Holidays

Ry and I are both on holidays for the next two weeks. We don't have any plans to go anywhere - as there is no money in the vacation fund ;-) We went to the PNE on Monday with Travis, Rose, and Spencer. It was quite busy and a bit over whelming for J-man. Still it was fun and he did better than I thought he would. Below is J-man watching the talent contest while Spencer had a diaper change. Ry is lucky he still has hair as J-man likes to grip on for dear life!


Today my dad and I pruned all the trees in my yard. Well Dad pruned and I dragged the light stuff to the truck. I forgot to take before and after shots. Now it looks rather barren - the plants need a good hack every couple years. They have an amazing way of growing back. Our neighbor used to look after the trees out there but she moved so I dragged my recently retired dad out to do some slave labor!

Not much else going on - I am getting nice and big - my ankles have cankle days and breathing can be difficult especially when sitting on a couch or anything that seems to envelope you. Luckily I haven't gotten stuck anywhere yet!

Conversation with J-man

Me : One
J : Two
Me : Three
J: Fooo
Me: Five
J : Si (sound like six in French actually!)
Me : Seven
J : Eigh (think eh)
Me : Nine
J : Ten (although the n is soft so sometimes it sounds like teeee)

I noticed him counting like this the other day with a DVD he has. At first I thought I was hearing things but sure enough - he counts to 10 - but only the even numbers - go figure!

Last night we were at a my Godfather's birthday party. He is a new grandpa and the little baby was there. J did really well and actually seemed totally thrilled with the baby. Even when I held Baby C - he just wanted a turn holding him too - didn't care about me holding or cuddling this bundle. He would look at the baby and say "Baby, baby, baby" it was rather cute. Today I asked him

Are we going to have a baby soon? - he nodded yes
Are you going to be nice to the baby? He shakes his head no - which I thought was rather funny - I guess we'll see in a few months!
Last I asked but you still love mom and dad right? He nods yes

Now that he is comprehending at least some of what we say he is quite the comic!

Watermark - Arise and Be Comforted

Arise and be comforted
For the Lord, He is good to the weary
And even the young heart can tire and fall
But He knows them all
For the Lord, He will renew their strength
And they will soar on wings as eagles
And they will run and never grow weary
They will walk and not grow faint
For the Lord, He is good

Lift your eyes to the heavens
For the creator is living in you
Come surrender as you are
And know that you’ll never stray too far
Let His power within you heal your heart
Lift your eyes to spacious skies
Let Him chart your way to flight
Spread your wings and fly
For the Lord, He is good

It has been one month since Nate died. My prayers are with Rosanna and the rest of the family as they mark today.

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Reason #6002 why I love dealing with the public - they give you insult complements! Never heard this phrase? I have made it up - it is when someone(usually older) tries to give you a compliment but adds a slight insult to it - unintentionally. This is not to be confuse with false compliments - where someone purposely adds something nasty to a compliment in an effort to be cruel!

Today's winners :

Mr S : "If you are feeling self conscious don't - you look great!" Ah thanks for that - wasn't feeling self conscious though! Quite the opening line there!

Co-worker L : "You've really blossomed while I was on holidays last week"

Sister Marcy: "Those things are huge!" Said in shock and horror - about my boobs.

Tomorrow I am 28 weeks! This time it is going much faster (well once I stopped feeling sick it has - I think time stands still when you are bowing to the throne!) 7-8 weeks left of working and 2 of those are holidays! I'll really miss all the sweet things people say to me ;-) LOL!

Knock on Wood???

J-man has been showing signs of interest in sleeping in a bed(rather than a crib). I was hesitant to move him as change is not something he usually deals well with. But today I got some sort of wild whim and I pulled the mattress out of the crib and put it on the floor next to the empty crib. I thought he might tell me to put it back in but instead he got up on the mattress and jumped a bit then toodled off to play.

So at nap time I put him on the mattress, gave him his blanket and left the room. I totally expected him to get up and follow me but he stayed there and went to sleep. When he woke I heard him yabber so I went into his room and he was still on his bed, smiling up at me.

I called Ry and my sister to tell them of this shocking development. Neither of them could believe it either.

Tonight I had to go out so Ry had to put J to bed alone. I told him to keep it light and if he freaked out we'd just pitch the mattress back in the crib and try his nap tomorrow(I'll post soon on J's blog about his appointment with the occupational therapist). I came home expecting that the nap was fluke but no, he had gone to bed without incident with his mattress still on the floor.

So now we wait and see how the night goes. So far not a peep - I just wonder what time we'll be getting up tomorrow!

Something to think about...

I saw this article linked on another blog - so I read it (4 pages long but worth it). I so become like this at times - and I can list a whole whack of nutty mothers who fit this category. So I pledge to relax and let my munchkin learn to eat with a spoon and go on the potty when he is good and ready. I will not spend my days worrying about it or having lessons (which I did consider for the feeding thing!) That said tomorrow we are off to the occupational therapist to have J's assessment done - LOL! Anyone want to join me in the relaxed mother group?

Meet Bruiser

The forehead continues to look like a war zone on J's face! The photos don't even do the colours real justice!

My kidney/bladder infection has gotten much better today! The antibiotics are working like a dream - and I also prayed my way through yesterday so I'm sure that helped too ;-)

Ouch

I have been having some lower back pain and cramping so I got the joy of going into the hospital to make sure I wasn't in preterm labor. All is well with baby but I do have a bladder and kidney infection. I have been half hunched over for most of the day. I think this is worse than labor. It just hurts all the time - and I feel like I have to pee 24/7!

I was sitting with my sister after my hospital visit when she starts talking about Celebrity Jeopardy - which is apparently on this week. I asked what stars they roped in to it. She listed some and then said "that guy from Law & Order SUV" Ry and I started laughing - which hurts like stink when you have a kidney infection! We asked what SUV stands for between gails of laughter - it took her a few minutes to realize her mistake. LOL!

I gotta head to bed as I feel horrible and just want to sleep till the pain is gone!

War Wound!

We went camping up at my parents property for the long weekend - it was beautiful and sunny but not relaxing - is going away to bear and cougar territory ever relaxing when there is a two year old around? We did see one bear - a black bear - a yearling across the street when we returned from our day trip to Ashcroft. Luckily it ran like stink up the mountain and away from us!

Jackson running - his new favourite activity on the deck!

Ry and J-man with a caboose in Ashcroft

Getting cozy by the fire!

Playing on the swing!

J-man decided in a fit of rage(daddy left the trailer - can you say hello two??) to bang his head against a wooden bench. Blood and bruising resulted. Auntie Ris just about passed out from the trauma - while I managed to remain calm ;-) After his bath - and the removal of several layers of dirt it didn't look so bad from the front but from the side he looks like a Klingon(from Star Trek)

Lastt a side profile of me at 26 weeks!

Bring The Rain by MercyMe

This song seems to be hitting a nerve with me this week. Nate's family has such amazing faith and love in the last 12 days. If I am honest I don't know if I would have. They have remained in God in an unwaivering steadfastness. They have been a amazing example to the rest of us. Please continue to pray for them.