It was great to go home and see my friends and family - and this year I was lucky enough to see (and be pampered by) a lot of them! The weather hovered around 30 degrees everyday but cooled off during the nights. It was a perfect summer climate for a pregnant lady (unlike England this summer which has just been depressing rain!)
Nick stayed at home and spent some quality time with Christie and Jack.
While I was loving pregnancy, I was able to cram a lot into three weeks in Canada.
Some of the Mayfields and I watched a bit of the Sundre rodeo while we were waiting for the storm to blow in.
I got to spend some quality time with my bros, Mom and Jim (Christine and Casey too, but they're sans-photo). What says "Sundre" more than sitting on a deck and smokies??
I gave Jim a heart attack as I took Cody's flash motorbike for a short (slow) spin. It was easier to fit my belly on this bike than my sporty bike, but the balance is totally different for a cruiser than a sports bike!
Hung out at Uncle Phil and Danny's in Edmonton, saw all the work Cody's put into his farm, went on a hike in Canmore with Mom and Dan (and snooped around the shops there), and finally, enjoyed the first 5 innings of a baseball game before jet leg told me to go home to sleep. I wonder what Mom and Jim's excuse for going home early was...
I camped for a weekend with the Dziadek's. (I use the term 'camp' loosely as I actually got to crash on Oma and Opa's pull out couch in their 5th wheel.) It was great to be by the lake during such a hot weekend although I missed not being able to waterski or tube. I managed to entertain myself by willing Christine or Casey to flip into the water but they're just too good!
Now I'm back in England preparing for the baby and working. I will work until Oct 10 and the baby's due on the 17th. (Or should I say that I am aiming to work until Oct 10!)
I've starting going to the classes where they teach you how to bathe a baby, how to breathe through the labour pains, what drugs to take when breathing doesn't work... it's all getting a little scary.
Nick will be working on the nursery this week (I'm typing this so that it may come true). And once I can get the baby clothes in the drawers, the changing table set up and my hospital bag packed I will feel more settled. Everyone at work thinks I'm ready to pop. I think there may actually be people who follow me with their arms outstretched ready to catch my baby slipping out. But I have 6 weeks to go still.
My pelvic pain is back. This combined with my pinched sciatic nerve makes for very long days. I haven't had the easiest time with pregnancy. I was sick for so long, then they were concerned about some things that showed up on the 20 week ultrasound (which turned out to be ok), then my pelvic pain and my sciatica... but I am grateful that my feet hardly swell, I've kept my weight gain down to a minimum, I have yoga to stretch things out, my wonderful husband helps out more than I could imagine and reminds me to relax. Maybe the pelvic disorder is my body's way of telling me that I need to slow down - a lot.
I have to remember to sit as often as I can, keep my legs together (I should have learned this lesson 9 months ago), and keep my heated wheat bag close by. This helps subside the pain. And, if those things don't work I know I'm allowed to take codeine. I've resisted the drugs, but I've only had a week of work as well.
We're still thinking of names so feel free to suggest! (Except Jim... you can text your bizzare - I mean beautiful - suggestions to 555-1111. It's a... um... hotline set up just for you) :)
x
(Thank you U. Phil, Danny and Christine for providing the photos!)
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