Hello Ya'll!
Just sitting here watching the Grammy's with my hubby. If I knew how to 'live blog' I totally would but who would read it anyways? We missed the red carpet because we had dinner at the in-laws tonight so I'm really curious to see what horrendous dress Country Bitch Carrie Underwood is wearing. You'd think the chick would get a real stylist by now. How does this keep happening?? Seriously, check out her 12 or so wardrobe changes from when she hosted the CMA's, all sucked.
LOL Steven Colbert about Elton John and Lady Gaga "I didn't even know they were dating!" BTW Totally loved that performance. Gaga can really sing I don't care what anyone says and Elton John! Come on! Respect. Excuse me while I take my bra off....Ugh Smokey Robinson, seriously dude, lay off the botox!
OMG Jay-Z cracked a smile.
JLo looks GORG. Ugh just sneezed and pissed myself a little. Over share? perhaps but I am still pregnant and this is still a pregnancy blog.
Greenday always reminds me of my home girl Carrie Heyes! I think we spent an entire summer driving around listening to their 'Nimrod' CD. They rock, and so does Carrie, miss you!!!
Hello Josh Duhamel! Mmmmm. Wow Kristen Bell is short! Hideous dress. Shocker, Taylor Swift continues to act surprised while she constantly cleans up reward show after reward show.
Hello Sasha Fierce! Beyonce continues to bring it. She's kinda scary though. Anyone notice the Rihanna hairstyle on her drummer? Ugh. Sick. It's not flattering. Why can't I rock heels like that? Beysus never disappoints.
Time for a snack. Chips or nanaimo bar?? I decided on a nanaimo bar and pepperettes. Rye chose popcorn.
Can anyone tell me how Seal's face got that way? Or was he born like that? I've always wondered. I suppose I could just google it but I'm a bit busy here! I totally love him and Heidi. They're so cute.
No matter how hard I try I will never be as cool as Pink. And now she's wet. I need a new hobby. Beautiful. Another great performer.
Is there anything more annoying than men who use hair straighteners? I just feel they're trying to hard. Best new artist...Zac something rather, does anyone even listen to country music anymore?
Coming up, Miley Cyrus introduces the Black Eyed Peas? Really, they're promoting that? At least she's not singing. But they really had to get her in there somewhere didn't they! Fergie Ferg will never be as cool as Pink. I'm so torn on the BEP, sometimes I like them, a lot of times I don't. I cannot stand "I Gotta Feeling", never have, don't get the appeal. What kind of a song lists the days of the week?? I like Fergie much better with brown hair. And she did say in an interview that she "likes well endowed men" so props to her for landing Josh. Even though he cheats on her with strippers. Dude is still fine. I guess this song does get the crowd going so I'll give them that. Do you think the BEP's make fun of Josh behind Fergie's back?
The Jonai! With glasses! I can't help but wonder if I would be into these guys if I was 13. Sorry Lady Antebellum, have to fast forward through you, we tried.
Side note: totally not feeling the pepperettes tonight.
Record of the year goes to: PLEASE NO BEP'S!! Whew! Good job Kings Of Leon! And a standing 'O' from Ferg! They were totally enjoyable. Gotta love the peeps who drink!
Robert Downey Jr!!!!!!!!!! LOVE HIM!! He just rocks on all levels. I really don't get the Rihanna haircut. Two Jay-Z smiles in one show, wow. Now I'm impressed. Jamie Foxx has 2 mics and I still don't think I can hear him. In case the giant "SLASH" on the jumbo tron didn't tip you guys off that is Slash up there. And some random chubby black chick, weird.
Justin Bieber. ACK. He's no Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Dude can't even read.
Katy Perry is above that dress. What was she thinking?!
Chris O'Donnell is SO cute. Always brings a smile to my face. Reminds me of our friend Mat Flanigan. Also super cute.
Seacrest IN! That guy is everywhere. T-Swizzle! YAY. Who thinks she needs to get her heartbroken so she has something else to write about? No more fairy tales. Girl needs some angst. Stevie Nicks! Wow. Is it just me or does Tay-Tay sound 'pitchy'? I have to say I'm a little disappointed by this performance, as a Taylor Swift fan she's not doing it for me.
MJ time. Please be good. Oh no, TV is paused so Rye can put on the 3D glasses that came with Nate's plush toy story chair. This should be good. Direct quote from Rye "I'm excited". I have my doubts. He says they're working. Celine is 3D could be scary though. Yup, Carrie Underwood never disappoints. What is that white flower thing on her dress?? OH NO Smokey in 3D. Is it just me so did he lose his neck? J Hud is looking good! Good for her. Would it kill Rihanna to crack a smile? Oh man, the kids, always the kids, this is where they get you. Prince sounds so mature. Overall, I thought they could have done better. Why not a celeb filled montage of his greatest hits? That would have rocked. Beyonce, Alicia, Whitney, Mariah would totally have rocked that. Like why was Underwood there?? So we could laugh at her dress that should never be seen in 3D?
How is it that Bon Jovi has never performed at the Grammy's? They've only been around forever. Bon Jovi can sing. He's so awesome. Totally husband material. The fans chose 'Livin on a Prayer', shocker! OMG why is the chick dancing behind them so weird?? Stop singing bitch. No one wants to hear you ruin the classics!
Cute kid, anyone know who the hell he is? Anyways, he gave the best acceptance speech of the night. This just in: Apparently it's Solange's son. Cute. Wonder if Auntie B and Uncle J babysit often?
Wyclef looks nice with short hair. I'm liking it. Mary J in da house! Damn she looks good. Sounds good too. How old is she anyways? Anyone think Celine is harmonizing from her seat? Wouldn't it be hilarious if she jumped in and Kanye West'ed that number? You know it was killing her not to.
Is anyone even listening to this guy? WHA? Adam Sandler at the Grammy's?? I'm awake. He's so cute. Dave Matthews, never been a huge fan, mainly because I don't know a lot of their music but I know they have a lot of fans. Especially our N'Oleans cousin, Erin! Thinking of you Er! There's something so sexy about a man who can sing and play the guitar. I'm a Mayer fan, even though he's a huge playa.
Anyone think Eminem, our TO Boy Drake and Lil Wayne are going to close the show? Hope so! Love me some Em.
I love Gaga as much as the next person but come on! Why would she wear that?! It's so rude for the guy sitting behind her. I wish it was someone famous, now that would be hilarious. Is it just me or does she always look slightly irritated by her outfits?
Holy crap! What is Tarantino on? LMAO. This has to be good. Too many bleeps. It's annoying. Just let it play, whose kids are awake at 11:15pm anyways?? Wicked that Drake is in with these guys. Way to go Degrassi kid. I effing love Eminem. Mad talent.
WOW Swifty for Album of the Year! Good for her. Too bad she bombed her earlier performance. What a cutie though.
Over all, an alright show. Thought they kinda blew it with the MJ Tribute considering they really could have rocked it. Gaga and Elton John definitely my favourite performance. Comment below and tell me what yours was!
Hope you enjoyed reading :)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
T-G-I-freaking-F!
Hey Ya'll!
Isn't 'Ya'll' fun to say! I'm busting it out for our southern folks! They can get away with saying it where I just sound stupid, but you can't tell the difference when I write it can you? Ack, maybe you can but just let me have this one!
Sorry I've been mia the past couple days. We've all been fighting colds. Yes, Nate has a cold again. It's so frustrating. The Dr said he probably just caught back to back viruses more like a back to back pain in my ass! So now I have the cold too :( I'm feeling good today thanks to a great sleep last night! Does sleep ever make a difference when you're sick! I'm trying to get used to the fact that this next child may not sleep at all, I think it's better to expect the worse then to be living in a sleep filled dream world. My advice to new parents, assume your child is not going to sleep then if he/she does you'll be pleasantly surprised! There's nothing more awesome than a child that sleeps. Thank you Nate :)
Baby time! I'm in week 18! YAY! Almost in week 20, almost half way! Below is what's going on with the baby this week. Baby starts hiccuping this week. Nate had the hiccups all the time, it's so cute! I love feeling the baby and can't wait until that happens more often. Right now it's just internal flutters etc but the real fun starts once you can see/feel it from the outside.
For all Mom's and Mom's to bed out there, one of my favourite websites to visit is Baby Centre it's Canadian and there are tons of different message boards where you can vent or find a lot of useful information from other Moms. Two of my favourites are the July 2010, everyone who frequents this board is due in July 2010, it's great to have women who can relate to you. I also LOVE the toddler board, I find this so useful when I have questions about Nate like moving to a big boy bed or when to stop giving them bottles, potty training etc. I highly recommend you check it out.
We're going to be moving Naters into a big boy bed soon. Obviously this has to be done before the baby comes. I'm torn on whether to just buy a toddler bed or a regular twin. I figure we do one of two things a) buy a toddler bed then move him into a regular sized double bed once the baby needs the toddler bed or b) buy a twin for Nate then move him into a double bed once the baby needs the twin. I want Nate to eventually have a double anyways because it's one more place guests can sleep when they come to stay with us. What did ya'll do when moving your kids out of their cribs?
We're really hoping to buy a house before the baby comes. There are a few things that have to happen for everything to work out but we're praying all goes well. It just doesn't make sense AT ALL to rent anymore. When I think of the thousands of dollars we spend a year renting it makes me sick. I would love, love, love to have a place to call our own. It's so important to us! Ideally we're looking for a 3 bedroom in the Pickering/Ajax area. This puts us out of the city but close. I like the area and we have friends that live around there too. Also it's a bit closer to home, obviously not much but it would shave about a half our off our travel time which is always nice!
So what's everyone got planned for this weekend? I'm thinking dinner or a movie with the girls on Sunday night. We really haven't been spending much time together lately and need to make more of an effort. I miss everyone!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Isn't 'Ya'll' fun to say! I'm busting it out for our southern folks! They can get away with saying it where I just sound stupid, but you can't tell the difference when I write it can you? Ack, maybe you can but just let me have this one!
Sorry I've been mia the past couple days. We've all been fighting colds. Yes, Nate has a cold again. It's so frustrating. The Dr said he probably just caught back to back viruses more like a back to back pain in my ass! So now I have the cold too :( I'm feeling good today thanks to a great sleep last night! Does sleep ever make a difference when you're sick! I'm trying to get used to the fact that this next child may not sleep at all, I think it's better to expect the worse then to be living in a sleep filled dream world. My advice to new parents, assume your child is not going to sleep then if he/she does you'll be pleasantly surprised! There's nothing more awesome than a child that sleeps. Thank you Nate :)
Baby time! I'm in week 18! YAY! Almost in week 20, almost half way! Below is what's going on with the baby this week. Baby starts hiccuping this week. Nate had the hiccups all the time, it's so cute! I love feeling the baby and can't wait until that happens more often. Right now it's just internal flutters etc but the real fun starts once you can see/feel it from the outside.
For all Mom's and Mom's to bed out there, one of my favourite websites to visit is Baby Centre it's Canadian and there are tons of different message boards where you can vent or find a lot of useful information from other Moms. Two of my favourites are the July 2010, everyone who frequents this board is due in July 2010, it's great to have women who can relate to you. I also LOVE the toddler board, I find this so useful when I have questions about Nate like moving to a big boy bed or when to stop giving them bottles, potty training etc. I highly recommend you check it out.
We're going to be moving Naters into a big boy bed soon. Obviously this has to be done before the baby comes. I'm torn on whether to just buy a toddler bed or a regular twin. I figure we do one of two things a) buy a toddler bed then move him into a regular sized double bed once the baby needs the toddler bed or b) buy a twin for Nate then move him into a double bed once the baby needs the twin. I want Nate to eventually have a double anyways because it's one more place guests can sleep when they come to stay with us. What did ya'll do when moving your kids out of their cribs?
We're really hoping to buy a house before the baby comes. There are a few things that have to happen for everything to work out but we're praying all goes well. It just doesn't make sense AT ALL to rent anymore. When I think of the thousands of dollars we spend a year renting it makes me sick. I would love, love, love to have a place to call our own. It's so important to us! Ideally we're looking for a 3 bedroom in the Pickering/Ajax area. This puts us out of the city but close. I like the area and we have friends that live around there too. Also it's a bit closer to home, obviously not much but it would shave about a half our off our travel time which is always nice!
So what's everyone got planned for this weekend? I'm thinking dinner or a movie with the girls on Sunday night. We really haven't been spending much time together lately and need to make more of an effort. I miss everyone!!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sweet Breesus!
Happy Monday Everyone!!! Oh man, I could barely drag my butt out of bed this morning. I was really regretting not napping at all this weekend!
In other news, THE SAINTS WON!!! Woohoooo! Man it was a nail biter! Overtime and all! But they did it and we couldn't be happier, actually that's not true, we will be happier when they win the Superbowl! Boo-yah! And to top it off, I've won the nfl playoff pool (2 years in a row!) because I'm the only person who has Indy and New Orleans in the Superbowl, with New Orleans winning of course! Seemed like a no-brainer to me! So Mama's going shopping! YESSSSS!!!
My friend Jen wants me to talk about my boobs, I realize this may scare the men off (if in fact there are men reading) but this is a pregnancy blog so we're gonna go there! My boobs hurt like a bitch! They have since I found out I was pregnant and they don't seem to be letting up. They're definitely growing, not that Rye's complaining, but no leakage as of yet. I'm super nervous about breastfeeding this time because it was a nightmare with Nate, he wouldn't latch, and to be honest, I absolutely hated it. I'm not hating on breastfeeding, I'm definitely going to give it another go, breast is best you know, but I'm certainly dreading it! Every child is different and I'm just trying to keep that in mind. This kid may be easy, I'm really hoping so! There's tons of support out there and I plan on using it. My doctor's office has a breastfeeding clinic now too so that's a bonus. My goal is do it for 3 months. Doesn't mean I'm looking forward to it though! Don't even get me started on labour... We'll tackle that topic another day. No need to get freaked out when we still have roughly 23 weeks to go!
Baby names!!! Wow, we cannot agree this time!! With Nate, we had his name picked out from the beginning, we never had a girl name, I always knew he was a boy from early on so it really wasn't an issue. Middle names were easy, Stanley for my late Grandfather and Keith for Ryan's late Uncle. This time, not so easy. We've narrowed it down to 5 boy names and 5 girl names. Rye won't let me post them although I really want to. For middle names, we're so stuck. I guess we'll just choose the first name and go from there. There's no one we really want to 'honour' with a middle name this time, which is fine by me. Rye doesn't love my #1 girl name. He doesn't like the 'short form', I kinda get why but I think it would be cute. Pester Rye enough and maybe he'll let me post our list!
Not much planned for the week, Rye's going to the Leaf's game tomorrow with our friend Will, Nate might have a play date, and ball hockey is on Thursday like it is every week! It's a late game so we won't be able to attend. The only games we would go to are the 7pm games but they don't happen that often. February 4th is the next one, Naters and I are going to go watch, I'm hoping he might actually watch instead of me having to chase him around the whole time but we'll see!
Hope every one's enjoying their Monday! UGH!!! Why do the weekends have to go so fast??! :(
Counting down the hours until I'm at home with my two favourite boys...
In other news, THE SAINTS WON!!! Woohoooo! Man it was a nail biter! Overtime and all! But they did it and we couldn't be happier, actually that's not true, we will be happier when they win the Superbowl! Boo-yah! And to top it off, I've won the nfl playoff pool (2 years in a row!) because I'm the only person who has Indy and New Orleans in the Superbowl, with New Orleans winning of course! Seemed like a no-brainer to me! So Mama's going shopping! YESSSSS!!!
My friend Jen wants me to talk about my boobs, I realize this may scare the men off (if in fact there are men reading) but this is a pregnancy blog so we're gonna go there! My boobs hurt like a bitch! They have since I found out I was pregnant and they don't seem to be letting up. They're definitely growing, not that Rye's complaining, but no leakage as of yet. I'm super nervous about breastfeeding this time because it was a nightmare with Nate, he wouldn't latch, and to be honest, I absolutely hated it. I'm not hating on breastfeeding, I'm definitely going to give it another go, breast is best you know, but I'm certainly dreading it! Every child is different and I'm just trying to keep that in mind. This kid may be easy, I'm really hoping so! There's tons of support out there and I plan on using it. My doctor's office has a breastfeeding clinic now too so that's a bonus. My goal is do it for 3 months. Doesn't mean I'm looking forward to it though! Don't even get me started on labour... We'll tackle that topic another day. No need to get freaked out when we still have roughly 23 weeks to go!
Baby names!!! Wow, we cannot agree this time!! With Nate, we had his name picked out from the beginning, we never had a girl name, I always knew he was a boy from early on so it really wasn't an issue. Middle names were easy, Stanley for my late Grandfather and Keith for Ryan's late Uncle. This time, not so easy. We've narrowed it down to 5 boy names and 5 girl names. Rye won't let me post them although I really want to. For middle names, we're so stuck. I guess we'll just choose the first name and go from there. There's no one we really want to 'honour' with a middle name this time, which is fine by me. Rye doesn't love my #1 girl name. He doesn't like the 'short form', I kinda get why but I think it would be cute. Pester Rye enough and maybe he'll let me post our list!
Not much planned for the week, Rye's going to the Leaf's game tomorrow with our friend Will, Nate might have a play date, and ball hockey is on Thursday like it is every week! It's a late game so we won't be able to attend. The only games we would go to are the 7pm games but they don't happen that often. February 4th is the next one, Naters and I are going to go watch, I'm hoping he might actually watch instead of me having to chase him around the whole time but we'll see!
Hope every one's enjoying their Monday! UGH!!! Why do the weekends have to go so fast??! :(
Counting down the hours until I'm at home with my two favourite boys...
Sunday, January 24, 2010
My lovely lady bump!
Hello friends! It's the freakin weekend! YAY! Although it is already Sunday, how does it happen so fast? It's not right. Whoever decided on the 5 day work week should be shot! Why not 4 days? It makes so much more sense. Our weekend has been fairly low key - the way I like it when I have no choice but to be sober :) Kellen, I'm so sorry we missed your birthday! We really felt bad because you always come to our birthday celebrations! We're so happy to hear it was a puke-free birthday! Always the best kind, right behind the hangover-free birthdays but let's face it, at our age those are few and far between!
Now onto the good stuff. A picture of my baby bump! I would have included my face but it just wasn't cooperating today or any day really but what are you gonna do! I'm starting to really feel pregnant now, really happy about that because what's the point in being pregnant if you don't 'feel' like it?! My belly's getting hard which is nice, because when else do I get to have rock hard abs? Sleep is becoming a challenge, it sucks because I'm a stomach sleeper and that is not comfy for obvious reasons, you try sleeping on a watermelon! Back sleeping is not allowed because the increased weight of your uterus lies on important bits, I can't remember the whole reason, something about blood traveling throughout your body being cut off, seems like a valid reason. That leaves you with side and side! YAY... Not...! The left side is best but then I have to face my hubby and I hate when he breathes on me. Switching sides of the bed is not an option. I don't like being near the door, I'm weird okay! So you can see my dilemma. I need a body pillow, I think that'll help but of course I went to Wal-Mart today and forgot to get one! GRRRRR!
Nate has been in a great mood all weekend. I'm really loving being a Mom. Although he makes it so easy being his happy laid back lil self. I have never had more fun in my life. Just listening and watching him play with his toys brings so much joy to us. It amazes me how well he plays by himself. He now 'smiles' on command, it's so cute! This age is really the best. He's starting to talk a lot and do silly things. A lot of that is thanks to daycare. He learns so much from them. They taught him how to 'jump' and it's so hilarious because he doesn't actually get off the ground but he thinks he is and is so proud of himself. Definitely one of my favourite things that he does. We have never been so entertained! I'm thinking although having 2 will be double the work, it'll also be double the fun! And we're all about the fun :)Guilty pleasures! We all have them, although sometimes we don't like to admit to them! Here are a few of mine:
Diet Coke
General Hospital
Gossip Sites
Naps
Poutine
Spoiler Sites
Post yours in the comment section below! And become a 'follower' if you haven't already. I know you people are reading, it's just nice to be recognized!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Little drummer boy
Nate received a set of drums for Christmas from his Uncle Jase, Auntie Denise and Cousin's Cassie and Colin. We busted them out last night and he was loving it!
I'm backkkkkkkkk!
First things first, I have to apologize for being MIA the past few days. I had a migraine for most of the weekend and week. It's been horrible!! On Monday evening I went to the walk in clinic with high hopes of some support and it was a total waste of my time. The guy was a total douche bag. He advised that I have the migraine because I'm stressed. Obviously you'd be stressed out too if you had a migraine for 3 days! He told me I just needed rest!!! So I rested, yes the rest helped but the minute I got up to do anything my head was pounding! Tuesday night was absolutely horrible. Thankfully I had my monthly appointment with my baby doctor on Wednesday morning, baby is a-okay (will write more about that later), and she hooked me up with some drugs! Let me tell you, I was delighted!! Because I'm allergic to codeine she was drawing a blank on what to give me. She decided on an anti-inflammatory, a tranquilizer and 2 extra strength Tylenol and it was FAN-effing-TASTIC!!! I haven't felt that good in months! So 5 days and 2 doctor visits later I am back!
On to the baby stuff! Well for one, I got in trouble because I lost more weight! Like what the hell! I have no idea why!! I eat! I love food! My belly is growing, at least that's not an issue. Baby's heartbeat came in at 150 bpm, "they" say under 140 is a boy, over 140 is a girl! But who knows if that is really true. My next ultrasound is scheduled for February 9th! I'm super excited because I'm dying to know the sex *fingers crossed*. I've included a picture of what the baby would look like at week 17 and a few fetal facts.
Something fun for today! Below is the 'Chinese Birth Chart', it predicts the sex of your child based on the age of the mother at conception and the month of conception. It was correct for when I had Nate and most of the people I've consulted it has been correct for them too. If you've had kids, share in the comments section if it was in fact accurate for you! FYI, I'm 27 and we conceived in October.
What have you guys got planned for the weekend? We have dinner with Ryan's step-Mom's side of the family on Saturday afternoon. It's also our friend Kellen's, that's "Ellen" with a "K", birthday so we're invited for some cosmic bowling, unfortunately only one of us will be able to attend since we're having a a bit of a baby sitter dilemma as of late. *side note* anyone know any available sitters that drive and don't mind crazy dogs in the Scarborough area? Sunday we're meeting up with Lucius for a play date at Funnelz! Oh and football continues of course! I'm super pumped for New Orleans and Minnesota! I don't know who to cheer for!
Enjoy your weekend! I'll be sure to post lots of updates, I've missed you guys!
Steph
On to the baby stuff! Well for one, I got in trouble because I lost more weight! Like what the hell! I have no idea why!! I eat! I love food! My belly is growing, at least that's not an issue. Baby's heartbeat came in at 150 bpm, "they" say under 140 is a boy, over 140 is a girl! But who knows if that is really true. My next ultrasound is scheduled for February 9th! I'm super excited because I'm dying to know the sex *fingers crossed*. I've included a picture of what the baby would look like at week 17 and a few fetal facts.
Something fun for today! Below is the 'Chinese Birth Chart', it predicts the sex of your child based on the age of the mother at conception and the month of conception. It was correct for when I had Nate and most of the people I've consulted it has been correct for them too. If you've had kids, share in the comments section if it was in fact accurate for you! FYI, I'm 27 and we conceived in October.
What have you guys got planned for the weekend? We have dinner with Ryan's step-Mom's side of the family on Saturday afternoon. It's also our friend Kellen's, that's "Ellen" with a "K", birthday so we're invited for some cosmic bowling, unfortunately only one of us will be able to attend since we're having a a bit of a baby sitter dilemma as of late. *side note* anyone know any available sitters that drive and don't mind crazy dogs in the Scarborough area? Sunday we're meeting up with Lucius for a play date at Funnelz! Oh and football continues of course! I'm super pumped for New Orleans and Minnesota! I don't know who to cheer for!
Enjoy your weekend! I'll be sure to post lots of updates, I've missed you guys!
Steph
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Oh Canada!
Good Morning! Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend! Yesterday was a fairly uneventful day. Slept in until 10am, it was wonderful. Naters had a bit of a rough sleep but I am pleased to announce that last night he slept all the way through, back to his normal self again!!!! Rye made roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus and corn for dinner, it was delish! Of course we watched the Saints game, man, Drew Brees is a freak of nature! Our cousin Erin was at the game! Yes we can all hate her now! AND she said she sat at a table with the Kardashians!!! I have yet to confirm or deny if this is true, I will get the truth, this is crucial information.
Today we're going to visit Gavin, I was reading Meg's blog this morning and Nate saw Gavin's picture and starting pointing and smiling! So I think the boys should be happy to see each other! We'll get some pics for sure so I can post some of our adorable men!
Mmmm Rye is making breakfast! Bacon, hash browns, toast and western omelets - my favourite breakfast ever! Never has bacon smelt so good to me! I threw up this morning :( I think it's because I've had a headache since yesterday morning but it seems to be getting better now. The crappy thing about pregnancy is the only medication you can take for anything is tylenol. Pretty shitty if you ask me.
With all the bad things that happen in the world, briefly touching on the devastating destruction in Haiti, I have to share an interesting fact with you. This has stayed with me since High school and I will never forget it. Our history teacher, Paul Longo (You know it!), told us about a McLean's magazine article that stated that us, as Canadians, had a 99.9% chance of being born somewhere else in the world! 99.9%!!! That is insane. We are SO lucky to live in a place where we don't face the dangers of Mother Nature and war. Think about it, we don't get earth quakes (okay I know B.C. gets them sometimes, but nowhere near the caliber of other places), no tsunami's, relatively harmless tornadoes, no poisonous snakes or spiders that are prominent threats we have to deal with on a daily basis and no hurricanes (I know we get the 'tail end' sometimes but never anything even close to what they see in the south). Sure we get snow but looking at the big picture, big effing deal! So think about that next time you're bitching about having to shovel the driveway or when you're stuck in traffic on the 401. We are truly blessed to live in such a great country! Never forget that!
Going to eat my omelet now :) Enjoy your day!
Steph
Today we're going to visit Gavin, I was reading Meg's blog this morning and Nate saw Gavin's picture and starting pointing and smiling! So I think the boys should be happy to see each other! We'll get some pics for sure so I can post some of our adorable men!
Mmmm Rye is making breakfast! Bacon, hash browns, toast and western omelets - my favourite breakfast ever! Never has bacon smelt so good to me! I threw up this morning :( I think it's because I've had a headache since yesterday morning but it seems to be getting better now. The crappy thing about pregnancy is the only medication you can take for anything is tylenol. Pretty shitty if you ask me.
With all the bad things that happen in the world, briefly touching on the devastating destruction in Haiti, I have to share an interesting fact with you. This has stayed with me since High school and I will never forget it. Our history teacher, Paul Longo (You know it!), told us about a McLean's magazine article that stated that us, as Canadians, had a 99.9% chance of being born somewhere else in the world! 99.9%!!! That is insane. We are SO lucky to live in a place where we don't face the dangers of Mother Nature and war. Think about it, we don't get earth quakes (okay I know B.C. gets them sometimes, but nowhere near the caliber of other places), no tsunami's, relatively harmless tornadoes, no poisonous snakes or spiders that are prominent threats we have to deal with on a daily basis and no hurricanes (I know we get the 'tail end' sometimes but never anything even close to what they see in the south). Sure we get snow but looking at the big picture, big effing deal! So think about that next time you're bitching about having to shovel the driveway or when you're stuck in traffic on the 401. We are truly blessed to live in such a great country! Never forget that!
Going to eat my omelet now :) Enjoy your day!
Steph
Friday, January 15, 2010
Cravings!
Happy Friday everyone! YAY! One of my favourite days of the week! I just have to get through this work day then it's smooth sailing! What's everyone got planned for this weekend? We opted not to go to Hali since Nate is still sick and not sleeping well. Last night was an improvement at least, he slept all the way through until he started screaming bloody murder at 5:30am but Daddy put him back to bed like the trooper he is. I'm pleased to announce the Rampage won their first game 6-3! AND my hubby got an assist! Yay dear! Not that anyone cares, cause I certainly pretend to! Did I just say that out loud? hehe. So as for our weekend plans, as of right now we have a play date with Gavin (you can read about his story on Meg's blog at onelittlefin.blogspot.com, yes I'm that nice of a friend that I pimp other blogs on my own blog lol but if you leave my blog for hers I will hunt you down!) on Sunday and maybe, depending on Nate's health, a play date with his friend Lucius! I'm really hoping we can fit that one in because we haven't seen Lucius in what? over a year?? Crazy! His Mom and I have a lot of catching up to do. The NFL playoffs also continue this weekend so it should be a good one!
I was talking to my dear friend Jen last night, soon to be in-laws, Nate has an arranged marriage with their super cute daughter Sophie. Jen requested that I write about my pregnancy cravings! She's been having "phantom" pregnancy symptoms for her friend at work and was sitting down to a plate of bacon when she called me last night. A plate of bacon! LOVES IT! So she's super into the food right now.
Ahhhh the food. One of the best parts of pregnancy. I've been proud of myself because I haven't been over eating. Sure I might eat pepperettes and sour keys for breakfast but I certainly don't gorge myself. I actually lost 10 lbs between my last two dr's appointments, don't ask me how that happened because I love food, just look at me! With Nate I only gained under like 15 lbs and was able to wear my normal jeans throughout, so far, so good! Don't hate me, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my current 'svelte' figure! HA! Maybe fatties put on less weight, I dunno, I'm not a freakin doctor. Speaking of doctor it was 9 months of "are you eating??" what the eff do you think! Have you looked at me? Geez lady! What aren't I eating??!!
So what am I eating you ask? Here's a list of my pregnancy cravings thus far in no particular order. Keep in mind, I crave it and then once I have it, I'm done with it, wham bam thank you Mam! Oh and also I was completely turned off by food in the beginning.
1. Bagged Salad with cheap ass 'Food Basics' brand oil and vinegar dressing
2. Mom's perogies
3. Pepperettes
4. Sour Keys
5. Lava Cakes
6. Pickles - 'Strubs' only
7. Subway Club
8. Harvey's Poutine (You know it Meg!)
9. Miss Vickies Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar Chips (totally made my tongue hurt, but I think I'm ready for another go of it)
10."Bumble berry Blossoms" from M & M's (Lasted one time only, I bought 4 and still have 3 in the freezer, so hoping this one comes back)
11.Quiche
12.Lonestar fajitas (the best ever! I could always go for these!)
13. Pillsbury Raspberry Turnovers
Cravings to be fulfilled next week: The Keg! Steak and asparagus Mmmmm! Thanks Katie!!! If I think of anymore cravings I've had I'll add them throughout the day.
I was thinking that I am totally going to blog about my post-pregnancy diet so I know I'll have to stick with it for the sake of my readers! I can't disappoint my fans! Yah I believe I have fans, why ruin it for me?!
Hope you've enjoyed reading, I've certainly enjoyed writing! Who doesn't love food!
Feel free to post your cravings (pregnant or not) in the comment section below, maybe you'll inspire me!
Have a great weekend everyone :)
Steph
I was talking to my dear friend Jen last night, soon to be in-laws, Nate has an arranged marriage with their super cute daughter Sophie. Jen requested that I write about my pregnancy cravings! She's been having "phantom" pregnancy symptoms for her friend at work and was sitting down to a plate of bacon when she called me last night. A plate of bacon! LOVES IT! So she's super into the food right now.
Ahhhh the food. One of the best parts of pregnancy. I've been proud of myself because I haven't been over eating. Sure I might eat pepperettes and sour keys for breakfast but I certainly don't gorge myself. I actually lost 10 lbs between my last two dr's appointments, don't ask me how that happened because I love food, just look at me! With Nate I only gained under like 15 lbs and was able to wear my normal jeans throughout, so far, so good! Don't hate me, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my current 'svelte' figure! HA! Maybe fatties put on less weight, I dunno, I'm not a freakin doctor. Speaking of doctor it was 9 months of "are you eating??" what the eff do you think! Have you looked at me? Geez lady! What aren't I eating??!!
So what am I eating you ask? Here's a list of my pregnancy cravings thus far in no particular order. Keep in mind, I crave it and then once I have it, I'm done with it, wham bam thank you Mam! Oh and also I was completely turned off by food in the beginning.
1. Bagged Salad with cheap ass 'Food Basics' brand oil and vinegar dressing
2. Mom's perogies
3. Pepperettes
4. Sour Keys
5. Lava Cakes
6. Pickles - 'Strubs' only
7. Subway Club
8. Harvey's Poutine (You know it Meg!)
9. Miss Vickies Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar Chips (totally made my tongue hurt, but I think I'm ready for another go of it)
10."Bumble berry Blossoms" from M & M's (Lasted one time only, I bought 4 and still have 3 in the freezer, so hoping this one comes back)
11.Quiche
12.Lonestar fajitas (the best ever! I could always go for these!)
13. Pillsbury Raspberry Turnovers
Cravings to be fulfilled next week: The Keg! Steak and asparagus Mmmmm! Thanks Katie!!! If I think of anymore cravings I've had I'll add them throughout the day.
I was thinking that I am totally going to blog about my post-pregnancy diet so I know I'll have to stick with it for the sake of my readers! I can't disappoint my fans! Yah I believe I have fans, why ruin it for me?!
Hope you've enjoyed reading, I've certainly enjoyed writing! Who doesn't love food!
Feel free to post your cravings (pregnant or not) in the comment section below, maybe you'll inspire me!
Have a great weekend everyone :)
Steph
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Whatta Man
Quick rant for today!
Dear Parents: Please treat your kids equally. One should not be loved more than another unless of course one's a serial killer. I've seen this first hand and it does not feel good for the lesser loved child. So this is my pledge to always treat my children with equality and fairness. I will do my part and you should do yours. End Rant.
Whew. Now I feel better. That's been weighing on me for awhile. Today is Thursday! Which means tomorrow is Friday! Grey's is new tonight! It's a good day!
Sure my child is sick :( Poor cold is seriously effing with his sleeping patterns which I cannot tell you how much it sucks. We have been blessed with a great sleeper, since 5 weeks old, he's slept through the night and in his own bed! Don't hate me! I'm sure this next one will make us pay so don't worry we'll get ours! He's so miserable it breaks my heart. Seriously. There's nothing worse than having a sick child. I hate it. I just want my happy boy back. Last night Daddy was up with him for 2 hours, yes I said Daddy, Mommy was in bed but still suffering none the less since there were many tears involved. Remember we're spoiled so we're not used to the lack of sleep. I'm sure some of you are laughing at us right now, I can just hear it! I know who you are and I know where you live!
Which brings me to my wonderful husband. I hope all you ladies out there have amazing men to share your life with. Not only is he an awesome husband, he's the best, most involved Dad that I know. Honourable mention to John Daley! He's been taking the brunt of Nate's cold, putting him to bed, getting up with him during the night and to be honest, I think maybe I should feel a bit ashamed of myself, he gets up with him pretty much every morning (we rotate on the weekends so we both get a sleep in day). We rotate baths as well although as my belly gets bigger I'm sure he'll be taking that over as well. He gets mad at me for always wanting to pack the diaper bag and pick out Nate's clothes, which I know I should be happy that he wants to do these things but you see I'm a bit of a control freak. He's been doing all the laundry and cooking the majority of the meals. I'm a very lucky girl and I know this. So Ryan Norman Wilson, I love you so much and am so thankful that I constantly put up with your bullshit in the beginning and shaped you into the man I always knew you could be. LOL. Just kidding lover. I love you, you're the best father and husband we could ask for and I can't wait to have your baby! *again* Just promise me you won't fall asleep at the worst part of my labour this time!
Oh and since I'm on a loving my hubby kick, it's the start of his ball hockey teams season tonight and I should really show more support so good luck Rampage! Let's stay out of the box this season (I'm looking at you Rye and Jay!).
Anyone catch 'Modern Family' last night?? Oh man, Jay was killing me with Barkley the dog butler! Seriously, at the end when they were standing at the alter, I laughed so hard I thought I might pee myself! Oh and when he had him bent over the counter inspecting his coat! It's too much! Another solid episode.
Now that it's on facebook I think it's safe to announce that not only am I going to be a Mom again in July I will also be an Aunt again (for the 6th time!!). Congrats to my brother Phil, sister in law Cheryl and big sister to be Edie! It's going to be a busy summer for the Glecoff Family :) Love you guys!
Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your day!
Steph
Dear Parents: Please treat your kids equally. One should not be loved more than another unless of course one's a serial killer. I've seen this first hand and it does not feel good for the lesser loved child. So this is my pledge to always treat my children with equality and fairness. I will do my part and you should do yours. End Rant.
Whew. Now I feel better. That's been weighing on me for awhile. Today is Thursday! Which means tomorrow is Friday! Grey's is new tonight! It's a good day!
Sure my child is sick :( Poor cold is seriously effing with his sleeping patterns which I cannot tell you how much it sucks. We have been blessed with a great sleeper, since 5 weeks old, he's slept through the night and in his own bed! Don't hate me! I'm sure this next one will make us pay so don't worry we'll get ours! He's so miserable it breaks my heart. Seriously. There's nothing worse than having a sick child. I hate it. I just want my happy boy back. Last night Daddy was up with him for 2 hours, yes I said Daddy, Mommy was in bed but still suffering none the less since there were many tears involved. Remember we're spoiled so we're not used to the lack of sleep. I'm sure some of you are laughing at us right now, I can just hear it! I know who you are and I know where you live!
Which brings me to my wonderful husband. I hope all you ladies out there have amazing men to share your life with. Not only is he an awesome husband, he's the best, most involved Dad that I know. Honourable mention to John Daley! He's been taking the brunt of Nate's cold, putting him to bed, getting up with him during the night and to be honest, I think maybe I should feel a bit ashamed of myself, he gets up with him pretty much every morning (we rotate on the weekends so we both get a sleep in day). We rotate baths as well although as my belly gets bigger I'm sure he'll be taking that over as well. He gets mad at me for always wanting to pack the diaper bag and pick out Nate's clothes, which I know I should be happy that he wants to do these things but you see I'm a bit of a control freak. He's been doing all the laundry and cooking the majority of the meals. I'm a very lucky girl and I know this. So Ryan Norman Wilson, I love you so much and am so thankful that I constantly put up with your bullshit in the beginning and shaped you into the man I always knew you could be. LOL. Just kidding lover. I love you, you're the best father and husband we could ask for and I can't wait to have your baby! *again* Just promise me you won't fall asleep at the worst part of my labour this time!
Oh and since I'm on a loving my hubby kick, it's the start of his ball hockey teams season tonight and I should really show more support so good luck Rampage! Let's stay out of the box this season (I'm looking at you Rye and Jay!).
Anyone catch 'Modern Family' last night?? Oh man, Jay was killing me with Barkley the dog butler! Seriously, at the end when they were standing at the alter, I laughed so hard I thought I might pee myself! Oh and when he had him bent over the counter inspecting his coat! It's too much! Another solid episode.
Now that it's on facebook I think it's safe to announce that not only am I going to be a Mom again in July I will also be an Aunt again (for the 6th time!!). Congrats to my brother Phil, sister in law Cheryl and big sister to be Edie! It's going to be a busy summer for the Glecoff Family :) Love you guys!
Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your day!
Steph
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Mama said there'd be days like this
Goooood Morning! I'm feeling a bit blah today. I'm not sure why, okay I kinda know but I'm trying to 'rise above' - not always an easy thing to do. It helps that when I got to work this morning my co-worker was going on a Timmy's run so I am currently waiting on a bagel and a french vanilla. Mmmmmm. What is taking him so long?? Yah I'm impatient too. This is gonna be a great day!!
Poor Naters is sick again! Freaking day cares, I tell ya! I love, love, love his daycare and I'm so proud of everything he's learning, how it's improving his speech and socialization but those kids pass every bug between them, which I know in the long run is a good thing, he can build up his immune system but having a sick boy is no fun :( Last night, after his bath (of course!!!) he was relaxing on the couch and threw up all over himself. We grabbed the closest blanket to catch the rest and it just kept on coming, it was mostly phlegm (spelled that right on the first try! HA!) so I was happy he got it out but he still ended up in our bed in the middle of the night. Which I don't mind, he doesn't sleep with us very often. Hopefully he gets better soon because we're going home this weekend!
Ahhhh home sweet home. Where everybody knows your name. Combine that with my 2 favourite men and there's no place I'd rather be! It's my big brother's birthday so a few of us are going to his place to celebrate (depending on how Nate is feeling). The men are going ice fishing as usual, while the women watch the kiddies, works for me! I am deathly afraid of the ice. I think it was after seeing 'The Good Son', anyone remember that movie? With creepy Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood? Well I'm scarred for life now. The only thing that sucks about going to Haliburton while pregnant is missing out on tobogganing (the sled, not the hat). And obviously the drinking, but that goes without saying. Although I think this weekend will be pretty tame because my brother Phil can't make it and he's the wild one! LOL But the good news is, he doesn't have to worry about catching on fire again! That's one winter jacket he doesn't have to replace :)
My new favourite tv show 'Modern Family' is on tonight! If you haven't checked it out you must! It's HIGHlarious! Seriously. I'm not joking. Is anyone watching it?? Phil's my favourite, that guy cracks me up. It's on at 9pm on abc. Tell them Steph sent you! You won't be disappointed!
Questions/Comments/Feedback/Followers are always appreciated. Love you all, I just love the people that comment a little more :)
Steph
Poor Naters is sick again! Freaking day cares, I tell ya! I love, love, love his daycare and I'm so proud of everything he's learning, how it's improving his speech and socialization but those kids pass every bug between them, which I know in the long run is a good thing, he can build up his immune system but having a sick boy is no fun :( Last night, after his bath (of course!!!) he was relaxing on the couch and threw up all over himself. We grabbed the closest blanket to catch the rest and it just kept on coming, it was mostly phlegm (spelled that right on the first try! HA!) so I was happy he got it out but he still ended up in our bed in the middle of the night. Which I don't mind, he doesn't sleep with us very often. Hopefully he gets better soon because we're going home this weekend!
Ahhhh home sweet home. Where everybody knows your name. Combine that with my 2 favourite men and there's no place I'd rather be! It's my big brother's birthday so a few of us are going to his place to celebrate (depending on how Nate is feeling). The men are going ice fishing as usual, while the women watch the kiddies, works for me! I am deathly afraid of the ice. I think it was after seeing 'The Good Son', anyone remember that movie? With creepy Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood? Well I'm scarred for life now. The only thing that sucks about going to Haliburton while pregnant is missing out on tobogganing (the sled, not the hat). And obviously the drinking, but that goes without saying. Although I think this weekend will be pretty tame because my brother Phil can't make it and he's the wild one! LOL But the good news is, he doesn't have to worry about catching on fire again! That's one winter jacket he doesn't have to replace :)
My new favourite tv show 'Modern Family' is on tonight! If you haven't checked it out you must! It's HIGHlarious! Seriously. I'm not joking. Is anyone watching it?? Phil's my favourite, that guy cracks me up. It's on at 9pm on abc. Tell them Steph sent you! You won't be disappointed!
Questions/Comments/Feedback/Followers are always appreciated. Love you all, I just love the people that comment a little more :)
Steph
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The boy can scream!
To say our darling son was a wee bit irritated last night would be an understatement. I'm going to blame it on his 18 month vaccines he received yesterday. After dinner Rye was going to feed him some ice cream, Nate had a different idea, he wanted to feed himself, which we normally let him do but after playing with his oatmeal and not eating any we were not in the mood. Nate LOST it! I mean seriously lost it! I have never heard a child scream like that. It was unreal. Honestly, you would have thought we were cutting off his limbs one at a time. I wouldn't have been surprised Toronto's finest had knocked on our door, Ollie (our dog) was so freaked out, he came cowering over to sit on my lap. Yes I was sitting on the couch the whole time, while my husband had a screeching, biting, flailing toddler in his arms. You got a problem with that?? The man had it under control! Of course he got bitten, what do you expect?? After a few minutes Nate calmed down and it was like nothing happened! He was back to his usually happy self. Never a dull moment with a toddler! I'm just thankful we weren't out in public although I know it will happen sooner or later...preferably later.
So baby is 15 weeks today! Oh and I got kicked twice last night! How I missed that! Definitely one of the best parts of pregnancy, I can hardly wait until I see those little fists and feet protruding from my belly! It's so cool. By mid February we *should* (depending on how cooperative baby is) be able to find out the sex! I think Rye and I are going to get a 3D/4D ultrasound this time around. Has anyone had one of these?
Some interesting pregnancy facts about the baby @ 15 weeks:
1) Although the baby's eyelids are still shut they are sensitive to light, if we shined a flashlight at my stomach the baby would shy away from it
2) Baby is growing eyebrows and eye lashes this week
3) Baby is 4 inches long and weight about 2.4 oz
Good News! Rye's cousin Erin went running in Alabama this morning in a cool 26 degrees (-3 in our terms) but not to worry! She did wear her toboggan! Love you Erin :))
Guess that's all for today.
Feel free to share your toddler horror stories below!
Steph
P.S. A friend told me yesterday that Maternity Leave is now 2 years, I can't find any info, can anyone confirm if this is true?
*update* I am now hearing it's one year with pay, one year without but your job is still safe
So baby is 15 weeks today! Oh and I got kicked twice last night! How I missed that! Definitely one of the best parts of pregnancy, I can hardly wait until I see those little fists and feet protruding from my belly! It's so cool. By mid February we *should* (depending on how cooperative baby is) be able to find out the sex! I think Rye and I are going to get a 3D/4D ultrasound this time around. Has anyone had one of these?
Some interesting pregnancy facts about the baby @ 15 weeks:
1) Although the baby's eyelids are still shut they are sensitive to light, if we shined a flashlight at my stomach the baby would shy away from it
2) Baby is growing eyebrows and eye lashes this week
3) Baby is 4 inches long and weight about 2.4 oz
Good News! Rye's cousin Erin went running in Alabama this morning in a cool 26 degrees (-3 in our terms) but not to worry! She did wear her toboggan! Love you Erin :))
Guess that's all for today.
Feel free to share your toddler horror stories below!
Steph
P.S. A friend told me yesterday that Maternity Leave is now 2 years, I can't find any info, can anyone confirm if this is true?
*update* I am now hearing it's one year with pay, one year without but your job is still safe
Monday, January 11, 2010
A case of the Mondays UGH!
Good Morning Everyone!
I know this is supposed to be a pregnancy blog, I get that, I am the one that started it after all but really there's not much going on. Let's see, if you want me to get REALLY honest, I'm afraid to scare away the men, well the men who haven't had children yet anyways, if there are any men reading besides my husband! Are you out there men? You might want to skip over this paragraph. Moment of truth, when you're pregnant, your uterus takes up a lot of space thus not leaving the bladder with a lot of room and making it weaker, thus causing you to pee more frequently, thus occasionally 'dribbling' a little when sneezing or coughing. Yes, I am now one of those. I used to make fun of my "friend" (I won't use names to protect her privacy), for peeing when she sneezed while pregnant and now I am ashamed to admit I too have this problem. Oh the joys of pregnancy, I guess it could be worse, I could have hemorrhoids! Also common in pregnancy and I am thrilled to tell you I never got them with Nate and am hoping to keep my track record clean with this child! *fingers crossed*
So enough of the gory details! What did everyone do this weekend? I am proud to say I cleaned my son's room and the bathroom! This is a breakthrough! Lately, I have been super lazy and want to do nothing but lay on the couch all day. Last night, I had dinner and a movie with the ladies, thanks to the hubby for taking the care of our son and allowing Mommy to have some girl time. Although he's always very good with that, I have no complaints! We saw "It's Complicated" and I really enjoyed it! We laughed the whole movie and I have to say 1) Alec Baldwin is hilarious in a Edward Cullen stalker sort of way 2) I am totally, utterly, head over heals for John Krasinski! Is there anyone more adorable? I challenge you to find him and just try to change my mind. He's not"one night" sort of love but Johnny Depp "life time" love. I envy his fiancee Emily Blunt, kudos to her for landing such a cutie after dating that douche Michael Buble.
Pet Peeves. We all have em! You know what I hate? Cheap toilet paper. Can't stand it. Those people in the mall that totally cut you off or run into you and don't even say 'sorry' or anything! So rude!! Maybe it's because I come from a small town but I am constantly apologizing to people in public when I run into them. I guess we just have better manners in rural Ontario.
I guess that's all for today folks! Feel free to use the comment section below to post your pet peeves. Just get it out! It'll make you feel better, I promise!
I've enjoyed reading all your "Freebie Fives", well all 2 of them. Meg - yours doesn't count - WEAK! Keep em coming!
Steph
I know this is supposed to be a pregnancy blog, I get that, I am the one that started it after all but really there's not much going on. Let's see, if you want me to get REALLY honest, I'm afraid to scare away the men, well the men who haven't had children yet anyways, if there are any men reading besides my husband! Are you out there men? You might want to skip over this paragraph. Moment of truth, when you're pregnant, your uterus takes up a lot of space thus not leaving the bladder with a lot of room and making it weaker, thus causing you to pee more frequently, thus occasionally 'dribbling' a little when sneezing or coughing. Yes, I am now one of those. I used to make fun of my "friend" (I won't use names to protect her privacy), for peeing when she sneezed while pregnant and now I am ashamed to admit I too have this problem. Oh the joys of pregnancy, I guess it could be worse, I could have hemorrhoids! Also common in pregnancy and I am thrilled to tell you I never got them with Nate and am hoping to keep my track record clean with this child! *fingers crossed*
So enough of the gory details! What did everyone do this weekend? I am proud to say I cleaned my son's room and the bathroom! This is a breakthrough! Lately, I have been super lazy and want to do nothing but lay on the couch all day. Last night, I had dinner and a movie with the ladies, thanks to the hubby for taking the care of our son and allowing Mommy to have some girl time. Although he's always very good with that, I have no complaints! We saw "It's Complicated" and I really enjoyed it! We laughed the whole movie and I have to say 1) Alec Baldwin is hilarious in a Edward Cullen stalker sort of way 2) I am totally, utterly, head over heals for John Krasinski! Is there anyone more adorable? I challenge you to find him and just try to change my mind. He's not"one night" sort of love but Johnny Depp "life time" love. I envy his fiancee Emily Blunt, kudos to her for landing such a cutie after dating that douche Michael Buble.
Pet Peeves. We all have em! You know what I hate? Cheap toilet paper. Can't stand it. Those people in the mall that totally cut you off or run into you and don't even say 'sorry' or anything! So rude!! Maybe it's because I come from a small town but I am constantly apologizing to people in public when I run into them. I guess we just have better manners in rural Ontario.
I guess that's all for today folks! Feel free to use the comment section below to post your pet peeves. Just get it out! It'll make you feel better, I promise!
I've enjoyed reading all your "Freebie Fives", well all 2 of them. Meg - yours doesn't count - WEAK! Keep em coming!
Steph
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Happy Weekend!
Happy Weekend everyone! You know what I love about weekend? (besides not working) SLEEP! The way Rye and I work it is that one of us gets up with Nate one day and the other one takes the other day. So this morning was my turn to sleep in! Nate and Rye got up at 7:30am and I got the luxury of sleeping until 9:30am. I then had a very healthy breakfast consisting of *don't judge me unless you've ever been pregnant* pepperettes, a diet coke and a few sour keys. Nate also brightened up our morning by pooping 4 times! 4 TIMES before noon!! Seriously, what are they feeding this kid at daycare?? Then he and I went down for a nap at 12:30pm, he got up at 1:30pm and I kept on sleeping until 2:30pm, so it's no surprise I woke up with a headache! Too much sleep :( Silly me. Thankfully I'm starting to feel better already. My amazing hubby is doing laundry and I've done absolutely nothing! Well that's not true, I put in my picks for the NFL playoffs and also made my pro line tickets! Wish me luck! I'm doing 2 pro line tickets because I have a soft spot for Baltimore after seeing 'The Blind Side' (Hello Michael Oher!) although I really don't think they'll beat New England, even without my man Wes Welker. Speaking of 'The Blind Side', GREAT movie, although I didn't even realize the Dad was Tim McGraw until like half way through the movie, he looks really weird without a cowboy hat. I was half expecting him to turn up as a different character but then I realized it must be him.
Today I bit my son! HA! Yes I know how that sounds. He bites! Mainly just Rye and I, he's never bitten a child at his daycare (whew!! Although he has bitten his friend Jacob twice but we're pretty sure he deserved it). He's not really getting it when we tell him that we don't bite people, no biting, etc. So I decided to try and bite him back, I have heard that this works and I've also heard that it doesn't. So I bite him and the little bastard laughs at me! Turns out I didn't bite him hard enough :( I was afraid to hurt him! Which I guess is besides the point really, so Rye bit him the next time, let me just state that we're not just randomly biting him as we please, we waited until he bit us first, this time, it worked, he got all whiny afterwards, so we'll see if it has any lasting effects, he hasn't tried to bite us since but it's not like he walks around biting us all day long or anything. I will keep you guys posted.
It goes without saying that we did not win the Lotto Max - DAMMIT! Sadly, I had to cancel the limo that would take us downtown to claim our winnings on Monday morning. Oh well, I still have my boys to comfort me and that's all that really matter anyways :)
Now to the fun part! One of the gossip sites I visit, laineygossip.com (it's Canadian too! Holla!), does "The Freebie Five" inspired by the Friends episode where you choose five 'unattainables' to spend the night with. You get one night only, or two, in bed, which Lainey explains is why she doesn't have Johnny Depp on her list, because you see, Johnny Depp is a lifetime. This is about fantasy and celebrity, conversation is optional, so don't be ashamed to put David Beckham on your list, as Lainey says, "he doesn't have to talk to me while he's rockin me" LOL. My current list is below, in no special order.
Steph's Freebie Five:
1. Josh Duhamel
2. James Franco
3. Gerard Butler
4. Bradley Cooper
5. Channing Tatum
Please post your list in the comment section below. Don't be scared, we're not here to judge.
Until next time!
Steph
Today I bit my son! HA! Yes I know how that sounds. He bites! Mainly just Rye and I, he's never bitten a child at his daycare (whew!! Although he has bitten his friend Jacob twice but we're pretty sure he deserved it). He's not really getting it when we tell him that we don't bite people, no biting, etc. So I decided to try and bite him back, I have heard that this works and I've also heard that it doesn't. So I bite him and the little bastard laughs at me! Turns out I didn't bite him hard enough :( I was afraid to hurt him! Which I guess is besides the point really, so Rye bit him the next time, let me just state that we're not just randomly biting him as we please, we waited until he bit us first, this time, it worked, he got all whiny afterwards, so we'll see if it has any lasting effects, he hasn't tried to bite us since but it's not like he walks around biting us all day long or anything. I will keep you guys posted.
It goes without saying that we did not win the Lotto Max - DAMMIT! Sadly, I had to cancel the limo that would take us downtown to claim our winnings on Monday morning. Oh well, I still have my boys to comfort me and that's all that really matter anyways :)
Now to the fun part! One of the gossip sites I visit, laineygossip.com (it's Canadian too! Holla!), does "The Freebie Five" inspired by the Friends episode where you choose five 'unattainables' to spend the night with. You get one night only, or two, in bed, which Lainey explains is why she doesn't have Johnny Depp on her list, because you see, Johnny Depp is a lifetime. This is about fantasy and celebrity, conversation is optional, so don't be ashamed to put David Beckham on your list, as Lainey says, "he doesn't have to talk to me while he's rockin me" LOL. My current list is below, in no special order.
Steph's Freebie Five:
1. Josh Duhamel
2. James Franco
3. Gerard Butler
4. Bradley Cooper
5. Channing Tatum
Please post your list in the comment section below. Don't be scared, we're not here to judge.
Until next time!
Steph
Friday, January 8, 2010
Life in general
Hello peeps! Day 2 of the blog writing commences. Business as usual. Feeling a little more preggers today because the shirt I'm wearing is nice and snug. I'm trying to remember that this may be the last time I'll be pregnant so I should enjoy it and take it all in. After all this is a really special time in our lives and not every woman gets to carry a life, we are truly blessed! If you ladies out there get the chance to have a baby, I highly recommend it! And if you can't for whatever reason then adopt! Never has life been so much fun. Nate is hilarious and the cutest thing in the world (to us at least). I look forward to seeing him each and everyday and when I'm at work, I miss him so much. I'm soooo jealous of all those stay at home Mom's. All I want to do is stay at home with the kids. My Mom did it with us, maybe that's why I feel so strongly about this. But we have to be realistic and it's not feasible at this point in our lives.
Speaking of Mom's and family, I have to say that I love my family so much. Don't get me wrong, I've always loved them but as you get older and start to have a family of your own you really realize what's important to you. I really think that at this point in my life, I have never had a better relationship with each and every one of them, and that goes for my sister in laws too! I'm feeling all emotional now! Due to recent events lately and well, life in general, I'm just so, so thankful for all the love. My extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins etc are also great. I think I may have the funniest family ever. Family dinners and events are nothing but laughs. I'm all about the fun. Isn't that what life is all about?! P.S. I miss you guys!! When are we doing Clay's birthday weekend??
Speaking of fun - note the sarcasm there - I have to give a shout out to my cousin Chris who is overseas in Afghanistan right now. I am quite the proud cousin! It's really crazy to think that he's there. None of us have any idea of what it's like and hopefully we never will. I have the utmost respect for the men and women of our country who put there lives on the line each and every day. Oh and Chris - I'm burning movies for you this weekend!
Here's something I found quite amusing. I have to apologize ahead of time to Rye's Cousin Erin from Alabama - now Erin, I love and respect you and hold you in very high regard so don't take this personally, I'd also like to add that my Auntie Carol and Uncle Paul are American too and we definitely don't hold that against any of you :) With that out of the way, Erin asked Rye and I earlier this week what us Canadians call woolly winter hats because they call them - brace yourself - toboggans! She didn't think we called them that because toboggans are sleds. Too funny! So I explained to her that toboggans are in fact sleds and we call them 'toques' - which rightly so might be funny to them as well since it's french Canadian. It's been snowing in Alabama this week so the jokes are endless! It's just too easy! Thank you to Erin!!
I guess that's it for now. Questions, comments, heckling are always welcome.
Ohhhh and Lotto Max is 40 Million tonight, we're planning on winning so don't bother wasting your money on a ticket! But no need to worry, we do have something in store for our favourite friends and family with our winnings.
I have something special for all of you tomorrow :) Tune in!
Speaking of Mom's and family, I have to say that I love my family so much. Don't get me wrong, I've always loved them but as you get older and start to have a family of your own you really realize what's important to you. I really think that at this point in my life, I have never had a better relationship with each and every one of them, and that goes for my sister in laws too! I'm feeling all emotional now! Due to recent events lately and well, life in general, I'm just so, so thankful for all the love. My extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins etc are also great. I think I may have the funniest family ever. Family dinners and events are nothing but laughs. I'm all about the fun. Isn't that what life is all about?! P.S. I miss you guys!! When are we doing Clay's birthday weekend??
Speaking of fun - note the sarcasm there - I have to give a shout out to my cousin Chris who is overseas in Afghanistan right now. I am quite the proud cousin! It's really crazy to think that he's there. None of us have any idea of what it's like and hopefully we never will. I have the utmost respect for the men and women of our country who put there lives on the line each and every day. Oh and Chris - I'm burning movies for you this weekend!
Here's something I found quite amusing. I have to apologize ahead of time to Rye's Cousin Erin from Alabama - now Erin, I love and respect you and hold you in very high regard so don't take this personally, I'd also like to add that my Auntie Carol and Uncle Paul are American too and we definitely don't hold that against any of you :) With that out of the way, Erin asked Rye and I earlier this week what us Canadians call woolly winter hats because they call them - brace yourself - toboggans! She didn't think we called them that because toboggans are sleds. Too funny! So I explained to her that toboggans are in fact sleds and we call them 'toques' - which rightly so might be funny to them as well since it's french Canadian. It's been snowing in Alabama this week so the jokes are endless! It's just too easy! Thank you to Erin!!
I guess that's it for now. Questions, comments, heckling are always welcome.
Ohhhh and Lotto Max is 40 Million tonight, we're planning on winning so don't bother wasting your money on a ticket! But no need to worry, we do have something in store for our favourite friends and family with our winnings.
I have something special for all of you tomorrow :) Tune in!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
First Post! YAY!
Welcome to my blog! The idea is to write about my second pregnancy but so far it's been pretty uneventful. I'll give you some background to start. I have to admit this pregnancy was a bit of a surprise - a welcomed surprise of course, we were already talking about the idea of trying for a second and this just sped things along. So when they say that it only takes once, it's true, it really only takes once!
The first 2 weeks or so, I was so sick, I could barely keep anything down and the idea of food was completely unappetizing! Things have been business as usual since and sometimes I forget I'm pregnant, at least until I start 'showing' and feeling the baby regularly, which probably won't be for another month or so. Right now I'm in week 15 out of 40 (ish), so it's still fairly early but into the second trimester. With Nate I didn't start showing until around 5 months so I figure this will be the same, although they say with your second everything starts to happen sooner. So this is where we are at now. Waiting...and waiting...so it feels like. I really just want to get to the second ultrasound at 18-20 weeks, this is the big one, the one where you can *hopefully* find out the sex of the baby! For all you critics out there that think we should wait and be surprised - too bad, so sad! Not gonna happen! We found out with Nate and we want to find out this time as well. I can't wait that long. Seriously, I like to know things, how books and movies end, I read spoilers for tv shows all the time, I hate surprises, so let this be a lesson, if you're thinking of surprising me - don't - I'll just be disappointed, surprises are never as good as you think they're going to be.
So do I have a feeling if it's a boy or a girl? Hmmmm I dunno yet, too soon to tell, I am leaning towards one way but I don't want to say in case I'm wrong. They say mother's intuition is 80% correct, which poses another question - who are 'they' anyways? With Nate I knew all along ,this time is more difficult, if I had stayed nauseous like in the beginning I would definitely say girl but now because I've been feeling great, just super tired, I'm back to square one.
So this being the end of my first post, I hope you've enjoyed reading as much as I've enjoyed writing. Please feel free to comment, it makes me feel good. Ask me anything, I will be as honest as I can lol and if you know at all you know I'm not about the bullshit.
I'll leave you with this:
Do you think we're having a boy or a girl?
What's up with celebrities and their fake accents? I'm looking at you Madonna, Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga!
Steph
The first 2 weeks or so, I was so sick, I could barely keep anything down and the idea of food was completely unappetizing! Things have been business as usual since and sometimes I forget I'm pregnant, at least until I start 'showing' and feeling the baby regularly, which probably won't be for another month or so. Right now I'm in week 15 out of 40 (ish), so it's still fairly early but into the second trimester. With Nate I didn't start showing until around 5 months so I figure this will be the same, although they say with your second everything starts to happen sooner. So this is where we are at now. Waiting...and waiting...so it feels like. I really just want to get to the second ultrasound at 18-20 weeks, this is the big one, the one where you can *hopefully* find out the sex of the baby! For all you critics out there that think we should wait and be surprised - too bad, so sad! Not gonna happen! We found out with Nate and we want to find out this time as well. I can't wait that long. Seriously, I like to know things, how books and movies end, I read spoilers for tv shows all the time, I hate surprises, so let this be a lesson, if you're thinking of surprising me - don't - I'll just be disappointed, surprises are never as good as you think they're going to be.
So do I have a feeling if it's a boy or a girl? Hmmmm I dunno yet, too soon to tell, I am leaning towards one way but I don't want to say in case I'm wrong. They say mother's intuition is 80% correct, which poses another question - who are 'they' anyways? With Nate I knew all along ,this time is more difficult, if I had stayed nauseous like in the beginning I would definitely say girl but now because I've been feeling great, just super tired, I'm back to square one.
So this being the end of my first post, I hope you've enjoyed reading as much as I've enjoyed writing. Please feel free to comment, it makes me feel good. Ask me anything, I will be as honest as I can lol and if you know at all you know I'm not about the bullshit.
I'll leave you with this:
Do you think we're having a boy or a girl?
What's up with celebrities and their fake accents? I'm looking at you Madonna, Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga!
Steph
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