Flash Back from the Past..well 3yrs ago

Ok so this post is totally random but I came across some photos that I never actually saw before  and a extremely funny story that I had no idea had been documented to prove the epicness of it. Lets go back almost three years ago, the last week before I got married. My Bestest Friend Emma (who was my maid of Honour) Flew down from Victoria B.C. Here I am at the air port picking her sorry butt up. Yes The dog was mine and was in training  to be a service dog, However when people asked me about her at the airport I said I was picking up someone with special needs lol- K we were young girls back then and really silly.

 Emma and I always have a blast when we are together (I will do a solo post about her at a later date) We really are Kindred Spirits

While she was down she threw me a bachelorette party where yes she got to embarrass me and I loved every moment of it.

We went to the spa together, got hair extensions together, nails did- shanaynay style...for the wedding of course! We even made matt demo emmas extension.

We had a blast! I loved having my two favorite people together- Matt and Emma (Ironically enough she is now married to a Matt)

 oh and Autumn of course (tear)

 I was Happy. So here's where things get good. Matt and I had our wedding at the Delta Armouries. Apart of that you get a complimentary room- usually the Royal Suit. However the Royal Suit was prebooked a year in advance from another couple who was getting married that same day. I was devastated.

Two days before the wedding we are at the rehearsal and our wedding planner comes to us and informs us that for confidential reasons the couple wont be needing the Royal suit and that it was available for us on our wedding night. WOW- I was thrilled. I had to show Emma right away and asked the planner if she could take Matt , Emma and myself up to the room so she could see it.  The Planner had an appointment but gave us the key and said "I can trust you". Just bring back the key to the front dest.

Once we entered the glorious room with high vol ted ceilings, bay windows, real wooden fireplace, hot tub right beside the bed and best part, raised King size bed with princess drapes surrounding it, I thought I was in heaven.

I turned to Emma and said "isn't this great?" I then did something I would later regret. I ran up the four step to the bed, leaped/twirled to jump on the spacious bed. As I did that the curtains wrapped around me and the whole drapery on one side , nuts and bolts including the part of the ceiling/drywall came tumbling down on me.

DEVI STATION! We all froze for a moment and my heart stopped for a second. Emma dropped to the ground bursting in laughter, matt raised his hands to his face and I cried.

Ok we need to fix this. Bridezilla kicked in and there was no way I was loosing this room after everything.

So we went at it. I started by going on matts shoulders but I was still to short, so Emma who is 6" went on Matt- that was funny. I brushed the drywall under the bed. and BAM temporary fix.

Ok this is the part Im not proud of and later repented of. We then returned the keys and told the front desk that it looked as though acouple screws were loose on the ceiling and that I would like it fix before my wedding night. AHHHH isnt that horrible. Like I said, Iv repented.

So what do you think the first thing we did was when we entered our honeymoon suit that wedding night?? yup, ran to the bed and looked up at the ceiling. It was FIXED. we than sighed and chuckled.

The reason Im posting this, is because I had NO IDEA that emma capture some pics of that moment, well I had forgotten. We were sure that no one would believe us of the catostrophicness of that event. Good memories to go down in history I guess :).

LOTTSA Ladies

"Lottsa Ladies" is our dental-office-nickname. Dr. Lott is our Dentist/boss, and we are his ladies :) I wanted to post a blog about where I work because I've been thinking a lot about when I go on Mat leave. As excited as I am not to have to work for a whole year - and be with my little Nut everyday - I cant help but feel saddened that I won't be spending my days with these wonderful ladies and yes, Dr. Lott too.

Let me tell you, WE HAVE FUN! Yes, everyone works REALLY hard every single day but we also try to make it great. For example;

Every time it's someone's birthday, Dr. Lott or Dr. Ociepa will buy the whole office lunch from any place of the Birthday girl's choosing.

We have a Charity Committee where I am the President. Ok truthfully I've been slacking a bit- but hey i've been sick and I'm pregnant- that's my free ticket, right?

We have an Activities Committee where we do things outside the office. Some of the activities we have done are;
A cake decorating course, gingerbread making course, bowling, some of us girls have been know to catch a movie here and there or have a girls night at one of our houses with food and wine (I drink juice).

Our Office has been planning a Dental Service trip to Liberia Africa. We were supposed to go this May but I went ahead and got knocked up. Dr. Lott may still go with his wife.

We have some other weekend conventions or seminars in the works- possibly in Chicago or Las Vegas. FUN!

Did I mention that our Office offers INVISALIGN (clear braces)-I am currently in the middle of my case right now. I love seeing my teeth straight. Along with that is In-House-Whitening called ZOOM , amongst many other things.

Our Office is great and the Dentists are a pleasure to work with and give great care to their patients. Ok Ok now it sounds like I'm selling it lol. I am just fortunate to work in a place that I love.

Here are some pics of us having a good time as a staff.

 Cake Decorating

 Alex and Myself on Halloween- She's the Dentist I work with.

 Alex snuck up behind Dr. Lott and put the flower on his head while I captured the Pic.

 Allison(the Dental Assistant that works with Dr. Lott)

 Some of the Beautiful Admin Ladies

 Allison and I working hard on our Gingerbread houses

 Our Annual Staff Christmas Party- I was the Elf Girl who handed out the gifts

The crew- we had our Party at TRU downtown and Man was the food Amazing, plus we had a private lounge upstairs with a big table and couches to our self. Hope we go back there next year.

LuLU for LULU Lemon

TD Bank just launched this New  Health Activities bonus for each of their Employees. So Matt got $700 to spend on ANYTHING pertaining to Athletics and staying Healthy. Of course when he informed me about this I wanted a piece of the pie too.

 For years now (ever since Iv know Matt) he always talked about wanting Brand New Hockey Equipment. Growing up with 8 children, Matt and his brother were only allowed to get one new piece of equipment each year and the rest second hand. They played hockey for years. Matt now plays with a team (mostly people from Church) every weds and Saturday(floor hockey), but will be starting ice hockey with some of his buddies in the Spring.

Naturally I supported him in his deep desire for him to get New equipment. He on his own said I want to give you some of the money so you can get something at LuLu Lemon. He said only a hundred though. I thought surely I deserve a bigger piece of this banana Cream Pie than that (wink wink)- so I raised the streaks to $300 and we settle for $250.

Now here is where it gets good and pretty funny.  After I purchased my two favorite items at LuLu, he then told me that he started low because he knew me and that I would for sure try to bargain with him. He said he knew he was going to give me that amount in the end but didn't want to say it because I would then try to go higher in the price. I laughed so hard and was impressed with his hidden skill to trick me. I was also shocked at how well he knows me haha. I told him he's good but NOT to do that again lol.

So we are both happy. He got his new equipment and I a new low rise (for the belly of course) yoga pants and a Zip up reversible sweater/jacket. I was really into Hot Yoga before I got pregnant but had to stop. Still looking for a prenatal yoga group in London. If any of you ladies know of one- send the name my way :)

What can I say, I go LuLu for LuLu Lemon- seriously I only get an item from there at Christmas if Im Lucky :)

Matt is on Cloud 9

Matt is the happiest guy I know right now. He like me was expecting a girl (mostly because I told we were having a girl) so he road off the possibilities of having a boy. When we were in the ultrasound room for the first bit I couldn't see the screen so I got to watch Matts facial expression as my entertainment. He had the biggest grin on his face the whole time. He kept guessing what parts the tech was on at that moment and he got everyone right. The tech told him he was hired- again possibly flirting with my Husband lol. All Matt could talk about on the way home from the Hospital was that it was a boy and how happy he was. He then went off on all the things he will do with his new son and teach him. It was very cute.

Matt is also very Happy because now he knows I wont go nuts shopping for baby girls stuff. Yes I had everything planned out to the head accessories down to cute little leggings. Not to mention beautiful little dresses I was just waiting to buy. Matt is so relieved and teased me as to what am I going to buy now. To be honest i'v seen some pretty cute boys outfits but its still not the same. So I said nothing-I will buy nothing. again he was on cloud nine :)

So last night we grabbed some of Matts old baby books and started inspecting them so see what our little guy will look like, and Boy Matt was a cutie. Here are some of Matts baby pictures

Matt Baby blessing with his Mum who looks beautiful and Youthful

 a little chubby bunny sitting on his Great grandmother on the Cochrane's side

 This pic is MY favorite pic. Matt's  mum told us this is all Matty would do as a baby. They would renovate(tare wallpaper, sanded, paint etc and Matt would just sleep in his wooden highchair.

 He looks so cute with is little bike

Matt thought I should post a pic of me so I dont feel left out- even though I know this baby will look just like Matt.

ITS A BOY

Wow what a whirlwind this pregnancy has been. Let me start by telling you how I found out I was having a baby boy two weeks earlier than scheduled. Last night Matt and I were laying in bed talking when all of a sudden I starting cramping severe. Now for those of you who know, pukey has been my middle name since I've been pregnant. This week was the FIRST week I didn't vomit  in 4 months. I was pretty proud of myself and went out with girlfriends every night of the week after work to celebrate. So when Saturday came along and I started cramping I thought "oh no" what now? I brushed it off and tried to go to sleep. I got a total of 2.5 hrs of sleep when 7am came around. I got up in so much pain that I vomited really bad. At that time Matt thought we  better go to emerg and see whats going on. Long story short we were there getting blood work, urine samples and two ultrasounds.

Let me stop here and say a few things about our Ultra-sound tech.....AMAZING! When I first saw him he had a grumpy face on (like everyone in the hospital- or at least in triage). I actually said to Matt that there was no way he would let Matt in the room and for sure wouldn't tell us the sex. BOY (hehe) was I wrong. Another reminder to me that you can never judge a book by its cover. Not only did he let Matt in the room (but said dont tell anyone) he spent a full HOUR showing us every single part of the baby(after he check the baby for any serious issues of course).  He did close ups of his ears, eyes, lips, nose, each finger to ensure us that he had 5 finger and toes :) then came to the sex. now of course he cant say anything and teased me about wanting to know desperately. He got a clear shot where Matt could easily see But I was blind to it. I think because I was SO SURE that it was a girl. He then said "I will be right back". He came back with a 3D machine and said again- don't tell anyone at the hospital that I did this. Mostly because it cost ppl anywhere from $100-200 to get 3D ultrasounds. YUP there is was, his little knees and right in between his little jewels.
Now this is whats funny. When Matt and I first saw it we thought the one Knee was his package and we both went  "HOLY COW" yup there it is. Now we think that guy was flaming a little for other reasons and he said  "wow if you guys think that's it, I could only imagine what your husbands is like". We all laughed so hard. Then he kindly corrected us and said that was his knee:)

All in all a horrible day turned into one of the happiest days of my life. The baby his healthy, active, loves tugging on his ear with one hand and sucking his thumb with the other. He did that the whole time. we love him already. All Matt is talking about now is taking him to hockey practices and games.ahhh Men. I will work  and enjoy teaching him how to be a gentlemen and treat women as daughters of our Heavenly father. To be a hard worker, strive for a higher education and be true and honest in all his doings. Cant wait.

My Baby Bump Baby Bump Ribs

Here are some photos of my bumb at 17 weeks. I already have gained almost 20 pounds and im only in the middle of my second trimester-SCARY. I can tell most in my face and arms. All for the babe :)