What I’m Pinning

Posted in Pinterest by Kara

Here’s what’s been catching my eye on Pinterest lately …

In my life, this person is my husband:

I REALLY want this yellow scarf! It would make winter so much cheerier!

When we found out we were having a girl, I immediately fell in love with the creamy yellow/lavender colour scheme. You better believe it’s happening!

This series of photos seriously made me laugh. I’ll admit that I’m probably guilty of at least one or two of the poses. (But I won’t say which ones ;))

I really don’t like raisin cookies, but Kyle absolutely loves them. It’s a cookie war in my kitchen, to say the least …

I really, really, want button art like this for the baby room!

That’s enough for today!

What have YOU been Pinning lately?

7Feb2012

Ten on Tuesday

Posted in Ten on Tuesday by Kara

1. How do you feel about Groundhog’s Day?
I’m rather neutral about it. In Canada, I find that winter lasts forever regardless of what a little rodent tells me. This Groundhog Day, my mind was concentrating more on my ultrasound that morning!

2. What color are your fingernails right now? (Bonus points if you include a picture.)
They are of no colour. I’m boring that way.

3. Do you like riddles?
Is this a riddle? (Bwahaha) They’re amusing, but I hate ones that really stump my brain. It hurts too much.

4. When you were 10, how old did you think “old” was? At your current age, how old do you think “old” is?
Probably someone my parents’ age, so 25. (Ouch, I know) Nowadays, I think 85 is old. Yeah, that seems like an old age.

5. Do you wish on stars?
I don’t. Does that make me a miserable person?

6. Do you recycle?
I do – Go me! We have curbside recycling, so it makes it a lot easier.

7. On a scale from 1-10, how good of a cook are you?
My husband says I’m a 6, with 1 being burnt frozen pizza and 10 being 5-star gourmet dining. I’ll take it!

8. Do you color your hair? Professionally or at home?
I don’t! I used to in high school, and I don’t think I have since maybe three years ago.

9. One a scale from 1-10, how do you rate your manners?
Around other people (AKA, people in public) I’d give my manners a 7. At home, they fail. Kyle says I’m a “classy dame”, which is code for disgusting slob. Ha!

10. Who are the last 5 people you have texted?
My husband, my mom, my dad, my brother, and one of my three girl friends (though I can’t remember which one exactly and I’m too lazy to get up and check my phone.

6Feb2012

20 Weeks and the Gender

Posted in Baby #1, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Update by Kara

Technology today is amazing, there’s no doubt about that, so why not do something if you can?

Finding out what we were having was quite the issue when I first found out that Kyle and I were going to be having a baby. He wanted to know, I didn’t. I went with the “It should be a surprise because that’s the tradition” argument. But really – we’re not overly traditional people.

Other than getter married before having kids, that’s about the only traditional thing we’ve done by “the books.” We moved in together before we were married, and then there’s fornication … Yeah, not traditional whatsoever. So, after figuring that it would make my life a lot easier to find out what we’re having, I decided, why the hell not find out?

It was actually frustrating when I told some people that we decided that we were going to find out what we were going to have. A lot of people gave us flack for it, saying that we should wait because it should be a surprise. There’s going to be a lot of surprises anyway with raising a child, and knowing a few months sooner wasn’t going to hurt.

I had actually said on Facebook that the choice is ours to make, and regardless of what it is, people shouldn’t judge us. I certainly don’t judge people for wanting to keep it a surprise, so why should they be allowed to judge me?

I know in some parts of the world that it’s a huge controversy because of gender preference in some cultures. Males are generally more “desirably” than females, and so many female pregnancies are aborted or if they are born, they’re given up for adoption. I can definitely understand the ethical conflict doctors and ultrasound technicians may have when telling a couple that they are having a girl or boy.

Where I live, there’s two places (that I’m at least aware of) that do ultrasounds for pregnancy. One location will tell you if you’d like to know, and one will not regardless. I don’t know if it’s up to your doctor to decide which location you’ll go to, but I would imagine that their own personal morals and ethics have something to do with that decision.

But – without turning this into an ethical debate – because that’s not what I’m looking to do, I digress into the important stuff: Pregnancy update and pictures!

I had my first ultrasound on Thursday last week and after trying my hardest to hold all 4 cups of water in me (it didn’t happen – I peed several times before my actual scan and had the technician stop 1/2 way through so I could go again), we got to see our little baby! I’m still in serious aww over the fact that the picture on the screen was actually my little person growing inside me! So surreal!!

How far along? 20 weeks – Half way there!!

How big is baby? It’s about 10″ long from head to heel, and weighs about 10.5oz!

Total weight gain/loss: I’ve gained 2lbs since the last time I weighed myself, so not a heck of a lot still! I’m thinking I’m really going to blow up in the next few weeks. Not looking forward to that, lol. My belly has definitely been growing steadily it seems though!

Maternity Clothes? I haven’t really done any serious maternity clothes shopping. Ever since I got my Bella Band, I’ve been wearing my normal clothes for the most part! I may have to buy some new shirts to accommodate my belly though, lol.

Stretch marks? Still none – Yay!

Sleep: I’ve discovered that I’m starting to experience a little bit of heartburn when I go to bed. Thank goodness for Tums!

Movement: There has been tons of movement! It’s so amusing. The baby kept moving like crazy during the ultrasound too, so the technician had a hard time getting all the images she needed. This was not ideal because it took longer, and I had to pee, so I was whiny. I’m sure the lady was used to it, because she didn’t get frustrated when I said I needed to pee.

Food cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary! I’ve been eating a lot of ice cream though, lol.

What I miss: Sleeping comfortably. My neck and shoulder are taking a beating from me always sleeping on my side. I’ve been getting some pretty serious headaches as a result.

What I am looking forward to: Getting the colours picked out for the baby’s room and painting!! Now that we know what we’re having, picking colours is going to be SO much easier!

Milestones: Definitely my ultrasound, no doubt about it! It was so amazing, especially to have Kyle there with me.

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