Saturday, August 30, 2008
Visiting Oma & Opa
We've had a great time so far, wonderful weather, and the boys are loving every bit of it! (especially the tractors!)
Monday, August 25, 2008
A "Smile" of us...
Evan has recently started calling pictures "smiles." As in, "Mommy, can you take a smile of us?" So we have lots of "smiles" all day long! The boys love playing together, though Evan can get a little rough with Darren. This morning, I think Darren had enough and he bit Evan's eye (don't know how). He left a mark, and Evan left him alone!
VanBreda Camping
We had a nice weekend camping with some of my family. We had all of us, Auntie Jenn & Izzy, Grandma, and Uncle Steve & Reuben. Great weather, and not bad sleeping for the boys. Evan keeps asking if we are going camping again. He loved it!
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Baby
So here are the first pictures of our newest little one. The head is on the right, then the big tummy and legs toward the left. The bright white part is are bones - you can see the spine along the back. The big tummy is NOT the head of a second child, and we are NOT announcing twins, as some have thought. I saw the little one flail arms and legs about - the technician said this baby is full of energy!!
I saw the specialist afterward, and he wants to see me every 4 weeks, as well as the midwife, and have ultrasounds every 4 weeks...so I'll be busy. He was somewhat encouraging, but mostly practical about the fact that it may come early again, so the most important thing is the shots at 24 weeks to speed the baby's lung development. Basically all I can do is take it easy and wait and see (and pray, which is what we're doing a lot of!!)
I saw the specialist afterward, and he wants to see me every 4 weeks, as well as the midwife, and have ultrasounds every 4 weeks...so I'll be busy. He was somewhat encouraging, but mostly practical about the fact that it may come early again, so the most important thing is the shots at 24 weeks to speed the baby's lung development. Basically all I can do is take it easy and wait and see (and pray, which is what we're doing a lot of!!)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Camping!!
Sorry it's been so long for us to update this. We had a great time camping. Darren was a little young for it, and preferred to be on bikes and cars and strollers, so we did lots of walking.
Evan loved every bit of it, including the food (big surprise!). We talk every day about what his favourite part was. Sometimes it was the beach, sometimes the tent... often just riding bikes with his friend.
The tent did very well for us. We had SO much space! There was only one rain storm, and that was enough. It rained for about an hour (in the evening, so we stayed in the tent). The boys slept through the thunder, surprisingly. I think the sound of so much rain falling on the tent deadend the sound of thunder. After the storm, I went out, and most sites, inlcuding half of ours, were ankle deep in water!! Our tent was on a high point, so it was fine. But other people weren't so lucky. The roads were rivers too. People who have camped there for years say they've never seen anything like it!!
The boys slept pretty well, but were up so early every morning - usually around 5:30. They weren't great at being quiet, so we would go for walks. This is a picture of a bridge taken around 5:45. Not many people around at that hour!
Evan loved every bit of it, including the food (big surprise!). We talk every day about what his favourite part was. Sometimes it was the beach, sometimes the tent... often just riding bikes with his friend.
The tent did very well for us. We had SO much space! There was only one rain storm, and that was enough. It rained for about an hour (in the evening, so we stayed in the tent). The boys slept through the thunder, surprisingly. I think the sound of so much rain falling on the tent deadend the sound of thunder. After the storm, I went out, and most sites, inlcuding half of ours, were ankle deep in water!! Our tent was on a high point, so it was fine. But other people weren't so lucky. The roads were rivers too. People who have camped there for years say they've never seen anything like it!!
The boys slept pretty well, but were up so early every morning - usually around 5:30. They weren't great at being quiet, so we would go for walks. This is a picture of a bridge taken around 5:45. Not many people around at that hour!
Leaving the campsite...
Arriving at home...exhausted!! (and this is BIG for Evan - he rarely sleeps in vehicles!)
Arriving at home...exhausted!! (and this is BIG for Evan - he rarely sleeps in vehicles!)
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