The waiting game

I've been on maternity leave for 2.5 weeks now and I'm already starting to feel anxious about "the big day." I've been trying to relax as much as possible considering the fact that I now have blood pooling in my ankle (good times as always with pregnancy), but I've also been nesting like crazy to try to prepare for our baby boy's arrival. Lucky for me Amber is still in daycare until the end of July so it gives me some quality time to prepare. I feel guilty dropping her off each day, especially when she says "Bye Mommy! Have a good day at work!" She does have a lot of fun there though, so I guess I shouldn't feel too guilty.

This photo was sent to me by Sarah (Amber's daycare provider). Amber loves to try on "cool dudes" and pose for the camera :)

As for me, I definitely feel as big as I look these days and waddling is my main pace it seems.

Although this is a fairly unflattering photo, it truly shows the bump!

Since our last post there have been a few family highlights. A big one was Tim's big surprise party that I had been planning for months. I was amazed that we were all able to keep it a secret right up until the big event. From the video I think he was definitely shocked :)

 And what would a party be without the off-tune "happy birthday" song.

It's not a real birthday until Iron Maiden makes an appearance

In addition to a great party, Amber (and the rest of us) had a great time visiting with her cousins and Aunt SJ and Uncle Paul.

Enjoying a little lunch on the front porch

Since our great trip to Fernie, we have also gone to Science World with Papa McCourt for his birthday:

 

Unfortunately, Papa McCourt is usually the one weilding the camera, so there were no group shots with him in them!

We also made a trip to Sechelt on June 1st to gather together and remember happy times of mom on the one year mark of her passing. Hard to believe that a year has already passed. I know we all still miss her like crazy. Amber definitely helped lighten the mood while we were there as there was a new slide and swing added to Papa's Tree House!

Gotta have bubble time when you're in Sechelt

Driving the big rig once again

 Needless to say Amber spent a lot of time playing in the tree house that weekend.

Here are a couple other notable events that we've had.

Feeding the duckies for the first time:

And riding the mini train in Burnaby for Father's Day:

 

 Hopefully our next post will include photos of the newest little McNelson!