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April 22, 2013 by kaitevans

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(excuse the crazy person face, it was the end of a long day)

23 weeks
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How far along: 23 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 7lbs as of our last appointment. I own a scale but refuse to weigh myself. Call it one of my “quirks”

Maternity clothes: all the time. the baby is GROWING.

Stretch marks: No new ones

Sleep: I’ve been sleeping through the night!

Best moment last week: Watching the baby move.

Movement: Like a crazy person.

Food cravings: everything, and yet nothing tastes like what I want.

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: She has a name now! But it’s a secret!

Labor signs: None.

Belly button – in or out? Still in!

What I miss: Rich being home.

What I am looking forward to: Spending quality time with our little family!

Milestones: making it through the week.

Symptoms: heart burn!

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After my little freak out last week I am feeling so much better.
On Tuesday I took the boys to the city and bought some adorable (and practical) outfits for Little Miss.
I still have a few items left on my “must haves” list for her, but not nearly as dramatic as last week.
Basically all that’s left is bedding, boppy, and bottles. Well there are others, but those are the main ones that I am focusing on.

I’ve also started to make our “birthing playlist”, right now there isn’t much on it. I’ve got some Miranda Lambert, The Civil Wars, and  Taylor Swift.
What was on your playlist, or what music would you have put on it if you could have.

Three

April 19, 2013 by kaitevans

me n teagy1

He is three.

He is charming, sweet, loving, sassy, feisty, kind hearted and a whole bunch of energy.

I love my sweet big boy, and even though the past couple days have been rough, I am so thankful to be his mommy.

me n teag10I am thankful that he still wants to snuggle with me (and baby sister).

22 weeks

April 14, 2013 by kaitevans

22 weeks

papaya sized

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How far along: 22 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 7lbs as of our last appointment

Maternity clothes: all the time. with some pre-pregnancy shirts thrown in

Stretch marks: No new ones

Sleep: Terrible.

Best moment last week: Watching the boys play together, and watching Teag hold a brand new baby!

Movement: Like a crazy person.

Food cravings: mojitos. of the non-alcoholic verity

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: Still no name

Labor signs: None.

Belly button – in or out? Still halfway in

What I miss: Sleeping

What I am looking forward to: Summer time!

Milestones: Solo-parenting while Rich has been gone! We.are.surviving!

Symptoms: heart burn! emotional! tears! exhausted!

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This week I have been feeling guilty, by this time with both of the boys we had everything ready for them.

The nursery was painted, clothing was bought (for the most part), we were ready.

Now I feel like we have nothing ready for this sweet girl.

I need to transition Teag out of his toddler bed, to make it a crib for Little Miss, onto the bunk beds.

I need to figure out where to put her crib in Arlo’s room.

Do I even make it a little bit girly? 

I need to make bedding for her crib, TULLE CRIB SKIRT! Boo yah! (Maybe like this or this?)

A pretty duvet cover?

How do I make this space work for both babies (Arlo and Little Miss) without painting (Rich would die if I suggested to paint it…it took way longer than it should have)

nursery

One nice thing, the wall on the right side of the room is completely blank (aside from paint), so I could do a wall decal or something on that side.

One thing that is for sure on the to-do list is curtains!

What would you do to our nursery to make it more girl friendly? 

My baby.

April 12, 2013 by kaitevans

My baby turns three on Tuesday.

My baby, the one who turned us from a duo to a trio.

us three

My baby, the one who can count to 16 by himself but refuses to potty-train (hold me please)

My baby, the one who lights up the room when he walks in it.

My baby, the one who adores his baby brother, and asks when “baby siser” is going to be here (soon love, soon)

 

Poor Richard.

April 10, 2013 by kaitevans

Poor Richard.

He has no idea what is going to hit him.

You see, for the past 3 years (3 years and 9 months, if you count pregnancy too!) everything has been “boy this, boy that, boy everything”.

Which is fine, and fun, and I love it. I do.

But now that we are having a girl, I am all like “SPARKLES, RUFFLES, PINK!”

Usually said in high pitched “oh my goodness!!” voice!

Which I think might be driving Rich a little crazy.

But wait till he sees what I bought.

So I decided that Little Miss and myself needed a new ringsling (as opposed to the 5+ wraps I already have…)

A shop that I follow listed this amazing fabric, and I had to have it.

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Seriously, isn’t it the most darling print ever? I ordered 3 yards of it, which will be plenty for a sling for baby and myself! I got my sling rings from here

And then because all little girls need tutus, I decided that it was cheaper to buy rolls of tulle than it would be to buy a tutu. I know, shame on me for not supporting a WAHM. But seriously, when you know how to sew it is almost a shame not to make your own. So I bought 4 rolls of different shades of pink. I bought them from here.

I have decided that Little Miss is most definitely going to need a few tutu shirts (seriously, cutest thing ever, tutorial here), and obviously as many tutus of all sizes (tutorial is here), and tutu inspired flower headbands (flowers tutorial here (yes I know that she uses tissue paper, I would obviously just use more tulle). SERIOUSLY, who knew that having a girl was this much fun!

I’m by no way saying that boys aren’t fun, they are. Sewing for them is fun too. This is just a different kind of fun.

Poor Richard.

His wife and baby girl will now be the girliest girls on the block. Which really won’t be that hard, considering she will be the only girl on our street…haha.

21 weeks

April 9, 2013 by kaitevans

Whomp whomp! We’re 21 weeks!!

21 weeks

21 weeks

How far along: 21 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 7lbs! Not too bad!

Maternity clothes: I wear maternity pants all the time, but have a ton of pre-pregnancy t-shirts that still fit nicely.

Stretch marks: So far no new ones, I am stretching, and I don’t think it will be long until I have new ones.

Sleep: Not too bad.

Best moment last week: Seeing baby move on the outside.

Movement: All the time, still just little jabs, but I can feel her!

Food cravings: All things mango! Doughnuts! Cherry tomatoes!

doughnuts

(I used this recipe)

Gender: GIRL!!

Name: Little Miss has no name. Rich and I can’t agree on anything except her middle name.

Labor signs: None.

Belly button – in or out? In, halfway, I have a super deep belly button so it usually doesn’t pop till the last trimester.

What I miss: Spring time! We had a gorgeous week, sunny, snow was melting and now it is all snowy outside.

What I am looking forward to: sewing for Little Miss, I started one of the vintage “newborn” patterns and it is HUGE!! It fits Arlo. So I’m drafting/making my own pattern based on the vintage pattern.

Milestones: Going for walks every day (when it has been nice out!) and enjoying the little bit of family time we’ve had with Rich.

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Things.

April 3, 2013 by kaitevans

Things I am loving right now.

- Cherry tomatoes. They are currently my only craving, I usually only eat them at night, so that I don’t have to share. True story.

- Pinterest. I have been pinning all the girl things. Seriously, a friend even made a comment about it. Ah well. My favourite girly things so far are:

fabric swatches

(Ballerinas)(Mermaids) (My fabric board)

I’m not sure how I would use the fabric, but I definitely think it needs to be in Little Miss’s life.

skirt tut

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This is a BRILLIANT tutorial on upcycling your old shirts into super cute baby skirts. This is happening, probably tonight, as I have tons of shirts that no longer fit.

headband

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Things I love, when other people figure things out for me. This amazing mama has headband sizing from newborn up to adult. This would be another one that would be an easy upcycle!

-Castle. Seriously, this week was definitely the best episode yet.

- The Voice. I love it. I am definitely a bigger fan since Shakira and Usher joined. I just was not that into Christina or Cee-lo. I am still a huge Team Blake fan though!

- Spring! Although it is suppose to snow for the next few days, we did have a week of gorgeous weather!

- Baby Jogger City Select. I bought myself a new stroller. As much as I love our Chariot, it is big and bulky and highly impractical for city trips. This stroller is AMAZING. I love it, the boys love it and Rich loves it too!

- Shopping for Little Miss. I never knew how much fun it would be, even just window shopping is a blast! I love supporting WAHM’s, who are your favourite stores?

- Scones. A dear friend gave me her “Apple and Chedder scones” recipe. It is amazing. I think I will share it later this week.

- Early bedtimes. Ever since daylight savings happened, the boys have been going to be at 6:45 and sleeping till 7:30am (sometimes as late as 8:30!). It has been amazing! Teag has decided to basically never nap again, which makes an early bedtime an easy deal. It sounds silly, but those few hours in the evening, when everything is quiet, is something that I treasure. NOT because I don’t like spending time with the boys, but because after a day of nonstop playing, and “go go go. Quiet is what I need.

- Rich being home! Even though most times it is only for a few hours, I love it! You never really value something until it isn’t there anymore. This morning I was reminded that it is only for a season and it will be back to “normal” soon! SEVEN MORE WEEKS!! I can do this.

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This guy. He loves taking selfies as much as I do!

Things I am not loving as much

-Teag is refusing to potty train. I just don’t get it, when we are out in the city he will stay dry all day. As soon as we are home, it is accident-central. It’s like he doesn’t care when we are home. He turns 3 in 12 days…any tried and true tips?

- Nausea. It will not go away. 20.5 weeks and I am still struggling with it. I am thankful for Little Miss, and so incredibly thankful for my meds. This feeling however can take a hike.

-Winter. I am tired of snow. I guess if I really hated it, we would live somewhere else right?

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What are things you are loving/hating right now?

 

Halfway Baby!

April 1, 2013 by kaitevans

I can’t believe we are halfway baby!

20 weeks

bananarama sized

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How far along: 20 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have no idea. I haven’t weighed myself since my last appointment.

Maternity clothes: All the time. I am loving my Blanqi support tops.

Stretch marks: So far no new ones.

Sleep: Better than last week! Teag has slept through the night more often than not. Yay!

Best moment last week: Finding out the gender!

Movement: Mainly in the evening.  At our ultrasound we found out the my placenta is anterior, therefore I won’t feel the baby on the outside as much as I did with the boys.

Food cravings: All things mango! My favourite mix so far is mango, avocado and blue berries with a splash of lemon juice. It was delish.

Gender: GIRL!!

Labor signs: None.

Belly button – in or out? In.

What I miss: This week, nothing. Just enjoying where we are at!

What I am looking forward to: sewing a million and ten different projects for “Baby Siser”

Milestones:  Cleaning the house! I am finally feeling well enough to clean!

If you have been following me on pinterest you know that I have been pinning all.the.girl.things!! Well yesterday I got to dive into my Mother-in-laws and Nana-in-law’s pattern boxes. OH my goodness, the cuteness.

vintage happiness

AND! Nana even gave me some adorable fabric for baby girl! I am so excited to sew for this sweet baby!

 

He is Risen!

March 31, 2013 by kaitevans

He is Risen! He is risen indeed!

Isaiah 535

May we not forget the real reason for Easter.

Trends I want to try!

March 26, 2013 by kaitevans

Trends I want to try!

So I am definitely not the most adventurous when it comes to clothing, or fashion trends.

Truthfully, if it were socially acceptable to go out in public in sweats and t-shirts, I probably would.

But lately I have been trying to be a little bit more dressed up, even if it is just doing my hair, I count that as a win.

So, I decided to make a list of trends I want to try. Maybe if I show you things I want to do, you’ll show me how to style it, and or where to find the item?

I blame this lack of style on not having an older sister to show me the way, that’s what sister are for…Right??

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I am in crazy desperate need of new sunglasses. I use to have prescription ones, but lost them. I think they are actually in a vehicle we sold…two years ago. So yea, between the blinding white snow that we have 8 months of the year, and the bright blue skies we have 99% of the time, it is crazy to not have a pair, or two.

sunnies total

1. here 2. here 3. here

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I am a lazy hair-doer. Seriously, top-knot, messy bun, messy braid, those are my go-to hair styles. (once in a blue moon I will straighten it, or curl it) So I figure why not just throw a hat on and be shabby chic?

(also, I can not for the life of me find the original source for the first two pins, if you know where they are from PLEASE let me know!! I will gladly site them!!)

And yes, I know #3 is for a child, but I still love it.

fedora

1. here 2. here 3. here

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I love maxi skirts. This one isn’t about being afraid to try, it is not knowing when to wear it! Or what to wear it with! Ah. Halp. Also, I’ve heard it’s the closest thing to going out in sweat pants without actually wearing sweats!

maxi skirts

1. here 2. here 3. here

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Red lips, this is a trend I have loved forever. But am too chicken to try it. That and my lips have naturally been dark, but I feel like they need a little pick me up.

lipstick 4

1. here 2. here 3. here

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I love floral prints. But how much is too much? How do you style it without looking like a little granny?

floral pretties

1. here 2. here 3. here

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What is a trend that you want to try but are unsure of? Are there trends that you wish would disappear? Or make a come back?

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