[Chalkboard Tracker] 11 & 12 Weeks

Whoops!  Forgot to update with my 11 week chalkboard photo last week.  I'll be posting for weeks 11 and 12 today.

Lighting was really bad for this photo.  :(

I have not been happy with the way I look in any of these so far. :(

Yay!  3 months!  :)

How far along - A little over 12 weeks as of today.

Total weight gain/loss - 5 lbs+ 
Stretch marks - None.
Favorite moment this week - Last Thursday I had a prenatal appointment and got to get another ultrasound.  Baby was wiggling around and clearly has little arms now.  :)
Miss Anything - Caffeine; having more energy.
Movement - None.
Food cravings - Sweets and carbs like pasta and rice.
Anything making you queasy or sick - I got sick a few times this week and was starting to worry that maybe morning sickness was finally kicking in, but yesterday and today have been good.  I switched vitamins so that may have been the cause.
Symptoms - Just extremely dry and irritable skin and the previously mentioned sickness.  Also been getting emotional a lot more frequently.  Yesterday I was trying to pick out a wedding card for my husband's aunt and I kept tearing up while reading them because they were making me think back on my own wedding.  Hahaha..
Have you started to show yet - No, but my stomach is very hard and it's definitely not muscles! Haha.
Gender - Unknown.
Belly Button in or out - In.

[Chalkboard Tracker] 10 Weeks

This is a very unflattering photo of me, but it's really difficult to get Tomm to take pictures with me.  It's a one-shot kind of thing.  If I'm not happy with the first one taken, too bad.  So please excuse my double-chin.  :(

I was, however, pretty happy with how my first board came out.  Arts-and-crafts is not my strong-point, so assembling this chalkboard and drawing even those simple designs was hard work for me!  Haha.

How far along - 10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss - 5 lbs+ (bad, I know, but my weight fluctuates like this even when I'm not pregnant)
Stretch marks - None.
Favorite moment this week - Making this chalkboard and having my husband tell me he thought I did a really good job.  Plus, all the positive feedback on it from Facebook.  :)
Miss Anything - Drinking with my husband/friends/family; coffee; coffee and cigarette in the morning
Movement - None.
Food cravings - Mul naengmyun, breakfast food like waffles and french toast, sweets
Anything making you queasy or sick - My prenatal gummies usually make me gaggy in the morning.  I have to eat them first thing and then brush my teeth to get the flavor out of my mouth.  Brushing my tongue also makes me gag and even throwup sometimes.
Symptoms - Exhaustion.  I rarely have the energy to do anything when I get home from work around 5:20 p.m.  It is slowly getting better though.  I have also developed what I believe is eczema around the corners of my mouth and my hair is falling out by the fuck-ton.
Have you started to show yet - No.
Gender - Unknown.
Belly Button in or out - In.

Keeping Up With Posting

Look at me go!  Two posts in one week.  I'm on a roll, huh?

My last post was all about baby, so I didn't mention that Tomm just recently turned 30.  We didn't get to do anything spectacular, which I was slightly disappointed about since it was his big three-oh.  Tomm isn't into celebrating his birthday though.  It would have been nice to go on a mini-vacation, but I think he was 100% satisfied knowing our baby was on the way.  I thought that was a pretty great birthday present.

We did go out to eat on his actual birthday with some friends (and family).  Nothing big, as he always makes sure to remind me.  We ate at Lucille's BBQ, which is always excellent.  They're a little pricey, but definitely worth it.  Their portions are huge, the food is delicious, and the service is pretty good as well.  We usually sit in the bar area, so that's why I can't say the service is excellent, since service in bar areas is normally and expectantly slower.  For dinner, we shared a two meat combo of pulled pork and tri-tip with two included sides of garlic mashed potatoes and BBQ baked beans.  We originally ordered the sweet mashed potatoes, to try something new, but ended up sending them back.  Definitely not something I would recommend.  We both thought it tasted like baby food.  Other than that, everything was sooo good!  I even managed to sneak in a cake without Tomm having any idea at all (benefit of carrying a massive purse).

Tomm was very happy to turn 30, and in turn it made me happy.  We are moving forward and progressing and never turning around.

Happy Birthday my love.  :)

I finally switched my bangs back to "side swept" as I was getting tired of constantly having to trim them.  I already feel tired of this look though.  Trying to find different ways to cover up a giant forehead is frustrating.  I've had some form of bangs my entire life.  I feel like I look way less attractive without them, but perhaps I'm just not used to seeing my fivehead.  Hahaha.

One other photo I wanted to make sure to share in today's post:

Isn't it full of 90s awesomeness?!  Hahaha.  I visited my cousin (cute bottom-left baby boy) last week and he had tons of photo albums from when we were growing up.  This one was taken at Great America.  It's my cousin and me on the left, and my mom on the right.  I'm not sure how old I am here, and you can't tell but I'm wearing a pretty sweet Pocohontas shirt!  Ha!

I'll finish up with a little update on my pregnancy, even though there's not really anything new, so to speak.  Tuesday marked nine weeks.  Sometimes I get worried because I don't feel any morning sickness and I don't have any food aversions.  But when we went to the doctor the baby was safe and sound, with a little beating heart, so hopefully I have nothing to worry about.  Hopefully I have just been very lucky regarding the morning sickness.  Fatigue, insomnia, hunger, and frequent urination are the symptoms I have been suffering from due to the pregnancy.  I feel very lucky in dodging the nausea. Each day I feel a little better and more energetic.  Tomm and I have even planned a day trip to Stinson Beach for a "babymoon".  :)

Well, that entry was a bit wordy, so I'll end it here.  Until next time.

Much Needed Update

Ok, I admit, I am a horrible blogger.  I have an excuse this time:  I have tendinitis and it's terribly painful.  I am pretty much typing this one-handed.  So, this update will be mostly photos.  What's happened in the past couple months?

Mr. H and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary!  Whoa.  I have been Mrs. H for over a year now.  I'll be the first to admit that it's been a very rough year.  We are trying to stay positive though.  I do love my husband very much.  :)

Dr. Teeth has the best tots.

Too much food!

Bear Crepe!

Ocean Beach.

Macarons from Chantal Guillon.

My new wedding band.  :)

Shortly after celebrating our anniversary, I turned 24.  Fuck!  Right?  When did I even turn 23?  Besides having my dream of being a mother by 24 completely crushed, I had a decent birthday.  My mom bought me a sweet Kitchen Aid mixer, which I've been pining after for a long time now.

September babies!

I am soooo looking forward to the upcoming holidays.  I love Halloween.  I found tons of cute decorations at the Dollar Tree and Target.  And look what else I found:

Adorable skeleton pajamas for Ziggy!  I know some people think putting clothes on dogs is wrong or cruel, but Ziggy barely has any fur and he gets cold in the fall/winter time.  He loves wearing sweaters, I promise.

Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of the fall holidays!  I'll try and update more once my wrist is healed. This post took way too long with only one able hand.  Until next time. ;)

Recent Purchases

I know I never even finished posting the photos from Mr. H's birthday vacation, but I just got my shipment from Charlotte Russe yesterday and wanted to share my new purchases.  I am very happy with them.  I had a 10% off coupon and free shipping, so my total was just a tad over $100.

Pink and Gray Striped Tank Dress. 

$13.50

Floral Tank Dress.

$17.09

White and Coral Striped Skirt w/ Bow Belt and Buttons

$24.29

Above pictured skirt, worn with white H&M tank

and flat brown boots (not very visible).

Black Matte Leatherette Round-Toe Pump

$11.25

Teal Round-Toe Sueded Wedge

$31.95

I have totally fallen in love with Charlotte Russe.  I used to not be crazy about the store, but they have a much better variety online and so many shoes that I must add to my collection!  All shoes are still buy one, get one for $12.50, so I may just be ordering some more soon.  The only thing I have trouble with is the sizes for skirts and dresses.  The mediums are a little loose on my waist, but I highly doubt I would fit a small.  Shoes, however, are true to size and for the most part, comfortable.

I know I have not been very good about keeping up with my blog lately, and I know I say that all the time!  Haha.  Life has been crazy.  Mr. H is going to be supervisor soon at his job, we just bought a Mercedes, and our wedding anniversary is around the corner.  We have yet to decide where to go to celebrate (even though the year has not been the best).  It will be more of a "we made it through this crazy year" celebration!  Haha.  I will try and update again soon.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Mr. H's Birthday Weekend [Part 1]

I have been quite absent lately, I know.  Forgive me for not posting in so long.  But now I have some photos to share with you guys from Mr. H's birthday weekend, which we spent in Santa Cruz and Monterey.

I got to leave work early on Friday because we celebrated a late Administrative Professional's (Secretary's) Day.  We all went out for a nice fancy lunch at Il Forno and I got a little smashed too early in the day (oops!).  I ended up going home and taking a nap with my husband who was already sleeping, since day time is his night time.  It was nice to be able to sleep next to him for a change.  We woke up and caught happy hour at Elephant Bar.  I was still feeling really sick from all the booze earlier, so I didn't drink anything there.  After that we went to Glass Turtle (a bar) to meet up with some friends.  I decided to be bold and take a shot because I wanted to celebrate with Mr. H.  It was a bad idea.  I barely made it to the bathroom before getting sick again. Once all the old liquor was out of my system, I did ok and was able to stomach a couple shots and dance a little bit.  We left the Turtle, went to the casino, and stayed there until around 3:00 a.m.  On the way home we decided we'd wake up early in the morning and head out to Santa Cruz, and then go to Monterey on Sunday.  We always enjoy our spontaneous trips together, so we said "fuck it, let's go."

The only photo I have from Friday. :(

We got up after about 4-5 hours of sleep, did a horrible job of packing, and then headed out for the day.  We were both starving, so we stopped in South Sac for some lunch.

Mr. H glued to his phone, as usual.

Lunch at Huong Lan.

Next stop, Santa Cruz!  :)  Mr. H's cousin had rented a home right next to the beach, so we stopped by there to hang out with them and be beach bums for a while.  The weather was wonderful and we daydreamed about owning our own summer beach house when we are older.  We ate sandwiches and chocolates, collected seashells, soaked in the sun, and enjoyed feeling much younger than we actually are.  Mr. H and his cousin even built a sweet sandcastle.  It was a damn near perfect day.

Don't judge me!  I was not bikini-ready this weekend! :(

My husband does not like smiling.  Hahaha.

After hours on the beach, and after almost everyone else had left, we headed back to the house to say goodbye.  We made the 20 minute drive to Watsonville, where one of our friends live and where we would stay for the night.  Once we got there and got situated, we headed back to Santa Cruz to check out the Boardwalk while we waited for another friend to get off work.  Almost everything was closed or about to close, so we found a pizza place/bar and stayed there for dinner.  It was a good choice because the pizza was delicious and Facebook offered a 10% discount if you check-in!  Sweeeet! 

Santa Cruz Boardwalk.

Crazy drunk husband.

I'll do Part 2 later this week.  Uploading all these photos from my phones is somewhat of a hassle.  Haha.  I can only do so many before I get burnt out.  I also need to catch up on all my blog-reading, which I'm sure is going to take a decent chunk of time since I haven't been on here for almost two weeks.  

It is getting warmer and warmer each day here in Sacramento, and I can feel summer is fast approaching.  Summer is ridiculous here where I live and I am not ready for it yet.  Spring is almost non-existent, so I have to enjoy it while it lasts.

Update Through Photos

Hello blog world~

I have been so busy lately dealing with a lot of

bullshit, so I don't have much to share.  I know

I have been slacking when it comes to blogging,

so here are some photos from my recent

day-to-day shenanigans.

Random OOTD photo.

Knee High Boots w/ Buckles - Shiekh

Black Tights - Probably Target?

Navy Skirt w/ Pink Trim - H&M

Black Tank Top - H&M

Black 3/4 Sleeve Cardigan - Target

Went to the park last Saturday with Sara, her baby girl

Eden, and Ziggy.  We enjoyed the sun and wonderful

company, got bothered by a crazy lady, and then 

left and got some coffee.

Hung out with my cousin.  He is in the process

of getting his own blog going.  There are no posts yet,

but you can check it out here.  He's a wonderful

cook and we always enjoy spending time in the kitchen together.

But we did this instead this time.  Hahaha.

Mr. H and I attended mass on Easter Sunday to

make my grandma happy.  I normally attend mass with

my family on Christmas and Easter, as a gift to my

grandmother.  I was very happy that Mr. H went with me

this time.  I had someone to irritate besides my mom when

boredom and anger takes over.  ;)

Took silly pictures with Ziggy.

Got my new shoes that I ordered from

Charlotte Russe in the mail!  I was in desperate need

of new heels.  I am head over heels in love with the coral

wedges.  I really like the nude ones also.  They are my first

pair of nude pumps.

<3

Mr. H had Wednesday off, so we went to

McCormick & Schmick's for the first time to try their

supposed "award winning happy hour."  Very disappointing.

And yes, I know the photo editing is silly.  Hahaha.

We left after one drink and headed to our favorite 

happy hour spot, Elephant Bar.  E-Bar never disappoints.

What I wore for Mr. H's day off:

Coral Wedges - Charlotte Russe

Skinny Jeans - Guess

Black Tank - Target

B&W Striped Wife Beater - PINK by Victoria's Secret

Leather Jacket - Urban Outfitters

That's all for this post!  Sorry that I never have

nice quality photos to share with you guys.  The only camera

that I use is my phone and honestly, I probably wouldn't

know how to use a nice camera if I had one.  ;)

For my next post, I will be sharing photos

of my dog's birthday.  Hahahaha.  Yes, as lame

as it is, I am having a BBQ for Ziggy's 3rd birthday.

I have done it for the past 3 years and don't plan

on stopping.  It's kind of just an excuse to hang out, eat, and drink

with friends.  But of course it's also because Ziggy is a good 

dog and deserves a birthday party.  Totally weird, I know.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend! <3