Congratulations

Well, it is official. Kelly passed his ride and is now flying with Air Canada Jazz. He had his first flight today, and phoned me in between flights to say hi. Kelly is off to Seattle tonight and then he gets to fly to Portland tomorrow (could be the other way around I can't fully remember - baby brain sucks sometimes....don't worry I have it written down upstairs in case I need to get a hold of him).

It has been amazing to see Kelly's progression throughout the years. Along with family and friends, I have witnessed him getting his initial license (in Langley, BC), get the next few licenses (in school), and then progress from a co-pilot to a captain (on three different types of airplanes) with his first job. Now he is starting his second job, and I couldn't be more proud and excited for him. He is doing what he loves to do, and is doing it very well.

Congratulations on the job well done Kelly. We knew you could do it!

Keeping busy - well kinda

Well, Kelly is now back in Toronto until August 11, 2007 when he comes home for a couple of days. Brad and I dropped Kelly off at the Airport on the 1st so that he could go do his Simulator training. It sounds like it is going well for him, although it is a lot of information to learn (which is to be expected).

After Brad and I dropped off Kelly I went to my first appointment with Pregnancy Doc's. Now, on the drive from the airport to the appointment, there happenend to be a bad accident on the road that basically had traffic stopped or at least at a snail pace to go forward. The trip shouldn't have taken us that long, however it was a good 45-60 min drive to the outskirts of Edmonton from the airport. Anyone who has driven this knows that it doesn't normally take that long to get there.

Anyways, I got to the appointment (only 5 minutes late - impressive I thought), and I waited for a few minutes to go in. I happened to have a pretty good headache, so I thought this was a good time to see the doctor. I got in and they did the usual routine stuff (I saw a resident then the doctor) and throughout the appointment I was starting to feel much worse. It turns out that my Blood Pressure (BP) was quite high. So they decided to send me to the Royal Alexandra Hospital to get checked out. Now before I go any further, please do not worry I AM OK and the baby is OK too.

So I had Brad drive me to the hospital and we got to sit in the Labour and Delivery ward for approximately 8 1/2 hours. During this time, it was decided that my BP was ok however my heart rate was a little fast - please keep in mind that this had no effect on the baby at all. They took a lot of blood work, had 3 doctors come and see me and had a ECG done on my heart. It was determined that I would be staying the night and that I would be transferred down to the 3rd floor. So Brad and I went to the 3rd floor and we got to hang out there until my parents arrived. So after a few days, and a lot of testing (including a ultrasound of the baby - who now has the most adorable chubby cheeks and weighs approx 7 lbs 7 ounces, as well as an ultrasound of the heart), I am now out of the hospital. I have to say that I am glad that I am no longer in there. It is not that it was horrible, but who really wants to stay in the hospital. They do not know what caused the raised heart rate (and every doctor seems to have a different opinion, such as stress, virus, thyroid problem - still to be deteremined, unknown reasons), but I am doing better now and I am happy to be home. I did get to hear the baby's heart beat a lot and I got to see the baby on the ultrasound, so that was a bonus to staying there.

I don't think that I will be doing acrobats anytime soon, however I am up walking around, and I am no longer on bed rest (which only applied while I was in the hospital - although that wasn't told to me until I wanted to leave the room - I had to use a wheel chair and stay near an elevator). It was definately a very interesting couple of days, a couple of days which I would not like to repeat any time soon.

Other than that, I think I will be taking it easy for the next little while. I have another appointment on Friday, pick Kelly up on Saturday and then we go to Edson on Saturday night. This seems to be the plan so far. It has been a busy last week, so I am looking forward to slowing down a bit.

I hope everything is going well and I will talk to you later.

We are now down south

Well, we have officially moved down south. At the moment, we are living with family until September when we move into our condo that we have rented.

The trip down was good, and I got a picture of the barn with the Canadian Flag - my favorite thing to see while on the trip (I look for it every time). We also stopped at Alexandra Falls to check it out. It was very dirty, however very powerful looking.

We now have our trailer rented so that is one less thing for us to worry about. The moving went great (thanks to Bob, Uncle Bruce, Garton, Adam, Liz, Mom, Dad and Craig) and it is all in storage now (although some is in storage in Edson, but that we can deal with at another time).

Our not so good news is that when we came down south, we did not bring Gracie (our dog) with us. Unfortunately she was not doing so well, so Kelly and I made the decision to have her put down (this way she was no longer in pain). It was really hard to do, and we miss her terribly. It definately made the move not as exciting, but we know it was the right thing to do.

Well, that is it for now, we will post more when we have more to say. Hope all is well for everyone reading.

Moving to Airdrie

Well, it is official. We will be moving to Airdrie, and Kelly will be commuting from Calgary to Vancouver. We have a place to rent (a 3 bedroom condo that has three floors) as of September 1, 2007 and hopefully by that point we will have a new baby (boy or girl - to be determined on the birth day).

I have one morning left at work and then I am on vacation for the next 12 business days. Once the vacation runs out (July 31, 2007) I will be done work and will officially no longer be a Bosco Homes Trailcross employee. Although this is good, I have mixed feelings. I have been there for almost 3 1/2 years, and I haven't had to depend on someone else paying the bills in a long time. On the flip side though, it means that the little one will be arriving soon, which means I will have my hands full soon enough.

Anyways, enough rambling. I should get packing. I will catch up with everyone later.

Moving to Vancouver

Well, we finally have a place to call our new home (although we still need to find a place to stay first). Kelly has picked the base of Vancouver (which is better than Montreal as Vancouver is a lot closer to family) and has been put on a waiting list for a Calgary base. At some point we will be in Calgary, but until then, we get to experience Vancouver.

For those of you who do not know, Kelly will be flying the Dash 8. I am not sure which model (yes there are more than one), so I am not sure how many passengers he will be flying, but either way it will be more than what he flew with Northwestern.

I am excited about this move as I have not seen the Ocean, so this will be a first for me. I am looking forward to experiencing new things, which I am sure we will in Vancouver. The nice thing about this move is that it will be easier to move (as we were preparing ourselves for Toronto).

In other news, I am now in Edson getting ready to stand up for Colleen at her and Ben's wedding. I have a dress (and yes it fits believe it or not) and I am hoping for some two stepping music so that I can dance with Kelly. Hopefully we can get a good picture of the two of us. Kelly will be coming home for a couple of days starting tomorrow (we will be staying in Edson) so I am very excited.

Also, it looks like we are going to be able to make it to Ben and Steph's wedding after all. This makes me super excited as I thought that we were not going to be able to make it.

Anyways, that is all for now. I will post something in a few days (hopefully a picture of Kelly and I from the wedding). I hope that all is well for everyone.

Week 29

Well, I have been asked for a new picture so here you go. To add to the fun I thought I would add some useless information (although it is funny so go ahead and laugh).

The kids at work thought it would be good to measure me each week. It was forgotten for awhile, however we have picked it back up. To make a long story short here are the results so far....March 13 - 3 ft 2" round, May 29 - 3 ft 5", June 6 - 3 ft 8", June 11 - 3 ft 9". The one that I think is the funniest is the June 6th jump. In one week there was 3". Either I ate too much, or the little one decided to grow a little. Either way it is way too amusing.

On another note, packing sucks. Kelly and I started to pack the house and will be having a garage sale on Saturday. It seems like we never have enough time to do everything that we need to do before Kelly leaves next Friday. Although, really, we only need to pack Kelly's stuff now as he is the one leaving. I can always take the next three weeks to pack as I will still be here.

Anyways, that is all that is going on at the moment. We will let you know if anything new is happening. Hope all is going well for all of you.

Kelly's News

Well, it is official. Kelly has been offered a job as a First Officer at Air Canada Jazz. He starts training in Toronto on June 25th. I will not be moving with Kelly right away, however hopefully by the time the baby comes we will have a place to live wherever we are based out of. We are unsure as to where we will be based out of, but at this point, we know that we will be moving somewhere outside of the Northwest Territories.

Congratulations Kelly! I am proud of you.