Pic Of Emma

Here is Emma on Liam's birthday. We sent Harry Potter party hats and cupcakes to the daycare so ofcourse she had to try one on!!

WOOHOO!!

Wow I finally figured out how to post pics!! Man am I good :) See Nat it ain't so hard!!

Pic of Liam

Here is Liam on his 4th Birthday!! Believe it (or not) he was posing in that pic..LOL. I told him to put his hand there. He is losing his curls a bit :(

Finally met my Intended Parents!!

It was awesome! They are just as great in person as they are over the phone/e-mail. It was an extraordinary night full with great conversation, laughs and even a little emotional at times. They treated us to an amazingly expensive restaurant and the food was delicious!!

I was a little nervous at first that they might not like me and change their minds but I think they enjoyed themselves as much as we did We did not even talk too much about the surrogacy but that is ok because we have covered most of that over and over and over!!!!LOL.

Right at the end IF went up to the butcher counter they had there (it was a steakhouse) and bought my parents two filet mignons to thank them for watching the kids! They must have been like $50 just for the two of them! It was crazy but at the same time extremely thoughtful and generous of him.

IF also told us that he is a member of a golf course that Cliff has been dreaming his whole life to play at and he told Cliff that he would love to take him out for a round there!! Cliff is on cloud NINE!! It was a great night!

On another note..the injections are going ok...can't say I am enjoying them and it just makes me dread the other ones (bigger, thicker oil type liquid). I hit a vein the other day..that kinda hurt..but I knew almost instantly that I had done something wrong because the actual prick does not normally hurt. It is usually just the meds that hurt once I push the syringe..but that one hurt like an SOB! I drew back the syringe and poof there was blood so I had to start ALL over again! Pain in the ass!!

I can't really see too many side effects yet..perhaps bitchiness..LOL..although I am sure Cliff would say I am like this every month! It is hard to say if it is the meds or just being off the Pill. I am also retaining water bigtime. I should have lost a good 3-4 lbs last week and I only lost 1! I was so pissed! But again is it the meds or just good ole Aunt Flo wreaking havoc? My belly also is tender..almost like my bladder feels full all the time. I am going to ask about that one tomorrow.it might just be the water retention.

What else?? Kids are good..(full of colds but good), Cliff is good. Desperate Housewives was GREAT! Looking forward to 24 and Medium tomorrow night.

Which Desperate Housewife are You??

http://www.tell-tale-heart.com/dhquiz/dh.html

you're honest and funny, but you often get overwhelmed with
all the aspects of your life you have to manage. you need to
remember to take some time to yourself, relax, and remember
that it's always okay to ask for help when you need it.

which desperate housewife are you? find out at

I did it!!

So I gave myself my first injection! There had been some confusion and it appears there will be two different injections in this protocol. One is what I am doing now - a drug called Suprefact which will take on where that ole shot in ass left off (lupron) This is a subcutaneous injection and is very similar to what diabetics use for insulin. So I braved it..scared the crap out of myself (more out of paranoia of doing it wrong than anything) it was not that bad but considering it has to be done everyday..ick..

My second injections will probably start just after the 24th. On that day I have to go for an ultrasound to check my endometrial lining. Once those results are in I will start the progesterone shots in the arse as well as an antibiotic. Wanna know something funny?? Not funny ha ha funny but more like a strange coincidence..I could end up on anti-rejection drugs..LOL.. cause as you know with Cliffy he takes them because his body will always know that the heart is not his. Well apparently my body will know that those little chicks are not mine when they are implanted. It is only until the placenta is well formed that the body would stop naturally rejecting them little eggers. Weird eh? Obviously it is a much more milder form of medication but strange nonetheless.

So I think that is it. I am tired tonight.

Sorry...

haven't been around this week. Cliff is on days this week and next so I don't spend as much time on the computer at night I FEEL like a late night mama but it is only 10:00 pm!!

So let's see..ohh the plumbing/electricity problem..well Cliff was at work talking to the electrician there and telling him how the fuse/breaker (whatever) did not pop but we still have no power etc etc..so the guy says something to the effect of "oh that is odd..I would have thought that your reset button on the outlet in the bathroom would have caught it, maybe your house is wired illegally..blah blah blah" All Cliff had to hear was reset button the electricity finally came back on in his brain! DOH! Sure enough when I got home I hit the reset button and PRESTO! Power is back! I am just soooooooooooo glad we did not spend money to have an electrician come in to tell us that! HOW EMBARASSING!

What else..the children were little beasts this weekend. Cliff was working and they both had colds and no naps..I guess that is why it feels like midnight already?? I know Liam said something so hilarious and witty this weekend..but the brain is mush and I already forget what it was.. :( I should have come on right away topost it or write it down or something. It left me saying "frig that kid is smart.." I am sure it will come back to me...

On the surro front - went for my second hormone check on Thursday and it looks like I will start the rest of my meds tomorrow..I am still perplexed with the injection thing but I am trying not to stress out about it. ALSO We finally get to meet the intended parents this week!! We are going out for dinner on Thursday night! I am sure some people on both sides were starting to think we were nuts for goign as far as we did without meeting but I honestly feel like I have known them for years. They are such open, honest kind people and everything feels right. So I guess it is kind of like a blind date! I am so excited!

What else?? Oh yeah Valentine's Day :) Big deal..LOL..we are not really into it. I think we might BBQ some steaks and that is about it. That is if Cliff shovels a path to the BBQ!

I got my raise at work finally..6.1% not bad! Still a crap salary but considering what everyone else gets in that place I feel slightly honored. We will be getting another raise in June/July as they are trying to match up our year end evaluations/raises with our fiscal year end which is June. They have also started up a bonus plan as well..that should be interesting! I am still looking for a promotion or job change of some sort but it ain't happening yet. Despite the four years of reviews that say I could be doing so much more and they plan to capitalize on that yadda yadda yadda..when pigs fly. I am always looking for something new but I guess it would kind of be a joke to walk into a job interview 6-7 months pregnant..and tell them not to worry the baby is not mine!! LOL..Oh well there is always 2006 if this place doesn't do anything for me in the next year!

So that is all I can think of...

Superbowl..

I am sooo not into Superbowl. Cliff is heading up to his friend Duane's later on to watch. I give him a hard time about going but now I have the whole couch to myself and will watch some good movies. I think I will watch Troy, perhaps The Manchurian Candidate. The possibilities are endless!! We put on Shaun of the Dead for a few minutes yesterday..it looks pretty funny!

Might go up to Rigaud Mountain to watch Shannon snowboard a little. It is a beautiful sunny mild day here in Quebec!

So the chicks lost to the men last night..technically. We pretty well gave them enough hints to get their final pie and we ended it there because apparently I am the only insomniac around. It was good tho..I actually went to bed before midnight and the kids slept the whole night! OK well Liam snuck in our bed at some point but I don't even know when.

We still have no electricity in the downstairs bathroom.. Cliff will have to look at that at some point..what a pain in the ass(not Cliff, the fact we have no power..ok maybe Cliff too)

Liam got an awesome Harry Potter cloak and glasses from Nan & Grandpa along with a Harry Potter watch! He has barely taken the cloak off! He even slept in it for most of the night! He got another Harry Doll (male version of a Barbie???) from Steph and Richard but he would never trade it in for something else! So right now they are Harry and Larry...LOL..Uncle Ross & Auntie Kim and the gang(Sue, Randy, Christine) got him some awesome stuff too! He has been zapping us with his new magic wand all morning, bathtime tonight will be with the Spiderman towel and face cloth! He had a really great time and he knocked out pretty quick! Shan's friend Saylie even brought him a gift!! It was so thoughtful of her! She got him this Harry Potter Whomping Willow game. We had given him his gifts on the day from us (Leappad plus writing system), Emma (Batman figurine), Nanny (we picked up Mulan II), Granny (Spiderman PJ's) and Granny & Grandpa Jim(2 games for his Leappad!) He had a really good birthday and thanks to all for the gifts :)

So that is about it..gotta start getting everything ready to go to the mountain!!

I got some great pics of Liam (and Emma) that I will try and figure out how to get on here.

Yesterday..

was Liam's 4th Birthday! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone! I know I am biased being his Mum and all but I think he is such a special little boy. I just love him to pieces. Today he gets to have "his" cake. He is so excited. Stephanie's sister Michelle made him a cake with Harry Potter on it! Yesterday I brought cupcakes and party hats a la Harry Potter to school so his class could have a little party! Apparently they all had fun.

Nothing new on the surrogacy front..just waiting for the 10th. I know that this month is just going to drag on by now that I am waiting for something to happen.

Oh I forgot to tell you all before..I got a call from Cliff's nurse at the transplant clinic with some excellent news!! He has been doing so well again that he will only have to have blood tests done at a local clinic every 3 months and only go to the hospital every 6 months! Barring any other complications ofcourse. So that was great news to hear! He hasn't been sick too much either. One bout of gastro and that is about it.

Trivia tonight..Men Vs. Women.. Who will be the winners?? Unfortunately with Richard coming I am no too optimistic for us..LOL..He doesn't know a whole lot about sports but he pretty well covers all other categories and the 90's edition has a whole category for 'puter geeks! We are in big SHITE! (sorry Richard but you can't hid from the truth..LOL)

Oh what a night (or lack thereof)

Yo Yo Flo..finally sho’d..LOL..I have never been so happy to see her in my life. I don’t know if Lupron delayed her or what but I was starting to panic. (probably why she decided to stay away)

So let’s see… I was a late nite mama and and early morning mama today. Did not get to bed until 12:00 am I have no idea how long it took me to fall asleep not as long as usual cause the night before was short too. Next thing I know it is 4:30 and Emma is awake..I think it is time to get her out of that crib. I don’t know why but I have sideways sleeping kids. So ofcourse she is tall enough now that when she pulls a 90 (as opposed to a 180 or a 360) she gets herself wedged between the rungs. Normally I can slide her around and she will go back to sleep but it wasn’t happening! So I brought her into bed with me and I think she might have fallen back asleep if it was not for Liam who decided to get up! He wanted to watch Tarzan. You know that cheesy Tarzan series? Well it is on at 6:00 am on NTV (just in case you are a fan) and I keep telling him that he goes to bed so late and sleeps to long in the morning and he misses it everyday. So I guess he thought enough was enough and made sure he was up nice and early! They both had power naps on the way to the garderie so that helped a bit I am sure.

OK let’s review last night’s TV schedule… Law & Order:SVU..repeat; One Tree Hill – I know most of you are not watching this..but you are missing out! I missed a lot of the first season but this is my replacement for Beverley Hills 90210; American Idol – Chick that sang Aretha Franklin was awesome..there were a few that were pretty good but there were lots that were BAD!; NYPD Blue – first of the last 5 FINAL episodes! I think I am going to cry when it leaves. I cried last night when Andy came downstairs in his blues. Oh yeah and Gilmore Girls – I aspire to be as witty and funny as Lorelai Gilmore..that woman is quick. I would love to know what she is like in real life. That is about the only reason why I watch it oh yeah and because Luke his hot (shut up he is soooO!!)

Tonight is gonna suck! George Dubya’s State of the Union Address.. Maybe I will actually go to bed early for once! I would go to sleep right now if I could!!