DUE DATES....

Its been a bit confusing to really know when our little one is on his/her way simply becuz i've been given 3 different due dates!! the very first one is Sept 4, 2007 and that is the one i have used for this blog for my pregnancy Counters>>>>>>>>>>>>
However, since I have had a few ultrasounds, that date has changed due to baby's measurements and size..so=i really am not sure. According to the Ultrasounds it could be as early as August 23!! so...thats quite a discrepency and my periods were not regular so that complicates the Due Date as well. I get strange looks when people ask when im due and i simply say "oh-sometime at the end of summer.." They get all concerned and ask more questions and think im nuts that im not going with a Specific Due Date or that we're not even Fretting about finding out more specifically..!
I guesss its all about being patient and waiting and knowing my body will do its thing whenever BABY is ready. I just know that my mid August...i plan to have EVERYTHING prepared, washed, and ready to go...that only leaves me 4 weeks to do it all. And we still want to do some painting!! HAH..we're sure in for a busy month...but i LOVE it...i think my Nesting Instinct has kicked in already and every day im trying to complete at least one task.
Anyone who has more than 2 kids must know how easy STUFF/Clothing/Toys can build up and Decluttering is a constant thing..so thats what i will be doing ...!

These have been a "MUST HAVE" for the duration of this pregnancy. They are made from Cocoa Butter and are only lightly frangranced which is great for me since i am very sensitive to smell!
The TUMMY BUTTER has been my favorite for my nightly Belly Massage before Bed, it is fairly thick but it nourishes my skin wonderfully thru the night. I have not yet had a stretch mark and am thinking it may be from the stretch mark cream as well which i have used since i pretty much found out we had another Blessing on the WAY!! These are fairly good priced products and can be found at Wal-Mart or Shoppers Drug Mart!

Since i have seemed to get the pictures mixed up here....i will go on to explain the First picture. I was so happy to hear a knock at the door this morning and recieve this box of goodies i ordered thru "EARTH MAMA ANGEL BABY" !! Inside was the Third Trimester Pregnancy Tea which i will start drinking tonite! Along with Red Raspberry Leaf Tea is some other effective herbs for preparing my uterus for Labor. As well i ordered Labor-Ease Tea which is supposed to be very effective in maintaining Strong and Effective Contractions during Labor itself, it encourages Lactation and supplies important minerals to mama and baby...sounds wonderful doesn't it? LOL....and of course i just had to splurge a bit and add on the Natural Labor Companion CD which includes some simple visualization techniques and Labor music/Lullabies to assist during Delivery. It's so exciting to get these in the mail and start using them...im really starting to think about the upcoming homebirth and cant wait till Ben comes home so then we can really start preparing!!

Busy Month...

It's been a very busy month here ..well since i last posted. Our family took a trip to the East Coast where Ben's whole family is ...we had tons of fun and have tons of pics! it was soo Great to get away and travel and bond as a family . The children especially enjoyed the ocean and collecting shells and starfish ..but most of all i enjoyed spending time with the relatives.
Now I am here at home holding the fork down as Ben is gone away for a month for work and he will be back end of july!! we are all counting the days and keeping busy. I've been trying to focus on decluttering and getting perfectly organized so that when the little one comes, i will be ready!
I still have lots of homebirth Preperations but that can wait for the month of August...something i dont want to be doing alone anyhow..so much more fun to go together. I have ordered my Third Trimester Tea, Labor-Ease herbal Tea and Labor Companion CD from "EARTH MAMA ANGEL BABY" Company and im excited to get it in the mail THis week!!
i should be gettting to bed soon so shall post a few pics and sign off...!

Thoughts on Motherhood 1

It's been awhile that i've written and i dont have much time today but i wanted to post a little bit about Mothers Day!! I love mother's day!! each one so far has been so special and unique...and this year was so relaxing and provided some great time together with my 4 beautiful children.
It started out with sleeping in till 11:00 ...which was soo NICE!! and when i woke up, Ben and the children had the whole house cleaned and Moriyah on the chair putting the last bit of dishes away in the cupboard. After a great breakfast, i packed a real 'picnic' lunch and watermelon as we headed to the waterfront. The children had fun chasing seagulls and playing in the trees, then the playground was a must...and after that we walked to the train and carousel which was my favorite part. It was a long full day and the kiddies were pretty tired when we got home. we fired up the barbeque and had some hamburger, hotdogs and baked potatoes...finished that off with some more watermelon!! Well a long story to say that i Loved my day..oh! and i cant forget the cute cards, flowers and DVD set as my gifts...but most of all Family time together was the most special.

I feel so grateful to be a MOTHER ...i really do and every morning i wake up with Joy in my heart i have been given the oppurtunities to invest in the lives and souls of these precious Gifts God has blessed me with. Somedays i feel not worthy to have so much and those are the days i am on my knees weeping for strength, patience and endurance. Motherhood is not Easy and is downright tiring somedays yet i see the bigger picture and that is the only thing that gets me thru the frustrating moments. Every child I have been given has talents, gifts and a great future planned ahead for them that i as a mother must nurture and bring to maturity so that in itself is a daunting task yet God does give me Wisdom and Guidances as He promised he would!
That is an encouragement in itself!! "He gently leads those that have young..."

I also need to dwell on the verse that says "CHIDREN are an heritage FROM the LORD"
and it is so true becuz at the end of my days, when i am old and maybe in a hospital bed ready to greet death what will i remember? will i remember how Sparkly Clean i kept my house, How much money we had in the bank? will it be the Great vehicle we owned or maybe the cottage? will all that matter in eternity sense?!! A resounding NO to it all!! What will i have imparted in the souls of these children that will be still alive after im gone?! What Gifts will have been cultivated? what Morals and Goals and Standards will THEY live by? What will be imparted to THEIR children from me? These are huge questions that need to have an answer. I do know one thing....No matter how i raise and train these little ones, SOMETHING will be passed on from Generation to Generation and it may be a Negative or Positive Heritage, depending on what i've invested. Now dont get me wrong, many children Depart from what their parents have taught them but still, there will be values and things Ingrained into them no matter what they choose..so i have Choices that have to be made Daily...and God gives me grace to which i am grateful and HE provides when i can't.

"For the mother is and must be, whether she knows it or not, the Greatest, Strongest and most Lasting teacher Her children have..." Hannah w.Smith

CLEAN day

YES its Friday!! that means its cleaning day around here becuz i simply dread cleaning on the weekends. I remember growing up after a week of school and looking forward to time to hang out with friends or watch movies on the weekend but my parents had other plans. I seriuosly had to spend about 4 or 5 hours SCRUBBING , Vacuming, dusting, mowing the lawn every Saturday and it seemed to drag on forever. Now God bless my parents for teaching me responsibility but seriously i was so over it and thought "when im older, im gonna do it different...especially when ive got kids"
so yes...i do it all on Friday...that way when the kidlets get off the bus, the house is sparkly and somewhat organized and decluttered and we can enjoy our weekends together doing fun things as a family. Obviously of course the children still have their daily chores/responsibilities but i try to get most of the Hard work done ahead..little daily things like Laundry and dishes and meal prep still have to operate!! but anyhow...today i'm concentrating on our cluttered basement which once was a cozy rec room but has turned into storage!
This weekend Ben is off for work in Alberta and he flies out tonite...so its me and the children this rainy weekend. Ive got a few ideas rolling around in my brain of activities. Making playdough is one of them, then i borrowed a few nature movies from the library so maybe tomorrow nite we'll have a movie nite with popcorn and pop. The children will be excited for that im sure.
well, a dusty, cluttered basement is calling my name so i better get some work accomplished before the day is gone!