Summer Time :)

It's officially summer! 

Of course since I'm working summer is not as exciting as it is when I have free time but I'm excited! We spent Friday  afternoon in our back yard playing in the sandbox and kiddie pool.

Mav loved the sandbox! Of course he did sample a few bites of sand but he actually was playing in it too. 

And since I am working I want to make the most out of my time off. There were so many things I wanted to so last year and never did because I kept putting them off. 

This year I have made a summer bucket list :) I'm sharing it with you so that maybe it will inspire you to so the same and make the most of summer! 

Our list this year so far includes:

Zoo trip

Splash pad 

Marine Land 

Bonfire 

Beach day

Picnic 

Berry picking 

Mini golf 

Catch fireflies 

I plan on adding more just looking for ideas. If anyone has fun plans please share :) 

The name game

So seeing as how I am with child naturally the topic of names has come up. Hubby and I occasionally will bring a new name up for suggestion and hmm and hahh about it until we decide one of us hates it. 

MV was not named until he was born, we had a small list of contenders but the final decision was made when he was in hubby's arms. 

Now if he had of been a girl, well girls names are easy. We have a name waiting for our potential future daughter should she ever arrive. 

So our girl name starts with a "M", and there's a chance no matter the gender this baby will be another MV by initials. Which has had me thinking about how I refer to MV on here. I have always known I wanted to keep his actual name private. His pictures posted and available in googles search engine is enough. 

So seeing as how we like the M names I have decided to add another one of his initials into his "blog name". So rather than MV, now Mav. No need to capitalize it all I don't think. This way should this next baby or any potential future babies share the same first initial I don't have to change everyone down the road. 

And now that is settled I need a baby name book! 

Welcome to the family

Yesterday we welcomed a new family member. She is super sweet and I can't wait to snuggle her again. Hopefully once she is settled at home with her parents and brother we will go over for a visit next week. Everyone is eager to meet her. 

She felt so tiny and perfect in my arms and made me even more excited to be expanding our family again in a few short months. ❤❤ 

He doesn't understand it yet but MV will be really excited too. 

Two under two... The thought terrifies me but that's a post for another day ;) 

29

Yesterday I turned 29. 

I remember turning 25 and feeling like it was all downhill, halfway to 50, sign me up for a retirement home now. lol dramatic I know but I was 25, so young ;)

Now I am only a year away from 30 and it doesn't even phase me. It could be the lack of excitement for my birthday, it never really amounts to much. This year once again it crept up and silently disappeared almost without a trace. 

This year my birthday went something like this: 

Wake to the sound of hubby puking his guts out.

Wrestle my teething toddler out of his urine soaked diaper into a clean one and fresh clothes. 

Listen to said toddler scream and cry while I pack his bag for daycare, apparently not moving fast enough as he stands at the door desperate to leave. 

Go to work. 

Finish work go home and shower in peace before picking up the teething toddler. 

Go out to dinner with my mom and who else? You guessed it cranky my molars are coming in toddler. Hubby is still too sick at this point to join us. 

Go home, bathe the kid, put him to bed and pass out exhausted. 

Oh and let's not forget how I stalked my Facebook page just to see all the birthday wishes from people I haven't seen and barely spoke with in years. People who wish me an "extra special day" or "fantastic" and "wonderful" day, hoping I get "spoiled". Are these people for real? Do people really use these words to describe their birthdays? If so I feel like I have been getting the short straw for a few years now.  :-/ 

So another year has come and gone, and what a year it's been. I'm not sure if I am any wiser but I'm sure I must have learned a thing or two. 

So here's to another year, my last year in my twenties. 

Coffee Date Friday

Hello friends!

I tried desperately to upload a video I took today but it does not seem to be working :(
So this post will have to be written instead, and maybe I will give it another try next week and hopefully figure out what I did wrong. I can upload directly from my web cam but that would be re doing the whole thing and I felt awkward enough the first time!

So this post was inspired by a weekly link up over at Rags to Stitches; I came across it a little while back and thought it would be a fun idea.

So if we were having coffee today I would tell you how much I have missed you! I have been away for so long and I really did not mean for it to be like that. I am feeling much better, there is still bad days every now and then but my mood has improved greatly with the change in weather.

If we were having coffee today you would have to excuse my appearance; I am wearing over sized sweat pants and Hubby's oversized blue Italia hoody. It is raining today and I wanted to be comfy, plus the blue sweater really brings out my eyes ;)

You would have to excuse my coughing, I promise I won't make you sick. I have horrible spring time allergies, my eyes itch, my nose is either stuffy or runny, and my throat is so raw and itchy that when I breathe in sometimes I can not help but have a coughing fit. It is horrible and I can not wait for this to pass. I was reading in the newspaper the other day that right now people in our area are suffering twice as bad, something to do with the pollens and trees budding... something is happening early and something later so BAM twice as bad for us unfortunate suckers who have tree, grass and pollen allergies (pointing my finger right in my own face).

If we were having coffee I would tell you all about my new laptop I bought today! I am pretty excited, it has been a while since I have had a laptop and while I have my iphone and ipad in addition to that dinosaur desk top they are all limited in their own ways when it comes to blogging and other things. My laptop is a combo gift, mothers day/birthday gift for me.

I would have had the new laptop a few weeks ago but MV was really sick the Mother's day weekend. We spent the weekend in and out of the hospital, he was having trouble breathing and his exact diagnosis was never determined. Pneumonia, bronchitis, adenovirus and respiratory virus were all mentioned but after two chest x rays they didn't know for sure and luckily he started to get better. They gave him an inhaler and baby sized aerochamber and whenever he gets sick he will probably need it again.

That's right, my birthday is coming. Next week to be exact. I am turning twenty nine... that's almost thirty... I remember having a nervous breakdown when I turned twenty five and that feeling so old.

If we were having coffee I would tell you that so much has happened that I couldn't possibly recap it all in the detail you would want, so I will have to tell you spread out over a few different posts. I would tell you I have missed blogging and plan on getting on here more regularly. I would ask you if there are any good bloggers you could recommend? I am always looking for new friends.

I would also tell you that I have plans to revamp my blog again, I am still undecided as to how much of a makeover I will be doing but changes are on the horizon.

And just as I would have to if we were having coffee for real I would have to excuse myself now because MV needs me.

I will be back soon!

Life update

I haven't been posting lately, you may or may not have noticed. Instead I have been struggling with life in general on a daily basis. And so I have chosen not to blog with a rain cloud over my head. No one needs to read that.

In past years I have struggled with a mild case of Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka winter blues. It never really interfered with my life much, just made me a little more gloomy until the sunny weather started to return. Last year I was not affected at all, something about the pregnancy I suppose, and so this year when I started showing signs I never considered that was what it was, baby brain perhaps caused me to forget. I just kept thinking I was having a bad day, or that I was over tired... until I realized its everyday.
Lately I have not been a person that I even would want around.

I'm moody, quick to anger, and emotional to name a few. Hubby and I fight on a daily basis and I find myself loosing my temper and patience too often with MV.
We have had some big changes around here lately so I am sure that has contributed.

I am working again, and that seems to help a bit, the nicer weather too. Hopefully now that is officially spring the snow will go away and I can start feeling more like myself.

I hope everyone else is ok, I haven't even been reading much...

I will officially return shortly

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday little man!
Mama can hardly believe you are already one. This year has gone by so fast and you have grown so much.
You are such a loving and friendly boy; hardly ever shy with anyone, and always flirting with strangers when we are out. You seem to make friends where ever we go. It melts Mamas heart when you try to give hugs and kisses to your cousins and your friends. It is not just people, you love animals too. Our cat Kona is one of your best friends, sometimes you love her a little too much, being gentle is something you are still learning.
You still do not sleep well, so Mama and daddy are very tired. I hope this changes soon. We think you might be having some issues with your tummy so we are treating you for reflux since we know you had that when you were younger. Aside from that you are a very healthy boy. You enjoy eating, a few of your favourites are watermelon and pasta. Anytime Mama or Daddy eat or drink something you always want to try it. You are actually getting quite good at using the big cups and your fork and spoon. You want to do everything we do. Sometimes I have to remind myself that this is a good thing, and let you try things so that you can learn. You are so smart already, like a little sponge you seem to be absorbing everything around you. You catch on very quickly how things work and are very determined when you are trying to do things. At times like those you want to be so independent, never wanting help from anyone. but as independent as you can be you never really want to be alone. You prefer to play with someone than by yourself. One of these days we hope you will have a sibling to play with but for just a little while longer Mama and Daddy want it to just be the three of us.
We love you so much. More than anything else in the whole world. And we are very proud of the person you are becoming. Here's to another year filled with new experiences and lots of love and laughter.
xoxo
Mama