Hey everyone :)
For some reason life has been full of excitement lately, yet I haven't felt the need to write about it...weird. I usually feel like telling my stories to the world but I've been wrapped up in the daily going-on's and haven't taken the time to sit and write. I apologize in advance if this post seems a little disjointed but here's what we've been up to:
I had a doctor's appointment last Tuesday where I was told that I have nothing to be concerned about. This is a week after I was called in by a different doctor to go over my latest ultrasound results and she told me that there was concerning measurements taken and that they wanted to closely monitor me. What?! The same results were seen by two different doctors - one says to worry and one says there's nothing to be concerned about. That's a little disconcerting! I'm happy to say, however, that I'm taking the approach of doctor #2 and have decided that I am not going to worry. This baby is happy and healthy where she is. I may be more uncomfortable and busy than I was when pregnant with Abby but no big deal. I have been blessed with another healthy pregnancy and another little miracle so I will take every day as it comes. I trust in the Creator of everything and know that this little life I'm growing is made perfectly <3
I had another ultrasound on Friday and will hear the results next Tuesday regarding how baby girl is growing. I'm scheduled for ultrasounds every two weeks on top of my bi-weekly prenatal appointments and monthly blood work....I'm so thankful for a Grandma and Grandpa willing to babysit our munchkin! I'm also thankful that I don't have an employer to schedule all this time off with!
This past Wednesday was QUITE the experience. Chad and I were woken up around 2 am to crazy rain and wind. We heard this really weird humming noise a couple times that was accompanied with flashes of light and then all the power went out. We soon realized there were police lights flashing on the street beside our house. At that time of the night/morning with the wind and rain we weren't exactly going to venture outside and see what was happening, so we crawled back into bed and eventually fell asleep. Abby somehow managed to sleep through the whole thing - thank goodness!
The following morning we still had no power. Chad's alarm is set on his phone so he still woke up and went to work on time. The police car was still there and we found out that a large tree had fallen from the wind and landed on live wires. The sound and light we had noticed in the night was the sparking and shorting out of the electrical wires. They had the entire street closed off.
We were told that they were going to try and restore our power by noon. I sure hoped they were right....having no power with dogs and a toddler is quite interesting! I decided we would head out shopping just to get out of the house. There was power on at Walmart so Abby and I headed there. I bought some cheese and fruit so we had something to eat for lunch. I didn't want to open up the fridge and freezers so that they could stay as cold as possible.
We made it to nap time and Abby went down just fine. That left me all alone with nothing to do but read by the light of our living room window. On some levels it was a great blessing to have no power! I couldn't feel even a tiny bit guilty about not doing anything around the house. No electricity means no laundry, no vacuuming, no cooking....I was forced to sit with my feet up and enjoy some "me" time. My silver lining.
By around 4 pm it was getting really dark already and we still had no power. I checked the power outage website using my phone and it had been updated. It now said power would be on by 6 pm. The house was getting quite dark by this time and I was very thankful for the big flashlight we had bought this summer for camping. It allowed Abby and I to play with her toys and build towers without too much trouble. We had to leave the house and pick Chad up in Ladner so that was also a bit of a blessing. Getting out of the house was nice.
We picked Chad up and ended up hitting up McDonald's for supper. Yup, it was disgustingly good! Another silver lining to having no power. We then headed to the Hyundai dealership to pick up our new vehicle!
We sold our Dodge Ram truck and bought ourselves a family friendly Santa Fe XL Limited. I'm not very car saavy, but I must say....it's pretty snazzy! Having push button start and keyless entry is going to spoil me, that's for sure! It's got navigation, heated and cooled seats, seating for six, and a full panoramic sunroof. It feels really great to drive AND it's not such a hulking beast that I have to park as far away as possible just to find a spot. Win-win-win!
So to continue the story - we got back after signing all the papers for our new vehicle and finally had our power back. Yay! It was restored around 7:30pm.
I must say - it's not until you don't have it that you realize how much we rely on electricity. It's CRAZY. Lights, microwaves, kettles, computers, televisions, hot water, internet, radio, charging our phones, fridges and freezers, the furnace.....the list just goes on and on. We are so spoiled and don't even realize it! I had to live with no electricity for less than 24 hours and it was tough. Our whole mind set and daily activities revolve around the use of power SO much. After my experience on Wednesday I am most definitely more appreciative of the amenities that we are given every day. I'm also very thankful for the large number of people that worked all day long to restore our power!
On a very different topic.....have you seen these?!
Yep, holiday tea is out in October. I found these at Safeway and they are DELISH. I highly recommend them for you tea lovers out there. The gingerbread spice is herbal and candy cane lane is decaffeinated green tea; both very pregnancy friendly for drinking as much as I want. Yum!
For some reason life has been full of excitement lately, yet I haven't felt the need to write about it...weird. I usually feel like telling my stories to the world but I've been wrapped up in the daily going-on's and haven't taken the time to sit and write. I apologize in advance if this post seems a little disjointed but here's what we've been up to:
I had a doctor's appointment last Tuesday where I was told that I have nothing to be concerned about. This is a week after I was called in by a different doctor to go over my latest ultrasound results and she told me that there was concerning measurements taken and that they wanted to closely monitor me. What?! The same results were seen by two different doctors - one says to worry and one says there's nothing to be concerned about. That's a little disconcerting! I'm happy to say, however, that I'm taking the approach of doctor #2 and have decided that I am not going to worry. This baby is happy and healthy where she is. I may be more uncomfortable and busy than I was when pregnant with Abby but no big deal. I have been blessed with another healthy pregnancy and another little miracle so I will take every day as it comes. I trust in the Creator of everything and know that this little life I'm growing is made perfectly <3
33 weeks pregnant today - 49 days until my due date!
I had another ultrasound on Friday and will hear the results next Tuesday regarding how baby girl is growing. I'm scheduled for ultrasounds every two weeks on top of my bi-weekly prenatal appointments and monthly blood work....I'm so thankful for a Grandma and Grandpa willing to babysit our munchkin! I'm also thankful that I don't have an employer to schedule all this time off with!
This past Wednesday was QUITE the experience. Chad and I were woken up around 2 am to crazy rain and wind. We heard this really weird humming noise a couple times that was accompanied with flashes of light and then all the power went out. We soon realized there were police lights flashing on the street beside our house. At that time of the night/morning with the wind and rain we weren't exactly going to venture outside and see what was happening, so we crawled back into bed and eventually fell asleep. Abby somehow managed to sleep through the whole thing - thank goodness!
The following morning we still had no power. Chad's alarm is set on his phone so he still woke up and went to work on time. The police car was still there and we found out that a large tree had fallen from the wind and landed on live wires. The sound and light we had noticed in the night was the sparking and shorting out of the electrical wires. They had the entire street closed off.
We were told that they were going to try and restore our power by noon. I sure hoped they were right....having no power with dogs and a toddler is quite interesting! I decided we would head out shopping just to get out of the house. There was power on at Walmart so Abby and I headed there. I bought some cheese and fruit so we had something to eat for lunch. I didn't want to open up the fridge and freezers so that they could stay as cold as possible.
We made it to nap time and Abby went down just fine. That left me all alone with nothing to do but read by the light of our living room window. On some levels it was a great blessing to have no power! I couldn't feel even a tiny bit guilty about not doing anything around the house. No electricity means no laundry, no vacuuming, no cooking....I was forced to sit with my feet up and enjoy some "me" time. My silver lining.
By around 4 pm it was getting really dark already and we still had no power. I checked the power outage website using my phone and it had been updated. It now said power would be on by 6 pm. The house was getting quite dark by this time and I was very thankful for the big flashlight we had bought this summer for camping. It allowed Abby and I to play with her toys and build towers without too much trouble. We had to leave the house and pick Chad up in Ladner so that was also a bit of a blessing. Getting out of the house was nice.
We picked Chad up and ended up hitting up McDonald's for supper. Yup, it was disgustingly good! Another silver lining to having no power. We then headed to the Hyundai dealership to pick up our new vehicle!
This is our new vehicle - but black instead of silver
We sold our Dodge Ram truck and bought ourselves a family friendly Santa Fe XL Limited. I'm not very car saavy, but I must say....it's pretty snazzy! Having push button start and keyless entry is going to spoil me, that's for sure! It's got navigation, heated and cooled seats, seating for six, and a full panoramic sunroof. It feels really great to drive AND it's not such a hulking beast that I have to park as far away as possible just to find a spot. Win-win-win!
So to continue the story - we got back after signing all the papers for our new vehicle and finally had our power back. Yay! It was restored around 7:30pm.
I must say - it's not until you don't have it that you realize how much we rely on electricity. It's CRAZY. Lights, microwaves, kettles, computers, televisions, hot water, internet, radio, charging our phones, fridges and freezers, the furnace.....the list just goes on and on. We are so spoiled and don't even realize it! I had to live with no electricity for less than 24 hours and it was tough. Our whole mind set and daily activities revolve around the use of power SO much. After my experience on Wednesday I am most definitely more appreciative of the amenities that we are given every day. I'm also very thankful for the large number of people that worked all day long to restore our power!
On a very different topic.....have you seen these?!
Yep, holiday tea is out in October. I found these at Safeway and they are DELISH. I highly recommend them for you tea lovers out there. The gingerbread spice is herbal and candy cane lane is decaffeinated green tea; both very pregnancy friendly for drinking as much as I want. Yum!
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