The Story of Us

Anyone Out There?

2009-10-13T21:41:00.000-07:00

Ya know I never really write on this anymore! I've come to the realization that I just don't find the time to do so! My day usually breaks down as follows...priority wise:

- Eat
- Feed the grublets
- Shower
- Laundry
- Feed the grublets
- Get groceries to make more food
- Do some crafts or spend some quality time with kids
- Fold laundry
- Digest food and go to bed

Hahah...so somewhere in there I haven't really yet found the way to balance out everything else...such as

- Do my hair
- Remove old nailpolish (or just paint over the exisiting)
- Call an old friend
- Exercise (although I'm not roaring to go out for a run)
- Wash my car (I'm scared to do so now that there is a roof rack attached to it...I'll be THAT lady that ends up ripping it off inside the car wash and you'll watch it on YouTube)
- Go to the dentist (well that's obviously for OBVIOUS reason's bumped conveniently down the list..although it would be a nice way to zone out on Adavan for a couple hours!!)
- Scrapbook (who am I kidding)
- Shampoo my rugs
- Rake the dead leaves (I did go out and try to be a good wifey and rake em....I got distracted when Sades asked me to play ball....invest in child or dead leaves....child won)

Busy busy busy....does life ever slow down? I said to a friend the other day "We'll have you guys over when life slows down...." Then I stopped and thought....let's just get buriel plots beside each other cause really life will NEVER slow down. And I guess in all reality I do like the chaos I create...it keeps life a bit spicey and interesting...there's always the dentist who greets me with open arms and a tiny blue pill if I wanna slow down!

Chloe Noelle Devries

2009-05-04T22:33:00.000-07:00

Seeing how BAD I am at blogging...I DID have my baby! Hopefully you all realize that I am just behind in blogging and NOT still pregnant. Wow...that would NOT be fun! I would be....4 months overdue...I think that must be illegal.

Chloe Noelle Devries was born January 17th, 2009. She is now almost 4 months old and a JOY and DELIGHT! Such a happy little soul. She is our cuddly Koala Bear. Sadie is our monkey. Hahha. We are a zoo family I guess.

2008-12-22T22:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas is ALMOST HERE! YAYAYA! We are spending our time here in Kelowna with friends and family.

Sadie has an advent calendar that she says "Mawwwy Ciiiismasss" before every chocolate. She loves to "help" me bake by dragging a chair over and saying "sadie do it".

I am at 34 weeks with this pregnancy and had our first meeting with the surgeon today! And if things plod along as they are..this little one will be delivered via Csection on February 2nd, 2009! SAVE THE DATE! Hahhaha. We also found out that Milo is breech..haha. My friend said maybe its because he/she likes to listen to my heartbeat. Endearing yes...uncomfortable OH YES! Hahaha.

Sadie loves to come to the Dr's appointments and hear "babeee milo's heartBEEP". It makes me smile!

We wish you all a wonderful Christmas with loved ones and a very blessed New Year!

XO

Steve, Kim, Mercedes and Milo

31 weeks

2008-11-25T13:40:00.000-08:00

WOW! I am officially down to the single digits in weeks left of this pregnancy! 9...what a glorious number. Things are progressing along quite well. Nothing too eventful to report which I guess is a good thing. This baby is sure an active lil sprocket! Milo's heart rate was 135 at the last appointment, which to me says: CIRCUMCISION! Hahaha.

Oh...as many of you already know I am planning on a C Section this time around. (tailbone injury from last delivery) The current date of the chop n'pop is FEB 2nd. Will keep you posted! *My actual due date is Feb 4th - but elective C Sec's are done on Mondays*

Christmas is fast approaching and we have begun the decorations here at the house. The next thing on the agenda is CHRISTMAS BAKING! Uh oh....seriously people this might NOT be a good idea!

Sadie is doing SO well with her potty training! Today was "national no clothes day" in her world - so she ran around the house naked. I sat there watching her roam about and thought "all that freedom!!" When do we lose that self conscious chip? The other day we asked her what we should name the baby..and she decided on Toilet. Well...we shall see..

October has Come

2008-10-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

Well we are 6 months into this 2nd pregnancy and things are going well :) What is new:

- Sadie can string 3 words together..sometimes more...but her constant level is 3. Common words coming from her little mouth are: "Sit da bum" "Change da bum" "Mommy what doing?" "Chippies mommy please" "No stop it" "Mommy GET UP" "I Wuv you TOO".

Ok that last one is 4....so she is super advanced...hahah.

This pregnancy has been going along fine. No medical issues really to report. The normal pregnancy things are occuring: frequent urination, sore back, heartburn...etc etc. I was pregnant through the summer with Sadie and so most of my maternity clothes don't really work in 4 degree weather. Someone suggested wearing 3 pairs of shorts and 5 tanktops for added warmth..haha. So I have graciously been lent some clothes by friends and am SO thankful any time for a new shirt to wear!

This baby is ACTIVE ACTIVE! I think definatly much stronger than Sadie was...or maybe I am just forgetting how much these little ones move!

Christmas is fast approaching and I am SOO excited! I love to go to Costco now because they have their Christmas trees, cards etc set up and it seriously makes me giddy! Oh and all the chocolate samples are coming out too..heheh! So if you ever want to take me on o a date...COSTCO it is! A $1.75 hot dog and pop, christmas decorations and 18 samples later...I'm a happy duck!

Steven is good! Working hard at his various projects. Sadie loves to get out his deoderandt and put it on...play with his shaving stuff (NO NOT THE RAZOR).

Well it is Thanksgiving day and there is lots to be Thankful for. Today I am thankful that I have an elastaband waist already sewn into my pants which means that I get to eat more pie than anyone else...heheh!

BEAN makes 3....and MILO makes 4!!!

2008-07-25T21:35:00.001-07:00

YUP IT'S TRUE!!! We have jumped back on the Baby Train and are expecting early February! So I am 13 weeks along and counting...defiantly counting! Quick update:

- We have been living in Port Coquitlam
- We are making the journey BACK to Kelowna...TOMMOROW!
- We will be living in sunny Peachland
- Sades is talking HEAPS AAAND pooped in the potty today!! (think DQ Swirl)
- Pregnancy has been good - modern medicine is my friend (Diclectine)
- Can't wait to be out of packing/unpacking mode

So that is the latest and greatest from us! Oh..."Milo" is the name that we have "given" this little one whilst in utero. Milo does no way infer that it is a BOY...as we will NOT be finding out the sex. However a little Stevelet running around would be pretty cute!

Long Overdue Photos!!

2008-02-10T16:47:00.000-08:00

Official Cmas Pic 2007

2008-01-14T14:03:00.001-08:00

Various Cmas Pics

2008-01-14T14:00:00.000-08:00

Made it Through the Wilderness

2008-01-14T13:42:00.001-08:00

It was a cold wintry day and Mercedes Devries was so very lost!

Alas!! What light is that yonder?

Hope rekindled - she plodded on

Stumbling upon a rescue vehicle she was quickly whisked away!

Inspired by her near tragic experience - Mercedes traveled the world and told her story through her art.

Snowman with Grandpa

2008-01-14T13:39:00.000-08:00

My mom and I went out for a day of Christmas shopping and came home to find the CUTEST snowman built in their front yard. My dad went out and built it for Sadie...(collective awww...)

Melty Melty

2008-01-14T13:33:00.000-08:00

My mom and dad came down to Port Coquitlam before christmas. Sades and I made some snowman on our deck.. From L - Right (Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom and Sadie). Here are the 4 stages our snowmen went through in the ever changing Vancouver weat her!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2008-01-02T00:13:00.000-08:00

Christmas has passed and a New Year has begun! We arrived in Kelowna the Friday before Cmas and early Monday morning (1am) Sadie POWER PUKED all over her crib. Fast forward and we were in the Pediatrics ward of KGH with Sades attatched to an IV. Then I (Kim) got the flu - then Steve, then Doug and in the holiday spirit of generosity....LaVonne got the flu as well!

We all recovered quickly and the festivities have picked up! Sades is almost 16 months old! GEEZ where did that time go!? I will post pics once we are back in Port Coquitlam!

XOXOXOOXOX

14 months and counting!!

2007-11-21T23:18:00.001-08:00

Sades is now 14 months old! Yesterday her and I went to the park and I grabbed some cute shots of her exploring around.

Will Post Soon

2007-11-17T21:09:00.000-08:00

Hey! It's been while since we've posted anything - will post some pics soon! Sades is 14 months tommorow and she is HILARIOUS! It took a trip to Grandmas and some Roobois Chai Tea to get her drinking cows milk! I had tried hot/cold/in a cup/with a straw/in a mug/in a sippy/in a bottle....on a monday in the rain..etc etc...and no milk! So off to Grandmas and Grandpas for a visit and boom.... *sigh* So I guess the solution now is send her off to their house! Hhahaha..

Will post pics soon!

Our Little Lady

2007-09-18T15:59:00.000-07:00

sadie
bug
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ONE!!!

WOW! What a differnce a YEAR makes! She is such a joy and delight! I am SOOOO thankful that I am sitting here at the computer updating my blog and NOT in the throws of hard labor!!! It has been such a great year so far with Sades and we are really are blessed with a peacefull, contented child.

People often stop us and say either, "Wow she is SO cute" or "What kind of stroller is that!?"
It is fun to watch her motor around and jabber away. We love her to bits!!! She has 1 tooth and she uses it very well on her newly found favorite food: PIZZA!!!
I was looking back at some photos last night from right after her birth and wondering where the year went!! She keeps us on our toes and laughing our heads off! We love her so much!!

Long Awaited Post

2007-08-28T21:49:00.000-07:00

WOW time has flown since I've been on here last!!! Quick update...we are living in Port Coquitlam (have been since beginning of August). Steve took a job that required us to relocate. SooOo if you are ever on the coast - look us up!!

Sades is now 11 1/2 months old! Her 1st birthday is fastly approaching! She does the following:
- Makes animal noises: moo,woof,meow,lion
- Mimics a fish and lizard
- WALKS EVERYWHERE!!!!
- Eats MUCH better
- And today her first tooth is visibly cutting through!

So obviously she is miserable...well..not her normal pleasant self..hehe.

I will try to update this more frequently than I have...that is if people still read it..hahah!

Happy "LATE" Fathers Day

2007-06-22T21:10:00.001-07:00

Pics of our Pretty Princess

2007-06-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

9 months!!!

2007-06-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

WOWOWOWOW! Sades is now 9 months! I have some pics to update, but that takes....TIME..heheh. She is:

- eating more solids (luvs advocado & bananas : does not like goat cheese! but hey who does!!!)
- she says "OH YAH" "BWAA"
- blows kisses (k, well she does her own form....)
- crawls alllll over at the speed of light!
- crawls up the stairs
- took 2 steps between dad and aunty michelle!
- has had some good bonks on the head from all her adventures

She is a joy and a wonder!

8 month old cutie pants

2007-05-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Long Time Coming

2007-05-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

No we haven't fallen off the face of the earth..hahah.. SORRY for the delay in posting.. Miss Mercedes is now 8 months old!! WEEEEEE. She is SOO SOO SOO BUSY! If anyone is looking for a creative way to get in shape...I will rent out my daughter..hahah. She does the following now:

- Eats her cereal (mush) SO great - before she was quite finicky
- Feeds herself some finger foods
- Pulls herself up into the standing position on anything/anyone she can
- Waves (well her own version) bye/hi
- Gives kisses...oh you will melt when you get a sadie kiss
- Poops big stinky poops - c'mon..she's doing it so its newsworthy!
- Does kinda this dancy bob thing
- Gets into drawers....EEEEEE hide the flammables
- Is more cuddly

Whose That Pretty Girl In The Mirror There!?!?!?

2007-05-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

I sat Sades on the floor in our hotel to play and when I came around the corner she was quite taken with herself! In fact she sat there for probably 10 minuits just kissing herself and making high pitched giddy noises. She is a silly head

Yupp...we are Yupps

2007-05-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Aquarium Fun

2007-05-07T21:42:00.000-07:00

Baby Beluga

2007-05-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

I grew up listening to "RaffI" who sang the song "Baby Beluga". So of course Sades has heard that song sung to her more than once from our whole family. It seems to calm her down and it is fun to "pass" on the song to her. SOO in honor of nastalgia and tradition, Steve and I took her to see the Beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium. Did she enjoy it? I think so...ask her.

Old Married People

2007-05-07T21:32:00.000-07:00

As of May 4th, we have been married for 4 long glorious years! WEEE. To celebrate, Sades and I joined Steve in Vancouver and we walked, ate...walked and walked...and walked. It was so good to be together and just enjoy each others company. What a difference 4 years makes! We went to "Cloud Nine" for our anniversary dinner. The whole restaurant rotates so we enjoyed a lovely sunset over Vancouver adn some GREAT food!

2007-04-11T23:09:00.000-07:00

Come Fly With Me

2007-04-11T22:50:00.000-07:00

To end our trip, Sades and I flew home. This was Sades first time on a plane (unless you count in uetro). She did great! During take off and landing she squeezed me extra tight so that was nice.

Birch Bay

2007-04-11T22:46:00.000-07:00

Sades and I just spent the past couple days down in Birch Bay with my parents! It was SO nice to spend some quality time with each other.

Random Sades

2007-04-11T22:44:00.000-07:00

Easter Bunny

2007-04-11T22:42:00.000-07:00

Sades got the cutest Easter gifts from her Grandma and Grandpa B! Easter this year also fell on my mom's bday. As well, the dress she is wearing is from her Great Grandma Jean!

Feel the Vibe

2007-04-11T22:39:00.000-07:00

What is happening in this picture? Sades is:

- playing air guitar
- having a holy ghost moment
- being taken back to the "mother ship"

You decide....

MERCEDES MEXX MODEL

2007-04-11T22:37:00.000-07:00

We are thinking of sending this to MEXX....they would only be so lucky!

Baby Beluga

2007-04-11T22:35:00.000-07:00

Sades went swimming in the pool for the first time last week! She just went in, looked around and the kicked her little feet...what a pro!

Trip to the Big City

2007-04-11T22:26:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, Steve, Sades and I packed up and headed downtown Vancouver for 3 days of fun filled adventure! We stayed in a hotel right down on Burrard and walked till our feet bled...k, they didn't bleed but...it was close. The weather was fantastic and the sights/smells were equally as delectible. Sades was her usual super self as we schlepped her around town.

2007-03-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

Six Month Sadie

2007-03-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

YAY our girlie is 6 months old! She can:

- roll over onto tummy and back
- say "baba" "dadadada" (of course I am the one who squeezed her out and she says...dad first...lovely)
- she slept 11 hours the other night - PTL (praise the lord)
- sits up by herself (nice straight posture)
- drinks from her baby nalgene water bottle
- giggles
- blows raspberries
- has a severe case of "mommyitis"..this means if I am out of her line of vision....BRAAAAAA..let the river flow..
- she is eating RICE CEREAL! SOO cute, she has taken to it and enjoys it greatly!

Glad I'm Not A Vegan

2007-03-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

The other night we went down for some yummy grub at Memphis Blues! It was a meat fest!

Buds For Life

2007-03-06T22:52:00.001-08:00

One more Jace and Sades pic...melt my little heart!

Feb 15th, Grandma Jean Bday

2007-03-06T22:50:00.000-08:00

I Wear My Sunglasses At Night

2007-03-06T22:46:00.000-08:00

Almost 6 Months

2007-03-01T20:26:00.000-08:00

Sadie will be 6 months on March 18th, so in a bit. I stumbled upon a picture of me at 6 months, taken at the foster home in Korea. Do we look similar? What do you think?

Teething

2007-02-26T19:29:00.000-08:00

I think my little pigeon is teething, she has been super cuddly, clingy and note the red rosy cheeks. Contrary to popular belief her Aunty Laura attacked her with the latest MAC blush.

Biased

2007-02-26T19:26:00.000-08:00

I admit that I am biased, but I think we have a pretty stinkin cute daughter!

Arranged Marriage in 2007?

2007-02-26T19:19:00.000-08:00

Here is Shell, Jace, Sades and I all hanging out one sunny afternoon. Our wish for our kids is yes that they be smart,well rounded, confident people...and if they decide to marry each other than that works too...hahah.

Good-A-Morning

2007-02-14T23:53:00.000-08:00

Here are the stages of sadie waking up....because I have nothing better to do with my time..hahah.

Just shy of 5 months!

2007-02-14T23:43:00.000-08:00

Sadie is almost 5 months!! Where did that time go!? She is grabbing her toes (see photos) and smiling up a storm! Her latest frustration is that she has figured out how to take her soother out of her mouth...just not how to put it back in. It usually goes like this: 1. pop out soother 2. ram plastic side of soother against various places on face 3. drop soother in frustration 4. flap arms and scream till someone promptly attends.

She is still so much fun. The little goon has been waking up during the night to chat, squak and just roll around...so we have resorted to spanking..hahah NOOOO swaddling. She looks like a little buritto all wrapped up, but hey she sleeps and we sleep so that works!

Shutter Bug

2007-02-05T23:06:00.000-08:00

Today whilst Sades was sleeping I took some pictures of a lovely boquet of flowers.

Mamma & The Pappa

2007-01-29T19:36:00.000-08:00

Aww..too cute for words..hehehe

M & M back at it

2007-01-29T19:34:00.000-08:00

Here is Millanna and Mercedes hanging out :)

4 months

2007-01-25T19:33:00.000-08:00

Miss Mercedes is just over 4 months old, weighs 12lb 13.5 ounces and is 24 inches long. She is GROWING every single day, smiling more and more and she ROLLED over onto her tummy last night! It was very exciting except for the fact that it was at 4am!! Hahah..silly goon. We continue to have heaps of fun with her and love all her expressions. We all have had a nasty cold and unfortunatly *see picture* sades got it as well. Some doses of tylenol and a few kisses later and she was back on track to her old happy self.

Campion Champion

2007-01-16T20:45:00.000-08:00

I did this shot 5 months pregnant with over 24 mosquito bites from the Grand Canyon...not too bad. (although I am discreetly hidden at the front of the boat) The photographer said to pretend we were best friends on a hot summer day......the things we do to get a shot.

4 months (on the 18th of Jan)

2007-01-16T20:39:00.000-08:00

Hey! Sades had her 4 month vaccinations the other day...big tears :( It was hard to see her in so much pain, but I guess it is better to be momentarily sad than have diptheria.. She is currently 13.5lbs and 24 inches long. She has found her feet, rolls from side to side and we call her a heffalump cause she is making elephant-esk noises.

Our Little Fam

2007-01-05T09:37:00.000-08:00

Our dear friend Wayne at Photography West snapped a picture of the 3 of us just before Christmas. It is a treasure as we are always behind the camera and rarely have a nice picture of the 3 of us.

Fun Sades

2006-12-27T22:41:00.000-08:00

My cousin Amy and her husband lived in Peru and sent this hat over for Sades..she looks TOOO cute!!

Family

2006-12-27T22:33:00.000-08:00

We have had such a blast with friends and family from Alberta, Thailand, Australia, Turks & Caicos and of course...Kelowna..hahah.

CHRISTMAS

2006-12-27T22:26:00.000-08:00

Christmas has come and gone and now the recovery begins of putting away decorations, sorting out presents. Sadie got so many lovely presents - she was truley spoiled by family and friends!!! We got her a Phil & Teds travel cot. This will double also as her everyday playpen.

It was SOOO fun this year seeing her in her Cmas onesies, toques etc...she is obviously the greatest gift we have ever received!

Dedication

2006-12-18T22:05:00.000-08:00

Hey! We are having Mercedes dedicated and if you could join we would LOVE to have you there!

Where: New Life Church
When: December 24th
Time: 10am Service

Random Sadie Shots

2006-12-18T22:02:00.000-08:00

Learning about Christmas

2006-12-18T22:01:00.000-08:00

M & M

2006-12-18T21:59:00.000-08:00

Milanna and Mercedes are great friend! Sharla (milanna's mommy) & I met at a waterfall and again at our birthing class! Destiny had it for us to become friends! We enjoy hanging out and getting to know each other and our little ones.

Big White Fun

2006-12-18T21:54:00.000-08:00

We went up to Big White for a weekend! It was cold and fun to drag our lil ones in the sleds. The funnest part was watching Jace fly down some small hills in his sled!

Christmas Party

2006-12-04T14:34:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday we got together with some high school friends for turkey, gingerbread house building and good times!

Sade-a-roo

2006-12-04T14:32:00.000-08:00

Christmas Dress

2006-12-04T14:30:00.000-08:00

Sadie got this beautiful dress for Christmas from her Grandma & Grandpa Byron!

Sadie Slideshow

2006-12-01T12:46:00.000-08:00

Baby It's Cold Outside

2006-11-29T09:29:00.000-08:00

WOW!! This is some seriously cold weather! Sadie doesn't seem to mind, except for the booger colony that has set up residence in her nasal passages...makes for some cute snorty piglet noises...but wait..what would that make us? Her piggy parents as we lay here in bed eating chocolate bars at 9:30am....don't ask.....judge us silently....but don't ask.

The Girls

2006-11-23T11:29:00.000-08:00

My First Dress

2006-11-23T11:28:00.000-08:00

Sades got this cute dress from her Grandma Byron! I'm sure it's the first of many!!

Walkin 'Round in Peachland

2006-11-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

9 weeks

2006-11-23T10:38:00.000-08:00

Sades is growing bigger and bigger as the weeks fly by! She is 10.5 lb's and 22 inches long (she was 19" at birth) Monday she had her shots and that was HEARTBREAKING to watch...I didn't cry, although it was one of the few times in life I wanted to. She did great though, was a little lethargic afterwards, but no ill effects. The other big news is that she is sleeping 9 1/2 hours at night! Praise The Lord!!!!!!!!

Sadie

2006-11-13T15:16:00.000-08:00

Family Pics

2006-11-13T15:13:00.000-08:00

"M" is for Metal & Mercedes

2006-11-13T13:11:00.000-08:00

Uncle Bradyn bought Sadie this adorable onesie while he was on tour in the states. He bought it at a store called "Sugar Baby" and their slogan is "For Rocker Mom's not Soccer Mom's"

Relatives

2006-11-03T07:36:00.000-08:00

Whilst on our trip, we stopped by and visited some cousins.

Birch Bay

2006-11-03T07:21:00.000-08:00

We just got back from a fun trip to Birch Bay, Washington. We went down with Jer, Shell and Jace. Shopping, eating chillin and I'd like to say sleeping in late, but we have kids now so... Sadie's wardrobe vastly increased on this trip and it is truley sad that she is more fashionable than her mother at 6 1/2 weeks. *sigh* It was great to get away and we always have a blast with our dear demmans!

Date Night

2006-11-03T07:18:00.000-08:00

WOW! We went on our first date night about 3 weeks ago! It was weird to get out with Sadie but it was also nice. We made sure to focus the conversation on things other than poop and pee...but well it is us so the conversation probably diverted there at some point!

Hanging Out

2006-11-03T07:17:00.000-08:00

grandma & grandpa

2006-11-02T11:43:00.000-08:00

we were blessed to have grandma and grandpa byron come out and visit for a whole week full of kisses, cuddles and more kisses!

Squishy Face, Family & Bath Time Fun

2006-10-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Shower

2006-10-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

Michelle and her mom Terry threw a wonderful shower for Mercedes! It was so much fun! Great to get out and show her off. Sadie slept pretty much through the whole thing. There was yummy food, fun games and heaps of pretty pink presents! We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends! Thank you all!

Sadie Bug

2006-10-14T10:53:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving

2006-10-14T10:49:00.000-07:00

3 Generations

2006-10-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some generation shots from Thanksgiving!

Our little Familia

2006-10-09T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well Mercedes is at 3 weeks old today! We have had Steve's 25th birthday, some major poop blowouts, lots of smiles from Sadie, cuddles and she enjoys her bathtime a bit too much.

Happenings and Goings Abouts

2006-10-09T22:02:00.000-07:00

Sadie and her Dadda

2006-10-04T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here is one lucky little gir! She is always smothered in kisses by her dadda and it melts my heart to watch them together. It's very Edwin McCain, but I couldn't ask for more.

Miss Mercedes

2006-09-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

Pic

2006-09-29T15:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic just after she was born. She is soo cute. Her looks have changed from this picture. She looks less "eskimo" now. Hehhhe. Sadie heard the rumor that Preparation-H can make puffy eyes go down, luckily hers went down naturally so she avoided the whole experience. She is 11 days old today and feeding/sleeping is going well. Smiles have started to sprout here and there and whilst they may just be due to gas....we take what we can get.

Mercedes LaVonne Devries

2006-09-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

SHE IS HERE! She made her grand entrance on Monday, September 18th @ 4:56pm! She was 6lb 15ounces and 19 inches long. She is beautiful, lovely, wonderful and sooo much more! She has taken to feeding well. She did drop some birth weight which yes is normal, but still a bit disconcerting. But a couple days later and she has gained heaps of weight. She is sleeping good, a bit too much as we have to rouse her heaps to wake her. We are in love as find ourselves staring at her to pass our days.

Here she is auditioning to try to become either the lead or backup vocals for stutterfly. I think Uncle Bradyn was impressed.

We will upload some more pictures later.

Pics

2006-09-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

Little Gabriel was born August 13th. Mell was due September 13th, however some complications made for an early delivery. He is doing great though and gaining weight fast :) Hard to think that my baby in utero is bigger than him!!

Here Laura and I show that black is definatly back.

Shower

2006-09-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

My Auntie Eileen came in from Calgary a couple weeks ago and threw me a fun shower! It was nice to hang with my grandmas and relatives to get us all excited for the baby to be! The cinnamon buns were a definate highlight as well..hehehe

39 weeks - The Cheese Stands Alone

2006-09-09T08:13:00.000-07:00

Well 39 weeks! 7 days left till this bean is fully baked. I thought the title was appropriate for this post, as there were 3 of us girls on Steve's side of the family that were all due roughly around the same time (Sept 13th -Mel, Sept 16th - Me & Sept 18th - Nicole) However Mel had her baby almost a month ago, and last night Nicole had hers. So I am offically the last one...sigh. The lone cheese. And it seems as though bean is quite comfortable in there! I had some Indian food last night just to see if that would kick start something and well...I am writing this today so..hahah.

What is new :)

2006-09-05T21:52:00.000-07:00

38 weeks!!

2006-09-05T21:45:00.000-07:00

Hey! So we are just over 38 weeks and 2cm dilated! Things are definatly "progressing"! I have had some regular contractions in the past 3 days and they are definatly not pleasant, but currently managable and I can see the light at the end of this tunnel. So we shall see! Maybe this will be the last week picture I post! Or maybe I will be posting a 41 week picture! If that is the case...well I may not be smiling as bit in that one..haha!

37 1/2 weeks

2006-08-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

Tick tock tick tock......time draags on by. Yesterday I had my Dr's appointment and we are at 2cm dilated and 75% effaced. So progression is a good thing - the pains and aches that come with that are less than desirable but that is too be expected.

It is amazing what one can get away with whilst being pregnant. Laura and I were at Save On Foods the other day and so I plunked myself down in the wheelchair and enlisted her expertise to wheel my butt around. Her and Bradyn made us a lovely dinner (mini doughnuts..mmm) and then Laura and I (k, mostly laura) worked on a baby blanket for bean. If you want to see it...you will just have to come visit me..hahahah...

Poor Steven has been banished to Beans room....he is testing out the crib. Hhaha no! I had a REALLY rough night the other night - lack of sleep etc etc..so I was in need of some sleep. I love my husband..just not the snoring noises he makes...cute as they are...they aren't so endearing at 4am. Hhehehe. So he is enjoying our blowup bed and hey, it's even probably like his own little "pre-baby camping trip"...hahaha. So if you see him around and he looks haggard or has a sore back, give him a thumbs up and say "way to take it for the team". He is a good man.

Will post a 38 week picture on here soon :)

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2006-08-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

Cheerio!!

2006-08-22T20:31:00.000-07:00

So ladies and gentleman...we are at 1cm. For those of you, who like myself are of the visual learner group...refer to the picture for reference. The dr. said today she wouldn't be surprised if I delivered around 38 weeks, we are currently at 36 1/2. So that is interesting news, I'm not holding my breath but we shall see!!

35 1/2 Weeks!!

2006-08-17T16:41:00.000-07:00

So here we find ourselves with 29 days left till supposed blast off! We were down on the coast last week and it was a bit of a stretch with the drive, but I had my pillow fort around me for comfort. Bean's room is pretty much all ready, just a few "esthetic" touches and tada..but all in all we are prepared. We had our birthing class last Saturday which comprised of a full day of gory details about breastfeeding - what 10 centimeters really looks like! Kinda turnes me off bagels..hahah. Then Steve had to go to Medicine Hat for some business meetings. So I relaxed and enjoyed having the bed all to myself. I also went and stayed a couple nights back at the ol'homestead. Yup..returned to my parents house pregnant....hahah. I read somewhere that babies around this time decrease in their movement...NOT THIS CHILD! I tell ya...squirmy wormy in there! Maybe it is getting sick of being in there? Who really knows. WEE new pics!