BIG step in the right direction!

I can't claim to know all that goes on in the States, we are from canada, but I do try to follow Human Rights issues no matter where they are in the world! I was just so excited to find out that same-sex couples who are married or want to get married will have the same rights as every other married couple! I know that not all States are the same and there is still some bans on same-sex marriages :( , but I believe soon it will be legal all over America and hopefully other countries as well. Our country has had gay marriage rights leaglized for as long as I can remember. I have never taken for granted how lucky we are to live in Canada and how lucky I was to be able to marry the one I was meant for..no questions asked. My heart goes out to the couples who want to be married and can't or who are married but where they live it means nothing, because to the couple it means EVERYTHING! It takes time for change but it seems like things are heading in the right direction for those living across the way from us! Congratulations on a big step forward!

Learning to Fly...

T and I are dreamers and have high hopes for our future, whatever that maybe. T starts the journey next Friday to become a pilot. This is a HUGE step for T and our life. She loves all things planes (always has) and for her birthday last year I brought her up for her very first plane ride! Since that day I think mostly because the pilot actually let her fly for a bit, she could not get flying out of her head and how badly she wanted to become a pilot and build a career doing it. She has always felt like she couldn't do things because of money, time, not smart enough, it will never happen...all those usual quetions ppl tell themselves before taking a huge leap into the unknown. But here we are a week away from a dream catching fire. I am excited for her to fulfill this dream. We still don't know 100% where the $ will come from but I'm a BIG HUGE believer in where there's a will there's a way! We had a dream of building our family and here we are into our last trimester, at the start we had no clue if or how we would do it or even if it would work for us but we took that leap and landed on cloud 9! Live your dreams no matter how minuscule or how gigantic they can come true!
Happy Friday blogg landers! Have a spectacular weekend!

Before going up! (Last Year) 

After! (last Year)

T is the father of my children!

Happy Fathers day to my love T! She truly is what the word "father" stands for in every way possible! I feel blessed that my children have such an amazing "father figure". She continues to surprise me everyday with her love for our daughter and soon to be son! Happy Fathers day T!
 hope you enjoyed the cupcakes!

95 days left to go! (Give or take of course!)

This baby boy of ours has given me a pretty easygoing pregnancy! I feel lucky that I never got sick or had any complications (so far) The only thing I had was few dizzy spells and an upset stomach from time to time, very early in the pregnancy. For the most part it has been fun and easy. Lately though it has been uncomfortable and I feel my body slowing down a lot. I am used to go! go! go! but it seems to be no no no now! Not that I am complaining, I have truly loved every minute of this little guy being warm and safe inside me. I was very surprised when T mentioned that she will miss me being pregnant, I think I will miss it too but so happy that he will be in our arms!

Room seems to be getting scarce in the tummy Inn. I can actually see him move sometimes when looking at my belly! He seems to be on a little schedule too- he wakes me up every morning with little kicks (I am guessing he is hungry! I know I sure am!!) Then I feel him sometimes in the afternoon here and there but not too much. At bedtime he is the most active, I swear he is playing hacky sack with my insides! T thinks it is just amazing to feel his tiny kicks. I love how she smiles and gets so happy when she feels him! Brings joy to my heart every single time.

Side note on Rude people!

Before we started TTC (2 or 3 years before) I had lost  A LOT of weight (over a 120lbs I lost) by the time we had got married I had put back on about 40-50 of those lbs but it never bothered me I was healthy and happy..so why would it??? T has always and will always make me feel like I am the most beautiful. I have put on some more lbs now that we are pregnant, not a crazy amount but I carry a lot of it in my face. I do feel I have a little belly, I have never been stick thin but I see a baby belly!! Well to make a long story short - when I was at my old office visiting, one of my co-works  said "oh I thought you had just put back on all the weight you lost; I didn't even know you were pregnant- congratulations!" To me it was a little rude. I have always been ashamed of my size but as I grow up it is my health that comes first not my dress size!! My family is always bugging and asking me especially now that I am pregnant. Saying things like "have you gained a lot?" what is your weight now?" every conversation something to do with my weight comes up! My family is like that and always has been, thin = beauty to them!! This is one reason why I rarely speak to them! I do plan to drop a few lbs after our son is born but more for keeping up with a toddler and being a more healthy active me! I have no desire to be a size 0!  ...Yes I look huge but to me it is worth it!  I am a bigger girl who is pregnant and I show my baby pump off with pride and love! We are all people, we are all made up of the same things!! big, small, gay straight, short, tall, black, white it does not matter! I am a true believer in accepting people for who they are on the inside! 

Hope everyone is having a great week! Peace and Positive vibes to everyone out in blog-World!

26 weeks today!

Balancing act

When the universe gives you a huge bowl of greatness it tends to balance things out by throwing some shit into the mix! Finically we are living on a tight budget due to me not having as many hours. We have had to do some MAJOR cut backs and I have taken on a second summer job to try and catch up before our little guy arrives! I really cannot believe I did, it sounds crazy to be pregnant and working two jobs but I know it will be worth it in the end!  This way we can get back on track and start saving for our dreams and goals. I have had one or two folks ask “well how are you going to afford it all when you go on parental leave? Kids are so expensive!”  Simple answers for that are babies/kids do not have to be expensive unless you make it that way!  Very little in a babies world needs to be brand new! Many people sell their barley used like new baby items at less then half of what they paid for them in store!  Budgeting and being frugal is key! We have hit up a few garage sales in our area, we found a lady selling newborn to 1 year clothing for 25 cents per piece! There were some really nice outfits some still with the tags on, but all were very pink and very frilly so we sadly :( couldn’t take advantage of that steal. But we have found some awesome baby items for next to nothing that we can use! ...I love garage sales and so happy they are in season before our little boy is due!! 

So yes we have had to cut back on a few things that we will miss but in the end I know together we can get through this little rough patch and it will be fun! (yes FUN!  believe it or not some of the best family times we have had happened when our funds were low!!)

Thank you to my love T for installing this awesome clothesline, to not only help out our bank account but our environment to! I love seeing the clothes all hung up makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!! (It’s the small things that get me excited! LOL)

Stay Positive & Happy Monday to all!

Poison Ivy...

Sigh...I am a bit of a geek. I love comic books and have a nice little collection going. One of my favourite characters is Poison Ivy! I saw her on a poster when I was very young and have always been fascinated by that green skin and wild red hair. I hadn't thought about her for a VERY long time but since our little meet up over the long weekend, she has been on my mind night and day, driving me CRAZY! No I didn't go to a comic book convention and fall in love with some cosplay girl, I went for a walk on a trail and managed to get poison ivy all over my legs! I have to say being 6 months pregnant and having the most itchy rash on earth combined with really humid hot weather has turned me into my very own comic book villain... MEGA BITCH! (luckily the last few days have been cooler) In my defence I can't help it, it's sore and Itchy is putting it mildly! Sleeping is hard and nothing seems to take the itch away!! It seems to be fading so here is hoping this affair doesn't last much longer!!
Have a great weekend everyone!!! Try to stay positive!

DIY Project # 2

This was one I just did for fun, it did not turn out as I hoped it would because the wood was pretty bumpy which made it really hard to paint and write on. I still think it looks awesome in the little guys’ room though! I can honestly say the pictures don't really do this tiny work of art any justice.

I took an old piece of barn wood we found in a fallen down barn by our house and this is what came to life from it! (There are some really cool pieces of wood in that barn; I will most definitely have to go rummaging again...just have to find a reason to first LOL)

Best of all it cost us 0$ to do this as we had everything already at home from other little crafty things we have done.

P.S We had originally wanted a sock monkey type theme for Oz's nursery but it was kind of blah and for some reason it seemed impossible to find sock monkey stuff in Canada(to order online the price was out of this world expensive!). So we chose a new idea that I am very much in love with! It is going to be a surfer/sea turtle type thing -  I love all the funky colours and all the neat ideas that our imagination comes up with! 

 

 



Just in case you can’t read it this is what it reads: Always Remember You Are Braver Than You Believe, Stronger Than you Seem, Smarter Than You Think and Loved More Than You Know!