I'm clean!

 

Going to a party

Last Saturday
Elliot and I went to a Birthday party for our friend Tanya.
As you can tell he looks pretty dapper! 

Elliot and Aunt Eden

Elliot is such a loved little guy.


My sister Eden came over last week for a BBQ and she couldn't stop cuddling him. Elliot loved her and talked up a storm. 

CUTIE?

 

OUR FIRST CANADA DAY TOGETHER

 

He is such a boy!

 

Laugh and the world laughs with you

Elliot can now smile and laugh. He does this on his own. We have no idea what is so funny... 

I SEE YOU

 

HIP HOP

YA DON'T STOP 

Hi I'm Elliot!

 

HERE'S ELLIOT!!

HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVOURITE RECENT PICS OF ME









ENJOY


LOVE

ELLIOT 

Bed Time

 

Nap Time

 

3 weeks old and cute as ever

 

Ah ha

 

Elliot Dorian Simpson

April 18th
9:33 pm
8lbs 8oz 

39 weeks and holding

I think I am going to burst. I am so close to my due date and feeling all these strange things inside me. I get these cramps and then I wait to see if they will continue and then after awhile they stop. My body is teasing me! Tim and I have been enjoying watching the baby move in my belly. It is super crazy. My whole belly just moves around and you can see the baby poking and squirming. It is bizarre. We even have gotten to the point with Babka that when we tap my belly she/he will move. Only 10 more days till my due date. Too crazy!

Little Miss Sophie Bea

Sophie,
what have you found? 

37 weeks

I can't believe that I am in my 37th week. I now weigh 181 pounds and am one centimeter dilated. After 37 weeks you are considered full term and can expect to give birth before you are full term. That means any day could be the day at this point. Last night I swear the baby moved down. I had little cramps and this morning I swear my belly looks lower! I have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday so we will see what she will say! I have been watching the baby story and bringing baby how on the TLC everyday. I still haven't made it thru an episode of the baby story without crying. I am enjoying not working and just putsing around all day. At this point, however, I am ready to meet this baby. Tim and I have everything ready. Bring it on!

WHAT'S YOUR GUESS

Okay the first guesses are in

Andrew-Boy
Lesly- Girl 7lb 5 oz...Surprise
Grandma Dawn-Girl 7lb 8oz... April 21st or 28th
Natasha- Girl 7lb 2oz...May 1st
Ashleigh-Boy 8lb 2oz
Jeff-Boy 7lb 10oz
Auntie Laurie-Girl 8lb 4oz...April 28 (the new moon)
Granma Bea-Boy 7lb 7oz....April 14th
Bubie Susie - Boy
Anna - Girl 7lbs 10 oz..May 4
Patricia - Girl.....April 21st (her birthday)
Adrian - Girl 7lb 20z...May 1st at 6:35am
Lisa - Girl 8lb 5oz
Johan-Beligan waffle eating Girl...April 25th
Angus- Boy, 8lbs 7oz... April 29
Katie - Girl - 7lbs 5oz...April 21st
Uncle Rafster - Girl
Auntie Lizzy - Boy 7 lb 6 oz ...April 12th (first night of passover)
Joey - Girl, 7 lbs 9 oz...April 26th
Elke - Girl, 7lb 3oz... April 19th at 6:18pm
Brita - Boy, 8lb 5oz...Labour on April 14 and baby born April 15

36 weeks oh my!

Here I am at 36 weeks.
I can't believe that I am only 4 weeks away from my due date. Of course I have a feeling that it will come early.
If anyone wants to post their predictions please do. Do you think it will be a girl or a boy? What day do you think it will be born? (Due date is April 25th) how much do you think it will weigh?

My guess is a girl, April 20th, 7.8 lbs

what's yours????? 

HERE I AM AT 34 WEEKS and 179 POUNDS WOW MAMA

 

This is what I do

Wow, it's hard for me to imagine that in 4 days, I will begin my maternity leave of one year. I have been working for whole foods market for the past 4 years. It will be so strange to wake up on Saturday and know that I am starting a new phase of my life and putting my old life on hold.

On Sunday the co-founder and Ceo John Mackey visited the store. I wanted to accomplish one more thing before I left. The photos our of my department and how it looked, during his visit. It pretty much looks great everyday but it especailly did on Sunday! 

MY NEW DIAPER BAG

Okay, it was a splurge!

A real Kecci Shanghai Mommy Bag in Violet. I loved these bags from the minute I saw them a few years ago. They are so funky and fun. The drawback is that Tim refuses to ever carry it. I might have to get him his own bag!

The downside is that I don't have anything to put into it yet. Yesterday, at the supermarket I told Tim that I needed to get some diapers. He made quite the face and told me that we could probably wait on those.

A big thanks and appreciation to my Dad and Gail. I saved my birthday money to buy it!

OH MY GOD, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!

It isn't till you get the gear that it really begins to hit home.

Tim's Paternal parents (Bob and Dawn) bought us a stroller. We picked it up from Sears yesterday. Tim was so excited to put it together. He then wheeled it around the condo and showed me all the the different things it can do. Yes, Strollers can do a bunch of cool things. We are super happy with this Stroller. The small seat clips out and fits into a car seat.

Seeing this stroller in our living room, really brings it all into perspective. I can't wait to be walking down Bloor street with baby on board! A huge thanks and appreciation to Dawn and Bob for getting us this. 

OUR ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND IN VICTORIA

I was saying to Tim that it was fitting that we were going to Victoria for our anniversary. When we began this journey to BC, Tim was living on the island and I went and met him in Victoria. As we end this journey we end up going to the Island once more.

We stayed at this beautiful Inn called the English Inn and Resort.
We ate lots of Gelato and walked around the downtown.

We also had the fortune of going to Kelly and Andre's(formally of Toronto) new Restaurant "Queen Mother Waterside Cafe"
www.qmwaterside.ca
It was delicious and the squid was outta this world.
The next day we met them for a walk by their place, which is in Oak Bay and overlooks the water and the mountains.
We also had a chance to go the Museum and see a photo exhibit by Linda McCartney.
It was a perfect weekend, the weather was wonderful and sunny and we did all of the things that we enjoy doing! 

2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

 

31 weeks

31 weeks and 175 pounds

Things are becoming more interesting.

Impossible to bend over at this point. Forgot about shoes with laces!
I can easily lose my breath walking up a flight of stairs.
I feel full after a few bites of food.
Terrible heartburn. I never even had heartburn before in my life. I feel bad for people that endure this without being pregnant.
Truly grossed out by chicken.
Crave chocolate all the time.
The baby keep moving it legs under my ribs, ouch!
Can pee 4 times in one hour! 

10 more weeks

I was sitting by the Ocean yesterday eating a well deserved order of fish and chips.
I stared out at the tug boats and the seagulls, and it hit me.
10 more weeks.
10 more weeks and my whole life will change.
Up until this point I have been counting up the weeks and know that I am at 30 weeks I find myself counting down.
Everything seems like a count down.
5 more weeks of work, than 5 weeks more of waiting and then 4 more weeks and we will be back in Toronto.
I have felt like this pregnancy has taken forever.
I think not being surrounded by my friends and family has made the time go by ever so slowly.
Now, as I count down the weeks, it feels as if time is suddenly speeding up.