Bragging Rights!

Ok.. So i knit this little beauty last year for my parents as a Christmas gift and I haven't posted about it yet so I thought I would share. It is my best work so far, so it's only fair that I show it off.

I was knitting it right up until Christmas Eve. I was actually FINISHING it in my mothers living room while she watched but I told her I was making Dave a sweater. She couldn't figure out why I was knitting so madly on Christmas Eve. Phoenix was only 6 weeks old and any spare minute I had where she wasn't on the boob or in my arms I made Dave take her so I could keep knitting. It was down to the wire and I finally finished it right as we were finally ready for bed. Thankfully.

Knew Knitting Knicities!

Ok I agree, The alliteration above is a bit much! But I LOVES my new knitting bag!
My momma made it for me for christmas to match the needle roll that she made me a few months ago!!!!

Day 2 of 31 for 21

It's only day two of the 31. If I should forget to post one day, I ask that someone please comment on my blog so that I get an email telling me to get my act together.

Today is Oct 2nd, which means I have 3 more working days till I am on Maternity leave and 47 more days till the baby comes.

I am getting kind of worked up about the baby lately. I wish my momma had some time off at the beginning of November to come and help me get the house ready. I am having a harder time with the last trimester of this pregnancy than I was when I was knocked up with Hunter. He was quite small for dates (4lbs, 14 oz at birth, 36 weeks 3 days) and I really am beginning to think he didn't move very much. At the time we called him Kickypants Ross because he was so active, but I didn't have anything to compare his movements to. With this child, there are days when I am honestly sore from all the kicking and rolling and moving and the pressure is intense.

As for getting the house ready, I am a little overwhelmed because I am so pregnant and uncomfortable and irritated, tired and sore, and just all around cranky. I wish I had more energy to take care of everything that I feel is PRESSING. I think the best way to get the house ready for the new baby will be to make a decent list of all the things that I would like to get done and just start working away at the list.

We cut Sam's old loft bed down into a toddler bed for Bean the other night and got him a Mattress. I had NO idea that a single twin mattress was so expensive. We spend over 350$ on it, but it is an excellent mattress and considering how little and light he is, I'm sure that he will be able to use it for probably more than 15 years. I will have some pics of the old loft bed and the new toddler bed posted here asap so you can see what we have done.

That said, we have to do a little furniture rearranging to get the new baby's room in order. There are some things I would like to do in the room to make it a little more inviting as well. Just a few decorating ideas I have. After that, I think I will feel more comfortable and less stressed about the baby coming.

Tomorrow, My Girlfriend C, Dave, Beany and I are going to the Cardel Place Kids Garage sale. I'm hoping to find a few things for the new baby and some sleepers for Hunter. He has pretty much out grown all his pj's and when he wakes up in the morning he usually has a few snaps open and one if not both legs hanging out. He apparently IS getting taller. I also want to find him some big boy toys for learning. Something more suitable for toddlers so that we can put his old baby toys in the new babies room and he can have some new and fun things to play with. Rattles are sooo last year.

I must say that having another baby is exciting and terrifying at the same time. I really wanted Hunter to have a little baby brother or sister to grow up with so that he wasn't an only child. The age difference between he and Sam is so large that he is considered an only child and I didn't want him to grow up alone and bored. Nothing more entertaining than beating on your younger siblings! We weren't expecting, planning or trying for the new baby, but I am glad that it happened. This way we get all the baby nonsense over with ASAP and Hunter will be very close in age to Phoenix. But I have days where I wonder if my head is gonna pop off with the intensity and fear of it all. Two Babies Still in diapers. Double Strollers. Dueling Playpens. Double stuffed Diaper bags. Two different nap schedules. Three if you include Dad! Toddler food and baby food! Crawling and WALKING! I only have TWO hands! They will out number me. And then there will come a day when Phoenix and Hunter are working in cahoots against me! "Quick, Mom just went into the bathroom! Lift me up so I can get to the cookie jar!"

Is it just me or does anyone else ever go... "Holy shit! I'm not responsible enough for all of this!"

/sigh... I can do it.. I just need some help... Mom? Momma!!?? Mommy!! !!?!?

GRAMMA!! ??!

Vacation Here We Come!

The Bean Packed his Suitcase to go to G and G's!
Apparently, he was ready to go without any clothes!

"We leaving yet Momma?"

On the Road!
I <3 B.C.

We found out that Hunty loves him some Cheesies!

Ok... Ew!

Driving into Radium.

The hoodoos on the way to Cranbrook.
They are always so pretty!

G and G have their own Herd of Deer it seems.
They think there are about a dozen or so that wander in and around there area.
There was one Momma that we saw feeding two little fawns.
I took this pics through the screen door so as not to startle them.
I apologize for the blur.

Daddy and Beany having a big breaky before we head out to Fort Steele for the day.

G and G making up a breakfast big enough for an army!

Sam looking lively in the morning!
:D

"Enough Pics Already Mom! You coming to eat?"

Great Grandpa and the Bean!

If you take a look in the background you can see the chaos this tiny man can do!

My favorite pictures!
Daddy and Beanzors having an afternoon nap!

"I has Trucks!"

CANADA DAY AT ROTARY PARK!

"I am SOOO ready for my push now please!"

Young Mr. Caleb.
Caleb is my cousins Son. He is 4 and totally cute!
He came with us to the park for Canada Day.

We needed a coffee before the festivities so we headed to the Safeway where you are always guaranteed to find a Starbucks!

The boys hit it off instantly!

Ohhh... I wanted cute little Canada Day shirts for Hunter and Caleb but was
unsuccessful in finding one small enough for Hunt!
But we got a really kick ass shirt for Caleb for 3$ at the Giant Tiger!

Here is Caleb with his Nana.
Nana is my Aunty Lori.
She has a son my age who I grew up with nearly attached at the hip.
Jason now lived in Vancouver with his wife and young son Ty who is pretty much a spitting image of Jason.
Caleb is my Cousin Kirsten's son. Jason's sister.
I'll draw a family tree later.

BOUNCY CASTLE FOR THE WIN!

Here we have Nana and the Bean lounging on the grass!

COTTON CANDY FTW!

Some of the musicians who performed for the festivities.

Ran into ManWoman!
He's a sweet heart.
ManWoman went to school in Cranbrook with my Grandparents although I think they are a few years older. My family has known his family for many years.
He is a wonderfully creative and peaceful soul.
He is inked in Swastikas to promote change in the way people see and understand the swastika.
"It is our aim to detoxify the swastika.
Its original meaning is the auspicious blessing at the source of life"

"Give me that darn camera Momma! Sit down and have some fun already!"

LoL! These are great! Hunter really liked Caleb, and poor Caleb didn't know what to think!

Here is baby girl Teagan!
She is my cousin Lindy's baby girl.

Check out the Roxie Sandals!

Here is Lindy with Teagan.
We were so lucky to see her there at the park.
Quite a lovely surprise.

I needed a pic of these two standing beside each other.
Teagan is 6 months and Hunter is 15 months and he is MAYBE 1 inch taller!

The Cutest Roxie Sandals EVER!

Teagan ate some grass.

Our new friend Nevin.

Caleb loves the Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band!

They did put on a great presentation!
Caleb was glued to the performance!

He He He!
Nevin being silly and playing peek-a-boo behind his stroller.

Rocking out!

CAKE FTW!

Very Yum!

Nana Pam with Hunter and Nana Dana with Nevin.

OMG! If there is one thing I know it is that Kids LOVE Goldfish!
I brought out a small cup of Goldfish and I had four kids swarm me as if they hadn't been fed in DAYS!

"Mom, I sure hope you have more Goldfish somewhere!"

Here are the Four Generations!
Great Gramma Pauline, Me, Hunter, and Nana!

Heading back to Calgary with Nana!

Hunt finally decided to sleep, but only after we realised that he was STARVING and on the verge of dying from STARVATION!
Thank heavens for Mcdonalds.

Finally, we saw a black bear meandering across the road in the park!