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Dentist.

May 24, 2013 by kaitevans

We had a dentist trip today.

It rained the whole way there, the whole time we were there, and the whole way back.

I am exhausted.

(this is a text I sent to a friend. too tired to rewrite it)

But here is what happened.

so when Arlo was brand new, Teag got put in time out for climbing on the table.

He fell off of the chair and had to get stitches and they were pretty sure his tooth would die.

Well it didn’t. they said so long as we didn’t see any more greying and any abscesses, it would be fine.

well like 3 weeks ago I noticed an abscess above the tooth.

we went to our local dentist who said that it needed to be pulled.

He would do it, if the doctor would do the anesthetic.

Well he wouldn’t.

So we got referred to a place in the city.

We got there and they were AMAZING.

Seriously it was only suppose to be consultation, and they saw that I was from out of town.

And said that since it was such a long drive (almost 2 hours one way) they would get us in today.

I was sort of in shock.

They gave him “midazolam” which made him a little loopy.

He then got 3 or four freezing shots, and didn’t cry at all. The only time he cried was when they actually pulled the tooth. And he only cried for a few minutes.

but now my three year old looks like he is six.

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Memories

May 23, 2013 by kaitevans

The boys are growing up so fast, and saying and doing the funniest, sweetest things. I thought I would share our memories with you to brighten up your day.

Yesterday, Teag and I were talking about baby sister coming.

I asked him “how will baby sister get out of my tummy?”.

His answer “well she’ll go sparkle sparkle and then she’ll be here”….if only bud, if only.

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Teag and I were snuggling, he had the stethoscope out listening to his heart, my heart and Little Sister.

He got super excited.

“Mommy!! I hear baby Sister!”

“Oh? What is she saying?”

“She says she loves me, mommy”

And then I died from cuteness.

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Last night after bath time, I got Arlo all ready for bed. Diapered, jammied, teeth brushed, ready.

I put him in his crib (YES HE’S STILL IN HIS CRIB.) and he started to cry/whine and point like a crazy person to his damp towel.

I asked him if he wanted his towel (weirdo), to which he nodded like a crazy person.

He then laid down and I placed his towel on his back.

He fell asleep almost immediately.

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Lately Teag has become very clingy and affectionate to my belly.

This morning we were sitting on the floor cuddling and talking.

All of a sudden he curls around my belly and starts to talk to Little Miss.

“I love my sister. I give sister kisses, okay Mommy?”

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The boys favourite thing to do, is lift up my shirt (only on my belly) and blow raspberries (or zerberts) on my belly.

Lately Little Miss has been “responding” to the raspberries. Anytime they blow raspberries, she will boot them.

Which only makes them laugh and try again.

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2 Comments / Tags: arlo, baby, family, little miss, memories, pictures, sayings, teag / Posted in Family

Twenty seven

May 21, 2013 by kaitevans

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How far along: twenty seven

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still at 11lbs.

Maternity clothes: every day. except for one pair of post-Teag shorts. I still fit those.

Stretch marks: Nada. Must use more coconut oil!

Sleep: Fantastic. So good in that I’m not getting up at all. Which I think is leading to a UTI. Overshare…YOU’RE WELCOME.

Best moment last week: snuggling my babies. They are growing up so fast.

Movement: All the time. Little Miss has found my ribs. It’s terribly uncomfortable, but so incredibly worth it.

Food cravings: Meat, granola, raspberry sorbet

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: Secretttttttttttttt.

Labour signs: Braxton hicks with the added bonus of Little Miss kicking/stretching when they happen.

Belly button – in or out? Sorta in, kinda starting to pop.

Symptoms: Pretty decent this week.

measurement: Not sure.

What I miss: Fully sleeping on my belly.

What I am looking forward to: Rich being done school! Only a few more weeks left, well for this year.

Milestones: Taking the boys to the park. And getting Arlo back in cloth diapers!

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This week I have definitely started to “nest”. I never had this instinct, or feeling when I was pregnant with Teag. And I don’t think it started this early with Arlo.

So far I have all of the clothing the boys have outgrown, washed and put in storage in the basement.

I have all of the blankets, burp rags, and most importantly the baby wraps all washed and ready to go.

One thing I haven’t done is washed any of her clothing, I’m nervous about washing the pinks with the few white pieces I have for her.

I don’t know if it is because of our precious niece being born early, but I just feel like I need to get this house ready for our baby regardless of when she will be here.

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When did you start to nest? When did you pack your bags?

6 Comments / Tags: belly, bump, family, life, nesting, pictures, pregnancy / Posted in Family

Mastermind

May 16, 2013 by kaitevans

Have you heard about a mastermind group? I hadn’t. I had seen pictures on instagram sharing that bloggers were meeting up on google + (YES! People do use it!) and masterminding.

(and yea, I’m the nerd taking the picture.)

I had no idea how they did it. Did they ~~harass~~ talk to other bloggers and all just decide to form a group? Was there a casting call for it that I missed? Why were all the cool kids meeting without me? Seriously, I was baffled.

UNTIL I discovered The Influence Network. Seriously it is amazing.

AND THEN I saw a thread about someone wanting to create a mastermind group. I basically squealed and quickly replied that I wanted in. Even though I wasn’t even sure what it fully was!

I don’t know about you, but I find the whole world of blogging to be slightly overwhelming.

There are so many blogs, so many amazing writers, so much awesome; that often I feel inadequate. It is something I struggle with, but am working on.

So in comes the mastermind group.

And now you are sitting there wondering what a mastermind group is, aren’t you.

Basically it is a group of women joining each other, whenever they decide (be it weekly, monthly, what have you), and helping each other, forming a community. You can read more about what it is here.

In my group, we’re meeting once a week, to encourage each other, help with our blogs, shops, lives. To build friendships. a community.

One of the girls made a bunch of questions and we all thought we would take a minute or two to answer them.
Why a Mastermind Group is important to you? I crave community, the feeling of belonging, and making friendships.

What are your goals for this Mastermind group? I would love to grow my blog, both in readership and in creating friendships. I would also love it to look more “professional”
What are your goals for your blog in the next 6-12 months? (Even if your goal is “keep doin’ what I’m doin’”, that’s fine) re-vamp it, blog more often (hello to more than once a week!!), maybe start sponsoring other blogs. And most of all, find my voice.
Who are your blogging inspirations? What blogs do you REALLY love & think we should check out (and why?)?
I love Bridget over at Tales of me and the husband. I love how down to earth, and real she seems. Her blog is easy to read, and makes me feel like she is sitting across the table having coffee.

KAYSE! Seriously, she is so sweet. I met her through a facebook mothering bible study group thing. (I’m really great with words aren’t I! Haha) Her blog is full of Jesus, and loving on her family. I just love her heart, seriously you have got to go and check her out!

Beth is another one that I absolutely adore. I am fortunate enough to have met her a few times (funny story, we lived down the street from each other and didn’t meet until a few months before they moved away. Boo! Wish we could have hung out more often!) and think she is amazing. I love her blog. Go follow her now.

2 Comments / Tags: blogging, blogs, influence, life, mastermind / Posted in life

Cloth diaper

May 14, 2013 by kaitevans

Fact: I am a lazy cloth diaper-er.

Going to the city? Throw them in a sposie.

Have a play-date? Throw them in a sposie.

Travelling? Sposie.

Seriously, if I can find an excuse to not use cloth diapers, I will.

Baby has a rash? Sposies.

(newborn Arlo, wearing the diaper I made.)

It’s sad.

I love using cloth diapers, really I do.

I’m just lazy.

And then for a while I was washing them WRONG.

Isn’t that ridiculous?

You can wash them wrong. Using detergents that have enzymes, fabric softener, perfumes, all sorts of junk.

Which, wouldn’t you know, was the exact type of detergent I was using. Awesome.

So our cloth diapers sat, untouched in a pile, on our laundry floor.

For months.

Shameful, I know. Considering I have made and sold a bunch.

The other day I decided enough was enough. I was tired of spending a million dollahs on disposable diapers. Talk about a waste of money.

So I stripped our diapers. And baked them in the sun.

All of them, and of coarse our second clothes line was covered in grease.

So I had to bring up the wooden drying wrack that I have, and the I still had to drape them over the stroller, and the lawn chairs. First world problems.

But now, they work. No more leaking (so far), and they don’t smell as bad. I mean they still smell, but it isn’t as bad.

Question, how do I get them to stop smelling like ammonia after he has peed in them?

And then tonight, in my brilliance, I decided to wash everything. Covers, woollies, diapers, inserts. Everyone, in the tub.

Do you see the problem?

I washed our woollies in the washer, what started out as a medium sized cover, is now a newborn sized cover. times two.

But I learned how to felt something…so there’s that…

But who doesn’t love a cloth diapered booty?

I sure do.

Do you cloth diaper? What mistakes have you learned from? Do you cloth diaper full time, part time, no time?

15 Comments / Tags: cloth diaper, diapers, laundry, pictures, sposies / Posted in Family

twenty six!

May 13, 2013 by kaitevans

I can’t believe we only have 14 more weeks till Little Miss is here!

Or 96 days (no, I didn’t count out the days, I have an app for that)

But none-the-less at twenty six I am definitely feeling pregnant.

Sore hips, heartburn, still nauseas, and apparently “the glow”.

But that might be from sweat.

(source)

How far along: twenty six!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still at 11lbs.

Maternity clothes: all the time, except for one pair of shorts that I bought after I had Teag, they still fit.

Stretch marks: No new ones

Sleep: Not the greatest. My hips hurt, which is starting to make sleeping comfortably, tricky.

Best moment last week: Watching our hedge being ripped out!

Movement: None-stop.

Food cravings: Still meat. But also some fruits and veggies.

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: It’s a secret.

Labour signs: Just those stupid Braxton hicks and round ligament pain.

Belly button – in or out? Sorta in.

Symptoms: same as last week.

measurement: I’m assuming we’re still measuring ahead.

What I miss: sleeping through the night.

What I am looking forward to: Our yard being done!

Milestones: Eating meat every night. seriously, this is BIG for me. I am so not a meat eater.

If I were to title this picture, it would be “keeping it real”. Arlo decided that right when I had the curling iron in my hair, was the optimum time to pitch a fit.

2 Comments / Tags: bump, glow, life, little miss, maternity, pictures, pregnancy / Posted in Family

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 12, 2013 by kaitevans

Happy Mother’s Day!

From my little family, to yours!

(August 2012, taken by the amazing Mercy!)

And yes, I do think it is high time we got new family pictures done…But it’ll have to wait till Little Miss is here!

And because I wanted to put a smile on your face.

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Yard time!

May 8, 2013 by kaitevans

YARD TIME!

Rich and I decided that it was high time we fixed up our yard.

The original owners had the backyard as an amazing flower garden, but when the next owners had the house, they slowly began taking it out and putting in grass.

Now we are left with uneven crappy grass.

Now enjoy my wonderful paint skills.

I know, amazing right.

Basically we are going to gut the whole thing, and start from scratch. With a fence all the way around, because I’m tired of Teag and Arlo trying to run away.

The before. Quite a mess, isn’t it?

Our day started out with us going to my inlaws, and picking up their tractor.

Currently this is how the yard looks.

It’s a mess. But I am so excited to be able to actually use our yard.

Tomorrow we are going to put up the fence (the one between us and our neighbours) and then work on the other side of the yard.

All of the hedges are coming out, EXCEPT the rose bush. I love the dilapidated thing.

And an amazing 8foot high fence is going up, ALL THE WAY AROUND the yard.

And a cement patio, made out of cement pavers.

I’m super freakin excited.

I can’t wait to spend the summer out on our patio, watching our boys (and girl!) play.

Now while Rich demolishes it, I am going to start my decorating plans!

No Comments / Tags: garden, life, pictures, yard / Posted in Family

twenty five

May 7, 2013 by kaitevans

Silly faces for being twenty five weeks.

I feel ginormous. Half of my maternity clothes are too big, and half are too small.

Such an awkward place in pregnancy.

(source)

How far along: twenty five!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: So far we are up 11lbs. Not bad, but not amazing.

Maternity clothes: Buttons are over-rated. Give me stretchy pants!

Stretch marks: None. Well no new ones. Currently all of the ones from Teag are white.

Sleep: Pretty decent. Not through the night, but that’s due to Arlo not sleeping through the night, not really pregnancy related.

Best moment last week: Rich finally feeling Little Miss move!

Movement: All the time, she is most active in the evening, or after I have eaten.

Food cravings: Meat. I had salmon two nights in a row…AND ENJOYED IT. This is basically unheard of.

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: Named.

Labour signs: Braxton hicks, and round ligament pain, but no real labour (thank goodness!)

Belly button – in or out? IN!

Symptoms: morning sickness, exhaustion, heartburn. the usual.

measurement: at our last appointment Little Miss was measuring at 26 1/2 weeks (instead of the 24 that we were)

What I miss: Walking normally, waddling sucks.

What I am looking forward to: Rich being done practicum, so many tours left.

Milestones: Meeting my sweet little Niece on Monday! She came earlier than expected, but we love her to pieces!

No Comments / Tags: bump, life, pictures, pregnancy / Posted in Family

Love

May 2, 2013 by kaitevans

I feel like I am just so in love with the stage of life we are in right now.

I say it all the time “this stage is my favourite”.

Every time I say it, Rich laughs at me.

“But Kait, you have said that about every stage. Remember? The newborn stage? You loved it. The first year? You loved it. Second year, loved it. And now you’re loving this one too”

It’s true though, I genuinely love being a mom.

Don’t get me wrong. It isn’t sunshine and roses all the time.

But it is pretty fabulous. Caution, life is better than the pictures depict.

Sometimes the only “cure” for the grumpies, is to be worn. And sometimes even then it takes a minute for him stop crying.

Even though you can’t tell, he does love being in the baby wrap. (it’s a Didymos Waves)

Sometimes it takes watching your “baby” making a peanut butter and jam sandwich to realize that he isn’t a baby anymore.

Or watching him climb up the front steps and not need any help. Love.

Love.

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