Happiness and heros...

At 33 weeks pregnant, making it through the work week is getting tougher to do...and so today is Friday and that makes me happy!!! I can try to sleep in tomorrow...which means no alarm clock going off at 5 am for two whole days. I am elated at the thought! Happiness!!! I dug out a keepsake that I've been meaning to get out long before now, but just hadn't. That keepsake is a white baby blanket that my Grampa had given me when I was born. I came home from the hospital in this fringed daisy-embroidered blanket and I want to make sure our baby has the honour to do the same. I know that it would have made my Grampa proud to see his great-grandchild wrapped in something that he gave me at my birth. I had washed and cared for it before packing it away ~ and even though it doesn't need it, I can't wait to wash it in Ivory Snow and make it perfectly ready for our baby. And while on the topic of my Grampa, it seems fitting to mention that my Blog title is in honour of him...'GEM' were his initials and he was always full of stories and lessons that we were inspired by. He was my hero...

It's a good day...

It's a good day when...

• A good day ~ I'm posting my very first Blog...embarking on a whole new thing here...
• A good day ~ got away with for wearing flip-flops and capris to work...okay...the swollen feet and ankles deemed the flip-flops necessary, and the capris - well they just seemed like a natural choice for my dress-down foot-wear...
• A good day ~ received some emails from Shannon...emails from friends are the best kinds...
• A good day ~ had a very positive prenatal appointment...baby is very happy and active...and I'm finally measuring on target for my dates (instead of a week or two ahead)...
• A good day ~ enjoyed yummy home-made lasagna for dinner (thanks to Al's mom!)...
• A good day ~ attended our prenatal appointment tonight - topic "Potential Medical Interventions During Labour and Delivery"...
• A good day ~ enjoying watching and feeling baby move around my tummy...baby loves evening and night time...
• A good day ~ enjoying the rest of the evening with my hunny...recapping our day's events to each other...
• Looking forward to a good night ~ my great day has tuckered me out and my bed is calling my name...