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..

Flu Shot

So I am having a dilemma.. Everything I read says pregnant woman should get the flu shot not only for them but the baby is protected for 6 months after birth. However I have read comments that some believe the mercury that's in the shot can cause autism in the baby. Now my GP says get it my OB/GYN is against any kind of vaccination during pregnancy. I am so confused. I am asthmatic so the flu shot is a big plus for me. I have been getting the shot for 17 years.. really don't know what to do.

Making people guess

It's been fun making people guess at what we are having. Co workers are frustrated with me or more my husband cause he's the one who doesn't want to say anything. So far not one person has said we are having a boy.. Everyone has guessed a girl. I try so hard not to smile. If they happen to say he or she I just agree. Although I have to admit I know I am going to slip up somewhere. As much as I like having people guess I also want to jump up and shout out what we are having.

On another note I received some not so happy news from a friend yesterday. Wendy was expecting twins and at her 12 week check up she found out she lost one of them. The other baby is healthy. Thank God for that. I can sympathize with Wendy as I too had lost one this time last year. It was devastating to me, at the very least she has something to hold on to .. Wendy my thoughts and prayers are with you sweetie.

We were convinced!

So all this time hubby and I were convinced we were having a girl.. Well yesterday was a shocker.. That's right people it's a BOY! we saw the genitals there is no mistaking it. I think I am taking it better than my husband but I am sure he will gt over his shock even if it means I have to kick him in the butt.

Personally I am happy with either or, I just want a healthy baby. Yes it means changing some of the ideas we had for the future of our baby but oh well life likes to throw us curves.

20 Weeks

So I am at the halfway mark.. Saw the Dr. today we know what we are having.. Yes I am going to leave everyone hanging.. Hubby wants to announce it at birth. Here is the baby and doing very well I might add.

At Last

Ok Wendy here it is... I promised you a pic this weekend so here it is.. I actually look decent in these pics so I feel ok posting it.

Slacker

Yeah I'm a slacker.. Pretty much just been dreaming most days. I find it very hard to concentrate on any one thing. My husband put together the crib, and I have started receiving little things from people. An ex co-worker came over with a whole bunch of wonderful stuff a swing, high chair, exerciser and a mat for the baby. The more I see these things the more it becomes reality.

I had a mini car accident on Wens of last week since then I have been slightly neurotic. Thank god no cramps or bleeding so all seems good. I have a doctors appointment on the 15th so I will talk to him more about it. I know I promised pics of the belly but my husband took them of me on a Sunday ( ie no makeup ) so I am not posting them :P

I think hubby and I have picked a name for the name.. No I am not telling yet :). Lets just say it hasn't' been easy.

First Baby Gift

So today I got our first baby gift, of course not counting the crib and dresser/change table my mom and dad got us. I had lunch with an ex co worker and she bought me a cute outfit for the baby to wear when leaving the hospital. It is so cute, it has a little hat to go with it and it has ears on it. She picked a nice neutral colour :). Being the suck that I am I almost cried when I saw the size of the oufit.. I can't believe that a baby can fit in that it's soo tiny.

Getting the gift has now made me more anxious to have the baby.. I promise this weekend to take pictures of the baby bump..

I keep Waiting

What do I keep waiting for?? Cravings. So far I have to say I haven't really craved anything in particular. Which really sucks cause I wanted to keep my husband to his promise of going out and buying me what I want when I have a craving. Wendy keeps telling me of her funky cravings and I wonder when it's going to hit me?? Could I end up being one of those people who don't get any?

Well anyways I am now "looking" pregnant according to my husband. Last night he took a look at my belly and said now you look like you have a pregnant belly. So he's promised that this weekend we will take some pics, I promise to post them!

Double Trouble

But not for me! My friend Wendy knew last week there was a possiblitiy of twins, they had seen something but didn't know if it would remain viable. Yesterday she had another unltrasound and voila a second bean. I am super excited for her, to go from not being able to get pregnant to having twins is amazing and to do it naturally is even better.

Chris is very happy it's her not us. I had always hoped for multiples but alas it was not to be, I will gladly accept my one little bean and let Wendy have the joys of handling two at once. I think next summer a road trip might be in order if Wendy is up for it !

Grats again sweetheart!

I Got it

So yesterday I decide to check out the price of Bones season 2 at several stores, it was showing at 59.99 everywhere but Future Shop.. So I finally managed to get it!!! I watched one episode last night and plan to make a night of it tonight. Wendy I will never forgive you for this!!!

As for my pregnancy well all is going good. I am in what my mother calls the nesting phase all I want to do is re-arrange the house clean etc... With two dogs however it's hard to keep it as clean as I would like. I also feel not pregnant, if it weren't for the belly I would swear this is all a figment of my imagination. When I was in my first 3 months I had the morning sickness and as long as I had that I knew I was pregnant. I am at the stage where that is gone but I can't feel the baby move yet. I am so anxious to feel "her" move.

Bones Bones Bones

Why on earth did I not like this show when it first came out?? Why on earth did I not listen to Wendy all those months when she said you have to watch it and of course me being stubborn said "I didn't like it". Well now I regret it, I read Wendy's Bones blog every couple of days.. I know I shouldn't cause I haven't seen season 2 or 3. This is another issue I NEED to get season two now, but I resent paying 60$.

My husband has taken to watching the episodes he didn't see with me while I sleep. I don't think he will ever admit to liking the show but somewhere deep down I think he does!

I can't wait to see if the action scenes are better in season 2 than in 1, I have to admit if they are going to look that "staged" they should not bother with it.

Good News!

So my friend Wendy is also pregnant! She and I have been trying almost the same amount of time. Figures that we would get pregnant within pretty much the same time frame, we kept saying we'd love to be pregnant at the same time and now we are.

I kept telling her she was, she kept listing her symptoms to me and I kept saying go test you're preggers and looks like once again I was right. I like being right. If you want to see her bean there's a link on my blog that takes you to hers, Articulate on Paper is the one you are looking for.

Focus what's that?

So it's finally Friday. For some reason I found this week a hard week.. I couldn't seem to focus on much. I have also started that pregnancy brain. I forget everything if I don't write it down.. God help us all as Chris relies on me to remember the mundane things. I almost feel like I can use another vacation right now.

I am however in the mood to start re-arranging the house.. Much to my husbands dismay. I am also a pack rat and realized that I don't need half the stuff that I have saved in the house. Boy I think this nesting instict could become dangerous. I am going to enlist my mothers help however, once her and I get into a groove watch out.

I thought my morning sickness was all gone I was feeling great, then BAM this morning it rears it's ugly head and comes back. Oh well maybe only a few more episodes of it and it will be done. I am getting lucky an old coworker of mine has some baby stuff to give me :) so that will help save some money.