17.5 Weeks

 Oh yeah Oh yeah, I am getting my energy back. I feel as I am not as boring with my summer program kiddies as I have been the last few months. My competitive self is still dominating in tag.

Size: The babe is the size of a turnip. It must be a genetically modified turnip bc I am feeling huge. I can still fit into my regular clothes and for that I am grateful. I know I will be very huge in no time.

Movement: I can feel this babe move every once in awhile. I almost forgot how strange and exciting such a feeling is.

Gender: We are going to find out what we are having this time. The shock of Willow being a little girl was too much for me. I was so convinced that I was having a boy that when she came out I was in denial. Obviously I was soooo happy to have a sweet baby girl just totally blindsided. Unfortunately I have to wait three more weeks as we will be in Manitoba during the time I can go for my u.s. The anticipation is kiiiiillling me! 

Mood: Not a terrible B. I think I am more my happy self. Just way more emotional than I normally am. On the weekend a humming bird stopped and stared at me for a good while and was right in my face and I bawled my eyes out. I have been crying about it ever since hahaha it was just so beautiful! (I may or may not lose my patience with Jon more often than not, so I guess I may be still a horrible B, shoot)

Cravings: no cravings to report of 

15 Weeks

Ooh it feels weird to be doing a pregnancy post again! The picture below is from a couple of weeks ago so I guess I was a couple of days shy of 15 weeks. I just started feeling better last week. This pregnancy has been totally opposite from my last, like night and day. With Willow I didn't feel too hot in my first trimester but this babe put me through the ringer. Barf, exhaustion, dizziness, terrible skin, crazy mood swings, and feeling absolutely frumpy. I have been a joy to be around I'm sure :o The one positive thing with this pregnancy is how at ease I have been. I haven't had any bleeding this time around which has left me feeling elated. No panicky tp checks every time I pee! 

Symptoms: exhaustion

Cravings: chocolate. For the first while chocolate turned me off but I am now back on it like a fiend.

Mood: a cranky biotch

Weight: I am not even going to focus on weight this time. I hadn't lost all of my weight from my first pregnancy so I am starting at a weight I am not totally stoked about. Just trying to eat healthy and the kids from work keep me active all day long. And let's not forget I come home to a very busy toddler. So I am living a pretty active lifestyle at the moment. I am thankfully not in Mat pants just yet :p 

Other: I was able to hear the babes heartbeat at 9 weeks and see it via ultrasound at 10 weeks. It made things so much more real so early on! We are so excited and grateful for this second babe!! 

 I haven't met my midwives yet but I secured a spot with them, woohoo! For now I am seeing my local doc:) I will do an up to date post tomorrow! 

Hello, I am Back!

Hey Blog & Blog Friends! Remember me? Probably not, because I win for being the worst blogger of the year. Truth is, life is busy. This whole working mom thing is exhausting and I don't even work full time. When I get Willow to bed at night I am ready to veg and be a fatty face on the couch while watching every terrible reality show known to man. On the weekends I want to just hang with my family at the beach. This is life these days. I am also in the process of growing my second babe which is tough work! My pregnancy with Willow was all lollipops and ice-cream, this preg is barf & exhaustion. But I am so so so so soooooo grateful and excited for this second pregnancy, so I try not to complain too much.

I thought the good old bloggy blog was in need of a Willow update. Because let's be honest, I don't like to talk about much else. (Yes, I am still one of those boring annoying moms)

Willow at almost 23 Months (almost two, holy poopsicle)

- She loves loves LOVES books and reads them all day long. When she is in her room I love to listen to her read stories to herself. The books always sound the same "mom-mom and diddy, diddy, diddy, mom-mom" in the most sweetest high pitched enthusiastic voice.

- Willow is trying extra hard to talk and is learning new words everyday. She is nowhere near stringing a full sentence together in english but she is an old pro in Willow language. Her fave kind of Englishy words which we hear daily are Diddy (daddy), Mom-Mom, Puh puh (Maple), Eee-EEE (Lily), Bit-Bit (Timbit), Peas (please), Dank ew (thank you), uh you (love you), BinkYYYYY, Ducky, eeeeel (eagle), Bo (boat), Pish (Gold Fish) elp (help) up 
- She is extremely affectionate. She is a great snuggler and smoocher

- walking is overrated, she runs everywhere

- still loves music and dancing 

- She absolutely despises anything on her legs. Getting her to wear pants is a HUGE struggle. I only let her wear her gowns on the weekend and she is obviously happiest then. If she isn't wearing a dress she wants to be bare nudie.

- Still a great eater, she will eat just straight up spinach for a snack. I hope this holds up... forever

-Pink Pink Pink everything must be pink

- The kid loves water and is happiest at the beach. As soon as she sees the ocean she squeals with delight and runs in no matter how cold it is outside.

- Our little Willow is stubborn as hell. Temper tantrums are more frequent.

-Lip chap is this girls best friend.

- She goes to bed so well and will sometimes run to her crib on her own when she is ready for bed

- She isn't a huge toy fan just yet. She likes to put her little people princesses in a little jeep and take them for cruises. And she loves her new Mermaid. But put this kid outside and she is happiest playing with pinecones, rocks, sand, slugs, ants, dirt, crabs & flowers.

- She is wearing size 4 & 5 shoes. 18-24 month and 2t clothes.

- She is still in diapers. Some days she is great on the potty and other days not so much. She will usually tell us when she has to do a poop.

- As soon as she wakes up she has to put on her tiara.

Willow is such a happy funny little girl. She makes us smile all day long. Her enthusiasm is contagious. When I look at her my heart honestly bursts, I just love her so much!!!

Sorry for the photo overload, they are all similar but I love them all!

Aquarium Fun

The aquarium in town opened up for the season today! What a great place to spend a few hours. It is a catch and release aquarium so at the end of the season they have a big party and release their friends back into the sea.

 Willow loooooves water and was definitely not afraid to reach in the tanks and touch the anemones, starfish, hermit crabs, sea cucumbers and all the other creepy crawlers that they have. 

We bought a family pass so there may be  more than a few pictures from this fab place. 

Bye Bye Berty

We had so much fun with Uncle Berty while he was here. He helped out so much and I really would have been lost without him. Jon just got back on Saturday night and he hasn't stopped moving since. I guess Bert and I didn't organize and clean up to his standards, whoops :p. I mean it was nice out pretty much the entire time Bert was here so we had to explore a little bit. Willow and I have now seen more beaches and trails than Jon so we will have to show him around after we finish organizing. 

The thought of moving again within the year exhausts me. NO we are not moving far, we are currently in a parks house and are looking to get our own place. :) 

The Backyardigans

My favourite times of the day around here are definitely dawn & dusk. The lighting over the water is so dreamy and the seals & birds are very active. We went out back the other night and the seals were on a feeding frenzy. The poor seals have to gobble down their fish so fast as the seagulls and eagles swoop down and try to steal the fish right out of their mouths. It's a constant battle.

Beets Carrots Apples Ginger Lemon

I am a huge fan of this juice, it is definitely a favourite of mine.

Ginger ~ 2 Beets ~ 1 Lemon ~ 3 Carrots ~ 2 Apples