Sept. 24, 2006
My sister just had a baby on July 27. A healthy baby girl named Rebecca. Other than that, life is pretty boring. Working a lot lately, my last day of work at the Kookie Kutter Bakery is August 5, then I'll have some time to do stuff. We want to go to Magic Mountain some weekend soon, and Shediac beach... and and and ....
October 6 - Jeremy's car got broken into yesterday morning sometime. They stole my CD case of 120 CDs, his two cameras, my sleeping bag and tent, and some camera equipment that his company owns. It really pisses me off cuz it had to be someone in our building, or they picked the lock to the parking garage. They didn't fuck with the car too much. The window seal is scuffed up and the window goes down jerky now. They left the rest of Jeremy's camera equipment laying outside the vehicle, the truck open and the doors unlocked. Damn pieces of shit! We have to file a police report for the landlord and his boss, but the cop siad that we most likely won't get anything back. FUCKERS! On a happier note, Valerie is doing well and we are going to try to get home for Christmas. Plane tickets are on sale right now so if anyone wants to chip in to "The whole family wants to meet Valerie" fund, please contact my grammy Liz. :) Jeremy is going to Toronto to train in digital photography tomorrow morning and I don't know when he is coming home yet. This will help him decide if he wants to go back to school or just get right into starting his own business when our lease is up here in the spring. Anyways, enough for now. New pictures need to be edited smaller and then I will put them up.
September 11 - Valerie has been crying for most of the day. I think she knows her dad is gone for a while. It seems to happen every time he goes away. I think I'll be going with him again next time. I might think it over if I can get her to calm down but its not working so far. Jeremy is rethinking going back to school. He might be able to go right into his own business with the training and experience he is getting with IPC. They are going to send him to Toronto for a couple of days to train in digital photography in October. That will be exciting for him. He is outside Edmonton tonight. He has Tuesday off and has to work again up north. Days off in the middle of the week when he is away is a really stupid idea on thier part. It either means more travel time or more nights he stays somewhere, both of which cost the company money. I'm thinking about going back to work, but I don't think I will be able to go back into massage right away. Where the infection was still hurts when I do situps. Valerie is getting too heavy for me to have her in the snugli for too long. Its getting really cold here at night already. We are having a chinook coming in tomorrow though, which means a really nice day. I hope Jeremy is home soon enough to enjoy some of it with me. Ijust put her in her crib after she fell asleep in my arms and she is crying again. Bye for now.
September 11 - Well, it's been another year since the great American tragedy and we're all still alive. The security at airports is still tight as hell and your eye doctor of 3 years won't sign your passport application. All in all, we're doing okay as long as Bush doesn't get re-elected. On a better note, Jeremy got puked on! *LOL* Valerie overate and he was the one to burp her this time. It got all over him! Things are going well. Tomorrow she will be 6 weeks old. That means I can do stuff again. I'm looking forward to getting strong again. I have felt like a ball of fluff for the past few months, not being able to lift things or exercise very much. Sad part is: it's getting really cold out now, so I can't go outside with Valerie. We are planning on getting some warmer stuff for her possibily today or tomorrow, but it's still not something I think I should do very often. Our trip to Regina was alright. It was much better than trying to take care of Valerie by myself for five days while Jeremy is away. We are going to go to Lethbridge next week for 3 days. It is a smaller town/city and I should be able to get out a bit more than in Regina. It didn't seem like a place I wanted to go out after dark at. We have a pregnant fish. Did you know that Guppies give birth to live offspring. You learn something new everyday. Hopefully the young will have enough to hide in so they don't get eaten. Cichlids actually preserve their young and they are pretty too! I was thinking we could get a couple of those and an Angel Fish. I've always liked Angel Fish. Right now we have 3 guppies, 2 snails and a male Beta in a 10 gallon tank. I don't think 3 more fish would be too much. Anyways, not much else is new, I'll update again when there is.
August 27 - I had a REAL shower yesterday! No more washing my hair in the sink and having sponge baths! The incision is all healed and I'm back to my old self. (as much as can be expected) I'm still concerned about all the scar tissue that has resulted from everything. I'm going to seek treatment to make sure I can still have a long and healthy massage career. I WAS voted in my graduating class to be the one with the longest career. I can't let them down. :) Jeremy been away since Monday with his new job and will be back on Saturday. He calls at least twice a day and we talk for quite a while. I think it helps him sleep at night. He misses Valerie a lot too, I can tell. *sigh* I really did good with my life. I'm proud of myself. As much as we didn't believe we were ready for this, I'm really glad it happened and wouldn't change it for the world. No-one is ever really ready to become a parent anyway. Here's to Jeremy and Valerie - my two angels. Valerie is sleeping longer and longer hours now. I actually got three hours straight sleep last night. Woohoo! She only woke up 3 times since 9pm until 7am this morning and she is asleep again now. The amount she eats in one sitting, I can't beleive her stomach is actually that big. She seems like she is twice the size she was when we brought her home. I missed my chance to weigh her yesterday, but I will talk to Jeremy today to see if we will have time before our trip to Saskatchewan next week. We are going to go with him this time. Food expenses will go up, but poor Jeremy won't be so lonely. *laughs* I wish the damn breast pump hadn't broken. I had to send it back to the manufacturer through the mail. As soon as I get the money back from that, I will put it toward the Medela one ($126). It's really too bad the other one broke, I would have really liked to go to the movies or something with Jeremy for a couple hours. If there are any new mothers listening, don't get The First Years breast pump from WalMart; it worked twice and lost its suction. It may be half the price of the other one, but its not worth a damn. Anyways, its time to nap while Valerie is asleep. I'll keep you all updated!
August 20 - I don't have to go back to the clinic today! I still need to catch up on my sleep, but I'm confident I will be able to this weekend. Jeremy should be able to start work on Monday, God willing. There is no more oozing from the incision and is starting to seal itself. They perscribed an antibiotic gauze covering that I need to pick up tomorrow. Jessie went home and Anthony and Alison are here now. They don't know much about taking care of babies, but they are naturals and very calm and collected. We went to Banff for a few hours and saw James while we were there. It was Alison's first time in the mountains. It was really beautiful, yet rainy at times. Valerie slept through our first restaurant outing. On another note, Valerie has started to over-eat and spit-up, but won't sleep until she is full. If anyone has any ideas on how to prevent her from overeating and still get some sleep, let me know. At least it gives Jeremy something to do at night when he's up anyways.
August 17 - Much has happened since the last entry. Valerie is doing fine throughout this, I will tell you first. She is getting bigger by the day still and much stronger. She moves her head around herself a lot and tends to like to bounce it off your chin while you are trying to burp her. Now for what has been happening to me. I developed an allergic reaction to the internal stitches in my incision. My stomach expanded to the size I was at 5 months pregnant again. It was red, swollen, painful. Jeremy's mom arrived on Wednesday when all this was just starting. The 12th was a decent day although I was really quite tired and really irritable; couldn't sleep at all. Then comes Friday the 13th. By the end of that day I was so poisoned from the inside-out, dehydrated from the heat, and I had another allergic reaction to the antibiotics I was being given that I begin to get very delusional, paranoid and almost schizophrenic. On top of that, I was trying to take care of Valerie by myself because I was being stubborn and wanted to know I could handle things myself (without Jeremy and Jessie; as they would both have to leave me soon). The whole time I felt as if everyone was watching and talking about me; one can't be sure what I was thinking. Somehow I ended up trying to cool down by going into the laundry room to be near the cold metal of the washers and dryers. From there, I managed to get myself over to Lora and Gabe's in one piece and began to cool myself off. Jeremy came over shortly and they talked me down for a while. Things were pretty tense for a while and I could barely walk to get back home when I was finally convinced it was "safe" to go home. The scariest part was thinking that I might lose Jeremy. After waking up the next day, the four of us went to Sears to get my opinion on the baby stuff that Jeremy and Jessie were looking at the day before. We fed and changed the baby in their changing/nursing room. I can just imagine how crappy I looked at the time. We had just barely got in the door, I sat down with some water in this chair right here when I coughed a small cough that ruptured the absess (seroma) in my stomach out through the incision. I have to say that is that worst smell I have ever encountered and the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. I didn't know exactly where all that fluid (seemed like a litre or more) could have come from. Jessie and Jeremy (J and J, I'll say) managed to get me to the washroom and into the bathtub. There was a large piece of stitching also hanging out of the hole. I was barely able to maintain consciousness. While the poison was still coming out of me, they sat me in the tub and poured warm water over the hole. For it coming out that fast, the hole was only a centimeter wide. The doctor said that this was probably the best thing that could have happened even though it was really traumatic. I was told to go to the doctor in the morning. When I got the the doctor, they took me off the antibiotics and packed the hole. This was very surprising, he didn't explain anything before he did it and it was very painful. Basicly he shoved gauze in the hole to fill it and told me to go home. It has to heal from the inside out now. Since I have had to go back daily to get it removed and replaced. The next two times I had it done, it wasn't so bad and I had some wonderful nurses take care of me. I am now feeling a lot better and can finally eat again without feeling sick. I am quite tired at the moment, but I will sleep as soon as Valerie feeds again. Jessie will be going home tomorrow and I imagine she will be pretty upset to go. Jeremy's new boss is very understanding about the medical emergency we are faced with and he has been able to put off starting his new job until I don't have to go to the doctor everyday. Things are looking up.
August 10 - I sneezed! That was the most pain I have felt throughout this whole ordeal so far. It felt like something tore on the inside. Unforunately, I was feeding Valerie at the time. I've never seen Jeremy get out of bed that fast. I put pressure and ice on it. I had been to the doctor that day because of pain in that area. The following day turned out to be much better because it detached itself. Today the bruising is almost completely gone and there is only a small scab at the incision. I still am having trouble with coughing though. I will probably have to go to the doctor for that too. I'll give it another day and see what happens. Jeremy picked up his car yesterday. It's a dark blue Buick Century Custom; fully-loaded. It rides like a dream. We'll have to see how she is going to do on gas. Jeremy's first day at his new job is today. He started at 9am this morning. I can't wait to hear how it went.
August 8 - My official due date Yesterday I had a long talk with Lora, did some crying, laughing and so on. The most surprising part of my day yesterday was when I talked to my grandmother for an hour or more. That was the best conversation I have ever had. I'm in quite a bit of pain and called Health Link last night. The nurse told me I shouldn't he in this much pain still. I think I may be overdoing it, but I feel too good to sit still. I'll let you know how things go. Jeremy and I couldn't be happier, even if we are tired a lot. He's so good to the baby too. You should see him look at her. And I see more respect and admiration in his eyes for me too. I'd have to say that life is pretty good right now. He loves taking care of us both. He told me that it makes him feel good to take care of me. Its a rare occasion but I will let people help me once in a while. Valerie is getting stronger by the day. She holds her head up for almost 3 seconds at a time now by herself. She has quite the grip with her little hands and holds onto my pinkie all the time. She can roll over onto her side a bit now. When she kicks her feet out when I feed her, she can move her whole body. Damn they grow fast. We've already had to release the car seat a notch.
August 7 Now its time to tell everyone how things have been going with Jeremy. He starts a new job on the 10th of this month. It's a photography job with IPC Photography. It's a Canada-wide company that provides photography services for church affiliates. He will be travelling from Calgary to British Columbia, and East as far as Thunder Bay once in a while. It will take him away from home quite a bit, but its too good of an opportunity to not take advantage of. He gets an ample salary plus commission.
August 5 See the labour and delivery page
I am pregnant. There are only 4 weeks until the due date (August 8, 2004). I'm not working right now, so I've been pretty bored and anxious. All that will soon change though and I probably won't be bored again for at least 12 years. I will let you all know more when the time comes.
We were home for a visit this June 10-24. I have some new pictures, courtesy of Brendan's digital Camera. Sorry to those I didn't get a chance to see but I was only there for a short period of time. Miss you all already.
Oh, and we've decided to move back to the East. Calgary isn't exactly the best place to raise a child. Jeremy wants to go to school at Mount Allison to take a course, hasn't decided which yet. Sackville will be our home for a while anyways. And then on to Nova Scotia somewhere... Get a car, buy a house, raise a child/children... you know adult stuff... I hope to still have fun once in a while though, you know me!
July 29, 2006 - I have now been in Sackville, Nb for just over a year. I'm a massage therapist with a loving fiance and a two-year-old (On August 1) daughter. Our wedding is on August 12, 2006. After which we are heading to Charlottetown, PEI. Jeremy is attending the Photography and Digital Imaging course for two years; during which I will be working on building up my mobile massage therapy business again- "Dawne Boorne, RMT" After that, who knows.
July 4
Jeremy purposed to me in October 2003. I'm going to be Mrs. Dawne Boorne! I look forward to the day.
