I love Aromatherapy

In July, we had Capital Ex in Edmonton (it used to be Klondike Days, and I think I prefer calling it K-Days). While there, we found some aromatherapy oils at one of the kiosks there, and MAN! Are they ever great! We got a Mint-scented one that is supposed to help with headaches (we haven't tried that one yet) and a Mandarin-scented one that has done WONDERS with my nausea! I haven't done more than get dry heaves since we started using it!

In other news, I am two days short of my 12-week mark, and baby is about the size of my palm. The heart rate is almost that of a hummingbird's, according to Doctor Litchfield! Not anything to panic about, apparently, but the heart rate was about 180 bpms!

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I am pregnant, there is a life growing inside of me, and that in about six months or so, that life will become an independent lifeform outside of me that I will need to raise as well and lovingly as I can. With the help of Steven, I hope that we will be good parents, as well as husband and wife.

I've often heard that one of the best things a father can do for his children is to love their mother. I don't think that'll be a problem! ;)

Trump card

I didn't feel like writing anything, because I was a little frustrated about the financial situation we've gotten ourselves into. I was prepared to calm down, and discuss it with Caitlin when she got home from work around 3:30pm.

She got home at 1pm. She had lost breakfast twice, and was not feeling very well at all. All of a sudden, the finances didn't matter. All I could think about was getting her in bed and making sure the bucket was nearby.

She thought popcorn would stay down, as it has before, but it didn't. Thankfully, we're entering week 12, so the morning sickness should subside within a fortnight. Ugh. I wish it was over with now. I'm not ill, but I hate watching my wife in pain.

Pack rat to the rescue

Some people would say that it's a bad thing to be a pack rat, because you carry around a ton of junk that you're never going to use. For the most part, they are right, but the other day, when Caitlin had a hard time getting to sleep, I remembered that there was something that I bought almost 10 years ago that might help. It's called a body pillow. I found it handy at the time I bought it, since I had a queen sized bed and the pillow went across the entire width. Call me lazy, but it worked. I remembered that I had it stowed in the closet, and I dug it out in an effort to make Caitlin more comfortable so she could sleep. It seems to work, because she can keep her knees supported. Also, she has something to snuggle with that doesn't generate more heat. In the winter the pillow will probably go, and she'll make do with her usual sleep accessory, me.

Small side note here

It's mine and Steven's 3rd anniversary today, and we're looking forward to being able to actually celebrate within the month! We're going to Banff with some of my family the last full week of August, and I must say, I've been needing this vacation for a very long time now! Each adult (or whoever) will be in charge of at least one meal, probably more, but Steve and I have this really great, REALLY simple recipe for chicken casserole that you can also make as a stew! Really tasty!

Amazingly enough, chicken stew seems to work the best for me right now. Especially with lots of veggies and broth...

Mmm...

I'm still trying to figure this whole pregnancy thing out...