<<<< Weekend Rewind <<<<

I really meant to blog on Friday, however I really was not feeling well. Each and every day last week I woke up thinking I couldn't feel any worse and by Friday afternoon I was the worst I could feel. I did manage to snag a few good deals online for Black Friday, including my new laptop and quite a few Christmas presents!! We did our running around in the morning, stopped by the shop to Grandpa and Daddy:

We came home for lunch and naptime, at that time I thought I needed a nap for sure, but I experienced the most intense earache and headache I couldn't even deal with. Tylenol wouldn't touch it, so I decided I better check in to the walk in clinic. I dropped Noah off at the farm, rushed into town, for the doctor to say it wasn't bad enough to warrant antibiotics while pregnant. So basically I had no choice but to man up to the pain. 

We ended up having dinner at the farm and I went to bed early in attempt to feel better. My sleep was rough, I remember falling asleep for like 15 minutes and it felt like an hour. I did finally fall asleep around 3 AM and slept until Noah woke up around 7:15. He tends to wake up earlier on weekends when he knows Daddy is home. 

Saturday the focus was on Noah's room. We got his dresser built, chair brought in, and Noah helped move all his stuffed animals over to his room after we made the bed. 

I love how thrilled he is with his new space, even though my vision with the whole space has came and went. I was actually upset that it didn't look the way I envisioned it! The room is just soo small and the bigger furniture makes it tighter than I imagined. We hung up the mirror on the wall and that helped me create a new vision. I'm not going with just one theme now, I am going with a personal touch of Noah's favorite things and I want to add a rustic flare somehow. So I have come up with a few ideas and it will take a few months to get them all in place, as I will need my Dads help with a few things. So you will have to stay tuned for a while until I can get the room just as I want it. 

We decided to let him try napping in his new bed and we did find success, although M had to lay with him for about 15 minutes until he fell asleep, but he napped for 2 hours. 

We worked away upstairs in the afternoon as well, had lasagna for dinner and just had some family time up until it was bedtime again. M really wanted Noah to try sleeping in there for bedtime, although I was on the fence, I figured it wouldn't hurt. He took a lot longer to settle and once again M had to lay with him. I made some spinach dip, as we were heading out to a friends house for games. M's parents came over to babysit and had a mostly uneventful night until about 11 PM, when Noah woke up. Luckily he was pleasantly surprised to see Grandma and Grandpa there. However when we got home it took quite some time to try to get him back down (1 AM) when I finally caved and told M to just let him sleep in his crib, there was no sense in forcing this, I really didn't want him to have a negative experience. He went right to sleep in his crib and we went to bed too. 

Sunday morning we discussed a new game plan for continuing to introduce his new bedroom to him. It's tricky because it's not just a new bed, it is a whole new room and space. So we tackled a new plan and continued to work in his new room, moving his clothes over to the new room, switching the closet doors, hanging his name on the wall, etc. I continued to work upstairs and the boys decided it was time to go outside and put up our Christmas decor. Not sure how I got out of this task, but I was not complaining!! I am happy with how it looks, although we have a few minor changes to make. We decided to got with the bigger of the two snow suits I bought in hopes that Noah will get a whole season out of it! Worst case we have a hand me down the next size up. Here he is all geared up!

Naptime went okay, I ended up putting him down half asleep and it worked, he just didn't nap for as long and he was overtired still from being up late last night. Once he woke up we headed to the farm to help Grandpa throw wood in at the farm! 

While I was cleaning up things in Noah's room, I came across the Christmas present we got Noah and Grandpa last year - matching superman costumes. So of course we had to bring his over to surprise Grandpa and you bet Grandpa participated. Noah's face just lit right up as they both raced around the house with thier capes flying. We were all laughing. It was just one of those perfect family memories, I was sure to document. You can see a video on my Instagram of these two! 

Noah went to bed in his big boy room when we got home after his bath and milk of course. He wanted to watch his video of him and Grandpa over and over!! He definetely got his fill of Grandpa time this weekend!! 

This morning I woke up to the sweetest call for mama coming from Noah's big boy room, to find him sitting up in his bed soo proudly!!! He had a great first whole night in his new room!! Soo proud of him!!! 

20 Weeks with Baby V2

How Far Along:

20 weeks

Size Of Baby?

Maternity Clothes?

Still mixing it up where I can, but mostly maternity clothes! Are you sure I can't just live in my lulu lemon pants? They are the most comfy and pretty much the only pairs that fit for non-jeans. I also really need to go bra shopping. They stopped carrying my current comfy bra, so now I'm stuck tying to find a new comfy one. Even my sports bras feel tight by the end of the day. I never had this problem with Noah! 

Stretch Marks?

Nope, but I am putting on oil when I remember to! 

Gender?

We will find out in April!! 

Name?

We will share in April, our girl names are pretty much set, but boy names are very few, I will say we have two contenders and a middle name picked out! 

Sleep?

Is going well. Napping is also going well!! 

Cravings/Aversions?

 Chocolate chip cookies again and nacho dip - not together. Also oddly enough when I was giving Noah a pickle, the jar smelt really good, but I couldn't bring myself to try one. 

Movement?

Lots of kicks being felt inside, but nothing on the outside yet! Kick are up high though, which I am still getting used to!! 

Weight Gain:

Roughly 9 pounds. 

Feeling?

Skin is still such a mess and not healing quick at all! Heartburn has started, Noah now knows what Tums are. Good otherwise. Mood is still hit and miss, patience level is lower this week. 

What I Miss?

Not much! 

Items Bought for Baby:

A few gender neutral newborn sleepers. We only have boy ones. 

What the doctor had to say? 

We don't see him for a few more weeks! 

Highlights:

It was a long slow week, with not much time report in.

Belly Button?

In, but I will say it is getting shallower already! 

Bump Pic:

Looking Forward To:

Getting Noah's big boy room ready!! 

These posts will be a week behind, as I am now 21 weeks. 

Weekend Recap

Friday:

Friday was a busy day for us, but it was filled with fun and was actually a really good day considering our week with tantrums. 

I took Noah to go and visit Grandpa and Daddy in the field and guess what... I didn't take one picture!! In fact I didn't even pull out my phone once to find an hr and half later I had a tone of missed messages! Oops!!  Long story short, Noah had a blast "helping" out in the field. We went for a kobota side by side ride, he helped load tile, went for a tractor ride with Grandpa and rode in the big plow for a while. He was like a kid in a candy store, wanting to ride each machine!! It's nice that they are soo close to home for a change so I can take home field trips (literally) whenever this week. It also means M's travel time isn't as long either!! 

We stopped at the farm to have an impromptu lunch with Grandma, staying up way past naptime, but we got home for 2:00 and he still had a 2 hr nap!! N and baby Kara came over for a visit, so I was able to give her thier photos I took a while back and catch up! Noah loved pulling off the baby socks and sharing with her. 

Friday night was nice and low key, Noah was still on cloud nine from his day, which made life soo much easier during the hardest part of our day. He was still talking about it when M got home. 

Saturday:

Saturday morning M took Noah to work. It completely through off his whole morning routine, in a good way, but he didn't quite get what we were saying until we started getting him dressed for outside! He had a blast with Daddy surveying. While the boys were at work, I had a quiet hour to myself before getting ready to head into town to do some running around. 

I started off with dropping off my laptop to get it diagnosed and recovered. Fingers crossed they can at least recover my hard drive!! I should hear back today or tomorrow. Then I decided to try to find some fabric for a project in Noah's room... I came out empty handed. I headed to Winners to attempt some Christmas shopping... It was a zoo!! I couldn't find my dry shampoo, but did get an ornament for Noah and a sweater for myself!! Why the heck did I even try Christmas shopping on a Saturday... I'm way better off to brave the store during the week with a toddler in tow than shopping 

on a weekend! Last stop was to Home Depot to exchange the can of ceiling paint I bought Thursday because it didn't have primer built into it. Then I picked up Noah on my way back home.

After nap he was still pretty chill, which was good because when M got home from work, he went right to painting while Noah napped! 

Saturday night we got our first snow storm. It came down. We got about 10 cm, but hopefully it's gone by the end off the week when he get above zero temps again!! I know we can't complain, we have really had it good, but it also meant snuggles on the couch!! 

 

Sunday:

We decided to have M's parents over for dinner, so we tried a new crock pot ham recipe, it was rather simple to make, with pineapple juice, and brown sugar and then about half way through we added some pineapple slices inbetween slices we made into the ham. The flavour was soo yummy!! I kept Noah busy all morning while M finished painting, then during nap time I headed out to pick up a new rug for the nursery, so we could just use the current rug in there for Noah's room. I also grabbed some groceries while I was out. The stores were busy, I think the new snow put everyone in the Christmas shopping mood. 

My drive home from town was low visibility because it had started to squall out, so my first winter driving if the season happened. Luckily the roads weren't slippery. 

We enjoyed a nice dinner and M's Dad helped M start building Noah's big boy bed. Of course Noah had to help too!!

M finished putting the bulk of the bed together after Noah fell asleep and it is almost all done, with just the drawers left to assemble. 

This morning I woke up feeling a cold coming on... Which sucks. I'm pretty sure I know where it came from... But how can I be mad at this face:

Friday's Weekly Recap

This week has been pretty busy, but this weekend is going to be pretty exciting as paint has the walls in Noah's big boy room!!

- I picked up the paint last night and we are all pretty excited to see the paint go up, as that brings us one step closer to getting Noah in the new room. He already tries to go there when we say bed time and we keep saying soon!! 

- speaking of the little man, we have started gaining more interest in the potty!! Noah has pooped and peed on the potty two nights in a row and peed 3 nights in a row before or after bath! We are soo proud of him and he seems pretty proud of it too!! We are not jumping into full on potty training yet, as he doesn't quite recognize when he has to go yet, but we are happy with this step in the right direction. He is seriously growing up so fast these days!! I was really nervous we were introducing a lot of big changes all at once, but soo far they have been on his terms and have gone with ease! 

- Felix is on the mend now that he is on meds. He is still not quite himself, but he is coming along and seems to be feeling much better. He ended up on antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory for his urinary tract infection. He ended up having to stay over at the vet clinic Monday night because his bladder was empty. We kept him in isolation once he got home for a few more days and he is now reunited with the rest of the house.

- we aren't sure if Noah is coming down with a cold or not. Hopefully not, but you never know with this time of the year. But between teething and a possible cold this week has been trying at times. Luckily we still have smiles coming across his face:

-  I am finally taking my lap top in this weekend to get diagnosed and get my files off. Luckily I had backed up all my photos a few weeks earlier, but there are recipe files I am missing and in need of! 

Not much else to report from the week. I am taking Noah to the field today to work with Daddy and grandpa for a bit, which he will love!! Yesterday was the first day he stayed home all day this week! 

19 Weeks

How Far Along:

19 weeks

Size Of Baby?

Maternity Clothes?

Still mixing it up where I can, but mostly maternity clothes! 

Stretch Marks?

Nope, but I am putting on oil when I remember to! 

Gender?

We will find out in April! Funny story though... Our doctor does know what Baby V is this time (with Noah he did not), so he asked us at our appointment if we wanted to know. I waited for Mikes instant response of NO - he is the one who said he definetely didn't want to know... He didn't respond, so I said no and then Mike agreed. Afterwards M tells me he almost said yes! I told him we could always find out at any point now... But he is back on the no train! 

Name?

We will share in April, our girl names are pretty much set, but boy names are very few, I will say we have two contenders and a middle name picked out! 

Sleep?

Is going well. 

Cravings/Aversions?

Wendy's frosty - was amazing!! I haven't been wanting ice cream or anything like that, but the frosty was soo good!! Still can't eat potatoes, but will eat rice - this was opposite last pregnancy! Big meals are not my favorite still. 

Movement?

Starting to feel lots of movement and loving every minute of it!! Baby is sitting soo much higher than I have ever felt. Noah was always super low, this baby is super high, kicks are up by my ribs - which is weird for me as I have never felt that before. 

Weight Gain:

Not sure to be honest. I think maybe 8/9 pounds? It's hard to guess because I'm not 100% sure of what my starting weight was with this pregnancy. 

Feeling?

Skin is still such a mess and not healing quick at all! Energy is hit and miss, I haven't napped much, but feel the need to goto bed early! I did feel super irritated one day this week - poor Mike... I at least make an effort to apologize. Worst part is I know I'm doing it, but can't stop myself. 

What I Miss?

Not much! 

Items Bought for Baby:

A worth the wait onesie! Noah had one, and this baby will also have one! Luckily we didn't wait as long, but it was still a journey to get to where we are. I also bought some gender nuetral newborn sleepers. I don't want to end up with with too many, but all of ours are boys because we didn't buy any newborn before hand, expecting a big baby, little did we know Noah lived in them for a few months! 

What the doctor had to say? 

Baby is healthy, the anatomy scan went well, however it was incomplete, so I have to go back in 3 weeks for a rescan to get imaging on the face and heart. They got a quick glimpse and there aren't any concerns, but the doctor wants a complete report. So here is to hoping this little peanut will co-operate this next time! My blood pressure was actually really good at this appointment too. So no concerns at all this week, which was music to my ears! 

Highlights:

This mama got her hair done this week!! Bye bye brought blonde, hello lowlights! We also have our anatomy scan! It was soo amazing to see this baby again! How cute is s/he with his/her hand up by his/her face? Noah was the exact same way, except Noah was flipping us the bird haha. 

Belly Button?

In, but I will say it is getting shallower already! 

Bump Pic:

Looking Forward To:

Getting Noah's big boy room ready!! 

These posts will be a week behind, as I am now 20 weeks. 

Crowns and Coroknits

Today I want to share an amazing little Canadian shop that we are currently in love with!!

 

 

This shop carries a variety of items from cute trendy leggings, rompers, t-shirts, scarves, moccs, - this list goes on! I must say I am absolutely in love with their new hats:

 

 

 

This summer I ordered Noah a pair of their antler leggings. I love that this shop is Canadian, great prices and the sizing ranges from newborn up to 5T, not to mention the customer service is exceptional!

 

 

I ordered 2T for Noah, so I had to wait a few months for him to grow into them, and with that being said, Noah is tall and still has extra length in them! The material is soo soft as well. 

 

Shortly after ordering, the shop owner sent me the sweetest gift in the mail to review. One of her hew shirts!! How fitting for Noah:

 

Not to mention it looks great with his pants!! It is still a bit big, as it is a 2T as well and Noah is just starting to wear this size with shirts.

 

We wore a few weeks to a family function and everyone was sure to comment on the Naptime Warrior statement and how much they loved it!!

 

Here is how the outfit looks together:

 

 

We swapped the shoes out for his favorites from Parker and Posie of course!!

 

 

Thank you soo much for sending us the shirt to review! We absolutely love these pieces and cant wait to order more soon!!

 

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Be sure to check out this amazing shop, you will not regret it!!



Weekend Rewind

This weekend was a bit more low key to say the least. Yes we accomplished a few things, but we were not busy!!

Friday night I went over to a friends for girls night! Friday was a busy day for myself, as I had an appointment for my Dad in the morning to attend and then ultrasound and OB appointment for myself in the afternoon. 

My Dad watched Noah while we we were gone and the two had a blast together!! Love that they got some one on one time before he heads South for the winter! We also discovered Felix is suffering from some sort of urinary tract infection or crystals, so he is in isolation until we can get him treatment (Monday)

Saturday M had to do some surveying, so it was just Noah and I. We tackled some laundry and some snuggles on the couch with this pouty boy who just wanted to hang out with Daddy! 

Daddy got home around lunch time and Noah seemed to cheer up after his nap. He is teething right now, so is hit and miss with his mood. While Noah was napping we brought our fireplace out of storage (it's electric) and then M went to work on Noah's big boy room!! I decided a nap was necessary for myself, and woke when Noah did. Noah decided he wanted to help Daddy work on his room, so he scraped the walls, sprayed the walls or vacuumed. 

We had a nice steak dinner and then we all went up to the bedroom to finish the job and I'm happy to report the wallpaper is all gone!! We also laid out the furniture with tape - can you tell we are excited? We came up with a timeline and I am hoping Noah will be able to give his room a try the first weekend in December!! This week I will focus on picking up the paint for the room and over the next few weeks I will hopefully find a rug, black out blind and curtains. 

Sunday morning was pretty low key. We spent a lot of time as a family, worked on folding and doing laundry, as well as a few other small tasks. M repaired some of the walls in Noah's big boy room so we will be ready for paint next weekend!! We did a little mini photoshoot (stay tuned tomorrow) and then it was lunch time! 

During naptime, M went outside to finish up a few things on the roof from last weekend, and some yard work, while did some editing of blog posts and had a shower/bath. We headd to farm for Sunday dinner when Noah got up! 

Yes I slacked on photos this weekend, but there wasn't much to document really! It was just a nice low key weekend!! 

Noah was having too much fun at the farm, but we finally got him to sit still for a few minutes! 

Today we get the pleasure of taking Felix to the vet. I'm not looking forward to it at all, as he doesn't travel well at all and does horrible crated. So M's Mom is going to help me out by driving me to the vet, so I can wrap Felix up in a towel and carrying him in the car (that's how he does best) as he wrecks his face in the carrier. Wish us luck!! 

Getting Things Back Under Control

It's about time I sat down and wrote a little about what has been weighing on this mind of mine!!

I will admit that since becoming pregnant with baby #2 a lot of things have began to slide around our house. My house is not clean, the laundry in my room has no home now that my maternity drawer has taken over, I've got furniture that needs to find a home, my living room is trashed on a daily basis and I don't bother dealing with it until the end of the day... The list goes on.

Is it getting any better? Yes and No. Noah is now responsible for cleaning up his mess at the end of the day and that works for me. We created an adult space and a toy area in the the lgreat room now and that has helped big time as well. 

Now that the pure exhaustion has subsided I'm wanting to get my normal back. I want a clean house. The bathrooms have been deep cleaned and that felt amazing to accomplish! More than anything I want to be organized. I still haven't found all my napkins I put away... And am stuck using the smallest cocktail napkins I received as a gift. 

I want everything to have a home and if it doesn't have one... It goes. When we went through Noah's big boy room, that room hadn't been gone through since we moved here. It just piled up and after going through it and getting rid of soo much, I'm ready for the next challenge. It felt good getting rid of stuff. 

So my plan is to tackle a job at least every other day, from small tasks to big tasks. Our biggest household goal right now is to get Noah's big boy room done! We also need to get the basement organized, as that is where a lot of the furniture went from the previous spare room. If we can accomplish these three goals by the end of the month I will feel back on track. We are off to good start though. 

I know in my mind that the most important things are taken care, we have a healthy and happy little boy, a happy marriage, and a baby on the way... clearly the mess will wait for us. I am aware that life is only about to get a little more chaotic and that we are all going to have to step our game. We will rely on asking for help, even if it's just for someone to watch the kids so we can maintain a clean house. One thing I do plan on is having a cleaning company come in before I have the baby, so the house will be starting off clean, then it will hopefully just be maintenance by us afterwards. I feel like I owe it to ourselves after the disaster we brought Noah home to during a renovation! There will be no renovations this time around if it can be helped! 

So there you have it - that is where my mind has been at and blogging daily will not be a priority. I will still make an effort obviously, but instead of trying to get 5 posts out a week, I may aim for 3 here on in, still enough to keep an update with what's going on in our lives. 

18 Weeks

How Far Along:

18 weeks

Size Of Baby?

Maternity Clothes?

Pretty much! Hard to believe I sported a tank top and capris this week!! 

Stretch Marks?

Nope, but I am putting on oil when I remember to! 

Gender?

We will find out in April! 

Name?

We will share in April, our girl names are pretty much set, but boy names are very few, I will say we have two contenders and a middle name picked out! 

Sleep?

Is going well. I did purchase another pregnancy pillow (used) - one of the ones that wraps right around you, but I haven't used it yet! I think it's called a snoogle or something! 

Cravings/Aversions?

Dinner meals are scarce around here, not sure what it is, but I have not been interested in them at all lately, no matter what it is! 

Movement?

Starting to feel lots of movement, especially at the concert and afterwards!!  Baby was probably wondering what the heck was going on!! 

Weight Gain:

Not sure to be honest. I think maybe 7 pounds? 

Feeling?

Skin is still a mess! But otherwise not too much to complain about! 

What I Miss?

Not much! 

Items Bought for Baby:

What the doctor had to say? 

I see him next week!

Highlights:

I get to see my cousin from out west this week, which is always exciting since our visits are not often enough!! 

Belly Button?

In, but I will say it is getting shallower already! 

Bump Pic:

Looking Forward To:

Our anatomy scan!! 

These posts will be a week behind, as I am now 19 weeks. 

{ Weekend Party }

Our weekend was jam packed with fun and projects, nothing like a little work and a little play?!?!

Friday night we headed to Guelph to my cousins house, where she was hosting a family get together because my cousin from Saskatchewan was down with her husband and daughter! 

Noah had such a fun time and it was crazy to see the difference a few months made since we were last saw them, when we went out for a week. All 3 kids are at different stages now, and the age difference between Briar and Noah seemed less than last time. Noah is 6 months older than Briar and 11 months older than Gabe. Gabe is crawling now and Briar is walking, so it was a busy get together, but soo much fun!! My cousins will have to send me their camera pics, as I only took like one one phone:

We couldn't believe we were able to stay there until 8:45! Noah was just having soo much fun. We thought for sure he would fall asleep on the drive home, but nope, he was fake sleeping and snoring, laughing and talking the whole way home!! 

Luckily he went to bed good when we got home, but unfortunately he was up early the next morning.
Our week of sleep ins came to an end this weekend. 

Saturday morning we had to run into town to get shingles for the roof project M planned to do this weekend. Noah loved the car shopping cart. We also got another Christmas present done! 

We stopped at the farm on the way home to see how M's Mom was feeling after her surgery on Friday and then we headed home for lunch and nap time. While Noah was napping M started stripping the wallpaper off the walls in Noah's big boy room. He was going to start the roof, but it was spitting on and off and had a 50% chance of rain.

When Noah woke up he wanted the help Daddy and that is just what he did:

They managed to get about a 1/4 of the room done, as the wallpaper was not coming off easily. But I will report that we have picked the colors for the room! I'm hoping to pick the paint up next week. We also ordered a new baby gate for the bottom of the stairs, as Noah is a huge fan of doing the stairs and they are pretty steep. I have started offering free range of the whole main floor now instead of just the great room, so for his safety the gate will be a big help. The old one we have doesn't work the best.

For dinner Saturday night, Noah tried out his new big boy chair I mentioned I had found. It's perfect, however we will need to refinish it like I suspected but for $10 and it was exactly what we wanted, 

we won't complain! Noah loves it:

Can't believe how big he is getting!! Slow down time!! He is such an independent little boy and as much as it makes me proud, it makes me sad! He's not a baby anymore!! Saturday night I cried during the movie I Am Sam and then went to Walmart to get a birthday gift! 

Sunday M was determined to get the roof done. Noah was uber grumpy and not impressed he wasn't hanging out with Daddy. The lack of sleep was catching up on him big time, as he woke up early again. Let's just say there were quite a few tears and a lot of wiggles watched. Usually he doesn't 

watch a lot of TV, but I will admit, it was the one thing that worked yesterday! 

Sunday afternoon we had G's 3rd Birthday party, so we put Noah down for a morning nap at 11 and he slept for an hour before we headed out. M stayed home and worked on the roof! 

Noah had a great time at the party and despite his crazy morning, he was on his best behaviour! I didn't manage to get a photo at the party, but this is the art work he completed:

I was surprised he didn't get his hands all in it, but instead he was interested in just driving the tractors in the paint! I love how it turned into out! 

M still wasn't done the roof when we got home which created another tantrum. Fun times. More wiggles. But I also ended up getting lots of hugs and snuggles!

Grandpa came over to see Noah and then M took Noah for a backhoe ride giving me some alone time, so I could complete the photoshoot edits that ended up crashing my laptop. I am soo happy that have that completed. I also managed the get laundry folded and the rest of dinner going! When the boys did get home, M went and finished the roof quickly and then we sat down and enjoyed a roast beef dinner!

After dinner we had some good old family time and that's about it! 

I have a feeling today is going to be very rough! Luckily he didn't get up until after 8 though, somits a start in the right direction! But I am looking forward to tonight, as this mama is getting her hair done!! I don't often get professional color, but I am tonight! Hopefully it turns out like I hope it to!!