Summer Vacation

Although we didn't have a lot of extra money when I was a kid, my parents always made sure that we got to travel (by station wagon of course) and really enjoyed out summer.  When I asked my mom why we weren't in soccer in the summer she said it was because we always complained when we had to leave the beach early!  I grew up in PEI, can you blame me?

So now that we are 'all grown up', this is still something I want for our families. It's tough, I work in recreation and g works in construction, so the summer months are busy. But fortunately we've had things we 'had' to go to the past couple of years, so it made it easier to work things around.  Last year I was standing in a wedding for a roomie for university so that gave us a great opportunity to visit New England and get some great shopping done.  This year we had a lucky draw of dates since my big bro was getting married, and g had a ball tournament the following week.  As much as I adore my Mom and Dad, I knew staying there for a full week would be a little much. So we booked a beautiful cottage and called it a vacation!

The schedule looked kind of like this. First Lyla and I went over to PEI for a quick weekend trip.  A cousin of mine who lives on the complete other side of the country was visiting for the first time since my parents' wedding, and she couldn't stick around for my brother's wedding. So since it was also 'Old Home Week' in Charlottetown we figured we take in a few things.  Then I had to come back for Mon-Wed for work. Lyla and my sister and I headed back on Wednesday to help prep for the wedding which was on Saturday.  g came on Friday and we checked into the cottage on Saturday for the week.  He played 2 games a day all week (it was SO hot), and other than that we just enjoyed visiting.

Here's a couple of my favorite pics...lots more to come!

33 weeks...Mini Vacay over

I had a really nice extra long weekend. Got just enough baby 'stuff' that I feel if a baby came I wouldn't have to make a huge list for dh to go pick up at Walmart! lol Had quite a few nice naps (never enough), and realized that I'm so ready to start my mat leave. I came into work this morning to my boss making some drama, as usual, over a stupid meeting tonight (doesn't stress me in the least). I just really don't want to be here anymore, but 1 month left. I guess I shouldn't complain, in reality I only have 18 work days left, I know I can handle that.

I think I am starting to feel the effects of this whole deal though. I'm pretty sure I've got that spread in the pelvis that causes lovely pain whenever I roll over, get up or stand/walk...so nice. Dr. said I'm okay to take tylenol as needed, but to be honest it's more that I can do what I want more than the pain. I think long and hard before rolling over in bed, and stretches that used to feel good feel awful.

Enough complaining though, things are good. My Dr. appointment last night went great. BP is still good, measuring fine, babe's hrate is great, and I'm consistantly gaining about 1.5 lbs every two weeks now (I hit 30lbs last night! lol). Only one more week off and then I'll be weekly appointments until the end. Greg even came with me last night, which was nice, he's been working/playing hockey during most of my appointments so it was nice to have him there.

Had a nice Easter dinner with Greg's family, but really just relaxed for the past week. Can't complain about that. Oh...also, got our HUGE chair for the nursery, it's hilarious, it takes up 3/4 of the room, but so worth it. I could sleep there any day. Which I'm sure I'll be doing lots of.

32 Weeks...8 months...8 weeks left to go

As if I didn't realize how real this was getting on my own, every random co worker thinks it necessary to lay a 'not long now' comment on me just about daily. Really? I hadn't noticed. We had our L&D 'medical intervention' class last night, pretty eye opening. Great instructor who was able to answer all my questions. I think dh even learned some things.

Not a lot of other news this week. I'm sure I'll think of other things later. But for now, feeling pretty good. A little more sensitive to what I"m eating, just have to think about it a little bit, and feeling more tired. Sleep has become a lot more important these days. This week shouldn't be too bad, only working until Wednesday, and then I'm taking a week (Thursday-Wednesday) off. Looking forward to the break and getting some things done around the house. Lots of church (Easter) and probably dinner in Antigonish on Sunday, but mainly just enjoying the break.

28 Weeks...7 Months!

I need to start by being so very thankful for how great I've been feeling. I have my down moments, when trying to haul myself off the couch or out of bed for example, but overall, I really can't complain. I can eat whatever I want (smaller portions usually), and seem to be on a pretty normal sleep pattern too. I've even gone back to sleeping through the night without having to pee! That's amazing!

We've gotten the nursery well under way. Floor is in, paint done, closet organizer up, light fixture in (although at this point it's not working...I'm just not going to mention it for a few days) I just can't wait for Greg to finish with the details so that I can can my hands in there and do the fun stuff!

Fitness class is still going well. I will admit that it's a lot harder now, and I've even been aching a little more the day after, but it still feels good. And we've had some great weather too, so I'm going to be getting my butt walking very soon.

Actually, the most exciting news this week will help in my goal to be walking more! I just arranged my vacation/leave time, and it actually kind of kicks in this week! I decided to start my 1 year Mat leave 2 weeks prior to my due date. I know that means I'll have to go back to work before babies birthday, but hopefully he/she will understand that Mommy needs some time before their arrival to get things straightened away and hopefully get a little rest. But since I don't know if I'll go on time/early/late, I don't want to leave my vacation until then and then not get to use it. So I've decided to take an extra long Easter weekend (3 extra days), which still leaves me with 7 vacation/overtime days to use up. So I've decided to start 4 day weeks! Woohoo! I think this will make me much more productive on the days that I am here, and will let me get lots of stuff around the house on days when Greg isn't there and I can just focus on one task at a time. I'm so excited.

So that's about it for now. 12 weeks to go!