Ultrasound!!

Baby and I had an ultrasound on Wednesday! All is well and NO we don't know the sex!! And we're not lying!! I didn't even see a hint either way ;)  Blake, Cal and Emerson joined me in the room after the medical portion of the ultrasound was over. Blake enjoyed watching the screen and seeing his new sibling, Em wasn't as excited!! I remember taking Blake to see Em's ultrasound when he was around Em's age and he actually pointed to the screen and said baby!!   On Wednesday morning I told Blake and Em that we were going to see the baby that afternoon.  Blake furrowed his brow and looked at me and then continued on playing.  About 5 minutes later he said to me, "Mom, are we going to take the new baby camping?"  I think he thought the baby was going to be born that afternoon!!!  If only it were that easy ... lol!!  I told him that the baby isn't going to be born until November and that we were just going to see a picture of the baby that afternoon!!  He is so into this whole baby thing, it's awesome!  He's always mentioning the new baby and wondering where it will sleep, where it's car seat will go, what car seat it will use, etc, etc!  I love how he's a little planner!!  Wonder where he gets that from?!  We got quite a few pictures of the little one printed, here is the clearest one:

I'm feeling the baby move a lot now, which is really cool!  I can't wait until I feel big pokes and prods :)  This will probably be my last pregnancy, so I'm trying to treasure it!  Other then the puking and nausea, hard to treasure that ... lol!  Although when I was sick with Blake's pregnancy I was still so over the moon and so happy to just be pregnant, I oddly enough enjoyed every minute!!  Every time I was sick, I'd think to myself, "This is great!  Means the baby is growing and doing well!!"  But the 3rd time around, it's not so great.  Ha, ha!!  I think Cal and I might actually have a boys name picked?!  Maybe ... at least were close!  Girls first names ... not so close!  It's so hard the third time!  Actually it's hard the 1st and 2nd too, but even harder the 3rd!!  I have a Dr. appointment Monday, so we'll see what the babies heart beat is!  Next week I'm 20 weeks!!!!

We are excited to get away this weekend!! We're headed to Long Lake Provincial Park, near Boyle, AB. My parents, sister (Jeremy's away on a fly-in fishing trip with co-workers), friends Paul and Mary Scott and Paul's son and daughter-in-law, Gerry and Lorraine will be joining us!  They have 2 younger children, so I'm sure Blake and Em will enjoy having some little playmates :) The forecast is saying the temps will be in the mid 20's, so hopefully we'll be hitting the beach!! Cal hooked the trailer up last night and pulled it to the side of the house. When Blake saw this, this a.m. he was EXTREMELY upset :( He was so sad that he didn't get to help Dad hook up the trailer. Poor guy! We assured him he could help once we got to the campground, when we leave the campground and when we get home again :)  I think that made him feel a little bit better.  He really loves helping Cal! His special job is cranking the jacks down, and he does a pretty good job of it too!!  Poor little guy can be so emotional.  I hate that things like this that seem so "small" seem to break his heart :(

Thanks for all the comments on the "new blog look"!! I love it! Cal and Blake love orange and there's a little pink in there for Em and I ;) Have fun celebrating all the wonderful Dad's in your life this weekend and enjoy the sun :)

xoxo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby

We love the SUN!!!

Oh, how we love this weather!! It's so nice to have the sun shining on the weekends :) We had a great week as well. It seemed busy, but we had lots of fun meeting our friends Stacey, Alana and Parker at the Servus Centre indoor playground and visiting Jodi, Kaislyn, Kohen and meeting baby Haiden! Haiden is adorable and holding her got me even more excited to hold my own little baby very soon :) She's 2 months old and only 9 lbs, but she was born 5 weeks premature, so is doing well!! Blake had fun playing with Kohen, they are only a couple of months apart in age. I realized my boy might be a bit of a city boy on the drive to Jodi's acerage near Gibbons ... as we're driving down the highway he asked me, "Who planted all this grass?" lol!!! Too funny!

Friday afternoon my parents came over to babysit the kids, while Cal and I went on a "date." We had a yummy dinner at The Keg, walked around Woody's RV (didn't see a 5th wheel with the floor plan we want eventually!), Cal got a haircut, and we test drove a Dodge Grand Caravan!! And we're sold! It was so nice to drive and the options are so awesome, I can't wait to have one!! I didn't realize Dodge had patented the Stow N' Go option, but they have and we want it!! No rush to buy though, plan is to have one by fall. Saturday afternoon we attended Danielle Gillam's 2nd birthday party at her home in Stony Plain. It was a beautiful day, and the kids enjoyed playing in the kiddie pool! On the way home from the party we drove by a couple of homes in Spruce Grove that we had found on the internet. Both have been crossed of our "list"!! We're going to be very picky this time around, as hopefully the next time we move, we'll be staying there for many years! Sunday afternoon we visted our friend Mike and his daughter. Blake enjoyed riding Elena's quad and playing outside. It was another gorgeous day! Cal is off tomorrow and we are planning to take the kids swimming. Blake's been asking to go swimming for awhile now, so he's excited!

Em's doing great with just 1 nap a day now. She's stretched her afternoon nap to 2 - 2 1/2 hours and is sleeping until 8 or 8:30! I think she's actually getting more sleep now then when she had her morning nap?! I keep waiting for the morning when she'll get up between 6 and 7 again :S She is walking more and more each day and now walks between the couch and coffee table without holding onto anything! She LOVES crawling up the stairs. I usually follow behind her and let her go up and bring her back down quite a few times a day!! Otherwise, we have to have the gates up because she hasn't mastered the going down part yet. She's actually quite the little monkey ... she loves climbing the couch or trying to get onto the back of the couch!! She goes anywhere she wants and is very fast, switching between crawling and pulling herself up and walking along things! I really should take her to the health unit to get her weighed and measured, she has really grown in the past few months. She's stretched out a lot. Maybe we'll try and measure her at home!

Blake's been having an afternoon rest 1 or 2 times a week. We call it a rest now, because he doesn't take naps anymore, just Em ;) Although as soon as his head hits the pillow, he's out like a light! He's adjusted well to no napping, but definately needs to be in bed a lot earlier then when he was napping. I think I've mentioned it before, but Blake is sure a lot more social and brave these days!! For example, he never used to go to the top of the play structure at the YMCA or at the McDonald's play place, but we've noticed in the last few months, he'll go right to the top and down any slide, etc!! And we love watching him play with other kids at the park. He interacts with them and tries to get involved in their games, etc. There's just one thing we're trying to teach him ... to introduce himself and ask them their name! We'll often hear him talking to another boy or girl and calling them "boy" or "girl"!! It's pretty funny to eavesdrop sometimes ... "Hey boy come with me. Let's go down the big slide." lol!

The baby is doing good!! He or she is moving lots and growing too! The latter which has given me an excuse to buy a few new summer outfits :) I have an appointment next week and an ultrasound on the 16th! We're all going to the appointment, so that should be interesting ... ;) Of course, this pregnancy is going even faster then the last two. I added a baby ticker to the blog :) The busier you are the faster time flies! I can't believe I'm almost 1/2 way there ... wow!!

Have a great week everyone!

Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Baby

*Edit: I forgot to mention that Tuesday was my last day of work at Fort Saskatchewan Health Centre! I had a great day. The ladies at work took me for lunch and gave me a gift certificate to my favorite spa!! It was very unexpected and so thoughtful of them. I will definately enjoy cashing that in :) I've enjoyed my time at FSHC, as short as it has been, and will miss some of my co-workers whom I've became friends with. But hopefully I'll be able to pop in for lunch once in awhile and Facebook is great for keeping in touch!! I'm excited to start this new journey at home with my kids. As one co-worker put it, "Best of luck with your REAL job - Motherhood is much harder and more rewarding!" So true ...