The Weekend

This past weekend was mostly great, considering it started off terribly. Friday was utterly awful. G had been up way too late the night before, and then woke up way too early. She was fussy, I was exhausted, and I ended up crying at one point - which she laughed at. I slept through lunch, so I didn't make B anything to eat (which was okay, he had Spongebob Alphagetti), and then much to my dismay I found out that B would be home late from work which meant several more hours alone with the cranky child.

Despite all this, and despite G waking me at 6:30 Saturday morning, I had a great birthday. It was lazy and quiet. I was able to lounge in bed for a few hours just reading fanfiction and being cozy.

Later in the day, we went to Old Navy so I could buy a new outfit with my birthday money. No luck. I only had $45 dollars, and they weren't having a denim sale so jeans were out of the question. I did find a pair for $20 on clearance, but when I stepped into the change room they wouldn't move anywhere above my thighs. Apparently I don't know my pants size. But that's understandable because I am still wearing my maternity jeans from Old Navy and in pregnant lady sizing, I'm an 8. So I thought a 12 in normal sizing would work. Wrong! There were also no tops that really stood out to me, and jeans were really the thing I NEED. So I went next door to Michael's and bought new art supplies! And I love what I bought. It has inspired me.

Next we went out for dinner with E and S at Denny's which was delicious. Afterward, we went home and I chilled some more, hung out with the fam, talked to my Mama on the phone, and then facetimed with my sister, brother and dad. It was a good end to a good 24th birthday.

Today, Sunday, was different. We didn't go to church and instead went to B's work family picnic thing, at the forestry farm zoo place. The bbq wasn't really my scene, but I did really like it when G decided to take some more of her first steps...on top of a freaking picnic table. That's my girl. Then we went into the zoo and saw some cool animals and G fell asleep in an adorably awkward position. At around 1:30 we came home, and all three of us had an hour and a half long nap which was amazingly nice. Then I got to work making dinner, and I tried out two new recipes. One was a simple chicken recipe that involved just oil, vinegar and a few spices. It was simple, and tasty and I made lots so that we would have leftovers for wraps. The second recipe was for twice baked potatoes and it was amazing. I'll have to find the pin but in the mean time, here's the final product:

My Sunday ended with some sketching, cuddles with my G, cuddles with my B, and some time to blog by myself. I'm really hoping this week will be a good one!

Update!

Well, we moved! What. A. RELIEF.

We found an amazing apartment that already feels like home. It may not be in the best neighbourhood, but there are so many families with children around that it feels very safe. I do wish said families with children would teach said children to BE QUIET at a decent hour each day, but hey...what can you do? Seriously though, it was almost nine o'clock tonight and we were preparing G for bed when this posse of six year olds starts hanging out near our front window, just jabbering away at the top of their lungs. And then they decided to peek in our window and dance to the music Sesame Street was making on our TV. Eventually I went and shut the blinds so I didn't have to see that one kid dancing anymore.

Since moving, a couple good things have happened.

1. I am SIGNIFICANTLY less stressed out. The ball of tension in my stomach is gone and it feels GOOD. Honestly, I was crying nearly every single night in MJ and since moving here I've only cried once or twice and it was because of extremely legitimate reasons.

2. I'm back in the kitchen, baby! I cook us dinner and lunch nearly every single day and I'm loving it. Having my own kitchen is fantastic and I'm having a blast stocking it with food and equipment. I finally own a muffin tin! And I got a Gordon Ramsay cook book for Mother's Day (my first!) which I'm looking forward to working through. Below is a picture of the soda bread I attempted:

It looks pretty good, but it was a failure. It didn't cook all the way through, which I didn't realize until after it had cooled down. Next time I'll add less flour, and I think that will solve the problem.

3. I'm no longer making my own baby food. I have the time, but at the same time I don't. Since moving here I haven't been sleeping well, so when G naps I definitely have to nap. When she's awake, I like to be in the same room as her. Most days I'm able to sneak off to the kitchen while she's watching Baby Einstein so I can get some dishes done, but some days she stands at the barrier banging away and screeching at me to give her attention. And how can I resist that face?

4. I'm losing weight! Part of this is due to being a little bit more active, but most of it is thanks to our diet. We no longer buy pop for the house. We still drink it, but only when we're out. Occasionally we'll get dollar drinks on the way home from somewhere, but there are no bottles or cans in our fridge or cupboards. This has been very good. We also haven't been buying a lot of junk food. I just bought my second bag of chips since getting here and it was only because I was having an extreme time 'o the month craving for them. Eating healthier is great and I can see results already. I can't wait to continue down this path! 

5. I finally get to decorate a baby's room! One of my biggest regrets has been the fact that I didn't get to do a nursery for G. Nesting is SO important, and I would cry every so often because I didn't get to do it properly. It was like something was missing. But now I've been adding to G's room bit by bit and I love it and I feel so much happier. 

Now, I'd best get to work on finishing the invites for G's FIRST birthday! I'll do a separate post about that another day.