It's been a while....

I'm really bad at updating this blog, but I thought now would be a good time. I'm shy form 34 weeks but I swear I feel like i'm further ahead. My braxton hicks contractions are so strong that they scare me sometimes. I do love to feel the baby move, it's just so reasuring that she is fine. I am so ready to meet our baby!!! Although is saddens me to know that Erick is not going to be here for the birth. I'm trying to stay as positive as I can.

I guess it would be nice to update on whats been happening since I last posted. We had a maternity photoshoot while Erick had pre-deployment block leave and they came out Great!!! Here is one of my favorite photos:

At the end of October Erick left to Afghanistan for his second a final deployment. It was such a sad day for us, but I have to say that I'm proud of myself for keeping it together. When the buses arrived and Erick came to give me a kiss goodbye he started to cry which made ME cry!!!
Today will be three weeks since he left and I'm praying that time continues to fly by. I miss him so much and I am constantly praying for his safety along with the other guys that left with him.

Currently I'm trying to buy the last things that I need for the baby. I bought her the car seat and stroller. I love them!!!

Next was the crib!! I had such a hard picking it out. We already had a crib that one of my cousins was giving us, but once Erick went to pick it up I just did not see our baby in there. Don't get me wrong, Im thankful that they gave us the crib, but it just wasn't what I wanted for the baby. So I went to Babies R Us and purchased the crib along with the dresser/changing table:

I'm still in search of the diaper bag, and the only place that I have found a good selection and at a good price is Walmart's website! who knew!

Growing Pains...

22 weeks today!!! woohoo! as impatient that I am I can't believe that we are already have way through this pregnancy. It has definitely been a learning experience that as a first time mommy you can never be prepare for. From finding out that we were pregnant to three months of morning sickness to what I am currently going through right now: uncomfortable nights and back pains it is all worth it! as long as my baby is growing and is healthy I'll take whatever comes my way.
Last week I had my doctors appointment and an U/S. The tech told me that the baby is about a pound in weight and that she now estimates my due date to be January 1st. This baby is growing fast and it makes me feel awesome. Here is a picture of the baby at 20 weeks and a belly picture at 22 weeks!

Baby sucking her thumb






Belly at 22 weeks.



In other news, this is the last week that Erick will be in 29 Palms. He should be back in Lejeune around the 7th and I will be driving up there on the 10th for a pre deployment meeting and I am so excited about meeting some of my FOTF girls!!! I really hope we are able to get together and have lunch!
With that being said, predeployment meeting only means that deployment is just around the corner and I am really not looking forward to that. I have been preparing myself mentally to deal with it, but having a newborn and the hubby in danger is not what I want, but that's the life that I choose and as much as I may complain it is what it is. So we just have to deal with it...Semper Gumby!

A name for our baby (drum roll please....)

Finally!!! after weeks of figuring out what we would name our daughter, Erick has finally agree with me on the name for our baby. CAMILA ADRIANNA.
Since finding out that I was pregnant, I immediately thought of both boys and girls names and Camila stood out to me so much! I loved it and Erick had agreed with it at first, but then decided that he wasn't so sure about the name. Two night ago, he called me and asked me how Camila was doing, I was taken a little back and he said that he knows how much I love that name and that he likes it too so we should just stop looking around and just name her.
Woohoo!!! I'm so excited, I finally can give a name when people ask me and I can start looking around for little wooden signs to decorate her room with her name!

Boring August

This month there is absolutely nothing going on. Erick is gone to Mojave Viper for the entire month and there will be little communication. He will be in the dessert all month training for his upcoming deployment this fall which is rapidly approaching. I've decided to concentrate on moving and cleaning out my room to make room for the baby's crib since we are going to be sharing a room while Erick is on deployment. I'm very thankful that my mom we'll be around to help me out with the baby for those months, I don't know how I would have done it myself. I hope this month flys by since September will be a busy month full of traveling for us!!!

Decision Decision...

Picking out the beding for our little girl it's so dificult!!! here are my choices. I've narrowed down to six...hehehehe.

Any preference? Let me know!

It's a girl!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh!!! I can't believe that we are expecting a little princess. I'm so happy and Erick is in shock!! lol he is so happy as well.
We both showed up at the office and immediately we walk to the ultrasound room where they have a huge screen on the wall where we could see our baby perfectly and within three minutes of being there she told us the news! I once again almost started to cry and Erick had a big smile on his face. The tech looks at Erick and tells him that he is now completely broke for the rest of his life....lol
Once we left we started calling our families and friends, they are all so happy as well. We needed a girl! way too many boys. So here is our big task now: finding a name. I thought that we had already decided on one, but Erick is not too sold on the idea of naming our daughter Camila and as much as I love that name, I want Erick to love it too but since he doesn't we have been busting our brains coming up with a name that we both love. Once we find the name I'll make sure to post it first.

16 weeks!

Here is a picture of my growing belly!!! I can't believe how fast this baby is growing!!

Boy or Girl?

I made an appointment for next weekend to find out the sex of our baby! I'm beyond excited, I couldn't wait till nex month because Erick is going to California for training the entire month and will not be here for the doctor's appointment to find out what we are having. I can't imagine him not being able to be here for any special occasion during this pregnancy. He already is not going to be here for the birth and I really wanted to make him be part of something as little or big it may be. So I went online and found an office in Alpharetta call Baby's first Images http://www.babysfirstimages.com/ their prices are awesome and all I really want is the 2D image to determine the sex of the baby. I think it will be an awesome birthday gift for Erick to be here to find out.

So far out of the four of us that are pregnant right now here is how is looking:
Belines: Boy due in September
Linda: Boy due in October
Melanie: Boy due in November
Rocio: to be determine due in (late) December

It's crazy to imagine that we all grew up together and always talked about this day, but I just can't believe that we are now living it. Belines and my sister Linda are on their second kiddo while Melanie and I this will be our first. All we need now is for Belines to move back to Atlanta so our babies can grow up together! I know, sounds korney, but how awesome would that be. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself given the fact that Erick is re-enlisting and we probably will be moving to California. In any case, I'm rooting for a girl! we need a girl, way too many boys now, but I don't know, I have a feeling that it just might be another boy. In any case I just want to find out what this little baby inside of me is so I can fall in love with him or her even more!!

More Baby News!!!

I had another doctor's appointment today. It's one that they check to see if the baby is at risk of having down syndrome. It's an option for the parents to take this test. Although the risk is higher when the mom is older than 30, I wanted to go ahead and take it since my insurance is paying for it. Part of the test was an ultrasound!!! this I didn't know , I thought that they were just going to draw blood out and that was it, but to my surprise I was able to see my baby once again! When the tech started to see the baby, I could see how much the baby had grown in just two weeks. He/she was still for a while and we were able to hear and see the little heart beating..soo precious. All of the sudden, the baby starts to move all over the place! her little feet where pushing her up and she was touching her face. The tech got a real close look at the baby and I could see how the baby opened and close her little tiny hand. I inmediately lost it and started to cry! I haven't felt my baby yet, I have only felt the side effects of the pregnancy i.e. MORNING SICKNESS, but when I saw her move it just melted my heart and it made it all so much more real. I just wished Erick could have been with me.

Well, here is a picture of my beautiful and playful baby!!!!

Currently and as always, not much going on around here. Other than my constant morning sickness episodes that made me end up in the emergency room last Tuesday everything seems to be normal. I do have to say that everyday it has gotten better and better. I just pray that it gets and stays better very soon. I went to the doctor with Erick two weeks ago to officially hear the baby's heart and the doctor also agreed to let us take a look at the baby since Erick would probably not be able to come to the doctor with me for the rest of the pregnancy. So here is yet another picture of my baby now at ten weeks. Currently I am one day shy from 12 weeks. Woohoo!!! first trimester down and two to go!!!

Wedding and Baby

This morning I decided to brave it and take a picture of my fat self with my little baby bump... I'm nine weeks and two days preggo and the morning sickness have not gotten better. On the other hand, Erick and I tied the knot over the weekend and it was a very beautiful small wedding just like I've always wanted. So here is a picture of me at nine weeks follow by a picture of our wedding. As soon as I get more pictures I'll post some up!

Morning sickness sucks!!! I can't concentrate at work because all I want to do is sleep and hope that the nause goes away! and when I'm at home I'm so uncomfortable I don't know what to do with myself. The mear sight of food makes me sick and to think that as bad as I feel I still have to make myself eat...ugh! I pray that the next couple of weeks of this first trimester go by very quickly so I can get out of this horrible funk that I'm in.

A new meaning to life

Once again a lot of things have happened since I last blogged. Erick and I are getting married on the 30th of this month!!! and I also found out that I'm pregnant! I'm at exactly seven weeks today. My life has definetily change forever. All these new and exciting changes have brought so much joy and morning sickness to me. Although there are so many things that are going to be in the way of my happiness, like Erick going on deployment in November - the baby is not due until January which means he will not be here for the birth. So on top of having to go through child birth without him I will also be worry to death for his safety.
I decided that I want to pick up new hobbies....knitting for one. I want to be able to make my baby something before he or she is born. I need to look at JoAnn's calendar to see when their classes begin. Currently I'm planning our wedding while struggling to keep food down and stay awake during work hours. No one ever tells you how hard pregnancy is at first! Here is my little peanut at seven weeks! I heard the heart beat and I thought that it was the most beautiful and most perfect sound I'd ever heard. lol

I have been such a slaker to the blog, I really need to be more active here. The thing is that my life is so boring right now and not much is going on that is worth putting on here. I guess the one thing that has change is my hair!!! yup, I got it trim and got bangs also. It's weird becuase I haven't had bangs since I was, I don't know, nine!!! It's very different and will take some time to get used to.

On other news, I had a scare last week when Erick called me to tell me that they are pulling troops to deploy next month and he thought that he might get "voluntold" to go. Well yesterday he said that he was put on the list to go! what a relief, but just like everything that is the Marine Corps it's never certain.

Oh the weather....

I could't have pick a better day to move out my apartment. Tuesday night the wind started to pick up the entire house was shacking and I thought to myselft: " God! I hope tomorrow the weather will be descent enought for me to move." Well, when I woke up on Wednesday and I went to clean out my car to make room for my move I FROZE!!!! I think yesterday had to have been the coldest it's been all winter. I had no choice but to deal with it and with the help of my brother we did it!!! it took us all day to do it , but it got done. Now, I feel like a cold is coming on, I can't stop sneezing and I feel all stuffy....yuck!!!
On top of that, my Erick has been on the field all week doing training and is probably feeling worse than me. He send me a picture of all that he is wearing in order to "try" to stay warm.



Since my move was on Wednesday I couldn't go to the gym, but with all the lifting and moving and cleaning I had to do I am going to count that as a workout!! whew!

Too Soon

This morning I get a phone call from Erick telling me that there is very good chance that his unit might get deploy for a year to Afghanistan. He just got back in October... Come on!!! I have been preparing myself mentally for his next deployment, but I didn't know that it was going to be so soon. This, once again, shots all of our plans to hell, but I really should not be bitching so much, this is just another wonderful day in the Marine Corps! He said he'll find out more information next week as to when exactly he'll be getting deployed.

This is not a good way to end my week.

As for my exercise - My entire body hurts! muscles that I didn't know I have hurt, and I'm happy that this is happening and that I'm actually sticking to it! yay for me. I guess his deployment will give me more time to get into shape and look hot for when he comes home. Still, I don't want him gone so soon... :'(

The wonderful world of exercise

Last week I signed up for a six week exercise program that it's sort of like a boot camp. The neat thing about it is that it's really like a personal trainer!!! The price was VERY reasonable so I'm really happy about that. Saturday was the my first day with the trainer and I only lasted all of 12 minutes, yup! completely out of shape! Monday was much better, I actually completed all of the two minute segments that they wanted me to do and today I can't move. Every muscle in my body hurts like hell, but I know that it's all worth it (it better!).

In other news, this weekend will be a busy weekend for me. I decided to move back home with my mom to save up some money so I'll be spending my weekend moving all my furniture back home. I'm going to try posting some of it on craigslist to see if I can get some cash for it. It's really good furniture so I think I should get a good deal for them.
My poor Erick is stress the heck out with work and it kills me that I can't be with him to at least bet there for him. The worst part is that I wont see him until Valentine's day weekend which is two weeks away. Poor fella :o(

Now that I've started this exercise program I'll try to keep the blog more updated with news of how I'm doing and if I feel confident enough I'll post some pictures up.

2009 here I come!!!

So the holidays were actually very enjoyable. I spend a lot of time with my family and with Erick who came down from Camp Lejeune. I really have to cherish every moment we have together since we don't really get to see each other much. Me living in Atlanta and him in the Marine Corps station in Camp Lejeune, NC. Anyways, I'm feeling like there is so much I want to accomplish this year, I'm actually breaking the lease on my apartment and moving in temporarely with my parents to save some money until I move up to NC with Erick. I'm hoping that by May I'll be a Mrs. If it doesn't happen, then I will look into buying a home here in Atlanta by October. Aside from working on loosing weight, I'm working on creating a budget that I can actually stick to. Last, but not least I really need to get my ass back in school. God help me!