Tuesday, December 31, 2013

I resolve...

To have NO resolutions!
I have always made New Years resolutions and I have always let myself down by breaking them! So last year I decided to make no resolutions and it worked out for me!
Of course the usual get in shape, save more money etc come to mind but shouldn't you be doing that all the time? Last year I kicked started 2013 by setting goals instead of resolutions. One of them was get in shape. I was doing it! I was feeling good, I was down 15lbs, I was healthy and happy and then ... I got pregnant. So a few of my goals had to change. Instead of running my first 5k it changed to finishing my 5k even if it meant walking.  Goal completed at 13 weeks pregnant :)

So this year I decided to share my goals..
1. Have a healthy and easy delivery of our new baby in a few weeks.
2. Spend more time doing crafts with Madison and not stressing about the mess.
3. Spend more time with Chris doing things we enjoy.. Hockey games, running, biking etc.
4. Continue to enjoy my job at Elmwood
5. Be a supportive wife and mother
6. Turn our new house into a home we love to be in.
7. Finishing my personal training certification ... And yes I started it right before I got pregnant and didn't tell people about it! So surprise!!
8. Get back into my healthy pre pregnant lifestyle and run that 5k!

9... Enjoy my life!! I feel so blessed to have such an amazing husband and 1 already adorable little lady who everyday shows me how lucky I am to be her mother, and enjoy all the firsts ahead with the new little one :)


What are your goals?!

Xo's
Happy new year!

Monday, December 30, 2013

29 weeks



How far along are you? 29 weeks 
Total weight gain: 18lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Stretch marks?  Just what's left over from Madison 
Sleep: it comes and goes ... Thankful I can still sleep comfortably on my stomach
Best moment this week: Madison saying she needs a boy 
Miss Anything? My non maternity clothes 
Movement: lots the movements are stronger :)
Food cravings: salad ... I suppose there are worse things to be craving!
Anything making you queasy or sick: when I'm hungry I get nauseous
Gender predictions: I'm stuck on boy.. Chris is thinking girl  Madison changes her answer daily 
Labor Signs: no .. Let's keep it that way!
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: another week off with my munchkin and hopefully the survey on the house being finished so we can finally move!!!

Xo

Friday, December 27, 2013

Another Christmas has come and gone...

Can you believe it's already December 27th? If I didn't have my day planner infront of me I sure wouldn't believe it.
This year has gone by so fast.. Our family has so much excitement in 2013. We found out we are expecting again, we sold our house, bought a new house, Madison started school, I started a new job and Chris started playing hockey for 2 different teams. We are ending this awesome year by starting a new incredible life changing year! 
We are used to being a family of 3 so come march when we are a family of 4 it will take some adjusting. 
I'm not going to lie I am a little nervous about about being a mother to 2 .. Especially since one of those little sweet hearts is currently going through her terrible twos, but the past week has made me realize how lucky I am .. Even when Madison is kicking and fighting because she wants to wear her princess shoes and dress outside in the little snow we have.

Anyways thing have calmed down here for the time being so I figured it was time to share with you our amazing Christmas memories. For Christmas Eve Madison, my mother in law and father in law and I headed to New Jersey to spend the evening with our future sister in laws family. We had a great time. Madison was so excited when we got home about Santa coming that she didn't fall asleep until 11!!! Lucky me she did sleep until 7 so holding her off until 830 when Chris came home wasn't hard. She was very patient!
After we opened our gifts we headed over to Chris parents house for breakfast with the family. Madison was so helpful she was passing out gifts and very thankful for everything she got! Later in the day we headed back over to their house for more gifts and dinner. I got the best gift of all... My parents and one brother surprised me by coming a day early!!! Madison got the most amazing gift.. Hockey helmet and skates!!!! (Thanks uncle Ryan)
The day after Christmas we tested out our new crate and barrel waffle dipper pan, the chef did an amazing job.
After breakfast we headed out for a little shopping and lunch. Madison was so tired she fell asleep in the stroller (something she rarely does).
We headed home and rested for abit and then headed up to the new house to show my parents ans Brett! They loved it!! It's making us more excited to move in!  We got some amazing news that the bank gave us clearance to close!! So as soon as the survey is done it's moving time!! 2 weeks is what they are saying!  Wooooo!

Later that evening we headed back to Chris' parents for one more Christmas dinner. Madison had a great time playing with her cousins Bella, Jake and Ryan!
 

Today is a much calmer day..we had breakfast at my in laws and the girls played for hours!  They danced, ran around and beat up big cousins Jake!
This was definately a Christmas to remember! The memories we made will last a lifetime, Madison is growing up to be such a good little lady and is going to be an amazing big sister.

I hope you all had an amazing weeks with your loved ones. The next few weeks are going to be filled with picking up our paint and backsplash tiles and Madison's new closet system ... So I am going  to enjoy a few peaceful days before the craziness starts all over again!!

Xo's 



Monday, December 23, 2013

28 weeks


How far along are you? 28 weeks 
Have you started to show? Yes I feel like I should delete this 
Total weight gain: 18lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Stretch marks?  Just what's left over from Madison 
Sleep: sleep deprived 
Best moment this week: Madison hugging my belly saying she loves the baby 
Miss Anything? Sleep, running and did I mention sleep?
Movement: lots the baby is very relaxed so when it kicks it's a lot at once and then nothing for a bit 
Food cravings: salad ... I suppose there are worse things to be craving!
Anything making you queasy or sick: when I'm hungry I get nauseous
Gender predictions: I'm stuck on boy.. Chris is thinking girl  Madison changes her answer daily 
Labor Signs: no .. Let's keep it that way!
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: Christmas.. Seeing Madison's face when she gets her awesome gifts, and a visit from my parents :)

Had a quick doctors appt today which included the lovely glucose test! The stuff really isn't bad.. It's like flat orange crush, put a little fizz in it and I would drink it! I got a quick look at the baby .. We are measuring right on track the baby is about 2lbs and is sitting with its head on the right side of my body.

Hope your all having a great holiday!

Xo

Monday, December 16, 2013

27 weeks .. Wow

It seems like last month we were waiting to be 13 weeks along to share the good news and now we only have 13 weeks left until we meet our little one!

How far along are you? 27 weeks  
Have you started to show? Yes yes yes 
Total weight gain: will find out on the 23rd at my next appt but it was 12lbs 3 weeks ago
Maternity clothes? Yes.. Winter mat. clothes are much for attractive then summer
Stretch marks?  Just what's left over from Madison 
Sleep: what is that? Madison is sick so I wake up every time she coughs 
Best moment this week: Putting up our tree :)
Miss Anything? My daily workouts and running .. Got new sneakers and I can't wait to use them
Movement: tons!!
Food cravings: buffalo chicken EVERYTHING.
Anything making you queasy or sick: when I'm hungry I get nauseous
Gender predictions: I'm stuck on boy.. Chris is thinking girl  Madison changes her answer daily 
Labor Signs: no .. Let's keep it that way!
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: Finishing this last week of work and then having 2 weeks with my little munchkin and HOPEFULLY moving into our new house .. Which would mean our chalkboard is back haha 



Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Baby it's cold outside


Yesterday was the first snow day of the year. I was a little confused at 630 in the morning when I checked the news and it said school was closed but when I looked out my window at the school there was no snow. But I quickly decided not to question it and jumped back into bed to watch cartoons with Madison.  An hour later when we came downstairs there was a gorgeous coat of fresh white snow on the groud .. And it wasn't stopping anytime soon!
Madison was very excited to see all the snow and immediately started dancing around asking to make a snowman. We opted to hang out inside for a little bit until there was more snow and daddy was home, but when he came walking from work it was game on!! Snow suit and boots were put on and we ran outside!
We went over to Madison's school where Pop and uncle Mike were plowing and Madison got to help!
Even daddy took a turn driving uncle Mike's side-by-side and plowed .. We also learnt that if you let Madison steer she will try to drive it into the playground. 

After some fun in the snow we stopped by our favorite coffee shop and then off to lunch at Mima and pop's house. Pop made one of our favorite things ... Grilled cheese with bacon :)
We decided to help decorate the house a little bit, daddy and uncle Mike hung up the lights outside and I helped decorate 2 little trees in the house. 

Upon leavening we got some amazing news... We got our mortgage!!!! So we are still playing the waiting game as the bank still needs to do the appraisal BUT the big thing is done! To celebrate this news we went to Home Depot to get paint samples and then went and grabbed dinner at The Cabin, where Madison celebrated with some ice cream.

It was such a great first snow day :) 
Off to look at paint samples!

Xo

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

"Santa where are you?"

Those were Madison's words when getting to the mall yesterday to see Santa! Her excitement gave me a little hope that the day I had been dreading wouldn't be so bad. We originally went to see the man in red on Sunday .. But upon getting to the mall and seeing the 1.5hr line we decided it wasn't the day! Then I discovered you could make an appointment, so I quickly jumped on my phone and made our appointment for Monday night! I did feel a little bad that we got to skip the line but then again we were those people many times. So just a little advice ... Look and see if your Santa takes appointments!.
I took Madison by myself so I was a little nervous about her or I having a meltdown during this experience BUT to my surprise and most of our family members ... Madison nailed it!!! 
She sat on his lap and proceeded to tell Santa "I'm a ballerina". Not once did she cry or act like she was afraid.  All in all it was an awesome night! I even scored an amazing deal on crib sheets for the baby at Pottery Barn :)
Madison has the funny "pirate face" as we like to call it with the crooked eye and forced smile, we ended up purchasing the top one I posted where is a just looking at the camera.
Next year will be a whole new experience with 2 of them.. One thing is for sure I will be making an appointment!!!

Today we are lucky to have a snow day!! It is Madison's first snow day (she doesn't go to school on Tuesdays but I'm still counting it and it's my first snow day as a substitute and school employee...I get the whole day to spend with my little family. I never thought of this little perk when I took the job!   

Off to bake some Andes Candies Cookies while we wait for Chris to get home from work. We've got lots to do today... Play in the snow, attempt to build Madison's first snowman and decorate our tree! Check back tomorrow for a post all about the snow!

Hope your having a great week!
Xo