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The Growing Glaze Brigade + Pink Blush Maternity Review

Jessica • Oct 03, 2016

*I was provided with product for this review but all opinions are 100% my own.

I’m sure most of you know by now, but in case you don’t, our family is growing! We are all so excited and we are already pretty impatient, waiting for March to roll around. Hopefully, the excitement and all of the prepping we have to do for baby, will keep our minds off of the long, cold, Canadian winter. It’s only fall and already spring can’t get here soon enough.

For those of you that don’t know me personally, our plan has always been to have two littles ones, take a break, and then have two more. I have been so blessed to have ample one on one time with both of my kids (with Carter before Roe was born and with Roe after Carter started school) and the plan is to have that again with the next two. Of course, all of this is God willing and completely in God’s hands but so far, our little plan has worked out.

I think the person in our house who is most excited about the baby has to be Monroe. He is constantly asking if he can “pet” the baby, which means rubbing my belly. The other night, he fell asleep laying on my tummy, snuggling the baby. I wasn’t sure if he would even be old enough to understand what exactly was going on, but he asks me all types of complicated questions about pregnancy and is always loving on the baby so I know Monroe for sure understands and is completely over the moon about it all.

Now, Carter on the other hand, she is as indifferent about my pregnancy as she is about everything else in life. She couldn’t be more level headed when it comes to emotions. Just imagine someone that says sure to every question asked and you have Carter. “Carter, do you want to go to school?” “Sure.” “Carter, do you want to stay home from school today?” “Sure” Haha, no real excitement or disappointment coming from that girl, ever.

What Carter is excited about though is the medical side of my pregnancy. She loves going to my midwife appointments, she loves to watch the the midwife draw blood and do other diagnostic tests. She always has a million questions for my midwife about her tools and about other things in her office. Right now Carter’s “what do you want to be when you grow up?” answer is, of course, either a doctor or a paramedic. We have always said she is a math and science girl and she proves us more and more right every day.

As far as I go, I love being pregnant. I have best husband that totally steps up when I’m feeling crappy, gets me a late night snack when the baby😉is starving, and is always willing to give me a break and take the kids to do something fun. I love to feel the baby kicking around and I love soaking up the miracle that is going inside of me. On top of that, I feel so much more comfortable with my body when I’m pregnant and lets not forget about maternity fashion, cute and comfortable.

My favorite maternity brand at the moment is Pink Blush. They are especially great right now because my tummy isn’t huge yet but Pink Blush makes clothes that fit at all stages of pregnancy, including postpartum and even for when you get your pre-pregnancy body back. I really love the versatility of their pieces without lacking in style points. If you are looking for maternity fashion or not, you can check out their website at  ShopPinkBlush.com.

Exciting news! I have teamed up with Pink Blush to give one of my readers a 50 dollar shop credit. Its super easy to enter, just use the raffle widget below. You can enter by following me on Instagram, Facebook, or by subscribing to my blog. The more tasks you complete, the more  chances you have to win. Open to US and Canadian residents. Anyone who has won a Pink Blush shop credit in the last 3 months is not eligible. Good luck!

Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.

Glaze Family Update + A New Favorite Product WaterWipes

By Jessica • 14 Jul, 2019
Four kids, I have four kids! Sometimes (well, every day if I’m being honest) I have to remind myself that I have FOUR kids to be responsible for. If I’m not forgetting to keep an eye on my mischievous 2-year-old, then I’m walking out the door for dinner without dropping a jar of baby food into my bag. (Fries for dinner never hurt anyone, right? That’s what Mr. August survives on once a week at least.) Life as a parent can be chaotic sometimes. #thisisparenthood Thank God my two older kiddos are basically self-sufficient otherwise we would never be able to leave the house. Being responsible for four other human beings (Sometimes five if my husband is in town, am I right ladies?) is so hard!

How To Prepare Your Kitchen For The Holidays With Frigidaire

By Jessica • 18 Nov, 2017
It’s no secret that I am no fan of winter. If you live up north like we do now, you know just how cold, cold is and I can barely survive the frozen temperatures. Even though I would happily leave behind the cold, but there is nothing I love more than Thanksgiving and Christmas! Best holidays of the year, hands down!

Away We Go, Again

By Jessica • 13 Sep, 2017
It has been three years since we left behind our life in California. Three years since we made the announcement that we were moving to Canada. Three years since we started a new adventures as immigrants in a country that is so close to home, yet so very different. And now, after three life changing years, we are on to our next adventure.

The Dreaded Sleep Transition

By Jessica • 30 Aug, 2017
Eli is 5.5 months old, rolling left to right and every other which way, so that means it’s time to ditch the swaddle. *Que the ugly cry.* If you didn’t know, we love swaddling in our home. Rusty and I can count the number of times we have ever had to wake up more than twice a night with one of the three kiddos on our fingers and we thank swaddling for that luck. We start swaddling from day one and we use that as a basis to establish great sleep habits from the beginning that last forever. Sadly, once the skill of rolling is learned, it is no longer safe to swaddling and the transition from swaddled to un-swaddled can be rough. Thankfully, we found the Nested Bean sleep sack this time around and the swaddled/un-swaddled transition has gone perfectly smooth.

Kids’ Cam – Toronto’s Center Island

By Jessica • 28 Aug, 2017
The Glaze Brigade spent the second to last official weekend of summer (which is kind of a joke because summer never actually arrived here in the GTA) at Center Island and we loved it! I’m actually a little bummed that we have lived here for 3 years and only just decided to make the trip on the ferry over to the island.

Two Must Have Items to Fully Enjoy Summer With an Infant

By Jessica • 14 Aug, 2017
We are just three weeks away from the start of the next school year and I am so not ready! There is nothing I love more than the freedom of summer. No school schedules to follow, flexible bedtimes, endless weekend adventures, and daily trips to wherever we can get some sunshine. Sadly, all of that is about to end and I am already planning our next summer.

Rainy Day Fun with Erin Mills Town Centre

By Jessica • 24 Jul, 2017
Since moving to Toronto, the best part of summer is getting outside. Our days are usually filled with trips to the playground, our near by amusement park, riding our scooters around the neighborhood, or taking a fun road trip, but even in the summer, there are days we are stuck inside. Sometimes we spend those rainy days cuddled on the couch, watching a movie and eating junk food, but another fun rainy day activity we enjoy is visiting our local mall.

5 Tasks That Help Teach Personal Responsibility to 1st Graders with Quaker Oats #OvernightSuccess

By Jessica • 21 Jun, 2017
I was just a little surprised to learn that Carter would be starting kindergarten, at the ripe old age of 3, just a few months after moving to Canada. I considered putting her in a preschool a few days a week, but never did I think I would be sending her to an all day, every day, kindergarten class in a school that holds kids up to the 8th grade. Cue the mommy freak out. Of course, Carter loved it and I had nothing to do worry about.

Sleeping Sound Thanks to Owlet Baby Care

By Jessica • 12 Jun, 2017
My middle child, Monroe, was born with a severe tongue tie, it was actually so severe that he couldn’t swallow. For the first week of his life, we had no idea that his entire tongue was attached to the bottom of his mouth (behind his bottom gums), but over and over again he would choke and sometimes even turn blue. Rusty or I or a nurse would have to suction his airway to get things cleared out. It was the scariest time for me as a parent.

How to Encourage Fathers to Become Hands On Dads

By Jessica • 17 May, 2017
Facebook is filled with groups of moms complaining about the lack of help they get from their husbands. Either dad has never changed a diaper, he doesn’t help pick up toys, dad doesn’t help discipline, or he flat out cannot keep the kids alive if he is left alone. I understand that it can be completely frustrating to get no help from the one person that should be helping you the most, so I am going to share with you a few tips that I’ve used to encourage my husband to be a hands on dad.
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