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That's right, I'm changing blogs. You can find me over athttp://jennifersstory.squarespace.com/It's still a work in progress but I'm hoping to make it a better place for continuing my blogging journey.So please, if you subscribe to me over here, feel free to unsubscribe and re-subscribe over at my new site :)This blog will eventually be closed down...thanks everyone for your continued support!

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It's Motivating Monday and I'm linking up!Have you met Amanda over at Enchanting Havoc yet? She is fantabulous and the creator of Motivating Mondays :) Be sure to check out her site and feel free to link up and motivate too!As most of you know, the last few months of 2010 were difficult ones for me. During that time I was given a poem to read called "Letting Go". Unfortunately, I'm not sure

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I'm having some difficulty taking a picture of my boys together.This is the best one so far...Bugaboo looks a little "squashed", hey? LOL!A picture that's even more rare-my cat Pebbles with Bugaboo. (trust me, she is the most shy, anti-social cat who EVER existed so this photo is darn near a miracle!).And finally, I leave you with a picture from Christmas. It's not so rare but I think its

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My baby boy is already 2 weeks old (well, in a few short hours he will be) and I’m finally getting to sit down at the computer and write a blog post!My official due date was Christmas day but if you read my previous post, you know that the doctors were trying to get him to come out early. It was all due to his size as the ultrasound one week before Christmas showed him to be 8 lbs 12 oz. This

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The Nativity CollectionWritten by Robert J. MorganForward by David JeremiahThe Nativity Collection is a collection of 6 short Christmas stories written by a pastor and shared with his congregation each Christmas Eve. The book, in its entirety, took me approximately 30 minutes to read which is wonderful for a busy mom!Throughout the book are beautiful photographs to accompany each story which

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It has been a crazy whirlwind of events these past 4 days!Friday was my last day of work before I started maternity leave but that morning I had a series of pregnancy tests to attend. The result was that I was added to the induction list due mainly in part to the feared size of baby and the fact that I have been an insulin dependent gestational diabetic. No big concern though because my due

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I had another set of pregnancy appointments this morning.First was the non-stress test which, of course, Mr. Belly Baby did not co-operate for. He barely moved the entire time but as soon as I went back out to the waiting room he began to throw a party. This just proves to me that once again I am going to have a little boy on my hands who can not be forced to do anything on anyone else's

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It is what it is.This seems to have been my theme for 2010.I hear this over and over and I think its finally beginning to sink in.It is what it is.It was what it was.And I'm okay with that.Opportunities fly by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone. ~Jerome K. Jerome, The Idle Thoughts of an Idle

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I really don't enjoy whining.Honestly, I don't. But these days it seems that's all I'm doing because things just keep going sideways.Just today, for instance, I found out at my midwife appointment that my gbs swab tested positive. The midwife has gone through it all thoroughly with me so I'm trying not to be stressed or worried but, of course, I am. Why have so many things gone sideways during

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I'm 38 weeks along today and I think I'm officially stressing out.I'm panicking about my last week of work and trying to wrap everything up in time. I'm panicking about having to run around after 2 boys. I'm panicking about the lack of sleep I will have to endure once again.And I'm panicking about labour.I did not enjoy labour. It was hard work and it hurt, alot. And I am not someone who is

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The last 3 weeks have been a mess of emotions and a crazy whirlwind of changes. I’ve written about 6 different blog posts in my head, usually while driving in the car or laying in bed at night, but not one of those posts ever made it to paper. So today, is the first post in what I hope to be many over the next few days to get everything caught up once more.Starting with our snow journey.Anyone

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We are a family who loves to read.Granted, both my husband and I have less time to enjoy a good book these days. I'm usually scrambling at the last minute to finish my book for book club (and doing so before club night can be a rare occurance) while my husband is usually reading late at night as he tends to just be too busy during the day.That being said, reading is important and we have tried

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Yesterday I fell.32 weeks, 6 days pregnant and I slipped in the bathtub.To be clear, we have a bathmat to ensure we don't fall but on this occasion, when I stepped on the mat it slipped out from under me and I took a tumble.And I couldn't stop crying.My poor hubby came running in and from the way I was positioned thought I had broken my foot. He kept asking me if I was okay but I couldn't answer

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Apparently the concept of trick or treating isn't easily understood by our almost 19 month old son :)At first, bambino was NOT a happy camper as Elmo.And he wouldn't be happy until he pulled the costume off his head!When we went to our first, and only house, all he wanted to do was go in and play with the cats or run away as fast as possible so he could play in the street-who cares about the

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I haven't blogged in over a week.Not that I haven't started writing a few on many different topics. I just haven't been inspired enough to finish any of them.I've been reading alot of blogs though. Mommie blogs, healthy eating blogs, homeschooling blogs (no, I don't home school and have no intention of doing so but there are alot of great craft ideas and learning ideas from those blogs).Some

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I'm wearing purple today...Are you?http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Wearing+purple+special+meaning+today/3700792/story.html

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***Warning: This story involves poop so weak stomaches need not read further***As I write this, it is just after 9am and I’m home alone because my husband is driving my son to Gramma’s for the day, a task that I normally take care of and much earlier than this.So what happened?Let’s begin at 12:30am when Bambino started crying, wailing actually, from his crib. I groggily made my way to his room

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I had gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy therefore I am being monitored quite closely this time around for blood sugars and size of baby. So today, at 30 weeks and 3 days pregnant, I had another ultrasound.The technician estimated belly baby to weigh about 4 lbs which means he is right on track for being between 8 and 9 lbs at birth (Bambino was 9 lbs when he was born). No small

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This post should have been written over a month ago...oh, how time flies!See my cool button over on the right hand side of my blog? My dear friend Honey created it for me-isn't it ausome? (yes, I know that isn't the proper way to spell ausome but its how I spell it :) LONG story!)Anyway, I wanted to make sure I gave the proper kudos to her (better late than never!) and let you all know that you

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We love the Fall!The weather is perfect. Not too hot, not too cold and the trees are extra beautiful with all the warm colours.We've been trying to find some fun family activities that are either free or super cheap and so far I think we've done a good job!When you are 18 months old a pile of leaves is just as much fun, if not more so!, than a plastic toy :)And yesterday we decorated pumpkins!

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I’d like to know where my fairy godmother is hiding these days because right now, we could really use her help!Without going into much detail on a public blog, my family was hit hard by the economic downturn 2 years ago but we’ve managed to keep our head just above the water..until now.In the last 2 weeks we’ve come to end of the road and the only way out appears to be all downhill.And its hard.I

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We had a beautiful sunny summer day here on Saturday (even though its officially fall!). The sun was shining bright and there was slight breeze blowing the leaves which helped to keep us from getting too warm.And I was grumpy.It had been a long night (bambino wasn’t sleeping well due to the cold he’d had earlier and what appears to be more teething). This means I didn’t sleep well which always

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I'm 28 weeks pregnant today and I am HUGE. Seriously, I don't know how this belly could possibly stretch anymore than it already has. I've already got the pregnant waddle happening. Honestly, I don't think I can possibly get any bigger!Belly baby kicks, shakes, swims, nosedives, jumps, bounces and dances inside my tummy all day and all night. This boy does not have very many quiet moments,

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A lesson I learned today and felt the need to share with anyone who will listen (or in this case, read!).As most of you already know, my current job requires me to do a great deal of marketing (the one that gives me a paycheque as opposed to being a mommy and a housekeeper which I do for free!). One of my tasks for today was to find out details and prices for advertising on park benches and/or

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I’ve been home safe and sound for nearing a week now having arrived late last Friday. Yet today is one of the first days where I feel like life is “back to normal”. Crazy how long it takes to readjust considering I wasn’t even gone a week and the time difference is only 3 hours!Bambino had a bit of a rough week and we can still see him working at adjusting to some of the changes. The biggest

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On Sunday, I leave for Toronto for five nights, six days for a mandatory work training session.And I am stressed.Now I know that many of you will be wondering why and thinking how great it will be to go away for a few nights and be able to relax.Well, I don’t see it that way for a few reasons:1) I’ve never really traveled alone before. Yes, I’ve taken flights by myself but there was always

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Do you always complain that you have no money and yet somehow you were able to buy a latte or a magazine you were dying to read?Yup, that’s me.So lately, I've taken a different approach to things.My friend over at Sunflower Schoolhouse wrote this great blog post on coupons a while back and it made me reconsider some of our shopping ways. Seriously, why buy something at full price when you can

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We went for our 3D ultrasound this morning at 3D Babyvision Fetal Imaging. Here is a picture of our little munchkin, due Christmas Day:Any guesses whether its a boy or a girl? How about

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Thanks to the generosity of my friend Lorinda, and the extra generosity of my inlaws, I was able to get my hair cut and my eyebrows waxed today at Le Spa Sereine without spending a single cent! I love gift certificates for my birthday! This is what my hair looked like this morning:And this is what my hair looks like now:Somehow the haircut manages to make my double chin look

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As most of you know I was able to find a job where I’m able to work from home. And, even better, my husband has a job where he can work from home too. Great, right? Well let me tell you, its not always what its cut out to be, especially when you have bambino home for a week.Usually my mom takes care of him during the day, thanks mom! But this week, he’s here with us. My husband took this

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I’ve been on a mission in my house for the past few weeks. What have I been doing?Organizing, cleaning, clearing out “junk”.We’ve already given two bags to goodwill (and there is a third sitting in the back of the car as I write this just waiting to get there). We also have some stuff that can’t be passed on as its just too used (or broken) and the recycle depots won’t take them (boo!). This

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It’s too hot to write about the heat.This is what my friend Honey said to me when she asked what I was going to write about this evening (you can check out her blog here, Sunflower Schoolhouse) and it made me laugh.But its also so very true.My husband, the pale faced redhead that he is, becomes utterly useless in this weather, and yes, he gave me permission to tell you that :) He gets cranky and

Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09116358166101847636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425844243345701537.post-92217868216010537212010-08-11T12:25:00.000-07:002010-08-19T14:42:51.845-07:00

We’ve made a big decision in our household recently.We cut our cable package in half...gasp!So no, we didn’t get rid of our cable all together as my friend at Mommyhood and Me did but we did get rid of almost all the “guilty pleasure” channels. The main reason was to save some money, almost $45 a month, which is no small amount with baby #2 on the way!The first few days I have to be honest and

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Another weekend draws to an end.One of the great things about having your birthday land on a Friday is that the celebrations tend to last the entire weekend :)I’ve noticed though that the older you get the way you celebrate your birthday changes significantly.The first birthday party that I can remember is when I was turning 6. I invited the entire kindergarten class to the festivities. When my

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In early celebration of my 35th birthday tomorrow here are 35 things that you may, or may not, already know about me:I married the man whom I knew for years only as “the redhead on the fridge”I knew he was “the one” because he felt like home.We decided on our son’s first name while watching an episode of “Firefly” when I was pregnant.My son is my greatest accomplishment.I’m left handed.And I have

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I'm feeling the belly baby move every day now :)To be honest, I’ve been feeling some movement for a few weeks now-WAY earlier than I did with bambino (I think I was almost 24 weeks along before I felt movement with him!). But this time I recognize the feeling and there is no more mistaking the “flutters” for anything else.No serious kicks yet, thank goodness! I can wait a bit longer for those :

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My bambino LOVES the water.We picked up a cheap kiddie pool about a month ago and it was well worth the $20. Though, as you can see in the picture, he somewhat prefers playing with the garden hose :)He started his second round of swimming lessons today. Technically he's still a starfish but as he's the only one registered he's swimming with the ducks instead. I’m hoping that means he’ll jump

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Customer service can really make, or break, a shopping experience.Today my family decided to brave the crowds at one of the new big box stores in our city. Its a new location, a huge location at that, and though before we had bambino my husband and I would never shop there, you just can’t beat the prices, especially with the extra body to clothe and feed.We went with a small list of items. Look

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I had great intentions to begin writing this blog every day, starting May 1st. But then our family came down with a cold and between all the runny noses, the sleepless nights and the general lack of energy, nothing was written.I notice that something always comes up to prevent me from doing those things that I love to do. I love writing, I’ve always loved writing, and once upon a time I had

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I can’t believe that March is already coming to an end. In just a few short hours it will be April Fools Day which means only 6 more days until my baby boy turns 1 year old.It’s crazy how quickly this year has gone by. It seems hardly possible that just over a year ago I was in a hospital room giving birth to my son.It was a hard night. I thought I’d fully prepared myself for the big event but

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Our eleven month old son is walking now. He’s been walking for about a month actually.Around ten months he started taking his first steps and we were so excited! Of course, the more time went by, the more steps he walked. (that’s usually how it works, right?) However, my husband and I were both hesitant to call our son a walker. After all, he wasn’t walking around the block. He was only

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It has been a very long time since I’ve blogged-almost 2 months! So March 01st becomes my first blog post in 2010.I’ve been putting off writing because I’ve felt my blog needed a direction, rather than just my random thoughts and ideas. But now I’ve decided to work out my direction while blogging. My goal: To blog every day in March.If there is anything in particular you’d like me to write

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We spend so much money on the latest gadgets for our children-Tickle Me Elmo, Baby Einstein, all the “must haves” that our little ones just can’t live without. Yet, most children are amused by the simple things in life. The boxes, ribbons and bows that the gifts are wrapped in tend to be just as much fun, if not more so, for our babies. And as the children get older, its playing hide and seek in

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It wasn’t even noon and yet the day was turning into “one of those”.The wind was blowing, the house was messy, I didn’t feel like running that evening and I was getting wrapped up in the drama of other people’s lives.So there I was, neck deep in all the murk, and dressing my very annoyed little man into yet another outfit (he spit up all over the other one-have I ever mentioned how many outfits

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If you have writers block when it comes to writing your blog is it called blogger's block?I have written just two lonely blog posts this month (this will be my third). And its not for lack of something to say. Trust me, I’m never without something to say :)I could write about my book club.I started a book club last month because I have read nothing but parenting books since my little man was

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Two blog posts in one night? I must be feeling ambitious (or its the extra cup of caffeine).My husband asked me when I was going to write about something practical. Made me laugh. Because really, I’m not that much of a practical person. I live my life on dreams and whims and possibilities.But this practical post is for him-love you Tyler :)Leaving the house with a 6 month old, on time, is

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I wanted to be lots of things; a teacher, an actress, an astronaut (which is funny considering my phobia for heights).But there were always 3 things that remained the same:1) I wanted to be a wife. Blame it on Cinderella and Snow White but its true. I was looking for the knight in shining armor to sweep me off my feet and live happily ever after with. Well, my real life may not look quite like

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I just finished an interview today with a local television station regarding the H1N1 vaccination and why my husband and I have chosen not to give it to our baby when it becomes available in November.I know that this is such a controversial topic-I opened it up as a discussion on facebook late last night and there have been 7 varied responses with only 1 being adamant that it is a good choice to

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Top List of Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Baby Boy ArrivedYou can never have too many receiving blankets, bibs or washcloths.Baby wipes (& formula if you need it) are cheapest bought in bulk. Or, as a second choice, use a coupon because you can find one in nearly every flyer (baby companies seem to love giving things away for free).Reading all the books does not prepare you for everything-its

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I rode a horse :)Okay, to clarify, I didn’t really “ride” the horse. I sat on the horse while it went around the ring 4 times and I attempted to breathe instead of cry.The lesson went something like this:I arrived at the stable a little nervous, but excited too. The horse they had “prepared” for me was Smudges-a beautiful creature with very big teeth! With a bit of hesitancy, I was first

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I turned 34 this month. 1 year closer to 35. Only 6 years until 40.And I’m not quite who I thought I would be when I dreamed of being 34 as a child, as a teenager, as a young adult in her 20’s.Not quite, hell, who am I kidding, its WAY DIFFERENT then I imagined.Some of its better. I have a wonderful husband who supports me in everything I do and I have the most beautiful baby boy who has brought

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My son turned 20 weeks of age yesterday and it got me thinking-what is he thinking? What could possibly be on his mind?I know that he isn’t stressed about what others think of him-whether he has too many fat rolls under that shirt, or if his ears are too big. He doesn’t care if everyone thinks he can sing well because he loves his voice and is confident that we all do too.All he is concerned

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I have spent my whole life living in fear and it has prevented me from doing so many wonderful things. I could make a list of everything I’ve avoided for fear of doing it wrong, for fear of being laughed at, for fear of rejection, but the list is so long that it would take up my entire blog! Recently, I was listening to a recording from the Barefoot Executive (see her site under my favorites)

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Well, here it is, the first of what will be many blog posts.The purpose of this blog is two fold, correction, 3 actually :)First, it is a way for all of you to stay up to date on what’s going on in my life-I won’t be airing any dirty laundry on here, after all, it is a public blog :), but I will be sharing my adventures with raising my now 19 week old son and all its trials and glories.Second, it

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