tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86024534147509160552012-01-17T18:33:05.225-08:00Mama to Luke, Logan and Lily. Getting a little less crunchy every day.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-10305872089865032702011-06-30T22:01:00.000-07:002011-06-30T22:01:08.449-07:00

Wow, what a year. I haven't posted here because I have had so much going on. Randy moved up to Nanaimo in January which is amazing. Lily turned 2! I found out I have Celiac disease which explains almost every health problem I've had all my life. Going gluten free has been a steep learning curve but it's been amazing. I feel so good! We raised up 4 chickens from chicks and they live in the back

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So far 2011 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year. It's hard to feel that way at this moment as I sit at home with a crushing headache, a sick kid on the couch and my van in the shop waiting for me to go fork over $450 to pick it up but really, 2011 is going to be great.Randy gets to move home! After 3 years of living and working in Victoria and coming home only on the weekends the transfer

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Wow. I can't believe 2010 is almost over. It was a great year with a few little hiccups. I am really looking forward to 2011. I think 2011 will be a year of milestones.Lily turns 2 and my baby days are officially over. It's bittersweet. I love watching my kids grow up, I love getting a decent amount of sleep every day, I'm happy to never be pregnant again. On the other hand, no more babies. Ever.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-42409381645333076852010-10-02T09:12:00.000-07:002010-10-02T09:30:19.617-07:00

HealthSeptember was a month of recovery for me. I came home from the hospital 5 weeks ago and have recovered quickly. The only lingering problems I have are insomnia and the occasional night or day of vomiting. The bad pukey days are slowly spreading out but they always catch me by surprise. I'm handling the insomnia with a combination of melatonin and a really mild OTC sleep aid. I look forward

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-25665287117330983402010-09-01T12:59:00.000-07:002010-09-01T13:13:19.531-07:00

I had big plans for my birthday weekend. Randy and I had gone away the weekend before to spend a few days in a fancy hotel and relax. While I was down there I came down with a bit of a flu bug. Nothing serious, just feeling tired and nauseous. The rest of that week I alternated between feeling okay and feeling a bit run down. I just tried to sleep as much as possible so I'd be ready for my

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-89554865824919348612010-07-16T12:53:00.000-07:002010-07-16T13:04:04.479-07:00

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's been months since my last blog post.Life is awesome as usual. Our tenants moved out (yay!) so now the kids all have their own rooms, Randy and I have the master bedroom back and we have 2 bedrooms that are all set up and ready for the first set of homestay students who are arriving tomorrow evening.We are really excited to be a host family and have spent a lot

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-66571012149599431032010-05-08T12:23:00.000-07:002010-05-08T12:26:19.697-07:00

I have a bunch of date nights to blog about but for now here is a picture of my beautiful children.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-49099490444339176462010-03-31T15:16:00.001-07:002010-03-31T15:35:51.544-07:00

So the little kids and I were at Tiger Lily Farm this morning. We were all enjoying the baby goats when one bit Lily on the ear (no harm done), I did what any nursing Mom would do and plunked myself down in the goat pen to nurse my traumatized toddler. The goats thought this was pretty interesting. There was one goat that really wanted in on the action.We had a ball at the farm (as usual), Logan

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-52446732575644233332010-03-25T19:27:00.000-07:002010-03-25T19:45:42.234-07:00

My brain doesn't work. I blame the children.I have decided to tackle a very ambitious knitting project. I want to knit Sylvi. Here she is:Isn't she beautiful? I think I want to knit it without the hood, when the hood is down the top flower will be hidden which is a shame. Anyway, I perused yarn choices for a while and decided to go with Cascade Eco+. It's a good quality yarn and I found a decent

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I have been meaning to sit down and blog for at least a month. So much happens and I want to write about it but I just never make the time. I still want to tell everyone about Lily's birthday party and the fun we have with the kids but for now I will just share my 10 favourite pictures from the last month. In no particular order (mostly because I can never get Blogger to upload pictures in the

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-66571792346753621032010-03-23T11:03:00.000-07:002010-03-23T22:25:24.345-07:00

This week was nice and simple. Tea, cookies and a friendly game of Scrabble. Randy was winning right up until the last few turns when he made the critical mistake of helping me move a word so it would score 5 points more. I won by 5 points. Hahahaha. That'll teach him to be helpful. We played with 9 tiles at a time so the game wouldn't take forever. We both enjoy board games but sometimes they

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-33431729119145766282010-03-14T21:16:00.001-07:002010-03-14T21:26:27.334-07:00

I think the picture says it all. Randy picked up this book so we could learn to give each other massages. It's a great little book, well laid out with lots of variety. I chose leg and foot massages and we each spent a blissful 30 minutes having all the aches and pains rubbed out of our legs and feet. It was wonderful.I think I am going to propose an addendum to the Date Night rules to enforce one

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-76001729081553328582010-03-10T09:01:00.001-08:002010-03-10T09:11:39.956-08:00

Randy is responsible for March's date nights which is hard for me as I'm a bit of a control freak and secretly think that my ideas are always the best ones. Saturday night rolled around and I have to admit I heaved a big internal sigh when Randy pulled out the ballroom dancing DVD. I was tired and I hate dancing, I feel like an idiot when I try. Even Randy told me I was a terrible liar when I

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-54378309253909613672010-02-27T21:39:00.001-08:002010-02-27T21:57:46.102-08:00

The plan for tonight was to enjoy a sushi dinner and write our life lists.The sushi was great, one more roll would have been perfect and next time I'll just get the plain old yam roll instead of the yam roll with all the extra stuff piled on top. It was a bit weird. I bought this bottle of blueberry green tea to pour in our wine glasses (we don't drink) so we could pretend to be sophisticated. We

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Saturday night was supposed to be our first date night but Randy had to work so we moved it to Friday.I was responsible for the date this week and decided to keep it simple. There was temptation to go all out but I want to keep this stress-free, it will stop being fun pretty quick if we turn it into a "who can throw the best date night" competition.The plan:Fire in the fireplace (which we have

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Welcome to the world!Today was amazing. My sister is a birthing goddess. She pushed her 10 pound 4.6 ounce son out in an hour after only 4 hours of labour. Watching his birth ranks right up there with the births of my own children. It was awesome.

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So I came across this blog, it's a great read, you should go there.Anyway, check this link out.Instead of a 365 project she proposes a 52 project. One date night per week with her husband. The rules are simple:~ One set hour per week~ Don't have to go out~ No kids, work clothes or pajamas~ Treat it like a date~ Each spouse is responsible for the planning and execution of one month at a timeWe

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-56621430940007494812010-01-29T08:00:00.000-08:002010-01-29T09:40:19.005-08:00

Back in December I posted all our cloth diapers for sale online. In the first 48 hours I got umpty-kajilion emails and wound up removing the listing because people are selfish and stupid. "Can you hold everything until the end of next week so I can take a look?" or "Can you send me pictures of the inside of every single diaper (there were over 100) so I can see if they are stained?"... No.Anyway,

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Look Mom, presents!!Doesn't every girl like new shoes?Luke is so big now, definitely not a little kid any more.Lily got the hang of present opening pretty quick.Wow, a bit late doing my New Years post. I have officially been sick for all of 2010 so far. I'm well past the contagious stage but am trying to kick a nasty sinus infection. They always go away on their own eventually (I've had dozens

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-71343019185758825812009-12-27T08:43:00.000-08:002009-12-27T08:49:58.759-08:00

My personal New Years Resolution for 2010 is to be selfish. Yup, you read that right. I am planning on thinking more about ME and less about other people. Specifically, I am planning on knitting for myself.I have knit for countless hours this year. Do I own a pair of mittens? Nope. Do I have that lovely soft lace scarf I wanted? Nope. Did I ever start that pretty sweater? No. Do I own more than

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-26334631174810455712009-12-25T16:27:00.000-08:002009-12-25T16:35:43.444-08:00

We didn't do an exact count or take any pictures but we did another massive day of decluttering last weekend. We estimate well over 300 items gone but we will round down to 250 as we didn't take the time to count. The items included:20+ toys (2 large bins stuffed full)25 skeins of yarn I know I will never knit with50+ items of clothing1 large garbage bag full of stuff that wasn't worth donating

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-15123727000166384332009-12-14T22:55:00.000-08:002009-12-14T23:02:52.874-08:00

Randy and I have finally admitted defeat on the cloth diaper front. (Perhaps I should change my blog name to not-at-all-crunchy mama). The biggest problem is that now Lily is eating solids and we live in a very small house. 1000 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 5 people. Where do you keep the diaper pail?In the bedroom we share with Lily? No thank you.In the laundry room? Nope, that is also

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-43361632178733986062009-12-09T21:27:00.000-08:002009-12-09T21:34:30.674-08:00

100 items isn't nearly as much as I thought. The picture above is:1 change table pad4 pairs of shoes4 books91 articles of clothingAll donated today and out of my house.Since 100 items was so easy we have readjusted our goal.By the end of February 2010 we will remove 1000 items from our home. This can include outside and the storage area.100 down, 900 to go!

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I'm all done my holiday shopping and after this weekend have no special events going on until New Years so I figure I should start with my New Years resolution now. I have had this one lurking in the back of my head for a while now.I am going to remove 100 items from my home before the end of January. This is over and above regular household garbage and a 200 piece puzzle or a lego set only

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-56821995510466445242009-12-04T09:15:00.000-08:002009-12-04T09:18:34.582-08:00

Just over 100 days ago I pledged to go 100 days without fast food. My goals were to lose 10 pounds and save up some money towards a spinning wheel.Well here we are. I admit to cheating a few times but I more than achieved my goals. I lost 16 pounds and have already bought my lovely Ashford Joy spinning wheel. It wasn't always easy but I am so happy. I went from being uncomfortable in my size 12

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-14573014418089931452009-11-24T08:56:00.000-08:002009-11-24T09:08:57.058-08:00

It's been a very productive month for me. I got lots of knitting done and I saved and was gifted enough money to buy the spinning wheel I have been wanting. (Thanks Grandma and Randy for your generous gifts!)Here I am learning how to spin. It was a bit of a learning curve but I'm getting the hang of it.My first 2 skeins of yarn. 2 ply bulky weight. The purple stuff was my first try, it's a bunch

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Let me tell you the story of the shawl. Ever since I started producing knitted items worth wearing my Mom has wanted a shawl. Lace weight. I have made her a couple of other knitted items and a shawl sized Mustard Scarf but she wanted a lacy shawl. First I started a Forest Canopy shawl. I knit for a while and had about a palm-sized piece of shawl finished. I began to feel like this was beyond my

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It's been 59 days since I decided to go without fast food for 100 days.So, just past the halfway point I have lost 8.5 pounds and dropped from my size 12 jeans down to a size 8! I've also gone from a 38DD to a 36C ... I'm not sure how I feel about that but at least I am shrinking.For the record, I have not changed anything else. I'm not working out and our diet at home is the same as it ever has

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-37863529349751703202009-09-23T08:20:00.000-07:002009-09-23T08:22:38.044-07:00

Well, how about just one word?WOW!

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-71333753431508453072009-09-13T22:18:00.000-07:002009-09-13T22:33:15.599-07:00

Making : some fingerless gloves out of baby alpaca (it's like knitting with kittens)Cooking : nothing at the momentDrinking : Mighty Leaf White Orchard teaReading: One Shot - Lee ChildWanting: An Ashford Joy spinning wheelLooking: at my sleeping babyPlaying: the Harry Potter Knitting & Crocheting House Cup (yup, I'm 12)Wasting: money on even more yarnSewing: nothing, ever.Wishing: We had 4

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-58640804277922914412009-09-10T11:09:00.000-07:002009-09-10T11:15:20.740-07:00

It's been 19 days since my last fast food. It has not been easy and I will admit to almost cheating a couple of times.As of today I have lost 5 pounds and I have gone from size 12 jeans to size 10.On the money front I was able to spend $150 on knitting stuff this week.More knitting and less chub? That feels way better than eating McDonalds!

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-25472263188047369682009-08-25T10:16:00.000-07:002009-08-25T10:34:07.108-07:00

I have a secret. It's kind of embarrassing.I am addicted to fast food. I love McDonalds and Wendy's and get drive through just about every time I am in the car alone. Then I hide evidence and don't tell anyone.Now that Lily is 7 months old I should probably start being honest with myself. This 12 pounds that I can't seem to drop? Not baby weight any more. This chub is all Homestyle Chicken Wraps,

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-75368703731778706222009-07-26T11:25:00.001-07:002009-07-26T11:36:26.779-07:00

My sweet Lily is 6 months old today. The last 6 months have been incredible but they went by too fast. I miss my newborn Lily so much, I would love to go back and do the last 6 months over again.It's incredible how fast babies grow. 6 months ago from this moment I was holding my 2 1/2 hour old daughter, amazed at how perfect she was and how fast she came into the world. Now, she is taking a nap

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-27666485478155550922009-07-19T11:09:00.001-07:002009-07-19T11:11:12.762-07:00

Question Mark = legend markKitchen = chickenketchup = checkupa tank top is a "no sleeve shirt" and a shirt with sleeves is a "yes sleeve shirt"God, this kid is adorable!

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-71177864969966960182009-07-18T14:06:00.001-07:002009-07-18T14:13:55.233-07:00

Broccoli, eh?Let's try the tops ... not so yummy.I like the stems better!Thanks Mom!I like bagels too.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-63369801259464155892009-07-16T11:59:00.001-07:002009-07-16T12:01:11.406-07:00

If you have come here to look for a playdough recipe you will have to look elsewhere. I get hundreds of visits every day on my playdough recipe post and while I appreciate the traffic I have noticed that many of those people stick around to read or head off to read my friends' blogs. I'm not super comfortable with that level of random traffic so the playdough recipe is being deleted.Sorry.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-16345914820743250982009-07-16T11:27:00.000-07:002009-07-16T11:52:55.072-07:00

So I have been reading a lot about Baby Led Weaning these last few weeks (or as much as one can considering I can't seem to find the book anywhere in Canada).The general idea is that you wait until your baby is 6 months and then transition straight to table foods. No purees, no scooping mush into the baby's mouth. Just have baby sit at the table with the rest of the family and enjoy the same

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-30445206909105157892009-06-29T09:48:00.000-07:002009-06-29T09:53:22.528-07:00

Lily, me and my new nephew MiloDragon Bum LilyMy Lilies

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How unbelievably lucky am I?

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I am having a really awful day today. I feel the need to vent about it and this is my blog so here I go.Randy was out and about very early this morning so of course this is the morning that both Lily and Logan woke up at 6:30am demanding my undivided attention. By the time I got them both back to sleep using a combination of breastfeeding (Lily) and threats of time out and no TV (Logan) I was

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Wow! Did I ever get spoiled today.I got up with the kids this morning (Randy was working in Victoria) and Luke ran across to the coffee shop and brought me back some coffee and a bagel for Logan so I didn't have to make him breakfast.When Randy got home they gave me presents! I got 2 great coffee mugs with pictures of my family on them, a picture frame full of great pictures of me and the kids

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-14199868129742646552009-04-27T20:00:00.001-07:002009-04-27T20:02:08.382-07:00

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Lily at 10 days old weighing around 7 pounds3 months old, same chair, same blanket, same diaper

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Today Miss Lily is 3 months old and Randy and I have been married for exactly 6 years. Happy Anniversary to us and Happy 1/4 Birthday to Lily.Lily is such a blessing in our lives. It's amazing to look at her and to know that we almost didn't have this beautiful little girl. After 18 months of trying to get pregnant and 2 heartbreaking miscarriages we had given up. My doctor had told me that she

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I've come to the realization lately that my big kid isn't a kid any more. Luke is a teenager, he's a young man and the changes in him have been so drastic lately.Since we moved into this house just over a year ago Luke has grown 4 inches and packed on over 20 pounds.Back in November he decided he didn't want to homeschool any more and started high school the first week of February. Over the past

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-46363955940580122012009-04-18T23:32:00.001-07:002009-04-18T23:32:57.021-07:00

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In the car last night on the way home from a potluck.Logan: I smell bad guys!Me: Oh? What do bad guys smell like?Logan: Stinky ... you know what else is stinky?Me: Skunks?Logan: NoMe: Feet?Logan: NopeMe: Farts? Poop?Logan: NoMe: Okay, I give up, what else is stinky?Logan: *in mysterious whispery voice* Science

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A good morning kiss for LilyLogan and I just had the following conversation:Me: Logan, do you want to eat breakfast now or watch a show first?Logan: I want to watch my baby smile, she's so cute.He's such a sweetheart and he loves his sister so much.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-49792462823382671362009-03-28T15:17:00.000-07:002009-03-28T15:18:44.637-07:00

This is the result of my attempt to take pictures of my kids today. Luke decided to go for a walk so he was absent and Lily threw up the one time that Logan smiled.Awesome.

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As I'm sure you've all seen in the pictures Lily has a birthmark on her forehead. It's called a Strawberry Hemangioma and it was not there at birth. Technically it is a benign vascular tumor and not a birth mark but it gets called a birthmark because it usually appears in the days following birth. Hemangiomas will grow quite rapidly during the first 6-12 months of life and then gradually

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I bought this oufit back when we were planning on naming her Poppy.Sleeping beauty. She sleeps with her mouth hanging open just like me.Lily's first dress. She wore this to church a couple of weeks ago.Even Spiderman needs books to read. Logan insisted on wearing this to the library the other day. Oh, to be 3 again.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-17935708754294328362009-02-18T10:23:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:12:40.322-08:00

"We have a new baby! His name is Willy!"Logan loves to share our good news with everyone he meets, preschool teachers, family members, strangers on the street ... anyone. No matter how many times we tell him that the baby is a girl, we use the pronoun 'she' for a girl and her name is Lily, he still insists on using 'him' and calling her Willy. It's cute.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-91017307890431292572009-02-15T17:39:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:43:26.117-08:00

I love this picture of Logan, he cracks me up!

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There are more but I think these might be my favorites.

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Lily Ligaya Poppy AlvarezIsn't she perfect?

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Her first cloth diaper. This is a MonkeyDoodlez All-In-One. I love the pink and brown.Here she is modeling her Dalmation BerryPlush diaper. This diaper is so incredibly soft and the minky inserts are lovely too.Sleeping in a BumGenius 3.0 One Size pocket diaper. This should fit her all the way up to 25-30 pounds.

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Since baby girl is chilling with her Daddy right now I thought I would finally post her birth story and a few pictures.On Monday morning I woke up shortly after 7:00 feeling a bit crampy. I lay in bed for a while and had a couple of contractions that I thought might be the real thing. At 7:30 Logan woke up so I got up out of bed. Randy had slept on the couch the night before because he was

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She's beautiful! We just got home and are completely wiped out so I'll update with a birth story and pictures later ... or maybe tomorrow.

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I'm pretty sure I've posted this before but it never gets old.

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Postcard from PostSecretI feel like this sometimes. I'd love to be the kind of Mom who spends all day making sure her children are so busy with fulfilling activities that they don't have time for TV. I'd love to have a smoking hot body, work out every day, only cook extremely healthy food from local, organic ingredients for my family to eat. I'd love to be a midwife, a doula or a childbirth

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-49334423735392653402009-01-07T09:50:00.000-08:002009-01-07T10:12:37.531-08:00

I'm 35 weeks pregnant today, somewhere I never thought I would be again. This time last year we had just bought this house and had been told by my family doctor that there was likely some damage done by my miscarriages that was preventing us from conceiving and that she would like to refer us to Dr. Hudson at the Fertility Clinic for further treatment. We didn't want to go that route so we made

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-27954843257028789882009-01-06T14:20:00.001-08:002009-01-06T14:50:30.315-08:00

(The half of the delicious sandwich I am saving for later)Logan and I have been stuck in the house for several days now thanks to this nasty cold and all the snow. Today is the first day back to preschool and Logan is still coughing too much to take him around other children so we're stuck in the house again.We live across the street from an Earls restaurant. Earls makes this amazing grilled

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I am sick.I am 8 months pregnant.Logan is sick, really, really sick.Luke is in Calgary and Randy is working his last week in Victoria.It's snowing hard outside and the van is parked right up against the house.I am not allowed to shovel the driveway (see point 2).All the easy and/or yummy food is gone.The grocery store might not deliver tomorrow because of the snow.So, let's see here.I am sick, 8

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Logan and I have a cold, he crashed out like this watching TV this afternoon. Only 26 more days until he isn't the baby of the family anymore.

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That's less than four weeks. Baby girl is going to be here, in our arms in less than four weeks! We're pretty much prepared, just need to fill up the freezer, get the car seat and replace the Amby mattress.27 days! I am having a baby this month.

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-7242531493322275662008-12-31T13:13:00.000-08:002008-12-31T19:50:32.396-08:00

I totally stole this from Allison's blog, feel free to steal it from mine. Let me know if you do so I can read your answers.1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? I bought a house, I learned to give myself injections and have done almost 300 this year!2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made any resolutions last year

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-78548466088728540972008-12-27T09:22:00.000-08:002008-12-27T09:25:53.958-08:00

Just thought I'd let everyone know. For some reason the internet seems to think my ISP address is coming from Powell River. It's not.According to Google Images people dress like this in Powell River:I'm sure it's a lovely place.[/pointless post]

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Whoops, I didn't realize it had been 2 weeks since my last post.I am 33 weeks and 2 days pregnant today. This is me in all my pregnant glory this morning just before heading out to go Boxing Day shopping with my Mommy. The sales weren't great this year and I had to sit down a lot because of those annoying Braxton Hicks contractions but we had a lovely time and even found a good sushi restaurant

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So the little Weather Network widget on my desktop tells me we are supposed to get a whole bunch of snow tonight and tomorrow.I. Hate. Snow.I hate driving in snow, I hate shoveling snow, I hate being cold and wet and I am a big grumpy loser when it comes to taking the kids out to play in the snow. I do not want to be trying to balance my big pregnant self on icy sidewalks.Logan and I have a

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Only 53 days until we meet our baby girl. That sounds like a long time but with the holidays and Luke's Calgary trip in there it's sure to go by fast. The good thing is we are almost ready. Not too much to do:Baby Stuff* Buy nursing pillow* Get carseat from Win & Risha and install it in the van* Pack hospital bags* Get a new mattress for the Amby Bed* Wash diapers one more time* Pick up glider

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-42443084464792144582008-12-01T22:07:00.000-08:002008-12-01T22:17:03.426-08:00

Okay, I know it's the first day of December and I am having this baby girl on the second-to-last day of January so it's really more like 2 months away. But still. It's December. I'm having a baby in January. The good thing is, I think we're pretty much ready. Babies need a lot of stuff but we've got most of it. I still need a nursing pillow, a new mattress and sheets for our Amby Baby bed but

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-32259817399183341262008-11-27T22:08:00.000-08:002008-11-27T22:11:41.535-08:00

Barring any suprises this little girl will be born 9 weeks from today on January 29th. 9 weeks. That's only 63 days.Holy Crap.Luckily we have pretty much everything ready. We know there is a possibility of more bedrest in my future so I've been getting everything ready early. We still need a new mattress and sheets for our Amby Baby Bed, new tubing for my breast pump, a nursing pillow and some

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-781868397052788962008-11-27T20:33:00.000-08:002008-11-27T20:41:53.959-08:00

Sara, it's wonderful to learn of another family that has been helped by the Feingold diet! But please let your readers know that they don't have to bake their own bread unless they choose to; I've been on the Feingold diet for over 30 years and hardly ever need to bake anything.About fast food, the 2009 Fast Food Guide will be out soon, with options of things that are okay to eat out.As you are

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-89762259740665912072008-11-26T20:12:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:39:34.350-08:00

We've been on Feingold for about 6 weeks now so I thought I'd blog a bit about how it's going. In case you don't know, the Feingold program involves removing all artificial flavours, artificial colours and petroleum based preservatives from your diet. There are also some natural salicylates such as oranges, tomatoes, apples and cucumbers that are removed in stage 1 and slowly re-introduced to

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So I've seen this on a few blogs and thought I'd play since I have 5 minutes to kill. You're supposed to bold the ones you've done. So I did. Play along if you like.1. Started your own blog2. Slept under the stars3. Played in a band4. Visited Hawaii5. Watched a meteor shower6. Given more than you can afford to charity7. Been to Disneyland8. Climbed a mountain9. Held a praying mantis10. Sang a

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You know what I am supposed to be doing right now? Floating serenely in warm mineral pools at the Grotto Spa. Relaxing all the aches and pains of my pregnant body away. Peacefully killing time until I dine on endless Tapas with my sweetie at the Treetop restaurant at Tigh-Na-Mara. You know what I'm doing? Blogging. Trying to figure out what to cook for dinner. In a messy house. With an incredibly

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This week I am thankful for so many things, I'll try to narrow it down to 5.1. My health and the health of my family. A sniffle here, a stomach bug there ... we all get sick like everyone else but thankfully we are free from debilitating or life threatening illnesses. Of course that is always something to be thankful for but there is this little boy named Ben who has been in my thoughts a lot

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It's the best night of the week. Randy's home, we usually rent a movie and eat pizza.Tonight we're just going to dig out an old favorite from the giant book o' movies and we're making our own pizza. I'm planning on chicken, buffalo sauce, broccoli, mushrooms, black olives and tomatoes on mine (can you tell I'm pregnant?). Luke will make some variety of meat lovers, I'll do a plain crust & sauce

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-12789207250104531102008-10-19T19:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T20:01:16.579-07:00

I was perusing the crockpot lady's blog today and I cam across this recipe for making brownies, in mugs, in the crockpot!Bliss, I tell you. Pure, chocolatey bliss ... in a mug ... in the crockpot!I used a box of President's Choice Organics Chocolate Brownie mix, divided the batter into 4 coffee mugs and cooked them in the crockpot for 3 hours. I topped mine with vanilla Breyers and it was amazing

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Well, everything is as we thought. It was a small abruption and as long as I go 7 whole days with no new bleeding I can go back to normal life with no restrictions. For now I have to lay low, no sex, no lifting and as little time as possible on my feet. Randy has taken the rest of the week off work but has a conference to go to for the next 2 weeks so wish us lots of luck that this problem

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-84661883675347839782008-10-13T20:18:00.001-07:002008-10-13T20:23:37.790-07:00

To make a long story short I got put on bedrest today for a (hopefully) small placental abruption. We'll know more about the severity and bedrest restrictions after our ultrasound tomorrow. Baby girl has been moving around like normal and threw a huge kicking and flailing tantrum at being on the monitor at the hospital, thank God she's okay.Randy and I had reservations to relax and eat at

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-20681403134380030372008-10-09T14:13:00.001-07:002008-10-09T14:20:32.930-07:00

Have you seen this lady's website? A Year of CrockpottingHer new Year's Resolution for 2008 was to use her crockpot every single day. Now that it's getting close to the end of the year she has an impressive list of recipes to chose from.I have been wanting to use the crockpot but I only have a large (6 quart?) one sitting in the linen closet that is a bit big for me and the boys to use during

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Kristen tagged me so here goes:1. Where is your cell phone? In my purse2. Your significant other? The world's most amazing man, I'm blessed.3. Your hair? In need of some style.4. Your mother? On vacation, she deserves it.5. Your favorite thing? Relaxing with a good book, a yummy snack and a cup of coffee (Man, do I miss coffee).6. Your dream last night? I dreamed we had bought a house that had 2

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Dr. H had the ultrasound report this morning and our little one is a girl! I'm thrilled and stunned and terrified... wow. A girl.

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We had our big ultrasound today!We're having a ..... baby.The new policy at the only ultrasound place in town is not to tell the gender. The ultrasound shots get sent to the doctor who looks at them and writes up his report. If he sees the gender with 100% certainty he will write it in the report that gets sent to my OB. So we'll see next week whether or not my OB knows what we're having.If the

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The morning was fine but it's been all downhill since noon. Nothing tragic or major has happened it's just been frustrating. The kids finally realized that Mom's head was about to explode and went to hide in Luke's room with a Pokemon movie. For all our sakes I am hoping they stay there until it's time for Logan to go to bed. I promised Luke I would watch the 2-hour Survivor premiere with him but

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-66726558904580494352008-09-24T09:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:34:24.258-07:00

Woo Hooo!I know, not much of an update but I'll get to a better one this week.

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Here it is, as requested, my 18 weeks pregnant self.The bruises are much smaller since I've switched over to Lovenox injections once a day instead of heparin injections twice a day. Here's the belly covered up.I should probably stop wearing non-maternity t-shirts, that one has reached its limit.I'm feeling pretty good most days but I still get sick occasionally and have to take nausea meds in

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I don't have any pictures because I was feeling pretty crappy today, I'll take some next week.He loved it! We got a pleasant surprise when we arrived at the classroom and discovered that one of Logan's teachers is our next door neighbour Julie. Logan didn't care at all that I was leaving him, he was off and running from one station to the next to see all the new toys.He came home raving about

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-4804215978339306712008-09-04T11:47:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:50:15.036-07:00

I just had my 17 week appointment. Everything looks pretty good. I still haven't gained any weight but that's probably because I am still throwing up a few times a week. I'm sure I'll pack on the pounds at the end though so I'm not worried.I am measuring 3 weeks ahead but I did with both the boys too so that's nothing special. My blood pressure is fine.Baby's heartbeat was 160 BPM again, Dr. H

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-74860658469823040402008-08-27T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-27T22:38:06.857-07:00

Logan and I went grocery shopping today. I let him pick out a box of ice cream sandwiches because he was being so good in the store.While I was bagging the groceries he leaned over, gave me a big hug and said, "Thank you for buying the ice cream, Mommy".How adorable (and polite) is that?Whenever he sees pictures of baby animals he folds his hands together under his chin and says, "Soooo cute" in

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Hi Grandma! Here are some recent pictures. Just a few more weeks until you move over here, it will be so nice to have you and Grandad close to us. See you soon.Logan being adorable.Luke milking a goat at the fair. The goat was not impressed with Luke's technique.Logan loved this sheep. We watched it getting a haircut and Logan just wanted to cuddle with him.All of my boys on the boat to

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-86819374730277355722008-08-24T15:00:00.000-07:002008-08-24T15:13:01.960-07:00

We've decided to go for a bit more structure this year. Luke is thinking about going to school next year, Logan is 3 now and we've got a new baby coming this winter. I think if we don't have some structure in place soon we'll be living in total chaos come the spring.Logan is going to preschool 2 mornings a week and swimming lessons 2 evening a week. I think he'll really enjoy both of these

Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675252936047836698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602453414750916055.post-24249950321792779582008-08-18T19:50:00.001-07:002008-08-18T19:52:41.423-07:00

I felt the baby move for the first time on Saturday night and this evening he or she is kicking up a storm! I've been sitting at the computer for about 10 minutes and the little one has been kicking and squirming the whole time.I had an anterior placenta with Logan (placent on the front of the uterus instead of the back) so I didn't feel much movement until around 20 weeks. It's great to be

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So Warner Brothers is on my shit list now. Luke and I have been counting the days down until November 21st when we were going to go see the new Harry Potter movie, we love these movies and have seen the last three together on the opening weekend.Warner Brothers announced on my birthday that they have moved the release date of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince to July 17, 2009! Instead of

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Today's my birthday! I had a lovely day, my boys gave me some of my favorite bubble bath, a lovely, fluffy bathrobe and some jelly beans this morning and my wonderful husband took me to a spa for a one hour Mommy-To-Be massage. We all went out to dinner for sushi, a wonderful day.I'm so tired from all the activity and so full from dinner that we are going to do the cake tomorrow. There is a

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ly-and-Beco-Toy-Carrier-s/49.htm">Win a Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier and Beco Toy Carrier from Along for the Ride.I hope I win! I'm dying for one of the beautiful carriers.

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Logan has been insisting the last week that I need to take the baby out of my tummy and put it in his stroller. Nice try sweetie, the baby needs to get a whole bunch bigger!I think he has made the connection between me feeling lousy and not being much fun and the baby in my belly. He has his sweet moments though, he lifted my shirt today and gave me a hug, I thanked him for the hug and he told me

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Breaking Dawn ... not such a great book after all. Let's just say Renesme won't be on our short list of girl names.Would you believe it sat on my bedside table with the last 10 pages unread for over 24 hours. In my opinion, if a book is worth reading you should be riveted to the last 10 pages. I honestly just didn't care how it ended at that point.Oh well, they can't all be good books.

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