LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES

I believe it’s been a month since I had an update on this site. WOW! As you probably know by now I had my baby back in May and he turned 1 month two days ago. I know! Time flies. I can’t believe he is one month already!

Anyway, life has been crazy with the baby. These days you will find me feeding, rocking him to sleep and changing his nappy/diaper. It’s the same thing everyday. ^_^. Going out (what I love to do) has been put on hold as it’s been so hot out there. I know it’s bad for the environment and all but I am so glad my in-laws have A/C. My life is kind of boring right now but I don’t mind coz I love my kids.

As for the weight, I lost a few pounds two weeks after the birth but I haven’t lost any since, so I am still freaking chubby. If you know me, then you would know how uncomfortable I am with my current weight. I don’t like it at all.

Anyway, JC is about to wake up so I am just going to copy and paste what I had posted on vox. Here it is:

How is big sister doing? We can tell that she was a wee bit jealous in the beginning but we’ve been giving her extra love and attention. She is much better now and thinks Jonathon is adorable. ^_^

How am I doing? I am really tired and have no time for anything but CF, JC and hubby. They help me out but I am still exhausted. As tired as I am, I am glad he’s here. My feet aren’t swollen anymore, my back is better and I no longer suffer from indigestion *WHEW! Sigh of relief*

How is Ryan coping? He is doing really well! I am surprised! I am so proud of him. ^_^ He is really good at making the baby burp. He is a huge help! I must thank him :)

Okay, I gotta go. Time to feed again. :P. I feel like a vending machine but I don’t regret breastfeeding. It’s good for him and it’s cheaper. Yes, we’re cheap like that. LOL. Okay gotta go. ^_^

Baby JC hates this knob. I have to be careful every time I lean over to read small prints from the laptop because JC kicks up a storm when my tummy is pressed to this little handle. Poor thing. He really hates it. The good thing about this knob is that whenever I don’t feel JC move I lean over and press my belly gently on it, and he would move. :D.

Everytime Ryan takes a picture of me, I get mad because I think that he’s out to make me ugly on my pictures. LOL. He thinks I am crazy. :P. The other night I showed him the mini cards I ordered from moo.com.

This is how our conversation went:

Me: Look babe, don’t you look good in this picture?

Ryan: *watching tv so was not really paying attention* yeah, very good babe.

ME: Yeah unlike you, I actually care about my subjects when I take pictures.

Ryan: *full attention on me. amused.* Oh… is that what we are now to you? Subjects? We’re just a bunch of subjects.”

LOL. Whoops. Didn’t mean it to come out like that. Hahaha!

The weather last night was tuh.reh.bol! Rain downpour, thunder followed by lightning. :/. I thought the sky was angry and was out to get us and I thought for awhile that a tornado passed us. The weather report said that most places in TX was on tornado watch, so I was really worried. It didn’t help that Ryan was at work. All I could think was him at his workplace. I was very worried about him driving home too. I am just glad it calmed down when he finished his shift (*whew! wipes forehead*). We’ve had bad weather in the UK before, but it wasn’t like that, and I couldn’t remember anything like that when I lived in the Philippines.

While the weather was cussing and cursing, I covered my belly with a pillow so JC couldn’t hear anything. :P. I didn’t want him to freak out and come out early. Chantelle slept like a log. :P. I asked her this morning if she heard anything and she said she didn’t! I was like, “How could you not have heard anything? It was really loud!” Her answer to me was: “I dunno.” LOL. It may just as well she didn’t hear anything as she would have been so scared. Even I was scared. :P. FIL showed me the backyard this morning. OH.MY.GOODNESS! It is flooded out there. The golf course is covered in brown water! :/. I think it’s crazy.

*I should remember that what I experienced last night was nothing compared to what these people had to endure on a bad weather. Also, some people complain about how ugly crocs are… Well, I am sorry but I think that you’re lucky enough to have a choice to wear them. I am sure they would bring comfort to these people who, as you can see, aren’t wearing anything with their feet. Shut up about how ugly and unfashionable they are *y’all*! Yeah. Really *y’all*!

-just sayin’ *y’all*! hehehe…

After that being said, I MISS MY UGLY BLACK CROCS! It’s still packed away somewhere in San Antonio. They were really comfy to wear! I think I need to get a new one because I plan to walk around in them when Baby JC is out. :D

Mother’s day was celebrated around Ryan’s family. We started on Friday by going to Dave and Busters for dinner. After dinner we spent a few hours inside the game room and helped Chantelle won 740 plus worth of tickets. She was going to claim a prize with the whole thing but she decided to save it for next time because she wants to get a big fluffy toy. Those are worth around 1500 tickets so she decided to wait.

On Saturday, Ryan, Chantelle and I stayed home while MIL went grocery shopping. When she came back she had a card for me and Memere. The card she gave me almost made me cry because of the words that was written in it. It was so sweet and something that I felt for real. I gave her a hug and thanked her. Aww… My MIL is so sweet. ^_^. After all that, Chantelle and I helped her baked a cake for Papa Bob’s restaurant. :D

Sunday, we had lunch at Casa Ole. The food there was delicious. I had fajitas Ole (beef, chicken and shrimp) and that was really good. Best fajita I’ve had so far. Even Ryan said it was the best beef and chicken fajita he had too. After lunch, we went over to Mem’s to greet her a Happy Mother’s Day. Ryan’s Uncle and Auntie from Dallas were there too so that was nice. We were there from around 1-ish till 5! Great fun. When we left, they wished Ryan and I good luck for next week. ^_^ In the evening, Papa Bob knocked on our door and wished me a Happy Mother’s Day and told me about how the weekend was for him. It’s nice to know that he had a great weekend at his restaurant. He deserves it. I am glad for him. ^_^

As for Chantelle’s gifts for me, click here and here. I didn’t know my lips were that thick. I know it’s wide but I didn’t know it was that wide. :P. Ryan said it looks good even though it’s a little scary. LOL. Aww! She’s sweet! To sum it all up, it was a great weekend. Best Mother’s Day I had ever. ^_^.

Not long now till I have my C section. I am not supposed to eat or drink anything from 5am till it’s done. I am really worried because I tend to feel shaky when I am hungry. :/. Ryan told me to eat at 11-12 at night so it’s not too bad the next day. He also told me to sleep all day long until it’s time to go to the hospital. I guess I should follow his advice. #_#.

Chantelle and I had this conversation this morning.

C: Mom? Do you have a third eye somewhere on the back of your head?

Me: Why do you ask?

C: Weeeeell, how do you know everything I do?

ME: Hehehe. Yes, I have a third eye, so watch out!

C: argghh…

Yesterday, I started getting ready for the baby’s arrival by cleaning the room and organizing baby JC’s stuff. All 0-3 months clothes are now in the temporary drawer we bought for him from walmart. The 3-6 months cothes now hang in the closet and same with the 6-12mos clothes he owns. I noticed yesterday that he even owns 2yr old clothes. LOL. MIL went over the top buying clothes for him at OSHKOSH (note: I am not complaining.) I also got the bottle sterilizer out ready for when we arrive from the hospital. I unpacked and arranged everything so it’s not hard for me to find them when the baby is home. :)

While I was doing this yesterday, FIL came in and said that he thinks baby JC is coming in a couple of days. He said: “You are having the nesting instinct and there is no stopping you now.” LOL. He was right about no stopping me, because I wasn’t going to let anyone stop me even Ryan. He is so over protective. I like it, but I think sometimes it’s too much! I am not supposed to do anything now but stretch out! :P I can’t do that! I want to go out and about. Walk around even though my back hurts when I walk, take pictures and window shop. Get some exercise! If my water breaks, no worries. I have something stashed inside my bag to prevent leakage (tmi). :P.

Yes, we are ready for baby JC. He better be ready for us too! :D

Random: I also decided to have my tubes tied permanently. I know it sounds so final but to be honest, I only wanted one kid (Chantelle) but I am now going to end up with two. I wasn’t happy in the beginning but I am now looking forward to having two kids. :) I definitely don’t want anymore after JC so I think the best way is to have tubal ligation because I can’t be bothered with the PILL. :P

• MIL had a great time on her birthday.
• MIL and FIL are the greatest! I love them both.
• 22 more days till baby JC is here! Omigosh!
• Wonder what’s it like to have an empty tummy?
• It’s been awhile since I didn’t feel bloated! Hehehe
• I hope I don’t suffer from Postnatal Depression.
• It’s starting to get really hot here in TX.
• I could fry an egg on the sidewalk sometimes.
• Ryan and a few others said it’s worse in the summer.
• YIKES!
• I am really nervous about having baby JC.
• I hope things will come back naturally.
• I am not looking forward to breastfeeding.
• It’s good for the baby though. :P
• I’ll use a breast pump. :P
• I want the Canon 40d
• But I already own an SLR.
• I love crocheting & knitting.
• Scrapbooking is fun too!
• I love the Hobby Lobby.
• I also love Michael’s Arts and Crafts.
• I think that’s it.
• I can’t think of anything else to add.
• Have a great week everyone. :)

I saw something really cool yesterday. I saw a bird flew into my in-laws fence. :P. As soon as it did, it fell on the ground on it’s back. I thought: what a dumb bird and I even laughed at it. :/. It laid there for awhile. I thought it was dead but then a few minutes later it started moving again. It crawled and started fluttering it’s wings. That’s when I realized that the bird was a baby and it was practicing how to fly! It was so cute.

FRIDAY:
I was so relieved when Friday came because of reasons I explained here. When hubby got home, all I wanted to do was get out of the house and stay out till midnight. :P. He took us to a restaurant called Mongolian Grille in La Frontera. The food was very good. I enjoyed my lo-mien and I am sure Ryan and Chantelle enjoyed theirs too. As usual our plates were brimming with food so we had to take the leftovers home. After the meal, I wanted a mexican vanilla ice cream so we went to Maggie Moo’s and had our fix there. Mexican Vanilla ice cream is so good. It’s my favourite next to chocolate ice cream. :D. We also went to Barnes and Noble to get Chantelle and I a book. I got her this book and I bought this book for me. I am going to read it as soon as I finish with INKSPELL. I am nearly done! We were at B&N for awhile. Whenever I am there I always end up staying for a couple of hours. I can’t help it!

SATURDAY:
Ryan and I headed over to La Frontera again because I wanted to go to the Hobby Lobby. Chantelle stayed with FIL because he wanted to drive her to Brenda’s to hang around with Chantal for the weekend. Before we went to the Hobby Lobby, we stopped by and had lunch at Serranos. Wish we went somewhere or had Taco Bell instead, because the food there wasn’t good at all, and to top it all, the waiters and waitresses weren’t really good at serving. I told Ryan to give a minimum tip. hah! {pfft}. Ryan stayed in the car while I was inside the hobby lobby. He let me spend a couple of hours there to look at art stuff and when I was finished browsing and picking what I wanted I called him to come in and pay for my stuff. Hehehe. He said he would. :P. We also went to Kohls to buy a dress for the wedding that night. The dress I picked was okay and it was on sale too. It was meant to be $50 but Ryan ended paying $25 for it. Anyway, I have to go back to Kohls once I lost the baby weight. I love it there. It’s my favourite shop! It’s like Matalan in England! Woo! That evening we went to the wedding. Ryan’s such a romantic dork. Every time the priest said something about commitment and stuff, he kept pulling me over to him and he kept squeezing my shoulders. ?_? The wedding reception was good too. It was relaxed and people were really nice.

SUNDAY:
We picked Chantelle up from Brenda’s and went out and about again. We stopped by at Ihop for brunch and then at Michaels again for more needles & yarn. They didn’t have many yarns like the Hobby Lobby though. We also went to Circuit City and Office Depot to look for Adobe Photoshop Elements. I didn’t find one though so we’re going to go back there again sometime next week. :)

So yeah, that was our weekend! I was fun. :) Ryan’s schedule is a lot better than last week. He’s able to pick Chantelle up from school again. YAY! :)

Hubby spoils me with flowers. :)

I am tagged again by Girlie, the hip n cool momma. Thanks Girlie! Like I said, I am going to keep up with the tags so I don’t end up posting multiple tags in one day when I can finally be bothered to do it. :P

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I am excited because Ryan’s going to take me and Chantelle out shopping tonight. I’ve been stuck in the house for almost a week now and I am starting to wonder what it’s like out there. LOL. I am glad I had the internet and books to keep me occupied. You have no idea how boring it’s been! I’d rather be out and about in this hot weather than being stuck here.

When baby JC is out I am really going to look into learning how to drive! If Ryan only let me, I would have started my driving lessons a couple of months ago but every time I mentioned it: “Oh no babe! You can’t! You’re too pregnant to drive. I am not going to let you. What if you crash into something? What if you hurt the baby?” He’s over protective. He doesn’t even want me to disturb JC especially when I want to talk to him when he’s not moving around! He’s like “don’t do that, you’re going to wake him up! He’s asleep.” LOL.

Back to tonight, I am really excited about going out shopping. We also plan to eat out tonight. I fancy Chinese food so we’re probably going to a Chinese restaurant somewhere around here. I am craving for general tso! mMmMm… yummy! I also fancy beef lomein! YUM! I am a piglet! :P

I can’t wait for this week to end! Ryan started his new job this week, so he had to go on training all week from 8 to 5, and because of this we had to rely on FIL to pick Chantelle up from school. I feel bad because I know how busy he is with his restaurant. He said he doesn’t mind and that he’s happy to do it. He said he wouldn’t do it if he didn’t want to. I believe him but still! I can’t help but feel like a burden. I told Ryan that I’d walk but he said that the school is way too far for me to walk. He also said that it’s too hot and that he doesn’t want me to have a premature labor. :P.

The school is about 40 minutes walk from where we live and because I am pregnant, it will probably take me an hour to get there (I walk real slow and funny these days!). So, an hour to get there and an hour to walk back home. 2 hours in total! I am not sure if I can do it especially that I can’t seem to sit or stand for longer periods plus I need the loo every 10-15 minutes. :/

After this week, things will get better because Ryan is going to work nights from 4 to 12am. He can pick Chantelle up from school in the afternoon. I hate to ask favors from anyone especially the in-laws so I will be so relieved when this week is over! Whew!

• I am one of Jen and Girlie’s (the hip n cool momma) featured friends
• As such, I should include their names and also pick 4 or 5 more of my own featured friends.
• I have to inform ALL the featured friends to keep the ball rolling.

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Here are my featured Friends:
Jen, Girlie, V, Ayen, Phisch, Ate Marie.

I would include more but I am sure some don’t want to do this tag so I’ll just stop at four.

I think WP 2.5 is not that bad after all! Hah! I say that now because every thing is all sorted out and my entries are back on the main page! :P. You wouldn’t believe how frustrated I was when my recent posts refused to show up on the index page. Grr! That was the worst! I had a feeling it had something to do with a plugin, but usually when this happens it let me know by displaying a fatal error. Not this time though. :/. Anyway, I am glad it’s fixed! I am glad I didn’t give up on it! :P Now that it’s all sorted out, I am going to hunt for plugins that are compatible with 2.5.

WP2.5 - First of all, I upgraded my WP 2.3 to 2.5 last night and I noticed right away that my entries were gone! Well, they’re not really gone, they’re just refusing to appear on the main page which is really annoying! I have no idea what happened! I tried fixing it this afternoon before we went out but nothing worked! Grr! It’s driving me maahhd! I thought I had it all figured out at one point but apparently not! I am so pissed! I decided to put my about me on the index page so it doesn’t look empty on there. That about me page will stay there until I figure out what’s going on with the entries! It’s so frustrating!

TONIGHT - FIL donated some money to an organization in Georgetown and as a reward he was given 5 free tickets to a Magic Show. He gave it to us (Brenda, me and the kids). Before we got there, I expected something cheesy. I thought the magician’s trick would be easy to figure out, but boy was I wrong! I don’t have a clue on how he did his tricks! :P He made a cage with a bird in it disappear, he connected rings like nothing(?!), he made a rabbit appear and disappear. He lifted a table without using his hand. The kids loved it! Brenda and I loved it as well. It was a great show! Glad to FIL gave the tickets to us otherwise we would have missed out!

Chantelle turned 9 yesterday! Yes, she’s nine (time flies)! MIL baked her a strawberry cake on Saturday which I thought was very nice. Then on Sunday we celebrated her birthday by opening her gifts from the in-laws and by eating the cake with homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries on top. So good! Chantelle was really happy. MIL gave her an alarm clock, Enchanted DVD, a bunch of Hanna Montana and HSM stuff. MIL also gave her a silver necklace with heart pendant that she’s now fond of wearing.

Ryan and I bought her a bike. :). She was so happy when she saw what we got for her, but the thing is, it’s too small! We have to go back to Walmart to get the right size. No big deal though because we still have the receipt (whew!). We’re not done celebrating yet because on Saturday, we’re going to take her to Chuck E. Cheese’s. I’ve never been to that place so I don’t know what it’s like, but Ryan said she’s going to have a blast there. I’ll take his word for it.

When I was in the UK I always wanted to try bareMinerals, because I heard many good things about this make-up, but I didn’t know where to get it. When we got here, I didn’t think much about the product until I saw a tv commercial about it. Since then, I wanted to buy the starter kit but I waited, because I thought I could only order by calling that number on TV. I also thought that I would need a visa card to order it. At that time, I didn’t have my SSN yet so I was unable to open a bank account. No bank account, no debit card. :P. I didn’t know that they sell bareMinerals at Sephora, but once I found out, I asked Ryan to take me to nearest Sephora shop we have here in Austin at the Arboretum. That was almost two weeks ago.

I’ve been using the product since then and I love it. I don’t use much but the result is still great. It’s going to last me a long time too, because I am not using a lot. A pinch here and a pinch there! I mean it’s really worth the money! :D

Anyway, that night after our day at the Arboretum, I went ahead and signed up on their website. I am on that site almost everyday, wishing and thinking how nice it would be to buy all products that are saved in my favorites folder. Don’t get me wrong, I intend to get them but I must save first because they’re not freaking cheap! I will get them one by one if I have to.

I also noticed that they sell ghd hair straighteners so I went ahead and added that too even though I have a feeling I am going to get it last. :P.

I guess this post is all about me loving bareMinerals. I am not sure if I’ll use any other product again because I think bareMinerals is awesome but one thing I learned in life is to never say never! :P

I haven’t done this in awhile. I’ve been too lazy to do tags. I am sorry especially to Girlie who tagged me a few times! The links on here are in no particular order because I think you all are fabulous. :) (* Those who are doing (s)posts, I hope this helps your google PR! Every little helps! LOL) ^^

• Jen
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• dexie
• girlie
• v
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• Melle
• Rhada

MIL treated us out to the Cheesecake Factory tonight. We’ve been to a lot of restaurants since we’ve been here, but the Cheesecake Factory has got to be one of the best place we’ve been to so far. Their food portions are massive! I only ate a quarter of the COBB salad I ordered and had to take the rest home. Glad I ordered the dressing on the side otherwise the salad would be all mushy tomorrow.

After our main course, we ordered dessert! I split a Brownie Sundae Cheesecake with CF. I am glad I did, because I couldn’t even finish my half. It was delicious but it was too rich! The leftover is now sitting in the fridge ready for me to eat whenever I want. :)

That place is now added to my favourite place to eat next to P.F. Changs. :) I really loved that place. It’s no wonder it’s MIL’s favourite place to eat.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US.

When Ryan took CF and I to Lakeline Mall, we came across a stand that sold fashion jewelries. I love fashion jewelries so we stopped by. I admired some of the necklace that was hanging on the front, then all of a sudden this cute middle aged Chinese lady popped out of nowhere and said: “Oh, you like it? you like it? You wanna try?” and she proceeded to put it around my neck. I thought she was going to choke me or something. Just kidding. :P. I wasn’t going to buy it because of the way she popped out of nowhere and aggressively put the necklace around my neck, but cherries are my favorite fruit so I decided to buy it. I am glad I did. :)

When we finally broke away from the lady, we went downstairs to look for more things, and there we found a really nice store called Past Presents, a memorabilia store. They were closing down too and all stuff were 60% off! We bought MIL an “I love Lucy” frame because she collects “I love Lucy” stuff. Ryan also got himself a really nice dart board that would have cost him $150, but with the 60% off, the thing only cost him $60. He was happy with his purchase. ^^

On Friday, we’re taking MIL back there to look at the “I love Lucy” stuff. While we are there, I am going to seriously think about buying some Betty Boop and Marilyn Monroe stuff. :) I like Marilyn Monroe and I think Betty Boop stuff are good stuff to collect. We have to get there by Friday because their last day in the mall is on Saturday. I can’t wait because I finally found something to collect! ^^. Marilyn Monroe and Betty Boop!

Yesterday, we took CF to Petland in Georgetown. We saw all sorts of animals such as bunnies, ferrets, tropical birds and puppies! Those puppies are really cute! We saw a couple of shih tzu, and wanted so much to play with one at the play area, but Ryan did not let us because he knows what I am like. He thought that I would be so heart broken if we played with one for a few minutes and then have it put back in the cage. :/. It’s true though. I feel bad for the puppies! I could see that they are well taken care of by the people who work there, but to see them in cages is still very sad. I told Ryan that if I had plenty of money I would take them home, but of course I am not being practical! Animal rescue would probably come knocking in my door if I had loads of puppies in my home. Oh and at the moment, we don’t have a home of our own so yeah. :P

After Petland, we went to the RR outlets. I bought myself a fifty four fossil collection bag. huhuhu! Trust me I did not want to buy the bag because I have so many bags already, but I ended up buying it anyway. I feel really guilty! I don’t know why? WTF man? LOL! As you can probably tell, I am going crazy over here. :P. So yeah, I’ve decided not to buy anymore bags till next year! Yeah! Mark my word! I will not buy another bag till January 2009! That’s a promise to myself!

After the outlets, we came home and sat outside the backyard and talked, ate refreshing mangoes, enjoyed the scenery and watched a couple of people play golf from afar. We had a great day. :)

Ryan treated CF and I to Austin Park today. Austin Park is like Thorpe Park in England, but this one is a lot smaller and cheaper. For $25, we got free drinks, free food (pizza, salad, & pasta). If you live in Austin and you decide to go there, I suggest you don’t eat before you go in because they provide food all day long for people with all day pass. Everything was basically free apart from a few arcade games.

It was a really good day for us as a family. Ryan and I played pool while CF rested her legs. :P. Imagine a pregnant lady with a big belly and a big fat ass playing pool! Nevahmind! It’s not a pretty sight! The worst part was that I suck at it! I need practice. We also played miniature golf. I didn’t suck so much on the miniature golf, but I could have done better! Ryan was so competitive! Geez! I swear he kept adding points to my hits! :P.

It was so much fun at Austin Park today. Ryan and CF went on as many rides as they could. Paying $25 each was so worth it! I’d like to go back again but I think Sea World in San Antonio is next one on our list. ^^

FOR ME:

• a bag to put all the things that will be on the list
• robe
• slippers
• lip balm
• magazines, sudoku puzzles, pens
• Sanitary towels (I hate them but…)
• breast pump
• a set of comfy clothes to wear home
• A tote bag for goodies and pamphlets
• underwear
• nursing pads

FOR BABY JC:

• 0-3 months clothes to wear home.
• a couple of body suits
• booties and mittens
• a couple of nappies
• baby blanket and a spare one
• wipes
• a small nappy bag
• pacifier just in case. I am not a big fan but JC may be. :P
• digital camera

WAITING AT HOME:

• baby monitor
• more sanitary towels
• more absorbent nursing pads (which one?)
• nipple ointment
• more nappies!
• Talc free powder
• baby bottles
• bottle sterilizer
• supportive husband. :)

SUGGESTED BY FRIENDS:

• nail clippers
• baby car seat
• eyeliner (make-up bag)

I think that’s it. I hope I didn’t forget anything…. If you think I have please let me know.

One thing I enjoy being in Texas is the comfortable weather. Today we have a temperature of 65 degress! It’s comfortable and it is a perfect day to go out for a walk or to go out shopping. I also noticed that the more I am exposed to the sun the more I want to do things. I have loads of energy even though I am “very” pregnant. It was so different when I was in England. I used to drag myself to do something because it was too cold! Even Chantelle is full of energy! It’s amazing. I love living here in Texas. Everywhere I’ve been to so far is pretty. I am not sure if we’re going to stay here but I’d love to stay and settle down here. I already told Ryan that I like this place and that I am hoping we could stay here. I hope he gets hired in Austin if not then we can always come visit his parents. :P