Since you guys loved all the bump updates last time, here we go again.
I am using the same set of questions as last time for reference you can always go back and check on my pregnancy with W.
How Far Along: 22 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +7 lbs (from Drs apt this week) and I am measuring a week ahead as of right now and the last we checked baby was in the 92% tile
Maternity Clothes: I treated myself to some on my birthday but also living in my LLR leggings
Stretch Marks: Nope, not yet.
Best Moment this week: spending time with the fam and W starting school
Miss Anything:sushi
Movement: Yes this baby moves a lot
Sleep: meh! I have never been a good sleeper
Food: Loving salty food
Anything Making you Queasy or Sick: nope
Have you started to show: yup.
Gender predictions: IT'S A BOY!!
for comparison
Labor Signs: nope
Belly Button In or Out: Innie
Wedding ring on or off: I don't wear a ring anymore
Happy or Moody: Mostly happy
Looking forward: Everything. It is still early, but I am looking forward to it.
For Halloween 2016, W was a rainbow ( I made the costume), P was partly cloudy with a chance of rain ( or he had his head in the clouds) and I was a thunderstorm ( not pictured)
W wearing my sisters dress from when she was a baby
My batman princess :)
Biggest news of the new year, we made another baby coming June 2017. Look for updates.
Enjoying hiking and family days outside in the California sun
W being a big girl and exploring at the old LA zoo site
So we left off with taking a village on this post here in case you missed it.
This is an over share post with feelings, so if thats not for you this post isn't for you either.
Since we have had W; we have moved closer to my parents, hired a maid, been going to a therapist, and recently I have joined a baby hiking group.
A VILLAGE.
Yup! That's what I said.
It's not just P and I making this work.
I work 12.5 hours at night, so 14+ hours to get there and come home. If P is here he will watch W, but if he is at work (he works 20 days a month) my mom and dad will watch her. They are both retired and we dont know what we would do without them.
I have never been one to keep an maculate home.
This has caused several fights during the 10 years P and I have been together. Once W was born cleaning was no longer a priority and I just couldn't keep up. Although at first I felt like I failed at being mom because I couldn't do it all, I realized that I am just human and allowed P to hire a maid. I would not change it and now I have more time to worry about it.
Alright, the hard one.. a therapist. We have talked about going to therapy for YEARS. It's not that we are broken or that there is one thing wrong, we just want to make things better. At first we were going a lot and the communication between us became awsome and the fighting and frustration became less. We have both given up something in our marriage life and we are able to make things work for us.
In the last few months, as I wrote in the first post. I found a local hiking group where I can wear W, get our of the house, have mommy conversations and get exercise all at once. I love it and it has really changed how we do things.
Having these people in our lives has really been awsome and feeling lost I hope is a thing of the past.
Right before our vacation to Mexico for a long weekend
I knew i had to pack a wedding dress, a swim suit, a hiking outfit, and it would be hot
So I went on a mini shopping spree
I also wanted a neutral color palatte (mainly black and white and jean material) so that pieces would go together more easily,
my accent color was teal
(LOVE IT!)
I am no fashion expert, by any means but I was so comfortable and still had room in my carry on
Outfit #1: pink button down dress as a cover up with swim suit during the day,
and.. add a sweater and jeans for night
Outfit #2: Striped t-shirt and jeans with a teal sweater and teal flats
Outfit #3: Hiking outfit
Printed teal tank top and jean shorts with tennis shoes
I also wore a hat with this outfit (it's next to the dog food, don't mind that)
at night worn with beige cardigan (above) and jeans
Outfit #4: Out on the town
The morning of the wedding we went to the market. Due to the amount of walking we were probably going to do i choose a dress with a hat (weird maybe, but it was hot). Polka dot black and white dress, gold gladiator sandals and hat.
I found these nude pumps from kohls for less than $20 and worn with my beige cardigan
So that was my suitcase
- one pair of knee length jean shorts
- one swim suit
- pink button down dress
- black and white polka dot dress
- teal cardigan
- beige cardigan
- brown polka dot dress
- gold gladiators (sandals)
- teal flats
- nude pumps
- tennis shoes
I would say not too shabby and could last at least 5 days in combinations. I could also take out the flats in the mixture. I didn't use them as much as I wanted to. I also would like to add a few more t-shirts to the mix.
Deffinately doing it again, especially when i go to LA in June/July.
Lesson: No matter how you think you are you can go lower.. feel the burn
Practice # 2: It doesn't matter what other people think
This was a hard for me, as I already have friends in derby and I want to make them proud all the time and effort they have put into me being where I am now. There are some skills I am not good at .. yet! and sometimes I get frustrated because I want to go to 0 to 60 and skip everything in between and I need not let that get in the way.
Lesson: You are better than what you think you are, swallow some pride and put your full effort into everything you do
Practice # 3: Good pads are irreplaceable and tricks are easy to find
This practice was really hard for me, I really want to be the best i can be
No this is not an army slogan, but really I just want to make everyone proud
Not everyone knows this but I have had two knee surgeries in my left knee and this has always been a limiting factor in some sports like basketball and at time soccer because of the lateral movements.
Well, I want so bad for derby to not be one of those things.
We practiced falls this week.
Falling for me is so not a normal process and especially with my knees,
IT SCARES THE SHIT OUT OF ME!
Well thankfully a veteran player pulled me aside and worked with me, I WASN"T IN DERBY STANCE, ugh.. what an easy fix.
That made the first fall easy, no prob.
The second fall not so much
This is how its suppose to be done, not the way I was doing it
Needless to say I bruised my knees and it hurt and I cried
I took about 10 minutes to collect myself and every one including my friend Jen and my friend Steph were so nice and just made sure I was ok and it made everything better.
I got out there and tried my hardest, but I do need new gear.
Lesson: I need to buy decent gear and something called a knee gasket that goes under your pads for more protection, midol is wonderful pain reliever and KT tape makes me feel 20 again and lifts my knees up (like a brace would)
Practice # 4: Husbands and knees come before derby
I was talked out of going to practice by friends because peter was coming home originally for one night and I should spend time with him.
I missed practice, but I am glad I did.
So that has been an update on derby and I will update you more often with my trials and tribulations.
So.. i work on my house, i work on my relationship, and now its time to work on ME! I am going full out. I bought new clothes, I am starting a new diet, and I got my first professional hair cut in over 4 years. A new-old me. What do you know. We will see how long this lasts. <3.
