A 'Doy' Moment!

PHOEBE: Doy! Probably right before she lost it!
CHANDLER: You don't get a lot of 'doy' these days...

Sorry just couldn't write about my 'doy' moment without the 'Friends' quote!

You all know that Princess In Training is a colicky baby (what another friggin post about this again?). Well today I had a 'doy' moment that has made my life just a bit easier during these times of pressure, where you want to pull out your hair, put in ear plugs, and open up that nice big bottle of wine!

We have a bassinet that we use downstairs, because going up and down stairs with a newborn just isn't feasible. I was looking where the wheels were and remembered if you click the wheel to make them go up the bassinet will rock. Princess In Training's quietest times are when you walk her around. I can only hold my 8-9 pound baby for so long, before my back is screaming in pain. So, I put 2 and 2 together ('doy'), lost the wheels, put Princess In Training in the bassinet, rocked the bassinet, and like magic she was quiet as can be! How can one minor detail help me become a 2 armed mom again? 'DOY'

So, now I just have to hire someone willing to be my on call rocker and paci putter inner (excuse the made up phrase, but that is all the mush brain could think of!) Maybe I can bribe Sassy into being my rocker.

Hope you all are having a Fantastic Friday! I am looking forward to this weekend, because Sassy and I are having a couple mommy-daughter days! It has been a long time coming!

The next Beatles?

Ok not comparing them to The Beatles, but man are they the hot ticket these days. How do I know? My little sassy princess is in LOVE with them! To her they are hot! (Looking into that Swedish all girls boarding school) So, for those who either are childless, or have boys, or even live under a rock these 3 guys belong to a pop/rock group called The Jonas Brothers. This group consists of 3 brothers: Kevin 20 (left), Jo 18 (right), Nick 16 (center). Who does my princess call her favorite? Kevin! Is this a hint that my little girl goes for older men (Really researching that boarding school) They are the newest phenomenon where screaming, crying girls who come in close contact with them will more then likely faint because of the hysterics. They even starred in a Disney movie Camp Rock... kind of a musical but not. Miss Sassy has a poster, clothing, school supplies, all albums, and even shoes... yes shoes that have to do with the Jo Bros. I do have to admit that I do like their music. Heck if I am going to have to listen to it I may as well enjoy it. My dear dear hubby even took Angela to their concert. Move over Hannah Montana... you have no place in this household! I wonder what group will be around for Miss Emma.

When I think of The Jonas Brothers it brings me back to the days where I was obsessed with NKOTB. Yes, I was one of them. I know I had the dolls and all of the cassette tapes (if you don't know what a cassette tape is and ask I will seriously hurt you). It is kind of nice to see that at this generation there is a band like this that can take us back and reminisce the good ol'days!

Last night was my first bout with a fussy baby. We had the golden arches for dinner and it did not sit well with poor Emma! (eliminating that from my diet) I slept with her on my chest so that I could hopefully help her belly. So, today I plan on catching up on some sleep. Since the Dodger game changed from a noon game to a night game Eric is taking Angela to the beach to build sand castles. This will give me that time to nap!

Have a great Wednesday!

So Not Complaining!

See that baby? That is all she does these days! I am so not complaining because I know before I know it this baby will be up ALL day long! Last night she slept about 5 hours straight! Good sleep for mommy... good baby! I can already see that she will be more like Eric. She is so laid back and is always content. She does fuss a little in her sleep, but then I hear a butt explosion, aka poo or fart, and she falls right back to sleep. This princess in training will hopefully be my laid-back princess.

Okay I now have to give props to those moms who exclusively breast feed. I am trying my best and man is this a new feat! I chose this route for 2 reasons, 1. it is economical 2. It burns major calories. I have almost lost my preggo weight this time around just by producing milk and not having an appetite (that is back by the way). The only problem for me is that I have the nipples from H-E- double hockey sticks. They are inverted and even all that I have done has not brought them out. So I am now a prisoner to my breast pump... oh so not attractive whatsoever! The upside is that I produce 3 ounces or more at each time and she will drink 3 ounces every time and will be content or sleep for at least 3-5 hours. This mommy sadly is ready to move on to formula. Pumping is taking its toll on me. My milk never came in with Angela so it wasn't painful to dry up. This time, however I am afraid that this will be so painful! I did tell Eric that I will hopefully last one month.

So, Sassy princess is now 8 years old. I have to say that she is such a great big sister. There have been no bouts of jealousy, which makes this mommy so happy. I think Eric being home helps, since he takes her places to keep her occupied. My one problem, well not really a problem is that she is too helpful at times. Tomorrow Eric is taking Angela to a Dodger game, which will give me some time alone.

Tonight I start my nightly neighborhood walks.... AMEN to fresh air! So happy to start my little exercising! I have about 20-25 pounds left to loose to get to my goal weight. I am determined this time since I know that I will never be a baby maker again!

Thursday 13: Emma

I am going to quickly get this in before Miss Emma awakes. This Thursday 13 is all about her and what I absolutely love about being a mommy to my Emma!

1. She fits right into this family perfectly.
2. She will sleep a full 3 hours at a time! (Mommy loves this!)
3. She sleeps wherever I put her without waking or fussing.
4. When she is awake she will find the different noises.
5. She only cries when she has a dirty diaper, or hungry.
6. She knew Angela's voice the moment she was born.
7. She makes noises in her sleep when she is about to fart or poop... what I call her butt explosions.
8. She is a great eater and got rid of that jaundice without effort!
9. She will sleep through all noise no matter how loud.
10. Right away I knew she completed my family!
11. She stays awake for an hour to 2 at a time during the day being so alert!
12. She fit right into my night time routine of watching Friends with no problem
13. That the moment I saw her I couldn't believe how in love with her I was!

Okay while I was away having Emma I was tagged for a Meme and got my first blog award (THANKS JAIME!!). I want to post about both but as you can tell I need to find the time. I definitely will be writing things before hand from now on.

Emma Constance has arrived!

Emma the day she arrived! Angela loving her Emma!

I went in Friday morning at 5:30 am. to have Miss Emma by scheduled c-section, because she was breech. I was a nervous wreck before because it was the first time I have ever had surgery. The my surgical nurse and anesthesiologist were awesome! They ended up talking and saying wouldn't it be great if she could be born at 8:08 am. We laughed and even my doctor thought it would be cool to try. So they took there time with pre-op and then wheeled me into the room. It was the weirdest experience I ever went through! When they took her out they told me that she was in fact born at 8:08 am. I then replied with a "shut up"! She looked so perfect! She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. I went to recovery for 2 hours and then got to my bed! I then met my nurse for the first day and it turned out to be the team mom of one of Eric's old baseball team growing up. She is awesome and made the transition great! My recovery is going really well! I would just like my appetite back! Angela was so great and fell in love with her right away and did not want to share her with anyone... including me! We came home today and was so happy to be home!

On another note today is Angela's 8th birthday! I cannot believe how fast she is growing up! It seems just like yesterday she came home from the hospital. We did cake and presents for her tonight! I have pics but have not uploaded them just yet! I will write more later as I am tired and need to make sure I am rested enough for the middle of the night feedings, since daddy does produce milk!

EMMA WILL BE HERE FRIDAY!!

So after a lot of phone tag today I finally got a hold of my doctor's office! Well I am happy and excited to say that Emma will be here Friday August 8, 2008. I am scheduled at 1 pm. The only downside is that I am going to a hospital that I do not know, but if that means I get my doctor than I am one happy momma!!! I am also relieved because I know for sure that Angela will get to keep her birthday for her! I hope to be home Sunday, but if not than I will be home Monday on Angela's birthday! I hope I can post on here when I get home!! I really didn't care about the date, I just wanted my doctor to do the surgery, but the more I look at it I am really happy it worked out that way. Angela is a millennium baby and Emma will have a golden birthday! So this time next week I will be a mom to 2 princesses with one turning 8! I will have a Thursday 13 on Thursday... It may be Friends related if I have time, but if not I have another topic in mind!!!

I am just on cloud 9 right now! I hope you are all having as great a day that I am!

Baby names and more!

I am sitting here as anxious as can be waiting to hear whether I get in on Friday or not. While I am waiting with both phones glued to my side, I am surfing the web and find this baby name website.. one I haven't seen before. So I thought I would look around and see the different meanings of names. Do you know what they had along with the meaning? The drawbacks... this is all the names that could be used to tease the person with the said name. So, of course I had to look at all the names that I associate with on a daily basis. If you want to know go to this site... babynamer.com. Here are a few of the names I found starting with me:

Allison: the ones with a star are names I was called! Some I liked and some I didn't.
Alley Cat *
Ally *
Al
Sony
Ali Baba*
Alligator
Ally Poo
Allibug
Cowison
Allison Wonderland*
All is on
Ally-my-son
Ally Oop
Ally Belly
Alliphant
Allen's son
Rally Rooster
Ally Bally

Eric: had to include my dearest husband in this! Want to know something THERE ARE NO DRAWBACKS! Of course! I swear... no wonder this man has the biggest ego and exudes so much confidence! I guess I can come to the conclusion that Eric is a strong name!

So, I do have to include my girls' names. I love their names, but do have to see if we have done more bad than good. Okay I know it isn't the name, but still have to know!

Angela: I don't see anything too bad on here... Hopefully kids won't be smart enough for the not so nice ones. So far so good I think!
Angle
Gel
Angel Face
Angelina Ballerina
Angie Wangie
Angie Pangie
Gella
Angel Cake

Emma: Are you kidding me? I did not even think of any of these! I do think M&M is cute and would be a cute nickname for her when she plays a sport. I just may call my little M&M... do you think that is wrong?
Enema
Embryo
Emmanem
Shmemma
M & M
Dilemma

Take a look at your name if you dare... It may bring back some bitterness, or even some not so nice moments of your past!

The end could be nearer then we think!

So today I went into my doctors appt expecting her to have flipped back head down. Well she is still breech. He asked what I wanted to do and I told him that I really don't want to have another doctor deliver my baby. I have only been with this doctor this pregnancy, because my old doctor decided to retire... Um what was he thinking!! He told me that he will be out of town from the 9th to the 17th. Well I told him that I really want him to be the one to deliver, so he is looking into getting me scheduled for a c-section on Friday. I am not getting my hopes up because the date is 08-08-08. There are probably A LOT of people who want this day. I honestly don't care about the date, but more of having my doctor perform the c-section. I don't know the other doctors, so I really don't want someone I don't know to cut me open. If I don't get in for Friday then I will have to wait and be scheduled for the 18th... 3 days after my due date. My fear is that I will go into labor on my own and will have to have a doctor I do not know deliver Emma! So keep your fingers crossed that I can get in on Friday.


"If only there was something in your head to control the things you say." (Chandler)

So I just finished Queen of Babble Gets Hitched! I absolutely LOVED it! It was a great last book to the series! That is all I can say, because I know a few people who have yet to read it! If you haven't read the first two I suggest you read them! They are by Meg Cabot and the first book is Queen of Babble. The main character has a problem with speaking without thinking (hence the Friends quote I started off with). I highly recommend these books if you like light reading! So, now that I have finished this book I am heading back to reread... yes reread, which I never do, the 6th Harry Potter book. I figure I will not be heading to a library or book store these days (don't have the energy to go) so I am reading this in honor of the movie that will be released in November. I have that long to read an almost 700 page book.

So stay tuned later with an update! Once I hear from my doctor I will let you all know the news!

WHAT A DAY!!!

Today has been a day where I wish I could rewind and restart!!! It has been a lot of ups and downs! I will give you the rundown of recent events.

The story starts at about midnight the start of today. At this time I finally fell into a deep sleep which has been a normal bed time this pregnancy. At 1:30 am I woke up to take Angela to the bathroom. Before I could go back to sleep I waited to feel Emma move (one of my many anxieties this pregnancy). Well it took longer than I wanted, but once she started moving I was wide awake! I thought reading my book would make my eyes heavy, but nope and I almost finished the book. I look at the clock and it is 5am and I have to be up at 7:30am for my doctors appt. That is a grand total of about 4 hours of sleep.

So being completely exhausted I went to my appointment. The nurse checks my urine and blood pressure like normal. Well for the first time in my entire life my blood pressure was slightly high. Being sleep deprived and hormonal I start tearing up while waiting for my doctor to come in. He came and in and actually checked my cervix for the first time. I was not dilated but was starting to thin. He checked for her position and guess what this little booger did? She turned to the head up position. Yes that means she is breech. We talked about the options with were if she doesn't move...
1. Wait till I go into labor and hope she has turned
2. Have them flip her manually (already said no to this!)
3. Schedule a c-section for a week prior or 3 days prior to my due date.

Well I am kind of hoping for number 3 because my doc told me today that he will not be here the week of my due date. Well after all that they redo my blood pressure and it is normal once again! I am thinking it is sleep deprivation that caused it to spike a little. They did some more monitoring and checked her heartbeat and fluids. She passed with flying colors! Leaving the doctors office I was finally relieved and SO TIRED and just wanted to go home and sleep.

That of course did not happened. I get home talk to Eric about the events that happened and waited for my sis to call because she was going take Angela for awhile while I slept. Well at 11:42 am the day just got more eventful with a nice, good, old Cali earthquake! Yep... It has been years but today was the day that the earthquake decided to grace us with its presence. I first jolted, which I think scared me the most and these usually don't phase me. Well this was my first being a mom and springing into action, staying calm, all about keeping my baby safe moment. She of course was upstairs. I yelled for her and the poor thing is screaming asking what is happening. Poor Eric was in the shower getting ready for work. Angela got downstairs and we stood in the front door doorway. I gotta say it was the first time I ever watched the outdoors actually shake. My poor baby was shaking so bad that all I could do was calm her down. We went to my moms because with the lines of communication on hiatus I knew she would be worried about us. Plus with the mornings event she was already on edge.

To calm Angela down I told her all about my experiences with earthquakes. She seemed to relax a bit when I told her that I had been through quite a few and some being a lot bigger. Then as I am telling her these stories I came upon some interesting comparisons. We were both 7 when we went through our first earthquake. Our moms took us to our grandparents to hang out so we weren't all alone. Well I am hoping today finally calms down a bit and I am able to relax a little. To find out more about the earthquake head to my friend Tena's page... she has a link posted.

If you live in southern Cali and felt the earthquake... I hope you are all okay physically and mentally. For the rest I hope your day has been a lot less dramatic!!!

It's 9:35 pm... do you know where your kids are?

Well I know of one for sure! Emma is sitting in my womb cooking away! Please cross everything that it is only for 2 more weeks!

I know Angela is in San Fransisco, and I know who she is with. Do I know for sure where she is? No. I trust my MIL with my precious angel, but the preggo hormones are on edge. I have never been without my little one for this long! Okay I have but Eric was with her. She also went on a plane without one of her parents AHHH! I hate (and I don't use the word ever, but I do with this topic) flying! If we were meant to fly God would give us wings. People were made to be on the ground and not in the air! So, with that being said, knowing my baby was going on a plane without me really put me on edge! As soon as I got the text that stated, "We landed" I was finally able to relax again. I can relax until Monday when they fly home. While there they were going to go on my BIL's fiance's boat, but it is getting repaired. I am actually okay with that. All I could see is my baby going overboard and them not being able to save her. Now don't get me wrong I trust who she is with, but hey I am pregnant and my emotions and mental state get the best of me! UGH I wish I could just listen to Eric and relax and not worry, but isn't that what mommies do... worry? At least this mommy does.

At least I wasn't as lonely as I thought I was going to be. I got to have dinner with my mom. CPK is just the best place... Yum Yum! My aunt, uncle, and cousins came over for birthday pie for my uncles birthday. I always have fun when they are around! I always have so much fun when they are around!

So, I just got off the phone with my baby... you never know how much you love that little ones voice until you actually miss it! In one day she went on a plane, a bus, train aka BART, and a taxi... puts a new spin on planes, trains, and automobiles! I just can't wait till Monday when I get my Angela hug!

Well I am off to try and get some shut eye, because tomorrow I have so much to TRY and do... try being the operative word. One thing that I will be doing is seeing Mama Mia... SO EXCITED! This will be my last time away from children to do something for me, because my life is about to change BIG TIME! I also hope to get some cleaning done after a nap... yes I definitely am including that in my schedule!

I absolutely loved doing a Friends themed Thursday 13! I definitely want to do another. I am now in the process of trying thinking up another topic. There are so many to choose from so I have to narrow it down.

Hope you are enjoying your Friday!!!

OMG only 29 days to go!!

I was looking at my Myspace profile to look at my preggo tracker. Well I look at how many days left and it says 29!!! I am in the 20's now WOO HOO! I cannot believe I finally made it that far! I remember the days when I would look at the tracker and see 140 days left, 120 days left, 80 days left etc. I thought the end was never coming!

Really I did know the end was coming, but I actually sat down this morning and really thought about it. I am so anxious to have her in my arms today (more so than usual)! I had a dream last night that I had given birth to her and wouldn't let anyone hold her. I haven't had a dream like that in awhile, so I woke up to her moving around in the belly wanting so bad for the dream to be a reality. At least today will keep me busy, because Eric is off today and we are finally going to organize our room to make room for the crib. Now all we need is a matress and we are ready for real!

I can't wait to have her nursery nook ready so I can take pictures and post them! My preggo mood is that much better than yesterday. I thought Emma was going to try and actually make an appearance soon with all the braxton hicks she lovingly gave me last night. So far none this morning. She just needs to cook a couple more weeks before I know she is a healthy string bean. Did I mention that I think I am giving birth to a 6 foot tall child? She is head down low and I still feel jabs near my ribs. This girl will probably have the longest legs and big feet! Oh I just can't wait to have her here!!!

I feel I have been talking about Emma non stop, and not much about Angela!

Angela was being so funny the other day and have to share this story. I had my feet up on the coffee table because lets face it pregnancy= elephant feet. She asks me if I want a foot massage. Idon't care who is offering a massage is a massage in my eyes, so of course I accept the offer. As she is massaging she keeps asking me if I am feeling contractions and I tell her no. I finally ask why she is asking me this and she says... "Is there somewhere on your feet that when massaged can make you go into labor?" Man what a character! I swear she is the human sponge of whatever is said around here!

Hope you have a happy Wednesday! I am off to get things going! Stay Tuned for tomorrows Thursday 13!

The Life of an Insomnia Ridden Prego

It is now 1 am and I am still not able to sleep. I never thought I would get to this point because I never have a problem sleeping. Plus I am one heavy sleeper at that! Angela has to poke me over and over again just to wake me up. I am hoping that blogging will finally get me to sleep!

Well I go for my 33 week doctor appointment tomorrow. I will wait 2 weeks and have another appt. and after that I go weekly... WEEKLY!!! The end is near WOO HOO!!! I am so ready to have this baby. I want her born when she is ready and healthy, but I have never been in so much pain. Everyone tells me that I look great this pregnancy, but I have had few days where I felt it! With Angela I grew to be as big as a whale all over and felt GREAT the whole way through! Emma is so low that I feel I have to put my hands under my nether regions because she is going to fall out. I have had a few tell me to make sure I get to the hospital quick when I go into labor, because she could come really quick. Cross your fingers, eyes, legs, toes, arms, etc. for me okay!! Don't get me wrong I am so thankful that God decided to bless me with another little girl. I enjoy feeling her move and get a kick out of the fact that whenever anyone tries she stops. Maybe she will be a mommies girl, because Angela is more of a daddy's/grandma's girl. I am mommy's girl when she is 1 in trouble from her father, or 2 when we are alone.

Eric is off on vacation once 4th of July hits! I am so happy because we are finally going to get our room/nursery ready for business. I really want it all done before the baby shower! I have long given up hope for the cleaning fairy to come my way, so I am coming to grips with me having to do it all myself! I also have more baby clothes for the first 3 months than I know what to do with. A friend of my aunts gave me 4 trash bags full of NB and 0-3 months outfits. I am going to have to change this kid 5 times a day just to have her wear each item once. The clothes are so darling and I just want her here so I can dress her in all of them!

Okay I end still grasping that in about 61/2 weeks I will have a new addition to this family! I just cannot wait to share the story with you all and compare the experience I had with this one with the experience I had with Angela! I cannot wait to see Angela be the best big sister ever! I have butterflies in my stomach when I think about the whole thing, but yet still cannot wait at all! Hope you all have had a good nights sleep! I envy you all who can fall asleep and lay on your stomachs. I dislike you all at the moment! I see a nap in my future tomorrow!

My little Emma!!!

Today was the big ultrasound day. They say that at about 1 month old you start to see your babies personality. Well Emma is already showing hers. She is still showing us that nothing is going to come easy with her. From the start of the ultrasound we saw that she loves to snuggle with her arm and hand near her face. Her hand was blocking her face at first and all I could think was... "Here we go again!" I felt dejavu coming after trying to find out the sex. After a lot of poking and prodding to get her to move we were FINALLY able to see some great shots!




We also found out that she is head down... and I mean way down! I am taking this as a sign that she will not need a lot of pushing to come out... do you think it is wishful thinking? She has her legs bent with her knees to her chin... I hope she can keep that flexibility because man I wish I did!! So far we think she looks like Angela... at least she does have Eric's eyes, she has the cutest little nose, long legs, and big feet. It could be the ultrasound machine... I don't know, but they do say a camera adds 10 pounds. There is one pic where she looks like she is smiling, and another where she is chewing on her fingers. She is just too cute!


This was such a wonderful experience! I just loved looking at my baby girls little face! Of course I had tears in my eyes while watching her... the Celine Dion music in the background probably helped also! I am so in love with her that I just can't wait to hold her and just kiss her all over! It's days like these where August just seems so far away!!!

So I need to boast about the place we went to. It is called Before the stork 4D. You can read about them at http://beforethestork4d.com/. This place makes you feel at home and they do thier best to get the best pictures possible. I even got a little gift bag at the end! If you know of anyone who is pregnant and lives in LA or OC than let them know about this place!!!


Here are the pics:

Here is the last image and the most perfect one of her... see she made us work for the good shot!

Her mouth is open and she was chewing on her hand

Here we swear she was mocking us with this smile... but cute nonetheless.

Here she is snuggling up against her arm!

Here is her leg and foot. As you can see she has it tucked in nicely... I see big feet in my future!

Can you see her little ear?

Well I hope you enjoyed this fascinating experience! I loved every minute of it.

99 bottles of beer on the wall!

So, I have reached 99 days till my due date! WOO HOO! I will be 7 months on May 23rd and I enter my 3rd trimester! I am so happy it is coming down to the final lap! I am so done with being sick. I am overwhelmed with so much that needs to get done around here! I am in my nesting phase and want to rip this place apart and do a overhaul of unneeded CRAP. I know I have 3 months, but the more I can get done the happier this mommy will feel!

Emma is still giving me a run for my money! Last night she had me up all night long with nausea and some vomiting (TMI I know but if read you will live through all the gorry details MUAHAHA). After 4 hours I finally got to sleep. I know Emma you are just getting me ready for those sleepless nights ahead!

Angela is coming up on the last month of 2nd grade! I cannot believe how fast she is growing up! She is an amazing girl and I am the luckiest mommy in the world to be able to raise this sassy girl. She has made friends with the kids who moved into the apartment next door. They are about her age (boy and girl) and makes sure her day revolves around playing with them. I am so glad there are kids for her to play with here! She has so much fun and comes in tired (what any mom wishes for)! I got to say with her outside this mommy/daughter duo fight ALOT less even when she comes in.

Emma rocking out!

I know for a fact that soon my blogging will slow down... With Angela at grandma and grandpa's I have a lot of free time on my hands (not totally true, but I just want to tell myself that).

Emma, I think as gotten to the stage in her development where she can hear sounds. While on the computer I turned on iTunes and decided to listen to Michael Buble (LOVE HIM!). When the music started Emma started moving around like crazy! I guess she loves him too! I am more aware of the development going on this pregnancy. With Angela I was working part-time and going to school full-time. With not being as busy all I can think about is this baby and how anxious I am for August to be here!

Alone on a Friday night!

I know I have already posted today, but I am here at home all alone on a Friday night! Right now I am watching one of my all time fave movies:

I don't own it so I am watching the one have I have recorded on my DVR. It sucks, because all lot of the good parts are left out UGH!

I have also been playing a computer game called Diner dash Flo on the Go. This game is so addicting. I making myself crazy trying to pass level 40. I have let a couple people in on the game so far, and they too have fallen victim to the addiction of it.

I am reading the book The Other Boelyn Girl. Such a great book so far! I am only a quarter of the way in and need to get through it soon. I am part of a book club and I haven't started the book for April, which I guess I could be doing as I type this blog. HAHA

So, Angela is at my in laws. Emma is staying put in my womb and moving around like a monkey. I am hungry and craving El Pollo Loco, but do not want to risk my great parking spot to get it. Parking sucks at this apartment complex. DH gets off at 10pm tonight. Poor guy has been working all kinds of overtime, so that I don't have to go back to work when the school year starts again. Maybe I will have me some Spaghetti Oh's (for some reason they sound SO good this pregnancy). Well I guess I will go make my Spaghetti O's and read my book. Bon Appetit!!

Introductions First

Angela Theresa

Angela is my oldest princess. She is 7 years old. From the day she was born she has figured how to push the limits. She has a lot of energy! I wish she would share, but instead she likes to drain mine! She is in the second grade and struggling more than she has in the previous grades. I try to help, but she is stubborn and loves doing it all on her own! She may have her moments, but man can she make this mommy laugh! She has a way of helping you forget your stresses. She is also very observant and will pretend to be asleep in the car just so she can hear what mommy and daddy say. An example of this is the night Eric and I found out we were having another baby. We were in the car with my sister and didn't want Angela to find out till I went to the doctors the next morning. We thought she was asleep and told my sister the news. As soon as the words left my lips her eyes opened and she perked right up and said, "Mommy your pregnant?" We have finally realized we are not safe anymore. She is also a little mommy wanting to know EVERYTHING that goes on! She will take my cell phone and read my texts from her daddy, just in case we are keeping secrets. She learns something everyday and I love the fact that she keeps me on my toes!

Emma Constance

Emma is already showing us that nothing comes easy. My pregnancy with Angela was uneventful, not Emma! I have had morning sickness, and all the aches and pains a pregnant woman can endure. Even finding out the sex was a battle! My first ultrasound showed that she was hiding behind my placenta. I thought my second one was going to be better! It started out that way. She was in perfect position and we were able to see her stomach, bladder, and heart. When the tech went to check the "sex area" we got a perfect, clear picture of knees tightly closed together. After that ultrasound I was starting to see neutral colors in my future. After talking my deares husband into it, he finally agreed to pay for a gender check ultrasound at a privately owned ultrasound place (not sure what the technical name for it is). In preparation I drank my one and only caffienated soda for this pregnancy, a yummy Mr. Pibb. After some coaxing the tech was finally able to get a great shot that proved "It's a girl"! We are very excited! I am now hoping for the remainder of this pregnancy to be unevenful. I have been to the ER twice already and am ready for some smooth sailing. August 15, 2008 can't come any faster!

My Husband Eric

Eric is my one constant rock! He is my first love and my soul mate! We have been married for 8 years now and the ride just gets better and better! He is a great father and exhibits the most patience I have ever seen! He is such a supportive husband and father! I love the fact that he is my manly man, but still has that softer side! I do not know what I would do without this man. It is sometimes weird to think that I have been with this man since I was 17 years old, and still fall in love with him each day! How could I not love him since he has given me my 2 princess!!