Wednesday, February 29, 2012
an anecdote
Today, on my way home from going to pick up some cloth diapers, I stopped to get some groceries. 15% cream was on sale, and being that cream is delicious and I like to cook with it often, I decided I would buy some. Upon putting said cream in my cart, I took note of the expiry date to make sure that I wasn't buying cream that would expire next week. It was then that I noticed that the cream was labelled best before April 21st, which is five days AFTER my due date.
So there it is folks, I have cream that expires after my due date. I'm freaking the f*ck out.
sadie hawkins
Happy leap year day, everybody!
I can feel a growing baby under my ribcage and I'm looking for good deals on cloth diapers when i should be doing housework or homework. so be it!
I forgot to tell you all about my surprise baby shower that happened on sunday! I was completely bamboozled, fresh from work, and one of my very best friends had even thought to by me a brand new party dress for the occasion. it was wonderful and I have eaten nothing but cake for the past three days as a result. I will post pictures once they are developed (yes, developed! they got me a disposable camera for all my hard copy souvenir needs.) Thanks to all my wonderful girlfriends. you are so loved.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
memory lane
I'm just missing my hubby while he's away and taking a little trip down memory lane by looking at pictures of him in the early days of our relationship, back when he was playing in my favourite band of all time.
He is, at the very least in my eyes, a raging hunk of a man.
love you, baby.
love you, baby.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
diy maternity shots
yesterday morning, fresh out of bed, pillow wrinkles still creased into my cheeks, I decided to take some pictures. Inspired by two images i found on Pinterest (yes, I have one too!) I decided to give my own pretty pregnancy silhouette pic a shot.
Aren't these two photos jut lovely? I'm crazy about the grainy texture and the dramatic affect that comes through the contrast without the aid of a lot of detail.
I had to rearrange furniture a bit a construct a tripod with my coffee table and a stool, but eventually i (kind of) got the effect I was looking for. Here are my two favourite shots! I took a couple of nudie ones, too, but those are for me and B.'s eyes only... sorry folks!
I'd like to try it again with the assistance of somebody else. It's hard to get just the right angle when you're running back and forth trying to ensure the timer is working properly, but overall I think they worked out well.
What do you think?
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
tommorrow's party.
B. is away on tour, he left yesterday and I already don't quite know what to do with myself! Tommorrow evening will bring a reunion with my old friend, Sarah, who is currently living in St. John's, Newfoundland, completing her Master's in Philosophy. I am most excited at the prospect of seeing her again after a long time away and also excited because I plan on making this.
delicious, no?
I'll let you know how it goes.
Sarah and I, about a million years ago. Probably at some rockabilly show, naturally.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
the show!
Hey everybody!
The valentine's day show went off without a hitch (yes, i realize it wasn't on valentines day, but it just has such a nice ring to it!) I felt puffy but ended up having a great time, despite doing door all night. The bump was quite a conversation starter, to be sure! B. and the boys knocked everybody out of the park and played an awesome set. i didn't do quite as much dancing as usual but still managed to make it on to the dance floor for some of my favourites. My bladder did have an effect on this, however. At one point during his set B. played a song written about me called Terrible Tara Belle. He announced the song ahead of time and dedicated it to me, telling the crown what an awesome wife and soon to be baby mama i was to him and asked me to come dance out front for my special song. Problem was, I was on the can having a little piddle! Rockabilly songs are so short that by the time I was finished up and had made it to the fron of the stage, the song was ending! Better luck next time, I guess.
My biggest regret? I lost track of time and didn't get to put on my make-up! I guess if that is my biggest regret then it must have been pretty great! Oh, and one more: We ended up having a bunch of people crash at our little apartment that night, all of them arriving pretty late and waking me up. All was well in the end, but being pregnant and exhausted doesn't seem to be a great combination for my temperament.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Valentine's Party!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
bump update
just in case anybody out there is wondering how 'the bump' is coming along, here you go!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
ready or not.
i'm still listlessly bouncing back and forth between jubilation and self-doubt. I battle this by searching for leopard print onesies online.
I still feel great physically. My belly is a little squished but I have a lot of energy and am pretty productive. I am even happy! I just wish i knew what to expect. i want the baby to be here not because I dislike being pregnant (okay, i'll say it, I can't wait to have more than one beer every few weeks) but because I just want to start working this whole parenting thing out! The suspense is driving me crazy and I feel like I can read and plan and daydream all I want, the real deal is going to be a whole other world. so let's have it, already. I may not be ready, but I don't think anybody ever *really* is.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
baby things!
I have really been slacking on the blog posting lately. i'm sorry little blog (and two followers!) I guess I'll blame writers-block, but mostly I have just been distracted with life in general. B. and I went to ottawa on friday night; he was playing a show and I took the opportunity to see my aunt and pick up some baby things from my best friends aunt. She was so generous. Long story short, we now have two baby carriers, a fancy baby bath, a crib, a stroller (from my aunt), a whole pile of gently used clothing, a diaper bag and a baby gate... all in wonderful shape and FREE! more and more people have changed their tune and now think we'll be having a girl, which would be convenient because most of the baby gear we have been given so far is pretty feminine. Quite honestly, I'm not against a little pick on a baby boy or a little blue on a baby girl but this is some pretty intensely girly stuff so a lot of it we would have to get rid of. We also have a pink exersaucer coming to us so the list just keeps growing!
I also went to B.'s show and it was the first time I had been out to a show since the tour, so it was really nice. I even got dressed up! I wanted to take a little picture to post here but the bar didn't have a full length mirror so we are all out of luck.
time for bed everybody, i promise i'll post more soon!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
a video tribute
I found this article when Michelle from early mama posted it on the early mama facebook page. I have to say, it is so, so touching I really DID have to reach for the kleenex. It also just blows my mind to think that I will soon be a mother myself, and I just hope that my child will love me as much as these two boys love their mom.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
one single regret.
I'm really enjoying my pregnancy right now and so super excited to meet this little person i've been incubating, there is just one thing that has been making me a little remorseful as of late: I miss my waist.
Monday, January 23, 2012
sweets.
I can't stop baking and eating oatmeal cookies. sometimes with chocolate chips and/or walnuts, sometimes without.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
lucky 11, the second
okay loyal followers, now for eleven random tidbits about myself and my life. brace yourself for some real fun!
1- When I was in grade six I had a Danish pen pal by the name of Iben Onsberg. I have unsuccesfully tried to find her on facebook. She sent me wonderful gifts including these diamond shaped salted black licorice candies unlike anything produced in Canada that I still love today.
2- I have never been to a country outside the US and canada! I believe this to be a shame. Thanks to his performance in touring bands, B. has been to many european countries, so I consider myself cultured only by association.
3- When I was in high school I wanted to become either a writer or an independent fashion designer. I then realized I wasn't all that good of a writer but I'm still not sure what happened to all that gumption I had to be a fashion designer. I guess I'm not all that trendy, either, but I love to sew (something I do rarely these days, much to my dismay.)
4- I moved to Montreal to be with B. when I was 19 after dating him for 5 weeks and then being away from him for four months. I'm pretty much a hopeless romantic.
5- I am a base brat. My dad was in the military until I was 18 and my family lived in PMQs (private military quarters, i believe) until I was almost 13. I'm not sure what this says about me really, but I'm sure it has both positive and negative ramifications on my life.
6- The summer before I turned eight, I gave the queen flowers. She was wearing a turquoise dress with white polka dots. My mom is really into royalty so I knew it was a pretty big deal for the queen to be visiting Victoria (where we lived at the time) for the 1994 Commonwealth games. I took about six pictures of her before finally being dragged away by security.
7- When I was fifteen I was in a community theatre production of Les Miserables. It was wonderful. I did a lot of theatre in my early teen years and I really wish i had stuck with it a little more.
8- B. and I have two cats, the older one Halo (short for halloween) has been with us for about 6 years and Juno (short for jupiter) came to us only this past summer. I can't imagine any home of mine without a little animal in it.
9- My favourite music is soul. Otis Redding, the Falcons, Sam Cooke, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett and Robert Ward are my go-tos for music that makes my soul melt like butter.
10- I collect kitchy things, and have a small collection of things I call 'pervy kitch.' It includes two light switches like this one, which I got from my grandparent's house when they died. I love them.
11- Sometimes, I kinda miss high school.
1- When I was in grade six I had a Danish pen pal by the name of Iben Onsberg. I have unsuccesfully tried to find her on facebook. She sent me wonderful gifts including these diamond shaped salted black licorice candies unlike anything produced in Canada that I still love today.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
MY body
As a pregnant woman I have been forewarned about the possibility of people neglecting to respect common courtesy surrounding personal space when it comes to my belly. Over all, people have been really courteous about respecting my space and most people even ask my permission before reaching out and stroking my little pregnant stomach. To all those people and people who generally fit into this category with regard to pregnant women - thank you. There have been, however, some pretty rude people who think that just because I'm pregnant, they have a right to aggressively approach me and start rubbing my stomach. This makes me exceedingly uncomfortable and for the most part I have tried to avoid these people. I would like to make it abundantly clear that there is a major difference between reaching your hand out hesitantly for a quick little pat when we've already been conversing for a few minutes and basically rushing into me, squeezing my belly and obnoxiously cooing at it without even making eye contact with me. I would also like to say that for every one person who behaves in the way of the latter there are probably about a dozen people who fit much more firmly into the former category. Today after class when I was chatting with my friends, one of whom touched my baby bump in a very respectful way and was welcome to do so, I was approached by a classmate who, without saying a word, reached over and poked my breast. I was too shocked to say a word, but I'm sure my look said it all. The classmate was female, but I don't feel that the gender of a person who BLATANTLY disrespects what are pretty common and well known personal boundaries is of little to no consequence. I am completely infuriated. My assumption is that she was impressed by or curious about them because, quite frankly, they are pretty darn huge right now. I was also wearing a dress that was pretty low cut (although not scandalously so,) although I believe that, as with gender, what i was wearing has little bearing over what is deemed inappropriate in regards to touching somebody else's body.
Despite the fact that I am carrying a child, my body is wholly mine. I reserve the right to all agency over my body. When even my mother makes sure that I am comfortable with her touching my belly, I don't think it is asking too much that others pay me (and my little one) the same courtesy and respect.
I know that most people wouldn't even fathom breaching another persons personal boundaries in this way, but I am truly upset about this experience and I think it is important for people to be aware of how this type of activity makes a person feel.
Thanks for reading!
Monday, January 16, 2012
baby photos - because i wanted to.
I'm already late posting those 11 random things about me, but I just had to share with y'all this little picture of my hubby as a country bumpkin of 11 months old. Already a musician in the making! Is this what our baby will look like?
or more like this? (me at maybe a year and a half... i think?)
Saturday, January 14, 2012
lucky 11
Courtney tagged me in her Friday post, encouraging me to pass on this little questionaire. I thought I would go along with it, but I'm not going to tag anybody else on this one. For one thing, I just don't really have anybody else to ass it along to right about now. She also added some lovely little pictures to make hers more interesting which I would love to do but, well, my camera battery is dead and I left the charger on Vancouver Island. Hopefully it will return to me soon, so I can add a little colour to my wee blog!
1. What's your favorite zoo animal? I would probably say a giraffe, though I have never been able to see one in real life. When my family spent a week in Hawaii while I was in the fourth grade, we went to the zoo two or three times just to see the giraffes, but mama giraffe had just given birth and that exhibit was closed to the public- I was crushed.
2. Baby Sitter's Club or Sweet Valley Twins? I was very much a Baby Sitters Club girl. I even owned the board game! Besides, my mom wouldn't let me read sweet valley high books, she said they were too racy. I think that's why I wanted to read them!
3. What's the worst gift you've ever been given? Oh jeeze. I can't think of anything for this one! I guess I've never had a gift bad enough to stick out in my mind.
4. Floral or polka dots? I love floral but in my deepest heart of hearts I am absolutely, undeniably a polka-dots girl.
5. What's your No. 1 guilty pleasure song? "Halo" by Beyonce and pretty much every song that was on the top forty charts from 1996-2000. Listening to music from that period reminds me so much of the anticipation and angst of being a pre-teen and I just love it for some torturous reason. That is the music I listen to when I'm cleaning the house and B. isn't home.
6. Can you cook? Sure can! Although I have to say, for whatever reason, this pregnancy has taken away my desire to cook for the most part. There have been a lot of grilled cheese and tomato soup days and nights for the two (three) of us.
7. Have you ever done karaoke? I absolutely love karaoke, I get such a gas out of it. I was planning a huge karaoke party awhile back where me and many of my friends were going to go and let it all loose. and then I took a pregnancy test. and it was positive. I called everybody and told them I had strep throat and that I wouldn't be able to make it because oh my god, I was pregnant!
8. What's one country you would like to visit? I would love to go to Berlin! I have wanted to since high school and almost did go, but I was too lazy to apply for my passport and so I decided to take a trip to Montreal instead... look where that got me!
9. Heels or flats? I love heels, they make my legs look so long and add a little swing to my step, but I'm going to have to go with flats, because nothing beats being absolutely mobile! This also may have to do with the fact that I'm a pretty tall girl already, nt to mention a couple of inches taller than my dear hubby.
10. Do you have Bieber Fever? Not a chance. I can't stand the guy, although I do think Selena Gomez is quite the looker. I hope she cuts him off and moves on to greener pastures soon!
11. Coke or Pepsi? Canada Dry ginger ale is about the only soda pop I indulge in, so I'll go with that.
The second part of this challenge is to tell you eleven random things about me, but you'll have to wait until tommorrow for that.
Goodnight, all!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
getting good at life
I'm not, by nature, a very good housekeeper. My "life's too short" attitude has pretty much ensured that there are always dirty dishes in my sink, dirty clothes in my hamper (not to mention on my floor) and dust-bunnies in the corners of my kitchen, living room and bedroom. Sometimes this doesn't bother me, but even in my best moments, I wouldn't refer to it as a particular point of pride. When I feel self conscious about it, i usually shrug it off and tell myself that people who love me and know me know that I am a bit messy around the edges, but that is just a part of me that should be accepted and loved as it is. Often in life, I am juggling being a good student, hard worker, reliable friend and a supportive wife, and despite all of that, I am always sure to make sure I have a little 'me' time. When I am home I simply refuse to spend my valuable time scrubbing the bathtub or shining the light fixtures when I could be kicked back watching a great movie or reading a favourite book with a beer in hand (or sleeping in, I just loooove sleeping in. and late!)
Being pregnant has put me into a bit of a panic, from time to time. i few of my first trimester hormone surges found me on my knees, broom in hand, crying about "how could I be a good mother when I can't even keep my apartment clean!?" Thus, my subconscious new years resolution has been to get better at life. I am proud to say that all my dishes are clean and there are no dust bunnies on my floors! I have also been waking up early. At just about ten every day (early for me!) I have been bouncing out of bed and feeding myself a good breakfast, ensuring a good start to my day. It feels good! I'm still giving myself a healthy dose of me time- something I anticipate I won't get much of in a few months time- but I'm also just kind of getting better at life.
I almost didn't want to write this post for fear of jinxing things. It is still only January 12th and I do have three courses on the go, a husband, a handful of good friends and a job that all require something of me. My housework skills do still have a ways to go, my pantry is disorganized and I have a couple of disgruntled looking houseplants. But here's to a good start at just keeping things together. I just hope I can maintain it as the third trimester fatigue kicks in and my course load truly kicks in. Wish me luck!
Also, funny tidbit from today:
me, looking in the mirror, "oh, my skin looks great today! what a wonderful surprise!"
(my face has been breaking out like crazy since pretty much day 1 of this pregnancy)
ten seconds later
"...oh yeah, that's probably because of all that make-up I put on this morning..."
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
oh baby love.
Today was a very, very exciting day in our household. Here's why!
one itty bitty foot.
just loom at that face!
We asked to not know the gender, but B. thinks he got a few flashes and he seems to think IT'S A GIRL!
We'll just have to wait and see!
one itty bitty foot.
just loom at that face!
We asked to not know the gender, but B. thinks he got a few flashes and he seems to think IT'S A GIRL!
We'll just have to wait and see!
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