Teething and belly growing pain

Well Sarah has been teething like crazy lately! Last week she had 4 cutting and 2 this week!!!! Poor little goose, she is pretty good during day times. I guess all the distraction help to forget the pain, but at night it's a different story.

She as been sleeping trough the night for a while now, so for her to wake up every 2 hours is not normal. Sometimes she need to nurse to get some comfort, sometimes it being rock for a while. Last night a 3 am I was rocking her to sleep and she looked at me with her big green eyes and I sear if she could have been able to talk she would have said "Mama, please take that pain away!!!" Poor little one :-(

Another thing that comes with her teething is drooling!!! I don't know if it's because I'm preggo or not but it does kinda gross me out!!!! You put her down on the floor and in minutes their is a puddle of drool beside her! Gag!!!

If notice this week that my tummy (the lower side of it) hurt from time to time. Mostly and dull pain (when I try to get up from the sitting or laying down position). But sometimes it's a shooting sharp pain that last only a couple second but it is really really uncomfortable. You would think after having our babies close that I would be all stretch out, well I guess not! They're is so stretching happening still.

For you mama's for a multitude have experience that growing belly pain for all your pregnancy?

Weird weather

This morning we have a mix of rain and snow going on. It's does makes me feel super cold. I'm thinking I should bake or something to warm out our house. Just the smell of baking make a home warmer don't you think!

How about you! How do you make your home feels warmer on cold wet days?


* picture not mine taken from the web*

This is my daily workout!!!

Who need to go to the gym to lift some weight, when you could just carrier 40+ lbs of cuteness!!!

Swine flu vaccination why being pregnant I will never take it!!!!

Here is the best medical info I seen on the H1N1 subject!!!! It is a must read. Warning it is a bit long but so worth it!!!!

Everything you wish you would have known about vaccination, about the flu, about death and mostly the TRUTH!!!!

Swine Flu -- One of the Most Massive Cover-ups in American History


Really watch this video!!!!

We all do it!!!

Taken at my parent place while we were visiting and yes we are all sharing the same room and we sleep in the same position. My mom took the picture before she went to bed and had a laugh that evening!

7 weeks and a little bump

How far along? 7 weeks and 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: Loss about another 4lbs since last update, so a total of 11lbs loss :-(

Maternity clothes? Some but starting to fit in some non-pregnancy clothes (weird I have to get preggo to fit in normal clothes)

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: All the time, and fell like I never get enough

Best moment this week: Coming back home after a week at my parents place, it's good to be back home

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Hummus and garlic!!!! Yes I smell very very good, thankfully you don't have a smell option via you computer!!!

Gender: Will not be finding out

Labor Signs: nope

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Eating and keeping the food in!!!

What I am looking forward to: Felling the baby move

Weekly Wisdom: Sleep lots, make morning sickness a lot better after a nice nap.

Milestones: Nothing special this week

Guess who is 11 months

Our silly little goose and SNOW!!!!!

Here is Rebekah being silly but oh so cute self!



And yes a few days ago we had SNOW!!!! and it did stayed!!! We still have it on the ground now and it is freezing over here!



Did you have your first snow of the winter?

Following her big sister footsteps

Sarah and Rebekah have lots in common but are also so different in many ways. Rebekah is more headstrong then Sarah but Sarah is more of a cuddle bunny then Rebekah ever was.

For Parents with close age sibling I know you understand how easy to see similarities and differences between each child.

Last night I put the girls to bed at 7 pm (usual bedtime for them) I was surprise that Rebekah went without a fuss (she usually complain a while before falling asleep) Sarah om the other hand she is always happy to go to bed, she will play in her crib for a little while and then go to sleep. So when she started to play it was normal for her to do so, then I left them thinking that they would fall asleep soon!

Boy was I wrong!!! 9 pm both girls were chatting away (each in her own bed) and Sarah was actually very hyper!!! She was sitting in her crib and bouncing up and down. I was very tired so went to bed. About 1/2 later Rebekah stop talking so I guess that she fell asleep and Sarah was still going strong but my tiredness was getting to me so I fell asleep.

All the sudden (after I was sleeping for a couples minutes)I heard a big thunk and some screaming!!! Ran into the little girls bed to find Sarah on the FLOOR!!!

Yap she fell out *jump* of her crib!!!! Let just say that she scare be half to death.

Was I surprise, nope Rebekah did the same when she was the same age!!! Yes Sarah is following her big sister footsteps!!!!

(And we will probably need to make her sleep on the floor soon like Rebekah!!!)

Pregnancy update

I love the way Stacey lays out her pregnancy update and will do the same. I don't have picture yet but will soon I hope :-)


How far along? 5 1/2 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Loss about 7 pound in the last month

Maternity clothes? Haha I never came out of them!!!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Never enough, would love to sleep but have 2 active little one in the day and one of them wants to nurse all night!

Best moment this week: When I was able to eat a meal and not puke it after

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Sauerkraut and pasta and sometimes both together, and apple sprinkles with cinnamon and lemon juice.

Gender: will not be finding out but have the feeling that it's another girl, but like with both previous pregnancies I keep dreaming of a baby boy but when I wake up I fell like it's a girl weird!

Labor Signs: nope

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Eating and keeping the food in!!!

What I am looking forward to: that I stop being bloated and be showing a baby belly

Weekly Wisdom: If it stays in, EAT it!

Milestones: seeing the 2 lines appear on the test very clearly

Nap time at the Stam house

This is what have become of nap time at our house for the last few weeks



And But girls do NOT do well with no sleep during the day (and I guess I need them to nap so I could nap myself too.) So for the last couple of days Sarah is napping in my bed with me and Rebekah in her own room. It's working so far and I have the chance to get some Zzzz during the day.

Night time is going well, they share a room and no major problem so far. Sarah was sleeping trough the night is now waking up 2 or 3 times to nurse. I guess my milk supply might have change a bit?! Trying to find a way to give her some food other them my milk to fill her up (she LOVES mama's milk a lot)

Fflu vaccine do they really work or not ?

I came across "The renegade health show" a while back and got hook. They are great in providing pertinent information.

Here is a video that they made about flu shot



Please listen to this clip and do take time to recherche the topic.

For our family we are not taking the flu shot, or any shot for that matter but this is our decision and what I believe is best for us!!!

So what do we do to protect our self.

1. Sleep (at lest 6 hours or more)

2. eat lots or (raw) fruits and veggies

3. drinks plenty of water

4. take natural alternative to boost our immune system (garlic etc..) God did provid us with all those goodies to protect us.

5. Stay away from people who are sick!!!! Obvious right!

6. exercise and take fresh air everyday!

What are other natural ways that you protect and prevents yourself from being sick?

Wordless Wednesday

How did they knew?

Yesterday we went to a friend's house for a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. Without us telling anybody anything they all knew!!!!



So here is some clue on what have made them out 1 and 1 together. Maybe after reading this you might come to your own conclusion.

This is what might give me away:

- My "green pale sick complexion"
- My " I need a nap look"
- My " I'll stick with water thanks"
- My " I'm not really hungry right now"

Or could it be:

- My " running to the washroom after a bit of food pass my lips" ?

So what do you think give it away?


Btw we are not telling but letting people guess and make rumor and have fun with it :-)

Do not try this at home

Well I know it's been a while since my last written post so here whats new at the Stam house:

- Sarah is growing up so fast it's almost scary. She as move out from our bed to her crib then moved out of our bedroom to finally end up in the big girls bedroom (AKA Rebekah's bedroom)

- She also has been sleeping trough the night for a little while now but for the past couple of days, she as been sleeping 12+ hours!!!

- Her soother is gone too!, well a bit by accident. 2 night ago I give the girls a bath and it was one of those night that they really really really need to go to bed (if you know what I mean)So I dressed them up quickly and send them to bed and forgot to pin Sarah's soother to her PJ. Well she did sleep trough the night that night and I haven't give her soother again:-)

Now for Rebekah:

- She is a real chatter box and is starting to try to make more then one word sentence (so cute)

- She is in the cleaning phase, she wants to clean all day (nothing wrong with that)

Well I have to take care of the girls I hear something weird going on in the next room so I leave you with this video of my husband and his brother having one of those "boys will be boys" moment.

Please do not try this at home without supervision!!!!