Calmly Chaotic

I know that it will take a while, make that a long while, to get to this point... but I can't help but imagine how wonderful it will be...

Obviously there will be two little girls in our picture and likely less clunky shoes!

Andrew and I are just so excited to meet them.  I mean we want them to…

This week I enter the 28 week mark.  It feels so good to be at the 28 week milestone.  Every day that goes by at this point seems like an accomplishment and I am determined to make it for as long as I can... or more specifically 36+ weeks would be excellent.

I am not sure how much I am up but I can…

The landscapers certainly impressed this pregnant lady yesterday.  They were here for a good thirteen hours and the results are fantastic!  Our backyard suddenly looks huge and a far cry from its shabby former self.  I will share some pictures soon as soon as the rain decides to subside.

Meanwhile…

How do you make a pregnant lady very happy?

You landscape her backyard.

Tomorrow is the big day!

I am excited!

I am visualizing myself right now.... laying on a lounger.... no longer surrounded by dandelions... in our very own backyard oasis.  I feel calmer just thinking about it.

So please excus…

Today I received a wonderful surprise in the form of a hand written note and a lovely print.  We ordered a few special prints a few weeks back for the nursery and one such print was made by Nathan from Black Cottage Handmade.  I loved the strong punch of colour and the too-cute owl and knew that it…

Today I went for a massage, got nice and relaxed ... then went to lunch with my parents and had an amazing grilled cheese sandwich... it was amazing, I'm not being sarcastic.... and then we were off to my ultrasound appointment (cue two very excited Grandparents-to-be).

The girls are looking gr…

in my tummy.

I don't know what has gotten into these babies but they are bouncing around in there non stop.  Maybe a disco ball showed up in there, maybe they got a hold of an ipod.... I don't know what inspired all of this movement but I am loving it!  Well I am loving it 99% of the time, …

Today I am officially 26 weeks pregnant.... which is great!!  It is also starting to put me into a minor panic about the state of the nursery.... specifically the fact that we got off to a great start but it has recently been at a stand still.  Well today the glider arrived and it is even more fab…

Well according to my latest weigh in, I am up a lovely thirty seven pounds.  I almost laughed when my OB asked me how exactly I have gained 37 pounds as my legs, arms, face, butt remain unchanged.  He even thought for a quick second that I was wearing regular skinny jeans!

I have managed to get ou…

Because we can't.
We really had the best intentions to keep our twin girls names to ourselves until they were born.  Unfortunately it was just too tempting to reveal the names on Mother's Day to our Moms so the secret is out.
I have to admit, picking these names was surprisingly easy....  
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Dear twins in my belly, you must be in some sort of race to see who can get bigger faster.  That is the only explanation that I can come up with for why I am hungry, hungry, hungry all day and all night long.  The last time that I had a peak at you two, you had plenty of amniotic fluid to go around…

My favourite part of Pretty Woman is when she goes shopping... and actually gets served of course.  Her earlier venture out to shop whilst looking like a whore was very unsuccessful and quite sad.  Her later success is redeeming and just fun to watch... who can resist a brown polkadot dress!

Well o…

Spring is alive and thriving outside.... finally.  It is a little late this year but the sun is now shining and the blooms are finally starting to show themselves.... which for us.... means that the dandelions are in full growth mode.  This weather is making me even more eager to get this backyard …

Okay my perfectionist ways have definitely hindered my knitting attempts thus far.  Now that I have finally wrapped my pregnant mind around a couple basic stitches it is time to take the plunge and tackle an actual pattern.... I am thinking a blanket.  Yesterday my knitting friend came by and broug…

We were just eating pizza, yes pizza, not exactly healthy I know when a Dairy Queen ad.... for milkshakes (my pregnancy weakness) appeared on the tv... naturally I immediately needed a milkshake.  Andrew of course just started laughing saying... let me guess... you need a milkshake now?  My respons…

I have always loved the look of chandelier in a nursery.  I have been searching for a couple of months now for chandelier ideas for our twin nursery.  Part of me was really hoping to stumble on a gem on kijiji or usedottawa that could be spray painted and given a new look.  Well I looked for a whil…

Until recently (recently being this weekend) our main living area housed a large coffee table.  This table was so large that it dominated the room, monopolized the area rug and left little room for anything else.  Aside from this it also looked lethal when thinking about having babies anywhere near…

This week marks the twenty fourth week that these babies have been growing inside of me.  Part of me feels like I am wishing away this time... like every week I am wishing for the next to be here... but I think this is just because I want the weeks to keep coming, I want these babies to stay in her…