Week 31

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007!! Jordan and I stayed on the island for this years winter festivities. Had a Christmas Eve party with family; ate some venison stew - fresh venison care of Jerry and his new crossbow, veggies, breads and baked yummy goods. Charades and crokinole (sp?) and lots of laughter.

Nick and Case playing crokinole Christmas Eve

Valerye and Casey Christmas Eve

It was nice to just see everyone and slow down and enjoy each others company - which is something I had been missing over the past while.

At 5:40AM Case and Janet made sure we were all up - it was fun even though I was abit tired. Devyn was the only kid this year (which is what makes early morning raising more fun at Christmas) she was super excited to see what Santa brought for her (and as it turned out, for everyone else as well). I went back to bed after a couple of hours while everyone else stayed up.

Our tree; Devyn doing art Christmas Eve


Janet and Case Christmas Morning, 6AM!!!!

Had a traditional and delicious Jill pancake breakfast later on and opened some more gifts - at which point the sun had come up, enticing us for a walk along Rebecca Spit. Went home and had a luxury bath with Jordan with our new salts and soaps and then headed to Campbell River to Janet (and now Case's) house for more festival cheer - turkey yum yum.

Breakfast and presents at Jerry and Jill's house

After Christmas we went down to Victoria to visit family and friends. Bower stayed at Chico's house and spent a few days with the guys surfing the west coast. I was feeling really good and happy to be spending some days making the rounds and doing city things. Spent New Years with Natalie, her family, Casey and our new nephew Taagen. It had been a few months since I had seen him - now that he is about 9 months he is much more mobile and animated. When I would visit with him he gave me this wild smile and laughed and it felt that he was giving me these sly looks with the intention of saying...I know whats growing in your belly and I can't wait to meet my new cousin who will be only 11 months younger than me and wow are we ever gonna have some great advetures together....thats what I felt when we were together...

Auntie Valerye, 8 months, Taagen, 9 months, Victoria

Uncle Jordan and Devyn

Week 25

I am now close to the end of my second trimester. This is my first pregnancy and it has been such a wonderful experience; I have learned so much more about my self and my body. Jordan has learned alot about my body and his self. We have become even closer, which I didn't know was possible.

Previously, I had no real physical complaints, only fatigue, constant bathroom trips and an aversion to any meat/fish. At this point there have been a few minor things that have come up such as muscle cramps in my calves in the mornings and some emotional shifts.

Its almost like the emotional PMS I used to get, but it has been ongoing since early November. I am wondering, however, could it be the pregnancy or could it be the constant rain? Some of these feelings include anxiousness, grumpiness, impatience and sometimes even boredom! I have never been the type of person who is ever bored...but sometimes in my freetime I am feeling bored. Outside of working and household stuff, I am feeling bored. Its too ugly outside to go for a hike. Its too stormy to head up to the Mnts, I don't feel like working on any projects around the house. I am nervously waiting for some outcomes and responses on the documentary I am producing. I just feel kind of out of sorts... I am bummed at having no prenatal yoga classes to attend - I stopped going to my regular classes this past week. I still do some birth stretches and some yoga at home, but its just not the same as a class!

I hate to be so negative, but this is how I have been feeling these past two weeks. For the first time in 8 years and since I have been living on the coast, I have begun to miss the snowy winters of the West Kootenays, where my family live. I miss Christmas there as well. Maybe next year all three of us will head up there and celebrate with them!

Now over to all that is good now. The little one is active and moving around alot. Less random kicks and more smooth movements. I have alot of fun watching when the baby does full flips. We are growing quickly now! Jordan and I are enjoying this time together; our freedom and everything else we know will be forever changed when the little one arrives. We also spend alot of time fantasizing about what life will be like after the birth. Will our baby think we are weirdos? How long will it sleep with us? Who will it look like? Fantasizing is alot of fun at the moment.

I am also really looking forward to our move to Victoria at the end of the summer. Vic is such a fun little city and there will be a ton of great stuff to do with the little one. Jordan will be back in full time school and my job will be to hold the fort down (or up?). I will be a stay at home mom or as some people say S.A.H.M.

For a year anyway.