Week 30

Baby seems to be hanging a lot lower (if that's possible) in this picture, although he/she seems to have discovered that there's more space in my belly if he/she stretches towards my ribs/lungs. Last week during baby's morning stretches he/she liked to push a foot against my ribs. I figured it was a foot cause when I was at the doctor she said baby is head down. According to the dr baby is good, well I assume so since I was in her office all of 5 minutes. Enough time to take measurements and feel baby's position then I was on my way!

I guess this is where no news is good news! I officially start my 2 week appointments now :) exciting! Only 10 or so weeks left! Exciting and scary at the same time! I will be glad to have my body back, but will probably miss all the kicks and movements in my belly. 

  It was cooler yesterday (about 16 degrees) and really windy. We actually were feeling the effects of Hurricane/tropical storm Irene. This happened last year too. It's crazy to think of how large those storms are that they reach all the way here from the coast! Anyways this was just before we went for a walk. I was happy that this pre-pregnancy shirt still fits me. It's one of the few. You can see a bit of the band on my jeans, but that was okay with me. The sweater didn't fare so well though, when I did it up Simon's comment was "You're going to burst the zipper open!" I changed into a larger sweater soon after the picture. I might need to dip into Simon's sweaters when it gets even cooler.

             

 I was glad it was cooler yesterday. On Saturday I said that I wished it would rain on Sunday so we could stay inside all day and relax on the couch. We watched Avatar and I started crocheting a blankey for the baby. Up until now I hadn't found a pattern or yarn that I fancied enough for a baby blanket. It had to be special if I was going to be making it for our baby! I had this nice soft, thick cream and just bought a super soft orange to go with it. The pattern I found is a star shape! Perfect! It's different and special and Simon and I really like it so far. The pattern says it will be 40 inches from point to point when it's done. You can't see it too well in this picture, but I wanted to show how much I like burnt orange.. I mean it was our wedding colour for one.. This is my favourite shirt. It has ruffles too. I <3 ruffles! Also the orange yarn and you might not be able to see, but my favourite crochet hook is the same orange colour. It's the size that I like best though, it just happens to be orange.

Finally,

A look back on how far we've come... 

It's kind of unbelievable that I've gained 10 inches around my middle! 

It seems sort of "normal" to have a big belly now.

I now often wonder what it will be like when baby is "on his or her own" outside my belly. 

I guess we'll find out soon enough!

Date weekend!

Yesterday Simon took me on a date :) We went for a bit of a drive out to Balderson, Ontario. 

This is where they make Balderson Cheese. The "town" consists of a couple shops lining the "highway" in the middle of nowhere! It was a nice drive and we walked around the antique shops and the Amish furniture store. I fell in love with lots of the furniture... especially this kitchen. 

This is my dream kitchen.

 

 

The sink is large enough for even me to bathe in!

On Friday we went on a date as well. It didn't turn out so well, although it started great! We went to a fair in town, on a mission to find mini cinnamon donuts (they're practically non-existent out here!) Well we found them! 18 for $5 and they weren't all that mini! I ate them up! Well only about 6 of them... and then I felt sick. I was sick most of the night and the next day. It may have been from something else, but I think it was the yummy, greasy, cinnamony donuts! Too bad :( Simon sure was sad to have to eat the rest himself :p

Making the bed

Which side of the bed do you think is mine??

 

There are copious amounts of pillows on my side of the bed. Most of them get thrown onto the floor, but a couple key players get to stay the whole night.  

I thought this was funny yesterday when Simon made the bed.  When I make the bed I just pull the blankets over top all the pillows so it looks like there's small animals in our bed, and I leave most of the dejected pillows on the floor. I'm not one for picking things up off the floor lately.. It's just too darn far away!

Mont Tremblant + Week 27

Here are some pictures from our Anniversary trip to Mont Tremblant, Quebec. We had a nice week off together, ending with this trip away. Mont Tremblant is about a 2-hour drive North-East of here. It's much like Whistler, only a lot smaller. The first day we walked through the village and looked in all the shops (we found a "going home from the hospital" outfit for T-rex and bought it. The next day (our anniversary) we went swimming in the hotel's salt water pool (I was weightless, so nice!) and went up to the top of the mountain then out for dinner and more swimming in the evening. The last day we went swimming again :), drove around the lower village and lake then made our way home. 

  

At home we had a complete chicken dinner with stuffing and potatoes and veggies mm mmm!

 

Here is T-rex and myself on top of a mountain, posing for our week 27 shot. 

The not-so-little guy/girl is really starting to fill out my maternity clothes :)

My newest trick!

I have a new trick! 

Ta-Da!!

I really like to do this cause it also helps me to cool down from the outside and the inside. I am hot all the time lately, especially the palms of my hands and soles of my feet! T-Rex has started to move upwards and is now encroaching on my stomach. Welcome (or not so welcome) heartburn! I did my gestational diabetes test today. I've heard the drink is really gross... but I didn't think it was so bad. I mean I don't want to do it again any time soon. The first couple sips were okay, just flat orange pop, but it got harder to down as I went. It gave me a headache after awhile too, and it was boring waiting at the lab for an hour until they could take my blood. Fingers crossed that I don't have to do the 2 hour test, but I won't find out until my next dr appointment at the end of August.

We're off to Mont Tremblant, Quebec tomorrow for our 'big #5' anniversary :) I wanted to put up some wedding pictures, but they're not on this computer and I keep forgetting to find the cds..

Happy Anniversary Weekend!