Cozy Girl

ChaelaMarie was just too cute and cozy in front of the fire last week that I had to take a picture!

Happy 10 Year Anniversary JetBlue!!!

Saturday Gus and I joined his sister and family in Long Beach to celebrate JetBlue’s 10 year anniversary! Maiza is the GM at the Phoenix Airport and has been with JB from the beginning. They had every jumpie you can imagine, bull riding, jousting, games, a train, relay races and SO much more. There were a TON of people there and they crew did a really good job if keeping everyone interested for 5 hours (that’s right I was there 5 hours!) Our 4 nieces and nephs had a great time and LOVED playing with Uncle Gus. It was a beautiful day!

Suspense

We are most likely not finding out what we are having, so let’s just get that out there now. I definitely don’t want to know and Gus waivers back and forth a bit depending on the week. Last Saturday he decided he wants to know and when asked the reason he said cuz “he doesn’t want to pick a lame name.” I told him he needs a better reason than that to convince me! After our appointment Monday he said at dinner that he for sure doesn’t want to know now, but that could change by our next appointment. If we wanna know we have the high tech ultra sound set for May 24th!

So far our front runner for the baby’s name is Taylor. We like the idea of 1 name that suits both genders (stole that form you Teren!) and this is our favorite so far! We are not 100% set on it and will let you know what the verdict is when we officially decide!

First Trimester Down!

Gus and I went to the Dr. Monday to see the lil Pumpkin and get a checkup. Dr. says all things are going good and the baby is growing right on schedule and that we have a wild one in there! The baby was moving and kicking so much that we could only see the heart beat and not hear it at all cuz Pumpkin wouldn’t stop moving! We couldn’t even get a decent picture, only a blob on top of a blob because Pumpkin was kicking SOOO much that the ultrasound couldn’t get a clear shot. It was super cute to see the little legs just going and going and going, definitely our child! I have spent the last 3 days trying to scan the blob on blob picture but I can’t get the settings right so you will just have to wait until I have the patience to mess with the machine again!
I am doing good and feeling good so that is awesome! Hitting my 2nd trimester I can tell I have more energy in the evening than I did before and I am really happy about that. Plus I got the go ahead to start working out again, so yoga and treadmill here I come. WOO-HOO! Now I just have to actually do it, can’t decided if I wanna lose 45 minutes of sleep in the morning and just get myself used to that or workout when I get home. But that’s not really happening either so I guess 5:30 am here I come again. I made it thru the 1st trimester with no morning sickness but that can rear its nasty head anytime so keep praying that I continue to feel great please!

So far the only thing that has changed is that I lost 19 lbs and can wear my skinny pants now, hahaha, but that will only last a week or 2 now that the baby is gonna take over the tummy. It was good to see those pants for a while since it will be at least a year + till I see them again! My Dr. said the loss is normal due to eating extremely healthy (fast food makes the tummy hurt way too much these days) and that it will all start to even out in the next 6 months. I am going to try my best to stick to the 25 lb gain category so I’m not way behind the gun in the fall, but we will see. No craving or aversions to food at all, just some super salty things taste sweet or totally bland. Baked potatoes are what I am missing the most right now but I don't dare to eat them because they taste like sugar and that grossed me out!

Romance

My wonderful hubby speaks a different love language than I do, he is not a man of actions, he is a man of words of affirmation. He was trying to cheer me up after a very trying day at the office and wanted to set a romantic mood for me. He’s never done this before so I was wonderfully surprised and happy that he made the effort to make me smile when I walked in the door. He had a candle lit, the fire roaring and he drew me a bath…

I LOVE HIS SENSE OF HUMOR!

Another Big Move

This past weekend was my parent’s big move! They have lived in San Marcos for almost 10 years and finally headed further south to Spring Valley, a small city 2 hillsides north of the border, in San Diego. They hired movers so by the time we got there we only had to unpack and get the house all organized. They did a TON of work on a remodel of the house and my 2 measly pics do not do it any justice, hopefully I will have more for you soon from mom’s camera. My Brother and family, Aunt Mary Kay, Uncle Sam, and Grandad all joined in the fun as we spent 2 full days making their house a home. I will miss San Marcos dearly and Carlsbad (and the outlets!) but I am SO excited for the new house and the many many family vacations that are to come!

Angel Game

Last night we dared the rain to scare us away and headed out to our 1st Angel game! We only had 3 tickets so Gus brought Wes along to entertain him while I chatted with Becky on Gmail most of the game (hahaha!). It wasn’t too cold and no rain so we stayed a while and enjoyed some yummy hot chocolate. Hopefully we will get to go to a lot of games this year even tho my awesome hookup gave up his seats this season (boo brother!)

April Showers Bring Me Some May Flowers Please!

Sunday my mother-in-law came over to help Gus and I plant up the backyard. After a wonderful morning sleeping in we cleaned up the house and then headed to Home Depot to do some plant shopping. We decided to try to stick to our budget knowing that our yard is SO big that we can’t plant all we want to at once. So we stuck with several colors of petunias and some tomatoes. Gus planted his Topsy Turvey and Silvia and I worked on the flowers. It was a beautiful day to plant since it was really overcast and cool and we got it all done pretty fast! After digging, planting and cleanup, we headed inside and cheffed up some Carne Asada with homemade pico de gallo (so delish!). I can’t wait till we can plant my herb garden and I can start cooking fresh!

Another FABULOUS RCE Wedding

Saturday I had the pleasure of co-ordinating (Lauren's word for it) the Lydle/Hayward wedding with Rebecca Calagna Events at the Langham in Pasadena. Becky worked VERY hard and created one of the most beautiful weddings I have had the pleasure to assist on. She is one talented lady! I only took one pic with my cell during the ceremony so here it is, Beck has WAY better ones! I powered thru the day with the help of the gals and a few (only a few) chocolate covered pretzels. I did experience a little preggo clumsiness which killed me inside but about that time I knew it was time to go home and rest. Becky you are a wonderfully talented and organized lady and I LOVE doing events with you!

Murphey's Law Wekend

I had every intention of surviving a PACKED weekend and ended up trying to survive the flu. Friday I calmed a screaming baby that was getting over the flu (because for some reason no one else would calm her so I had to do it) and guess what, yep, the flu got me. Murphy’s Law was kicking in big time and also strapped us with a broken water pump in Gus’ work truck which had us out $500 and a almost a whole days work for him. By the time he got home Friday night it was so late and he was so tired that we had to bail on the W2 barbeque and crashed early. I am SOOOOO bummed I missed seeing Wendy but extremely glad I didn’t go and get her sick!

Saturday I was suposed to get a haircut (canceled due to water pump) and then go to a Chili Cookoff (also canceled due to lack of $ for water pump) but it still was promising and I spent the day cleaning and organizing the house. Jeff and Erika came over for dinner (dinner out canceled due...o you get it) and then all 4 of us headed to Universal City Walk for “Kevin and Bean's April Foolishness.” Gus and I have been looking forward to this for a year and it was AWESOME!!!!! It’s a charity event for Boarding for Breast Cancer with all these comedians on 1 stage!!!

Jay Mohr was killing us with his impressions and Lightning Bolt stories

And this is our FAVORITE comedian lately: Bill Burr, he's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny, you have to check him out!

**photos from kroq.com, no we were not that close!

We had the BEST time and I laughed so hard all night!

Sunday I woke up at 5 am with the tummy churning and then it hit me, it hit me BAD. I know I don’t need to go in to details for ya :) I was laid up on the couch and since we are only 11 weeks along and I was losing fluids fast we called the doctor and they got me in that afternoon. We had to miss Easter with Gus’ family so our holiday was spent in the Dr’s office and on the couch. The only thing I could manage to keep down was chicken broth or water for 24 hours. Monday I was feeling better but really sore and I ached all over but I had to go to work and run payroll since no one there knows how to do it, so I spent the morning in my office with the door shut and got it done. After that I went home and slept and by 5 pm felt much better. I knew I was feeling better when all I wanted was Oreos so my wonderful hubby ran to the store and got me Oreos and Tomato Soup for dinner (my hero).

We survived and a big middle finger to you Murphy’s Law!!!!!

They've Staked Out Their Spots

The Twins decided they like the new couch and staked out their napping spots! This was all 4 of us (even tho I am not in the pic I was crashed out on the other side of the couch) watching a movie last night while Daddy was playing softball.   After a big nap Jordan learned how to play fetch with her rubberband and we had a couple hours of fun throwing it across the room and she would bring it right back to me.  I really think she thinks she's a dog sometimes!