North Van is a target area for us. My brother is there. But hubby really doesn’t want to drive the Lions Gate twice a day. Stupid bridges can’t be avoided.

The kids are 8, 6, and fetus. Fetus will be pleased regardless. My kids are younger, but they also have selective mutism. My older daughter never had a real friendship until the neighbours moved in. So they are kind of unique that way. On the plus side, their psychologists are in Vancouver.

These are the thoughts I’m leaning toward. We can still meet halfway for camping trips too.

Yes, the transvag is why I waited for care. I find them very traumatizing. At 15 weeks they won’t need to do that sort. And I’m still going to be freaked the fuck out. Same room where I lost my last baby. :/

If we were dealing with someone else, I’d agree. But his boss is very generous with things. We lived in a house of his for a year while hunting for our latest place. Free. He gave my husband a $70,000 truck just because one day. He’s...different. And he has a lot of money. Clearly. I think my husband has fallen into…

Metro Vancouver is very sprawly unfortunately. Even two hours out is city these days. Ugh.

Ooo...the ribs detail puts it over the top.

Yay! Congrats! Enjoy it and eat lots of dessert! I did not eat enough dessert. That’s my regret.

God, my body is the worst with anxiety. Pre-medication I’d get stressed out and every freaking time I’d end up with a raging ovarian cyst and fucked up cycle. Hives in the moment. Headaches. Oh, and a now permanently paralyzed throat. Anxiety is not fooling around.

We have to do Thanksgiving first, but I’m planning my additions to the yard decor. I’m thinking a fog machine and some sort of animated zombie.

My fetus has a heartbeat and I haven’t puked since Monday!

I think he’s drawing up something on paper this week. Hubby is going to go hang out with him for a few days and hash it out.

It is a beautiful city to be sure. We lived there for four years in our younger days. But yes, we are used to more rural living and being within very quick reach of things. Like our local ski hill is 15 minutes from our house, rather than a big drive to Whistler or something. And everything here is cheap. I think my…

I’ve been trying to be zen about the whole thing. Trying. Coming off of repeat losses makes this pregnancy super scary. I’m not getting an ultrasound for another two weeks and I’ll be 15 weeks at that point. Everything is delayed because I avoided prenatal care due to ultrasounds being really trigger-y. I’m actually…

I want that now. But I’m having whatever hubby is planning on making. Hopefully there will be mashed potatoes involved. I want mashed potatoes. And also shawarma.

WWYD

Yes, this is what happens in my neck of the woods in Canada.

Yes, I’m sorry to say this is a problem universal healthcare doesn’t totally solve. To me 20 miles seems like a pretty small distance to drive for healthcare. If you live where I live you need to be flown down to Vancouver just to get an angiogram. That said, you don’t have to pay to be flown to Vancouver and you…

I’m sure it doesn’t help because things will be further complicated by the business of insurance, but this is a big problem in Canada too. I live in the “major centre” for northern BC. What seems to happen here is women come from outlying places and just live here for a few weeks until the baby is born. It’s really…

My husband likes to say he’s taking the X out of Xmas. So maybe we should just call it Mas.