Canada Day Long Weekend!

 Friday was Canada Day! The weekend was beautiful here! Friday night we enjoyed watching the fireworks from our front porch it's perfect! We get such a good view from the Amusement park (Canada's Wonderland)

Saturday we had a friends wedding. We went to high school with these friends and they are one of the few couples we know (along with my husband and I) that have been together since high school! July 2nd was their 13 year anniversary! And their wedding day!

I bought this Mat dress at Thyme. It was very comfortable I'll need to get more Mat dresses throughout the summer, we have many occasions!

Picture with the Bride and Groom!
Congrats P & P!

Hope you all had a great Canada Day weekend!

Happy Independence Day my USA friends!

22 weeks pregnant today!

This week!

How Far Along: 22 weeks! (127 days to go!)
Size of baby: Spaghetti Squash (Baby is 1 lbs!)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: haven't weighed myself, kinda scared to I ate a lot this week ha! (last week was 17lbs gain)
Maternity Clothes: A mix,  my outfit in the pic above are normal large clothes, top from winners pants from H&M
Sleep: Not too great this week, tossing and turning a lot :(
Cravings: Everything! and more sweet stuff!




Best Moment so far: Husband telling me I'm a cute preggo, and that i've only gained in my belly, he is sweet and knows how to make me smile haha.
What I'm looking forward to? meeting baby Kristian, i get big butterflies, I'm soo excited to be a mom!
What I miss: Nothing! well maybe bending down hahaha!

Some new items: haven't shopped this week. But check out my nursery and stroller ideas!

 Hope you all have a fun and safe long weekend!

21 weeks pregnant today!

 

This week!
How Far Along: 21 weeks!
Size of baby: Papaya
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 17lbs gain (yikes!)
Movement: Flutters a little more often now.
Sleep: I'm out when my head hits the pillow until the alarm rings.
Cravings: Everything haha! but still not wanting too much of any meat.
Best Moment so far: Finding out it's a Boy!
Some new items:
I went to visit a friend that I hadn't seen for 8 years! We caught up and chatted like no years had passed. It was really nice. She got me these cute gifts (minus Zoe's head in the pic)





Yesterday was our 4 year wedding anniversary :) We went to a delicious Italian restaurant called Zaffarano's  :) we had fried calamari to start and my dish was a seafood risotto husband had a seafood pasta followed by tiramisu dessert Yum! The staff was soo nice there and our waiter brought us 2 free shots with the bill ahahha I told them I was pregnant and couldn't drink that, he understood ahahaha. 
 
After dinner we went to watch Midnight in Paris. We really enjoyed the movie.  Have you seen it?

My pregnancy book recommendations

Since it's my first pregnancy I can tell you that I have at least 15 book about pregnancy and babies. From What to Expect when expecting books to audio books like belly laughs (which I loved too) I decided to pick out my current 4 books plus another one recommended by a mommy friend to share with you all.

If you are a busy mom to be like myself then I'm sure you don't have time to just sit and read a whole book. That's why I love these 4 books the most. Easy to read, and easy to flip through to the part you need information on.

 Love the experts guide because it has so many questions us new moms have with answers in only a few pages each. Question like "Bathing Baby" seems simple right, but not for a first time mom haha!

 I only read a couple chapters of the Infant Stimuli but I think it's great. It talks about what to do with your newborn to stimulate their development. Like buy black and white toys for your newborn because they don't see color for a couple months. I added some cows and pandas to my registry :)

 I bought soo many books on pregnancy nutrition and I love this one the best! It's so simple to read and lists out the healthy foods by trimester with a summary of what nutrients the foods have and how it's good for mom and baby.  A must have!

 And of course a journal :) You can write your experience in here and each day has a brief summary of moms and baby's development through the pregnancy. It also has some tips for moms to be too.

Those 4 books have been my favorite from all the books I bought so far. Hope this helps some first time moms :)

A mommy friend suggested the book "Happiest Baby on the Block" she highly recommends it so I ordered it on Amazon this morning :)

I added all the books to my Amazon Widget to your left, check em out.
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If you have any pregnancy books you loved please share them with me! :)

Finding out...

I was a little upset at last weeks "doctors" scheduled ultrasound. The technician was not friendly at all.  (I already knew it was a boy, because I paid for an ultrasound at UC baby) but I didn't say anything to the tech. All she said was "It's probably a boy, I see something between the legs" She showed me the small screen for a second and turned it away. She printed 2 fuzzy face pics and when I asked for better ones she said NO. Rude! I was sooo glad that I did not have that as my experience of finding out the sex of the baby. whew!

At 18 weeks husband and I were too excited and couldn't wait for the doctors ultrasound so we went to UC baby just around the corner from my home...ok we paid $200 for it (pretty expensive), but it was the BEST experience!

We seen the baby on a big screen moving around and sucking his thumb it was soo cute. Finding out it was a boy through that experience was amazing.  We also got 3 print outs and a whole CD of  pics of our little man. So I'm now telling friends to do the same to find out the sex of their babies instead of finding out through the cheesy lab machines. My opinion only of course :) But husband and I were happy we did it, and would do it again for later pregnancies :)

 

19 weeks pregnancy update!

19 weeks

This week!
How Far Along: 19 weeks 3 days today
Size of baby: Cantaloupe!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 14lbs gain
 
Maternity Clothes: maternity pants and bras, most tops I just wear a bigger size and I'm ok so far. I still wear some of my tights, but only the ones that go over the belly.  I can't wear anything under belly cause it hurts! Trying to find a dress that looks decent is a mission.  I have soo many occasions this summer, so this will be fun! haha!
 
Movement: Not much, just flutters here and there. I can't wait to feel kicks!
Today I went for a ultrasound and baby K was being shy and only showing his back.  The technician made me walk around and drink water and still he was facing down. I think he was napping.  So we had to reschedule the appointment for next week. This time I made it for the morning, hopefully that will make a difference. 
Sleep: Not doing so well, I'm ending up on my back which causes back pain after. However I'm compensating through naps.
Cravings: Last week I was obsessed with avocado and cucumber... I may be over it.
Best Moment so far: Finding out it's a BOY.
 
Some new items:
My sister bought baby K this cute outfit :)


When I went shopping on the weekend I picked up this little outfit. Every time I shop for me I try and pick up baby K a little something too!
Love baby clothes!

Sushi and babysitting...

 Yesterday I met a good friend for sushi, she is preggo too (read her blog here :)
We ate soo much! We discussed our aches and pains and how we can barely roll out of bed. haha!
Then we went for a short stroll in Toys R us to get nursery ideas, we both are having boys! It was short because we were soo tired from that big meal.

They didn't have cucumber avocado rolls and I must have looked sad about it, so the waiter gave us 2 handrolls of cucumber avocado on the house. MMM there was like a whole avocado in there. mm mm



My friend surprised me with these cute gifts too! Baby K is getting soo many gifts already!! :)

In the evening I went over to visit my mom and sister. My sister made me dinner and we also had some food from my grandmother. Ever had this before?

 It's called Menestra, and it's pretty much mushy bread and a bunch of beans and veggies. Looks weird but it's delish!!

We also had wings and broccoli, Yum broccoli!

My SIL dropped off my niece so we can babysit for a couple hours. Ok there was 3 of us, my mom, my sister and me.... And we made my mom change and feed her cause we were struggling ahhah. She is so squirmy and want to crawl everywhere.  She's strong too!! A glimpse of my future with baby K ahhaa. 

She does have the most adorable personality though and makes us laugh! She's 9 months and she can give kisses, blow kisses, she rocks her baby dolls, she says "HI" and "What" and sounds like she says "Thank You" but we can't tell ahha. The funniest this, is that she'll drop all toys for a cell phone, she took our iphones and puts 2 thumbs on it like shes typing. Crazy!

Love her!

Big appetite-Yummy meals

My appetite is getting bigger and bigger as each day passes!

Today at lunch I made pasta and ate 2 bowls!

 For dinner I made breaded turkey with a side of salad and left over pasta.




I've also been eating a lot of avocados, just love em!

This evening we had a storm and tornado warnings.  Hail, thunder and lightning. My husband was still on his way home and Zoe and I ran down to the basement just in case! . The storm was soo loud and scary. Good thing it didn't last long and it wasn't as severe as they predicted.

After the storm we went to buy cake ...Yum!!!! This cake was goood!
Hope you're having a good week. :)

18 weeks pregnant

This week!
How Far Along: 18 weeks 3 days today.
Size of baby: Mango!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 14 lbs gained. My butt is growing at a faster rate than my belly..hmm.
Gender: Boy! Baby K
Sleep: better than before but still not getting much zzzz's 
Symptoms: More emotional these days, I am sooo sensitive! Headaches are back and backaches.
Cravings: None really, although I've been eating ice cream almost every day! I tried a new smoothie adding Similac... Not good! I'll stick to regular milk in my smoothies.

Best Moment so far: Finding out it's our little boy. Amazing feeling. 


For me: I need some stress relief, so I really want to make sure I'm walking more often and must start doing my pregnancy yoga dvd. I also need to really watch my water intake. I can't believe how hard it is for me to get only a min of 4 water bottles a day.





Hope you all are having a good day.

It's Blue Blue Blue!

 It's a boy!!! My husband and I are sooo excited! Although I had a feeling it was a boy since the beginning!
I couldn't wait any longer so I went for an Ultrasound yesterday and right away she said it was a BOY and displayed the evidence many times aahha! Our little boy was having fun, kicking his feet, waving his hands and sucking his thumb. It was sooo amazing!

After we got the news and called and texted our family and friends we went to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Marcellos. MMM yum! I wish I had that now, I'm drooling looking at it ahhah!

We have had names picked out for a year already... Nicole if it was a girl and Kristian for a boy.

I already started to look at nursery designs and can't wait to prepare his room. My husband can't wait to play soccer with his little one and is already thinking of the jersey's to buy him ahahh!

I'm sooo happy and and can't wait to meet baby Kristian in November!

17 weeks!

(17 weeks 1 day pic)

This week!
How Far Along: 17 weeks 3 days!
Size of baby: Sweet Potato!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: haven't weighed myself this week ...(But funny story below)
Sleep: Better! whoohoo. Except for last night (see below)
Symptoms: Rosy cheeks. However I just have it in the morning and by the afternoon my skin is back to it's pale self. ahah!
Cravings: Appetite is back! and I haven't had too many food aversions. I'm loving cold things like ice caps and smoothies! The last couple months I couldn't finish a whole dish, and yesterday I ate my whole dinner yum!

Some new items:

My mom went to Montreal last weekend and she bought this for the baby. How cute... and yes I do love poutine mmmmm! (french fries topped with cheese and smothered in gravy... so not healthy but delicious!)

Last night I had a sleepless night... because many of my symptoms are going away now (I know second trimester things are better) But I guess it made me worry. I had bad dreams and woke up crying and sooo worried I didn't sleep at all! (Hormones? I guess so ha!)

So I took the day off to visit my doctor. My OB wasn't in so I went to my family doctor. For those of you that read my blog you know my doctor is 80 years old and very old school and very direct.

We heard the heart beat.. well she did, I couldn't really tell, but she said it was there and not to worry.

She then told me to swim everyday (hmm ok, like I don't have a job or a life lol) If I had my own pool then I would haha! She also said to watch my weight especially since my weight was high for me pre-preg. She said at my weight now I can starve and the baby will be fine.... UMMMM ok! SO I will faint all over. I'll take a grain of truth and be more aware of what I eat and go for more walks, but in this area I will follow what my OB says and so far my OB is not concerned at all. I've read enough pregnancy books and I also read the research done on fetus's that were deprived of food come out expecting no food will be available, and the truth is, there is food. These babies are then more likely to grow up obese because of this. Of course the same goes for moms that eat a lot of sugar. I don't go crazy following everything I read, because it will make me crazy. But geez, there's a balance lady!

Lucky I have a good sense of humor and not an obsessive person, so these things just roll right off me.

So that was my fun morning haha! I then spent an hour at Toys R Us looking at car seats and baby products. I also napped all afternoon. It was nice.

Hope you all had a good Monday.

Sporting my baby bump!

The weather man said that we were going to get bad T-storms this evening.  So when I went over to meet my sister for dinner tonight, we thought we were just going to chill indoors. After we ate and still no rain, we decided to go for our Thursday night walk!

We went to High Park and walked around. The weather was perfect.

So here I am sporting my baby bump :) I'm 17 weeks! My mom said my belly looks big for 17 weeks...I actually thought I should have a bigger belly, but I have nooo idea. What do you think!?

My cute sister :)

 Our walks felt great!

After our walk we went back to my moms house and went through her albums. She has all the albums of when we were babies... Here is me walking at 9 months! ahahah

Week 15 update!

 
This week!
How Far Along: 15 weeks 3 days!
Size of baby: Avocado!!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 9 lbs (doctor's scale said 12lbs, I'll go with my scale ha!)
Maternity Clothes: Love Mat pants.  I went to buy a couple more pairs on Friday and my SIL also gave me 3 pairs.  She actually gave me 6 pairs but she is taller than me so 3 were extra long)
Gender: ??? I thought I was going to have a 16 week ultrasound, but I was wrong. I think it's at 20 weeks. I need to wait bah! (But I had a dream on the weekend that it was a girl!)
Movement: Flutters! Feeling them much more.
Sleep: Not that great this week. Some back pain and I feel so many pulling sensations in belly so I toss and turn a lot! But I had some days off work to catch up with sleep.
Cravings: Hmm everyday is something different. Still have a lot of food aversions that make me crazy when I'm hungry and have no clue what I want. I like having salads with my meals, and really enjoying ice-cream lol
Symptoms: Headaches are still around especially after I eat. Pulling in the belly and lower back pain.
What I miss: Nothing! Even with all these changes going on I'm extremely excited and can't wait for November. I actually want my belly to show more so I can look more pregnant!
Some new items:

 When I went to the Maternity store Thyme on Friday they gave me this cute onesie for free :)

 And this is not baby related, but I bought these fake flowers for the kitchen today. I think they look so pretty.

Last night my husband took this pic of me (I look pretty preggo here haha!) look at Zoe. I think she is already fighting for attention ahah!

Hope you all have a great Monday. :)

Is the baby a picky eater?

 I'm in the second trimester and although I read that it should get easier I find that I can't tell what my body wants. Every meal is a challenge! Yesterday I had a yummy lunch and I was good with it, but at dinner I could not decide. Everything I thought of I didn't want... So I ended up only eating 2 pieces of these...

 I've been reading this book The 100 Healthiest Foods... And it's helped a lot.  However I have changed soo much! I was never a picky eater, I would eat anything that taste good and I always loved sweets... But now it seems I'm the opposite. I can neverrr decide on what I want to eat, so many things I use to eat before I don't like anymore like peanut butter and jam and I eat much less sweets now than I did before I was pregnant haha! Does this mean my little one will be a picky eater ha!  I hope not!

Foods for second trimester that I love... Avocado, carrots, chickpeas, and Romaine Lettuce. The list is longer but those are all I can stomach these days. This week I'm over the strawberries I use to love last week.

It is a pretty interesting journey and it's so funny how everyday is so different. The one thing I'm learning, or trying to learn, is listening to my body... Hi body and baby WTH do you want to eat!?