37 weeks pregnant :D

Sweet Tooth :D

My hubby and I were craving Pecan Raisin Buttertart Pie on this lovely long weekend,  so I put my apron on around my humongous belly and baked up a storm :D   Copy and Paste link for recipe!!  Nom Nom Nom!!!   I like to make mine into a pie, instead of the squares :)  Enjoy!

http://livelearnloveeat.com/2012/03/28/pecan-raisin-butter-tart-squares-whole-wheat-sugar-free-and-vegan/

Sweet Love,
MLO

36 weeks pregnant :D

 ONLY A FEW WEEKS TO GO!!! :D :D :D

35 weeks pregnant :D

I'm actually 35 weeks and 5 days pregnant today, but as you know, I've been pretty darn tired and I'm finding it hard to keep up to this blog LOL!  Just going to do the best I can :) 

These last couple of weeks I've been a total slug!!  Which I know is pretty common in the last trimester.  I'm SOOOO ready for this baby girl to come out into the world.  I'll be happy as long as she stays in there until 37 weeks, which is considered full term.   I've been experiencing more intense Braxton Hicks contractions, and also some mild period like cramping.  My body is definitely getting prepared for the real thing :D  

I took my dog Bailey for a 30 minute walk last week, and 10 minutes in I started to feel a ton of pressure and cramps in my lower tummy.   I was sooo uncomfortable, and I was literally whimpering and waddling down the street like the biggest loser!!  LMAO!! It seemed like everyone was doing double takes at me as they drove by ;)  Sorry Bails, no more walks from Mommy for awhile!! 

A few days ago we went to Babies R Us and bought a Britax infant car seat :) Happy to have that ticked off the list......  and today I'm going to pack our hospital bag :)

Last night I spent some time in the nursery going through lil potaters clothes.  I chose two outfits as her "coming home" attire,  including a hat that I knitted for her.  It's so hard to believe that she'll be here in a few short weeks :D  This has definitely been the longest WAIT of my life!  I don't do well with having to wait for exciting surprises, so this has definitely tested my patience hehehe!  Almost there!!

Our 9 week prenatal classes have come to an end, and we have our home visit with the midwives next Tuesday.  This is when we'll discuss our birth plan, and make sure everyone is on the same page :)  Ultimately, we would like to try for an all natural birth.  No interventions/drugs, unless absolutely necessary.  But,  I'm also going to keep an open mind, as I really don't know how I'm going to feel in the heat of the moment.  I'm crossing my fingers for a fast, uncomplicated labour and delivery :D  

A little side note - I weighed in at 153 pounds this past Sunday, which means I've gained about 33 pound throughout my pregnancy so far :)  I feel pretty good about that! 

Also,  my sister in law put together a baby pool, where you can guess "her" delivery date/time and weight.  Click on this link to make a wager - http://www.untilithappens.com/babysorensen

I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer :D  Sweet Love to you all Xoxoxo

MLO

34 Weeks Pregnant :D

Maternity Shoot - 34 weeks!! :D 

Daddy is an artist :D

My amazing husband painted a (Precious Moments) mural for the nursery last weekend :)  He still has a few touch ups to make, but gave me the "okay" to post a couple pics of his work.  He picked out the picture, colours and style himself, and surprised me when he was all done!  I'm so proud of him, and I absolutely LOVE his artistic side :)))))  Great job Schoochie Xo 

Sweet Love,
MLO

33 Weeks Pregnant :D

Happy that I woke up this morning and have the energy and motivation to write :D  YaY!!  I've had a good and busy week so far!  Monday night we had our prenatal class (LOVE), Tuesday evening we had a midwives apt (where we found out that all my blood levels are perfect) Wooo Hooo!!! This just proves to me even further that the Vegan lifestyle kicks butt!!  Last night,  Jens took my mom and I to Stage West for the "Uptown Country Girls" show and dinner.  We had a blast, and I reallllly enjoyed the special meal they made for me.  Roasted veggies in a yummy mater sauce on rice, with steamed asparagus.  I'm going to have a protein shake this morning to make up for last night ;)    Today,  mom and I are going to spend the day together, and tonight Jens and I have our rescheduled prenatal class (due to the missed class on Canada Day).   We're also thinkin' about going to Stampede tomorrow :D  Busy week indeed!!! It's so nice to be feeling better, as I didn't do well with those couple weeks of "bed rest" YIKES!! I get stir crazy if I'm stuck in the house too long!

I'm going to head over to Chapters today to look for some Hypno birthing material.  Our midwives recommended that I try it, due to some of my anxieties.  I want to give birth naturally, so I'm going to have to be brave, and try to find "my calm" in the midst of the pain.  I'm feeling very excited to meet our little girl, but naturally I'm also feeling nervous about labour and delivery.  We've decided we're going to labour at home as long as possible, and then head to the Hospital near the end.  I really want to experience a home water birth, but I think I'll do better at the Hospital with baby #1.  Once I have this experience, I might feel more at peace to do a home birth next time around :)

I want to thank everyone again for all the sweet love on my Birthday last week!! I felt really special all day, and can't believe I'm one year away from the big 30 :D  A lot of people feel bad about aging, but I'm not one of those peeps!  I think there's something so special about being "another year older".  More wisdom, more memories, more laugh lines to carry with you and treasure....  

Anyhoo,  I hope you're all enjoying your Summer so far!!!  Smooch and Scooch the ones you love Xoxoxox

Sweet Love

MLO

32 Weeks Pregnant :D

31 Weeks Pregnant :D

30 Weeks Pregnant :)

As you've probably noticed, I haven't been writing as much lately.  I've had a rough couple of weeks, and it's been a struggle to find the motivation to write.  The abdominal pain I talked about in my last blog is still kickin' around, and my midwives told me I have to take it REALLY easy.  I'm pretty much stuck in the house for the next while until I heal.  Jens and I were supposed to leave for Lake Tahoe this morning for a little four day vacation/work function, but because of this dang tummy pain we've decided it's better that I stay behind :(  Jens is flying out tomorrow morning as he needs to be there for work.  I was realllllly looking forward to this trip, so it's a bit of a bummer.  

On a brighter note, my mama is here to keep me company :D  So we'll hang out and play Scrabble and watch movies, and eat delicious food!!  So grateful she's here with me Xoxoxoxo I love you Mama!!

My sweet mother in law dropped off some beautiful flowers this morning to cheer me up :)  Thanks for making my day and making me smile so big Xoxoxox I love you Mama B!!

Even though I've been in some icky pain, it can't keep me down for long, because I have sooooooo many things to be grateful for :D Truly.   Here's a little list of things that made me happy today in no particular order :) 

 - Coming downstairs this morning to a beautiful bouquet of flowers

- Baking the yummiest bananer bread I've ever made NOM!

- Feeling comfortable in my new maternity tank tops

- My hunny coming home from work early to see me :D

- My Mama helping with some cleaning and chores Xo

- My vid chat with Shaun

- My vid chat with Mark

- My phone chat with Paul

- My sweet, amazing lil furball just being her cute and loving self!

- Having leftover chili and fresh bread for lunch (always better the second day)

- Sitting in the backyard in the warmth of the sunshine, with the breeze blowing the lovely scent of lilacs my way! I love our lilac tree! 

- Feeling my lil girl squirm around in my tummy XoXoXo

- .... and last but not least, the juicy kiss my husband just gave me, and said "put that on your list" LOL

I hope everyone's having a great week :) Give as many hugs as you can Xo

Sweet Love, 

MLO 

29 Weeks Preggo!

This post is a couple days late, sorry about that :)  I've had some complications over the last few days, and it hasn't been fun.  Sunday morning I woke up to a horrible pain in my right abdomen.  It hurt so much we decided to call our midwife.  She went through a bunch of questions etc, and then told me to take a warm bath, and lay down to see if it would subside.  After about an hour, the intensity of the pain went away, and we carried on with our day.  Until.... that evening.  I was watching a movie on the couch with my family, and just as I was getting up to grab a drink, it struck again!!! This time it was unbearable.  I've never EVER felt pain like that.  I was screaming and crying at the top of my lungs, and couldn't get comfortable.  We called our midwife back, and she told us to meet her at the Hospital.  Jens and my Mama had to dress me :(  ... and we arrived and met our midwife at 10pm.  First thing, they checked to make sure baby girl was alright.  Her heart rate and movement was perfect, and I was not having contractions (thank goodness).   They examined me, and took a shwack of blood, and then told me I should come back at 8am for an ultrasound.  We were there for 3 hours that night.  The next morning, we met our midwife there, and hours later they called me in for an ultrasound.  By this time the intensity of the pain had subsided again.  All in all we were there for 5 hours yesterday, and the results of all the tests came back normal.  Great news :)  Our midwife and the hospital doctor said I must've torn a muscle or ligament, and said that I had to completely rest up the next few days to heal.  I'm just happy that it's not something more serious!!

As exhausted as we were last night, we still managed to make it to our prenatal class.  It was 2.5 hours long, and I could barely keep my eyes open.  I'm happy that we went though,  we didn't want to miss anything!!  LOVE THIS CLASS!!

Anyhoo,  I hope everyone's having a good week :)  Mine started off rough, but it'll get better!! I feel like I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have supportive, loving, incredible people in my life XoXo

Sweet Love to all,

MLO

28 Weeks Pregnant :D

Jens and I LOVED our first prenatal class :D  It was so empowering and informative!!! I'm very excited for our next one tomorrow night.  I fully believe these classes will give us the confidence we need to choose the right birth plan for our little girl :) 

I can't believe we're in our 3rd and final trimester!  Our lil potater will be here before we know it :D 

I'm feeling pretty good, other than not sleeping very well.  It seems like I get one good night sleep every two weeks SHEESH!! Between the weird dreams, potty breaks, a sore back, and tossing and turning... it's been a little rough.  Though, I know it could be a lot worse, so I'm not going to get my spaghettios in a twist over it. lol!

On another note, I'm reallllly happy my mom is here!! We've been having so much fun together, and playin' Scrabble almost every night :)  We went garage saling on Saturday, and I got a comfy t-shirt for $1, and a cute, oak stand up shelf for $5.  I just love second hand shopping!!  Bargoons make me happy :)  

Anyhoo,  I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend Xoxoxo 

Sweet Love, 

MLO

27 Weeks Pregnant :D

I hope y'all had a great weekend :) Jens and I went to a friend's wedding and had a wonderful time!! I've posted a few pics below of my 27 week belly.  Yay!  We start our birthing classes tomorrow evening, so I'll write more afterwards.  Xoxoxo

Sweet Love, 
MLO