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December 3, 2002
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Finally we have snow! I live in Canada and we just got our first snowfall of the year this morning! Actually I guess that isn’t true considering we had snow into April. I would way rather have snow and cold in November and December than March and April!
My Christmas shopping is about 50% completed. We draw names on both sides of our families for gift giving, but my side of the family has a great tradition. We exchange our gifts at Christmas Dinner, so we call them table-gifts. The table-gifts have to be home made. I have so much fun with this every year. I am still not totally sure what I am making…I had better get cracking I guess huh? I feel like the holiday season has snuck up on me this year and I am totally not ready! I have decided that I am not buying Maxwell tons of gifts. Last year was insane! He didn’t even want to finish opening all of his presents! We are getting him a hockey net and goalie pads and then a few little things for his stocking. With the presents from Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, Great Grandparents, etc., etc. it just gets to be way too much. Plus, when you ask Max what he wants Santa to bring him all he says is gum!
I am also getting really excited to tell our families about the new baby. I have almost slipped a few times! I have my first doctor’ appointment on December 11th. I think after I speak with him I feel better. I am really not looking forward to Clayton’s birthday this year. I think that is going to be a really hard day, and it is so close to Christmas. Mike says we just have to remember him and celebrate him on that day. I know he is right, but like most things in life, that is easier said than done.
I am feeling great! Only a few things to slightly gripe about! Of course the whole dental hygiene thing is hard! I can barely stick that toothbrush in my mouth without gagging! And the heartburn from hell has begun. But other than that I am fine. I feel energized and happy. We told Maxwell and he is so cute. He says he wants a sister and Mike keeps saying “No Way!” Last night Max and I were laying on my bed watching a movie and he said he wanted to see the baby. I lifted my shirt to show him my tummy. He leaned down and blew on my stomach. His lips made a loud noise and tickled! I asked him what he was doing and he said playing with the baby. How cute is that! How will I ever love another child as much as I love him? He is amazing.
We have had more people going through the house lately, but no offers yet. I can’t believe how frustrating this process is. The other night we had a showing from 7:30 – 9:00. I felt like strangling my agent’s neck! Hello! I have a 2 year old! I just wish the damn thing would sell so that I can stop cleaning! I know that sounds terrible, but a little dust and clutter never killed anyone! I feel like I can’t “live” in my house…I am afraid to mess it up!
Thank you all for your responses on my TTM Board. Honestly, I am still undecided about what testing we will have done. Once I speak with our doctor I think I will have a better idea. The thing that I am most afraid of is continuing so long with a pregnancy that will end in a stillbirth. Anything that we can do to prevent that I will do.
This next part is not only embarrassing but a little disturbing…so read if you like. (Let me start by telling you that I have the most insane, naturally curly hair you have ever seen! Felicity x 10!) On Sunday night after I got Maxwell into his jammies we were going up the stairs to read a book and he stuck his hand down the front of his pants. I asked him what was wrong and he said his willy hurt. (I wish we would have thought a bit longer about what we were going to call that thing!) I asked him if he needed mommy to fix it and he said no. We read a book and he was off to sleep. On Monday he didn’t complain at all. That night after his bath I was putting some powder down there and I looked down to find a piece of my curly hair wrapped tightly around his willy! I quickly unwrapped it not knowing what to say! Maxwell just looked up at me and said, “better Mommy”. How horrible!
I thought about posting our Christmas Card picture of Maxwell with this entry, but lets face it, no one would see it until next Christmas anyway so what is the point?
I watched the most amazing show on TLC last night. It was about these two doctor’s who operated on babies with Spina Bifida while they were still in the womb. I have never seen anything like this. They did the procedure like the mom was going to have a C-Section (but they are normally only 23-25 weeks) and then they take the whole uterus out of her body. They drain the amniotic fluid and then cut open the uterus to repair the hole in the baby’s back. The doctor pulled the baby’s little hand out and it was the most incredible thing I have ever seen! Then 10 weeks later she delivered a healthy, happy little boy with very few problems. Amazing.
Geez I can ramble! I really had nothing to say…I swear! I hope that everyone is doing well. I will update after my doctor’s appointment unless something incredible happens between now and then, but I am not holding my breath!
Good luck to all of the precon ladies!
Love Nicole
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