15 years

Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of my fathers death. It really surprised me how fast time had gone. In the last 15 years, so much has happened that he has missed out on.

My brother and I both graduated from high school; we both bought our first cars; I bought a house, got married; we both had children; My dad would have (when this one is born) 7 grand children. He loved kids - and was great with little ones. It really makes me sad to know that our children will never get to know their papa rick. I am sure that he would have been the same type of grandpa that his dad was - and he was pretty awesome.

So, I look back at all the memories I have, and promise myself that even though my kids don't KNOW papa rick, they will know just what he was like. Julien loves to go and visit him. He has fun looking at all the headstones, watching the waves made by boats as they pass by on the river; and in the summer - he loves to go for ice cream at the store beside the cemetary.

updates

It has been a while since I have posted, sorry.

I am now over 34 weeks gestation; I have been experiencing the same complications I had with Julien, but some have crept up a little sooner.

My BP has been going up, so they have been sending me for NST's (non stress test) - makes sure babe is nice and happy; weekly bloodwork and urine checks. I have been having higher than normal levels of protein in my urine, which started around 32 weeks - but with Jules not until 36.

I have also been having bi-weekly growth ultrasounds to make sure that all is well with this little bean. It's nice to see the babe, but I hate that I have already had 5 u/s in this pregnancy - with probably at least one more.

Here is my latest belly picture

32 weeks

I am now 32 weeks. 6-10 weeks left of this pregnancy - seems unreal.

Here are a few pics of the belly:

Julien's 3rd birthday

Being 32 weeks pregnant, and having hosted our bbq on Canada Day, I knew that I would not be up to having Jule's birthday party at our home.  Julien attends nursery school at www.tinyhoppers.ca and they also host birthday parties for kids under the age of 10. Since he loves it there so much, we decided that we would book his party there.

The kids had so much fun, and it was so easy for me. I just had to bring in the cake and juice, and they did the rest. They set up the table with the cake and drinks, led a play class for the little ones, and they served the cake/drinks and took care of the clean up also.

It was definitely worth the money - and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a similar idea.

A wonderful visit with family

My fathers aunt and uncle live in BC. They came up for a quick visit in December, and another one this weekend. It was great to see them and have some memories with them visiting the next generation.

Here are a few pictures

Canada Day

Every year we try and have a bbq with our close friends on Canada day.  It has now changed, since almost all of us have little ones,but it was still a lot of fun

All tired out at the end of the day

31 weeks and a picnic

Last sunday marked my 31weeks gestation, and we had some good friends over for a picnic/soccer in the park