Building Bumps

Ernies Tree Lot, Year 3

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:09:00 +0000

One of my favourite Christmas traditions:)

{they do a one-two-three "Covey Boys!!" thing. um yeah, it might be kinda cute}

Wishing you all a bright and happy holiday!!!

Last years adventure at Ernies

And the year before

Daddy's Little Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:15:00 +0000

When these two get together....

...it's awesomesauce all over the place:)

Hey, did anyone else notice how Dr. Nails tricked me into blogging again?!

Damn he's sneaky...

Good Crafternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:02:00 +0000

Ok, so it was morning time.

I've just always wanted to use the word 'crafternoon':)

Halloween Hijinks

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:28:00 +0000

Pumpkin carving. Seed roasting. Monster mashing.

Towing a wagon full of kids and candy through the neighbourhood on a beautiful crisp autumn night.

Chocolate. Family. And kick-ass costumes.

It was everything I, ahem, THEY ever hoped it would be...and then some.

Best Halloween yet:)

I found one other Halloween blog post for you, from many years ago.

Little Sis, Getting Big

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:53:00 +0000

The Number Three

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:56:00 +0000

When you are pregnant, you receive oh-so many tidbits of advice.

Generally speaking, these words of wisdom come from well-to-do women in line at the grocery store.

Haha, just kidding. EVERYONE has some sort of quip, quote, or quirk to share.

While pregnant with my little chicken, people would invariably comment on how busy i was about to be,

how nice it would be to get a girl, and how easy it was to go from two kids to three.

Well, they were right on two counts.

1. It is f*#ing busy, having three little souls need you all at the same time is an exercise in motion.

constant motion. Get this clean that cut this up into little cubes wipe wash rinse repeat.

2. And we did get a girl, but we didn't give a damn either way.

What they were wrong about is saying anything about three kids is easy.

Upon reflection, two kids was easy. One kid? piece. of. cake.

But three? Forget it. My head explodes on an hourly basis.

Especially when they all cry at the same time.

And then the dog starts howling along....

But then there's this:

And it's all worth it.

at least until someone pees on the carpet, takes someone else's toy,

or tries to 'kiss' the baby, with their fist.

So if you see me, don't ask if i'm getting any sleep.

I'm not. If it's not one of the tiny humans up in the night its the damn dog barfing on the carpet.

But know that if you need a sippy cup of apple juice, a one armed hug, a kick-ass homemade halloween costume, or a spanking,

i'm your girl:)

Oh Me Oh Myah

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:06:00 +0000

Picture Perfect, & Picture Promises

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:36:00 +0000

Because I've been told I need to post more pictures....

I have had two lovely photo assistants lately (my mother and my sweet little niece Olivia),

and with their help I have taken some amazing photos of our girl!

I promise I will get them up here soon.

{ Have i mentioned how much I love having my very own in-house tiny models?! }

Falling for the Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:10:00 +0000

Family fun day exists....

so thankful to have my parents and miss O to share it with this time:)

So so much to be thankful for:)

Hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving!!!

The Arrival of Myah Jayne

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:01:00 +0000

It seems that Dr. Nails has been shirking his blog duties (not so easy now is it?!),

so as I have nothing else to do i will try to step up and fill in the gaps.

{Actually, i could sleep. oh how i could sleep.}

But i have missed the blog, and i have been sad that there is such a gap in our little on-line memory book.

So i give you (and my older self) these photos of our baby girl!

Myah Jayne Covey

Born Sept. 25, 2014 @ 3:42pm

7lbs 10oz

If you follow me on instagram I'm sure you have seen many of these images,

which have mostly been shot with my iPhone.

BUT, I have also finally pulled out my big girl camera

and captured some of her littleness, before it slips away...

stay tuned:)

Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:09:00 +0000

Oreos are enough

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:13:00 +0000

Calgary

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:55:00 +0000

Jake and Emmitt vs the weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:45:00 +0000

Bump it up

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:42:00 +0000

The Deal

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:13:00 +0000

I don't know about you but I really miss building bumps. I was looking at the last few posts today and I decided that it was time it was brought back, (almost a year ago!?!?). Only one problem- Gillian has no time to blog. Jake and Emmitt are a handful and a half and baby 3 is only weeks away. So I'm going to put some pics up here for everyone but I'm not going to even try and write anything. It's not going to be the same, but it's a start.

Dr. Nails

The bump is back

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:57:00 +0000

Oh Christmas Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 03:07:00 +0000

The best part about having a new family is new traditions.

This is year two for Ernie's tree lot:)

Wishing all of you a fabulous holiday!

{ See last year's adventure HERE }

Three

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 03:34:00 +0000

A few weeks ago my someone small turned three.

He loves to 'nuggle, saves up his kisses for me, and still gets me to kiss him better,
even though he's figured out that it doesn't actually make it go away.

somehow he's not so small anymore:)

so smart so sweet so big
so. much. love.

The Big One

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:27:00 +0000

Dear Emmitt,

one. whole. year.

12 months, 365 days, 82.359 sleepless nights, 3920 dirty diapers, endless loads of laundry,

countless hours and minutes and seconds of you, my little love.

the night before your first birthday, i softly kiss your head as i tuck you into your crib.

i remember the same night just one short year ago, when i had yet to lay eyes on your sweet face.

i had dug out all the old things, the jakie things.

plush blankets, baby swing. teeny tiny green and yellow clothes and shoes and jammies.

some still smelling faintly of babe, sweet.

the rickety old bassinet that has cradled so many precious heads was set up beside the bed,

i was ready. you weren't:)

you were giving me a hard time then, one year ago,

and i had already been in labour for the better part of a day.

it would be another day yet before i would get to meet you, but it was worth it.

one whole year of joy and light and excruciating love.

one whole year of you.

{ Photo Courtesy of Lyndsay Doyle Photography }

The Last of the Autumn Sunshine

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:52:00 +0000

although it is more like winter these days than fall {ugh} i am still hanging on.

fall leaf wreath still hanging on the door, mini pumpkins and those orange Japanese lantern flowers as a centrepiece {intermingled with an ever changing array of dinkies and zippy cups},

and one last can of pumpkin in the cupboard, destined for sugary pumpkiny greatness...

and the pictures! oh the beautiful pictures,

full of gorgeous children doing fabulous fall things...

oh autumn, please don't go.

though my participation in this blog is sparse these days, i am trying not to give up completely!

i have been deliriously happily swamped with photography clients,

and only have so much screen time to give!

if you want to see what has been stealing me away from you go HERE!

Eleven

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:09:00 +0000

Dear Emmitt,

you aren't so into sitting still these days, so it's amazing you didn't fall out of this chair during our shoot:)

we have moved you in with your big brother, bunkmates!
nothing has been thrown at you while you sleep (yet), and magically everyone is sort of sleeping better.
i opened my eyes to see an 8 on the clock instead of a 6 and figured i was dreaming a beautiful dream.
but it was real. oh my.

you totter around the house, usually yelling, giggling, or making car noises,
trailing crumbs and snot wherever you go.
the dog makes you laugh, as does your big brother and when i chase you up the stairs.
and when you come in for an giant open mouth applesauce kiss
it's awesomesauce all over the place:)

Now quit growing!!!

Photo of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:10:00 +0000

Week #23

Week #40

I (ahem) may or may not have missed a week, and someone out there might say one of these wasn't taken last week (shhhh...) but as Jakey would say:

"but dat's okay" :)

Ten Months

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:59:00 +0000

...10 days late:)

Dear Emmitt,

as we tick off the milestones (rolling crawling teething walking and my very very favorite: kissing:)

i can't help but cringe at the thought of your first birthday, fast approaching.

it all just happens so fast! even when i think i know all about speed, i still get whiplash.

you took your first steps the other day, 10 months and 6 days old. way way too young!

and while you are not yet dashing from place to place, i have a feeling life is about to speed up even more.

i catch myself lamenting my lack of time, how nothing gets done and i'm always behind,

but then i think of your brother going to preschool soon, and how short this time in our lives really is.

so i live with the messes, the dirty floors and full sink.

and hey, you make it all okay:)

Seafoam Style

noreply@blogger.com (Gillian) — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:31:00 +0000

Some photos from our recent trip up to Seafoam, Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Straight.

And by recent I mean a few weeks ago. Whatever, at the speed this blog moves this is mega quick:)