Can I just say LOVE?

I mean like fullout, hardcore, never ending, enveloping love - a love that even those words which I picked very carefully can't describe!

6 months is by far my favourite age - we've got a SMILER (if he's not going down for a nap), a belly laugher, a sit-on-my-own'er, a joker, a mimic, a wiggler (attempting to crawl), a consistent napper (even if it's not for long I know what to expect), a bath lover and most importantly a shining personality!!

This little guy has charisma - he is a lady killer. In this outfit he might look like he's a real killer (looking a little jailbird like) but that's not the kind I'm talking about (insert ear to ear grin). He knows when someone is joking around - he loves it when I raise my eyebrows or give him a "what's going on here" look (think one eyebrow down and one up).

I am so excited to see him when he's bigger!! I mean, I know he's going to be fabulous - the last month has shown me that but oh my, this is going to be great!!

Adios 2011!

2011 has been a freaking amazing year!
A new baby, a new house and well one sad thing - a loss of a very special furry friend - SWSP.
As the year draws to a close I just want to say how thankful I am for my family, friends, co-workers (even though I'm on maternity leave) and well, everything and everyone!
I believe that always feeling grateful and never taking what we have in life for granted will hopefully continue a lucky streak.
Cheers to life people.....cheers to life.

oh shit.

not that im not proud of being a mom and my babe, but i never thought id become one of those moms who dont talk about anything other than their kids.€ shit.

it is so crazy how they just take over your life!

i need a hobby - something for me to do - for me - during naps. write? sew? refinish furniture? i refuse to scrapbook and i suck at knitting.

suggestions please!!!

HFMLHCSM!

HFMLHCSM - Holy F$%* My Life Has Changed So Much

So my Grandpa's wife sent me a text a few weeks ago that was something like this: ROTFLMFAO and I was completely stumped as to what it meant. She's about 60 years old - why does she know this slang and I don't? So I created my own. Betcha no one could guess that one!

I've been a little caught up in life for the past 6 months or so with VERY good reason. We had a baby, moved and well; I'd say that's enough to keep a girl occupied.

Having a baby to say the least is challenging. You're tired, in love, frustrated, exhilerated and everything else you can think of at one time. The brain is working on overdrive trying to take care of yourself, your babe, your family on top of everything else that needs to be done. This could be why I had a hard time making a Lipton Sidekick a few weeks ago or why I left a candle burning in the bathroom or why I left the lights on the back deck on even after Alex specifically said to me "When you come in from the hot tub make sure you turn off the back deck lights". You're just not all there.

The new house is amazing - it's a handful at the moment but it is so worth it! The only thing I think I would change is the fact that you can hear every creak in the house from every room. It makes it super difficult to do anything quietly. However, that's an old house. I can't wait for the summer to enjoy our amazing backyard with family and friends! We have an above ground pool and a hot tub as well as an amazing back deck. I'm hoping we can have our 30th birthday party back there - 30! Holy shit.

Noah is a freaking darling! I love that little runt like I've never loved anything or anyone else before. He is funny - oh so funny. He loves to dive bomb my face and try to eat it (I like to think it's because he loves me so much). He also loves to whine with a noise the sounds like "guuhhhhhhhh" and if you do it back to him in his ear he starts laughing like a madman because he knows you're making fun of him. He loves to be in your arms over your head or moved from side to side and giggles like a little schoolgirl if you bounce him around in either of those positions. He's not even 6 months yet! He's sitting up 90% on his own with a few face plants here and there, his naps are FINALLY taking some shape and we get about an hour and a half around 9 and another hour and a half around 1 - he's not feeling well at the moment and we've added another 30 minute nap around 4 to get him through until 7 p.m. which is bedtime. Lately, TTGL (thank the good lord - another good one) he's only been getting up at 3 a.m. for a feed. This makes me a little more alive during the day. He's had 2 colds and 2 eye infections which is really bugging me, poor guy! I don't think he got rid of the first cold fully and it came back a few days ago. It's not as bad this time round but it still sucks.

Alex is I think finally getting used to me being on maternity leave and ok with leaving in the morning without being too jealous of my days with Noah. Everytime he walks in the door 2 ear to ear grins are waiting for him because we're both so happy to see Da-da (something I'm working on Noah saying with no luck so far).

All in all the last 5 months have been insane but I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.

Life is absolutely amazing.

Could this be it?

I'm sitting at work with 19 minutes to go (until 4:30 p.m.) and am wondering to myself...is this early labour?

Yesterday I started getting pain in my pubic bone area when I was walking down stairs which I thought was maybe my pelvis starting to seperate so the babe could move down.

Lastnight, every time I rolled over in bed and had to lift one leg higher than the other I got a shot of a pain in my crotch. It kinda feels like what you'd image if you had Barbie's legs (one in each hand) and you pulled them apart the way they're not supposed to go. Good times!

I've also had mild cramping in my lower belly this afternoon and my back hurts a little which it tends to do at this time of day regardless.

Is it - who knows? I want this little man to hold on until June 21 so he's a Cancer...!

I have my midwife appointment tonight so I'll hopefully have a better idea then. YIKES!

Less than a month to go!

Holy moly how time has flown by.

I can't believe how close we are to having a wee baby! I've got a butt up in my ribs and (I think) feet poking out on either side. When I have my right arm down at my side it gets booted as if the baby is telling me to get out of his space.

We went to Emilie Claire Barlow's (http://emilieclairebarlow.com/) concert with Kate, Kirb, John and Lianne last weekend and Noah was literally having a party in my uterus for the entire hour and a half of the concert. I think he really enjoys all the orchestra style instruments because Q107 doesn't get him wiggling the way the trumpet, bass, sax, flute and piano did - it was CRAZY how much he was moving and for such a long period of time!

On a non-baby related note we're almost done the outdoor work around the house! I've been squatting in dirt and digging out weeds, jumping on the dandy-fly remover (http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Yard-and-Garden/Weeders/UpRoot-R-Weed-Root-Remover) and pulling umpteen dandyflies out of the front lawn. It's my very favourite tool because when you're releasing the weed it's like a gun trigger. The neighbours look at me like I'm nuts considering I'm 9 months pregnant and doing more work then they are. I'm just happy that I can still get around fairly easily!!

Alex is adding a bit more dirt in the back tonight (if it doesn't rain, we are getting so much damn rain) then I need to plant our new plants from Dad and Brig's yard, then we're putting down the landscape cloth in the garden beds (so weeds don't grow thru) and tossing a few inches of mulch on top. I am going to touch-up the front porch and then we're pretty much good to go! Hopefully we can get this all done by the end of the long weekend!

Then it's onto the bathroom....oh joy. It's going to be so much fun having a baby and no washroom! I really am looking forward to having a full sized tub though!!

A funny tidbit for you....

9 months pregnant + sneezing/coughing/laughing = leakage