5 mOnThs!!!

How far along? 18-21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: uh, not exactly sure.  I do not have a home scale, but I definitely think I've gain at least a couple more.  Bump is still on mini status and thankfully I'm still wearing all my regular clothes
Maternity clothes? none
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: sleep is not the problem, being comfortable all night and cope with all the bathroom trips, now that is something else...
Best moment this month:  felling my munchkin is hands down the most amazing feeling!!!
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss anything?  nah, not really! feeling movement has just replaced anything that could potentially make this list
Movement: yes mam'm!!!
Food cravings friendly foods :  carbs mostly, but I've started to eat a lot more.  Chicken breast is still a no no and sweets are for sure back in the game, sadly..
Anything making you queasy or sick: not necessarily queasy, but smells still bothers me a ton
Have you started to show yet: I say yes, although the Hubbie thinks otherwise.
Gender: boy!!!!
Labor Signs: Nop!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy!!!! what's not to be happy about? :-D 
Looking forward to: start planning act ionizing (is this a word?) the baby shower, starting to buy things for the nursery, my bump, daddy to feel him move, picking a going home outfit, decorating the nursery... sight...the list can go on and on.

4 Months

How far along? 14-17 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +5, yay!!! finally, maybe my bump will start coming in soon :-)
Maternity clothes? none
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: like a baby, except for when I wake up and freak out about being on my back...
Best moment this month: 2nd trimester!!! hoot hoooo
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss anything?  sounds weird, but feeling normal... all the body changes and sickness (even when I don't throw up) is weird something else
Movement: not yet
Food cravings friendly foods :  FRIIIIIIIES
Anything making you queasy or sick: the smell of my clothes and chicken that I cook.
Have you started to show yet: No :-(
Gender prediction: menino :-)
Labor Signs: Nop!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy!!!! what's not to be happy about? :-D
Looking forward to: big ultrasound appointment at 20wks

Month #3

How far along? 9-13 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -14lbs :-( I thought I was supposed to gain... sight...
Maternity clothes? none
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: good I guess?!  If food became my friend again, I bet I would have more energy to stay up
Best moment this month: finding out we are having aaaaaaa B-O-Y 
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss anything?  my appetite being able to eat :-(
Movement: Nope
Food cravings friendly foods :  carbs, fries, popcorn, hamburgers..
Anything making you queasy or sick: yes meat, eggs, my closet, crackers, pasta, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, rice....sight... all the food I love!
Have you started to show yet: No :-(
Gender prediction: bbbbbbboooooooooooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, can you tell I'm over the moon?
Labor Signs: Nop!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I wouldn't say moody, but definitely sensitive around meal times or when it comes to grocery shopping
Looking forward to: showing and felling movement :-)

So finding out the gender wasn't as easy as some may think...  Before being pregnant, the hubby and I had discussed and he put it in my head that we shouldn't find out the gender, but then when the time came, he of course changed his mind.  I on the other hand wasn't that sure.  1. I was terrified to find out that it was a girl and be disappointed (I didn't want my baby girl to feel that, is that bad?  I was just set in having a baby boy first) 2. I have the hole dual gender baby shower planned out >:-|

Then I was like okay you can find out, but I don't want to find out until the baby shower, so again I had a whole gender reveal planned out, and how the invitations were going to give our guests the option to find out or wait until the actual baby shower... needless to say, now I start stressing over, what if he spills the bean?  I'll be devastated!!!! I did not want to have to deal with that bomb... sooooo I decided to give in and find out as well, but then back to my reason #1.  What if it is a girl?  I've been having such a tough (in my eyes) pregnancy that I was set in one having one.  I started to think, he'll want his little boy... I want a little boy :-(  with a boy, it will be solely my choice if we decide to adopt or if I want to go through pregnancy again.  With a baby girl I couldn't bare with taking that away from the hubbie.

Anyways, the day to find out finally came, our doctor called and I couldn't bring myself to answer it... I told him to call, but we had just gone back to work and he was in training all day and wouldn't be able to call.  It was back on me...  I finally worked up the courage to call and I couldn't be more excited!!!!!

Too sick for pictures this month! 

and I started working again, boooooo

Can't wait to get this for my boys!!!

Mes Numero 2

How far along? 5-8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -11lbs
Maternity clothes? none
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: I want to sleep all day 24hrs, waking up for work is getting so harder :-(
Best moment this week: scheduling 1st prenatal and buying a board to track the bump
Have you told family and friends: No
Miss anything? energy perhaps...
Movement: Nope
Food cravings friendly foods :  carbs, fries, popcorn..
Anything making you queasy or sick: yes :-[ , started right around the 6wks mark... meat, eggs, my closet, crackers...sight... food!
Have you started to show yet: No
Gender prediction: too early! but we are doing the blood test so we'll find out by week 12 eeekkk
Labor Signs: Nop!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: mood swigs has definitely kicked in :-|
Looking forward to: first prenatal and hearing/seeing proof that there is something there

I planned to do chalkboard pictures, but once sickness kicked in (and fortunately being on vacation), it became real hard to keep up with them.  All I wanted did was sleep, and be able to eat.  NOBODY told warned me pregnancy would be like this.  Food aversions???? All you hear about is cravings--at least that's all people asks about..  I couldn't even bare to look think about some of my favorite foods, let alone cook it.  

By week 7, I had my mind set on being done and that pregnancy is not for me.  Don't get me wrong... I absolutely LOOOOOOVE my munchkin already, couldn't be more EXCITED we got pregnant so quickly and every minute of everyday I want to spend talking about him/her.  Whether is adding things to the registry, reading all my 3 apps (yes I have 3 apps about pregnancy:-), or talking about what a terrible time I'm having :'-( 

Despite being so sick, having no energy and having mini meltdowns getting emotional over food, I feel/am absolutely grateful and blessed that GOD is so good and a little one was written on his plan for us.

Anyways, here is the only picture I snapped for this month.

Month #1

How far along? 1-4 wks
Total weight gain/loss: None
Maternity clothes? None
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: increasingly tired but hadn't connect the dots yet!!
Best moment this week: Finding out I was pregnant!!!! (Jun 6th)
Have you told family and friends: No
Miss anything? nope
Movement: from a poppy seed??? :-)
Food cravings:  none
Anything making you queasy or sick: the thought of pain :-(
Have you started to show yet: yessss !!?? the excitement of having a little one :-)
Gender prediction: boy! jk too early to tell
Labor Signs: i just found out, take a guess :-)
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, beyond excited!!!
Looking forward to: first prenatal visit and telling the whole world eeekk

Time to put my Pinterest Boards to work!!!!

Is it bad that I've started a registry already?  Are there any first time moms out there who have done the same? 

Bare with me...

...while I play catch up!!

Exciting News!!!!

                                      

The Hubbie just got a year wiser...

I did a Minute to Win It theme and had a couple of our friends over.  We dominated a couple of the games... Who said the hostess can't play???

The delicious Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes you see, are courtesy of the Kevin and Amanda website.  I made them with a white chocolate fudge frosting for Super Bowl, but left that out this time since the Hubbie is not a fan of frosting.

Despite the games being cut short because one of the couples had to leave early, it was still a blast!!! Our game nights will now include minute to win it games.

I get to enjoy the day off with the hubs!!!

                                                            

While I was Out...

... I wet my feet with some Crossfit, for about a month or so.  While I did not lose any weight, I did get stronger and it was a lot of fun.  It was getting pretty pricey and the hubbie was in the process of getting certified as a personal trainer, and of course I was bound to be his first client!!

This is What I do on My Spare Time!

Allow me to introduce, the two most adorable little models in the world-- Meli and Jazi.  My niece and her best friend.  This was us playing grown up dress up, courtesy of aunties closet.  They picked a few pieces and took turns wearing it rocking it.  WE HAD A BLAST!

Then we picked something from her own closet, and funked it up with a cool hair-do and some accessories.  The last outfit (not pictured), turned the photo-shoot into a gymnastic party.  Meli has been in gymnastic for the past year or so, and she just loves showing me all the tricks she can do.  As a former cheerleader and PROUD auntie, I love pushing her to her limits and teaching her new tricks.  We've master front & back walkover and she is only 5.

  Yes, I'm that kinda of the cool auntie!  I'm a not-soon-to-be mommy in training.  For some reason I'm fairly certain Maurice Junior will come first, so I'll have to do my homework on how to get down and dirty with the boys.  I can also just watch learn from dad, he's been roughing me up for a while :-) and I always tell him he needs him a son!  I must tell you, it has payed off (and all our friends pressuring talking sense to him about kids), we now have a date for when we will get off the pill and start trying.

I can't wait to take weekly pictures, and plan a co-ed baby shower, decorate the nursery, the delivery,  bringing him home, a year of firsts... and the list continues.  I'm sooooo ready!!!!!!

My Very First Time in the Casino Scene

Super brownie points for the hubby!!!  He planed the whole trip on his own and manage to surprise me up to the point we drove up to our hotel.

We stayed at the Ameristar, which must I say, it was soooooo gorgeous!!  We had such a great time...  We got in late evening, had dinner, went to the pool and called it a night.  We slept in, went down for breakfast and the gambling begun.  We started off at the slots machine and made our way to the electronic roulette table, which was my absolutely favorite!!!

After burning a little $$$ we went exploring.  We crossed the street to the older part of Blackhawk, aka Central City.  Back to the slots machine, contemplated played on a real roulette table, and made it back to our hotel for some more roulette.

I'm not sure where the picture went, but this was all I could find :-(

August 2012

I'm Ba-ack !!!

Boy oh boy, it has only been what?? 2 years, 4 months and 28 days... but who is counting right?

I've been contemplating coming back for weeks, if not months, like what would my first post back be? should I write about what has happened in the past 2 years?  So much has happened, I wouldn't know where to start...the beginning would be a good a idea, but that would make it for a long boring uneventful scattered post.

Then I thought about why I started this blog (you can read about it here) and instead I've decided to just...start back off since I got to start somewhere, I'm sure I'll ramble write about it eventually, maybe even some now :-)

For starters, we are not in lil'o Hastings, Ne anymore.  We are now proud residents of Denver, Co.  We have new jobs, new neighbors, new friends, even a new couch :-)  I'll be sure to post random pictures of our pass 2 years to give you a glimpse of the time that has passed.

Gleenwood Springs, CO November, 2013

I've never been an apron kind of girl but...

I love looking at all the expensive fashionable apron from Flirty Apron, but I've never been an apron kind of girl; so, after ruining one of my favorite shirts, I decided to invest in one.  I went to several stores here in town and they were either a bit too pricey or plain Jane; so after google-ing easy apron patterns, I found out that I could make one out of placemats.  Now, I want my flirty apron to match my permanent kitchen, so getting one now wouldn't be a good idea. The girly lime green and pink wasn't exactly the look I was going for, but it fit the style I had in my head and I'll be able to give it to my niece once we move.  Besides it was a steal ( a whole 2 bucks) and will do the work for now :-)

So here it it:

Back to the Mirror

I tried taking my pics using the tripod I used too with my other cam, but it didn't turn out so well (i'm almost certain it was the poor lighting)... I'll be trying it with tomorrow's outfit outside.  Crossing my fingers it will work out better or else, BACK TO THE MIRROR.  Anyways, this is what I wore to go out for drinks with a  few of our friends!!  

top: dillards
jeggings: target
belt: thrifted
heels: maurices 

The Girls 

The Guys

1st in Months...

I was ready to start snapping pics of my outfits again and then the inevitable happened... our better cam stopped working.  Now story behind it is that we dropped it from a ride at the fair,  blahhhhh.  So the pic quality is prob going to suck for a while but i'll do my best to keep up.

blazer: thirfted
top: gifted
jeans: rue21
shoes: jsimpson

Meal Planning

I think I've been neglecting my blog enough and since I'm about to start getting into my routines, I thought it's time to sneak blogging into it too.  With student teaching and working, mine and the hubbie's schedule will get a little difficult to juggle and coordinate and i'll most definitely have to meal plan and strictly follow a schedule. SO.....

Here is my attempt (once again) to meal plan for the week.  It works wonders when I do keep up with it, but for some reason I just get caught up with everything else and get uninspired to just do it.  Now, I do have to warn you, I don't follow recipes to a "T".  I usually look it up and make sure there isn't any essential ingredients and make it up as I go to taste.

So here is what i'll be making this week (sorry, I didn't take pics this week but i'll be posting how I made it as the week progresses):

Shrimp Pesto Ravioli
I used wonton wraps for the shell and for the filling chopped ricotta, sauteed shrimp and spinach.  I boiled it and baked for no more than 10 min with pesto sauce and parm cheese as garnish.  It didn't think it look all that good so no pics but it tasted delish!!!  I did however Google'd pesto ravioli and it looked pretty similar to mine.  We ate it with a green salad.

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Fried Chicken
I usually don't fry my fried chicken, I bake it.  But this time, since the hubbie requested it, I thought i'd give in into the greasy goodness.  All i did was season the chicken, shake it into flour, and deep fry it.  I must say, i much rather bake it any day--I was so afraid it was going to be under cooked that I ended up cooking it too long, and it turned out kind of dry :-( We ate it with mac&cheese and peas and corn.

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Fish Tacos
So easy and yummy!  I sauteed cod fish on a bed of blend mixed veggies (onions, red and green pepper), and seasoned it with salt and pepper.  Since the fish was frozen, it collected lots of water, so I cooked it until it dried, shredded it and served on soft corn tortillas garnished with cheese and tomatoes.  We ate it with Cajun rice and beans.

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Buffalo Chicken Braid 

Simple and successfully delish!!!  Also pretty...  All u need is a few chicken breast sauteed in hot wing sauce (I sweetened mine with a little bit of bbq sauce), pizza dough, and cheese.  Now I embellished mine with spinach leaves as well as cream cheese.

before I braided

love, Nanda!!

Diaper Cake

This weekend was my sister's-in-law baby shower and for her gift, I made her a lady bug diaper cake.  This was my first time doing one and although it took me roughly 3hrs to make it, it was fairly easy to make.  

An Email From God (really cool thought i'd share)

God's Email

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
RE: LIFE

Dearest One,

Hi there! This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you.

God

P.S. And, remember…

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the “SFGTD” (Something For God To Do) folder. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not necessarily yours.

Once the matter is placed in the folder, do not worry about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life right now.

If you find yourself stuck in traffic, don’t despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; think of the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; think of the man or woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed their children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes they had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking “what is my purpose?” Be thankful. There are those who didn’t live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; remember, things could be worse–you could be one of them!

Now, you go ahead and have a nice day.

–Author Unknown

God loves you!