after chris and i got married in 2005, our photographer had asked if he could use a picture from our wedding for the website. i happily agreed, since i loved some of our pictures. however, i wasn't impressed with the picture they actually used, nor did i provide the "appreciation" comment that went with it. ironically, one of matt's friends who interviewed our photographer contacted me to get my thoughts on this person. i told him straight up what the deal was and my 100% honest opinion. i think everyone looks back on their wedding day and can pick at least one thing that they would have done differently. the photographer was my one thing.
well, after that i went to check all the websites for the vendors we had used. and to this day, i still go back...JUST IN CASE!
i'm pleased to say that rose chair decor used a photo i submitted, because i was so impressed with how the chair covers turned out. even though the terminal city club is gorgeous already, the chair covers just made it THAT much more elegant. elizabeth tse also posted a few pictures of the bouquets that she created, as well as my sincere appreciation that i sent afterwards. and most recently, john porter updated his website, with 2 video shots of my flowers and the room set-up at the terminal city club.
2005 was a great year and i'll never forget my wedding day. now 2008 is presenting new challenges for me and chris as we continue on our pregnant journey. my mom made a comment last night about doulas that i thought tied both events together: at the wedding we had a wedding planner who ensured the smooth flow and stress-freeness of the day. at our baby's birth we're going to have a doula, who is also going to ensure a smooth flow and as much stress-freeness as possible.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
it's all about the babies
this past weekend i bombarded chris with babies :-)
on saturday night my cousin invited us over for dinner, so i could see all the hand-me-downs that i'd be inheriting. she has 2 girls, age 5 and 11 months, so we had our hands full that evening with bri's constant chitter-chatter and a crying baby. poor chris! as he was soothing her, little bethany decided to throw up on him :P since she's drinking formula and eating some solids, it definitely left a smell on him. i wasn't able to witness this little incident as i was busy looking at dozens and dozens of onesies and sleepers!
sunday was another busy day. we spent the afternoon in maple ridge visiting our boy, nugget! we got to hang out with him, jazz, the parents and their 3 kids. that was a great afternoon...nugget seems to be very happy with his new life and the fact that the little boy loves him to bits! one night when dawn was at class with jazz, her 2 girls dressed nugget in a skirt...
on monday night i was so pleased that icon was at class! during her off-leash playtime, i swear she made a bee-line for me and wouldn't leave my side :-) yup, she definitely remembers who i am, and i'm glad she still loves me. her new family is going on vacation in june, and they asked if we wanted to puppysit her...we'll see how my sciatica/pregnancy progress by then before committing to anything.
on saturday night my cousin invited us over for dinner, so i could see all the hand-me-downs that i'd be inheriting. she has 2 girls, age 5 and 11 months, so we had our hands full that evening with bri's constant chitter-chatter and a crying baby. poor chris! as he was soothing her, little bethany decided to throw up on him :P since she's drinking formula and eating some solids, it definitely left a smell on him. i wasn't able to witness this little incident as i was busy looking at dozens and dozens of onesies and sleepers!
sunday was another busy day. we spent the afternoon in maple ridge visiting our boy, nugget! we got to hang out with him, jazz, the parents and their 3 kids. that was a great afternoon...nugget seems to be very happy with his new life and the fact that the little boy loves him to bits! one night when dawn was at class with jazz, her 2 girls dressed nugget in a skirt...
later that afternoon, we went to visit the b-j's and met little nora. i was determined that chris would hold a newborn before our baby arrived! since she was swaddled it made holding her much easier, but chris still didn't look very comfortable. as soon as she started fussing he handed her back to me. oh well, it was a first step for chris :-)
on monday night i was so pleased that icon was at class! during her off-leash playtime, i swear she made a bee-line for me and wouldn't leave my side :-) yup, she definitely remembers who i am, and i'm glad she still loves me. her new family is going on vacation in june, and they asked if we wanted to puppysit her...we'll see how my sciatica/pregnancy progress by then before committing to anything.
and lastly, i got to meet bal's baby, ava. she was completely alert for my entire visit, so it was great to have a little chat w/her and her big brother, callum. bal and i had a great chat about pregnancy, labour, babies, and midwives vs. doctors. i left her place with a lot on my mind, but it was great to catch up with her again.
and now chris and i have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us. my biggest task that i want complete by the end of may is to remove everything from the 2nd bedroom by consolidating our dressers together into our bedroom and moving the computer into the living space. only then will i be able to determine how much space we have for a crib, change table, dresser, etc. etc. we're also interviewing 3 doulas (hopefully a 4th will be lined up soon), our first ultrasound is next weekend, our 4 month check-up tomorrow, i'm going maternity clothes shopping w/my mom this weekend, my bro's birthday is next weekend...ai-ya! so much stuff going on in april!
Friday, April 11, 2008
i give up
i've decided i'm not enjoying pregnancy at all. hopefully i'll enjoy motherhood a lot more :P for the past 2 weeks, i've had headaches almost everyday to different degrees of pain. it really sucks that i can't take excedrin for my pain...that's always a GREAT drug :-) i went for more bloodwork on wednesday, including the triple-screen marker...i didn't really want that one done in the first place, but since my first doctor didn't get all the tests done at my initial prenatal testing, i had to get blood taken anyways. i can still see where the damn needle was inserted into my arm. stupid. too bad blood can't be taken from my nose...i've had my share of nosebleeds recently. apparently i need to drink more water for the baby :P
i love to sleep on my back...it's the only position i'm 100% comfortable with. but, i've been trying to train my body to sleep on my left side. so far it's not working out well. i have a $10 body pillow that i got from superstore (the snoogle pillow at babies r us costs $60!) but the past 3 nights when i've woken up for my 1:30 a.m. pee-time, i discover i've thrown the pillow off the bed. i might have to snuggle with my former smaller pillow, and use the body pillow to stuff behind me so i can't roll over. good thing we have a queen bed now!
our baby is going to be born with puckered-up lips :P i've determined what my food craving is...anything and everything sour. sour skittles, dill pickles, salt & vinegar chips, balsamic vinegar, sour icebreakers, etc. etc. i'm also hungry 24/7 now. on sunday night, i woke up every 1.5 hours for no reason...so, at 3 a.m. i decided why not have some cheese & crackers?! chris bought pasteurized brie at granville island so i've been enjoying that immensely :-) i recently discovered i shouldn't be eating raw bean spouts. shame i put them on my beef noodle soup a couple weeks ago, and they were in my noodle dish at hon's :P i'm also finding it hard to avoid feta cheese... i can't wait to eat tuna sashimi again! ethical beans is going to be opening a kiosk at the commercial drive skytrain station, and they've been offering free coffee to commuters...i love the smell of coffee and it's been tempting to grab a cup :(
on a happier note, i attended my 2nd prenatal yoga class last night. i didn't push myself as hard as last week, so i wasn't in nearly as much pain this morning when i woke up. i also didn't breathe in-and-out as hard, so i wasn't light-headed when i left the class. i learn from my mistakes :-)
and lastly, i have the babies r us catalogue, so i've been perusing it for ideas for our baby. chris' parents are buying us a crib and my parents are buying us furniture. i've flagged a bunch of things i need to research further (strollers/car seats), things i need/want (playmat, safari bedding collection, highchair), and things that are still quesionmarks (bathtub, bassinette). it's far too overwhelming sometimes...i just want someone else to do all the work for me :-) any takers?! haha!
i love to sleep on my back...it's the only position i'm 100% comfortable with. but, i've been trying to train my body to sleep on my left side. so far it's not working out well. i have a $10 body pillow that i got from superstore (the snoogle pillow at babies r us costs $60!) but the past 3 nights when i've woken up for my 1:30 a.m. pee-time, i discover i've thrown the pillow off the bed. i might have to snuggle with my former smaller pillow, and use the body pillow to stuff behind me so i can't roll over. good thing we have a queen bed now!
our baby is going to be born with puckered-up lips :P i've determined what my food craving is...anything and everything sour. sour skittles, dill pickles, salt & vinegar chips, balsamic vinegar, sour icebreakers, etc. etc. i'm also hungry 24/7 now. on sunday night, i woke up every 1.5 hours for no reason...so, at 3 a.m. i decided why not have some cheese & crackers?! chris bought pasteurized brie at granville island so i've been enjoying that immensely :-) i recently discovered i shouldn't be eating raw bean spouts. shame i put them on my beef noodle soup a couple weeks ago, and they were in my noodle dish at hon's :P i'm also finding it hard to avoid feta cheese... i can't wait to eat tuna sashimi again! ethical beans is going to be opening a kiosk at the commercial drive skytrain station, and they've been offering free coffee to commuters...i love the smell of coffee and it's been tempting to grab a cup :(
on a happier note, i attended my 2nd prenatal yoga class last night. i didn't push myself as hard as last week, so i wasn't in nearly as much pain this morning when i woke up. i also didn't breathe in-and-out as hard, so i wasn't light-headed when i left the class. i learn from my mistakes :-)
and lastly, i have the babies r us catalogue, so i've been perusing it for ideas for our baby. chris' parents are buying us a crib and my parents are buying us furniture. i've flagged a bunch of things i need to research further (strollers/car seats), things i need/want (playmat, safari bedding collection, highchair), and things that are still quesionmarks (bathtub, bassinette). it's far too overwhelming sometimes...i just want someone else to do all the work for me :-) any takers?! haha!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
prenatal yoga
after more discussion with my physiotherapist, and a discussion about prenatal exercising, i signed up for prenatal yoga through trine yoga. i never thought i'd take a yoga class, but this is more about healing myself than "getting in shape".
tonight was my first 75 minute class, and i've come to the realization that i don't like to exercise. i left the class feeling sick...perhaps its because i pushed myself too hard, unsure of whether the pain was a stretching type pain, or if it was actually my sciatica screaming "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?". perhaps it was having to stretch in different positions that i'm not used to. or perhaps i just don't enjoy "exercising" in dark environments lit by candles.
on a positive note, i did benefit in one aspect...i definitely feel like my hips are a lot more relaxed and loose. that's probably a good thing for child-birth :-) the instructor, cielo, is really good. she was aware of my condition and she modified some of the moves for me, and she looks out for all the women to ensure our comfort and safety, not allowing us to move incorrectly or strain our bodies.
anyhoo, the prenatal classes last 8 weeks, so hopefully things will get better. combine that w/my physio and massage therapy, hopefully i can get my sciatica under control. and now, dinner's calling...we're having steak tonight :-)
tonight was my first 75 minute class, and i've come to the realization that i don't like to exercise. i left the class feeling sick...perhaps its because i pushed myself too hard, unsure of whether the pain was a stretching type pain, or if it was actually my sciatica screaming "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?". perhaps it was having to stretch in different positions that i'm not used to. or perhaps i just don't enjoy "exercising" in dark environments lit by candles.
on a positive note, i did benefit in one aspect...i definitely feel like my hips are a lot more relaxed and loose. that's probably a good thing for child-birth :-) the instructor, cielo, is really good. she was aware of my condition and she modified some of the moves for me, and she looks out for all the women to ensure our comfort and safety, not allowing us to move incorrectly or strain our bodies.
anyhoo, the prenatal classes last 8 weeks, so hopefully things will get better. combine that w/my physio and massage therapy, hopefully i can get my sciatica under control. and now, dinner's calling...we're having steak tonight :-)
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