36 weeks!

36 weeks and counting.
I'm officially in the last month of pregnancy with #2. And I'm still on the ice coaching.
I think it scares everyone but me. No worries, I've cut back on the amount of coaching I'm doing, and I don't try anything fancy. Both my feet stay firmly planted for the most part.

I'm feeling decently well, little bit uncomfortable here and there, baby likes to stretch sideways and make me a little lopsided. When I compare my first pregnancy photo's with these ones, I've decided I need to start smiling more in these ones. Zoe must be wearing me out, because whenever I do remember to take a picture, I really don't look impressed. But I am enjoying it, and even as I'm typing this, it's so comforting to feel all the squirms and stretches going on.

Zoe had a nice relaxing day inside today as the last few days have been so nice we've spent them mostly outside, and a lot of time at the farm.
Jackman is very willing to share his kiddie pool with Zoe, and they both have lots of fun creating muddy, wet, grassy messes.

Zoe is also quite the linguist these days, trying new words all the time. Not all of them makes sense, but she is opinionated. (and no one is surprised)
She is growing up ridiculously fast, as she has had at least one pee on her potty four days in a row. I'm not really prepared for it, since the new little one is about to be a big change, but we're going to roll with it for now and see if it keeps going.

Not too much else to report for now, things are busy as usual, and that's just the way we like it. :)

Zoe is a big fan of stickers. They're fun to put anywhere. 

She threw most of the toys out and then just climbed in. Because it's more fun this way.

Peace&Love

Chow

Good Life, Still Good

Yup, still letting the good times roll.

Had the Easter weekend off from coaching, and was able to spend lots of time with the families.

Zoe had a blast with her uncle's and cousin Izzy. Izzy tries so hard to 'mother' Zoe, and it's so cute, but Zoe has none of it.

Zoe decided she was laundry. Or wanted to help, by throwing it back at me.
Either way, she was really upset when I took her out.

Modeling her new toque, made by Mommy.

First day of swimming lessons. (She's not a fan by the way, by we're going to keep trying.)

Zoe was lucky enough to be Izzy's 'friend' on 'bring-a-friend' day for her gymnastics class. And I learned that Zoe is not ready for organized and structured classes.
It was lots of fun, but Zoe didn't want any of the sitting and listening to instructions, she just wanted to explore. And not the obstacle courses that were set out for her group, but every other thing.
She ended up joining in here and there, and I think had a blast. I had a really good cardio workout, trying to keep her on task, and only semi-disruptive (she's cute, it's okay).

Again, helping with the laundry.

Just being a weirdo. (I have no idea where she gets that from.)

She looks so grown-up here, I don't know how to feel about it.

Baby #2 is still growing stronger by the day. Pretty active, just like Zoe was, so my hope of a quiet child is slowly being dashed.
Preggo wise, I'm feeling pretty good, had a full day off to stay home today, and I'm pretty impressed with all I accomplished. Though I've got to say, my hips are little more sore this time around than they were last time. But I have lots of heating pads and a great pillow set-up for sleeping so that helps. And I've been told it's normal, so I'm not concerned.
I've also been told I look much bigger this time around, even in my face. I know a feel a lot more waddly.

30 Weeks

That's pretty much all for now.

Peace&Love

Chow

Baby #2 is Due!

Yes, Baby Doiron #2 is due to arrive May 30, 2016.

For most people this is not news (I'm never asking anyone I know to keep a secret. lol), but for a few of you it may be.

And this news makes me 19 weeks and counting.

So far this pregnancy is similar to the last one. The first trimester was a blur of nausea  (aka: all the freakin' time sickness), and utter exhaustion. I remember being pregnant with Zoe made me tired. But being pregnant and chasing Zoe, makes me really tired.
Seriously, the kid can move.
But, I'm feeling much better these days, and just like last time, we are going to wait to find out the sex of baby #2. Keeps life interesting.

Enjoying her rocking chair from Grandma & Grandpa Doiron.

And since it's been so long since my last post (my apologies, I was busy with that whole life thing), here are some Zoe pictures!
They're really not great and there aren't a lot, but again, with the moving.

Dressing herself after Christmas supper.

Playing with her farm legos from her Uncles.

In other family news, Jason has finished the 3rd year of his electrician apprenticeship, with awesome marks I might add. Way to go Jason, only one more year!
And Jackman is still Jackman. He enjoys going out to the farm on Monday's when my parents babysit Zoe, and the rest of the time he spends bringing me toys or things that used to be toys.

Sharing her Cheerios with Jackman.

And that's all for us for now.

Peace&Love

Chow

Making the most out of Summer

I feel like so much has happened since the last post and it was only just over a month ago.

In a month Zoe has been to her first parade, on Canada Day. She seemed to enjoy it, but the most impressive part was she stayed awake for all of it.

Thanks to Aunty Wendy for these great pictures.

Zoe went 'camping' for the first time. Camping being parking Gramma and Papa's trailer in front of the cabin at Columbia lake. Not quite roughing it, but a great time nonetheless. She got to play with her cousins which she loves. The little munchkin lights up anytime she sees another little person and has yet too make shy. She's even scared some kids off with her blunt inquisitiveness.


And of course while camping, Zoe had her first time in the lake. She didn't want to go in if Mommy held her, but had lots of fun playing in the water with Gramma.





Zoe has started chasing Jackman around (seriously, he tries to hide but it just doesn't work). And her first word is sounding a lot like it will be Jack, or more accurately 'Dack'. Which is what she says anytime she sees a dog now.

We had fun at a family reunion for Jason's mom's side a few weeks ago. Zoe was able to meet cousins she had never met before. There was a little boy there who is a week younger than Zoe and about ten pounds heavier. Zoe's petiteness did not stop her from taking all of his toys though. I've a feeling I need to talk to Zoe about sharing and personal space soon... not that I expect it to sink in.

Speaking of Zoe's petiteness, we were out shopping the other day, and even though I had Zoe sitting in the front of the shopping cart, she was still referred to as a 'new baby'. They were quite shocked when I said she will be a year old soon.

And on that note... OH MY GOODNESS SHE'S GOING TO BE A YEAR OLD SOON!!!!! How does that happen so fast? She's not a little baby anymore she's practically a toddler. She's not walking yet, but only because crawling is so much faster. She does really well holding on to things though, and keeps pushing the kitchen chairs everywhere and rearranging things.

Of course I'm sure there's more to tell, as she learns new things almost daily right now, but I will leave it there. At the end of the month there will be a big party for her as she celebrates a whole year of being adorable.

Getting' into trouble with her Uncle's. She sure loves anything ice cream. And they sure love feeding it to her.

11 months! That's her 'smile for the camera' face.

First time swinging at Aleigha's Birthday. Loved it!

Peace&Love

Chow

Curious George has nothing on Zoe

Oh boy does this kid have places to be!
This video was taken about two weeks ago:

Once she learned how wonderful crawling can be, there was no stopping her. Though she does still trip over her hands once in awhile, but it doesn't really slow her down.
She's been pulling up onto things for about a month now, and she never really had the problem where she would get stuck. If she can't find a way to sit down gracefully she is totally okay with just letting go.
This video was taken just yesterday (ignore the tv, but friends is always on here):

And a couple days ago she stood by herself for a full 5 seconds. I'm sure I'm just going to turn around one day and she'll be walking. And she's not even ten months yet.

Other than chasing Zoe not a lot going on around here. Doing a little bit of coaching but nothing more than once or twice a week.
Still waiting to get our fence put up. Any day now they will be showing up and putting it together and I will be so excited when it's done. It will even have a real gate that Jackman can't chew through.

Zoe has a bit of a runny nose right now, but it hasn't affected her spirit yet.
Proof of the picture below.

Hope everyone is doing well and that you are enjoying summer.

Peace&Love

Chow

Busy little bee named Zoe

Zoe crawls! She tried walking first, but once she figured out she couldn't do that on her own she gave in and started crawling.
For someone who didn't want to crawl it's amazing how fast she can move now.
She also enjoys pulling herself to standing on anything she can reach. She does try to stand on her own still. She'll get on hands and feet with butt in the air, but she really doesn't have the balance and ends up toppling sideways. Has yet to deter her from trying though. If you hold out your fingers she will gladly grab on and walk around the room with you.

We took Zoe to the zoo the other week. She's still a little young for it, but enjoyed the bears when they got moving about and playing, same with the gorillas. Her favourite by far, was the meerkats. They're such busy little creatures and Zoe just wanted to reach out and grab one.

She is 9 month's old now. And this upcoming weekend, I will be away and it will just be Zoe and Jason spending time together. I wish him luck.

In other news I am still not safe to be in the kitchen. It's not that I can't cook, just that I shouldn't. I managed to splash boiling water onto my shirt while stirring veggies.
Don't worry, Zoe is not in the kitchen while I cook.
My burn isn't too terrible. Hurt a lot at first, but my first aid skills came in handy, and with any luck it shouldn't scar.

And that's all the excitement in this house for now!

Peace&Love

Chow

I swear she's mine

I don't know why people don't believe me.
That's not true, I know exactly why people don't believe me.
I look 15 (16 at best). And then I go and put my hair in braids and don't wear make-up. Hello middle school, here I come. Actually most middle schoolers these days wear make-up and have better hairstyles.
The point I'm trying to make is, ZOE IS MY KID. At least twice in the last month I've had people look right at me and go "Whose kid is this?". And when I say mine, they laugh and say, "No, seriously."
If I keep getting this, I'm going to start screwing with people. It would probably be easier.

Okay, now that I got that off my chest, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.
Our Easter consisted of three meals, spread over three days. Got to see lots of family, and Zoe had all of the attention and snuggles. And she had multiple outfits for every occasion of course.

Zoe has been a bit of a rink rat lately. Followed me to a competition in Lethbridge to cheer on all the competitors. And not even a week later, came with me to a test day as moral support for the skaters. Nothing makes you feel as good as a Zoe snuggle. Competition went over pretty well, a good number of the skaters brought home medals, and a personal best for lots of the athletes.

I'm in the middle of short break before spring season starts, and it has been quite nice. I've even had days where I don't have to leave the house, and I've thoroughly enjoyed them. 

Jason did a happy dance the other day. Zoe's babbles are now including "dada's", and she looked right at him and said just that. I'm not convinced she knows what it means... but she does enjoy the reaction she gets out of him when it happens.

The wee one is getting close to being mobile. She assumes the position to scoot, but then lunges forward and falls, getting stuck on her stomach. She'll get her arms moving from there to try and pull herself forward, but her legs stay stuck in the air. 

She cut her first tooth just over a week ago. And I'm sure there is another one on the way shortly, because the amount of drool is insane. You'd swear I sat her in a puddle some days, but it's one she creates herself.

That's about all the news I have for now.

Peace&Love

Chow