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I am on a quest to get healthy..really healthy!

My current diet consists of handfuls of random food, Diet Pepsi and spoonfuls of baby food (organic green beans and lentils is a particular favorite)

Having a baby really sucks the life out of any real proper eating, if I can find the time to make the food, chances are I will not actually be sitting down and eating it until 3 hours later. On the plus side, I am slimmer and trimmer if somewhat a tad bitchier from lack of proper nutrition.

So..I've decided to get on some proper vitamins and see if I can get some energy back into this old body and I have determined to spend at least 30 mins on my Wii Fit...starting next week.

I'm going to go vitamin shopping tomorrow, I already take a prenatal and folic acid, so I am thinking maybe more vitamin C and a fish oil, my nanny Whare takes fish oil, or is it cod liver oil..fish is fish I guess. I wonder if they have anything to make me more pleasant and cheerful!

So, I will report back after a week to see if I am still a lazy bitch!

Or I can just screw the pills because looking at this pic will make anyone deliriously happy!

Is Janurary over yet?

I am exhausted....like, seriously beyond lazy tired *yawn*

Could be the fact that since last April I have only gotten approx 4 hours a sleep a night, but I think its just the time of year, everything is so blah! I am debating calling the mother in law to take Leah for a day just so I can sleep, it would be heaven-a whole day with my bed and pillow! Linda, if you are reading this, call me!

My tiredness is starting to reflect in other things...I've resorted to cooking supper in the slow cooker, as I seem to have more energy in the morning and I'm half dead at 5 pm. I can dump all the shit in and just like magic, its done at supper time, I have chili in there right now-yummy with minimal effort! In the mornings, I put random months on Hallie's notes for school, this morning it was September 26..teacher probably thinks I smoke crack.

Its also the time of year that everyone takes trips to mexico, jamica, etc...I'm tired of hearing about peoples vacations..blah, blah...shut the #$@$ up!

I.Hate.Winter. Not because it is cold, I love the cold...I would be perfectly happy living in the north pole and freezing my ass off. I just hate all the associations that come with winter, slippery roads, runny noses..etc.. but especially the necessity for massive amounts of outer clothing.

Typical morning exchange

Me: "Hallie, get your snowpants"

Hallie: "where are they?"

*Find snowpants..*

Me: " Hallie, put on your boots"

Hallie: "I can't find them"

*Find Boots...*

Me: " Hallie, you need your hat, mitts, scarf"

Hallie: "I have my hat, scarf and mitts"

Me: " You have them all?"

Hallie: "yep"

*peeing my pants from happiness that I do not have to hunt for mitts*

Hallie: "Wait..I only have one mitt"

*Fuck*

And finally, some new pics of Leah

Showing off her new diaper!

I love those chubby cheeks!

Enjoying a cracker

The boy snake with a girly name

I'm too tired tonight to write, so I'm just going to put up a short video..

Hallie and her pet snake, Rachel

My little Martin Scorsese...

Hallie recieved a camera for Xmas, we were not sure if a 7 year old would appreciate it but she loves it! She is quite the little photographer, as you will see...

She wants me to put on some pics that she took and a little movie, since this is technically also her blog I told her I would publish them for her...

I think that we will have to get a video camera with our income tax refund. There are so many great moments with the girls, I want to capture them forever.


The girls had their specialist appts yesterday, and they did awesome. Leah had to have blood drawn from her arm, it was horrible! There is nothing worse than watching your baby scream in pain, it broke my heart. I knew she had to have it done but I still wanted to punch the nurse in the face. Hallie does not have to go back unless she gets ill, and Leah will go in six months. I'm not sure when I will get the results from her test, but she does not need to have her blood done unless I think something is wrong, she seems really sleepy or pale. We are pretty happy, Leah has only required 2 blood transfusions so far at 6months, Hallie by six months already had at least 5!

I'll leave it here, but before I go..here is Hallie's first little movie...enjoy!

It features Molly & Murray, they seem to be watching tv..

I love that Kid!

2008...

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

• I said goodbye to my nanna before she passed away *sniff*


• Began using cloth diapers


• Made a blog


• Learn to let things just "go"


• Got a snake as a pet


• Fed said snake a dead mouse *barf*


• Watched Hannah Montana about 123546467 times


• Became part of the Webkinz hysteria


• Tried being vegan for a week *did lose 3lbs that week*

2. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

• Money *duh*


• Patience with my husband and my girls


• Self control over food

3.What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

• March 19- Hallie's big operation


• April 3- Saw Leah the 1st time in my tummy with 3d ultrasound


• July 5- Leah was born


• Sept 8- I turned 30


• Nov 27- My Nanna died

4. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

• Giving Birth

5. What was your biggest failure?

• Not visiting my nanna more

6. What was the best thing you bought?

• Baby Einstein DVDs

7. Where did most of your money go?

• Food and the girls

8. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

• Everything my girls do, Leah smiling for the 1st time, Hallie getting 92% on her math test


• Obama winning the US election

9. What song will always remind you of 2008?

• Hannah Montana "Best of Both Worlds" I heard it all summer long..morning to night

10. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

• Happier/Thinner/Poorer

11. What do you wish you’d done less of?

• Bitch to my husband

12. How did you spend Christmas?

• With Doug and the Girls, we put up our own little tree in the basement with gifts. We went to my mom's for Xmas lunch and stayed home that night-it was nice and quiet!

13. Did you fall in love in 2008?

• Everyday, a thousand times

14. What was your favorite TV program?

• Dexter, The Tudors, Heroes, Survivor, Big Love

15. What was the best book you read?

• Atonement by Ian McEwan

16 What did you want and get?

• A baby girl

17. What did you want and not get?

• A new car

18. What was your favorite film of this year?

• Sex and the city

19. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

• I was 30 and I went out the supper with the family

20. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

• HAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa. What is fashion?

21. What kept you sane?

• My girls

22. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

• Guess what? I don't care

23. What political issue stirred you the most?

• Prop 8

24. Who did you miss?

• My Nanna who passed away and Amy, she is in Afghanistan

25. Who was the best new person you met?

• Leah

26. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

• Karma is a real bitch!

27. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

• I really couldn’t care less about music

Need a daily dose of Leah?

Here it is...

This is my first video posting, so I will be crazy happy if it works and pissed if it does not. If not, please have some patience with me -I will get it....eventually.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! The weekend flies by for me, its the only two days I can sleep in and not have to deal with Hallie's morning bitchiness.

Leah goes to the blood specialist for the first time tommorow, and we will have the big blood test done to see if she has the disease. I assume you are all familiar with our condition (spherocytosis) so I won't get into what it is right now..wiki or google it!!! Hallie also meets with the hematologist, and I am hoping that this appt will be her last for a very long while, she has been fine since her operation. Speaking of, I can not believe that it has almost been a year since she had her spleen removed, also it is close to a year for getting her ears pierced, and she still will not take the studs out, however, she picks out earrings to wear..

"Mama, these are so cute, I have to wear them..please, pretty please can you buy them"

And I do, and she does not wear them.

I'm sure she is afraid to take the other ones out, its not worth the effort for me to battle with her, she will want to change them soon * fingers crossed*

I'm waiting for that magical age or maybe not so magical-when she is going to want to look a certain way because other people look a certain way-seriously, right now she couldn't give a shit what she looks like..school mornings are pure hell for me, she wants to wear the same thing over and over and hates having her hair brushed..ugh..its not pretty at the Mosher residence in the morning!

Its just a boob folks...

I've recently decided that when I breastfeed in public I am not going to put a blanket over Leah's head anymore, she hates it. Seriously, women have been breastfeeding since the dinosaurs, we would have never made it out of the cave if not for women nursing their babies. I don't have issue with anyone *well, maybe not my dad* seeing my breasts, considering I went topless in the Dominican Republic. Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world and I hate feeling bad when I nurse in public, its like I need to apologize for doing it....not anymore... I'm going to do it out in the open and be proud, you can't really see anything anyways..

If people have a problem, they can put a blanket over their head, see how they like it!

Ok.Rant over



I am so proud of myself for breastfeeding for over six months, I remember thinking I would never get to six months. I set a goal for four months, that is how long I nursed Hallie before I weaned her off. My hope is to make it to eighteen months, I just love doing it and knowing that I am doing the best for Leah and there are no words to describe the bond it creates. They just did a study here in Nova Scotia, that only 17% women breastfeed beyond three months, that's horrible! Besides, I am lazy and nursing is so convenient..forget cleaning bottles, worrying about being out and heating a bottle, getting up in the middle of the night heating a bottle. Of course there are the inconveniences, like being the only one that can feed her, leaky boobs and I am battling a horrible sinus infection that I can't take anything for as it passes into breast milk, small sacrifices in the long run. I encourage any woman that can to breastfeed to try and stick with it!


Here is a few new pics of my sweet Leah... she makes my heart go pitter patter



I love this face!

"Mama, I'm still hungry"

Sitting on her own..*sniff*... less baby..

I think its time to get pregnant again.

Did I just type that?

My sanity should return shortly...

Far, Far Away..

My cousin Amy (who is also my dearest friend and Hallie's Godmother) is currently serving in Afghanistan. Having a loved one overseas brings a whole new perspective to our Canadian troops being involved in the war. My heart stops everytime I read/watch that we lost another soldier, breathing again only when know that she is still alive and kicking. In our emails, she has told me of the horrors, women and children abused, etc...stuff that even she has a hard time dealing with. I asked her if I could send over some crayons and toys for the kiddies and some toliteries for the women, she told me that if the children are caught with American name brands, like crayola they could be murdered, my heart aches for those kids. I get angry when people say "..why are we there, who cares? Bring our soldiers home" In my opinion, if we do that, all those that lost their lives would have been in vain!

It is so that someday, those Afghan girls and boys with have the same freedom as my girls, and live as kids are meant to live! I thank her everyday for being there, and love her much more for putting her life at risk so that other people can have a better standard of living, I thank all our soldiers!

I love you girl, and pray for God to send you home safe and sound!

Six Months Ago

I had this...

8lbs

Now I have this...

18lbs

Leah has grown so fast, its almost like I do not have a baby anymore! She sits on her own, holds a sippy cup, laughs out loud for no reason, she really does have the sweetest personality, I am so blessed to be her Mama! I can have the worst day/night ever and all I have to do is have her smile at me and nothing else matters, it melts my heart!

I spent the last 2 days making and freezing homemade baby food, it was tiring but a lot of fun. While I am sure jar food is perfectly fine and reasonably cheap, but its not made with love and I like the fact that I can make all kinds of combinations. I did avacado, papaya, pears and mangos, I doubt those come in the jar variety. For vegetables I did broccoli, butternut squash, zucchini and cauliflower. Doug complained that she would probably not like all that, and that is fine, but at least I can offer them to her and let her decide and god help me if I have another picky child.

My New Years resolution is not to purchase anything for myself, unless I absolutely need it (i.e a bra or toothpaste) So far so good. I am trying to live a minimalistic life, to be more aware of my environment and contribute less waste. Doug asked me if it was alright for other people to purchase stuff for me, I guess that would be okay, but it does not help in me cutting down on material items. I have so much shit stockpiled that it would probably take a year for me to need to buy anything anyways. I am doing the same with Leah, poor kid will never have a massive amount of anything. When Hallie was a baby she always had the best (and most) toys, etc..but she never really cared about them at all. Leah will have to enjoy the pots and pans, tupperware and Xmas wrapping rolls, cause thats all she will be getting, hahha...Hallie ruined everything for her! I just think having an insane amount of toys for a baby is ridiculous, now see if I can convince the in laws!

Hello World



I know blogs have been around forever, but for some reason I now want to start one..maybe out of sheer boredom or because its the "it" thing to have. As a stay at home mom (SAHM) I sometimes feel out of the loop... Christ, I only started texting a few months ago, even my 60 year old aunt texts and my 7 year old is in on it, and I am counting the days until she asks me for her own cell..its coming soon! Even if no one reads it, I can use it as a diary, as long as I update it every little while. The last year has gone by so fast, it seems like yesterday I was pregnant with Leah, now she is half a year old-yikes!!!!

It would be cool to be able to post pics and videos on here, as some relatives are away, some prefer to connect online rather than a phone, and this is an easy way to check on whats happening in our little part of the world. Let me see if I can post a pic now...



It works! Yay Me!

Now that I accomplished something, I can go start my day!