Shopping... Online

Yesterday, between doing 6 loads of Mason's laundry, I discovered that Walmart Canada had great prices on gliders and cribs and since Mark and I are not into having fancy, pricey things, I ordered the following today:

I was torn between Espresso coloured and Cognac coloured so I had Mark make the decision and he chose the darker wood. I cannot wait to get them and set them up in the baby's room.

I also updated my registry at Toys 'r Us - we don't really need much but there are a few things that I have put on there in case anyone asks- or so I remember what I wanted when I go shopping! :)

Starting to Organize Mason's Room

I finally decided to tackle little man's room today. All traces of Xmas had been removed from the room so I could get going. I spent at least 4-5 hours going through all the stuff we have, rearranging a little, reorganizing the closet and removing all the non-baby items from the room. Mark popped up periodically to assist with setting up the change table and pulling tags off of all the clothes and accessories.

Here is the mess during reorg...

The puppies had to check things out.

I sure do have to say a HUGE thank-you to the Gustavsons for without them and the deals of Kijiji, I would have very little for Mason already. It is sure amazing how much I have accumulated over the last 10 years. Right now, the laundry pile reaches halfway up the wall of his room! I will buy baby laundry detergent tomorrow and get started washing all the textiles.

I also hung a few items on the walls like three little puppies that I had on my wall as a baby and a little cloth growth chart. Mom's cross stitch will stay on the wall for Mason too. I have other lovely things too including a framed giraffe from Sue and 3 animals pics from Michele.

Nadine gave me so many toys I was able to fill our new bin stand! I am so grateful!!!! I also found a baby book so I can start filling in details for the little one.

Our shopping will be a minimum, we have only a few large purchases to go- a crib, a glider, a monitor and a breast pump. Other than that-diapers, vitamin D drops and all the smaller items will be purchased closer to his arrival.

Merry Christmas Mason!

Yep, that's Baby Boy's name! He is still in utero but so far is making a killing in the Xmas gift department! Mark/Santa bought him a 3 pack of Sens onesies then Shay and Remy got him another one and an adorable Sens hoodie! We now need to get him the proper Jets attire and he should be all set! Our neighbour, Julie also gave him a lovely silver picture frame which will have his name engraved on it one day.

He was very active last night- likely because I spent the bulk of the day on my feet in the kitchen getting ready for the Christmas lunch I hosted today. He (and I :)) can now take it easy for a couple of days before I go back to work.

It`s happening...

my belly button is disappearing!!!!! I don`t like it!

Hormones! Racing Thoughts! Oh My!

I woke at 4:30 this am and my mind started to wander. Before I knew it, I was crying.
Today's stresser: I have no one close by to be Baby Boy's godparents! That's right- bawling because I am no one's godmother and here in Ottawa, I have not made enough emotional attachments and close, close friendships to name anyone to care for our boy one day, if necessary. Not to mention, the closest (and seemingly only) Ukrainian church in Ottawa is far away from me (between 45 mins and an hour's drive) and I have been really wanting to go lately though I am far from religious. Can one name godparents by correspondence? :)

22 Weeks...

Good Doc's Appt

Went for my monthly appt yesterday and all is well. He did not have my ultrasound results in but all my testing from last month was fine. He says baby is measuring exactly where he should be. I have gained back only 5 of the nearly 10 lbs I lost during that first 15 weeks too.

Things are already starting to change as the weeks tick by. My next appt will be with the OBGYN I chose, Dr. Marleau. He was the fantastic doc who looked after me when we had the ectopic last January. He was really kind and down to earth (not to mention cute!). At one point he called me at home and talked me down from a meltdown when the lab at the hospital would not do my blood work without me waiting in emergency for 4-8 hours because it was missing a signature on my papers. This happened after Mark and I had spent 10+ hours at the emergency unit every second day for 6 days so I was not prepared to stay that long again - especially as I was still emotional from being treated for an ectopic. I went home crying and Dr. Marleau called me at home, said, "Hi, the is Alain and I really need to you come back. I will find the lab myself right now and leave all paperwork ready." When I drove all the way back to town, the lab was waiting for me- no hassles. I will meet Dr. Marleau again on Jan 26th... YAY!

Oh, as you can see from the time of this post, I am still awake in the night...

All aflutter... I think?

This past weekend, I think I felt him move. Was not sure but then it happened again last night and the evening before so I think that is him. It is a flutter in the middle of my abdomen and though I always think gas- after nearly 38 years of life, I have not experienced gas like this so I am going to call it the baby boy!

I feel like I am really starting to pop out now. I am still having a small appetite and now I have started getting up in the night and losing 1-2 hours of sleep time! As you can see by the time of this post, tonight was no exception so I got up and showered and had some cereal. If you can't beat it-succumb to it I suppose!

Even though I am still not myself, this is the best I have felt so far and I treasure it. I am off meds and hopefully doc's visit on Thursday is all good...

It's a BOY! Half way there...

We had our 20 week ultrasound today and Mark and I were very nervous before hand- worried about what we may see or not see. The tech sure did a ton of measurements and checking and at the very end she pointed out the little ones "twig and berries". Mark had no reaction, he says he was in shock thinking that he only produces girls! I too am happy to know the sex of the baby and now we can say "he" rather than it. Tech says all looks good size wise which is incredible considering I probably staved him and I a lot in the past months! Next week I go to the doctor so hopefully his analysis of my ultrasound is also favourable and all will continue to be well.