Hello??

Hello? Anyone there? lol

Man, it has been nearly an entire year since I last Blogged! Wow when I commit, I really commit.....:P

Well, I just wanted to touch base. Have a BUSY year to catch up on here. But will have to take it one baby blog post at t time! Signing off for tonight, a start is a start no matter how small right?

Night!!

Trace, this one is for you! ;)

Well I am SO behind!! lol It has been a while since I have taken a moment to blog. I really miss it too!!I am looking forward to getting caught up! There has been so much going on it is crazy! lol Poor Mister E was sick, first time for my little baby. Fevers, and him being miserable..poor little guy. After 2 Dr.s visits, we figured out it was an ear infection. I was glad to find out what it was, but it is so hard to see my baby sick. He is back to normal now, which is so wonderful to see!!

I am back to work, and kids are back to school. :( It is hard. I miss them so much. Hopefully summer will come sooner then later! :P lol Hubby is at school full days, four days a week now. It has been a hard adjustment and we miss having him home more. But it is nice to have him walk in the door, the kids and I are so happy to see him, and dinner is usually cooking, or at least planned and about to be cooked! My mom once lovingly called me Suzy Homemaker, and it totally suits me! lol I love it and live up to the name with pride! (well as best I can live up to it! lol I have my days, where it is a fast meal of frozen foods, or take out from time to time! lol)

I have so much more to say, but will have to call it quits for tonight! I am beat! Tomorrow, hubby has homework to do, and I have homework to finish with Corbin. I am looking forward to having some much needed family down time too! Before the hustle and bustle of the new week beginning! Have a great night everyone!! :)

It went WAY too fast...

My vacation is over! :(

I do LOVE my job, but it was SO great to have some family time, with no schedules but our own! It was a welcome break. We spent the majority of the week in jammies! lol Can't go wrong!!

We are all somewhat on the mend. Dave seems better, I am feeling better too. Kids have the sniffles, but we are hoping they get over it really fast! Winter has settled in, and it is cold out there. Sniffles are par for the course!

Tomorrow, we get together with my grandmother. She finally moved closer! She has been in Sherbrooke since I was a child. But this year, she moved to Gatineau. It is SUCH a Blessing having her nearby now, for all of our family events! Birthdays, Christmas, and soon Elliott's baptism. :) (just need to set the date!) Tomorrow, she is having us all over to celebrate Epiphany. We will get to see some family I have not seen in years! Even some that have not met my children yet. My grandmother always made a crown cake, and hid peas in it. One for the Queen to find and one for the King. I offered to make the cake for her, since she can no longer make it. I tried my hand at making fondant for the first time! I have used it before, but never made it. I am SO pleased with how it turned out! Made a marshmallow fondant. it is tasty! Next time, I will add a little more butter for the smoother texture I think. But it still worked out great for my first time! I had no peas to put in it, so mom will being some tomorrow. Will have to remember where they are, so I can make sure one is found by a guy and one by a girl! :) This is how it turned out;



I am really hoping my grandmother likes it. :) I am really looking forward to going tomorrow. It is always a challenge going out with all the kids in the winter, especially with Elliott just getting into a schedule, but it is worth it!

As for tonight, I am going to spend some time with Dave, and get some sleep! Busy day tomorrow! After my grandmothers event, we need to get this house ready for our busy week! New schedule starts Monday, with Dave at school for full days now!

Ta ta for now!! ;)

Happy New Year!!

Wow 2010 already!

What a year 2009 had been! The way 2009 started out, we really did not know what to expect! I spent New Years Eve last year, in the hospital, being told, we might lose the baby. They were sure I lost my mucus plug, that I was leaking amniotic fluid, and contractions had started. I was only 20 weeks along. WE had chosen our newest little mans name, and were looking forward to a new year, with a baby on the way, daycare going well, and Dave having just moved up in the company he was working for. Things looked so wonderful!

But with the news of the baby being at risk, the year was starting out on shaky ground. I was put on bedrest and monitored much more closely. Knowing I could no longer work, and had no benefits, was a big blow and we were not sure how we would mange. Then about a month and a half later...Dave lost his job. It was a really scary new year, with so many worries. I prayed, and tried my best to stay as positive as I could. There were challenges, a few late bills, and quite a few tears. But we kept on. Hearing Elliott heart beats, and hitting every new week of him still being in me, brought us much needed positive energy. Dave looked and looked, and no jobs were available. My parents were amazing. Mom kept watching my daycare children 2 days week, since my clients did not want to lose me as their care provider. It was SUCH a blessing. There was a lot of comfort in knowing, that once Elliott was born, I would have my job ready to go back to. Then Elliott came!

He was even a little late! Due to being on bedrest for so long, Elliott descended the wrong way, and had a hard time coming out. Hardest delivery of all my kids! After a long and extremely painful labor and no baby yet, there was talk of a C-Section, and he must have heard it, because he turned his head, and came right out! Poor baby had indentations on his head for weeks (and even a bit now) from being stuck the wrong way for so long, and from me pushing with him in that position for an hour and a half! But he was perfect! He was jaundice, and nursing had painful challenges, but every single tear and challenge was worth it. Our youngest was here, to join his three older loving brothers! After spending months worrying, he was here, and perfect and most of all healthy!

Once Elliott was 2 weeks old, I started working again. But poor Nate, got really sick. Monday morning had us take him by ambulance to CHEO , he was creaming in pain, and had fevers. Dr there said could be gas, even though we knew it was something wrong, and they sent us home. Saw the Dr the next day, and again on Wednesday took him back to CHEO, determine we were going to get answers. Well, we got answers. He had pneumonia and by this point it was quite severe and he had to spend 5 nights at CHEO on IV! We were upset they failed to diagnose him until his third visit. Had they seen it the first day, he would have started meds and avoided being admitted. With a newborn at home, and Nate in isolation it was not easy. Once again, my parents were an amazing Blessing, and helped Dave and I take turns spending time here with the kids, at the hospital, with the baby...etc.. I would pump while with Nate, and nurse E when I was home.

Nate got better and better, and after 5 nights at CHEO, was home JUST in time for his Bday! :) This was when we were waiting for his IV to be taken out so we could go home!

During the summer, the kids enjoyed soccer. It was Nate`s first year, and Corbin`s forth! He was becoming better and better with each passing year. It was wonderful seeing the kids running around having fun, smiling and laughing! :) It warms my heart to see my beautiful children, healthy, happy and loving life! They had a blast swimming in our little pool in the backyard this year as well! (and in grandmas pool of course! lol) Owen is so wonderful with them in the pool, helping them learn things and playing with them! He is an amazing big brother. What a Blessing, our blended family, works together so well, and there is always so much love to go around!

Gosh there are SO many pictures I want to share! This year, we have spent some wonderful times at the museums, playing outside, having jammies days and just being a family! I feel more and more Blessed everyday! I don`t want to forget any of it! lol

The year has now come to an end. It ended with some pretty amazing things. Dave is back to school! He was accepted for a program, that not only helps with living costs, but pays tuition for him! He is at Algonquin, taking the nursing program in the fall. :) It is so wonderful! He is such a caring and loving man,. He is always there to help others and is very compassionate. Nursing really is something he will be amazing at! I love him so much, and thank God for bringing him into my life. We have ups, and downs, but we love each other, our children, and our lives together. I look forward to a wonderful new year, surrounded by the many people whom we are Blessed to have near us! We have our children, each other, our amazing family and friends, (you know who you are!)..lol...

I hope and Pray for this year, to be a wonderful Blessed year, for us, and for all our friends and family. May you all be surrounded with love and family, and always be grateful for the people and things in your lives. My new years resolution, is to be just be the best person I can. I want to be healthy and happy, and make sure that what I do, makes myself, my family and God proud. :) I could not have asked for a better life!

2010...here we come!