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For the last couple if nights I have been having really odd dreams. I won’t say what they’re about since some people who read this blog might take it the wrong way, but if you really want to know you can email me and I will tell you. I have had a pretty rough time with sleep since Sophia was born, but now it’s just getting weird. I dream very realistic dreams, and sometimes wake up not knowing whether the events actually happened or not. Brad says that I need some closure in my life, I don’t think it has anything to do with that, but what do I know he may be right. I am not upset over my dreams, I just wish they would go away. I guess I am wondering what triggers them to come? When I dreamed about something it usually had to do with me thinking about that person or topic, but this time around that is not the case. I don’t think about the things that I dream about, yet they have been there night after night for the last few days.

Sorry that I am not going into more detail, but I would rather keep something like that more private.

Yesterday Brad and I got to have a day off so we went to Bellingham. My mom watched Sophie for the day while we relaxed and shopped at the BellisFair Mall. It’s nice now that our dollar is equal, we can get things for so much cheaper over the boarder. Diapers are way cheaper and they have my favorite ice- cream there in a bigger box for the same price as the small one here. You really can’t beat the price on that!!!!

Brad is still not able to go back to work right now, it doesn’t seem like his knee is getting any better. I feel so bad for him, I do not like seeing people in pain.  That’s all I have to update about today, have a good Friday afternoon

I have been thinking what I should write about. Nothing new has happened in the last little while, and life is good, I guess I could write all the things that I am grateful for in my life.

1. My husband. He is the most amazing person that I have ever met. We have been through so much together and yet we’re so happy and in love. He is always there for me when I need him, he supports me in anything that I want to do. He loves Sophie and I more then anything. He works hard to support our family. I could go on and on, but I think you all get the point. He is an incredible man and I wouldn’t trade him for the world.
2. My daughter. Sophia is the light of my life. There is nothing more precious than watching your little baby growing up and learning new things. I love it when I walk into her room in the morning she gives me huge smiles and reaches out for me to pick her up. I love seeing the innocence in her eyes when we play. She is so beautiful and I can’t help but be proud for making such a wonderful baby. She is so patient and gentle, I could have a million of her.  I am so in love with my baby girl and so thankful that I have her in my life.
3. My family. They have been so good and supportive when Brad and I moved back to BC. They helped us out in so many ways. They love Sophie so much and I love seeing her eyes light up when she sees her grandma and grandpa. They have given me break when I need to get some sleep. Sometimes my mom would take Sophie for the night just so that Brad and I could get some rest. I love my parents, and I am so happy that Sophie gets to spend time with them.
4. My in-laws. We don’t get to see them very often, but they were so supportive of Brad finishing his degree. They helped him to get through school so that he wouldn’t have any student loans. They are always so excited to see Sophie and play with her. I hope that as time goes by that she will be able to see more of them. It’s nice that our kids will have grandparents to grow up with.
5. My life. I am so thankful that I have such a wonderful life. I am thankful that I am well and happy, and that I have such a wonderful family. I am happy that I do not have a pessimistic outlook on life and that I am able to see the good and get past the bad.
6. All my other extended family. They have been so great and loving and supportive. I wish that everyone had people like that in their lives.
7. There are many more things that I am thankful for, but I only wanted to list the most important ones.

Sophia being funny

I started this about 3 hours ago…
Yesterday afternoon while Sophia was napping I, was sitting on my couch with my laptop reading up on some things. All of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see Brad walking by the window. I knew that he had a dentist appointment that day, but he was home awfully early for that. Once he got into the house he proceeded to tell me that he had spent the last 3 hours in the hospital. While he was at work he dropped a very heavy cylinder on his knee and it made the knee cap move out of it’s position, and then it fell onto his foot and broke right through the steal toes boots. Oh I am so happy that we bought those for him, otherwise he would have a few very broken toes. Poor guy is limping around, I hate seeing him in pain. He now has to miss a few days at work since he can’t move around all that well. It’s a good thing that WCB covers his missed days at work.

Right now he is studying really hard for his final. It’s in a few hours and I know that he will do well. I am so proud of him for finishing his BA and doing so well in this class. We’re very excited to fly out to Edmonton this November for his graduation! He put so much work into it and I cannot wait to see him get his graduation papers.

Today Sophia and I took a walk to the pool and then went swimming. She gets so excited when she is in water, I love seeing her so happy. I lost $5 on the way there, or I just have mommy brain and never actually brought the money with me.

Brad just got home from his exam. He is finally done with school. No more papers, studying, no more school(until next year ). He is giving Sophia a bath so I better go and get her bed ready.

I write this with a very loud baby standing next to me. I don’t know what has come over this child recently. I think that she has found her new passion, shrieking. Oh my is it ever loud. I knew that kids get into the throwing fir age far before the terrible two’s hit, but I was not expecting a 10 month old to throw herself on the floor and scream as loud as she possibly can. If she doesn’t get exactly what she wants at the time that she wants it, watch out cause then comes the really loud shrieking.  Anyone know what to do? I would write more, but my attention is being demanded else where. Help!!!

Sometimes when I put Sophia to bed I just st by her crib and watch her sleep. She always looks so peaceful and innocent, it’s so precious. A little while ago Brad and I went to a park with Sophia and we were watching other kids playing and running around. I love seeing the innocence in children, the world hasn’t gotten the best of them yet. They have no perception of worrying about paying the bills, putting food on the table, they just enjoy life. They haven’t experienced hatred, betrayal, disloyalty. They have no inhibitions to walk up to another child and make a friend on the spot. How wonderful would the world be if we all had the forgiveness and the innocence of a child. It’s so sad that we all lose it, you cannot live in this world like a child.

You can see the innocence fading in the older kids that were at the park. You can tell that something is different, that they had experienced pain. I don’t really the turning point, but it’s there and you can see it in their eyes. I wish I could keep Sophia safe from pain, that she would always be happy. I know that is every parents dream, yet none of us are able to fulfill it. I have even heard some people say that having children and bringing them up in this world is a selfish act. I see how some would think that, but I believe you must be fairly broken to really feel that way. To me being a mom is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened. I believe that I didn’t know what truly loving someone meant until I had Sophie. It’s not something that you can describe, it’s something that is just there and you don’t know where it came from.

I have such a hard time hearing stories about child abuse, and murder. I don’t understand how anyone can hurt something so helpless and beautiful. How people can hurt kids that cannot defend themselves, how they can kill their children and claim that they’re better off that way and then be found not guilty. How can someone not live their child?

I always liked being around kids, but I don’t think I ever realized how precious childhood is until I had one of my own. My heart goes out to the kids that don’t have parents, the one’s that have no one to love and care for them. I could imagine how heartbreaking it would be to work in an orphanage. Kids don’t need much, all they want is for someone to love them. I see how much stuff Sophia has, but in the end I know she would be just as much of a happy baby is she had none of those things. She has a family that loves her more than life. I don’t understand why we as adults are so obsessed with stuff, why we think that the more we have the happier we will be. I am one of those. I want a house and a couple of cars, and money, In the end the things that make me happiest are the morning smiles that Sophie gives me, watching her play with her toys, her excitement to see me. Nothing will ever beat that.

I wish that no child would have to go through heart break. I wish that every child would have a childhood will with happiness. If only everyone could experience the joy of being a kid, this world would be a much better place. If i had only 1 wish I would wish that every kid would have unconditional love.

Sophia is now 18 lbs 14 oz and 28″ tall

I am feeling good today. I didn’t sleep the greatest last night, but since Sophie sleeps in until 9 I got a nice and long morning sleep in time. I love just laying in bed and doing nothing. I wish would have savoured my pregnancy time a little more. All I had to do was…. nothing. I ate all day long while lounging on the couch in my pj’s watching TV. Ahhhhh that was the life. Too bad I won’t be able to do it the next time around.

Yesterday Sophia had a nice visit with grandma and grandpa Richert and also her great grandparents. She was a little scared of them at first, but quickly warmed up and gave them big smiles. I love watching both our parents with Sophia, the love that they have for her. I am so happy that he has such great grand and great grand parents. She is one lucky girl in that department. I wish that she could spend more time with them, but they were really busy during the summer and that made it really hard for them to get to know one another. Hopefully when Sophia is older she will get a lot of grandma and grandpa Richert time.

My mom made this amazing dinner which I happened to finish this morning. I love food so much and I have been incredibly hungry recently, so it’s all working out in my favor. When Sophia was ready to go to bed she went around the dinner table and everyone gave her big nite-nite kisses. Those ones are the best because that is when she is the most willing to give kisses.

We also went out and had some coffee with Brad’s parents and had a nice little chat. They helped us out with a big problem that we had and we’re very thankful for that. Overall, I am feeling great and thankful for our wonderful families.

Here’s some pictures of Sophia’s weird pucker

Sophia had her first official kiss from a boy. Brad and I went to a house warming party and Sophie got a nice pucker from Silas. We didn’t get the actual kiss on camera but here is one of them being cute.

Last night when i was falling asleep I was blogging in my head and now for the life of me I cannot remember what it was about. It sounded so good in my head and I swore to myself that I was not going to for get what I was planning in my head, and now I have nothing. Brad told me that the same thing happens to him all the time, except that he is not lazy like me and actually gets up and writes it down.

Sophia is doing really well here. She had another play date yesterday with Arianna, the little girls are so cute together. Sara and I took them swimming and the kids splashed and giggled to each other, it was so precious to watch. I love seeing Sophia interact with other children. She is so small but she already knows the difference between an adult and a child. She gets all happy and giddy anytime she sees a little girl. She doesn’t care for little boys too much, don’t really know why. I know I have said this before, but I really enjoy hanging out with people whom have kids. They understand, people with no kids just don’t get how different life is and how priorities change. It’s nice to hang out with someone that I have things in common with. I love being a mom.

Ohhh, so I went to a Pampered Chef party and I have been converted. I loved everything that the lady showed us. Of course I had to take a catalog home because from now on I am beginning to collect Pampered Chef stuff. My #1 on the list is to get a bunch of stone wear stuff. I love the way it looks and the way it tastes from it. Mmm, just thinking about it makes me want to bake. Seeing as how my birthday is coming up and Christmas I hope that I get some of that stuff for presents. I would be really happy

Sophie is currently napping so this is my opportunity to get some laundry done. Yay for clean clothes.

Bumbo 

Sophia is currently napping in her nice and big crib. I love nap time, there is nothing more precious than watching a baby sleep. Every time that I walk into her room while she is sleeping I want to crawl into the crib with her and cuddle. It looks so comfortable and warm there, I wish my big bed looked that cozy.

I’m not up to much today. This morning I made Brad his lunch and dropped it off for him. I hope he likes it. I love making him lunches, it makes me feel like a nurturer. I think that’s why I love cooking so much. I love seeing people enjoy the food that I prepared. I hope that when Brad and I buy our house it will have a big kitchen. The kitchen is the most important room in the house, and thus needs to be nice and spacey. Mmmm, I want to go and make something.

Anyway,  updates from yesterday. I went to get my hair cut and Leah is the only hair dresser that has ever cut my bangs the correct way. Seriously, I have gone to some really good salons and they always manage to screw it up. Thanks for not screwing it up for me I must say I am really enjoying how light my head is feeling, I love getting haircuts. It’s funny because as soon as she cut it and thinned it my hair went completely curly. I had such a hard time straightening it today. It’s sooo curly, I told Brad that I felt like a sheep.

Tonight I am going to a Pampered chef party, I think it will be really cool. I guess I should go and get some Zzzz in while the little one is napping.

Sophie getting rinsed off in the sink after a huge poo

Today I went to see my doctor about my chronic fatigue to figure out what was wrong with me. I wish doctors could just tell what is wrong with me without poking and prodding. I do not like being poked by needles. You’d think that after having a baby I would be used to it, but no I still do not like it. He said that they should get the results back in within couple of days. I kinda hope that they find something. I don’t like being sick, but if I am feeling like I am I would like some explanation for it. The lab did a whole blood could test and also tested me for a thyroid. I will keep you updated.

Sophia has successfully switched from 2 naps a day to only 1 nap. It’s really nice to not have to worry if she got both her naps in, but  at the same time it’s a pain to be stuck at home now. I am super paranoid about her being well rested, and if she doesn’t nap in her crib then she only sleeps for 45 min max. In her bed she can sleep up to 3 hours, and i would rather her sleep longer. Today she woke up after 40 min and started crying. I went into her room and we cuddled in the rocking chair and both fell asleep for another hour and a half. We haven’t napped together since she was about 3 months old. It was so sweet to wake up to my little sweetie next to me.

Right now she is playing with he princess wand that my mom bought for her. It’s funny that a baby so small already has imagination and can pretend play, I love little people. I think I am going to take Sophie swimming, the pool is finally open again. Better go and ger her ready. Enjoy the rain.

We have a busy weekend a head of us and I doubt I will have much time to blog. Here are some pictures that I said I would put up. I will be back Monday for more stories