I've got the coolest baby ever!

My baby rocks!

Not only is my baby SUPER quiet - it doesn't cry or fuss! - but it's also the coolest baby ever!
It was with me when I went for my tattoo, it came with me to the Rod Stewart show, and NOW, so as not to limit or influence my baby's musical tastes, I'm bringing my baby to Countryfest!

Yup, that's right folks - this non-country-lovin' gal is heading up northwest to Manitoba's "City of Sunshine" (which is really a glorified village if you ask me!), the hometown of my hubby, to Countryfest - the world's largest congregation of cowboy hats and Clint Eastwood wannabes, a weekend-long country-lover's dream, with bands I've never heard of, beer stations at every 10 feet of the pavillion, and mud slides.
Well, it's on a hill, and it's been rainy quite a bit, so I'm not wearing my best cowboy boots.

I don't own cowboy boots - but then again, the weekend's only just begun. !!!

HA!

Nah, it should be a good time - I'm going up with my hubby, and our radio DJ friend in the station's vehicle - a jigmassive hummer on a free gas card! So we'll be driving the Hank Tank (Hank FM's the country station, and it's called The Tank because it's a freakin' hummer!) all the way there, watching as people actually pull off the road when they see us coming because this is one massive beast!

Dono's mom lives up there, so it'll be great to visit with her, and see his old friends, and of course, hit up the Dari Dip, the BEST ice cream in Manitoba!

We'll be returning on Sunday - Canada Day - also known as Dono's birthday! I'm planning a wee little birthday surprise for him that day, so hopefully we get back in time to enjoy it!

Well, that's my weekend in a nutshell! Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

More than just pee on a stick!!!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!

Yesterday's adventure sealed the deal for me - I heard my baby's heartbeat!!!

I was starting to think, "What if I'm not pregnant?" I watch too many of those programs on TLC, and I saw one where a woman actually believed she was pregnant that her body started to change and grow as if she was - but she really wasn't, and had never been.

What if that was me?, I wondered.

I mean, all I was going on was porn boobs and pee on a stick! I didn't really FEEL anything.

So yesterday, at my first prenatal app't, I was a bit anxious to hear that heartbeat....and when I heard it, my whole life just changed. It's really REAL now! I have a little baby growing inside of me, dependant on EVERYTHING I do. I'm solely responsible for the health and safety of this little being. It's such an overwhelming feeling, I'm tearing up just typing about it! (hormones)

Whew!

Aside from THAT excitement, WOW, what an exhausting week this has been! We flew my uncle in from Vancouver on Friday, and the surprise went flawlessly! My mom was in tears and couldn't stop hugging him! It was like watching an Oprah reunion!

Then my dad's bday was the next day, and then their anniversary, and today my uncle is taking us all out to dinner, but the family's coming by my house first to visit me!

Which means I have LOTS of stuff to do around here before they come!

I have pics to post, but no time to today - I'll get 'em up soon! Hope everyone has a good day!!!

I'm a neat freak, only when I have company, mind you - so I have cleaning to do, and some baking and what not.

I'm losing it!

HAHAHAHA

So this is what just happened to me - I worked until 1230, went to Superstore for some groceries for my potato salad, but didn't have the energy to start making it just yet, so I just curled up on the couch for an afternoon nap!

WELL, I just woke up from my nap, after maybe 1 1/2 hrs, in a HUFF, b/c I was dreaming about all these yummy cookies, and that my hubby was upstairs in the kitchen finishing them all off!!! So I had to hurry up and get up to get some before they were all gone!

HAHAHA!

HUBBY'S STILL AT WORK, and there are NO cookies in the house!, but I was halfway up the stairs before I completely woke up and realized what I was doing! HAHAHA!!!

The mind is a crazy, crazy place!

I wish I picked up some cookies from the grocery store.....my mind's OBVIOUSLY trying to tell me that the baby NEEDS cookies, right?!!! LOL!!!

My weekend's over now :(

Well, after my 2 days off, I'm back at work tomorrow morning - for 5:30AM!!!

Who can go to bed at 7:30pm the night before?

I'll have to try, just to at least get my 8hrs in (I'll be up by 3:30am....I'm always up 2hrs before my shift). That blows chunks! Ah well, just a few more shifts, and then as of Monday, I'm on holidays for 2 wks! I'm on tomorrow, Friday and Sunday, 530-1230...it's gonna be the longest weekend EVER to get to my time off, but you can bet I'll be appreciating my holidays thaaaaat much more!

These next few days are gonna be totally jam-packed for sure!

My mom's milestone 60th birthday is on Friday, my dad's bday is on Saturday, their anniversary is on Tuesday, and Dono and I go to hear our baby's heartbeat on Wednesday!

WOOHOO!

So for my mom's big milestone - she hates the thought of turning 60, and doesn't really want a huge deal made out of her day, but I couldn't let it go without having something special happen - sooooo, my family got together and agreed to chip in - and we're flying my uncle (her brother) in from Vancouver on Friday afternoon to pop in and surprise her for her birthday!

One of the perks of working for an airline! I mailed out his buddy pass to him on Monday, and he got it yesterday! My mom's gonna be SO excited!

So Dono and I are gonna pick him up from the airport at 6pm and bring him with us to dinner at my parent's house! I can't wait to see her face!

I also managed to get her an autographed Larry Hagman (JR Ewing from Dallas, one of her fav shows!) photo that says, "Happy 60th Birthday, Darlin'!" I hope she gets a kick outta it!

Then for my dad's birthday, Dono and I bought him (and my mom, essentially) tickets to the Moody Blues show coming up next month! He'd been hinting around that he wanted to go for a while, so this'll finally shut his yap! lol

Oooh, it's gonna be fun! The big family bbq on Friday - my brother's cooking up a gourment chicken dish, and I'm making homemade potato salad (never made it before, but I wanna try!), PLUS my famous fresh fruit salsa, and homemade buns!

MMMMM!

So those are my plans for the weekend! What's everyone else up to?!

I can't believe I'm in my second trimester!!! This is crazy!!!

Ok, it's just after 6pm and I have to start getting ready for bed now (start winding down so that I'm actually asleep by 7:30. This SUCKS!!!) bah.

Have a great night everyone!

GOOD SUNDAY MORNIN'!

Good Sunday morning, friends!

Well, this is it - I'm OFFICIALLY in my 2nd trimester!!!!

And "they" were right - I DO feel a helluva lot better now than I did the past few months, I have energy again! I can't wait to just find the time now to get my arse in gear and go walking or swimming, just to do SOMETHING to tone up my thighs and rump!

Yesterday was a really good day - hubby picked me up from work and took me to Polo Park mall to return some shoes that I purchased online (addiction!), and while we were there, we just HAPPENED to walk past Thyme Maternity, and we just HAPPENED to casually saunter in...I was hesitant about going in there, as I heard how crazy expensive it was, but we went on a good day! SALE!!! I didn't go crazy (although I probably should have, since Dono was paying and I need more clothes!), but I was feeling gross and greasy since I was still in my work clothes and was tired from being on my feet all day.

HOWEVER, I did find a great pair of pants, reg $60 on for $20, and a cute blue top for the same!

Even though my belly isn't hard yet (it's still mushey from all the fluid in my body now, and it makes me look fat - ugh!), I still felt great in my new form-fitting shirt!

Dono and I went to the Red River Ex last night, and I wore my smokin' new outfit! Here are some pics of me, now in my 4th month of pregnancy with my (not so lil') pooch!

Look how swollen and puffy I look!!! My face looks like I'm storing nuts for the winter, my arms are like big ol' sausages, and my "pregnancy glow" (aka acne bed!) is reflecting light like nobody's bidness!

Ahh, the joys of pregnancy! Y'know what though, I'd been wanting this for so long, that I'm totally embracing EVERY MOMENT of it!

(ps. my baby is growing like crazy! S/he's now the size of my hand, from the bottom of my palm to the middle of my middle finger!!!!!!) GO BABY, GO!!!

So the Ex last night was SUPER fun! I'm a big crazy rider, so it was really tough for me not to go on any of the outrageous rides they had - but we did get some mini donuts, play some games, win some prizes, and did LOTS of walking around, taking in the sights and sounds of the fair! It was SOOO much fun! We'll definitely be going back, and I'll be sure to take my camera when the batteries are fully charged! Good times!

Ok, I'm off to get my day going - we're having a big ol' bbq at my parent's place for Father's Day, and I'm bringing the fruit salsa and dessert. Gotta go figure out what dessert's gonna be! Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Good Tuesday Evening!

Hello my cyber friends!

I have some good news!!! I visited with my sis yesterday, and mentioned to her that I need to pick up a new bra, because my girls are just outta control! She said I could have her old maternity bras (only from a couple of years ago, and I'll do anything to save a buck!) - so I took them....and I went from my familiar A cup to almost a freakin' DOUBLE D!!!!

GOOD LORD!

Needless to say, Dono is QUITE pleased with my new...uhhh...assets!....but I've had to tell him at LEAST once a day, "THESE ARE NOT A TOY!" lol They're not AS sore as they used to be, but they're still not NOT sore....never in my life had I ever dreamed I'd have porn boobs! HAHAHA! And now I totally do! Move over, Pamela Anderson!!

Hubby and I went out shopping this evening, and instead of wearing an extra baggy shirt (my ponch is getting quite, uh, ponchy...?!!), I opted instead for a top from the selection of mat clothes my sis gave me the other day. And I felt GREAT in it! I used to be so self-conscious about sucking in my gut, when I had the cyst, I was always nervous about my belly. And even though I'm still in the "I feel fat, not pregnant" stages, I just didn't care! I let it hang out, and I felt good about my lil' belly!

After all, I AM harvesting fruit in there (as my last post stated, baby's the size of a plum or a small apple now!!!!!)

Anyhoot, looks like we're in for another supposed thunderstorm tonite. We had to put the air on yesterday for the first time this year, it's just been soooo muggy, and we slept with it on last night. Tonite, though, I think there's a nice breeze, so we're gonna crank them windows!

Ok, I'm off to bed! Hope everyone has a great night/day!

Baby brain!

I forgot to post!!! HAHA! I've just been so busy with catching up with other things/people/Facebook, that this blog just kinda got put on the backburner!

WHOOPS!

But I'm posting tonite!

I was fully expecting to be hiding in the dryer by now - Winnipeg had a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm on the way, so I went outside and took down some of my fancy Ikea garden accents (so they didn't blow away), my flower box, and some other things.....only to endure MAYBE 10 minutes of mild thunder and some sprinkles of rain!

Whatta rip off!

I LOVE big ol' scary thunderstorms, and I was gearing up for a good time...ah well, I'm sure there'll be plenty of time for storms this summer!

I'm at 11 WEEKS now, and my lil' walnut is no longer a walnut - I've got an apple in my belly! A smaller apple, mind you, like a gala apple - or perhaps even a plum - but either way, we've graduated from a nut to a fruit! How exciting!

The nausea is GONE, thank god!, and the fatigue, although still there, isn't nearly as bad as it was. I'm feeling cramping in my abdomen from everything growing (my internal organs should have no problem remembering how to move outta the way for something growing in there....they've done it once before!), and my legs and feet get pretty sore, but other than that, life is grand!

Oh, and I'm breaking out.

I feel like I'm 15 again! I've got pregnancy acne! Ugh! Luckily, I found a product that works wonders - it's a Vichy product, so you know I dropped nearly $100 on the entire line!

I'm in the "I feel fat" stage - it's too early to "pop", so instead of looking pregnant, I just look fat. I feel like a lump. But I'm already into a mat shirt at work, so I'm way more comfortable.

Oh yeah - and my WW account has officially been cancelled. :( It's been a part of me for so long, and I loved being a part of the support system, but I guess I have to break away from it for now - but I vow to myself that I WILL rejoin in the new year!

Anyhoot, enough blogging for tonite! I'm gonna head off to bed now - hope everyone had a great weekend!

blech.

For the past 2 days, I've had this wicked sore throat. I think maybe it's cuz we slept with the window open....I LOVE sleeping with the window open, but maybe it was too cold, and now I'm suffering.

Dammit!

Plus I've got the snuffles. I just feel sick all around!

Last night we FINALLY planted our garden! (Well, Dono did - he didn't want me doing any manual labour, so he sat me in a chair to supervise his first attempts at doing anything Martha-Stewarty!) It turned out alright! I'm so excited, it finally looks so pretty with colour - I'll take some piccies and post 'em up - in our veggie garden, we planted carrots, celery, red and green bell peppers, radishes, red onion and cucumber. MMMM! And in the backyard, we have 3 lil' flower beds to fill, so fill them we did! The only thing we didn't get to was the front flower beds, but that'll come.

Ok, so anyone else a Facebook addict? I'm seriously stuck on that, I think I need to join a support group or something! HA!

Allllrighty, I have to get ready for work now - hope everyone has a great day!

Sens Success Saturday!

Good evening everyone!

It's a late posting, I know - but hubby and I watched the Sens play in game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals tonite (I used to HATE hockey...now I can almost stomach it...that's what I get for marrying a hockey fan!). Anyhoot, I can't believe that I'm excited to report that the Sens won!

I'm also a nard.

!!!!!

So I thought I could make it, I was feeling fine this morning, but 2 hrs into my shift at work, I was ready to yak up last week's lunch! So I went home sick, and slept, slept, slept! Kinda sucked, cuz it was beautiful outside and I wouldn't have minded doing SOMETHING productive, like getting my garden in gear (and getting some colour in doing so), but no way!

I think I have to take the leap - new topic now (I'm all over the place!) - and cancel my online subscription to WW. It's been with me for almost a year, and I love it so much, but since I found out I'm pregnant, honestly I haven't logged on. I don't weigh myself, I'm not keeping track of points, so there's no real reason for me to keep paying for the subscription, right?

Right?

I just feel bad. BUT, I know that I'll be joining again after my lil' walnut comes along cuz I wanna look like Shrunkie!!! (You're my inspiration, girl! 2 babies and you look freakin' AWESOME!)

New topic again (I'm all over the place tonite!) - but does anyone ever do a google search on your name? I just did, for the heck of it (I used to write for a national teen magazine, and every now and then I like to see where my stories end up), and I came across an article I did on this now-defunct, once-briefly-popular Canadian band, b4-4! Does ANYONE remember them? I got a good chuckle out of it, b/c I remember having coffee with them, discussing their "hit" song "Get Down", and they were, like, 12, trying to convince me the song wasn't about anything "naughty"!

Whatever!

I think those were the only guys I interviewed that really didn't go anywhere, so at least I know they can't blame my story for their demise!

Time to suck on a Mr Freezie Pop and light the candles in my new tealight holders from Ikea (they're spike-type things that sit in my garden - I'll have to take some pics, they're really pretty!).

Have a great night everyone!

Sleepy Friday!

For the past couple of nights, I've been tossing and turning until 4:30am, only to enjoy a solid sleep for an hour before my alarm goes off. That BLOWS.

Last night was no exception.

I've just been so nauseated, and I need to sip on my ginger ale, and then I have to get up to pee. It's a vicious, vicious cycle!

The coffee's perkin', rest assured.

So anyhoot, Happy June 1st, everyone!

I've been too tired to post everyday (I'll come home and crash after work), but I wanted to post this earlier - a few days ago, I finally met AMAZINGMIMI from the GDT!

She's a flight attendant for the airline I work for, and on Tuesday, her crew was flying through Winnipeg, as they had so many times in the past (on my days off!), so this time, I was excited to hear I'd be working when she came in! What a sweet girl! So pretty, so much fun - sorry Mim's that I only had a minute to spare! Stupid early arriving flights!

Well, I think me coffee's ready now - hope everyone has a great day! :)