A day at the Kwik-E Mart

Well for the promotion of the movie 12 7-Eleven through US were changed to Kwik-E Marts and we just happen to have one of them in town so Tom, Noah and I went to check it out. They were out of a few things so we might go back this weekend. It's been open for a while now and man it's still busy.

Full of laughs

Laughing and pulling the blanket over his head

Picture says it all!

Happy times

Being serious

What did you say?

My little man is growing

Noah surfing

Laughing at mommy trying to use the new camera

Tummy time

My new baby

Well it finally arrived today, and I am in love with it so far and can't wait to start taking pictures. This was a surprise gift from the best Husband in the world. It won't be for while but I can't wait to get extra lenses for it too. Like a bigger zoom and a wide angle lenses. I am soo excited, now I just have to find time to figure out how to work all the features on it.

A little late but better than never...

Well I meant to put these up before our wonderful little man came. But I only got them 4 days before he arrived and just haven't gotten them up till now. These were taken at 38wks.

Happy Birthday Sean

Well it's another Happy 1st Birthday to our nephew Sean. He has grow like a weed since we saw him at 3 months old. We hear he is a charmer with the ladies already, so watch out girls.


Well today is also the Irish festival in Miramichi with a large Flynn reunion of all the descendants of Patrick Flynn who came to Saint Margaret's, New Brunswick in May 1834. Bet it was a sight to see a large party of the Flynn clan. History of the Flynn

Sad day.....

......We are all sad today because Nannie had to fly back to Canada today. It was great having her down to help out and just spend time with us. I wish she could have stayed longer. So I haven't been posting much lately even though most of you, who read our blog haven't been posting lately either or you don't even blog.....You know I like to read what everyone else is doing too, you know!!!! hint hint. GET BLOGGING PEOPLE.

So to update you on everything that has been going on with us. Well lets see, Dirty diapers, feeding, holding the little man, trying to take time for myself and of course sleep. Well beside that not too much, but with nannie down we had more extra time to do somethings which was extremely nice however the time went so fast we didn't get to do all that we planned. Nannie, Noah, and I went for some walks most days. We took Nannie on a walking trail where she saw some birds and the wind was a lot cooler on the trail along the bay so that was extremely nice too. We took Nannie to Gilroy to the Outlet shopping stores. Noah and I did going on some long car rides with dad and Nannie which might have been too long for the little man but we survive them. We drove to big basin to show Nannie the big red wood trees and we went to Big Sur for a short walk in the woods. Let just say I am a little out of shape. Looking forward to getting the green light from the doctor to start exercising again (well more than just walking). Tom took Nannie to San Francisco twice while Noah and I stayed at home. They got to go to Alcatraz, golden gate park and bridge, cable car ride and for dinner to the stinkin' Rose(everything is cooked in garlic), and the next trip for Tapas (yummy Spanish food). Tom took Nannie to the Sunday farmers market and Nannie loved all the fresh fruit and brought back lots of fruit for us. We also bought a new stroller thanks to Nannie and Grampie Flynn. We don't have it yet but it's order, so we are looking forward to getting that so that we can go jogging and go on more bumpy trails for walks instead of staying on the paved trails. Thanks to Nannie, Tom and I got to run out and go see Harry Potter movie too, which I thought I would have to wait till it came out on video. Also we all went to dinner at a friends house to celebrate them on buying a new house, which is a beautiful home I must say, hopefully one day we'll have a home. Well that is all I can remember at the moment.

Our little man is a month old today

Well it's hard to believe that last month this time Noah was born. How time fly's, our little boy is a month old!!! Sorry folks but we haven't been taking many pictures lately. Our camera still doesn't like to take picture indoors for some reason. But good news is that tom let it slip last night that he bought me a digital SLR camera and it should be here on Monday at the latest. So hopefully there will be more pictures for all you to see. Tom also got us a camcorder too, so hopefully we will get some videos up of our little man too.

Well things are going pretty well. Tom's mom is down so we are trying to show her parts of California and of course she is spending time with Noah. Noah is doing well, I can't complain he's a pretty good eater and sleeper, he does gets fussy in the late evening but normally settle downs by midnight, which is nice. As of last Tuesday when Noah was just 3wks and 3days he gain 2lbs since he left the hospital making him 9lbs 3oz and he gain almost 2'' in length making him 21 3/4 ". Our little boy is growing so fast.

Happy Birthday Reagan

Well it's July 4th and down here it's Independence Day's so yay for the holiday. We didn't get out to celebrate Canada Day on Sunday and we probably won't get out to celebrate today either but oh well that's how life is. However the most important thing about today is that it's our youngest niece's Birthday today. She is turning the big number 1 today. I don't have a recent picture of her but maybe after her mom reads this she will email me one (hint hint Sandy) :). But I did get to see her on a video call last week and she is adorable and very much like her dad. People tell me she's a character and you never know what she's going to do. Man the grow up fast. That is one thing that really sucks about living so far away from family....You miss out on the children growing up. I swear each time I go home they are like 5 years older than the last time (well not that old but they sure do change a lot from year to year). Here are some Birthday Wishes to one of my greatest niece (I have 5 other awesome nieces and 2 awesome nephews) and some Birthday Kisses and Hugs. Love you all.

Thanks Sandy for the picturesPicture of the Birthday Girl

Two weeks today

Can't believe today our little man is 2 weeks old. I wish I knew the secret to slow this time down, because before I know it, he's going to be all grown up. These are the days to cherish forever.

Labour Post for those who wanted to know.

Okay a lot of you have wanted to know how my labour was with little Noah. Well to start off I wouldn't change anything at all about my labour really except maybe wish I had the fourth doctor to deliver him but the fifth doctor was fine. It's a pretty short story really so it won't take too long to tell.

Well after complaining all morning and most of the afternoon about not enjoying being pregnant anymore, we get home from being out all afternoon shopping and my water breaks in the bathroom at 4:15pm. If it was any sooner it would have been either in the store or all over the car seat. Well they say that normally when most women's water breaks naturally it will be like a trickle and not like the gush in Hollywood movies. Well for me I got the gush, I thought it was never going to stop, and tom is laughing in disbelief at what he is seeing. We call L&D and they told us to come right in. I thought it was going to take forever so we took our time packing my hospital bag and stuff for tom etc. The hospital is about 20min away and 5 min into the drive my contraction start and they start right away at 4-5min apart. Once we get checked in and set up they told me it could be like this for hours. However Noah had other plans. We were 3 cm dilated when they checked me and an hour later we were 5cm and it pretty much continued at this fast pace, there were no breaks between my contractions, which I really didn't understand why. The Nursers and Doctors were really surprised that a first time mom was going this fast. In fact the labour was going so fast that although we saw 5 different doctors, the nurses almost had to deliver Noah because no doctors were free. I know they had the call button pushed and 5 nurses were running around and than all of a sudden a doctor showed up just in time. I pushed for 10min and Noah arrived at 9:24pm. Which surprised the doctors even more because Noah was face up(babies are supposed to be born face down normally), which normally makes for a harder labour and some women end up with C section because of it. We were pretty much the talk of the floor for a while at least. Now I couldn't have gotten through it with out Tom that is for sure. He kept me focused, calm and got me to do my breathing which I think is how I didn't get an epi. I was also happy I didn't need any stitches and let me tell you the natural endorphins after labour are so nice (just like a runners high). So I know this sounds crazy but I would rather do that labour again than the pregnancy for 9 months hahahaha. Yes I know I am weird. So that is basically my story.

More Pictures for everyone back home

First picture of the new family

Lying down with mom

Giving us his smiles

Drying off from our first bath

Daddy getting me ready for bed.

My Boys

The two loves of my life.

A few more pictures

Ride home from the hospital in the outfit mommy came home in, when mommy was my age!!

I like to sleep lot

A close up

Me with a very tired Daddy.

Thank you all

Not much time to write but the three of us would like to thank all of you for you congradulation that you have sent our way. Things are going well and Tom and I are completely in love with our little Noah. Haven't been taking pictures at the moment but I am sure we will later this week. Things have been going great since we got home. So far he's a good sleeper and eater, and a joy to look at. We'll try to send up dates but not sure how often that will be.

It's a Boy!

Selena and I are proud to announce the new addition to our family. Noah Clifton Flynn was born at 9:24 PM on June 16, 2007 in Santa Clara, California. Baby and Mom are doing great and managed to complete the labour in just over 5 hours! More pictures to follow later but here's a few to start...

Yes, we're still pregnant!!!

Well the doctor was surprise that I made it to my appointment today. She really didn't think I would still be pregnant. Things are progressing but we have a high chance of a C-section now b/c of how big the baby is. We are still hoping that it won't come to that but not much we can do if it does. Hopefully this week we will have our baby. Not much else is going on, with us. We'll let you all know when the baby arrives or another family member will help with the phone calls so don't worry someone will tell you when the baby is here.

Baby update

Well we had our doctors appointment today and I guess it went well. It was a longer appointment than normal because due to the baby's heart rate at the appointment, I had to go for a NST but all is okay. Well somehow I exploded in two weeks, No I haven't changed my eating either. The swelling however is getting a lot worse which the doctor said was still okay. She said she could see me going this week but she also said you might not, which is normal because most doctors will say after 38wks that you can go anytime. However she was surprised at the measurements b/c I was behind a week at 36wks appointment and now I am a week ahead and the big news is that yes folks it's an estimate and can be off a pound or two either way, where it's an est. BUT BASED ON TODAY'S MEASUREMENTS AND PALPATIONS SHE WOULD SAY AS OF TODAY THE BABY IS 9LBS. ALL YOU FOLKS THAT KEEP LAUGHING WHEN I SAY IT'S A BIG BABY FROM DAY ONE, WHO IS LAUGHING NOW!!!!! Oh well not much one can do but wait and see How big it really is and what the sex is and what the name is, we'll all have to wait till the big day.

Ah 14 days maybe

Well it's funny to see that potentially there are 14 days left, because 14 days into the pregnancy you don't even know if you are pregnant and here I am at 38wks pregnant and potentially only 14 days to go. Tom's still counting down the days, which I told him he might want to add another week or two to that count of his, because this little one is not going to want to come out.

Well through this whole pregnancy or I should say once everyone realized I was pregnant and not just gaining a little wait which was around 24 weeks, everyone kept telling me down here that I looked to small to be due when I was due (even last month).....OH how that table have turned. I am sure I have mentioned the swelling has started just after 34wks, thankfully it's not as bad as some women get but it still sucks and hurts. Anyhow my friend Laurie and I were out walking and near the end of our walk along the main street with all the shops and restaurants....in the matter of 15 minutes a part I had two older women just look at me and say:

"Oh you must be ready to go any day now, do you know what you are having"
me: "I have about 2 weeks to go and no we decided to wait to find out the sex".
Both ladies "OH IT'S A GIRL"

Hahahaha. I am not sure what to think of these comments. They don't bug me at all, I just laugh and than they continue to ask me all the pregnancy questions. I couldn't imagine though if I was really sensitive of these comments though, like some women can be. If I was I don't think I would be leaving the house anymore. So now I have gone from you can't be due in June to SHAMUUUUUUUUUUUU "the killer Whale" that is going to burst at any moment. Hahahaha

So I was hoping that the full moon last night might help me out a little and bring this little one closer to us but no such luck. I think this little one is never going to want to come out and meet us. Sort of like his or her dad and getting up in the mornings, they just don't want it to happen. We just got to wait to see when this little one decides to come or if the doctors decides. At least I know it will end sometime this month, thank goodness.

Just another Post

I am finally putting a dent on my crafts that I have start over the last year or so!!!!

1. My 1st baby blanket is done except for the name and the date of birth to be stitched in and I have the backing bought I just have to sew it on, which will be the hardest part b/c it has to be done by hand because of the edging.

2. The second baby's blanket is complete and and washed
3. I got a bunch of scrapbooking pages done. I think I just have about 20 more to do to get caught up to this yr. Than I have to start the pregnancy/baby scrapbook :S. Not sure if this one will get caught up.

Well besides that we had a great long week. Got a bit down around the house and some baby stuff, hopefully I'll get more done this week and next week. Now I am just getting ready for my friend Laurie who arrives on Thursday for a 5 day visit. Well tom is counting down the days like a mad man and I am trying to tell him that you know the baby more than likely will be late, but it's not sinking in. Anyhow like Tom would say 18 more days to go. Lets hope for less than that rather than more!!!! I think that is up to date for us.

Totally unexpected

Well a few days ago this week Tom called me from work and said that I couldn't do anything on Friday at noon because his 6 co-workers were throughing us a surprise baby shower for us at one of the local Chinese restaurants. It was totally unexpected I must say. I know all his co-workers, a few better than the others, but we both have a feeling it was the only women on their team that put this together. It's a little bit funny because most of the showers I been to or seen have been mostly women and sometimes a few male parties but my was the total opposite. It was all male except me and the one female co-worker. Anyhow it was really nice of them to think of us and our little one on the way.

As the day gets closer I am dreaming of the day that I can just crawl into bed and be comfortable, noticed I didn't say to get some sleep. I think, I have the no sleep part down pat here pretty good. Most nights I am up 8 times during the night and than I finally crawl out of bed at any time between 6:30- 7:15 am because I just can't handle laying there not sleeping anymore. Not sure if most pregnant women go through this too, but I know I am. I know why I can't remember anything anymore these days which people call pregnancy brain too. I don't think it has anything to do with being pregnant per say but more due to the of lack of sleep and not being able to rest comfortably. At least when this baby comes and the recovery of delivery is over I will finally be able to be comfortable!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's the long weekend here for us and I am extremely happy that Tom gets this holiday off because there are a lot of holidays that he doesn't. I am hoping just to relax and straighten a few more things up around the place. I must say yesterday I got some things done but I know now that I did too much because my body started yelling at me last night and today. I think today I'll probably do a little bit less than I have been doing, so I am not out for the count during the whole weekend.

36 wks and hopefully no more than 4 to go!!!!

Can't believe I am finally 36wks now!!! We had our doctors appointment yesterday and everything is looking good. Baby is head down, cervix is really soft and I am still dilated 1cm. She said that there is a chance to go early which I would love b/c of how soft my cervix is but I am not getting my hopes up there because sometimes you can stay in the position I am in for days, weeks etc.... Our next appointment is in two weeks so I guess by than well know more of how things are going.

Well the weather is suppose to get really hot here after the weekend. I am hoping that the new window fans we bought will help cool the place down some, where our air conditions just doesn't seem to do the trick that well. It ends up being hotter in the apartment than the actual outside. ugh.

Next weekend we have our long weekend which will be nice. We don't have any plans at the moment but maybe I can talk tom into going somewheres if I am feeling okay. It will be our last long weekend of just the two of us!!!! My mom got her passport picture done and is sending everything in but she won't talk to me about a time frame that she's thinking of coming down so I don't know if she want to surprise us when she know for sure or she is just getting the passport done so that she has it and doesn't have to be bother with getting one later, since they are good for about 8yrs.


Well I should probably run we have a lot of stuff to do today and I am just a pregnant women beginning to ramble now. Hope everyone in Canada is having a good long weekend.

POTENTIALLY 30 DAYS TO GO!!!!!

Well folks it's been a while since I last wrote. Not much is going on our side of things here. Just a very busy husband at work and a pregnant wife at home. Not long now I guess maybe just 30 days and 30 night to go. That is if I don't go over which most cases first time mom's do. But a few first timers go early too. I would love to be an early mom, like most pregnant women do especially at the end of the road like now. So in 30days we might have many big surprises to say the least. Like is it a boy or a girl, when is the birthday, what is the child's name and of course when will we be able to come home. If everything goes well we'll be home 24hours after birth, which sounds crazy to me and if there is complication I think it's 2-3 days, down here. We have our next doctor's appointment tomorrow, so well see how things are looking than. We are getting more excited each day but not too much b/c we don't want to be let down if we go pass our due date, so in my head I have July 1. That way I know I'll go early if it's July 1 hahaha. It's great when you trick your mind.

Tom's mom will be down for two weeks in July which will be great to have some family down and than I heard that my mom is saying she is getting her passport and there might be talk of her coming down in August for a visit which will be wonderful too. We are still trying to come home for the Christmas/new year holiday this year, so hopefully we'll get to see everyone than too, even though it will probably be a fast trip like always with lots of driving in the winter time ugh. One thing I don't miss about home is driving in the snow, even thought Californians don't know how to drive in rain.

Well I should go and put up my feet for a bit since I got blessed with some swelling just last week in the knuckles and feet. Got to love pregnancy!!!!

Buddha belly Pic's

Well I was messing around with the camera yesterday and they aren't great but it's not easy taking pictures of yourself, hopefully I will get better. So here are some pictures of the Buddha belly. I find this shirt makes me look a lot bigger than some others I have but oh well. Hopefully I can get some good pictures done with practice. Hard to believe that I only have potentially 6 wks + 1 day to go but it will probably be longer than that. Who knows only time will tell I guess.

32wk Doctors appt

Well we had our 32wk appointment today and all is looking good. The heart beat is still strong and sounding good. The baby is still high and even though I have lots of braxton hicks contractions and a tiny bit of cramping, it doesn't seem to be affecting anything so there is no worry about going into premature labour. I have my next 3 appointments already scheduled so we have a 36wk, 38wks, 39wks appointments on the calendar. We have our Breastfeeding class tonight and CPR course tomorrow and Thursday night this week. Our birthing course starts May 7th and continues for the next three Mondays after. I guess having all these course are telling us that the time is getting closer for the baby day, however it still seem really far away till mid June.