Warren Lake Trail

These are the pictures from our 2km hike that turned into a 5km. It was nice to be out exercising and enjoying the fresh spring air with my favourites. We walked around a lake called Warren Lake, I was a little nervous as there were more than a few bear sightings there last year. And right about now they are hungry little things. I sang to keep them away (poor J)

30 Weeks

I don't realize how big I am until I look at pictures. Yikes!! Baby, you sure are turning your mommas belly into one huge beach ball!

Size: Baby is as heavy as a large cabbage weighing in at approx 3lbs and is about 15 3/4 inches long.

Weight: I weighed myself at my friends house last night. If that scale is correct I am up 23lbs. I will get a more accurate weight at my docs this week. I feel like I have gained more than 4lbs since my last appt!

Symptoms: I have to go pee every 20 minutes during the day, I am so surprised I don't pee my pants in bed as I am still hardly going during the night. Have any of you sneepeed/peezed yet? Pee when you sneeze? I am so good with doing my kegals every day and I have peed during a large sneeze about four times. Actually last night when I took these pictures I had just changed into new leggings because I had just peed myself. haha Luckily I didn't do that at my friends Birthday. That would have been a little embarrassing.

My back is sore all of the time. Sore if I sit, lay, or walk to long. Can't win. J has been soooo sooo sooo good with giving me back rubs and foot massages daily. Man, I don't want him to leave again.

Movements: The babe is moving so much, but they are becoming more and more uncomfortable. They look like a wave going across my belly. So cool but totally freakish. Baby loves to play with my ribs!

Stretch Marks: None of those dreaded things yet.

Belly Button: Still looking ridiculous. Not really an innie or and outie just kinda flat.

Sleep: Waking up a few times in the night to stretch but I go right back to sleep.

J & I went for a hike yesterday. We thought the hike was about 2kms long but it turned out to be 5kms. There wasn't many inclines so I wasn't out of breathe. I did get dizzy a couple of times but I think my body was just telling me to drink more water, so I did, and I felt fine. We than went to our friends Birthday and stayed until about 1am. Today I feel hungover haha. My head is always telling me I still am so full of energy and that my body hasn't changed much but man I am physically exhausted today!! Early night sleep for this gal.

So blessed with having a very easy pregnancy. Thank you body and baby :)

P.S Happy Mothers Day to all of you wonderful mommas out there!!!
Love these two beauts. J & I are more than lucky to have you both in our lives. xoxoxo

J surprised me with some flowers this morning... cuuuute.

Cruising The Trail

My girlfriend Anne had not taken sweet baby Noah for a cruise around the Cabot Trail yet. We decided on a nice sunny day that it was the day to do so. We had such a great time enjoying the sights Anne and I have seen dozens of times. I swear that the trail could never get old to me. Every season offers the same exceptional views but it just feels different. Fall is personally my fave but Spring proved to be just as fab. We walked White Point, and had dinner at a friends place in Cheticamp. Perrrfection

Pleasant Bay

Freshwater Lake

J & I went for a little jaunt around Freshwater Lake and than hiked up to the look off. The timing was perfect really because as we were walking back to the car the fog was rolling in and it cooled right off.

Jon ran to the lake, the dogs and I chose to drive and meet him there :p

I got some bangs!! My hair is obviously not done, but I like my hair when it's straightened

Looks fake

The old parks super intendants house

couple of noisy canadian geese

Fog rolling in

Lily enjoying the scenery

35 Years

 J comes from an amazing family. A good reason I am so in love with him is because he was taught how to treat a woman with dignity and respect. He learned that from these fine folks! J & I have have great role models to look up to. :) 35 years is quite the accomplishment these days!!

Happy 35th Anniversary Bob & Lorraine!!!! (yesterday) 

J & I with out parents (we didn't get a picture with just J, his parents and I)

J & his fabulous parents

Doing What We Do

J got a taste of how strenuous my life is when he is away for work. We slept in, spent 10 minutes deciding which hike to go on that would lead us to a beach, went for a hike, sat on the beach, picked up some groceries, came back to the house to relax on the deck and have some pink lemonade and treats, and then had a nap. Yep, I got it pretty bad.

J & Maple doing what they do best

Lily and I doing what we do best :p

29 Weeks

Size: Baby is the size of a butternut squash. Aprroximately 2 1/2lbs and just over 15 inches long.

Symptoms: Sore back after going for long walks. Stuffy nose in the mornings. My headaches come back back quite often.

Movement: The babes kicks are very strong, but I still love them. It's funny how you can love being kicked so much. The baby seems to like to punish my left side more than the right. Maybe the babe is a lefty just like its momma.

Stretch Marks: My old ones on my hips are more noticeable now that I  am bigger. No new ones so far.

Belly Button: My button looks ridiculous. I had a little slit for a belly button and now its huge and is starting to flatten out. The scar where my bully button ring was looks pretty nasty, it's all stretched out and huge.

Sleep: I am so lucky I lasted so long not having to get up and go pee in the night. I wake up a couple of times a night to stretch, pee, and drink some water. I am loving my mid day naps again.

I caught a flu bug this past week. The flu is already the worst but when your pregnant you seem to feel 10 times as awful. As soon as I felt like I was going to throw up the babe would do a little dance and push me over the edge. My heaves were so strong I even peed my pants!! :(

I went for my glucose test when I felt better. The orange drink that everyone curses isn't really that awful. The last couple of sips are a little bit hard to swallow because it's so sweet. But I just kept on pretending I was drinking flat orange soda.

Still feeling good and getting hilariously bigger.