New Toys, Baby Updates, Weddings and More

Well it's been awhile since I last blog. Micah is doing much much better now from getting vaccinated. I'm so glad that the after effects only lasted for a couple of days. Phew! I told Mark he can go to the next one.

Anyway, our little bundle is doing so great. We are so lucky to have a good baby. Good in a way that he has established a routine that we have created (thanks to the 'Secrets of the Baby Whisperer' book). She talks about setting the EASY routine and it totally works! It helps you set a routine for your baby and you as well so you are able to start doing things more for yourself. He Eats, Activity (plays for awhile), Sleeps, You (I now get to do a few more things around the house - slowly but surely). I recommend this book for Mom's to be. It is excellent, I promise! He is also a very good baby that we can pretty much tell what he wants now....well, most of the time. We're pretty close anyway :) He is heatlhy and happy. He has been eating like a little machine! As you can see from his recent pictures. He is so amazing! I still can't beleive that he's mine sometimes.





I have gotten a few toys lately and I should stop! really, I should but when you have the Baby Blues, shopping is the only way to cure it...he!he!he! I bought myself a digital camera and I'm very excited to use it. Now, I will be able to take pictures and video of Micah more often than before. Plus I hate to use Mark's and break it. That wouldn't be good. So, now expect to see more pics on my blog too. yay!


Oh yeah, here is a picture of my imac too. Pretty fancy schmanzy heh! I love it. It is my favorate toy for sure right now. It's amazing how skinny it is too! gotta love apple. They make such amazing products.


Mark, Micah and I went to a wedding this Saturday and we had a blast. Baby came with us during the morning ceremony. He did really well. I had to feed him in between the ceremony and you can totally hear him just eating away. And of course, I had to burp him too and it was one of the loud ones. It was so funny! Good thing we sat at the back. My beautiful friend (Rosanah) married Hal this weekend and I am so happy for them. We then headed to the Regency Palace for the reception and got fed a 12 course meal! It was insane. By the end of the night I was thinking that I should have worn one of my moo moo dresses. There was so much food!!! From crabs, to lobsters, to fish, chicken, desserts and more food - we were still full by the morning the next day! Gotta love Chinese weddings!

I also got to see my great friend Lailina along with her husband Axel, her Dad and Mom. It was great to see them. They have been really good to me and supported me throughout the years. I was glad that they finally got to meet Mark too. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the wedding.






Hope you're all having a great week.
Happy Stampede everyone!

ciao for now,
K

Week 10 Update, 1st Vaccination, Control

Today was Micah's 1st vaccination and let's just say that it's been a long day already. My poor baby cried sooo hard and was so red when they poked him with 4 needles!!! All I kept thinking about was 'make it stop!' please, 'make it stop' but there was nothing I could do. I felt so helpless and so weak at the same time. When I turned him over and saw his face, my heart just broke. There were tears and mucus and sweat all over his little face! I wanted to cry too but I told myself to be strong for him so I didn't. I should have cried! it totally drained me after that!! How can something so painful be good for him in the end??? I guess that's how it goes. Life is pain sometimes. It was so crazy because whenever he would finally settle down and the nurse would talk, he would cry hard again. That happened like 4 times! I guess he associated the nurse's voice as something that is not good at all. I am so proud of my little boy. He still managed a few smiles when we got home. But an hour later, it was all non-stop crying. It was hard to soothe him and every time he woke up he just starts crying hard. So I guess I should be getting to bed early tonight because I know that I'm going to be up a few times for sure.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to what week 10 will bring us. Just when you think you're doing ok, they have to arrange it so the vaccination takes place at that exact time. I'm sorry if I sound like I'm complaining. I should be thankful really. We live in such amazing country to get vaccinations for our kids for free so that they don't get sick. I can only imagine other countries that have to pay for it or don't have it at all. I know we take it for granted sometimes. I'm just very thankful right now even though it makes my son a little crabby for a couple of days.

Control - is one thing I seem to not have lately. I guess I probably lost that after baby came huh....it's just taking me awhile to realize it or hit me in the face. Control over the little things that I have to do: like return calls, book appointments, tidy up the house, write down my goals, work out, even being a mom. I don't know, maybe its just how I am. I was a very organized person and now I can't even organize a single thing! It is very frustrating but I guess maybe it's just a phase that you go through after you give birth. Anyway, blah blah blah...I should get going here. It feels good to blog about it though.

One last thing: be thankful for what you have!

ciao,

K

Happy Canada Day

Hello all,

I just want to wish you all a Happy Canada Day long weekend. Hope you're all having a wonderful mosquito free time! We've tried to go for a walk 3 times this past weekend already and we always seem to regret it after. Maybe we'll just wait until the mosquitos leave the city. I don't remember it being this bad last year. Speaking of last year, here is a picture of us after running the HBC 10k Canada Day run. I didn't make it this year because I'm only 2 months postpartum, but I will next year for sure!



Anyhoo, this will be a short one as I have to concentrate really really hard in doing the most dreaded thing to be doing right now...and that is drinking this crazy concoction mixture that Mark created for me to kill off whatever bacteria that is in my throat (it has been itching lately and I'm trying not to get sick)

It is boiled oregano, lemon, grapefruit, honey in one!!! you should see the face that I make everytime I drink it! This better be good Marky!

K

The real workout, friends etc.

Yesterday was my very first real work out with Mark. Man am I ever sore today! I realize how much I missed working out with him. He is so great at encouraging people. I miss the feeling of being sore too (good sore). It totally makes me feel better about myself. I have more energy and I feel great! It is so important for postpartum Moms to get into an exercise routine once they feel they have more energy and time for themselves (even if it's only 15 minutes a day!). Mark makes me a 15 minute workout everyday and I try my hardest to do it. He says to just make it a priority and it will get done. He is right. There's just too many excuses and too many distractions that if you actually make it a priority, it will get done.


Anyway, I went out with my girl friends from church yesterday and it was great. There's 5 of us in the group and they have been such blessings in my life. They have supported me through thick and thin and I love them dearly. What a wonderful thing to have with you, a group of people who will love you for who you are and what you beleive in. They have been really important to me. There's Michelle (who's son Canyon is 2 days older than Micah) and there's Heather who is due in August and there's Hannah who is our yoga master and Shirely who is our super Mom in the group. To have such a diverse group of friends and still able to get along well is so awesome. There is nothing like feeling at home when I hang out with them. They are pretty much my second family in Calgary. Thank you bellas for your friendship, your love and honesty. I appreciate you all so much!

As for my beautiful son, he is growing and growing some more. He weighs 12.5 lbs now at 2 months! He is definitely getting more round and I love it! He is going to get his first vaccination this coming Tuesday. Wish me luck! I know Michelle went to take Canyon and she told me to bring Kleenex!!! Yikes! we'll see if I can tough it out! Probably not! Maybe we'll get dad to come along with us.




Anyway, hope you all have a Happy Canada Day long weekend!

ciao,
K

Weekend, First Bus Ride, and Mosquitos

Our weekend in Wetaskiwin was great! We left there friday night and Micah and I were back yesterday. We took the Red Arrow back to Calgary and it was wonderful. It felt like you were on a plane. It is so much better than the greyhound. They had free snacks for you, you can watch movies or read a book. I had to carry Micah with me though all the way to Calgary as they didn't allow you to bring the car seat in the bus. It was ok. It was better than driving all the way to Calgary by myself with Micah in the back and not knowing if he was ok or not. All in all, I was so proud of him. He slept most of the way and he woke up an hour before and I just fed him and we hung out! His first long bus ride at two months. He did so well! I am lucky to have such a good baby.












It was great to see my family and friends. They threw another shower for us and we got more stuff! 3 showers for a baby is quite a lot. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining at all. I am very thankful to have such wonderful family and friends. It was fun t spend time with my Mom and my sister too. Thanks for everything guys! We appreciate it very much.

Anyways, we went out for a walk yesterday night and had to rush back to our car. What a disaster!!! Freakin mosquitos everywhere!!! Let's just say that Mark and I got eaten alive. We were too busy trying to get Micah to the car as fast a we can because we didn't want him to get attacked by the little buggers. I think he got a couple of bites...I know, his first mosquito bite...it will happen sooner or later.

A lot of 'first' for Micah coming our way soon!

Hope all is well in blog land.

take care and talk to you soon!

Ciao,
K

Father's Day, Dinners and Lunches and Friends

Hello all,

Happy belated Father's Day to all you dads out there! Being a dad is definitely hard but it has its rewards. I know that you only want what's best for your family ...even though sometimes us Mom's don't make a point of thanking you for the work that you do and for your love and support. I am definitely am thankful for Mark. For being such an awesome father to Micah. He loves him so much and it shows! When you hang out with him or talk to him on the phone...you will definitely hear a lot of bragging about our son :)



Speaking of Micah, he is doing so well! He loves to smile and coo and talk to you. I am so thankful everyday to have everything I want in my life. I just love him so much! Here's some cute pics of him the other day.





It is now Thursday and finally had a chance to blog. We have been quite busy this week. On Monday, Angele came over and we went over to Costco and did some food shopping. Now we have food at home yay! It sucks when you open your fridge and you have nothing to eat. I now realize that it is harder to go out there and grocery shop with a baby. Anyway, I was so thankful for Angele to help me out for sure. I know she was really tired and she still came and did all that work with me. When we got home she was definitelly pooped and so was I. Thanks Angele! You're the greatest.

On Tuesday, we had Gord and Kara over for dinner and had a great time! I baked salmon from Costco and they were really yummy. Costco is the way to go. You definitely save so much and the food is good too. Anyway, we were sooo full from that dinner...I'm sure Gord and Kara will never have salmon for a long time....the salmon steaks that I got were so huge! And then, we decided to have apple pie and ice cream...yup, I felt like a pig after that for sure!

On Wednesday, Micah and I went over to Jenn's place for lunch and hung out with her and Lucas. I had such a great time. Thanks for all the helpful advice Jenn! I appreciate it! It is great to have friends who have kids...they know so much! hmmnn...must find more :)

And now it's Thursday and Grandma Esh is coming over at 3. I plan on giving Micah a bath around that time so she can experience bathtime with her grandson. I know she will love it :)

And last but not least, we leave for Wetaskiwin tomorrow (Cars cost less in Wetaskiwin!) ha!ha! sorry, I couldn't help but add that in! My family and friends are throwing us another shower party there for Micah and I can't wait! It will be sooo good to see my family again. I miss them so much. It is really hard when you are alone in the city and no one from the side of your family is here. Don't get me wrong, I love Mark's familly but it's just not the same when you have your own family over. I hope you understand what I'm saying. I know I can talk to them on the phone and I know I can invite friends over so it's not so depressing but there is nothing like being with your family that will help fill that void. Anyway, I am very excited to leave tomorrow. I'm sure it will be a great weekend. Also, Micah and I are staying over there until Wednesday so I can spend more time with my sister and my Mom. Very very excited for sure!!!

Anyhoo, this blog is long enough...have a great weekend everyone!

Ciao,
K

Love the rain

I guess you could look outside and either love it or hate it. I must say that I do love it. Rain is good! I was just reading the Water Quality Report from the City of Calgary and they talk about the quality of water in our city, finding ways to make it better and giving advice on what we can do to help save water in the future. One thing they suggest is to put out rain barrels to collect and store water. What a simple genius idea! we used to do that when we where still in the Philippines and would use the collected water for so many things. It's about time we start doing something like that....I mean we did that in the Phil. like 15 years ago! Anyway, I'm sure you all got the handout about this. It's a good idea to read it and be aware of what we can do to help save our environment.

Anyway on to other things, I am feeling better today. Not too sore anymore. I had a massage appointment at 1 p.m. yesterday at Cava Bien and it was the best massage experience I've gotten in a long time! I highly recommend going there if you ever need one. They give you slippers and a nice wrap and a robe once you get in and it felt so nice to wear them. It felt like I was a Supa star :) I headed to the fancy change room and it was faaannncy! they had this cool steam shower that I willingly tried after my massage and then went on ahead and used all of their nice products after wards that were on the counter. The massage was amazing! I totally felt like a brand new person after that. They use this Havina Japanese mint oil and oh boy, it was the best. Anyways, the massage cost $70 and it was worth a 70 service. You go to other places that charge the same but they are not as nice like this place. Definitely check it out if you are thinking of being pampered.....like a Supa Star :)


As for my beautiful handsome son, he is doing great! Oh by the way, if you can't see the video but hear sound from my previous blog - you need to go and download the Flash Player 8 from the Flash Download Center so you can see the video. It only takes 3 seconds and this does not take a lot of room. So please do go and download it because the bath video was priceless. Had a great night last night. I fed him at 11:20 p.m. and he slept right through the night until 6:30 this morning. I wanted to wake him up at 6:00 because I was worried that it was too long for him to go without eating but he seemed to be ok. Here are a few more cute pics of him.

This cute outfit was given to him from his shower this past weekend by my great friend Chun Lee. Thanks Bella! He looked so cute in it!



Also, my great friend Angele came over yesterday and I had so much fun just hanging out with her. She has been there for me a lot and I trully appreciate her. She is just like a sister to me. She's been through so much with me and I can't beleive she is insane enough to do that :) from running 10k's to running up and down the stairs by Princess Island Park to just hanging out and swimming by the Glenmore river down in Weaslehead area. She's insane! but in a good way :) She is the sweetest girl you will ever meet and have the biggest heart. Thank you Bella for being there for me. Here's a picture of us yesterday with Sammy on her lap and Cassy on the bottom right side corner hanging out on their bed :)


Anyway, this should be good for now. Take care everyone and stay warm!

Luv,
K

Humble Pie, Bath Video and More

Hello everyone,

I did the workouts that Mark created for me yesterday and I am feeling it today.
I had to do some sumo squats, lunges, leg raises and planks and a few other things and I am having a hard time going up and down our stairs. I am soooo sore! It makes it twice as hard because I have to carry baby around too. Anyway, enough of my complaining. No pain no gain right?! It is humbling to do the workouts though. I mean these are like basic simple things and I was having such a hard time doing them. I guess if you haven't done anything like that for almost a year, you would find it challenging too. It's just that I was doing really well before I was pregnant...from running 10k's to running up and down the stairs by Princess Island Park to doing crazy hard core workouts. Now, I am having a tough time doing push ups! Oh well, I just have to be patient with myself again. Anyway, Mark made me another workout plan to do today but I skipped it. Maybe I will try to do it tonight.

Anyway, Micah is fussing so I have to go. Here is a cute video of him though from his bath last night.







Enjoy,
K

Love it!

Good Tuesday Morning everyone! To all my co-workers who read my blog, I feel your pain...I promise to enjoy the nice day outside for you today. Now that it's summer I know how hard it is to be couped up inside and working...I would rather be doing something else too :) Hence my title, Love it! I am loving life right now!

I love being home and being a mom. It beats being at work on a nice sunny day anytime :) mind you it doesn't look sunny outside anymore (what's new? calgary weather!) but it is still nice to not be working right now. Speaking of right now, my son is in his swing happily sleeping. Puppies are on their comfy bed happily sleeping too. Man, maybe I should go and take a nap too..... but nah! I think I had at least around 5 hours of sleep total. We had an ok night last night. Mark had to sleep in the other room because he had to work early today (8:45 a.m.) I know, to him that is really early. He is so lucky to have a business that he can set his own hours to. Usually, he doesn't leave our house at around 10 a.m. We are fortunate to spend time in the morning as a family and have breakfast and just get things ready for the day.



Anyway, we had a great weekend. Kara (Mark's brother's wife) had thrown us a baby shower for family and friends and we had such a great time. It was nice to see some of my good friends that were able to make it. It meant a lot to see you all there! Thanks again everyone for the gifts...we are definitely accumulating a lot of stuff. Cute stuff for baby anyway. I can't wait to take pictures of some of them and upload them on my blog. Hmmnn... I should buy my own camera...right now we use Mark's camera and he uses it often and I don't get to take pictures of my son during the day (like my friend Jenn does) I was checking out her blog yesterday and she uploads pictures of her cute son Lucas almost everyday and it is so cool. It is such a great way to keep a record of how her son is growing so much and just for family and friends to see that as well. Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a canon. Just something small, tough and a simple camera that I can use.

On to more things that I love...my new imac! I ask my self, why didn't I get an imac before?!! (because I didn't know much about it and couldn't afford it? he!he!he!) it is so freakin awesome! I went to Best Buy and bought my imac and they gave me a free canon printer as well....now that's a great deal! Anyway, I set this puppy up and it was like 3 steps to do it! can you beleive that?! plug it in, connect the mouse to the keyboard and connect the keyboard to the monitor. Budda boom! Budda bing! done! I love it! it even automatically detected my wireless internet for me! wow, now that's impressive. I'm sure you'll be hearing more stuff about this on my future blogs. Everyone, if you're planning on buying a new puter..I recommend checking out the apple products first. I was kind of overwhelmed and iffy about buying it at first because I had never used one before but it is so simple that you figure things out so quickly. I can't say enough good things about it. It has this built in camera right on the monitor so you can take pictures and choose different cool effects, like these:





Anyway, I should get my day started and do my postpartum workout program that Mark made for me. He is so amazing with what he does. He knows so much about the human anatomy (is that like a fancy word of saying the human body?) that it blows me away! I am loving having a free personal trainer :) thanks babe! I definitely think that you should pursue your goal of writing a book regarding post partum workouts. It is so important for women who gave birth to get back into shape again. Speaking from experience now...I guess it just helps your confidence, helps you to be strong (to carry baby around) and you just feel good about yourself. Mark stresses the important things that I need to work on and that is doing my kegel workouts and my TA's. I forgot what the the T A stands for (trans*!@#!mus, abdominus?!) anyway, it's the thing where you suck in your stomach and hold it for 10 seconds and doing that about 30 times. I wondered why he didn't start me on doing ab workouts right away and he said that it is important to strengthen your core muscles from the inside first because it has been stretched out when I was pregnant. Anyway, he is a genius at this stuff. So I better get to it while I'm still gung ho in doing it.

Sorry to blah blah blah you guys...I'm off to enjoy my Tuesday :)

Hope you're doing the same!

Luv, K

Week 6, Video, Poop Scoop and More

Today is Micah’s 6 week birthday. We can’t believe how much he’s grown. It has truly been an emotional, hard and wonderful experience. I am now averaging 4 to 5 hours of sleep straight and I feel great. It is true what people say, that it only gets better in time. I would now like to take this blog space to thank a few important people in my life who has been there for us in the 6 weeks of taking care of our lil Micah.

First off to my Mom and Sister. Thank you for being so wonderful. Mom, I appreciate you for coming down and looking after baby and cleaning our house! You are a machine….okay a Mom loving machine J I cannot believe how much you do for your kids. I now understand how you feel (that you would do anything for your kids coz you love them so much).

To my beautiful sister, I admire you for who you are. You are an amazing Mom and sister. Thank you for your support and for calling me when I need to talk to someone the most. You always knew what to say to make me feel better. (maybe it’s a twin thing)

Next is to my mother in law Linda, thank you for coming over once a week to look after your grandson. It is so nice to get a chance to go out by myself and just do whatever I wanted to do. I truly appreciate you.

To Angele, you are a true friend! Thank you for being there for me and going out of your way to come over and helping me out in any way you can. From showing me tricks on how to burp baby to changing him and just hanging out. It has definitely help me be sane. Thank you Bella!

To Jenn, thank you for your wonderful, reassuring comments that you give me on my blog. It is great to get advice from someone who’s gone through the same thing before. P.S. I know you’ve heard this before but Lucas is just soooo cute! I love his latest video of him in your blog! I have to admit that I will be copying you again and will be doing the same thing with Micah (uploading videos to my blog) Thanks for starting a blog revolution. When Darryl told me about your blog, I totally got hooked and now Mark and I are just blogger addicts too J Thank you!

And to the rest of my family and friends who I have missed…we appreciate your support and everything you have given us.

Anyway, Micah finally pooped today! Yay! It was definitely a landslide…let’s just say that we have to wash our bed sheets….again! Mark and I were so happy that he has finally pooped. After that he just felt so much better that he went straight to bed with a smile on his face. He is such a sweetheart! Anyway, here is his latest video.






Enjoy and talk to you all soon!

Ciao,
K

End of Week 5

Hello friends and family,

I know I have been slacking off on my blog for the past week. It's been quite busy in our household lately :) I never realized how much work and time it requires to take care of babies. The end of week 5 is here and some nights have been good and some have been bad...well let me explain the bad first. (not really bad...more like stressful moments)

I'm finding that I want baby to be happy all the time (Isn't that what all parents want?) well, some nights I wouldn't get a burp out of Micah and from being so tired would just lay him on his side and sleep...well, I have learned my lesson by waking up in the next few hours with him screaming his gutts out because he is in so much pain from gas. By this time it is too late to burp him and I am already in distress and filled with guilt. From lack of sleep and feeling so bad, I then end up being emotional and not a very happy person to be around with. That's just one example. Also, Micah hasn't pooped for two days now and it is hurting him. Today is going to be day two and I hope that he will poop soon. There are lots of wet diapers but no poo. I can tell he wants to by the sound of his grunts but it always end up with a painful cry. We called the start line and they told us that babies who are breastfed would usually go for 10 days without pooping. Well that's all good and dandy but I just want him to poop now! I never thought I would be cheering for my son to poop. Anyway, cross your fingers and hope he will lay a landslide soon!

The good days and nights are so worthwhile. He has been averaging 4 hours of sleep. He is now able to smile back at you and focus on your face. I have even heard a laugh or two from him and they were so precious. He coo's more often too and I love it! Bath times are definitely the best times...he kicks his legs and splashes everywhere!

I can't wait for what week 6 will bring. I know every week is a totally treasured experience. More stories to come your way soon!

Anyway, I should go check up on him.

Take care everyone and hope to hear from you soon!

K

Happy 1 Month Old - Baby Micah!

I wanted to add a blog before the night is over because Micah turned a month old today. Wow it seemed like it went by so fast and yet some days seemed like it took forever. There are so many things I want to say so that I can look back on what I have gone through during the first month. Let's just say that it was the hardest thing I've ever faced in my life (even harder
than when my dad died) and yet so rewarding as well.

I would just like to dedicate this day and write a love letter to my beautiful son.

To my spirited son, I love you! You are such a sweetheart! You have taught me so much about being a mom already. Some nights are just so hard right now but once in a while you let me sleep 4 hours straight (well, that was just once this month :) oh well, it was such a treat. You are a lot of work but so worth it! Your gassy smiles just makes me forget all about the sleepless nights and emotional times I've had lately. Some days I'm good but some days I'm such a wreck (ask your Dad -- he will tell you). I can only imagine what he thinks of me some days. I'm just glad that he is so understanding and patient and loving. We are so lucky my young warrior...we live in a great country and have so many family and friends that love us. Soon you will meet them all. I look forward to many more birthdays. Happy 1 month Birthday my son!

Love always,
Mom

Week 3 - Update with Baby Micah

Well today is Micah's 3-week birthday. You can tell I'm such a new mom coz I'm totally so excited that it's already been 3 weeks! He now weighs 9.4 lbs and is growing like a weed.

I cannot beleive how fast they grow. He is more beautiful everyday....ok, handsome everyday :) I have been having some bad nights and one good night last night. It seems to me that burping is my nemesis right now. Is there a secret to burping that I don't know about? I have been up all night for the past couple of days because Micah has been so gassy and therefore he would fuss through the night. Last night we decided to give him 100 ml of breast milk that was pumped and lo and behold I was able to get 3 hours of sleep straight and then 2 hours added this morning. It is amazing how clear my head feels with a total of 5 hours of sleep. Anyway, I guess it will get better as they get older. Thank you all for your support, e-mails and comments and the many wonderful gifts that we have already received. We truly appreciate it.

Here is a picture of our little one with his Karate outfit that Grandma got him from the Philippines. He just melts my heart :)

Take care everyone!

Ciao for now,
K

Happy Mother's Day

I would like to dedicate this blog space to all the Mom's in the world. As a new mom, I am now able to understand and appreciate what it truly means to be a mother. It is a hard shoe to fill but so rewarding! I thank God everyday for my little bundle. He is truly amazing! Micah will almost be 3 weeks old this Wednesday and it seems like the first 3 weeks have been a blur already. Ok, let me correct that, a tough blur.

Anyway, all I want for mother's day is some sleep, a massage and peppermint hot chocolate....and last but not least to spend it with my family :)

To all the mums out there, Happy Mother's Day!

P.S.
Coming soon!
Check out Mark's blog for more pictures of our little Prince.

Week 2 - Happy 2 Weeks Old Baby Micah!

I cannot beleive 2 weeks have gone by already! All I can say is that it's been a tough week. There's so much to learn!

8 hours of sleep seems so far from reality right now. All I want is sleep. One 8 hour sleep and I'll be good. It seems like nothing feels right when you are averaging about 4 hours of sleep. Notice how I mention the word 'sleep' bizillion times. Anyways, enough of my complaining. I apologize for spelling or grammar mistakes...we'll just have to use sleep deprivation as my excuse.

Anyhoo, Prince Micah is doing well. Growing like a weed. I love him soooo much. My friend Jenn is so right...there is nothing like the kind of love that you feel for your baby. It is untouchable! I feel so blessed to be with him every single day. Mark and I are just soaking everything in because these moments are so precious and they do grow so fast. His cheeks are already filling out. He is already so strong and yes, definitely a little fighter and yet so sweet at the same time. Please check out the latest pic on Mark's blog: http://www.theesh.blogspot.com

Anyway, I'm tired. Hopefully I will be more positive next week.

Take care everyone!
K

Week 1 - Baby Update

Well.....If we can survive the first week I guess we can survive anything! It felt like Mark and I were in a daze...from sleep deprivation to breast feeding and to healing it seemed like the first week was soooo tough! I can only imagine what other Mom's go through that give birth to twins or get a c-section or get an epesiotomy. I am already having a hard time coping just with my minor tears.

Anyway, my Mom is hear to help us out and we are so releived! When she arrived it seemed like a tornado had just hit the house. From dishes being piled on the sink to clothes on the floor and just chaos everywhere, she came and cleaned like no body's business. She even washed our walls! I couldn't beleive it! We are so thankful to have good family support.

Yesterday was our very first walk with Micah to the park. My Mom was pushing the stroller and I was with Sammy and Cassy. We didn't go very far but it felt good to get out of the house and get some air and sun. It also felt weird walking around the same path that I used to walk when I was still pregnant. I just felt like everyone was staring at us because they finally see that I now have a baby. Also, a couple of my co-workers (Karen and Shelley) were driving by and saw us as we were on our way back home. Karen almost caused an accident pulling a U-turn because she wanted to take a peek at baby Micah. It was great to see them. I am looking forward to showing off Prince Micah to all of my co-workers and friends soon!

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well. Talk to you in week 2. Hopefully week 2 will be better for us.

Ciao for now,
K

Update (Labour, Delivery and Baby)

Where do I begin? It feels like I just came from a different planet. I haven't been out of the house since last Wednesday (and that was stepping out of the hospital into the parking lot and driving 5 minutes to home). What an amazing experience we've had recently though. On Wednesday, April 26th at 1:01 p.m. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! His name is Micah James Ricardo Eshpeter. (The only reason I am able to blog now is that baby is happily sleeping and I should be sleeping too but I know so many people want to know what's up)

Well, it all started Tuesday night watching the Flames Game during the second period. Mark was warning me that I should take it easy with screaming and getting excited as it might put me into labour but I didn't listen. By 9 p.m. I went and peed and had what they call "bloody show" and so Mark and I checked out our Birth Class notes and it was under 'Start of Labour'. We couldn't beleive that we had started labour already... by 11 p.m. I started to feel contractions and they were 5 minutes apart and about 45 to 60 seconds long. We tried to stay home as long as I could possibly stand the pain -- by 2 a.m. we finally decided to go to the hospital. Once in the hospital they checked me and I was only 3 cm dilated (what a disappointment!) I was definitely trying to stay positive and to hold off on taking any drugs for as long as I could.. I managed to wait until 6:30 in the morning and I was about 6 cm dilated by then. Every time a contraction would come all I could think of was drugs to turn the pain off...so I asked for the laughing gas but that didn't do any good. By 7 a.m. I was totally in deep pain and so I asked for Morphin and Gravol. I kept on asking the nurse when does it kick in because I was still able to feel so much pain....Well, since that didn't dent my pain they finally asked if I wanted an epidural and I willingly agreed. They moved us to the birthing room by 7:30, gave me the epidural 10 minutes later and voila! what a change! It was like night and day! I couldn't feel the contractions anymore. You can actually see a smile on my face and I was finally able to talk to people. Earlier, I couldn't even talk to anyone every time a contraction would come. I couldn't even stand Mark touching me at all! I just kept focused on my breathing and kept on thinking about clouds, ice cream, and anything to keep my mind off the pain. Anyway, long story longer, with the epidural it gave me a chance to take a nap and I even called my family before I started pushing. By 12:30 I was fully dilated and ready to push. I was in hard labour for less than a half hour! When I finally felt baby come out, I just broke into tears...I looked over at Mark and he was doing the same thing...we were so happy to finally meet our son! Wow! that was just the beginning!

I was pretty impressed with the nurses at Rocky View. They were so good to us! We couldn't have done it without their support and encouragement.

Anyway, Micah is now 5 days old and Mark and I are just sooo in love with him. Day 1 at home was good but the rest of the days were no sleep, me in pain and very emotional. We had a few of our families visit us on Saturday and that was great! My sister was here right away on Thursday and she was so much help. I totally appreciate everything she's done for us during her 4 day stay. She was showing Mark and I how to burp baby, what to do with this and that and everything else that involved taking care of Micah. Then my parents came and helped out this weekend as well. We totally appreciate all the help and the prayers from everyone when they found out I was in labour. Thank you to my co-workers as well with their baby shower gifts as we already started using most of the things that they gave us.

Anyway, I should probably go and have a nap right away coz I know I'm going to need it. Last but not least, I want to thank Mark for being such an awesome Dad! He was with me all the way and didn't want to miss a thing! I am definitely blessed with two beautiful man in my life who I am most in love with!

Take care everyone and any advice on taking care of baby to make life easier is definitely welcome :)

Here are some pics of our beautiful son!

Week 40

Well, I cannot beleive I am five days away from my due date! We are at the point where we just want to see our baby now! Mark and I are getting soooo excited! He totally wants to book Friday off and not see any clients but I told him not to do it. Who knows, I'm probably going to be a few days late.

Right now, we are just both enjoying our last week of good sleep....I have been napping a lot as my energy seems to be low lately. I mean I can still go out and walk and toodle around the house doing all the nesting stuff but after that I just feel sooo tired! Mark is usually pretty good at noticing it before me and he just tells me to go and take a nap.

We didn't do much this weekend. We just took it easy and watched the hockey games. That was pretty insane though...Mark was so scared that it was going to make me go into labor. I just couldn't control my emotions when watching the games that Mark even video taped me screaming and being so stressed out watching the game! It was pretty funny! I could totally feel baby kicking so much while we were watching. Hopefully it's not bad for baby hearing Mom screaming her butt off! Anyway, I hope that Calgary plays much better in the next game. I mean don't get me wrong, last night they played well and hard but it was just too late...they should have been doing that in the first period! Anyhoo, enough of hockey...it's too much for me to handle right now!

On to other things....well I'm going to try to do some work today, go outside and enjoy the sun and probably nap some more.....maybe I'll try to make the Chocolate Chip Banana loaf that Jenn made at my baby shower at work. It was soooo good! As you can see, life is so hard being prego :)

I am enjoying every minute of it! I know I will have more wonderful times ahead.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Ciao for now,
K

Week 39

My week 39 has been somewhat filled with nerves and restlessness. I guess it's normal to feel this way when you're almost due. I went to the doctor's yesterday and so far so good. I am measuring at 36 cm's and baby's heartbeat is at 140 bpm. I have also been feeling heavier and more pain in my lower back. I guess to be expected as well.

Yesterday was a great day. My friend Angele picked me up for lunch and we went and had some Vietnamese food at Bagolac Saigon. It was sooo good and it was great to visit with her. We then headed to the mall after that and bought a few girly needed stuff. It's was fun to hang out with her especially since she picked me up in her new car and drove me around for the afternoon.

She dropped me off after and I had a nap with the puppies. We then went out for a walk because it was such a beautiful day yesterday. And then, my girlfriend Heather called me and I met up with her at the Cactus Club. She is 5 months pregnant and looks totally amazing! I was so glad to meet up with her and see her as well.

All in all, my Thursday was great! Got to visit with friends, take it easy and enjoy life before baby comes.

Anyway, I'm off for another nap before I tackle recycling and cleaning my car today.

Have a great Friday everyone!

Go Flames Go!

Ciao for now,
K

Week 38 Update

What a beautiful day! Mark and I went to the park with the dogs after breakfast (11 a.m.) and it was so nice to just be out there and enjoy the day. Today, I have decided to stay home, pack my clothes for the hospital, take a nice long nap and just put my feet up! My main goal for today is to relax! From the ample amount of stuff I did yesterday, I deserve to not do much on my second day off of work.

Anyways, I weighed myself last night and I reached 158 lbs! but when I weighed myself this morning I was back to 154 so maybe it's just the water retention thing. Here's a picture of me at week 38. I can totally tell that baby has dropped....not dramatically but I have noticed the difference. It's funny looking at my pictures though...it seems like I stuck a basketball inside my shirt...my tummy is soooo round! It's going to be a girl for sure! I know, I know some of you are probably disagreeing with me but my gutt tells me it's a girl!

Well to all my blog friends, I hope you are doing well. Please feel free to drop a comment or two when you're not too busy :)

Hmmmnnn....what to do next.........well, I think I'm going to take a nap.

Ciao for now!
K

First Day Off Work

Wow, what a busy day for me! I thought I was going to relax but I guess not. I am finally able to sit down today and actually blog. I guess it can be considered my relaxation :)

I hope to be better tomorrow. Mark tells me to make sure that I make time for myself to just read, nap and relax but I didn't get to do that today.

First off, I thought I was going to sleep in till 10 in the morning but I didn't. Instead, I woke up at 7:45 a.m. and started my day by walking the puppies, feeding them and then having breakfast with Mark before he was off to train clients. I then managed to do other unnecessary things around the house and was finally out of the house by around 2 p.m. today. I stopped by work and picked up the rest of the paper work I needed to apply for EI when I'm on Mat leave. After that I decided to head to IKEA and boy did I ever shop! I can't remember how long I was there but I was bagged by the time I had to go to Costco. I still pushed myself though and went and bought the whole costco store! Oh well, almost! by the time I came home it was already 5:30 and I hauled everything in the house.

After that, I took the dogs out for a walk again and fed them and put all the baby clothes in the dryer to dry. Then I washed dishes and started making supper. Tonight we are going to have chicken lasagna, breadsticks and salad. Man I can't wait! Phew! I am exhausted....I know I am because I'm feeling emotional again. Oh well, what a day! If this is not my nesting day (which I hope is not) then I wonder how the heck that day would be?! Anyways, I hope I don't go into labor tonight. I don't have the energy to do it! I keep on telling myself....lesson learned but I still end up doing too much!

Anyways, I'm going to try to relax tonight and not do anything!

That's my first day off of work! it felt like work to me :)

Anyway, I hope you all had a great Monday.

Ciao for now,
K

38 weeks and counting!

Well everyone.....no baby just yet :)

At 38 weeks, I am feeling big but feeling great as well!
If I can walk about 7 km's in one day then I must be feeling really well. This weekend I took my parents to the secret park where we take the dogs and walked about 3 kms around the park. Right after that I decided to meet Mark at Park 96 in Parkland to watch him play a round of disc golf (18 holes) which totals to about 4 km's. That was a lot of walking for me in one day for sure. Let's just say that I slept like a baby Saturday night :)

My parents came down on Thursday night for to visit us for the weekend and it felt so good to see them. It was good to see my Mom too considering I haven't seen her in 4 months due to her very long vacation in the Phil. Anyway, she brought us a tonne of baby clothes, some for boys and some for girls. We'll just see what baby will be dressed in a couple of weeks here I guess. They also met Mark's parents which turned out to be great! I wasn't sure what the outcome would be but it turned out really well. Mark and I also finished putting up the borders in our baby room. It is now set and ready for baby!

Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. We did a tonne of relaxing and some entertaining. I didn't realize how draining it is though to entertain when you are pregnant.
Nonetheless, it was a great weekend!

Tomorrow is my very first day of not working! yay for me! This is to all my co-workers who are checking my blog....(I'm sorry in advance) but I will be thinking of you all when I'm sleeping in till 10 a.m.! he!he! I know, I know....it won't last long! I have to at least enjoy a week of relaxation before baby comes!

Anyway, must go have a snack now! Talk to you all soon!

Ciao,
K

Last Day of Work

Well, I can't beleive how I have finally made it to my last day of work!

I have mixed feelings about it actually. I love what I'm doing at work and I hate to leave it but I am also soooo pregnant that it is painful to sit all day now. I am feeling more tired as the days go by. I went to see my doctor this morning and she measured me at 35 inches. Last week I was at 37 so baby must have moved down (which means I'm right on the money). My doctor told me I've had the perfect pregnancy so far. Yeah right! How come I'm feeling all these pain then? anyways, I'm right on the books and baby is healthy at 145 bpm. Hopefully my labour will go well too.

Anyways, my work threw me a baby shower yesterday and it was so awesome! We totally got spoiled with so many baby gifts that we needed! Thank you all for coming! Especially to my friends Carla, Steph, JF, Jenn and Lucas :) It meant so much to me to see you guys there. But I also appreciate all of you who came and celebrated with me. It shows that I have been blessed with so many friends at work. I will miss you all!

Last week of work

This is my last week of work and I am so releived! I can't beleive I made it this far being able to work while I'm pregnant. Oh well, it's been tough especially since I got sick last week but I'm almost over it now.

Lately, the bed has been my nemesis. I just lack the energy to do anything I want to do but when I try to go to bed, it is hard for me to sleep. I am feeling too much pain in my lower back, hips and everywhere else plus add the not being able to breathe well because of being too stuffed up. Early yesterday morning, I woke up and told Mark I couldn't sleep because no matter which side I tried to sleep in, I would get that cramped feeling on my butt and hips! So Mark tells me to go and toodle around to help make it stop and so I did! (It was pretty funny - the word toodle around) but I just walked around the house and of course, it stopped. :)

Also, are you a mouth breather when you sleep or a nose breather? Well, I am a nose breather and I think it's the only way to go. Since I have been sick though I couldn't breathe through my nose! Mark tells me to breathe through my mouth but I hate doing that (I always end up drooling!). Yeah.. yeah, you can now call me and make fun because I have been doing that since I got sick :) All I can say is that I can't wait to be able to breathe through my nose again!

Mark and I started our border for our baby room last night and it looks great. We just didn't have the energy to do it all last night but we will try to finish it this week. I can pretty much go into labor anytime now....we are thinking it might be next week but who knows, I might be over due. Oh well, this is week 37 so a couple of weeks should be nothing! I also weighed myself yesterday and I am back down to 154 lbs! crazy!

Anyways, we have started baby training with the pups using a Winnie The Pooh doll and it's pretty interesting. Please check Mark's blog for more details about it :)
http://theesh.blogspot.com/

3 more days of work after today! YEAH!
ciao for now,
K

P.S.
To my dear friends Axel and Lailina,
I hope you have fun in Thailand!
If you are ever down in Krabi - please make sure to
stop by this place called 'Bad Habit Loft'.
Mark's great friends Jeff and Oiy owns this pub/restaurant and
they serve amazing food and are amazing people!
We met them a few months ago when they visited Canada and they taught us how to cook a few thai cuisine!
Take care and see you when you get back!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday and I am dedicating this blog space to her. She just arrived from the Philippines yesterday and we're all glad that she is back safe and sound. When she says she's going on a vacation, she really meant it.
She has been away for 4 months just enjoying life and I'm so glad for her. She totally deserves it....next time though Mom, you can take us all with you :)

Anyways, I will be seeing them next week and I am so excited to see family. I haven't seen any of my family for awhile and it's amazing how much you miss them.

Well, I am still sick too. I had to call in this morning because I didn't get much sleep last night. I still managed to go to work in the afternoon though. Hey, can anybody lend me their nose? Mine is so red and it hurts so much! I am definitely looking forward to getting better soon...hopefully by Sunday.
That's it for now....

Have a great weekend everyone!
Ciao,
K

Where is the Sun?

Remember in my previous blog how I was writing about how much I love the rain? Well, it's been a rainy couple of days and now I'm craving for the sun!
Typical prego brain heh...cmon girl, make up your mind :)

Anyway, my doctor's appointment went really well today.
Mom and baby are happy and healthy...as usual.
She couldn't give me any drugs for my cough and cold though...she said that it's the worst time getting sick now because I cannot take anything for it. Oh well, I guess lots of rest and vitamin c will just have to do. Mark is actually going to make me his homemade Chicken Noodle Soup tonight (it's soooo good) I'm sure it will definitely help me get better!

I weighed myself yesterday and I am now at 155.6 lbs!
I am probably going to hit 160!
Right now my feet and legs are soooo swollen.
I was pretty amazed how big they were that I even decided to take a picture of my feet!
I'm also feeling some Braxton Hicks contractions now! I guess I'll just have to get used to that too.

Anyway, that's it for Thursday!

Sorry Chunlee for cancelling our dinner date tonight. For sure I would love to get together with you for sushi hopefully next week ok.

Ciao for now,
K

Me so sick

It is 12:20 a.m. and I should be in bed 3 hours ago...but after I went home from work today, all I did was sleep so I'm quite awake right now.

Jenn, thank you for the beautiful poem. Mark and I read it and we were teary eyed. Very true indeed. It made me realize that I should be enjoying every moment baby is inside me instead of focusing on the pain and discomfort that I'm feeling right now.

I am now officially sick too which really sucks. I was doing really well but I guess weather changes and too many people being sick doesn't help me any. Oh well, I'm just trying to get better now. I have my weekly doctor's appointment tomorrow morning and I'm glad to be able to see my doctor. Maybe she can give me some good drugs? (Just kidding)

Anyways, more tomorrow.

Ciao,
K

Gotta Love The Rain!

There's something about rain that makes me feel good inside!
I don't know, maybe because it reminds me of being back in the Philippines when I was a kid. Whenever it would rain, we always found ourselves playing outside enjoying the warm tropical rain. It was such a blast! I'm sure some of you can relate :)

Anyway, I'm still not feeling 100 percent today. I'm actually tired! Good sleep is so hard to come by lately and I feel it during the day - especially when I'm at work. Speaking of work, they have started a baby pool for me and I was counting it today and most of them think I'm going to have a girl! My sister dreamt that I had a girl too...I guess we'll just have to find out soon enough. My feeling is that I'm going to have a boy -- but we'll see. I just can't wait to see my little angel. It's so worth it though not finding out until the end....I think it's the best part!

I am going to this 'New Baby, Old Pet' course tonight. I hope I can make it there on time. It starts at 7 - 9 p.m.. Man, this day is dragging by already. Hopefully I will learn a thing or two to help deal with the dogs when we bring baby home. I know it's going to be tough at first adjusting especially with two dogs but we'll manage...for parents who have pets...any helpful ideas you can give me when dealing with baby and dogs? I would greatly appreciate it.

My Mom finally comes home tomorrow night from the Philippines. Yay! It feels like it's been forever. Well, it's been about 4 months...so that is like forever. It is her birthday on Friday too so it's perfect timing for her to come back. I'm sure my step Dad will be happy to see her.

Anyways, I think I'm going to work 1/2 day today and that's it for me....really feelling like crap. I'm going home after lunch to rest.

That's it for now! Stay nice and cozy and warm everyone.

Ciao,
K

36 Week Update

Wow! it's hard to beleive I only have less than a month left!
Baby movements are definitely stronger now....and I now weigh 154.8 lbs! (who am I kidding....might as well round it to 155 heh :) Anyway, I'm still waddling to work....2 more weeks and I'm done.

Mark, puppies, baby and I had a wonderful weekend! I got to see some great friends (Steph and JF's housewarming party and Lesley) and plus we won the hockey game! yay!
And oh, I got April fooled by my step Dad....he gave me a call and told me that they are not showing the game anymore because the early game didn't start until late and CBC decided to show the Toronto game instead of the Calgary game. Boy, did I ever freak out! and then he added - 'On April Fools Day!', that's when it dawned on me that I just got fooled! oh well, it was pretty funny! I have to hand it over to you Bill, that was a very good April fools joke!

Anyways, I'm not feeling 100 percent today - - hopefully I am not catching anything.

Ciao for now,
K

TGIF!

Wow, it felt like a long week!

Work just seemed to have dragged on even though I was crazy busy! Maybe because I just had enough and I'm wishing everyday that I was somewhere else other than work. Anyway, 2 more weeks of work and I'm done! yay! I am definitely counting down!

Also, after today, I have 28 days left before baby comes! Me so scared! I'm excited but probably more on the scared side now....all I keep on thinking is the pain that I'm going to feel once labor hits. Not looking forward to it that's for sure. Jenn told me, it's only for a day so I keep on reminding myself that the pain I will feel will only be for a short period of time. I wish I could just switch it (like the Dairy Queen commercial) and have Mark deliver the baby :) he!he! I'm sure he would love that! NOT!

Dairy Queen Commercial Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SOcEKeubzk&search=Dairy%20Queen%20Commercial


Oh yeah, my sister dreamt that I had a baby girl and that my labor was only 6 hours long. Maybe it's a sign...maybe it's a twin thing. I guess we'll find out if she's right soon enough.

I also went for my weekly doctor's appointment yesterday and baby and mom are happy and healthy. They did this internal exam which was pretty uncomfortable but let's just say that she was able to feel the baby's head! I guess that's a good thing...I just laughed nervously when she told me it might feel a little uncomfortable....A little??!!! yeah right...it was freaking uncomfortable alrgiht! I guess I might as well get used to it though coz there's more uncomfortableness to come! (okay, too much info) - - changing the topic right away!

Anyways, Lots to do this weekend! I am looking forward to it.
My friend Steph is having a condo warming party tomorrow and we're going to stop by. She's been working sooo hard to be able to buy this place (even worked 2 jobs and insane hours) and I am so proud of her! She is the funniest and funnest french girl friend I've ever had! I learned a thing or two from her too! (Love food! and Love Life!)

Also, Mark and I are going to watch the hockey game...on TV! yay! (you see, we don't have cable so we get excited about little things like this :) Game on! I hope Oilers loose! I know I'm gonna get heck from my family (they are major hard core Oiler fans) but cmon - - you guys don't have Kipper!

I'm also going to meet another girlfriend on Sunday (Lesley) and I'm looking forward to that too. It seems like so many people are wanting to see me before I pop! Oh well, it's great to have good friends!

Anways, I hope you all have an amazing weekend!
Ciao for now!
K

5 More weeks to go!

Wow! I can't beleive I am at 35 weeks! I weighed myself yesterday and I am now at 153 lbs! I might even hit 160 by the time it's all said and done :) I am feeling more pain in my lower back now (surprise) especially when I go to sleep. Walking has been slow for me lately too but I still manage to walk the pups 4 times a day. Mark has been really great and supportive so it's helping out for sure. He gives me back massages and make awesome dinners and gives me lots of encouraging words. I feel so lucky!

Anyway, this weekend we had family and friends over to celebrate Mark's birthday and it was a blast! We had some drinks and food and did some Karaoke! Everyone sang and I was so surprised to hear such amazing talent! Mark and I ended up going to bed at 2 in the morning but it was worth it! It was good to spend time with family and friends :)

Monday update - well, let's just say I am glad that Monday is almost over! I tell ya, I have just been hating work today! Hate is a strong word but that is the best description I would have to pick for today. I just can't wait to be done! Today, there were just too many people that wanted things done and there's only one me! Okay, I better stop before it gets ugly. I know I have co-workers that read my blog :) I'm gonna try to be nicey nicey now... oh well, 2morrow will be a better day! I hope!

Ciao for now,
K

Be Thankful!

Today is my dad's death anniversary and I have decided to dedicate this blog space to him. It's been about 15 years since he passed away. Each year as this day passes, I always feel a twinge of sadness about it. I guess the same sad emotion that I have felt on the day that I found out he was gone. Just numbing pain and sadness. I guess suicide deaths will always do that to you. It's not like saying 'Well, he died a good death" or "he died happily". Unfortunately for our family it was tragic but se la vie!

All I can say is to be thankful for the people in your life. Especially your parents and your family. You never know what will happen tomorrow.

I'm sure he would have been proud to be a grandpa :)

Anyway, that's all folks! Have a wonderful weekend!
K

Good things come in 3's!

1) So yesterday, I went and saw my doctor again and Mom and Baby are happy and healthy. I weighed myself the other day and I now weigh a whopping 151 lbs! I also noticed that my stomach seemed lower so that tells me that baby is dropping and I am now able to breathe a little better. Mind you I should just move my office to the washroom because that's where I find myself often lately :) Also, my doctor told me that it's time to see her once a week! That's great news for me because this tells me that baby is almost ready to come out. yay!

2) Mark's birthday celebration was a success yesterday as well! I managed to invite his Dad, Mom, Sister (Evie), her boyfriend (Chris), Brother (Gordie) and Wife (Kara) to meet us at Smugglers Inn for dinner last night. Mark didn't know this and he was definitely surprised and happy to see them! It was a perfect birthday dinner celebration! Way to go Krissy pants!
3) I also found out last night that my other condo has been officially sold! yay! Since the market has been great lately, I meant to list at 140,000 but my realtor said to list at 149,900....and lo and behold, someone wanted it for 160,000! yay! Calgary's market is just insane right now. Good for sellers but really bad for buyers.

I guess when life turns shitty, there will also be a time when it will be great! Things happen for a reason and I feel blessed and thankful and appreciative to have gone through some rough times in life! I know there will be more ahead but I guess you don't have a choice but to take them as they come and deal with them one thing at a time. You just have to have faith I guess. Ok, I'll stop being sappy now :)

I hope you all have a great Wednesday!
ciao for now,
K

Happy Birthday Mark!

Today is a very special day and I am dedicating my blog to wish my one and only amazing boyfriend, Mark a very Happy Birthday!
I am not sure if I'm allowed to say his age but if you check out his blog sometime, he might mention it then :) His blog address is: http://theesh.blogspot.com/
Anyways, I will update you more later!
Ciao,
K

Week 34 Update

6 more weeks to go!!!! I can't wait!!!!
Baby is taking so much room it's hard to breathe lately. I guess when baby drops I will feel much better but that's when I'll be visiting the bathroom more (it's not like I don't do that right now anyway)
Who ever tells you that pregnancy is a breeze is totally lying! It's not! I am usually so optimistic but I guess I just want to be truthful as well. It feels forever and there's always constant pain. Don't get me wrong, I love that I am pregnant...and I love my baby with every breathe of my being. It's just really tough right now. I guess most mom's will feel like this towards the end of their term when all they want is to get the baby out. Soon enough I guess :)
For all you men out there, just be glad that you are a man (Mark keeps on telling me that now after seeing what I've had to go through for the past 8 months) ok, no more complaints!
Mark and I are so excited to have our baby! This past weekend, we went to our prenatal class and it was such an eye opener. We definitely learned lots and we were so glad to have taken the course. My friend Michelle who is due 2 weeks ahead of me was there with her husband as well and it was great to have taken the class with them.
So it's just a waiting game now...Also I met Mark's family (on his dad's side) for the first time! It was so great to meet them all. There were lots of them from cousins to Aunts and Uncles and his Grandma (it was so fulfilling). I love being with family! they make you feel so at home and so blessed.
Anyways, hope you all had a great weekend.
Ciao for now,
K

I'm OK now

It is amazing what a day off can do to a person...especially a pregnant one :)

Yesterday I called in sick and spent the day (shopping and relaxing and doing more shopping)

Sorry all for sharing my bad day with all of you the other day.
That night, I went home and cried my guts out (I guess I just had enough)

To Bill (my stepdad) thank you for calling and checking up on me -- sorry I didn't call you back.
I wouldn't have been able to talk anyway...I would have just cried your ear off on the phone :)

No worries though, I feel much much better for sure.
Mark gave me a massage and took me out to my favorate sushi restaurant yesterday.

We also went and bought some new clothes for baby and our first set of 40 baby diapers! We were so excited to take it home! It made me feel so much better too.

To Mark, thank you for being so patient and understanding. I know I have been such a wreck lately (with my emotions being up and down) and you are always there to witness the ugliness of things. Thank you for loving me anyway :) You are going to be the best dad in the world! I know it!

Anyway, hopefully I won't get any more bad days like that one!
Have a great thursday!
ciao for now,
K

How I am feeling today: Warning: Content is Negative!

Today was a crappy day for me.
My whole body feels stretched, beat up and bruised!
It is so hard to stay positive right now.
I keep on thinking to myself, why the hell did I make April 14th as my last day?
I can barely make it to today!
I have 23 workdays left and I don't know if I can make it.
Oh well, I guess you are bound to get bad pregnant days!
Anyways, I will stop complaining now. I just needed to let it out somehow.

Week 33

Wow! it seems like time is flying by. Only 7 weeks to go and Mark and I have started going through the baby stuff that my sister gave me and we have already separated the baby clothes that we are going to use for the first 3 months. We are very lucky to have all that stuff already. From blankets to sleepers to more sleepers...I don't know..... what else would we need? any ideas? All I know is that we already have a car seat to transport baby from the hospital to home. I think that's the most important one for sure. We also have the travel lite crib so baby has a bed to sleep in.

Hey mom's and dad's out there, what other things do we need to get for baby? I know we need diapers but I'm also missing a few more items :)

Also, Mark's parents came by the other day to drop off the rocking chair....all we need to get now is a change table and I am not sure where to get a good one.

Anyway as you can see I have so many questions...I guess it's just normal considering we're getting close to that time.

Lots of things going on right now....will tell you more later!

K

Week 32 Update

This is going to be a short one as I wanted to update you on what's been going on with my life lately. As you can tell, with no recent blogs posted from me lately.... I have been quite busy!

This past Monday was my last class and I was so happy that it's finally over! I am very thankful and glad to have taken the flash course even though it felt forever at times and I've had my emotional days (ask Mark, he'll tell you :) I have learned so much from it and now I can totally make cool flash websites!yay!

I have also been busy at work lately. I feel like I'm being pulled from 5 places at once..I guess it's expected when you only have a month of work left. Anyways, I'm trying not to let it stress me out but it's definitely getting to me.

I am now at week 32 and almost reaching 150 lbs! man oh man, was I in denial the other night when I stepped on the scale! I could not beleive it! First of all, I had to look over to the side because my tummy is now covering the scale...I can't see my feet anymore! oh well, Mark thinks I look so cute at 150! I feel like a beluga whale but whatever! The other day, it took me an hour to walk my dogs and I was sooo dead by the end of the walk. It usually takes me 1/2 hour to do it but this time...a full hour! anyway, If you want to see what I look like at week 32, please check out Mark's blog at: http://theesh.blogspot.com/

ciao for now,
K

Thank You Jenn!

I just wanted to share something special that happened today.

I felt totally spoiled! My friend Jenn (who is the wife of my co-worker Darryl) stopped by at work today to give me 6 cookies! yum!yum!yum! (I didn't eat all of them of course - I was still able to share even though I'm pregnant :) I was soooo surprised and was so happy at the same time! They have the cutest little boy (Lucas) - you'll see what I mean when you see him - check out Jenn's blog at: http://jennandlucas.blogspot.com/

Anyway, here's the rest of my story. One day, I was totally craving something sweet so I asked Darryl if he could buy me a cookie and unfortunately he forgot! (sorry Darryl :) Anyways, I totally understood coz sometimes guys forget right? so I guess he went home and told Jenn and he got in trouble for it! And today she stops by at work with 6 cookies. Thank you Jenn! It really wasn't a big deal and you didn't have to go out of your way to do that. I totally appreciate it. Darryl is soooo lucky to have such a wonderful and beautiful wife!

Cool Buys

Yesterday was a good day for me...why? coz I went shopping! yahoo! It is amazing what shopping can do to a prego person like me. It wasn't really relaxing as I only had an hour left to shop but I managed to get a few necessities.

Body Shop - 4 Pronged Massager ($10.00)

A must buy whether you are pregnant or not! It is the most amazing massage tool I have ever seen! You have to go check it out at the BodyShop store and have someone try it on you! I was sold when the girl used it on my shoulders and back (I even bought two!). Forget booking yourself for expensive massages...just go and buy one or two of these gadgets and let your hubby do all the work! Trust me, you will thank me after! Note for Mom's to be: this is a needed item that you must bring when you go to the hospital.

Graco Travel Lite Crib

I actually found this travel lite crib at the e-children's store beside my work. It's like a smaller version of a playpen but can be used as a bassinet/crib/playpen. The cool thing about this is that it is much smaller and lighter so we can pretty much take it everywhere. It has wheels so that you can easily move it in and out of the bedroom. Aaand, it only cost 99$ so I was pretty proud of myself for finding something good for baby. Mark and I put it together last night and it totally hit us afterwards that we are going to have a baby soooon! We were pretty excited! I guess all we need to find now is a change table. Anybody know where to get a good one?

More Maternity Clothes

Yeah, beleive it or not, I actually needed to buy more bigger clothes. You know, the necessary items like underwear, bigger pants and bigger shirts (for the third trimester of course). I'm trying to make do of what I have because I only have a few weeks left but I just keep on getting bigger! And the bigger I get, the more uncomfortable my clothes feel....so I went to thyme maternity and got some good deals :)

More Miracle Creams

And yes, I had to buy another set of my miracle cream as I am pretty much done with the first batch. Went to shoppers and bought some Vit. E, Aloe Vera and some Cocoa Butter (instead of Vit. A this time). Just mix em all up and apply after you shower!

I think that's pretty much it...I wish I could have gotten more things like some "Ugg" like boots for $15 at the Shawnessy Aldo Outlet....they look so comfy I just want one!....maybe next time :)

Oh yeah, I also wrote my 'last day of work letter' today and that date is going to be April 14th. Two weeks before I'm due. Wish me luck! I hope I can still manage to keep on working for that long! I think I can, I think I can!

Anyways, that's it for now.
ciao,K.