Liam's birth story

So my baby is about to turn 3 on April Fool's day and I have been thinking a lot about his birth lately.  I am happy to say that Liam was a planned baby...but i thought it would take a little longer to conceive him...so i was pretty surprised 3 weeks before I married my husband we found out we were expecting...We were so excited...though I was extremely sick throughout my pregnancy, right up until the end...I HATE going to the doctors and I was less then thrilled to start going every 2 weeks...but I sucked it up and found a doctor, who accused me of being an alcoholic because I had one glass of wine and he suggested that i stop drinking, I felt horrible...so needless to say we switched immediately and found a wonderful doctor who prescribed medicine to help with the 24/7 sickness...but after a couple of visits he switched us to another doctor since he was going to be on vacation for over a month...so with our 3rd doctor she set up our first ultrasound and that's where we found out we were having our baby boy and that he was healthy and thriving...we kept going to the doctor regularly and then had our second ultrasound on Feb. 2/2009...the ultrasound tech said Liam was already weighing about 7 and half pounds and said our due date should be around Feb. 27 ish...our family doctor had said around march 11th...so i was excited to evict him sooner than I thought.  At this point i was huge and so uncomfortable...I couldn't sleep and had the worst heartburn ever, even water made it worse...so right after this we went to see the man who was supposed to deliver Liam...he took one look, and I mean look and pushed my due date back to March 20th...i was not happy since he never checked me to see if i was ready...so we went back to our family doctor and she was mad that I was not seeing this other doctor once a week so she took over everything...March 20th came and went and there was no sign of Liam...the monday before Liam was born i started to maybe feel like i was in labour, i was cramping and super uncomfortable, but by 11 pm it had stopped, so my husband called the nurses station and they said bring me in immediately since i was so overdue and no one was doing anything...i was not even dilated, but they determined i should have had Liam 3 weeks before at least...so i was induced and had a long and painful labour that felt as if it was not going anymore...so wednesday morning finally came and my epidural was pretty much turned off since i couldn't feel anything...and i tried with all my mite to push this child out...the nurses with me were horrible and made me feel as if i was not pushing on purpose and then when my heart rate started to go up and liams was going down, both at an alarming rate it was determined that i needed a c-section...I didn't care at this point, i was in so much pain i couldn't handle it anymore, plus i had not slept in more then 53 hours...as they were wheeling me down to surgery i overheard them complain about having to do an emergency c-section when they had 5 already planned...i was scared as it was and this did not help the matter, so finally they were ready for me and did a little pin prick test to see if i could feel anything, which i could...so they put more epidural in and started to cut, which i could completely feel...i screamed so loud and started to cry so they put me out...they made my husband leave the room and the last thing i remember is them counting down from ten i made it 7 and then woke up an hour and a half later...the first thing i remember is being on my side and gripping the railing of the bed so hard it hurt...and the nurses (the same horrible ones as before) saying i was about to wake up...and the first thing i asked was "How much did he weigh?" not is he ok, cause I knew he was fine, he was kicking me on the operating table right before i was put out...my husband laughed at me and said, wait for it, 11 pounds, 4 ounces...yikes...his head was to big to fit through my pelvis, which is why it hurt so much to push and why bad things could have happened if i had delivered naturally...i wasnt allowed to eat or drink anything and they kept testing me for diabetes because he was so big...Overall the experience of birth was the most horrible experience ever...i was treated like i was some unmarried teen mom who slept around and had no clue at life...but I finally had my beautiful baby boy and he was healthy and happy and the most beautiful thing i had ever seen...if we have another child we will not do it at that hospital or with those nurses...At first i felt almost guilty about not being able to have a natural birth and I had a former friend who made me feel equally guilty about it...but thats for another post later on...Liam's birth was eventful and scary and overwhelming and horrible and amazing all at the same time...

first picture...and yes the date is way wrong

he was mad that i changed him and got him into his jammies...too funny

look at that belly

  sorry for the long post, cheers, Natasha

our little trip

So this past week myself and Liam went on a little trip to Edmonton/Stoney Plain and I was excited and nervous as this was Liam's first time on a plane, plus my husband would not be there...but Liam did fantastic on the plane both times and did not cry or act out once...which for Liam this must be a record or something...The trip it self was mostly awesome, My lovely son has never been much of a sleeper...I was always told babies sleep a lot but when my son was born there was little to no sleep going on and fast forward to now and Liam can stay up later than me...other than the lack of naps and sleep we had fun and met some family we have never met before and celebrated my great aunts 100th birthday!!!! We also got to catch up with family we have not seen in a while, my fave aunt was there and we have more of a mother-daughter relationship and she is more involved in my life then my actual mother (that's a post for some other time though) and it was really nice to see have much she loves Liam and he her.  The next time my husband must come its amazing how much he does with out being asked and i really missed him, as did Liam...now for some pics,

getting ready for his first plane adventure

Liam got an awesome early birthday present from  my aunt...a new to him train set which he loves so much

a pirate ship...liam lost his mind

my cousin and his beautiful daughter, liam loved her so much, makes me think he will be an amazing big brother

 I think in my next post i will tell the story of Liam's birth...I have been thinking about it a lot lately and finally feel like i can talk about it without crying, so until next time, cheers, Natasha

Celebrate good times

I passed my last exam!!! this means that I for sure get to graduate in June...I actually cried (tears of happiness) when I found out...it was such a roller coaster to get to this point...it has taken me 8 years to graduate...i dropped out over 4 years ago, with only 9 classes left and in that time i got married and had my son...but then in the spring of 2010 i was working at a job that i loathed and while i made decent money and could have stayed forever and would have moved up in the company, I decided to go back and finish school...and now here we are...:)

We (my husband and I) have decided to move British Columbia this summer...I am excited and nervous and anxious and scared and happy with this decision...B.C. has always felt like home to me and the family that we love the most resides there...Most of our friends and family here are not happy with our decision...they think we should stay and I really wish we had more of their support, oh well you can't win them all...:)

In a couple of days I am taking Liam to Edmonton for a few days to see some family...this is his first trip on a plane and he is pretty excited sometimes and has no interest at others...he actually asked if we could walk there...lol...I am nervous as well, I have no clue how he will do and he can be quite the brat when he sets his mind to it (I say that with all the love in the world, ;) )

I love this child so much, he is the funniest child ever and so loving

Liam is at a stage where he thinks that is no longer in need of a nap and this is the result...:)


have a good one, cheers Natasha

a little about me

so one of my favorite blogs (harpers happenings) has one of those 10 things in which you answer 10 questions and then tell 10 random things about you...so here goes...

Randomness...
1)  I did not grow up wanting to get married and having children, i never even pictured myself with either, and then i met my husband and my life changed...and now i adore my child and husband and cannot imagine life without them.

2)i am addicted to pinterest no seriously i need an intervention...

3) I am about to graduate from University and i have no clue how to feel or what to do, i feel some what numb and no one understands they all think i should be jumping for joy, especially since it took me 8 years to complete

4) My fave colors are purple and grey

5) I love to cook, and i am actually pretty good at it.

6) Most days i have no clue what i am doing as a mother and wife...i usually just wing it and hope for the best

7) i have no real close friends, i got ditched when i got married and had my son, i was among the first in my little group to do this and it still hurts me that this happened

8) i am obsessed with coffee.  In fact i am pretty sure i have more coffee then blood in my body, lol

9) I HATE talking on the phone.. no really i do, i just do not have time for hour long conversations

10) I am really sarcastic, even when i shouldn't be i am, it can get me into a lot of trouble sometimes.

Questions

1. have you ever met someone famous? yes Duff Mckagan from guns n roses, we danced it was awkward
2. what is your happiest childhood memory?camping with my best friend and her family and somehow ending up at a rave...so much fun and randomness
3. favorite album of all time? The Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack (from the 1988 Opera), so good
4. are you a salty or sweet lover? sweet, but really i like both, together
5. what is favorite guilty pleasure tv show or movie? friends, so good
6. describe your favorite sandwich. cream cheese, tomato, avocado, and some rye bread, so good
7. what was your first pet? a cat named patches
8. what is your biggest accomplishment thus far in life? my family and graduating
9. what is the first blog you started reading? harpers happenings
10. if you had to choose one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be? cheescake

this was fun, feel free to do one your self, cheers, Natasha

First Time

So i have never in my life thought that i would blog, ever!!! But lately i have been feeling sort of like maybe i could try this and maybe i will like it...My ultimate goal is for this blog to be a safe haven for parents to express ideas and opinions...I would like this blog to be a place where parents can feel that there is a place where someone else understands and does not judge...My motto in life and in parenting is that every parent makes the best choice for them and their family, and as long as they are happy and their children are growing into great little boys and girls then who am i to judge.
Even if no one ever reads this, i feel as if i can tell my story for me and one day let my children see who i was when they were growing up, cheers, Natasha