One hour glucose test

On Saturday I took my glucose test. I spent the whole entire week stressing out over it. I heard it was oh so nasty, thick and just all around gross so I wasn't looking forward to it.... At all!  I made my appointment for first thing saturday morning I figured i'd get it out of the way and I'd be fine. 

I decided to go with the lemon/lime flavor because my sister told me the orange was really disgusting. So at 8:15 am I got out of the bed and chugged this nastiness down. It actually wasn't THAT bad. It tasted like flat sprite on my first gulp. After that first gulp however I started gagging, but I made sure I kept it down because I was told if I threw it up I'd have to do it again. I quickly finished it up, showered, got dressed and off to the Dr.'s office I went.  They drew 2 vials of blood and now I wait..... I'm praying I pass this test because I do NOT want to take the 3 hour test! Pray for me.

Few purchases & freebies

Oh the joys of working in the world of social media! There are always tons of events where you get all this cool free swag. The lovely mommy blogger Holly Pavlika and I happen to work together and a few weeks ago she happened to have attended an even hosted by Jessica Alba. Apparently she has a new line of organic diapers and all natural baby products and since Holly has big kids, when she got the gift box she thought of me! I was so excited when she walked over to my desk and plopped this stuff on my desk. First the gift bag/box is so cute!

Once I finally got it open it had these adorable diapers inside. The boys diapers were plaid, some were skull and cross bone and the other had a nautical theme goin on and the girls diapers were pink with a floral print, one with pink stars and one with ice cream cones. Too cute!

In addition to the diapers there was a small pack of wipes and a box of the all natural products in sample size

I thought the whole thing was adorable. Kudos to whomever came up with the idea for the gift boxes, very very cute. They also included a little brochure introducing the line and explaining what everything was bla bla bla

I also scored this style manual from Holly as well. She's hosting this awesome fashion show featuring all moms and someone sent this over to her in the mail and I happened to have been around as she opened it and she gave it to me to read over.

lots of style tips, if only I had an awesome maternity wardrobe or if my tummy wasn't so huge I'd probably have more of a desire to try to put some of these outfits together. I did however get a few tips that I have and will be using. Thanks again!!

Then the other day we decided, (I have issues accepting expensive gifts from people) that we would go to buy buy baby and start purchasing a few things for the little tummy dweller. For a while now I've been eyeing the Britax B-agile stroller and B-safe car seat travel system so we went ahead and purchased it. We also purchased the Avent isis twin electric breast pump, and a box of nursing pads to avoid any leaks, and because I didn't want to put any newborn diapers on my gift registry for fear that I'd wind up with tons of them, I got one box of newborn diapers. I feel much better knowing that I have a few things for baby besides clothing now. 

The other item I was planning on purchasing myself was the crib and mattress, however, baby's paternal grandma has expressed that she would like to purchase it as a gift for us. The crib that I really took a liking to and had great reviews was the Graco Stanton crib. It's quite inexpensive but the reviews were pretty amazing, everyone stated that it looked just like if not better than the more expensive ones and it was really easy to put together and sturdy.

This weekend we're gonna start painting annnnnd the nesting begins!

Awesome read for FTM's

(FTM= First time Mom's)

What every new mom should know

http://redwhitebluelife.com/2012/01/19/what-every-new-mom-should-know/

Decided to check out

some after xmas sales at Macy's and a few other stores and I found some great deals! I got things in  3, 6 & 9 mo's. 

I'm very satisfied with my purchases. Until next time! Ciao

Annnd it starts

If you know me, you know i'm a shop-a-holic. That said immediately following my doctor's appointment we went shopping! Lol, I didn't go crazy yet. I need to chill for now. I know I can go crzy and I don't want to do that YET. I got him a pack of onsie undershirts and a Ralph Lauren sleep sac/gown thingy. Only designer that makes cute baby boy clothing is RL so I'm gonna be in the poor house if I wana dress my lil one in cuteness!

Houston we have a penis!

Soooooo, this morning I went in for my level II ultrasound. I was surprisingly calm, I thought I'd be way more nervous, however, all went well. I was secretly hoping for pink, however, we're team blue!  It's a BOY! 

Little boys can be such a pain and clothing for a little girl is so much cuter, but it is what it is he's healthy; I'm happy!  Time to SHOP!!

Preggo Rant #3

Pregnancy Hormones!!

O M G!! Now if you know me, you would describe me as a stone cold heartless BITCH! I show no emotion, nothing bothers me, I'm vicious and love to fight... the list goes on. Yesterday however, I have no idea what came over me. I was over come with emotion and it was disgusting!! I started crying from the moment I woke up to pretty much bed time, and for no real reason really. I guess it all started after an argument I had with an uncle of mine who is dumb as a rock but, swears he knows it all.. Now normally I could go round for round with this moron, I mean REALLY, we fight constantly and I never take him seriously but,  this time I was really annoyed,  I literally felt myself getting hot and eventually had to  eventually remove myself from the situation because it could have gotten verrry ugly.

I went to the next room fuming and if you looked at me my face probably looked something like
this: 

Then of course when someone asked what the problem was my face turned to
this:  

and it stayed this way for majority of the day! It was just awful! Every time My sister or my mom spoke to me :'-( :'-( :'-( :'-( :'-( it got to the point where it was becoming ridiculous and I told my sister that I was getting on my own nerves! I would be talking to my mom, crying and laughing, same with my sister, just cry laughing, it was the dumbest thing I've ever experienced! I am sooo very happy that day is over and I hope to never have to deal with it again, I'm a thug, and thugs dont cry! hmph!!

Pregnancy hormones..... I HATE YOU!! You ruined my makeup!

Change is good

So as you all know from my long rant the other day I had to change doctor's. One of my friends suggested her doc from the beginning, but since I thought I had my own there was no reason to use him. Well after all of last weeks BS I gave the doc's office a call and took a trip down there. I must say I love the new doc! I'm almost glad the old doc "didn't accept my insurance" hmph!! He was veryy accommodating and felt so bad that I had to change the gender scan date that he tried to sneak a peek but the baby wasn't cooperating! He/She kept mooning us then laid down crossed it's legs and stuck it's thumb in it's mouth! How adorable! My child is as stubborn as Mommy & Daddy, possibly even more so!!  Doc took a few pics, explained the practice and sent me on my way. My next appt for the gender scan is now Dec 27th hopefully he/she's ready to show us what we want to see! Change is def good!

check out the spine, lil chin/nose, and fist! 

                                 

Preggo Rant #2

Soooooooooooo... After seeing my OB for the last four months I had an appointment today. I arrived to my my appointment about 30 mins early and since no one was sitting at the front desk I patiently sat and waited. After a while a nurse came out and asked if I was being helped. I told her I was waiting for quite some time and the keeper of the the front desk was no where to be found so she said she'd help me. She asked for my insurance card so I handed it to her. She looks at it and say's "Umm Dr. XYZ doesn't take this insurance" I'm sorry what? (I have one of the MOST popular that exists) I've been seeing HIM for years as my gyn and once a month for the past 4 months what do you mean? (Then this moron then has the nerve to mention something about a copay. Uhh how in the hell do I have a copay if he doesn't even take my insurance genius?) She goes in the back to "double check" then they she comes back out and goes nope he doesn't take your insurance, you can't be seen today. After an agressive one sided conversation (lol) I snatched my card and walked home pissed off and in tears! Now at 4 months I have to start all over from scratch! I'm beyond pissed! How do you not realize this until 4 months in? Now I have no idea when I'll learn the gender, (I was 11 days away from finding out) who my doctor will be, where I'll deliver.... NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHH! Needless to say I'm pissed!! Figured I'd vent on here rather than internalize. Good night all.

Newborn portraits

I've never been to fond of the cheezy hospital pictures or any newborn pictures for that matter however I came across these and I think they are sooo adorable! 

I'm definitely getting something similar done about a month or so after the baby arrives/ What do we think? Yay? Nay?

Preggo rant

What is with people? Is it just NY'ers as a whole or just people in general? Last night I went to macys after work with a friend and of course since it's holiday season it was reallly crowded. I must have gotten elbowed in the stomach about 5 times and rather than them saying sorry they had the nerve to give me dirty looks. HUH? YOU elbowed ME helllooooo!!

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. -Unknown

16 week Belly shot

I guess I should do one of these every 2 weeks as I think a weekly belly shot is pointless unless something REALLY changes.

week 16

Maternity clothes

Any idea where I can get some cute maternity clothes?? Or is that an oxymoron? I've been lookin around on the internet, all the stores and everything is so old lady looking. Nothing trendy and cute, but I know I've seen tons of pregnant women looking adorable. Are they still wearing their regular clothes? C'mon ppl help me out here!!!

How Far Along? 16 weeks 5 days
Symptoms: Fatigue, nausea here and there
Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained 9lbs so far
Sleep: Very hard time sleeping these days
Food Cravings: None
Food Aversions: Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, bacon, granola, pizza, eggs( I think i ate them too much), dumplings, pretty much anything that I used to  like.
Best Moment This Week: starting to feel the little one wiggle around.
Movement: plenty
Labor Signs: NONE
Gender: Not sure yet. We find out Dec 19th
Belly Button In Or Out? In, hopefully it stays that way.
What I Miss: Alcohol, Hookah, sushi, wearing tight clothes and looking sexy (now I just look fat lol)
What I Am Looking Forward To: Gender scan
Milestones: the eyelids are completely formed, nose lips & chin are distinct, entire body is covered with lanugo, genitalia becomes distinct.
Weekly Wisdom: drink lots of water!

Decision to become a mother

Being a Mom was always something I wanted to be, however, it was the furthest thing from my mind at this point in my life. I love being able to sleep till 1, spend frivously, blink and decide I'm going on some random vacation, party & drink till I'm belligerent etc. The thought of being responsible for a life other than my own is probably one of the scariest and most intimidating thoughts one will ever have, and although 9 out of 10 of my friends have kids, it was never something I envied. I envied their Gucci and Louis bags more lol.

Welcome

Welcome to My Blog! I plan on keeping you updated on my first (and LAST) pregnancy and my adventure through parenthood.