lunes, 18 de febrero de 2013

Weekly Bump Update : 12th week


Bye Bye First Trimester! Hello 2nd!


So Exciting to be 1/3 of the way ahead! For A while I had been thinking and Planning on doing the Cute Chalk Board Bump Tracking Picture each week .. So here goes nothing! First "WEEKLY BUMP UPDATE" starting of with week #12 (I'm actually almost into the 13th but didn't want to wait any longer) So excited to be using my custom made Chalkboard!!

¿Baby Size? 12th week Baby G' is the size of a Lime or Lemon (Between 2.5 to 2.8 inches or 6.4 - 7 cm long) At this point Baby is at about 0.3 to 0.5 ounces (or 8.5 to 14.2 g)

What I researched lately: At week 12 baby is fully formed. Though its brain and organs will continue to grow and develop, it has all the necessary pieces. However, it wouldn't be able to survive out of the womb yet! To early to come out my little Lime!

Fun Baby facts for week #12
  • Baby's vocal cords have begun to form
  • Fingers and Toes have separated
  • Hair and Nails are starting to appear
  • The external genitalia have also developed (So from this week on baby might be showing signs of either the male or female Sex) How exciting! Can't wait to find out! (Gender Reveal party Happening soon)
Symptoms: This week has been all about my Backaches .. It got rough this week so I had to call my Doctor and ask him for Instructions! He's such a good Doctor! Thank God he's friends of the Family because I tend to be a little annoying (I just care to much about everything! You can never be TO CAREFUL)

Next Doctors Appointment: February, 25th, 2013

Next Ultrasound Appointment  February, 25th, 2013

Important events or Situations this past week: We had a mini Valentine's day shoot for Daddy which I will posting sometime in the next few days! And both Great-grandfathers celebrated Birthdays! AMAZING AND BLESSED to have them all!


So I might post tomorrow or the day after that my 13 weeks: WEEKLY BUMP UPDATE! The pictures for the 12th week were taken several days ago by Auntie Angelica, but due to my back pain I avoided the Computer and wasn't able to upload or update anything 'til today! Hope I can keep up with this throughout the BUMP growing and growing! 

On one last piece of News Javi's Birthday is in 2 days! Planning a little Mexican Taco night! Cake and cupcakes got ordered today!


Happy Monday have an awesome week!
Hope you like the New Blog design!

miércoles, 6 de febrero de 2013

10 - 11 weeks Pregnancy - Update!

Hello Everybody! So Glad to actually be able to get up off my Lazyness and write an Entry! This Two weeks (Week 10 & Week 11) have been amazing, but First things First, here's a list of some events and Important Things that occurred since January 23rd  which is the Date of the last post I wrote (Excuse the Instagram only pictures): 

January, 24th, 2013
My Birthday .. Went to Lunch with My Family & Later that evening sliced a Cake at my grandparents House! By the way .. I Fell asleep on the Couch during my own Birthday Gathering! Mommy mode: ON! (FOR SURE) Also on this day I was supposed to go to my 2nd Doctor's appointment & to get my 2nd Ultrasound done .. But I rescheduled!


Funny Faces with my Little Sister during lunch! She's the cutest!


And some Funny Texting went on between me and my AWESOME husband that morning!
I Love you Javi ♥ Watagatapitusberry!


Note: I took the opportunity .. and for my Birthday asked my close Family members that If they were getting me presents to get in Touch with my mom .. Everyone got me HOME THINGS for the Renovation! Baby Remodeling starting very Soon! Way to go MOM!

January, 28th, 2013
This is the actual date my Second Doctor's appointment and US occurred! It was even more exciting and Emotional than the First Time .. I cried and Daddy was so proud to see How much Baby G had grown that he took a Video with my phone .. Hopefully I'm able to Upload it! Baby's so Big the Doctor double checked how far I'm along during the US appointment!

Baby you are Growing Growing Growing so very quickly!

January, 29th, 2013
This is your actual Weekly-Birthday .. The day you turned 11 weeks in Mommy's Tummy! We are so excited and can't wait to meet you! I've been hooked on so many apps lately .. For Baby Tracking! One app that day told me you were the size of a Kumquat .. Had to google it! lol

January, 31st, 2013
Wedding-ish Throwback-Thursday

A couple of days after our Big day I came out in a Wedding magazine thanks to my Photographer!

February, 1st, 2013
First day of February! So excited for all the Fun activities I will bee doing this month in School! Cancer Awareness on the 4th! Water day on the 5th! Carnaval Party (Venezuela's Mardi gras I guess) on the 8th .. Valentine's Day Bash and Photo-shoot between the 14th and 15th and Last but not least from the 18th to the 22nd we'll be celebrating "La Semana Bolivariana" which is pretty much a week on "EVERYTHING VENEZUELA INVOLVED"

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY - February, 3rd, 2013
Attempted to make Chocolate Caramel Oreo Truffles found this on someones Blog or Pinterest .. Just hope I could remember who!


Recipe: 

Ingredients (approx. a dozen to 15 Truffles)
  • 1 package of Oreos
  • 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese
  • 8 oz. semisweet chocolate {I used Betty Crocker's "Rich & Creamy"}
  • 8 oz. Caramel
Instructions
  1. Bring the cream cheese to room temperature.
  2. Break up the Oreos and put them in a food processor. Process until they are a powder.
  3. Mix the cream cheese and Oreos together. I always use my hands because it’s the best way to get the mixture combined, though it is rather messy.
  4. Roll the mixture into balls. Place on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for 15-20 minutes so they can solidify.
  5. Next melt the chocolate and Pour it slowly over the Truffles
  6. After that, Melt the Caramel and use a Spoon to unevenly spread little lines over the Chocolate Truffles
  7. Refrigerate until serving, at least one hour.
  8. Enjoy!


February, 5th, 2013
We got married according to the "LAW" (lol)!! This is the day me and Javi got married two years ago .. So it was our "Anniversary" .. We don't really celebrate this date, we celebrate March 5th which was our WEDDING WEDDING DATE .. Mmm .. But I did remember it that day at some point so me and Javi had a "Dinner date at Home" which I'm totally in Love with ever since I got pregnant .. Again Mommy Mode: ON!

10th and 11th week update

This two weeks have been filled with exciting News! Our 2nd Doctors appointment happened and we are super healthy and BIG!

¿Baby Size? - 10th week you were the size of a Kumquat & 11th week you are the size of a Fig (Had to Google both) lol .. This is according to the "I'm Expecting" app on my phone!


Daddy's thoughts lately: He is beyond excited. He has been watching over and over again the Baby video he took at our Ultrasound appointment. He loves you so much! We both do! I designed three pieces of Furniture which your Grandpa will make: A closet, crib and some Shelving to surround a window!

And YES, this is one of the pages of the Baby Notebook! 17 pages 'til now!

Some pictures I took this past two weeks:

3 Sisters In law + 3 Baby nephews (1 missing, he was sleeping I think)
The point is that they each have either one baby or two .. Only one missing WAS me!
Love the WAS factor! (By the way this was on Feb 2nd, 2013 "Pool day")

11 weeks down - 29 to Go! lol ( : This was TODAY! (Feb 6th, 2013)

It was a Knit Sweater & Floral Pants Kind of Day (Feb 6th, 2013)

Besides all of this Information I have to say I've grown to be a huge FAN of Fun Lunch and meal making for Kids! I don't really remember how I stumbles upon this, but I did! I Will be writing about it soon! OBSESSION ALERT! Warning: The term "Bento" will be used! But First I have to find out what that is .. New terms!! If you have any help or info on this make sure to stop by my Facebook and explain! PLEASE!

On another subject I have some super cute hand-made presents and Decorations planned for Valentine's day! Exciting things to come! Hope I can keep up with ALL that I've planned .. Expecting a lot from my Lazy and Sleepy-self! I REPEAT THE MOMMY MODE IS ON!

P.S: I will be trying to change the way our Blog looks soon .. or Sometime!

martes, 29 de enero de 2013

I Am SO Excited For March To Get Here!

March 2013 will be tons of fun for me! I am very happy to have a lot of exciting things to look forward to in very short months.
 
 
 
 
 
March 1st - 3rd:
 
 Universal Studios for Mardi Gras (Demi Lovato concert)! Island of Adventure,  and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (which I haven't been to yet).
 




 
March 22nd:
 
Gabriel Iglesias Stand-Up Revolution!
It's definitely going to be hilarious and I can't wait to go.
 
 
 
March 29th:
 
MAROON 5 CONCERT!!!! So excited!
Not only is Maroon 5 performing but Neon Trees and Owl City are the opening acts.


 
 
 

miércoles, 23 de enero de 2013

First Family Shoot "The Bump"

.. ok ok! Mini Bump! You can't really Expect much, I'm only 9 weeks Pregnant! 
But I must say a lot of Family and Friends and even the Doctor said the Bump might be big! 
I promised a Photoshoot and .. Here it is!

Pictures taken By Yadira Parra ..
Our Photographer since March 5th 2011 (Our wedding Day!)
PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE SAME VENUE WE GOT MARRIED!!!


This is not how I'm Officially starting "The weekly Baby Bump Picture".. I want to get some things done and waiting for some other things to Begin!
I'm starting that from week #12, but didn't want to let the opportunity pass!
9 weeks down - 31 to go! 


Grandmothers and Grandfathers Joined the Fun shoot!
Oh! And let's not forget Auntie Silvana!


I had the BEST time ever! It was a very Joyful and Fun experience! Everybody enjoyed themselves! I was more than Happy! THRILLED!


This Happened on Saturday, January 19th 2013 .. The shoot began at about 4pm ..
And we got a Little Carried away and went right in the night!


Each day I get more excited and I've been trying to ENJOY and really take in everything that's happening to us! We are all SMILES & GIGGLES!


Oh Baby Gonzalez! Me & your daddy trully LOVE each other and already Love YOUU!
We are anxiously waiting for your arrival .. And getting the House and everything ready!
Grandparents Rivas (My Parents) Are going Shopping to the U.S for all of your stuff on May! (They got the Tickets already, they're also SUPER excited!)


I LOVE YOU BABY G! And I will Document every Step of the way, so once you grow up you can see HOW BIG .. I MEAN HUGE our Love for you is! Right from the BEGGINING!

domingo, 13 de enero de 2013

We are Expecting!

So by now you should be aware that WE ARE EXPECTING!
And are Filled with Joy to be able to say that we are mommy and daddy TO BE!


So I don't really Have a lot of Information Right now to Fill you in with .. 
But this is what we have up until this point ..

Home Test done: January 2nd, 2013
Blood Test done: Janyary 7th, 2013

Note: This is the day when we Finally got to spread the wonderful news!

1st Ultrasound: January 8th, 2013
1st Doctors Appointment: January 8th, 2013
Currently on: Natele (Vitamins) & Folic Acid


We are currently 8 weeks into our BUMP!
And yes it's Visible (as you can see in the 1st Picture) we are growing!
Can't believe I didn't see the signs!

What I plan on starting real soon and not so soon:

- Baby & Mommy's Book of Ideas (I'll explain this in the next post ..)
- Weekly Picture of the Bump (So Excited to start this!)
- Remodeling the House a bit and moving things around to accomodate our baby!
- Planning the Baby Gender Reveal Party
- Planning My Baby Shower
- And .. Planning Daddy's Beer & Diaper Bash (Yeah I Love Planning a good Gathering!)
- Will try to set a date for Our "Beggining of the Pregnancy" photoshoot! (Hint: It might take place at the same venue we got married!)

You will be hearing a lot more about this!

Crafts ..
Decorations .. 
Health .. 
Baby facts ..
and many more Fun Posts!

Join me right NOW .. when we are beggining such a BIG and IMPORTANT Journey!

sábado, 12 de enero de 2013

What to EXPECT when you're expecting?

Sunday, 09.09.12 4:53pm .. "So about an hour ago I watched what has most probably been the most amazing movie I've seen this year (Sorry to my MOVIE-HOLIC husband Javi because according to him the BEST movie this year is Batman Rises!) I don't really know how old this movie is or when exactly it was released but it's Funny and REAL! It touches sensitive spots in a womens heart!" 

This is a movie based on the Best Selling Book "What to expect when you're expectingby Heidi MurkoffAccording to www.imdb.com it's "A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn't always deliver what's expected."




I laughed so much .. AND cried so much! But ultimately this movie brought me a bunch of JOY and just took my BABY WANTING-METER to an even higher level! Because whether I have an awesome, sucky or any other type of situation at all with my pregnancy (in a very hopefully SOON future) I will embrace it ALL! And knowing Javi he will to! This film also opened my eyes to the amazing experience that could be adopting a baby. I think that even if you can or can't have children it should always be an option! On the same note I also found a website which I believe is an inspiration on the book as well! www.whattoexpect.com which according to my google search it a site that helps you Track your pregnancy week-by-week and find answers to questions on toddler development, baby development .. and much more!!

This is the link to the Film's website
And I had to post the video too! Hopefully it pumps you up and makes you want to watch the movie!


Ok! So as you can tell I wrote this entry over 4 months ago! And right before posting it I decided I would save it to spread the Good News! YES YES YES ..

WE ARE EXPECTING!


martes, 8 de enero de 2013

What I Want in 2013...

I can't help myself. I save a lot and I am money conscious but I do manage to somehow end up at the mall almost every weekend. So here are a few things that I hope to purchase this year:


Canon Ti3. I have always wanted a professional camera and I think that this year I will finally purchase one! I really enjoy taking photos, specially during my trips.
 
Sony Vaio E14 Series (Pink). I was about to buy it last month when it seemed that my laptop was dying. It survived and I had to cancel my order. But I might just get it soon enough!
 
Besides material items, I really want to see snow this year. It's been years since the last time I've been in NYC when it was snowing and Eduardo has never seen it. So, I am hoping to go to NYC in December and let's pray it snows just like it did in 2012.
 
Something else that is a top priority in my list for this year is to continue practicing French. I actually studied French in middle school and high school but haven't practiced in a very long time.
And lastly...I hope to continue traveling. Possibly Washington D.C., Boston, Louisiana, or outside of the U.S.