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Ready…and Waiting!

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Cat
on September 28, 2006
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I think it is high time I had this baby already! Not only do I want so much to meet her, but I am so tired of lugging my enormous self around (well, ok, I’m actually not that big) Anyhow, I have compiled a list of “Reasons You Know it is Time to Have Your Baby…”

You desperately miss your pre-pregnancy clothes, and find yourself hanging out in your closet just to be near them.

Bending over to pick up your toddlers toys is a near impossibility, and you find it easier to crawl around on all fours, picking up the mess (or better yet, just leave it there and hope you don’t trip!)

Tums are suddenly your best friend.

You haven’t seen your feet in many months, and can’t remember the last time you painted your toe nails.

Getting up any less than 8 times a night to pee seems like a restful sleep.

You have no problem explaining all of your bodily aches and pains, no matter how embarassing, to perfect strangers.

Getting close enough to the sink to do the dishes is a major challenge.

You have a tendency to um…forget…um…oh, nevermind!

Your underwear are so huge that they could be mistaken for a sail.

And…

You know it’s time to have your baby, when you can no longer fit your computer on your lap while posting from your bed!

Bear With Me…

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Cat
on July 25, 2006
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A *huge* apology to all those who regularly ready my blog…I realise that it has been over three weeks since my last post… big ooops! All I can say is that life has kept me extremely busy and pre-occupied, preventing me from the regular updates you are all used to. First, we had new carpet installed upstairs, and amid the chaos that entailed, my former computer was un-hooked for a week. Then the business of preparing baby’s room ensued. After that fiasco, I had a few scary days worrying baby was going to come early, and was in and out of the hospital many times. Regular Braxton Hicks contractions accompanied by cervical dilation (too much information?) had my doctor and midwife quite concerned. I am taking things easy now, relaxing as much as being the mother of a toddler permits, and hoping our little one stays in there for a while longer…

Did I mention that due to a late ultrasound during one of my hospital visits, we are about 85% sure that we’re having a girl? Let the name game begin! We couldn’t be happier!

So, that about sums up my life over the past few weeks. I’ve been reading tons, e-mailing some, watching far too much t.v. for my own good, and trying to find comfortable positions to sleep in in these last few months of pregnancy.

One of the books I am currently reading has been quite enjoyable. Written from the perspective of a pregnant woman, “Bear With Me” by Diane Flacks has been an enjoyable and humorous read this week. Her writing style reminds me somewhat of my favorite author of pregnancy/child-rearing literature, Kaz Cooke. An honest account of pregnancy few authors seem to be able to accurately capture.

In the days and weeks to come, I hope to be “back in the saddle” and writing again. I’ve missed writing as much as my friends tell me they’ve missed reading!

Oh Ya…I’m Pregnant!

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Cat
on June 23, 2006
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I realised tonight that it has been ages since I last wrote anything even remotely to do with my pregnancy. It’s funny how during your first pregnancy, you are able to focus so much more on the baby, your changing body, and your relationship with your partner. The second time around, there are literally days that I forget I am pregnant. That is until I feel little kicks, or have a hard time rolling my giant self off the bed to pee in the middle of the night!

At just about the six-months, things sure are starting to “happen.” I am getting quite a bit bigger, and a little less comfortable than I had previously been with the pregnancy nausea well behind me, and the second trimester “glow” starting to diminish. I am starting to find the everyday tasks such as bending down to pick up Liam’s toys not quite as easy as they once were. I even find getting close to the sink to do the dishes is starting to become harder.

Sleep has also taken a bit of a downward slide. Not only am I sharing my body with a somewhat active little person on the inside, but also my bed with my husband and toddler. Needless to say, some nights, sleep doesn’t come all that easily.

So, while I rant about the “joys’ of pregnancy, I guess I should stop and think about those who have difficulty, or even impossibility of becoming pregnant. I am certain that many people would happily trade places with me, knowing that the end result is such a wonderful gift. The symptoms that I am currently experiencing are nothing more than temporary annoyances that will be forgotten the instant that I see the face of the beautiful new life we have created. Such an exciting prospect. I really don’t know how I will wait until then…

Maybe Baby?

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Cat
on May 16, 2006
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We don’t really know that much more about baby’s gender than we did at this time yesterday…the ultrasound technician seemed to think that the baby *might* be a girl, since she didn’t see a little penis, and did get a view of the genital area…maybe the baby was feeling bashful and was hiding it!?!

I am going to *hope* we get a girl, knowing though that it could very easily turn out to be a boy. However, as cliche as it sounds, as long as it is healthy, who cares!

Baby girls dressed in flowered pink pinafore’s with matching sun hats are awfully cute though, aren’t they?!?

Sneak Peek!

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Cat
on May 15, 2006
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Ultrasound

Today we hope to find out the gender of our baby. I am so excited, I can hardly wait! Stuart thinks’s its like sneaking a peek at a Chirstmas present. I call it wanting to be prepared! Besides, with Liam we waited to find out, and I figure it is a surprise whether we know now or later.

The ultrasound is this afternoon, and I know time will crawl until then…I’m just so eager to know what we’re having. I hope baby co-operates!

So far, My Mom has a “strong feeling” it’s a girl, Stuart’s Mom thinks it’s a boy, Stuart says girl as well, and now I am totally confused because I felt Liam was a girl, and was way off…I figure our odds are about 50-50, so someone’s gotta be right :-)

Stay tuned…

First Impressions

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Cat
on April 17, 2006
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Ultrasound Ultrasound

Today, we got our first glimpse of our baby to be! It was a short ultrasound which only lasted about 10 minutes, as it was just to “date” the pregnancy (I found out I am 14 weeks, 3 days) right around what we thought actually…

It brought back all of the memories and emotions from when I saw Liam for the first time via ultrasound, and despite the obvious signs and symptoms of the pregnancy such as fatigue, nausea and the “bump”, it made our baby feel that much more real.

It is such an astounding thing really. I don’t know anything about this little person sharing my body, yet I feel such a connection to him or her, and a sense of protectiveness and love. It excites and amazes me that in the near future, this same little being will be calling me “Mama.”

~How wonderful!

A Busy Weekend…

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Cat
on April 15, 2006
in Blog, Easter, Family, Friendship, Pregnancy and Scrapbooking
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Scrapbooking

This past Thursday, I hosted a Creative Memories Scrapbooking party! I don’t know about everyone else who attended, but I had a really great time :-) I think it was a combination of getting together with some friends that I hadn’t seen in a while, exchanging stories about our kids and our busy lives, as well as doing something just for me that I absolutely LOVE! Scrapbooking has been a passion of mine for many years now. It began when I went to a “Crop Night” with a co-worker of my husbands, just to see what this new craze was all about. That evening, I made my first official scrapbook page layout, featuring honeymoon snapshots from Nova Scotia. Since then, I have collected massive quantities of scrapbooking “stuff” especially stickers! Stuart thinks it is cute that I get to re-live my childhood by getting out my “sticker books” to play with once in a while. While I am not a compulsive hoarder of any one thing, I would have to say that my collection of stickers might make one wonder…

Friday, we left Guelph, and headed up North for an overnight stay with family in the Owen Sound area. I really enjoyed seeing both of my Grandmothers, Aunts and Uncles, and of course my parents, and my Brother, Michael. My Mom devised a fun way to hand out Easter treats this year. She made up a wonderful basket full of goodies, and we played a card game, and as each person was eliminated from the game, they got to choose a prize from the basket! Much more original than the traditional “hide the eggs” routine! I think I enjoyed it even more, as I got to choose a prize from the basket early on in the proceedings, and there was a lot of choice!

We arrived back in town this afternoon, having enjoyed a beautiful drive in the sunshine with our sleeping son in the back seat, which allowed us to chat while we drove.  We caught up on news, exchanged ideas, and just enjoyed each other’s company.
Tomorrow, it’s rest and relaxation here at our own home (throw in a bit of cooking of course, and perhaps some visitors…) I can’t think of a better way to spend Easter Weekend.

To top off a wonderful weekend, on Monday we have our first ultrasound.  This is early to be having an ultrasound, as they don’t normally do one until around 20 weeks, but we are still a little uncertain on the timing, and not *exactly* sure how old baby is.  In any case, I am really looking forward to getting a sneak peek at this new little person.  Things sure seem to be moving right along!

This Little “Bun” is worth a Read

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Cat
on April 1, 2006
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Bun

I am re-reading Kaz Cooke’s hilarious pregnancy book entitled “A Bun in the Oven: The Real Guide to Pregnancy” and while I have mentioned this author on my blog before, I feel it is worth repeating just how great her books are. I am reading through the chapters, keeping track of the progress of my pregnancy week-by-week and finding it even more funny than the last time I read it. Every week, I find it amusing to find out exactly which fruit I will be told my baby is currently the size of. This week, the little bambino is the size of a lime…ole!

If you or someone you know is pregnant, I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book. Especially for the last trimester, when nothing seems funny anymore, the book motivates you to think ahead, and adds in a humourous take on the final unpleasant stages of pregnancy, and childbirth.

Happy Birthday to…ME!

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Cat
on March 31, 2006
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Happy Birthday!

I turned 30 on Tuesday! I don’t know whether to celebrate, or cry. But they say that 40 is the new 20, so by my calculations, I guess that puts me somewhere around 10!

We celebrated the big day quietly, with family. I haven’t been feeling much like partying, what with my current schedule of going to bed by about 7:30 p.m. and I felt it wouldn’t be fair to invite a bunch of friends over, only to kick them all out at the hour of 7 when it was time for my one-year-old and I to “retire” for the evening!

So instead, I celebrated my birthday this week by having my first “official” pre-natal visit. As expected, it included the usual height and weight measurements, blood pressure (which was alarmingly high!) plus the embarassing but necessary physical examinations and the ever-popular “pee-in-a-jar” routine. All of this was expected, and over with quickly enough, so I really cannot complain too much. The entire process was made totally worthwhile when I was able to hear the heartbeat of our tiny unborn child. It is such a reassuring sound, and hearing this sound for the first time was so wonderful.

That was the most meaningful birthday gift of all!

Announcing…

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Cat
on March 21, 2006
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Baby Carriage

I have been hearing a lot from friends and family who regularily read my blog that I have not been writing as often as they’d like! It is true that lately, I have been rather pre-occupied. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you why…

Stuart, Liam and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our second child in October! Needless to say, some of the “joys” of early pregnancy have rendered me rather ill lately, and my usual evening routing including updating my blog has changed, as I go to bed by about 7:30 every evening!

Hopefully, in the weeks to come, I will start to feel much better. I was very sick during my first trimester of pregnancy with Liam, and this pregnancy has been much the same!

So, exciting things are going to happen in the Robertson household this fall. Until then, to quote my Mother’s wonderful poem “I ask for Spirit’s gentle keeping.” We can’t wait to meet you little one!