Bath Toys

The thing about bath toys is I never felt the need to clean them. They go in the bath tub with your child and get loaded with just about as much soap as your child does. So why clean them?

I was cleaning the bathroom today when I noticed a ton of hard water build up all over Zander's bath toys. So just for the heck of it I tugged them out to the kitchen sink and washed them with some dish soap and extremelly hot water. Next I took my cloth and i scrubbed the crap out of them and rinsed as good as I could. Before I knew if the water was discusting! And we don't even have that many bath toys.

Here is a picture of what the water looked like

Gross right!?

For the drying process I just pulled out a drying towel and tipped some upside town and others I just made sure were squeezed out really well.

Here, take a look for yourself

Lastly I washed the bin where we store the toys and once they were dry I put them back in the bin and headed off to put the in the bathroom.

So there you have it. Even though they get a bath at the same time as your child, I guess even these toys need a good cleaning once in a while!





Passing on childhood memories

Take a look at this adorable cup.

It's dark green, has realistic features, his tail is a straw, he is dark green, and a little beaten up. And in the case of how many memories this cup holds, it's absolutely perfect.

This dinosaur cup isn't just your regular sippy cup. It's a sippy cup from Brad's childhood.

When Brad's Mom took this cup out from WAY back of her cupboard, I think my jaw just about fell. I'm going to be honest, when she took it out, I was thinking "what the hell...". I wasn't weirded out that she kept it (some people just like to hold onto special items), I was weirded out that she didn't ever pack it away! But after the shock of it all, I came to realize just how adorable this cup really is. It's something special that Brad has good memories of and was happy to pass this along to Zander.

With that being said, Zander has been drinking out of this dinosaur sippy cup for about 2 weeks. It's a cup that stays at Grandma and Grandpa's and he really loves it. He loves the shape, the colour, and he gets a big kick out of the fact that his head turns and pops off.

Now, take a look at this adorable cup!

Zander's Auntie and Uncle were out shopping a few days ago, and just so happened to stumble upon this! She found it in a place where it was all alone and needed someone to to love him and drink from him, so she bought it for her favourite Nephew ever!

I think it's so cool that now Zander can have a dinosaur cup of his own and that it will always have a special meaning to it because his Daddy had one just like it!

Don't they look so cute together?!

What childhood items will you pass on to your kids?

Surrogacy or Baby #2

I remeber at the age of 14-15 years old that I would always tell my older sister if she couldn't get pregnant on her own that I would carry her baby for her. I also remember telling a friend of mine the exact same thing at the age of 18 and again at 21.
I have always had this thing of wanting to help couples grow their family. I never really thought of it too much, just kind of threw the idea out there to close loved ones. But recently I have really been thinking about it. It's a big deal and a lot to think about. I need to think about myself, my family, have Brad's support (and hopfully other family support), and think about all that is involved in the process (especially how Zander will react).
Looking up about how to become a Surrogacy Mother and how to apply is the easy part. There is a long list of things you must have/be/done in order to even be considered for acceptance. The first one is of course that you must have had a child aleady, and another one is to be in somewhat good shape. Well, I'm just going to say right away that I am not in good shape..so it's something I need to work on if I choose to become a Surrogacy Mother. Not just for that, but for my health too of course. I think it would be good for me to loose a good amount of weight, strengthen my body, and then once my body is physically ready again I would be ok to carry a baby for 9 months.
So my goal is to loose 50lbs, strengthen and tone my body (maybe join a gym and attend some biking classes? Or maybe do some kickboxing?), go on a detox to clean out my system, and maybe even start taking more vitamins to keep my body as healthy as can be. Those are just some of the things I would like to accomplish before even applying to become a Surrogacy Mother.

Now this is the tough part...

Do I REALLY want to have a baby for someone else first, or do I want to have baby #2 first?

I am seriously concerned about making the wrong decision.

Brad and I have been having baby fever for the past 4 months now, but the stage Zander is at right now is so fun and amazing that we haven't had time to really sit down and talk about considering having another baby right now.

So what do I do? What's going to be the best choice for us right now? These are the kinds of things we need to consider as a family before making any big decisions. I mean, looking back at all the pictures of when Zander was so tiny, and looking at all his newborn clothes really makes us want another, but are we REALLY ready for another right now? I personally think I am in a bit of a rush to have another baby because there are a few things I regret doing when Zander was little that I wish I could do over. A big one is breastfeeding. I only did it for 3 weeks and then stopped due to clogged milk ducts. After doing research about it, I really wish I would have sucked it up because other than that, breastfeeding was going great for us. Regrets, that's just one of them.

Something that I do miss was being prengnat. From the moment I found out I was expecting, I loved knowing a little person was growing in my belly. From a little tiny fertellized egg, all the way to a full-term baby. It really amazes me all the steps an unborn baby goes through. The first time the heart beats, growing fingers, toes, eyes, even finger nails! It's a miracle that you are growing inside you and something about that just puts a huge smile on my face. Now I will admitt, being 3 weeks over due with Zander, and the insane heat wave that summer made enjoying being pregnant a little harder, but at night when he would kick and I was able to identify body parts, made the swollen feet and squished lungs completely worth it.

Like I said, I don't know what I want right now. I want both for sure, but the BIG question is which one do I want first? Do I want to just have the enjoyment of being pregnant but no stress of having another infant to look after? Or do I want to be pregnant and be responsiable for another infant? It's a big decision that both Brad and I need to decide on together.

Until then, I will be working on weight loss and body strengthening/toning.

38 Weeks Pregnant with Zander :)