This is bedtime with a new book. Gut busting!! Highly recommended read for the wee ones, especially the cat picking his nose.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Splat the Cat
Splat 1.mp4
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
I smell FREE ...
Price Chopper, you never let me down! .99 cents for Ajax laundry detergent? Such a deal! Oh, wait, I have $1 off 2 bottles, oh, wait, Price Chopper doubles those, so, WHAT???? They're free?? Oh me, oh my, good think I got extra coupons!
So many goodies to buy this week! Triple any coupon up to$1!!! Somebody stop me!!
www.pricechopper.com/weeklyad/page/1/wrap/1/110116/paper%20sale!/
So many goodies to buy this week! Triple any coupon up to$1!!! Somebody stop me!!
www.pricechopper.com/weeklyad/page/1/wrap/1/110116/paper%20sale!/
Sunday, January 16, 2011
e-bates
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Do you shop online? Do you shop with e-bates? If not, I suggest you click the above link and sign up. You get paid to shop! Just go to the site, find the store you shop at and click the link, that's it. Depending on what store you shop at, you get a range of savings anywhere from 3%-20% cashback! Yes, fools, it's that easy, where have you been???
ebates, click the above link to start making money while spending it!
Do you shop online? Do you shop with e-bates? If not, I suggest you click the above link and sign up. You get paid to shop! Just go to the site, find the store you shop at and click the link, that's it. Depending on what store you shop at, you get a range of savings anywhere from 3%-20% cashback! Yes, fools, it's that easy, where have you been???
ebates, click the above link to start making money while spending it!
Do it today!!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
My Special K Deal
Rite Aid has Special K cereal Buy 1 Get 1 Free (BOGO, for you unsaavy shoppers). Well, there is a printable coupon for BOGO Special K cereal, so when you combine the 2, you get 4 FREE boxes of cereal. Oh, wait, did I mention, Rite Aid has $1 up rewards on this, so I got $4 back. Rite Aid just paid me $4 to take 4 boxes of cereal. Today is a good day.
www.riteaid.com
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
T'was the Night Before Her 2nd Birthday... 8/11/08
T'was the night before her 2nd Birthday and all through the house
Sunny was chasing daddy like a cat chases a mouse
Her birthday cards were displayed on the entertainment center with care
In hopes that her 2nd Birthday soon would be here.
Suddenly, there arose such a clatter,
I jumped from the couch to see what was the matter!
Ernesto in his sweats and I getting ready for bed
Had just discovered that Sunny had bumped her head!
With a scream so loud it could be heard down the hall,
How could she not have seen that wall?
When what to my wondering eyes should appear?
A black and blue on the face of my sweet little dear.
Did Ernesto and I think it would impair her sight?
Not for a second, it's her last 1 year old night.
And I heard her exclaim as she went off to rest,
"Good night mommy and daddy, this is only a test."
Happy 2nd Birthday, Alessandra!
I love you with all my heart and soul! 8/11/08
Sunny was chasing daddy like a cat chases a mouse
Her birthday cards were displayed on the entertainment center with care
In hopes that her 2nd Birthday soon would be here.
Suddenly, there arose such a clatter,
I jumped from the couch to see what was the matter!
Ernesto in his sweats and I getting ready for bed
Had just discovered that Sunny had bumped her head!
With a scream so loud it could be heard down the hall,
How could she not have seen that wall?
When what to my wondering eyes should appear?
A black and blue on the face of my sweet little dear.
Did Ernesto and I think it would impair her sight?
Not for a second, it's her last 1 year old night.
And I heard her exclaim as she went off to rest,
"Good night mommy and daddy, this is only a test."
Happy 2nd Birthday, Alessandra!
I love you with all my heart and soul! 8/11/08
I Have a 1 Year Old 8/12/07
A year, a whole freakin' year has come and gone. I am no longer the person I used to be, that's for sure. I am a mother. I am someone's mother. I am Alessandra's mother. Wow, it gets stronger every time I say it.
I have learned so much in the past year, but it's nothing I can pass on to other new mothers. Just know that it is a experience you will never forget. You will doubt yourself, your decisions, your future. You may never want anymore children. You may want to start trying right away. Me, I am still indecisive. I use the excuse that I have no room for another baby (although it's a good excuse to get away from the neighbors from hell). I had these thoughts of "Can I do this?" and there were countless nights that I sat on the toilet (lid down) crying telling myself that I couldn't as I held the 2 suction cups to my boobs forcing 2 ounces of milk into these bottles. Well, we managed, and formula did not kill her. I would tell myself that she would never sleep through the night and I would never function through the day. And wouldn't you know that 2 weeks before I went back to work, the miracle of all miracles happened-she slept through the night in her crib. And when she cried and cried and cried and I got so frustrated because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her, I cried too. But eventually, we figured each other out. And then she got a tooth, and then she got her ears pierced, and then she sat up, rolled over, and eventually crawled and said daddy over and over and over again. She's mine, and she's not going anywhere, and I love her, and I wouldn't have changed any of these things for the world. And now when she cries, I know why, and when she poops, I know when, and when a tooth is coming, I help soothe her pain. And when she makes eye contact with me, and smiles with a mouth full of 7 teeth and that crazy morning afro, and we crack up at each other, I say to myself, wow, what a year! And I run my finger across that beautiful scar on my stomach, I am so thankful for you.
I love you, mama!
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Mommy 8/12/07
I have learned so much in the past year, but it's nothing I can pass on to other new mothers. Just know that it is a experience you will never forget. You will doubt yourself, your decisions, your future. You may never want anymore children. You may want to start trying right away. Me, I am still indecisive. I use the excuse that I have no room for another baby (although it's a good excuse to get away from the neighbors from hell). I had these thoughts of "Can I do this?" and there were countless nights that I sat on the toilet (lid down) crying telling myself that I couldn't as I held the 2 suction cups to my boobs forcing 2 ounces of milk into these bottles. Well, we managed, and formula did not kill her. I would tell myself that she would never sleep through the night and I would never function through the day. And wouldn't you know that 2 weeks before I went back to work, the miracle of all miracles happened-she slept through the night in her crib. And when she cried and cried and cried and I got so frustrated because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her, I cried too. But eventually, we figured each other out. And then she got a tooth, and then she got her ears pierced, and then she sat up, rolled over, and eventually crawled and said daddy over and over and over again. She's mine, and she's not going anywhere, and I love her, and I wouldn't have changed any of these things for the world. And now when she cries, I know why, and when she poops, I know when, and when a tooth is coming, I help soothe her pain. And when she makes eye contact with me, and smiles with a mouth full of 7 teeth and that crazy morning afro, and we crack up at each other, I say to myself, wow, what a year! And I run my finger across that beautiful scar on my stomach, I am so thankful for you.
I love you, mama!
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Mommy 8/12/07
Domestic Engineering 7/11/07
Having no job sucks! What did I do???
That's just how I feel today. Sunny woke at 2:30am and didn't go back to sleep until 5:30, and then had a little bitchfest the rest of the day.
A stay at home Mom I am not cut out to be, but I am enjoying my time with her. She's getting another tooth on top (this makes 6) and I'm sure if I had razors stabbing me in the gums I'd be throwing a bitchfest, too!
I think spending my days with other moms and kids great, it's free, and fun! Yesteday, Victoria and her parents came over and the girls had a blast in the pool and chewing each other's toys (it's ok, we've been friends for over 15 years).
I have an interview Tuesday with a bank, cross your fingers. I know I'll never make that salary again, but it's worth it, as long as we have a little food to eat.
Sunny is almost a year old, where the hell did the time go? She sits up on her own now, which is how I find her in the crib sometimes at 2am, she kind of crawls, and she is just so amazing! She is the spitting image of her father. She has separation anxiety when I leave her now, she loves the Backyardigans, and she is now gonna be wearing 24 months clothing for the rest of the summer. Every morning, after her cereal, we share a banana, and she drinks her milky in a sippy cup like a big girl (then I have to do the song and dance"You drank your milky from a sippy cuppy"). She loves to look at herself in the mirror, too!
I am enjoying this! I am!
Note to self-no rush for 2!
You know that commercial "Having a baby changes everything". No shit!
7/11/07
Alessandra, mommy loves you, now go to sleep, mama!
That's just how I feel today. Sunny woke at 2:30am and didn't go back to sleep until 5:30, and then had a little bitchfest the rest of the day.
A stay at home Mom I am not cut out to be, but I am enjoying my time with her. She's getting another tooth on top (this makes 6) and I'm sure if I had razors stabbing me in the gums I'd be throwing a bitchfest, too!
I think spending my days with other moms and kids great, it's free, and fun! Yesteday, Victoria and her parents came over and the girls had a blast in the pool and chewing each other's toys (it's ok, we've been friends for over 15 years).
I have an interview Tuesday with a bank, cross your fingers. I know I'll never make that salary again, but it's worth it, as long as we have a little food to eat.
Sunny is almost a year old, where the hell did the time go? She sits up on her own now, which is how I find her in the crib sometimes at 2am, she kind of crawls, and she is just so amazing! She is the spitting image of her father. She has separation anxiety when I leave her now, she loves the Backyardigans, and she is now gonna be wearing 24 months clothing for the rest of the summer. Every morning, after her cereal, we share a banana, and she drinks her milky in a sippy cup like a big girl (then I have to do the song and dance"You drank your milky from a sippy cuppy"). She loves to look at herself in the mirror, too!
I am enjoying this! I am!
Note to self-no rush for 2!
You know that commercial "Having a baby changes everything". No shit!
7/11/07
Alessandra, mommy loves you, now go to sleep, mama!
Right Before My Eyes 5/28/07
It been 9 months, the length it took for her to grow inside of me, and she's been here bringing so much joy into my life. The things that she has accomplished in such a short time are astounding! I look at her "baby pictures" when she had skinny arms and legs and short, straight hair and I ask where has she gone? I remember every second that I have spent with her so far. I love that she knows me, and I love the way she reacts when I go to pick her up from grandma's house after work, the way she gets so excited when I sneak in and say hi, how her little chub rolls shake when she wriggles in happiness! Her laughter is so contagious, who knew a little person could laugh and bring you down with her? Just yesterday, I believe she had her first bonding moment with her cousin Jake. He was playing with grandma's dog, Trixie, and the baby was watching as the dog went crazy. She laughed so hard at the action that she farted, thus, causing Jake to laugh even harder. Tears, I tell you, tears!
She has finally mastered rolling over, and sometimes she rolls back to way she came. She will be crawling very soon (Sorry Stewie). She has had her 2 bottom teeth for the longest, and in a week, she got 1 top front and 1 top side (that's gonna look funny in pictures, talk about a crooked smile). Her hair so so long and curly, and her eyes are still a beautiful blue.
Sacrificing so much for my baby girl has been so worth it. Sleep is so overrated, anyway. Would I do it again, people ask? It's tough to say, raising a baby is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, and I am so thankful that I have the incredible husband that I do, because without him, I'm not sure I could even handle her (24 lbs is pretty heavy to hold). Maybe somewhere down the road, but chances of a bad ugly baby are pretty high after this one.
So, although I still bear the scar of her arrival and the war wounds (aka: stretch marks and flub), I would change a thing about my life right now....well, except my neighbors with the barking dog and the hot rod car...
Spread the love, people, spread the love! 5/28/07
She has finally mastered rolling over, and sometimes she rolls back to way she came. She will be crawling very soon (Sorry Stewie). She has had her 2 bottom teeth for the longest, and in a week, she got 1 top front and 1 top side (that's gonna look funny in pictures, talk about a crooked smile). Her hair so so long and curly, and her eyes are still a beautiful blue.
Sacrificing so much for my baby girl has been so worth it. Sleep is so overrated, anyway. Would I do it again, people ask? It's tough to say, raising a baby is the hardest thing I have ever had to do, and I am so thankful that I have the incredible husband that I do, because without him, I'm not sure I could even handle her (24 lbs is pretty heavy to hold). Maybe somewhere down the road, but chances of a bad ugly baby are pretty high after this one.
So, although I still bear the scar of her arrival and the war wounds (aka: stretch marks and flub), I would change a thing about my life right now....well, except my neighbors with the barking dog and the hot rod car...
Spread the love, people, spread the love! 5/28/07
What NOT To Expect the First Year...My version 10/21/06
What NOT to expect the first year
(the version of the ever popular book that was never published)
1. Do not expect to get your body back. It was never yours in the first place, it was just on loan for the first 30 years of life. Don't fall for that breastfeeding myth that if you nurse, you'll lose weight faster. Lies!!
2. Do not expect that your stretch marks will go away no matter how much Palmer's cocoa butter you use, they are there for the long run, and in places you didn't know you got them.
3. Do not expect to sleep...at all, I mean not even a little bit. No sleep. None. Zero, zilch!!
4. Do not expect your baby to wait for you to warm a bottle up. When she is hungry, she is hungry NOW!!
5. Do not defy the laws of gravity-if your girl pees up, she pees up, this includes the side of onesies and her own hair.
6. Neck cheese-I can't stress this one enough-no where in the books does it say anything about neck cheese-that stinky build up one gets when her face, head, and neck double in size and rolls come out of nowhere, the pockets where dripping milk collects and transforms itself into some sort of fuzzy stink that doesn't even come out with a bath-one must use there fingers to wedge it out-and now it has moved on to the rolls in her legs and under her arms.
7. Cradle cap-don't lie, it's ugly! Big chunks of dandruff from the little head-chunks almost as big as her head-you can't just cover it up with a hat!!
8. Poop diapers stink-even if it's from my own, poop stinks no matter whos it is!
9. Cut your damn nails, kid! She could use a good manicure-the only time it's ok to cut is when she's asleep, but you do need someone else to help.
10. Expect your cat to expect baby treatment. Stewie makes me hold him over my shoulder like a baby too. If he burps, I'm in trouble.
Finally...expect to fall in love with her-nothing in the world like it!!
10/21/06
(the version of the ever popular book that was never published)
1. Do not expect to get your body back. It was never yours in the first place, it was just on loan for the first 30 years of life. Don't fall for that breastfeeding myth that if you nurse, you'll lose weight faster. Lies!!
2. Do not expect that your stretch marks will go away no matter how much Palmer's cocoa butter you use, they are there for the long run, and in places you didn't know you got them.
3. Do not expect to sleep...at all, I mean not even a little bit. No sleep. None. Zero, zilch!!
4. Do not expect your baby to wait for you to warm a bottle up. When she is hungry, she is hungry NOW!!
5. Do not defy the laws of gravity-if your girl pees up, she pees up, this includes the side of onesies and her own hair.
6. Neck cheese-I can't stress this one enough-no where in the books does it say anything about neck cheese-that stinky build up one gets when her face, head, and neck double in size and rolls come out of nowhere, the pockets where dripping milk collects and transforms itself into some sort of fuzzy stink that doesn't even come out with a bath-one must use there fingers to wedge it out-and now it has moved on to the rolls in her legs and under her arms.
7. Cradle cap-don't lie, it's ugly! Big chunks of dandruff from the little head-chunks almost as big as her head-you can't just cover it up with a hat!!
8. Poop diapers stink-even if it's from my own, poop stinks no matter whos it is!
9. Cut your damn nails, kid! She could use a good manicure-the only time it's ok to cut is when she's asleep, but you do need someone else to help.
10. Expect your cat to expect baby treatment. Stewie makes me hold him over my shoulder like a baby too. If he burps, I'm in trouble.
Finally...expect to fall in love with her-nothing in the world like it!!
10/21/06
4 Weeks Left... 7/16/06
Ok, so I am officially 9 months pregnant. For those of you who don't know, god decided it would be cute if he says 9 months but doesn't actually mean 9 months, he means 9 full months, like 9 months and 4 weeks, which, in translation, is 10 months, that's 10 LONG months! I thought it was great when I lost 1 lb 2 dr. visits ago, and one of the guys at work said he noticed I was looking a bit slimmer. Well, I must have took that to my head, because 2 weeks after that, I gained 5 lbs.
My baby is breech, which means her head is up, rather than in the birthing position. If she doesn't flip in the next 2 weeks, I will probably have a cesearaen. I can pick her birth date, I kind of like August 16th, but that's the anniversary of Elvis' death, so maybe we'll skip that.
My hands, feet, arms, and legs have been so itchy for the past 2 weeks, I feel like cutting them off with a butter knife. Aveeno baths and gold bond lotion are not cutting it for me, long dragon lady nails and bloody ankles seem to do the trick. They say it's my skin stretching, but I've never met a pregnant woman with stretched out knuckles, have you??
I've been told I now have lips like Angelina Jolie, to which I repond...oh really??
I had a scare that my water broke a few nights ago when I woke up and the bed was wet, as was my hair and nightgown. As I woke Ernesto up in a panic and turned on the light, I realized it wasn't my water breaking, but rather the air conditioner leaking (it's right above my head, that's why my hair was wet). And why would I think that wet hair and a wet nightgown would mean water breaking, they're not even near each other!!
Anyhow, the baby's furniture arrived the other day, so the room is pretty much finished. My shower was Sunday, July 9th, and I am so proud to say that Paula and Steve were both there, and that was the highlight of my day! I have like 150 bibs and got pretty much everything a pregnant woman should ever need for her first child.
I feel pretty calm, I am not nervous about this yet, and I'm not sure if I will be. We still haven't packed the bag, although we've been talking about doing it for 2 weeks now. I know she's in there, and she's pretty comfortable, I don't blame her for not coming out or turning around, who wants to be upside down for that long anyway??
I'll be visiting my doctor every week on Tuesdays now, and soon I shall have good news for you!
Until then, I remain...
9 months pregnant!!! 7/16/06
My baby is breech, which means her head is up, rather than in the birthing position. If she doesn't flip in the next 2 weeks, I will probably have a cesearaen. I can pick her birth date, I kind of like August 16th, but that's the anniversary of Elvis' death, so maybe we'll skip that.
My hands, feet, arms, and legs have been so itchy for the past 2 weeks, I feel like cutting them off with a butter knife. Aveeno baths and gold bond lotion are not cutting it for me, long dragon lady nails and bloody ankles seem to do the trick. They say it's my skin stretching, but I've never met a pregnant woman with stretched out knuckles, have you??
I've been told I now have lips like Angelina Jolie, to which I repond...oh really??
I had a scare that my water broke a few nights ago when I woke up and the bed was wet, as was my hair and nightgown. As I woke Ernesto up in a panic and turned on the light, I realized it wasn't my water breaking, but rather the air conditioner leaking (it's right above my head, that's why my hair was wet). And why would I think that wet hair and a wet nightgown would mean water breaking, they're not even near each other!!
Anyhow, the baby's furniture arrived the other day, so the room is pretty much finished. My shower was Sunday, July 9th, and I am so proud to say that Paula and Steve were both there, and that was the highlight of my day! I have like 150 bibs and got pretty much everything a pregnant woman should ever need for her first child.
I feel pretty calm, I am not nervous about this yet, and I'm not sure if I will be. We still haven't packed the bag, although we've been talking about doing it for 2 weeks now. I know she's in there, and she's pretty comfortable, I don't blame her for not coming out or turning around, who wants to be upside down for that long anyway??
I'll be visiting my doctor every week on Tuesdays now, and soon I shall have good news for you!
Until then, I remain...
9 months pregnant!!! 7/16/06
What I Learned From Lamaze... 7/21/06
As we finally finished the grueling 9+ hours of lamaze, let me share some words of wisdom that I have learned from it:
1. 10 cm is big. I mean really big, like bigger than you can imagine.
2. Epidurals are your friend.
3. The hospital really does provide you with your very own ice chips.
4. As well endowed as your partner may think he is, he will not harm the baby or touch her head during intercourse.
5. Pack a bottle of champagne in your hospital bag and pop it open when your water breaks, and then drink it (the champagne, not the broken water).
6. I do not want my husband to touch me or rub my head or talk to me during contractions.
7. My focal point will be a picture of Stewie, my cat.
8. Ernesto is really good at counting to 5, or even 15 for that matter.
9. Ernesto really paid attention during "A Baby Story" and "Birthday" on discovery health channel. He knew the answers to most of the questions, including perineum.
10. It's ok to drink O'Doule's during break at lamaze if the funny guy brings a cooler packed with it, the nurse said so.
And the most important think I learned during lamaze...
You probably will fart really loud during pushing, I know this because one of the girls did this last night, and we finished the night off in hysterics, I know you would have been cracking up if you were there, too!
8 weeks and counting! This little girl is breech, she better turn around!! 7/21/06
1. 10 cm is big. I mean really big, like bigger than you can imagine.
2. Epidurals are your friend.
3. The hospital really does provide you with your very own ice chips.
4. As well endowed as your partner may think he is, he will not harm the baby or touch her head during intercourse.
5. Pack a bottle of champagne in your hospital bag and pop it open when your water breaks, and then drink it (the champagne, not the broken water).
6. I do not want my husband to touch me or rub my head or talk to me during contractions.
7. My focal point will be a picture of Stewie, my cat.
8. Ernesto is really good at counting to 5, or even 15 for that matter.
9. Ernesto really paid attention during "A Baby Story" and "Birthday" on discovery health channel. He knew the answers to most of the questions, including perineum.
10. It's ok to drink O'Doule's during break at lamaze if the funny guy brings a cooler packed with it, the nurse said so.
And the most important think I learned during lamaze...
You probably will fart really loud during pushing, I know this because one of the girls did this last night, and we finished the night off in hysterics, I know you would have been cracking up if you were there, too!
8 weeks and counting! This little girl is breech, she better turn around!! 7/21/06
Pregnant 30 Weeks
Ok, let me start by telling you about water retention--it sucks. It feels like your feet are a tube of toothpaste and you keep squeezing and squeezing to get that last drop out because you don't want to waste any-the difference is that with the toothpaste, you get something out, with my feet, it just feels like they are going to explode. Now, working for a high end retailer as I do, you would think it was kind of inappropriate to wear Adidas flip flops to work every day, but they just have to deal with it. I am so heavy now, that even the little nubs on the shoes are breaking off by the minute. In total, I have gained 26 lbs, not so bad considering.
We went to a wedding last weekend and let me tell you, thank god the DJ didn't mix the music well, otherwise I would have been passed out on the dance floor. Never before did I thank someone for the mix of music in the following order, and I do not exaggerate:
Sean Paul, into A/C D/C, into Runaround Sue.
I drink near 60 oz of water laced with a little crystal light a day, and I pee around 60 times, figure a pee break per ounce. No fun having a bladder the size of a walnut. Just started shaving my legs again because it got so hot I had to wear shorts (damn you warm weather). I don't like seeing other pregnant women, it's like I feel as though I have to mark my territory. We are not a dying breed, we are everywhere! My dr told me never to have sex in the winter, that mating season is from March to May. Thanks, Dr. B., I'll remember that for next time.
I have finally finished registering at Babies R Us and Baby Depot. I can't believe I'm gonna have all that shit in my house, when did my house suddenly become to small for us?
Overall, I have to say it's been an incredible experience so far, seeing her move, and feeling is is so amazing. the Dr. told me how she is laying, and I can't get over putting my hand on her butt and knowing that's where it is. The next 2 months are going to be pure hell for me, I'm sure, but I can honestly say I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love people telling me I look like a mushroom and that my feet have nicknames like Moo-shoes (someone had chinese food that day) and pigs feet. I love that the boys at work are so into my pregnancy and want to touch my belly, even though I don't let them. I love hearing them say, your huge or you popped, but your face looks the same (thank god for that). I love that they still invite me to hang out after work at Chili's or Fridays so I can pound those strawberry lemonades (hey, free refills).
And that, my friends, is how I'm feeling right now. Only 10 weeks left, and then my life changes forever. But for now, I am enjoying every second of it. Thanks for experiencing it with me
We went to a wedding last weekend and let me tell you, thank god the DJ didn't mix the music well, otherwise I would have been passed out on the dance floor. Never before did I thank someone for the mix of music in the following order, and I do not exaggerate:
Sean Paul, into A/C D/C, into Runaround Sue.
I drink near 60 oz of water laced with a little crystal light a day, and I pee around 60 times, figure a pee break per ounce. No fun having a bladder the size of a walnut. Just started shaving my legs again because it got so hot I had to wear shorts (damn you warm weather). I don't like seeing other pregnant women, it's like I feel as though I have to mark my territory. We are not a dying breed, we are everywhere! My dr told me never to have sex in the winter, that mating season is from March to May. Thanks, Dr. B., I'll remember that for next time.
I have finally finished registering at Babies R Us and Baby Depot. I can't believe I'm gonna have all that shit in my house, when did my house suddenly become to small for us?
Overall, I have to say it's been an incredible experience so far, seeing her move, and feeling is is so amazing. the Dr. told me how she is laying, and I can't get over putting my hand on her butt and knowing that's where it is. The next 2 months are going to be pure hell for me, I'm sure, but I can honestly say I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love people telling me I look like a mushroom and that my feet have nicknames like Moo-shoes (someone had chinese food that day) and pigs feet. I love that the boys at work are so into my pregnancy and want to touch my belly, even though I don't let them. I love hearing them say, your huge or you popped, but your face looks the same (thank god for that). I love that they still invite me to hang out after work at Chili's or Fridays so I can pound those strawberry lemonades (hey, free refills).
And that, my friends, is how I'm feeling right now. Only 10 weeks left, and then my life changes forever. But for now, I am enjoying every second of it. Thanks for experiencing it with me
Pregnant 24 weeks 4/23/06
She is almost a foot long and weighs 2 lbs. Wow, so I guess this means I am starting my 6th month of pregnancy. Well, that's just swell. It's not anything like what all those hypocrits tell me. Here is my advice for all those expectant mothers out there--don't listen to a word anyone tells you, they're all crazy! Lift your arms above your head if you want to, you won't wrap the umbillical cord around the baby's neck, and pick up 5 pairs of jeans at a time if you want, you won't tear the placenta from the uterus. Your belly button may or may not pop like a a Perdue pop up timer. Eat what you want, go where you want to go when you want to go, and live your life! This experience has been remarkably easy for me so far, I have nothing bad to say. That doesn't mean I won't be in labor for 62 hours, I may, who knows.
Sure I get heartburn every night, but it's nothing a few Tums can't cure, besides, they're delicious, kind of like Flintstone's Vitamins when you were a kid. I gained 7 lbs in month 4 and 8 in month 5 which gave me a total of 15 lbs (for all you math whizzes out there). I don't look as big as I thought my ass would, even the brutally honest tell me that I don't look pregnant from behind. Yeah, I'm wearing 4-hook bras now with no underwire, almost wearing the same size as my mother, but it's a temporary move (I hope, but they are kind of comfortable). Maternity underwear are just bikinis for big girls, and I'm not ashamed, at least my drawers aren't hanging out when I bend over anymore. And when I went to try on a bathing suit, I took the bottoms off the hanger, snickered at how wide they were and then tried them on, they fit like a glove!
My baby girl is moving alot now, at 3:30pm, 6:30pm, and about 10pm. It doesn't feel like butterflies, but rather when you have a life saver in your mouth and you just keep flipping it around and around. That's what she feels like, a life saver. Pretty soon Ernesto will be able to feel her movements. Sometimes I can see them through my shirt and it cracks me up, unfortunately, no one else sees it, therefore, no one knows what is so funny.
If you know her name, you are someone very close to me, if you don't, well then sorry, you just have to wait. I don't like people who criticize, so don't ask me until July 9th. That's the official release date of her name. Also, for generous people, I am semi-registered at Babies r Us.
So, thank you for your kind words and advice, but I'm almost there, and I'm loving every second of it! 4/23/06
Sure I get heartburn every night, but it's nothing a few Tums can't cure, besides, they're delicious, kind of like Flintstone's Vitamins when you were a kid. I gained 7 lbs in month 4 and 8 in month 5 which gave me a total of 15 lbs (for all you math whizzes out there). I don't look as big as I thought my ass would, even the brutally honest tell me that I don't look pregnant from behind. Yeah, I'm wearing 4-hook bras now with no underwire, almost wearing the same size as my mother, but it's a temporary move (I hope, but they are kind of comfortable). Maternity underwear are just bikinis for big girls, and I'm not ashamed, at least my drawers aren't hanging out when I bend over anymore. And when I went to try on a bathing suit, I took the bottoms off the hanger, snickered at how wide they were and then tried them on, they fit like a glove!
My baby girl is moving alot now, at 3:30pm, 6:30pm, and about 10pm. It doesn't feel like butterflies, but rather when you have a life saver in your mouth and you just keep flipping it around and around. That's what she feels like, a life saver. Pretty soon Ernesto will be able to feel her movements. Sometimes I can see them through my shirt and it cracks me up, unfortunately, no one else sees it, therefore, no one knows what is so funny.
If you know her name, you are someone very close to me, if you don't, well then sorry, you just have to wait. I don't like people who criticize, so don't ask me until July 9th. That's the official release date of her name. Also, for generous people, I am semi-registered at Babies r Us.
So, thank you for your kind words and advice, but I'm almost there, and I'm loving every second of it! 4/23/06
Pregnant 14 Weeks 2/16/06
Here is what I have experienced so far...
No morning sickness, no food cravings, many aversions (mostly food) like raw meat, sex, pickles (that's a heartbreaker), the bumpy skin on raw chicken, sex, creamy peanut butter, not chunky, I have absolutely no problem there. I really miss coke, and 1 night I made Ernesto bring me to KFC in our PJ's because I wanted a large container of cole slaw, but it was only once, I swear!
Here are the physical changes that have happened...
Got bigger bras with underwire, got bigger bras without underwire because the wire hurt so much, got bigger smaller underwear (bigger size, smaller cut, hey fellas, no more grannies, I'm into bikini's now, although it may not be so appealing), elastic waist pants (hello, where have you been hiding all my life?) with the panel in the front, in bed by 9:30 mostly every night so I have to DVR my whole life (thank god The Office isn't on tonight...does anyone watch that show, it's absolutely hysterical, you should try it, Thursdays at 9:30 on NBC after My Name is Earl, which is also funny), oh, and I've been off the ritalin for about a week now, in case you couldn't tell. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, and I'm like a hormonal hair growth factory, I can assure you, my child will be born with a beard and a hairy back, male or female.
I'll have my first sonogram on March 6th, so start to place your wagers, the money goes to my baby's electrolysis fund.
Until then.....XOXO 2/16/06
No morning sickness, no food cravings, many aversions (mostly food) like raw meat, sex, pickles (that's a heartbreaker), the bumpy skin on raw chicken, sex, creamy peanut butter, not chunky, I have absolutely no problem there. I really miss coke, and 1 night I made Ernesto bring me to KFC in our PJ's because I wanted a large container of cole slaw, but it was only once, I swear!
Here are the physical changes that have happened...
Got bigger bras with underwire, got bigger bras without underwire because the wire hurt so much, got bigger smaller underwear (bigger size, smaller cut, hey fellas, no more grannies, I'm into bikini's now, although it may not be so appealing), elastic waist pants (hello, where have you been hiding all my life?) with the panel in the front, in bed by 9:30 mostly every night so I have to DVR my whole life (thank god The Office isn't on tonight...does anyone watch that show, it's absolutely hysterical, you should try it, Thursdays at 9:30 on NBC after My Name is Earl, which is also funny), oh, and I've been off the ritalin for about a week now, in case you couldn't tell. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, and I'm like a hormonal hair growth factory, I can assure you, my child will be born with a beard and a hairy back, male or female.
I'll have my first sonogram on March 6th, so start to place your wagers, the money goes to my baby's electrolysis fund.
Until then.....XOXO 2/16/06
Words of Wisdom 12/27/05
I can't even believe it...we've tried for a year and a half, and when we give up and procreation turns into recreation, we finally make a baby! I found out officially Tuesday, 12/13, and kept if from all major players for 11 days (I figured it would get me out of having to buy Christmas gifts for everyone and boy was I right). Now, if any of you know Wilma (my mother), which many of you do, you can imagine her reaction. Let me bring you back to Christmas eve, 3 years ago, when Wilma had the inevitable heart attack that forced Ernesto to propose to me in the hospital parking lot (Jewish mother guilt-she told him she was dying). Ever since then, it's been Wilma's most memorable holiday. Fast forward 3 years, to the day when I finally stole Christmas back. It didn't go as planned, but when someone sees something in the corner of a room covered with a blanket, it probably means don't touch it, unless you're 11 and looking for the rest of your presents in the form of video games, so when you pull the blanket off, and find more presents, naturally the response would be to give it to who's name is on it, which, in this case, was my dad. People, in all of my 29 years on this earth, I have never seen my father cry until this very night, and he held me and kept asking me if it was true. My mother was plotzing with happiness, she told her dog that she was going to be an aunt or an uncle, and then went to a room to call her father and aunt (both who have passed 7 and 9 years ago).
So, you see, the key to happiness druing the holidays is saving your money and making an astonishing announcement that will blow their socks off!
Next blog I'll share the poem I wrote to reveal the secret!
See you in August, little one! Can't wait to meet you! 12/27/05
So, you see, the key to happiness druing the holidays is saving your money and making an astonishing announcement that will blow their socks off!
Next blog I'll share the poem I wrote to reveal the secret!
See you in August, little one! Can't wait to meet you! 12/27/05
I'm taking it back...
I'll be posting my old "blogs" before anyone knew what a blog was. My pregnancy blogs, here they come, get ready to laugh, cry, and laugh again as you take the journey with me.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
11 Step Program For Those Thinking of Having Kids
Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the paper.
5. Read it for the last time.
Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.
Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.
Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel...
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)
Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.
Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? T o find out...
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?
Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.
Time allowed for this - all morning.
Lesson 6
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment.
Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
Lesson 7
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.
Lesson 8
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.
You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.
Lesson 9
Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.
Lesson 10
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.
Lesson 11
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.
This is all very tongue in cheek; anyone who is parent will say 'it's all worth it!' Share it with your friends, both those who do and don't have kids. I guarantee they'll get a chuckle out of it. Remember, a sense of humor is one of the most important things you'll need when you become a parent!
FOOD FIGHT!!!
The eating better quest has begun...or so I thought. We have agreed to put dinner on the table for Sunny, and if she chooses to eat it, wonderful, but me being the pessimist, knows she won't. Started with hard boiled egg, day 1, fail, egg salad, day 2, fail again. Today, I jumped right in, cauliflower with cheese. Who doesn't love something covered in cheese? Well, starting with macaroni and cheese, she insists she doesn't like this kind because it's not Sponge Bob or Scooby Doo, so it must taste different. After forcing her to eat what was in the bowl, I told her I would give her 1 (one) M if she ate this teeny tiny smidgen of cauliflower. Slow motion set in, the fork is raised, the mouth opens, it's in, is this it??? Did she eat a piece of cauliflower??? *WARNING, NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH*Forward 3 seconds as it shoots across the freshly laundered tablecloth along with milk and macaroni and cheese. What??? How can you projectile vomit something that you didn't even let touch your tongue? I just don't get it. So, cauliflower, major fail. Back to peanut butter for dinner.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Michael's Cricut Cartridge Sale $9.99
Do I need them? No. Do I want them? Yes. And that's exactly what I did. Michael's, you never cease to amaze me. Cricut Cartridges that I once paid $90 each for are now a mere $9.99. Come on, say it with me....SUCH A DEAL!!! Oh, and the Gypsy that I paid $99 for on Thanksgiving? Clearance to $50. So, do you know what I did? I bought the demo. WHAT SAMANTHA?? YOU DID WHAT? That's right, for some strange reason, I bought the demo for $39.00. Now I have 2 Gypsys. Oh, and if you register your Gypsy by 2/28/11, you get 5 FREE CARTRIDGES! WHAT???? THAT'S RIGHT, 5 FREE!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sunny's Karate Update
Thank goodness for school newsletters. When I asked Sunny why she had a piece of red tape on her belt, she said because she didn't cough. Ok, that's Sunny for you, so I just leave it at that. Now, I understand.
Karate Class
Master Hernandez
This month some Red stripes were given
to the Karate students, as an incentive.
Some of the kids have received stripes.
Some have not. Stripes are given through
out the class year. These are issued according
to the amount of focus the student
displays. As well as how much effort a
child puts into their class experience. How
well critique is accepted, and changes
made, during every class in order to improve
and perfect technique. Three stripes
must be earned, and are given by Master
Hernandez at no additional cost. After the
three Red stripes are achieved a forth
Orange solid colored belt will be awarded,
along with a certificate. Parents will be
notified if a child is ready for the Orange
belt level. Every child should strive to
achieve the next level, and improve their
skills, whether your child is a 1,2,3 stripe
or perhaps a soon to be Orange belt.
That's my girl!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
25 Random Things About Me
1. I truly try to be "Green". I recycle everything down to the plastic thing on the cap of the milk jug and I clean my floors with vinegar and water.
2. I do not dye my hair (anymore). Not since the day I found out I was pregnant. And once, knock on wood, did I find a grey hair while I was pregnant, and ripped it out and taped it to the bathroom mirror, and none have appeared ever since.
3. I am hair style deficient-I am the daughter of a hairdresser, and I have no idea how to style my own hair. I cannot straighten my own hair without a third arm, and I have accepted that.
4. I miss working full-time. I miss all the amazing people I worked with and the people I would meet every day. I miss those friendships I made and I will always hold them close to my heart.
5. I am mortified, and I mean deathly afraid of snakes and spiders. And living where I do, it is very common to see a snake a day during the summer in my back yard. And I am not ok with that.
6. I truly believe that my cat, Stewie Antonio Banderas Figueroa, speaks with a British accent.
7. I, like my grandmother did, clip coupons. I clip to extremes. I am a part of a coupon train and I have shampoo and shaving cream stocked in my closet to last me the next 2 1/2 years. I never pay for toothpaste, ever.
8. Since becoming a mother, I have also become a self-proclaimed germophobe. Not to the John & Kate extreme, but I skeeve. I clean doorknobs and light switches daily and wash my hands too many times a day.
9. I always wanted to be a member of SNL. I am that funny.
10. I belive that if Justin Timberlake ever met me, he would love me because I am that funny.
11. I am easily skeeved by carpeting, especially other people's carpeting. You never know what's in there, especially after seeing that commercial. You know which one I'm talking about.
12. I always wanted to be a wine drinker, but I just can't do it. I hate wine. It's dry, and gross, so stop giving it to me for Christmas. Unless, of course, it's Maneschevitz, then I love wine. Concord grape.
13. If I feel I have to throw up, I just sit at the toilet and take a deep breath, that usually does it for me. Even if I clean the bowl daily, the "toilet aroma" will still be there.
14. I think it's ok to get ripped with your old friends once in a while, especially if we all have kids. It makes us feel young again.
15. I love to read cookbooks, but I don't cook. I fantasize about being a good cook, but it doesn't work out that way.
16. I have a bit of OCD when it comes to my shower towel--the tag on the towel must be facing the bottom left before I dry myself off. Otherwise, I would have butt on my face.
17. When the clock says 9:11, am or pm, I stop whatever I'm doing for fear something bad will happen, like if I'm eating, I'll stop chewing until 9:12 so I don't choke.
18. I LOVE The Muppets, LOVE, Love, LOVE! At my wedding, I danced with my father to "The Rainbow Connection" and I brought the house to tears.
19. I LOVE my daughter more so than I could ever have imagined. I kiss her at least 100 times a day and tell her the same. My heart melts when she says I lub you mommy or thank you mommy. I don't know how I could ever love another child the way I love my firstborn, but one day I might test it out...
20. I had a scheduled c-section on the 9th Anniversary to the day my grandfather died. Mike had blue eyes and I hear they called him Sonny boy when he was young, and Alessandra has blue eyes and is called Sunny.
21. My neighbor directly across the street and I gave birth the same day, same hospital exactly 3 hours apart. The girls were 3 hours, 3 inches and 3 ounces apart. We were in the newspaper twice documenting it.
22. I have a strange tooth pattern on my bottom teeth-if you count your teeth, you may have 6 teeth straight across, 2 pointy guys and 4 smooth, but I, as well as my mother and daughter, have 2 pointy guys and 3 smooth.
23. I have hairy arms and I am aware of that. That is my Indian gene and there is nothing I can do to change it, so I deal with it. Alessandra had hair on her ears and a triangle of hair above her butt when she was born, but she's pretty, so she'll get over it.
24. I am a notary public, but I have never charged for a signature.
25. I still have the metal retainer on the back of my bottom teeth from when I had braces in 10th grade, I have never gone back to the orthodontist to have it removed, and it's not a bother to me.
Such a deal!!
www.target.com
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Nick Jr Fit for Wii
Ok, so I can't get her to touch a vegetable or take a drink of water, but I sure can get her to exercise! I highly recommend Nick Jr. Fit for Wii, it's got 4 of the kids favorite show characters with many "games" to choose from, it will get their heart beating, the adreneline pumping, and it got me an extra hour of sleep the next day, so I'm all for it!
I got it from amazon, where I did all my holiday shopping this year!
http://www.amazon.com/Nickelodeon-Fit-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B003TK1HSM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294246352&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Nickelodeon-Fit-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B003TK1HSM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294246352&sr=8-1
Sunny's Mama, Signing In...
Welcome to Sunny's Mama's 1st Blog--this will be about my life, the crusade to get this child to poop on the toilet, my desire to cook but not act on it, my coupon addiction, and my love for unfinished scrapbooking projects, as well as many other interesting dittys about this life.
In the above photo, you will find my nephew Jake, 16, Genius, my daughter Sunny G, 4, self proclaimed make up artist, and my other nephew, Brandon, age unknown, as I believe he is truly a 29 year old professional wrestler under his leather jacket. This is the first and only time these 3 have ever been together, as it was to honor the life of their great-grandmother, who was the basis for this wacky family.
ENJOY!!
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