Updates this week

HI all, it's Mom (aka Erin). This week we have some exciting developments such as an ultra sound on Friday. I am dreading holding in fluids, probably the worst part of being pregnant (in my opinion)! Also I will be 20 weeks this Sat. which means I am 5 months in and a bit over half way done there. My uterus is the size of a cantelope,interesting in a way, also it gets 1000 times bigger from the begining to the end of preganancy. Eric swears he can feel movements when we get settled into sleep, I can definately feel things but i don't really know what they are yet. In the next few weeks I should be able to feel flutterings, then it progresses into small kicks and then eventually large ones! So stay tuned... Oh also a friend of mine, Robin is pregnant too, about a few weeks behind me. She is joining the exercise group and I am excited to share pregnancy phases with her. Eric and I are going to dinner with she and her partner Roger this weekend so it should be fun!

Updated Names List

Boys Names

Sebastien (Eric+Erin)
Francois (Eric+Eric)
Francis-Xavier (Eric)
Mathis (Erin)


Girls Names

Sophie (Eric+Erin)
Marie-Josée (Erin+Eric)
Genevieve (Eric+Eric)
Marielle (Eric+Erin)
Julia (Erin)
Celeste (Erin)
Carine (Erin)

Any comments? Additions? Just click below.

Belly Size

Ok, we're going to start tracking the belly size. We should have started earlier really. Still, this data is going to be cool. We'll see how it changes over time. So, today the largest circumference around Erin's belly is 44 inches. Cool! Stay tuned for updates over the next 4 months.

19 Weeks + X-Country Skiing

Erin is 19 weeks pregnant today. To celebrate we went Cross Country Skiing at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. It was really fun and the weather was perfect for it. So last weekend was skating and this weekend was Cross Country Skiing; this baby really is getting lots of exercise! What's next? Skydiving!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA ;-)

18 weeks + skating on the Canal!

Erin was 18 weeks pregnant yesterday (Saturday) and as a family we skated on the longest skating rink in the world: The Rideau Canal. It was awesome. The weather was warm and sunny and we skated about 4 kilometers. Erin only fell twice...DOH! Her centre of gravity is shifting and we were carrying bags of boots so it was throwing her for a loop. We had a great time; however, because of the falling... I think ice skating is out of the question from here on in. Saturday night we went to my Dad's friend Yao's for a traditional Chinese New Year's Eve feast. It's was Yummalicious! We even had Dragon Fruit for the first time! Neato!

Baby Movement here we come!

Today I swore I could feel some movement or deep pressure! It felt weird but exciting. Maybee it was all the excitement of the Frontenacs winning the hockey game 4-1 last night.....humm a baby hockey fan already?

17 weeks!

Erin is 17 weeks pregnant today. Yeah. I'm wondering when our next ultrasound is? hmmm.

How about FX Tremblay?

Hey Folks,

How could does this sound: "FX Tremblay steals the puck at centre, he skates in on the left wing, makes a good move on the defenseman. Oh... he switches to his backhand, he shoots....SCORES! OH MY GOODNESS! FX Tremblay folks. FX Tremblay with the game winning goal in overtime for the Detroit Red Wings. Boy that kid is good!"

What do you think? Cool name or what? FX (Francis-Xavier) was also the first name of a very famous French Canadian stonemason in Kingston: FX Rocheleau (1761-1812). He was the builder and original owner of the building where Chez Piggy resides today. His initials are carved into the cornerstone of the building. The area between Chez Piggy and the Toucan is called Rocheleau court today. I've been in Rocheleau Court quite a few times (*haha*)

Exercise Program

I have started working out and the baby has no idea what went wrong! I have been feeling better from my sick weekend in time to start the program this week. It's a research study through Queens on Pre-Eclampsia (or high blood pressure) in pregnancy and whether exercise helps decrease it. I found out about it through Siobhan who did a study last year and really enjoyed it. I am in the fitness control group (ha ha, me does not equal fitness, but oh well I'll go with it). We do 25 min of cardio then a series of strenghtening exercises for pelvis, abs, arms and legs. I am really liking it and I have two other preggo's with me and a trainer 3 nights per week, I will also try to fill in my weekends with winter fun or goodlife....
Sat. is 17 weeks, I am 42% of the way through, it's hard to believe its happening so fast and the baby is 8.5 inches long! Eric keeps thinking he'll feel something kich but it will be a few more months before that is visible and a few week until I feel fluttering. Thats all for now.

Home sick

Erin's not feeling good today. Boohoo. She can't decide if it has anything to do with the boat-load of chicken wings she ate at Michelle's last night or what. But she feel really nauseous today. Yuck. Poor her.

16 weeks... and counting!

Erin is 16 weeks pregnant! YEAH! Also, yesterday Erin came back from her trip to Victoria. Boy, the baby is well travelled.... first Italy, now British Columbia. Nice! On our way hom from the airport we picked up a free crib from someone in Amherstview that I found on the Internet. It's a StorkCraft from Sears and it's in great condition. People are so kind sometimes.