A normal, boring woman as usual……

……………………………hm,……..I know it is part of my pregnancy, but hey, I know I am still pregnant, right?

Last week, I was just getting ready to take DH and DS for a drive to take DH to work when I felt a burst down there.  I went to the bathroom and saw,……………………..blood?  On my 2nd Anniversary?  And I am having another miscarriage?  I thought, I give up.

SO DH had to call work to tell them of my situation, so he could stay home for the day to watch DS as I had to go to ER.  Turned out, the baby was very healthy with a good heartbeat, so I asked “where was the bleeding coming from?”  So I had to be admitted for 3 days in the hospital, given with a hormone injection and a pill given daily to stop the bleeding, as well as FULL bed rest the WHOLE time, and to me, this is NOT a HOLIDAY for me at all (even worse, I had the Explorer in the parking lot for the whole three days and DH can’t use it due to driving restrictions).  DH had to miss a total four days of work to raise DS because no one was willing to give a hand (except his brother who went and got the groceries out of the blue for them to have for four days).  Mom, at first, told us she couldn’t help out due to work, but her boss (who is expecting, sharing the month we are due in) told her to take time off, but DH told her that everything is dealt with.  I don’t know how we did it, but we managed on our own.  I had my own phone on bedside so we keep in touch, DH knew his duties as “SAHD”, from cooking, cleaning, bathing DS and brushing his teeth, laundry and dishes, so he did well (so he told me on the phone).  For me, I was homesick, missing my guys every minute.  The only way to make time pass was either watch TV, share great conversations with Pauline (a 35-yr-old mom of two, third due in October and is diabetic, in for monitoring of her blood sugar level and bringing down her blood pressure) and Meghan (a 19-yr-old, just recently found out she ’s expecting but her morning sickness got severe, she was in for monitoring), and even lots of naptime.  Each night at bedtime, I have problems sleeping fully throughout the night, because my tummy was queasy for healthy night snacks (I usually have a bite of baby carrots or fruit to settle down, as well as milk), and as a patient, I can’t have night snacks at all.  Oh well.  The three days passed by, and by Friday morning, I was told I could go home in early afternoon after I have my last homone injection.  Not only I was excited, Pauline and Meghan were excited THEMSELVES.  MEghan felt better, was eating good, and her boyfriend (the father of her baby) came to pick her up three hours before I was discharged.  Pauline had been discharge the morning after my discharge, as her blood sugar level went back to normal as well as her blood pressure went back down, too.  As I was preparing my discharge, DH and DS greeted me in the hospital room (they took the cab) and I was so HAPPY to see them.  DS didn’t want to let me go, and cuddled up to me the whole time.  DH had to get my keys to bring my Explorer up to the doors so I wouldn’t have to walk that far to the parking lot.  Really, I was fine, no cramping the whole time and the bleeding only lasted two days, that was it.  The time we get home, both DH and DS (even the cat) didn’t stop cuddling up to me (think that three days was a long time to be away from them? YES!) We had to celebrate our belated 2nd anniversary with a chinese takeout (we originally planned on eating out to a nice restaurant but because I missed home so much, we opted for takeout instead).  Don’t worry, we put on a nice lighted candle for the occasion.  And yes, DS was with us the WHOLE time, besides, he was “partying” in my tummy when we got married LOL.

Well, after two appointments this week with both my family doctor and the OB/GYN, I was deemed back to normal and still have to take it easy on myself as usual as well get lots of rest everyday.  As DS hugs my tummy, he laughs, and looks at my tummy and says,”Baby?”  Yep, the baby is moving.

I guess we can go ahead with the plan on purchasing the brand new infant car seat for the little one then.

I would love to post pics but unfortunately, we forgot the camera at home, but next year, we will, when we have two kids there to see the moment over and over again.

Saturday, we had to be there early before 11 so we could find the parking spot and then get the good sighting spot.  And it was EASY, all the people in the crowd spreaded out evenly without any problems at all.  When the parade began, the RCMP officer rode on the RCMP Harley Davidson motorcycle and DS loved it as the officer was doing the rounds, checking the crowds as well as making sure the parade went smoothly without any problems.  The highlights of the parade that we saw:

-The local shriners club performed their riding performance on their mini cars and quads, and it made DS laugh.

-the local high school marching band played and DS was dancing to it, which caught the attention of another mom with her two young DDs.  They told me that his dancing melted their heartsLOL.

-A long time group of friends DH and I knew had their Clydesdale horses and wagons in the parade and cheered at us for being there (one rancher friend was bugging DH about trading his cowboy hat for DH’s nice cap from his work LOL).

-A float full of teddy bears and dolls attracted alot of kids’ attention.  DS spotted one of the BAckyardigans characters, and it is TYRONE!

-Treats were given out, and they were mostly FREEZIES!  PERFECT! LOL

-Antique and classic cars passing by which was a hit for DH.  WE love classic cars and trucks.

-Tractors and machineries made DS’s eyes WIDE OPEN to the shock of how big they are. (DH’s boss is kicking himself today because he didn’t have the time to get the new models in the parade this year with three other rival dealerships.  HE said,”Remind me next year so I can get my truck and put all of your kids in the back!”)

We were in the sun, but the weather was kinda hot.  By the time the parade ended after an hour of fun, DS was so tired that when we got home, he went into the house, needed help taking his shoes off, and he walked towards his Spiderman toddler bed and fell asleep.  Wow, he’s smart.

Well, let’s start with Saturday afternoon,…..

DH, DS and I went to our hometown for our friends’ 50th Wedding Anniversary Social.  We pulled into town and went straight to the Legion Lounge (my dad’s usual “coffee row” place with DH’s uncle operating this place, and hey, kids are allowed in there) and DS loved going down the slope towards the lounge.  Dh’s uncle was excited to see all of us as he haven’t seen us since February, at MIL’s funeral.  DS had to sit on his Grandpa’s lap to drink his “coffee” (don’t worry, it IS orange juice) while I had OJ myself and DH on his favorite beer.  I knew my mom was working that day so before the lounge closed, DS and I walked down the street to the hotel and took the back door to the kitchen where mom worked.  the best thing ever happened is when DS saw Grandma, he laughed and ran towards grandma at her “coffee break” area.  Mom loved it every minute as she adored her special grandson.  Dad and DH came in later, so mom asked what we were planning for supper and I said,”Hey, how about the popular burger and fries?”  She had no problem whipping it up, and packaging it for us to take back to mom and dad’s house.  Mom was getting off early as she and dad were attending a wedding social for our long time neighbour’s son and their “spoiled, rotten, selfish” DIL (to make this story short, when their son decided he did NOT want to get married in Jamaica, because he rather have the wedding take place here in the hometown and then have a honeymoon in Jamaica, she threw a ” Terrible Twos’ temper tantrums” at him, and he gave in).  So later that evening, DH, DS and I went to the Anniversary social, and we kinda had fun, but to the couple that celebrated their anniversary, DS was a hit because of his “dance style” that got the attention of alot of guests.  He danced from polka to Johnny Cash songs, you name it.  DH was catching up with good times with his longtime friend he hadn’t seen in 13 years, and I was having a good talk with our close friend, who was working the bar (she was having a break while her DH ran the bar).  By the time it was two hours later, DS was exhausted from all that cute dancing, so I hoped he will sleep easily all night.  WRONG! He was staying up until 1 AM.  GAH! LOL!

We left the anniversary and got to my parents’ house, and around the same time we got there, my parents got home.  They didn’t seem to have a good time at all when they wished they would have been at the anniversary instead (they and the couple known each other for years).  Mom told me that the mother of the groom (our neighbour) was pretty much busy all night, preparing everything with the bride’s mother, and even earlier, the bride’s uncle told my mom that everyone was doing the set up for the social EXCEPT the bride, whole was too busy “buffing her nails and complained that she did not want to sweat from lifting the chair”.  I assume that the groom will suffer a mental breakdown from obeying his new wife with everything she wants HER way.  Poor him.

And then yesterday,……

It was DH’s day off for Canada’s Day, and the weather was windy and hot but we can smell the smoke from the Northern forest fires, which wasn’t very pleasant at all.  We attended the Family picnic day at the museum grounds, and actually, we didn’t stay long at all.  DS was running around the grounds so much he was yawning and rubbing his eyes.  I guess it was the right time because the grounds was getting overcrowded so we left.  I know we were supposed to have fun, but with my pregnancy and the smoke, I was feeling dizzy, so oh well, hopefully next year, Canada Day will be better for us.

I hope this weekend will be better if DH wants to check out the car show at the lake out of town.  We need a break from the small city life for one day.