Baby Talk: 24 Weeks and Feeling Bigger...

Weeks Pregnant: 24 weeks

Weeks to go: 16 weeks

How I'm Feeling: Bigger!
Insomnia has set in! I also find that my hips hurt when I wake up from sleeping on my sides because I was always a side and tummy sleeper... I think it may be time to add another pillow to the mix because the Snoogle just annoys me.

What I'm Feeling: Still feeling the pokes, jabs, kicks, turns... baby is a bit more active these days.

Craving: Fruit

Projects on the go: Still working on the nursery! Hubby has finishes the paint and trim but since we are painting a guest room as well we wont be setting up the nursery until that room is painted as well.

Trying to decide: Nursery accessories, crib mattress, bassinet vs play pen for baby's first month in our bedroom, accent colour for nursery (why is this so hard to decide!!)

Decided on: Crib, Glider, Dresser/Change table, Monitor, Nursery area rug, Stroller, Diaper bag, Baby in car decal :)

Picked this up in Vancouver for the hubs :)

Baby Talk: What Was It A He Or A She? Our Gender Reveal Party Revealed!

I've been up since 6am tossing and turning constantly thinking about last nights events. I'm feeling a mix of shock, happiness, disbelief & sheer joy and I wanted to share some photos with you all :)

Last night we had our much anticipated (mostly by me and the hubs) gender reveal party for Baby B! We invited a small intimate group of our immediate family and a handful of close friends to our place to celebrate with us.

It all started early this week when I went for my scheduled 19 week anatomy ultrasound (often when you also find out the gender). Apparently baby was in an awkward position and although the tech could get most of the measurements she couldn't get all. I had mentioned before we started that I didn't want to know the sex but that if she could find it to write it down on a piece of paper I had brought with me. Turns out she wasn't able to make a sure assessment so I left there with an appointment to come back in 2 weeks and no gender results.

With the gender reveal party already planned for Friday I called my husband to let him know the results of the ultrasound (mostly that baby looked healthy). He then took matters into his own hands and booked me a 3D ultrasound at BabyView for that afternoon!

We walked in kinda skeptical that they too wouldn't get us an answer but was greeted by Cheryl who made us feel welcome and confident that we would have a great experience. Once I explained to her our whole finding out with our family she was excited for us and asked us to close our eyes so she could scan for the gender. Once she had done that we got to see baby (which Scott says looks like a ninja turtle lol) moving around which was a very cool experience.

Cheryl then wrote down the gender for us and placed it in a sealed envelope for us. We were so thrilled with our experience at BabyView that we are going back at 30 weeks to see baby look more like baby and less like a ninja turtle :)

With the results in hand we handed it over to a friend of a friend who then passed it along to our wonderful friend and owner of Custom Cakes By Jenz (whom also made our wedding cake!). She was the only one that knew our secret and when she arrived on Friday with the cake we could not have been more pleased, I mean just look at it!

Once everyone got there and we had a bite to eat it was time to cut the cake and reveal if we would have a baby girl or boy :) We had taken a poll and it seemed to be pretty evenly split!

Well, I'm so pleased to announce we are expecting a baby...............

GIRL!!

My reaction?

Complete shock! Since most everyone had been saying boy I guess deep down I assumed boy so once I turned around and saw the pink cake I started to cry I guess because I was taken off guard and so happy all at the same time. Everyone started yelling GIRL and the room filled with watery eyes, laughter and hugs.

This was truly a special day for both Scott and I and I would not change finding out WITH our family and friends for the world! It was so amazing to have them share in that moment and the videos and photos will be in our memory forever to hopefully show our baby one day.

I want to send a huge thank you to every one of our friends and family who came and made it so memorable. Special thanks goes to my dear friend Jen who made our cake and kept our secret, to our friend Josh who we have to thank for these awesome photos and to Cheryl at BabyView who was so sweet and also kept our secret ;)

On the Search for the Perfect Nursery Glider...

We've recently been on the look out for nursery furniture and one of the key pieces happens to be the glider. All my mommy friends say to invest in a good, comfy glider for the nights I'm up with baby till 4am rocking them to sleep.

Since I happen to agree Ive been looking everywhere including non traditional baby stores for "THE" glider. We want to be able to use this glider in other parts of our house down the line too so we wont be choosing a bright colour or print.

Here are a list of my top 5 keeping in mind I will be choosing a plain medium grey fabric and am looking for comfort...

Urban Barn's Belvedere Recliner - $1,199.00

•  The Belvedere recliner offers comfort and elegance along with an adjustable head rest and full swivel base. 
• Dimensions: 29”W X 35-63”D X 39.5”H (63”D reclined)
• 100% top-grain leather
• Available in black, brown, snow white and graphite

Braxton Swivel Glider - $549.00

• Features rolled, corded arms, and a semi-attached blown back with premium cushioning fibers. 
• Reversible seat cushion and tall dressmaker skirt. 
• Available with choice of special cording, along with a matching glide ottoman.   

 Newco International Grand Glider - $627 (US)

Would need to figure out how to get this across the border as they only ship to the US :(

• Smooth glide, rock and swivel motion
• Bella Velvet fabric is soft to the touch Medium firmness for ultimate comfort 
• Easy to clean polyester fabric

Tryp Swivel Glider Recliner by Best Chairs - $629.99

• Fully Upholstered Glider
• The Tryp swivel glider also has a recline feature and is available with power recline. 
• It is also available with optional contrast piping.

Babyletto Kyoto Glider - $699.99

• Water-repellent and stain-resistant micro-suede
• Water-based and biodegradable glue
• No formaldehyde
• Solid wood base
• Hand-sewn piping
• Smooth and effortless gliding motion

Any recommendations on places to look for not so expensive, modern looking gliders that are comfy would be appreciated....is this asking too much?

I Miss You Already My Ford Edge!!

Its been 2 weeks since I picked up a beautiful cherry red fully loaded Ford Edge which I was so generously allowed to test drive and 1 week since I had to return it....

I miss it!! Not only do I miss it but my husband talks about it ALL the time...

We are currently in the market for an SUV due to our now expanding family and gear (baby stroller) and in the last month have gone around test driving a lot but nothing (so far) has compared to the Ford Edge which surprised us.

What features we LOVE about the Ford Edge SEL Limited model:

• Panoramic Sun Roof that goes almost the length of the car
• Push button start (you can never lock your keys in)
• Sirius Radio (I rediscovered Howard Stern!)
• I felt really high up when driving which I loved as I felt safer
• Touch Screen for everything from climate control to radio!
• Very roomy
• Was really easy to sync my cell phone to the bluetooth
• Trunk space was amazing
• Able to fold down rear seats with a button in the trunk for extra space
• Only took about $70 to fill the tank with gas (my little coupe can get up to $90!)
• Plus many many more!

Things I didn't love about the car:

• Sometimes the bluetooth wouldn't pick up my calls properly and I would manually have to engage the bluetooth on my iphone, hubby had the same problem but perhaps we didn't set it up right.
• This car was SO comfy, easy to drive and great that its kinda made looking at other cars hard..

True Story:

One day after I get home my husband turns to me and says "can I have the keys to the Ford" I say "ok where are you off to?" he replies with "no where, I just love it so much I want to go sit in it and look at all the cool features".....

Now THAT'S love!!

If you are in the market for an SUV I highly suggest checking out the Ford Edge!

Its Christmas Eve!!

And Im super excited!

In the past this day wouldn't mean much other than a day off, but now that I'm married to a man who's family celebrates Christmas it means a whole lot. It means time with my in-laws, yummy food & movies.... then tomorrow its gifts & turkey dinner , followed by a week of seriously discounted shopping! :)

Does it get any better?!

Wishing all of you a very happy holiday and a wonderful weekend :)

Getting Into The Holiday Spirit - Our First "Real" Tree

And of course by "Real" I totally mean fake!

This is our first year in our new house, our first holiday season as a married couple and our first "real" (as in not a dinky little condo sized tree) 7ft Xmas Tree!

I will admit I pushed hubby to get it because xmas is still kinda new to me (I had never celebrated before meeting him) and wanted our first year in the house to feel festive. We had some gift certificates left over from the wedding so they went to good use :)

We brought it home and the hubs took over..... yup he did everything from fluffing each branch to putting it together to stringing the lights to decorating it! He was very particular about the way he wanted it and I was totally fine with him doing it.

We (he) started off putting each branch in which took a while but wasn't so bad.

Its never been the joy of putting it together for me I just like seeing the end result!

Speaking of end results.... Here is our very first "real but fake" tree decorated in bronze :)

I'm looking forward to placing presents under our very own tree :) Perhaps Scott will read this and get me some of the items on my wish list ;)

Have you put up your tree yet? Do you have a "theme" this year?

Happy Holidays!

Post Wedding - Pre Honeymoon Update!

Last weekend I officially became a MRS!

It was the most incredible, memorable and amazing week of our lives and we leave for our honeymoon tomorrow morning so since I've been getting a lot of questions so I wanted to share a few photos with you guys.

Thursday night we had our "Puro" ceremony which was more where I was able to incorporate the Indian side of things. My outfit a royal blue "Anarkali" style suit was hand picked and styled by my mother. I loved this outfit,  not only was the color stunning it was SO comfortable :)

 Me and my Husby. He looked so handsome in his Indian "Sherwani" suit.

Saturday was our wedding day. This was where I got to see the vision I had in my head for years come to life.  All of my DIY's were out, on display and loved by all so it was totally worth the hard work.

I walked down the white carpet with diamond detailing with my father to some classical music he has picked out especially for this day.

We were married under a glowing fabric all white floor to ceiling canopy that made me feel like a princess.

Our backdrop and head table was simply stunning and more than I could have even imagined in my head.  

Our wedding cake was done by my dear friend Jen from Custom Cakes By Jenz who did an outstanding job. This picture doesn't even do it justice and it tasted as good as it looked.

After our cake cutting we had our first dance as husband and wife to Michael Jacksons I Can't Stop Loving You.

 30 Seconds in we surprised our guests with the real deal (well the next best thing!)

A MJ impersonator complete with amazing back up dancers and costume changes during their 45 min set. They performed everything from PYT to Thriller it was seriously one of our best moments of the night.

Once MJ was done it got everyone in the dancing mood so we brought out our flip flop basket!!! The ladies thanked me for helping their feet and the men thanked me for keeping the ladies happy so they could stay longer ;)

Thank you to everyone who sent texts, facebook and twitter messages of congratulations it was so appreciated and we really felt like your spirit was with us on our big day.

We are off to the sun and sand on our honeymoon now :) xo Have a great week :)

Let The Festivities Begin! First Up Henna!

In just a few hours Ill be getting my mehndi (henna) done on my arms and legs. I'll be getting the traditional arabic style similar to the image below.

Im going to try to tweet as Im getting it done so stay tuned for pics!