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More pictures! Not a lot going on here really. Last week was Glasgow Communion and I was able to attend the Thursday evening service which was very nice. We had a couple of extremely frosty mornings earlier this week and the sun was accompanying!

NOTE, Today is November the 12th (It says I posted this on tuesday but that was a draft!) There are too many birthdays to keep track of. Today is my nephew Kenneth's birthday he will be 7 (I think), and tomorrow is my Oma's birthday, she was born Nov 13th, 1921 meaning she will be 88?! November 15th is adorable Jenna's birthday and she will be 3.

On one of those chilly frosty mornings Daddy took Aaron for a stroll (Monday probably) in what you see below although I did add socks :) he was cold when I got him back, but he was quite upset to being put back in the house.

The frost put on a spell of baking in the house...so I made some cookies. Here is my man with the cookies I brought him.

My cam doesn't take wonderful pictures...or else this would've caught something beautiful! I like how frost just touches the outer edge of things...kind of like putting lace on nature.

Same.

Haha...a texting-bottle-feeding-little-mama! No, I'm not texting and feeding very often!!

Ooh his smile is contagious!

And those blue eyes!

hmm, said cookies tho this should've been up a few pics!! Yes they were a bit flat, had to add a wee bit more flour, but I don't like majorly thick cookies.

Somehow he was able to reach the cookies and whilst I was busy doing something in the playroom I saw him walk in with a cookie...and then he came back with another one...and well I had to put a stop to it or else I would have a lot of cookies with only one bite in them and therefore this was the outcome... poor boy, he wasn't pleased he couldn't take anymore.

Still battling with Owen's eczema, but lately it has been more controllable. He still is itchy and scratches a lot but at least his face is less red. I'm putting cream on him constantly throughout the day. I kind of wish I could use some of that Honey cream Rach uses, but I fear it might somehow get ingested and he is too little to be having honey!

Anyways on to chores. The floors need a good vacuuming, and I need to wash the wall in the bathroom (mildew likes us), put up laundry and etc. Till next time! :)

Quick update.

Owen's passport came in yesterday! Soo, all being well, in about a weeks time we should be boarding a plane with three children under three...oh dear! :S I've been consoling myself with the thought that Sam will be still with us then...but still if they all decide to do some screaming fits it won't be a very fun ride...likely they'll enjoy the excitement (or Amy will). :)

I've been rushing with these baby announcements and thank you's...I've done too many this afternoon, but at least most are done for the UK. And you think you save time by ordering cute announcements...I guess not when you have three needing attention!

John and Sam are up in Inverness for the weekend (communion season) so a quiet weekend at home for us I suppose.

Next week is a big week...full of seeing doctors, cleaning and packing... I sense tiredness and exhaustion but look forward to some relaxation at the end. Maybe.

I likely won't be updating this much next week or for the next 6 weeks while in Canada (sorry!). I think I need some time off for awhile. So till then, I shall say bye!

My Indian...

Here's promised video clip!


And Owen...

I'm surprised at how much he looks like Amy!

Ok he looked too cute in this outfit...yes the jeans should really be a brown or beige colour I think, but I think this vest (ahem, jumper?) is so cute (Thanks to Nome for knitting it!)

Hmm...Somehow he looks like me here. :S

It is sooo difficult to get any photos of these kids sitting down and looking at the camera...well, here is the back of them I thought it was quite neat.

Jett's presbytery exam went well, and they were "satisfied"...as well as his sermon. I'm glad that is over for him! Yesterday Jett and myself and wee Owen trucked off to the Consulate (Edinburgh) and finally got things sorted...well, it should be! We should have his birth certificate and passport within 10 days (hopefully sooner than that!). This morning was hectic...hmm, I think almost every moment lately is hectic! One thing goes wrong and then another and so on. Well, this morning was like that. I was changing Owen's diaper when I realized he wasn't quite finished and he made my bed wet...and his as well...sooo, here I was stripping off the mybed (after I put a diaper on him that is) and then his bed. The kids needed baths this morning so I was occupied cleaning them. And now they are cranky and crying, what to do! Ok better run...

Pictures of the Owen

I was trying to find the video of my Cherokee indian but I think it was on Sam's cam that I filmed it...and he being in Glasgow just now with the said cam I assume, I can't post it just now...next post maybe!

Jett just now is taking his Presbytery exam...am quite nervous for him. I hope he does well. He has been studying so hard these past weeks! I will be glad it is behind him though. Tonight he preaches in Glasgow as well so another thing to be praying about. And myself, I am here at home with the kids...and managing sooo far. I don't know how well it will go when all three are crying and needing attention...but .... oh at least two of them just started (A & A)... *sigh* these kids never seem to know how to play nicely, or SHARE! If anyone wants one of the hardest jobs in the world it is raising children...properly (notice the last word). Anyways on to the pictures...

LOL...my camera takes several flashes before taking the picture and thus he squinted... heehee, looks comical if you ask me.

Looking kind of odd... sorry I'm bad at taking pictures.

Mommy and baby.

I am so glad I never got rid of my Boppy...I haven't found the equivalent in this country (I mean I know they have something similar but nothing I think is quite as nice as mine.) Here he is exercising his neck...which is quite strong.

Yes, out of order sorry...here he is starting to go to sleep again.

And that is all for now. Tomorrow is the big day for his passport and citizenship...must go and reread their website as they always seem to be changing something! :S

Amy had her renal ultrasound done last friday. We won't know any results till the 29th (our next appointment with Dr. Macleod)...as well we get to have skin tests done that day... not looking forward to that...can't imagine it will be pain free... :( Now onwards to get more laundry hung up...a tumble dryer sounds nice just about now...but one day soon. :)

Meer fotos :) (and videos)

But not many...sorry, I'm really getting bad at this! Busy busy busy describes life right now, but things are still surprisingly relaxing (but only because Sam is here!!!). Yesterday we went to Edinburgh to sort out Owen's passport and citizenship only to be turned away because they just changed it that you had to have an "appointment" rather than just walk in... *sigh* I was upset but ah well, hopefully we'll get it done in the next two weeks.

Here is Owen, sleeping away...

And here is Uncle Sam tickling A & A

Your turn Amy!

Congrats to the new babies just arrived in the past week and so on! Lovely to hear all the baby news. :)

I'm discovering (again and again and yet again) that Aaron is a pig. I made popcorn for the first time for the kids and of course, Amy doesn't like it (or thinks its disgusting, so her look suggested!) Aaron looked rather inquisitive, had a taste and then tried to devour the whole bowl full of it...heehee!

And since most of you can't see the wee manny here he is in video.

And now I must go and get lunch sorted and get Owen as he is starting to stir and almost scream. One thing about him, he has good lungs... :)

Owen's Birth Story

I've attempted to start on this sooner but one can't expect to get much done in the recovery days. :) So here is a run down of the events (if Owen doesn't awaken before I end this that is!). Monday I was having irregular contractions throughout the day (fizzzeled out by around dinner time) but again they weren't anything I could really say "this is it". But just in case baby was deciding on coming the next day I made cookies, an extra meal, bathed kids and did a couple of loads of laundry. Saw the midwife Monday afternoon and though things looked "favourable" she mentioned it could be next week before we see any baby, so I tried not to get my hopes up, though I figured since this was the first time I was feeling painful contractions baby was due to come soon (or within days). So the question is did I labour through the night? Heehee...well...keep reading :)

Went to bed not too late but not dreadfully early either :( and slept soundly till 3ish in the morning by a massive contraction that I couldn't do anything but groan, or moan (whichever word you prefer) realizing that this was much more painful than on Monday I thought that this might be the start. I tried laying down again after getting up for a wee while, but that didn't make the contractions go away and they were just as painful...soo, I told Jett to get up since this might be it. I wasn't completely sure myself, as I had contractions like this before and they fizzeled out (previous pregnancies) but for some reason my instinct must have been saying "THIS IS IT!" J asked if he could take a shower which I said yes to, figuring baby wasn't going to come that quick. We got ready to go and I felt as if the contractions were getting weaker and irregular but I still felt we should go in. I called the midwife unit and talked to her and she said to just come in. Sooo off we went... I was beginning to think things weren't going to happen until we got there and I had another really hard contraction. Got up to the unit and I fell in love with the midwife, she was so sweet, quiet and caring! I had fears about previous midwives I had seen that were on my team but obviously I had nothing to fear now. She checked me out and I figured I wasn't as far as I wanted to be (I was right). And so I held off of going into the birth pool for as long as I could. Knowing me I wanted it to be my last resort for pain relief. :) After maybe 45 minutes have no idea about time now, I decided to get in, Jett thought it was a bit early (lol) because as soon as I got in my contractions died down for a while. But it wasn't long and they came back with such force...yikes, don't really want to write more about that stage as it was the toughest part for me mentally. But it wasn't as if contractions were on top of each other like with Aaron they were steady just exceedingly fierce!! Anyways, it wasn't long again, and I was pushing baby out this time around I felt more in control rather than Aaron's birth! I even caught the baby which was something I mentally was thinking of doing previous to the onset of labour. Sooo...labour was from 3am-6:15am. At least all the meaningful labour was then, Monday probably was some sort of labour but nothing to really count as "this many hours" or so.

Anyways, it was probably my best labour and delivery, although the hardest mentally. But here are some pictures of a *very* newborn baby Owen...he wasn't even an hour old here.
Again...

I think he looks more like his sister...more Smith maybe?

And again.

And this was taken yesterday...sorry he was grimacing.

And that is all I have for now! Must run and pick the wee manny up. :)