Been so long, here is a quick point form update!

1) Cayden was born January 21, 2010. The labour and delivery went super great and was pretty quick. (Thankfully after all the false labour he put me through!)

2) We had a rough few months with Cayden in the beginning, he was a very happy baby at times but then he would just scream and fuss (especially in the middle of the night) and there didn't seem to be anything we could do to help him. We eventually discovered he was lactose intolerant and since switching him off the breast to lactose free formula, he has been such a different baby.

3) Aubree and Cayden are so different in almost every way. Their looks, growth, personality, basically everything! I am not sure if it is a boy/girl thing or what but it amazes me how 2 kids coming from the same 2 people, raised in the same way are so completely different, each perfect and amazing in their own special ways.

4) We are enjoying our new house very much. The layout is great for the kids, the back yard is nice and big and we generally like the area (although the parks and stuff were better in River Heights.)

5) It seems like everyone we know now has kids or is having kids and it is great. We enjoy getting together with all our friends kids and seeing how the older ones are interacting with one another and how well they play with each other.

6) I am starting back to work for a 1 year position so I am looking forward to that. It will be nice to have some adult interaction and have to get up and get dressed in the mornings. Although I will definitely miss seeing the kids and it will be a challenge to miss out on things, but I still think it will be positive for us all.

That is pretty much it for now. Aubree starts dance classes tomorrow and we have a photo session planned for tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully the weather cooperates and I will have some photos to post. I will definitely try to start updating my blog on a regular basis!

False Hope and The Wait

So I am almost at 39 weeks now and am feeling really good except for the fact that this baby likes to keep me guessing. With Aubree I basically had no signs of starting labour until the day it began and although that was 10 days after her due date I am beginning to think that I preferred that to all this false labour crap. I have had periods of contractions that will last for a few hours and start to get close together and in my back and I think "okay this is it", we get everything ready to go, call everyone and put them on alert and then nothing, they just disappear!! So frustrating. Of course these episodes usually happen in the night, so I have not been getting much sleep, nor has Chris. Hopefully this will all be over soon and we can joke about it with the baby when they get older but for now I don't think I would wish this on my worst enemy!

Chris and I are really anxious to see this little one and see if it looks like Aubree or is completely different. It's funny how genetics works, so you never know, this one could be fair haired when it is born or even bald. Hopefully though it is as good natured and easy going as Aubree was as a baby, because we would truly be blessed then!! :)

31 weeks, it's getting close!!

I have been so bad at updating my blog lately. With packing, moving, unpacking, working part time, pregnancy and Aubree I haven't had as much time for keeping everyone updated.
So, I will start with my pregnancy. I am 31 weeks now, which means I am nearing the end and with Christmas coming up, it seems that it will be here that much quicker. I have had a very easy pregnancy and didn't experience the exhaustion that I felt with Aubree so I am very thankful for that. I am also carrying lower than with Aubree so I don't feel quite as uncomfortable as I did with her, car rides aren't as difficult, sleeping isn't as much of a problem and heartburn is not as bad. I feel like with this baby everything is going so much quicker and also that I don't feel I have given this one as much attention already (common Mom guilt I am sure). I just feel as if I am not as attentive this time around, but I am sure once the baby arrives that will change because they tend to demand attention!! The other difference so far has been that this baby moves way more than Aubree and especially in the evenings.
Now for Aubree, she dealt really well with moving and me being back at work part time. I can't wait til her "big girl" bed and furniture arrive so she can move in to her pink room, because everytime she walks in to it she goes "wow". I have been thinking about starting potty training her cause she can say peepee and poopoo and tells you when she needs her bum changed, also she loves sitting on her potty. I think it will wait til after Xmas though because there is just too much that goes on over the holidays that it would be really difficult to be consistent with it. I would like to have her out of diapers just after the baby arrives so we will see how that goes. She is at such a fun age right now cause you can actually play little games with her and I am always amazed at how she will just all of sudden say a new word, like she could all along but was just waiting for the right time to surprise you. Christmas this year should be lots of fun, we are putting up outdoor lights this weekend and I am excited to see what she thinks of those.

It's been awhile...

I have been really bad at updating this blog lately, but that is mainly due to the fact that every spare minute I get on the computer I spend trying to find a house. Chris and I have started to look for a new place which is exciting but also stressful. It is very hard to find something that you love, in your price range and then hopefully get it when you put in the bid! Luckily though we don't have to move immediately so we can take our time and wait til the right one comes along!
Aubree is currently transitioning from 2 naps a day to 1 nap. It kind of sucks because you never know what the schedule is going to be like. One day she will need a nap by 9:00 am and others she can make it to around 11:00 or 11:30ish. I decided to try and get her down to 1 nap because she was going down for her morning nap no problem but then when I would try and get her down for an afternoon nap she would just sit up in her crib and play and talk to herself.
Aubree has definitely surprised me on the walking front. Starting at about 9 or 10 months she would stand on her own and take a few steps to me. I figured this would mean she would be an early walker, well she still does not use walking as her preferred mode of transportation. She can walk no problem but she is faster at crawling so she just keeps on crawling. I can't decide whether this means she is smart, lazy or stubborn! :)
Well I should get back on the house hunt!

My Rant

Last night I went to the Emergency room because I think I may be having gallbladder attacks. Not really a big deal but while I was at the ER a comment someone made really bothered me. First of all, it took me 2 days after I had a severe attack to even go to the hospital and only after I phoned my family doctor and couldn't get in and also Healthlinks. While I was sitting waiting to be admitted (which in my opinion was very speedy) a women and her husband came in who were probably in their 60's. I overheard him say to the reception he was there because his baby toe was sore. Chris and I kind of looked at each other with a knowing smile because we are totally thinking to ourselves "you came to the ER for a sore toe and you walked in so how sore could it really be!" but to each their own. Then after they had been waiting to be seen no longer than 5 minutes, the wife makes a comment about her tax dollars hard at work and how ridiculous the wait was. I couldn't believe my ears! I mean seriously do people not realize how lucky we are that we live in a country where we can go to the ER for a sore toe and not pay a cent??!! It really makes me sad that people are so quick to bash our medical system, honestly I know it has it's problems and no system is perfect but come on!! Maybe the system would be alittle better if people weren't running in for sore baby toes!
I feel alittle better now that I have gotten that off my chest...

Aubree's 1st Ponytail

Exciting times in the world of Mommy:

Our Water Baby...

Aubree has from day one truly been a water baby. I remember when they gave her a bath right after she was born, she was pretty calm and only really cried when she was getting cold. She has always loved her baths and at 2 months old we took her swimming for the 1st time in G&G Horrocks' pool and she loved it. Since then she has taken Aquafitness classes with Mommy and has started Starfish & Duck swimming lessons at Pan Am. The water seems to relax her, she loves to float and look up at the ceiling or just lie on her tummy and look at us. The aquafitness and swimming lessons are right at her morning nap time, but no matter how tired she is, she gets in that water and goes to town! She squeals and splashes and loves being dunked under and has no fear whatsoever. In the bath tub as soon as she could roll over she would always roll and get her face wet and think nothing of it and when daddy dumps water over her head she thinks it is the best thing ever. Chris and I always joke that if she has Daddy's build she will be an Olympic swimmer or diver one day, here's hoping!!