Hot Hot Heat

It has been so warm here the past few days, mid 80's and supposed to hit 90 today! Which is crazy, because I was talking to my mom yesterday, and she said the weather in edmonton is so chilly and that it feels like it's going to snow! Yikes. So that definitely makes me happy that i'm roasting here in ohio :) Anyways, that leads me to what I did this morning! A couple weeks ago, myself and some of the other podiatry wives decided to start a walking group! There are a lot of nice places to go walking in Parma + surrounding area, and so we've been going a couple times a week. It has been so nice for me to get out of the house and socialize with the other wives (something I sometimes have a hard time getting motivated to do!), while doing something I enjoy and burning off some of my preggo weight :). Well, we went this morning at 10 and it was ALREADY super hot out!! And I think the heat was what lead easton to start getting fussy :( I had to take him out of the stroller and put him in the baby bjorn! Funny enough though, he seemed to really enjoy it, and didnt seem to hot even though the sun was shining right on him. Go figure! I sure hope it's cooler on friday when we go....I'm definitely looking forward to the cooler weeks ahead!! (It's the canadian blood in me :)

Home Sweet Home

After waking up at 5 am yesterday and about 6 hours of flying, Easton and I finally made it home! He was so good on both plane rides, I couldn't believe it (and neither could the people sitting around us!). I had pumped some milk before we left, and that helped a lot. I didnt have to breastfeed him on the plane, just fed him with the bottles then he happily went to sleep. I think Easton was pretty confused though, with only Josh and I to hang out with! Our whole time in Canada, he was pretty much surrounded by my family or josh's, and he was so used to being held ALL the time! So he's been pretty fussy today, anytime I try to put him down, (unless I hold him up and let him walk, it's his favourite thing to do! He thinks he's such a big boy). I cannot wait for him to be able to hold his head up, so we can put him in the jolly jumper!!! He is going to love it so much. But on a positive note, he has been smiling a lot now, after I feed him or change his diaper. And he's also starting to make cute noises, and it's so fun because he looks so suprised and happy when something pops out of his mouth! I always knew parenthood would be a ton of work, but I could never comprehend how much love would come along with it. I am soooo in love with my little boy. He is so sweet! Anyways, we are very happy to be home and to see Josh! (We both missed him a lot).

Too long

It has been way too long since I last posted anything on here! And my parents have been on my case to get a blog started, (they didn't even know I already had one..............that's how bad I am for updating! ). So I guess I need to spend at least a quarter of the time I spend on facebook on here! Anyways, I'm currently at my parent's house in Canada right now....much to Josh's dismay. I let him go back to Ohio without me, because my sister's were coming up here for their short summer break (they're currently living in Harlingen,Texas attending dental hygiene school), they hadn't seen Easton yet, and were dying to meet the little guy!! So Josh kindly let me stay an extra ten days. I felt bad that he wouldn't see his son for a while, but the time has gone by really fast and we're flying home in less than two days!!

Anyways, it has been a really nice vacation. Not a lot of action or excitement (hard to achieve with a two month old baby!), but it's been great to see all our close and extended family, and they were all super happy to meet Easton. We even managed to squeeze in a mini vacation to Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia for a few days, and gave Easton his first swim in the pool!! He wasn't too thrilled though, as it was a really hot and sunny day. He had a lot more fun hanging out in the shade on his blanket, having tummy time!!

Tagged

Well, my good friend allison tagged me quite a while ago, and since im such a slacker it has taken me until now to get to it. Its hard to think of things to say about yourself, but i'll give it a try! (Stealing a tagged "formtat" ive seen on a few blogs, to make it more interesting!)

4 Jobs I've Had:
-massage therapist
-support staff worker w/ handicapped adults
-housekeeper @ Prince Of Wales hotel waterton, ab
-support staff night shift worker @ a men's shelter

4 Movies I can watch over and over again
-Lord of the Rings trilogy (sooo good!)
-Braveheart
-Into thin air
-50 first dates

4 Places i have lived
-Edmonton, ab, canada
-Calgary,ab, canada
-Lethbridge,ab canada
-Parma,oh, usa

4 Guilty Pleasures
-Shopping (will always cheer me up no matter how junky i'm feeling)
-Reading (i can read for hours if i am into a good book!)
-Chocolate (especially dark chocolate- and what girl DOESNT have this as one of them?!?)
-Herbal tea (best thing in the world when its freezing out side, or if you're sick!)

4 Places I have been on Vacation
-holguin, cuba (for my honeymoon :)
-cardston, ab (my grandparents live there, and it used to be my fave place in the world to visit when i was younger!)
-california- huntington beach (1 summer after i graduated, my 3 friends and i went on a roadtrip there + stayed w/ my great aunt.........which i think was a little traumatic for her! lol)
-camping with my family in beautiful british columbia

4 Favourite Foods
-sushi (mainly the maki rolls....yummm)
-thai food (looove peanut satay sauce + coconut rice)
-mom's hutterite chicken (best sunday meal ever)
-chipotle (mexican fast food here in cleveland!)

4 Websites I visit (other than blogger of course...)
-facebook.com
-hotmail.com
-craigslist.com
makeupalley.com (yeah im kinda obessed w/ makeup!!)

4 Places I would rather be right now
-with my family in edmonton
-harlingen,texas w/ my sisters (where its around the mid 80's F!)
-traveling the world w/josh
-lying in a hammock on a nice, secluded beach somewhere hot and tropical

4 Books I love
-Lord of the rings trilogy (J.r.r. Tolkien)
-The hobbit (my dad used to read these to me when i was a kid)
-Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
-The twilight series, i am hooked on edward!!! *sigh* (jk)

4 Things I would like to know how to do
-rock climbing
-scuba diving
-how to be the best mom + wife in the world
-gourmet cooking

4 Neglected Body Parts (hahah this is a weird one)
-feet (very rough and dry! need a nice pedicure.....one day when im rich lol)
-legs (kinda gross, but i dont shave them as much as i should.....its winter right!! ........)
-fingernails (i trim them.....but never do anything else to make them look pretty!!)
-eyebrows (used to get them waxed....too much effort these days!)\

4 Things I worry about
-health (mine, baby's, josh's, our extended family.......the list goes on!)
-I have a fear of failure.......i hate to do things unless i know i'll be good at them! so dumb...
-being shy (i have a hard time getting to really know people)
-not letting people down

4 Happiest moments
-Getting married :)
-Spending time w/ my best girl friends
-seeing my family at christmas
-finding out i was pregnant!!

4 Things I want to do this year
-Read the BofM daily
-write in my journal more often
-exercise regularly :)
-get in a better sleep schedule

4 People I'm tagging
1. Allison ( i know you already tagged me, but this is different ;)
2. Alana Roy
3.Lauren Walton
4. Beckie Swenson

Ultrasound Day

I just got back from my first ultrasound (20wks 4 days), and i just had to post these pictures. Its so weird to see that this little monkey look-alike (lol) is going to be an actual baby in a few months! And it just amazes me how far technology has come, that you can see the baby inside of you, actually moving around! Too fun.