A Little Over A Week

In a little over a week, we'll be off to PEI. It's gonna be an interesting road trip. We're taking just under a week to go from here to Ontario. Coming this way took 4.5 days of driving, but now we'll be having to stop every 3 hours at least to feed Chancery.

Then, we're taking just under a week to go from Ontario to PEI. I don't think that will be too difficult since that part of the trip is shorter. I'm excited to do the ON to PEI jaunt b/c I've never been through those provinces. I'm also pretty excited about seeing everyone in Ontario again one last time on our way through.

Mostly I think I'm excited to get into our new house. I know it won't be easy to get everything all sorted & put away w/ 2 kids underfoot, but Chad's parents will be there too, so we'll have some help & I'm really glad for that b/c I think that otherwise it could be months before we would feel settled.

So, I'm wandering around the house looking for things of ours that have been unpacked & left lying around to make sure we don't forget anything. Oh, I'll be glad to be in our own house! Less than a month until we move in!

FlySwatter

Today we went to visit the church in Burdett where Chad did his internship 3 summers ago. We really enjoyed getting to see everyone again, as we had only seen 3 couples in the time b/w when we were there & now. One of the families invited us over for lunch & we had an enjoyable afternoon catching up w/ them.

One of the activities that Asher really enjoyed today was being given full reign of the flyswatter. We don't have too many flies at home, so we usually just get them ourselves when he spots one, but today he was given his very own to use as he pleased. I'm not too sure how many he actually killed, there were many that were lying pretty still before he got them, but since he didn't seem to know the difference, we though it better to not spoil his fun.

After lunch he took the flyswatter into the living room w/ him & then we spotted a fly near the table, so we asked him to bring the flyswatter back to us. Seems the boy has no clue what a flyswatter is..... He looked around & around for it when it was sitting in the middle of the floor right in front of him. I gave him clear directions until he was basically standing on topp of it, then told him to pick it up off the floor in front of him. He took a step back, hunched down & started closely inspecting the carpet. I think he must have been looking for a FLY at that point, b/c he was clearly looking for something quite small.

Asher then went back to the window & picked up a fly to bring to us. We said, "Not a FLY, the flySWATTER." To which he replied, "This looks like an airplane." He then held it aloft & demonstrated how an airplane would fly whilst making "vrooming" sounds. He did eventually bring us the flyswatter, still not too sure he knows what one is though.....

Sleep & Soreness

Last night was a GREAT night. Chancery went to sleep at 10:30 & didn't wake up until 4am! This morning we had to wake her up at 7:30 b/c we were going to a pancake breakfast b/c it's Whoop-Up days in Lethbridge, so there's a pancake breakfast every morning. Sure, I was a bit sore b/c I'm making a bit more milk than she was using last night, but I'll trade that for getting a good sleep any day!

So this morning we went to the pancake breakfast, which was ok. The food wasn't hot, but it's not like we went for great food. We go for the fun & adventure of it all & Asher got his face painted! He only got a small bumble bee, but he did pretty well sitting still for the lady.

We came back home for awhile & then went out to see the parade. This was the 3rd parade we have seen this summer, so Asher knew what to expect. We told him we were going to a parade & he said, "They throw candy!" Yes, they usually do, but this was definitely the MOST BORING PARADE EVER! Most the entries were just cars, maybe decorated w/ pom-poms. There was not really any interaction b/w the people in the parade & the people watching, & we got 2 lollipops. Now, I understand if there's a rule saying they can't THROW candy, but that doesn't mean they can't walk along the crowd & hand it out! We sat for 2 hours & mocked the parade in order to keep our sanity. We probably would have left, but we would have had to cut across the parade to get to our vehicle. Chancery had the right idea, she slept through the whole thing & Asher almost succumbed as well.

Check It Out!

I might still look slightly pregnant, but I'm NOT! Less than 24 hours after my Dr told me I'd be pregnant for the duration of FOREVER, my water broke! (And I managed to keep the sheets clean).


At 2am my water broke & off we went to the hospital. I was put into a triage room where they evaluate to see if you'll be staying or going home. The person in the next bed kept me entertained b/c apparently she was not enjoying her pregnancy. She was about 28 weeks & had come in b/c she was having some contractions. The nurses verified they were braxton-hicks, but the woman was determined. She asked what her chances were of having the baby that day & was told "not likely." She then asked if they could call the doctor b/c she wanted to have the baby out (though I could relate, I wasn't that eager at 28 weeks yet). The nurses assured her that if she were to go into labour, the Drs would do all they could to STOP it & that no Dr would induce labour at 28 weeks. The lady also mentioned at one point that she wanted to take the baby home & not keep it in the hospital for any length of time...... I was entertained!

So, they decided to keep me around & moved me into a birthing room, where I read my book, enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, & slept until around 9 when they gave me some oxytocin to get some action started. At 10:30 I decided I knew enough about pain & got some morphine. And at 11:07 our daughter Chancery Lane was born!

Chad, in all his kindness, said I make a good cow..... I have easy labours. I was just glad that my child was a bit smaller than a bovine. And she was on the small end, at 6lbs 4oz & 20.5 inches. Welcome to the world, baby girl!

The Cruelest Words

I had another DR appointment today. I was eager to find out if this baby is any closer to coming out. Not b/c I really want to meet it, not b/c I'm uncomfortable, but b/c we have a moving deadline & the older the baby is, the easier the trip will be.

So, off I went. I saw the Dr. I haven't grown at all in the last week. He listened to the heartbeat, measured the tummy & checked that the head is still down. Then he said..... "ok, see you next week!"

How cruel! I got home & Chad asked, "Well, what's the news?" ..... I don't think this baby wants to be born in Alberta. I think it wants to be born on our road trip. He simply said see you next week. Chad asked if he checked to see how far I'm dilated. No, he did not. "Well, you need to tell him to check that!" But I don't want to be one of "those" patients who thinks they know more than the Dr. He's the one who's gone to school for it & delivered countless babies. I suppose when "Baby X" is good & ready it'll come out & until then I just have to find a way to try to hurry it along a little!

An Ill Wind Was Blowing......

Today was one of those weird days. Asher was in a bad mood all day. Well, I suppose that isn't ENTIRELY true. He was ok until lunchtime & then things started getting hairy. After he barely ate any lunch, he was super grumpy. We attributed it to being tired since he went to bed about 2 hours later than normal last night due to church (followed by Dairy Queen). So Chad went to put him down for a nap amongst much protestation.

He didn't wake up in any better of a mood. I heard "No Thank You, NO THANK YOU!" As he first woke up. I went in & asked if he wanted to get up or to keep sleeping since sometimes he is still tired & will sleep longer. He said he wanted to sleep some more, so I covered him w/ the blanket & left, but that apparently was NOT what he wanted. He started yunking so I told him he could get up if he wanted to, so he got up & started whinging that he wanted to see Daddy & Grandma, so we went to find them.


The afternoon was a mixture of him going outside, coming to the door & crying that he wanted to come back in, but slamming it back closed everytime I opened it for him b/c he wanted "Daddy to do it!" Ah, the fun we had for that 1/2 an hour! I think it will be a bit difficult, but a good thing, to get back into a normal routine once we make it to PEI. Sometimes I think that by having so many adults around he's beginning to think he calls the shots. But it's difficult to keep him entertained all the time b/c we're in a new place & I don't really know where to take him or what to do w/ him either.


Oh, his world will be rocked whenever this baby decides to come out!

Big Boy Bed

Asher has made the transition to the big boy bed. It was quite easy, which we were quite suprised about, but it may have been b/c he has been sleeping in a pac n play for the last month & I don't think they can be very comfortable. He's only gotten out of bed a few times that we've had to give him a time out for. But the other night we had a bigger problem.....

I put him to bed & then Chad stayed outside the door afterwards to make sure he was staying in bed & going to sleep. All went well & we went downstairs for awhile. When Chad went to check that he had covers on just before we went to bed, he was suprised to find himself looking at Asher's bare bottom. Apparently Asher had decided to remove his PJ bottoms & diaper. Chad thought he could just sneak it back on while Asher slept, but then discovered he was too late..... The bed was soaked!

We had to move Asher back into the pac n play for awhile (which he was none too pleased about) & take all the bedding off & try to clean it up as best we could. We have no idea what possessed him to take his diaper off, we haven't had any issues w/ him trying to do that. Maybe we'll have to duct tape his daiper on at night from now on!

Hot Tubbin'

The other night Chad was getting Asher ready to go into the hot tub. I don't participate in these activities due to my pregnant state, & also the fact that I am usually too hot anyways & don't really want to get all hot & bothered just before I go to bed.

Anyways, I went upstairs to see if I could help get Asher ready so Chad could get his own swimsuit on. I walked into Asher's room to find him in a state of undress which we like to refer to as "Johnny No-Pants". I started saying that Asher was Johnny No-Pants, to which he replied, "Johnny No-Pants go in the hot tub!"

We got a kick out of the statement, but told him that Grandma & Grandpa would probably not appreciate him skinny dipping in their hot tub seeing as he's not potty trained yet.