01.29.2012 - Sunday, Sad day.

Hubby is leaving me soon! I really do not want him to leave :(

I know he is doing this for our family...I am allowed to be sad. I am so used to being with him every day and every night. I won't see him face to face until March.

Today was a stay at home mellow day. The heat sucked...thank goodness it is getting cooler as we hit the evening.

Another day has passed, another day closer to my bubby moving to OR.

xoxo

01.28.2012 - Forgot...again.

I forgot to post yet again. My bad. I am having extreme pregnancy brain and it is no bueno.

Hubby and I spent most of Saturday morning at my tita Alps and left mid-afternoon. Then around 8pm we went to my parents house. We were moving around furniture and preparing for the big move. Well more like the big day for the military movers to pack our stuff and ship to OR.

I am a sad panda...the days are going by so fast.

xoxo

29 Weeks <3

Eight more weeks and JJ will be full term! He could due anytime after we reach 37 weeks :)

Time is flying like crazy. I am excited that my baby boy will be here soon and I am sad that one week from today bubby is leaving for Oregon.

I really do not want him to leave me but I know he is doing this for us. He starts his new job on February 6th at EPSON. I am so proud of him. As soon as he went on leave he really pushed in finding a job before officially separating from the Navy on February 19th.

There are a lot of things to look forward to after February.

March is gonna be an awesome month!

-One Year Wedding Anniversary
-Bubby will be here for a few days!
-Babyshower
-Maternity Photoshoot
-37 weeks on the 23rd!
-Maternity leave :)

April is thee month.

-JJ will be here!! :D

xoxo

01.26.2012 - My oh my...

Taking medication sucks especially since it makes me super tired. Ugh.

Today is Thursday which means - one week from tomorrow my bubby is moving to OR!! :(

Everything is happening so fast. I am not ready for him to leave me. I know everything will be alright. We have Skype, phone calls and texts to communicate.

The next time we will be together will be in March for our one year wedding anniversary. He won't make it to the babyshower but he will be here for the maternity photoshoot with Next To Me Studios :)

I just hate being apart from each other. He is my other half.

I cannot wait until we are all in Oregon. Together. My little family.

xoxo

01.25.2012 - Preggie Brain!!

Dangnabit! I forgot another post!! Seriously, pregnant brain does exsist and it is not fun at all.

xoxo

01.24.2012 - Baby Appt. Day!

JJ's heartbeat was beating at 140ish bpm. Normal is 110-160 bpm. Yay! My baby boy is doing great. He is a very active boy :)

As for me I am back to having hypertension and am back on medication (safe for baby of course). I've been borderline since the beginning of this pregnancy. My 24hr urine collect did show high in protein, but not high enough to be diagnosed with preeclampsia. I just have hypertension, I kind of figured it would happen since I have a history of it. Plus gaining weight is taking a toll on my body.

My blood tests and glucose tolerance tests were all good. I do not have gestational diabetes and I do not have cholestasis. Yay!

Now I have to check my bp twice a day and make sure it is below 140/90 if not then hello hospital. Also I need to see my dr every two weeks and also have bloodwork done every two weeks as well. This last trimester is gonna be the hardest for sure. We are nearing the end and JJ will be in my arms :)

xoxo

01.23.2012 - Monday

I forgot to blog. Hahaha. I fell asleep around 6:30-7ish. Ah well. I was super duper tired. Funny thing, I even thought about it before passing out. Hahaha.

xoxo

Lazy Sunday.

As soon as bubby and I got out of bed, we freshened up, made coffee and headed down the Paradise Hills to hangout at my parents house. We were there from morning until we left around 5pm.

We just finished watching American Idol and now I sleep.

xoxo

Date Night.

Saturday date night with my bubby consists of pizza and a movie. Great times with my man <3

JJ has been very active today. I stared at my belly for a good 15-20 minutes and he was all over the place. It looked like he was ready to kick/punch his way out. Hahahaha.

I cannot believe I am in my third trimester. JJ will be here soon and I will get to hold my baby boy.

Bubby is leaving for OR soon. I am scared because he has to drive and it is winter! Oy vey I have been such worry wart later and a stressing Susie. I need to relax. Everything will be fine.

xoxo

28 Weeks <3

Hello third trimester!! I cannot believe I am in my 7th month of this pregnancy! My baby boy will be here soon :D


My bubby picked me up from work today and we went straight to a fellow Navy wife's home to pick up a bassinet. She also gave us baby clothes, burp clothes and a duckie inflatable (sp?) bath for baby. Her three kids are so adorable! Epescially her little girl who is light as a feather!! When I first met Sara she was pregnant with her and now she will be 1 yro next month.

After chit chatting for a bit we picked up food from L&L and came home to eat and chill out in pajamas.

xoxo

On my mind...

My coworker just told me that she still has the flowers her husband gave her when they were dating back in 1984.

I realized that I didn't keep the rose hubby gave me when he proposed! I did but with the OR trip and process of moving I think my Mom threw it away along with my white roses from our wedding. Geez. I'm usually good at keeping things like that. I guess with all the rush of moving and getting married it all got tossed by my Mother. It makes me kinda sad that I don't have them :(

I still have the First Kiss Sticker and pass from his homecoming BUT they are somewhere within my boxes/bags of stuff. Hahahaha! Geez. Usually when I am not looking for it, they will show up. I know for a fact I didn't throw those away :)

Then again...what matters most is the person that was involved in these life events and that is Joshua.

Flowers wilt and do not last forever, but my husband and his love are forever mine.

I had to get this off of my mind. It'll eat me up if I keep it in my head. LOL.

Oh thank goodness for pictures!! All that material stuff are captured in photos and photos are foreverrrr.


(Engaged - Married - Expecting first baby)

I added dates on this photo and I saved it in high-resolution so I can print it and frame it. There are my flowers and there is the man that I am spending the rest of my life with.

xoxo

Rough Day.

After a rough start to my long ass work day, I came home to my wonderful husband with flowers in his hand and my favorite food on the table.

I am so blessed with an amazing husband.



xoxo

My LOVE.

Engaged. Married. Expecting our first baby.

God has truly blessed me.

I love my husband.


xoxo

Weepy Wednesday :(

I have been so hormotional today! It is reDONK. Danganbit these preggie hormones. I just got all emotional when I got home. I do not know what came over me.

My aunt made my babyshower invitations today and I did not like the picture she chose. She had to stop production and CVS had already made 30! I CRIED after getting off the phone with her. I feel like a burden :( She said it was okay, but I am all weepy about it. Oy vey.

I am just glad the week is half way over. I am so ready for the weekend.

xoxo

10 Monthsary <3

Ten months ago today I married my soulmate, my bestfriend, my companion, the love of my life. He is the other half of my heart. I love my bubby. Two more months and we will reach one year out of a lifetime of marriage. God has blessed me with a wonderful husband and he will also be a wonderful father.

xoxo

Baby Registry Day

Today bubby and I went to Babies "R" Us and registered for the babyshower in March.

We were totally overwhelmed! So much baby stuff. Bubby loved the scan gun. Hahaha. He went scan gun happy up until I took it from him and got down to serious business.

Thankfully with technology today we are able update our registry online. I still have a bunch of stuff to add but I need to do some research and read reviews.

I know no one will buy the stroller and I
Fantastic carrier/ car seat that I want (they are a little on the pricey side) so bubby will purchase those for me. Hehehe. Yay!

We did scan a lot of major necessities like diapers, onesies, bassinet, play yard, first aid/grooming kit, bottles, bottle warmers, etc and all that jazz.

It was exciting to do a registry. Eeek! I am still absorbing it all. I am really excited.

xoxo

Out of the apartment...

Well...2am today I had a PB&Nutella sammich with a glass of milk and watched a little bit of Howle's Moving Castle. HAHAHA! I was hOngry! So I fed JJ and watched a little television. I didn't go back to bed until 4am and still got up a little after 8am. Right now I am super duper sleepy.

Bubby picked up McD's breakfast. We chilled for a bit and then around lunch time we picked up Popeye's Chicken and brought it over to the parentals. We hung out there all afternoon. It was fun. We needed to get out of the apartment for a while.

We left around 5pm and my Mom and Dad followed us in the van with the crib and changing table. The military is going to pack our stuff and move it to a storage unit in Oregon until bubby finds an apartment. Everything has to be in the apartment to be packed. I love my parents! They are always there for us.

Now hubby and I are just relaxing. Thank goodness there is no work tomorrow! YAY! Another three day weekend for meeeeee.

xoxo

Saturday!

Today was a stay at home kinda day.

Jaimee, Jacob, Josiah and Jayden came over to pick up one of the couches. Jaimee needed a couch and came over to pick one out. The other two will be shipped to OR. We figured we could use this stuff to save money and buy new stuff when we get a bigger place next year. They bought lunch and we all chilled out. It was fun.

xoxo

JJ DAY!

Today we had a 3D/4D ultrasound done. It was such an awesome experience! We went to A Baby Visit located on Black Mountain Rd. here in Mira Mesa. My Mom, Dad and brother came to the apartment first and then we all went to the center. As soon as you walk in, you walk into a rather large room with a large wall screen. There were large comfy couches for the family and friends and a nice comfy twin bed for the preggie to lay on which was next to the ultrasound machine. They had pretty music playing in the background.

When JJ came up on the big screen we were all in awe. He is such a cute boy with chubby cheeks! He was smiling, yawning, sucking his thumb and sticking his tongue out. EEEEK! LOL. I just want to hold him. They also recorded his heartbeat and put it into a small teddy bear. Now every time you press the tummy it is the sound of JJ's heartbeat.

The pictures turned out amazing. The US tech poked at my tummy and shook it to get JJ to move his arms away from his face. He was also moving a whole lot because I drank a lot of orange juice prior to the appointment. Even the US tech said that he is such a cute baby.

JJ is weighing in at 2 lbs and 8 oz and at 27 weeks and 6 days. He is a big boy!

:D

Here are some pictures of JJ -

Thankful Thursday.

I am so thankful for my husband, our son, my parents and brother, my family and my close friends.

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Tomorrow hubby has major Navy stuff and apartment stuff to take care of and this weekend we start packing up our things. It is really all happening so fast. It is so exciting!

I am going to miss my parents of course. A whole lot! And I am sad that they are not going to see their grandson every day. I did buy them a webcam for Christmas so we can Skype every day. I know my Dad is really sad, he mos def showed it when I saw them on Tuesday evening. I cannot do anything...I have to go with my husband. It is part of growing up. They have to accept it. It'll be hard for all of us at first, but we will make it.

Yay for a new chapter in our lives.

xoxo

Moving, moving...gone.

We have from now until hubby leaves (February 3rd) to move out of the apartment. We have to put in our 30 day notice as soon as he gets back. Bubby starts working at EPSON on February 6th. I will be at my parentals before he leaves.

So much to do, so little time. I am already feeling the stress taking over...but bubby has reassured me that everything will be fine and he will take care of everything and that I just need to trust him. I do, I trust my bubby. I am so used to taking charge and taking matters into my own hands...but this time I need to let go and let my husband take care of everything.

Like I have been told...when I stress, baby stresses.

We cannot have that at all.

Let the adventure begin!

It is OFFICIAL!

My bubby accepted the offer with EPSON! He officially got the job. YAY! We are moving to Oregon this Summer. Bubby will go first since he will start working in February. I will follow a few months after JJ is born. It would be best when he is a few months old. I want to give birth here since my OB is here. I will be moving back to my parentals within the next month.

Bring on the stress!

Bubby said not to stress because he will take care of everything. I love him so much.

I am a little scared but excited at the same time! I will be leaving California. WOW! My brother will be moving with us. It is time he leaves the parentals and be independent. He will be paying rent so I will make it as real as possible for him. HAHA. Plus I'll have family with me while hubby works. JJ and I will not be completely by ourselves.

This is a new start for us. I have complete faith that everything will be alright. We may struggle the first year to establish ourselves but it will all work out. Everything is in Gods hands.

I am a little sad that we are leaving my parents but it is time for us to grow up. They are adults and can take care of themselves. They have been in tight binds before, especially when my brother and I were younger and they always make it through. I have my own family now and it is time to grow up myself. I love my parents and will always love then. We are here for them. It is high time we flew the birds nest.

2012 has started off on a good note. Woot!

xoxo

Manic Monday...for realzzz.

A brand new week and it started off on a shaky foot. LOL! Work was work. Nothing new. Just a few meetings that took up half of the day. No complaints here...made the day go by faster.

After work I picked up my brother, stopped by LabCorp, Target, the bank and we picked up food.

So the title has a reason to be Manic Monday...while at Target at the register I could not find my ATM card! I was freaking out. Luckily I had cash for once. I got a birthday card signed by my coworkers with cash in it. So I used that to pay my stuff. When we got into the car I searched my bag and no ATM card. We were across the street from my bank so we drove straight there and I got a replacement card. When I got back in to my car I called bubby and he just got out of his interview (will get to that in a sec) and he forgot to mention that he had my ATM card. HAHAHA! I freaked out and all this time he had it. I even had my Mom search his car (which is at their house until he gets back). Now I have a new card and he as the blocked car. LOL!

Now to the interview...I was waiting for his call all afternoon. So his news...he pretty much has the job. They are going to give him an offer within the next few days. Looks like we are moving to OREGON!! When...to be determined. Hehehe. I am excited. Really excited.

Oh let me back track...his car his at my parentals because he drove to their house, and they dropped him off at the airport. That way they will pick him Wednesday night and he can drive himself home. He didn't want me to drive at night either. So it all worked out.

Okay going back to the interview - bubby said that they really liked him and that he got a lot of positive feedback and then they said they will give him an offer. So pretty much it is just up to him whether or not he will take it. He will take it.

YIPPEE!! Our prayers have been answered.

xoxo

Day 7 & Day 8

January 7th - I totally forgot to post yesterday! I was on a roll too! Dangnabit. It was such a relaxing mellow day I completely forgot.

Nothing much went on. Hubby and I spent the day at home and later on in the evening we picked up my brother at my parentals.

It was a much needed day at home. I haven't been feeling so swell these past few days so a good days rest was nice.

January 8th - Today my bubby left for OR this afternoon. He has an interview with EPSON tomorrow afternoon. I pray he gets it! Then he is spending the Tuesday with his brother and Mother and will be back Wednesday evening. I miss him already. I dislike sleeping alone. He is my pillow. Hahaha I make him lay on his back and I hug him like a body pillow while I sleep. LOL.

My brother is spending a few days with me so I am not completely alone...plus I have my little bundle of love baking in my belly.

JJ has been moving mucho and I love the feeling! It is reassuring. Sometime I get a little nervous when he doesn't move so I jiggle my belly a little just to get him moving. I am a punk. HAHAHA!

Back to work tomorrow...lame. On the bright side, this coming weekend is another THREE day weekend for MEEEEE! YAY!

I miss my husband so much. I know it is only a couple of days. Since he has been separated from the ship he has been home with me every day and every night. I'll take these few days over a deployment any day.

I really do hope he gets this job. The transition to move there will be a little tough and stressful but will be all worth it for our growing family.

xoxo

My 27th Birthday and 26 Weeks Pregnant <3

Happy birthday to ME!! Yay! Also double yay for being 26 weeks pregnant!!

My day started off with breakfast in bed - waffles, eggs and a bagel.


It was yummy!! I forgot to take a before picture. LOL. Here is the after. I was hOngry.

Then hubby had an interview around 1p. When he got home I got ready and we went to Sunset Cliffs.











After Sunset Cliffs and traffic we picked up Popeyes Chicken and had dinner at my parentals house. Yummy BBQ and pancit!

Today was an awesome day surrounded by the people I love.

I love my bubby for making my birthday a day to remember.

xoxo

MY birthday weekend begins...

Tomorrow is my 27th birthday! YAY! I am off from work which is an added bonus. Thank goodness my Supervisor approved my request. I am going to sleep in, relax and just chill out with my bubby and JJ baking in my belly.

When I got home today I had two packages waiting for me from Amazon. I got my UNITE hair care products and one of two HK purses my bubby ordered me for my birthday.


This bag is pretty big too! It looks small in the picture but it is actually big. The style is like the LV Speedy bags...I wanna say this is the same size as a medium one. Not the really big one. I absolutely adore it! I want the black one now. HAHAHA. I will get the black one. MmmHmm. Not right now, but I sure will eventually.

I made dinner, we ate and now we are waiting for the Trail Blazers vs. Lakers game to come on.

Hubby is leaving for OR on Sunday. He has an interview with EPSON on Monday. I pray he gets it.

Gosh I am so swollen in the legs right now. It sucks! I am so ready to pass out and wake up late tomorrow. Hollah!

xoxo

Counting down...

My birthday is this Friday! I am going to be 27 years old :D

I am very excited because 2012 is going to be an amazingly spectacular year. It is the year my son will arrive!! I cannot believe in just two weeks I will be in my last trimester. Eeek!!

JJ has been moving tons lately and I absolutely love the feeling.

Hubby has an interview with EPSON in Oregon this coming Monday. He will be flying out this Sunday and returning Wednesday. He is going to visit his Mom, Step Dad and brother. It'll just be JJ and me while Daddy is away.

If hubby gets this job we will be relocating to OR before the end of the year. I am praying he gets this job. It'll be a great opportunity for us.

I am mos def looking forward to what 2012 has to offer.

xoxo

First hump day...

I almost forgot to post! I am currently in bed ready to pass out, but third post of 2012 must be up!

Today is the first hump day of the new year. Woot.

I am going to keep this short...

JJ has been moving mucho today...I love my baby boy. Work was bleh. Stressed. Cried. Pregnant aches and pains. Comforted by hubby. Made dinner. Chilled and watched basketball for a bit. Got ready for sleep. It is almost 7:30p and I am ready to catch some Zzz's.

Here is a photo of our dinner! Chicken Parmesan, garlic bread and salad. Mmmm.


My superhero ready to get his grub on.



Good night!!

xoxo

Day Two.

Today is day two of 366 days of blogging for 2012 (leap year!).

Yesterday's post, first post of the New Year (Jan 01, 2012), marked 25 weeks & 2 days of being pregnant and I also posted Nioko-Miller bringing in the New Year photos. I did not do any writing so here goes yesterday's events...

It was also my first kiss of the New Year with my bubby. Last year he was on deployment and my boyfriend. This year he is home, we are married and expecting our first son in three months!

The kiss was...magical (hehehe). Mos def a great first kiss of 2012.

We spent NYE/New Year morning at my parentals house. We spent the night. It was tons of fun. So funny...bubby and I ended up napping around 8p while my parentals played Wii bowling. LOL!! We were the oldies.

After the countdown we all had sparkling cider in wine glasses and we made a toast to a wonderful New Year. It was probably the best NYE I have ever had. I was surrounded by the people I love and cherish the most.

Next NYE we will have JJ with us. We are all looking forward to that! We also toasted to a healthy and happy baby! JJ is loved so much.

We all went to bed past 3am.

I couldn't sleep and were up at 8am. Hahaha.

Hubby and I left the parentals a little before 11am and headed home to get ready for the San Diego Auto Show. My bubby had a great time.


Going to the SDAS was for him since he loves cars. I spent most of my time looking at people with strollers. Hahaha. Total Mommy mode.

After the show we picked up Subway sammiches and ate at home. It was a fun filled first day of the New Year.

Today...

It is 4am on Jan 02, 2012 and I cannot go back to sleep. Went to bed before 9pm and have been up every few hours to empty the bladder. I already did a little shopping on Amazon.com while in bed. I FB'd and Twittered. Lastly...blog post!

Today is a stay home day to clean, do laundry and I am going to do my mani/pedi. Thank goodness for the day off. Back to the daily grind tomorrow. On the bright side my 27th birthday is on Friday (Jan 06, 2012). Eeeek! I am excited! We are also scheduling a 3D/4D ultrasound on my birthday. I cannot wait to see my lil superhero.

Let me end this post with a status I posted on FB -

I do not believe in New Year resolutions nor do I believe that you need a New Year for new beginnings or to start all over. The beautiful thing about living life is that God will always bless you with another tomorrow. It is up to you whether or not take that opportunity and live it up. Always smile, love with all your heart, and let happiness shine.

xoxo

25 Weeks & 2 Days - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello 2012!!