I had my 28 week check up yesterday morning and everything is still fine with the newest baby Cameron. My weight gain has slowed down slightly (thank goodness!) and I'm measuring only 1 cm bigger than I am in weeks, so my doctor said that's fine. The heartbeat is holding steady each time and was 142 bpm yesterday. She had a difficult time finding it at first because the doppler kept picking up both mine and the baby's heartbeat. Once it was distinguished, then it was fine. My next appt. isn't until August 5th and then I start going in every two weeks. Colby and I met friends Tara and Logan at the playgym after the doctor appt. and the kids had a great time there! Colby loves the different toys and always has fun. He actually gets pretty upset when it's time to leave. We're hoping to take the kids swimming one day next week, so that will be fun!
This morning Colby and I had some company... we had a playdate with cousins Kendra (Jody), Connor (Leanne), Hailey and Kayden (Mandy). Colby was SO excited to see Connor today and they played great together! He sure has missed his Connor since he doesn't go to Leanne's house everyday now! We'll have to make more playdates throughout the summer before Leanne goes back to work in the fall. He made sure to give everyone a "Mah" (what he says when he gives a kiss!) when they were leaving! Super cute! When Colby gets up from his nap, we are going in to Gerry's work for a quick visit and then off to Toys R Us. They have an outdoor adventure climber on sale this week that we want to look at for the backyard. It's always fun to go to Toys R Us!! :) We're hoping to have a productive weekend around the house and do some major organizing of the basement rooms and cleaning out of Colby's new room. Hopefully all goes according to plan!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Lesley
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Camping fun!
Well the school year has officially ended again! And now I'm out of school for 14 months!! Teachers really plan these kinds of things, you know... off for the summer, then mat leave starts end of August, baby in September, off for another year! :) Life is great! My summer has been off to a great start! We began our camping trip on Tuesday night after Gerry got home from work on Tuesday, June 30th. We headed down to Gull Lake... gorgeous pull-through sites, wonderful campground!! Gerry stayed Tuesday night and Wednesday and headed back for work on Thursday and Friday. Colby and I stayed with my mom, sisters, niece, nephew, aunt, cousin, and her friend. So Colby and Landon were surrounded by girls! :) We had a great time... Colby absolutely LOVES being outside and playing in the dirt, pushing toys, and staying up too late! LOL! Gerry was back on the weekend with the rest of the guys and we had a wonderful weekend! The weather was good and everyone had a great time!
It has been so great spending time with just Colby this week! I LOVE being at home!! The basement is coming in very handy already with lots of space to run and lots of toys to play with! We have a great routine (which includes some sleeping in... finally... after many months of 6am wakings!) and I'm loving my time with him. I know the summer will fly by and soon we will be greeting our little girl, so we're soaking up the family time as much as we can! We are working on emptying Colby's new room into the basement (moving the office into the scrapbooking/craft room downstairs). It's quite a job!! His bedding is finally ordered and en route to Canada, which is a relief! That has not been much fun!! I'm excited for it to arrive and to start decorating his new big boy room. We have his toddler bed set up in here right now for him to get used to it, so that's going fine. Hopefully the transition will be relatively smooth! Fingers crossed!
He is such a character and makes us laugh! He is quite the chatterbox and is imitating everything we say... we really need to be careful what we say around him! One of my new favourite things is when I go into his room in the morning when he first wakes up, he says, "Morning" in the cutest little voice!! So cute!! He doesn't say "yes" yet, but instead, it's always "Mmm hmm" or "Uh huh"! Pretty funny! At least there's a break from "no" sometimes lately! :) He can point to many body parts and is putting together two and three word phrases. It's crazy how much he remembers!! He's growing up too fast... especially when I think about him being an older brother in less than 3 months!! But it's going to be great to see him in that role, too!
I'm feeling pretty good these days... into my 3rd trimester and am 28 weeks now. I'm not sleeping very well at night lately, so that's rather frustrating and makes for some tiring days, but all in all, feeling good. Back to walking more often (with more time these days!) and I just began a prenatal aquafit class again tonight. I go back to the doctor on Thursday for another checkup. Almost time to start going every two weeks!! It's unreal how quickly this pregnancy has gone!!
Tomorrow we're going to meet Tracy, Blake, and Emerson at e-children and a lunch date! Looking forward to that! We don't live very far apart, but it seems like it's so long in between visits! :( Hopefully they'll be more regular now with us both off! Then tomorrow night we are going to celebrate my grandma's 92nd birthday at the home. She is still doing well - can't believe she's 92!! She has certainly lived a great life! I know we really need the rain, but it's putting a damper on our outside playing time! Hopefully we can balance a bit of both in the days to come! Hope everyone's July is off to a good start!
Lesley
It has been so great spending time with just Colby this week! I LOVE being at home!! The basement is coming in very handy already with lots of space to run and lots of toys to play with! We have a great routine (which includes some sleeping in... finally... after many months of 6am wakings!) and I'm loving my time with him. I know the summer will fly by and soon we will be greeting our little girl, so we're soaking up the family time as much as we can! We are working on emptying Colby's new room into the basement (moving the office into the scrapbooking/craft room downstairs). It's quite a job!! His bedding is finally ordered and en route to Canada, which is a relief! That has not been much fun!! I'm excited for it to arrive and to start decorating his new big boy room. We have his toddler bed set up in here right now for him to get used to it, so that's going fine. Hopefully the transition will be relatively smooth! Fingers crossed!
He is such a character and makes us laugh! He is quite the chatterbox and is imitating everything we say... we really need to be careful what we say around him! One of my new favourite things is when I go into his room in the morning when he first wakes up, he says, "Morning" in the cutest little voice!! So cute!! He doesn't say "yes" yet, but instead, it's always "Mmm hmm" or "Uh huh"! Pretty funny! At least there's a break from "no" sometimes lately! :) He can point to many body parts and is putting together two and three word phrases. It's crazy how much he remembers!! He's growing up too fast... especially when I think about him being an older brother in less than 3 months!! But it's going to be great to see him in that role, too!
I'm feeling pretty good these days... into my 3rd trimester and am 28 weeks now. I'm not sleeping very well at night lately, so that's rather frustrating and makes for some tiring days, but all in all, feeling good. Back to walking more often (with more time these days!) and I just began a prenatal aquafit class again tonight. I go back to the doctor on Thursday for another checkup. Almost time to start going every two weeks!! It's unreal how quickly this pregnancy has gone!!
Tomorrow we're going to meet Tracy, Blake, and Emerson at e-children and a lunch date! Looking forward to that! We don't live very far apart, but it seems like it's so long in between visits! :( Hopefully they'll be more regular now with us both off! Then tomorrow night we are going to celebrate my grandma's 92nd birthday at the home. She is still doing well - can't believe she's 92!! She has certainly lived a great life! I know we really need the rain, but it's putting a damper on our outside playing time! Hopefully we can balance a bit of both in the days to come! Hope everyone's July is off to a good start!
Lesley
Friday, June 26, 2009
It's a.................
GIRL!!! Yes, we are going to have a new little girl to add to our Cameron family!! We were excited to go to UC Baby last Saturday and see what this little one looks like! Turns out, of course, my lack of willpower made me give in and I "needed" to know what it was! I was very surprised (along with everyone else!) when she said it was a GIRL! I really did think that it was a boy again, despite the fact of how I'm carrying a bit differently. But everything else has been the same as my pregnancy with Colby. No morning sickness, gaining weight, heartbeat... and the list goes on. So I cried quite a bit lying on the bed when I found out it was a girl, both out of shock, surprise, and sheer excitement!!! She looks SO similar to Colby, it's crazy!! The ultrasound tech said she looks like Mommy, but she definitely has Gerry's little mouth, Colby's chubby cheeks, little button nose, and dimple above her top lip. I absolutely loved the opportunity to see our little girl in ultrasound before she arrives!! What a great moment and day!! This pregnancy has gone by SO incredibly quickly and I can't believe there's only 3 more months until my due date!! With summer here, I'm sure it will go by very quickly too!!
Last Saturday, we also purchased Colby's toddler bed and mattress. The "office" is not ready for him to move in yet, but slowly, we will get there. Everything is coming out of the office and we will move Colby to his new "big boy" bedroom with his new "big boy" bed. He has been very curious and enjoys his new bed already, so hopefully all will go well with the transition! Colby had a great week with Auntie Jody and Auntie Mandy. He plays so well with Kendra and Hailey that I'm not concerned to leave him at all. Thank goodness! :) After a difficult time with Katie and Auntie Kathy at our house on Sunday night, I was pretty scared of how he'd do with the other girls this week.
It has been a crazy week at school, as the end of June always is. Long days, late nights, and little sleep make for one tired, pregnant Mrs. Cameron!!! We did a lot of walking, little field trips, swimming at the pool, and stuff to keep busy after report cards are all done and teaching is finished. So now I have one more day at school on Monday (staff meeting, class list creation, and of course, lunch!) and then I'm off until September 2010!! Seems so far away, but sadly, I know my year off will go so quickly! I can't wait to spend some quality time with my little man before the baby arrives and then of course, have my two beautiful children at home for the year!! Such a great job I have, being a Mommy!!!
Gerry and I are going to finish bringing home my classroom boxes and begin to get ready to go camping next week. We're leaving on Tuesday night through Sunday to Gull Lake, which will be a lot of fun! Have a great weekend everyone and take care!
Lesley
Last Saturday, we also purchased Colby's toddler bed and mattress. The "office" is not ready for him to move in yet, but slowly, we will get there. Everything is coming out of the office and we will move Colby to his new "big boy" bedroom with his new "big boy" bed. He has been very curious and enjoys his new bed already, so hopefully all will go well with the transition! Colby had a great week with Auntie Jody and Auntie Mandy. He plays so well with Kendra and Hailey that I'm not concerned to leave him at all. Thank goodness! :) After a difficult time with Katie and Auntie Kathy at our house on Sunday night, I was pretty scared of how he'd do with the other girls this week.
It has been a crazy week at school, as the end of June always is. Long days, late nights, and little sleep make for one tired, pregnant Mrs. Cameron!!! We did a lot of walking, little field trips, swimming at the pool, and stuff to keep busy after report cards are all done and teaching is finished. So now I have one more day at school on Monday (staff meeting, class list creation, and of course, lunch!) and then I'm off until September 2010!! Seems so far away, but sadly, I know my year off will go so quickly! I can't wait to spend some quality time with my little man before the baby arrives and then of course, have my two beautiful children at home for the year!! Such a great job I have, being a Mommy!!!
Gerry and I are going to finish bringing home my classroom boxes and begin to get ready to go camping next week. We're leaving on Tuesday night through Sunday to Gull Lake, which will be a lot of fun! Have a great weekend everyone and take care!
Lesley
Friday, June 19, 2009
Too long...
I know, I say this every time, but I cannot believe my last blog post was three weeks ago!! :( I really wish I had more time to do things like this! I can't believe how quickly the month of June has gone. I haven't been doing much lately besides marking final assessment, writing report cards, more report cards, and IPP reviews. So I'm really looking forward to my last 5 days with students next week and my one last staff meeting day on June 29th. Then it's outta there for 14 months for me!! Aaaahhhh, can't wait! :)
I'm 26 weeks now and feeling pretty well (besides large!), but just very tired. Lots of late nights of working on school stuff and trying to somewhat keep up with housework has been quite draining. The baby has been moving around a ton lately and I love it! Definitely one of my favorite things of being pregnant is feeling the baby move. Just a few days ago, I saw some baby moving action while laying in bed. It's a pretty active baby, just like Colby was, so it's neat to see some somersaults and kicks happening!
It seems like we have a 2 year old these days and not an 18 month old! Colby is a going concern all day long! He's a very active kid who is curious about everything and into absolutely everything! What I love most about this age is how fun it is to play! He is talking a lot these days and can say about 30 single words. He is also beginning to put some short two word phrases together, which is really neat to see. At his 18 month check up and immunizations, he was 34" long (90th percentile) and 29 lbs. (80th percentile), so he's still a big boy as he always has been! Today was Colby's last day with Auntie Leanne during the day. He's really going to miss her and Connor! Already tonight, he's been yelling Connor's name looking for him. Next week when I'm still working, my sister, Jody, and cousin, Mandy, are going to take a few days each to watch him. Then it's home with Mommy all day! :) I'm really excited to be home with him... this year has been so busy, crazy, and tiring! Since I went back to work early in my new position when Colby was 8 1/2 months old, I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with my little man before the new addition arrives! We're going to have a fun 3 months at home together!!
We've been very busy every weekend and we're excited to have some family time this weekend. We've had a camping weekend with the Schram family out at Wabamun (which was cold, rainy, but lots of fun!), and a family wedding last weekend (which was hot, but fun!). This weekend, we are shopping for a toddler bed for Colby and going to UC Baby (3-D ultrasound place in Edmonton). We're excited to see how the pictures of this baby compare to Colby's. I'll keep you posted!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!! Summer is almost here!!
Lesley
I'm 26 weeks now and feeling pretty well (besides large!), but just very tired. Lots of late nights of working on school stuff and trying to somewhat keep up with housework has been quite draining. The baby has been moving around a ton lately and I love it! Definitely one of my favorite things of being pregnant is feeling the baby move. Just a few days ago, I saw some baby moving action while laying in bed. It's a pretty active baby, just like Colby was, so it's neat to see some somersaults and kicks happening!
It seems like we have a 2 year old these days and not an 18 month old! Colby is a going concern all day long! He's a very active kid who is curious about everything and into absolutely everything! What I love most about this age is how fun it is to play! He is talking a lot these days and can say about 30 single words. He is also beginning to put some short two word phrases together, which is really neat to see. At his 18 month check up and immunizations, he was 34" long (90th percentile) and 29 lbs. (80th percentile), so he's still a big boy as he always has been! Today was Colby's last day with Auntie Leanne during the day. He's really going to miss her and Connor! Already tonight, he's been yelling Connor's name looking for him. Next week when I'm still working, my sister, Jody, and cousin, Mandy, are going to take a few days each to watch him. Then it's home with Mommy all day! :) I'm really excited to be home with him... this year has been so busy, crazy, and tiring! Since I went back to work early in my new position when Colby was 8 1/2 months old, I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with my little man before the new addition arrives! We're going to have a fun 3 months at home together!!
We've been very busy every weekend and we're excited to have some family time this weekend. We've had a camping weekend with the Schram family out at Wabamun (which was cold, rainy, but lots of fun!), and a family wedding last weekend (which was hot, but fun!). This weekend, we are shopping for a toddler bed for Colby and going to UC Baby (3-D ultrasound place in Edmonton). We're excited to see how the pictures of this baby compare to Colby's. I'll keep you posted!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!! Summer is almost here!!
Lesley
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Whew... what a weekend!
As you can see from the title, this past weekend was no different than any other. It was a little busier, but still, the time flew by so quickly. And before I know it, it's Sunday night and we're trying to get ready for the work week ahead!
We did have a great weekend... Saturday morning we went to the Farmer's Days Parade in Stony Plain. We met up with some family and friends on the route and it was so great to see the kids enjoying it! At last year's parade, Colby was just 6 months old, so this year was quite a different experience. He sat contently through the entire thing just watching everything pass by. He sure enjoyed seeing the "wee ooh wee ooh" (aka fire truck)!! After the parade, we headed to the fair grounds for some kiddie fun! They had a kids zone there with a petting zoo, face painting, tractors, and toys. Colby liked the goats, but wasn't such a huge fan of the other animals! He also enjoyed the slide and digging in the big bucket of oats for toys! We came home for a very overdue nap mid-afternoon. While he napped, we got ready for our evening out at Kathryn and Santiago's wedding reception. This was the wedding we didn't attend in Colombia, so we were excited to go to the reception. It was absolutely gorgeous... beautiful location, they looked great, and the video of the wedding ceremony in Medellin was beautiful. Colby enjoyed a sleepover at Auntie Kristy and Uncle Kyle's house and behaved very well, by the sounds of things! As he usually does, he slept in for them this morning... until 8:20 am!!! Hmmm, we can't get him to sleep past 7:15 most weekend mornings... :) Today (Sunday) included attending a baby shower for my cousin's wife and son, heading to school for a very productive 1 1/2 hours, and then home for dinner and a quick visit to my parents' house before bathtime and bedtime.
I really actually enjoy bathtime with Colby... he is such a kid of routine that he knows exactly what's coming and is usually very well behaved at bedtime. Often, he'll pick out a book, lay down on his back for his diaper, jammies, lotion, etc., and then climb into the rocker for a story or two. It's definitely some great cuddly time with Mommy or Daddy!!
We brought out Colby's potty this morning! I know he's only 18 months (well, not quite), but as his vocabulary is growing, he has been saying "Poopy bum", getting cranky, and holding his diaper right after he poops. So we set it up in the bathroom for him to explore and get used to. I'm not going to pursue anything until I'm home this summer, so in about a month or so. I really don't think it'd be good to try anything while he's still going to the dayhome. He has definitely been showing signs of readiness, so we'll see what the near future brings!!
Speaking of his vocabulary, our little man continues to bring smiles, laughter and joy to our lives every minute. He is talking like crazy (I think my list was about 25 words long) and it's SO adorable! While he still really likes the word "no", he is defintely saying more than just no these days. I love how excited he gets to see Mommy and Daddy and I love watching him play and interact! He continues to do so well at the dayhome, which brings me peace when going to work. I'm really looking forward to being home in a month (20 teaching days to be exact!) with him before the baby comes. He has grown so much and quickly in the past few months that I just want to hang out, read, play, bake, clean, and the list goes on... together! He loves to clean and it's really quite cute how much he loves the vacuum cleaner. Colby needed to do most of the vacuuming in his room today (without Daddy's help!) so of course, I quickly snapped a few photos! Good scrapbooking topic, right?!
Anyway, I better go get organized for tomorrow... we are loving the warmer weather lately and now, would just like for the wind to go away!! Enjoy your week, everyone!
Lesley
We did have a great weekend... Saturday morning we went to the Farmer's Days Parade in Stony Plain. We met up with some family and friends on the route and it was so great to see the kids enjoying it! At last year's parade, Colby was just 6 months old, so this year was quite a different experience. He sat contently through the entire thing just watching everything pass by. He sure enjoyed seeing the "wee ooh wee ooh" (aka fire truck)!! After the parade, we headed to the fair grounds for some kiddie fun! They had a kids zone there with a petting zoo, face painting, tractors, and toys. Colby liked the goats, but wasn't such a huge fan of the other animals! He also enjoyed the slide and digging in the big bucket of oats for toys! We came home for a very overdue nap mid-afternoon. While he napped, we got ready for our evening out at Kathryn and Santiago's wedding reception. This was the wedding we didn't attend in Colombia, so we were excited to go to the reception. It was absolutely gorgeous... beautiful location, they looked great, and the video of the wedding ceremony in Medellin was beautiful. Colby enjoyed a sleepover at Auntie Kristy and Uncle Kyle's house and behaved very well, by the sounds of things! As he usually does, he slept in for them this morning... until 8:20 am!!! Hmmm, we can't get him to sleep past 7:15 most weekend mornings... :) Today (Sunday) included attending a baby shower for my cousin's wife and son, heading to school for a very productive 1 1/2 hours, and then home for dinner and a quick visit to my parents' house before bathtime and bedtime.
I really actually enjoy bathtime with Colby... he is such a kid of routine that he knows exactly what's coming and is usually very well behaved at bedtime. Often, he'll pick out a book, lay down on his back for his diaper, jammies, lotion, etc., and then climb into the rocker for a story or two. It's definitely some great cuddly time with Mommy or Daddy!!
We brought out Colby's potty this morning! I know he's only 18 months (well, not quite), but as his vocabulary is growing, he has been saying "Poopy bum", getting cranky, and holding his diaper right after he poops. So we set it up in the bathroom for him to explore and get used to. I'm not going to pursue anything until I'm home this summer, so in about a month or so. I really don't think it'd be good to try anything while he's still going to the dayhome. He has definitely been showing signs of readiness, so we'll see what the near future brings!!
Speaking of his vocabulary, our little man continues to bring smiles, laughter and joy to our lives every minute. He is talking like crazy (I think my list was about 25 words long) and it's SO adorable! While he still really likes the word "no", he is defintely saying more than just no these days. I love how excited he gets to see Mommy and Daddy and I love watching him play and interact! He continues to do so well at the dayhome, which brings me peace when going to work. I'm really looking forward to being home in a month (20 teaching days to be exact!) with him before the baby comes. He has grown so much and quickly in the past few months that I just want to hang out, read, play, bake, clean, and the list goes on... together! He loves to clean and it's really quite cute how much he loves the vacuum cleaner. Colby needed to do most of the vacuuming in his room today (without Daddy's help!) so of course, I quickly snapped a few photos! Good scrapbooking topic, right?!
Anyway, I better go get organized for tomorrow... we are loving the warmer weather lately and now, would just like for the wind to go away!! Enjoy your week, everyone!
Lesley
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Busy, busy!
I can't believe how quicky time flies by! They say "Time flies when you're having fun" and while I believe that's true, I also believe that time flies by when you're exhausted!! That explains the past few weeks for me... May and June are always very busy times with school and with report cards looming ahead, I have found myself up quite late most nights by the time Colby is in bed, the house is somewhat cleaned up, and school work is kind of done.
Our weekends have been really busy lately! It seems like they fly by so quickly too. I look forward to our weekends together as a family because sadly, we have such little time together during the week. One of the highlights of May so far was our first camping trip for 2009! We went to Cynthia RV Campground (west of Drayton Valley) on May Long. While we had fairly nice weather for most of the weekend, we got a huge surprise on Monday morning with about 8" of heavy, wet snow!! Yuck!! What a mess to clean up and pack in! I've never seen snow like that on May Long before, so hopefully now we're finally on to spring!!! Colby absolutely loved being outdoors, doing whatever! He enjoyed going for walks, playing at the park, playing in his "wee ooh, wee ooh" (aka fire truck), driving Landon's quad, and running around in general! It's so great to see him playing so well outside... I think he'll definitely need a big boy quad in the future!! He sure enjoyed the two little rides Mommy took him on the quad! Thankfully Colby sleeps really well in the trailer and even let us sleep in until 7:30 one morning!!!! Thank goodness for bed rails on the bunk bed, but apparently that couldn't even keep our monkey in! When I went to check on him at naptime, he had jumped out of the bed over the bed rail and was fast asleep on the blankets and cushions we had on the floor, just in case! Thank goodness they were there!!
Colby continues to amaze us everyday with his growing personality. He sure can be a stubborn little boy sometimes. Gerry thinks he gets that from his Mom... could he be right?! :) When he wants something, he will fight until he gets it or gets too tired to keep fighting. He is also teething right now with some more eye teeth, so he hasn't been the happiest kid on the block for a couple of days. He is talking more and more! It's unbelievable how much he imitates us! He loves to say new words and I think it's great!! I love hearing him say new words!! What a great little man we have! :)
I had another doctor appointment last week and everything is fine with our little baby. The heart beat was down to 132 bpm (it was never that low with Colby), but still in the normal range. I was measuring 23 cm already... at 21 weeks!!! Yikes!! I knew I felt bigger this pregnancy, but not that much. Oh well, hopefully it will all even itself out!! :) I'm feeling a lot of movement, which is one of my favourite things about pregnancy. I love feeling the baby move and kick... such a special feeling. Besides being pretty tired with work, I'm feeling great. Only 5 more weeks of school left until I'm home with Colby and preparing for Baby!! :) Yippee!!
Tomorrow night, I am having a girls night out with a bunch of girlfriends... we are heading to Sexy Gals in the City at Jubilations!! I'm really looking forward to it and I think it will be a great time! The weather is supposed to warm up this weekend too, so fingers crossed for sunshine and no more snow!! :)
Lesley
Our weekends have been really busy lately! It seems like they fly by so quickly too. I look forward to our weekends together as a family because sadly, we have such little time together during the week. One of the highlights of May so far was our first camping trip for 2009! We went to Cynthia RV Campground (west of Drayton Valley) on May Long. While we had fairly nice weather for most of the weekend, we got a huge surprise on Monday morning with about 8" of heavy, wet snow!! Yuck!! What a mess to clean up and pack in! I've never seen snow like that on May Long before, so hopefully now we're finally on to spring!!! Colby absolutely loved being outdoors, doing whatever! He enjoyed going for walks, playing at the park, playing in his "wee ooh, wee ooh" (aka fire truck), driving Landon's quad, and running around in general! It's so great to see him playing so well outside... I think he'll definitely need a big boy quad in the future!! He sure enjoyed the two little rides Mommy took him on the quad! Thankfully Colby sleeps really well in the trailer and even let us sleep in until 7:30 one morning!!!! Thank goodness for bed rails on the bunk bed, but apparently that couldn't even keep our monkey in! When I went to check on him at naptime, he had jumped out of the bed over the bed rail and was fast asleep on the blankets and cushions we had on the floor, just in case! Thank goodness they were there!!
Colby continues to amaze us everyday with his growing personality. He sure can be a stubborn little boy sometimes. Gerry thinks he gets that from his Mom... could he be right?! :) When he wants something, he will fight until he gets it or gets too tired to keep fighting. He is also teething right now with some more eye teeth, so he hasn't been the happiest kid on the block for a couple of days. He is talking more and more! It's unbelievable how much he imitates us! He loves to say new words and I think it's great!! I love hearing him say new words!! What a great little man we have! :)
I had another doctor appointment last week and everything is fine with our little baby. The heart beat was down to 132 bpm (it was never that low with Colby), but still in the normal range. I was measuring 23 cm already... at 21 weeks!!! Yikes!! I knew I felt bigger this pregnancy, but not that much. Oh well, hopefully it will all even itself out!! :) I'm feeling a lot of movement, which is one of my favourite things about pregnancy. I love feeling the baby move and kick... such a special feeling. Besides being pretty tired with work, I'm feeling great. Only 5 more weeks of school left until I'm home with Colby and preparing for Baby!! :) Yippee!!
Tomorrow night, I am having a girls night out with a bunch of girlfriends... we are heading to Sexy Gals in the City at Jubilations!! I'm really looking forward to it and I think it will be a great time! The weather is supposed to warm up this weekend too, so fingers crossed for sunshine and no more snow!! :)
Lesley
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Baby's ultrasound!
I'm becoming really bad at keeping up with these blog posts, so please forgive me! I really don't know where the time goes, but every evening seems to be jam-packed lately with housework, let alone keeping up with planning, marking, and report cards! Our weekends have been very busy lately... with company, family time, and things around the house. We had our carpet installed in the basement a couple of weeks ago, so we are very excited to finally have more usable space in our house! It's amazing how much room it adds! We went to IKEA a couple of weekends ago and got a large storage cabinet for the basement. It now houses a lot of Colby's toys, which has made a lot more room upstairs! Colby is absolutely loving the new play area! He wants to play downstairs whenever we're at home, which is great! Next steps include painting and installing the doors and baseboards. One day.....!
Colby is growing so much! I'm really curious to see how tall he is and how much he weighs in about a month when he goes for his 18 month immunizations. He is a solid little boy, so I'm curious to see just how big he has become! He sure is heavy when I pick him up and carry him for a bit!! Things are going so well with the dayhome situation! He is SO happy to play with Connor all day! My cousin, Leanne, comes and gets him in the morning when she drops off Christian for school, and then I pick up Christian and go to their house to bring Colby home. Colby is very excited when Auntie Leanne comes in the morning and can't get out the door fast enough it seems! Rather sad for Mommy, but it's good that he's excited to go to their house, too. It's a great system and I'm glad it's working. It cuts down on the driving and the extra trip to Spruce Grove and back in the morning! Colby's vocabulary is expanding rapidly these days! He is trying to imitate everything we say and do, which is really cute! I am really looking forward to the beginning of summer when I will be home with Colby all day. I'm can't wait for the time with just the two of us before the baby comes in September!
Speaking of the new baby in September, we went to our ultrasound on Monday, May 4th! It was great to see the newest little baby Cameron! We didn't find out the sex (and didn't want to). The ultrasound tech said its legs were together and it was moving around too much to tell. We didn't get a very good photo to bring home because it kept moving all over. It's always fun to watch it for a few minutes after all measurements and checks are done. The heartbeat was 143 bpm. It was moving and kicking and I really enjoy watching it on the screen! Gerry and Colby came into the room after the measurements, etc. Colby didn't really know what to think... he was a bit hesitant to come into the room (as it's a bit dark in there), and was confused why I was lying on the bed. He did watch the screen with Gerry holding him and said "Baby" a few times. I'm not sure if he really quite understands yet, but I'm hoping that as we continue to talk about the baby more and my belly continues to grow, it will become more of a reality for him. We are going to get him a little baby friend to help foster some "gentleness" in our little man!
I'm hoping Gerry is feeling better soon... he came home from work today with what we think is the flu. Hopefully it's not the swine flu! He doesn't get sick very often, but when he does, it hits him hard! Poor guy, hopefully he can rest lots tomorrow when the house is quiet and be back to 100% very soon.
Take care everyone. Talk soon,
Lesley
Colby is growing so much! I'm really curious to see how tall he is and how much he weighs in about a month when he goes for his 18 month immunizations. He is a solid little boy, so I'm curious to see just how big he has become! He sure is heavy when I pick him up and carry him for a bit!! Things are going so well with the dayhome situation! He is SO happy to play with Connor all day! My cousin, Leanne, comes and gets him in the morning when she drops off Christian for school, and then I pick up Christian and go to their house to bring Colby home. Colby is very excited when Auntie Leanne comes in the morning and can't get out the door fast enough it seems! Rather sad for Mommy, but it's good that he's excited to go to their house, too. It's a great system and I'm glad it's working. It cuts down on the driving and the extra trip to Spruce Grove and back in the morning! Colby's vocabulary is expanding rapidly these days! He is trying to imitate everything we say and do, which is really cute! I am really looking forward to the beginning of summer when I will be home with Colby all day. I'm can't wait for the time with just the two of us before the baby comes in September!
Speaking of the new baby in September, we went to our ultrasound on Monday, May 4th! It was great to see the newest little baby Cameron! We didn't find out the sex (and didn't want to). The ultrasound tech said its legs were together and it was moving around too much to tell. We didn't get a very good photo to bring home because it kept moving all over. It's always fun to watch it for a few minutes after all measurements and checks are done. The heartbeat was 143 bpm. It was moving and kicking and I really enjoy watching it on the screen! Gerry and Colby came into the room after the measurements, etc. Colby didn't really know what to think... he was a bit hesitant to come into the room (as it's a bit dark in there), and was confused why I was lying on the bed. He did watch the screen with Gerry holding him and said "Baby" a few times. I'm not sure if he really quite understands yet, but I'm hoping that as we continue to talk about the baby more and my belly continues to grow, it will become more of a reality for him. We are going to get him a little baby friend to help foster some "gentleness" in our little man!
I'm hoping Gerry is feeling better soon... he came home from work today with what we think is the flu. Hopefully it's not the swine flu! He doesn't get sick very often, but when he does, it hits him hard! Poor guy, hopefully he can rest lots tomorrow when the house is quiet and be back to 100% very soon.
Take care everyone. Talk soon,
Lesley
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