The top picture is Aidan at 1 day old the bottom one is him now .. my god how he's grown. Time goes by way to fast.

So Long

Omg I did not realize how long its been since I blogged wow.

Life has been crazy, after my last blog I was put on bed rest for pre-eclampsia, then in Feb I was hospitalized for a gallbladder attack which led to Aidan being born early almost 3 weeks.

19 days after he was born I was in the hospital again having my gallbladder removed. That was traumatic, as easy as the birth was being separated from my baby so soon after he was born was so painful.

Life has been a series of adventures Aidan is now 5 and a half months old and growing so fast. We started him on solids just this week as well as sleeping in his crib. Can anyone say lack of sleep?

I will try to keep this updated but my monster is a child who loves to have your full attention and I can't deny him that as bad as that may be I will deal with the consequences later :).

Daddy's voice

So on Tuesday night my husband decides to talk to his unborn son, as he does so he has his hands on my stomach. Well let me tell you Aidan knows the sound of his fathers voice, he started moving around alot. I wish my husband could feel what I do, it's a real shame that he doesn't get the joy of almost constant movement the baby brings.

So a few people in the office figure I must be having twins.. that one has got to be hidden, what worries me is if the baby decides to come early omg I am so not ready. We had our hospital tour on Sunday and prenatal class last night reality is starting to set in. Not to say that I didn't accept the pregnancy up until this point but the reality of what I will go through to bring our little man into this world just increased ten fold.

Paint Colour

Ok so here is the paint colour for Aidan's room... Once the room is done I will post a pic.. but for now here's what hubby wanted.

An update

Belly shots!! this is week 29. Baby is kicking up a storm and so are the gallstones. Starting the no sleep phase now as well as the no position is comfy. Next Dr's apt is on the 22nd so I hope to have some ultransound pics of Aidan for you.

Gallstones

So for the past 4 weeks I've had at least one bad episode a week of what I thought was excruciating heartburn.. When I got two in one day I called my Dr. and yesterday I went for an ultrasound.. Yup you got 10 + tiny little stone sitting in the gallbladder. Thanks to my son pushing everything around I now get attacks. The worst is I have at least 4 more months of this that I have to suffer thru. No surgery unless absolutely needed. I am thankful that my attacks last no longer than 20 minutes, I've read of some woman having attacks for 2 hours.

Tricky part trying to figure out what foods are likely to set off an attack. Everything the Canada food guide tells me to eat for a balanced diet, is very likely to set off an attack. the confusing part for me is that a particular food can set me off one day and not the next. So now I face each meal with trepidation.

One person told me to look on the bright side, I'll be ready for contraction cause they are nowhere near as painful. I told my husband that if contractions are as painful as this I am damn well taking that epidural!!

One of those moments

So as I sit here trying to work, I suddenly got this omg I have a baby in me moment. I have these moments where it's like pure disbelief, I can't believe this finally happened. There's really no denying it, it's so obvious now, my belly is large and boy does he kick.. and he kicks my bladder all the time. I am heading into week 23 so I am starting to feel him more and more. I can't wait for the moment that my husband really feels him. I get these silly grins on my face all the time now, Chris knows at that moment that our son has kicked.

My husband has been great, he's taken a very active role in the pregnancy. It's nice to share it with him, although when I have my moments of OMG is something wrong he thinks I am nuts but oh well, what can one do..

So I fianlly decided to get the flu shot, my doctor convinced me it was safe for the baby..

Have I mentioned that we picked a name?? I can't remember "pregnancy brain" ftw. His name is to be Aidan Charles ( of course the Charles is not for everyday use ).. As I write this here he goes kicking..