The Married Truth » Uncategorized http://www.themarriedtruth.com Daily truths about marriage... Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:22:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 The Walk http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/08/the-walk/ http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/08/the-walk/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:22:09 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=355 Continue reading →]]> Time flies when you’re having fun!  My little girl has been attempting to walk for the past few months… and she is finally taking little strolls on her own.  It is so adorable.  Breaks my heart at how fast kids grow up!!!  LOVE IT!  How did you document your kids first walks and milestones?

Check out the video I did based on an iMovie template!  Thanks to my fabulous Apple computer!!!  Anyone who wants to document their children growing up should check out how user friendly Apple computers are.  I only REALLY appreciated my computer after having a child!

~Nadia

]]> http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/08/the-walk/feed/ 0 10 Months Going on 10 Years Old! http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/07/10-months-going-on-10-years-old/ http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/07/10-months-going-on-10-years-old/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:29:21 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=347 Continue reading →]]> The last 10 Months have gone by in a blink of an eye!  I can’t even believe how busy it has

10 Months Old

been… Trying to go on as many play dates as we can.  Enjoying every single milestone to its fullest.  Holding her head up, rolling over, crawling, talking, walking!!!

Everyone tells you as a new mom to enjoy EVERY moment because it goes so fast but I never never actually understood it until now!  My little baby is growing up way way too fast!  I am trying to enjoy every moment before I have to go back to work!!

On that note… she is waking up from her nap…. milk time, playtime, snack time coming up!

~Nadia

]]> http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2012/07/10-months-going-on-10-years-old/feed/ 0 The Best Things in Life… http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/10/the-best-things-in-life/ http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/10/the-best-things-in-life/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:17:34 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=332 Continue reading →]]> Being a new mommy there are many things that happen over and over during the day…. spit up, poo, cleaning, crying, poo, burping and did I say poo??  At the end of the day there are certain things that make all the poo in the world so worth it!!!!

The best things in life are really….my wonderful husband home with my adorable baby and yummy yummy ice cream treats!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Nadia

]]> http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/10/the-best-things-in-life/feed/ 0 The Miracle of Life! http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/09/the-miracle-of-life/ http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/09/the-miracle-of-life/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:22:53 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=292 Continue reading →]]> Three weeks ago I experienced my own birth story!  On Wednesday August

Right before going in to give birth

Going to the hospital

10th I started to feel contractions here and there.  By 11pm at night I had irregular contractions every 15 minutes or so.  Since you only go to the hospital when you are getting regular contractions 3-5 minutes apart lasting about 1 minute I wasn’t going anywhere for a bit.  I spoke to one of the nurses at the Lakeshore General Hospital and she said to try to get some rest if I could.  So from 11pm I told Jason that I would try to sleep between contractions and get through the night.  I figured by lying down things would slow down anyway.  I went through the night with contractions but nothing horrible, got some sleep in the meantime.  By 8am in the morning I was getting regular contractions about 6 minute apart.

Jason and I decided to go for a walk around the block and use my exercise ball at home to just get moving so that gravity would help get things going.  Since I already had to go to the hospital for a non-stress test I would be going there either way.  Once at the hospital I was happy to see my favorite amazing head nurse, Mimi.  She decided not to take my blood yet since I was getting strong contractions.  She wanted to do an internal exam to see how far along I was to get an idea if I would be going home or staying.  At 10:30 am or so Mimi told me that I was between 4.5cm and 5cm and they would be checking me in.

It was really happening!  I was having my little baby girl!!!! Jason went to

Labour Time...5cm and being admitted

do all the paperwork and check us in and I went to my room and worked through the next few contractions standing, walking and then eventually on the ball.  I was very fortunate to stay in my own clothes for a while and have a yummy pasta lunch!  Once my water was broken things really started moving.  That is when I moved into the whirlpool.  I went in for an initial 20 minutes and worked through some major contractions….By the time we came to start it again for another 5 minutes my contractions were REALLLLLY getting hard and coming fast.

Nurse Mimi came back and got me out of the bath to get back to the room.  By the time we got back to the room I was 9.5cm dilated and ready to start some initial pushes!

By 2:36pm August 11th, my little Bella Maria was born!!  What a miracle!

Bella's Arrival

2:36pm Bella makes her arrival

And for those of you that I have been hounding about epidural… I ended up not having any medication.  No epidural and no iv.  Was it hard?  Yes.  Was it amazing?  YES.  It was the most amazing experience!!

Baby Bella's first day!

Now Bella is 3 weeks old today and we are both learning so so so much!  Lots to chat about, ask about, complain about and thank God about.  We have been getting so many calls, visits and notes here and there.  Thank you all!  I promise that I will eventually catch up with everything!

More to come….

~Nadia

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Picture taken by Didier Kaade http://facebook.com/didierkaade

Hello All!

So it’s official.  I am 39 weeks pregnant and one of the big questions on my mind is whether I should take an epidural or not during childbirth!  It feels like everyone I speak to says that it will make my experience so much calmer and more enjoyable.

What did you do?  Take the epidural?  Or have as natural a childbirth as possible… as long as everything goes well.

I had a great conversation on the radio with Kim Fraser on CJAD.  We had some great callers and some interesting advice.  We also chatted with Dr William Camann, author of the book ‘Easy Labor- Every Woman’s Guide to Choosing Less Pain and More Joy During Childbirth’.   You can listen to the interviews here and tell me what you think!

Epidural or No Epidural Part 1-Thu Jul 14, 2011

Epidural or No Epidural Part 2 – Thu Jul 14, 2011

Epidural or no Epidural interview with Dr. William Camann M.D

Time is ticking…… so Epidural or Natural!!!!???????

Thanks!

~Nadia

 

 

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~Nadia

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~Nadia

]]> http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2011/02/5-year-old-needs-a-job-before-getting-married/feed/ 0 Fine China or Forgotten China? http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/09/fine-china-or-forgotten-china/ http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/09/fine-china-or-forgotten-china/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:24:55 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=60 Continue reading →]]> Many of us have a set of fine china that we got as a wedding gift or passed down from our parents.  Many of those beautiful sets are collecting dust in a china cabinet or a box in the basement.  Why is that?  Why do we aquire beautiful things and then never use them!

I’ve heard so many people say that they are for special occassions… but how do you define that!  Why not get out your fine china every so often and treat yourself to eating wonderful food on beautiful china!

My hubby and I have made it a point to use our china as much as we can and let me tell you it really does make an ordinary dinner, extraordinary!

Don’t let your fine china sit and collect dust, use it!!

~Nadia

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As many of you know there are two devises that I always have with me, my Blackberry and IPod Touch! This is not a review or a comparison of different devises just an info blog about what they are good for besides calling. I have the two devises because my Blackberry is like my personal assistant and my IPod Touch is my laptop, I have over 70 apps on my IPod Touch and maybe 3 songs.. Personally I can’t have it all on one devise but that’s me.

People have to learn that their phone is their best friend and should be used as such. Not only is it an amazing communication devise with phone calls, voice mail, texting or emailing but can be used to keep your appointments and ToDo lists. In many cases these higher tech phones have specific apps to help you in your everyday life.

As our lives get busier, it gets harder to remember all the things we needs to do…both for work and personal. A cell phone can help you stay on track!

Kevin B.

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It’s always when you’re in a huge rush, your husband/wife is already outside waiting for you… that the keys decide to disappear!!
Here are the questions I ask myself!
  1. Where did I leave them?
  2. Why are they not in my purse?
  3. Why are they not on the counter?
  4. Could I possibly have accidentally put them in the fridge?
  5. Are they on my bed? (even if I haven’t been in the bedroom)
I just can’t find them
Here are a few tricks I’m gonna start employing in my house because I can’t keep doing this.
So for all of you with my problem it’s pretty simple actually:
  1. have an alarm attached to them activated by a small remote so that you can find them. (I think I would lose the remote )
  2. (My personal fav) Hang them right when you come into your house, on a key hook, near the door or on the inside wall of your entrance closet
  3. attach them to yourself (not such a comfortable option)
Hoping this will be one of the last times my keys are gonna disappear!
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