A post NOT about Brooke!

On Wednesday, I went to supper at my friend Teri's. On my way to Teri's, I got sidetracked by a park.

This is what I seen when I got there.

Talking to the Butterflies!

Brooke likes to play in her gym for about 5-10 mins. I caught her today talking to the butterflies. She's so cute! I haven't caught her smiling yet when I have the camera close, but I've gotten her to smile a few times.

When the Butterflies don't talk back!!!!!

What a doll!!!

I dressed her up on Sunday and boy did she ever look cute!!!

Brooke 1 Month Old

Here is Brooke taken at 1 month old! Isn't she a doll? Kim got her that outfit and it fits her perfectly...well the legs are a bit long...but it fits her around the waist!

UPS Gang

My lovely UPS gang were quite excited for me to come to visit them. Mom had to take the first aid refresher course on Friday and I went along to Fredericton with her so that I could see the gang! It was so great to see the girls again. I definitely miss them dearly. I do enjoy Alberta, but no one will replace my UPS gang! haha!

Of course we got some pictures of them with the baby as well. Except for Jen who wouldn't hold the baby as she was "too young" or something! lol Really bad excuse whatever it was! lol Kim isn't pictured because I missed that photo opportunity. I think Melissa has a picture tho!

Crystal and Brooke. Crystals little girl, Neveah was quite jealous of her mommy holding another baby. It was kinda cute. She's quite the little darling, however she has certainly grown since I seen her last!

Darcy and Brooke. Darcy asked who was going to have our second baby. Crystal or myself. I told her if she wanted a baby she could do so herself...lol. She is getting married in October, so I say a nice September 2009 Baby would be good....lol She didn't think so tho...hmm we'll see!

Fonda and Brooke. Fonda kept telling me "Lisa, I see no reason why you should hold that baby. You get to hold her all the time!" Fonda's little girl Destiny was quite happy to see the baby as well. I'm sure she remembered the baby shower they did for me.

Melissa and Brooke. Melissa is Brooke's Godmother. We had her baptized on Sunday before I came home. Melissa was so excited and was honored to be asked. I knew I was going to ask her, but she seemed surprised!

New Brunswick Family and Brooke

Here are some pictures of my family and Brooke.

A proud Mammy and Brooke. What a distraction she was to Mom during the two weeks we were there. It was hard to leave her, and I know she misses Brooke and I quite badly.

Uncle Troy and Brooke. He was saying how he was not excited for a crying baby to come to visit. But he fell in love with her quite quickly. How easily she wraps men around her little finger! lol

Nanny and Brooke. Poor Nanny had a bad cold and didn't want to give it to the baby so she only got to hold the baby the day before we left. I'm sure she would have enjoyed more baby holding time!

Grandad and Brooke, Grandad had a great time talking to Brooke and telling her stories.

Great Aunt Gail and Brooke

Great Aunt Eva, Great Uncle Kenny and Brooke.

Great Aunt Heather and Brooke. Another person who fell in love with Baby Brookie while we were in New Brunswick!

Great Uncle George and Brooke. Uncle George was quite attached to little Brooke. He kept telling me it was a long walk to the Moncton Airport. That was if he didn't get to hold her one day. I would, of course, quickly run to find her...I like walking and all, but Moncton is a long way from Doaktown!

Great Aunt Bev and Brooke with Mammy looking on.

4 Generations. My Nanny, My Mom, Me and Brooke. Had to have a picture of this before I came back to Alberta! Brooke wasn't in the best of moods on this particular day tho...ohh well, the picture was still taken!

Where to start?!

I've had a busy couple of weeks and that is why I have not gotten around to sending updated pictures to anyone, or updating my blog.

I left for New Brunswick on April 10th, which is also the day that my dad passed away. He passed away before I left tho, so I knew what I was going home for. It's sad that I missed seeing him and being able to tell him how much he meant to me and letting him meet Brooke in person and maybe even getting to hold her. But, now he gets to see her whenever he wants to look over us. He can be my babysitter from heaven instead of through the internet.

I arrived in NB at 11pm and was greated at the airport by my Uncle George, well he was the only one I seen at first, and shortly after my Aunt Heather joined us. We went to get my baggage, two suitcases and one car seat. The suitcases arrived just fine, however I quickly found out that my car seat did not leave Edmonton when I did. Air Canada was quite nice to lend me a car seat and told me that they would deliver my car seat the next day.

We started the two hour journey to Doaktown, with a stop at Tim Hortons of course. This was a great thing as I needed to change Brooke and feed her and plus I was in desperate need of some caffine!

Mom and Troy were waiting up for us when we arrived. Mom was so excited to see Brooke. She said I don't know whether I should hug you first or get to see the baby. I suggested that she hug me and I'd flip the blanket up on the baby at the same time! lol She quickly hugged me and then unbuckled the baby and took her out. Troy and Uncle George quickly grabbed my bags out of the truck and brought them in.

I spent most of the two weeks I was in New Brunswick at my mom's house. However, I did sneak one trip to Fredericton to visit my friends and another trip to Fredericton for Brooke's Baptism. Each of which will be posted seperately as I have pictures.

My dad was waked at the house. He had nearly 700 visitors! Which he would have loved, as he loved talking to people and visiting. It also shows how appreciated and loved he was, so many people, most of whom I didn't know. I got very tired of hugging strangers and hearing "how are you doing?" and "I'm so sorry for your loss". But I understand that people do not know what to say in that situation.

The Funeral was on Monday. Another huge turn out for that. I couldn;t believe all the people. Of course, Brooke was a big hit with the family as well as with everyone else that came in the door. It was a nice service, I did fine until the songs started. I said to Mom, who sings at a funeral! She said your father loved music and loved to sing at church. She was right...but still it didn't help me any. The Tersse family sang a song and it was a beautiful song, however I lost it when they mentioned a newborn baby. This is where the crying began for me and it lasted through every song. They also sang Lord of the Dance. I don't think I'll ever be able to hear that song again without crying. This song made me think that if I ever get married, I will not have a Dad to walk me down the aisle, I will not have a dad to dance with at the dance, I will not have a Dad to physically hug anymore...and I sit here crying as I type this, but it's true. I will miss him so much. The one line that sticks out from this song is "Dance, Dance, Wherever you may be"

Overall, it wasn't the best circumstance for a visit to New Brunswick, but I was glad that I could be there with my family when they needed me the most. There lie some hard days ahead for my mom and Troy. They are strong tho and I know they will be fine, as they have each other.

Tucker Playing in the Backyard

This is a funny video of my poor puppy running around the back yard with his cone on! lol I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed watching him as he looks so silly!

That's Mr. Conehead!

We had Tucker fixed the day after Brooke was born. Not the best timing in the world, but what can you do? I booked the appointment way before Brooke ever thought of arriving! lol

He got at his stitches a few times and the Vet told us that he didn't need a lampshade for his head, Jeremy had asked for one. He also asked for pain meds which we were told that he didn't need.

The next morning, Tucker had gotten at his stitches and there was a couple of drops of blood around the house. Jeremy took Tucker back to the vet and came home with a lampshade and pain meds. Since then we have been trying to let his stitches heal. It's healing up pretty good, however he still gets at them once in awhile. You have to think they shaved his fur so it's probably itchy growing back in not to mention that the healing process is itchy too.

Tuckers Huge!

Ok, I know Tuckers a german shepherd and that he's supposed to be huge, but I didn't realize how big he was until I looked at recent photos of him!

Take this picture of Tucker and Jeremy and Brooke. He looks pretty big...almost as big as Jeremy.

Then we have this picture of me, Tucker and Brooke....He's huge! Way bigger then me! I mean Brooke is small enough anyways, but she looks miniture compared to my massive dog! lol

Sleepers Strike!

So on Thursday this week I decided that Brooke was no longer going to wear sleepers during the day. I'm so tired of sleepers. My friend Jennifer says that both of her kids lived in sleepers for the first few months...I can't handle it anymore! lol Nothing I have fits her anyways, so I might as well put her in a cute outfit that is too big for her as put her in a sleeper that's too big for her.

This outfit is one that Teri got me. It's an Old Navy outfit...I think it's just too cute! But it's still way too big...ahh well...she still looks adorable in it!

First Bath at Home!

As you can probably tell from the pictures below, Brooke does not enjoy being naked and cold! lol I can't really say that I blame her...but she's too young to explain the need for personal hygene. The pictures also do not show that she peed on my leg during this fun bath experience. Don't worry tho Jeremy documented that in the baby book! hee hee.

First 5 Days

Day 1

Day 2
Day 3

Day 4
Day 5

Brooke Summer Lynn Remillard

Introducing Brooke Summer Lynn, the newest member of the Ward/Remillard family. Born March 26th at 1:40am. She weighed 6lbs 10 oz and was 20 inches long. After two days of contractions, I was relieved to have this little life in the outside world. She arrived with her eyes open and a good healthy cry!

She calmed down once she got dressed up in a sleeper that just hung off of her! And, of course the little toque!

Jeremy's a very proud daddy. I do not think I will ever forget the excitement in his voice when she arrived. We knew it was a girl, but he was so proud and so excited, it's definitely a moment in time I tried my hardest to obsorb as I never want to forget. He said "She's got her eyes open and she blinking, she's ready to see the world....look babe!" I didn't have the heart to tell him I couldn't see anything because of the position I was in.

Brooke and I quickly got on the phone to call Grammie and Grandpappy in New Brunswick to tell them the wonderful news that they had their first Granddaughter. Since the phones in Grandpappy's hospital room weren't turned on we had to call the nurses desk. I told the nurse who I was and that I would like them to have Debbie call me back. The nurse said "I'll do that first thing in the morning" I said..."I think now would be good" "You want me to wake her up?" the nurse asked. I said "yes please, she's a grandmother today and I'm sure she will want to know ASAP." Within a few mins my phone was ringing back and the exciting news that their first grandchild had been born was spread to New Brunswick!

Baby Room

Here is the baby room all completed and ready for her to arrive!

Thank heavens I don't have to say he/she anymore! lol

Tucker and Bunny

Tucker has this new obsession with taking every toy he owns outside. As per my pervious post about him getting dirty in the mud, you can maybe understand why I am refusing to allow the bunny to go outside with him. lol



Take note of the dogs eyes. At one point he's like, yeah, I'm going out side, I'll take Bunny with me. Then at the end his eyes are sad, like I'm making him say goodbye to his best friend. lol What a funny dog!

Tub Time

The weather here has been extremely warm, it was up to +23 one day in the sun! Since it's been so nice, the ground is thawing, the snow is melting, and that creates MUD! Tucker spent a good portion of the day outside, which was nice as it allowed me to do what I needed to do inside.

When it came time for him to come in his paws were very very muddy. Since I have this huge belly infront of me, I can't exactly bend over to wash his paws before him running through the house.

I came up with this "brilliant" idea tho. I'll fill the tub up and get him in it, then I can wash his paws and all will be good. I even put doggy shampoo in the tub and made it a bubble bath for him. (I know spoiled eh?!) After some convincing, Tucker got in the tub, because at first I don't think he realized it was for him. I started to wash his paws and the water quickly stated to turn brown. What a brilliant idea I thought to myself, so much easier then getting on my hands and knees to wash his paws. Then Tucker decided it was time to get out of the tub...before I had the towel down to catch the water. Wooosh! There's water now all over my bathroom floor! And then Tucker decides to get back into the tub. Splash, more water everywhere! lol I decide to block him to keep him in the tub, he decides to lay down in it! UGH! So he is now soaked, I'm soaked, the bathroom is now soaked, but he thinks this is the greatest time ever! lol I can see it in his eyes! He's loving every min of his tub time.

Eventually, I got the water wiped up in the bathroom and entry way and I got him somewhat dry and myself somewhat dry and I drained the tub (much to Tuckers disappointment). I didn't think to have the camera there with me while there was water in the tub, probably a good idea concidering there wasn't much that wasn't water logged! lol But I took these pictures afterwards. I thought you might enjoy them!

Baby Shower in a Box

Today, I woke up later then normal and I didn't feel like doing anything. I didn't even bother getting dressed, I was in my jammies all day! It sure is nice to have that option now!

I had just gotten up and let Tucker back in the house when....I looked out the front window and see a DHL truck. I thought "What is that all about?" Then I realized they were obviously going to deliver me something, and my front door has plastic on it to keep the drafts out. So I quickly started to get ready to go meet the guy. When I got to the gate he was there already and he had a HUGE box in his arms. I signed for it and then went into the house to see what was in it and who it was from. The first name I seen was Mary Chisholm and she is a girl I used to work with at UPS. I thought ohh awesome stuff from UPS girls!

Then I seen Fonda's name and I started bawling! I was so happy and excited I could hardly contain myself. So happy to get something from home. I was so excited I almost called Fonda right away, but then realized that there were probably instructions inside the box. I quickly (or rather not so, there was a lot of tape on that box!) ripped into the box to see what awaited me. There was a video tape. This made me cry even harder. Not only was I going to hear the voices of my friends back home, but I was going to get to see them as well!!!! I cried the whole way to the basement to get the video tape and the whole way back up and the whole time I was putting it together. I ignored the instructions and hit play on the video tape, I just wanted to see everyone so badly! I did stop the tape after a few seconds and followed the instructions. Which I have posted on this blog. I will add the other pictures after the baby is born, because well if I was to show any of the other pictures the gender would be given away!

I watched the video as my friends back home had a baby shower for me, I laughed with them, I opened gifts with them. I really enjoyed the video and the whole shower. They are way too much, and once again it reminds me that I have the best friends I could ever ask for, even tho they are miles and miles away, they can make me laugh, smile and cry!

Little Too Much Excitement!

Saturday night, Jeremy had trouble breathing again. We ended up taking him to emergency again at the hospital on Sunday Morning. Come to find out the infection from the pnemonia is still there. The dr gave him some meds and it seems to be clearing up pretty good. We were at the hospital for hours. We came home and I had to make cookies for the baby shower, I also, cooked us breakfast. At 11 when Shoppers opened we went to get his prescriptions filled. It was about noon when we got home and I went to have a small nap. Then at 1pm I got up and got ready to go to the baby shower. Left the baby shower at 5pm and went and picked up the CRIB!

I now have a crib...how exciting is that?! Now to finish painting that one wall and set up the room! That'll be on the agenda for this week. That way I have a few days to relax and wait for baby's arrival. My sleeping at night has gotten worse, I am up for a couple of hours each night.

Needless to say, I was a little tired yesterday, Jeremy and I both didn't sleep much the night before.

The Animals

It's been awhile since I have posted pictures of my animals. Sometimes just Tucker. I have had a request for pictures of the cats. So here are some pictures of my little girls and boy.

Here is my little Nellie. Isn't she adorable?!

I just realized that I can't put the picture of Wink on here because she's on the table and that's where some baby stuff is and it would give away the "is it a boy or is it a girl" thing that my family has been asked to be kept in the dark. I'll try to snap another one this week and add it in. Cuz you know I'm not doing anything! lol

How can you not think this guy is handsome?!