Third Trimester

This is it! The end of this pregnancy is near. I am officially in the third trimester and I can see the end. This pregnancy has been more than challenging and I am thrilled to know that in just 9 short weeks all the nausea, vomiting and discomfort will be over and our little Harper will be in my arms. There was has been several times in this pregnancy where I thought it would never end so it is definitely nice to know we are on the tail end.

My doctor has decided that an induction at 38 weeks is best so that is the plan. I thought I would feel nervous about being induced but I don't at all. I had oxytocin when I was in labour with Evelyn and I know my body responds well to it and I know that there is no risk to Harper coming a little early. These feelings may change come the day but for now I am just getting ready to decorate a nursery and preparing Evelyn for her little sister.

When delivering Evelyn I used gas but no epidural. I would like to be as natural as possible this go around as well so next on the list is researching natural induction. I am meeting with an acupuncturist and we will go from there. I would be interested to hear if any of you have been induced and if so what methods were used.

As a cute little side note I think Evelyn is getting more and more excited to welcome Harper to the world. The other day she yelled at me "just go to the hospital and have the doctor take Harper out" lol

Evelyn's first email

I remember being a child and loving getting mail. Evelyn is particularly spoiled in this department as she has lots of family that live out of town. Sometimes it seems she gets postcards and packages weekly. I love that Ev excitedly runs to check the mail with me just hoping that MorMor has sent her something special. If she goes awhile without mail she will call my Mom and ask her to send something...lol

Today Evelyn got some mail but this time it was via email. I think Evelyn was going to burst with excitement to get email. She felt so grown up because only Mommies and Daddies get emails don't ya know.

Below is the email Evelyn received today from her very special friend Sophie and Ev's subsequent response.

Fh yyyuy

Yuyuuttygrtttrtfg

33 rggg fffffdtffffffffdtrteeeeeeeeer 6rerrrrrrrrrrreer

Love, Sophie

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Asßfgghggdafgyyuoo

Gfsrrrswdqwszb bbnh bbnh. Hhftdgdf t

Love Evelyn

Total gibberish but let me tell you there was a very thrilled 3 year old in our today.

Some wise words

I recently saw this posted on my ever so lovely friend Melissa's facebook. I found it moving, inspiring and humorous. How could I not share.

A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:

"Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.

Mermaids do not exist.

But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?

Without a doubt, I'd rather be a whale.

At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.

We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: "How amazing am I ?! "

(The girl on the picture is French model Tara Lynn)

New Adventures

Proud of this project. I think for a 3 year old Evelyn did a pretty darn good job of placing her popsicle sticks on the lines.


First day picture

We have officially ventured into the world of preschool. The first day I dropped Evelyn off I felt nervous and emotional but very excited. I am certain Evelyn was feeling all the same emotions as she trotted into class wide eyed and thrilled at the beautiful classroom. We had a little nervous moment when Evelyn noticed the hysterical child screaming for her Mommy at the craft table but with a hug and a slight bit of coaxing Evelyn joined in on the fun and seemingly loved the first day. Now, 1 month in, our girl skips into class greeting her teacher and proudly shows off whatever project they did that day when I pick her up.



These days Evelyn seems overwhelmingly busy and I just can't seem to do enough to keep her stimulated. With preschool two mornings a week and dance one morning a week Mike and I thought we had put Evelyn into enough activities to keep her happy and stimulated but it seems we were wrong so November will also bring swim lessons. I have to admit I love the time she is in classes because it means I can sit quietly and enjoy a book or a coffee or even both. It truly feels like a luxury in life to have quiet moments to myself and with Harper on the way in just 14 weeks I am going to savour my quiet moments while I can.