Nothing New To Report

No baby yet...and still not a stitch of action besides a few braxton hicks here and there. We visited the midwife this morning and all is well, my weight gain has slowed, baby heart rate is good and blood pressure has gone up a bit. I'm hoping that the blood pressure might be a sign that something will happen soon. We're hoping it will happen tomorrow so that the baby's birth will coincide with Geoff's Birthday. Otherwise, we'll just keep on waiting until the doughnut decides to arrive.

Now on to some Timothy updates because really that's why you all visit this site anyways. Timothy celebrated his 2nd Birthday November 10th. It was a pretty quiet affair compared to his first birthday - but he still made out like a bandit - 2 birthday cakes and lots of prezzies. Thomas the Tank Engine items were the gift of choice! Though he was pretty pleased with the Little Tikes Workshop his Daddy got him. The Bit was digging the birthday concept, but had trouble pronouncing the word so he was often singing "happy to you, happy to you"... he has since mastered the art of saying "birthday" and "Timothy"... now we just need to get him saying "Happy Birthday to Daddy" for tomorrow hmmm....

Timothy's other big news is that he has started to sleep in his big boy bed (aka toddler bed). This seems to be working at nightime, but naptimes not so much... he gets out of his bed and plays in his room and there isn't so much sleeping happening. So cross your fingers that he keeps up with the good work with staying in his bed at nightime.

The last little while we have been trying to teach our little man some manners like saying please, thank-you and you're welcome. This has been working out quite well, but some interesting things have been happening of late... like "thank-you" changed to "thanks" and now "thanks man"- where did he learn that? We try not to crack up everytime he says it, but it is pretty funny. I can't imagine what he'll come up with next.

So that's the report for today perhaps we'll have some exciting news soon so keep reading...

D-Day

Well for all of you that may be checking the blog and wondering about the whereabouts of number 2. There is nothing to report regarding their arrival. Our appointment last Tuesday confirmed that the baby was "locked and loaded," that is the head is engaged. I've had no action worth typing about! Today is officially the due date, but we all know how trustworthy those dates are. So we wait.

I confess I'm ready to lose the belly now, but then I'm enjoying the peace and quiet that is right now, well as much as it can be with a 2 year old in the house. Timothy senses that things are going to happen and I find him quite clingy right now. We're trying hard to make him aware that a new baby will be arriving soon, but the concept is still too abstract - and really it is for us too... I feel for the poor little guy, what IS he going to make of his new brother or sister?

It's pretty wintery here in Ottawa these days, we had a bout of freezing rain on Friday, followed by snow yesterday and today. So the baby will be coming home in a snowsuit, too bad for the him/her that we're not on the other side of the equator. Christmas shopping fever is in full swing in the capital city, we foolishly ventured out to the mall yesterday morning. Nothing could be more irritating for a pregnant lady at term then that.... my own fault since I suggested it. Although Aunty Emily benefitted by being visited by Timothy and receiving 2 kisses.

We'll try to keep you all posted on the events as the unfold....