24 weeks survey

How far along?  24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 151. good. im slowing down again. haha. and i had chinese food 2 nights ago.. hmm.. should be higher
Maternity clothes?  nothing new. i'd like to get some pants for night time, like my yoga capris, but reg pants. we'll see wha ON has haha.

Stretch marks? no new ones. yay! ... well on my right boob, right by my cleavege theres some faint little creases. but they go away and come back.. im using bio-oil all the time now!
Sleep:  its okay. my pelvic bones hurt, like right on the sides of my vag, ugh, i wake up in pain sometimes.. but it goes away after ive been awake for a bit.

Best moment this week:  v-day. um, idk i guess thats it haha
Movement: yep
Food cravings: fruit. watermelon, want some now! fruit fruit. nothing citrus-y though.
Gender:  little boy
Labor Signs:  None

Belly Button in or out? still slowing popping out
What I miss:  being in control of my weight.. not having a constant fear of stretch-marks --same.

What I am looking forward to:  seeing him :) hanging out with him, losing all this weight and going back down to my pre-PRE-pregnancy weight of 110. -- same.

Milestones:  v-day. i cant believe im 24 weeks already! wow!

24 weeks!! HAPPY V-DAY!

well, its noahs viability day today. if I were to give birth to him, he would be able to survive out side of the womb. he is officially able to breathe :). so our litle boy has been hiccuping a lot, and i felt him roll over a few times haha, so weird. but um, nothing much has changed. my belly is definitely showing a lot. but im very comfortable with its size right now. its weird cause sometimes it just looks like i have a huge gut, and i can actually grab a big roll haha, then other times theres no doubt its just baby belly. but w/e i know as time goes by itll just get bigger (obv) and more baby belly looking. alright survey coming up now.

house hunt: 23 weeks 5 days

so lately weve had the house hunting itch again, but this time i think we may get a house! :) that would be so great for little noah and i so desperately need to get away from these neighbors! they are always around, always bothering me. i cant sit outside on the porch (which is enclosed) without them coming by and chatting with me everyday. we  looked at one house yesterday, it was a 2 br, very cute, simple and clean. but there was no yard, no basement and no space! so we said naw to that house, but there are a few more that we like a lot. were looking in patchogue, moriches, center moriches and mastic beach areas. i think we'll find a house pretty soon, if we havent found it already. i have like 20 saved on my bookmarks, hah. but anyway, onto the baby.

I had a dream last night that i went into early labor, like, at 23 weeks. it was so scary! i was bleeding and something just didnt feel right. i wasnt having contractions, but the doctor was like, ok we can wait 5 mins and ill pull him out. i was so scared! then laster on in my dream i was holding noah, but he was huge! like the size of a 1 yr old, and he didnt look like us at all! he had a big nose, small eyes.. but he did have jays little freckles. but, it was so weird. i want noah here so bad, and im so excited to meet him, but i can wait till im 40 weeks, thanks. thats only 15 weeks away really. wow. time really is flying. my goals to get done before noah gets here is, find a house, buy a house, move into house, have everything set up for him, andd yea. haha. if we were to stay here (eeeek) i would want to paint the bathroom where the old vanity used to be, and finish the grout on the tiles me and gabi put up. ugh id rather just leave haha. we can find a mortgage for the same price as what were paying now for rent. ugh. not including taxes of course. but the main things were looking for in a house is 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms (or just one, but I think the .5 bath would be an awesome plus), nice size yard, not to cramped inside house, jay wants a basement, but its not a must on his list, and a nice kitchen. :) thats all. oh, and for under 300k. well, we would like to stay under 250k but w/e. ok thats it for now. ill post a survey and pics on sunday when i complete my 24th week :) woww!

23 week survey

How far along?  23 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 150. i gained 4 lbs in one week.. sheeesh.
Maternity clothes?  nothing new

Stretch marks?  2 little ones on my butt cheek crease on my left cheek.. and a few on my boobs.. gotta slow down the weight gain ad maybe i wont get as many... 
Sleep:  really good. as long as i do something during the day, i sleep so good at night.

Best moment this week:  probably when me and jay were pretend fighting in the car and he stopped and waslike oh nooo noah probably got so scared.. and he rubbed my tummy saying "its okay noah, mommy is just kidding.. its okay". it was so sweet.
Movement: yep :)
Food cravings:  those ices at the ice house.. and maybe broccoli.. hmm...
Gender:  little boy
Labor Signs:  None

Belly Button in or out? still slowing popping out
What I miss:  being in control of my weight.. not having a constant fear of stretch-marks haha

What I am looking forward to:  seeing him :) hanging out with him, losing all this weight and going back down to my pre-PRE-pregnancy weight of 110. ill start blogging about that too after hes born probably haha

Milestones:  stranger comments, thats it haha

ugh. 150.

so apparently i weigh 150 now. ughhhhhhh. so that means i have gained a total of 18 lbs... :'(. i SHOULD have gained about 14 lbs so far, but nope. well maybe if i breast feed a lot a lot a lot when baby gets here the weight will fall off? i hope :'( i feel so grossly fat and disgusted with my self right now. well, i guess ill keep working out my arms, and keep doing my squats and 2-day-a-week yoga. oh poo. see, if i weren't pregnant i would be able to eat less and start losing weight very unhealthfully. but no, i have to keep eating the good stuff and start exercising. ew. haha. well today jay said he would go for a walk with me, and were going to his friends birthday party where they will probably be playing badminton.. so ill get some exercise then.. right? ugh. its not even like im eating bad... well yesterday i have a small cup of tofutti... and a chocolate meltdown at ruby tuesdays.. but other than that ive been eating very well!! oh well. ill post a survey now.

bradley class 1

well we had our first bradley class monday, and it was nice. Maria the instructor was really nice and she seems to have the same point of view as me about birth. we have one other couple in our class. I knew pretty much everything she went over and i cant wait to start getting into the hard stuff that i didn't know about. we first went over nutrition, then exercises then relaxation where we lie on the floor and meditate. it was nice, i almost fell asleep! haha. 

I guess ill post a new pic of my belly and belly button. its so funny of the past 3 weeks my belly has changed soo much! I thought I was big at 19-20 weeks, now look at me, it looks like I have nothing back then!

and so it begins..

just discovered 2 little stretchies on my left hip. ::cries:: 

thats all.

ok so last night i went to dinner with jays whole family. it was great. butttt, my chicken was barely even cooked.. it was clear in the middle. CLEAR. ugh. i had a few bites before i saw how raw it was. so gross. i didnt feel sick or anything, so i guess im fine. im going to tell my doctor anyway wednesday just in case.

some good news, jays NH grandparents just bought us a reallly nice dresser that was on sale like crazy. and my grandparents bought us a crib, bumper and mattress. now i have $60 left to spend and i dont know what to do with it!! i'll figure it out haha. i think im going to get the hamper and diaper stacker, if they match. I can't wait for the crib, and dresser and everything to be set up :D. ok, just a short update. cya!

22 week survey

How far along?  22 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  fiiine ill weigh myself.. brb... a whopping 146.6..so 14 lbs.. but that fluctuates a lot during the day. but yayyyy im right on track still!!! i think im supposed to gain .5lb each week from now on.. so lets see.. i have 18 weeks left.. which means 9 lbs to go. so my total SHOULD be around 155. so my total weight gain would be 23. i doubt ill stay this low though. but who knows its summer.. ill get out more... sigh...
Maternity clothes?  got an outfit for a party today, stretchy pants, a nice lilac top. andd i have hmm 1 other maternity shirt, and 2 pairs of shorts that have fold over waists, so i guess you could consider them maternity (but theyre really not!!) im so happy im pregnant during the spring summer!! no ugly full panel jeans and stuff!!

Stretch marks? yess. tops of my boobs :( so sad. but as long as i dont get any on my tummy, ill be okay...
Sleep:  my hip bones hurt 2 nights ago realllly bad. but if i sleep with a regular pillow shoved between my legs, it seems to be a lot better.

Best moment this week:  whenever jay feels baby kick, its like.. the best gift i cold ever give him :).
Movement: yesss. he moves around at like 10 am, then 3pm and then 9pm. 
Food cravings:  i got the ice i wanted last week!! yummm they're sooo good at this one place by me.. damn it now i want another!!!!
Gender:  little boyy
Labor Signs:  None

Belly Button in or out?  haha it has little folds from the inside popping outward.. it looks cute. ill try to get a pic of it haha.
What I miss:  not having stretch-marks. yea. thats it.

What I am looking forward to:  seeing him :) bradley class, starting tomorrow night!!!!

Milestones:  everyone knows im pregnant know by looking at me.. thats great!! anddddd yea.. haha. not much.

22 weeks!!

Sooo im officially starting my 23rd week today and im also starting my 6TH MONTH!! how crazy!! well nothings really been going on.. belly is getting bigger, belly button is diminishing, baby's kicking and squirming around a bit, jay felt baby kick 2-3 times yesterday :D, i guess thats it. oh yea, and the dreaded stretch marks that are appearing on my boobs. ughhhhh. but thats okay. I have my next appt this weds.. nothing big is happening. we'll go over my quad screen results, which i assume came out fine since they didn't call me. im interested to see the chance of each disorder though. but yea, the next big test for baby is.... the GTT. i have to drink a glass of super sugary stuff and hold it down for an hour or so, so they can test me if i have gestational diabetes. the worst part for me is not being able to eat before hand. but some doctors offices don't use that rule.. thank god ;).  that will be coming in 2 weeks. so yayy... haha. Nana and Papa Loturco just cut us a check for $400 to spend on all the crib stuff. (da vinci emily mini crib, the bed rails, bumper, and the mattress.) i am soo excited to order it and get it here!!!! itll make me feel like this is sooo insanely real, and coming so fast! i remember not so long ago thinking well, lets wait till i hit 7-8 weeks pregnant to really get excited, cause i might miscarry... but look!! im 22 weeks and feeling great and baby will be here before we know it!! ahhhh!!

ok i guess ill fill out a survey, even though nothings really changed... cyaaa

21 week survey

How far along?  21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:   no idea. i give up looking at the scale. i think im going through a growth spurt anyway.
Maternity clothes?  nothing new. bra, 2 shirts, capri pants, bella band
Stretch marks?  my boobs a little. :(
Sleep:  still getting up at 7am. but im sleeping pretty well.

Best moment this week:  jay feeling the baby move for the 2nd time! the first time was after the sonogram
Movement: this week, not so much, till around 930 last night, he kicked so hard it scared me! haha
Food cravings:  none. i wanted an ice yesterday pretty bad, but i always love ices.
Gender:  BOY!
Labor Signs:  None

Belly Button in or out?  almost getting flat :O. so weird haha
What I miss:  nothing

What I am looking forward to:  seeing him :) bradley class

Milestones:  strangers know im pregnant, jay felt baby kick twice, its a boy!

21 weeks!

So, I'm 21 weeks 1 day today! soo happy! we went to BRU last night and checked out the strollers one last time, and we decided to go a whole other route and get a baby jogger city mini stroller. I never looked into the joggers, cause well, I dont jog. but its really cute and easy to maneuver and jay absolutely loves it. so we put that one on the registry instead :) We signed up for bradley classes starting next monday, going through july 6th. Its usually 12 weeks long, but this teacher only does 7 weeks. I emailed her asking her why, because we are paying $300 for these classes and I would prefer the full 12 classes to get more bang for my buck. but whatever. I just need to learn how to relax and manage my pain for when I'm in labor.

ok so thats about it, im going to post the survey in a few mins. Ta ta :)

20w 5d

so its pretty late, we just got in from hooters, the wings sucked. baby's not really kicking a lot lately. I feel movement every now and then, but not much. I cant believe ill be in my 22nd week in 2 days! wowww. I looked into Bradley classes, one instructer in ronkonkoma is charging 300, and theres another one whos a provisional (idk what that means, its cheaper tho i think), but she just had a baby, and will call me back tomorrow or the next day to let me know if she wants to do it. idk how much itll cost, but 300 is too high i think. i mean, we'll pay that much for classes, but seriously??? anyway, its 12 classes and it teaches you to control the pain of labor and different pain relief things, and breastfeeding and all that stuff. im excitedddd. id be starting soon. so thats awesome. anything baby related gets me soo excited :) I need to et more pregnancy magazines or something. haha. anyway.. im heading off to bed. ill update on my 21wk with a pic and survey update :) toodlesss

Its a boy!!!

So we went this morning to the ultrasound, and it was so quick getting in! We filled out some papers, i think we registered for the hospital, which is awesome! then we sat down for about 10 mins max, and they called us in. it was just a room with an ultrasound machine. I was sooo excited! so the guy checked out the baby's head, heart, stomach, and then i saw it! He said "i know a the sex is..." and i said "its a boy? its a boy!!!' or something like that, i cant remember from all of the excitement, haha. I am so happy!! jay was beaming.. I'm so glad he got what he wanted :D so then the tech took different shots of the baby's heart and spine and legs.. it was so cool seeing inside your baby.. for the first and last time until he comes out in 4 months :) :) so we called everyone and my mom cried.. it was sweet. i was so happy to finally see our little guy and now I'm even more excited for when he's really here :)

finding out the sex..

im 2.5 hours!!!!! ahhh im dyingggg to know! i hope the tech can see the parts! they told me to drink a lot of juice before hand so the baby moves a lot. so im filling up on water, then on the wa gulping down juice :) i c ant wait :D :D :D I hope its a boy.. but if they tell us its a girl idk how i'll react. i feel kinda guilty, and like a bad mommy for not being as excited if its a girl. i just know jay wants a boy and itd be nice to have a boy first... but we'll see. i think its a boy anyway. im carrying only inmy belly, like, my WHOLE belly. not just the lower part, but the whole thing. From behind, you cant tell im pregnant, just when I stand sideways or at an angle. When i take all the OWT quizzes they say mostly girl.. but we'll see soon enough!!

survey 20 weeks

How far along?  20 weeks!!!

Total weight gain/loss:   143 as of this morning.. so 11 lbs.
Maternity clothes?  nothing new. bra, 2 shirts, capri pants, bella band
Stretch marks?  2 on my right boob.. but theyre going away cause i put bio-oil on em all the time!
Sleep:  fine.. getting up around 7am every day.. weird.

Best moment this week:  hitting the half way mark. baby kicking my hand so hard out of no where :D
Movement: yes
Food cravings:  none. i graze a lot.. its funny.
Gender:  i think its a boy... finding out tomorrow
Labor Signs:  None

Belly Button in or out?  still in.. for now.
What I miss:  nothing

What I am looking forward to:  finding out what baby is tomorrow :D :D :D Jay feeling the baby kick

Milestones:  halfway mark. came up so fast!!

holy crap!!!

so some mornings i drink 2-3 full bottles of smart water with a little kool aid (cause i hate regular water) and i get this really bad pain in my stomach on the left side usually. well i figured out a few days ago, all that water is like a pressure system that builds up and i crap the hugest crap ever after i drink a lot. its pretty amazing. today was the best though. i had one full bottle and felt the stomach pain, i went to the bathroom, and I didn't even notice how much came out till i looked afterwards. holy holy holy crap. it was immense. I probably lost like 14 lbs after that haha. i know this blog is a little gross, and tmi. but i think this occurrence was significant enough for me put put in my pregnancy log book haha. but anyway.. ill be 20 weeks tomorrow!! SO excited to be half way there!! baby was jumping around and kicking down, then up and all over this morning, i think its excited too hah. i weigh 143 right now, after breakfast and 2 bottles of water... so im doing great.. right on track :D gained 11 lbs so far, and I'm half way there, so hopefully ill just double that and be 22 lbs total ;). i read online some women who leave the hospital 20lbs lighter (which makes sense sorta cause baby is 6-8 lbs and the placenta, and the amniotic fluid, and if u breastfeed, it makes u lose weight even quicker!) so I'm aiming for 20-25 lbs gained overall(even though I cant really diet, or anything, ill probably just eat healthy foods, which ive been doing all along (go me!) and exercise more and more if I start gaining too fast). my mom only gained 18 for me and my sister.. which is crazy, yet expected cause my mom has a hard time gaining weight. buttt anywayss thats it. ill do a survey tomorrow morning probably. oh wait.. I have an MS walk to do tomorrow... maybe I wont go, its supposed to be so disgusting out. I should really go to church though, I havent gone since I was about 7 weeks pregnant. :0. I know. ok bye again!