Just because I'm curious as to what other people like, I want to know. What things did you most appreciate having during your pregnancy and/or your baby's first year? Also, what haven't you had during pregnancy and/or baby's first year that you wish you did? Please share.
During pregnancy I appreciate...Hmm...Diclectin, ha ha. Okay, I appreciate having lots of maternity t-shirts and nice fitting maternity jeans. I don't have a housekeeper during pregnancy or friends that come over and visit, and I would really love to have both of those (although I'm living without the housekeeper).
During the first year I appreciate a side to side baby swing. I wish I had a Bumbo (I still wish I'd bought one of the ones I saw in Utah for $30) and a bassinette of my own for in the living room for the first couple of months. I borrowed my SIL's bassinnette for both of the boys and it just didn't feel right because it wasn't mine. I know it sounds weird, but I'm a weird kind of gal.
The goings on of our geeky little family and the musings and soapbox moments of the lone female in the group.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Braver, Stronger, Smarter
I have a necklace that says Braver Stronger Smarter on it. I got it from my first ever Young Women camp this summer (the whole day and a half that I was there for). That was the theme for the camp this year, and it has really stuck with me. It's from Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin said it. He said "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." I love it. I'm thinking about having it put in vinyl on the baby's wall. Or maybe for the boys. I'm not sure yet. But I love it.
PS
Caleb was practicing his songs for the primary presentation and said "I know who I am, I know dog's plan". I laughed so hard.
PS
Caleb was practicing his songs for the primary presentation and said "I know who I am, I know dog's plan". I laughed so hard.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Caleb's First Primary Talk
We got our new van. It works well and has an anchor on every seat except the driver's seat, so that's pretty cool.
Not a lot else is really new, though. I'm pretty sick right now, so I can't do much. We're just pluggin along.
Oh, and Caleb gave his first talk in primary this past Sunday. It was on "Jesus Christ Has Power Over Death". He did very well and wasn't shy about talking into the microphone at all. I was very proud of him. And then later that day he and 2 other classmates got kicked out of Sunbeams for fighting with each other.
Not a lot else is really new, though. I'm pretty sick right now, so I can't do much. We're just pluggin along.
Oh, and Caleb gave his first talk in primary this past Sunday. It was on "Jesus Christ Has Power Over Death". He did very well and wasn't shy about talking into the microphone at all. I was very proud of him. And then later that day he and 2 other classmates got kicked out of Sunbeams for fighting with each other.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Things That Are Going On
I don't have much to report, but I try to make an effort and post a least once per week, since this sort of doubles as my journal at the moment.
John's dad found us a new van and we'll be getting it on Saturday. It's a 2001 Ford Windstar. Apparently it's in really great condition and we got a really great deal on it.
Not too much else is new, I'm just trying to keep the nausea at bay. I don't mean to sound insensitive, and I'm sorry if it does, but I really don't enjoy this part of being pregnant and I will be very glad when it's over this time because then it will be over for good. I think it wouldn't bother me quite so much if it wasn't affecting the fact that I can't get in the vitamins that I need. But I decided today that it's better to be super nauseous than to go crazy again.
Caleb will be giving his first talk in Primary this coming Sunday, which I'm very excited about. Sunday is also L's 6th birthday, so on Monday we're going to have a cake to celebrate her and all of the wonderful change that she brought about in my life.
Oh, and my other good news is that we fixed the broken drive in the DELL and hooked it up again tonight, so I now have a working computer again. And Vista. I've missed Vista a lot in the past few months.
Well, I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend:)
John's dad found us a new van and we'll be getting it on Saturday. It's a 2001 Ford Windstar. Apparently it's in really great condition and we got a really great deal on it.
Not too much else is new, I'm just trying to keep the nausea at bay. I don't mean to sound insensitive, and I'm sorry if it does, but I really don't enjoy this part of being pregnant and I will be very glad when it's over this time because then it will be over for good. I think it wouldn't bother me quite so much if it wasn't affecting the fact that I can't get in the vitamins that I need. But I decided today that it's better to be super nauseous than to go crazy again.
Caleb will be giving his first talk in Primary this coming Sunday, which I'm very excited about. Sunday is also L's 6th birthday, so on Monday we're going to have a cake to celebrate her and all of the wonderful change that she brought about in my life.
Oh, and my other good news is that we fixed the broken drive in the DELL and hooked it up again tonight, so I now have a working computer again. And Vista. I've missed Vista a lot in the past few months.
Well, I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend:)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Rest of the Vacation
Young Women's camp was lots of fun, even though my arms and face got a bit crispy. It rained a lot that night, but I find rain relaxing and I love it, so it was all good.
On Thursday morning, we were very sad to leave Nate, Heidi and Addie's place. Caleb was especially sad, I think he really enjoyed having Addie to play with. We met up with my friend, Erin, who I'd never actually met in person before. We went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, UT. Caleb really enjoyed it. I think his favourite things were the jelleyfish, even though they had penguins. Ty seemed to really like the penguins, though. We bought them each a stuffed animal from there. Caleb wanted a shark, which we named Bruce, and Ty fell in love with a penguin, which John named Pengu. Then we went for lunch in Bountiful and I got to see the beautiful temple there. We also played at Erin's house for a bit.
Oh, and I bought the best diaper pail EVER that day. It's called a Diaper Champ. My add-ons are disabled and we can't figure out how to enable them again, or I would have added the link directly, but here is the address: http://www.babytrend.com/diaper_champ/DC50500.html
I went to a few classes on the first day of the FSA conference, and they were really good. We also went to the awards banquet (which had super yummy food including brie and herb stuffed filet mignon) and I went the the birth families mingle, which was cool because I got to meet other birth parents. I'm kind of sheltered up here in Edmonton without a group up here. I also got to meet Jill from The Happiest Sad and let her know that I read and enjoy her blog. So if you're reading this, "Hi Jill!" The next day I just showed up for the panel, since I was so nervous about it. I told a VERY brief overview of my story and then we answered some questions. Once it got started, I lost my nerves and the only hard part for me was suppressing a coughing fit while I was so close to microphones. We left right after the panel was done, because that was when my tears really hit me. I'm sure pregnancy hormones weren't helping very much, either.
That night we drove up to Pocatello and stayed in the grossest Ramada ever. We definately would have gone somewhere else if the hotel room hadn't been prepaid. It was not fun. We were up again early and went and met John's dad in Great Falls, returned the rental van and headed the rest of the way up to Magrath. Yesterday, we made the rest of the trip back home (in John's parents' van and without Caleb as he's staying down there for the week).
Anyways, I'd better publish this before my computer dies on me again. Hope you have a wonderful week:)
On Thursday morning, we were very sad to leave Nate, Heidi and Addie's place. Caleb was especially sad, I think he really enjoyed having Addie to play with. We met up with my friend, Erin, who I'd never actually met in person before. We went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, UT. Caleb really enjoyed it. I think his favourite things were the jelleyfish, even though they had penguins. Ty seemed to really like the penguins, though. We bought them each a stuffed animal from there. Caleb wanted a shark, which we named Bruce, and Ty fell in love with a penguin, which John named Pengu. Then we went for lunch in Bountiful and I got to see the beautiful temple there. We also played at Erin's house for a bit.
Oh, and I bought the best diaper pail EVER that day. It's called a Diaper Champ. My add-ons are disabled and we can't figure out how to enable them again, or I would have added the link directly, but here is the address: http://www.babytrend.com/diaper_champ/DC50500.html
I went to a few classes on the first day of the FSA conference, and they were really good. We also went to the awards banquet (which had super yummy food including brie and herb stuffed filet mignon) and I went the the birth families mingle, which was cool because I got to meet other birth parents. I'm kind of sheltered up here in Edmonton without a group up here. I also got to meet Jill from The Happiest Sad and let her know that I read and enjoy her blog. So if you're reading this, "Hi Jill!" The next day I just showed up for the panel, since I was so nervous about it. I told a VERY brief overview of my story and then we answered some questions. Once it got started, I lost my nerves and the only hard part for me was suppressing a coughing fit while I was so close to microphones. We left right after the panel was done, because that was when my tears really hit me. I'm sure pregnancy hormones weren't helping very much, either.
That night we drove up to Pocatello and stayed in the grossest Ramada ever. We definately would have gone somewhere else if the hotel room hadn't been prepaid. It was not fun. We were up again early and went and met John's dad in Great Falls, returned the rental van and headed the rest of the way up to Magrath. Yesterday, we made the rest of the trip back home (in John's parents' van and without Caleb as he's staying down there for the week).
Anyways, I'd better publish this before my computer dies on me again. Hope you have a wonderful week:)
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