Happy New year.

It's so hard to believe that it's New Years Eve....where did the time go I don't know. I don't even know where the last four yrs went either. We have been in California for more than 4 years now and I can't believe it. I can't believe we have two children either(two beautiful blessing, that leave us wanting more) one is 18monts and the other almost 3 wks. The older we get and especially since we started a family the time just starts flying by faster and faster I find....I mean it was going fast even before we had kids but adding the children just seem to make the time fly by even more so for the most parts. haha There are still those time where I can't wait for bed time and it seem like it's taking forever but over all, I just can't seem to hold the moments and time in my hand long enough.

I have to say that 2008 was good to us and I hope 2009 will be the same or even better. I hope 2009 goes a little slow but I know for a fact it won't and will probably go even faster, before I know it I will be sitting here writing and it will be the end of 2009 and we will have no babies in the house anymore our little man will be 1yrs old. It makes me sad just thinking about it. I wish the first yr didn't go by so fast or I should say I wish my babies wouldn't grow up so fast. Can you tell I am not looking forward to the school age years. I will be the parent crying my eyes out walking them to school, I guess that mean we'll just have to keep having babies haha.

Since Jonas has been home things have been pretty good besides of the fact I need a live in maid to help out some haha. and I dream of the day I don't have to walk 5min to do my laundry, not the easies with let alone one child but now add another one and oh my, Tom has been a big help in that area but it would be easier if I could just get the laundry done during the day, it's the most easies chore there is. Noah is a great big brother and last night was the first time he asked to hold Jonas but than decided he didn't want to after getting him set up and about to hand him Jonas haha, it was really cute though. Noah's teeth are still slowly coming in and we now have four molars two on top and two on bottom. But still have more to go...ugh most likely he'll just finish and than Jonas will start. Jonas is getting better at sleep which I am really happy about and now if we could just get the reflux that he has under control it would be great. He's growing and i expect that he is really close if not already 10 lbs. Jonas is smiling already and can hold his head up pretty good and for a minute or more at a time. Both boys seem to have really strong neck muscles and head control at birth compare to many newborn's b/c we really don't have to support them that much...sort of freaks us out at how strong they are. Jonas is already inch worms up on us when we are holding him, it's like he can't get high enough. So he'll be like his big brother and reach a lot of mile stones early i predict and well the second child normally does because they want in on the action so I assuming Jonas is going to be really really early at a lot of things. Which I guess won't be too bad b/c than Noah and him can play better, since Noah already trying to share his toys with Jonas and doesn't understand why Jonas won't take the toys he's holding out for him or giving him.

Well I should run I got an unexpected nap from Noah right now and I have so much house work to do and I really don't want to do it and I just really want to nap since Jonas is down too but lets face it the house doesn't clean it's self but oh how I wish it did, hence I need a live in house keeper.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and Hope 2009 is good to everyone.

Our Christmas

Noah(and his stocking that I finished at 1am Christmas morning) and Jonas in front of the tree Christmas morning

Noah really excited Christmas morning

Noah playing with his wooden train

Noah open his present from mom and dad

Jonas a sleep while Noah goes crazy.

Noah opening his stocking, jumping right up after he got his bath buckets unwrapped.

Christmas Card to all.

Merry Christmas
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Love
Tom,Selena, Noah and Jonas

Are we brothers???? Who's who

Jonas Graham Flynn

Hi all,

Well he's here as you know b/c of Tom's and my new blackberries which lets us update facebook and email etc. He's the best and I have to say both Tom and I love having a newborn in our lives. We feel so blessed right now to have two wonderful boys we can't even tell you.

So I did go into labour on my due date(that evening) and who ever(there are a lot of you haha) say the second birth is easier haha it's so not true. I went from a fast to pretty manageable labour with Noah5 hours from start to finish to a hard long just sort of 11 hours start to finish labour with Jonas.

Only few mins old.

Few hours old
Mom and the boys very first meeting.

Waiting to go home

Getting up face to face
Car ride home

Finally home and both are passed out!

few hours

....to go and I will be over due, so depressing not sure if I should have taken her up on being induced today or not but hopefully things well happen soon. So yes, folks I am still pregnant. Next appointment is Monday.

Yup

Still NO BABY, Just to let everyone Know, I am big and pregnant and sore, lost my ankles and I waddle like you wouldn't believe. Also found out my neighbour who we new was due in dec, is actually do the same day as us. So I know she is feeling the same way.

Don't know what to think anymore

Well there has been great news around us and really bad news too involving my friends. I guess I'll start of with the good news first.

Today I found out that our friends Cherie and Andrew back in Ottawa gave birth to a health happy baby boy on Dec 2nd and are finally home hopefully with no more hospital trips b/c of jaundice etc. Congrats guys. Can't wait to see pictures of you little man, Lucas.

Now the very disturbing and bad new is my friend from my exercise class and who also lives right behind us found out on Thursday that their baby had 3 server heart defects and also a chromosome abnormality and wouldn't survive once she was born. They were five months pregnant and had to go to the hospital this weekend to be induce. They named her Elsa and she was born yesterday evening and my friend said she was beautiful-doll like. I don't really know all the details but was talking to her while she was in the hospital. My heart is breaking for her and their family. It just not fair that things like this happen to precious little angles that are so pure and innocent and never giving a chance. They have a long ways to go emotional and physical but she knows that we are here for her and her family.

Don't feel like writing any more, it's been hard having to see many ppl we are linked to in some way go through things like this. Really makes you think sometimes of how unfair the world can be.

Ugh yes I am going to complain

Well these days are going long and yesterday was horrible. I' ve had a headache for two days now, Noah is giving up his one and only nap of the day and on top of the gets so over tired he won't eat and well yesterday he puked all over me and him and we had to jump into the shower with our clothes on. One positive things happen though and that was my friend kim who didn't know I was having a really bad day brought over some home made chicken soup. It was so good, she went to cooking school so everything she makes is awesome.

Well I started a blog last week for the long weekend but it didn't get finish like most of my blogs now a days, they just sit in the drafts and wait for me to either finish them or they just sit there. Anyhow it's another weekend and that's another weekend of being pregnant. I don't feel well, I am sore, it's hard to keep up with Noah b/c he wants me to chase him on the floor and it's just hard getting up and down, plus I been so nauseated lately and it just plan old sucks. I know I am not going to go into labour early that was just too much to ask but I do know that on Dec 24th I will be 42wks if I haven't deliver by than and will be induced b/c they won't let you go over that. So here is hoping that the baby comes before for Christmas eve, I really don't want to spend Christmas in the hospital.

The plan today is to do a lot of walking and try to finish up cleaning the apartment, finish my Christmas chocolates, Do some massage paper work that needs to be done for my license back in Ottawa, try and pick a name for the baby(nothing like last min eh?) Oh and finish up Christmas cards. ugh so much to do and so hard when I just want to lay down and rest. Oh well I have learned that being a mom there is no rest.

Well I hope you all have a good weekend, this better be the last weekend I am pregnant!!!!

Counting down the days

What can I say but nothing else but we are just counting down the days, 17days till due date counting today!!! I would love for it to be a little less and even better I would love for it to be next weekend where Tom has Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday off. Got to love Thanksgiving down in the USA. I feel more stress this time around where we have more resposiblitly now that we have Noah, b/c not only have we've been told but have been strongly recommend due to how fast my labour went with Noah to get to the hospital at the very first sign of labour. That statement makes me laugh b/c we went to the hospital last at the very first sign of labour(water breaking). But this time around we got to find the first person that is around on our list to drop Noah off and than head to the hospital. Fingers cross that we get to the hospital on time, please please let me make it. Nothing thing I would love to go somewhere this weekend or next weekend for a little trip and I just mean like to the city or what not so really not that far but again both Tom and I are really concern about when the baby will come and making it to the hospital!!!!!! Can you tell yet we are very nervous this time around about the labour!!! Anyhow not much is happening with us we are just sitting and waiting excitedly for the baby.

We just finished the last bit of staining on Noah and #2 new dresser thank goodness. it's not perfect but done. Now we just have to let it dry and get 3 coats of clear coat on it. It really needs to be done next weekend. So I guess I have more work to do this week and just hoping the rain holds off so I can get it done. AS well I am breaking my no Christmas decoration before Dec 1st. I think it's for the best that we get it up next weekend while Tom is home, and before the baby.

Another great Mom's night out

and last for a while haha.. Well some of the ladies in my exercise class took me out for dinner, last night. It was great sitting down with out children and just talking laughing and having a good time. I was surprise they all gave me and the children little gifts, the theme was books which I think is the best gift to buy children and we love books here. This week has made me realize that even though I don't always feel close to the friends I have made here, like some I have back home. I really have met some great women and over the time have developed some good friendships. They won't read this b/c I don't give this blog out to ppl but I really want to thank all of them again for thinking of me and wanting to treat me out to a lovely evening. This week I have to say so many of them have made me feel special. No worries either I made Tom a nice salmon, potato and peas for dinner so he didn't go hungry and also had a nice hot meal waiting for him at the door.

A great day off

...from being a mom.

I had a great surprise from my friends the other day. I knew they were taking me out on sunday and I just figure it was for lunch and well it was for lunch but also to my surprise they also took me to get a pedicure(I never had one before), where we all sat down and got one together. I felt really special, I can't remember when I have been treated by others besides tom like that. The pedicure was nice but the scrubbing was had to handle at times on the bottom of my feet where I am ticklish but it gave Kim and Kerry a good laugh at me trying not to jump around. I must admit that it was one of my best days I have had in a very very long time. Tom was happy too b/c Noah slept the whole time I was gone haha, luck man he is, plus he was happy that I had a good time out.

True meaning of Christmas

I normally don't post stuff like this but I found it and it just felt right to put it up on my blog.

True Meaning of Christmas

Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened. I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out next to the fireplace.

"What are you doing?" I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know. He then answered me with a simple statement . . .


"TEACH THE CHILDREN!" I was puzzled. What did he mean? He anticipated my question and with one quick movement brought forth a miniature toy bag from behind the tree. As I stood bewildered, Santa said, "Teach the children!


Teach them the old meaning of Christmas. The meaning that now-a-days Christmas has forgotten. "Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR TREE and placed it before the mantle. "Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round, depicting the everlasting hope of mankind, all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven."

He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. "Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a Savior for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of His promise."

He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. "Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of He who displaces the darkness."

Once again he reached into his bag and removed a WREATH and placed it on the tree. "Teach the children that the wreath symbolizes the real nature of love. Real love never ceases. Love is one continuous round of affection."

He then pulled from his bag an ORNAMENT of himself. "Teach the children that I, Santa Claus, symbolize the generosity and good will we feel during the month of December."

He then brought out a HOLLY LEAF. "Teach the children that the holly plant represents immortality. It represents the crown of thorns worn by our Savior. The red holly berries represent the blood shed by Him.

Next he pulled from his bag a GIFT and said, "Teach the children that God so loved the world that he gave his begotten son." Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a CANDY CANE and hung it on the tree. "Teach the children that the candy cane represents the shepherds' crook. The crook on the staff helps to bring back strayed sheep to the flock. The candy cane is the symbol that we are our brother's keeper."

He reached in again and pulled out an ANGEL. "Teach the children that it was the angels that heralded in the glorious news of the Savior's birth. The angels sang Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace and good will toward men."

Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL,. "Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.


Santa looked back and was pleased. He looked back at me and I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, "Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but a humble servant of the One that is, and I bow down to worship him, our LORD, our GOD."

Hi all not much to report where I just posted the other day. I just thought I would ramble for the very short time I have here. I have finish my Christmas shopping for Tom and Noah except for few stocking stuff but that's easy. I actually love small Christmas I really do have to say, b/c I feel that big Christmas take away from the meaning of Christmas. When I was little we got to ask Santa for 3 things that we wanted and you didn't get all three, mostly just one but we would put three down just in case he couldn't find some of them. Than we got more little things here and there. I am glad me and Tom don't go crazy for Christmas I really am. I like just being together, plus the more stuff you get the more junk you have around the house and if storage is a problem like here it just clutters up the place and I can't stand it. Simple is way better.

Also I still haven't decided if I will cook a small dinner for just Tom and I for Thanksgiving here or have a few ppl over like last yr. I love having ppl over and cooking for ppl but it's also stress full and a lot of work. I guess we'll see. I am starting to like having thanksgiving in November though, it seem to break up the holidays better, October is Halloween(not really a holiday but fun all the same), November is Thanksgiving which is huge down here and a 4 day weekend, and then the best of all it's December and Christmas(even though it not the same with out snow) I love the decorations and the lights and just the spirit of Christmas. I feel warm and loved during Christmas and this yr not stressed at all. I love just staying home for Holidays, it feels so nice to be home in our own place even though we'll miss family but it just nice to be home. I think I am going to start my Christmas chocolates now though b/c I don't think I'll get them done other wise, not sure if I will get everyone done or just do a big batch for everyone to share. As well I am going to make some Pumpkin bread today if Noah stays down(his mouth is all swollen from all the teeth trying to come in, it's sad and hard on mom b/c she doesn't have her happy boy).

I think that is enough rambling for today. Oh and Tom and I asked Santa this yr to find us a long lost rich relative that wants to give us money or a house!!! it could happen right LOL.

So....

as I sit here very uncomfortable, I went back and read my blog entries around this time when I was pregnant with Noah. Funny thing is I am feeling the same way but maybe a little worst. The memories of Noah bring tears of joy to my eyes and I feel so bless that we got another chance to have another child. I am so excited to have another child, it will be lots of work that is for sure having two children at home but I know I can do it b/c we always get through what life throws at us. I am really looking forward to not being pregnant anymore I have to say, and I won't miss it either. I can't wait till this baby comes and I can crawl into bed and feel comfortable b/c these days everything hurts. I am looking forward to my doctors appointment here next Monday and see if there are sign of labour getting closer. With Noah at my 36 wks appointment I was 1 cm dilated, it would be nice to be that with this one, too or even more where I will actually be 2 days away from being 37wks. I can say my BH contraction are pretty strong and sore which was the same with Noah too. I don't know how some women don't feel these my can stop me in my tracks. I am blowing up too like a good water balloon too. I don't understand why my body likes to swell after 34-35wks but it does, my sneakers are so tight this morning. I am going to try and get to one last exercise class this Friday and than it might be it for me, where I have probably just walking a long with Noah.

Two of Noah's molars are almost completely through which I will be happy about. He's doing okay but more cuddly in a sad way and not sleeping well and we had a fever for two days....ugh makes for a sad boy and a sad mom. I will be happy when it's not bugging him and he goes back to eating and sleeping well. Noah talking so much these days. He will say up please when he wants you to stand up and than he will take your seat, points to the moon and can say moon. Love and can say Elmo(we have an Elmo vest and hat and mits), calls Bella (Bellbell). showers us with kissing and blowing kiss all day. He points to my belly and say baby and gives it a kiss too. There is so much this little man do I could write a book, he just surprise us all the time.

Only other news is Tom and I finally got out for a dinner date for the first time well since Noah was born. We did get to a movie back in july2007 when Tom's mom was here but besides that Noah has been with us all the time. My friend took Noah for 2.5hours so that Tom and I could go out to dinner just the two of us. I have to say it was great and so nice just to spend sometime with Tom. I really miss our alone time sometimes but I wouldn't trade Noah for it. We went to a nice restaurant that we have gone to before we were parents and had I nice meal and it was nice to eat a hot meal too. Normally my meal is cold by the time I get Noah finished etc. I know how mom felt now with all of us at home. Anyhow since it was pouring out after dinner we couldn't do anything else so we went grocery shopping which was a treat as well without Noah. It's so hard to get shopping done with toddlers. Well hopefully we'll get out again one day before Noah turns 3.

Well Noah is napping and I think I will try too or work on #2 Christmas stocking. Still hoping I can get it done but we'll see.

funny story

We thought this was pretty funny the other day. We Know lots of people excepting little ones and most are really close to when we are due which is even funnier. I guess it's our age that leads us to knowing more and more people, having children. We know exactly if not more 10 couples excepting from December to early March.

OKay so the funny thing is, in our apartment complex which is made up of either one or two story buildings. We live in a one story building that only has four apartment connected and we live in one of the middle apt of the four. Now let say we live in apartment 2, well we knew that the couple that lives in apt 4 is except and due in December with their first and it's a boy and a few days ago we walked out of our front door and ran in to our neighbours who's door is right beside ours and lives in apartment 3. We don't see them often which is surprising and appear not to be home a whole lot which explains why we don't see them that much. Anyhow as we ran into them when we were coming out, wouldn't you know it she is expecting too and in the month of December with their first and it's a boy as well haha.. I had to laugh b/c I said to tom "man are the building around ours, going to love our building because out of 4 apartments 3 of us are excepting all in the same month". The buildings here aren't insulated and don't have double pain windows so you can pretty much hear everything inside and outside. We laugh at it all and I just felt like share it with you all.

Just counting down

We had an okay weekend not much excitement though. It rained from Friday to Sunday morning straight...I have to say I enjoyed it though. There is just something relaxing about listening to the rain and just wearing comfy clothes. We finally got a new dresser for Noah's room since our old one was broken and I couldn't open or close one of the drawers. It's a nice dresser we got but we have to stain and clear coat it ourselves which when rainy sucks. Hopefully next weekend will be nice so that it can get done and be put in Noah room.

Noah had fun on Friday night I didn't think he would like wearing his costume but he loved it and he loved trick or treating, which I didn't think he would care. He only went to one house(we were walking by on the way to his friends house when a man came out and said oh are you starting all ready can I give him something). Well Noah thought it was the greatest thing and took the candy with a big smile and started running down the street. We went to Wesley house and they played with the candy dish at Wesley's and was handing out candy to Tom, Wesley parents and me.

As for me I think I can only get to my exercise class a few more times. It's getting tough just to move and keep up with Noah and just walking to the park and back has me exhausted and out of commetion for the rest of the day. I am really counting down the days now wednesday I will be 35 wks on the dot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So five more to go but lets hope for 3ish okay, I am doing lots of stuff I did when I was pregnant with Noah b/c I really do believe they help out with him coming on time and also helping me with labour. Only one thing I haven't kept up well is my yoga which sucks but the class got canceled and well after exercise or the park in the morning I am just to tired, but where I don't see me making it to my exercise classes much more I am hoping to do my yoga dvd for the remainder of the pregnancy. It's funny how either it just this pregnancy or symptom with the second pregnancy do come soon that with your first which is also having me hope that I will go early. It's November I am I am loving this journey coming to an end only to start a new one. I must say I am strongly looking forward to Christmas here in our small little place and to the New Year. I am hoping we find a bigger place here in the spring and what would even be nicer if we found a long lost relative who was rich and wanted to give us some money so that we could buy a house"ONE CAN DREAM RIGHT"... tom and I dream of this often hahah. Anyhow that is pretty much the update on things here. I don't have a doctor appt till the 17th when I'll be 2 days away from being 37wks. I guess they couldn't get me in closer to my 36wk appt, Oh well. I should than have a 38wk, 39wk and hopefully that is it and here is baby. As well No we still don't have a name so don't ask, we might jsut call the baby #2. I am sure we'll find a name but it might be a few days after birth too. One day this child will have a name, but you'll all just have to wait.

Happy Halloween!!!

Searching for the right Pumpkin

Weekend is booked solid!!

We normally don't plan much on the weekends and just do whatever but this weekend we actually got lots going on for us which is nice for a change.

Saturday we are going to the Bridge School Concert Event here in town which we are excited for. Not sure who all we'll get to hear b/c we bought the tickets for the wrong day by mistake and Saturdays concert starts at 5pm and not 2pm like on Sunday oops. Anyhow Hopefully we'll get to see :Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Norah Jones don't really care or no the others. Sad things we miss, Josh Groban, and Smashing Pumpkins where they only play on Sunday. Anyhow we got the lawn seats where you brink a blanket and sit in the grass just like we did for July4th. It should be good times and if all goes well we'll make it till 9pm before walking home.

Sunday depending on how Noah will be doing we are going to head out to the beach and stop either on the way there or on the way back at one of the pumpkin patches to pick out our pumpkins and than Carve later on this week. I already know what I am carve for my and Noah's pumpkins, I can't wait.

Besides that I finally got to my exercise class again, since I have only been there twice in a month with all the travels I haven't been around. I must say if feel great that I can still kick all the non pregnant mom's butt in the workouts at 33 wks pregnant. I actually won the push up contest, not sure how many I did. I know it was over twenty because that is when I stopped counting and just kept going till she said stop, two of us tied out of 15 mom's. I got a window shade for the car that says my mom can do more push ups than your mom, pretty funny but so true haha. Anyhow I now have no energy at all after the workout, so I am going to hope here Noah falls asleep and I will put in probably a Christmas movie since I already watch the Charlie Brown's Halloween one yesterday and do some cross stitch. I am still hoping I can finish the baby's stocking before Christmas.

Hope you all have a great weekend.