I just found out this morning that a co-worker has been experiencing intense pain over the past weekend and is now in the hospital for testing.  She will be undergoing surgery soon but we have yet to hear of a diagnosis…but it does not sound good.  This co-worker is the head of her department and the possibility of this loss being permanent (as in she may not be able to return to work) is devasting for not only her department but also the company.  Please, please, please pray for her and her family during this time of uncertainty and also pray for healing as I am a full believer that prayer works miracles!

Thank you in advance.

Sheena

I am tired!  I am tired all the time, morning, noon and night.  Problem is…I know this won’t change for many many years and I don’t know if I am quite ready to loose my sleep yet.  I am more than just tired though, I am physically drained.  I now can sense when my body needs to slow down, or put my feet up, or sit down, etc. and I am trying to listen to it.  We had a big 20th Anniversary for our company the other night (need I mention that I was schmoozing with Lorne Calvert and Lynda Haverstock??) and by the time I got home, I was so exhausted and sore that I could not get to bed quick enough.  I am trying to slow myself down lately but with things coming up all the time and the Christmas season approaching, it is quite difficult.  Good news is that I have started my Christmas shopping already…and I forgot how much I hate it but I figure I will hate it more in another month so I better get it done!

Last Friday I met with my Obstetrician for the first time.  Her name is Dr. Bhargava and I love her!  She is a very petite woman but very strong and to-the-point, which I appreciate.  For my next appointment with her, I want to discuss more about labour and what she practices, her opinions on different options, etc. as I think we should both know going into it what the others plans are.  Not that I have a birth plan thought out or that I am committing 100% to doing a drug-free delivery, I just want to know what we both want out of the whole fiasco and the routes we are both willing to take to get there.  Have I mentioned that I am not looking forward to labour?  I am not afraid of the pain; however, just the whole process and not being in control of any of it.  I just want to know when the baby is coming?  Which doctor is going to be on call?  How long will I labour for?  Will I be a good pusher?  Will I scream at the top of my lungs yelling obscentities at my husband?  Etc….like I am sure every soon-to-be-mother wants to know, that is all.

One more thing that is on my mind lately…DON’T TELL A PREGNANT LADY, WITH TWO MONTHS TO GO, THAT SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS HAVING THREE OR FOUR BABIES!!!  Trust me, she will not appreciate it even though she is smiling and trying to pretend that she doesn’t want to throw you out the nearest window.  Just some words of advise to end my blog entry.

Goodnight!

I am unsure how to make this photo any smaller…sorry!  We are soon off to Conrad’s basketball game and then out to Emerald Park to give Sommer her birthday gift, as it finally came in the mail.  Unfortunatley it requires a lot of ‘hanging onto the wall’ which James was not to impressed to find out so we are going to help him!  I hope everyone had a great Halloween, please see below our lovely costumes!