The two great incidents of the May 2-4...

I hope that everyone up here in Canada had a great long weekend!

I love May 2-4, I really do--but it does bring back some memories that I prefer to leave in the past....maybe that's a post for another time!

Anyhow, we went to visit my in-laws this weekend. It was a good weekend all in all. The bunny went to her first bridal shower (or first shower period). She was so awesome and I was really quite proud of her. I did spend a significant amount of time trying to ensure that she didn't steal the thunder from the bride to be--but that's hard when you have a three year old who enjoys working a room!

Anyhow, there were two "incidents/situations" that I thought you would find humorous.

Situation #1--I had a discussion with my father in law about my husband's *4-skin*--yes, you read that correctly! The topic of circumcision came up (of course it did, isn't this one of the hot topics to be discussed when you are expecting a baby boy?) in a conversation between me, my father in law and my sister in law. In this conversation, I "learned" that my husband isn't circumcised. My fil is hilarious, really! He's talking about his family and growing up how it was almost part of their culture to not circumcise and at the end of explaining all of that he decided to add on, well, my son isn't circumcised either. NO, really? I had to giggle and look at my sister in law. Under my breath, I muttered, "No SH*T, really? I never knew that".

Situation #2--Unfortunately along the same theme as situation #1. You know how pregnant ladies need to get up in the night and go to the bathroom a lot, right? Well, when the bunny sleeps in the same room as we do, it is harder to sneak out in the night, so she often comes with me to use the washroom. On Sunday night, we stumbled into the washroom (that had the lights off) only to find my father in law going pee! YIKES! I mean, thankfully, it was dark and all, so we saw nothing, but still--close the door dude!!! I know, I know, he's not used to us being there. Anyhow, the incident wasn't ever mentioned again, nor will it be. :)

It's a BOY!!!

So, after having a day to let it sink in...I really am very excited that there is a little boy in my belly.

He's strong, I just know it--I've been feeling his "kicking" for weeks now. I should have known it was a boy ;)

I'm excited and a bit nervous all at once, truth be told.

Why am I nervous? Well...I grew up with my parents and a sister. I've never had a boy influence in my life. Although I've taught many young boys in Kindergarten and I've babysat boys...heck, I've even been a nanny to 3 boys under the age of 6 for four months. But, raising a boy is completely different.

First and foremost...I want my boy to learn how to put the toilet seat down. But, more importantly and seriously, I want to raise my son to be a good man, like his father. I don't want him to be afraid of his feelings, yet I want him to stand up for himself and be strong. I want him to know how to do laundry and cook, etc.

Anyhow, I'm so getting ahead of myself here, I realize that. But, these are the thoughts that I've been having.

I'm excited to even out our family. I'm excited for my husband to have a son (and me too, of course). I'm excited for the bunny to have a little brother and to have a brother to take care of her (no pressure on his part, of course).

I just can't wait to meet our little guy!

Mommy Training...

It's so funny how things sometimes just happen for a reason or at a certain time.

Before I tell you ALL about yesterday's ultrasound, please let me share a wee story about me in the night....

Last night, I woke up at around 4:30 and stumbled to go pee. Seeing as this has become quite the routine for me (anywhere from 1-5 times in the night), I know the routine quite well and often succeed at staying half asleep.

This came to a disadvantage for me last night.

I sat down to go pee, my eyes closed, my body relaxed and *&%$#--yes, I did make some sort of a sound but I was too sleepy to remember now what it was.

FOR the very first time in 8 years, the hubby left the toilet seat up on me. Now, because this NEVER and I mean NEVER happens, I have never grown accustomed to checking for it, so I literally almost fell right in the toilet last night because it came so unexpected!

So, I figure this is just putting me into training to become a Mommy of a boy! Yes, you heard it right....we're having a boy--or at least as sure as they can be of these things. AND, our boy WILL.NOT.USE.OUR.MASTER BATH until he has mastered putting the seat down!!!

So, how do I feel about the news?

Well, excited of course. I honestly would have been very happy either way and that is the truth. Happy for a boy so we could have one of each and for my hubby to have a son to carry on his family name in Canada and happy for a girl so that the bunny could have the baby sister that she desperately wanted.

This post has gone on long enough, but I will be back to share my whole ultrasound experience because it was an interesting one!

Widening Wednesday Week 19

My truly amazing hubby came up with the word for this weekly post! We couldn't think of another appropriate title.

Every Tuesday marks another week of pregnancy and we take a photo of my every so expanding belly.

The hubby commented that I should be sharing my belly with you so, here it is...

So, here's a new format for a slide show...how does this work for you? I'm not too sure if it will show up in my feeds, so you may just have to click through to see it.... ;)

So, today is the exciting day where we hopefully find out the sex of the baby. The bunny is starting to come around by saying, "I really want a girl, but if it's a boy baby, it will be cute too".

The hubby has made a really great point and it makes me feel good about the sex of the baby either way (not that I was having trouble either way...). He says if it's a boy, it will be great to have one of each and have a male to carry on his family name. If it's a girl, the bunny will get a sister and a sisterly bond is something very special!

Only time will tell as to whether we share the news with you.......

Was there a weekend somewhere in there???

I had a fabulous weekend! I truly did, but it was such a whirlwind that I barely remember parts of it.

I don't even remember Friday night--I think I went to bed early...

Saturday was a wonderful day filled with a baby shower for my cousin's wife and a surprise 30th birthday party for my sister all downtown.

Sunday, you know was Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mommies out there. I spent a great day with the bunny, the hubby and later on my family (we celebrated a family birthday for my sister too).

The hubby gave me Season One and Two of the OC, a show that I never did get into, but I am very excited to try it out!

The bunny picked out pink summer jammies and slippers for me, but unfortunately coming from La Senza, aren't going to fit this summer. We're off on a shopping adventure this morning to try to find a suitable replacement--I felt so badly when I had to tell her the news.

The MOST exciting part of my weekend and the gift that I definitely enjoyed the most was my Mother's Day card from the bunny. You are just not going to believe it!

The hubby dictated the letters and pointed to each new line where she should start, but other than that, there was NO direction....this child just blows me away each and every day!!!

Nose Hairs...

Before I get to my actual post today, I have a question for you. I am wondering what the going rate for babysitting is in your area these days? I'd really appreciate some feedback on this. I'm talking about a teenager watching a child for a few hours.

Thanks in advance!



The bunny was sitting on my lap the other day after dinner, facing me. All of sudden out of nowhere, as she is looking up at me, she says, "Mommy, why do you have hairs in your nose?"

Ok, maybe it was a had to be there moment, but the hubby, the bunny and I all started laughing together--probably all for different reasons.

The hubby because of the candor that the bunny used and that it came out of left field, the bunny because Mommy and Daddy were laughing so why not join in and me out of pure embarrassment.

So, here's my question to you: Do you pluck your nose hairs? Honesty here folks please, seriously!

An Interesting Bike Ride...

The bunny loves to ride her "bike" (it's one of those plastic Little Tikes bikes with a handle parental control on the back).

Yesterday, she rode her bike back and forth on the sidewalk for a good 40 minutes, having a blast tiring herself out for a quick bedtime!.

Two interesting things happened, well, one is more interesting and the other hilarious!

First of all, a friendly man whom we've seen walking the neighbourhood with his little dog many, many times passed by. He stopped briefly and said, "Awww how sweet...speaking of sweet, here." He handed me a wrapped candy and kept walking. It all happened so fast, I barely had a chance to respond.

I shouldn't have taken the candy. What the heck was I thinking, taking a candy from a stranger in front of my daughter. It was instinct. Someone reaches their hand out to give you something, you kinda sorta "know" the person, you take it and say thank you.

As soon as the man continued on his way, of course the bunny had to blurt out, "Mommy, who is that candy for? Can I please have it?". I didn't want to say too much so I waited until he was out of hearing range, I knelt down beside the bunny and tried to explain that I was just being polite by taking the candy and that neither one of us would be eating it. We don't eat candy from strangers.

How do you truly explain this to a 3 year old? A stranger could poison the candy and it could kill you? NOPE! So, I just said that he is a stranger. We don't know him and we don't really know if the candy is safe so when we get home, we will throw it away. She seemed ok with that answer, but I feel like this teachable moment wasn't handled properly by me.

You want your child to learn all about safety, right from wrong, etc. However, there are so many things to teach them, if something comes up that is the best time to address it--it's something relevant and tangible for them.

How would you deal with this?



The funny part was, at one point as the bunny was "biking", she stopped and looked down at the ground. Underneath her foot was a pair of pink *panties*! HER *panties*! What the????

I laughed so hard, I think the whole neighbourhood heard me. She laughed too, it was quite a funny moment. They must have been caught inside her leg from the laundry or something, cuz I did check to make sure she was actually wearing a pair when we got home.