2011|11|22

Daddy watching hockey and snuggling Coco for night time.

Daddy & Coco

Love watching these two together!

3 Days Old

Doing my best to capture her tiny-ness and savoring each newborn moment!

She's Here!

2:38pm

7 lbs. 4 oz., 19.25 inches

Monday August 30th, 2010

No name yet

Her very first photo...

My second med free birth & everyone is happy & healthy.

We made it to the hospital just in the nic-of-time, she was born 1 hour after we arrived!!!

Loving her wrinkly itty-bitty baby parts.

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and messages. We can't wait for you to meet her!

40 Weeks

Well, I've made it to 40 weeks of this pregnancy. Wanted to record some things I want to remember. Hoping to meet this baby soon!

• I know I'm going to miss the feeling of baby's hiccups
• I can't sleep but have never felt so well-rested, not complaining
• I make at least 20 - 30 trips to the bathroom in a day...no joke!
• can't believe that I will actually have 3 kids
• sleeping is super uncomfortable right now, I switch sides every half hour and my ears hurt from lying on my sides
• trying our best to narrow down the baby girl name list, we know her middle name will be Rose {after Cory's Mother}
• Scarlett sings & reads to the baby
• so thankful for air conditioning...with this hot summer
• starting to get irritated with people asking, 'have you had that baby yet'?
• I feel much better about things when Cory or my sisters are around, they lift my spirits
• only have to make it till Thursday when the doctor is back, then baby can come whenever
• I can't get enough orange juice
• I don't have 'cankles' like I did with my other two pregnancies
• Ace is confused, he thought the baby would be here before school starts, which is Thursday
• booked a massage for Thurs and a pedicure for Saturday, really looking forward to them
• I've lost 7 pounds in the last 10 days, not sure whether to be alarmed or concerned
• lots & lots of {painless} contractions, just no action
• this waiting in limbo is starting to get to me

2010|8|18

Today I had my 39 week OBGYN appt. It was very uneventful and a bit disappointing, not what I was expecting since I've been having contractions for at least a week. Found out that my doctor will be away from Sunday till Wednesday next week. This means there is another doctor who delivers in Estevan, but if you need an epidural and/or emergency c-section, it cannot be done there, they would have to send you to Regina (2 hours away). This stresses me...everyone else around me feels confident things will go well, but I of course worry.

So, I came home and researched natural methods of inducing labor. They say eating pineapple helps, and I've been snacking on it since I read up on it. Here's to hoping the baby arrives before (or after) my doctor is on holidays!

38 Weeks

38.5 weeks and holding!

37 Weeks

Getting very excited for her arrival!

35 Weeks

4|6|2010

Ace planted this iris bulb in Kindergarten and the kids have been loving watching it GROW. They are having fun nurturing their little plant and wanted some photos with it as it grows...made me smile!

1|9|2010

As per request from a friend, I thought I'd share this week's successful meal plan. I usually set up a meal plan for the week on Sundays, then get groceries first thing on Mondays, then we're usually set for the week. I didn't always plan the three meals-a-day, but started it a few months ago when I was wanting a little more variety for our breakfasts. I found if I made a plan to prepare these meals, we'd follow them. Once we got into the habit of following the schedule, it made our lives run so much smoother in the meal department. One other helpful thing I do on the plan is list every one's away-from-home activities for the day so I know if the meal has to be a quick one or if I have a little more time to make it more elaborate.

1|6|2010

We see alot of this for lunch around here...snack items put together to make a meal (the kids love it). But I'm reminded, it's not what we have for a meal, but that we are truly blessed by our family/work/life situation, that we 'as a family' eat 3 meals-a-day together (almost everyday). We are so lucky that Cory has a job here in Oxbow where he can have breakfast with us, he comes home for lunch and is done his work-day by 5 o'clock to have family supper.

1|5|2010

It's Taco Tuesday for us tonight...ole! I had a little extra time while preparing for supper and broke into our mexican decorations box for a few festive additions to our table setting. We all love taco night, the kids always get filled up by this meal. We make soft & hard shells, sometimes we have beef, sometimes we have chicken and the kids usually help with prep. Till next time Arrrrriba!

1|1|2010

Happy 2010!

I'm back & ready for another round of Project 365. I love the challenge and this method of documenting our family's life...one photo a day. I thought I'd start off by sharing the 'one little word' I choose for this year: nurture

I choose this as my word after discovering the exciting news that we're expecting baby #3...due late-August. Now that we're settled into our new home there are many things in my life I'd like to focus on nurturing this year. This new little baby, Ace & Scarlett as they become a big brother & big sister, my relationship with Cory, photography, our family business & my blog. I'm very excited about this word & our year ahead.

We celebrated the new year in Minot with our friends The Irwins. We spent the day roaming around the mall, shopping at Target and swimming at the waterpark. It was really nice for us parents to relax and unwind each night by chatting after the kiddos went to sleep.

Here they are checkin out the gumball & candy display...thinking 'how could I get one of these?'

Michelle & I took Mercedes & Scarlett to the movie Princess & the Frog...thought it was so special they got to see it together in the theatre. Such a cute movie!