I'm An Auntie!

Introducing my beautiful nephew, Riley Matteo Canyon. He is precious and his parents are thrilled! Turns out God had a plan when they went in for a c-section today as little Riley had his cord wrapped around his neck twice. We praise and thank God for this little addition to our big family. Congrats to Megan & Joe!



And a belated thank-you to my Aunt Lori and my cousin Janelle for taking care of my munchkin while I was at the hospital taking all these pictures!

Baby, is that you?

I think I hear the baby coming!!!!

Emotions

I've had an overwhelming couple of days. I was having some 'me time' earlier and just thinking about what I would post about. I've been really sad about my uncle, but I'm also encouraged. My family is coming together during a difficult time and grieving in a unique way. Some people don't want to talk about death, and sometimes the loved one just wants people not to talk about it, etc. But my uncle wants to reminisce, he wants to talk to everyone and share the memories. It makes me choke up even now. He's really a special man and I'm having a hard time dealing with the thought of losing him... I just love how we're coming together to remember him while he's still around. Besides, we will meet again.

It didn't help my mood that I was sick yesterday - all day - with a migraine. Then I felt throw-up sick. Not fun at all.



Then I think about the fact that my little sister is due to have a baby in 3 days. There will be a little one who will call my 'auntie'. How exciting is that??? I love my sister and her husband will be an amazing father. I just can't wait to meet baby Green. Plus Jericho will have a little cousin!!!

And my new friend Amanda is getting married on Sunday at a local mountain. I'm so happy for her and wish her and her man plenty of happy years together.






As for Jericho - he did film a commercial for WestJet on Wednesday. It was a long day, but Nate got to come too so it was more of a family day. We saw Baby Ciaran again (he's been in two other productions with J) and met Baby Kyler. One of the funniest moments was when his actor Mommy told us that her friend is going to name her unborn son Jericho as well.... and she had never met another Jericho before! The commercial starts with a close-up on a baby being sung to sleep and slowing falling to sleep. Do you know how hard it is to get a baby to fall asleep and stay asleep on demand? Jericho was the first choice for the spot, which just meant he got to go first - but as soon as he woke up, it was the next baby's turn. And so it went. But finally - Jericho was being filmed for about 4 minutes and did a perfect HUGE yawn... so more than likely he will end up in the final product. Have any of you seen the A & W commercial where the son and his wife show up and take out his parents to tell them they will be grandparents? They buy the new grandpa a "Grandpa" burger. Well, the son from that spot was playing the dad in the WestJet spot. We don't know when it will be playing, but it's kinda cool to have a little memento of what he was like as a 4 month old baby.

So, overall I've had some crappy days thinking about sad stuff, but some really cool things to look forward to as well. Thanks for listening... I don't always talk about me and how I'm feeling...and I didn't really delve a lot into it now - but thanks to you who are praying and thanks to my family for checking up on me.

What it means to be a wife.

I had a long day today. By the time 11 am came around I had burst into tears twice. Partly because I was exhausted, partly because I've just had it with sad stuff lately. So my husband, in all his wisdom, decided it was a good idea for me to try and book a massage. Wow. I love him. It was just what I needed. I came home in a great mood and ready to take on the mess that had become our abode. We attacked it together... and as the night wore on (the house still isn't clean btw - anyone know a good housecleaner?) we started joking about how I say things to NOT say things.... For eg.

1. "Nate, I think that prized possession of yours would look SO much better in the office!" TRANSLATION: That thing is ugly as sin.

2. "Nate, I think these plants would look really nice up here on the top of the cupboard" TRANSLATION: I hope those suckers die while they are up there in the dark.

3. "Nate, I'm fine" TRANSLATION: Dude, get me a massage before I crack.

The problem with all this? He knows. He knows what I mean even though I'm going out of my way to be nice about it. It's time for a new strategy.. except for where that massage comes in.

The Bad and The Good

Thanks to all of you who are praying in regards to my post below. It's my Uncle who is really sick. We aren't sure how long we have with him, but it was quite a shock and it's still hard to think about.

But the good part of this week is that Jericho has been hand-picked to be in a WestJet commercial. He's their first choice and it's his first role as an actor and not just an extra. So we're pretty excited about that. Filming is Wednesday - so I'll let you know Wednesday night how it goes. This time he'll actually get to be a little boy too!!!

Sad Day

You were always the biggest and strongest I had ever known. Your teasing was a way of saying "I love you". I always figured you were invincible, but even the strong get cancer. We are hoping for a miracle, but things do not look good. Please know I am praying for you during this time. I love you.

PS - Happy Birthday.

Not for the Faint of Heart Part 2

Not for the Faint of Heart Part 1

Whew.

I've been so bagged these past few days. Jericho seems intent on waking up twice or three times a night - I'm thinking growth spurt. Today was a little better on the tiredness front as I made a point to eat mostly fruits and veggies today. Pineapple was for breakfast and a salad with feta cheese and balsamic vinegar was for lunch. Dinner was leftover prime rib with steamed veggies and some risoto. I'd say I did well enough to have some low-fat chocolate mousse for dessert which is now sitting in the fridge waiting for me to finish this post.

Valentines was great. We had both had the feeling of being 'run off our feet' this week, so staying home was wise. Neither of us felt much like leaving the house, especially since Nate got home around 7pm. We picked up a prime rib from a local farm butcher next to my parents and I marinated in with roasted garlic and horseradish. I had also picked up some eggplant which I've had NEVER. I found a recipe in our trusted Gourmet cookbook and made some eggplant sticks. Totally not healthy, but sinfully delish. Added some lemon asparagus and a ceaser salad and we were good to go. Unfortunately, the prime rib didn't fully cook and we filled up on brie cheese with bread with the rest of our dinner. But it was arguably the best Valentines Day Nate and I have ever shared. He bought me some beautiful white roses with some pink gerbera's that made my day.

Having a baby really affects a relationship. Not negatively per se, but it's just different. Nights you might have spent cuddling on the couch are now filled with playing peek-a-boo and changing the random diaper. Wednesday gave us the chance to reconnect and to focus on each other. We are really lucky to have the kind of marriage we do - I'm lucky to have the husband I do.

Anyways, I'm just happy my mom is home and doing great and that I get to eat my mousse now.

Update on My Mom

My mom's surgery went well. She's still in the hospital, and the pain medication is making her sick - but she was more herself today than yesterday and the day before. She was even walking around when we arrived. I think it brightens her day when I bring in her "Popo". Please continue to pray for her!

Picture of the Day

My little monkey

Disneyland 2005

A cute picture of me and my cute husband from a holiday long ago

My Mommy

Please pray for my Mom, she's going in for surgery tomorrow at noon. She'll be in the hospital for a few days and unable to do a lot for 6 weeks. Anyone who knows my mother knows this will be difficult, to just let other people take care of stuff and to relax and get better. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Phase of life over

Goodbye Greg. Thanks for the laughs, tears and the mockery. I will miss you.

So much to blog about, so little time....

There is so much going on. I can't even begin to cover everything in a simple blog posting, but I will attempt it. Kudos' to whomever can finish this post in one sitting.

On Monday I was having a bath with my baby. I don't always do this, but sometimes I get jealous of the little dudes multiple bath-times. So I got in. We were having fun, splashing and getting clean when he starts to really fuss. Now, try and understand that when this kid is fussy - we can put him IN the BATHTUB and he will stop. He loves it so much. So when starts to cry I knew that something must be really wrong, but I foolishly said to myself "just 5 more minutes". Then he turned red, you would think I would recognize the signs, but again... just really enjoying this bath. Then I sit up a bit and realize to my HORROR that the child has POOPED in the tub. I have never exited the bath as quickly as I did in that moment. I even had a baby in my arms. Then we stood in front of the mirror for a good 30 seconds as I made sure the poop had remained in the stupid bathtub. When I was happy we were ok, we took a short shower then I took him to my room to dry him off. Now, Jericho is only 3 months old so it's not like he can be punished for something like this, but I gave my best shot at giving him a baby lecture. You know "I can't believe you did that you little stinky!" I must have said that to him about 10 times and by the tenth time he was full out laughing. Not his usual cute little giggles, but complete belly laughter. Then I started and I thought maybe he would stop. Nope. For a full minute we both were staring at each other laughing ourselves silly. It was the highlight of my week, and I hate to say it, but the poop was worth it just to hear that laugh. Then he peed on me and the moment was over.

Then on Wednesday night Nate and I got really adventurous. While we were at the grocery store last Saturday, we bought all the ingredients to make wonton soup. There's a little Chinese place in town that makes really great wor wonton soup with like chicken, pork, broccoli, little corn on the cobs, etc. It's really good, so we gave our best shot at making it from scratch. We bought the wonton wrappers though and didn't make them... but it's pretty close to scratch. We boiled the broth, cooked some beef and pork tenderloin.. cut up lots of veggies, and spooned the best wonton recipe I could find into the little wrappers. It was a our first time so there were some things we didn't quite do as well as we hoped.. like we're only supposed to get the corners of the wrappers wet because otherwise as you're trying to put the wontons into the pot they all stick together... and we would have put the broccoli in way later. But those wontons were the BEST I have ever tasted. The flavour was outstanding. Yum.

On Thursday we had wimp-out day. I wimped out on a walk with Amanda because it was raining... then in the ultimate Mother Nature joke - it got sunny. Then Nate & I both wimped out on Bible Study. We were so gonna go and then we just didn't. I think it was one of those days where you just don't want to do anything.

On Friday I went for a walk with Amanda. In the rain. We walked from 240th Street to 228th and Lougheed. It took 2 hours there and back and it was so fun! I think we're finding out we really like hanging out together. And our babies are only 5 weeks apart. The only problem with the walk was that these mean people kept splashing us with their cars, then someone told us they could have got a ticket for that if we had got the license plate. Weird. Is the ticket called "Splashing" or "Driving in the water"? Hmmmmm. At the end of the walk Amanda asked if Nate and I would like to hang out with her and Rich that night. We already had a babysitter - My mom and dad - and had planned on going out by ourselves. But it was a good decision to go out with them because we found another cool couple we like hanging out with! It was a blast. But also a little weird because I've known Rich for years... like since I was 8 and I haven't seen him in awhile, but him and his woman are awesome.

Saturday we had planned to be our 'family day'. It's a day where Nate can't work on his thesis - unless he really needs to - and we do something together, the three of us. So we took Jericho to the Leisure Centre. Since he loves the bath so much we wanted to see what he thought of the pool. We bought little Pampers Splashers so we wouldn't have the above-mentioned poop problem and suited him up in the cutest little camoflouged swim trunks that he got from his grandma and aunties. Straightaway we headed for the kiddy pool, but it was too cold for him, he was quivering his little lip, so we went to the other little one that's a little warmer and he loved it. He even went under water a couple times and didn't cry. He was kicking his feet and staring at the lifeguard. This kid is too cute for his own good. We stayed there for about 20 minutes and decided that was enough of that. Don't want to overdue it on his first time.

We also went to Zellers and bought new pillows and a mattress cover so our silly IKEA sheets won't keep coming off our bed in the middle of the night. ARGH. Last night was a good sleep.

Speaking of last night, a big thanks to R & T for putting on a party for Jericho. It wasn't a shower because we asked for no gifts, but it was a time to get together and celebrate the fact that he's here! Sometimes I feel that no one is excited about him. That no one really cares that I gave birth to this precious little person. We didn't have a church shower because so many people just kept giving me gifts every weekend because they didn't want to miss the shower. Then everyone who would have come to the shower had already given me something. But it still felt a little weird...But last night I loved it because we got to have his 'church shower'. Thanks everyone!

The Lovely Erinne....

Ok, this is for you dear. I first met Erinne after Nate and I had only been dating three months. He was in a wedding and she was there to keep me occupied in between the ceremony and reception. We went to a casino and I won her some money. Never been before and haven't been back since... but it was a fun day. She tagged me on her blog to answer some questions so this is for her:

1) Are your parents married or divorced? Married for 30 years this August
2) Are you a vegetarian? I would like to have that much discipline, but I like steak and chicken and BACON too much.
3) Do you believe in Heaven? Absolutely!
4) Have you ever come close to dying? Well, once I went on a white-water rafting trip when I was about 8 and kept falling out.
5) What jewellery do you wear 24/7? If my rings still fit I would wear them 24/7
6) Favorite time of day? When my babes are both happy.
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Sometimes
8) Do you wear makeup? Less than I did when I worked, but I like to get 'dolled up' once and awhile.
9) Ever have plastic surgery? No, but I agree with you Erinne - it has been given a bad name by those Beverly Hills types.
10) Do you color your hair? I love to... but I need to go to a pro instead of doing it myself.
11) What do you wear to bed ? Chonies. underwear.
12) Have you ever done anything illegal? Just sped and tailgated and stuff.
13) Can you roll your tongue? I can make it into a 'u' does that count?
14) Do You Tweeze your eyebrows? I prefer wax.
15) What kind of sneakers? I hate runners, prefer sandals... but I have a pair of ones from Marks Work Wear World that I like.
16) What is your Hair color? blonde
17) Future child's name? The only one I know is our girl name, which will not be revealed until said time. I liked the name Gavin for awhile, but I'm over it.
18) Do you snore? When I was pregnant it got so bad that Nate slept on the couch a few times.
19) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? I'd like to try Fiji out. Lisa are you with me
20) Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No, I cuddle with Nate.
21) If you won the lottery, what would you do first? My hubby said 'cash in the ticket' and I think that's brilliant... but after that I would buy a piece of waterfront property.
22) Hamburger or hot dog? After a number of years of working at a Christmas tree farm I can only take so many hot dogs per year. I LOVE Hamburgers though.
23) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cheese and pickle sandwiches.
24) City, beach or country? country
25) What was the last thing you touched? my baby's forehead to soothe him to sleep.
26) Where did you eat last? You mean restaurant? The Ocean Club with Scott & Tara... at home we eat at our coffee table cause we're cool like that.
27) When's the last time you cried? when I watched the Friends episode where Phoebe gives up her babies. That was yesterday.
28) Do you read blogs? Yes... I wish everyone would post more.
29) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? I wore Nate's boxers to church once.
30) Ever been involved with the police? I had to give a statement as I witnessed a motorcycle accident.
31) What's your favorite shampoo conditioner? I like to change it up.. but I have some salon stuff now that's nice.
32) Do you talk in your sleep? I don't think anyone listens.
33) Ocean or pool? Pool for the clean feeling... ocean for the beauty and waves.
34) What's your favorite song at the moment? Feeling Good Michael Buble.
35)What's your favorite colour? Blue...many different shades.
36) Window seat or aisle? window I like to watch the little people.
37) Do you feel you have had a truly successful life? I'm happy where I am.
38) Do you like beer or wine? I like wine once in awhile.
39) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? twirl.
40) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey? Ellen.
41) Basketball or Football? I know it's not an option... but HOCKEY.
42) How long do your showers last? I'm conditioned to take short showers.
43) Automatic or do you drive a stick? both, but I like the no-brainer auto.
44) Cake or ice cream? Ice cream... BEN & JERRY's CHERRY GARCIA.. YUM.
45) Have you ever drank so much you threw up? yes...can I claim it was just water?
46) Have you ever given money to a tramp? I took a homeless guy to McDonalds once.
47) Have you been in love? Yes, YES YES YES, and I still am.
48) Where do you wish you were? Laying in the sun with no stretch marks.
49) Are you wearing socks? Of course not!
50) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No, but I called them once for my brother because a battery blew up in his face but it was a miracle and he didn't have one burn mark.
51) Can you tango? no, but I wish I could swing dance.
52) Last gift you received? A laugh from my boy.
53 ) Last sport you played? Does Dutch Blitz count?
54) Things you spend a lot of money on? Clothes and dinner out.
55) Where do you live? The Ridge.
56) Where were you born? See above.
57) Last wedding you went to? I think Miss Amanda's.
58) Favorite fast food restaurant? Quizno's or Wendy's or Timmy's.
59) Most loved food(s): Ceaser salad, Currie chicken, a good steak.
60) Most hated food(s): STuff that sticks in my teeth.
61)What's your least favorite chores? What's my most favorite chore.
62) Can you sing? Nope
63) Last person you text messaged? Matthew
64) Last place you went on holiday? Harrison Hot Springs.
65) Favorite regular drink? English Toffee from Timmy's or Pomergrante BLueberry juice

Movie News

Anyone recognize this guy? He's in the movie Jericho was working on last week. It was a two day shoot and he'll get paid for 16 hours but he only ended up in one take. But I had a good view while waiting to get on set.

Valentines Question.

What should Nate and I do for Valentines? We can't decide.

Should we:
(a) Go to the couples banquet at the church, it's $40/couple and get a babysitter.
(b) Go to the couples banquet and take the baby.
(c) Go to a nice restaurant just the two of us and have a lovely, but expensive time.
(d) Stay home and make a romantic meal together.
(e) Invite some friends over who may not have plans and have a fun dinner party.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

Favorite Pics from the last few weeks

I don't know about you, but a blog just isn't a great blog if it doesn't have pictures. I just can't help it. Some may call it blog-streaking if the pictures are of family... but I guess I'm an exhibitionist that way. This first picture is of the new daughter of one of my cousins. She was born just before Jericho and her name is Maggie. A few people think she looks like Jericho, but I just don't see it... ENJOY!

Some time for Me.

Thursday night I had the best time EVER with my friend Lisa when we went to the Canucks game. We were in the second to last row in GM Place, but you wouldn't know it. There was one whole section cheering for Edmonton and everytime they started their little chant, GM Place would erupt with "Oilers Suck". It was mint. Then we headed to Sammy J's for some caeser salad, nachos, and a dessert I will simply call Yummy-alicousness. It was great to hang out with an awesome friend and to just laugh at everything and have some good talks about what was going on with each of us. I like her plan for this year, she's decided to do something new and exciting for every month of this year. Last month she got a TATTOO! All in all it was a FANTASTIC night of girl time.

Then Friday night we went out with our friends Scott & Tara. If you don't know them, you are missing out. We had a great time going downtown for the Dining Out Vancouver thing. I'd wanted to go for sooo long and was finally able to try it out this year. We ended up going to the Ocean Club in West Van. It was really yummy, and we had fun 'couple' time. Nate and I love eating at nice places and it's fun to find a few people you can go with as well.

Jericho stayed with grandma and missed his Mommy for the second night in a row. But you know, I love him... but I didn't miss him NEARLY as much as I thought I would. I loved coming home and cuddling him, but I really enjoyed having a great week of socializing. And I didn't even talk about the walk with Amanda & Tasia! I have pictures to post, but I'm going to wait until later... Tomorrow Jericho and I are going to YVR for his third job. This time he's in Swarm or something like that... only problem is that he's a little girl again. Shhhhh! Don't tell him!!

DRUMROLL

Closest was Miss Sarah. My little man weighs 12lbs, 9 and 1/2 oz.

Guess My Weight

Ok, not my weight... because I don't wanna know what you think it is. This is a little game for you to guess Jericho's weight. Here is a recent picture. The last time he was weighed was January 4th and he was 12 lbs, 3 oz.

No guesses from my mom or Nate cause they know.

Baby's got a cold...

This morning we woke up and little man was totally stuffed up. His little nose is runny and he sneezes and coughs. Poor little guy. The best part was as he was sneezing and his nose was being gross and his eyes looked sooo sleepy, he just looked up at me and smiled as if it all didn't matter, as long as his Mommy was there. Awwwwww.

For Erinne:

We are home safe!

PS

A very happy 25th birthday to my younger brother Matt.

Mish Mash

For the past few weeks, Jericho has really gotten into a great night-time sleeping pattern. In the space of about 15 days there was only one night where he woke up more than once. And last night was the first night in a week where he woke up before 7am. I'm so proud. On average he sleeps from 11:30 to 7:30 am. One night he slept 9 hours and I was extra nice to him that day. It's amazing what an extra hour does for the attitude.

I had my Tupperware party last night!! Thanks to everyone who was able to make it. It was more fun than I thought it was going to be. We were all fairly certain Nate put some extra sugar in the juice as there was way too much funny business. But, we were able to get the January hostess special so Nate can organize our cupboards with Modular Mate overload.

Last night after the party we realized that in our rush to get everything done we failed to communicate some important things. I rarely if ever do the laundry all on my own. Usually it's Nate little weekly thing that he does for me. I know I'm lucky to have a husband like that... But yesterday I decided I would do as much of it as I could. I sorted, washed and had dried the darks and mediums. Nate had switched the whites. In getting ready for the party I just put the darks in the laundry basket in the bedroom instead of folding as we were running out of time. Nate saw the basket and I hadn't told him it was already done, and he was used to be not doing it. Long story short - we washed the darks twice. My jeans are really really stiff today. Oh well... J is up from his nap and Grandma is coming over soon so we can go shopping!! Whoo-hoo.

Busy Day

So Jericho had his first shower today - baby shower. This kid has so many cute clothes, he's going to be looking hotter than me. So not cool. Just kidding... He got a bunch of adorable overalls and jeans, a bunch of sweaters and some warm sleepers, a pair of swimming trunks, a jolly jumper, a crib mobile, a baby monitor, and a swing! Right now he's in his new swing and already trying to get out.. not a great sign. *sigh* But it was so much fun to have so many people oogling him and telling me how cute he is. Having a cute baby is really not what matters in life and CUTE can only take you so far...but it's still fun.

I'm completely tired from talking to everyone and stuff. I don't have the energy to upload pics from today, but here are some of J and his Daddy who he loves.

Tupperware Anyone?

I went to my friend Tahnee's Tupperware party today - I even convinced both of my boys to come with me! We had a great time on the 17th floor, it was really cool to see BC Place right out her window.

So... now I'm having my own party, the hostess special was really sweet. It will be this Wednesday, January 24th at 7 pm. Hope you all can make it!! Just post a comment if you want more info - or if you can come!

I'll have lots of pics tomorrow as Jericho's baby shower is tomorrow. We're really excited to see all the family and have some of them meet him for the very first time. Should be a blast.

I feel like a Gourmet Cook

I made an amazing dinner the other night. Nate had bought some cod fillets as we are trying to eat healthier meals. The issue is - he doesn't really like fish if it tastes like fish. It needs to have a sauce or a strong flavour for him to like it. So... I seared it in two cloves of garlic, some butter and a tablespoon of lemon juice. After each fillet was a little brown, I put them in the oven at 350F. I had put some wild rice on first as it takes FOREVER to cook, but is so much better for you then the white rice. Then I boiled some asparagus for 3 minutes then placed it on my stoneware with some butter, garlic, lemon juice, basil, & a 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesean cheese. Then put it under the broiler. The last touch was some frozen corn - usually I cook it in my Pampered Chef steamer with water and garlic - this time I decided to go all out with my lemon theme and used lemon juice instead of water. Just a tablespoon - plus some basil.

All together everything was amazing. The lemon wasn't overwhelming, but it really popped in the corn (no pun intended!!). The asparagus wasn't truly healthy, but I would make it again - soooo good.

And the fish... not fishy at all.

Mr. Scott & Miss Tara Visit

Our friends were here for a bit on Sunday to hang out with me and J. They brought the cutest little teddy bear for him with his initial on it. Now, we don't let him play with it by himself, but he likes to cuddle it and slobber on it - so we indulge him a little. Mr. Scott held him for awhile and when he started to fuss I told him to try standing up. I was then referred to as "Baby Whisperer" as my boy then fell asleep quite happily. Scott - it's called being a Mommy.

Cousins

Jericho bonded with his baby cousin last night. Delivery to take place in 6-8 weeks.

Momma's little man

10 Interesting Things About Me

1. I can't sleep if my feet are hot. Even in the winter I'll keep my feet out of the blankets. I hate socks. Just last month I was still wearing flip-flops.

2. I have something in common with Oprah, Julia Roberts, and Angelina in that I'm left-handed.

3. I spent my 15th Birthday in Bolivia. If you know anything about South America, they make a very big deal out of this milestone - which made it very special.

4. I was homeschooled until I was in grade 5, then I had a tutor until grade 10. I only spent 2 years in 'real' school and even then it was a private school.

5. I studied Latin for 2 years.

6. My dad is a twin who looks like him, talks like him and acts like him, but they have different blood types so are therefore fraternal.

7. I have a large red birthmark on my left knee which when I wear shorts most people confuse it for a bad burn.

8. I used to do an impersonation of Pavel Bure.

9. By the time I was 25 I had moved three times, but all three houses were within 5 km of each other. I am now living the furthest from home and it still is only about 10 minutes away.

10. My dad has 5 brothers and all of them have a first born child who is a son. My dad was the only one to have a daughter first. Now of all my cousins who have kids already - they have all had a daughter first and I am the only one to have a boy first.

A Reunion? Already?

Today we had a reunion for those who were in our prenatal class. It was so cute to line up the four babies - two girls and two boys. I'll post pictures later, but they were adorable.



Sienna was born October 13th and has a lot of hair!
Logan was born November 3rd and smiles soo much.
Jericho was born the day after, the 4th and was the cutest (of course..hehe)
Maya was born November 17th and is so tiny.

It was great to talk to all the moms and dads and see their cute babies. Interestingly, Jericho was the only one born naturally. All three other babies were C-sections. Logan because he was taking to long, Sienna was breached and Maya's mom had a scheduled C-section. And J was the second biggest baby. Only Logan was bigger, even though J was the third oldest. All in all it was fun, and I'm looking forward to getting together with the babies and their mom's again. I'm also going to try and get together with Tasia and Abby's moms as well. My new years resolution is to get out and do more.

Now, my baby hasn't eaten for 5 hours and he's been sleeping for almost 2 hours so I should wake him up and feed him.

4 Years...

Today marks 4 years since Nate and I decided to go out. Basically it took him three months and we were still just seeing each other - so we had the 'define the relationship' discussion. It was at Tim Hortons and we talked about different stuff - like how we both really liked blue and yellow.

A lot can happen in four years baby.

Remember that?

This was sometime this summer when my family got together for Christa's bday. Notice my brothers are very NUTS. I posted about this earlier, but now you get the full effect on VIDEO. You might think everyone involved is odd, don't worry - they're not...not really.

Jericho Update

My baby weighs 12lbs, 3 oz. He is bigger than 70% of the babies his age. Way to go man!! He is also celebrating being 2 months old today.

Just a side bar funny - Nate tried to do too many things at once while making his lunch and dumped a shot of espresso in his pasta. hahahahahahaha... Sorry babe!

My Year 2006

My friends have posted some reviews on their version of 2006. I decided to do the same. This year was amazing. It started with a long-anticipated trip to New York with my friends Rachael & Tahnee. It was four days of crazy, and I'm soo glad I was able to go. Bloomingdales is so cool. I also got my first Victoria's Secret credit card. Everyone needs their own souvenir.

That's when I told them that Nate and I were going to try and have a kid and had been trying for a few months. Within a month, that dream was on it's way to coming true. On February 28th I took a pregnancy test. Nate was in the living room as I came out with tears in my eyes. I had wanted to tell him in a cute and special way, but I couldn't keep it from him for one more second. We were overwhelmed, but so excited.

We then took steps to start looking for a home. It was a hard decision as we had made friends with our awesome landlords who we still have a special place for in our hearts. But it just got to the point where we wanted to be building equity for our future. It was a long couple months search, but what we finally settled on exceeded our expectations. We love our home.

We moved in July 3rd, two days after a most beautiful wedding brought together my brother and the girl of his dreams. It was fun to get a new sister, especially one who was so excited to become an aunt. It was one of the hottest days of the year, but it was pretty incredible to watch my brother say those vows to his wife.

It was around then I decided to throw a surprise party for my husband. Don't ever feel that you can't plan a big surprise when you're 6 months preggers. I even bought him an espresso machine that he constantly uses and is most likely one of the best presents I've ever got him. The party was a hit for him - our first real party in our new house.

Not too long afterwards I got a call at work from my sister Megan telling me that she also was pregnant. We did the math a realized that the 'cousins' would end up being 4 months apart! It is more fun to go through your pregnancy with a friend - it was just cool that it was my sister as well.

My last day of work was scheduled as October 20th. I only sort of made it as my boss cut my hours for me during the last couple weeks since I was getting so tired. But I did still make it in the end - technically. In the midst of the last few days though me and my three sisters worked on planning a 50th party for my mom. We invited her girlfriends and had our dad take her away and bring her back just in time to be SURPRISED! The best part was putting together her special scrapbook with notes from her friends and family. We put pictures and notes and fun stuff in it. She was pretty overwhelmed, but it was fun. All I really remember from the party was being exhausted. Turns out I had big plans the very next weekend...

Jericho was due to be born November 3rd. That was the day my water broke. He was born the next day at 5:00 pm exactly. He was perfect. Big, but perfect. I can't really describe what it was like to see him for the first time. I was fairly tired, but I just cried when he was flung into my arms. It's kinda surreal to be in that moment finally meeting this BEING who's been spending their life up to that point growing inside you. At the same time, you just LOVE them. He's my sweet baby.

So it's been a year of getting our first home, celebrating our second year of marriage, having the third Robinson sibling wedding in as many years, Hearing news of becoming an aunt, and meeting our son.

All in all I would say 2006 was a pretty kick butt year.

It's a good day...

This has been my favorite day of 2007 so far. We slept in, I delivered some Avon. Then Nate and I went to see the Pursuit of Happyness. So good. I cried, I smiled, I kissed my hubby in the theatre. It was good. We were able to have my mom babysit the baby which made it feel like a real date. We even got food at the concession! Then we picked up the boy and went for a walk on the dikes. In the distance we could see my brother and brother-in-law playing with their new snowmobile. No, there is no snow here - they like playing in the mud even at 24 years of age. So we walked down towards the house to say hi. Auntie Christa drove us back to our car as by then I had a blister. What a nice girl. Then we picked up Uncle Phil and are currently watching the hockey game as Nate cooks steak. YUM.

Told you it was a good day.

Happy New Year!

It's been a busy couple days! Jericho had an ear infection then as soon as the medicine was done he got really fussy. I took him to the clinic thinking he possibly had another ear infection. He was just so mad when he cried that we figured he was in pain. It was Dec. 27 and the clinic was sooo busy. The doctor checked him out and then called the pediatrician on call. We had to take J to the hospital to see her. It was a little stressful because my mind just raced with what could be wrong with him. We were at the hospital in emergency taking urine samples and blood tests and they sent us home. She said it may have been the ear infection medicine reacting with his little tummy, or he may be starting to get colic - but he has calmed down since. So all in all, a scary experience, but he's all good.

We had a great time on a quick trip up to Kamloops with my family. We left Thursday morning early and were up on Sun Peaks by 1 pm. Nate went with my siblings and Dad snowmobiling while Mom and I hung out at the 'chalet'. It was more like a cabin really. Then we went for dinner together and played games into the night - Ok, we went to bed at like 10. Jericho was so bad. He was up crying and hungry and just didn't like his brand new playpen. And we weren't really digging the air mattress. We got up early the next day and headed to Tankwa Lake for more snowmobiling. My dad and brother had each purchased one and they also rented one. We met my Uncle Frank and cousin Tylar up there. The guys had a lot of fun and Jericho even went with Daddy for a very short, very slow ride. We left and headed straight home as Nate didn't want to drive the #5 in the dark and he had to work Sunday. It was a short trip and we didn't really do much, but it was the first time baby had a bottle! My mom offered to buy us a breast pump and it was so awesome to be able to feed him in the car on the way up without having to stop the whole caravan. Jericho took to it within seconds.

Last night we went to D & R's and it was great. We played Disney's Scene It with the kids, poker with the adults (Nate & I cleaned house!), and watched the NYC ball drop. Here's some pictures of J having fun too.