May is always such a busy month for us---first comes our anniversary, then Mother's Day, then Harper's birthday and mine a few days later. It's a whirlwind of a month but I love it! On Friday we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary with dinner at Eddie V's. It was absolutely delicious--- we both had steaks, truffle mac n' cheese and ...
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Four Years
(Well technically four years and a month, since I forgot to do this post in September!) Four years ago on September 21, 2009, I published my first ever blog post. Over these last few years, I've shared so many special moments with you---my readers---and I'm so thankful for the blogging community and the positive experience it has been thus far. I ...
Working on a Weekend & Making A Mark
Today I attended/worked at the opening celebration for Making a Mark , presented by The Periwinkle Foundation at the children's hospital where I work. Making A Mark enables children with cancer or hematological disorders and their siblings to celebrate self-expression and empowerment through creativity as a vital part of their healing ...
Family Brunch
On Saturday, we took Harper out for her first "official" outing. Kevin and I ate lunch at Hungry's in Rice Village and then we walked around for a bit with Harper in her stroller. Unfortunately, it had just rained and it was so humid, sticky and hot outside that we couldn't really stay out for very long because it was uncomfortable. Harper ...
First Night Out
Last night was the first time I went out at night with friends since having Harper. We've had plenty of people come visit us at the house but up until now I just wasn't really ready to go out for the night (plus, my surgery kind of set me back recovery-wise and I've been pretty tired). I attended a going-away party for one of my co-workers ...
Update: My Experience with Placenta Accreta
I wanted to give an update after the post I shared about my hospitalization for retained placenta and postpartum bleeding. My OB called me this week with the results of the pathology report and it turns out that I actually experienced a very rare complication called placenta accreta that occurs when blood vessels and other parts of the ...
Trusting Your Instincts
I started to write this post from my hospital bed as I was recovering from a D&C surgery. This post is about trusting your instincts. Let me start from the beginning (and this post is very TMI, so if that's not your thing, I recommend skipping past this one). Postpartum, I had three tears and very heavy bleeding, which is to be ...
Generations…
Today was my mom's last day of her visit to Houston and my husband is driving her to the airport as I type this. I'm definitely going to miss having her here. Though we've been taking photos of Harper all week long, we realized we didn't have any together so we shot these this afternoon right before my mom headed back to Toronto. It was kind ...
Holiday Giving- Making a Difference for Children
When I announced my pregnancy a few weeks ago, I talked about gratitude. The holidays stir up those feelings in me even more. For the last few years, my husband and I haven't been big on getting Christmas gifts for each other. We get a few things here and there, but most of the time we just agree not to buy each other anything major. ...
30 Day Challenge- Who’s With Me? (Fitness Update)
You can do anything for 30 days, right? That’s what I told myself this evening when I signed up for an unlimited month of classes at a local workout studio. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’ll likely never be one of those self-motivated people who can pump herself up to go to the gym and do a self-guided workout. As much as ...