Tuesday, June 5, 2012

four.


Is this for real? We have a 4 year old?
Right now, you love Power Rangers & Captain America. Your favourite veggies are asparagus and broccoli & you've recently discovered Mac & Cheese (the KD kind). Milk is still one of your drinks of choice. You're rambunctious and always full of energy. You're super stubborn - okay let's rephrase, you're strong willed. You're (slowly) learning how to share & you're beyond curious of the world (what's that mean?, what's next?, and then what?). You love to read & be outside - no more training wheels on your bike - but you're still learning. We can get you to sleep in your room & some nights you sleep there, all by yourself (well - with Teddy, Woody, Baboy & Mickey - your must have friends). You love wearing belts with your shorts and skinnys, putting your wallet in your back pocket (like daddy-o does) and dress yourself with the best swag. You are beyond thrilled to start school and make new friends.  

Aiden baby, we can't believe how BIG you are.
We love you more than words. You are simply our greatest joy.
& in less than one month - you'll be a big brother.

Happy Birthday Daniel Aiden!
xx - Mama, Daddy & Baby.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

pc favourites!

President's Choice has to be the largest and most well-known private food label in Canada. They also umbrella pretty fantastic home products, kitchen tools and clothes as well! Below are some of my PC favourites - I'm sure as the years go and as PC continues to innovate, this list will grow longer!


1. PC Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream: Cake + ice cream, do you need anything more in life? & why have I only discovered this recently - clearly been living under a rock. The crumbles of cake mixed in with the creamy almost cream cheese like ice cream - devine!

2. PC Crumbled Goat's Milk Feta Cheese: I love cheese, especially goat cheese and feta - so to have them both in one combination - heaven! This is a long time favourite of mine. The texture is bang on and the hint of saltiness makes this cheese the perfect compliment to greens, salads and breads, yum!

3. PC Avocado Mayo Sandwich Spread: Since I can remember, I've always enjoyed dipping my french fries in mayo - now dipping them into this avocado mayo is a new treat! Also since it's the season of BBQs, I can only imagine the possibilities with this mayo.

4. PC The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies: I actually prefer these over "the other brand" - just a simple and just like it's name decadent chocolate chip cookie. My favourite way to eat them is in a bowl with cold milk poured all over them!

5. PC Butter Chicken Cooking Sauce: I mean, I never grew up eating Indian food nor am I of that decent - so I don't think I can provide an authentic rating, but let me tell you, this stuff is good. It makes your craving for the real stuff much more attainable, it's so simple to make & it truly hits the spot! Add some coriander & lachcha paratha to the mix - delish! 

Sunday, May 27, 2012

backsplash kind of weekend

It was also a "let's spend money like we have a money tree growing in our backyard" kind of weekend.
(insert sad face).

But - we finally got started on this ...


& after 2 ish days of hard work and labour from Sean and my wonderful (now semi-handy) husband - we're waiting for the grout to dry.



Pretty happy with how it's turned out. Excited to see the final product!
We also paid for our fence this weekend, you know - from our money tree.

Can't believe it's money again, already.
Two more weeks of work left.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

the roller coaster nights of pregnancy

So today, is a not so awesome day.

I haven't been sleeping the best, but really, I've just been dealing with is and for the most part - I make out ok. Last night was rough. On my drive home from my parents place (close to 8pm), not sure how to explain it, but I was feeling a sort of blurriness to my vision or at least the sensation of blurriness. All I knew what I need to move fast, get home, get our nighttime routine on override and sleep.

Luckily, Aiden was cooperating full force and we were in bed in no time. I was restless, tossed and tured with my eyes closed and a headache for probably an hour. Ryan rushed home (he's the best) and started playing doctor with me, googling my symptoms - trying to determine the cause / severity of my "illness". As he was doing this, I started to feel a tingly sensation moving from my fingers up my arms. I also felt the same tingly-ness on my togue. (slight deja-vu, I've felt this before - during one of my period dying-like episodes - went to the ER - to find out I was a-okay). Ryan totally wanted to head to the ER after this, but I was ... not ready for that, just yet. The thing about heading to the ER when it's not an emergency is that, well - you could be there for forever. And really, my pain wasn't severe and baby was alive and kicking (hard).

He cranked the AC up since he read somewhere that I could be dehydrated and the body temperature of pregnant women can be quite high (lol). He drove out to Shoppers to grab me some iron supplements since we know that I have low iron and want to avoid anaemia. I said I was hungry, so Ryan also asked me what I wanted (and of course, since I had a pass, I couldn't think of anything but a dan muffin) - a chocolate chip muffin it was. I ate the muffin, took an iron pill with a glass of milk and tried, once again to sleep. Ryan rubbed my belly until I fell asleep.

Decided to work from home today. The risk with driving my at least 1 hour commute was just too much. Side note: I'm trying to to let it stress me, but my plate at work is overfilled. It has been since I started, but I'm getting worn out thin - physically & emotionally. Must stay positive, must hang in there - this will be my mantra.

The most frusting bit is that the OB office didn't open until 9am. I called for 45 mins and each time I called it went to voicemail (is that even allowed?) & on Wednesdays our family doctor is open from 3-8pm (is that allowed? lol) so I wasn't able to get an appointment until 6:45 pm. But of course, better safe than sorry. Just want to make sure all is OK - it's easy to attribute me being fatigue and my exhaustion to my pregnancy, but you can never be so safe (esp. this late in the game!)

Aiden however, has been fantastic all day long. Can't get enough of this guy, honestly.
He fed himself lunch today, oh and he fed Teddy lunch too! Love!

Monday, May 21, 2012

cheers to this (long) weekend!

Oh how I love long weekends.

Especially ones where I spend it's entirety with my loves.
& ones where I capture candid moments like this one:


Happy May 24 everyone!