6.5 Months but its feels like 8 months!

How far along? 26 Weeks! (6.5months)

Total weight gain: 20lbs

How big is baby? According to baby center, she is the size of an English hothouse cucumber. She weighs about 1-2/3 lbs and is 14 inches long.

Maternity clothes? 90% of my clothing is now maternity.

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Best moment this week? Seeing my husband become interested in our birthing class. For the past few weeks the men looked like they were dragged into the birthing class but week 5 something changed. 


Movement? She is moving a lot more.

Food Cravings? Sweets!!!!

What I miss: Still alcohol! I really want a glass of wine and to drink beer during happy hour instead of ice tea.

What I am looking forward to: I’m looking forward to clearing off that baby to do list. There seems like soooo much to do and so much to read.

Nausea/Vomiting? Not since October!

Belly Button in or out? OUT!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Sleep? Is okay but the dreams are crazy! My dreams are so vivid not always in good way.

Weekly Wisdom: This is something I never would have thought to do until my mother in law asked me if I wanted an organic crib mattress. I thought why would I ever need that, but then I did some research. Friends, please read about organic and eco-friendly nursery furniture. Know what you are putting your newborn baby to sleep on and how to help crate a safe toxic free place for your infant. It’s really not that hard. It’s all about reading labels. Below is a link that I found very helpful.

http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/carcinogenic_cribs_and_changing_tables/

First post for the New Year!!!

Hey guys I all hope you had a wonderful holiday! I have had the hardest time figuring out how to recap the holiday. My holiday was very busy and full of activities that constantly included friends and family who do not know I have a blog or do not want to be shown on my blog. I wanted to just skip this post all together but I couldn’t skip it because it was my first Christmas and New Years in Texas. So I’ve decided to make the recap really simple with just a few photos

My grandmother, mother, brother, sister in law, sister and two nephews all flew to Houston. This was my first time playing hostess and I was a bit stressed out but then my grandma made her famous pumpkin soup and it made everything… ALL GOOD!!!



Christmas eve my mother in law shared with me one of her Mac and Cheese recipes…



My favorite Christmas picture of Michael and at Christmas dinner…



For NYE Michael and I drove to San Antonio to spend NYE with one of my college roommates (who is also pregnant) and her family…



And we had a ball…



How are all of you doing?

Baby Texan wanted to say….

And wish you all Compliments of the Season!!!

I'm Halfway Through My Pregnancy!!!

How far along? 20 Weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 12lbs

How big is baby? The size of a cantaloupe

Maternity clothes? 90% of my clothing is now maternity. Most are hand-me-downs or from the gap! The gap has great deals on good quality and stylish maternity clothing!!!

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Best moment this week? Feeling the baby move!

Movement? The movements are so soft and sweet. They happened after I have been very active. For
example, after I go through a cleaning/nesting spell.

Food Cravings? West Indian cuisine!

What I miss: Alcohol!

What I am looking forward to: I love visits with my midwife where I can hear the baby’s heart beat or see the baby on an ultrasound.

Nausea/Vomiting? Not since October!

Belly Button in or out? It’s starting to move on out.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Sleep? It’s so hard to stay sleep on my side even with my snoogle.

Weekly Wisdom: Embrace your changing body!!!

Gender Reveal!

Today was the day we were supposed to find out Baby Texan’s gender. However, Baby Texan had other plans he/she crossed their legs and refused to show the goods. Womp! Womp! He/ She also refused to show the ultrasound tech their heart chambers so we are scheduled for another ultrasound in a few weeks and hopefully then Baby Texan will cooperate!

Holiday Season!

I know I haven’t talked about it much, but I LOVE the Holiday Season. To me, the Holiday Season means fun, family and sooooo much good food. MT and I started the Holiday Season with a trip to my mother's home in Florida where we spent Thanksgiving.

For those of you who don’t know, I was born on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia, so every holiday always has a Caribbean touch. Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of our St. Lucian/American Thanksgiving.

First we start with a brunch…

Bakes (a puffy fried bread)



Fish cakes and Salt fish/salted cod (The salt fish is in the back, I didn’t get such a good picture.)



Avocado and cucumber salad



Then we play games like cards or Dominos. We also shop and sleep then it is time for dinner!!! We had some traditional Thanksgiving dinner meals like turkey,ham, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mac& cheese and salad. But we all know what those foods look like, so the following are pictures of St. Lucian dishes that were added to our Thanksgiving meal.

Roasted Bread Fruit (This Bread Fruit came straight from St. Lucia. My grandmother brought it with her from St. Lucia because she knew I was craving it. Bread fruit taste something like a potato. )



Oxtail, Coconut Rice & Peas, Greens, Cabbage



Christophine (Is another fruit, I find it taste like a watery potato… I don’t like it but my family loves it!)



This is a picture of my Thanksgiving plate



This is a picture of 16 year old nephew’s Thanksgiving plate



And this is MT, Me and the baby bump…. Happy Holidays!!!

Nesting has started…

Hey moms, dads, childcare providers and friends… I need your opinion. I’m starting to nest. My recent obsession is baby gear. The following are my favorite strollers. I love that they have the car seat adapter, they are multifunctional and some even grow with your family. Please check them out and give me your opinions.

Single seat stroller

Source: google.com via Bree on Pinterest

Single or Double seat stroller (you can add an extra seat for baby #2)

Source: amazon.com via Bree on Pinterest

This stroller not only grows with family but I think its jogger too!

Source: toysrus.com via Bree on Pinterest