Madness I tell you .. Madness

Our life has been crazy this week ... Between thanksgiving in Canada , a special little lady turning 2 and the need to pack our home for the move I haven't found a free moment to update you all. I PROMISE and update is coming .. Tomorrow (Sunday October 20) probably in the evening as we are going to Boo at the Zoo in the morning.

Hope your all enjoying the fall weather ... Back to packing after I get my pumpkin latte ;) ... But here is a picture of Madison helping Opa make waffles while we were in Canada.

Cookies, cookies and more cookies!!

Anyone who knows me knows I love to bake! Cookies, cupcakes, brownies ... Anything! I swear I am destined to be a baker .. In all that spare time I have.  

Well this Saturday I finally let my little Cookie Monster help make some yummy chocolate chip cookies!

I measured everything out, put them into cups and let Madison mix all the ingredients together! It was such a fun thing for us to do together. Madison had fun and was very happy when she got to eat a cookie she worked so hard to make!

She even snuck a chocolate chip ... I wonder who she learnt that from ;) 

It was such a fun experience/ experiment baking with a toddler .. I can't wait until the next time! Maybe some birthday cupcakes for the princess?

16 weeks down!

How far along are you? 16 weeks

Have you started to show? Yes It's starting to look for like a pregnancy bump and not just a weight gain
Total weight gain: 4lbs... But according to the docs I've only gained 1 lbs? 

Maternity clothes? A couple tank tops and a few shirts but most of the time normal clothes!

Stretch marks?  Just what's left over from Madison 

Sleep: yes! Finally getting sleep! 

Best moment this week: Finding out our offer on a new house was accepted. And seeing our lazy baby Murray in our ultrasound!!

Miss Anything? Baths! I can only shower .. Sitting in a bath makes my sciatic nerve much worse

Movement: feeling little flutters but the baby seems very lazy during the ultrasounds 

Food cravings: was craving bubba bites-bubba style from bubbas.. Thankfully Chris likes them to and got them :) and good thing because bubbas closed down on Sunday night!

Anything making you queasy or sick: random smells 
Gender predictions: I'm thinking boy .. One grandma is team blue the other is team pink 

Labor Signs: no .. Let's keep it that way!!

Symptoms: just some sciatic nerve pain
Belly Button in or out? In .. Never popped with Madison.
Wedding rings on or off? on.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy 

Looking forward to: feeling some kicks!!!

'twas the night before school

... And we are running around like crazy!! Time to finish all the last minute things .. Getting Madison's box for her cubby ready with change of clothes and her name and picture, family pictures and labeling Madison's coats and shoes!  

We had a good weekend to end our summer .. Saturday Chris worked so Madison and I ventured to the Bronx Zoo our favorite go to day trip spot! Madison was super surprised when Daddy decided to show up to visit at the zoo!! 

We had a great zoo day.. After that we headed to a fun block party and then off to a bonfire at uncle pj and uncle Mikey's!  

Sunday was spent looking at open houses! We are currently on the hunt for a new home for our expanding family. We thought we found "the one" but someone came in with all cash and we lost out! So back at it!!!

Anyways off to cook some dinner and then it's bath and bed for the big girl .. Only 1 month til she's 2:(. Where did my little girl go? 

Big news!

Hey everyone!! Sorry for my long absence.. Been a little crazy here lately! Put our house on the market, trying to find a new one, getting Madison ready for preschool and a new baby coming! 

Our due date for baby #2 is March 17th 2014 (Irish much??)   Figured I'd start blogging g again about this pregnancy!  So far it's been a little rough was pretty sick again at the start but feeling much better .. Now heading into the 2nd trimester I hope the feeling better trend continues!

How far along? 13 weeks 

Have you started to show? Yes I've got a bump but some days I feel like it just looks like I've been eating to many donuts! 

Total weight gain: up 3lbs (hopefully wont gain as much as I did with Madison!) 

Maternity clothes? Shirts only .. I've got a little bump but pants still fit perfectly.

Stretch marks?  Just what's left over from Madison 

Sleep: what is that?? I get on average 4hrs a night .. I can't seem to get comfortable!

Best moment this week: Madison kissing my belly before bed .. And Chris finally being able to make an appt and hear the baby heartbeat :) also took part in the color run 5k .. Didn't run the whole thing as I planned when I registered.. But we finished it and ran a good portion!

Miss Anything? Sleep .. But I'm starting to get more energy

Movement: at our 12 week ultrasound we saw the baby move but so far I've only felt a little flutter when laying on my stomach 

Food cravings: banana cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory... Waiting for my bday to have some.  And French fries with ranch.

Anything making you queasy or sick: some chicken, the smell of coffee (which sucks!!)
Gender predictions: I'm thinking boy (so far this pregnancy has been a little diff then Madison) Chris thinks girl.

Labor Signs: Nope. Hopefully not for 188 days! 

Symptoms: still some morning sickness and starting to feel some stretching! 
Belly Button in or out? In .. Never popped with Madison.
Wedding rings on or off? on.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and moody ... Depends on my sleep!! 

Looking forward to: feeling some kicks!!!

Thanks for stopping by check back soon! Xo 

Spring has sprung

Here in New York its spring.. at least for the time being!

We've been enjoying the last days and spending LOTS of time outside. We recently purchased a bike seat for Madison! We settled on the iBert seat (in the front instead of back) after talking to a bunch of people and to the guys at our local bike store (Endless Trail BikeWorx .. if you live around Westchester you should check them out!).  

We had the bike seat attached on wednesday and went for a little ride.. we put the seat on Chris' bike to start, since its been 2 summers since I have ridden my bike and I need to get more comfortable on it! 

At first Madison wasn't to happy with the helmet BUT once she was in the seat she was ready to go!

 Today, Chris got over time at work so it was a "mommy maddie day", we headed to the park, where Madison showed me her impressive big girl skills by going down the slide by herself! I am so proud of her, during fall last year she wouldn't go down unless someone was holding her.. its amazing how in a few months everything changes!

Little Diva

So happy 

 This picture of her is probably one of my new favorites there is something so peaceful about it!!

Anyways.. after the park we headed to Go Greenly for some yummy Frozen Yogurt!!! Madison has taken a liking to it.. she has the Simply Taro with Strawberries.. I opted for Wedding cake with strawberries and kiwi!!

So far this spring is great! We have lots of fun planned in the next little bit.. first of I am heading to Vegas for the Arbonne Training Conference, then we've got our annual trip to Rehobeth Beach Delaware, a trip to Canada for Brett's highschool graduation, a couple 5k races (maybe a 10k by the fall) And MAYBE a quick trip to Florida :)

xo's

March Madness

I've fallen off the blogging band wagon .. Time to jump back on!
First off Happy St Patricks day to everyone! We celebrated yesterday by going into the city for the NYC St Pats parade. It was a big day of firsts for our big girl .. First train ride, first cab ride, first time eating in the city! It was such a long 5 hours but Madison handled it like a pro! And as soon as we got home she took a nice long 2 hour nap! Everyone including our dog napped yesterday. Then it was off to dinner with a great group of friends and family ... We also found out Madison is going to have a new friend and birthday buddy come October!! Our good friends Mike and Carla are expecting their first baby! We couldn't be happier for them!
Alright so in the past few months Madison has gone from being a "baby" to a running toddler! She is even talking alot! Well it's more babble BUT she repeats it and gets upset if we don't understand her! Seems like she's going to be ready to start preschool in September!
Both Chris and I have been busy also , aside from chasing after Madison. Chris recently started working at "the rock" which is where the fire academy is... He is still working at his fire house in the Bronx , this is just an awesome over time Job with the FDNY. He loves it!! It gets to work with the flashover simulator .. Basically he lights fires all day!
As for me ... I've been working at the bar but have cut back my hours to spend more time with our little lady as the warmer weather comes! As side from that I've been working with a trainer and doing Pilates and running alot!!! I've decided to document my weight loss in another blog (guess I need to do that post too!) I will post the link to it on here :).
Today also happens to be Chris' twin brothers Tim and PJ's 27th birthday!! So we've got some celebrating to do later! Here are some pictures from the past few months!