MommyMaddie

Heart-burn for February!

MommyMaddie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:29 +0000

Can’t remember if I’ve announced it or not but we are expecting our second boy! Was quite certain it’d be a girl based on all the differences I experienced during this pregnancy; but we are very happy to have a baby brother/best friend for Ethan and another little buddy around the house

One of the differences I have had recently is horrible heartburn!! Ginger is now my best friend! I cannot believe how quickly it alleviates the heartburn and on a scale of 1-10 this feels like a 10 in discomfort!

I cannot keep coughing cuz the burning sensation reaches my throat!

Ive also read that avocados may either cause or alleviate heartburn…awful!

Maternity Winter Jacket!

MommyMaddie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:45:54 +0000

How Adorable is this?

How adorable is this????

Winter Maternity “Fashion” Blues…

MommyMaddie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:51:08 +0000

As I was pregnant with my first during the warmer months, maternity clothes never posed a problem because I could get away with maxi dresses and other like summer dresses! Now that I’m pregnant through the freezing winter months, I’m at a loss of what to wear every morning…thank goodness I get to work from home for the majority of the week but still!

Thank goodness for the Internet…hopefully these can inspire me to shop at less expensive options and make due with what I have…first things first: I need to invest in a really pretty silk/satin ribbon:

Getting kinda tight.

MommyMaddie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:57:14 +0000

I’m officially 12 weeks pregnant with #2 (hoping its a girl but understand if its a boy Ethan will have a very best friend for life). My problem this time around is that I will be pregnant for the entire Winter and working in the Corporate world. I was lucky enough to carry Ethan throughout the Summer and worked at a very lax place where I could get away with maxi dresses! This time, I must buy some maternity clothes…I not only dread this because the selection at Thyme maternity feel like better tailored clothes from Walmart…but the selection is very limited and boring…and frankly, I don’t want to look like every other prego woman out there…if we only have Thyme Maternity to choose from, how different can we all look? SOoo i’m going online…

So far i’ve found:

http://www.mamasandpapas.com/range/new-city-doll/6505/

Hmmm feeling kinda different.

MommyMaddie — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:17:22 +0000

Sooo Ethan has recently turned 2 and we decided its time we start working a baby brother or baby sister! And boy was that fast! I’m having symptoms like u wouldn’t believe!

horrible nausea, fatigue, backache, cramps, food aversions, cravings, elevated temps, the whole 9 yards!

Boo! To make matters worse, hubby wanted to take me to Baton Rouge, a “better restaurant” than our typical chinese restauant. Unfortunately I ended up getting food poisoning! Horrible! Baby Ethan got it too…not nearly as severe as me: 5 hrs throwing up only relieved with an meds via IV…damn those bacon wrapped scallops! It was violent. Upside? Doctor did an ultrasound and baby is ok

Like Daddy!

MommyMaddie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:33:48 +0000

It amazes me how Ethan will respond differently to me and hubby. After hours of potty training and trying to get him to pee on demand, Daddy brings him for a bath, sits him on the toilet and he pees! Just like that! I’m not complaining but had I known it’d be so easy w daddy, I would have backed off earlier!

Ethan turns 2!!!

MommyMaddie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:54:27 +0000

Amazing how quickly time flies!! Ethan has learned so much since my last post!

We have now started to potty train him this week and I think its going well. Its so fascinating how they learn and the process of exploring that comes with it! We have the Fischer Price singing potty (which I must say is very loud) and it has a small cup that helps cover/catch the boys peepee and he won’t stop touching it and ends up peeing everywhere! Its actually quite funny but at the same time I’m very cautious in the way we react to anything (don’t want to create any Freudian behaviours!). First day he would pee what seemed like every 5 mins (think its because he wasn’t used being so bare) and now he’s able to hold it a bit longer (drink his bottle, walk the dog) and last night he even told daddy he was peeing and daddy managed to “catch” some in the potty (hurray!)

What a journey!

Happily Working Mommy :)

MommyMaddie — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:57:25 +0000

It’s a remarkable thing becoming a mommy. You’ll never experience love like this, frustration like this, relief like this and most of all reward like this. Nothing is more gratifying than that first “mama” in the morning, or the simple hug and kiss for no reason when he has yet to learn how to tie his shoes. In this last year and ½ I’ve seen my little man grow from being completely dependent on me to tugging me everywhere so he can show me what he’s most recently discovered!
The ‘heart attacks’ have yet to cease – though his motor skills are quite advanced that we don’t worry about his ability to walk, hubby and I will find him climbing on just about everything and we’re just waiting for the day we’ll have to race to the ER for a broken arm/leg…’boys will be boys?”
As many of you know, (Angie, you may be the only one who reads this…if you’re not too busy these days! LOL) I’ve returned to work and I believe being a mother, I am now better equipped to deal with many of the workplace issues and feel as though I have a better appreciation of both worlds – one of a mother and one as a mother/wife. I love my time with my son and at the same time really enjoy having my break from mommy and venture out everyday into the working world where I am known as just me. In these last couple months having returned to work, I have started to explore different areas I to further develop myself…how can I further challenge myself while still being a dedicated mom/wife? Hmm…
Brainstorming.

Becoming a Workaholic?

MommyMaddie — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:09:19 +0000

Now that I’m fully immersed back into the work scene, I’ve changed careers (more specifically, changed back) and I’m on my way to climbing the corporate ladder…only problem is, I feel myself neglecting Baby Ethan! Both sets of grandparents have been more than willing to take Ethan at the mere suggestion that it’s become way to easy to rely on them for his primarily parenthood…yikes! In addition, hubby’s own business is doing incredibly well and he’s just as busy as I am…have we just come full circle? Striving to make more money for ‘the best of our children’ just like our parents had when our grandparents/friends/family raised us? Does more money for toys, bigger house, financial freedom really make that much of a difference to young Ethan? Who knows…eeps, this is way too deep!

Check out what I scored at Sporting Life Outlet today:

The North Face Padma Bomber

It retails for $350 but was on sale for $79.99

Oohhh check this:
About This Product

Translated to lotus flower, the Padma Bomber embodies its floral namesake via a down-insulated pedal that encircles the neck, disguising an internal rib collar. Constructed from waterproof, breathable, seam sealed HyVent® 2L fabric, this is one flower that doesn’t retreat in foul weather. Amply insulated with 550 fill down, you’ll stay warm and fashionable beneath this bomber jacket, all winter long.
Features

Standard fit Waterproof, breathable, seam sealed Attached, insulated hood Center front zip with snap-down flap closure Center front storm flap with snap-down closure Internal rib at collar and cuff Two hand pockets Internal media pocket Imported

I’m one chic mommy

There He Grows!

MommyMaddie — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:56:08 +0000

Been a while since I last posted and boy has Ethan changed over the months! He’s still not really talking but he’s more familiar/responsive understanding us:

knows how to nod for certain foods – specifically Multigrain Cheerios
understands bed time, going to take a bath, get ready to drink milk (runs to the couch, climbs onto it and sits ready for his milk bottle), knows plane, doggie, bears, nose, eye, mouth, ears
LOVES cars and to dance

We were lucky enough to visit our relatives in Calgary over the Christmas holidays and even luckier when my parents stayed with him while I returned to work early. Unfortunately he came back with a cold his worst one yet – tons of coughing, congestion and downright boogers! He lost a ton of weight too…poor little bugger…

I’ve also started a new job downtown which means more money but more opportunities for SHOPPING!! Since I started in December…I’ve already bought 2 pairs of boots and a pair for Ethan. How cute is this:

Ethan's Sorels

These are for me :

Mommy's Hunters

Mommy's Sorels

I’m not a huge fan of Sorels but after speaking with a colleague who mentioned the need for them as a mommy (tobogganing in the soon future), I couldn’t pass up these YOUTH Sorels…I like the pink flair Now all we need is a pair for Daddy

But having purchased these 3 pairs, I’m on a hunt for MORE! Neiman Marcus launched their Spring sneakpeek and I absolutely adore these:

Christian Louboutin Fishnet Bow Slingbacks

Patent Pointed-Toe Pump

*sigh*…Spring can’t come soon enough!