a small shopping spree!

this post is going to be short because i totally sliced my finger open on a very sharp knife yesterday while washing the tray of kingston's highchair. not cool.

i figured after that happened, i was going to have an awful day. but it wasn't. i went to visit a beautiful, fresh, not-so-little (she was 9lb 1oz) baby girl at the hospital. she was beautiful, her mama looked beautiful, and her daddy was in such great spirits. it was so wonderful. something about a fresh baby that just gives you a great feeling.

after the majority of the day was done, i decided to swing by the mall to grab a shirt for my first day of training tomorrow with the city of abbotsford. so glad i did. my wardrobe is rotten. i look into my closet and see nothing. everything makes me look like i'm trying to be 14....not the look i care to have when i am married with a baby. it's no wonder the first thing people do when they see me with my baby is look to see if i'm wearing a wedding ring (any other mama's get that????). kind of pathetic. anyways, i walked out of the mall with a handful of goodies and they'll all be perfect for work. it sounds so vain, but it's amazing how different i feel about myself when i put things on that i feel confident in. a good pair of jeans does wonders for my self esteem. feeling comfortable in my shirts especially.

after 9.5 months i'm still nursing! i am so happy i've maintained it. my original goal was 6 months. if i could make it to 6 months i would be happy. after battling thrush a handful of times, i was sooo ready for the big 6 months mark to hit. and it seems so far in the past now. kingston and i have such a strong bond, and i'm sure it's partially due to nursing.

ok, i'm petrified that i'm going to re-split this finger open...and the thought of stitches freaks me out.

have a great day everyone!

hump day

has anyone else felt completely exhausted recently?? i don't know what it is, but i can't seem to snap out of this tired daze i'm in. i am a total insomniac and often times i find myself wide awake in the middle of the night, staring into the darkness, telling myself to go to sleep. but this last few weeks has been different...i've actually slept at night....yet i'm tired? how is that possible?

thank goodness i have a love for coffee! this morning cameron went to work early, which means i get up early. part of being an insomniac means that once you're awake, you're awake...no going back to sleep. so i got up, showered, put my pajamas back on, and drank my coffee in bed. i'm brilliant! i don't think i've ever had such a great idea!

while in bed with my precious cup (ahem, bucket) of coffee, i watched property brothers. have you seen that show?? it's awesome. one brother is a realtor, one is a contractor. they find houses for people and then do the appropriate renovations to make it their dream home within their budget. anyways, funny comment of the day:

buyer: wow, there's a whole lot of yellow paint going on in here.
property brothers: that colour is actually called six-packs-of-smokes-a-day-after-30-years

ah, that made my day.

happy hump day to my blog readers...2 more days and i start my new job! ahh! i need to find something to wear...

big news!

okay, i got great news today! i start a new job this friday!! i'm so excited, nervous, anxious, and ready. i dread leaving kingston with every ounce of me....but i got a new job that i can't refuse!

starting friday i will officially be an employee of the city of abbotsford! i'm so excited! this will be a lifesaver for my family so i can't even begin to describe what relief i'm feeling right now. this will open up a lot of doors for me, and i know that i will prove myself, i know that i will work hard, i know that i will do whatever is necessary to better the lives of my family.

i hope i can rely on my family and friends for support because i'm going to be asking a lot from them over the next little while as i need to go through all the training. after that my position will only be on-call but even with that i will still have so many opportunities ahead of me.

i'm absolutely giddy with glee right now and will be celebrating over a bottle of wine with my always-supportive husband!

happy monday bloggers!

another weekend that flew by and we're already back to monday. it's amazing how fast the weekends go. i think back to something that feels like yesterday and realize it was several months ago. unreal.

this weekend was yet again wonderful. i spent friday night with one of my favourite people in the world. we bathed babies, cleaned up from dinner, enjoyed cookie dough with whip cream, some wine, and some freshly baked peanut butter cookies. honestly, that's pure bliss! there are few people in the world that get me, that get my humour, that get my dilemmas in life. she's one of them. we've totally reconnected the last handful of weeks and it's been so wonderful.

saturday i went wedding dress shopping with my sister. she tried on 4 dresses and bought the 4th one! i could tell from the moment they did the dress up that it was "the one"...she looked absolutely stunning in it. you could tell she felt confident, pretty, secure, and like a bride. i can't wait to see her walk down the aisle in it. i know i'll have eyes full of tears!!! ahhh....5 and a half months until the big day! after dress shopping lisa, kingston, and i grabbed some wendy's and headed to the park to play. we ate our junk by the lake and then played with kingston on the swings and the slide. he loves the park so it was really nice to let him have some fun after being such a gem in the dress shop.

saturday night was date night for cameron and i! mom & dad martyn came to stay with kingston and cameron and i took off for dinner and a concert. we headed to the keg for dinner and we ate and drank until we couldn't any longer. we decided to have a table full of appies instead of full meals. we ate the snap peas and asparagus tempura, mushroom neptune, bacon wrapped scallops, baked garlic shrimp, and caesar salad. holy moly it was delicious and we ate it all. then came dessert. cameron went with the creme brulee and i indulged into the biggest piece of billy miner pie EVER! following dinner we headed to rogers arena to see bon jovi. amazing show!!!! it was so good. he played so many of his huge songs. i loved the show. i sang along, i danced, i screamed...such a good night!


sunday left us feeling a little tired, but eager to get things done. we made a big step and bought a baby gate yesterday! our little man gets everywhere he wants to go so the gate was totally a necessity now. cameron will install it soon and then kingston will be free to roam the house. he's very proud of himself :) we enjoyed a great dinner with the martyn's and then headed home to bed.

amazing how fast these weekends go! i hope you all enjoyed a good one. monday monday monday....friday will be here before we know it!

why he's so great...and not kingston this time!

i love my husband for many reasons, but one in particular is what he does for me in the mornings. i drag my sorry butt out of bed when he does for work. it's only fair in my eyes. he works hard, really hard. and i'm home on maternity leave. so i get up and spend a few minutes with him before he takes off for work.

anyways, what some of you don't know (and the martyn's may be surprised...) is that he always pours my coffee in the morning. almost every morning i'm sitting on the couch in the living room soaking in the fact that it's a new day, figuring out my plans for the day, and then in walks my lovely husband with a cup of hot coffee prepared just how i like it. he puts it on the arm rest and continues on with his morning routine.

is that not the greatest thing ever?


oh cameron, i love you for many reasons, but in the mornings this is one of the big reasons....

xo

hello spring!

i can honestly say that this winter has felt like it's dragged on so long. we had so many days of rain and grey skies. today was a huge exception. it's starting to feel like we're creeping into more sunshiney days and i love it! kingston and i ventured out to the park with my mom. we haven't really spent too many quality days together in a long time with my mom so i was really looking forward to it. what a day! we walked 2 laps, we browsed the mall, we enjoyed a food court lunch. it was awesome! as we were heading back to the cars we let kingston go in the swings for a bit and as always, he loved it. he was giggling, smiling, and staring at all the other kids. he loves being outdoors and it was such a fun way to spend the afternoon.

he stayed in his stroller so patiently and didn't put up too much of a fuss all day. he's now nestled into his bed having a rest, getting ready for the rest of the day of playing with his mama. i've had such a great week with him! here are a couple pictures from the park:




this last shot is of kingston in his bath last night. it's far too cute not to share. his huge smile, his growing teeth, the joy in his eyes...it's just amazing. he's such a sweet little person and i love him to bits!



well, baby is resting and i'm wasting time. laundry calls!

happy hump day everyone, hope your day has been as great as mine :)

through the lens of a mom

it's monday morning, kingston just went for a nap, i'm still in my pajamas...this is great! i'm on a week of holidays from doing the daycare gig i normally do during the week. it's total bliss! these next few days are going to fly by i'm sure, but it's so important to me to be able to spend time with kingston and enjoy his personality. just mama and her baby.

on another note, kingston turned 9 months old on friday! i took him to be weighed and he was a whopping 23lb 6oz....quite a lot bigger then the 7lb 3oz he was when we left the hospital. i can't believe how fast these months have gone. it seems like yesterday i was up every 2 hours feeding him. those days are long gone now and each day is brighter. i love being a mom and there's no question this was my calling in life. i've always wanted a family, i've always wanted babies, i've always wanted to do just what i'm doing right now. it's such a gift to be a mom, and i never take that for granted. i've made a promise to myself, a promise to my husband, and a promise to my sweet baby that i will always be here for them when they need me. i will do the best that i possibly can, and i know that my hard work will pay off. it already has. my life has been blessed with a baby who is thriving, a baby who learns new things every day, a baby who is healthy. i don't believe that life can be any better than that.

this morning kingston and i were lucky to just sit down and enjoy a leisurely breakfast. we don't get that opportunity very often. i took advantage of that and pulled out my nikon...as i always do. i played around with a few settings and began snapping. here is what i see when i look at my baby...my small piece of perfection:

those lips are so kissable!

his smile is absolutely contagious

the colour of his eyes never ceases to amaze me. i thought for sure i would have a brown-haired, brown-eyed baby...they still may change, but until then i will gaze deep into his soul through his gorgeous steel-grey-green eyes.

although this picture does look rather scary of him, he was laughing so hard and being so silly that it just lights up my face to see it. he's such a happy baby!

i take a lot of pictures...there's no denying that the thousands (yes, thousands) of photos i have are repetitive and i have a lot of pictures of the same moment...but i can't bring myself to delete any. those are my most prized posessions. i'm not sure if you know this about me, but i have an awful memory. my long term memory is almost non-existant, so these photos are my memories. they'll what will remind me of how wonderful these moments were.

well with that said, i should get myself in order for the day. i have a long to-do list around the house and the clock keeps moving.

thanks for letting me brag and show off my baby...yet again!

another fabulous family day

i've blogged before about how much i love family days. we try to keep them on saturdays, but sometimes that has to change with our schedules. this weekend we decided to get up and head to vancouver for the day. we have decided that family days will be filled with adventures of exploring the communities around us. today we spent the entire afternoon walking the streets of robson, granville, and everywhere in between.

we departed at nap time (always do....baby k sleeps in the car the whole way!) and made our way to the starbucks drive-thru. the sun was shining, the air was crisp and cool, and i felt like trying a different drink at starbucks. i indulged completely and got a caramel frapp. it was so fricken good. i have never been so happy indulging as i was with the first few sips of the fresh, perfectly blended, frapp. ahh...

we made our way to vancouver, parked under pacific centre, and adventured out onto the streets. we were all feeling pretty hungry so we started off with lunch at milestones. we had such a good time there. we ate delicious food, enjoyed a drink, and shared many giggles with the little man. i have to say, kingston was a delight today. he did so well in the restaurant...he snacked on his cheese, oranges, strawberries, cheerios, and arrowroots. he hammed it up for the server and any ladies he could mack on with his gorgeous smile and cute dimple. again, totally a delight.

after finishing up at milestones we walked up and down robson, going in and out of cameron's favourite stores. he got a few things at banana republic, and a lovely sweatshirt from armani exchange. the sweatshirt looked fabulous on him, so i convinced him it was a must-buy. i purchased NOTHING....but i was more then happy to spend the day with my two favourite boys.

the air was crisp and chilly downtown, but so refreshing and lovely. to warm up we made a pit-stop at cafe artigiano. have you been? seriously....best.coffee.ever. cameron had an iced cafe mocha, and i had a warm one. holy smokes was it delicious. we've had artigiano a few times, and it's always amazing. they make awesome pictures in your foam and they taste like a million bucks.


we walked down granville to the water, walked through the new convention centre (which i was a part of the construction), and walked back up thurlow. we walked down robson again and then decided we would pack up and make our way back to a-town.

cameron made a spontaneous decision to stop at ikea to browse. he grabbed a few items he wanted and then back to abbotsford we went.

it was such a perfect day. we spent a good 6 hours walking downtown. such great exercise and you don't even notice it because all you're doing is walking around and having fun. such an amazing day.

hope you all had a lovely saturday. tomorrow is supposed to be a day filled with sunshine so i'm going to take advantage of it and take my baby to the park.

goodnight to my blog readers....xo

ps....did anyone catch the crazy-big-super-cool-supermoon tonight?? absolutely stunning!

I've got a lotta bouncin' to do!

for those that don't know, i have a lot of family in alberta. my dad's full side lives there and we don't get to see them all that often. as much as i try to get out there every summer, it just never seems to work that way. we were out there almost 2 years ago, but it feels like forever. my sister-in-law lives in alberta now too so that makes it even more upsetting that we don't get out there very often. my sister-in-law got to meet our little man (and we got to meet her daughter who is only 12 days older then kingston) a little while ago, but none of my dad's side has met kingston yet. (holy rambling....get another coffee you scatterbrain!)

anyways, my grandma sent me a big box of goodies for kingston which included some toys, some slipper boots, and this gem of a housecoat. i had said to cameron just a few days prior that i wanted to get kingston a little housecoat so when he's all clean from his bath and in his jammies that he can get all cozy. normally he wears a 2-piece set of pajamas but sleeper-style ones are great for chilly nights. kingston loves this new housecoat of his so i just had to post a few pictures. thank you grandma for the lovely gifts. you spoiled him and we really appreciate it!

Well, I gotta go now. I've got a lotta bouncin' to do! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! T-T-F-N: ta-ta for now!

last night we finally made it out to costco to get an area rug. they've had this gorgeous, huge rug there for several months now and we've been drooling over it since it came in. last night was the night and kingston loves it. we love our new floors, but they're no fun for a baby to roll around on and learn to crawl and play toys on. the new rug will be worth it's weight in gold. last night kingston did nothing but stare at the fibres, roll around, giggle, and do pushups. he rubbed his little hands and feet all over the rug and even just rested his big round head on the rug. it was so cute.

quick photoshoot was a hit!

i just had to post a couple pictures of my sweet little man. the first couple are from the other day. he was soooo tired and just passed out on my bed. he's such a sweet sleeper. always on his tummy, always with his pouty lips all puckered.

here are a couple from today...we're both in green in celebration of st. patricks day. these are far too cute not to post! i love love LOVE this kid with all my heart. he's such a sweet, happy, full-of-life little person.

Whaaaaaat?

today started off like every other day. cameron and i get up early, get coffee made, unload the dishwasher, cam gets his sorry butt ready for work, and i sip my coffee while watching the news. cameron leaves for work and kingston wakes up shortly after to either eat and go back to bed, or eat and stay up. it depends on the time he wakes. today was about 8:30 so i figured he was up for the day. that was 11 hours of sleep...

normally if he goes back to bed in the morning that is prime shower and get ready time for me. today he stayed up and played toys while i had my shower. i could hear him starting to whine in the living room so i came out to check on him. normally this means he's gone from sitting to rolling around everywhere and is done with lying on hardwood floors.

well...today was quite the shock. i come in and there are smears of raisins all over the floor. gross, the kid was playing in his puke! i come closer to grab him out of the mess only to discover that this "puke" was also coming out the back of his pajama pants...

the joys of mommyhood. needless to say, the baby went in the bath, the mouth was cleaned very well, hands were scrubbed, floors have been sanitized again, and laundry is on.

the best part of being a mom? being able to do all of this and keep a smile on your face because your baby has no idea he's playing in his own poo.

coffee...gotta love it!

my friends and family know, i love my coffee. there's not a time in the day that i refuse coffee. i'll drop everything for a starbucks run. one thing i love about my morning schedule is that kingston wakes up at around 7:30am and has a quick snack. he goes back in his crib and that means it's coffee time! i sip my coffee in peace, i watch some pvr'd shows, i light my candles, and i relax. it is the best way to start the day. at home i settle for brewed starbucks and vanilla creamer. it's so delicious. i try not to visit starbucks too often because i still want it to be a treat; however...i could easily visit the bux multiple times a day.

what's your order at starbucks??

if i'm going for a really good treat i always add whip to something. usually a grande, skinny, half sweet, with whip caramel macciato. i know it seems silly to get a skinny (sugar-free syrup and non-fat milk for my not-so-starbucks-savvy readers) and add whip, but in my mind it totally balances eachother out haha. if i'm being good when i order i try to stick to a skinny caramel latte, or a skinny vanilla latte....only 120 calories, and that's all from milk! sweeeeeeet!

so today is another day. and it's day-2 of my shorter days at work week! today my to-do list is massive again. i have so many little things i need to get done...mostly for the big day tomorrow...my fantastic husband's very special day! i love birthdays. i love planning birthdays. i love searching for the perfect birthday cards (kingston picks his own, i just help by paying). i love organizing cake and meals for my loved ones. my favourite part? wrapping gifts!

BACHELOR SPOILER FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T WATCHED....don't keep reading...

okay so let's talk bachelor finale. what did you think? were you surprised? i was! i wasn't surprised by his choice, but i find that season after season the bachelor always gets the viewers to believe that one person will be picked and then shockingly they pick the other one! this season wasn't that way at all. he picked the girl that he was drawn to the whole season.

emily is a stand-up woman and i give her so much credit for wanting to take things slow. i believe that if any of these bachelors/bachelorettes want things to work, they need to jump back a handful of steps and look at life, look at their relationships, and look at what their goals are in life. from there, they need to start fresh. real life isn't being swept away by a helicopter and going on crazy-cool dates with no cares in the world. life isn't easy, and neither are relationships.

what'd you think of the finale? and what do you think of ashley being the next bachelorette?

one thing is for sure, that proposal was sooo lovey. and that song??? i had tears in my eyes listening to it. it was such a perfect ending. i hope it works out for brad and emily. here it is for those that didn't get to catch it:



okay, enough rambling. i need to get my tired butt in the shower and get my day rolling. coffee is long done and if i want to enjoy a 2nd cup i better hustle!

happy tuesday to my blog readers! thanks for reading...

happy sunday!

today was another wonderful sunday. i just love the time i get to spend with my family and cherish every minute of it. although i obviously see kingston and cameron every day, sometimes it feels like the week passes and we've hardly spent any quality time together. our days during the week are so rushed that the hours pass and we're just living and not making the days special.

today we woke up fairly early because our clocks changed. i got up at 8:30 which was really 7:30 and got right in the shower. we headed over to our friends place for breaky. i love my friends. we've been through so much together and we've often had differing views on things, but at the end of the day we are great friends for a reason. we have so much fun together. our kids are around the same age, we have so many things in common, we love spending time together, and it's always such a great time. i don't think anyone understands my sense of humour like she does...she's the only other person in the world that has my sense of humour haha (other then kingston and her daughter who were also lucky enough to be wacko like they're mama's). we enjoyed a relaxing, leisurely breakfast and then lazed around until 2:30. it was a wonderful way to spend the morning.

i went and visited my sister with K and then headed out to my inlaws for dinner to celebrate cameron's birthday. anyone that knows me knows i have the greatest mother-in-law ever....right??? tonight she made cameron lamb for dinner. she served it with greek salad, and lemony greek potatoes. amazing. for dessert? black forest cake and chocolate mousse cheesecake. amazing.

this week is different for me. my cousins are in day-camp for spring break and i've got some extra time off during the day! AND next week i have the week off because my aunt is on holidays. i'm so pumped to spend some extra time to spend with my most special little man. i'm going to make our time special. we're taking my fabulous husband out for a special birthday lunch on wednesday, and we're going to spend plenty of time playing on the floor, laughing in bed, cuddling, and eating. my boy loves to eat! he takes after his mama....

i'm so excited for a new week. it'll be a busy one, but a great one...

goodnight blog readers...thanks for reading! your comments and notes are always appreciated! xo

saturdays are family days

since having kingston, one of the unspoken rules of our week is family day on saturdays. cameron works like a dog all week and it seems like he's never home. he leaves early for work and comes home just before bedtime. so so so busy.

anyways, to capitalize on his time at home, we try to do something fun as a family on saturdays. today we ventured to granville island. the last time i went to granville island (other then a super brief visit during the olympics) was on my birthday last year. that day was extra special because we had our 3d ultrasound at a spa right by granville and then cameron and i went to have a great dinner and celebrate both my birthday and the exciting news that we were going to have a baby boy!

today was fantastic. nothing in particular was super fantastic, it was just an all-round fun day out together. we browsed slowly, we enjoyed some granville island beer, ate fish and chips for dinner, and just really enjoyed the time together. kingston was such a charmer. he loves being outside and was captivated by all the lights, people, and knick knacks in all the shops. we walked around for a few hours and the weather was fantastic! for a forecast of 100% showers, it was clear and lovely down there.


i really love spending time visiting little local attractions like granville island. we have so many amazing places to visit within an hour of home and we often forget to enjoy them. i hope to spend many more summery afternoons down on granville island with my sweet family and friends.

we stopped and rescued our friends on the way home, visited my sister, and now we're relaxing in front of the television watching the canucks kick calgary's ass to the ground. (not really, we were actually losing and just took the lead lol).

i had a few people ask what wine i was sipping last night...and tonight....it's dr. loosen 2009 riesling:

changing focus

i've been thinking about my blog a lot recently. i always have wanted to take a blog somewhere, do something with it, capture more readers. i'm not a writer, i've never pretended to be a writer, and the only thing in life i feel passionate about is my precious little man and my very blessed family of three. there are so many blogs out there about mommyhood, and family life...and i just want something different.

i do love sharing the joys of my life with everyone, but yet i feel like if i write something based on emotion i get criticized so badly. so what's the point? a blog is essentially an online journal for me...a place for me to gather my thoughts, remember my day, reflect on life. i can't really do that if i feel like my posts will be judged, taken too far, or made out to be hurtful.

everyone has bad days, so why can't i write about mine?

what types of things do you enjoy reading in blogs? do you like reading about personal lives? do you like blogs on food, furniture design, home decor, or mommyhood? i just don't know where i'm going anymore...

on another note, i've begun many of the plans for kingston's big day and i'm so excited for him. he'll be 9 months old next week already and i can't believe how fast the time has gone. people have looked at me like i have 3 heads when i say that i've got kingston's party in the works, but trust me...i have a very busy life and those 3 months will fly by. this birthday his theme is owls. i've so many ideas in the works!

here will be part of his attire:

i love my cloth diapers. i don't love them like my sister-in-law loves hers, but i do love my special ones. we got a beautiful full tilt pacman diaper in the mail yesterday. it's already being prepped as we speak. i'm so putting it on him tomorrow. can't wait! it's gorgeous, soft, beautifully coloured, and made just for kingston by another mama! cloth diapering is amazing and i'm so happy we made the switch!

anyways, we've had a long week. a very long week. i'm off to sip on a glass of wine while i catch up on my pvr. goodnight my readers. i look forward to your input!

the joys of losing your hair

i had the BEST hair when i was pregnant. it was thick, so incredibly shiny, and it grew at a crazy rate. i loved it. i've never had such long, healthy hair before.

that all came crashing down when i had kingston.

my hair would fall out in chunks after he was born. i remember washing my hair and looking down at the piles of hair in the shower wondering how i still had any left on my head. how could i possibly lose so much hair in one shower? and then my brush would be full. and then i'd find hairs all over my clothes. my hair was everywhere...

now it's all growing back and i have little one inch hairs coming in all over my head. they're so ugly, unmanageable, annoying, and look ridiculous! i have little asian style bangs now, something that does NOT look good when you have a big head & forehead to begin with. i can't pin my hair back, i can't wear a pony tail, i can't do anything but blowdry it straight down and hope that the wisps above don't fly me away.

i should have a very interesting hairstyle after i have another baby. some good hair, some grown out wisps, and then some NEW grown out wisps. awesome.

my thoughts for today

This pretty much sums up my last 24 hours...

Things Work Out
By Edgar A. Guest

Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't,
Because men do what they often shouldn't,
Because crops fail, and plans go wrong
Some of us grumble all day long.
But somehow, in spite of the care and doubt,
It seems at last that things work out.

Because we lose where we hoped to gain,
Because we suffer a little pain,
Because we must work when we'd like to play
Some of us whimper along life's way.
But somehow, as day always follows the night,
Most of our troubles work out all right.

Because we cannot forever smile,
Because we must trudge in the dust awhile,
Because we think that the way is long
Some of us whimper that life's all wrong.
But somehow we live and our sky grows bright,
And everything seems to work out all right.

So bend to your trouble and meet your care,
For the clouds must break, and the sky grow fair.
Let the rain come down, as it must and will,
But keep on working and hoping still.
For in spite of the grumblers who stand about,
Somehow, it seems, all things work out.

i've caught the twitter bug

okay, i totally didn't "get" twitter at all...until today. i decided spontaneously to open an account with twitter and just jump in. so cool. i'm now obsessed! i've got twitter hooked up to my blackberry and i'm so on top of all the celebrity gossip i could ever want! it's awesome. it's a great way to chit-chat with other friends and family too. i still don't quite "get" everything to do with twitter, but i'm so determined to learn the ropes....stay tuned twitter friends! for those that are on twitter you can follow me @candacemartyn :) for those interested, the celebs i've been following: trista sutter, jann arden, vienna, ally fedotowski, perez hilton, etc, etc, etc....

we went to a birthday party today for 2 little girls. the lovely sisters were turning 1 and 3 and we were so happy to be invited to celebrate. kingston has really taken a liking to the small little people in our lives. he loves to play with other kids. i always find it amazing how babies can spot each other from across a busy room and eye each other up. the joy in a baby's eyes is facinating when they're in the company of another baby. they love eachother!

kingston has recently began sharing things and it's the cutest thing EVER. he'll take a handful of his food and shake it at me because he wants to share with his mama. it melts my heart. my baby is growing so fast, i can't believe he will be 9 months old in a couple weeks!! where the hell has the time gone? 9 months ago was just about my due date...and here i am with a thriving, healthy, happy baby who learns something new each day. his other new trick: dancing. ahh...to fricken cute for words, that's all i can say.

*** loranda...i know i've been one of those mom's that keeps telling you "it gets better" because my baby is a couple months ahead of your babies....trust me, it keeps getting better! i can say that 8 months is double the fun from 6 months. the personalities evolve so rapidly, they become silly, they know how to play your games, they love any and all of your attention and affection, they learn new things every day, and they become so much more content! keep on keeping on....you're doing an amazing job!

i've given my lovely husband a "project" that i would love him to do. i want him to make us a dining room table! for those of you that know cameron well, wordworking is a major skill of his. we have a coffee table, an end table, and 2 bookshelves that he made. we talk all the time about how we hate our dining room table and want something more practical, more "us", and not so "ikea". we can't complain as we got our dining room set for free, but i have my eyes on a gorgeous table from restoration hardware that i want him to replicate...he's a workhorse, so i'm sure he will get it done one day :)

well, the baby has been in bed for an hour, i'm ready to follow suit. goodnight to my blog readers...and thank you for reading!

my house needs some TLC

wow...what a week this has been! you've heard all about it in my previous post so i will try not to ramble on about it. long story short, it's friday tomorrow!! i love fridays. i love everything about them...

it's garbage day at my house tomorrow and for some reason i love garbage day. i love having all empty garbage cans throughout the house, no water bottles lying around, no piles of newspapers. it just feels so good to clear it all out every week and start fresh. i am a huge recycler so i always have more recycling then garbage, but it still feels great to get rid of it all.

my house is seriously needing some wicked spring cleaning done. our basement has turned into a dumping ground, and so has our office. i made some great progress on our bedroom this week. closets are cleaned out and the floors are all cleaned again. i need to go through kingston's closet yet again, move all his small clothes downstairs, and give his whole bedroom a deep clean. if i get the big job working casual work, we will definitely be looking into getting some assistance with all these jobs. it's so much work when i do daycare, have a baby, go to school, have another job, and somewhere in there we need to spend time together as a family...

i had a great visit with an old friend and her super-cute little lady today. i've really realized since having kingston that i have lost touch with so many of my great friends. it makes me so sad some days to think about all the great times we shared. this particular friend of mine and i have had our fun in the sun. she's so much fun to be around, has a great spirit, and is always down for a good time. ahh...good memories!! she now has a baby who will be 1 in a couple weeks. how crazy how much our lives have changed. we met working at this DUD of a job and now we're both moving on in life, both married, both with a baby. crazy. either way, so great to catch up!

kingston's morning started out rough today. he seriously cried for 2 hours straight. he's NEVER cried like that. i will say that i was completely preoccupied getting things going with cameron's super special birthday present, but still...he's never ever EVER been so difficult. i was thinking that it was going to be a day of absolute hell, and it turned out not to be! he absolutely LOVED having a little friend here to play with and really hammed it up for her...boys are such flirts. i got to walk the mall with my very sweet 9 year old cousin where we ate ice cream, browsed a few shops, bought a few goodies, and just hung out. we haven't had the chance to do anything fun without her little brother tagging along complaining we aren't playing games :) i dropped her off at home, came home, put kingston down for a quick rest, and then my sweet little family of three trekked on down to red robin for a dinner out! it was great! kingston loved the burger, the fries, and most of all the freckled lemonade. and now, he's in bed....ahh...peace and quiet!

with that said...bed time it is. goodnight everyone...and happy garbage day tomorrow!

I'm Alive, I'm Alive!

although i've totally neglected my blog for a month and a half, i am still here! i've had a difficult time finding time to get on here and write. not much new has happened, my focuses have changed. and my baby is growing like a weed, requiring more and more attention each and every day.

i've had a busy few months. january was a month full of birthdays. february was a whole lot of action with family....some good action, and some bad action. march WILL be the month that things look up! i'm confident in that.

this week has started out crazy. i had a job interview on monday which i think went so incredibly well! i'm so excited to hear back. i went in confident and held my chin up high. i had such a positive attitude and i knew i would relay that to the girls interviewing me. there were several laughs and a lot of "great answers" in my interview so i've got my fingers crossed that everything works out. i also started school this week! i'm enrolled in the event management program through mount royal university. could i really have another job and go back to school all in one week? apparently...

either way, it's all great news!

my friend discovered rick & deena's fruit and vegetable delivery service which has been a LIFESAVER for me. i can't rave about this service enough. they deliver me fresh fruits and vegetables every wednesday. i leave them my little $25 cheque, they leave me a huge box full of fresh produce. i now wait for wednesdays....it's like christmas, but healthy! this week i had some great surprises....fresh spinach, sweet potatoes, and a pineapple!!! i love pineapple, but i never buy it for some reason. its so nice to be forced to use these new foods because i get tired of eating the same meals every week. and with all this fresh produce, it's so much easier to pick a healthy snack instead of the half-empty bag of doritos sitting in my pantry....oh the doritos....

kingston still isn't crawling. he turned 8 months old in february and is nearing 9 months on the 18th. it's so crazy how fast the time has gone. he's turned into the most charming, loving, full-of-life baby i have ever seen. he grabs my face to give me kisses, he plays with my hair, he plays the cutest games, and has the most precious little cheeky smile where he scrunches up his nose and shows off all 4 of his little chompers. i know all moms are totally biased on how awesome their kids are, but i really feel like i have the best baby ever!!!!! ahhh, the love i have for him is enough to make me jump.

one of my goals for 2011 was to go out of my comfort zone...and i've started! i started my business which is challenging on its own. i also cut my hair off and dyed it blonde...well, blonde to me! it's super light and some chunks were able to reach a super platinum blonde. i love it. i feel so much better about myself. i feel so much more happy with how i look. i'm sure a lot of females feel the same way, but isn't it amazing how your outside look affects how you feel on the inside? i am giving cameron a super-special-waaaay-out-of-my-comfort-zone birthday gift this year....i hope he likes it.

okay, i'm rambling...time to get these veggies prepped and ready for the week!