Soccer Player?!

Last night (August 28th) was the first time that Gerry felt the baby kick!!! I was lying down and noticed that it was the most strong kick that I've felt so far. Gerry put his hand on my tummy and it kept kicking hard so Gerry could feel it! It was really exciting, as he hasn't felt it before then. Makes things feel more real than seeing the baby on an ultrasound machine or in pictures!

It was my first day back to school and had a PD session this morning followed by a staff meeting in the afternoon. It was great to be back at work. The baby really enjoyed the humor and songs of the presenter this morning as it kicked most of the time throughout his presentation! I think he/she might enjoy music a lot, especially with all of the music classes that I teach!

We're heading out of town this long weekend for one more quadding trip of the year. It will most likely be our last camping trip without a baby... Enjoy your long weekend everyone!

xoxo
Lesley

Busy weekend!

Gerry and I headed down to Strathmore this weekend to see some friends before it's back to the craziness of the school year. We were happy to spend some time with Mark, Corinne, Matthew, and Cameron. I absolutely LOVE watching Gerry play with the boys... he's going to be so great with our kids! We spent Saturday and Sunday with Chuck, Danielle, and Finley! We haven't seen them for about 8 months (since Finley was a newborn)... WAY too long! Finley is absolutely adorable and it was so great to hang out with the Plett's for a while! We went to the GlobalFest International Fireworks Finale last night and watched in the rain. Pretty neat, but the weather definitely could've been better! After a delicious brunch at the good old Strathmore Station this morning, I stopped in at a school I used to teach at to have a quick visit with Sherri! What a great weekend to spend time with friends!!
Tomorrow I'm going for my gestational diabetes test in the morning and then will probably head out to school... AGAIN! I'm now 26 weeks, which means that my younger sister is 35 weeks! She's very close to her due date and we are all getting very excited! Can't wait to have another niece or nephew soon (although most everyone thinks it's a girl!!)

Have a good week everyone.
xoxo
Lesley

Back to reality... soon!

It's that time of year again... I can't believe how quickly the summer has gone by! The baby and I are busy trying to get ready for a new school year. While they are doing renovations in my classroom, which means I can't even set anything up yet, I have been out to the school a few times getting ahead on photocopying and stuff. It's stressing me out that we start work in a week and my classroom has nothing but a huge, new furnace in it!! Oh well... just need to try and be patient!

The baby continues to be very active, sometimes at some inconvenient times of the day like in the middle of the night! I still love feeling every movement! I'm still working on navigating around this site and adding photos properly, so be patient... I have some belly pics coming!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the last week of summer, although the weather sure isn't making it feel like summer!

Take care,
Lesley

Welcome to our blog!

Well, here it goes... I'm going to try out keeping a blog of this journey called pregnancy. We are so excited for the baby to come (although we're not exactly 'ready' yet!) I am now 23 weeks and every week brings something new, which is great! Life is never boring having a little one growing inside... I have been feeling quite a bit of movement, which has been interesting. It's an indescribable feeling to have a little baby kicking and punching throughout the day (and night!). We hope you enjoy following this journey through our blog as much as we do!
Talk soon,
Lesley