It's a boy!

I got to hold a newborn baby today. How quickly one forgets how tiny and soft and beautiful they are. My friend C, mother to our kids' friends C & S, had their baby yesterday, one day after his due date. Ironically, C's twin sister in Victoria also had her third baby yesterday, about 2 hours after C gave birth! How crazy is that - twins having their third babies on the same day!! This afternoon, after Schmoo and I had been to confirmation mass at church, Bean and I went up to the hospital to meet the new little guy. He is still unnamed, but is a healthy 8lbs, 15 oz. He was fast asleep when we got there, but I still managed to get a little snuggle. Bean was more interested in the care package of food that I had brought for C and K to eat which included a bag of bite size brownies.

Today is full of emotion. Visiting the maternity ward always evokes lots of memories. I pass the pay phone where I sat calling people to tell them about Fraser's arrival. The hallways remind me of my experiences of waiting with both of Auntie E's babies' births. My dad is in my thoughts today of course too. Nine years seems to have passed with so much happening in between. As I sat in church this morning, listening to the bishop confirm the group of 14 into the church, my heart felt heavy. It was nice to be quiet there today, to find the time to say an extra prayer for him, whereever he is.

Our weekend has been full again. Schmoo is on the mend. She managed to survive her vaccinations on Friday afternoon, although her arm was pretty achy and swollen for a couple of days. She was uncomfortable enough that we came home early from our theatre date on Friday night when our new babysitter called twice to tell us that she was complaining. Thankfully we had enjoyed a nice dinner with our friends U & L before the show. Yesterday we tried a visit down to the park for a bike ride after a very early start. Schmoo even tried to ride her bike without the training wheels, without much success. The afternoon entailed a nice long nap for both kids which set them up nicely for our dinner out at Schmoo's friend K's house. We had a lovely evening visiting and watching the four kids race around the house together. A late night meant a bit of a later start this morning which was another treat.
The week ahead is a bit daunting. Papa heads to Kelowna on Wednesday for work for a few days and Grandma Lady arrives to help me out. I've got month end to finish, a rental house to find a tenant for and a spaghetti dinner for at least 100 people to do on Saturday. Of course, there will also be 3 boot camps mornings, a soccer session and God Group too. Let's just say I'll be happy to be sitting here next Sunday with a much quieter week ahead of me.