so, this weekend was SBO's (scrapbookeronline) 2 yr. anniversary...
to celebrate, each design team member hosted a challenge...I entered 3 anniversary and 1 monthly challenge...well, one of my entries won!!!
posted below is the entry (that won) from the ribbon challenge that Nikki hosted...
(congrats also to Shell to tied with me with her entry)


click one the link below to see other entries I made as well as other pages I have scrapped...(okay, so it's not clickable, so just copy/paste it into the address bar)

http://www.scrapbookeronline.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1158

Tonikka, sorry it took me so long to get a pic of Shawnessy up, but better late than never, right???

things to do...

1) buy some socks that fit my son's abnormally long feet :) I don't think his 0-3 month socks have fit him since he was 1 month (if even).
2) get bunk beds in and set up.
3) call phone company and cancel old # so we're not paying for two phone numbers.
4) water the flowers I got on Sunday so I can maybe stay away from the ever so loving title "plant-killer".
5) load the dishwasher...AGAIN!!!
6) sit and ponder how a dog can possibly need to go to the bathroom more than I did as a 9 month pregnant woman.
7) tell the dog AGAIN I just took her out and she can wait.
8) keep trying to convince Will that we should go to Utah March 2-3 for a marriage retreat (I really want to go, he doesn't).
9) feed Scott...AGAIN!!! (dang, this kid can eat).
10) tell Will how wonderful I am for figuring out what was wrong with the printer so now we don't have to go buy a new one. (kinda sad, cause the one I wanted was also a fax...that woulda been nice to have).
11) try out my new breadmaker.

please go look at Scott's new blog...
http://scottie-land.blogspot.com

more things about me...

1. I place all cd's/dvd's in alphabetical order and put them in their cases so they are straight...(another neurotic tendency).
2. I don't mind washing, drying or folding laundry, but I hate putting it away.
3. when I was pregnant the smell of rotisserie chicken made me sick.
4. I still can't stand the smell of rotisserie chicken.
5. my favourite flower is a daisy.
6. I love scrapbooking.
7. I always sing along to songs that I love.
8. I am almost always singing or humming a song in my head throughout the day.
9. despite what Michelle says about a pool being hard work, I still want one.
10. I get so excited about Jo-Ann's and Michael's flyers for their 40% off coupons,
even when I know I can't afford to buy anything.
11. I have not met my father-in-law yet...he lives in Missouri.
12. I did call and talk to him once, though...he sounds very nice :)
13. because I am Canadian, our nephew, Collin, thinks he is part Canadian.
14. sometimes I have to ask Will how old I am cause I forget...I am SO serious when I say that!!! lol
15. I think my best feature is my eyes.
16. I think my worst is my legs.
17. I think my tush is pretty alright, too...lol
18. I can hardly wait to go to the San Diego Temple.
19. I prefer dogs over cats.
20. I think one of the best things in the world, is crawling into a bed that has just been made with sheets and blankets that are freshly washed. (it makes me wish I had the time to wash them every day)
21. I love the smell of fresh cut grass.
22. I wish I had a lawn to mow.
23. I hate drinking water.
24. I hate wearing shoes and socks.
25. I will choose sandals almost ANY DAY over shoes and socks.
26. I am very proud of my heritage.
27. I can't function among clutter.
28. I can be a bit of a pack rat if I'm not careful.
29. I love driving.
30. I get scared when trying new things.
31. I used to be very gullible.
32. I am now very skeptical.
33. I love salmon.
34. when I was pregnant, I swore there was not enough steak and seafood in the world to feed me.
35. sometimes I go into hysterics laughing and I can't breathe and I sound really weird.
36. I once thought a sign said "hypnotic gardening center" but it really said "hydroponic gardening center".
37. I couldn't figure out why they would try hypnotizing plants.
38. I cried for days when my wedding dress got lost by the courier company.
39. I had to buy a new dress a week before the wedding...it was nothing compared to my original dress.
40. I'm still kinda upset I didn't get to wear my original dress.
41. I had really bad heartburn before and during pregnancy, but not after.
42. we have a plant we call the Lazarus Plant...if we forget to water it for a long time, it starts to
wilt and droop and die...but then we just give it water and within an hour it's alive again...that's my kinda
plant...unkillable. :)
43. I am a plant killer...I can't help it.
44. I can keep a child alive, but not a plant...except Lazarus, of course. (and in all fairness, I don't think we can REALLY say I keep it alive)
45. I hate it when I forget my wedding rings on the bathroom counter...I feel naked without them.
46. I love soft tortillas all wrapped up with apple, cheese and peach yogourt inside.
47. I ate a dog treat at christmas...at first, it wasn't so bad, then, yeah, not so good :)
48. I hate clothes shopping for myself.
49. I hate bra shopping even more.
50. I think I will get that sexy haircut a few posts down after I lose the weight I want to and feel more self confident.
51. I hate being late.
52. when I want something done, I want it done now...I hate waiting.
53. I think $20 for a picture with Santa is a total scam.
54. we have a change jar that we put all our change in...one day we will roll it all and cash it in.
55. I wish I knew what hair products I could use to help my hair's natural curls be more defined.
56. I have no clue how to do makeup...I really wish I did, though.
57. I have a HUGE permanent knot in my right shoulder blade...I don't think it will ever go away (even though I would love it to).

one of the ladies from scrapbookeronline.com posted this today on one of the forums and so I thought I would share it with all of you...
make sure you remember to press stop on the video at the bottom of my page so music from both videos don't overlap...

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so, I got my Valentine's Day present...
I know it is early, but Will figured why wait to give it to me...so, naturally, I didn't argue...
he got me the pink razr phone...I have wanted one of these for quite awhile now, and he thought of it last night (after water leaked from his water bottle in his gym bag on his phone...oops!!!)...so, he went and got each of us a razr...but his is silver...not pink :)
so, I have been busy trying to figure it out, get the ringtone I like and enter all my family and friend's numbers...that took awhile :)
I have not given him my present to him yet...he has to wait until dinner tomorrow night...but tonight we are going to See's Chocolates to buy each other a chocolate...I hope I get a mint truffle...those are super yummy!!!
well, I better go keep cleaning the kid's room while Scott is sleeping...I do, after all, want a place to put a desk so I can scrapbook...

do you think that I could pull off this hairstyle???
basically same haircut, except that her hair is longer in the pic with it curled...

100 things about me...

1. my favourite colour is red.
2. I live in California, but am Canadian all the way.
3. I make a point of calling it pop...not soda.
4. I also make a point of saying "zed", not "zee".
5. I "heart" scrapbooking.
6. when I was 6, I fell asleep on the toilet after my sister's b-day party...
7. there is a picture to prove it.
8. I have a hard time finding perfume that sticks to my skin for hours.
9. I am a mother.
10. I am also a step-mother.
11. I think I am addicted to chocolate.
12. I think "beanie" is a dumb word...it's a "toque", okay???
13. I think it's totally sexy that my husband is a cop...
14. and I think he is totally sexy in his uniform.
15. I love camping...the real camping in a tent...
16. but I secretly would like a big fancy schmancy rv one day...or at least pretend I could afford one.
17. I went hunting for rabbits with Will once, and found a tarantula.
18. I am not a neat-freak.
19. I love watching my son sleep.
20. I love steamed broccoli with grated cheese on top.
21. I am taller than my husband, Will.
22. I got married at a park that overlooks the ocean.
23. I have a beautiful dog (despite what my family says), Shawnessy.
24. I don't like 85f+ weather (30c)...it's just too hot.
25. and I hate 107f.
26. I am addicted to lip balm.
27. I love buying "just because" gifts for Will.
28. I was born 9 days before Christmas.
29. I never got scammed for gifts because of that.
30. I won an iPod at the grocery store.
31. I entered a watermelon eating contest at the zoo when I was a kid and won!!!
32. my auntie entered a pie eating contest the same day and she won, too.
33. I played flute gr. 6-12.
34. I love keeping in touch with family.
35. I won a spelling bee in gr. 3.
36. my favourite NKOTB was Joey McIntyre, baby :)
37. I remember him being on Oprah and gushing to my mum about how cute he was.
38. my favourite track and field sport was hurdles.
39. I would buy hurdles off eBay if I had a big backyard.
40. have I mentioned yet that I am addicted to eBay???
41. the first time I was at the ocean, I was 26.
42. the first time I went to Disneyland I was 26.
43. my current favourite tv shows are Scrubs and Ugly Betty.
44. I started blogging when I came to California for the first time.
45. I count stairs.
46. I have other neurotic tendencies that I just don't know how to describe.
47. 47 is one of my favourite numbers...I have many.
48. I miss my family.
49. I check my email all too often.
50. I don't know how I am going to think of another 50 things.
51. I don't know how I thought up the last 50 things.
52. I drive a very big and sexy Dodge Dakota truck.
53. I am freaked out by mascots...I think they're creepy.
54. I hate playing board games.
55. come to think of it, I hate card games, too.
56. I will play solitaire, but only on the computer and it makes me mad sometimes.
57. I hate reading.
58. I love my digital camera.
59. I "heart" Target.
60. I want to lose 40 lbs.
61. I should probably drastically reduce my intake of chocolate to do that.
62. in gr. 6, I told my dad if he loved me he would buy me the NKOTB biography books.
63. in gr. 6, I got those books.
64. I was total teacher's pet in gr. 10 social.
65. I had the highest mark in class in gr. 10 social.
66. I studied French for 8 years.
67. I studied German for 3 years.
68. I did better in German than French.
69. I also am addicted to hand lotion.
70. I remember making blueberry pies with Grandma D with fresh blueberries we picked on Blueberry Island.
71. I remember her almost having a heart attack at seeing me eat a pork chop with my hands.
72. I have been told many times, but still don't know, how to set a proper place setting.
73. I guess I really don't care what side the fork or spoon should be on.
74. I try to be a good cook...
75. it doesn't always work out well for me.
76. I REALLY need to pluck or wax my brows.
77. I would like to learn how to play classical guitar.
78. I need a seriosuly low maintenance hair style so I can wear my hair down.
79. I want to go back and visit my family and friends in Canada.
80. I remember thinking I was dressing all stylish in high school.
81. I really wasn't.
82. I cried when I saw my grad pictures.
83. Kari-Lynn said she woulda cried too if hers looked like mine did.
84. I love my sister, Kari-Lynn :)
85. I am not photogenic.
86. I get frustrated real easy sometimes.
87. I want to go to Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
88. when I grew up I wanted to drive the trucks with all the new cars on them.
89. I also wanted to be a ballerina and a firefighter and a paramedic.
90. I am none of the above.
91. I have 10 things left, and I have to leave the house now.
92. I hate socks.
93. I used to say, "I don't bet suckers, I get them free for Halloween"...such a nerdbomb...lol
94. I never flipped a u-turn before coming to California.
95. I "heart" the higher speed limits down here.
96. I hate forgetting my wedding rings on the bathroom counter when I leave the house.
97. I have entirely too much change in my change purse.
98. I am a people-pleaser.
99. I think 'Fergie-licious' and 'My Humps' are the worst "songs" (and I used that term loosely) EVER written.
100. I am Bunny-licious. (if you wanna know the definition of that, ask Will).

so, apparently Will and his mom were not kidding when they said that by last night or today, I would feel like someone had slugged me in the arm (because of the tetanus shot)...it hurts so bad...it actually feels like an infection mixed with muscle pain...you know when you have a cut that gets red around it and infected and hurts...that's what it feels like!!!
sucks to be me...

oh, if pin cushions has feeling...
I could tell you exactly how they feel...
I had the opportunity today to get a few needles...
I had my immigration dr. appt. today and, to say the least, I got a few pokes...5 to be exact :)
now I don't have an issue woth getting needles, they don't bother me, but 5 times is a lot of times to get poked...they took blood, gave me a TB skin test (they inject liquid just below the skin's surface so I could actually see my skin bubble up at the place of injection...that was weird...lol), gave me tetanus shot, chickenpox shot (I can really see why I needed that one...lol), and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)...
so, that was my fun day...
after that, we met up with my mil and went to lunch at a bbq place...it sure was scrummy :)
well, I guess that is all for now...

so I figure it is by inspiration alone that I started calling Scott "Chunky Monkey" for a nickname...
we had his 2 month check-up today and, well, he's definitely a chunky monkey...
he is weighing in at a whopping 13lbs 2 oz (and he's only 2 months old)...the chart has that weight for 4 month olds...lol
and he is 23 3/4 in. long...
so, he is 4 oz. shy of 5 lbs heavier and has grown 2 3/4 in. since birth...
but for what it's worth, the dr. isn't concerned...he said it is a significant weight gain, but it's not abnormal (so, I guess Maigan and Madisyn are abnormal being as they weigh the same, pretty much, at 6 & 7 months...lol) whatever helps me sleep at night, right??? hee hee
I guess he's a healthy boy :)

I WON!!! I WON!!! I WON!!!
which I might add was very busy from everybody buying food for their SuperBowl party (but that's beside the point) and they have just finished doing a huge remodeling job of Von's (aka Safeway), so they are doing a grand re-opening party thing...free samples and prizes (apparently) and stuff...
so, I'm going through the checkout and in the aisle next to me, aisle 4, the cashier proclaims over the intercom that the customer who has just paid has just won an i-Pod...cool!!! that's cool that they are giving away i-Pod's...
then it's my turn to pay, at aisle 3...so, I pay and as she is ready to hand me my receipt, she gets on the intercom and announces that a customer in aisle 3 has just won an i-Pod!!! well, that would be me!!!
how cool is that??? I never win anything, and I win an i-Pod!!!
I was giggling the whole way home...I called my husband, my mum and my sister to tell them :) I'm such a nerd, I know...but this is a cool thing to win...
it kinda made me wonder, though...had I driven and not walked to the store, would I have still happened to be a winner??? if I had gone through an express lane instead of a normal lane, would I have won??? if it hadn't taken the bakery section so long to help me, would I have still won???
I'm so glad I won!!!
so, I had to just share my happiness!!!

here's a video of our little boy "getting his groove on"...lol
(now, there is music on this video, so make sure you turn off the music video first by scrolling to the bottom of the blog page, and pressing stop or pause on the music video) :)

I know that every mother says this, but I cannot get over how cute my kid is...
I just downloaded a few pics I had on my camera and I just am overwhelmed...he truly is a beautiful child...and he holds such a special place in my heart...
I have been so blessed to have him in my life...I love getting to know him...I love how he gets upset when I leave the room (okay, that is frustrating sometimes), I love how he smiles when he sees me, or I know that he's crying cause his diaper is wet or if he's hungry or if he's tired...

I love his personality...how he bops his head around when I'm standing him in my lap, and how he will totally stop crying as soon as the wet diaper breaks contact with his skin, how he'll clench his legs so I can't put the new diaper on (trust me, this kid is strong)...how he'll smile when I ask him if he has a smile for mama...
I love that he has been holding his head up since he was 3 days old, and how he can push himself up on my lap to a standing position (of course, while being supported)...
it's funny how sometimes he just wants to be held...he doesn't want food, he doesn't want to sleep, he doesn't want to sit...he just wants picked up and held...and sometimes, okay, most times, being held just isn't good enough if it's not his mama holding him :)
now that's a special feeling...

anyone with kids can relate to this post, I am sure, and for anyone who doesn't have children yet, it is an incredible experience...
all these things that I have mentioned and so many more are worth more than most other things in life...
I feel so lucky and blessed to be trusted by God with this precious child, and I hope and pray that as he gets older that he will feel the same way about having me as his mother...I pray that he is proud of me and thinks the world of me and will trust me and know how much I love him...but i imagine that is what every mother hopes for...
well, that's an ode to my son...
now for some more of the preciously adorable pictures of him that inspired this post...

si, it's not a "Heather", but I just went to microwave some pizza for breakfast and I found in there a bowl of soup that Will put in yesterday aftenoon...I couldn't help but laugh cause Heather wrote on her blog that she once left a grilled cheese sandwich in the sandwich maker for a month...lol
so, it's not quite as bad, but it made me laugh...
and another thing, why is it called a "dishwasher" if it doesn't wash dishes??? ok, if it's more like a "dishsterilizer", why not call it that??? why would I wanna wash dishes first, then put them in the dishwasher??? isn't the dishwasher supposed to wash them for me??? am I wrong in thinking this??? I have to wash now a bunch of dishes that the dishwasher decided not to wash...
we have a bit of a love/hate relationship...
and it's not like I'm even putting dishes in that are caked with dry food...so not doing that...but it is scalding hot water, and shouldn't scalding hot water remove stuff??? you'd think so...at least, that's what the dishwasher making companies make you believe...and the dishwasher soap making companies...it's all a gimmick!!!
maybe i should take into consideration that I have one of the first dishwashers made in the history of man...maybe they didn't gloat as much in their dishwasher's abilities like the newer guys do...so, maybe I should cut my dishwasher some slack...
but if I do that, then I have to do that for my oven, which I can only put one dish in (not two side by side) because it is too narrow...which really sucks if you wanna make a main meal and roasted vegetables...it can't happen...and I only have one shelf, so I can't even stack...
I can hardly wait to have my own house where I can have a dream kitchen...which would also include A LOT more cupboard space, a nice new dishwasher that washes dishes (note that I did not call it a dishsanitizer) and a much bigger oven...
wow...this turned into a much bigger rant that I had anticipated...oops!!! forgive me :)

this kid is so darn adorable, I just couldn't help but post more pictures of him...

okay, so I think that my new best friend is my chiropractor...
ever since Scott was born, I have been in so much pain...much worse than while I was pregnant...I had little to no back pain during pregnancy and my neck pain got kinda bad...but after, much worse...
apaprently, oxytocin (sp?) loosens the vertebrae, so they shift...well, then they need to be readjusted to be put back into place so that they are in normal positioning again which will really help in the next pregnancy...
and, funny ha-ha is that the chiropractor I was seeing during pregnancy was in the ward I just moved out of...he can no longer take my insurance so his father-in-law (same office) is treating me now and he is in the ward I moved into...how funny is that??? anyways, I thought that was kinda funny...
he told me that I really need to work on not cracking my neck, but it's so second nature, and it's the only way to relieve tension, so I think I am going to try massaging it more when it is really stiff instead of cracking it...wish me luck!!!
other than that, not much more going on...
I did another scrapbook page for Scott, but I am not sure what I think of it...I think I am going to re-do the lettering...maybe give it a shadowing effect to make it more bold and pop out more from the page...more bold, know what I mean??? the only reason I don't want to is cause it uses a good amount of my sticker making film, but hey, that's what the 50% off coupons are for, right??? replace the cartridges for cheap :) story of my life...
well, I think I am going to go to bed...I didn't sleep well last night cause Scott and I were up all night...I think he had a tummy-ache yesterday cause he was grumpy and crying all day (so not like him) and he did it all through the night...had a really hard time staying asleep...I called my mum in tears at 12:30 am my time (so 1:30 am her time) cause I was just so stressed from all the crying and not being able to do anything...it was a very rough night...he seems to be doing a bit better today, only had a couple moments...he is actually in bed now, so I may as well get in there and get as much sleep as I can before he wakes up again...
well, I hope you are all well...
talk to you again soon :)

well, this has been a good weekend...
sorry I have not blogged in a few days, but we were actually out of town this past weekend...
Will's best friend, Shawn (best man in our wedding) moved up to northern Cali. a while ago and has since been trying to get us to move up there too...they live in the country and have horses and a bunch of acres of land...and the air is a lot cleaner...lol
this is a picture of Shawnessy saddled up giving Scott a ride...lol

well, we headed up there on Sunday and spent a couple of days...we took Solomon and on Sunday and Monday, Shawn and his son Matthew along with Will and Solomon went fishing...they never caught a single one, but they did enjoy just being outside away from the city...it was good to be away...Will really just needed the time to relax and not have to think about work...work just consumes him sometimes since he has such a bad schedule...but with that schedule comes extra money which we do really need right now :)
Mily and her girls Amy and Rhylee along with me and Scott all hung out together Sunday and Monday...Monday, the girls were in school, but after school, we went to meet up with the guys at their fishing spot for a bit and then went shopping...I got some great new clothes...I unpacked all my clothes from the storage unit that i wore before the pregnancy and NOTHING fits me...which is sad, cause there are a lot of clothes there...ha ha ha
so, I just had to do what I had to do...and that was go shopping...I know, it's a rough life :)
I went to Van Heusen, the Gap and Ralph Lauren...I got clothes from Van Heusen and the Gap, but RL's clothes were too small...still have more weight to lost, I guess :) but I already knew that...
I got 2 pairs of pants (that roll up into capri's, as well) so they weill also work for summer and 4 shirts...I almost bought a valentine's onesie for Scott but it was $10...and for a single onesie, I just can't justify that :) and plus he has more than enough onesies...lol
I also bought Will a boomerang...his sister was going to get one for him for christmas, but I thought he had one...well, he doesn't, so as a surprise I bought him one...I can't only go out and buy something for myself...gotta get him a present too...
did I ever tell you about the valentine's dinnerware I bought from Target??? so great...white plates with red rim with hearts and silverware with hearts on the handles...gotta love the dollar section :) I am going to make a special valentine's day dinner for us and that is the dinnerware we will use...I am so excited :)
Will and I are starting to think about more the portraits we are planning on getting done of Scott...I know it is later than newborn pics are typically done, but he got really bad acne when he was 2 weeks old and we wanted it to clear up before we did pictures...well, it is pretty much cleared up now...
I aws watching DIY tv's Scrapbooking show today(and Heidi Swapp was on) and I saw some great ideas...she used 12" x 12" transparencies on her pages but I have no idea where to get those...at least not the clear ones...of course at any scrap store you can pick up ones with lettering and designs on them, but I can't find clear ones...but obviously they are around, cause Heidi used them...so, happy hunting to me, I guess...I like watching that show cause it does have some really neat ideas on it...
I was hoping to do some more work on Scott's scrapbook album today, but he wakes up every time I put him down, so I may not get to, but I sure hope I can...I really want to get more pages done...
well, I guess that is all for now...I have typed this whole blog while holding Scott, so, it is probably time to get going...
hope you are all having a great time and I miss all of my family and friends back home...I hope to see you all again soon...

here are the cards I promised to post here...I made these using my Cricut machine )all the lettering) and Xyron sticker maker (to sticker the letters)...




and this is the first scrapbook page that I did for Scott's scrapbook...

I am so in love with...
my Xyron sticker maker and Cricut personal cutting system...they are so great...I have made 3 cards tonight already...
I love how easy they are to use and how fun they are...I jsut love being able to make basically anything I want into a sticker and type whatever I want, however big I want, and make it into a sticker...lol
theone thing I can say, though, is that the Xyron is so not worth $50 USD (or $70 CAD)...it's great, don't get me wrong...I LOVE IT, but I would never pay more than half price for it...it's just not worth that amount of money...but it's definitely worth half price :)
so, I love it and soon the cards will be posted in my gallery in SBO...maybe I will even post them here so others who don't know how to get to my gallery in SBO can see them :)
but not right now,cause Scott is starting to cry and wants some mama time...ttfn!!!

so my happy news is...
Will found a website that says the avg. woman needs 2000 cals./day and if the woman is nursing, she needs an additional 500-800...so I can totally eat more that I thought...YAH!!!
I can eat more food...good food :)

nothing special as of yet today...
Scott is hanging out in his...what do you call that thing...it's not a sling, but a carrier that sits on the front of your body...you should all know what I mean...he fell asleep in it so I can clean and do stuff without him getting all upset at me not holding him...gotta love it!!!
had a killer headache last night...it was awful everytime Scott woke up cause me head was pounding...at 2am, when he woke up to eat, it hurt so bad and I was so tired, that I couldn't even sit to nurse him...I had to give him a bottle...that has never happened before...
I am unpacking boxes from the storage unit...dishes and clothes, mostly...I had no idea I had so many clothes...lol
I'm wondering which member of my in-laws was the lucky duck to pack all my clothes...and I can't help but wonder what they were thinking...hee hee
as for how am I doing with the calorie counting thing...to be honest, I think I am going to starve to death trying to stay in a good calorie range...you know, that approx. 1800-2000/day...I had 1615 cals. yesterday...I just feel hungry all the time, like I am starving myself...but I have to keep trying...I do need to lost weight :)
obviously, I can't and won't be crazy about losing weight since I am still nursing Scott, but I can make healthier food choices so that my calories consumed are not from junk food...that way I will likely still lose some weight, but become healthier too...wish me luck!!!
well, I guess that is all...
I have to put away the dishes from the dishwasher and then try to get some laundry in...clean up a bit...the RS presidency is coming by tomorrow to visit, so I gotta get everything tidies up...aka get rid of all the boxes of dishes sitting in the dining room...lol
well, hope you are all having a happy day :)

I LOVE BEING A MUMMY!!!
you know, there are so many great things about being a mum...I wouldn't even know where to begin, but I would like to share some thoughts...
I think one of the things that amaze me most about babies is how they learn to develop...this is what I mean...we don't teach a baby how to smile, they just learn how...we don't teach a baby how to lift his or her head up, they just figure it out...they just learn how to grip onto objects on their own, they start to understand words on their own (it takes a while, but they do it)...it just fascinates me that they can do it...they just develop on their own, without us telling them how to do it...
of course,a s they get older, we teach them more...like how to actually say the words and spell them and stuff...but we don't teach them how to start using their voices when they are babies...they just figure it out on their own...and I think that is amazing!!!
things are great here...Scott has been going through a growth spurt so we have been up 2-3 times a night now instead of just 1 time...so sad for me... :(
he is getting so big...I don't know his weight as of right now, but his 2 month check-up is coming up on Feb. 5, so I will let you know then...
it is getting really cold here at night (at least in the house,anyways...lol) I woke up this morning and it was 52 deg. in here...that around 11 deg celcius...fyi
yesterday morning there was ic e on the ground...on my way outr to church, there was a truck in the complex parking lot that was having trouble getting out of hid parking spot because of ice...of course, I took a picture...

Scott and I are going out today to visit with a friend, Nichoole and her 1 yr. old son, Connor...
I have been learning to cook Italian food...I got one cookbook for Christmas (thanks, Laurenne) and one for my birthday (thanks, Will)...the recipes are very easy and so good :)
Will and I have decided that we both need to eat better and lose weight...I think it is going to be very hard cause we are both big eaters and can't eat a smaller amount and be satisfied hunger-wise...but we need to try...Shawnessy got to eat the last 3 doughnuts that we had in the house today...sure, we try to eat better and give the dog junk food...lol
I will keep you posted on our progress...
our mum is trying to plan a girl's trip to UT this summer...I am very excited and it sounds like a lot of fun...
well, not much more to say, but here is a video of Scott smiling and talking...sorry that it is sideways...apparently you can rotate photos on the computer, but not movies...

BLUE MAN GROUP...Nov. '06
okay...I know we went and saw the Blue Man Group back in November, but I am going to finally post some stuff from the concert...mainly cause Laurenne asked a couple times who they were...
so, I am posting 2 videos from the concert as well as a photo...
hope you enjoy...(sorry about the second video going in and out of focus, my camera does that for some reason)
don't forget to pause the video at the bottom of the page so it's not playing at the same time...

MY SON'S FIRST HICKEY!!!

yes, it is true...my boy has his first hickey...compliments of himself!!!
he was all snuggled up to me last night on my chest, sucking on his arm and apparently has really good suction...cause he gave himself this...


and I don't know if you can actually see the picture in this video, but it's just him eating and he sounds so cute...
just scroll down to the bottom of my blog first and press pause on the music video so you don't hear both this video and that one...

just so you all know, I added more pics onto the slide show, so if you are at all interested, feel free to see the additional pics...

HAPPY 1 MONTH BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY 1 MONTH BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY 1 MONTH BIRTHDAY DEAR SCOTTIE
HAPPY 1 MONTH BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
and many more...

it's true...my dear little boy turned 1 month old today...
now I was told that they grow up so fast...but does it have to be THAT fast???
seriously...
it seems like only yesterday that I was in the hospital giving birth to him...
but I would not trade this past month with him for anything else in the world...he has been the biggest blessing I could ever imagine and he has taught me so much...especially patience (which I know I still have to learn more about)...
I have a beautiful boy and I look forward to every other birthday (whether it be another month or year) that he will have...
sadly, I did not get the 1 month photo shoot that I wanted to today, so I will be doing that tomorrow and post more pics of him...
but we did still celebrate his day...by shopping for me!!!
(hey, I needed clothes...don't judge me!!!) lol

well, a whole lotta nothing going on here right now...
Christmas and New Year's have come and gone and life is continuing as normal...
Will had to work on New Year's Eve, so we didn't do anything special...Scott and I were in bed around 11, and I woke up at midnight to firecrackers outside our house, so I leaned over and gave Scott a kiss and wished him a happy new year...
we are all getting over being sick...I am probably the sickest still of us all...I'm not dying sick or anything like that, but I do have a nasty cough which I had to go buy some stuff for yesterday...the night b4 last, everytime I coughed, Scott woke up and it made for a long night trying to get him to stay asleep...but we got through it and now I am taking stuff to help with that cough...
I've been doing laundry like crazy lately, desperately hoping that if I can catch up on all the housework and get it all done, then I might be able to actually do some scrapping...what I would do to pull out my Cricut and make a project with it...
tomorrow we are going to go to lunch with my mil...I wanted to get out of the house today, but she was busy, so we are gonna hang out tomorrow...it will be a good chance for her to see Scott again since she hasn't since him since mid Dec.
Will and I have been looking at doing some treasure hunting...well, I will not go, but him and Solomon will...there is this show called Cash and Treasures, and they show you where to find gems and stuff in the USA...like black opals, sunstones, sapphires, tourmalines...basically, you can go to the mines, and find them yourself, get them cut into gems, and sell them or get jewellery made out of them...or keep them in their raw form if you want...they're yours to keep...so, Will wants to go out and do that sometime, and since I won't be able to be digging all day with Scott, we may try to plan it at a time that I can go home for a visit to Canada...wouldn't that be nice???
you know, overall life is good...
not a whole lot going on...
oh, here's my happy news, of the 52lbs I gained during pregnancy, I have already lost 36lbs...not bad in 4 weeks...
Scott is 4 weeks old today...I can barely believe it...he is growing up so fast...outgrowing his NB sized pyjamas...which is sad cause I love those jammies...guess I will have to go to the store and buy a larger size...
he is such a joy in my life...and such a good kid...he is very smiley and happy and just seems to love life :)
I love when I say "hi" to him and he looks at me and makes a sound that sounds just like he is saying "hi" back...I know he is not actually saying "hi", but it sounds like it and I love it :)
we went for a walk yesterday to the grocery store which was really nice...he loves being outside and loves car rides, too...he has beautiful blue eyes (which I truly do hope stay blue)...he loves laying on his daddy's chest,too...he is always so happy there, so content :)
he is beautiful and we love him so much...
I cannot wait to get back to Canada so he can meet his other cousins and aunties and uncles and grandma and grandpa...who knows, maybe Michelle will be able to come up at the same time too...either way, I cannot wait for him to meet my side of the family...
well, I guess that is all for now...

what does he see???

what does he dream about???

I've wondered this since the day he was born...
when he's sleeping, I watch him...since he is usually sleeping in my arms...when he starts to cry in his dream, is he just uncomfortable, or is he having a bad dream??? I guess it's a bad dream...when he is smiling in his sleep, is he having a good dream??? what is it about??? is it about his mama, is it about his daddy or his brother or sister??? is it about Heavenly Father and Jesus who I am sure he remembers vividly???

when he is laying in my arms, and looking past me and reaching his arm out, who is he reaching at??? does he see angels???

I guess these are just thoughts that I have and wonder about...I don't think that I actually expect an answer from anyone since there is no way to know the answers to my thoughts...but I just wanted to put them out there...to express what I was thinking and I imagine that some of you have wondered the same thing about your kids...

just thoughts...

a bunch more pics as requested...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

well, I know many of you have been buggin' for awhile (but who can blame you???) about seeing pics of my precious little boy :), so here you go...


dang!!! all I can say is I have one heck of a cute kid...and, yeah, anyone who has seen his daddy knows he is a spitting image of him...esp. his nose :)

omigosh!!!
life has been so great since the birth of our son...
I still do not have our computer (Will works on his own time) so this is being done at my mil's house :)
I will give you as much of an update as I can in this short time...
the labour was very easy for me :)
I was admitted Dec. 5 at 8pm...I was given Cervadyl (sp?) to soften my uterus...I was only 3 cm dilated (cause my dr. made me that 1 wk prior by stripping my membranes), and 8 days overdue :)
the cervadyl caused me to start contracting and made me 4 cm dilated...at 4:30am on Dec. 6, they gave me patossin (sp?) in hopes that it would dilate me more...at some point in time around 8am, I think, they gave me the epidural...gotta love the epidural :)
at 1pm, my dr came in and I was still 4cm dilated, so she broke my water and told me that if I did not dilate 1 cm in the next hours and continue that pattern, they would be giving me a c-section since I was having great contractions and getting nowhere...well, at 3pm, the nurse came in and I was 10 cm dilated...apparently the c-section threat works every time ;)
she let me sit for 30 mins to allow Scott to move down the birthing canal more by himself to allow me less pushing...and at 3:45 I started pushing...3 pushes per contraction...
when the dr. arrived at 4 pm I had done 3 sets of 3 (so, 9 pushes)...I pushed once with the dr. and his head popped out, 1 more push and his whole body came out...so, a whopping 11 pushes :) if only everybody had it that easy, right???
I then told the dr., "That was easy!"
I seriously was expecting so much worse...lol :)
since he has been home, life has been great...we get up usually once in the night to feed...he sleeps 3-4 hrs at a time at night, so mama gets some good rest :), I left that shampoo bottle open on the bathroom floor from his first bath and had a nice cleanup to do...lol
he has already peed on his daddy's toothbrush during a diaper change (so daddy had to miss a couple brushings til he got a new one), he peed on me in the dr.'s office, and this kid can smile...and no, it's not gas...cause you hear him when he's got gas!!! lol
he is absolutely precious and I would say that the thing that amazes me most is how much more I love him than I thought I would...I mean, of course I knew I would love him, but it's so much more than I expected...it's overwhelming :)
he is, to me, of course, perfect in every way :)
I couldn't even begin to describe how much I love him and love having him in my life...he is such a blessing to us :)
well, I am hoping to get some more pics up soon...really, I am...my intentions are good :)
please just be patient with me, as I have been trying since we moved to get the computer to our house...
this weekend Will's family is celebrating christmas up at Shaver Lake, so we are heading up there tomorrow...my birthday is on Saturday, and I will be 28 :)
anyways, life is good, sorry for the long post...hope you like the update :)

Scott Joshua Kahle

December 6, 2006

4:02 pm

8 lbs 6 ozs

21"

Mum and babe are both doing well. Aubryn wants to add "Awww, he's so cute! I love my new baby cousin."

hey, this is kari-lynn updating for krystin. aubryn says that krystin's crazy. and since we are writing this blog for her, we pretty much get to say whatever we want. although she does want us to mention that the reason she has not updated in so long is because their computer is still at will's brother's house and she does not live across the street from her mil so can't use her computer as easily anymore. after much prodding, she did say that will had just called his brother to let him know that they will be picking their computer up in the next day or so.


if she does not have the baby before thursday, she will be induced then. she is getting very excited, as are we all. we wish they could come up for christmas so we could see the little bean but as long as she gets her computer hooked up soon, then at least we will be able to see pics.

aubryn says we have to go watch a movie now. we may or may not update more later.

ciao!

anything to update you on???
you know, there is actually not a whole lot going on right now...we are, like I said last post, moving on Saturday to our new place...I am SUPER excited about that :)
the weather here has been so miserable, let me tell ya ;) nothing but fog in the mornings, fog at night, and maybe some 60-80 f weather (with sun) during the day (but that's a maybe, not a guarantee)...that would be the approximate equivelant of 16 to 27 c (for all you Canuckers who read my blog)...
fyi, no sun today :)
life is so rough...
I am looking at a couple of the most adorable puppies right now...they are a dark charcoal kinda colour, and I have no idea the breed...but they are so cute...I am, of course, over at my mil's using the comp and she is the president of an animal rescue group here in town, so they are some rescue puppies looking for homes...it makes my heart melt...there's a little golden one at my feet too...wither a yellow lab or golden retriever mix...also so cute :)
my due date is next monday...so 1 week from today...I am crazy excited about that too...it's weird to think sometimes that I am going to be a mummy soon :) how great is that??? I can hardly wait to hold him and kiss him and teach him so much stuff...I wanna play with train sets with him, and throw a football with him...I am just so looking forward to having him with us...and yes, I am aware that my step-son will be all goo-goo ga-ga over him and never wanna stop touching his face and holding him just like he was with Madisyn (my niece)...Camille, I am sure will be the same way...they are both very excited to have a new baby brother...
and I am, of course, so excited to start our own family that will be added to his existing family...
well, I guess that is all for now...I have stuff to do today (I would like to get to the gym to get some contractions going, but maybe I should wait til we are moved...lol)...
well, talk to you all soon :)

ok, so apparently they have changed blogger and it is way confusing now to post...
I am posting a pic of me at 38 weeks prego...I have been being bugged for this for a long time and I finally got the disc drive open today to burn the image onto a disc to get it onto the other comp...so, here it is...

Will and I are doing prego pics today...well, he is taking them of me, anyways...I will probably wait to post some of those for a couple weeks once we have internet on our own comp. and we have moved...that way I don't have to worry about the disc drive not opening for me again...
and, yes, we are moving next Saturday, so I will be just a couple days from me due date...I am very excited to get back into our own place...we need it so bad...
I had another u/s last week and they have told me I can rest easy, that it is most definitely a boy (so I can start taking the tage off of clothes...I have yet to do that)...lol
she even gave me a picture of his area...
I am sorry it has taken me so long to post again...I promise to do better...

I need your help...
here are two pictures of two different plaid patterns...
we are going to order for baby Scott for christmas a baby kilt...now, I do not know which plaid to choose...unfortunately, I am unable to choose the family plaid, Guthrie, since it is not available, so I would like to choose a universal tartan...
the choices are:

Black Watch

Loch Ness

please let me know which you like the best :)

fan-freaking-tastic!!!
is about the only word I can use to describe the concert last night...we had so much fun...
I got lots of pics and lots of video footage...I was unable to get them on the comp today cause my bro-in-law was on the comp so I couldn't get them onto a disc, but I will put them on disc tonight and hopefully figure out the video host thing like Kari-Lynn did and post some pics and video...
tomorrow night is the Falcons game, so that should be way fun!!!
overall, life is good...
we had no trick-or-treaters at our house...strange, really, when you think that my mother-in-law next door has 50 in 45 mins...I was in bed sleeping by 8:30, I think...
what else???
oh, we did get the last Blue Man Group ticket used last night...we called our nephew and he came with us, so that was cool...we all got t-shirts from the concert, we had floor tickets, everything was great!!! I can't wait to show you all pics...they turned out awesome!!!
well, I guess that is about all for now!!!

trying to find a way out...
this kid fascinates me...he has moved in ways and in amounts that I did not know possible...to be honest...
I actually took some video footage of it last night when I was laying in bed watching Seinfeld...it was hysterical...
I didn't get some of the best movements of video, but what I got was good and creepy...like, I'm serious....you know how it looks when you see someone's belly just moving in a weird way cause of a baby in there...it looks like an elien is in there...it is hysterical!!!
I will have to see if there is some way I can post the video on here in the next little bit...it's pretty funky :)
things are good...I am 36 weeks yesterday, I think I have started to have a couple Braxton Hicks, but I don't know for sure...I think he has dropped...I have a couple exchanges to do from the baby shower and to buy the car seat...so, you know, lots of things to do...
I will be calling the apartment complex in the next couple days to see if they have anything available for the end of the month...it will be an awful time to move, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do :)
know what I mean???
you know, there's not a whole lot more going on...just trying to get everything done and ready and bought for Scotty and get as much of christmas stuff out of the way as possible...
Blue Man Group concert is tomorrow...we are so totally excited to go :)
it is going to be an absolute blast...sadly, we do have a spare ticket...Camille is not able to come wtih us (she has a school function), so we are desperately trying to find someone to go since I don't want the ticket to go to waste...that would suck...anyone wanna come??? any takers???
well, I will be taking lots of pictures, and as much video as I can (might go buy an extra memory card today to accomodate that)...
oh, yeah...and we are going to the Falcons game on Friday night...my sil won 4 tickets from the Halloween Carnival that my mil held last week for a fundraiser...it should be fun...I've never been to a hockey game...can you believe it??? a Canadian who has never been to a hockey game...scandalous!!! ;)

dirt candle...
ever smell dirt??? well, that is exactly what a candle called 'dirt' smells like...
Will and I went to Monterey for a couple days this week and we went into a candle shop...well, we saw this candle called 'dirt' and were thinking of getting it as a gag gift for someone...well, the lady working at the store apparently liked us and so she just tossed it into our bag and told us we could have it...
well, we burned it (we didn't give it as a gag gift after all), and it definitely smells like dirt...not so sure why someone would want a candle that smells like sirt, but we got it... :)
we got a bit of Christmas shopping done while we were there...figure we may as well try to get it out of the way since that will be a very hectic time for us...know what I mean???
baby shower was good...I can say that the item we got the most of was sleepers...lots and lots of sleepers :) that is basically all we got for clothes, with the exception of a couple onesies and one outfit :) we were definitely spoiled, though...we got some toys, pack 'n play, bottles, baby bath tub, did i mention sleepers yet??? either way, we got lots of great stuff...
I am making the thank you cards for the shower...I made a coupld prototypes last night and Will picked out which one he liked best, so, that is the one I will use...
what else is going on???
haven't scrapped in a few days...been out of town, had the baby shower, the Halloween Carnival...I got in the mail a couple days ago pictures of Madisyn that I will have to get developed to get working on the scrapbook album for her for Christmas...I want to get that done and get it out of the way...it should be relatively easy...it is only going to be a 6" x 6" album, so it will be a lot smaller than I am used to doing, so I should be able to get through it fairly quickly...
Will has given me the go ahead to get prego pics done...he doesn't want to be in them just cause they kinda seem weird to him, but he has said that he will do newborn pics with Scott...and so I am okat with that...
I think Scott has dropped...it doesn't look like it, but he definitely feels lower...I am practically living in the bathroom, it is so uncomfortable to sit, and he just feels lower...I do know he is head down cause I asked the nurse practitioner at my last visit on Monday...only 4.5 weeks to go, but who's counting???
overall, I guess things are good...just plugging along :)

why hit on a prego lady???
I ran to the grocery store a couple days ago...well, technically I drove cause I don't think my cardio could handled a real run, but whatever...you know what I mean...and I'm walking in and some guy checks my out and is like, "Hey, there"
like, should I be flattered or dumb-founded??? if I was to say something, would it be, "Hey, you wanna be my baby's daddy?"...cause apparently a protruding belly in this part of CA does not imply any sort of a commitment to another human being...
I opted to say nothing and keep walking...fyi!!!
my life is scrapbooking...
ask anyone and they will probably tell you this is what my life is aobut right now...I have been working on the wedding album and it is looking great...obviously, have not posted anything yet...but I will work on that :) PROMISE!!!
what else is going on???
this baby is losing space in there...
I am now at the point of pregnancy where he can contort the shape of my belly and he sticks his head or butt out...it is so cool...I can actually push on my belly and fel him...like, even if he is not pushing on me, I can find him in there...even an arm or a leg...it is so COOL!!! I love it!!! I am going to miss it crazy amounts!!! Will got to feel him today...I was able to put his hand on my belly and find Scotty in there for him to feel...it was really neat :)
new due date is Nov. 27...it took a bit of begging and pleading, but it paid off in the end :) so, if I go late, I will be 10 days late from Nov. 27, instead of Dec. 6...I can handle that...the sooner the better...
baby shower is on Saturday, so just a couple more days...I am very excited about that :)
ordered my cloth diapers from Canada, cause apparently the USA has not caught up to us yet and are still using pinned diapers...and if you can find velcro/snap ones, they are $15 - $18 a piece...holy scam!!! I'll pay $10 CAD, thank you very much :) so excited to get them in the mail...after the baby shower, we will go out and buy the other stuff we need...but let's see what the shower brings in first...
we think we have found a place to live, so that is very good :)
overall, life is good...
update you again soon :)

I dream a dream...
that one day I will have a house with a scrapbook area that I don't have to clean up after every time I scrap...
only 6 weeks to go
well, with a new due date, I only have 6 weeks left...pretty amazing, huh???
it is getting close and he is definitely losing space in there...
I will miss all the movements in there, but I look forward to being a mummy and raising a wonderful little boy :)
scrapbook, scrapbook, scrapbook...
it seems like it is one of the only things I do during the day...I am currently working on our wedding album and I am very impressed with it so far...I have 3 pages done, and I am working on 4 & 5 today...
Will thinks I have a natural talent for it and he likes the pages...
maternity pictures...
well, Will hasn't said 'yes' yet, but he hasn't said 'no', either...lol
I am really hoping that we can do these as it is such an important thing to me...they are, surprisingly, inexpensive if you go to rhe right place...
baby registry
how exciting...stuff has been bought off my registry...this is so great!!!
Christmas
I should not even be thinking about this yet, but I am admittedly very excited...especially for MIchelle's gift to me...apparently, I will jump around clapping my hands like a little school girl whe I open it cause it is so perfect for me...I can hardly wait :) oh, yeah, and apparently, Will is supposedly unable to top it, so maybe he will get in on the competition and try to beat it and it will be an extra merry christmas to me...lol

Will's new bike...
it is a Suzuki DR 350...
it is an Enduro (also known as dual-sport) which basically means he can ride it on trails and take it hunting and stuff, but it is also street legal...
so, here he is taking it for a test run in the back yard...

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada
to celebrate today, Will and I went to Marie Callendar's and ate a turkey dinner (for lunch)...
we had turkey, potatoes, stuffing, veggies, gravy and cranberry sauce...
Will also had a trukey soup and I had a salad...
it was really nice to celebrate it even though my in-laws all laughed at me cause they think it's so funny to have Thanksgiving in October (like I chose that day or something) :)
lol
well, Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!!!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! grodey!!!
so, Will and I went to the gym today and I was watching a coolege ball game...well, I musta been on commercials cause I looked over at another tv and saw a totally grodey commercial...lol
it was a toy...a dog, and possibly even a cat (i don't remember)...
anyhoo, I think the toy was called something like Lick 'n Love or something like that...
you obviously insert water somewhere, and it licks you and it feels real cause the water drips off the tongue...
like, EWWWWWWWWW!!!
I was so creeped out by that...
it actually showed the dog sitting there with water dripping out of his mouth as it salivated and drooled on the floor...
I don't like my own dog licking me on the face, let along a toy dog...
lol

life is grand
things are going really well right now...
my tummy is growing and the arrival date of little Scott is getting closer by the minute...now, I can't recall for sure if 39 or 40 weeks is considered term, but I wanna go with 39, so that would be 7.5 weeks from today...how cool is that??? now the question is, am I ready???
I'm working on that...lol
a friend of mine from church offered to lend me her bassinet as well as swing...how nice will that be??? I have people that I just met yesterday who all want to come to the shower, too...
we got word from immigration that one set of our paperwork has been approved, so I am guessing that is good news :) we are going to be sending that out to our lawyer on Monday...
we bought a motorcycle yesterday for Will so that I will have a vehicle accessible to me at all times...and it will be a lot less on gas...he will drive the motorcycle (obviously) and I will drive the truck...I don't use it that much, so, yeah, gas will be less...that'll be super nice, too...I mean, right now the prices are at $2.49/gallon, but who knows how long they will stay down, right???
I have been working out at the gym...so nice :) I had a trainer, so she has been helping me and I will work with her again after Scott is born...I found out, though, that I should not work out for 6 weeks, at least, after...it makes sense, but I hadn't thought of it...I just kinda figured I could get right back into it...yeah, NO!!! :)
I have scrapped tons of stuff...I have done 3 pages and 5 cards...Nicole's VERY VERY VERY late birthday card is among those 5...lol
better late than never, though, right??? ;)
I have narrowed my christmas list down to pretty much all scrapbooking stuff...
as soon as I get a wedding scrapbook, I will be able to scrap that, too...I can hardly wait to do that :)
I want to go get some professional maternity pics done...sitting fee is $75 and pictures are sold a la carte, so I don't have to buy a whole package, and I would love to have pics with Will...I mean, he can take all the pics he wants of me, since he was a photography minor, but it would be hard to get some great shots with him in it, if he's taking the pics...kwim???
of course you do!!!
well, i guess that is all for now :)
life is good, life is grand!!!

what to say today???
not a whole lot...
i have finished my registeries at both Babies 'R Us as well as Target...
I mangaged to get Will to go in with me to Babies 'R Us cause we had to pick a car seat that would fit in the stroller...from there he went to the baby clothes section and proceeded to pick out a bunch of outfits...it was so cute :)
he picked out flannel, overalls, cargo pants, couple jackets, a church outfit, shoes...Scott's going to be so cute in all his new clothes...I can hardly wait to get more from the shower...
my tummy is really starting to hurt now...I am almost 31 weeks...crazy, huh??? the time has just flown by...it's amazing...I am, of course, finally getting bigger...but am still quite small, imo :) but the stretch marks have started...luckily that cocoa butter cream that Michelle used is working for me, too...it is actually lightening the stratch marks, too...
now, I have gotten pictures into the computer, so soon I will be able to post some pics...I just have to go buy some CD-RW's now to burn them to and then I will post...
I got a scrapbooking magazine a couple days ago...I found some really cool stuff that I want...Xyron has a shape/tag cutter...how cool is that??? I totally want it...and an anywhere hole punch...I loved some of the ideas that I got from this magazine (Scrapbooks etc.)...
now a whole lot else going on...I got on the net today cause I have to email my sil addresses to send baby shower invites to...I went and visited my friend Nicholle today...her little boy is adorable :), went and picked up a few things and I bought Will a present today...it is not a Christmas gift, just an "I love you" gift...
there is a man, I cannot recall his name, who was in the Italian mafia...he then joined the Mormon Church...well, he has written a book about it, Mafia to Mormon, and will also be in town in a couple of weeks to talk about his conversion to the church and what all he left behind...well, Will really wants to go see him when he comes, and earlier in the afternoon, he will be doing a book signing, so I bought him the book...I will give it to him when he wakes up...I think he will like it...
well, I guess that is all for now...
like I said, I will get pics in asap...if I had been thinking, I would have picked up some CD-RW's today, but didn't think of it, so maybe tonight or tomorrow I can do that :)
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things are good...
life has been crazy busy...
will and I went away to Monterey and Sacramento for a couple of days...he had worked 18 days straight and he needed to get away, so we did...it was really really nice...we went to the spot where we got married, went to the Wharf and to Cannery Row...and, of course, sat by the ocean...
we went to Sacramento area to take Christine to dinner for her birthday and that was really nice...we got to see her new house which is way gorgeous...
she is throwing my a baby shower so I have registered at Babies 'R Us and I am going to also register at Target...
you know, there was so much to say and since I haven't been here for a while, I have forgotten most of it...
they may move my due date up to as early as Nov. 25...but, really, that doesn't mean much, cause the baby will come when he is darned ready...hopefully it will be sooner than later, though...the less he weighs, the better :)
I have started to get stretch marks now...just really small ones down at the bottom of my belly...I guess that vitamin E lotion didn't help...maybe it did...maybe I would have had more had I not used it...but I am now using what Michelle used...Palmer's Cocoa Butter from Walmart..and surprisingly, it has actually lightened the redness a bit...maybe it will even help prevent some (like she says it did for her)
life is good, overall...
things are working out for us, even though they are not all the way we had planned...but life is like that, right???
i have got some scrapbooking in...I have realized I really like Heidi Swapp's stuff...we bought some at Costco for me and using it helped me create the type of page I have always wanted to...as soon as I figure out how I can get them onto the comp, I promise I will...but that may not be for a couple months...who knows!!!
anyhoo...I guess that is all for now since I cannot remember anything else I had to tell you...

what to say today???
I think one of the most amazing parts of being pregnant is watching the baby move inside me, which, in turn makes my stomach move...
it is so neat...and every time it happens, I want to see it...and I want to see it every time he does it :)
if i am sitting reading a magazing or watching tv, and I see it out of my peripheral vision, I sit there and wait to see it happen again...and when it happens, I keep watching to see it again and again...
it fascinates me...truly, it does :)
I think that is the thing I will miss the most once I have baby Scott...
another cool thing, though...I found out that the hospital I will be delivering at plays a lullaby over the intercom every time a baby is born...
how cool is that???
so, workers in the hospital, and anybody who is there at the time, will hear a lullaby being played numerous times throughout the day and know that a baby has just been born...I think that is really neat...
Will and I are probably going to head out to Monterey this weekend...he needs a couple days away...he has worked the past 18 days straight, with some of those days being 12 hrs., and getting as little as 3 hrs. of sleep...
he took an extra day off at the end of his scheduled 2 days offm to make it 3, just so he could have more time away, which I feel he totally deserves and most definitely needs...
his christmas present came in the mail today...and it is absolutely gorgeous...even nicer than I expected...I love those surprises...
well, I guess that is all for now :)
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what to say today???
I think one of the most amazing parts of being pregnant is watching the baby move inside me, which, in turn makes my stomach move...
it is so neat...and every time it happens, I want to see it...and I want to see it every time he does it :)
if i am sitting reading a magazing or watching tv, and I see it out of my peripheral vision, I sit there and wait to see it happen again...and when it happens, I keep watching to see it again and again...
it fascinates me...truly, it does :)
I think that is the thing I will miss the most once I have baby Scott...
another cool thing, though...I found out that the hospital I will be delivering at plays a lullaby over the intercom every time a baby is born...
how cool is that???
so, workers in the hospital, and anybody who is there at the time, will hear a lullaby being played numerous times throughout the day and know that a baby has just been born...I think that is really neat...
Will and I are probably going to head out to Monterey this weekend...he needs a couple days away...he has worked the past 18 days straight, with some of those days being 12 hrs., and getting as little as 3 hrs. of sleep...
he took an extra day off at the end of his scheduled 2 days offm to make it 3, just so he could have more time away, which I feel he totally deserves and most definitely needs...
his christmas present came in the mail today...and it is absolutely gorgeous...even nicer than I expected...I love those surprises...
well, I guess that is all for now :)
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WE GOT TICKETS!!!
well, we got 'em...floor tickets to The Blue Man Group...sadly, we did not get as close to the front as we had hoped, but we are on the floor...at the back...but, nonetheless, on the floor :)
(trying to be optimistic here)
got my stoller set up, and i took pics of it, but the cord to our printer is missing, so i can't get the pics into the computer...as soon as i find the cord (if i can find the cord), i will get the pics in and show you a pic...but, if you don't want to wait, just go to ebay.com, look up jeep liberty stroller, and you should be able to find one in a bright baby blue (the colour i got)...
anything else new???
it is Christine's birthday today...she is my sil...so, Happy Birthday, Christine (I already sang to her this morning)...it was a beautiful song :)
got a few birthdays coming up in the next month, so I will have to be on my toes to make sure I don't miss any :)
wish me luck...
well, don't know what else to say for now...
i just finished watering the lawn (laid sod yesterday, so it needs to stay wet), and am doing laundry...
we went to the Highland Games in town yesterday...so much fun...got Kari-Lynn's christmas present...custom made (so you'd better like it!!!)
and, yeah, may be heading down to the games down in Ventura, CA in a couple weekends...but only time will tell :)
well, I am gonna go check up on other blogs now and do what I gotta do b4 I head back home to do my stuff :)

glad I checked...
apparently Blue Man Group tickets go on sale tomorrow...NOT in October...
good think I checked...they are coming to town in November and Will and I really want to go with the kids...I am so excited...
oh, yeah...and Will and I are going to go on a babymoon...a nice trip, just the two of us, b4 baby Scott arrives...we don't know where we will go as of yet, but it will be an actual planned trip...I am thinking either Monterey, Vegas or Tahoe...we aren't gonna go real far, cause of $$$, but it sure will be nice to get away...on a real planned vacation...
we will probably plan on that in early November...that way it is still early enough b4 my due date...
as of yet my stroller has not arrived, so I am not going to be on the computer long, so I can make sure to be home if UPS knocks on my door...
oh, yeah...and I started my baby registry yesterday...so far I only have 3 things in it, but, hey, it's a start, right???
I think I will register at Target (of course) and Babies 'R Us (suggested I register here)...YAH!!! I'm having a baby :)
so, I should get going, but I thought I would give you another update on life...
talk to you soon...
miss everyone :)

life is good
things are going well here...
not a whole lot is new, though...
my stroller is scheduled to arrive tomorrow...VERY excited!!!
I joined the gym this week with Will...he was already a member, so I joined with him...I have an appt. with a trainer tomorrow to get me started...I don't wanna go too gung-ho or dp anything I shouldn't, so I will have the trainer for 3 appts...
baby Scott is moving around a lot...he is very active...I went to the ob/gyn last week...the nurse practitioner measured my uterus and made the comment, "You sure there's only one in there?"...apparently, baby Scott is measuring long...she has said that he is very healthy and moves a lot...well, I coulda told ya that...lol
I am not very big, though...common consensus is that I look about 4-5 months pregnant...(i am now just over 6 months)...but hey, that means fewer stretch marks...so I can handle that :)
my sil is busy planning the baby shower...the guest list is getting quite large, I must say...but I won't complain...lol
it will be a lot of fun :)
I ordered Will's christmas present a couple days ago...we bought tons of stocking stuffers for Camille and Bria (niece) already...
sil, Christine, has her birthday in 3 days, so I gotta get on that...
we started looking at apartments to move into in a couple of months...we have only actually looked at one so far, but we still have some time...
you know, I had so much to tell ya, and now I can't remember it all...
as soon as I get my stroller i will try to post pics...
oh, yeah, since Will has a minor in photography, I asked him if he would take some pregnancy snapshots of me...he said he would :) I don't think I will do them for another month or so, though, cause I just don't really look pregnant enough just yet...I can hardly wait to do those :)
well, I guess that is all for now...
toodles...
K
just as a side note...i am a fast typer...i typed all that in 4 mins...GO GIRL!!!

it's about time...
that i updated my blog...
i mean, Crud!!! when was the last time you all heard from me...
sorry about that...apparently we do not ahve internet available at our house...well, Will's brother's house, really...the way this city is set up is retarded...
apparently, if you live too far away from "the box", whether or not you are in the city, you cannot have high speed internet...or cable internet...only dial-up (and Will has no desire to get it...I would settle for it...meaning, i would take it over not having any...lol)
anyways,a pparently, we live too far from "the box"...now my mother-in-law does not live too far from "the box" and she lives next door to us (yes, i am currently living next door to my mil)...but at least i am not in the trailer in her yard... :)
always looking on the positive side...that's me...
anyhoo, she ahs internet, but i have felt kinda weird asking her to borrow it...until today...
i needed to let you all know that i am indeed alive and have arrived safe and sound back in the great state of California...
things really are going well here...
Will felt baby Scott kick for the first time on Aug. 29 (the night after i got here)...Scott is a little turkey...he will kick and kick and kick hard...so, i tell Will, put his hand on mu tummy, and Scotty stops kicking...and will not kick again until Will's (or wahtever individual's hand is there) hand is removed...but Will did manage to feel one good kick :)
things are going well with paying off bills...that is why we are staying whith his bro (so we can pay off bills and save money)...
i wish Nikki could be here...when we had Aubryn's b-day party at the Edmonton Humane Society, Nikki had said if they found a small dog they loved,they would adopt it...
well, imo, there was a great lack of small dogs there...but we ahve so many here...at ARF that is...
that's the animal rescue my mil works for...
so many cute and great little dogs that I am sure Nikki and family would love...
my personal favorite is Hero...
he's so cute and I love him :)
what else is going on here???
I LOVE TARGET!!!
I've been in a couple times already and today was one of those times :)
you know what I love most about target??? the $1 section...
I mean, you can get way cool scrapbook stuff for a buck...how fantastic is that??? I got stickers and metal charms and ribbon and rub-ons...all kinds of great stuff for $1 each...FANTASTIC!!!
crud!!!
I can't even think of all the stuff I need to update you all on...
I am buying my stroller today from eBay...it is going to be the Jeep Liberty in a bright blue...i LOVE it!!!
Christine (my sil) is throwing me a baby shower and planning it for the end of Oct/early Nov...I am so excited...
all in all, life is so good!!!
i promise to try harder to keep updated...but since i do not want to use my mil's internet every day, it may not, ok, it WILL not be as frequently as in the past...not until after we move into our own apartment (mid Nov/beg. Dec) and we get our own internet...
so, until we meet again...
toodle-loo :)

i am loving this being pregnant thing...

it is so awesome...the whole miracle behind it all...
i think, and i may not think this later in pregnancy, that my favourite thing is feeling him kick me...
i don't know what his choice for sport will be in life, but i can see him trying forms of martial arts, soccer, football...anything that reqires kicking...lol
love the thumps first thing in the morning...
i even love how at night time if he starts to get a bit worked up and kicking, he listens to me when i tell him it's bedtime...
i can only wish that it will be like that in real life...lol
it has been great staying with my sister and her new baby, Maigan...it has been great practice for when Scott get here...

1 thing in life you can always count on...

McDonald's and Walmart Photo Centre screwing up on your order.
(or is that 2 things???)

either way, you can always count on that...lol

i'm losing it!!!

it's starting to disappear...it's going away...it's not all the way gone, but it is well on it's way to be all the way gone...

it's catastrophic...it's tragic...it is a part of me...

whatever shall i do???

how will i live without my inny belly button???

it will soon be an outy...

i guess it was only a matter of time til it started to disappear...but it will be back...

that makes me happy :)

fyi, yes, i know i am a nerd-bomb!!!

birthday girl

well, on August 13, Aubryn turned 7...
for her birthday party, we went to the Edmonton Humane Society, so all presents brought were for the animals there...
we went to a park first, lets all the kids play, played games, ate birthday cake (made by grandma), and opened presents...
pictured below is the very cool cake, all the presents for the animals and, of course, the birthday girl getting to hold a kitten at the EHS...

all in a day of Heritage Days...

i love Heritage Days...it is the one festival that i make a point of going to every year...something draws me to it year after year...even though i know what countries will be there, even though i know that not all the countries will sell stuff, but just display items from their country, even though i know the food will be the same as last year...i must go anyways :)
one thing you must go for, of course, are the 'elephant ears'...pure goodness, let me tell you :)
the largest ones seemed to be coming from Poland...the line-up was totally worth the wait...seeing the size of some of those things coming out of that booth, made the wait worth it...
we joked amongst each other (richard, me and chris) about how upset we would be if we got scammed by getting a small one...
so, we get up there, and we mention that size does matter...lol
so, the lady tells the lasdy next to her to give richard big ones...i told her i was feeding a baby, too, so i, too, needed a large one...
richard was more than just a little jealous...his 3 were 1/3 the size of mine...it was, no jokes, 12" wide each way...
you could only begin to imagine the looks i got as i walked away from the Poland booth with that in hand...
of course, i took a picture to show you...(and, yes, i wore a lot of that sugar)

that's a whole lotta dough :)

and, of course, how can you go to Heritage Days without getting a picture of the 'mullet of all mullets'?
i mean, this mullet is HOT!!!
i actually followed this woman with my camera in order to get this fantastic shot of such a wonderful portrayal of Canadian pride...cause we all know that the Canadian Passport is also known as the mullet...hee hee :)
it really is a shame i couldn't have discreetly got a pic of another mullet lady in McD's 2day, as well...
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i had no idea how much how much had gone one until i downloaded my pics off my camera (81 pics, 1 video)...so, i figure i will not post everything today, but share it between the next couple of days...
so, here is the first of a few...
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got duct tape?


kari-lynn and i saw this car when we were shopping in South Edmonton Common...
clearly the owner of this vehicle is the king or queen of duct tape (but i would guess king)...you know, if it wasn't such a nice car, i'd almost be willing to guess that it could be Red Green's car, but since it is a nicer model car, i would say maybe the owner is Red Green's 2 times removed nephew's, pet beavers, twin brother's owner...
(now those of you who don't know who Red Green is will go google him, right???...but if you are Canadian, you will know who he is...and if you don't, you shame me and you couldn't actually be a real canadian, just a poser...j/k...lol)

I PROMISE...
to blog later today and update you on life
:-)