New blog design!!

Check out my new blog design by Munchkin Land Designs . She did a great job and showed great customer service! Thanks again, Jenn.

On another note, I am 24 weeks today and Hawaii is in 21 days!

We are getting ready to move into our house too! :) Everything is starting to look up!  I see myself getting more excited with each passing day.

Out with the old....

Family garage sale tomorrow.

Started to clean house and just want to get rid of some of this stuff. Especially before we move.

I hope I make some money. I am putting a lot of effort into this garage sale. Not just a spur of the moment thing. I had this date set for a month now, posted it on Craigslist, facebook and now here. I will be buying some actual signs. None of this "cardboard" stuff. Lord knows I need some money......Hawaii trip is coming up! I have a busy night a head of me putting prices on everything...plus I will be getting up at 6-7am, more to wake Ram and my brother up to move furniture, but also to set up. :)

Wish Me Luck!!

Super-size me!

Everything is a size bigger. Not only have I been carrying the baby weight in my stomach, but my boobs are huge and now my butt and thighs!!! Ugh! And of course I am only going to get bigger. It is the time to "pack on the pounds"....so I hear. This is the time the baby really starts to gain weight. I don't know how I am going to be on a plane for 8 hours let alone walking constantly in Hawaii! I will be in my 7th month [for those that don't really know - Julianna - a full-term pregnancy is a total of 10 months (40 weeks)] and I will be huge!

Anyway, I haven't really been eating too healthy and I haven't been exercising at all. So, I need to get on that! Plus, I think when Ramiro leaves for his conferences I'll probably be exercising a lot more to keep me busy!

Missing my baby

So I have not seen Ram all week because he has been busy with the Latino Film Festival going on at the Fort Worth Rose Marine Theater. A great opportunity for him, but it leaves no time for me. =( If I can't handle one week how am I supposed to handle an entire summer with out him?? He is going to be gone a good 6 weeks sporadically out of the summer for his Photography conferences. Then I will be gone one week for Hawaii!
It is going to be a rough summer for us, but I hope we pull through because when he is finally back that last month of pregnancy is going to be hell! I hope he is prepared! lol. I tell him he is lucky he won't have to put up with most of my bitching and whining during the hot summer.......but after he is back he is not leaving for a while!!!!

Stare me down

I have realized that everyone is going to give their opinion whether you want it or not. Some will judge because I am not married while others embrace the new generation of families and are happy for you. It is usually, the old-fashioned strangers who grew up a certain way that tend to think that pregnancy outside of marriage is wrong. I am looked down upon for it. I feel like a stereotypical, Hispanic woman who is just a breeding machine when I get these stares. Did I not get my college degree from a well-recognized school in Texas? Do I not have a good job? Am I not an independent woman? Luckily, I have family and friends that support me and are happy for me. Everyone is excited!

The only thing that matters is that I am a good mother and I am happy. You can stare all you want, but it won't affect me! :)

P.S. MIDDLE NAMES SUCK! If it were up to Ram, he would name our kid after The Lion King! Thank goodness I'm the boss ;-) Love you babe!

Strain on my brain!

I may be a little over my head when it comes to planning out my finances. I have an "Expenses" spread sheet that I keep up with weekly and I have everything mapped out all the way until Dec. That would make me anal wouldn't it? Well, it helps me keep track of bills I need to pay and how much savings I have put away. Great!

Here is the stressful part: I am going to Hawaii next month and I want to be able to enjoy myself without stressing about spending too much money. Plus I need to buy things here before going. It scares me because I worry about what will happen when the baby is here. Other things that have been eating at my brain are the bills once we get to the house. Ram has rent covered, but then there is electricity, water, internet, cable and etc. Things I have not thought about until today!! If everything goes according to plan, we will move into our own place by late June/early July. It is not that I am worried on whether or not I can afford them, I am worried about my maternity leave and whether I will have enough saved to still pay my bills and help with whatever else. Had my job been a bigger company that offered benefits then maternity leave wouldn't be a problem - I would get it paid, but only certain people are lucky enough to obtain a job like that straight after college.

Ugh....I am just doing what I do best - Stressing! So many things are going through my mind and what I need to do to prepare for this baby. I had a vision today that when I go into labor and can't do anything for about 2 days, I will be stressing over what bills I have to pay for that week. Ridiculous, I know! It was just a bad thought.

I pray that things will fall into place and go according to plan or even better.

Healthy Eating

I have not been eating healthy. Other than being reminded of my walnuts and Omega-3 pills, I am not utilizing the most natural foods to my benefit. I find it difficult when I work 6 days a week because during lunch I want something quick and after work I am going to want something quick. I am too tired and lazy to go grocery shopping. I'm a little worried too because I rarely snack. When I'm full, I'm full and won't eat until my next meal usually. Well, it is time to change all that. I am starting to worry a lot. If something, anything, were to be wrong with my baby I would blame myself and never forgive myself. It is hard to think about.

I'm late, but it is time to step up my game. My baby needs me and all the nutrition to be healthy. It is all for you my baby boy! :)