Well, we had our ultrasound Friday past, and it says it's a girl! I'm super excited to not only add to my family, but to get ready to welcome "daddy's girl". Seeing the bond my wife has with her dad, makes me that much more excited to build this relationship with my own daughter. Sure, there will be several challenges, but what would parenthood be without them?
The ultrasound itself was great! We decided to bring the O-man with us to see his baby sister on the screen, and, well, it wasn't The Wiggles, so he was less then entertained. He was very fussy in the room, playing with the chair, tapping J's belly (which made for an interesting view on the monitor) and pulling the sticky gelly messed towels out of the laundry hamper. He did stop and look when he heard baby-girls heartbeat, as he usually does at our Midwife appointments! But, that's as entertained as he was. This ultrasound makes the pregnancy, and the upcoming arrival of our daughter even more exciting and real. J and I cannot wait to add a little girl to our family.
Just thought I'd share with you all our ultrasound update. I know this post is none too exciting, but I had a few minutes downtime at work, so I thought I'd throw up an update. Tomorrow, we are off to the midwife, so I'll be sure to give you all a head's up about how that went, and share a bit with you of how our date night went on Friday.
Until then, trust birth,
B
P.S. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Jack Layton, and all of Canada. Today, we lost a truly inspirational and caring politician. RIP Jack.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Out Comes the Snake!
Get your head outta your you know what ;)
There is a time in every man's life during his wife's pregnancy that he will learn about the dreaded "snake pillow". This curvy, apparently comfy, pillow helps offer J and her beautiful glowing belly get the rest they need to help baby grow and develop and prepare for his or her entry into the world.
This pillow will suddenly become your worst nightmare. Taking up the whole of the bed, and cuddling with YOUR wife. But alas, I know I will soon have her back, and will not only get to be in bed with J every night, but will be able to have newborn baby cuddles, and toddler O-man cuddles. Take that snake pillow! In a few short months, you will be back in storage, in the crevices of the storage room in the basement. You grin now, but you just wait :)
Now, back to you, my readers. The pillow really seems to be a great thing, and helps J get some rest at night. She is beautiful as ever these days. A beautiful woman, with a beautiful glow. The mother of my children, growing a beautiful baby to add to our family.
I'm really starting to enjoy blogging and writing (although you wouldn't guess it by my lack of posting lately). Things have been really busy at home. We bought a new house in May and with it came the mounds of work that need to be done: driveway poured, landscaping started, basement finished! It is really starting to take shape and we are happy as ever in our dream home. Room for the kids and dogs to play, and for J and I to enjoy some R&R (albeit infrequently!).
I see letting you all in on my life as a way to share the wonderful gift of fatherhood that I have been given. It's a way for me to share the joys in my life, and lets me get time to myself, to really digest and put into words what I am feeling about certain things.
Next week Friday, we go for the ultrasound. This time around, J and I have decided we'd like to find out the gender of our baby. I feel that it'll help me connect better with my unborn child, and it'll also help us prepare a bit more for his or her arrival. I'll be sure to share with you everything about this first ultrasound, from the procedure, to O-man's reaction to seeing a "baby" on the screen!
Until next time everyone!
Trust birth,
B
P.S. We had another midwife appointment at the end of July! All is going great, the hearbeat was at 140 bpm and baby is growing quite nicely. We talked about homebirth options with Jessica, and hopefully this baby will want to be born in the pool like we had planned with the O-man!
There is a time in every man's life during his wife's pregnancy that he will learn about the dreaded "snake pillow". This curvy, apparently comfy, pillow helps offer J and her beautiful glowing belly get the rest they need to help baby grow and develop and prepare for his or her entry into the world.
This pillow will suddenly become your worst nightmare. Taking up the whole of the bed, and cuddling with YOUR wife. But alas, I know I will soon have her back, and will not only get to be in bed with J every night, but will be able to have newborn baby cuddles, and toddler O-man cuddles. Take that snake pillow! In a few short months, you will be back in storage, in the crevices of the storage room in the basement. You grin now, but you just wait :)
Now, back to you, my readers. The pillow really seems to be a great thing, and helps J get some rest at night. She is beautiful as ever these days. A beautiful woman, with a beautiful glow. The mother of my children, growing a beautiful baby to add to our family.
I'm really starting to enjoy blogging and writing (although you wouldn't guess it by my lack of posting lately). Things have been really busy at home. We bought a new house in May and with it came the mounds of work that need to be done: driveway poured, landscaping started, basement finished! It is really starting to take shape and we are happy as ever in our dream home. Room for the kids and dogs to play, and for J and I to enjoy some R&R (albeit infrequently!).
I see letting you all in on my life as a way to share the wonderful gift of fatherhood that I have been given. It's a way for me to share the joys in my life, and lets me get time to myself, to really digest and put into words what I am feeling about certain things.
Next week Friday, we go for the ultrasound. This time around, J and I have decided we'd like to find out the gender of our baby. I feel that it'll help me connect better with my unborn child, and it'll also help us prepare a bit more for his or her arrival. I'll be sure to share with you everything about this first ultrasound, from the procedure, to O-man's reaction to seeing a "baby" on the screen!
Until next time everyone!
Trust birth,
B
P.S. We had another midwife appointment at the end of July! All is going great, the hearbeat was at 140 bpm and baby is growing quite nicely. We talked about homebirth options with Jessica, and hopefully this baby will want to be born in the pool like we had planned with the O-man!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Midwife Appointment - 5 July 2011
8:00 a.m. and we were off to another Midwife appointment. J and I opt for the early appointments, so that I don't lose too much time at work, and can still make it to all of the appointments. And besides, O-man is up with the birds everyday anyway, so why wait!
This appointment we talked with Jessica about our upcoming ultrasound. She reminded us of the processes, and said to tell the technician we would like to find out the sex of our little one. This is something J and I really want to do. We didn't find out with O-man, but this time around, we feel we can be more prepared if we know what our baby is. I think it'll allow us to begin even earlier the bond with our baby, telling him/her his/her name, and just getting to develop that infant bond way early.
Although J is a little sicker with this pregnancy, all is going well. Jessica did J's checkup, made sure everything was as it should be, and then, much to my delight, checked the baby's heartbeat, a healthy 150 bpm. I look forward to this every appointment, as I'm sure all fathers do, as it is one of the real ways (except for the beautiful growing belly), that we know there is a baby on the way. O-man loved it too, and when he heard the quick lil' beat, said "whoa-eee", and looked at me.
After the check up, we chatted a bit more with Jessica, and bid her adieu until next time.
Today is quite a busy one at work, and the weekend is sure to be busy too with J's cousin getting married. We're all looking forward to seeing her family again, and I look forward to writing to you all sometime next week!
Have a great weekend! And as always,
Trust birth,
B
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Fatherhood Top Five - Best things about bein' a dad!
Yesterday was my second father's day, of many to come. This is the one day of the year, where we remember to stop and thank dad for all that he does, and where life slows down just a tad, to spend time with him. I love these special days, because they are special in their own little ways, but I appreciate my dad all the time, for the things that he does.
This father's day, I woke up to my little boy leaning over me, with his big, 8 tooth grin, saying "da-da". What a thing to wake up to on a Sunday morning! Oh, and did I metion, he let J and I sleep in until 7:30 a.m. the whole weekend?! Thanks O-man!
Here are the top five things about fatherhood, in my opinion:
5. Not worrying what your shirt looks like in the morning after a bit of snot, spit up or milk gets wiped on it. Enjoy it while it lasts fellas!
4. Waking up with the birds. I truly mean this, although I complain about it sometimes! Once you have children, you realize just how much daylight you've actually missed while you lay in bed on those lazy weekends! No alarm is necessary in our house, Little-O is up by 6 a.m. like clock work.
3. Living each day anew. Until you are a father, every day seems the same. Go to bed, wake up, go to work, come home, eat, go to bed.... When you have children, you learn to live through their eyes! Every day I spend with O, I learn something completely new. New ways to pronounce words, new ways to mark up the walls, just how amazing it is to be outside and look at the sky, or the intricate details of a rock or sand. A-ma-zing!
2. Da-da. I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I get a crazy chill every time O calls me Da-da or daddy or dad! His enunciation of daddy and mommy is amazing. I can feel his love every time he calls me, and like all you dad's know, it is one amazing feeling.
1. Coming Home after work. The best part of my day is walking through the door after work. I mean, I was always greeted happily by the dogs and J, but when I walk through the door and O sees me, his eyes absolutely light up. He goes right to the railing, and reaches through, trying to touch me, making sure I'm actually home. Then the fun begins! We play, we talk, watch his movie, have supper, go for a walk. We just enjoy being together, me and the O-man.
Take care Dad's (and moms who read this) and happy belated Father's day! Enjoy this gift, every day.
B
This father's day, I woke up to my little boy leaning over me, with his big, 8 tooth grin, saying "da-da". What a thing to wake up to on a Sunday morning! Oh, and did I metion, he let J and I sleep in until 7:30 a.m. the whole weekend?! Thanks O-man!
Here are the top five things about fatherhood, in my opinion:
5. Not worrying what your shirt looks like in the morning after a bit of snot, spit up or milk gets wiped on it. Enjoy it while it lasts fellas!
4. Waking up with the birds. I truly mean this, although I complain about it sometimes! Once you have children, you realize just how much daylight you've actually missed while you lay in bed on those lazy weekends! No alarm is necessary in our house, Little-O is up by 6 a.m. like clock work.
3. Living each day anew. Until you are a father, every day seems the same. Go to bed, wake up, go to work, come home, eat, go to bed.... When you have children, you learn to live through their eyes! Every day I spend with O, I learn something completely new. New ways to pronounce words, new ways to mark up the walls, just how amazing it is to be outside and look at the sky, or the intricate details of a rock or sand. A-ma-zing!
2. Da-da. I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I get a crazy chill every time O calls me Da-da or daddy or dad! His enunciation of daddy and mommy is amazing. I can feel his love every time he calls me, and like all you dad's know, it is one amazing feeling.
1. Coming Home after work. The best part of my day is walking through the door after work. I mean, I was always greeted happily by the dogs and J, but when I walk through the door and O sees me, his eyes absolutely light up. He goes right to the railing, and reaches through, trying to touch me, making sure I'm actually home. Then the fun begins! We play, we talk, watch his movie, have supper, go for a walk. We just enjoy being together, me and the O-man.
Take care Dad's (and moms who read this) and happy belated Father's day! Enjoy this gift, every day.
B
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day
Hi everyone -
Today is a day where we are recognized for being a father! The amazing gift of fatherhood was given to me a little over a year ago, and I wouldn't change anything for it. My dad taught me a lot about being a father, and I hope to share that same knowledge with my own son one day.
Enjoy today, like you do every waking moment as a father. Take a look in those little eyes that glow when they see you, and know that even though this is probably the most exhausting gig in the world, there is no other way to live.
Happy Father's Day Dad's!
Trust birth,
Blair
Today is a day where we are recognized for being a father! The amazing gift of fatherhood was given to me a little over a year ago, and I wouldn't change anything for it. My dad taught me a lot about being a father, and I hope to share that same knowledge with my own son one day.
Enjoy today, like you do every waking moment as a father. Take a look in those little eyes that glow when they see you, and know that even though this is probably the most exhausting gig in the world, there is no other way to live.
Happy Father's Day Dad's!
Trust birth,
Blair
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Today's Parent Link
Hello again. Normally I wouldn't do two posts in one day, but I was sent this article, and thought I would share it with all of you dads and soon-to-be dads. Enjoy!
http://www.todaysparent.com/lifeasparent/fatherhood/article.jsp?content=20080421_115436_10752&page=1#01
Copy and paste it into your browser and as always, trust birth.
B
http://www.todaysparent.com/lifeasparent/fatherhood/article.jsp?content=20080421_115436_10752&page=1#01
Copy and paste it into your browser and as always, trust birth.
B
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