Happy 2 week Birthday Jack

This little man has been around now for 14 days. He has been really really good so far. He only cries if he is hungry or we are changing him. He currently has a bad rash on his tushie that is really sore:(
My mom is here right now helping us out and it is wonderful!! I love her sooo much for being here....caring for Jack, Cooking, Cleaning and just being supportive. Love you mom!!!

Life with Jack

Life with Jack so far has been wonderful, a blur and full of emotions. Each day gets a little easier and he gets cuter and cuter each day. My husband has been home with us for the past week but goes to work this Tuesday. My mother is coming to help out tomorrow. I am sooo thankful for a wonderful husband and great mother.....REALLY REALLY THANKFUL!!!!

Introducing JACK

Born September 16th
8lbs 5 oz
He is perfect ,beautiful, sweet and we are so blessed to have this little angel in our lives.

Leaving today to go have a baby!

I am leaving to the city today to go have a baby. Be home in a few days!!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Today is my birthday and I had a great day! My beautiful friend Kass drove 3 hours north to visit me today along with her 2 boys. Not only did she drive forever to visit she brought me cupcakes (sooo yumy), bought me a magazine subscription (everyone knows I LOVE magazines) and a baby gift that I love. Kass I know you read my BLOG and I want you to know that I am really really blessed to have you as a friend. What you did today meant soooooo much to me and I really really cannot than you enough! Love u my dear friend:)
So here it is 32 things I want to do, Know or whatever at 32!
1. I want to have a healthy baby this week.
2. I want to be able to hold off going into labour this week.
3. I want to be a good mom even though I really think I will suck at it.....I still don't feel that maternal....I know I should not admit that.
4. I want to create new family traditions with my new baby and sweet husband pictured above. Yeah he has a sweet head. I am not allowed to have pics of him on the internet.
5. I want to travel to 2 different places this year with baby and husband.
6. I want to commit to healthy eating and a fitness focused life as soon as I possibly can.
7. Goal is to be able to complete a 10K run by June.
8. Re-certify my aerobics certification.
9. Take a picture a day for one year 365 project...probably will start this once baby arrives.
10. Take better pictures
11. Take more pictures....Kim and I have taken no pictures together since our wedding and I feel like 2 years of our life has gone by with no memories recorded.
12. Oh man my ADD has kicked in and I cannot possibly thing about all of these things in one sitting.
13. Continue this list tomorrow!!!
Good Night Everyone!!!!

Today is our last official weekend without children and it is freaking me out....our very last one. It is also my birthday tomorrow.....my very last one before kids. It cannot believe I am going to share a birthday week with my son. I cannot believe I am going to have a son.
I would LOVE a birthday present from HERE
Beyond that now that am an official townie I order stuff directly from Sears and I ordered Clinique's 7 day scrub and I must say I am a fan. I used it for the first time today and I really feel and see a difference.
Tonight I am loving a REAL HOUSEWIVES marathon!!!!
In the nursery pic above I like the little black and white painting.....might just paint one for the nursery.
Tomorrow Kass and her 2 son's are driving up to visit me for the day. Sooooo nice and thoughtful of her. We are going to take her 2 kids to visit the detachment tomorrow so I think they will like that!

Friday September 10th- I might be crazy!

Today is the 1st day of an online class I am taking called NURTURE YOUR CREATIVITY AND BE BULLETPROOF. The class is taught by a girl originally from Saskatoon Kal Barteski . Kal is an amzing artist, mother, creator of things cool and just seems to be super cool. The funny thing is that I think she went to my neighboring high school but I am too chicken to ask her:) I think that might be one of my first bulletproof things to today is just ask her.
This class is all about nurturing our own creativity not only artistically but in our everyday lives. It is about being bulletproof and staying positive no matter what.
I plan to document my process here. I am taking the slow and steady class because I am about to have a baby in 6 days so my post may be few and far between but I am working on it.
Today I must come up with my own definition of creativity. It is nice to finally be a student and not a teacher for once.

Because no post is ever complete without pictures I am posting images of a nursery I found on Spearmint baby. I am inspired and feel it is creative so....yeah it fits!!!!

Baby Weight Must GO!!!

Every time I go to the doctor as a pre-natal patient they weigh me and I hope yesterday was my last weigh-in of this whole experience because I HATE it!!! I know, I know there is a baby growing in me and I should be happy and fine and not worry but I do! I know it is so selfish of me.
So anyways I am due to have a c-section in one week from today. I plan to breast-feed and I understand I need to eat healthy for both the baby and I and that is my plan. I have been binging on carbs my entire pregnancy and it is time to get my cracker, popcorn and potato addiction under control.
I have The Eat Clean Diet book by Tosca Reno and it is great. SO great I ordered the Eat Clean Diet for Men for my hubby to read and I think I really need the Eat Clean Diet for kids.......not only for our future baby but for me. Anyone that knows me knows how picky I am and that I have the palette of a 5 year old. The eat clean for kids book would be right up my alley because it is simple and geared toward a palette like mine:)
My post baby health and fitness goals are as follows:
- eat clean by trying new recipes
-exercise each day in some capacity with baby and without
-complete a 10K run by June
-re-certify my aerobics instructing training by next summer

That is it. I do not want to get too complicated or outrageous. I have never had a baby before and I have no idea what it will be like. Here in Meadow I have a feeling the winter is going to be SUPER LONG so I need to stay as active and healthy as possible!

So many people start fresh in January and I think the Fall is the perfect time to re-charge and set new goals. Must be the teacher in me usually getting ready for my school goals:)

Only in Meadow

Since I know live in a new place (Meadow Lake) that is VERY different than Saskatoon where I am from, I am going to begin a monthly feature titled "ONLY IN MEADOW"
My first only in Meadow moment to report was tonight when my husband and I went to Will Ferrel's new movie The Other Guys. First and foremost the movie is a renter but WHO BRING a BABY in a stroller and a 5 year old to a Will Ferrel movie.......well apparently people in Meadow find that to be totally appropriate. The baby squirmed and made noise the entire time and the mother barely saw any of the movie because she was too busy taking the squawking baby out to calm her down. Yes I know I am going to have a baby in less than 2 weeks and I am a terrible person for such judgment!!!! Come on!!!!
ONLY in MEADOW!!!!

September 3rd

I have 2 weeks left of "alone" time before baby arrives and I have really been into online shopping. Especially since the GAP, Banana Republic and Old Navy now ship to CANADA. Since I live in an isolated community online shopping is my hew hobby......despite my hubby's unhappiness about the whole situation. Hey it just dawned on me I am using our air mile credit card for all purchases so maybe if I buy enough stuff we can go on a holiday this winter.... I am BRILLIANT!!!!

A few of the things I have bought are:
1. Aimee nursing gown and robe. You see I wear the tragic robe that I bought from the old lady department at Sears daily and my husband HATES it with the passion. As soon as my new robe arrives I have promised him I will get rid of "pinky".
2. Stripe onsie from Baby Gap
3. Skull Knit onsie from baby gap
4. This Giraffe costume from Baby Gap
5. I did NOT order the pig but I want to today it is %25 of.......


Oh and i added a new link over to the right on all of the blogs I stalk regularly. Check out www.anewdaveisdawning.blogspot.com He is a good friend of ours that is beginning a new weight loss adventure! He is awesome and you must check him out.

Today

Well I broke down and ordered a plain jane glider from Sears. this baby is coming anyday now and my grand idea to re-furbish a glider and make it funky and cool has subsided. Not sure what i will do with the used glider I bought from the trailer park a few months ago. It is covered in cat hair and smells like smoke no matter what.....and I got hooped into paying $70 for it....its worth about $40 at best!!! My generic glider should be here soon I just hope my owl pillow might make it look cool!

I am now into full on townie living since I ordered skin care from Sears online as well. I had no idea how much townie people rely on ordering through Sears......growing up in the city we just went there if we wanted something but we had so much more to choose from we never went there. It is my new favourite store and YES i KNOW I AM A SNOB!!!!!!! Was talking to AMANDA last night and she told me clinque sucks but we will see.

Loving the black, white and turqoise nursery I found over at SPEARMINT BABY.