This Week...

Hello Friday.
Oh wait...I have to work tomorrow.  Ah poop.  I shouldn't complain.  Saturday work days are both rare and shorter than normal but still...it makes you feel like you never leave work.  Oh well.

So this week...

• First off, you guys are amazing.  Like for real.  The feedback I got from you all on your fave baby products sorta rocked my world.  Like I want to marry each of you...in a totally platonic not weird way.  Jason may or may not approve.  Depends on if you cook...and cook well.  He may be okay with adding a few good cooks to the mix.  :)  Totally kidding.  I think. :)  No really, there are decisions on baby products that I am making BECAUSE of your comments.  Love.you.all.
• Had my monthly appointment today.  Uneventful as usual.  I'm a week from trimester numero 3.  Crazy right?  I did my glucose test too.  And I know I'm totally gross but I kinda almost liked it.  I mean, it wouldn't be my drink of choice but yeah.  Not bad.  It was ice cold though and gave me a total sugar rush.  I would imagine if it were room temp it would be pretty nast.  About 2 hours later though I felt like I was on crack and had a strong desire to eat a steak.  Probably to counter balance the sugar.  blek.  So, that part wasn't so great.  Hope I pass.  :)
• The doc is telling me it's time to do things like register at the hospital and sign up for birthing classes.  For shizzles?  Sheesh.  Where is the time going?
• Everyone is popping their babies out as of late and it makes me a little crazy excited to meet this little man in me who pretty much already has me wrapped around his tiny 28 week finger.  I'm such a sucker.  I totally defend him when Jason picks on him...don't make me get all "Mama Bear" on you!  Watch yourself.  :)  (Jason doesn't really pick on him...he just likes to poke my belly and try to make him move haha)
• I got a smart phone.  Yeah.  I know.  I'm not against them per se.  I mean, it's convenient don't get me wrong, I just didn't want to pay all the money.  Anyways, we are paying $30/mth less for smart phones then what we were paying for our regular phones.  Go figure.
• So, since I have a smart phone I now have Instagram which I totally love.  Yay.  I need some homies on that thing.  Any of you use it?  I'm evangelistaluv.
• Friday date night tonight!  It's Chinese food and the new 007 from Redbox for us.

Welp, that wraps this week up.  Have a great weekend everyone! <3

Hey You Mamas!!! 10 Questions...Your Answers.

Looks like I have me a baby shower next month.  Sooooo...I need to register for 'dis here baby in my womb.  But there is so MUCH baby stuff.  How ever do I know what is "good" and what is "meh"? So here is where YOU come in.  You experienced mothers, grandmothers, babysitters, child watchers.  Here are a few questions about baby products that I have thought of as of late.  Feel free to answer one, feel free to answer them all.

Ready.
Set.
Go.

1. Infant car seat vs. convertible car seat:  So, the cheap/practical/why waste side of me says the convertible car seat.  I mean, it will work all the way through.  These though do not tend to come with the handle/snap in function for a stroller (i.e. you can't remove it from the car and carry it around).  Though I plan on baby-wearing mostly...I'm no fool.  If that child is sleeping away in the car seat I'm not sure I want to pull him out and wake him up once we get to our destination.  Ya know?  So infant car seat or convertible?  Which oh which? Please tell.

2. Name 2 products that you could not live with out while having an infant.

3. Boppy pillow.  Do you really use it or did you just grab a couch pillow and call it good.  :)

4. Baby Bassinet.  Needed or not so much?  We don't really plan on co-sleeping much (I am the heaviest sleeper ever...but we do have a king size bed so we'll see)  So, the babe will most likely be in it's own bed more often then not.  The crib will be in another room...a VERY close room (yay small house). :)  So, go for the bassinet by the bed because I'm going to be totally neurotic and checking on him every 5 seconds anyways or should we stick with the crib???  They also have those little co-sleeper bed things that you actually PUT in your bed with you.  Much cheaper.  That's a thought...?

5.  Breast pump.  I am most likely planning on being home so I won't need to pump very often, but I'd like the option.  Anyone have experience with manual breast pumps?  The electric one's seem ridiculously expensive.

6. Bottles.  Seriously?  How many options could there possibly be?  Sheesh.  The babe will breast feed primarily, especially at first but you know...the bottle option would be nice occasionally...if he'll take it.  Any faves?

7. Birthing class.  Necessary?  Not really?  I'm a kinda "do it yourself" type of person.  I'm a good researcher but I'm thinking maybe more for Jason's sake.  Will it help us?  Or do you just forget EVERYTHING once the circus starts?  :)  We're looking into a short 3 hour "power class".  You may be asking what my birth plan is...um.  I HAVE thought about it.  Really.  Ok, here's the low down.  I have never experienced birth.  Duh.  So, how am I to definitively set out a plan based on something I've never experienced?  Maybe I can't take the pain.  Maybe I have a 24 hour long birth and I'm so exhausted that I can't finish the process.  Maybe I need a c-section.  I will say...as of now...I plan on it being non-medicated, natural, and vaginal.  But, I'm aware that complications happen and so in the end it's about the safety of the baby and not about "my plan."  There.  There you go.  :)  So, sign up for a birthing class or watch a You Tube video and call it good (kidding...sorta).

8. Moby wrap.  Cool?  Too much hype?  Will I be able to figure out the wrappy sequence?  Will Jason be able to figure it out?  How about the BabyBjorn or the Ergo?

9.  Natural nipple butter.  Any suggestions?

10. A soother.  Our home is tiny.  So my "plan" is to have very little extra "stuff"
 that takes up space.  A bed, a place to store his goods and change him, and a bath tub seems sufficient to me.  I would though like to do things like...take a shower, and maybe eat occasionally.  It seems like one of those bouncy, vibrating things could be useful...do they make them so they fold down?  Definitely no swing unless that somehow folds down.  There's no place to put one in our house.  Anyways, are they useful?  Should I wait to see what type of baby he is before buying one of those???  Whatchya think?

And that's it!  Thanks in advance for the advice.  :)

A Little Late...but THE WINNER!

Hey hey now.

It's been a busy weekend and well...I'm kinda pooped.  Just in time for a full work week.  I should really consider relaxing on the weekends :).  But that's just boring.  hehe

Anyways, on to the winner.

This months You Bake Me Happy winner is...

#4.

Which means that my winner is...

Nealous March 6, 2013 at 5:52 PM

I have been eyeing these dark chocolate almond butter cookies but have yet to bake them myself. If I win, you get to do the baking for me and I will get to do the eating! Sign me up! http://www.draxe.com/recipe/dark-chocolate-almond-butter-cookies/

And there's even a new recipe to try included.  Win win!  :)

Shoot me an email with your address to a.evangel09 at gmail dot com and I will get your treats going.

Yay!
Have a wonderful week everyone and once again...thanks for the comments and yummy treat ideas.  ;)

Week in Review

This week...

• has been my first full week of swimming.  It feels really good...not going to lie.  I feel like it's such a good full body workout.  I can't believe I dreaded it so much, haha.  I think I'm beginning to venture into the "uncomfortable stage" of pregnancy.  I'm not too bad but I'm starting to feel my weight.  Before swimming I haven't had a "comfortable" workout in a few weeks.  In the pool though...weightless.  Love it.
• this weekend we are having meatloaf and mashed potatoes.  Yum.  It's such a down home cookin' meal.  There is nothing gourmet about it and I LOVE it.  I used to hate meatloaf because once I found a bug in mine as a kid.  I was traumatized for a while.  Now I love it.  Yum.  For my mashed potatoes I like to boil skinned yukon gold potatoes, whole garlic cloves, and get this...carrots.  When it's all soft you mash mash mash.  Add plenty of butter, salt and pepper, and some cheddar cheese.  BOMB.  Yeah.  I just said "bomb."  :)
• I need a new book.  I've recently read The Lord of the Rings and am pages away from finishing the last book of the Anne of Green Gables series.  I've been slowly chipping away at that series.  What should I read?
• We are starting to car shop.  Used car shop.  :)  We have a little Toyota pickup.  I LOVE the truck.  But it's not exactly baby friendly.  Let's clarify that...it's impossible to carry two adults and a baby car seat.  The baby car seat wouldn't fit in the middle because the truck is a stick and you wouldn't be able to get it into 4th or reverse.  Kind of a problem.  Sooo...if we plan on actually bringing HOME this kid...we need another car.   The debate is...do we keep the truck and become a 2 car family or sell the truck.  I'm inclined to sell the beloved truck but we'll see.  We're looking for either a Honda, Toyota, or Subaru...with 4 doors.  Really though...whatever is reliable and affordable.  I'm not picky.  :)
• Maxi skirts.  I'm in love with them.  I would wear them every day if I didn't go to work and have people around to actually notice that I'm wearing the same outfit every day.  :)
• I think it's time to go to our favorite pastry shop in San Francisco, Thorough Bread.  Seriously, it's the best ever.  If you are ever in the San Francisco area you should go!  For reals.  It's amazing. Their almond croissant has changed my life forever.

Happy weekend everyone!  Don't forget to scroll down and enter You Bake Me Happy Wednesday. <3

You Bake Me Happy Wednesday--March

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It's March!

It's the first Wednesday of the month.

You know what that means right?

It's You Bake Me Happy Wednesday!!!  Oh yay oh yay.

What is this first Wednesday of the month madness you may be asking?

Find the whole low down dealio HERE.

Anyways, so let's do this thang.



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The baked good category for the month of March is...something I have really had no craving for while pregnant.  Shocking huh?  It's just not doin' it for me.  I'd much rather have something fruity and tangy.  Who am I???  So bring on the CHOCOLATE!  Anything chocolate related.  Cookies, candy, bars, whatever!  If you A) hate chocolate or B) are fatally allergic to chocolate (how do you keep on living?) then leave a comment saying, "Hey fool, if I eat chocolate my tongue swells up and I go into cardiac arrest, I would rather have _________."  (and you fill in the blank).  For all of us normal humans though...name yo' chocolate treat of choice!

Just leave a comment and if I pick your name (very randomly of course) I will mail you said treat (so you better pick wisely).  For example: Say my name is Gladys and I left a comment saying that I would love ooey gooey brownies to show up on my doorstep.  If I choose Gladys, then I will mail her ooey gooey brownies.  Get it?!? Oh yay!

The little drawing ends Sat at noon!  So comment before then.  Sat evening I'll let ya know who the lucky winner is!  

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Side Note:  Yes, I will mail treats to people I don't know in real life.  Wait, blogland isn't real life?  Whaaa!?  Also, if you won last month you have to sit this one out.  But don't worry.  You are free to enter there after!

I Swum

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and I garsh darn didn't drown.

Seriously, I have to tell you...it was easier then when I used to swim pre-pregnancy (like 5 years ago, haha).  Two possibilities behind this?  #1) My butt has a heck of a lot more fat on it now a days...I was more buoyant because of this???  Possibility #2...and my personal preference ;)...I'm in better shape cardio wise then I was back then.  I can't remember how regularly I was doing cardio but I have a solid 2 years under my belt of non-stop cardio exercise.  So maybe I'm in better shape?  Or.....maybe a combo of both?

hmmm.

I got in the pool with very low expectations...to finish a 1/2 hr of non-stop swim.  No counting laps, no speed work...just swim.  And I did 45 minutes!  And I could've kept going but I didn't want to over do it.  I'm glad I stopped because I was cuh-ramping like crazy through out the day afterwards.  Oh my gosh.  My butt and legs.  Out of control.  Anyways.  So far, swimming=success.  It felt really good and a far better workout then I've been pulling off at the gym the last 2 weeks or so. 

What up pool?  You thought you were going to school me huh?  Nope.  Fat pregnant Anna schooled YOU!

Boo-yah!
 

Happy Monday! :)

Week in Review

It's Friday.  Time for a recap yo!

• I am so ready for the weekend.  I have been dead dog tired this week.  Seriously.  I have no idea how the energy thing works but I sorta wonder if when Mr. Baby has a growth spurt I feel uber tired.  Not sure.  All I know is that I'll have a week of great energy and then 3 or 4 days of sluggishness.  Who knows.
• My belly button is starting to look reeeeally weird guys.  First it looks teeny tiny compared to my growing belly.  Really funny if you ask me.  It's stretching too and yeah...it's weird.  I have kind of a weird belly button anyways...like an inny-outtie.  Does it ever go back to normal?  Poor belly button.  Such trauma it is experiencing.  :)
• Speaking of belly.  I have three words for you.  Fuzzy, Itchy, Red.  Gah!  Lotion does nothing...well, it relieves for about 10 minutes.  As for the fuzz and redness?  Weird I tell ya.
• My last day at my gym was yesterday.  Oh sad.  Actually, I thought I would be a lot more sad.  It's getting to the point though where I can't do any of the things that I once used to do.  The spin bike is too uncomfortable and I can't really run.  I will miss the free weights and giant mat for stretching though.  :)  I start swimming tomorrow.  Ack!
• It's March!  Yay!  Spring is on it's way.  The cherry blossoms are off the hook up here.  I love cherry blossoms.  :)
• Jason and I have a hot date this weekend.  We have "fun money" each week that we use to have little date nights or do something fun during the weekend.  We decided to skip using it last weekend so that we'd have more $$$ to try this Italian restaurant by our house.  It looks like something straight out of The God Father.  I hope the Italian mafia stops by while we're there to get some cannoli.  :)
• Our laptop makes a really weird noise every time we turn it on.  Sorta freaks me out because there is a LOT of valuable stuff on this thing.  I.e. pictures, lesson planning stuff, and etc.  The laptop is archaic though.  Like REALLY old.  Jason got it when he was in college.  It looks like we are going to buy a portable hard drive to back everything up just in case this sucker decides to go to computer heaven on us.  I hope not.  We have a lot of things we're saving money for but a computer wasn't one of them.  :)  Isn't that how it usually works though???  hehe.
• And this concludes my week in summary.  Have a great weekend!!! <3