Yay THIRD trimester today!!!!

This is sort of a miscellaneous post with some stuff we've been up to and some baby junk.


Today we had another prenatal appointment and it was the first appt. where I've been later in the day so there was a bit of a wait (along with lots of other preggies). It's funny because up until today, in that moment, I've felt so out of place. Like I'm a giant compared to everyone else but I felt like I fit in when I was surrounded by all these other cute, sweaty, blessed bellies. It was great!


We have definitely been very busy with everything from house reno's, to surprise birthday parties (my mom's 50th), to baby stuff, to new and exciting purchases......


A welcomed addition to the house, laundry machines!! They just came today, fresh from the delivery people with detergent coupons and everything. Lane was even so excited that he wanted to sit and watch the first load being washed haha. And I've never been so excited to do laundry before that I'm actually looking forward to all the diapers and baby clothes lol.



Lane pulled apart the deck which he will be redoing this week hopefully and be making the 'after' pictures absolutely stunning.
This was one of the first things we bought when we found out we were pregnant, a handmade sock monkey off of Etsy. The shelf is also a new addition to the room :P
Solid wood rocking chair we scored off of Craigslist for $30!
Lane and I were 'window' shopping and came across this pillow. It was SO perfect with all its rich and bright colours that we had to go back and buy it.
Some progress with the crib. It's primed at least and ready for paint (a lot more work than we saw ourselves doing when we imagined a white crib).

Belly Bump update

Well on high demand, here are some new belly pictures (well belly and the rest of my growing body). This week I've had quite a bit of swelling too in my legs and feet which I suppose is expected but nonetheless, it's very nice to put them up at bedtime. We are very excited for the big ultrasound coming up this week. And the last time we saw our baby was at 7 weeks and it was fairly tiny, this time we will be able to see that its a little baby with a face and arms and legs and everything!


Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Cravings

These are my cravings lately. Lots of sour and salty things and fruit....oh and milk to wash it all down. Does this mean its a boy or girl? What are your guesses?

Half way there!

Last night was one of those nights where I just could not get to sleep. I made a mental list of all the things we still need to do and I'm not sure if the outcome was a good thing or a bad thing because now it's just left me overwhelmed. We are, however, at week 20 which is fantastic knowing that this little gaffer is still growing strong and we will be parents in 20 weeks (give or take)!

Baby rooms on my brain

We find out in 2 weeks what we are having!!!! Which means we can start putting the baby room together. These are my favourites so far. Loving the eclectic look.

Mother's Day

To all the moms!

Well as Lane would say, I'm only a half mother this year but I can't help thinking every day what kind of a mother I will be. Will I be too hard or too easy on our kids? Will I show them the difference between right and wrong and what's truly important in life? Will I be a good Christ-like example to them? Lane and I have the privileged of going to Jordan and Kyriel's wedding on Friday and her Dad gave a beautiful speech. I won't forget what he said about raising a family, "What you do, your children will do and what's important to you, will be important to your children and most of all what you love, your children will love." I'm so glad there are so many great parents and moms out there who are so selfless and I hope that I can take from their example.

I have been wanting a good camera to get into photography with as a hobby so for mother's day, Lane got me this 70's camera. It still needs a lens but I'm very excited to start playing around with it!

My steady growing belly.

Every time I wake up in the morning, I look in the mirror at how fast and how much my body is changing. I've worked out a few days but not too much because I'm scared of cutting of oxygen or rattling the baby around or something. It just feels different that's all. I've put on 10 pounds already which is hard to see on the scale but am grateful that its because of a new life and that makes it easier to handle. But what's WAY easier to handle is this second trimester! It does have its new 'fun surprises' but they seem much more manageable than the vomiting and bad nausea.

We are excited to have our big ultrasound scheduled to find out the gender so we are literally counting down the days, it will just be so nice to put a name to our baby and feel more attached to it (and then we don't have to refer to it as "it" either lol).

Well here's a few pictures from previous weeks. Enjoy!

Week 11

Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

Drum roll please......

This post makes all my other ones seem like fluff haha... Just weeks after getting the news that it would be impossible for us to conceive without the help of medical aid, we found out we were pregnant! (Actually we probably were already when they told us that we couldn't). Either way, we definitely feel so blessed and to say that this is such a God-sent miracle message would definitely be an understatement. It's an overwhelming and humbling feeling that this is actually US that are expecting. We've both been very grateful for all the support from family and friends and I've been so glad for my wonderful husband who cooks supper for me and lets me take LOTS of naps.

Our big day is November 1st (01/11/11) which seems so close and yet so far away.

Here are some belly pictures, however, they were taken at night so they aren't the most flattering :P

Week 6

Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10

Our Pretty (fun) Weekend

So I had a birthday and valentines had past.....exciting week in other words (and busy for Lane).We had decided since I was working valentines night that we would celebrate it on Friday evening. I also took off Saturday so that we could celebrate my birthday together. If any of youknow, I haven't had a Saturday off in a VERY long time so this was extra special.

Friday Evening:

I had the day off so I had a lot of time to prepare a delicious supper with parmesan chicken, seasoned asparagus, and whole wheat pasta in a creamy homemade alfredo sauce. It actually turned out quite well for not having that much experience in the kitchen. I set the table all pretty with pink flowers, chocolates and candles. It was the prefect valentines!

Saturday:

Lane made me vanilla crepes in the morning (out of Mum's scrapbook cookbook) which were absolutely delicious. We then packed a lunch and headed towards Allouette lake, quite far past it actually, to the Lower Falls hike. Even though the sun was shining it was very chilly and unexpected when we got into the thick trees. It was about and hour and a half each way.

Then since the hike wasn't as long as we expected we headed to the city to look at wetsuits on West 4th. I love that street! I'm so glad I'll be spending a whole lot more time there soon (I'll get to that part...).

Sunday:

Well the usual in the morning. But this sun isn’t so usual, however, I’m definitely not complaining! After lunch we were inspired to get some supplies to start planting. Ron made me a window box for Christmas so we wanted to fill that first. Lane installed it and the we went up the street to Triple Tree. Amazing place, I could literally spend all day there but we were far too excited because this time we were actually buying stuff!

The supplies
Pretty window box


We also transplanted the grape vine, blueberry bush and daisies to the side of the house
All in all it was a fantastic weekend. I couldn't have asked for more! Oh and before I forget, on my birthday, I had an interview. The interview was for the gym I go to (Fitness Unlimited) to do reception work. I really need a second job so that I can save for the September yoga program at Semperviva on West 4th. This is the perfect opportunity and although most people don't see this as a dream job, I was so excited when I got the call. This is actually starting to look really good for me. It feels totally right and not forced at all. I couldn't be more excited for this job, it will open up so many possibilities!

-Jocelyn-

Santa clause is coming to town......

Yay! I could not be more stoked for christmas this year! We are planning on going to Calgary for a whole week (which I booked off) to relax and have a white christmas. So we are doing homemade presents this year and I've been hard at work on them (sorry if I posted pictues, it would just ruin it) and having tons of fun. Also the saturday before christmas will be mine and Lane's 1 year anniversary. So I'm also trying to plan a little something for that too because you only ever get one of the first yr anniversary lol. I feel like a little kid. Like we are turning 1 or something. All in all I'm just really excited for christmas. Having the time off, making the presents, going to calgary to spend time with our family, just every bit of it! I'll take pictures of the projects and post them after christmas.

I'm also super excited that I'm making an appointment to see a dermatologist. I know it's not that interesting to anyone else, but this gives me hope that I can have normal skin. I was at Lynda Calverley's PartyLite party and a lady said to me (who has gorgeous, flawless skin), "oh yours isn't even that bad. What are you worried about?" well first off I really don't like to hear comments like that from people who have never suffered from severe and noticable skin issues. What is that saying again, don't preach what you can't practice....oh no, it's practice what you preach or in other words, don't dabble about something that you have absolutely no clue about (that also goes for people who get ONE pimple around their period). Anyways you have probably noticed that it's something I absolutely DO feel strongly about because at this point it's really affecting my life and stopping me from moving forward, so that being said, you can see why Im estactic for this appointment with the dermatologist!!!! And maybe it will be Santa's present to me...