S.O.S.

Steppin' out Saturday....or sunday ha. I dressed up on Saturday for a halloween party so I we stepped out on Sunday, Halloween! Liv, me, Uncle Ryan, and Aunt Leslie all walked to our friend's house and had some pizza and then took all the kiddies trick or treating.

Mama:

Jacket: Marks and Spencers (UK)

Sweater: Gap

Tank: Topshop

Jeans: Bongo London

Boots: Payless

Liv:

Elmo costume: Homemade by me

(I bought the hooded zippy from zellers

and made the fur, eyes, nose, and shoe covers)

Halloween 2010

I am going to fill this post with pictures because I have a ton and I was so happy with how Liv's costume turned out! She wasn't exactly thrilled with her hood, but we made it work.

can't hold still for a pictures...obviously

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!

let's play FAIL

I just found these pictures that we took a few days ago...the day pat got into town, and the day that Liv started feeling like poop. We took her to "let's play". Liv had a blast the other time we went so I thought since she was a little older she would have more fun. It was a complete disaster and Liv had more fun sitting in the highchair sipping on a juice box...

 Liv's attitude about the whole day...she looks a lot like her auntie dani in this pic (baha)

 ehhh, no ball pit???

anddd over it.

worries

Something is wrong with Liv. I'm not sure what yet, but its been going on for a few days. I thought she was feeling warm a few days ago...then came the rash on her belly and chest. Next was the irritability. She is definitley not herself. There is fits over everything...minor turns into major. She keeps hurting herself and after a little investigation (damn you google), I think I've confirmed what we thought earlier which is an ear infection. We are thinking ear infection, because of the fever, irritability, and she has been super clumsy and hurting herself a lot. I hope thats what it is, not because I want her to be sick, but because I just want it figured out. This mama can't take much more.

Pat came home two days ago and Liv was a complete joy terror the whole time. The only thing thats saving me is that she's sleeping well at night still. Thank god, because by the time 7pm rolls around I have been in need of some alone time. However, if Liv is feeling better and everything gets figured out, I'm going to celebrate an adult Halloween tomorrow and Liv is going to go trick or treating on Sunday. I am so so so excited to put her in her homemade elmo costume. I'm pretty proud of it and I think she'll get into it :).

So, wish us luck that we'll figure out what is wrong with Liv tomorrow...oh and that we don't have to wait hours to get in.

pain

I'm in pain. Serious pain. Liv and I were brushing our teeth when Taylor Swift came on the radio. We did what any mother and daughter would do when a mirror and Taylor Swift was available...we danced. Liv was having a great time, and I had a fantastic idea that I would put her on my shoulders. It was all fun and games until I took her off from my shoulders. Shooting pain is exactly the description I would use. I knew as soon as I did it that it wasn't going to just go away. So here I sit, at almost 5pm still in pain and hardly able to move without being completely awkward. I'm hoping that this will feel significantly better by tomorrow. If not, I may need to go see someone. Any advice? I have some advice for myself...next time I have the urge to lug my 30lb child on my shoulders, don't...just don't. ::sigh::

I'm outnumbered

By Canadians!!! The exclamation points are because Liv just got her Citizenship card in the mail! WOOO. This is a great day, because now, even though her mother is an alien...Liv is legally Canadian and can get her Alberta health card :) Its a good day night in the Bateman household.

She is like 7 months old in the picture. She looks like a little baby with a hugeee widows peak. I forgot all about the widows peak she used to sport before she had mile long bangs.

Steppin' Out

I have decided to link up to another blog, Harper's Happenings, who puts on Steppin' Out Saturdays. Its basically to document what you and your little one wore and what not, kind of fun and I don't think it has to be done on a Saturday, which is good because I don't get dressed up every Saturday :).

I didn't participate this week. Next week I will, but I did take pictures of Liv and her outfit was cute enough for the both of us!

 Liv

Top: Thrifted, vintage dress

Bottoms: Gymboree

Shoes: Cherokee brand ($5 from Zellers)

Hair Bow: Etsy (Stephanie Bownanza)

Next week I'll join in on the fun!