel bad, but man was I surprised when I lifted up the belly and found them.

Other then that I don't really have much to report. We finally took the bed apart, and now we have to clean the room and paint it. The room is pretty clean, it's more just this and that. But we are now in crunch time. I mean really in 3 weeks, I am 37wks and it could be anytime. I will try to post pictures when the room is ready. I really will.

Well I just wanted to say I am alive. Night.

Crazy Day

2009-03-30T21:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, was a crazy day. I ended up spending about 1 1/2hrs in the Mat. ward. Why you might ask? Well Saturday night I noticed that I was spotting some bright red blood. I didn't think much of it. I told Jeff and we decided that we'd re-evaluate the situation in the morning.
Sunday morning I woke up, and I was still spotting. It wasn't alot, so I wasn't too worried about it until I noticed that I had passed a clot. It was dark red and mean looking. I told Jeff about it and the fact that I had been having back and vajayjay pressure for about 2 days. I was starting to worry. Jeff put me to bed and said if things didn't feel better when I woke up from a nap we'd go to the doctors. I woke up from my nap, and did my mad dash to the bathroom. It was at that point that I found a chunk of my mucus plug on my TP. I ran out of the bathroom, TP in hand and asked Jeff if it looked like mucus plug. Jeff made the craziest face and replied that he didn't know since he'd never seen one before. At that points my nerves got the best of me, so I called the Mat. ward. I talked to a really nice nurse who told me I should come in and have a NST (non stress test). She said that it was most likely nothing, but just in case it was good to check and it would make me feel better.

Jeff and I arrived at the hospital, and when straight up to the Mat. ward. We were taken to a little room, where I had to pee in a cup and but on a lovely hospital gown. So of course, I had pee fright for the first time in my whole pregnancy and couldn't go. I felt very sheepish telling the nurse that. I had a very nice name Pamela, she hooked me up to the monitors and then started asking me all sorts of questions. The best part of being hooked up, was that we got to hear the heart beat for the whole hour the test took place. The heartbeat was mostly in between 144-154 so Jeff is back on the girl band wagon. They called my doctor and apparently he is on the island for the week, so the doctor on call came and saw me.
His name was Dr. Wong, and he was very nice but a little hard to understand. He didn't do an internal (thank god!), but said the NST looked really good. The baby was very active and the heart rate was wonderful, and I didn't have any contractions. There may have been one or two at the start, but they weren't sure since it was when they were starting everything. He did put me on a modified bedrest and scheduled an ultrasound for today. He doesn't want me up and moving around too much until after I see my doctor and get the results from the ultrasound.

So today at 2pm, I went for the ultrasound. Jeff couldn't come since he had to work, so my mom came. We got to see the baby, and we found out that the baby is now head down. (Yay!) My placenta looked good and it was high. (The doctor was worried it might be low and that was the reason for the pressure and spotting) It was really awsome to see the baby, but we still weren't able to find out the sex. I guess by now I should just give up and understand that I am most likely not going to find out beforehand. My mom has jumped over from the girl bandwagon, to the boy bandwagon. I am not sure why, but she thinks the tech. said something that apparently my mom only heard. lol. I was in the same room, but never heard her say anything refering to the sex of baby.

Anyways, that is all for now.

30 Weeks

2009-03-19T23:08:00.001-07:00

I had another gallbladder attack last night. It really really hurt. Jeff said I'll be a pro at labour. I will post more tomorrow with pictures.

Me :)

I feel icky

2009-03-16T22:58:00.001-07:00

That is all...

I am a funny duck

2009-03-10T20:31:00.000-07:00

There I said it! I am a funny duck, I could go to this blog and stare at the baby in the ticker for hours. I have a fear that when the baby comes out and doesn't look at all like the computer generated baby I'll be upset. Isn't that silly. I really gives me something to look forward to.

In other news our prenatal class yesterday was so much fun. It was funny too. We watched a really short video that showed the birth of a baby, and then birthing the placenta. It was sorta gross but not as bad as I thought that it would be. Jeff did really well with it, I was a little nervous because he can get a little quseay. We learned alot about diffferent positions that you can push in, and some of them were really intresting. There was this one where you sorta squat on your knees; it was amazing how open everything felt in that position I told Jeff that I really really want to try that one. We also learned about how important skin to skin contact is when the baby is first born. I knew that I already wanted to do that but apparently if you do it for an hour, the baby is less likely to be colicy in the first month. It also helps to calm the baby down since they know your voice. In cases where you are unable to do it, such as C-Section then the instructor recommened that the dad do it. Jeff was really into that idea and it's something that I like. I mean if I can't do it, then I would love for Jeff to be able to do it.
I am also thinking about delaying the Erythromycin eye oinment only by like 30 minutes, to 1hr while we are doing skin to skin. It's something that I need to talk to my doctor more about, but the prenatal instructor was just saying how when the baby is born it can see 8-10 inches and it really helps in bonding when they can see your face. So it's something that I want to look into more.

That is it for now!

Doctors Update

2009-03-09T12:35:00.001-07:00

I just got back from my doctors appointment about an hour ago. Everything went well, I am measuring on time, and the baby's heartbeat was good. Got another "quckie ultrasound" from the machine that was built in 1907 (I'm kidding, the image is just poor quality). Got to see the babys head and butt, but the baby was bum down, and the feet were so far down in my pelvis that they couldn't even look between the legs for a gender check. Way to far down. The doctor wants me to get down on all fours and wiggle my hips to try and to dislodge the baby. But he also said at only 28wks, 4days he isn't too worried about it yet. The baby has plenty of time to flip.
He also said that the cut off for GD is 7.8, and I was at 7.8 exactly. He isn't worried about it though, since I have only gained 2lbs this whole pregnancy. (I didn't gain a single pound in the last 4 weeks) He said that they make the cut of small so that they catch everyone, and that he isn't going to send me for the 3hr test because he thinks I would pass it with flying colours and doesn't want to put me through the test for nothing. So we are going to watch my weight, and if I have a huge weight gain, or any other symptoms we'll look into it more. He doesn't seemed concerned so I am going to try and not be concerned either.
Hopefully, he'll call today or tomorrow and I'll be able to get my forms for my WI, and I can get the WI process going. He said that I should be able to pick them up tomorrow.

Other then that no news. The baby was looking really cute, got a nice skeletor shot. I wish that they'd print me one or two to take home but they don't seem to do that. We have our prenatal class tonight, I think we are going to go and visit Jeffs sister before hand. Tonight, we get to learn about the pushing phase of labour. Fun Fun. I may post and say how that went tonight, if not I'll post about it tomorrow.

28 Weeks and Colour Confusion

2009-03-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know that it's been a while since I updated last. SO I shall update now.

On the GD front, I am now assuming that I passed since no one has called to tell me that I failed and it was over a week ago that I took the test. I go to the doctors tomorrow for my monthly check up, so I should know for sure by then.

Today, Jeff and I got out crib and dresser/change table. We have yet to paint the room so we have them at my parents for the moment. I will post pics as soon as we have them up. So this leads up to my plea. We can't figure out which colour to paint the room. We have narrowed it down to two colours, and we love them both. Since we don't know the sex of the baby, we think that these colours would be nice for both a boy or a girl.

Here are the colours: (Yes, I know they are sorta blurry.)

Just for a refrence:

This is the bedding we are thinking of getting: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3417472&kw=Bedding&origkw=Bedding&parentPage=search&f=Taxonomy/TRUSCA/2567270

This is our crib: http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000M9VVW0/sr=1-0/qid=1236577727/ref=sr_1_0/191-2642421-1088816?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core&mqnodeid=397722011

This is our dresser/change table: http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000LZHLSI/191-2642421-1088816?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core

Last but not least here is a bump update. I will post more after the doctors.

My GD Test...

2009-02-25T12:35:00.000-08:00

So I'm pretty sure that I have failed my 1 hour gestational diabetes test. The drink wasn't as horrible as I thought that it would be. To me it just sorta tasted like salty orange crush, I am very easily able to drink it in the 5 minute time span they gave me. I had until 11am to drink it and I finished it at 10:56am. I think I started more at like 10:53ish. I drank the whole thing and all I felt was a little gassy, like I really really needed to burp. I kept waiting to feel sick, shaky or lightheaded cause everyone I know has said that is how you feel afterwards. I felt fine, I felt a little off for like maybe 30 seconds, but then felt better after I let out a burp.
So why do I think I failed? Because everyone I know that HAS failed said that they felt fine. The lab tech who took my blood said that she'd be more worry if I had symptoms; but then told me that if I failed they'd most likely call in the next 2 days. So I guess I just have to wait and see how it all goes. My fingers and toes are crossed that I passed.

In other news today is Jeff's 28th birthday. He is at work right now, but later we are going out for dinner. Nothing big just a nice night at home. Saturday we are going to his parents for Chinese food, cake, and gifts.

Must go eat now.

Doctors Appointment and More...

2009-02-24T15:47:00.001-08:00

Ok, last night when I got home I was soooo tired that I couldn't even think straight let alone update about last nights prenatal class. So I will start with that.
To start off with the prenatal class is in the basement of the hospital. I am not sure why, but at first it really bugged me. I had been calling, and calling Jeffs sister to try and figure out what she was wearing. I know that sounds silly but it was really bugging me; that and the fact that I was worried that we would be the last couple there and get the bad baby. I know that is just soooo silly. Jeff's sister ended up not calling me back, and it turned out it was because she was in the hospital. Everything was fine, but they were late to class. SO more about the class. The lady teaching the class her name is Christie, and she was really really nice.
About the class. I was really nervous that we'd be the youngest couple, and even worse that we'd have to talk to people. I have a hard time with that. The first thing that we did was she handed all the guys ballons. Since we didn't know what we were having she gave us a girl lol, Jeff loved that. Then she made the guys blow up the ballon to the size they thought that the babys head would be when it was born. It was really funny to see the guys try to figure it out. She said that the average babies head was 34cm at birth. Jeff was the closes at 38cm, one guy had his babys head at like 54cm. The teacher was like, I bet your wife would kill you if that came true. It was really funny, and a great ice breaker. After that we had to break into small groups and just just sorta introduce ourselves more. Then we broke into groups of ladies and men, we each had to write out a list of what we found to be discomforts or things about pregnancy that we didn't like. It was funny to see the differences between the men and women.
We then watched a video about the third tirmester of pregnancy, it was 14 mintues and really really intresting. I joked to Jeff after we left that it was the last ungory video that we'd most likely watch in that class. All in all it was a pretty intresting first class.

Now about my doctors appointment. I am going to take my GD test tomorrow (Weds.), and then I am taking my 3 weeks paid vacation. About 2 weeks into that I am going back to the doctors to have him fill out the paper work for my WI (Short Term Disability). So as it stands right now, Friday could be my last day at work until May 2010. Crazy I know. Snuffys heart beat was really good, and I was measuring on time. My white blood cell count was up a little, but the doctor wasn't concerened, he said that it was normal in pregnancy. I will google more about that later.

In other news, my cousin Cat is coming down from Prince George some time in the next couple of weeks. She is about 14 weeks pregnant and we are going to go shopping. I am hoping to help her feel a little bit better about gaining weight, and not being able to party and stuff. I guess we'll see. I will update tomorrow after I take my GD test.

Short Prenatal Class Update

2009-02-23T22:46:00.001-08:00

I am very tired, and blogger is being wierd. Our first prenatal class was alot of fun. It was much better then I thought. I really liked it, and I thought that Jeff liked it too. I'll update more tomorrow.

Sorry

26 weeks

2009-02-19T14:16:00.000-08:00

Well today I am 26 weeks! Yay! We only have 14 weeks to go, and that makes me so excited. Nothing much to report, I came home sick from work again yesterday :( I made Jeff take me to the walk in clinic because I can't stand always feeling this crappy. The doctor was really nice and sent me for a blood test. He thought that it might be something viral, so it made me glad that I made an appointment to see Dr. Hatlelid for Tuesday.

I also think that when I see Dr. Hatlelid on Tuesday I am going to ask him if I can go off on a medical leave. I am not doing well at work, I am always sick and it's starting to make me really depressed, and from the sounds of it I'll be making more money then I am right now being so sick. I have to think about it more and look into things, but at the moment it's what I am leaning too.

Today has been ok, but I don't start work until 3:45pm and I work until midnight. So we'll see how that goes. I have been feeling meh today, I'm having lots of diarrhea which is not cool. Not that anyone wants to know that lol. Nothing much else to report, What to Expect says that the baby is weighing around 2lbs now that seems so crazy to me. It is starting to be way more active and Jeff seems to be liking that. He talks to my belly and is starting to wait patently for the baby to kick is hand. It's awsome to see his face when that happens, his eyes just light up.

Here is the bump for today 26wks. :) Sorry they are blurry, I can't take my own picture apparently.

Enjoy.

New Day, Same Old, Same Old

2009-02-17T22:23:00.000-08:00

Thats pretty much it. I still don't feel well, and I am starting to think that I never will. Maybe I am doomed to be sick until May. I hope that this isn't the case, but I am starting to think that it might be. I don't remember the last time that I felt well. Part of me wants to call my doctor and demand that he makes me feel better. I know that, that won't happen and even if I were to go see him there isn't anything he can do. I dread going to work because I never know how I am going to feel and I hate feeling sick at work.

Well enough of the pity party. I'll try and update more tomorrow.

Sick and tired of being sick and tired....

2009-02-16T22:30:00.000-08:00

That's right, I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I don't feel like I've been well since August, well maybe September.

I woke up around 1am last night with a really bad stomach ache, I felt a little better after using the bathroom, but kept the puke bowl not to far away. For about 15 minutes I thought that I might be getting the starts of another gallbaldder attack. Thank God it wasn't. I don't think I could have handled that. But then I woke up for work and still felt really sick. I knew then and there it was going to be a bad day and a bad day it was. I got to work and felt like crap, I tried to eat but I couldn't because the thought of food made me want to puke. Iit just got worse from there, I was hot and shakey and I really really tried to stay, but I just couldn't. I almost threw up about 4 times, once almost in the photo garbage can.
I called my mom and got her to come get me. I pretty much layed on the couch and died. I slept for a bit, then I went to the vet with my mom and Duchie. I still haven't felt good since, nothing is sitting in me right. I feel like I could puke at any moment. It's not really cool. Thank God tomorrow is my day off.

So that was my crappy day. I hope I feel better tomorrow, cause this being sick crap is just that CRAP.

Night.

Baby Bump Post

2009-02-15T20:36:00.000-08:00

Two posts in one day. Aren't we lucky lol. So not too much to post but I thought that I would just update a little about my day.

So today Jeff and I went and registered at Babies R Us. It was alot more fun then I thought that it might have been. Jeff and I agreed on almost everything, and he had some really really good points of views on other things. It was pretty neat. I was a little unsure as to how he'd be because I knew he was dreading it. But he seemed to really like it too. We got lots of cool things so far. All and all it was pretty awsome. But the store closes early on Sundays so we didn't get to register for everything. We'll go back later to add more things.

After registering, Jeff took me out for dinner at Swiss Chalet. It was really nice we talked about what we had left to register for, and just hung out. We haven't done that in a while, we had a really good time and really great food. So a great night over all.

And now what everyones been waiting for. Baby bump pictures! So here are two pictures, taken tonight after dinner. They are of me at 25wks, 3days. Oh! I do know my jeans look big on me. They were a little tight when I first bought then so go figure.

Enjoy!

Valentines Post

2009-02-15T00:06:00.000-08:00

Today (I know it's technically Sunday) was a really nice and simple day. Jeff and I slept in which is something that I haven't done in a while. When Jeff got up he said he was running to the store to get stuff so that he could make breakfast. Well he was gone forever and I was starting to get worried since he was gone for about 1 1/2 hours. When he got home he told me to go sit down and that he'd bring me a surprise. First he brought me some crazy bread(which I'd been craving) and pizza. Then he brought me a decaf white chocolate mocha, finally he brought me a beautiful card and a dozen red roses. They are beautiful, and smell wonderful.

Later in the day, we went over to my parents since they are doggy sitting a new dog. This new dog Faye is 13 weeks old and me and Jeffie wanted to see it. She was really cute, but very hyper. She kept trying to bite my toes and my hand. :( We ended up staying at my parents for dinner, it a nice relaxing night.

Not much to report on the Snuffy front. I think that I *might* be finally getting a belly that looks like I'm pregnant and not like I am just eating too much junk food. I will try and post a picture in the next couple of days. On the nesting front, I think that is over for now. I am still going to continue cleaning, up it's not an over whelming urge anymore. (Thank God!)

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Valentines day. I know that it's just another day, and that we should show our love and appreciation for our loved ones everyday. But I just have to say that it's nice to have a day to really really let them know that they are loved.

Nesting...

2009-02-11T23:16:00.000-08:00

I think that I may be nesting. I am in a cleaning frenzy, nothing is clean enough for me. I mean nothing. Today, I didn't do much just more laundry (loads 9-10ish), but that is becacuse I worked until 8pm (I'll get to more about that later). I go to bed and all I can think about is what needs to be cleaned and why isn't it clean now. Is it bad that it's taking up this much of my mind? I didn't think that it was nesting because to be honest I thought that nesting only happened when you reached around 35 weeks. But apparently it can happen at anytime, it's just more common the later in pregnancy. Thanks google for all the info. So yes, I am nesting. I think the baby likes it cause I am getting lots of kicks.

Now on the work front. For a while now, I haven't been working full time on the till. It's just to hard on me, and I start feeling sick. So now I am working 4hrs on 4hrs off, but I work 2hrs on 2hrs off 2hrs on 2hrs off. I am ok with this, for the most part it make the day go by pretty quickly. Until today that is. Today, my manager asked me to date check the all the salad dressing. Sounded simple, it wasn't. First I have to do it by flavour, since it just gets was to complicated if I am pulling off more then one flavour. Second, I have to check every single bottle most flavours have like 24 bottles on the shelf! Third I had to wash the shelf area down, that was gross my cloth was black after the first flavour. Last but not least I had to put it all back and face it to look nice. I got 3 shelfs in one section done, then I only got about half of the other 4 shelves. I didn't even get one section done in 4hrs! By the end I was limping since I spent about 20-30min on my hands and knees cleaning, and I had a buggy full of expired salad dressing. I'm not talking about like a couple of days expired, about 6 bottles of California dressing had expired in March of 08! That is right 08. It made me sick, I am going to start check dates on my salad dressing bottles before I buy from now on.

So that was my sucky day at work. Jeff was sick today, and he called in to work. He seemed to be feeling better when he picked me up at 8pm. I hope that it was just a blip sorta thing, cause I can't afford to get sick.

Well I'm off to bed.
Night!

What can I say...I'm still a bad blogger...

2009-02-10T22:43:00.000-08:00

Well I'm 24wks, 5days and still bump less. I went to the doctor on Monday, and he doesn't seem concerned. I've lost 24lbs this pregnancy and so far I've gained 2lbs back. So that means I am still 22lbs under my starting pregnancy weight. I am pretty happy with that. I know that before I got pregnant I needed to lose weight anyways.

We still haven't been able to find out for 100% sure if we are having a boy or a girl. But I think it's pretty safe to say that we are having a boy. When I went to the doctors on Monday he said, that he thought that he saw "junk" but that he wouldn't go painting any rooms blue. lol. He also confirmed that I have gallstones! He said that he is going to set me up with a surgeon, and that I will most likely need to have surgery once the baby is born. I am not sure how I feel about that. But we'll see what the surgeon has to say.

What else....on the baby front the baby is kicking like crazy. I swear that I have a little kickboxer in me. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing. I really love feeling the baby it's an amazing feeling. It's crazy to know that a living being is growing in side me. Makes me feel very special. It's crazy to think that in around 15 weeks the baby will be here it's so exciting and nerve racking.

OH! and I think that I have discovered nesting. All the sudden I am a lean mean cleaning machine. I have done a billion loads of laundry and I have started cleaning me up our bedroom. Jeff has been given the task of cleaning the kitchen. He is such a sweetheart, and has done a wonderful job.

Well, I am off to fold one more load of laundry then it's bed time! Night.

I'm Such a Bad Blogger and Other Updates

2009-01-11T20:24:00.000-08:00

I am a bad blogger. I know this. I always plan on posting, I really do. I just some how never do. I would like to say that I will be a better blogger and post more, but I'll be honest I may not. But I will really try and be better about it.

I know what you are really thinking, "come on woman get to the baby updates!". So here are the updates.
Snuffy is now 20wks and 3days. We had our anatomy scan on the 8th of January. I would love to say that it was amazing and we found out the sex. But that isn't the case. I wasn't impressed with the ultrasound tech., she kept complaining that Snuffy wouldn't stop moving. At one point I wanted to say to her, and what do you want me to do about it? I mean I can't yell at Snuff or hold it still. Snuffy is now weighing 15oz, which is 1oz away from 1lb. Can you believe that!?! I hope this doesn't mean that I am going to be having a 10lb baby.
We weren't able to find out the sex of Snuffy. The techs aren't allowed to tell us, though she did tell us that she knew what it was. Jeff and I are pretty sure that we saw a penis though. But we aren't going to go out and start buying boys clothing based on that. I'm going to the doctors tomorrow, and hopefully he will be able to refer us to MedRay which is a private ultrasound clinic. My mom has offered to pay for most of a 4D ultrasound, I wasn't sure if I wanted to or not but Jeff really wants us to. So my fingers are crossed for that one.

I'll post more when I have more to say. At the moment that's it. Things are good at the home front. :)

Cheers.

Week 13

2008-11-25T23:09:00.000-08:00

Lots to say about week 13.

I went away for a girls weekend, and it was awsome. But I have to say that I did have a hard time sleeping. So since I've been back, I've been tired. I got a bunch of maternity tops, and some baby clothes. It was a super fun time.

Yesterday (Monday), we went for our second ultrasound. It was really really fun. Snuffy no longer looks like a blob, but a real baby. We saw Snuffy kicking and moving around, we even got to see Snuffy yawn. It was sooo cute. I got a little teary eyed to see Jeff's face, he looked so happy.

Not much else to say. I'm very sleepy, so I can't think of much. I'll try and be good and post more regular.

Night.

1st Prenatal Appointment

2008-10-20T15:10:00.000-07:00

Today was my first pre-natal appointment. It was intresting.

I peed just before going to the doctors, and as I was peeing I thought to myself are they going to make me pee there? I then told my self that no they wouldn't. So when I got to the office, the first thing that the nurse says is I need you to pee in a cup for me. Well of course I can't. She then took me to the back to get weighed. At least I now have a starting point to see how much weight I gain during the pregnancy. I've read that you shouldn't gain more then 20lbs when you are pregnant. So I have roughly 32 weeks left and I am starting at 0lbs gained. In fact, I can tell that I have lost some weight since the wedding. I know that it's a good thing right now, but it kinda surprised me.

Back to the rest of the appointment. I got all the results back from my blood tests, everything looked good. My blood sugar level was 4.6 which he said was great, I don't have HIV, Syphilis, or Hep. B. I also don't have any anti-bodies for Hep. B which means that after the baby is born, I'll need to get vacinated for it again. I do still have anti-bodies for Rubella (the german measles). From my blood tests, they were able to tell that I have a 1:1000 chance of our baby having Spina Bifida, the doctor said that was very low. I felt alot better about that since I do have a family history of it on both sides of my family. I also have a 1:1360 chance of our baby having Downs Syndrome, he said that was very low too. It was good to hear.
I also had a cervical check where he took some swabs. He said that everything looked good "down there", and that I shouldn't worry about anything being abnormal there. The nurse had brought in the doppler, but Dr. Kaumi said that since I'm only 8wks, 4 days it was iffy if we'd be able to hear anything. So that is something to look forward to for the next appointment.

I guess that I will be seeing Dr. Kaumi 'every four weeks for the moment. Nothing else to report at the moment. Snuffy and I are fine. Jeff just got home so I'm going to give him all the details.

Bye...

8 Weeks!

2008-10-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

Well, we've made it to 8 weeks. Yay! I am feeling pretty good. Really tired still, but not pukey. I went to the care clinic on Friday (Oct. 10th), and saw Dr. Kaumi. He gave me so anti-puking pills which have worked wonders for me. I can safely say that I am feeling a whole lot better, and I am actually about to work. So yay for that.

Nothing much to rep0rt really. More and more people are finding out at work. Some just seems to know, some I've told. I wish that I could have kept it a little more hush hush, but it is what it is.

I am going to bed. I'll update more tomorrow

Night

5 weeks

2008-09-27T22:57:00.000-07:00

Well to be truthful, I was 5 weeks on Thursday. Our baby is about the size of a sweet pea, how exciting. I'm still feeling pretty good. I'm really tired still, and I'm starting to feel nauseated more and more. No real cravings yet, maybe tomatoes? I do want them alot.

Today, Jeff, his parents, his sister, brother in law, and I went to the pumkin patch. It was ok. Jeff had a really bad headache so he was kinda pouty. We got two pumkins a big one that we'll carve, and a little one that we may carve but it's meant as snuffys first pumpkin. It's really really cute. We had a really really good time.

Next up is our first doctors appointment. That will be a big sigh of relief for me, it'll just be nice to know that things are ok, that snuffy is ok and everything is going well. I guess then I'll also have a real due date though I am pretty sure that my due date of May 28th is pretty spot on.

Anyways, me and Snuffy are tired so night.

We're Pregnant!!!!!

2008-09-22T22:20:00.000-07:00

Well I think I'm ready to say it. We're pregnant! As I write this I can tell you that I am 4wks+4days pregnant. I haven't been to the doctors yet, I go Sept. 29th.

Jeff and I are very excited, and I have taken to calling the baby snuffy. I think that it's because I call Jeff my muffleupagus so I'm calling the baby my snuffleupagus or snuffy for short. We'll see if it stays.

I'm feeling pretty good right now. I'm really really tired, I have a slight crampy feeling and I have a really stuffy nose. Other than that nothing much. No nausea, and my boobs are that sore lol. Maybe a little sore, but they aren't killing me or anything.

I figure that I'm due roughly May 28th, 2009. More updates to come.

Shannon

Back to Work...

2008-09-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

Well today was my last day off. Back to work tomorrow. :( I know it's silly but I don't feel really ready for it. I'm sooooo tired, no matter how much I sleep or don't sleep I'm just so tired. Maybe getting back to the routine of things will make that better. Who knows.

I went for dinner with Megan and her boyfriend Augie tonight. We had White Spot (so yummy). We talked for about 2 1/2 hours, and it was really nice. I hope tht we'll be able to keep that up, I miss chatting with Megan. The best part was that Augie paid lol. I bet Jeff would have come if he'd known that.

Speaking of Jeff he wasn't feeling well today. When I got home from dinner he was sleeping, and felt warm to the touch. Though I don't know if he was warm from sleeping without the fan on. I can't wait until it gets just a little cooler and Jeff is able to sleep without the stupid fan.

Well I'm going to go and relax. Since it's my last night. I'll update about work tomorrow when I get home after midnight though.

Update!

2008-09-04T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well I went to the doctors yesterday. He said that everything looked really good on the ultrasound. He did say that I have a retroverted uterus. Which means: A retroverted uterus (tilted uterus, tipped uterus) is a uterus that is tilted backwards instead of forwards. This is in contrast to the slightly "anteverted" uterus that most women have, which is tipped forward toward the bladder, with the anterior end slightly concave. I'm not really to sure what to think about it yet. We'll see.

Other then that nothing to report. I go back to work on Monday, and of course my first shift back I'm working until midnight. I really really wish that I had more time off, but that is how the cookie crumbles.

Night

1 Years

2008-09-02T23:43:00.000-07:00

Today, was Jeff sisters wedding anniversary. Her and her husband have been married for a year. We all went over and had year old cake, and a good time was had by all.

It got me thinking though in 51 1/2 weeks Jeff and I will have been married for a year. I know that is a long time away but it made me really think about what I want in a year. I want to have paid off alot of my debt, and to have made some sort of dent in Jeffs. I say that like he has alot, but honestly he has a lot less then he used to. I am proud of him for that. I would like us to be the proud owners of a new car. I want it to be in my name since I have never owned anything. It would mean alot for me.
A year from now I'll be almost at the 2 year mark of my 5 year plan. I hope that I have enough put away that buying a house doesn't seem as far off as it does at the moment. I would like us to be thinking about kids, or at the very least to have laid out a plan for them. I guess that is something that only time will tell.
I can't wait to look back at this a year from now and see what we've achived. I hope that my goals will be bigger and better, and that all the love I feel for my husband now has only grown and become something even more wonderful then it is.

On another note, tomorrow I am going to Dr. Kaumis' for the results of my ultrasound. I am hoping that it's all good news. I'm not sure where we are going to go from here, will it be the endocrinologist, will it be something else. I guess I'll know tomorrow. But now I should sleep so that I am awake for the appointment tomorrow.

Night.

First Post

2008-08-31T00:16:00.000-07:00

Nothing really much to post about. Jeff and I just got back from out honeymoon in Whistler. It was so so nice. We stayed and The Westin Resort and Spa, and wow was in nice. We both felt a little out of place there, but we managed to survive lol. I was shocked when we woke up the first morning to find a newspaper on our doorstep; apparently that is common though.

Whistler was nice but in was really foggy and rainy. We didn't get to the peak since it the chair was closed everyday we were there. It did open up today though. I almost thought of making Jeff drive us back up to see it. I came to the logical conclusion though that if we did that it would be closed again by the time we got back up to Whistler.

Nothing else much to report. We have wedding gifts coming out the ying yang, and now need to find them all homes. Not that we are complaining. We feel so blessed with everything we got. Today we took our gift cards and got a washer and dryer. We get it on the 16th of Sept., and Jeff is so excited.

Well I'm off to bed...Night