perfect days...

so finally the weather is cooperating with us which meant a lot of outside time this past weekend...only our weekend was sunday and monday...on sunday we spent the day with my mother in law and her friends and that evening a really good friend of mine came over and gave a liam a surprise late birthday present...but the best day was monday...we went to the park and for a nice long walk twice...Brad and i spent the afternoon sitting on our deck and seriously it was one of the best days ever...lots of sun (i already have quite the sunburn), lots of family time and lots of fun...how was your weekend?

cheers, Natasha

3 sucks...

...there I said it...wow does 3 make 2 look like fun...seriously, the attitude rivals that of a 15 year old girl...but at the same time it kind of rocks...Liam talks so much and wants to know everything, he is currently learning how to tell time...he is obsessed with clocks, always has been, but now he wants to know what time it is all the time...so funny

last weekend we had his 3rd birthday party...and he had so much fun, his 2 little best friends came over and they played and had fun, there was lots of candy, and cupcakes...a couple of meltdowns, especially when we sang happy birthday to him, he is not a fan of being the center of attention..he was spoiled, but that's ok he is only 3 once, lol

this past week our entire house was hit with the flu/the worst cold ever...we are all still feeling it, i got it the worst, as per usual, and it is no fun having to play with a 3 year old when all you want to do is sleep/vomit...it hit liam first he got a really bad fever and then a cough and then i was feeling fine and bam started to get violently sick...i feel ok now, mostly thanks to my husband who took care of liam saturday so I could sleep all day...:)

things i have learned...

it seems lately on pinterest that there are a lot of little posts that are how to be kind to your kids, or how to raise them...or what to say to them so they grow up right (i have no clue what that even means)...but the thing is every child is different and what works for one doesn't work for the other...so these are some of the things that i have learned since becoming a mom...

1) not all babies sleep...i was told that all babies sleep all the time...apparently Liam did not get this message...he hates to sleep, and will fight sleep until he literally passes out...he can stay up way past his father and I...but i will get my revenge when he is a teenager ;)

2) Being a parent is harder than anyone will ever tell you...I'm not sure why, but it seems as if there is some unspoken rule about not telling the whole truth about having kids...seriously most days i want to rip my hair out and climb into a bottle of gin...believe me i love my son as much as someone can love their child...but seriously he is so full of energy and stamina that he just never stops and while he likes to help do the dishes and fold laundry getting him to clean up his own stuff is like pulling teeth, and recently we entered the "I hate you" stage...good times, my friends, good times

3) Sweats are the most amazing invention ever!!!

4) parents, especially other moms, are some of the most judge mental people ever!!! No one does it the same and as long as the child is being cared for who cares...I believe as moms it would nice if we could support each other and not judge or compare..

5) Children are disgusting...the spit, poop, pee, vomit, have snotty noses, which they will pick and wipe all over you, and do not care...and 9 out 10 times all this happens on the parent...

6) there is no greater feeling than when your child says to "I love you"

7) as a parent you cannot win, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't

8) when you become a parent it seems everyone has advice for you...even people who do not have children...i was once told that if i tired my child out more he would sleep better (this came from someone who has no children and has no clue what my son is like), here is the thing with Liam...we could spend all day running around and it will not help, and in fact make things worse as he will be overtired and even crazier and grumpier and just plain grouchy

9) as a parent you will be required to read the same story a million times, sing the same song a million times, play the same game a million times, watch the same movie a million times...all the while having a smile on your face

10) there is nothing harder or more wonderful then having a child...:)

what are some of the things that you have learned since becoming a parent?

cheers, Natasha

he is 3...

So today my baby boy is 3...yes on April fool's day...we are giving him a little party next weekend and today decided to have just some family time with Liam...everything was going good until my mother randomly showed up...now we do not have a good or even ok relationship...and i can not stand  it when people randomly show up at my house, it makes me furious...and made our our lazy family day of celebrations stressful...today is about Liam and not her...how dare she come over...her excuse is that because we are moving soon she wont be able to see him that much...well as of right now she barely sees him...she even used to live with us and never saw him...she would be gone before he got up and wouldn't come home until hours after he was asleep...i just do not understand what she is thinking...it seems she only wants to be around him when it makes her look good...so thanks mother for taking a day that was meant to celebrate my son and making it all about you...she made it seem like we didn't care that it was his birthday, just because we didn't get a cake...what we did do was get him a little present and let him pick what he had for lunch today (hot dogs, goldfish crackers, and animal fruit snacks)...and then we rented a movie that he got to pick...so while we didn't get him a cake( he doesn't even like cake, yes he is a little weird, lol) he had a great day until then...he is not a big fan of hers and when she comes over he tells her to leave...oh well, today is about him and not her...

cheers, Natasha

Liam's birth story

So my baby is about to turn 3 on April Fool's day and I have been thinking a lot about his birth lately.  I am happy to say that Liam was a planned baby...but i thought it would take a little longer to conceive him...so i was pretty surprised 3 weeks before I married my husband we found out we were expecting...We were so excited...though I was extremely sick throughout my pregnancy, right up until the end...I HATE going to the doctors and I was less then thrilled to start going every 2 weeks...but I sucked it up and found a doctor, who accused me of being an alcoholic because I had one glass of wine and he suggested that i stop drinking, I felt horrible...so needless to say we switched immediately and found a wonderful doctor who prescribed medicine to help with the 24/7 sickness...but after a couple of visits he switched us to another doctor since he was going to be on vacation for over a month...so with our 3rd doctor she set up our first ultrasound and that's where we found out we were having our baby boy and that he was healthy and thriving...we kept going to the doctor regularly and then had our second ultrasound on Feb. 2/2009...the ultrasound tech said Liam was already weighing about 7 and half pounds and said our due date should be around Feb. 27 ish...our family doctor had said around march 11th...so i was excited to evict him sooner than I thought.  At this point i was huge and so uncomfortable...I couldn't sleep and had the worst heartburn ever, even water made it worse...so right after this we went to see the man who was supposed to deliver Liam...he took one look, and I mean look and pushed my due date back to March 20th...i was not happy since he never checked me to see if i was ready...so we went back to our family doctor and she was mad that I was not seeing this other doctor once a week so she took over everything...March 20th came and went and there was no sign of Liam...the monday before Liam was born i started to maybe feel like i was in labour, i was cramping and super uncomfortable, but by 11 pm it had stopped, so my husband called the nurses station and they said bring me in immediately since i was so overdue and no one was doing anything...i was not even dilated, but they determined i should have had Liam 3 weeks before at least...so i was induced and had a long and painful labour that felt as if it was not going anymore...so wednesday morning finally came and my epidural was pretty much turned off since i couldn't feel anything...and i tried with all my mite to push this child out...the nurses with me were horrible and made me feel as if i was not pushing on purpose and then when my heart rate started to go up and liams was going down, both at an alarming rate it was determined that i needed a c-section...I didn't care at this point, i was in so much pain i couldn't handle it anymore, plus i had not slept in more then 53 hours...as they were wheeling me down to surgery i overheard them complain about having to do an emergency c-section when they had 5 already planned...i was scared as it was and this did not help the matter, so finally they were ready for me and did a little pin prick test to see if i could feel anything, which i could...so they put more epidural in and started to cut, which i could completely feel...i screamed so loud and started to cry so they put me out...they made my husband leave the room and the last thing i remember is them counting down from ten i made it 7 and then woke up an hour and a half later...the first thing i remember is being on my side and gripping the railing of the bed so hard it hurt...and the nurses (the same horrible ones as before) saying i was about to wake up...and the first thing i asked was "How much did he weigh?" not is he ok, cause I knew he was fine, he was kicking me on the operating table right before i was put out...my husband laughed at me and said, wait for it, 11 pounds, 4 ounces...yikes...his head was to big to fit through my pelvis, which is why it hurt so much to push and why bad things could have happened if i had delivered naturally...i wasnt allowed to eat or drink anything and they kept testing me for diabetes because he was so big...Overall the experience of birth was the most horrible experience ever...i was treated like i was some unmarried teen mom who slept around and had no clue at life...but I finally had my beautiful baby boy and he was healthy and happy and the most beautiful thing i had ever seen...if we have another child we will not do it at that hospital or with those nurses...At first i felt almost guilty about not being able to have a natural birth and I had a former friend who made me feel equally guilty about it...but thats for another post later on...Liam's birth was eventful and scary and overwhelming and horrible and amazing all at the same time...

first picture...and yes the date is way wrong

he was mad that i changed him and got him into his jammies...too funny

look at that belly

  sorry for the long post, cheers, Natasha

our little trip

So this past week myself and Liam went on a little trip to Edmonton/Stoney Plain and I was excited and nervous as this was Liam's first time on a plane, plus my husband would not be there...but Liam did fantastic on the plane both times and did not cry or act out once...which for Liam this must be a record or something...The trip it self was mostly awesome, My lovely son has never been much of a sleeper...I was always told babies sleep a lot but when my son was born there was little to no sleep going on and fast forward to now and Liam can stay up later than me...other than the lack of naps and sleep we had fun and met some family we have never met before and celebrated my great aunts 100th birthday!!!! We also got to catch up with family we have not seen in a while, my fave aunt was there and we have more of a mother-daughter relationship and she is more involved in my life then my actual mother (that's a post for some other time though) and it was really nice to see have much she loves Liam and he her.  The next time my husband must come its amazing how much he does with out being asked and i really missed him, as did Liam...now for some pics,

getting ready for his first plane adventure

Liam got an awesome early birthday present from  my aunt...a new to him train set which he loves so much

a pirate ship...liam lost his mind

my cousin and his beautiful daughter, liam loved her so much, makes me think he will be an amazing big brother

 I think in my next post i will tell the story of Liam's birth...I have been thinking about it a lot lately and finally feel like i can talk about it without crying, so until next time, cheers, Natasha

Celebrate good times

I passed my last exam!!! this means that I for sure get to graduate in June...I actually cried (tears of happiness) when I found out...it was such a roller coaster to get to this point...it has taken me 8 years to graduate...i dropped out over 4 years ago, with only 9 classes left and in that time i got married and had my son...but then in the spring of 2010 i was working at a job that i loathed and while i made decent money and could have stayed forever and would have moved up in the company, I decided to go back and finish school...and now here we are...:)

We (my husband and I) have decided to move British Columbia this summer...I am excited and nervous and anxious and scared and happy with this decision...B.C. has always felt like home to me and the family that we love the most resides there...Most of our friends and family here are not happy with our decision...they think we should stay and I really wish we had more of their support, oh well you can't win them all...:)

In a couple of days I am taking Liam to Edmonton for a few days to see some family...this is his first trip on a plane and he is pretty excited sometimes and has no interest at others...he actually asked if we could walk there...lol...I am nervous as well, I have no clue how he will do and he can be quite the brat when he sets his mind to it (I say that with all the love in the world, ;) )

I love this child so much, he is the funniest child ever and so loving

Liam is at a stage where he thinks that is no longer in need of a nap and this is the result...:)


have a good one, cheers Natasha