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Not last night, but the night before, Brad and I had the worst night ever. For those of you whom read my blog know that Sophia has started being a very good sleeper. We were down to one feeding a night and about 13-15 hours of total sleep. Well let met tell you, that was NOT the case the other night. As usual I put her down and 6pm and she went to sleep. Then at midnight she woke up crying, I thought it was kind of odd, but went in and gave her a soother. I usually don’t like doing that, but I was really tired and wanted to go to sleep. She then proceeded to wake up again 1/2 hour later, I fed her “just in case” but she didn’t really want to eat. She then slept for 1 hour and began waking up every 45 min from there on. By about 3:30 am i thought that I was going to go insane. Even Brad ended up getting up a few times, we just couldn’t figure oot what her deal was. Ahhhhh, it was like having a newborn again, except worse. I think it reminded me of how glad I am not to be pregnant right now, yes I changed my mind again. Anyway, by 5 am she went to sleep for 2hours and woke up like nothing ever happened at 7 am. That’s 2 hours before her usual wake up. Of course she was as grumpy as a bear all day yesterday. Guess who else was not a happy person….yah mommy. I just could not function at all. My mom then offered to babysit and Brad and I went out for the afternoon. It felt really nice to get away, Thank you mom.
Soooo, my mom also took Sophie for the night so that we coud get some rest. And of course she went back to her usual and very nice sleep habits. Odd child, I swear she likes playing mind games with me.
Well today we all woke up happy and rested hoping that we don’t have to deal with another night like that. It was not fun at all. She’s having a hard time falling asleep for her nap so I have to go and help her.
Sophia and Grandma Richert
Here are some great-grandma moments…
Richert side
Chved side
Wow, so I forgot how much it actually rains here. As much as I didn’t like Edmonton, the one good thing about it was that it hardly ever rained. I think I can count on my fingers how many times it rained there. The weird thing is, is that right now it’s not even bothering me. I guess I’m just happy to be in BC. I am SURE that it will get on my nerves eventually.
I’m in the middle of watching Grey’s Anatomy, so this is going to be short. Just wanted to let everyone that we were very productive today and got a lot of our stuff unpacked. I think for a little while I am just going to post pictures, so please check in.
Sophie napping in my new sling
Brad and I are officially out of Edmonton. I was really looking forward to moving back to BC, but once it came down to actually leaving I was surprised to find myself feeling sad.
I flew out on the 20th to drop Sophia off with my mom, and came back to Edmonton on the 23rd to help Brad with cleaning. While I was in Chilliwack my MIL and FIL were there packing all our stuff onto a big trailer. Brad said that his parents are super packers, so I figured that they didn’t need me. They were pretty pressed for time so couldn’t get everything, but they managed to get almost everything in their truck and trailer. When I came back and walked into the house I just about had a heart attack, it was SOOOO dirty in all those typical places that we don’t clean unless the house is empty. I was incredibly overwhelmed with how much cleaning I had to do. I was determined to have everything done by the end of the night. It took a lot of energy, but we finished it. That night Brad and I went out for our last dinner at Moxies and then went to our hotel. We had a lovely 5 am wake up call, and were out of Edmonton by 8 am.
When we walked out of our house it was very sad. This was a place where we got married & had our baby. I guess we both had very strong attachments to it. We were sad, but happy to start somewhere new.
These are some pictures of our last days there…
Our trip to BC
Yesterday Sophia and flew from Edmonton to Abbotsford. I call my title a proud mommy moment because she was such an angel during the flight. Last time All 3 of us flew to BC, in Feb, she threw a bit of a fit, so this time I was afraid that the same thing was going to happen again. But as soon as we got into the plane she just nuzzled herself into my armpit and fell asleep. I was in a bit of a shock, but accepted it. She slept for the first hour, and then for the last 1/2 hour she just stared and smiled at people. I was proud of my little girl, she was sooo good.
Anyway, I am trying to get her settle in, but I think that she is having a bit of trouble adjusting. She never had issues with coming here, but for the last couple days I have been having trouble getting her to sleep. Yesterday she didn’t go down until 8 pm, and today it was 9pm. Her usual bed time is 6pm, so I hope that she doesn’t get overtired from missing all that sleep. Once Brad and I are back here on the 24th, I will try to put her on more of a schedule. I wouldn’t mind if she went to bed later, but every time that that has happened she gets VERY overtired and cranky, and those kind of babies are NO fun to deal with. She still sleeps well for me, on average I get 13-15 hours a night, so I can’t complain there.
I’m watching her on our baby video monitor right now, and she is sooooo cute. Watching a baby sleep is so precious.
Oh I remember what I was going to say. I ran into one of my very good friends at the airport. It was such a fluke that it happened, but it was very exciting. I hadn’t see that girl in a very long time. We chatted a bit and then she whispered into my ear that she just found out that she is pregnant. I am very excited for her. They hadn’t told their families at that point, so I felt privileged to be the first one to know. She is one of my most favorite people, and I wish I could see her more, but that’s what happens when you live in different provinces.
So anway, CONGRADULATIONS Val, I love you and miss you lots. Oh and her due date is Dec 3, 2007
she can do that for about 10 sec before toppling over
Just wanted to share some baby fluff..
Sorry, but since we are right in the middle of moving there will not be any new posts until the 24th or 25th of this month. Well unless I get inspired by something.
See you all in a week or so 
Today Sophia had her 5 month appointment. She developing nicely and all is well. She is now 14lbs 5 oz and I forget how many inches long. I think shes 25 inches??? I have to look at the chart, but I’m too lazy.
I have most of her stuff packed and ready to go, but the rest of the house looks like a tornado went through it. It’s driving me crazy, but I just have to keep reminding myself that it will all be cleaned up soon. Can you tell I’m a clean freak? Never used to be, but these darn cats and all their cat hair. It’s really gross. Well I gotta get back to patching holes in the walls and packing some more.
That’s her new carseat. She likes it much more then her infant one.
I don’tknow what to do with myself these last couple of days. I feel like I should clean up our house to make it look more livable, but I don’t think that it’s possible with all these boxes around. I hate moving. I guess not many people enjoy it, it’s so inconvenient. Right now I can’t find anything, and don’t know what I may need, so packing is a hassle. I’ve already had to open up one box because my husband decided that he wanted steeped tea instead of using a regular tea bag. We have not used that hot press in who knows how long, and as soon as I packed it he went looking all over the kitchen for it. I thought it was kind of funny, but not at the same time. In two weeks we will be out of here, I can’t believe it. Most of you know how much I’ve been wanting to get out of Alberta, but now that it’s time to go I feel a little sad. Such a typical woman I am. I don’t want to get out of here because I hate it here, but because it doesn’t seem like home to me. But in a way it IS home. I got married here, had a baby here, all the best things that have happened to me happened to me in Edmonton.
There are things that I am going to miss. Things like: it doesn’t rain for 1/2 a year straight, places that are sentimental to us, my doctor. I had the best prenatal care here, and I am really going to miss that the next time I am pregnant.
But I am also really looking forward to going to the lake. Sophie is going to love going swimming this summer. And I am looking forward to Brad and I going out together a little bit. It will be nice to have some family around to babysit so that we can have alone time. We haven’t had that in 5 months.
OOOOHHHH, my cookies are done. Yes I baked today, mmm I can’t wait to have some. I’ve been craving chocolate like a mad woman recently , so I hope this will make the craving go away. Ok cookie time
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