Top 10 List of Things I Look Forward to AFTER BIRTH

1. Seeing my baby being cuddled by his Daddy
2. Seeing and cuddling my baby instead of having him kicking me! 
3. Sleeping on my stomach
4. Normal gums that aren't puffy and bloody
5. Surfing
6. Bikram Yoga
7. Dancing full out
8. Running fast and far
9. Beer
10. Jeans

Can you tell the rain has started in Vancouver? When else would you make a TOP TEN list? Someone is obviously bored. What to do when pregnant in the rain? You can't go to the studio and dance or yoges. You can't go to the pub and sit and drink beer all day. I would have to say I am pretty darn lucky that I was pregnant in the summer and got to do all that fun outside stuff. 

December 15, 2012 UPDATE: 

Number 1 and 2 - done ... check! We love cuddling with baby Christian. 

Number 3 - I can't sleep on my stomach yet because my boobs are too sore and full. I didn't anticipate that - I don't know why I didn't. 

Number 4 - YES! My gums returned to normal as soon as I gave birth. I couldn't believe it. It is awesome having normal gums. 

Number 5, 6, 7 and 8 - I have to wait three more weeks until my six week check up to get the go ahead. Not long now!! I have been walking with Christian when it isn't pouring rain. 

Number 9 - BEER! I had some beers the other day and it was no fun pumping my milk and throwing it out. It wasn't relaxing. I was just really thirsty and had a headache after. I won't be drinking beer again for a while. 

Number 10 - I haven't even tried to put my jeans back on. I wear sweats at home - my milking clothes... cause I drip all over them or Christian spits up on them.. or pees... And, when we go out for walks I wear leggings - pregnancy clothes still. BUT... I am sure this one will go hand in hand with numbers 5,6,7 and 8. 

Seventh Appointment with Dr. Spehar: 33 Weeks, Day 3

Nothing much to tell about here. Jonny made it back from work in time to join me at my 3:50pm appointment that was actually at 4:39. Man was I getting antsy in that small, stuffy room. I definitely like going in the morning better. We were the last ones. Oh well, done and everything is all good. See you again in two weeks Dr. Spehar.

ADD ON:
The next morning at school Dr. Spehar's office called and wanted to change my next appointment to a morning appointment. Do you think they are reading my blog? If you are reading it... did you find any keys laying around? Those would be ours. AND, thank-you for being my doctor :-) 

Wanna Know Christian's Birthday?

Today I had an amazing day at school. I didn't get much work done this afternoon because I had three former students come back to visit me: Stephanie, Christina, and Simonne. It is awesome to see that these girls have grown up and are super awesome mini-adults. Christina also brought in her son who is seven months old. Jayden didn't stop staring and smiling at me. I kept thinking about my little Christian and this is how old he will be in BALI!

Right before Stephanie arrived, Dr. Spehar's office called with a message to call them back because they had the date for the c-section. I listened to the message and got excited and thought how cool it was that they called to tell me this information when I have an appointment booked tomorrow. So, I called them back and she gave me the date.

Christian's birthday, if all goes as planned, is November 23, 2012. Isn't that cool? It is REALLY real now. That makes him a Sagittarius by one day.

Ok... a little add on here. Jonny and I were just in the kitchen cleaning up and there was a knock at the door. Jonny opened the door and there was a little bag outside the door and he looked down the hall to see the nice lady that is ALWAYS cleaning our building skittering away and giggling. She is so cute! I could hear her giggles. It is so cool that she was thinking about us and she must have known that this was a special day. 

My Big Belly!

Sixth Appointment with Dr. Spehar: 31 Weeks, 3 Days

Today was doctor day. This is gross - but I had two little warts on the bottom of my right foot so I went to my family doctor this morning as a walk in patient. My doctor was away but I had a nice woman doctor who zapped those babies right off! Now, which kid gave me that nasty virus... or was it me that is passing it around? Either way it is zapped and I cleaned the house and I am going to Lysol the school with a vengeance tomorrow. I will also be keeping my socks on while I dance - just in case it was a little niblet that infected me.

After I scoured the house and Windexed the floors, I went to the hearing doctor. I got my HA's turned up to 90%. He said that this may be as far as I want them up. I should try them at this level for six to eight weeks. So, I think I will focus on the baby and then deal with the hearing aids - if I want them turned up after I will go back. I probably won't want to hear the crying any louder. The doctor said, if I am not asking people to repeat themselves there is no need to adjust them further. And, they are loud now. I was on the fourth floor at the doctor's office and I could hear the bus outside. Weird. I was actually just having a conversation with Ian and part of it he was in his room! Amazing!

Finally, my last doctor stop was Dr. Spehar. I was nervous about this one because today was the day I was going to get to the bottom of the C section and I thought I would have to fight for my rights. I woke up at 3 am and couldn't get back to sleep because I was going over what I was going to say and Christian had the hiccups and kicked me a bunch. He was awake worrying too.

I am sure you can tell where I am going with this... it was easy. Dr. Spehar was awesome! She went over some papers and I signed them... and done. No fuss. She said that back in the day if a woman wanted to make this choice they had to bring their case to a committee. Anywho - it is done and she will book me in 6 weeks before and it will be during my thirty-ninth week. (around November 20.)

She measured me and she said I am normal but she is expecting a large baby. It won't be a little peanut she said. She took the heart beat and it was 135 - normal. She measured my blood pressure and that was normal too. She also felt around and she could tell which way the baby is. He is head down.

Oh ya... one other thing that she brought up while I was signing the papers was tubal ligation or salpingectomy. If I am only planning on having one child I could have my tubes tied or cut right out. I could also go back on the pill or use and IUD. All of these options will be things that I have to research and discuss with Jonny before any decision is made. It is a crazy one and it will take some serious contemplation.

The sun is shining and the laundry is waiting to be folded... LATER! 

Christian's Room - New Idea

We decided to paint Christian's room the same colour as ours, blue, and then put these Toy Machine skateboards on the wall. Ed Templeton owns Toy Machine. He is one of our favourite skaters and he is also an artist. The hardest part about this plan will be Jonny not taking them off the wall and skating them! 

28 Weeks, Day 6: Let's Talk about Sick!

I wasn't going to write about being sick. I was going to deal with it and get passed it and pretend it never happened. But then Jonny would get it. Then, I got sick again, and a week later Jonny got that one too. It is hard to pretend something never happened when it is right there.

I have read that I have less immunity and that is why I pick up viruses. The sucky part is I can't really take anything to get better. I have to use natural remedies which just makes everything seem longer and worse. I did go into two different Shoppers Drug Marts and both pharmacists didn't want to touch me with a ten foot pole. No one wants to recommend medicine to a pregnant woman. That is when I thought they should have a brand of medicine's specifically for pregnant women. I am surprised that this doesn't exist already. There is definitely a market for it.

Between the two of us being sick has taken up half of the summer. It would have been much more convenient if we were both sick at the same time but just as I am getting better, Jonny gets it. I am always hoping he has somehow been able to bypass it but then there it is. I guess this will get even worse when we have three! I have seen sicknesses devastate Sam's home. One after the other they all fall down.

On the bright side, this hasn't seemed to effect Christian at all. He is still in there kicking and moving around. I am way bigger than I was but I am not super huge yet. Soon though. It is coming! I am happy that I have been able to run, yoges, and dance all summer. And, now that school is back in - I am dancing all day too. In fact, I danced so much last week (while coughing!) that my right gastrocnemius is all knotted and tight. It makes me limp whenever I sit too long. But, I am happy to be back with my kids.