New Shop

I've opened up a shop on Etsy. So far, I've only listed one item. But more is coming! Check it out: http://kokorodesigns.etsy.com I hope you like it :)

It's been a while

For the baby's room:





Me, at 28 weeks and 5 days (taken last night):

24 weeks

Here are the pictures I took this morning. Technically at 24 weeks and 2 days.





These last few weeks have been going by so fast. I can't believe it is already September. Penguin will be here before we know it. We're still trying to decide on a name. So far we haven't had much luck with names that we both like. I don't know why boy names are so much harder. Last night I thought I had finally thought of the perfect name, until Argentinian pointed out to me that they (first and middle) were both city names. SO... I feel like I have a first name (well...maybe. it hasn't been agreed upon yet), and we still need a middle name too.

Other news, my mom will be coming to visit us next weekend, which is also my birthday (Friday). So that should be fun. I haven't seen her since the wedding, so it's been a while. So far we're planning to get some stuff for the baby taken care of, which will be nice. I just hope I have the energy for it.

Fast

This week has been going by pretty fast. I think it was because of the long weekend, and I had one less day I had to be at work.

Yesterday was my doctor's appointment. I'm now officially 24 weeks! These last few weeks seem to have gone by quickly. I mean, as individual days or whatever, slow, but as far as the pregnancy is concerned, it seems like it was just last week i had hit the halfway mark of 20 weeks. Now I'm a whole month past that. Crazy. The appointment went well, and we got our forms and everything for pre-registration at the hospital. As well as some brochures and everything to read through about what the hospital offered, and all of that. We are going to try to sign up sometime soon for a childbirth class, so that should be fun. I've begun to notice how big I've gotten. I don't always notice just looking down. But every once and a while, like last weekend when we went shopping, I catch my reflection from the side. Man! I'm bigger than I thought. And it's just going to keep on getting bigger.

Baby Moving

Ok, here's the video I was talking about earlier. It's not the best. But, unless I manage to capture something better, it will have to do. It's pretty much on the left hand side of my stomach, so focus there. There's about two different times you see him move around. Excuse the Shear Genius playing in the background.

21 Weeks

These were taken last weekend. Not too much of a difference from last time, I don't think. But, I think I just don't notice the growing as much as others maybe. Everything is going well. I tried to take a video last night (along with some new pictures) of the baby moving. Maybe I'll try to upload that at some point.

Swear I Won't Miss A Beat, Cause I Never Have Before

This weekend was pretty fun and relaxing. We went to Argentinian's work lunch thing on Saturday, which was was on the USS Midway. It was kind of interesting, even though I'm not much into military/ships/war history for the most part. After that we spent a lot of the day doing laundry at the laundromat since we (ok....mostly me) had a lot to do. It took us a few hours, but eventually we got everything we took with us done. That night after we were done we must not have done anything of note, because I can't remember what we did. I think just grabbed some dinner, and watched some tv.

Sunday we ended up sleeping in very late, til about noon. After making lunch and lying around the house for a while, Argentinian took me to get some ice cream. Very delicious, especially on a rather hot day like yesterday. After finishing up our ice cream we decided to head over to Babies R Us to pick out some stuff for the baby we wanted. We decided on several things like a crib, stoller, and bedding, among other things. There are so many things that are just so cute. It's hard not to want to buy a million outfits, they are all so cute. So, we got a few things taken care of for the baby, which is good. It feels like the months are quickly slipping by us. Before we know it, he will be here.

A Subtlety I Envy

This time of year always reminds me of going back to school. I used to love all the shopping that went along with it. New supplies like binders and backpacks, and of course the new clothes. A time when you get to go on a mini shopping spree, and the parents would pay for it. Sigh, those were the days.

So naturally when thinking of the new school year, my mind eventually wanders off to the seasons changing. That's one thing I really miss living down in San Diego. Actual seasons. It's not much in the way of weather variety. Northern California had the perfect amount. It wasn't the extreme weather of living on the east coast or further north, but it was enough to where you had a distinct spring, summer, fall, and winter. In San Diego we kind of fade from winter to summer. And winter is only identified by slightly cooler weather. And maybe rain a couple of times. I miss the changing leaves, and the actual thunderstorms of Sacramento. Not that I'd want snow and stuff like that. But sometimes it's nice to get cozy in the winter with a fire and a good movie or book, cuddling up with that certain someone, and hearing the rain on the roof.

When Argentinian and I have gone up for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas the last couple of years, it's a nice change. It feels more like Christmas when it's cold out. That's a second reason I'm a little bummed this baby is coming on or around Christmas (aside from having to share his birthday with Christmas. Torture for any child). It'll be the first time I don't spend Christmas with my family. Instead I'll be down here in San Diego, and I don't know that any family besides the two of us will be around. That's slightly disappointing. I sometimes secretly (well, it was a secret) hope that the baby will come a tiny bit early (as long as he's healthy), so we can make a trip up there for Christmas. I'd suffer the drive with a newborn. Wow... I really digressed there... Anyway, I always love going back up there in the colder months and getting to see the effects (affects?) of fall and winter.

Major digression: The Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You song just came up on my iPod, and it reminded me of 10 Things I Hate About You, where Heath Ledger sings it. The beginning of thousands of girls developing a crush on him. I know I can't be the only teenage girl who found his charming "bad boy" character...charming. (Where's a thesaurus when you need one?)



I still can't believe he's dead.

Movement

Argentinian finally felt Penguin moving around this last weekend. I tried to wake him up Saturday night when Penguin was literally doing somersaults or something in there, and you could not only feel the rolling, but could see it. Very strange. But cool. Anyway, I was unable to rouse him from his deep sleep. But the next morning, after breakfast, I kept Argentinian near me on the couch so he could feel the little guy kicking. He becomes rather active about 10 minutes or so after I eat a meal. So he finally felt a good strong kick from him.

Oops...

I don't think I ever posted any of the ultrasound photos, even though I totally meant to. So, without further ado, some of the very first photos of Penguin.

New

So the green was starting to hurt my eyes. It literally was an eye sore. And since I want to keep this blog more up to date, I figured, it's time for a new look. So, I hope you like it. For now, I think this is how it will stay.

It was all in the stars...

Looks like I was destined to work in this industry, according to this article on MSN:

Virgo
Happiest when serving others, Virgo thrives as a doctor, nurse, and, with your love for small animals, veterinary medicine. You also have considerable writing skills, and with your highly retentive mind, you'd be a fine editor, researcher, or critic. Majoring in communication would open countless doors for your brand of perfectionism and productivity.

I do really love writing, and wish I did that more for a living. I'm hoping to get into some freelance type stuff over the next few months. I did want to be a doctor (OBGYN), but realized I just didn't want to be in school for that long. Plus, as much as I find biology interesting, chemistry is definitely a nemeses of mine.

19 Weeks

Well, I'm about half way through the pregnancy now. About 19.5 weeks. This is a picture I took a few days ago:



The little guy (Penguin) is definitely moving around in there. His kicks are getting strong enough that I even felt them on the outside over the weekend. Sadly, the Argentinian didn't get to feel them. Whenever he came over to feel Penguin either stopped moving, or kicked too softly that only I could feel it. Hopefully it'll happen soon enough that he can experience that.

We went up to Pasadena this past weekend to hang out with my family. It was quite a group of us, each with significant others. Eight total. Next year, we'll have the baby with us, so it'll be even more of a production. But, I always look forward to this yearly trip. It's a fun thing we started doing. We went to a comedy show on Saturday evening after eating dinner. Once the show was over everyone (sans dad and his girlfriend) went walking around Old Pasadena looking for some food and drinks (non-alcoholic for me obviously). We ended up going to a place called Hot Wings, as that was the only place that wasn't to "sit down restaurant-like" that was still open. One of my brothers ordered a glass of wine, which everyone laughed at. I mean, who goes to a place called Hot Wings, and then drinks wine (along with some french fries)? But we all had fun until we started getting a little tired and headed back to our hotel. Sunday, after breakfast, we went to the shop my dad's girlfriend owns and shopped around for a little bit. It's a cute little shop with little gift type things and books and all of that. Shortly after that, we split up (my brothers with their wife and girlfriend to the airport, us making the drive home) to head back home. My air conditioning in my car decided to break, so it was a pretty hot drive. I was dying during the first part of the drive home. Luckily I fell asleep so that I slept through most of the hot part. When I woke up, we were only about 20 minutes from home. So much cooler down here. But, I still need to get the AC fixed. I don't know if I'll be able to make it through the rest of the summer without it.

Loathes and Loves on Tuesday 7.29.08

Loathes:

- that it seems that, after semi writing out what we spend each month, we should have much more money left over each month
- that it's only Tuesday
- feeling so tired and congested
- being hungry (easily fixable, I know)

Loves:

- that I'll be seeing my family this weekend
- feeling the baby move
- baby clothes
- work day finally over
- actually having the energy to consider going to the gym tonight
- skin really clearing up after initial rush of pregnancy hormones

Recent Recap

It's been about a week or so since I've updated this blog. Hopefully I'll keep getting better and better at updating this one. This past weekend we had some of Argentinian's relatives staying with us. It was really nice and fun to meet them. They were so sweet and bought us a video camera for our wedding gift. They also bought a couple outfits for the baby.

I've been battling a cold or something (I hope it's not allergies, as that takes away all hope it will go away soon) the last 5 or so days. I am finally able to breath comfortably through my nose. Though one is still stuffy a majority of the time. But, it is at least getting better.

This weekend we are going to Pasadena to meet up with my family (well, sans mother) for our what seems to be annual weekend together. At least with my dad.

The pregnancy is going well. I felt the baby move the other night in a "I'm sure that's the baby and not my stomach digesting" sort of way. It was....strange. But great. I've never felt anything like that before (obviously). And I can't wait to feel it more regularly. So far I haven't felt anything so definite again. But I'm sure as the weeks go on I will.

Month

Well, it's been a month since Argentinian and I have gotten married. And it's going wonderfully. It unfortunately seems our honeymoon will likely be put off for a while longer, as we are expecting a baby (a boy!) at the end of the year, Christmas to be exact, and I think I rather save up my days for that. We can always take a vacation. My father has already offered to watch the little guy when we decide to go on one. Very nice.

So... nothing else besides the big news of a baby to report. We went last Friday for an ultrasound, and everything looks like it's going well. The kid even appears to have a cute profile. We're both very excited, and can't wait to meet him. I am hoping these next five or so months go by quickly. I just want to get to the fun part (though I know it will be tons of work) of actually having the baby here with us.

Wedding Recap

The Argentinian and I are officially married! I just realized that I never posted anything about that here on this blog. It's tough maintaining two blogs. Let me tell you. I always end up posting more on my anonymous blog since I feel like there's more of a community (or something) there. This poor original blog has been rejected. I feel so ashamed. Anyway... on to the details

Well, the wedding went just wonderfully. We got married downtown at the Westgate hotel, and I would recommend them to anyone wanting to get married in the San Diego area. They were so wonderful and helpful throughout the whole process.

Anyway...I (and the Argentinian) couldn't have imagined a day more perfect. We didn't see each other at all before the ceremony, so it was a complete surprise how each other was going to look. Right before walking down the aisle, while standing outside the doors, holding on to my dad's arm, my heart suddenly started beating so fast. I don't know the last time I felt my heart beat so hard. But by the time I reached the end, and was up there with the Argentinian, any nerves had subsided, and I was just so excited. He looked so handsome. The ceremony was nice, not too long, not too short. We couldn't stop smiling and staring in each other's eyes when we got the chance. The whole night went by so quickly, looking back. What was actually 7 or 8 hours felt like 2 hours. I can't wait to see the pictures. So far we have a few from his sister that she took, and those turned out really nice.

My New Favorite Drug

So I am sitting on a plane right now flying up to Sacramento. I leave from there tomorrow afternoon for my cruise. And I just got to say, I am loving the Xanax prescription I got for the multitude of flights I am having over the next couple weeks. So far I’ve handled take off (always nerve wrecking for me), a decent amount of turbulence, and flying through very hazy/foggy conditions, and haven’t even felt tense. Sure, in my mind I kind of have a little I hope we don’t crash type of thought. But very minor. I’ve been happily snapping pictures out the window, fooling around with some pictures to change effects, and, of course, writing blogs to post once I am again connected to the internet. If anyone has a fear of flying I 100% recommend you take some Xanax. It will make your life so much better. Oh…more turbulence. Didn’t even phase me.

Birthday!

So I haven't been around much lately. A friend died, and that sort of put me in a funk for a while. Then I've just been busy with stuff, and, well, the blog got neglected.


Last night was The Argentinian's birthday party. It was a lot of fun. More enjoyable than the other parties we've gone to, mostly just cause I knew the majority of the people. Or maybe I've just gotten more outgoing at parties, so that I don't mind the unknowns so much. Who knows. But it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the cops got called cause of noise I guess. Which, even though I was having a lot of fun, and could've kept having a good time, I was kind of glad that it meant we'd be going to sleep soonish. haha. I'm so old! But it was really fun getting to meet some new people, and seeing some others that I haven't seen in a really long time.

moving!

Ugh... I typed up a whole post, and it got deleted. How annoying...

ANYWAY...

I'm moving. I found a new apartment, and I will be moving in on April 19th. Just a week (or a little less) than when I get back from my cruise. I am so excited. It is not only closer to the beach (which is my main reason for moving...I really didn't want to endure the heat of living so far inland. Plus, who doesn't want to live close enough to walk to the beach?), but it is also closer to work, and close to the Argentinian. We could walk to each other's houses. So, even though it's more expensive than where I live now, I will probably be saving a fair amount of money on gas since the places I go most are going to be much closer. Plus, I think the extra money is totally worth it to have a place I can call my own, roommate free. I've just really been craving having a place that is just mine, and I can do and decorate it as I please. Very exciting. I'll try to post some pictures once I get everything all settled and all. Just a month away. I can't wait!

Update On Things

Well, kind of a lot has been going on. Which is partly why I haven't been updating very regularly (like I said I would be). So...here's what's new...

Biggest news...the Argentinian and I have gotten back together. Not engaged back together, but, dating back together. I'm sitting on his bed as I type this, and he is learning a song on the guitar that I like. Very sweet. Anyway...we've been slowly seeing each other over the last few weeks, talking, slowly ramping up to the official boyfriend/girlfriend status. I couldn't be happier. So if you have something negative to say, I'd prefer you keep it to yourself. I know I'm taking a risk. And I know I could end up getting hurt again. But, I don't care. I think that things will turn out much differently this time around. Already things are so great.

Lesser news...I am taking on some new stuff at work. This is good since I have been having way too much time on my hands the past couple months. But at the same time it makes me a little nervous since some of this is stuff I'll be managing all on my own, which is something new for me. So, scary and exciting all at the same time.

The cruise is coming up pretty fast. Just about four weeks from now. I am SO looking forward to that. I just wish the Argentinian was coming with me. But, I know I will still enjoy it. How can you not enjoy spending a week in the Caribbean?

Hmm... well, I think that's about it that I have to say for now.

FINALLY

LOST is finally starting tonight. I thought it was starting at 8, but turns out this first hour is just a recap. Which...eh...I was really hoping for a 2 hour episode. But I'm so excited for the new season, I don't even care.

I 100% agree

Clowns are creepy...

Hi.

So I haven't posted here in forever. I started blogging over at Vox, and so I ended up neglecting this blog. Sorry. But I am alive. And doing rather well, despite what the last few posts are about. I'm happy. I'm moving on with my life.

Let's see...how can I best summarize what I've been up to. I've been going out tons. I went home for Christmas/New Years. Since getting back I've decided not to go out quite so much due to various reasons. I decided I needed to cut back on all of that, cause it wasn't the smartest/healthiest thing to do.

The Argentinian briefly wanted to get back together. Then didn't. All in the matter of a few days. Oh well. Considering I had already been feeling happy without him, it was easy to keep on feeling happy without him. I have kind of given up trying to figure out what will ever happen between us. And I no longer worry whether or not we will get back together. I know either way I will end up being happy.

I'm going on a cruise with some of my friends in April. I'm extremely excited about that. I haven't gone on a real vacation in years it seems like. So, this is very much needed.

I got promoted at work, which I don't know if I mentioned before. I probably did.

I am going up to Sacramento next weekend. I am looking forward to that as well.

Well, that's all I can think of, though obviously a ton of other stuff has happened. Some I just don't to post here since everyone I know in real life has this blog address, and that is partly why I started posting over at Vox. Some anonymity. But I promise I'm going to be posting here a lot more often from now on.