Nicknames you have & Why you have them:
I have to say that I do not have many people who actually call me by a nickname, most people prefer to use my full name. I'm not entirely sure why but I think it has something to do with the fact my name is more old fashioned, not really that popular (although I've read it's slowly coming back), and not to toot my own horn but it's a more dare I say elegant/beautiful name. At least that's what I've been told ;)
But anyways on to those nicknames I do have.
Skippy - my stepdad used to refer to me as this thru my teenage years, I'm pretty sure it started because of all the classes I skipped in grade nine (3 short of the requirement to pass). he still writes it on my birthday cards.
VV - This one is my initials and I have a couple of work friends who will refer to me as that occasionally.
Vajaj - lol before I was married a friend I worked with called me that and for some reason she and a couple others continue too from time to time.
Jimmy - A childhood friend came up with this when we were pretty young. A group of us thought it would be a good idea to make nicknames using boy names. I was Jimmy lol. Twenty something years later she still calls me that, no one else's names stuck.
Ginniboo - This one I've had my whole life, it was given to me by an aunt who makes up nicknames for everyone. Sometimes she uses parts of our names and other times she just makes up weird words to calls us. In my case mine is part of my name with a twist.
I think that's all of them, this is probably the closest to telling you my actual name I'll get ;)
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Summer Blog Challenge day 5
Short term goals for this month:
Hmmm ok so I like lists and I make lists but usually they are for more grand tasks. For example my tabs for projects and 35 before 35. When it comes to making short term goals I never know where to start. I'm known for having multiple projects on the go.
I had to take a look at all my project lists, browse through my pinterest boards and check my note pad in my phone. This is what I came up with...
1. Put finishing touches on MVs nursery so that I can link up at the end of the month.
2. Lay the patio stones in the backyard.
3. Go for a walk at least four times a week all month.
4. Mail out the remaining thank you cards from my baby shower (kinda late)
5. Locate remaining pieces for my diy command center and determine final cost so it can be worked on for July.
6. Start working on MV's baby scrapbook and complete pages up to date.
I think six goals is good enough I don't want to be too ambitious ;) I'm almost done the nursery so that will be easy I can't wait to finally show it off :)
Hmmm ok so I like lists and I make lists but usually they are for more grand tasks. For example my tabs for projects and 35 before 35. When it comes to making short term goals I never know where to start. I'm known for having multiple projects on the go.
I had to take a look at all my project lists, browse through my pinterest boards and check my note pad in my phone. This is what I came up with...
1. Put finishing touches on MVs nursery so that I can link up at the end of the month.
2. Lay the patio stones in the backyard.
3. Go for a walk at least four times a week all month.
4. Mail out the remaining thank you cards from my baby shower (kinda late)
5. Locate remaining pieces for my diy command center and determine final cost so it can be worked on for July.
6. Start working on MV's baby scrapbook and complete pages up to date.
I think six goals is good enough I don't want to be too ambitious ;) I'm almost done the nursery so that will be easy I can't wait to finally show it off :)
Monday, June 4, 2012
Summer Blog Challenge day 4
Meaning behind your blog name:
Choosing a blog name was one of the more difficult things creatively I've ever done. It was a lot easier to pick out names for me son then to name my blog! I searched the Internet for inspiration typing "how to name your blog" and anything else I thought might help into the search bar. I read through endless pages of song lyrics hoping something would stand out.
When I started my first blog I barely knew what it was going to be about, despite my recent (at the time) miscarriage being a main topic I didn't want it to define me so I came up with the title "My little life" I decided that left the door open to write about anything I wanted. Simple, cute done.
Then it came time to move on from that blog and this one was created. This time I had a better idea of what kind of blog I wanted to be, the kinds of things I wanted to share. "All the Little Things" that made me me, and were part of my life. So this time naming the blog just happened naturally as I evolved.
I still have a long way to go to being that blogger I had envisioned, I tend to be a lazy blogger. There are tons of great ideas for posts that I just haven't found the time to get too. But slowly I'm getting there :)
Choosing a blog name was one of the more difficult things creatively I've ever done. It was a lot easier to pick out names for me son then to name my blog! I searched the Internet for inspiration typing "how to name your blog" and anything else I thought might help into the search bar. I read through endless pages of song lyrics hoping something would stand out.
When I started my first blog I barely knew what it was going to be about, despite my recent (at the time) miscarriage being a main topic I didn't want it to define me so I came up with the title "My little life" I decided that left the door open to write about anything I wanted. Simple, cute done.
Then it came time to move on from that blog and this one was created. This time I had a better idea of what kind of blog I wanted to be, the kinds of things I wanted to share. "All the Little Things" that made me me, and were part of my life. So this time naming the blog just happened naturally as I evolved.
I still have a long way to go to being that blogger I had envisioned, I tend to be a lazy blogger. There are tons of great ideas for posts that I just haven't found the time to get too. But slowly I'm getting there :)
Bottle strike - small win for momma!
After 45 minutes of crying and screaming I managed to force feed feed MV approximately one ounce of breast milk from a bottle. Small win for me yay!
This game is getting old but I refuse to give up! This kid is getting back on the bottle if it's the death of me yet. Hopefully it won't come to that but I'm committed. I want to start giving a bottle before bed so that I know he's full and just maybe we can make some more progress with sleeping.
Speaking of sleeping, guess who currently is napping in his pack and play?! Yup two wins for me :)
I'll be back later to do my challenge post for the day, right now I need to do some dreaded housework...
This game is getting old but I refuse to give up! This kid is getting back on the bottle if it's the death of me yet. Hopefully it won't come to that but I'm committed. I want to start giving a bottle before bed so that I know he's full and just maybe we can make some more progress with sleeping.
Speaking of sleeping, guess who currently is napping in his pack and play?! Yup two wins for me :)
I'll be back later to do my challenge post for the day, right now I need to do some dreaded housework...
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Summer Blog Challenge day 3
List 15 interesting facts about yourself:
1. I'm allergic to spinach. No joke that sh*t will kill me! And I've discovered it's an ingredient in almost everything :(
2. I have an obsession with teeth. It's one of the first things I notice about someone, and heavily impacts my first impression of them. My teeth are not perfect either.
3. I met my biological father and half sisters for the first time when I was 24.
4. It wasn't until I met my dad that I found out I'm actually of aboriginal descent. I'm in the process of getting my native status.
5. I have two tattoos, a star on the back of my neck and a floral design on my lower back. If I had the money I would have a couple more already.
6. I married my husband after 7 years of dating. When we first got together he was sorta a rebound fling.
7. I have two middle names. One of which I share with my mother, grandmother and at least one of my cousins. If I ever have a daughter she will have that name too.
8. Scary movies give me nightmares, really terrifying nightmares. Because of this I do not watch movies that involve zombies, monsters or any sort, or murders.
7. I am a really fast reader and love books. Real books with pages made of paper, none of this e reader crap for me. I even love the smell of a new book.
8. I have had my hair dyed practically every natural shade available from jet black to bleach blonde and everything in between.
9. I am naturally right handed, but can use my left hand almost as well. My grandfather is a lefty and there are a lot of things he taught me I do left.
10. I have eaten the following exotic meats: rattlesnake, crocodile, shark and ostrich.
11. I have one half brother, two half sisters and three stepsisters. I am the oldest.
12. I have a very small amount of hearing loss in one of my ears, I blame me being tone deaf on this and should never be allowed to sing for anyone
13. I love egg rolls
14. One of my biggest pet peeves is loud breathing.
15. I have a few OCD tendencies; I sometimes catch myself repeating something I've said, I prefer even numbers and multiples of ten, when I colour code things with highlighters it must be consistent. There's more but I won't list them all, I think my tendencies are a result of growing up with two stepsister who have clinically diagnosed OCD.
Wow 15 things that wasn't too bad!
1. I'm allergic to spinach. No joke that sh*t will kill me! And I've discovered it's an ingredient in almost everything :(
2. I have an obsession with teeth. It's one of the first things I notice about someone, and heavily impacts my first impression of them. My teeth are not perfect either.
3. I met my biological father and half sisters for the first time when I was 24.
4. It wasn't until I met my dad that I found out I'm actually of aboriginal descent. I'm in the process of getting my native status.
5. I have two tattoos, a star on the back of my neck and a floral design on my lower back. If I had the money I would have a couple more already.
6. I married my husband after 7 years of dating. When we first got together he was sorta a rebound fling.
7. I have two middle names. One of which I share with my mother, grandmother and at least one of my cousins. If I ever have a daughter she will have that name too.
8. Scary movies give me nightmares, really terrifying nightmares. Because of this I do not watch movies that involve zombies, monsters or any sort, or murders.
7. I am a really fast reader and love books. Real books with pages made of paper, none of this e reader crap for me. I even love the smell of a new book.
8. I have had my hair dyed practically every natural shade available from jet black to bleach blonde and everything in between.
9. I am naturally right handed, but can use my left hand almost as well. My grandfather is a lefty and there are a lot of things he taught me I do left.
10. I have eaten the following exotic meats: rattlesnake, crocodile, shark and ostrich.
11. I have one half brother, two half sisters and three stepsisters. I am the oldest.
12. I have a very small amount of hearing loss in one of my ears, I blame me being tone deaf on this and should never be allowed to sing for anyone
13. I love egg rolls
14. One of my biggest pet peeves is loud breathing.
15. I have a few OCD tendencies; I sometimes catch myself repeating something I've said, I prefer even numbers and multiples of ten, when I colour code things with highlighters it must be consistent. There's more but I won't list them all, I think my tendencies are a result of growing up with two stepsister who have clinically diagnosed OCD.
Wow 15 things that wasn't too bad!
Summer Blog Challenge days 1&2
I came across this blog challenge today and Ive decided to give it a try!
Today is day 3 so I have too catch up. Also I'm on my phone so tomorrow I'll have to come back to add the link :)
So here we go!
Day 1: Why I'm doing this challenge.
I suck at blogging. There's no other way to say it, I have all these ideas that never happen so I'm hoping this challenge will get my butt in gear! Also I try really hard not to talk baby all the time but really don't know what else to talk about. And who knows maybe I'll find some new blogs to read through the link up :)
Day 2: a picture of yourself smiling.
Today is day 3 so I have too catch up. Also I'm on my phone so tomorrow I'll have to come back to add the link :)
So here we go!
Day 1: Why I'm doing this challenge.
I suck at blogging. There's no other way to say it, I have all these ideas that never happen so I'm hoping this challenge will get my butt in gear! Also I try really hard not to talk baby all the time but really don't know what else to talk about. And who knows maybe I'll find some new blogs to read through the link up :)
Day 2: a picture of yourself smiling.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
3 Months
Holy moly my lil baby boy is officially no longer a newborn; I have an infant!
I seriously feel like time is going too fast yet too slow all at the same time...I'm not really sure how to explain that one...
Anyhow, MV offically turned 3 months last week and here are the latest stats:
Weight
My chunky monkey now weighs a whopping 14lbs! You should see his thunder thighs! LOL
Length
I think this might be off but it appears MV only grew half an inch this month. According to our measuring he is 45 inches long.
Hair/Eyes
Not too much has changed here, his hair is getting a little thicker, some days it looks darker than others.Eyes are still light blue with a darker outer ring.
Clothing size
Sadly more clothes have been packed away yet again :( were pretty much finished with the 3 month sizes, except for a couple pairs of pants. Shirts are now 3-6 months and footy sleepers are six months (which are too wide but almost the perfect length).
Diapers
Size 2 and dare I say on the verge of size 3?! I feel like the size twos were short lived but thunder thighs needs a little more leg room so I can see us switching sometime this month. Oh and we are officially Huggies fans all the way ;)
Sleep
Each night we start with a longer stretch of sleep that can range from 2-4 sometimes 5 hours if I'm lucky. Once that initial stretch is over we sleep in 2 hour intervals. MV is still very good at falling right back to sleep while nursing which helps me not feel so sleep deprived. Naps are still wherever and whenever, lately they've been happening on the boppy pillow.
Eating
Nothing new here, exclusively breastfeeding, our bottle strike continues. Not sure if I mentioned that but in April we stopped using bottles due to latching problems, well fast forward a month and try to bring back the bottles. NOPE. I refuse to spend any more money on bottles, and I'm sick of wasting breast milk in our daily attempts to reintroduce the bottle.
New Developments
We had one back to belly roll (off the couch onto the ottoman. Go ahead tell me I'm horrible I swear it won't happen again, no one was hurt) Lots of attempts to roll belly to back but no success so far.
MV is a full fledge thumb sucker, its more of a smacking noise actually
Teething is causing some pain. :(
MV has found his feet. He hasn't been able to grab on for too long yet but he's trying.
He is trying to "talk" non stop. He barely is quiet anymore. Oh and he's figured out how to flirt lol
The baby in the mirror is now our friend lol MV loves talking to his reflection.
Other
I am still doing lots of laundry due to all the puke. Hopefully he grows out of this soon, I'm considering starting cereal next month to see if it helps.
The ultrasound last month came back clear so we are dealing with reflux and possibly a milk protein sensitivity. I don't think it's an allergy because sometimes dairy doesn't bother him.
I bought a hazel wood and amber necklace to see if it can help with the reflux and teething discomforts.
We've been going for daily walks, it appears I have a bit of a nature boy, he loves being outside!
I hope to start going to some mommy baby groups this month and get MV used to being around other babies and kids
Temperament = firey. We have a very short tempered impatient little boy here. Happy go lucky most of the time but whoa watch out if you make him wait for something, I foresee a lot of temper tantrums in the future.
He LOvES the bath. He has from the start but he really loves it now that he kicks and plays in the water. Recently we discovered he loves showers too.
He also loves being naked ;)
He is showing some preference for certain toys. Faves right now include a little bug with crinkly wings, his zebra pacimal, and Sophie the giraffe chewing toy. Oh and he loves laying in his crib talking to his mobile.
I think that is all! :)
And of course a few pictures from this month :)
I seriously feel like time is going too fast yet too slow all at the same time...I'm not really sure how to explain that one...
Anyhow, MV offically turned 3 months last week and here are the latest stats:
Weight
My chunky monkey now weighs a whopping 14lbs! You should see his thunder thighs! LOL
Length
I think this might be off but it appears MV only grew half an inch this month. According to our measuring he is 45 inches long.
Hair/Eyes
Not too much has changed here, his hair is getting a little thicker, some days it looks darker than others.Eyes are still light blue with a darker outer ring.
Clothing size
Sadly more clothes have been packed away yet again :( were pretty much finished with the 3 month sizes, except for a couple pairs of pants. Shirts are now 3-6 months and footy sleepers are six months (which are too wide but almost the perfect length).
Diapers
Size 2 and dare I say on the verge of size 3?! I feel like the size twos were short lived but thunder thighs needs a little more leg room so I can see us switching sometime this month. Oh and we are officially Huggies fans all the way ;)
Sleep
Each night we start with a longer stretch of sleep that can range from 2-4 sometimes 5 hours if I'm lucky. Once that initial stretch is over we sleep in 2 hour intervals. MV is still very good at falling right back to sleep while nursing which helps me not feel so sleep deprived. Naps are still wherever and whenever, lately they've been happening on the boppy pillow.
Eating
Nothing new here, exclusively breastfeeding, our bottle strike continues. Not sure if I mentioned that but in April we stopped using bottles due to latching problems, well fast forward a month and try to bring back the bottles. NOPE. I refuse to spend any more money on bottles, and I'm sick of wasting breast milk in our daily attempts to reintroduce the bottle.
New Developments
We had one back to belly roll (off the couch onto the ottoman. Go ahead tell me I'm horrible I swear it won't happen again, no one was hurt) Lots of attempts to roll belly to back but no success so far.
MV is a full fledge thumb sucker, its more of a smacking noise actually
Teething is causing some pain. :(
MV has found his feet. He hasn't been able to grab on for too long yet but he's trying.
He is trying to "talk" non stop. He barely is quiet anymore. Oh and he's figured out how to flirt lol
The baby in the mirror is now our friend lol MV loves talking to his reflection.
Other
I am still doing lots of laundry due to all the puke. Hopefully he grows out of this soon, I'm considering starting cereal next month to see if it helps.
The ultrasound last month came back clear so we are dealing with reflux and possibly a milk protein sensitivity. I don't think it's an allergy because sometimes dairy doesn't bother him.
I bought a hazel wood and amber necklace to see if it can help with the reflux and teething discomforts.
We've been going for daily walks, it appears I have a bit of a nature boy, he loves being outside!
I hope to start going to some mommy baby groups this month and get MV used to being around other babies and kids
Temperament = firey. We have a very short tempered impatient little boy here. Happy go lucky most of the time but whoa watch out if you make him wait for something, I foresee a lot of temper tantrums in the future.
He LOvES the bath. He has from the start but he really loves it now that he kicks and plays in the water. Recently we discovered he loves showers too.
He also loves being naked ;)
He is showing some preference for certain toys. Faves right now include a little bug with crinkly wings, his zebra pacimal, and Sophie the giraffe chewing toy. Oh and he loves laying in his crib talking to his mobile.
I think that is all! :)
And of course a few pictures from this month :)
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