tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79787691704043432732024-03-13T01:42:46.895-07:00Our family as we grow ♥To keep our friends and family updated on recent occurings of our little family as we grow day by day!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-67281311101390176752016-05-30T18:51:00.000-07:002016-05-30T18:51:11.806-07:00A month has passed since meeting with the anesthesiologist.. For a while, I was doing ok. Feeling better about things, genuinely feeling better about life... But something has happened lately. What that is, I don't know. But out of the blue I feel stuck again. Lack of sleep, lacking motivation to do everything, but having a packed schedule :/ It's overwhelming and exhausting. I feel a lot of pressure to keep up with my kids playdates, keeping them social with playgroups or strong start, and also, getting them out to be active for at least a little bit of the day cuz thats all I can seem to do lately.<br /><br />I saw a photo on facebook that made me go "yes! exactly. This is EXACTLY how I feel!"<br /><img alt="" aria-busy="true" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowliftCaption" class="spotlight" src="https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11898940_834990163283793_7563067209824479146_n.jpg?oh=8952a0af8b28e450bae1239071f7620d&oe=57C9098D" style="height: 558px; width: 495px;" /><br />It's so hard to explain it.. But this sums up most of it. so if you see me at playgroup, and im sitting away from everyone, and not being as social as I usually am.. this is why. and I'm feeling it A LOT lately. To the point where I've just skipped out on playgroup as a whole because I feel like I just cant do it :/<br /><br />So if I seem distant, quiet, etc. I am for a reason. I'll eventually be on my way back up. I just gotta get in my groove.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-52487742850770034782016-04-21T20:00:00.001-07:002016-04-21T20:03:54.340-07:00Meeting with the anesthesiologist.Today I met with the anesthesiologist. This was what I was waiting MONTHS for, in hopes to get some clarity to what went on.<br />
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The questions I had to ask were the following (underneath is his answers)<br />
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<b>Why was my midwife, husband, and baby removed from the OR before I went under?</b><br />
- They were not asked to leave, at some point, your primary care, support, and baby all leave to go to the nursery. And I was not put under, I was heavily sedated until I was comfortable.<br />
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<b>Why would no one answer me when I asked if I was ok/dying?</b><br />
-I remember this actually, I responded letting you know you were ok<br />
^ I honestly did not hear that response.<br />
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<b>Was I even talking? or was it a side effect of the medicine, that I thought I was talking, but wasn't?</b><br />
- Yes you were talking and I was basing your comfort levels off your responses and how you told me you felt. You were in a lot of pain, but each medication made a little difference. I kept asking if you wanted to be put under but you said you were ok.<br />^What confuses me about this, is if I didnt hear his response to me asking if I was ok, how was I responding these times?<br />
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He told me one of the medications causes nightmares (or I think in my situation feelings of anxiousness since I never went to sleep). He thinks that's what caused me to feel like I was alone/dying. I made it a point to let him know that past the room going white I didnt hear anything, so when he said I was ok, I didnt hear that. He reassured me he never left my side though, he was just behind my head getting the next round of medication ready.<br />
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He also said he didn't like putting moms under because it risked erasing the memory of baby being born (he said) and he didn't want to take that moment from me. Especially since I had the awesome experience of nursing Arya on the OR table <3<br />
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He told me the general time span length of a spinal is 1.5 hours which was approx when it started wearing off. He thinks that going on to do my tubes was what caused what I went through. They said usually the other meds they gave me typically get the mom through the rest of the surgery. So we arent sure what happened.<br />
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I know this all wasn't his fault, I'm not blaming him. He did a great job in this emergency situation. And today when we met he was very apologetic. I left feeling a bit better.. But still confused because my midwife was asked to leave... but at that point the headache started..<br />
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Talking about this experience stresses me out every time. I either wind up crying, having a BAD headache from fighting back tears, or I cry and still get a headache anyway.. It drains everything from me... I came home and slept from 230 right up to 5. and still felt exhausted upon waking up..<br />
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One day I really hope to get past this. I realize I'm alive, that I didn't die. But I get tired of hearing people tell me that. It doesn't take away that very vivid memory of feeling like I was losing it all. and all those thoughts that flooded through my mind at that exact moment. They felt real, they WERE real. How can I get past that? :/ I guess that's where counselling will come into play.<br />
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I think that just about covers it all.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-52635620218365446912016-04-10T22:00:00.004-07:002016-04-13T11:22:37.213-07:00Our Journey in lifeSince my last update was well over a year ago, we will do one big update.<br />
1. I found out we were expecting baby #4 in May 2015<br />
2. Summer started school and is doing great! 2 more months til she has completed Kindergarten.. She's 6 now!!<br />
3. Ben is in french immersion preschool and doing well, and can count to 8 in french, and 18 in english. His ears are doing well, but coated with a build up on one side which hinders his hearing.. He is 4 and a half now!<br />
4. Brielle is TWO!!!! and a diva in the making. Legit.<br />
5. Arya was born on my dads birthday January 25th :)<br />
6. I am currently trying to get out of this mess of emotions pertaining to my birth.<br />
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now the story:<br />
The first 2 months post-partum were a haze. I felt like time dragged on as I tried to be overjoyed as any mom with a newborn should, I found myself in a slump. I felt disconnected from my family, and from life. I felt like I was just a figure walking through life. Some points had no sound. Like I couldn't take in or process anything going on around me. Then one day it finally hit me, I needed help.<br />
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Lets rewind back. Past the actual event, to when I decided I had wanted a csection.. What made me decide this? My hubby had a vasectomy.. but for some reason, I still wanted my tubes removed for "just in case sake". He hadn't gone back for his sperm count, so I often wondered what if... What if we wound up pregnant.. He only wanted 3 kids, but here I was, pregnant with 4th (which he reacted fine to).. but imagine if a 5th were to come along? Each pregnancy also got harder and harder on my body. I liked the idea of knowing my kids were cared for, by someone I trusted. That I knew Adam would be there, unlike if I went into labour during the night... that my scar had no chance of rupturing. That I didnt go through labour to wind up with a csection anyway.<br />I also feared natural delivery because both cases (Summer and Ben) had serious repercussions, for me, and them. That stuff sticks with you. But then, guilt came along. I didn't trust my body to do what I knew it could do. If I did, I never would have experienced what I went through, and maybe today, I'd be enjoying life more than I was. I feel like I was getting punished for not trusting my body.. I missed out on my favourite part, the newborn stage, of our very last baby.. that's gone now.. and that adds to the struggle.<br />
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With all that being said, I decided to go for a csection and to have my tubes removed. Fast forward to the actual day. We got into the OR, and started to get prepped when my OB was called upstairs for a potential delivery (he had to check in on his patient). During the time the OR staff and I were chatting away and same with the anesthesiologist about how he had a daughter named Aria, and asked if we were spelling it with an I or like Game of Thrones Arya. When I told him Game of Thrones, it<br />
sparked a conversation about the series and books which relaxed me a lot. Once the doc came back in we got my spinal in place, got Adam into the room and they started the surgery. Baby Arya was born, she was perfect. But something wasn't going right with the procedure. It was taking longer than I remembered (but I knew it would take a bit since I was getting my tubes removed). As I was holding and attempting to nurse arya on the OR table (she was a champ by the way), my OB explained that I had scar tissue connecting to my bladder and he was removing it, but there was bleeding that he had to get under control too... at that point, I was starting to feel a dull ache... I started saying ow as it got more and more uncomfortable... My spinal had started wearing off... I was feeling the pain of them cauterizing areas of me. The anesthesiologist gave me some more medications which didn't work, then attempted to use gas which also wasnt doing much but making the room spin. I remember<br />
hearing my midwife say "ok heather I'm taking the baby now" which was a good call because at that point I didn't even know she was on me I was so dizzy. I heard the anesthesiologist say he wanted to put me under so I didnt have to feel the pain. So they started that process and the room went white. I heard my midwife say "we are going upstairs now with the baby" (we being her and Adam). I distinctly recall me saying "whats going on? Am I ok? Am I dying?" (as the room was bright white). No one answered me. I kept repeating it and started crying... I felt like I was dying, dead already actually, as no one responded to me. I started to cry thinking about how I never got to say goodbye or I love you to my kids, Adam, my family, my friends... and now I was gone.. and Adam was left by himself, on the opposite end of the country from our family, to raise 4 kids. That I wouldnt get to see my kids grow up, they wouldn't have a mommy. All those thoughts ran through my head while asking<br />
if I was ok, and then things went black.<br />
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I woke up to me being transferred to the bed to be rolled into recovery. There they did the ice cube test which I had feeling of as soon as it was placed on me. I heard the nurses talking in awe of how this happened. I wasn't the first person it happened to that day. Whether it was a bad batch of spinals, who knows. I don't think we will ever know.<br />
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As time passed on, I felt like I was doing ok, but around a week and a half post partum, I REALLY started to downward spiral. I felt like I couldn't and didn't want to bond with Arya, or my other kids. (those of you who know me, know this is a HUGE contrast from my usual self) I had non stop headaches, wanted to sleep all the time.. Didn't really CARE to get out of bed.. Was having flashbacks to that exact moment in the OR. Having anxiety attacks in the shower. I'll always remember the one time I finally chose to reach out.. Not even Adam knew what I was going through.. What was that one moment? The day I picked Summer up from school. She wanted a play date with her friend, but her friend already had plans. I said "I'll play with you Summer!" and she replied "You never wanna play with me anymore". It was so hard to swallow that lump in my throat and hold back tears. My daughter was starting to suffer too, thanks to me.. I wrote an email to the midwives that night, and was scheduled in within the next few days. I thought I was just maybe overwhelmed. Or exhausted from transitioning to life with 4 kids.<br />
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Once I met with the midwife, we tried to figure out a plan of action.<br />
1. Meet with a counsellor to help sort out the trauma from my birth<br />
2. Have a 24 hour bonding day with Arya where I did nothing but stay in bed<br />
3. Schedule a meeting with the OB and anesthesiologist to see if I could get some of it off my chest and get some answers to questions I had.<br />
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I called up a counsellor and met with her a few days later. I felt like it really wasn't going to benefit me until I met with the anesthesiologist so I haven't been back since. But she did bring up some good points. The removal of my tubes, its so final. It closes that chapter of my life. I found out I was actually grieving the "loss" of that stage of my life. I'm 27. That's a young age to be going through a permanent procedure like a tube removal. Even though we KNEW we were done having kids, I felt it hitting hard. Likely because I loved being pregnant.. I love kids.. but now I'm done, and its me having to come to that realization that we are in fact done. And it's hard, it makes me really sad. I'm SO grateful that I have all my kiddos, they're awesome. But that door is closed now, and it's a hard thing to accept..<br />
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Moving forward, I still hadn't heard anything from the anesthesiologist by the time I had been discharged from midwife care. My doctor called me, and we had a few weekly appointments to make sure I was doing ok, then cut back to every 2 weeks to allow for potential meetings. He gave me the number of someone who was able to meet with me, hear out my experience, my questions, answer some questions, and forward everything to the anesthesiologist; as I had still not heard back from him. And at this point, we needed to start getting this recovery process started for me.<br />
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I met with her and she did all I mentioned above, then found me in the cafeteria at the hospital to tell me that he was now aware of everything, and he'd be willing to meet with me if it would help. We arranged a meeting, which I am currently waiting on. I am trying to take everything one day at a time. I think this meeting will help big time though. I know the meeting with the woman did.<br />
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I will update again when the meeting has taken place.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-73381554679542528802015-02-08T14:26:00.002-08:002015-02-08T14:26:27.056-08:00Big stresses regarding big changes.Maybe I should start with a bit of catch up then post the most recent updates. This may be a long one, sorry in advance...<br />Summer started preschool in September and is doing great with it. She continues to undergo regular speech therapy as well. She's learning to come out of her shell more easily, but her communication is still far behind. Same with her vocabulary.<br />
<span data-reactid=".bu.1:3:1:$comment882174978469380_882468405106704:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$8:0">Ben.. Saw his ENT... His one tube is completely our, which we knew... it has more fluid behind the ear drum.... His right ear they took the tube out of cuz it was in the canal, and it has no fluid... so he may require another tube, but that being said, the fluid build up may be from him being sick also. he has a croup sounding cough <span aria-hidden="true" class="emoticon_text">:(</span> but doc says his is viral too... Currently registering him to take over Summers spot at her preschool.. <br />Side note: copy and pasting this from a mommy group made me laugh because I had the sad face originally then when I pasted it put in "frown emoticon" instead of :( LOL <br /><br />Brielle.. <br data-reactid=".bu.1:3:1:$comment882174978469380_882468405106704:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".bu.1:3:1:$comment882174978469380_882468405106704:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$4:0">Brielle, she turned 10 months 2 days ago. Got her two top teeth in. Shes almost 18lbs and shes roughly 28" <span aria-hidden="true" class="emoticon_text"><strike>smile emoticon</strike></span><span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span> :) Shes trying to stand, still not crawling, but mobile via butt like Summer was ahaha. She's got a pretty nasty virus <span aria-hidden="true" class="emoticon_text"><strike>frown emoticon</strike></span><span class="emoticon emoticon_frown" title=":("></span> :( boo! </span></span>I had to leave it this time to show what I meant by the above note LOL!<br /><br />SSSSSSSSSSSOOO Now, take a breather, here we go<br /><br />Summer starts school in September.. I've been going back and forth on what options I have for schools. I've heard the school across the street has bullies, and the teachers/faculty don't do much about it. This was my biggest fear for Summer. She is a HUGE sweetheart with a big heart and big emotions. She is easily hurt by someone saying the wrong thing, or in the wrong tone. So I was uneasy about this school...<br /><br />So I looked into French Immersion... My fear there, she struggles with English, how will tacking another language that is foreign to her, make her feel? Would it overwhelm her? She's very easily aggravated when she comes home from preschool which is English, and 3 hours long.. so a whole day in a language she's unfamiliar with, I just didn't see going well.. BUT it wasn't completely off the table.<br /><br />Another option - Montessori via a public school near her preschool so about a 7 minute car ride from our house. I attended the open house, looked around, and left thinking, this was for sure the school I wanted for her.. It was relaxing, lots of things to do, nice teachers, nice principal... and I've heard amazing things about this program..<br /><br />So now it came time to weigh out my options...<br />Airport - pros: closest/walk to school, sleep in longer, less travel time, if I'm sick, I don't have to get in the car to drive, structured.<br />Cons: what I heard in the past, and it didn't "seem" to be the best fit for her..<br /><br />Ecole Robb Road - pros: New language, possibly boost her confidence in another language, knows many friends attending there, would have another language under her belt<br />cons - furthest driving wise time I think/get up earlier, could be overwhelming, exhausting, and may be negative for her which I don't want, more gas<br /><br />Queneesh (Montessori) - pros: Close to Bens preschool so he wouldn't be late, has a more relaxed pace, easy going, seemed like a very positive experience<br />cons: a little drive so if im sick, it could suck :P, we have to get up earlier, more gas, further away should she need me for an emergency<br />
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I figured based on this stuff above, I was thinking Robb road, just to try out, and if it wasn't a good fit, to just put her into airport come grade 1... However, after speaking to her teacher, her speech pathologist and her audiologist.. All agreed NOT to do French immersion.. Not because of the language delay because that comes with time, but because she is so introverted, and shuts down easily, it will more than likely be overwhelming for her, unfortunately...<br /><br />SO, then it was down to Montessori and Airport. Teacher said Montessori may not be the best option because eventually, we are getting posted, and Montessori isn't offered for free everywhere - true. Her speech therapist said its up to me, but both are good..<br /><br />Right now, I'm about 90% sure she's going to airport.. I want to think it over again and see what happens, but I feel like she needs stability the most in whatever it is that we choose. So that's why I thought public school.. But I need to pick something, and be 100% sold and happy with my decision. Its so tough. The toughest decision I have had to make yet.. I have a few days left to decide. EEK!!!<br /><br />Also, they are looking into a test to be done on her. Its called ABR. and its to look at whether the nerves are functioning or not. She passed this as a newborn but they are wondering if now, one of the nerves are not working. It would explain why she can make, but won't continue to use the sounds in every day living.. We will see what happens from here on and I will post when we know :D <br />
<br data-reactid=".bu.1:3:1:$comment882174978469380_882468405106704:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$9:0" />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-75877547024552992092014-08-18T21:27:00.001-07:002014-08-18T21:27:16.806-07:00Time for a little updateThis summer has been busy busy!! We had my mom and grandma out to visit in may.. Then my dad came out in June and stayed until the beginning of July... At the end of July our friends Joel and Mary stopped in for a quick visit on their road trip.. And then my brother and Steph just wrapped up their visit with us a few days ago... We are also sneaking in a few visits with my friend Jenn these past few days, and again possibly tomorrow :) it's been so amazing, so busy, but so worth it!!<br />
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So what's coming up for us now?? Well, tomorrow is bens hearing test along with Brielle's 4 month vaccines..<br />
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Ben is potty trained, yay!!<br />
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Summer starts preschool in a little over two weeks. Crazy! Our little girl is growing up. She's so excited to go. And I'm excited for this new chapter in her life. I'm sure she will do amazingly. She will be followed by a child development therapist to see which areas she needs help with (right now it's mainly expressing her feelings instead of melting down).<br />
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We are going to start clearing out stuff since housing has yet to offer us a bigger house and right now we are feeling very claustrophobic in our own house which is terrible!!! :( so we sold our bed that was in the spare room, and soon, that room will become either our room, or Brielle's room, likely Brielle's since then, there will be less to move. We wanted to make it a playroom originally, but that's just not doable. Our biggest room (which Summer and Ben share), doesn't have enough room for Brielle's crib like I hoped it would... But we will make this work, I'm excited to see the outcome.<br />
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Til next time!! (Likely sept)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-77687030080016251702014-06-24T00:47:00.001-07:002014-08-17T21:06:34.076-07:00Another Big Update :)It had been brought to my attention that my blog might need some updating.. And oh boy does it EVER, seeing as my last update was in NOVEMBER, I should probably do a huge catch up session..<br />
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<b>My pregnancy:</b><br />
The rest of the pregnancy went fairly well. Our daughter was breech for the longest time, then flipped to head down at 35 weeks then back to bum down at 37... I tried everything to flip her, from shining light lower on my belly, to putting heat low and cool compress on the top of my stomach, acupuncture, chiropractor, being on hands and knees. Nothing worked. So I had to go in for an ECV.. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this process, it's manually attempting to "flip the baby" by guiding the baby in the direction you want to go by essentially pushing it. Sounds easy right? NOPE!! The OB managed to get baby girls butt out of my pelvic bone and got her turned almost sideways, but then her heart rate dropped. So we stopped.. At this point I was thanking everything above because this process was painful. I'd sooner go through labour than ever do this again.... But alas, they asked to try one more time.. No dice. Her heart rate dropped yet again.. They figured the cord was potentially wrapped around her neck as they saw it up near her face in the ultrasound.. At this point, csection was discussed.. With the cord being around her neck potentially, I didn't want to take any chances on giving birth naturally. I know it can be done, heck, I was a breech baby myself.. But I still couldn't risk her health period...<br />
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So I went home that night with the biggest lump in my throat. This was not how I planned for it to go. I was so upset but knew it was for the best.. Friday we cleaned the house as we were told to expect a call with a date and time, but that wit would likely be Monday April 7th or Tuesday the 8th... I got called and was told Monday at 430 was my day and time. So on Saturday we did our grocery shop luckily because when we got home we had a few missed called from my midwife saying I got bumped up to Sunday at 830am so I didn't have to go all day without eating. So panic set in.. I know it was only a day sooner, but I wasn't quite prepared yet. So I frantically ran around the house doing what I could, while barking order at poor Adam as to what he needs to do.. On top of it all, I was sick, Ben was sick.. Our house was still messy... So to bed I go at 11 or 1130. I didn't sleep that night, there was too much going on in my head, and I was hungry cuz I couldn't eat past 10.. And Ben and I were both coughing all night...<br />
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And edit to add, recovering from a csection sucks big time when you're sick. Ugh!<br />
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<b>Summers update:</b><br />
She's still doing well with her hearing aid, and has had 2 different ear moulds since my last check in. She got a blue one last time, and this time was red. And always sparkly. Of course. She's starting preschool in the fall. I have her enrolled for half days on Tuesday and Thursday so she can still see her friends at playgroup on Monday and Friday :) She's made a new friend at playgroup which is great because they will likely be in the same class come sept 2015. <br />
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<b>Bens update:</b><br />
We saw the ENT specialist last week and found out that the tube in his right ear has fallen out. He said that's fine because it's been almost 9m since they were put in, but the bad news is there's fluid build up. We thing it might be caused by the cold he had at the time.. I'm hoping that's all it is. But we go back in July to be sure. Please keep Ben in your thoughts <3 other news, he's potty training. Using the potty every time while at home, the big potties while out and about have him running for the nearest rack to hide under and going pee there o.O sorry costco. Lol. We will get there one day, but I'm so proud it's finally working for him. One less kiddo to buy diapers for :P.<br />
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Adams doing well, fully abusing the power of parental leave and growing his hair/facial hair out... Don't ask me how I feel about this one ;) I wondered why I hadn't kissed him for so long then remembered when I went to kiss him hahaha. I am hoping this summer, with him being off, can be filled with fun memories of our family together. Hopefully filled with lots of beach, splash pad and other various trip memories :D looking forward to it.<br />
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And to update with where she is.. Shes growing so much, but such a happy little baby. We love her to pieces <3</div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-78774337909271687292013-11-16T20:55:00.004-08:002013-11-16T20:56:35.379-08:00Update time :)<br />
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Ben got tubes put in his ears back in October. It has helped him so much! No ear infections yet (knock on wood), sleeps at night (finally!) and is talking/babbling more now (a bit more outgoing than he usually was). He's our little trouble maker lol. LOVES to crawl up on everything and give everyone a heart attack in the process lol!!!.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Is growing by one more :D I am due around April 8-12 (dates have varied per ultrasound and my cycle days). We found out we are expecting a little girl <3 No names yet, no :P I am almost 20 weeks now WOAH! :D Life has been very busy with appointments, ultrasounds, speech therapy, hearing tests, bens tube procedure,sicknesses and trying to just have fun along the way :P I am very busy in upcoming weeks with photoshoots which I am very excited about. </span><br />
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I was lucky enough to be asked to partake in a fundraiser at the MFRC to shoot christmas photos which got my name out there, and built up my portfolio :D The photos of the kids above were the ones I took of them, along with these cute ones.<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-81057746149340751262013-06-26T15:22:00.000-07:002013-06-26T15:22:21.838-07:00Wish us luck :)So were coming up on the end of cycle 2 post miscarriage. I was hesitant as to whether we should wait or just dive back in.. Even though we settled we would be fine with diving back in. The one cycle was under our belt as per requested by our doctor. I guess I'm just fearful of it happening again. It was such a horrible pain that I hope I never have to go through ever again. So, we are currently trying for baby #3. I think if I wait out my fear, we might as well just forget the idea of a third child ever :P which I do not want. When we ride a bike and fall down, it hurts, but we keep on trying until we reach our end goal. That is how I feel about this. Hopefully we will be lucky this month. :)<br />
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As for other family on goings... Summer is speaking a lot more :) quite the chatter box and loves her movies :)<br />
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Ben is getting his two year molars. Ugh, poor guy. He's been in so much pain recently. First his head getting cut open from falling. Then hitting it so many times after from falling. :( also, he has fluid in both ears. We are hoping its just due to teething.. Not something that will require medical attention :(<br />
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That's as up to date as I can get you for now :)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-73129667334039880472013-05-24T21:24:00.002-07:002013-05-24T21:24:33.141-07:00A visit with the doctor.Today was my follow up appointment with my doctor to catch up on how I was, and how I was dealing with the miscarriage. I told him how I felt.. It was beyond my control.. Nothing I did could have changed the outcome, it just wasn't meant to be.. this time. He then asked if we plan to try again, or what our plans were. I told him we definitely wanted to try for another.. And we wanted to as soon as he gave the ok to do so. Adam and I discussed our options, and we both agreed we would like to try again as soon as we could. I know we will get grief from outsiders, but case in point, it's our lives, not theirs. So keep your opinions to yourself. Pain and simple. The doctor asked if I had researched the amount of time to wait.. I said yes, that I read people were told 3 months. But, varying on how and when in the pregnancy the miscarriage took place, you could try sooner. And that no research has concluded that waiting is better than not waiting. They say 3 months to allow you time to grieve, and get your cycles back in order for easier dating.<br />
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So that bring us up to speed with where we are. Glad I have a doctor who supports our decision :)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-45099502579568703512013-05-04T20:41:00.001-07:002013-05-04T20:41:57.204-07:00Coping with everything..I have found that getting everything out either by writing or talking helps me a lot. Writing more so because I can always go back and remind myself of certain things, or maybe even help others.. I told myself I didn't want to write anymore on Facebook regarding this matter. I know there are people who don't want or care to know, and others who it might just depress by reading. So to update where we stand..<br />
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The ultrasound on Friday showed everything was the same.. So my body wasn't taking care of it, yet. I was pretty saddened by this, but knew I had only been bleeding fully for one day... Come that night, everything got worse.. I was cramping really badly, it felt like labour.. I was not expecting it at all.. But I think I passed what I needed to.. I could be wrong, there might still be more... But I hope that was everything. It was terrible experiencing that pain all over again. Of course I thought of when I gave birth to my kiddos, cuz it was the exact same pain, minus actually giving birth.. Had to remember to breathe.. As crying due to pain. And couldn't help but think how much it sucked cuz I had no focal point.. Like with childbirth, I thought of the end result.. I couldn't do it this time.. It hurt so much..<br />
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-27032928624863660932013-05-02T23:28:00.000-07:002013-05-02T23:28:28.800-07:00Here, and gone.. Just like that.It's such a lovely thing in life to experience pregnancy. It's one of the best feelings in the world aside from being a mother to the child once it's born. I was lucky enough to have two beautiful children. Both conceived on first tries. With no issues other than severe nausea with Summer, and all day sickness with Ben which I later figured out was due to acid reflux. Other than that, loved being pregnant. Loved it. So when we decided to try for baby #3, it was a bit harder due to breastfeeding.. I didn't even have a "cycle" to go off of until 16 months post partum. But, we got pregnant in March. I was estatic. Overjoyed. The "holy crap, I can't believe we actually got pregnant finally! Without stopping breastfeeding" moment was glorious. I told Adam and the kids that night... Sent it in cards to our families against my gut saying maybe I should wait a couple weeks.. And told a couple close friends..<br />
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Pregnancy went pretty typically. Multiple bathroom trips throughout the night.. Heartburn, nausea, food aversions, all that fun fun stuff.. The doctor confirmed it with a test, and scheduled an ultrasound for around the 10 week mark.. Fast forward a bit.. I never really got sick.. This concerned me a lot.. I. Got reassurance from many people that every pregnancy is different, cuz it's true. But one day (I was 9 weeks and 2 days along), I woke up from a nap and noticed some bleeding.. Not a lot, but bleeding plus pregnancy, made me uneasy although I've head it can be common. So we packed the kids up and headed to emerge...<br />
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The doctor told me the plans... Bloodwork, pelvic exam, and schedule an ultrasound for the next day (Saturday) even though I had one set for Tuesday. Bloodwork showed no concern, as I was a positive blood type, not negative, pelvic exam was normal.. But they released me without telling me or getting back my hcg results.. I wish they never did this, cuz we would've known then.....<br />
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After getting home I just cried all weekend. Knowing there was nothing I could do but wait and pass the baby... On Monday, I went to visit my doctor at the clinic to see if it could be a possible mix up in dates, it could've very well been, then it was maybe a little too soon to see the heartbeat. He said it could be, but that he was inclined to believe the doc and ultrasound tech as they're professionals.. So he took my bloodwork to compare to Fridays test, and rebooked an ultrasound for Friday. I called his office the following morning and it was confirmed.. My levels were dropping.. So we now know 110% which way this is going.. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">trying to explain feelings.. I just couldn't.. But then I got a message from I'm going to call her my mentor for the last few years... And it said.. <span style="text-align: left;">hi Heather...</span></span><br />
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When a woman is carrying a baby from the very start it's a baby...it has birthdays coming, and school, and love and laughter and disappointments...it's a person waiting to come into your life. When that life is lost, it doesn't matter how big or "far along" it was...you've lost the dream of what could be. In this one instance I can truly say I have a good idea of how you feel because I've been through it four times. I send all of my thoughts to you as you move through the next steps. Give yourself time, Heather. I'm glad someone could piece it together for me cuz that's exactly how I felt <3</div>
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Adams aunt sent me this poem which is helping me heal...<br />
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If a rosebud doesn't bloom<br />
Or even pause to wonder<br />
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But every life that ever forms,<br />
Or ever comes to be<br />
Touches the World in some small way<br />
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The little ones we longed for<br />
Were swiftly here and gone.<br />
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Our hearts know what to do<br />
Every beating of my heart says<br />
"I Remember You"<br />
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Considering my last post was OVER a year ago, it's time for an update!!<br />
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Summer turned THREE 2 months ago.. I cannot believe she's already 3. There's so many updates I need to fill everyone in on with her.. She been paci free since 2.5 years old, and was fully potty trained about a month before her third birthday :) Shes growing so much, her speech is coming along a lot better now. She knows most of her shapes and colours, and can count to 10. For those who don't know, I noticed a couple red flags back in October with her that led me to believe she had hearing loss.. We had her tested for this, and sure enough, I was right. She was acting as if she never heard us while playing with her toys, at playgroup, she was kind of shy, wouldn't sit down for circle time (it can sometimes be noisy)... Which all got explained to me as she likely couldn't hear what I was trying to say to her due to all the background noise... She would also yell "mommy, where are you" and if I was upstairs she couldn't find me... So more tests showed her hearing loss was in the cochlea. But only in one ear thankfully. They said she might be able to go unaided, which is my hope. But it might be hard for her come school time when it comes to learning when the room might have a few noises and she might not be able to hear what teachers are saying...<br />
She is also in speech therapy. They said she seems to have quite the vocabulary, and shes coming along better now. She used to have problems with B's. She could say Boat, but not bunny/benjamin (she would say dunny/denanin (or den for ben)). She explained that at this stage, its common to get B's & D's mixed up, which made me feel better. We've worked with her and she now can say both words just fine :) Right now, we are waiting to hear from the hospital when her MRI will take place. They're trying to figure out the cause of the hearing loss... But the optometrist say her eyes look great, so that eliminated ONE of the potential causes :) She's a perfect little girl, with the sass of a 5 year old :) lol!<br />
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Together, they are partners in crime. Where ever one goes, the other is usually not far behind. I love how close they are <3<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-71875894586596692932012-02-07T18:56:00.000-08:002012-02-07T18:56:47.176-08:00Almost 5 months & 2 years!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8tcI0ZOAEI6cVNyrC7ziyrZHKodzzmcZFc9PhvDcqyFtjLwSSDtq8y3XhRaL6atcJZZUCK5bow19VFNvq5lTcsemwKgVsKzOfUhkZ9N8TLQRZXRGRParKTSq62MENogbpHZ6vqfPjas/s1600/picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8tcI0ZOAEI6cVNyrC7ziyrZHKodzzmcZFc9PhvDcqyFtjLwSSDtq8y3XhRaL6atcJZZUCK5bow19VFNvq5lTcsemwKgVsKzOfUhkZ9N8TLQRZXRGRParKTSq62MENogbpHZ6vqfPjas/s320/picnik.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hello February! I don't seem to get on here often enough to update.. But these kiddies have my life pretty busy! I love it though.<br />
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Ben at his last check up (4 months) was 18lbs 2oz... and 26" long. Yep, big boy. But its awesome. Hes such a happy baby. Always smiling and cooing away. I love it. OH! and he had 2 teeth before he turned 4 months.. O.o<br />
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Summer will be 2 on the 18th. I sit here with a tear in my eye as I write this wondering where the heck time has gone. Seriously!! My itty bitty Summer is no longer a baby!!! an infant... Nope. a full blown Toddler. Shes talking a lot more. And learning more and more everyday. We have her saying please and thank you. AWESOME! haha. Next step... Potty Training. Now THIS is going to be fun!<br />
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I will post pictures later of her birthday :) For now, enjoy the pic I posted :PHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-76961017626173699922011-11-20T20:29:00.000-08:002011-11-20T20:29:08.136-08:00Almost 2 monthsI can't believe it's been so long since I've posted on here! So lets play catch up. :)<br />
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Ben decided to go overdue. 4 days :P He decided to come on the day my dads flight was booked. So unfortunately my dad never got to meet him face to face. The labour went fairly well. I went in because I got sick twice within 10 minutes and I just couldn't lay down. My contractions were at 7 minutes apart when I went in and I was 2cm. They gave me some gravol along with morphine because I was so nauseous. I slept from 11pm-about 5am. The nurse checked me at 5 and I was about 4-5cms. My doctor came in at 9am and checked me and I was 5cm. My water was still in tact so they broke it. At 11 something they checked me again and I was 9.5cms.. The nurse asked me to try and go pee to empty my bladder so I tried. Leaving the room she said "I'm going to call your doctor now. at least you don't have the urge to push".. wrong lol. I stood up and instantly had to push. I screamed for Adam to get the nurse now. so he did. They came in running (4 of them) and 4 pushes later Benjamin was here. One push I had to stop cuz part of the cord came out.. Ben didnt even wait for my doctor to arrive lol. He wasn't breathing when he came out apparently. They had to manually give him oxygen. :( and a shot to counteract the fentynol they had given me. then he was good.<br />
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He had some bilirubin level issues as well which had him under the lights for 24 hours. That was the longest 24 hours of my life. Not being able to snuggle him.. It sucked.<br />
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So Benjamin Owen Matchett was born on Sept 27th 2011 at 11:37am. He was 8lbs 9oz and 22.5inches. He is SUCH a mama's boy, and is now almost TWO months old and 14lbs!!! He sure is growing.<br />
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Summer is LOVING being a big sister. And she too, is growing a lot. Starting to talk, and can hum along (tune wise) to songs on tv and toys. Hard to believe almost two months have passed! Its been so hectic but amazing all at once. <3 On Tuesday we go to get our family photos done, I'm really excited :) Summer and Ben have CUTE outfits. Now I just need to find something that fits me hahaHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-21891678111922140312011-07-15T17:27:00.000-07:002011-07-15T17:27:43.243-07:0030 Weeks and growing!Over the last 5 weeks, we have been up to lots! My brother and Steph have been here for about 2 weeks. It's been so much fun. Summer loves having her aunty and uncle around. I don't know how she will handle them leaving. It's funny, shes never good with goodbyes. Always is in a funk afterwards. We've gone to Campbell River, Miracle Beach, Airport park, out and about in Courtenay, watched the Canada Day Parade, and went to Nanaimo. All fun stuff for sure :)<br />
I also, a while back, decided to put my creativity to good use :) I started making and selling baby things. I've made carseat covers, cart covers, frame bow/clippie holders, butterfly bow/clippie holders, blankets, swaddle blankets, door signs for rooms.. the list goes on :P I'm enjoying it very much! This is what I've done: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.250339968325879.83253.140274195999124#!/pages/Made-With-Love-creations-by-Heather/112504642173396">http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.250339968325879.83253.140274195999124#!/pages/Made-With-Love-creations-by-Heather/112504642173396</a> :) I'm looking forward to it taking off moreso!<br />
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In regards to our family.. Adam just finished having two weeks off to spend with Scott and Steph. I think he had a lot of fun as well :) Summer's growing like crazy, learning words, looks, all that fun stuff haha. Shes also learning to like water better. We took her swimming last weekend and will do that again tomorrow :D As far as how I'm doing... Good :) Fell down the stairs a few weeks back, and my back is still sore. But doc says its prob just pregnancy induced.. I don't think that's the case as I was fine before I fell :P and I've yet to get better.. maybe I pulled something.. who knows. I was also measuring 3 weeks ahead with Baby B. As of last week, I'm only measuring one week ahead now :P I still stand by the fact he will come earlier than his due date :P Baby B is growing well, my stomachs getting larger.. It doesn't feel like he has much room in there.. He likes to kick alot.. and elbow.. My ribs are taking a beating recently. I also get Braxton Hicks contractions a lot.. lovely lol. Sometimes they're painful, other time I don't feel them. <br />
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Its weird to think that in 10 weeks our son will be here.. I'm excited and scared as anyone would be hahaHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-53834980352726927492011-06-10T14:25:00.000-07:002011-06-10T14:25:27.352-07:0025 weeks.So I sit here writing another update (since I haven't updated in a while). Last night it hit me.. 'I'll be 25 weeks tomorrow!' I thought to myself. Times flying! Every week passes like it's nothing. And there's a couple things coming up soon to look forward to. So that will make time fly moreso. It seems like in no time at all, our little guy will be coming into this world and joining our little family :) While I can't wait to meet him, I kinda can. I'm so excited about having a boy and girl for children. But at the same time, I look at Summer, and how fast SHE has grown, and it makes me wonder how fast time will fly with another child in the picture. Time flies when you have children, this is no understatement. Someone should have told me to hold on tight cuz time seems to be flying at warp speed beyond my control. It seems like not that long ago I was in the hospital wondering how I would break the news to Adam that I never wanted to give birth again.. But then, after having our daughter, and seeing HOW much she changed our lives for the better, I knew the temporary pains and discomforts of pregnancy, child birth (mostly this part :P), and healing, was truely worth the lifetime of happiness we would get from having children. It's so worth it and you never really know until you have experienced it.<br />
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So, I am now 25 weeks pregnant.. Our little guy LOVES being active which is a HUGE change from Summer, she was always content just being chill with the odd kick or poke here and there. Her thing was having hiccups. Poor baby, seemed like everyday she had them :P. Speaking of Summer, she now has 12 teeth. 4 molars, 4 out front on the top, and 4 on the bottom at the front. Poor girl seems to always be teething, but shes SUCH a trooper. And shes been walking for a couple months now, and dancing like crazy. She can say hi, bye, ouh yeah, bebe, and babble on like crazy. She will copy words and sounds..<br />
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And what else is new humm..well, my 23rd birthday is tomorrow :) Looking forward to that. Well the dinner out :P Adam works during the day so theres no day plans except to chill with Summer, so maybe we will do a fun photo shoot for Summers 16 month photos (she will be 16 months the week after my birthday) :).. Also, my brother and my sister-in-law are coming out to visit at the end of this month for a few weeks. That's pretty cool :) It should be fun!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-81181548322690227332011-05-10T16:10:00.000-07:002011-06-09T09:16:55.930-07:00We're home.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f481F9520Os/TfDwRyF2dWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/a0Ft4UZXIXw/s1600/IMG_1041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f481F9520Os/TfDwRyF2dWI/AAAAAAAAAAc/a0Ft4UZXIXw/s320/IMG_1041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Now that everything has had a chance to settle down a bit, its time for another update. We went to California for my brothers wedding. It was amazing. We all had a blast visiting a bunch of attractions, relaxing by the ocean, even playing in it! (Yes we're crazy, it was cold, but awesome). We also found out Summer is not a fan of sand. I think I will have to work with her on that. :P <br />
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And now we're home. Our house is a mess, but I'm slowly catching up on everything. Summer also popped her first molar sometime this week (I noticed last night). Which explains why shes been keeping us up at night :P And I go for my "18 week ultrasound" tomorrow. A little late due to Easter weekend and our holidays ahah.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978769170404343273.post-21658127269301649942011-04-01T10:48:00.000-07:002011-04-01T10:48:48.366-07:00Our Story ♥<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28_jEBNRiHtwm3NndGhvnR9qab1BGwkqytviklSTkYuNzVUqUCLvFgbGhD5x8wtOlngqgEC6ODWzUhmj1kxsKXZLGsv4e7x9RMkOnAUxvovQy_SB3z12uzi2EhlZ6wOxezAcJ_zBJLtk/s1600/s51031ca101337_58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28_jEBNRiHtwm3NndGhvnR9qab1BGwkqytviklSTkYuNzVUqUCLvFgbGhD5x8wtOlngqgEC6ODWzUhmj1kxsKXZLGsv4e7x9RMkOnAUxvovQy_SB3z12uzi2EhlZ6wOxezAcJ_zBJLtk/s320/s51031ca101337_58.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Our story began back in 2008. Adam and I had been talking online and decided to meet. I wasn't expecting anything out of it.. He was cute, but I was looking for friendship more than anything else :) After meeting him and trying to resist falling for him so soon, I couldn't help it. I loved everything about him, aside from the smoking *yuck :P* . Anyways, a few days after dating, he was sworn into the military, and a few weeks after that was sent to basic. I think that's where we grew a lot as a couple. We relied solely on 5 minute phone calls every now and then, and eventually when he got weekends, I could see him those 2 days of the week. (after about 6 or 7 weeks of no seeing him). Luckily he was on the base near me so it made picking him up convenient and actually possible, unlike some other friends I knew of who has military boyfriends.<br />
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Moving on, he graduated from basic and did his training on the same base. So was there for about a year and a half.. In June 2008, at my 20th birthday weekend in wasaga beach, Adam proposed. It took place when we were walking by the beach and the moon was out and so bright and lit the shore. It was beautiful. After that, we wanted a fall wedding, but we were supposed to be posted in Aug 2009. So we figured it wasn't do-able and settled for a wedding in May (mothers day weekend so Adams mom could be here to celebrate it with all her kids!). <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yYyS8C9Pwb74Nyrior2O3c5bC2BvmRs2mo_HX3G1gN3nDSBUaNODc4204p30_55MGf_-XiXfnfr67p1yLqj5rqnuEnrOhFaW4BUYA6qKJmOLYzmVzK5viVzltdbxmE9NHgoZWegj5c4/s1600/DSCF0544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yYyS8C9Pwb74Nyrior2O3c5bC2BvmRs2mo_HX3G1gN3nDSBUaNODc4204p30_55MGf_-XiXfnfr67p1yLqj5rqnuEnrOhFaW4BUYA6qKJmOLYzmVzK5viVzltdbxmE9NHgoZWegj5c4/s320/DSCF0544.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>We got married May 9 2009. It rained all day, but was beautiful none the less. And we got tons of compliments on the ceremony, reception, attire, foods etc. After that, we decided to stop birth control because we wanted a family as soon as we could. Low and behold, first try, it worked. We found out we were expecting a baby girl right before we got posted.<br />
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In Oct 2009 we got our posting to BC, which we love. We drove across Canada (I was 22 wks pregnant and a hormonal mess) BUT! we made it and it was a beautiful trip!!!! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fast forward to when we moved here.. THAT is what made us stronger as a couple, with no one else to rely on, we had to learn how to make things work. This involved more communication and obviously, more time together since I wasn't working. Our relationship is now stronger than ever!<br />
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Feb 18, 2010, our princess decided to grace us with her presence. After 12 hours of labour and 3.5 hours of pushing, she finally was vacuumed out, and was here. She was absolutely beautiful. I instantly, was in love. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Aug 2010 Adam was sent to NS for 4 months to do his course. This landed me in ON for almost 3 months, then I spent 5 weeks in NS with him at our friends place. This was hard too, but I had my family around to help and talked to Adam everyday, and was so greatful to finally see him when I did.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fast forward again. Jan 11,2011 we find out we're expecting baby #2. We were estatic! And can't wait to meet this bundle of joy.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Summer is now almost 14 months old, and shes getting so big, and more beautiful, and so much fun, but also a handful from time to time.. But she's totally worth it. I can't imagine my life without my family. I love them to pieces !</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thanks for reading!! I will keep updates when things happen!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12526637069935173989noreply@blogger.com0