Winter Walk in Bowring Park

The weather here has been a little chilly lately (still mild compared to other provinces - but cold for Newfoundland), however, we've had some nice sunny days. This past Saturday was a beautiful sunny day so we decided that we needed to get out and take advantage of it. We hadn't left the house in a week as all 3 of us were smothered with the flu and poor Blake was sick for the second time in a month. Needless to say, we all had cabin fever and are just so used to being on the go that we really needed to go for a walk and enjoy some fresh air.

Bowring Park was packed full of people that afternoon, but that's no surprise because thats where everyone flocks to on any nice, sunny day of the year. I wanted to start making outfit posts again as it's been over a year since I've made one, so I had Andrew take a few snaps. I would have loved to take Blake out and show off our matching toques (I'm actually obsessed with matching our outfits - its one of the many exciting things about having a little girl) but it was a little too cold.

I can't wait for the spring so I can do more posts/photos with Blake. She'll be one on May 1 (which is actually so crazy to think about) which means she will probably be walking and it will be so fun to go on walks in the park with her. But in the mean time, we will enjoy the winter and hopefully do more winter-y activities before the snow is gone. I'd like to try snowshoeing and pull Blake along in the little sled we bought her, and maybe bundle her up in her snowsuit and play in the snow. She's growing up so fast, so I always try to remind myself to enjoy every little moment and make the most of each day (even if its freezing out and we are limited on what we can do).

Also, if anyone is in the market for a good stroller, I highly recommend investing in a Mountain Buggy Urban Jungle. I'm sure I've talked about it in a blog post before, but we've been using it for almost 9 months now and its endured literally every type of terrain (it did very well on a sandy beach in the Bahamas). Most recently, on our walk we went down a super steep, slippery path that was basically ice on top of hard packed snow with lots of ruts and the Mountain Buggy held up perfectly. People probably thought we were insane for bringing a stroller down an icy path but it worked great.

Hat: CC
Coat: Michael Kors
Sweater: Ardene (I absolutely love this sweater and it was super cheap!)
Jeans: Guess (new fave jeans, super stretchy!!)
Sunglasses: Ray-Ban

Stroller: Mountain Buggy Urban Jungle

Pregnancy Update: 25 Weeks

Today I had my 25 week check-up and so far everything looks great. The baby's heartbeat is perfect, she moves a lot, and had the hiccups during the ultrasound today (so cute!). I also found out I don't have gestational diabetes (thank god!! chocolate is my weakness), iron levels are perfect and blood pressure, blood counts and whatever else the doctor checks are all on point.

Since this is my first time ever being pregnant, I never know what to expect during the process, and I'm always scared to death that something might go wrong with me or, especially, the baby. Each time I have a check up, she reassures me that everything is going really well which is awesome. Hopefully, this pregnancy continues to go smoothly...and quickly.

I'll be 26 weeks on Saturday, then it's only 2 more weeks and I'll be entering the third and final trimester!! Looking back, time does seem like it's gone by pretty fast, but 14.5 weeks still seems like a long ways away.

Andrew went away to work in Labrador this past Sunday for the next 3 weeks :( which means he wasn't able to attend today's doctor appointment (it's the first one he's ever missed) so my doctor was nice enough to do an ultrasound and let me take a video so I could send it to him. I was so excited to see her on the screen moving around and hiccuping. She's grown so much since the last ultrasound <3

I can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like, because at this point we have no idea what she will look like. I have a feeling she might be Andrew's twin, because so many girls I know are born looking more like their fathers, but we'll see when the time comes. 102 days and counting...

Outfit of the Day 25.11.2016: Pop of Red

Today was pretty chilly compared to the warm weather we experienced over the past week here in St. John's. However, it was a lot "sunnier" out than it was last week, so we decided to go for a little drive up to the Quidi Vidi Battery. We got out to snap a few pictures of my outfit, then had to jump back in the car after 5 minutes to warm up. (Outfit details below).

1. Coat (Vero Moda)

2. Scarf (Chapters)

3. Shirt (Eclipse)

3. Jeans (American Eagle, older style)

4. Boots (Winners)

5. Bag (Louis Vuitton)

6. Lipstick (Marc Jacobs)

Baby Bump Week 14: Entering the Second Trimester

This week is a very exciting one for us! Week 14 marks the end of the first trimester and the start of the second trimester. Apparently the second trimester is the "easiest" one of the three. I had a bit of a hard time with the first trimester and experienced a lot of morning/all-day sickness, loss of appetite, and mood swings. It was definitely hard to go through that while also trying to hide the fact that I'm pregnant from friends and co-workers.

The second trimester is also when the risk of miscarriage decreases dramatically and will continue to decrease until the birth of the baby. So it's safe to say that I can finally get excited for the rest of this pregnancy, as it should (hopefully) be smooth sailing from here until the baby's born.

Since reaching this point, we felt comfortable announcing to everyone on Facebook that we are expecting. It was such a relief to be able to talk freely about it with friends and co-workers, especially since the news is too exciting to keep to myself. Here's the photo we used to announce it on Facebook:

We took this photo in Bowring Park a couple of weeks ago. An older man asked us if we were making an ad for Starbucks (LOL)

I decided that I wanted to take bi-weekly baby bump pictures so that I could look back on them and see how much I've grown. It's also a fun way to show my friends and family how much the baby and I have grown. Everyone gets so excited when I send them the pictures :) I bought these milestone signs from an Etsy shop called "PearlPearDesigns". They came in the form of a downloadable file, so I got them printed off at Staples then purchased a frame from Michael's so I could change them out each time I took a bump picture. Anyways, here is my small collection of baby bump pictures (starting at Week 10): 

Only 180 more days until the due date (May 20, 2017). I'm so excited to meet our little bundle of joy!!! :)

Christmas Decor 2016

Is it too early to decorate for Christmas? Probably. But when I saw so many people's Christmas trees on Snapchat and Instagram, I just couldn't resist (making Andrew) haul all of my decorations up from the basement. At first, Andrew was opposed to decorating until December, but he started to get excited once we opened up all of the boxes and he actually ended up doing a lot of the decorating (I know, right?!).

Christmas decorations just create such a cozy, warm feeling at home; and since the weather in St. John's has been upwards of 15 degrees Celsius with fog all week, I figured that decorating for the holidays would help get me in the Christmas spirit :)

Last year was our first Christmas in this house since we purchased it back in January 2014. I was so excited to finally get to buy our first full sized Christmas tree along with all of the ornaments, stockings, wreaths, and whatever other festive looking pieces I could think of. 

I decided to go with a less traditional theme (much to Andrew's dismay) and picked out a white pre-lit tree with peacock inspired ornaments. 99% of everything came from Canadian Tire as they had the best selection of decor in all of St. John's (in my opinion) and the prices were pretty good too. 

I went to Canadian Tire last night to check out this year's decorations and colour schemes and they had so much awesome new stuff but I had to resist, knowing that I had bought everything new last year.

Here are a few pictures of the decorations I have up so far (I'll add more in a new post as more decorations go up):

Tree: Canadian Tire | Ornaments: Canadian Tire and Bouclair | Tree Skirt: Bouclair | Picks: Canadian Tire

Set of 3 LED Christmas Trees: Costco | Stockings: Bouclair | Mirror: Bouclair | Table: Bouclair | Candles and Candle Holders: Bouclair | Frame: Michael's

LED Christmas Trees: Costco

"NOEL" Sign: Bouclair | Vase: Bouclair | Sparkly Picks and Sticks: Canadian Tire | Peacock Feather: Canadian Tire

Vases: Bouclair | Christmas Picks: Canadian Tire

Wreath: Home Sense | Christmas Flowers and Picks: Canadian Tire | Apothecary Jar: Home Sense | Christmas Ornaments: Canadian Tire

Andrew and I turned on "A Christmas Story" after we finished decorating  then we  snuggled up on the couch and admired the decorations. P.S. Only 35 more days until Christmas!!