weigh in ...

well - I had my last weigh in on Tues (I know a few days ago) and there wasn't much change, in fact I gained a few ounces already. I weighed in again this morning and I am up a few pounds. Kinda expected from switching from diet mode to non-diet and I have been eating quiet horrible lately!? We had pizza on the weekend and Chinese on Wed and I have had a huge craving for chocolate (even though after one bite I get a instant headache).

I really need to get my head wrapped around the fact that this is a life time change, its a forever thing ... not just stop the diet and go back to eating crap? But it's soooo incredibly hard, I feel like it's my right or I earned it ?? I also have a feeling that maybe I am allergic to sugar? I get the headache and my face breaks out almost instantly after having some!? I think I might have to stay away from sugar for life? Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing?

We leave in 4 days to go to Mexico and the close the day comes the more excited I am getting!! I can't believe that we are actually going on a trip!? Its been a long time since I have been on a plane and Jacob has never been on a plane so this makes me nervous!? I hope he does OK and behaves good! I am hoping I have enough things in his carry on to keep him busy for 6 hours!~? I'm hoping that he doesn't drive me completely insane with all his questions about all the new things (I'm certain that this WILL happen, and I know it's completely normal and healthy for him to ask so many questions but sometimes it gets very tiring answering a thousand questions when all you want to do is relax or read a book)

We have a very busy weekend planned, tonight we have a bday party to go to and Jacob is having a sleepover at the grandparents. Tomorrow morning is gymnastics then another bday party for a youth group I used to belong to. Then Sunday we have a baby shower. I also would like to get a start on packing and laundry. I am taking Tuesday off next week to take the dogs to the kennel so I will have lots of time to pack then but I don't like leaving things to last minute. I feel like I have so much to do still and only 4 days!! :0

~~ Weigh in ~~

So this is my 2nd weigh in on Phase II and after last weeks weigh in I was starting to wonder if maybe I wouldn't loose anything at all on Phase II?! But this morning I saw a -3.4lb loss!!! I am pleased that I am now only 6lbs away from goal and might actually be able to see goal before I leave for Mexico!? I'm suppose to start Phase III tomorrow, which means adding breakfast, it excites me cause I love breakfast but I don't have time in the morning to make eggs and toast. I am a grab and go girl so I need to think of things that I can take to work and eat here.

Last week I made crust less quiche which would be good for a grab and go type breakfast, I could make individual servings and put my bread in a Ziploc to toast once at work. I believe I am also suppose to have fruit and yogurt now too, which I'm pretty excited about - I was starting to really miss fruit and dairy.

Last week I also made some kale chips, when I made them with vinegar they were so yummy - just like salt and vinegar chips! I made some black bean brownies, which were also yummy and nice for a treat. Last night I made fennel salad and it was really yummy! These are three things I have never eaten before and I'm glad I tried them, I will probably eat them even when I'm not on a diet!

We have had a few busy weeks, we are still trying to get my Dads house ready to go on the market to sell. We took Jacob to the Monster Truck show last weekend, which he loved!! And we went swimming to the water park, which was also a good time but made me realize that I need to buy a new swim suit before our holiday!!

Jacob has been so funny lately, he really cracks me up! His imagination is crazy now, and I love to hear the things he has to say. The other day I picked him up from the day home and he had a little truck with him, he held it really close to his eye and told me there was a whale in there, a really big whale. So I played along and acted surprised, he shoves the truck in my eye and says look Mommy, theres a whale in there! LOL How he figures a whale can drive his truck is beyond me but it was cute the way he insisted it was there.

I have a busy few days coming up, trying to get ready for our trip. I need to buy new shoes for me and Jacob, new swimsuit for me and I need to try and buy things to put in Jacobs carry-on that will keep him entertained for the six hour flight!! :0 I bought some new suitcases last week, the hard shell ones and probably spent way too much but at least they will last a lifetime! :) This Friday is the day I plan on saying good-bye to my beloved dog, she is really old and things are becoming very difficult for her. Her hips are giving out and she falls a lot, I haven't made the call yet to make the appointment but I am trying to prepare myself that that will be the day. :(

RIP Dad :(

I know, I haven't posted for a while - things have been kind of a blur for the past week. I went to go see my Dad on Thurs and when I walked in his room I knew he didn't look good. This was the Thursday before I was to go to my weekend retreat. I was torn, I wasn't sure if I should stay or go. Thursday night my brother and I stayed with Dad late, I stayed till 1am and he stayed till 4am! Dad slept the whole time we were there but it still felt like we were with him. Then Friday morning I went back to see how he was doing, hoping that maybe the night before was just a bad day. It wasn't, he was looking worse then the night before and was quickly deteriorating. I went to get my Mom and took her over for a visit, said my goodbyes and gave him kisses on the cheek. I headed to the retreat, crying for most of the way, knowing that I would be getting a phone call that weekend to tell me he had passed. About an hour after I got there my brother called to tell me he was gone. Last week we were busy planning the funeral and last minute details which were very emotional tasks. The funeral was held on Thursday and the place was packed! It was great to see that my Dad was so loved and liked by all his friends, he will be greatly missed by everyone. I still feel like he is here, I don't think I've totally come to closer with him gone, it happened so fast. Even though he was fighting cancer for a year and a half, the last few days were quick. I hope he knew how much I loved him, I think Christmas will be hard this year. We have lost a lot of amazing family and friends since last Christmas, the house will seem empty without them.

We just celebrated Halloween and I really wanted to make it a fun time for Jacob. Even though I was sad and didn't feel like smiling. We had a Halloween party with all his friends from the Moms group. It is nice to see all the kids and to still keep in touch with the Moms, they have all grown so much and are turning into quiet the little characters.

After the Moms group party, Jacob and I went out to St.Albert to trick or treat with his friends. We went to a haunted house which was really neat and Jacob loved! He wasn't scared at all, which is nice. We had a good Halloween and a busy November ahead. Hopefully things will get better now. Tomorrow I will post about my weight loss.

Back from holidays

Well, I'm back at work from my week of holidays and surprisingly it didn't go by too fast as most holidays do. I spent most of my week off at my Dads, packing stuff up and taking pictures of items we want to sell. I have been anxious all week to see how I did on IP!! We had Thanksgiving dinner at my house, I enjoyed this - partially because then I know how things are prepared and also because I don't think my brother would host it!! lol We had 9 adults and 2 kids (including us at my house - which seems really tiny when you get that many people in there). I made turkey, ham, stuffing, scallop potatoes, mixed veggies and I attempted asparagus but decided not to serve it cause it seemed over cooked to me. There were three pies for dessert and I had to keep myself busy in the kitchen so that I didn't tempt myself into having "just one piece". I think I did OK, I did however have one small bite of my stuffing and a small bite of the scallop potatoes - which I am hoping didn't throw me right out of prime weight loss conditions!?!?

I would normally go get weighed in on Tuesday but tonight I have a stamping card workshop (that I'm pretty excited about) so I have to wait till tomorrow to see how my week on holidays on IP went!!?! I snuck a peak though this morning on the scale just to see and I was pleasantly surprised so hopefully it sticks and maybe even more by Wed night!! :) I am happy with IP and although I still have strong cravings for a lot of my old favorites and at times I feel very hungry, I still like the results more then the sacrifice of not having carbs so I will continue and know that someday soon I will be able to have fruit again and maybe even a slice of pizza!! lol

Below are some pics of my family at our Thanksgiving dinner, my Dad is sitting closest to the camera and as you can see his health is quickly deteriorating. He is becoming more weak every time I see him and I think his cheek bones are sticking out farther then I have ever seen them!? It is sad to see him in this state but I am thankful that he was still healthy enough to come over for some turkey!

And the winner is .....

~FINAL WEIGH IN NUMBERS~

So our little mini challenge we had going on with a few friends and people at work is finally over and the final numbers are in. We started April 1st and went to July 1st to see who could loose the most percentage of body weight. Everyone put $25 into the pot and the winner wins the prize!! So here are the final numbers:

Bryan - start weight=227.8

final weigh in=224.8

total loss=3lbs

1.3%

Amanda - start weight=169.4

final weigh in=168.8

total loss=0.6lbs

0.4%

(technically she dropped out)

Denise - start weight=247.8

final weigh in=237.8

total loss=10lbs

4%

(this is the last weigh in # I know of)

Leanne - start weight=222.8

final weigh in=205.4

total loss=17.4lbs

7.8%

James - start weight=191.8

final weigh in=180.2

total loss=11.6lbs

6%

So as you can see, from all the final numbers that I was given .... looks like I'm the big winner!! But me and James have decided to do a double or nothing mini challenge. We are starting now and finishing around the end of October (Halloween). It will be based on % of weight lost again, so if anyone wants in on this mini challenge they are more then welcome. It is more for fun and just to make sure we stay on the right path, not like last time. When I did this same challenge with the Moms group I did really well and then once the challenge was over I went right back to my old ways and gained it all back. So this time we are going to keep going!!! James and I have the same weight loss goal of 169 and although he will probably beat me to it, it's nice to have someone push you a little to try harder. I'm glad that James is going to continue with me for another 3 months cause already I have found myself being drawn to foods junk that I shouldn't eat (like chocolate bars and chips).

Below are a few pics of our Canada Day celebrations! It was a fun day, we started off with a small parade downtown - the Silly Summer Parade. It is really short (only about a half hour) and really has just about anything in it. One of Jacobs little friends joined us to watch and beside the fact that I got a parking ticket it was over all a pretty good parade! :( After the parade we stopped for lunch, Jacob crashed on the way home and even went back to bed for two more hours once we got home!! Which was good cause we kept him up till midnight to watch the fireworks, which he LOVED!!

Back from holidays

So, I'm back at work from my week off - we didn't go anywhere or really do anything for that matter. There was a big race at the track that hubby was in charge of so I planned on helping him get ready for it but that didn't quiet happen. I still took Jacob to his day home on his usual days (Tues-Thurs) but dropped him off late and picked him up early. Then we would go out to the track and walk around. We were kinda limited to where we could go cause kids aren't allowed in certain areas. And since hubby was very busy running the races we were kinda left alone at the trailer, it was kinda boring. It would have been nicer if Jacob had a friend to play with a I had a girlfriend to talk to, maybe next time!!??

Saturday we had our last gymnastics class, it was fun! I really enjoyed gymnastics and I think Jacob did too! Now we just have to decide if I want to register him for fall classes at the same gym he is at now or change to a gym that two of his little friends are registered at. But I will definitely be registering him in fall classes! After gymnastics we headed to my Grandmas lake lot to plant a tree and spread my Grandpas ashes.

Sunday we had a birthday party for one of Jacobs little friends, it was out of town and kinda a long drive but we had fun. Then when we got home I started the 100 loads of laundry from our holidays!!

So, over my week of holidays I must admit I ate horrible, BBQ hamburgers, hot dogs, mini donuts, kettle corn, going out for breakfasts, stopping for Mc'd's or Timmies! I was expecting to see at least a 3lb gain on the scale Monday morning but SURPRISE!!! I actually only gained about 4oz!? So - in the one hand I'm very happy that I didn't gain really anything and I think it was good practice for when I have to do maintenance but in the other hand I'm worried that I will start thinking that it's OK to cheat. I still have about 30lbs I want to loose and I would really like to see it gone by the race tracks banquet in October! Which I think is do able, I just have to buckle down and stop cheating!!

Well, that is about all that is new .... I know it's been a week but I really haven't done much!? I think I need to start getting back into the gym habit, maybe tonight I will start going again? It's just so hard to go when it's so nice out and so hot in the gym!!

1st gymnastic class =D

So we had our very 1st gymnastic class on Saturday, and it was so much work but I had a blast!! It was super fun and I was sweating by the end of the hour long class! At first Jacob was unsure of the new surroundings and people, he didn't really want to do the warm up part but once he saw the other kids having fun he started to loosen up a bit. Then we went to the trampoline (a long narrow trampoline) the instructors placed foam shapes on the trampoline and they were used as "stations" so the first station was a foam triangle shape and Jacob had to climb on top and do a summer salt down, then there was a flat foam shape he had to do a baby cart wheel over, then they placed a ladybug mat where Jacob had to do three donkey kicks, a flat mat he had to fall on his bum then slide down off the trampoline, jump on these dots on the ground that lead to a ladder that he had to climb up and over - then do the whole thing over again. He wasn't too sure the first time but the second time he actually did most of the stations on his own! After that we went back to the main mat area and did another little course but this time on the bars, I think he did pretty good at this one too! Then more trampoline jumping and some parachute time (with the big colorful parachute). By the end I was tired and sweaty, Jacob seemed to be having fun and I thought he would definitely be napping on the way to St.Albert but he didn't!? Instead he crashed after our visit with my Dad and slept the whole way home!

Sunday was Mothers Day so I went to visit my Grandma and Mom, it was a quick visit and then we headed back home. I was kinda expecting that my hubby would come home with flowers for me since the day before I had asked him if I need to pick up my own flowers and he said no, he would get me some. But NO ... he came home with nothing! :( Said the stores were closed so I hung onto the hope that maybe Monday I would come home from work to see that he had bought some beautiful flowers. I rushed home Monday to ... nothing... no card, no flowers not even supper being cooked!? This morning I bugged him saying I looked all over and couldn't find my flowers anywhere, he chuckled as if I was making a joke but really I was on the verge of tears!? I wanted to say Thanks jerk, for making yet another Mothers Day memorable and special!? He has one more day to make up for it... I'm not holding my breath but I am hoping that maybe today I will come home to flowers?! I don't think I ask for much, there are lots of other Moms (wives) out there that ask or get WAY more then flowers for Mothers Day (spa package, etc), heck I probably would have been happy with a hand made card that Jacob scribbled on or a hand stamp of Jacob? :(

This week has also been a little challenging, I have pretty much run out of WS shakes and meals so I have been trying to do it on my own. I don't think I am completely failing at it but I don't think I'm doing that great either?! I got on the scale today and I think I have gained? I also broke down last night and had a few cookies, I was just really hungry and the temptation was ridiculous!! I didn't have those temptations, cravings or the hunger feeling and just wouldn't feel the need to have those cheats when I was on the WS plan. Maybe I had the cookies cause I was upset about not getting my flowers, maybe it was cause I didn't eat enough protein!? I just really hope my order gets here soon cause I think right now I need the guidance of WS to help me get through the cravings and temptations!? Last time I checked my UPS code thing my package was stuck in customs, yesterday it finally cleared customs so hopefully I will see it today or tomorrow at the latest!?

Hopefully the rest of you had a great Mothers Day!! :)

New dayhome!

Above is an old pic of Jacob and some of his friends playing with a kitchen, it was a big hit - Jacob really enjoyed playing with it!

So we found a new day home for Jacob and his first day is today!! It is $100 more a month then what we were paying before but we don't have to supply any food - just diapers and wipes, and we are getting 2 more days a month. She called me this morning and let me know that things were going good, which was kinda nice that she called even though at first I thought something was wrong! Hopefully it works out, hubby really needs to finish some projects and get caught up on paperwork!

I took Jacob for his xmas pictures last weekend and finally got to see the proofs, I'm not happy with any of them! He didn't smile once and they didn't do anything special to the photos like they normally do (like black and white or color enhancing). I think I'm going to make another appointment for pics even though it is getting quite close to xmas and I wanted to put a pic in xmas cards which need to be sent out ASAP! I should have got his pics done in November!

I can't believe that Christmas is only 23 days away!! :o I think Jacob will actually show some excitement this year and I'm looking forward to seeing that! I also volunteered our house for the Moms group xmas party, which should be interesting cause our house isn't that big so hopefully it's not too crowed!? I really need to put some of Jacobs toys away to make room for all the new toys at Christmas time and I asked my hubby to put the glider chair that I used when Jacob was a baby in the basement so that I can put more toys in his room.

Happy Halloween!

Our weekend was good, very busy but aren't they always!? I have pics I posted too!! How exciting!!! :D

So Saturday I let hubby sleep in and I got up with Jacob at 6:30am, then he had a good nap from 9:30am - 12:30pm, I wanted to go to the mall and get some pics done of Jacob in his costume (posted below) but we had a Halloween party with the Moms group at 2pm so I felt a little rushed. Thankfully there was no line to get pics done and we were in and out, then headed to the party. It was nice to see all the moms and kiddies again, I haven't seen some of them since the birthday party. We left there around 4pm and had to rush to go see the Great Grandparents and in laws, Jacob got his little pumpkin bucket filled up with candy and then off we headed home to have supper and do a little trick or treating around our house. Jacob seemed to really like trick or treating and one of his little friends (who's 2 1/2) was really into it! It was fun, we walked the block and headed home.

Sunday was my day to sleep in and it was daylight savings day so technically I got an extra hour to sleep then hubby!! :) We have swim class on Sundays and after swimming I headed to St.Albert to take my Dad shopping. I dropped Jacob off at my Moms to babysit so that it wouldn't be so hard for me to go shopping (which was great!). Dad was shopping for a new recliner for upstairs and we finally found one after looking in 5 stores!! Dad just stayed in the car and I would go in too see if there was anything I thought he would like, then tell him what I saw. It was tiring, in and out of the car so many times but at least he finally found one he liked and it was only $350! I also had a very quick visit with a girlfriend in St.Albert while I was out there and stayed for a quick visit at my Moms. It was a good weekend!

The time change was a little hard on Sunday night for Jacob, he passed out at 7:30pm and of course woke in the middle of the night but not only once but twice!?! I'm so frustrated with him waking, he shouldn't be at this point in his life.... he should be sleeping through the night!? Hubby and I got in a huge argument last night because I say that we need to let Jacob CIO (cry it out) and hubby refuses to let him cry that long. Hubby is OK if he is kinda whinny and moaning but if Jacob is actually wailing then he will give in and gets mad that I wont go to him. And don't get me wrong ... it breaks my heart to sit there and listen to him wail and cry but EVERYONE says that this is something that NEEDS to be done! Jacob needs to learn how to fall back asleep on his own after waking in the middle of the night!? It very frustrating that hubby isn't on the same page as me. He won't even water down his bottle!? Says all that will do is make him bloated!? I wish hubby would leave for a week or two, just go live somewhere else and then maybe I could get it done? When I ask hubby for other ideas on how to get him to sleep he suggests that maybe Jacobs bed is too hard cause apparently Jacob slept through the night at Grandmas one night and hubby thinks that maybe it was because they have a fluffy mattress in the playpen!? I'm tired of arguing about it and have now refused to get out of bed when Jacob cries, which I think only irritates hubby but I feel like if this is what hubby wants to do then HE can get up and do it! Personally I'm done with getting up in the middle of the night!!

So below you will notice that on the left are Halloween pics from last year and on the right are pics from this year ... Jacob is in the same outfit and same shirt he wore last year!! :o I had so many of the Moms comment that he has slimmed out a lot! I'm sure you can also see a difference!! :) I will post pics tomorrow of the Moms Halloween party.

dayhome search, holidays and NS

Well, I'm back at work ... holidays were good - I feel like I got lots done, not everything I wanted but still it was good. I did some serious cleaning, set up our "guest room" in the basement and cleaned out my flower beds for winter!

We found a day home, in a way it sucks cause I know that MIL made sure Jacob was taken care of 110%, fed well and they always had outdoor activities and at the day home I'm just not as certain that he is eating good and getting some fresh air!? But at least this way he has interaction with other kids and will hopefully pick up on "good" behavior! Yesterday was his first full day at the day home and he let me leave him there no problem, a quick hug and I left ... no tears - it was nice! Then I went to pick him up at 5pm and apparently he had just woke from a nap and was a little upset but he is always upset when he wakes for whatever reason!? He didn't seem like he was in a huge hurry to leave and he wasn't too clingy when I got there. The day home lady is from the Philippines and is sometimes hard to understand but seems like a nice lady and I've always heard good things about Philippines and that they are hard workers and family is important to them. I guess we will see how this week is, I might still try looking for a different day home - it's just so hard to trust a complete stranger!?

On the diet front I am down almost 5lbs! Not too bad, could be better but at least the scale is going in the right direction! And I must say that it was hard to stay on track on my holidays so I'm hoping that now that I'm back at work I will see better results cause I can stay on track. I'm liking the new NS products and find that some of my old staples are no longer satisfying so it is nice to have new choices! I'm going to set a mini-goal that by Christmas I will loose another 15lbs! Should be do-able, that is only 5lbs a month!?

Lately we have been having a hard time with Jacob and his sleeping!? It seems to be getting worse not better, like I thought it should as he gets older!? Before he was 6 months old he used to sleep straight through the night from like 8 till 6am!? Now he goes to bed around 9pm and lately has been waking every 3 hours?!!? It's very frustrating and I'm not sure why, he used to wake up and coo in his crib, now he wakes up screaming! I wish I knew why it changed and how I can correct it! I'm certain that we aren't really helping the situation cause we know that if he wakes we just change him and feed him then he will go back to sleep no problem but if we don't give him that bottle then he won't go back to sleep right away and at 3am the last thing you want to do is pace the halls!? But if we keep giving him milk at 3am then he will keep waking at 3am for the feeding!? I'm almost certain that he just has the bottle as a comfort thing and it's like a soother for him which makes me almost want to try giving him a soother instead to see if that will help him sleep but then I think it's crazy to give him a soother now!? He is 15 months old and has gone this long without one, why start a new habit!? But at least this way he won't need that feeding and it might be easier to potty train him cause he will wake up dry?!

Speaking of potty training ... it's the craziest thing but Jacob is showing interest in using the potty and if we ask him if he has to use it he will go to the bathroom, grab his potty seat that is on the floor beside the toilet, put the seat on the toilet and wait for you to undress him. 80% of the time he usually pees on the potty! It amazes me that he has already connected the 2, he understands the urge to pee and where he is suppose to do it! We aren't pushing it too much but usually once a day he uses it, hopefully it will continue but I've heard a lot of people say that he will prob revert back and not use it for a while!?

Been Busy ...

Well, the weekend was quite busy and seemed to fly by. Friday night we worked at the track and Jacob had his sleepover at the in laws, I never went out after with all the staff even though I really wanted to go out and have a little fun! I was super tired and thought it would be best to catch up on a little R&R! Got to sleep in Saturday, and I probably over sleep. I had so much I wanted to get done since Jacob wasn't home but instead I slept! It was great and probably one of the last times I will be able to sleep in. After I picked him up we headed to St.Albert, which worked out perfect cause he still hadn't had his morning nap so he slept on the way! I went to Once Upon A Child and found a reusable swim diaper, some cool sandals and Jacob would not leave this lawn mower alone so I bought it as well! Dad was having a rest so I had to stall and went visiting and I wanted to take Jacob to the splash park in St.Albert but apparently they close it down after Sept. long weekend!? We went for ice cream with Dad instead, then headed home.

Sunday we started swim class again, there is one other Mom we know in the class which is nice. Jacob wasn't too impressed with the cool water, I think he got spoiled with Grandma's hot tub and their neighbors warm pool all summer! After swimming we had a candle party to go to so instead of going home to nap I just drove around. I was worried that if we went home he would nap for so long that I would have to wake him.

Yesterday was my birthday #32! I really don't like too much drama on my birthday but it is also nice to know that people are thinking of you. So hubby stopped by my work with Jacob and some balloons, which was a nice surprise! Then when I got home there were flowers on the counter and hubby picked up some chicken for supper. I still had my NS but at least I didn't have to cook him supper for hubby and Jacob!? Then after supper we had a few friends come over for ice cream cake and a fire. It was a really nice night, I wish it was a weekend cause I might have stayed up a little longer!?

I start holidays tomorrow and I want to do so much on them. The first thing on my list is to find a day home or sitter for Jacob so that I will be able to do the rest of the things I want to do like windows, clean the office, move furniture into the basement and hopefully set up the spare room!! I also would like to plan a garage sale but I was thinking this morning that it might have to wait till hubby is also home for the weekend so that he can help watch Jacob. We will have to see how the rest of the holiday goes!? Plus we have a few doctor appointments to attend, Jacob has his tomorrow so we will get to see how much he has grown since June.

the first day of the rest of your life ....

So, still no photos to post!!? BOOOO !! I tried emailing pics from home to my work computer so I could add them on here but apparently we don't have the right program to make the pics small so when I tried emailing them they were too big and it wouldn't go through!? By next week for sure I will have pics to post!!!

Yesterday I started NS again and I must say that I am very happy that I was able to order everything off the American site so there are lots of yummy choices!! I have already tried a few new things and I must say they are really good!! I need to get better at my water intake but I am determined to get the weight off this time and keep it off!!

Jacob amazes me everyday, I wanted to share a few stories that I think are great! The other day he picked up a wrapper and I told him it was garbage so off he went ... opened the garbage can and placed the wrapper in there!! Then last night, hubby was having popcorn as a late night snack and Jacob went up to him and asked for some. So hubby gave him one to try, after Jacob ate it he ran over to the end table where his snack bowl was, grabbed it and headed back to hubby shaking it at him! It was like he was thinking ... hmm - that was good, I would like a bowl full please! he he Jacobs new thing is learning how to jump, it's the cutest thing to watch! He stands there and bends his knees up and down but doesn't get his feet off the ground, then he gets frustrated and will stomp his one foot while bending his knees up and down. He can now reach the tops of counters so we have to push things away from the edge and I can no longer close the fridge with him under the door (we have a bottom freezer fridge).

I go on holidays in a week, starting on a Wed and come back on a Wed. We have lots of appointments to attend and I'm hoping to get some stuff done around the house. I am waiting for a email from a day home to confirm our acceptance, it's like waiting for the phone call from the job you really want! The anticipation is killin me! Our regular plan with Jacob isn't working out very well and the sitter we were hoping to use (MIL) keeps cancelling making it very hard for hubby to get any work done and make any money!? I am hoping to get in this day home so that we can have more of a schedule that is predictable without causing any tension in the family. The only crappy part is that all the extra money I am making now that I'm back at work is going to go towards daycare instead of bills so we are no farther ahead then when I was on mat. leave!? Some of the day homes I called were as much as $45 a day, which is simply ridiculous! The one I am trying to get in is a friend and is only going to charge us $25 a day, which still sucks cause that money could pay off bills but we really have no choice.

Lots of good things today ....

Lots of good things are happening today, I had a dentist appointment this morning which might not really be a 'good' thing but it went well. They said that my gums actually looked like they have improved since last time I was there, which is odd cause usually when your pregnant they get worse? I think it's cause I changed my toothbrush to a electric one. The lady that cleans your teeth gave me babies first tooth brush!! :) You just put it on your finger and it kinda massages their gums. Of course after my fluoride treatment they told me not to eat or drink for half an hour!! Yeah right!! I was starving so that wasn't going to happen but then I never listen to them ! ;) he he They also wanted to give me x-rays but when I stood up they realized that I was pregnant and opted out on the x-rays.

Today is also the first day of spring!! :) And I am under 100 days now !!! YEAH !!! O - and it is Friday cause we are closed tomorrow for Easter!! This day just can't get much better!! ;) LOL

Yesterday after work I went to the lab to do my gestational diabetes test, I knew I would have to hang out at the lab for an hour and drink some gross drink but honestly it wasn't that bad!? The drink was like really bubbly orange Crush and the time kinda flew by. Hopefully I passed, I would hate to have another issue with this pregnancy! My doctor doesn't think I have anything to worry about, there is no family history of diabetes and she says you won't fail the test just cause you eat high sugar foods. It's in your genes so if your going to get it your going to get it no matter what you eat!? Even though she said that I still tried to eat less sugar yesterday.

Not too many plans for this weekend .... again! I might have to go babysit my niece and nephew on Sat but that is still up in the air!? I will probably do some spring clean/ nesting activity this weekend, along with regular house cleaning stuff and since it is Easter we will have to have fish on Friday (maybe we can go out for that cause I don't eat fish or cook it) I would rather a chicken or turkey for supper but hubby is Catholic so fish it is! :)

~~ HAPPY NEW YEARS ! ~~

Due to some technical difficulties yesterday I was unable to post my Happy New Year message! I got to work too find out that we had no Internet.... again!! grrrr It made me very cranky yesterday, eventually the Internet did come back but by then I had to catch up on all my paper work and enter all the hand written invoices! So today I would like to say Happy New Year and I hope everyone had an excellent time!

Last weekend was good, didn't do too much but try and get things ready for company on New Years Eve. I had to go grocery shopping to pick up a few snackies and tidy up the house a bit. I had to work New Years Eve from 8am-12pm so I was almost certain that I wasn't going to be able to stay up past 1am at the latest but it turns out that we stayed up till 4:30am!! :O I was amazed but I don't think baby was happy with me, cause baby made me get up at 8:30am on New Years Day (no more sleeping in). We just had a few friends over an played some board games, the boys all went in the garage for awhile which was nice for me cause then I got to catch up with my girlfriend and talk about baby and girly stuff! Later, after the midnight cheers, hugs and kisses - my hubby brought out some old movies of him and the boys racing. This is why we stayed up till 4:30 - reminiscing on the past! It was a good night, not too many people showed but I think if any more showed up it would have been too cramped in our house!

So - next week I go for my 2nd doctors appointment, which I'm very excited about! I can't wait to hear the heartbeat again - it was so amazing the first time! I think I am starting to feel human again (although I have said that before) but I have also noticed that I am getting more headaches now! So I can be thankful to not have that seasick feeling but instead now I am dealing with a constant headache! I try not to take any Tylenol and just lay down with a cold cloth on my eyes but that doesn't always work. I'm almost certain too that as soon as I'm past this headache stage I will probably be in the sore back stage! There seems to always be something that makes you not quiet as you normally are!? ;) In the end though it will be well worth the pain and uncomfortableness!

Holidays are over! :(

Hopefully everyone had an excellent holiday, I know I sure did!! :) It was busy of course - lots of visiting friends and family, lots of eating, and lots of opening presents!! I will try and give you a quick/ short run down of my holidays and try not to make it too long and drawn out!


I guess everything started Friday, we had our staff x-mas get together. It was OK, kinda weird and awkward but nice? We ordered Chinese food for everyone and had to pitch in $20 - personally I thought that the salesman should have just taken the bill and wrote it off as his expense but whatever? Then we visited for a while, opened presents (I got a smelly Strawberry candle in a jar - which is better then what I got last year) then everyone headed home around 10:30.


Not too much happened Saturday or Sunday - I think I cleaned house a bit and just relaxed. We decided to open our gifts to each other and let the dog have her stalking on Sunday night. We didn't buy each other too much this year, there really is no point in getting ourselves stuff we just buy what we need throughout the year. So my hubby got me a new bath pillow and a few movies, which was nice - not too much.


Monday (Christmas Eve) is when my hubbies family has always celebrated x-mas, that's when Santa comes not at night when you are sleeping like in my family. So we decided to take the kids tobogganing after lunch, then met at his Grandmas for hot chocolate and snacks. Supper was around 5pm then we had to take the kids out to look at x-mas lights and try to spot Santa. Of course while they were gone looking for Santa he stopped in and dropped off all the gifts! Happens every year? he he Gifts were given - I got a bunch of penguin stuff cause I kinda collect it (although lately it is becoming kinda a bore and I think I should start collecting something else ... like money!? LOL) I also got a digital picture frame - which I really wanted! Then headed to the in laws around 10pm - I think? We opened more gifts at the in laws and there was even a stalking for "baby to be" which I think was the best gift I opened all season! It was so cute - a little prayer bunny, two neutral sleepers and about 10 pairs of socks ("thumb warmers" - I called them cause they were so tiny!). The in laws spoiled us, as usual, and our stockings were stuffed. I got a thing so I can listen to my MP3 player in the car, a digital picture key chain, chocolates and hot coco, two candle holders, bath stuff, and a bunch of other things I can't remember cause Santa was way too nice this year!


Christmas Day we headed to my brothers for supper, and watch the kids open their gifts. I got new pics of them (another gift I was really hoping to get) and a home made quilt with hand prints and foot prints of the kids on it! My Dad also got me my baby album, which I am totally looking forward to starting! It is not a traditional baby book though so I may still go buy one where you fill in all the blanks. My brother's family got a Wii from Santa so we hooked it up and were trying it out - I must say I had a blast! I'm not much of a video game person but I had fun boxing! :)


Then Boxing Day was back to my in laws for their annual open house, not too many people were there this year but that is probably cause it fell on a work night? There is always good food at their open house and of course I took full advantage of the fact that I could try a little of everything!! :) It was fun, I think next year will be even more crazy and busy cause it will fall on a Friday and we will have a 6 month old !

So now it is Thursday, I'm back at work and not really enjoying it. My computer is being a complete jerk and keeps telling me it is too hot! grrr It's making me hot and pissed off! I hate this computer! I wish we would have just closed for the next two days and come back in the new year! I'm not feeling too good today and it is snowing like crazy outside!! :( I think I need a holiday from my holiday!!!

Happy Hoildays!! :)

Our bowling Christmas party went really good, there was tons of door prizes but we didn't win anything (as usual) even though my FIL had just as many tickets as he is tall!! He probably bought about $30 worth of tickets (at 3 for a dollar) but it was all for a good cause, all the money raised was being donated to a charity. We didn't get out of the bowling alley till midnight so it made for really long night. I wasn't playing too well either, I think I only got my average once!

Well as per my ticker I am now officially done my 13th week and only 189 days away from my due date!! In just a few more weeks I will be half way there - I think that is amazing! Hopefully after the holidays we will get a start on the basement, I give my hubby till March/ April to finish the basement, which should be lots of time!! And then that will give us May/June to get the nursery all set up! I was looking at cribs on the Internet the other day (from Toys R us) and found one I really like but I was wondering if it might be better to order it on line instead of at the store? With our dollar as good as it is, I noticed that on the .com site the price was about half as much as the .ca site! And there were way more choices on the US site then Canada one! Hubby says it depends on where the crib is made cause we may have to pay brokerage and duty and stuff that would add up to the same amount anyway but I'm thinking that if we are going to order on line we should probably do that right away cause it might take months to get here? Here are some pics of the crib I like:

I really like the fact that the crib grows with the child and it is really the only bed you need to buy your child for at least the first 6 - 8 years of their life!? I also really like the sleigh look to it and the feet on the legs. It is called the "Da Vinci Kalani Crib" on the US site it is $399.99, which I don't think is too bad of a price considering the bed will be used for the first 6 or so years? But I couldn't find this crib on the Canada site so maybe its not even available to us? Even if it was I'm sure it would cost more!!

I'm also pretty sure that you have to buy the side rails separate and probably the bed rails too? The change table that matches this set is also nice, but is an extra $269.99, it sure adds up fast!! I'm not sure if this change table has enough drawer space though and it might be better to go with the bigger dresser/ change table but of course that will cost even more! So many decisions!! :) But fun ones!

Well that's about all for today, I'm not sure if I will be able to post again till after all the festivities so Merry Christmas to everyone!! Hopefully everyone has an excellent holiday!? :)

Good and Bad .....

So just as hubby was about to go start my car on Sat. morning to go shopping my Mom called, she had fallen the day before and hurt her knee - she didn't think she could go shopping! :( Well I wasn't about to go by myself cause then this would mean that I would have to tackle the mall twice so we finally figured out that her "man friend" would go to their storage unit and get her wheelchair that she used a bit last year but has since been using a walker. But then they were worried about me lifting the chair in and out of the car so we decided that her friend would come with us. We got to the mall at about 10am and it was actually fairly empty!? Our first stop was Jacob Jr. where we bought gift cards for my brothers wife's daughter, then we found one of the maternity stores that we wanted to check out, Thyme Maternity. The service wasn't so great when we first walked in but then the lady quickly spotted us and came over to explain the sizes and different styles. She kept grabbing a bunch of different things for me to try on and in no time my dressing room was full! The did have a bunch of sales on, mostly buy one get the second for a discounted price. I thought my Mom was just going to buy me a outfit or give me $100 to spend but when it came time to buy she put it all on her Visa!! I didn't have too pay for any of it - I feel so spoiled loved! he he I ended up getting one pair of jeans, a pair of black pants, two t-shirts, two nice blouse tops, a cover up thing to keep my arms warm, a nice warm sweater, two bras, 4 pairs of undies and a sample pack of their creams. (I think that was all) It ended up costing way more then I had planned on but we did save almost $100 from all the deals and I got $25 gift cards for every $100 we spent. It was fun but we were there for two hours! I felt bad for my mom's friend he must have been so bored! Then we went for lunch and checked out a few more stores in the mall and headed to the toy store. I found a couple gifts for my nephew so

I'm almost done! We headed back to my Mom's for a little visit which ended up being supper as well and found out that my niece who is only 11 months old was in the hospital again! She was in the hospital at 7 weeks because she had RSV and now she was back in there cause they found her blue after her nap.

I finally got a hold of my brother (without our phones disconnecting us) when we both got home around 9pm Sat. night. He said that my niece seemed to be doing good now and was discharged from the hospital but they had to go get some asthma medicine. One of the side affects from having RSV as a child is that they usually develop asthma so my brother and his wife already knew she had asthma but this time there was no warning of a attack? She was a little sick with what they thought was the flu and then really tired the next day which they assumed was because of the flu symptoms. Then they put her down for her nap and when they went to check on her her lips were blue and feet and hands were purple! They quickly took her to the Hospital were the nurses had a hard time trying to get blood so they did a chest x-ray which confirmed it was a asthma attack. Now they have to go see a specialist to figure out why there were no symptoms prior to the attack - no wheezing or anything~?

Other then that my weekend was pretty lazy - I didn't do hardly any house cleaning. I'm excited for my new clothes and can hardly wait to wear them, I thought I would try and go as far as I can in my "fat" jeans but this morning when I tried putting on my "fat" jeans fresh out of the dryer .... they were a little too tight so I might end up wearing them sooner then I thought! I think I will get one more pair of jeans and maybe a few more tops but I can always do that after Christmas when the malls aren't so busy. I never did end up checking out Motherhood Maternity cause I was too tired from the first store so I would still like to check out that store! The lady at the store recommended that none of their clothes go into the dryer - she said they should be hung of laid flat to dry! Because of the spandex material she said it will keep them in better shape for longer. So I guess I will have to figure out where I am going to hang or lay them to dry! ?

Happy St.Nicholas Day!

So today is Saint Nicholas Day, a day that my hubbies family celebrates. All I know about the day is that if you were a good kid you get a gift on this day and if you were not a good kid you get a "switch" - I think it is called? It's a bunch of twigs wrapped together? If you get this bad gift then I guess you have till Christmas to be a better kid and hopefully get some gifts! ? So last night my in laws came over and me and hubby got gifts, hubby got a singing snowman on a motorbike and his M&M candy dispenser that he gets every year (this year it is a fire truck). And I got a penguin serving tray (good for cheese and crackers) and a salt n' pepper shaker that is also a penguin (salt) pushing a snowball (pepper) it is really cute! So I guess we were "good" this year! :)

I am leaving work early today to take my MIL and cousin to a Party Lite open house out in Morinville, it's about an hour drive from my house. Our consultant lady has a annual Christmas open house where she sells all her old stock at a really good price so I will see if there is anything I like and I will also probably buy some more wax. Then we are going to go out for supper - not too sure where we are going yet but it should be good!

It is suppose to get really nice again this weekend so maybe hubby will get the Christmas lights up after all ? ;)

technical difficulties

Well yesterday was a pretty crummy day - our Internet was down ALL day!! We rely on the Internet to do almost everything here so with no Internet we pretty much can't do anything! Never mind check e-mail and post on blogs! ;) We had to call other stores to give us pricing and stock checks for our customers and look up all their parts the "old fashioned" way (in the book) and write up manual invoices! It made for a very long day, then this morning when I walked in my boss said we still did not have any Internet!! grrr I was mad - I didn't want another day like yesterday! So he got on the phone and finally someone helped him figure out that it was our modem or router or something!? We bypassed whatever the problem was and now walla .... we have Internet!! :) So sorry there was no post yesterday .... due to technical errors! he he

My weekend was good - Friday was a busy day at work with all the extra phone calls but I really enjoyed it, it made for a very quick day and a lot of their customers were really nice! Saturday was cleaning day (everything but vacuuming - hubby did that yesterday) and Sunday was a extremely lazy day! I went to Costco on the weekend, boy were they busy! I didn't see any good Christmas gifts there for the kids, which they usually have good/ cheap gifts but everything they had was for the wrong age group!? Guess I'll have to tackle an actual toy store! :o Speaking of Christmas ..... I still haven't done ANY shopping yet! I feel like I am going to be out there x-mas eve with all the husbands looking for last minute gifts! :P I'm excited for Christmas this year but I'm just not energetic enough to get out there and get it done!

I only have 7 1/2 more days till my doctors appointment!! I'm so excited to hear the heart beat, I can't help but wonder ..... will there be one beat or maybe two!!! yikes!! I would be OK with twins but I think one would be just fine! ;) I think this weekend I will try and do some shopping, if not for x-mas presents then at least for some nice mat. clothes. One nice outfit for Christmas, a pair of jeans and a few tops would be nice.