And now we wait..

Once again it has been a while since I last wrote anything... which is pretty bad, considering quite a lot has happened!!

I had an ultrasound done on June 18th to check on the baby's growth and positioning. Everything in that department is going well. At that time the baby already looked to be 6 pounds, 6 ounces and about a week ahead of schedule. Although the doctor said not to get my hopes up for an early baby, since every baby seems to have their own schedule they stick too.. and so far, according to the internal exam she did last week, our baby doesn't seem to be wanting out anytime soon. Although you'd think it was trying to escape out the side of my stomach from all the kicking and squirming it does!!

Dan and Karen had their baby boy, Graham Matthew, on Saturday, June 23rd. Mark and I went out to the High River Hospital to visit on Sunday. What a cutie!! (Check out Dan & Kare's blog for some REALLY adorable pictures!!) Seeing him made us even more anxious to have ours OUT! And Mark is now dead set on having our baby out in High River. He says the moment my contractions start we are going to head out there for a "day trip" and just conveniently be in the neighborhood when it's time to deliver the baby. He was very impressed by the hospital's friendly staff, the private rooms (with comfy leather recliners), the visiting hours that are open to anyone and everyone, and most of all, their free parking!! So don't be surprised if you get a call from Mark inviting you out to High River!

Friday, June 29th, was my last day of work at WestJet. I am now officially on maternity leave! Now only 15 days of waiting around and trying to fill my time. Which shouldn't be too hard, considering I have a TON of things to do still before this baby comes!! Including setting up the nursery, organizing my house, building a fence/deck/retaining wall (which is actually more Mark's department) etc. And I do plan on taking it easy too.. sitting on the couch with my feet up, enjoying this last little bit of sanity while I still have it.

We spent this past weekend camping out at the acreage... something we probably won't get to do much of once the baby arrives (its hard enough with just our rowdy dog!!) We enjoyed some really nice weather and had a great time visiting with everyone. We both managed to do a lot of relaxing, including at least one nap a day for me and a round of golf on Saturday for Mark. I forgot my camera (again), but below are some pictures Robyn took of the weekend.

This weekend was my mom and dad's 25th wedding anniversary, so we celebrated with a large cake at coffee time. Opa and Oma also came out for the day and had dinner with us there. I admit, Robyn and I dropped the ball and didn't plan anything special for mom and dad... we figured they're going on a cruise in October, thats special enough!! (Although we didn't plan that either!)

Yesterday Mark's softball team also had a double header. I don't know what it is about Team Moses, but the team always seems to manage to get into arguements and fights with the other teams. Once again last night tempers flared and words were exchanged. However, thankfully this time it didn't end in a fist fight! Things managed to cool down enough for us (I like to think I am still on the team) to win the first game 11-10 and the second game 15-5. They play again on Thursday (hopefully I will get some pictures taken there!)

Anyways, it is officially day one of Mandee's-mat-leave... and it is already quarter to eleven and I am still in my pjs!! Time to get moving I guess!!