And the Decorating Begins!

As Christmas is my favorite time of year I always go a little overboard with decorating. It can get a little crowded in the house but it doesn't really matter to me!

This is a picture of Santa from Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer on my upstairs carpet. He did not originate there as he was placed under one of the trees downstairs along with the other stuffed characters. Somehow when we leave the house, one of the characters end up upstairs! This happens almost everytime we leave. They are never wrecked, just moved. Some of them now have a permanent place upstairs...it must be the Chistmas Spirit playing games with us!

The First Purchase

I have been having really vivid dreams about not having enough sleepers for the baby. One night I even had a dream that we had a boy and I had to put him in a pink sleeper because that was all we had left. I have been really hesitant to buy anything because I was afraid that I might need to return it. Considering the last Doctors appointment, I have now decided to bite the bullet and start purchasing small items. These face cloths and hooded towels are the first ones.

Doctors Appointment

Today I went for an appointment with my Obstetrician. He used that dobbler thing and found the baby's heartbeat right away. I was sure relieved to hear it as I am such a worry wort! He said that everything seems to be going as planned and that I could come off those pills once again. I hope that it is for good this time! He also said that if I have not told everyone, now would be the time. I guess that the baby has made it though the highest risk period. He then gave me a package full of useful information about pregnancy, babies and delivering in the Grey Nuns hospital. I am guessing that they wait until after the 1st trimester to hand these out.

When I walked in the office the nurse game me this pamphlet. I read it and thought that I would ask the doctor what he recommended. He would not give me a straight answer. He just responded to say that the experts are recommending that pregnant women get the shot. When I pursued a little further he started explaining a story to me about some comedian on tv who did everything that the gov't told them because the gov't is always right. Shayne and I decided that I will wait for a little while and see.

Halloween at Our House

We don't really decorate that much for Halloween, but we do put up a few odds and ends. You cannot really see them, but on the steps are the pumpkins that I carved. They sure take alot of work, but it would not be Halloween without fresh pumpkin seeds.

This year we had a disappointing 55 kids. Maybe it's just the neighbourhood, but I can assure you that my kids are going to work for their candy and suffer in the -20 degree weather for candy like I did. There will be no malls for them!

Our Little Devil

Upon unpacking the Halloween stuff I came across Tuckers costumes. He also has a clown costume and an angel costume, but I think that this one suits him best! He even has the scary eyes!

Happy 4th Birthday Lukas

Today we celebrated my Nephews 4th Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese's. It is amazing how fast kids grow up. It seems like yesterday that he was born!

If you ever have to book this place, my recommendation is at 6:00 PM on a Thursday. It was perfect. There was not too many kids there so the noise level was down and Lukas had Chuck E. Cheese all to himself. It was quite comical though because he really did not know what to do all by himself! Also, the pizza was actually decent.

The kids sure love it!

Tucker....Part Bird

We try not allow Tucker on the furniture but when we are not home he roams the house and loves to sleep on the love seat by the front window. This blanket is always hanging on the back of the love seat and he ALWAYS takes it down. After I got home from work today I noticed that he managed to arrange the blanket in a perfect circle. I know he does this in his bed, but have never seen him do this anywhere else. Who knows maybe he has tried and never been successful! I would love to take a video to see what he does when we are not arround.