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the right stuff!
yah, baby! the new kids on the block have finally announced their reunion tour and i can't wait! after 2 frantic calls with priscilla, we've hooked ourselves up with my company's club seats, and now all we can do is wait for november 21! thank goodness the concert doesn't overlap with my due date :-)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
clean, clean, clean!
wow. after a referral from ang, we hired "the maids" cleaning service to come and clean our condo from top to bottom. that was definitely money well spent...everything was dusted, vacuumed, cleaned, and polished. the team of 4 took over the condo and did a great job. it was a bit awkward for me since i was just standing/sitting around watching them work. at least for future visits, i'll make sure i'm out of the house...the vacuum was giving me a headache :P
i think we'll have them come in every 2 weeks to maintain our cleanliness. we might push it back to 3 weeks, but we'll see how it goes. i think even after baby arrives, i'd hire them for an occasional cleaning...they do a far better job than i've ever done!
i think we'll have them come in every 2 weeks to maintain our cleanliness. we might push it back to 3 weeks, but we'll see how it goes. i think even after baby arrives, i'd hire them for an occasional cleaning...they do a far better job than i've ever done!
Monday, May 19, 2008
making progress!
with chris having both sunday and monday off for a change, we (well, chris did the heavy work, i just directed him around) actually got a lot of work done this weekend in the 2nd bedroom! we managed to clear out one bookshelf and 2 closets of "stuff" and sent it over to my parents' storage unit. there's still a lot of work to be done in the condo, but we've finally taken a step in the right direction. yah! unfortunately, because we practically tore the bedroom apart, we've created a mess in our living space, so i have some tidying up to do tomorrow night before the cleaners come on wednesday morning :P
i also came to a final decision on our baby stroller...the 2008 peg perego uno. we did one more test-drive at tj's kids and i'm very pleased with this stroller. it's got great features, of which my favourite is the reversible handle...so i can see baby from front or back regardless of whether he's in the carseat or lying flat in the stroller. we're not in a rush to get it, so we'll order it a little later along with the carseat.
on this beautiful weekend, our friends geoff & sunny were in town, so i semi-hosted a baby shower for them :-) as always, lots of great gifts were given to the parents-to-be...i can't wait for us all to become parents and for our boys to grow up together! it sounds like geoff already has plans for him, chris and their boys :-) speaking of the boy, he's been moving around a lot lately...it's kind of weird and creepy to feel the movements...sometimes it feels like a little punch, but a couple times it's felt like a worm moving around and flipping over. so strange! he's definitely more active when i've been lying down and i roll around in bed...i guess we're both trying to get comfie.
also this weekend, we celebrated my cousin's kids birthdays...brianna turned 5 and bethany turned 1. i love to watch kids as they squish into their 1st birthday cake. it's a classic event, and i get a real kick out of it. at least i don't have to clean up after them...yet!
and lastly, i've taken on a new volunteer role at PADS! since my puppyraising/sitting days are over until after the pregnancy, i've offered my organizational services to help coordinate weekend puppysitters for my 4-legged friends :-) recently chris and i have both fallen in love with a 5 month old yellow lab. chris handled beau in class one day, and i've gotten to spend some time in the kennel with him...he's a lovely yellow lab with a great temperament who just wants to please people. such a lovely little man! if we could raise him, he would've been our next choice. in the meantime, chris will keep attending classes as an observer and get his puppy fix :-)
i also came to a final decision on our baby stroller...the 2008 peg perego uno. we did one more test-drive at tj's kids and i'm very pleased with this stroller. it's got great features, of which my favourite is the reversible handle...so i can see baby from front or back regardless of whether he's in the carseat or lying flat in the stroller. we're not in a rush to get it, so we'll order it a little later along with the carseat.
on this beautiful weekend, our friends geoff & sunny were in town, so i semi-hosted a baby shower for them :-) as always, lots of great gifts were given to the parents-to-be...i can't wait for us all to become parents and for our boys to grow up together! it sounds like geoff already has plans for him, chris and their boys :-) speaking of the boy, he's been moving around a lot lately...it's kind of weird and creepy to feel the movements...sometimes it feels like a little punch, but a couple times it's felt like a worm moving around and flipping over. so strange! he's definitely more active when i've been lying down and i roll around in bed...i guess we're both trying to get comfie.
also this weekend, we celebrated my cousin's kids birthdays...brianna turned 5 and bethany turned 1. i love to watch kids as they squish into their 1st birthday cake. it's a classic event, and i get a real kick out of it. at least i don't have to clean up after them...yet!
and lastly, i've taken on a new volunteer role at PADS! since my puppyraising/sitting days are over until after the pregnancy, i've offered my organizational services to help coordinate weekend puppysitters for my 4-legged friends :-) recently chris and i have both fallen in love with a 5 month old yellow lab. chris handled beau in class one day, and i've gotten to spend some time in the kennel with him...he's a lovely yellow lab with a great temperament who just wants to please people. such a lovely little man! if we could raise him, he would've been our next choice. in the meantime, chris will keep attending classes as an observer and get his puppy fix :-)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
a gift for me!
what a day! so afer 20 weeks of pregnancy, i still hadn't felt any movement from the baby. maybe i felt stuff, but it was confused w/gas :P but today i felt something i couldn't quite explain. we were en route to mother's day dinner, and i felt something in my lower belly. since i wasn't hungry and i hadn't eaten in a couple hours i was pretty sure it was baby moving, and not just gas/digestion :-) and then after dinner on our way home, i felt something move again! baby likes the car ride! my first mother's day gift from my baby...movement!
unfortunately it's nothing that chris could feel, since it only happened twice today, and it was only for a second. for a while i was convinced we had a lazy baby, since so many ppl had asked if we could feel the baby yet. i guess our baby just likes to take his time :-) speaking of "him", it seems as though we're going for the 3d ultrasound at some point in the near future. chris' dad wants to know for certain it's a boy...apparently when chris' youngest sister was born, the chinese fortune teller told them it would be a boy...so he was completely taken aback when a girl popped out :P
also on the baby-front, chris and i test drove some strollers today. going to babies world, i told him which stroller i was leaning towards, since we can get it free w/points he's collected. however, after pushing 4 different strollers around, we're kind of stuck. all strollers have unique features and have different "handling" capabilities. out of the 4, we narrowed it down to 2 different peg perego strollers...since we're getting the primo viaggo sip carseat for free :-) it's still so hard to choose, since they're both quite different and they have 2 different price tags attached...free or $500. thank goodness we have lots of time to decide still!
all this baby stuff can be so confusing!
unfortunately it's nothing that chris could feel, since it only happened twice today, and it was only for a second. for a while i was convinced we had a lazy baby, since so many ppl had asked if we could feel the baby yet. i guess our baby just likes to take his time :-) speaking of "him", it seems as though we're going for the 3d ultrasound at some point in the near future. chris' dad wants to know for certain it's a boy...apparently when chris' youngest sister was born, the chinese fortune teller told them it would be a boy...so he was completely taken aback when a girl popped out :P
also on the baby-front, chris and i test drove some strollers today. going to babies world, i told him which stroller i was leaning towards, since we can get it free w/points he's collected. however, after pushing 4 different strollers around, we're kind of stuck. all strollers have unique features and have different "handling" capabilities. out of the 4, we narrowed it down to 2 different peg perego strollers...since we're getting the primo viaggo sip carseat for free :-) it's still so hard to choose, since they're both quite different and they have 2 different price tags attached...free or $500. thank goodness we have lots of time to decide still!
all this baby stuff can be so confusing!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
20 weeks...1/2-way there!
as we celebrate the 1/2-way point through our pregnancy, i'm conflicted. on one hand, yah! i've made it this far! on the other hand, crap! how much more can go wrong w/me?!
we had our ultrasound last weekend and we have the results...it's a boy. needless to say, chris and his family are pretty tickled blue over this development. i, on the other hand, need some time to adjust. i had really hoped for a little girl...someone i could dress up :-) but, i have heard that boys are easier (and probably cheaper in the long run!) to raise. when they gave the results of the ultrasound, they added a little disclaimer saying it could be wrong, but ppl have told me it's usually the other way around...incorrectly calling it a girl when it's a boy. we were thinking of getting a 3d ultrasound just to confirm, but that's an additional cost i'm not sure i want to incur. no biggie at this point.
my fellow hewies aren't surprised that it's a boy, considering everyone on the 19th floor of our building reproduces boys...ironic for a woman-dominated environment :P also, the upcoming generation on both sides of our families are pretty boy-heavy. i didn't stand a chance of having a girl! besides, i guess only a man can cause me THIS much pain! haha :-)
and speaking of the pain, and what else can possibly go wrong...on this 20-week celebration, i bear bad news. i have to cut back my work hours. the torture of sitting at a desk 40 hours a week has come to an end...i'm now down to 20 hour work-weeks effective today (salary continuance workplan), potentially until the baby arrives. i saw my chiropractor today, and the latest complication is numbness and tingling in my tushy...a precursor of a herniated disc. unfortunately it can't be confirmed because i can't get any x-rays done. so now 1/2 of my work days will be spent cooped up at home in my bed in the hopes that the sciatica won't get any worse.this is NOT fun!
now chris and i have our work cut out for us...we need to get our condo tidied up a bit so we can hire a crew to do our cleaning on a regular basis. once we get the 2nd bedroom organized better, we'll be well on our way to having a room for the baby! all that's left now is creating a baby registry, ordering our carseat and stroller, prenatal classes, creating a birthplan with our doula, researching our diaper options....hmmm, seems i have my work cut out for me!
we had our ultrasound last weekend and we have the results...it's a boy. needless to say, chris and his family are pretty tickled blue over this development. i, on the other hand, need some time to adjust. i had really hoped for a little girl...someone i could dress up :-) but, i have heard that boys are easier (and probably cheaper in the long run!) to raise. when they gave the results of the ultrasound, they added a little disclaimer saying it could be wrong, but ppl have told me it's usually the other way around...incorrectly calling it a girl when it's a boy. we were thinking of getting a 3d ultrasound just to confirm, but that's an additional cost i'm not sure i want to incur. no biggie at this point.
my fellow hewies aren't surprised that it's a boy, considering everyone on the 19th floor of our building reproduces boys...ironic for a woman-dominated environment :P also, the upcoming generation on both sides of our families are pretty boy-heavy. i didn't stand a chance of having a girl! besides, i guess only a man can cause me THIS much pain! haha :-)
and speaking of the pain, and what else can possibly go wrong...on this 20-week celebration, i bear bad news. i have to cut back my work hours. the torture of sitting at a desk 40 hours a week has come to an end...i'm now down to 20 hour work-weeks effective today (salary continuance workplan), potentially until the baby arrives. i saw my chiropractor today, and the latest complication is numbness and tingling in my tushy...a precursor of a herniated disc. unfortunately it can't be confirmed because i can't get any x-rays done. so now 1/2 of my work days will be spent cooped up at home in my bed in the hopes that the sciatica won't get any worse.
now chris and i have our work cut out for us...we need to get our condo tidied up a bit so we can hire a crew to do our cleaning on a regular basis. once we get the 2nd bedroom organized better, we'll be well on our way to having a room for the baby! all that's left now is creating a baby registry, ordering our carseat and stroller, prenatal classes, creating a birthplan with our doula, researching our diaper options....hmmm, seems i have my work cut out for me!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
so miserable
ugh. day 4 of being sick. the first day i thought it was just allergies...i couldn't stop sneezing. but on day 2, i came to terms with the stuffiness and snottiness of a cold. sleep is nearly impossible because i can't breathe when i lie down. i'm gonna stock up on vicks vaporub today...i need to get a good night's sleep if i'm gonna make it to work tomorrow. i hate not being able to take medication. it's frustrating because i'm completely stocked up...we have buckley's, advil cold & sinus, and tylenol cold & sinus. i know just a couple days of drugs would have me cured for good! darn baby!
Thursday, May 01, 2008
making decisions
decision #1: for the past week, i've been contemplating switching from a doctor to a midwife for our prenatal & labour/delivery care. after many discussions with friends, colleagues, and doulas, we've made the switch. i chose pomegranate midwives since they came highly recommended by the doulas i've interviewed, and they're the closest clinic to our home. our "green team" consist of beth, shannon and amy, so we'll be meeting the 3 of them over the course of our pregnancy. and in case anyone's wondering, i'm definitely doing a hospital birth...there's no way i'd do it at home! i'm very excited about this very big decision, which then led to decision #2...
decision #2: we've chosen our doula. after interviewing 3 doulas, and getting turned down by 2 doulas (due to work/schedule conflicts), we decided to book roxanne waite. we met her on tuesday night, and had an immediate connection with her. i think chris was fascinated by her because she's caucasian and she's working towards her traditional chinese medicine degree (or certificate? whatever it is!). i was impressed with her because she actually knew what sciatica was and she said accupuncture was a great treatment to relieve the pain. if the chiro doesn't work out over the next 4 weeks, i'm taking the plunge to the needles :P another reason for this decision was the referral from mike & sandra. the other 2 doulas i met with, i had chosen randomly from perusing their websites.
decision #3: we've signed up for birthing from within prenatal classes! we had originally signed up for the classes at bc women's, but since we're not delivering there, and we've switched to the midwife/doula route, i thought those classes weren't quite for us anymore.
such a productive week we've had :-)
decision #2: we've chosen our doula. after interviewing 3 doulas, and getting turned down by 2 doulas (due to work/schedule conflicts), we decided to book roxanne waite. we met her on tuesday night, and had an immediate connection with her. i think chris was fascinated by her because she's caucasian and she's working towards her traditional chinese medicine degree (or certificate? whatever it is!). i was impressed with her because she actually knew what sciatica was and she said accupuncture was a great treatment to relieve the pain. if the chiro doesn't work out over the next 4 weeks, i'm taking the plunge to the needles :P another reason for this decision was the referral from mike & sandra. the other 2 doulas i met with, i had chosen randomly from perusing their websites.
decision #3: we've signed up for birthing from within prenatal classes! we had originally signed up for the classes at bc women's, but since we're not delivering there, and we've switched to the midwife/doula route, i thought those classes weren't quite for us anymore.
such a productive week we've had :-)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
reminiscing
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.
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.
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!
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