The things that grow in my garden…

It explains a lot about how she was tucked up inside me! Meet baby E, born Sunday am, 7 lbs 10 ounces.

Twas the night before ‘duction when back at our house
A fetus was stirring like a wee little mouse
Little booties were hung by the crib rail with care
In the hope that a stork soon would be there

The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While unorthidox baby names danced in their heads
And M in with her leaf tea and me with nightcap
Had just settled down for one last restful nap…

R has asked several times what a c-section is, and we’ve tried to explain. But it wasnt sinking in. The reason showed up last night when she said a sweet payer asking that M be able to avoid the sea section. Apparently that is the water-themed section of the hospital. And there might be sharks.

Good to know! We’ll see if we can’t stay clear of there.

It warms my heart when these two play so nicely together. R was colouring a butterfly, and J was colouring a “horse”. I admit he quickly lost interest in colouring when I got out the pencil sharpener, then it was all about ‘turning’ the pencils…

Well it started last Tuesday morning when little J man threw up his breakfast. He went on to throw up all day long. At 4pm after some gravol, he stoped, but resumed 24 hours later. So far, that seems to be his pattern. He’ll throw up about once every 24 hrs, (the other end in the mean time!) Poor little guy. Daddy came down with it Thursday, and I was down and out yesterday. Things are more complicated for me being pregnant, and I ended up at the hospital for some IV hydration and IV gravol. I’ve been ok today, but super tired. So far, R is the only hold out, and I hope she can keep up her immunity!

So my reading tells me that near the end of your pregnancy you tend to get into this ‘nesting’ mode. Apparently you want to clean, tidy, and generally feel prepared to welcome the new little baby into your life. I had a short spurt of nesting energy….All of the sudden I had the energy to put a basket of laundry away, and I said to A, ‘Hey, this might be nesting’! Too bad it only lasted 10 minutes. Sad really… I could use some more energy to prepare/clean/tidy and more!!!

Cute toes eh? Well had a very special trip to the nail salon, R, me and grandma even came! Grandma had never been to one, neither had R, and I must admit it was only my second pedicure ever! R got these super cute designs on her toes, and stars on her hands over electric blue polish! Grandma and I stayed safe with just a plain topcoat on our hands, and something very subtle on our toes. Fun times.

We went to get a new pair of “pre-owned” skates. While we were waiting for them to be sharpened, R decided to try on some pink hockey gloves….next she decided to get herself a stick….then a ball….then she decided that her little brother should have a stick too… (oh she tried to get him to wear gloves but they were all just too big)…and voila, my kids had a little hockey game while we waited!

R decided to set up a picnic in the morning for her and J. Best way to have a winter picnic I say, inside!

This little girl was giving us the eye….deciding if she liked us or not.