30 weeks 1 day...

Lets start this post off with a picture. Here I am at 30 weeks 1 day (today- apparently the date is off on my camera). I'm feeling a little bloated and swollen... not sure if its because I didnt' get my usual amount of water in, or if its the Chinese Food we had tonight!! LOL...

I really over did it on Sunday with the cleaning of the loft. I actually had to call into work because I couldn't move Monday morning. I spent the entire morning in bed, which felt good because nobody was home, but my back and right leg were killing me. Things have finally gotten better, and the pain level is bareable. I see Dr. Pat the Chiropractor tomorrow.... which should get me feeling pretty good for the long weekend.

My sister Jennifer asked if I'd come and clean her place... I had to laugh. I started my loft job, and haven't quite finished it. I'm nearly there, however this has turned into me wanting to buy a nice little bookcase and a new desk for in here. Its all about organization. Today I went to Home Depot and picked up the bookcase for Anika's room along with a closet organizer for her closet. If it works in there then we will put one in the baby's room. I can't wait to get it together... maybe this weekend.

My Mom, Anika and I are going shopping on Saturday to pick out the fabric for the baby's duvet cover, glider rock cushion cover, bumper pad, and if we can find something nice, maybe a crib skirt and a panel curtain in a nice crepe material.

Today I made it official in writing... my last day at work is October 5th, I will then have 2 weeks of holidays, then start my Mat leave October 22nd. I can't wait....

25 days of work left!!! ;)

Hello.... NESTING!

On Tuesday I will hit 30 weeks.... This past Friday it hit me like a ton of bricks that this little baby girl could be here in 8 weeks!!! 8 WEEKS!!! Holy Crap! I am not ready for this at all. At the same time that this bag of bricks hit me, I had the sudden urge to start cleaning and organizing things. For those that know me well... I HATE TO CLEAN. This must have come from all the cleaning I had to do as a child. Maybe I should rephrase that before my Mother calls me wondering which world I'm living in... or lived in when I was a child. I enjoyed cleaning when I was a kid. Aside from being a Christmas Wrapper at the mall, I though being a cleaning lady would be a great job when I got older. Hah! LOL

Well.. I started my organizing frenzie in our ensuite bathroom. We don't have any drawers in the cabinet under the sink, so rather than buying a new cabinet (which would have turned into new flooring, sink, light fixture etc), I bought a nice whicker 4 drawer unit at Jysk! I love it. I have everything in there that I use on a regular basis. This will free up my little bit of counter that I have, and give me room to put my towels under the sink.... rather than in the linen closet... which I'm going to organize for something else! Don'tcha love the way this little project is leading to another, then another, then another. Today I started cleaning the loft. This is where our computer is... and it has become a dumping ground for every piece of paper that enters this house, from Bills, to receipts, to appointment reminders, to books etc. Adrian went out today and bought me a paper shredder to start going through 4 boxes of crap.... we were living in a paper mess... huge amount of clutter. I have been shredding most of the afternoon. Once we get this space organized, we are going to move everything that is in the spare bedroom out, which includes... a single bed, dresser, night stand, 5 rubbermaid containers of clothes that don't fit Anika (Nic, if you read this let me know when I can get some clothes to you to take to the agency... ). Adrian started this room today, but we have storage issues in our house, and right now, until we paint will have to move all this stuff into the loft (once cleaned and organized), so that we can paint. Once the bedroom is painted, we can move the crib, change table, dresser etc into the baby's room, and move the single bed, dresser and night stand down into the basement.

Then comes Anika's room. We need to get her a closet organizer and bookcase. We found both at Home Depot, so that will happen once we get the baby's room done, as one of the dressers from her room is going into the baby's room, which will make room for the bookcase.

I also have to go through crates of clothes. Being the pack rats that we are, I have kept almost everything of Anika's in terms of clothing. I'm going to go through and pick out 4-5 outfits that we really like, the rest will go on consignment, or if they won't take them, hopefully to the adoption agency that our good friends Paul and Nic are using, to be sent to the kids in the Ukraine, or neighboring countries.

Have I mentioned that I only have
29 more days of work left??
LOL...

Anyways.. I must run. I'd like to get a little more shredding done... tomorrow is garbage day!!!

I have a Dr's appointment with my OB on Friday... August 31st. I will be discussing with him my sciatica problems and see what he recommends. I have been seening Dr. Pat the Chiropractor (if you live in Winnipeg and need a really good Chiro, see him.. he's at Chenier Chiropractic). I do feel much better after seeing him, but it only last about 2 days... then I'm back in pain... which makes it hard to sit, stand or walk... then my next Fetal Assessment is September 10th.

28 weeks 4 days...

Here I am at 28 weeks 4 days...

Pain in the ass...

Ok.. I have never felt pain like I have the past 12 hours.... this damn nerve...

I slept terrible last night.. couldn't find a position that was comfortable that would give me some relief I tossed and turned all night, only to fall asleep just before 4:30am... my alarm goes off at 5:45. AGHHHH...

I made it through work until 3pm when I called it quits... I couldn't stand the pain anymore. I can't sit for more than 5 minutes... can't stand without leaning up against something... and can't walk without a limp. I came home and snuggled up into bed...slept until 6:00, then hobbled down for dinner. I don't have much of an appetite which could be why I've lost 3-4lbs this past week and a half... or it could be stress. I don't know.

I think tomorrow I'm going to call the Dr and see what he suggests. I will try anything at this point. I'm going for a long hot shower and then going to bed with the heating pad.... something has to give.

Long Over Due Update

I haven't updated in a while... bad bad me!!! LOL

Lets see...

We went to Edmonton and had a really great time! The weather was great, spent 4 nights with my sister and her family and 3 nights with my Aunt. Anika was spoiled rotten, but really who couldn't spoil her?? LOL... I think that was her goal when she went out there. We celebrated her birthday about 3 times while we were out there.

I'll post some pics when I get a moment to upload them to the site....

Good friends of ours, Chris and Wendy Strachan had a beautiful baby boy about a week and a half ago... Liam Christopher Strachan is the sweetest little thing you have ever seen...
Here's a picture of him with his older brother Connor... Sweet eh??

I hope Anika is as proud of her little sister.... (yes ~ I said sister)... as Connor is of Liam. He really love's his little brother :)

It seems weird telling everyone that we are having a girl. Most people know but there are a few people who didn't want to know what we were having. Chris and Wendy didn't want to know but accidently found out from a friend who let it slip. No biggie... its not like we weren't telling people.

My sciatica has been quite bad lately. I seem to have 1 good day then progressivly 2-3 really bad days where I have really fight to get through the day. I'm not sure at what point I should call my Dr to see what he suggests but I'm almost at the point that its unbearable.

I did meet my OB... Dr. Awadalla, and love him. I can't remember if I posted about him so I apologize in advance if I have. He isn't too concerned about my placenta issue at the moment. He said that I have to take it easy and lead as stress-free of a life as possible. LOL... Oh - Ok... I am trying my hardest to keep things stress free, and Adrian and Anika have been wonderful in helping me achieve that. My next OB appointment is August 31st, then my next fetal assessment is Sept 10th... then I see Dr. Awa on Sept 14th (or somewhere in around there). Please keep us in your thoughts and hope that my placenta has moved up and that my sciatic nerve eases up.

I had my Gestational Diabetes Test today. If you don't know what this is about... you have to drink this orange drink that tastes like McDonald's Orange Drink that is all hopped up with EXTRA SUGAR... then you wait an hour and they take your blood and test it to see what your body does with that sugar. I felt like hell after I had the test.... 15 minutes after finishing the drink the baby was on a wild high. She was moving around, punching and kicking up a storm. After my blood was taken, I felt like I could take a week long nap... must have been coming down from the sugar high. I guess I will know if I passed when I have my Dr's appointment... another thing to pray for....
Otherwise.. our babygirl is very active and is a night owl. She loves to play at night. Once I get my camera charged I will see if I can get video of my belly when I lay down.... She goes absolutely nuts!! LOL

Oh.. and I forgot the most important thing of all... As of 5pm today... I have

37 days of work left

(I think)... LOL

26 weeks 4 days...

Today was my nephew Micah's 5th Birthday. When we arrived to pick Anika up, Danielle my sister was painting the kids faces... so she asked if she could do my belly!! So here I am at 26 week 4 days...

And a close up of the design Danielle did...