heartbeat.

baby 2.0 has a heartbeat.  i heard it today for the first time.  for those interested in the stats it was 150 bpm.

and most importantly…  there was only one heartbeat!  

phew.

steph

5 things i’m loving right now.

1.  starbucks winter blend.  available at costco for a reasonable price.  it’s in the dark blue packaging with snowflakes adorned on the outside of the bag.  i’m slowly getting back into coffee.  i think the morning sickness is slightly abating and i crave the occasional cup again.  this coffee is hands down fantastic- it’s earthy, and spicy, and just the thing for a crisp morning.

2.  my new slippers.  they’re totally old lady slippers- isotoner brand with soft lining and a leather sole- but they are the best thing to put on these ice cube feet of mine.  london drugs.  $10.00. 

3.  christmas music.  i must explain myself.  toddlergirl is completely and utterly freaked out by halloween.  i like halloween.  i would love to take her trick or treating just to show off her cuteness and accquire some candy loot -  but she is adamantly set against it.  so- we skip halloween around here and look straight on forward to the next holiday: christmas.  therefore the christmas music has been dug out of the crawl space and toddlergirl is already singing with vigor.

4.  baby names.  we’re starting to peruse baby names.  we’ve got awhile to go, but names are so fascinating to me.  the origin, the meanings, the syllables, initials…

as usual, we will remain top secret with the names until the baby is born.  but until then- it is great fun to see what names we like.

5.  friends.  i’m always thankful for friends, but as of late we’ve done a lot of catching up.  we’ve had a chance to meet new friends, old friends- high school friends, college friends.  we’ve spent the last couple of weekends in some serious social happenings and it’s been a blast.

to better things,

steph

a year ago.

my, time flies by.  everyone says that but you don’t really believe it.  this photo was taken a year ago.  and just when i think toddlergirl hasn’t really changed that much… she really has.  growing actual  hair is one major difference. 

to better things,

steph

autumn update.

 

my camera hasn’t seen much action lately, so i had the rare and fun occasion to dig up my old files and find some treasures from a couple of years ago.  this was october 2006, granville island.

while the camera’s been gathering dust, my keyboard has been working overtime at getting some writing done for the class i am currently taking.  i’d forgotten what it was like to write with a deadline… an entirely different experience-it’s been awhile since college! 

i am hopefully almost over and done with morning sickness.  pregnancy and i are not best friends.  i’ve been sick and green for much too long now and am looking forward to more energy and food that stays in my stomach.

toddlergirl is quickly becoming no longer a toddler.  she reminds me daily of her fierce independence.  this has included massive temper tantrums as of late that involve her foaming at the mouth and throwing up.  seriously.  i am ridiculously unimpressed with her in these moments.  and then she’ll wrap her arms around you and declare loudly how much she loves you.  she’ll sing christmas carols with great flourish and arms gesturing wildly to her music, and all of this happening while we shop for groceries.  it’s a whole new world with her and many times i think to myself… “what in tarnation?”  (yes, i use words like tarnation).

and so that is just a little of what’s been happening in our world… thanks for checking in.

to better things,

steph

little dancer.

 my little dancer. she leaps and jumps and twirls. everywhere. everyday.