First day back after maternity leave!

Today was my first day back at work. Maternity leave is officially over ;(

To make our mornings run smooth I made sure to prepare everything the night before. It all worked out. I got ready in the morning while baby played in his crib (crying on and off to get out) luckily I was ready fast! We had breakfast together then I dropped him off at daycare and headed to work.

I logged on many times throughout the day to watch Kristian play. Even had to hold back tears all day ;( he was at daycare 9.5 hours today. I missed him!!

When I picked him up he was sooo happy to see me he gave me lots of kisses! Love my little boy!

Little Kristian is getting a new little cousin! My sister is having a baby and just found out she's having a girl!!! So I'll have 3 nieces!!! We are soo happy

Long weekend cuteness

Tomorrow is my first day back to work! Wish me luck!! I'm feeling a little nervous eek!

We have the day off today so we are enjoying our long weekend. Baby K was up so often last night ;( I am exhausted and moving in slow motion ha! He too is exhausted because he has now been napping for over 2 1/2 hours!

DH and I have been doing some fall cleaning while baby sleeps. Hopefully he wakes up soon so we can head out this afternoon!

We had a fun weekend, did a little shopping and even renewed our car lease! We also spent some time with family, baby K loves his cousins.

My little niece and him play so well together it's just too cute!!! How cute are they!!

Colds, Ear infection, hospital. My busy week!

This is my last week, well down to last Friday tomorrow of my maternity leave. It's back to work Monday! :(

This week has been soo busy!

My mom had day surgery yesterday and stayed over night. I brought her in and stayed with her for a bit yesterday then stayed with her all day today too. I have a cough that is driving me crazy! The hospital has big signs saying to not even enter if you are sick... hmm but it's a hospital weird ha! But I followed their rules and wore a mask... ummm I was the only one! And everyone looked at me funny. But the air in the hospital was sooo dry that it had me coughing soo much! Ugh!

haha!!!

I brought my mom some magazines and a warm scarf which she loved. Everything went well with her surgery and she is back home today.

I dropped her off about 4pm today then headed to get baby K at daycare.

We have all been fighting a cold here and this morning I thought that I better bring Kris to the doctor before I go back to work! So after I picked him up from daycare we went to the doctor. Kris was cranky and in no mood to be there. Neither was I! I was soo tired and hungry from running around all day! I told the doctor that he had been stuffy for about 9 days! He took a look and said that he has a ear infection. Because he was stuffy for so long and hasn't been able to blow it out, it infected his ear. He faxed the pharmacy the prescription and I went down to pick it up. It took about 10 minutes thank goodness no longer, carrying the baby, his jacket my purse and diaper bag I was completly exhausted. Then we rushed home for dinner, both of us were starving!

So glad I am home now in my pj's relaxing. What a day!

Daycare update: Kris did really well today, they even got him to drink 4oz of milk and 1 whole yogurt! He ate all his lunch and all his snacks as usual haha. His teachers always mention how he loves to eat haha. When I walked in today he was crawling around, I watched for a bit until he noticed me and he got so excited and cried until I picked him up.

Yesterday he got back his proofs from picture day. Look how cute!!!! He looks like such a big boy! How did they get him to pose so well hahaha :)

Getting use to daycare here

It's Wednesday and baby has been going to daycare for over a week now!

He is still doing well! But over the last 2 days I noticed a little change. In the mornings when I drop him off he goes straight to his teachers no problem, but when placed with the other kids He cries! I think they scare him, they are all a little older and walking and Kris is still crawling and cruising. When I pick him up he is playing great with the kids so maybe in the mornings he needs some time to warm up to them. I get it, I'm tired and want to cry when people talk to me in the morning too before my coffee.

When I pick him up he is soo excited and cries when he sees me. As soon as I pick him up he waves and says bye to the kids haha! It's funny, I feel like he is saying "see ya later suckers!" haha and all the kids run up and want to be picked up too "take me, take me!"

Also with having baby in daycare I realize he needs even more clothes and accessories. Could also be because it's winter and he needs more hats, coats and gloves. But I find myself a little overwhelmed not knowing which jackets, hats are good enough. I even sowed on a pair of gloves on one of his jackets only to realize that he has other jackets he wears too. Ahhh I don't know what to do, maybe just buy a lot of gloves to sow on each haha ugh and labeling all the stuff I bring to daycare. Geez so much to do. We are still getting the hang of things. Next week it's back to work for me so it'll be a whole other ball game!

Baby's First Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

 Kristian's second first birthday party!!! First birthday party here

 Mickey Mouse theme. :)

4445I bought the banner and loot bags on Etsy.com :)

 Kristian loved his party with his family and friends. He loved playing and eating pizza and cake! Party food is the best haha!

 I still can't believe his birthday has come and gone! It was yesterday I brought you home!!!!!



We are blessed with amazing family and friends. We love you all so much! Kristian had an amazing first birthday and will have these great memories forever.

 You had the sniffles this weekend and wasn't feeling your best, but you did not let that stop you from having fun!

My cutie! Turning into a big boy! We love you more than anything!

Daycare update and Halloween fun

Kristian has adjusted so well at daycare.

Here are some notes from yesterday.
-ate most his lunch and drank water
-had cookies for snack and ate so many along with 3oz of milk!!
- took 2, 45 min naps
- was so good and only cried when fighting his first nap haha

They had a halloween party at daycare yesterday and I called in the afternoon and his teacher said "Kristian is having a blast!" His friends gave him treats too! Oops I didn't bring any for his friends! I didn't think of that! I will next time.

Last night he was getting stuffy so I kept him home with me today. I couldn't send him to daycare knowing he was unwell. He needs his mama to help him get better!

He seems to be doing better already.

Hope you all had a great Halloween! Here are some of our Halloween pics!

Happy Halloween with scary emotions!

Happy Halloween everyone. Baby K is dressed at Superman! We dressed him when he was 3 days old last year as Superman too! He was sooo cute today all dressed up heading to daycare!

Today is the third day of daycare. Leaving him an extra 2 hours longer than yesterday.

When he went in I stayed outside a bit looking through the window to see him. And then I just cried! I went to the car and had one of those hard cries! ;(

Never did I think this would be soooo hard!!!

He loves daycare, and the teachers and helpers are great! I have comfort in that!

As I was peeking in I could see Kristian paying attention to the teacher as she talked to him and he would give a half smile and babble back. He looked so cute sitting in between his 2 girlfriends haha. My heart just ached. I wanted to stay there the whole day and watch him! ;(

Love my little Superman!!!

First Birthday fun

My sweet boy! Your Birthday was yesterday! You ARE NOW ONE!

 That's right. ONE!

I can't believe that just last year I brought you home. Everything was soo new to us. We had this precious little bundle. I could have never imagined how you would be a year later! And here we are!

What is new now that you are one!

You weigh: 17.9 lbs (we just had your one year check up!) (I thought you were 20lbs, I guess not!)

Still in size 4 diapers and in 9-12 month clothes.

We love your personality! You are soo sweet! A pretty calm and gentle little guy, but also show us when you mean business and you don't back down when you want something. You started letting out the scream when you want something. eek! It scared me haha

You are a great eater! but still not the greatest sleeper! haha! You are still nursing about 2-3 times in the evening and night. We officially weaned you for the whole day!

You have the cutest laugh and love to play with us. You are always waving and saying bye when we leave the house or walk in somewhere new haha it's adorable.You are learning something new everyday! And learning to take a few steps on your own!



You started daycare yesterday for 2 hours. They loved you! You played so well with the other kids and you looked soo grown up, I cried!!!!!!!! You are very independent and soo observant. You are always paying close attention to what is around you. You are there today too for 4 hours!

Yesterday we had a little party for you. You are having another party Saturday too! Here are some pics!



Lots of Toys!

You cried when we sang Happy Birthday. HAHA Getting old is tough!


You were not impressed with the smash cake haha









We Love you soo much!


We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends. Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, Cousins, Friends! All Love you soo much!



(Hurricane Sandy hit yesterday, we were all safe. No flooding or power outages. But not the case for many in some parts of Canada and the USA. We send our prayers to all the people stranded or those that lost someone they love. Our prayers are with you)

First birthday cake!

If I haven't mentioned it 100 times already here's 101 times haha Tomorrow is Kristian's birthday!!!!!!

Today we baked his cakes! A big cake and his very own smash cake!

My sister came over and I helped her with the cakes (she is awesome!!)

Look how good they turned out!!

Tomorrow is a big day! Daycare orientation in the morning, birthday date just me and little guy in the afternoon and his birthday party on the evening!

What I learned this year as a first time mom

My little boy turns one tomorrow!

Today I'm preparing for his party. The year flew by!!! Last year at this time i had nooo idea what being a mom was about! No clue how to care for a baby. Here we are, a whole year later!!

Here are just some things I learned this year.

I learned what patience is. I never really understood that until my sweet baby came along haha!

I learned that no book and no matter what has worked for others just won't work on you my little one. You go against the norm it seems and 12 months later I finally accepted that haha

Things like, fill up his tummy and he will sleep longer... You will not sleep better on a full tummy it's uncomfortable for you! And you will wake up sooner!

Cry it out... Nope. You will never stop crying and get very wound up that it will take much longer to calm you after that. And that was not fun to try.

Bottle? Forget that! after a week of giving you the bottle and breast you made sure to let us know that nursing from mama is what you wanted. You never took a bottle since!

Store bought baby food...?You always wanted home cooked. And I learned to make your food and I love making you all your meals!

I learned that I have separation anxiety haha and never want to leave you which is making going back to work sooooooo hard for me.

I learned that I can actually function on very little sleep haha for now.

I learned that all babies are different and reach their milestones at different times. It can not be forced and it will always be reached just wait, because it's always a surprise and happens over night!

I learned that breastfeeding has been the hardest yet most rewarding thing I have ever done. Hard to start and hard to wean!

I learned that you really do call the shots, no matter what is planned for the day... You come first.

I learned that if something works, stick to it!

I learned to never say never. Because with a child, you never know! Ha!

I learned to let go and just be.

I learned that I will learn as I go.

I learned that it's ok! My way, your way whatever way is ok!

I learned that social media is what kept me sane during those long nights up with baby.

I learned to never get use to any one way. Baby you are always changing and we love that but it also makes life interesting and we constantly need to adjust! Haha but that only means you are growing! ;)

I've learned a different kind of love this year.

I learned to be happy with the simplest things, like when you try new foods or learn new things or when you happily play with your toys, it totally makes my day.

I've learned that being a mom can be exhausting, babies keep us busy! but it's also the most rewarding!

I learned that time goes by soo fast! Because tomorrow you will be one!!!!!

ONE!!!!!

We love you sooo much baby boy!