SURPRISE!!!!

Well, this is the big surprise I mentioned a post back!  I am out of control excited to move over to 

www.kweilz.com 

- my VERY OWN DOMAIN AND BLOG!  SQUEAL!!!  (and I don’t even mind that I sound immature right now, I’m legitimately excited). 

My girlfriend Shan from www.nickelsandlinc.com has been the main instigator and facilitator during this process and without her I would probably be using blogger for the rest of my mommy blogger days.  But her company took on the task of designing, branding, arranging, composing, constructing, remodelling and in the end transferring my entire blog over to this new domain and I’m absolutely smitten.  Her work is just so professional and superb, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been with a personalized product and I literally told her five things that I liked about other blogs and she put the new together.  She was so super easy and lovely to work with.  I can’t say enough about her.

So having said that, I’ll be moving over to that site from now on!  Gone are the days of kateandnatesail.blogspot.com (not that we won’t continue to sail).  Hope you guys like the new site as much as I do!  Have a peek and see you over there!!! Also, thank you to all of the lovely friends and followers.  I never thought that I would have met such nice and genuine people online hope you'll follow along on the new blog ;)

Loves,

Kate 

XOXO

www.kweilz.com

A Big (blogger) Surprise!

HI FRIENDS!

Apologies for not posting yesterday as I promised to do so every Monday.  I’m a little late after a very busy day yesterday; but, I have a big Blogger Surprise that I can’t wait to reveal a bit later on in the week, so stay tuned for the weekly pregnancy post as well as a fun surprise!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone 

Kate XO

Dirty dirty makeup brushes

It’s embarrassing to say how long it’s been since I last cleaned my makeup brushes.  I’ve read that it should happen for concealer and foundation brushes at least once a week is necessary to prevent buildup and that brushes around the eyes should be cleaned twice a month.

Let’s just say that never happens in this house. 

But today, it occurred to me that perhaps one of the reasons (besides being pregnant) that I’m getting small breakouts is because I haven’t been taking care of my brushes properly.  It’s legitimately been about three months (cringe) since these babies have been washed, so a cleaning was well overdue.

I thought it would be fun to do a little blog post about it and show what I do with the products that I use to get the tools extra soft and fluffy after a good rub down.  Hope you enjoy!

 

This brush is in need of some serious S.O.S 

My hero! 

I can't even tell you how great it smells... (you can get the combo at Sephora)

The soap comes with this little pink scrubber that works like a dream.

I like to lay them flat to dry on a paper towel for a few hours before I fluff them up with my blow-dryer.   (Talk about spoiled, my poor husband doesn't even get that kind of treatment).  Laying them down like this prevents water from getting deep into the wand and causing brush hairs to fall out.  

The finished product!

Hope you have a great day friends XO

Pregnancy Update - Week 15

I got creative with the Xmas lights the other night and we just set up the camera and took a few pics.  I'm trying to make more of an effort in this pregnancy to take nice maternity shots.

How far along are you?

15 weeks!

How are you feeling?

 Frustrated (a little).  I’m still so tired and nauseous at night.  I thought it would have been gone by now since it was with the other pregnancies, but each one is different so I’m just trying to roll with it.

Any weight gain? 

0 pounds this week for a total of six pounds keeping me at 118

New symptoms?

HEARTBURN :(

General mood?

Good. 

Gender?

I keep switching.  This week I’m thinking boy because of the salty cravings and I noticed in a picture that I’m carrying pretty low.  I know that’s an old wives tale but it was true in both Scarlet and Will’s so I sort of believe it…

Cravings?

I’m loving the savoury this week.  I wanted Earls wings really badly the other night and we weren’t able to get them so I’m making a note of it to pick some up on Wing Wednesday night!  I’ve had homemade guacamole almost everyday - I just can’t get enough.

  Do you miss anything?

  No not really this week.  Sushi as always but that’s just a given.

Sleep?    

My poor hubby and little Scarlet are both sick :( so I’ve been nervous about them during the night.  Also, I was a total goofball and watched an episode of Walking with the Dead and that kept me awake for a solid few hours the other night.  Dumb, dumb dumb.  I don’t know what I was thinking.

Working out?  

 It was my last week of working/teaching dance classes this past week so I was terribly sad, but I have plans for keeping up with exercise.  Basically every Wednesday (that’s all I can commit to right now for time and energy) I’ll be taking a 30 min walk followed by either a 30 min yoga class or low-impact pregnancy friendly training session.  I’m kind of excited about it and hope to increase the time as the weeks and days go on.

Best moment this week? 

 Nate and I attended his work Christmas Party and it was so lovely getting out of the house for a night, getting all dressed up and seeing my girlfriend from New York City who’s husband is business partners with Nate.  They are honestly the nicest people around and it was so nice to visit with her.

What are you excited about?

   We are going to Parent Teacher Interviews to meet all of Scarlet's Montessori teachers and then we’re having date night afterwards at Bonterra - one of my FAVOURITE restaurants of all time.  I’m so excited I could burst.

Hope you all have a great day!

LUVS,

Kate

xoxo

14 sweet weeks!

How far along are you?

14 weeks!

How are you feeling?

Good!  Better thankfully.  Not quite as tired or nauseous and my appetite has gone through the roof! 

Any weight gain? 

2 pounds for a total of six pounds putting me at 118

New symptoms?

None this week

General mood?

Positive!

Gender?

I’m thinking girl again because of Scarlet - she's very convincing.  She has been pretty adamant about it and I have no doubt in my mind she will be devastated if it’s a boy.

MEOW!  (I couldn't help myself)

What foods are you craving?

I was craving Steak the other day and sour candies.  So weird.

  Do you miss anything?

I went out for dinner the other night with two girlfriends and they both ordered a glass of wine.  It was nice that they both sipped away while they ate and I kind of missed that.  I had a virgin mojito and we was ok.  

Sleep?    

Pretty good but my neck has really been bothering me.

Working out?  

Dancing dancing dancing.  

Best moment this week? 

The best moment this week was putting up all of the Christmas decorations around the house - especially the tree.  When it went up, I actually started to cry (clearly I’m hormonal) but it was just such a crazy special few minutes seeing Nate with the kids working together and talking and laughing.  It was one of those tiny moments that isn’t really too ‘huge’, but completely enormous and significant at the same time.  

What are you excited about?

   We have a few Christmas parties in the future and Nate’s birthday coming up!  We’ll be attending parent teacher interviews with Scarlet’s teachers and then we are doing a date night afterward!  It will be nice to have some alone time together.

This week I’m adding a question:

What is the strangest thing that happened this week?

 I had read a comment on my Instagram account from a girl who was ‘very confused’ about how we take our photos.  This follower turmoil absolutely kills me, so I wrote back to her (really nicely) that it was just the camera timer that I set up many of my photos.  She said she was very thankful that I had responded (which was nice) and she told me that she came across my IG account through a website called Buzzfeed.

I had heard of the website before but hadn’t really looked on it so I decided to check it out.  I went on and sure enough - there is an article written about the 7 Instagram feeds to check out.  It’s called something like ‘The best of the gram’.  It was so strange because nobody had contacted me, or notified me that this had happened or even asked for permission (not that I mind because it was all positive), but so wild, strange and bizarre to see us up on the Internet basically by chance.  

If you want to check it out you can find it here: 

BUZZFEED

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

LUVS,

Kate

xoxo

What does my two year son old eat in a day?

If you're curious, I have a full account of what William ate today starting from early (EARLY) morning breakfast to dinner posted up in the 'Eats' section!  Hope you enjoy.

Kate 

XO

Week 13 with baby number 3!

 Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along are you?

 13 weeks! 

How are you feeling?

Still a bit nauseous and super tired.  230 pm rolls around and I’m like ‘DONE!’.   I was super nervous yesterday because I thought that perhaps because this pregnancy has been so different from the others that maybe I would be one of those poor women who experience nausea the entire time.  Let’s hope not…

Any weight gain? 

2 pounds for a total of 4 pounds putting me at 116

New symptoms?

Heartburn just started to emerge.  

Certain odours have really been bothering me.  We made eggs the other day and the smell that lingered in the house just put me off.  When I open the fridge that doesn’t seem to be very appealing anymore and smelling certain shampoos and conditioners that are too sweet bugs me.  

General mood?

Pretty happy and upbeat. 

Gender?

I’ve been thinking the little bub was a girl this entire time until we went for our ultrasound.  Then, when we saw the baby, it totally hit me.  I thought; “oh, that’s most definitely boy!”  Mostly because it was flipping and turning and moving around so much more than any of the other babies were at this point and right in the middle of the ultrasound, the baby opened both legs and all three of us (ultrasound technician included) stopped talking and were totally silent because it was fairly obvious that something extra was present.  But, the technician immediately said that it could have been the umbilical cord showing up in the picture and not necessarily genitalia.  Still too early to tell, but based on that entire experience, I’m thinking its a boy.  Just a feeling…

Scarlet is saying 'I think it's a girl, I think it's a girl, PLEASSSE be a girl'.  It's been difficult to convince her that it might be another brother.  She is convinced it's a girl.  Both of my parents think it's a boy, William thinks it's a boy and Nate says he thinks its a girl.  

What foods are you craving?

  I’m craving sushi (shocking)

Grandma’s homemade bread and butter

Pickles on grilled cheese

sugar cookies

  Do you miss anything?

SASHIMI!  

Those pepperoni turkey bite deli meat sticks.  

My energy. 

My brain.

Sleep?    

Has been great even though I’m just positioned on my two sides and my back.

Working out?  

Teaching four dance classes a week.  I’m going to have to pull back soon because it’s feeling like it might be getting to be a bit much physically. :(  I love those darn kids so much it hurts so this will be hard to do.

Best moment this week? 

Seeing that ultrasound.  There is nothing better in this world than the feeling of relief knowing and visually seeing that your child is doing well.

Also, Scarlet and I made a Gingerbread house yesterday while William napped and Nate put the lights up on the outside of the house.  She was so sweet and just dying to eat the candy decorations on the house but also was behaving really well so I let her have a little treat.  

What are you excited about?

 Christmas decorating around the house.  

Hope you have a lovely Monday friends.  Only five more monday’s till Christmas!!!  YIKES!

Kate

xoxo

Pregnancy Update Week 12

How far along are you?

12 Weeks 

How are you feeling?

I kind of feel like I’ve been partying hard until about 3:00 am every night for like, six weeks straight and I have a constant hangover that doesn’t ever go away.  #Truth

Any weight gain? 

Two pounds this week for a total of two pounds putting me at 114 pds

New symptoms?

  Fatigue reached an all time extreme this past week.  Working, planning William’s bday party and executing it on top of all our regular daily activities and responsibilites has been absolutely draining. Worth it, but draining.

General mood?

 Having answered the above question, I’m actually really excited for the ultrasound coming up (and nervous).

Gender?

 I still think girl

What foods are you craving?

  I was craving Mucho Burrito yesterday and when I bit into it, I was actually making inappropriate noises it was so good.  Happily I was alone so it wasn’t too weird.

  Do you miss anything?

Sleeping on my stomach :(

Sleep?    

Has been alright but last night wasn’t great.

Working out?  

Still teaching Dance classes during the week.  

Best moment? 

Having Will’s bday party and singing happy birthday with all of our closest friends and family.  It was such a special moment.  The party was incredible.  It was gorgeous outside and so we had the bouncy castle in the backyard and it was so great to be able to visit and laugh and share some time with people that we care so much about and who genuinely care for William.  So special.  Here are a few pics!

Scarlet and I made these chain link decorations as her afternoon craft project.  We had them up all over the house.

Such awesome balloons at Party City!

This is how we do goodie bags at our house now.  I grab a bunch of fun things from various shops (mostly the Dollar Store and Party City) and then I let the kids pick three or four toys when they leave.  It saves me hours making a goodie bags and I'm all about saving time.

Adult zone.  We had the white tub filled with Beer which was a huge hit with the Dads at the party.  (The wine was super popular with our friends who don't have kids - HA! and I do NOT blame them)

We ordered ten pizzas from Famoso and had finger food on the table.  Easy prep, easy cleanup.

Excuse me, but how GORGEOUS is this crew?!?!  I mean... What's even more amazing is how nice they are.  Swoon.

These birthday cards and THAT ROBOT!!!  Just awesome.

What are you excited about?

 My best friend is going to have both my Mom and I over to her place with her Mom one afternoon soon and I’m dying to get that time with her.  She was at the party but it’s always tricky visiting properly at a toddler party so this afternoon tea will be perfect.

Hope you have a lovely day

Kate

xoxo

William's two year update

Holy smokes.  My baby.  MY BABY IS TWO?!?!?!  

(Panic at the disco) 

 Here is a little update on our our sweet prince and how he’s doing these days - what he’s into, what he’s not and how we’re loving his amazing personality. 

A little prezzie from Mom and Dad

Favourites

Favourite Food: 

Will loves bananas, oatmeal, fast food fries and surprisingly broccoli.  I KNOW!  I credit my best friend Jenny who told me to tell Will that they’re called “Dino Bites” and you have to make a big Dinosaur ROAAAR after you eat each ‘tree’.  We all started doing it at dinner with broccoli (Nate too) and it worked like a charm.  Now, he chooses to eat broccoli over things like chips or sweets.  It’s awesome and weird all at the same time.  

Favourite Words: 

Will recites the entire Sesame Street cast from beginning to end on a regular basis.  He says in order really quickly “Elmo, Grover, Big Bird, Count, Cookie, Abby, Oscar!!!”  He still called Ernie ‘E’ and Bert ‘Ert’. 

Books: 

Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton

Grover takes care of Baby by Emily Thompson

Steam Train Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld

TV Show: 

“Elmo’s world”/“Sesame Street”, “Justin Time” and “Super Why”

Songs: 

He loves ‘Layla’ by Eric Clapton  

I played it one day to show Scarlet what real rock and roll sounded like and they both just went crazy over it.  It’s now a regular tune in our house. 

He also likes our Piano upstairs which plays various instrumental themed songs.  We let the kids run around to it after their tubby.  William is usually naked when he does it.  It’s definitely a thing.

Colour: He likes Blue and Green

Fave Toy: Train set and he loves his building blocks.

Skills: 

Will is obsessed with numbers and letters.  He can point out most letters from the alphabet and any number from 1-10 and say it.  It’s a big skill for a two-year old.

He’s also surprisingly musical.  He can sing back melodies on the proper notes and has a bit of rhythm.  His dance moves are super cute too mostly cause he really gets into it.  He’s also been surprisingly fast these days when he’s playing tag with Scarlet.  He can ALMOST catch her and she’s quick…

Finally, he is currently putting himself to sleep both at nap time and bed time which any mom knows is an absolute god-send.

Personality

 Will is such a sweetheart and seriously very sensitive.  He will cry for a long time if he feels like he’s in trouble with Mommy but alternatively can be very mischievous when he knows he’s done something wrong.  He’ll smile quickly and then drop his head and walk to the ‘time out thinking corner’.  He also is very social with other kids and he’s currently in a crazy copy-cat stage.  He copies absolutely everything that Scarlet does, including sitting on the potty which I’m like ‘WHOOOOO HOO!!!’  We haven’t begun potty training yet, (even though he has shown a bit of interest) for a few reasons.  

1.  I have been warned by numerous mothers of boys - don’t even think about it until after he has turned two.  Just don’t.

2. I read in a fabulous mom-article that 27 months is the magic month to begin with boys so we’ll see where he’s at when we get to that age.

3. I admit that I started a few weeks too early with Scarlet because she too showed signs of interest right off the bat, but it just ended up being weeks of continuous accidents that I could have done without - don’t get me wrong, I fully understand there will be accidents in potty training, but I know it was just a bit too early with Scarlet.  I promised myself that I wouldn’t push it with my next child for our overall wellbeing and happiness.  I mean, what’s the harm in waiting a little longer?  

Vocabulary

 William has just started to piece words together (two or three) to make a small sentence and we are so thrilled with that.  He gets serious praise from all of us including Scarlet and she encourages him to say certain things which is just hilarious.  Scarlet was a bit further along in speech at this stage, but William is much stronger physically at this point than she was.  I try to avoid comparing the two, but it is never in a negative way - it’s just reminiscing and seeing how different both kids are.

Stats

26 pounds (two heavier than Scarlet)

34 inches (two inches taller too)

shoe size: 6

Clothing size: 18-24 months and 2T which I just learned is slightly different from the Gap sales lady.

Vaccinations are all up to date and William has serious hair!  It took Scarlet’s a year and a half to come it, but Will has already have numerous (at least 10) hair cuts.  Haha.

I’ll get a few shots of the little prince at his birthday party - that is if I can catch him.  He’s still napping once a day everyday for at least two hours (thank goodness for that so I can get a little breather) so hopefully he’ll have a nice sleep on his bday party day because I know it will be a ton of fun to have his family spoil him with love and attention.

These were the goodies we gave William after dinner tonight.  He also got a little cupcake.  We'll be having family over this weekend to celebrate party style.  

Glow in the dark stickers!

(love this wrapping paper)

It was the first time I had been in Mastermind toys and I was really impressed!  It was refreshing to see that the age 'restrictions' and levels were totally appropriate (in my opinion) and there were so many options for the 1-3 year group.  I've always found that stage difficult to find.  I'll definitely returning for Christmas.

Have a fantastic day friends!

Kate 

XO

11 weeks!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

CHEERS!!!

How far along are you?

11 weeks.

How are you feeling?

Pretty good.  Tired and a little nauseous.  Nothing too different. 

Any weight gain? 

None yet, still 112 pds 

New symptoms?

I have DEFINITELY popped and it's crazy how quickly that happened compared to the other two babes.  It's like my uterus is made out of memory foam.  Craaaaayyyyzeee.   

General mood?

I was a bit down this past week because I had to share with my work colleagues and the students that I’ll be stopping teaching dance at the end of the month.  I absolutely LOVE that job so it was very bittersweet telling our news.  I’m happy that I can go back, but it is hard to leave something that you enjoy so much. 

Gender?

 I’m still thinking girl.

What foods are you craving?

Veggie sticks, grilled cheese and pickles and ice cream.  Haha!  

  Do you miss anything?

Sushi.

Sleep?    

Much better this week!  I changed my pillow position and added another one underneath so that really helped. 

Working out?  

Dance dance dance.  It’s the best workout for me right now.  A few walks here and there as well which were really exhausting, but I know it’s important so I’ll try to keep that up.

Best moment? 

I got to go out with two of my girlfriends for dinner on Saturday and it was an absolute riot.  We talked and laughed until 11:30pm and even though I got a parking ticket, it was worth it.  HA!  Btw, I tried to pay three times with the pay-by-phone option and the system wouldn’t accept any of my PIN numbers so I wasted about a half hour of my night TRYING to pay but wasn’t able to in the end.  It’s an easy fix though because this has happened to me before with Impark.  We just end up calling them to resolve the issue and they always drop the ticket charges.

What are you excited about?

I’m excited about William’s upcoming birthday this thursday.  TWO YEARS OLD!?!?!  I just can’t believe it.  I’ll have a two-year update for William up sometime this week!  

Hope you have a lovely day

Kate

xoxo

The milk felt better in a wine glass so I switched halfway through the shoot.  ;)

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