Super Sundays

Sundays are probably one of the best days around our house.  Typically the hubs is home from work and my little family can take the time to relax and enjoy some time together.  Our day usually starts with a late wake up time in bed with my two favorite guys, proceeds to a Starbucks run, and ends with a movie night for mom and dad while little bubs crashes out.  Overall a great day.  Since Sundays are super around here I thought I would share 3 random super events of the past week as a way to cap off our lazy day.

1.  Bubba is in full on teething mode, he actually bit his mommy for the first time this week and although it wasn't a highlight of my week seeing him with 2 little teeth just makes me smile.   He looks like a little bum with 2 scraggly teeth and I adore him.  Those little teeth are sharp though and if he gets your finger in there, WATCH OUT!

2.  We got 2 exciting purchases this week.  The first was a surprise from my amazing hubs, a BOB jogging stroller.  I mentioned to him that I saw that they were on sale on Target.com and after asking around to his coworkers who recently bought one and checking various online resources he found out it was an excellent deal and bought it.   It is something I have been lusting over but avoiding buying because the weather hasn't been nice enough to really use it yet so needless to say I just about peed my pants when the UPS man rang the bell with a BOB box!  Score one for hubby!  Second purchase was a new vacuum.  Totally not as exciting as a stroller but definitely a necessary evil.  Ours went kaput randomly this past week and the dog hair has slowly been driving this momma insane.  We finally buckled down and went and bought one yesterday.  We got a pet one and I ran it twice just through our living room yesterday and was baffled and a little disgusted by the amount of hair and dust it picked up.  I guess our 10 year old vacuum was pretty useless.

3. My baby bubba celebrated his half birthday this week.  6 months old! holy hell where did the time go?  I would be lying if I said I didn't cry a little.  These last few weeks have been overly emotional anyway (anniversary of my dad's passing, anniversary of my pap passing, baby turning 6 months, anxiety of making being a stay at home mommy work) so I think I had a few good cries in there.  Even though it's sad that he really isn't a newborn anymore it's thrilling to watch him grow and change.  He literally does something new and cute everyday and I love it.  Do I want him to slow down and stay little just a while longer? Yes most absolutely but since I know that won't happen I am trying to really relish and enjoy every single one of these moments before they are gone! We had our well baby checkup on Thursday and these are the stats weight 20 lbs 7 oz length 27.5 inches head 45 cm.  He's still in the 90-95% for height and weight and only 75-90% for head size, big bubba!

Just for cuteness sakes here are some of the monthly shots we have taken of him since he was born. Seeing them like this really proves how much he is growing!

Three Things Thursday

Two posts in one day!  Crazy you say! Well yes, yes it is.  In fact you may see two posts a day for the next few days (hopefully) where I catch you up on the past 6 months of my baby boy's life.

Let's jump right into three things Thursday!

1.  The hubby and I are obsessed with pizza lately.  I know that being a new mommy can be exhausting and some days- usually Friday- I just am too tired and frazzled to cook.  Enter Rocco's pizza.  It's a local place and I have no idea how we stumbled upon it but boy am I glad we did.  Their pizza is divine.  They are a  tiny hole in the wall carry out only place but they have been around for 30 years.  That says they are doing it right.  The pizza is thin and has the most delicious sauce.  We always order a large with sliced tomatoes and we can usually eat all but 2 or 3 pieces!  We are gluttons.  The best part about the pizza?  It only costs $8.50. Holy cow you can't even feed 2 people from the dollar menu for that cheap! We love it and had it last night and in fact I will probably eat the last piece for lunch soon!

2. My baby is a jumping bean.  We have a jumperoo and as soon as he gets his little legs in it he starts bobbing up and down sining to me.  He's doing it right now and it is so funny! He has the craziest little voice, I can't wait for him to start talking.  I need to get a video of all the cuteness.   Soon my friends, soon!

3.  I am a lazy slob.  I have not been to the gym in weeks.  Even worse I started P90X and was so sore after the first day I all but gave up.  I keep promising myself to get back to it but I just don't.  I know I need some physical activity in my day and I don;t think hauling around a 20 lb baby is cutting it.  I hope putting it out here will hold me a little more accountable.  Probably not though seeing as how number 1 above established my love of cheesy pizza goodness. Oh boy

Ok folks this child is pretend coughing which is usually his way of getting my attention so we can get out of the bouncer.  I am off! Hope you have a great weekend!

New year, new goals, new life

Wow this year has gotten off to a great start- insert sarcasm here!  Not only have we been blessed with 2 hernias- 1 for The Hubs and 1 for The Baby- but we also failed miserably at keeping our new year's resolutions.  My number 1 was to get on board with blogging at least once a week if not more.  We can all see how that worked out for me!

Let's back the train up for just a minute so we can catch up with where we derailed back in July.  I guess you can assume that I am no longer pregnant and if I still were I would be one cranky B!  Thankfully our little peanut arrived safe and healthy on August 1.  He was a whopping 9 lbs 7 oz and before you ask YES I delivered him naturally and vaginally.  He is growing like a weed (side not I hated when my mom used to say that when we were growing up) and is quickly approaching his half birthday.  Just this past weekend he broke his first tooth! Cue sad faces that my baby is not so baby anymore.  We have been adjusting or trying to adjust to life with a baby and some of it is great and other moments I could skip.  For example I love his precious little face when he first wakes up and he scrunches his nose, too cute for words. However, I could do without that face happening at 5:40 am in my bed every day.  Yes he sleeps in bed with us and no that wasn't my plan.  No I will not let him cry it out and yes I will let him sleep with me until he's 3 if that is what it takes.  Haha can you tell we get asked a lot of the same questions over and over again?  Anyway he is a beautiful, happy, well adjusted little guy and I love spending every minute of my day with him.  So far our days have consisted of hanging out and playing and occasionally leaving the house, although that doesn't happen often and it's usually just to go grocery shopping (BORING).  I still struggle with making it all happen- cleaning the house, cooking dinner, working out etc but I think that I will probably never figure out how to do it all, I'll just learn what's important and what can be left for another day.

This post isn't supposed to catch me up with the last 6 months but I figured I would make an honest effort to post more and I plan on doing a monthly post for the last 6 months catching everything up.  One thing at a time right? I also realized that having this blog be my own voice is important, I think the last few posts I was trying to write what I thought people would want to read.  Let me be clear here I am sarcastic, sometimes bitchy and hopefully funny and if that offends people then they shouldn't read this. I sometimes share too much information but it's me and it's real and when I look back 10 years from now I hope that I have no regrets.

Thanks for reading!

Heres a picture of the cutest baby ever (imo at least)

Week 38- Still no baby

Hi friends, 

Well I am still pregnant and actually am in week 39 as of yesterday. We have 6 days till our due date and I still can't believe how time has flown by, does everyone say that? I know I have said it over and over again but truly it still amazes me. Hubby and I will be lying around and suddenly he'll look over and say "Doesn't it feel like we just found out about this baby?" It's true and it makes me nervous for how fast these first few weeks, months and years will fly by. At my doctor's appointment last Tuesday things were still status quo. I was still at a 3 but my cervix had thinned a good amount. The doctor did strip my membranes and although I did have an increase in contractions it did not bring on full labor. Go figure it works for 7/10 women but not me! It's kinda okay that baby is being stubborn though. My mom is planning on coming down for the arrival so that we have some help at home but she watches a special needs child 1 week every summer and of course that's where she;ll be until this coming Saturday night. The earliest she could be here in Maryland is Sunday afternoon so I am hoping baby can stay in until at least then so that I can rest easy knowing mom will be here when we bring him home. 

This past weekend we just hung out and wrapped up some last minute stuff. Hubby lucked out and had Friday-Monday off so it was nice for us to actually have a weekend together. He went and saw Captain America on Friday and of course loved it, he was dying to talk to me about it but I'm sure you can all agree if you haven't seen the movie it's like listening to rambling. Haha. We finally finished hanging the curtains and valances in the nursery and touched up the paint in our living room. Sunday we hung at the pool for a few hours and it was nice. I love being able to float and would love to spend the next week just floating around. We did pretty much the same on Monday but also threw in a trip to Borders. The deals were not good so it was kind of a waste of a drive since the closest store is a good 20 minutes away. You live and you learn, but that's a word of advice for any of you looking for deals, wait a few more weeks until they increase the percent off. At most it was 40% and it wasn't on much. Also the online deals for Borders are much better. I went to the gym Monday and Tuesday because everyone keeps saying that I will be doing so much sitting over the next few weeks that I should enjoy whatever activity I can. I would have gone today but I was supposed to have a doctor's appointment that got rescheduled again and by the time I found out I was not in the mood to go and sweat it out. Haha. So no doctor update today since the doctor has 5 labors going on today! Holy cow right. I would complain but I know that it will be me any day and I'm sure I will be messing with someone else's schedule. 

Hmm, let's see I think that's about it this week. I have been working on writing a letter to the baby to give them someday when they are older. I want to document this time when I had them to myself and want him to know how much I loved and cared for him during these 9 months. I think it will be special(probably more special if the baby were a girl, women love that stuff more than men) but I want hubby to write one too. We will see if we can get him on board! 

Ok ladies, hopefully the next time I write to you I will have a baby update! 

week 37- still no baby

How Far Along: 37 weeks 

Gender: this cracks me up every week- he isn't changing sexes I hope 

Size of baby: watermelon- 22 inches 6.5 lbs 

Total Weight Gained: right at 30 but again I am trying not to focus on the number, i have a healthy baby in there 

Maternity Clothes: still living in sundresses, i will say i am proud of the fact that i didnt outgrow any of the maternity clothes i did buy. i know some women do. 

Movement: moving a lot but also having longer rest periods. the doctor says that he is already mimicking life outside the womb, so hell have active periods and nap times too. 

Sleep: crazily enough I have been getting really good sleep lately. i think my mind can rest a little easier now that most of the stuff on the list is done. there are still things that im sure i could do to be better ready for the baby but i am just kinda over it. i will take the full nights rest and not complain! 

What I miss: This week i dont miss too much but i am looking forward to being somewhat thin again. having so many nice pairs of shorts that i cant really wear this summer was a bummer so hopefully in a few weeks i can squeeze back into them! 

Cravings: Fruit- watermelon and grapes especially. Total raisin bran. cereal of any kinda really. eggs, broccoli, corn on the cob. 

Aversions: still not really eating meat, i dont have much of an appetite to begin with so i try and eat what really is good and will be most nutritious. 

Symptoms: contractions- a lot of them, a few other things that could be labor related but since we haven't gone into full blown labor yet we will just chalk it up to normal pregnancy stuff! 

Best Moment this Week: Hubby and I had a date night last night just in case it's out last weekend as a twosome. It was nice to sit back and relax and talk about this incredible journey so far. Everytime he looks at my belly he makes a comment about when we told everyone we were pregnant back in December. It's amazing to think about how fast life has changed and how much more it will changed. I think as much as he is scared that he doesn't know much about babies he is starting to get really excited. It's fun. 

This week has been interesting. Friday I was having a ton of contractions and was worried I was going into labor. I tried to relax as much as possible but got the last minute stuff here at the house done, ie laundry put away etc. Tom also packed his hospital bag and installed the car seat just in case. Luckily when he left for work I was able to just lie around on the couch with the dogs and the contractions eased up. I have had more and more contractions everyday but nothing on a set schedule yet so I don't think we are quite ready for the hospital. I want to try and hang out at home until the last possible minute because lying around an uncomfortable hospital is far less appealing than lying in my own house with the dogs. I don't know if the baby has dropped yet or not because my belly looks the same to me and hubby is clueless. I have my appointment tomorrow afternoon and they are stripping my membranes so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that sends us into labor. When my sister had it done she went into labor the next evening so you never know. Honestly if the baby wants to stay in until his due date at this point it's fine with me. I've made it this far 2 weeks won't kill me and really I am not in pain at all, have no swelling and have had a pretty easy pregnancy so there's no reason to force him out any faster than he wants to. I guess the doctor figures since we are already so far dilated that maybe little one is ready to join us. 

Date night was fun, we went to a hibachi restaurant so that hubs could get some sushi. I barely touched my food. I think I have finally reached the point in pregnancy where no food is appealing and the food that is appealing fills me up so much faster. I am making sure to eat enough I just have to spread it out over a long period now. Works for me I guess. I think that's it for this week, I will keep you all updated once I get home from the doctor tomorrow or if baby arrives! 

Belly Shots 

Week 36 Anxiously awaiting our little guy

workout- 48 minutes on treadmill- walked 3 miles- 20 minute upper body weight routine

This is a super quick update since I am currently swamped trying to tie up last minute loose ends.  We had our doctor's appointment yesterday because my 36 week was cancelled on Friday for an emergency C-section.  All looked really good at the doctor.  I am currently 3 cm dilated and in the doctor's opinion we could be meeting out little guy in the next 7 or 8 days.  I have my next appointment on Monday(if baby doesn't come obviously) and we are stripping my membranes at that appointment.  The doctor wanted to do it yesterday but when he told me that 7 out of 10 women go into labor that night after having it done I knew I wasn't 100% read for baby.  The carseat isn't installed yet and I still have to finish packing our hospital bag.  I am excited that we could meet our guy so soon but also nervous that I am not 100% ready at home.  I guess I will never be 100% ready though.  Oh well we are rolling with the punches and today I am finishing up some cleaning and packing.  The nursery is done minus the curtain panels which I hung then realized I needed to iron so I have to take them down tomorrow and iron them.  Otherwise bring on baby!

nursery pics and belly pics for the week!

Three Things Thursday- What I love edition

Workout- 30 minutes arc trainer- 20 minute arm strength routine

I have seen some blogs floating around about things people are currently loving so I am running with that theme tonight, mostly because I am too tired to come up with anything original.

Current obsessions
1.  Watermelon and corn on the cob- not together obviously but I think I have eaten 6 ears of corn and an entire watermelon since Sunday.  I love it.  Summer food is so much better than winter food but I might just be saying that since it's summer.  Come back in December and I will probably be loving on macaroni and cheese and hot chocolate!

2. Spending cuddly mornings in bed with my two furchildren.  We don't let them sleep with us but hubby leaves for work at an ungodly hour and since I get to sleep in he usually walks them and then brings them to lie with me.  It has become some of the best moments of my day.  I usually wake up with Remi right near my head and Sophie curled up at my waist. I love my babies and know that once the real baby arrives these special moments will be harder to come by.  I hope they don't feel too jealous!

wouldn't you love waking up to this face?

 my two babies in bed with me.

3. Pandora on my iPhone.  I never used Pandora until the last month.  At my old job we couldn't stream anything from the internet since none of us had speakers or the capabilities for head phones.  I used my iPod and a docking station and that worked fine but ohh now that I have been exposed to the wonders of Pandora I will never look back.  I am obsessed and listen to it all the time.  I discovered it on a trip to Pittsburgh because driving through the mountains with patchy radio stations gets old as does making the hubby listen to 4 hours of Justin Bieber from my iPod.  Luckily for him I found a station of hard rock that he likes so I plug him in and then I take a nap haha.  Now I use Pandora all day, while I'm cleaning, while I'm at the gym, driving around in my car(my car has the sync technology) and I can't imagine life without it. My favorite stations right now are Summer hits of the 90's, Summer hits of the 2000's and Glee.  LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Other than my Thursday things I have my next baby doc appointment tomorrow morning and I hoping for some dilation progress.  Wish me luck!!