Moving While Pregnant

Packing isn't so much fun especially if I have to throw away half of my magazine collection. If only I was in Hawaii, I could just give 'em away to friends and neighbors.

Yesterday was my 36th week-mark. I am 1 1/2 dilated, not that it means anything. When I got home from my doctor's appointment I noticed I was bleeding and instead of freaking out I just took a 2-hour nap. It turned out I just lost my mucous plug. I have to get another ultrasound tomorrow just to make sure baby didn't fall back to 10th percentile. I started doing a non-stress test 2 weeks ago and will be doing it every week now until I give birth. Can't wait 'til the baby comes out! Scott and I celebrated our 3rd year anniversary 2 days ago. Like any usual day, he went to work, I slept in and endured another day of being pregnant. I am not very good with words nor affectionate in any way but I am grateful I married a wonderful man. He is going to be a great baba!

3D ultrasound

I had to go get another ultrasound at 34 weeks because my doctor was worried that my uterus stopped growing at 28 weeks. We saw our little lumpia again and this time it was a lot clearer. We saw her reaching for her toes. She's perfectly safe and healthy in my buddha belly and just chillin' there kicking and punching me non-stop. Oh I'm sure she loves me. She's in the 13th percentile right now and there's a big chance we might go back for another ultrasound before she comes out. The ultrasound technician said she might weigh 6lbs at full-term which is good because it'll be easier for me to push her out. My uterus is growing just fine I'm just a tiny person that's all.

She has my nose.

32 weeks and counting

Oy I'm getting close. This pregnancy has been slow, fast, and now back to slow again. And these are the things I went through for the past 32 weeks.

1st trimester - My face was in the toilet most of the time. I hated eating because it made me so sick. From 101 lbs I went down to 95 lbs. For a couple of months mac n cheese and donuts kept me alive. I slept, watched 3-4 episodes of Criminal Minds a day and slept some more. I hated getting up and seeing how tangled my long hair was. It was a disaster combing it every single morning I had to get it chopped off. I hated taking showers, brushing teeth or anything that has to do with keeping myself clean. I hated the smell of the bathroom, the soap, shampoo, lotion, and perfume.

2nd trimester - After getting an ultrasound and seeing my baby waved at us I felt so much better. I was back to my normal life and I realized how much I miss my long hair. I ate like a pig and still couldn't gain any weight. This time I was addicted to hot coco. 2nd trimester went by fast I hardly remember it.

3rd trimester - I'm glad to say that I gained 11 lbs. and hoping that the scale will keep going up. I've been really addicted to ice (cold drinks) lately and sniffing detergent (weird I know). Scott is scared that one day I might actually eat soap. My baby likes to kick my left rib cage thus giving me constant pain. My whole left side starting from my upper back down to my legs is just so sore I can't sleep well at night. My right hand has this tingling feeling almost everyday. All these things make me want to get the baby out already but not just yet.

Was it all worth is? YES! I may not make the best craft or cook the best meal like a good wife should, but I created something precious. This is the best time of my life, next to being married to Scott Wei. And when she comes out it'll be the for real best day of our lives.

Designer Shoe Warehouse

DSW is our newest favorite shoe store. They have a huge variety of high-quality shoes and they are very much affordable. How affordable you might ask? Well...

We paid $4.99 for these 2 pairs. Pink flats (Nine west, orig. $69 ) were $4.99 and light grey flats (Jones New York, orig. $69) were FREE! Plus we got 25 points added to our rewards.

You get points each time you shop at their store and once you reach 1,000 points they send you a $10 coupon/gift certificate. They also give out $10 coupon for new members and another $5 when you go online and claim your membership card. They have sale going on pretty much everyday and discounts start from 40%-80% off (if I remember correctly). So what are you waiting for? Go visit DSW when you get a chance!

Good Deals and Baby Bump

Being married to Scott is awesome! He taught me how to cook, be a good wife and to not pay full-price for things that I want. Here are some of the good deals we've had recently.

72 cents for 2 clippers and a water temperature sensor from overstock.com (shipment was free)

$6 for 4 pairs of tiny shoes (orig. $39.96) from toysrus store

Since it's getting harder for me to walk for a long period of time, I do most of my baby shopping online. This is me at 26 weeks and 5 days.

Cross Stitching

People always ask me what I do at home when Scott is working. I will tell you but first you have to realize that I've been a stay-at-home wife for about 17 months now so I've pretty much mastered the art of doing nothing. But in all honesty besides from the daily routine of sleeping, eating and watching movies online I also like to cross stitch. And when I get really really bored I clean the house. So for the past year or so here's what I've done with my time.

These projects make me feel like I've actually accomplished something. And now I just added blogging to my to-do-list.

Twirl a tie

I got Scott this tie hanger from ebay for $5.45. It's called twirl a tie and we both love it.

- cheap
- spins around
- fits all closet rails
- holds 20 ties

From this...

... to this.

Ahh so much better to look at. He loves collecting ties and I love organizing his ties. It's a win win situation.