Our soon to be newest family member

well, less than 12 weeks to go, hooray! I'm starting to get to the uncomfortable part of pregnancy. I can't get up from sitting on the ground as easily, rolling over is a chore and I have to go to the bathroom ALL the time. On the other hand I feel the baby all of the time, he is very active this one, so that is exciting.

Honestly, this baby is probably going to be the most photographed fetus of all of our kids...three ultrasounds before 26 weeks. It's kind of cool though to be able to see the changes. Particularly I think between the first at 11 weeks and the second at fifteen weeks, what a difference that month made. Baby went from literally being a peanut to looking like a real person with limbs, and even a wierd little skeleton grin. (See middle photo on bottom row.)

Well, off to bed, it's back to work tomorrow. Weekends are much much to short!
K 

The Mint

A couple pics from our trip to the Mint last Friday. Brenda Jones and I took the younger kids, basically just to get out of the house and do something. Yes that is a real gold bar in the picture...worth a lot of cashola, that guard had a real gun strapped in his holster. As you can see from below, Jacob quite liked the Moose Mountie. At the Winnipeg Mint they only make coins, no paper, but this is no small job, they pump out over 600,000 coins a day, and also make currency for more than 20 other countries. It's actually an interesting tour if you are ever in Winnipeg.

I took a few pictures of Jack outside before Brenda arrived, I loved this one of him mid clapping, he was quite delighted with something, I think the flags fluttering in the wind.

After we left here I had to take Jack to the pediatrician. What a hassle, there should be laws about pediatiricians running on schedule. It was almost 2 hours from the time we arrived to the time we left, and we only saw him for 15 minutes. argh. I think that's one of the hardest things about mothering, keeping all of your kids appointments and being patient about it.


 

Busy Busy Busy

yup, a little climber, that's what we have. Thought I should do a layout to commemorate it. (And document it so that in later years I can tell that teenager that he owes me for not letting him break his neck by launching himself off the back of the couch).

Quiet weekend, it's church conference and we've been listening via internet at home. I have to say, I love the internet...I can't imagine taking Jack to the church and trying to sit in a pew for four -two hour long sessions. yikes. It's enough to make a blood pressure go up just thinking about it! We did go out to Home Depot and buy new door handles. Ours are the original 70's black with gold edging that came with the house...yuck. So we moved on up to the $11.98 el cheepies, a huge improvement if you ask me. They don't have any fake scroll work and as a bonus they are actual knobs instead of latches and Jack can't open them. :) (insert the sigh of a contented parent)

The snow is melting fast and furiouser here (Jess-that little joke is just for you). Hurray spring! Although I heard today we're supposed to get a "Colorado Clipper" on Wednesday and potentially snow...oh well we live on the Canadian praries, you almost have to expect it right.

Take care all, Love K