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Busy day! Didn't get around to finishing this until after 8pm.
Okie dokie. So, pictures first, I guess! :)
Here's DH with DD on Christmas.
And me with DD.
And one of me with DS (lol). I need to take another one for the belly pic thread.
Let's see. Um, I was born on an Army base in West Germany. But my parents divorced when I was a baby. My mom remarried my step-dad when I was three, and he's my real father. My bio "dad" has never been a part of my life (which I've written about a lot on my blog).
My family all live in Ohio, and I live 1,800 miles away in Calgary, Alberta. I miss them a lot.
I met DH when he went to university in the States. He grew up in Ontario. Then we moved to a little city three hours east of Calgary called Medicine Hat. That's where DD was born. We moved to Calgary because DP wanted to get a second bachelors in science while waiting to get into med school (since he had already gone back to school to get pre-medicine prerequisites and only had two years to go before the second degree). But then Alberta student financing told him...we'll finance you for one more year, which isn't enough to finish the degree. So he's working in a lab testing foods for pathogens and shelf life while waiting to hear back from the schools he applied to this cycle. He's got an interview at the University of Calgary medical school later this month. All the other schools he applied to are in the US (including one near my family). It's super stressful waiting and wondering and worrying.
I started, but didn't complete, a BFA in painting and drawing. I'd like to go back to school someday and complete a degree (probably in linguistics or a BFA or maybe exercise science or nutrition - lol - I don't make up my mind easily). Until then I'm doing the SAHM thing, and blogging. I love to write. I've also got a novel in progress, but I haven't worked on it in a while because I'm stuck on some plot problems. I should probably just force myself to write past them, but right now I'm too busy focusing on baby-related projects.
I like to craft (sew, loom knit, digital scrapbooking, crafting in general), sometimes I like cooking, I usually like baking. I also like running, watching movies, LOVE reading, LOVE writing, like drawing, photography, etc. etc. etc.
Most hobbies I try, I love. My problem is finding time and money to do them all.
Busy day! Didn't get around to finishing this until after 8pm.
Okie dokie. So, pictures first, I guess! :)
Here's DH with DD on Christmas.
And me with DD.
And one of me with DS (lol). I need to take another one for the belly pic thread.
What an adorable family!
Let's see. Um, I was born on an Army base in West Germany. But my parents divorced when I was a baby. My mom remarried my step-dad when I was three, and he's my real father. My bio "dad" has never been a part of my life (which I've written about a lot on my blog).
My family all live in Ohio, and I live 1,800 miles away in Calgary, Alberta. I miss them a lot.
I met DH when he went to university in the States. He grew up in Ontario. Then we moved to a little city three hours east of Calgary called Medicine Hat. That's where DD was born. We moved to Calgary because DP wanted to get a second bachelors in science while waiting to get into med school (since he had already gone back to school to get pre-medicine prerequisites and only had two years to go before the second degree). But then Alberta student financing told him...we'll finance you for one more year, which isn't enough to finish the degree. So he's working in a lab testing foods for pathogens and shelf life while waiting to hear back from the schools he applied to this cycle. He's got an interview at the University of Calgary medical school later this month. All the other schools he applied to are in the US (including one near my family). It's super stressful waiting and wondering and worrying.
For some reason, that sounds *really* cool!
I started, but didn't complete, a BFA in painting and drawing. I'd like to go back to school someday and complete a degree (probably in linguistics or a BFA or maybe exercise science or nutrition - lol - I don't make up my mind easily). Until then I'm doing the SAHM thing, and blogging. I love to write. I've also got a novel in progress, but I haven't worked on it in a while because I'm stuck on some plot problems. I should probably just force myself to write past them, but right now I'm too busy focusing on baby-related projects.
I like to craft (sew, loom knit, digital scrapbooking, crafting in general), sometimes I like cooking, I usually like baking. I also like running, watching movies, LOVE reading, LOVE writing, like drawing, photography, etc. etc. etc.
I've never heard of digital scrapbooking. How does that work?
Most hobbies I try, I love. My problem is finding time and money to do them all.
How do you like living in Canada? Which do you prefer, living in Canada, or living in the states? (If your family could be close to you either way.) What's the biggest difference between Canada and the states? (Sorry, DF and I have always talked about wanting to live in Canada, and for a bit even were planning on moving there, though I don't know much about the logistics of moving internationally, without any "strings" like having a job in the other country, or being accepted to university there or something).
What, if anything, has been your favorite part about this pregnancy? What kind of birth are you planning?
) and online shopping is much more fun. Canadian shipping ain't cheap, and a lot of websites won't ship to us at all. I also much prefer a lot of the politics here and will be sorry to leave behind marriage equality, among other social stances, if we move back to the US. Though, it will be easier to lobby for change from within the States, I suppose.
Ahhhh! I feel like we could be BFFs if we were friends IRL! It seems like we are a lot alike.... I SO want to start writing a novel. I just feel like I wouldn't know where to go with it once I finished... and all of my time would probably be wasted.
Anyway, your family is super duper cute.
What do you think will change most about your lives when you introduce little Teddy?
What kinds of things have you been able to experience living in Canada that you never got to experience living in the states?
Ahhh, such a cute family <3
Does your daughter know both English and French(I know, I know, such a Canadian stereotype thing lol)? What type of doctor does your DH want to be?
Ahhh, such a cute family <3
Does your daughter know both English and French(I know, I know, such a Canadian stereotype thing lol)? What type of doctor does your DH want to be?
We live in Western Canada, so not a lot of French speaking out here (though they do have immersion schools). I love foreign languages, and am usually good at learning them, but for whatever reason, French and I just can't get it together. I cannot nail the pronunciation of French words. DH knows a little, because he took it in school and a little in University. But DD doesn't know any. She knows a tiny bit of ASL (we did baby signing, and I took ASL in high school). But other than that, just English.
DH is leaning towards family practice, but is open to anything. He knows that once he actually gets exposed to the various areas, he may fall in love with something. I think he'd be a good pediatrician or emergency medicine doctor, but he isn't sure. He's especially not keen on the idea of working with sick children all the time because he thinks he'd get too depressed seeing so many ill and unhappy little ones.
Just wanted to say hi because I live in Red Deer. So close, yet so far away...(we rarely get to Calgary). We moved here from Manitoba to enjoy the mountains, but haven't been a lot since having DD two years ago. Good luck with med school, etc. I know how you feel about waiting, worrying, etc as we are going to put our house on the market soon (to move back to MB), and we have never sold a house before, and I'm really hoping that it sells, but also that they are willing to have a closing date AFTER this baby is born! And I love your pics!! You all look so happy.
What is your novel about?!
And you have an adorable family! Love the pictures.
I know my questions aren't very original but... Do you have a theme for baby's space? What's your favorite color? Is your daughter excited to be a big sister?
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