The "Green" Generation
My Grandmother sent me this and it made an impact, so I wanted to pass it on.Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags...
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Our house is sold, our new house is bought and we are officially living amongst towers of boxes, but it's awesome. The new house is incredible, so much more space, it's only about 300 extra square feet...
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Blah blah blah
WTH yo? All of a sudden my LJ has become like spam central. I swear I have gotten 5 message commenters in 24 hours. Anyhow, things here are good. I have started running again and loving it. Running 3km...
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Shin Splints
Gah, so I did the 5k on Saturday and loved it, again..but the next morning whoah, I could hardly walk. The shin splits were worse then ever. What's a girl to do? Rested for 3 days now and gonna try a...
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3 years of bliss :)
Guess what little girl will be 3 the day after tomorrow? I can't even comprehend that she has become such a big, smart girl. She makes every day worth living. This child adds so much colour to my...
View Article11.5 weeks with the flu
Augh! Caught the flu that is going around. Spins, body aches, chills, vomiting, and just pain...I have spent so many hours laying around that my hips and pelvis are killing me. This officially sucks....
View ArticleSuper fun pregnancy symptoms
I have been Soooooo miserably constipated with this pregnancy. Yesterday, after not having had a 'movement' for a week, I had awful stomach pain and cramps and decided to take my first laxative. I...
View Article13 week checkup
Firstly, got to hear the babies heartbeat :) yeay!!!! Beautiful sound. I will get my nuchal translucency scan done next week, I can't wait to see the baby. Everything is great, I feel good overall,...
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Nuchal Translucency Scan
Saw the wee one today, with it's tiny fingers and all. So in love. Things look fabulous so far. Measuring right on size wise. It was on its belly for the first half then flipped onto its back at the...
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16 weeks
16 weeks. 3 more weeks until we can hopefully find out gender :). Feeling so much better. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone.
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Can't believe I am half way there already. Feeling so amazing, to date this pregnancy has been much easier on me then my pregnancy with Evangeline was, emotionally and physically. I have worse skin,...
View ArticleApproaching 21 weeks
So past halfway point now and things have been going swimmingly. Aside from the 3 weeks cold crossed with pink eye I had had, oy! Anyhow, anatomy scan was last Friday and littles was all curled up all...
View ArticleIt's a....
So the jury is in...Were having another little girl :) Dave really was hoping for a boy, since he feels he lost the experience of raising a son and he knows I was 37 two months after this little one...
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34 weeks down
Can't believe I am 34 weeks pregnant with newbebe girl :) done work August 2nd, due date August 21 :). Feeling great all in all, normal end of pregnancy discomforts but can't complain. So blessed....
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10 weeks left! Wow!
29 weeks down, 10 to go...wow, time has gone so fast this time. So excited to. Meet our little girl and Evangeline's little sister. She is pretty excited at the idea but I don't think she fully gets...
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35 weeks today :) up 20 lbs total. It's hot and I am large and uncomfortable, but seriously; I can't complain. Of the three this has been my best pregnant. I have virtually no swelling, even in a heat...
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37 weeks :) it's here
I am done work tomorrow and then commences the waiting game. Pregnancy has gone so perfectly that I have been told that (so long as nothing changes) I will be ok to wait until 40 weeks before...
View Article38 weeks and ready :)
38 weeks today and Dave birthday, no baby yet though :). Had a NST and check up yesterday and everything is going awesome so were good to go back next week for our 39 week checkup. Everything else is...
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39 weeks 1 day, still pregnant
Yup she's still in there, passed this weeks NST with flying colours again and so we wait and see...back to Dr. next Wednesday if she has not arrived and we book induction. Opted out of cervix check and...
View Article39 weeks 4 days
Still no baby. I will premise this by saying I know I am lucky that my babies like to stay put and grow big and healthy, as I have friends who were not so lucky and spent lotsOf time on bed rest...
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D Day!
Due date is today, baby is so close, but still in there. She has dropped, I have so much pressure, nausea, diareah, lots of contractions but no active labor. At Dr. now for a final checkup and NST then...
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Was supposed to go in for Cervadil application tonight, instead I went in, got a biophysical and was told she was doing spectacular and because there were two emergency inductions happening in the...
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Baby Iris Jean Maynard is earth side.
Had a Cervidil put in last night and that resulted in regular mostly painless contractions all night long every two minutes. Went into hospital this am at 3cm and so they decided to try breaking my...
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Life so far with Miss Iris
Today is her third day of life, so far she is a very even tempered calm little girl. She is soothed instantly from full on screaming to content when momma holds her..unless she is hungry. She nurses...
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Iris is almost 6 months old...where has the time gone?
I feel like I blinked and here we are, 6 months later, wow! Iris temperament DID in fact change haha, she is another fiery little girl just like her big sister. In fact they remind me so much of each...
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