Baby Magazines

It's kind of weird, there are tons of magazines out there on the news stand for getting married, bride to be, getting the right dress and wedding planning and about a zillion Bridal Expos but there aren't that many for babies or expectant moms. Now let me clarify. There are plenty for family, raising a family, parenting and school age kids but none really for pregnancy and to-be-moms other than Fit Pregnancy and some private publications. Besides that, there are about 3 Baby Expos per year. 2 of them I am going to in November (my birthday present to myself since they fall on that weekend) and 1 in January- problem being the baby will already be here by the time the one in January rolls around. Interesting that not more focus would be put on bringing life into the world than getting married. I do have to be thankful that my OBGyn provides all of the private publications for free in his office and I get to pick up new copies each month when I go in for my checkup. Side Note: L. I will send them up to you when I am done with them! ;) It almost wants to make me crusade for more Mom-To-Be publications that are accessible to the general public. I mean think about it..... everyone HAS a Mother, everybody WAS born, not everybody gets married. Moms-To-Be unite! Time to rally for the information we need and the tools and resources necessary during 9 crucial months (give or take the few months before and after).

It's In The Water!

Pregnancy is all around. Wherever I look there's another pregnant woman. It's like an epidemic. It's contagious and spreading. Quick get inoculated. LOL Here's the scoop. I'm pregnant, my friend L. in Santa Clarita is pregnant, my best friend from high school is pregnant, my sister-in-law is pregnant and one of my girlfriends from a previous employer is pregnant. We are all due December, January, February, March and May. Craziness. There's got to be something in the water. Hay it's all good. The more the merrier. It's always nice to have other people around you going through the same thing so you can commiserate with one another LOL. Think about it. When was the last time you saw a baby smile or heard them giggle and saw the adult around them not happy. Babies are a good thing and they bring happiness and joy. So bring on the Baby-palooza!

Marvelous Monday

Got the house cleaned and laundry done over the weekend. Even had time for sleeping in both days and date night (dinner at the Auld Dubliner in Long Beach and entertainment at the Laugh Factory) on Saturday night. Lots of Hubbie time this weekend and I loved it. Well rested and happy and now it's Monday. Regular week, lots to do around here but 3 day weekend to look forward to. Happy Birthday to my sister in law Rachel (8/27) and happy early b day to my Mommie (9/2). Enjoy your special day ladies. Not much to report. Still in limbo waiting for 9/8 Dr.'s appt. to tell us the sex and see a new ultrasound. No baby movement over the weekend. Should I be worried??!! We will see what acrobats my child comes up with this week. Happy Monday everybody!

New Baby Bump Pics Are In

Again thanks to our neighbor and close friend the magnificent, marvelous Rob for taking these pics for us.

My belly is definitely growing!!!

My Baby's a swimmer!!!!

Kick, Flip, Turn...........Kick, Flip, Turn. Yup that's right my little one is a swimmer. Yesterday afternoon around 3 ish my cupcake in the oven decided he/she was no longer happy laying in the same position for the last 5 months and decided to switch sides. Almost about made me throw up it felt so weird. He/She did a complete turn around and made sure Momma knew it too!!! LOL How crazy is this? For all I know the baby is texting his/her friends, checking out the local TV news and reading a War & Peace. Who wouddah thunk it. There was a lot of kicking going on shortly after that and then I guess it was nap time again. Oh well. I am sure there is plenty more where that came from.

It's a bird, it's a plane.... It's Super Preggers!!!!

So I have officially joined the elites of the Super Hero Club as of last night. I am still working on my moniker and "Super Suit". I wonder if I can order a Preggers sign from the Commissioner to flash across the South Bay when I am needed....

They say hind sight is 20/20. You see things so much more clearly once the incident has passed. Last night I was part of a Divine Appointment choreographed by God to be at the right place at the right time to help save someones life. God is good.

Dan said he was going to be late so I told him he was on his own for dinner and that I would pick myself up some tacos and hit the pool to relax when I got home. Upon arriving home I texted the cavalry (my next door neighbor Nikki and my other neighbor Charli and her husband Rob) to see if they wanted to go with me. Rob was at class, Charli was going to stop by and Nikki would think about it. So off the the pool I went. Charli stopped by to hang for a minute before heading to our on site gym. Nikki soon followed and went straight into the pool. About a half hour later Nikki and I transitioned to the jacuzzi. Now before you get your panties in a bunch......... I know that I am not supposed to be in the jacuzzi. It is way to hot for me and the baby. I always sit on the side and I just dunk my feet in and out in and out to relax me and warm me a little but my feet don't stay in and I don't get in. There were 2 ladies, Hispanic, late 40's maybe even early 50's in the jacuzzi. I had noticed them when we were in the pool. They had been in the Jacuzzi as long as we were in the pool and then remained in the jacuzzi once we went over there. We were in the jacuzzi for about 20 minutes or so when the 2 ladies got out. They were sitting on a ledge to the left of the jacuzzi drying off and throwing their clothes back on. One of the women's eyes rolled into the back of her head and she slumped over falling off the ledge. Her girlfriend caught her and started slapping her around to wake her up. She came too again. About 2-3 minutes later she blacked out again and started to convulse. I called 911 and they sent 2 teams to our site. Nikki went out to the street to show them where we were and I let them into the locked pool area. As I suspected, the woman had suffered from extreme heat stroke as a result of the jacuzzi. She hadn't eaten since lunch. And for what I could understand from the Spanish I can recall she said she was taking 2 types of medication but hadn't taken them for the night because she had to take them with food.

Nikki and I were commended by the EMT teams for calling. They said most people would write it off as being tired or heat stroke and move on. But in her case it was important to get checked out because of how severe it was.

So thus begins my super hero career. Preganant by day, Super Hero (and still pregnant by night). I wonder if I can contact Mattel and get a contract for my own Super Hero doll. It could be just like Barbie but brunette and smarter with CERT expereince and come with its own EMT first responder kit. Hmmm, things to ponder upon......

Baby Shower Dilemas

Granted I am not far enough along to be thinking about baby showers per say but in looking at the coming months I have realized oops, bad timing to have a baby. Typically speaking a Mom-To-Be will have a baby shower any where between the end of her 7th month through the actual birth. Sometimes even after the birth if the parents wanted to wait to see what the baby was instead of finding out the sex early. Well, in my case I have screwed that one up royally. I would say I would have my baby shower in December, timing wise that makes a lot of sense, but with an extended Christmas party at my mom's house for the larger family, Christmas at the In-Laws and Dan's birthday, baby shower plans in December are shot. And January is out of the question with me due the 26th. I want 2 weeks to myself on early maternity leave to relax and nest. So that leaves November. Well......??!! November is 2 different baby expos for me to attend, my birthday and Thanksgiving but that leaves 1 weekend left the 5th so we will do my baby shower for my friends and colleagues then. Wait what about family? Looks like it will have to be end of October for that one. Wow. And I thought having the kid would be complicated. I didn't realize the planning around it would be so difficult. Phew! OK too many brain cells being used all at once.