Diez del Domingo

... en lunes

1) I'm going to use my weight this morning because I didn't weigh myself yesterday.
My weight today: 146.8 lbs
My weight loss this week: 0.8 lbs
Pounds to go: 21.8
My goal weight: 125 lbs

I'm slowing getting closer. I didn't workout at all this week because I was super busy - and I was able to get in an extra hour of sleep!!

2) Passports ... this is what the majority of my week involved. I needed to get Bela's passport because we are going to visit my Mom on May 7th for a week. So on Monday I ventured out to get her photo. I got the photo and brought it over to Juan so he could check it out and he said. "Hmm ... this might not work out because you can't see both ears." She was turned slightly so you couldn't see the outline of her full face. Its really difficult getting a baby to look where you want them to look! So on Tuesday I ventured out again to get a photo. This time it worked out well. It took a little longer to get her to look in the right direction and stay there long enough so they could capture the picture. Whew ... Wednesday comes along and this is the day I'm going to the passport office to apply. The passport office is about a 30 minute drive because its down in the south part of the city. So I pack Bela up at around 11AM and we get to the passport office at around 11:30. I get in there and no line! I go right up to the till. The lady says "is the father here?" I say "no" and she says "we need his signature" NOOOOOOOO!!!! So the lady looks over the rest of the application, nothing else needs signing except for Juan's signature. She also checked out the photos and it was the second set that was accepted (whew, good thing I got them done!). So we venture back home. Get home at around noon. By this time, Bela is supposed to be eating around 12:45/1PM, which would put me either in traffic or waiting at the passport office. So I decide to wait for her to eat and then go back afterward.

3) (I figured this deserved two points) So we get back there at around 2:30. This time there was a line-up but we didn't wait long. Maybe around 30 minutes. But this time everything was signed and it was accepted. I pick it up on the 28th!

4) We are going on our first plane trip on May 7th. Yes, we are going to visit my Mom and Gary in Orlando. It should be a really good time. Juan has never been to Florida so we are going to take him to the theme parks and other things of that nature. It will be also nice since my Mom hasn't seen Bela since January and Gary has never met her - except over Skype. Super excited!!

5) And nervous. I'm a little nervous about the flying part. Nervous about getting through security with a thousand bottles and all of Bela's other things. I'm not so nervous about the actual flight because it is what it will be. She will either be happy or not. And I hope that we will have room to maneuver on the plane. But I'm not expecting much. I just hope I will be prepared and won't forget anything!

6) At the beginning of the week Bela was waking up at around 4 or 5 in the morning. So I would have to go and settle her back down. So this is why I needed a little extra sleep in the mornings. I think we've got it figured out now. She needed to be put down for the night just a little bit earlier. She's now been waking up at 6:30 to eat for the past 3 or 4 nights. So good news!

7) On Tuesday we had a tour at the University Day care centre. It was really nice there. They have a good program, good space, good meals, hopefully we can get in ... one day. Their wait list is like 2-3 years! Yikes! Should have gotten on there sooner. We also have a tour at a day care near my work in May. And I think we can get in there in a decent amount of time (hopefully by November)

8) Speaking of work - the guy that was hired to do my job while I'm on maternity leave quit! Yep, his last day was on Friday. And since I found out I've been having nightmares that my boss is going to call and ask me to come back early. I should find out what my policy says. I think it says I have to say yes or else lose my job. I really hope they don't call. I don't think I will visit there anytime soon. I don't want to plant any ideas in their heads.

9) I signed Bela up for Vibe 98.5 Cutest Baby Contest - its a radio station here in Calgary. I don't think we'll win. Its mostly a popularity contest and I don't win those. Here is her submission if you want to rate/vote for her - no pressure though.

10) We were also busy catching up with friends this week. Dan came over on Thursday night for some dinner, pie and a movie. We watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Its a cute movie. But Dan's mind wasn't completely on the movie. On Saturday we went and visited with Joule, Jeff, Liam and Joule's brother Jason. We saw Jeff's new flip house - it looks awesome! I wish we had a spare $900 grand lying around to buy it. Anyone looking for a house, please see Jeff. He's good and environmentally friendly! And on Sunday we went to my Dad and Olwyn's house for supper. A good time was had by all. We had some good steak and Grandpa got some time with his granddaughter.