Saturday, April 28, 2007

9 Weeks

Well, here I am 9 weeks. I have most of my sense of smell and my taste back. I am feeling a lot more sick, and very tired all of the time. I find that I have to sit down a lot to keep my energy up. Today Cliff gave me the gift of a sleep in! I slept in until 9 am which was wonderful. I thought I would go for my blood work this morning, but we ran out of time. I will attempt to go next week.

It is funny that I am sick, because I thought I would get lucky this time. I guess not. I would figure I will feel this way for another 6 weeks or so. I feel really bloated, and I have moved up a size in my pants.

Cliff is bbq'ing right now and the smell makes me feel really sick...I have to plug up my nose. I have a gross smell in my nose a lot of the time and I am really congested.

Monday, April 23, 2007

8 Weeks 2/7 Days

Well, I am just past 8 weeks. I feel really sick at times, I almost threw up on Saturday morning. But I stopped myself. I have lost my sense of smell and taste. Good and bad I guess. My doctor chalks this up to allergies and pregnancy combined. This has never happened with any of my other pregnancies. I am sure it will pass, but I hope it doesn't last until December 2007!

The move has been really tiring, and thankfully I have a great support team. I want to thank my Mom and Dad, my In-Laws and my cousins Andrea and Kirby for coming out to help a bit! Seriously, I REALLY appreciate your help! I haven't been doing things at my top speed lately. I find I am really worn out. I am still nursing Caroline, and she doesn't want to quit. She is taking a milk cup here and there, but when she is near me nothing else will do. She will be 1 year old on May 2nd. My doctor is fine with me still nursing. But I would love to finish up soon as feeding hurts these days.

I have been feeling really bloated these days too. That is all I really have to say right now!

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Cheers, Jeers and Tears...

As my friends and family would know, this pregnancy came as a big surprise to us. This baby, although talked about a lot as a "what if" we had a sixth, what would this baby bring to our family. The only two things we could come up with were: We can even out the number of kids, and maybe we get a little boy so that we can say BOYS and GIRLS instead of BOY and GIRLS.

Now, when this baby looks back and reads this blog...I hope he or she will not feel that they were not really welcome into the family. As I have said before, you make plans and the God laughs. I had my plans to get my legs finally done, to finally lose the baby weight, to go on a vacation with my husband for our 10 year anniversary next May 2nd, to babysit my niece Abigail, to hot tub in our new jacuzzi tub at the new home. Have some drinks. Stop breastfeeding, get rid of all of the baby stuff. Most of which is already gone!!

So, when I found myself pregnant again. I had to first call my sister April and tell her that I couldn't watch Abby which broke my heart, then tell my parents over the phone so that they would know why my sister and Nick were not buying their new condo out this way. Which meant April and Nick told their in-laws etc. etc. Not exactly how I was going to share our news. But, that is indeed how the news went down.

We had some excitement, but for the most part when you announce you are pregnant with your sixth baby (seventh pregnancy) usually there is more eye rolling, silence, disbelief, comments like: Are you joking? You have got to be kidding right? Don't you know what causes that? I thought Cliff was supposed to get fixed?! Thankfully he is not broken!!

But sadly, all of the above were true. Hurts when that comes from the ones you love sometimes. We even sent out a letter telling the rest of family and friends about the news of number six. Thus the Tears in my title above.

With the first baby, and usually the second and even the third, people are generally happy for you, but I have found with experience the more kids you have, the less congrats you get. Many of my family have not even called to date. I guess they think that we shouldn't have six kids and that they will ruin us! Thankfully I know that this baby will be as loved, as much as all of the others. I know from experience that love multiplies when you have more kids. Not divides.

I posted my positive pregnancy photos on April Fool's day. I told Cliff that is the day to tell people, and not in our usual way of phone calls or scrolls, or putting a bun in the oven. I just put it out there on my blog. The responses were quite interesting!

At Easter brunch, we were lovingly greeted at the door, and my Dad made a special toast to us and the new baby. That was very meaningful to Cliff and I. Reminded me of when we told the family about our first baby, Cameron (now 7) at Christmas Dinner with all of the grand family there. Cameron was the first grandchild, and first great grandchild for our family. Now, this baby will make seven for my parents (grand children) and for my Grannie and my Oma will make ten! This is all in just eight years!

My how times have changed!

I guess I just want to state that, after the initial shock of this pregnancy has worn off, we are completely excited about the pregnancy and birth of this little one who will TRULY COMPLETE our family. I guess we will have to tell Caroline why her birth announcement said fifth and final on it lol.

The most interesting things about this pregnancy is that I have never had a December/November baby...we have become pregnant in November/December which have resulted in Cameron, Carly and Catie! And, I cannot believe that my due date is only 2 days away from my Opa's would be birthday of December 3rd. He died on December 8th last year. And when this baby is born, will be around the one year anniversary. When Caroline was born on May 2nd 2006, Opa was in the hospital. He was not expected to live. My Dad sat at his bedside in the hospital. Thankfully we had 7 more months with Opa. I am so glad we were able to celebrate his 90th on his day! Something I will never forget. I am thankful for that gift of time. I am thankful that Opa could hold his two newest grand daughters. Caroline and Abigail.

I am thankful and greatful that my two grandmother's are still alive. And, talking with my Grannie today. She said to me "Cathy, if anybody can handle six kids...it would be you." That really made me feel good. I love you Grannie.

My first prenatal appointment-April 16th 2007

I went to see my doctor Monday, April 16th for my first prenatal exam. We decided together that my due date would be December 1st. And we would consider my LMP February 24th (Claire's 6th birthday)

I was 7 weeks 2 days, instead of 8 weeks due to the length of my cycles. I was weighed (yuck) and then I had an internal exam. My doctor said that I was definately pregnant by the way my uterus felt. So, that was good. I received my requisition for my bloodwork which I will do after we move.

My next appointment is May 23rd where I will be 12+ weeks. Hopefully we will hear the heartbeat then! I really get all emotional when I think of hearing that sound again. I don't think one can tire of that sound. I have heard that wonderful sound 5 times before. And it is a beautiful sound each and every time.

How I found out


All four of my positive tests




I was suspicious on Saturday, March 24th during a trip to Science World in Vancouver. I thought my cycle was on its way, but nope. I experienced implantation spotting. A tell tale sign for me for the last few pregnancies.
So, on a trip to Wal*Mart I picked up a 2 pack of Clearblue Easy tests. I took one on Sunday, March 25th, and it came up very faintly positive at the one minute mark. Then I took the second test on Monday morning (the 26th) and that one came up positive. I couldn't believe it. So, then I then went to Shoppers Drugmart to get another two pack of a different brand of tests. I picked up their Life Brand. The Wednesday test was positive, as well as the Friday test. I then called my doctor's office and let them know. I scheduled my first prenatal appointment.


I had a bit of spotting on the Wednesday, and the Thursday. But I was definately pregnant.

Welcome to my brand new pregnancy blog!

Here you will find updates on my seventh pregnancy, and the sixth baby to enter our family!

I am due on December 1st 2007!