Ear of Corn Week- Merry Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

How far along? 24 weeks! Last picture at the apartment :( 

Total weight gain/loss:  132.4 this week! +2.2 lbs up from last week and an overall weight gain of +13.9. Damn you sugar cookies! At this point I'm good with gaining all this weight. I haven't been eating as healthy as I should be due to the holidays, but I know that baby girl is growing every day.

Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans! WOHOO!! I've worn shorts over my leggings this week though because we've been at the new house most of this week. I'm trying to stay as comfortable as possible :) I tried on my maternity tank top and I HATED it. So I don't think I'll be rockin that thing until later on. :)

Stretch marks? Nope! I had Waymon check for me too last night. :)

Sleep:  I'm hoenstly too antsy to sleep these days. I have so many things running through my head that I can't sleep. I've taken naps here and there to relax, but most of the time I'm on the go.

Best moment this week:

-Definitely fixing our home up:) It's nice to fix and clean everything before the movers start doing their thing this coming Saturday! Thank you to Stacy for helping earlier this week!! :)
-Spending time with our families for the holidays. We spend Christmas Eve with Waymon's side and Christmas with my mom. It was nice to finally reveal the baby's name to everyone in the family. I'm not ready to put it up on any social network yet, but I'm glad that everyone loves the name. Baby girl is becoming more real as we all call her by name :) All the kiddos were jumping on me for hugs too which made me feel so unbelievably loved ,

- Seeing my baby BonBon on Christmas Eve! She's so happy with Grandma and Grandpa. She's so perfect it's crazy . She's usually not lovey doves but she let mommy kiss and hug her for as long as I wanted to that night .
-I also got to see my little brother this week. It's always nice to see him. We've been so busy doing our own thing lately that we haven't gotten to see much of each other lately.

Miss anything? Nope:) I'm a happy pregnant lady.

Movement: Baby girl is kicking more and more each day. It's my favorite when she kicks daddy's hands when he holds my belly. (This is literally the first thing he does at 430 in the morning) *insert your "awes" here * He doesn't feel the kicks just yet, since he doesn't know what he is looking for. She's already such a sucker for him. We have that in common for Waymon.

Food cravings: COOKIES!! Can you blame me? It's Christmas afterall! I've strayed away from actual food this week since everything is disgusting.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Sass's box. EWWW!!! I can smell her litter box from a mile away :(

 

Gender: little miss wells 

Labor signs: oh No No No.

Symptoms: Blurred vision a little with my contacts, but other than that nothing really.

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On!!

Happy or moody most of the time: EXTREMELY HAPPY!

Looking forward to: MOVING ON SATURDAY!!! AHH!! I can't wait to move into our home and get H's room finally set up. My 23rd birthday and seeing my girl on that day too:) It'll be the best present ever! Also starting off the new year. 2014 is going to be an amazing year.

Thankful November

A lot of people have been doing a daily update on Facebook of what they're thankful for, I decided that I would write down what I am thankful for on here instead.

01. My wonderful husband Waymon. I'm blessed that I found the love of my life at a young age and married him. <3 I don't know what I would do without my best friend by my side forever. He's my biggest supporter in everything I chose to do in my life whether it's getting fit, going to school or changing my line of work. He takes care of me even when I'm too stubborn to ask for help. He makes me laugh the way no one else can and makes me smile bigger than anyone else can. Most importantly, he's given me the best gift I could've ever asked for this year. I've never met someone so kind and loving.

02. My mommy:) She is the woman who I see myself becoming more and more of everyday. I only aspire to become half the woman she is when I grow up.  She is the strongest person I know. She's overcome so many obstacles in her life and she is still strong and positive. She really does know best. I'm thankful that my mom is one of my best friends.

03.My brothers: Chris & Jon. Growing up with two brothers isn't easy, but it's taught me that I can't be a sissy like every other girl. I've gotten my butt whooped on my birthdays, ridiculed for my wardrobe/ makeup/ hair choices and everything else in my life, however I'm thankful to say that these two are the people that keep me down to Earth everyday. We've had our share of bad times, but we only remember the good times. I swear if we get anymore alike we'd be triplets. I wouldn't be the woman I am today without these to numbskulls :P

04. My best friend: Brigid. I've been best friends with Brigid since 4th grade. She's always been my rock even though she lives so far away. I haven't seen her since I was 10 years old, but when we talk it seems like I just saw her yesterday.

05.My best friend: Stacy. She's the sister I never got. She is one of the kindest people I've ever met. She has the biggest heart. She's my personal cheerleader as I am with her. I go to her for everything. She is going to be thee best Auntie to H-bomb come April. I love her family and they have made me apart of it. I'm so thankful I met Stacy through work and have been able to  call her my best friend.

Bonnie Cat<3

Sassafras

06.My babies: Bonnie & Sassafras<3 My babies mean the world to me. They keep me on my toes everyday. Most of my furniture is torn to shreds, my bed/clothes have been peed/pooped on, litter is always EVERYWHERE as well as their toys, but I couldn't picture my life any other way. I love the chaos that these girls bring my life. I love their individual personalities. Bonnie is sweet and loyal like her daddy while Sassafras is naiive and rambunctious like me ;) I don't get why they don't get along, but I know that when Waymon and I are away they love each other.

07.My job . I've gotten an amazing opportunity to become Inventory Control at my current job. I never thought in my life that I would like dealing with numbers and product all day, but I've got to say that I do love what I do for a living.

08.Having a roof over my head. The typhoons in the Philippines make me ever so grateful for the roof over my head. When I think that my apartment is too cramped, I think about how I'd rather have a cramped space than nothing at all.

09.The food I've gotten to eat. Many of you know that I'm a food lover (especially with me being pregnant). I'm glad that everyday I get to eat something filling to nourish me and my baby.

10.My health. I've taken a lot of tests through my OB and I'm glad that I am healthy-healthy enough to carry growing baby H .

11. My nieces and nephews. I love my boys K&J. These boys are growing up sooo fast that I can't even imagine them being grown men soon. :( Auntie loves her boys. My girls KK, A & A are all beautiful little ladies. They are the light of our family. They are all spunky and keep the entire family in "AWE" with how unbelievably cute they are.

12.The clothes on my back. I have A LOT of clothes ( and I know that, that is a huge understatement). I'm grateful that I have clothes to keep me warm and comfortable for every season. Never will I take advantage of the latter, since I've seen many of my own family members go without clothes on their backs.

13. The Wells Family. I'm blessed to have married into a family that love me. The entire family accepted me  with open arms and without hesitation. I can't imagine to be apart of any one else's family. A lot of people don't get to speak to their in laws often nor do they care to, but that isn't the case when it comes to my family.

14. My coworkers. I spend more than 40 hours with all of them weekly and they are the people that keep me sane everyday. We are one huge family and I am always to happy to see each and everyone of them.

15. Being able to enjoy life for one more day. Everyday I am thankful that I get to experience one more day on this Earth. I try to keep positive everyday and not let one dumb thing get in the way of allowing me to be happy. The bad in this world cannot triumph the good that I have been blessed with in my life. I'm counting my blessings.

16. My baby girl<3 I cannot wait to see her in the flesh. I've never loved someone so much without even being able to physically hold or see them in my life. I love her more than anything in this world. I am still in disbelief that I will be a mom come April 2014. I've never thought of myself to be the "mother" type, but when I see her sonograms, feel her move or see her move I know that this is what I was put on this Earth for. I am meant to love her unconditionally and protect her forever.

Getting back into the swing of things...

A month or so has passed (give or take :) ) since I've written on here. I know in my last post I was so eager to update the following day, but I know that I should hold off. The positivity in my life in this moment is through the roof. Good things are happening because I'm not counting on the bad to happen. The positivity has also transformed my happiness as well as the overall feeling in my home. Everyone believes that ANYTHING is possible. How amazing is that right?

In my last post I've said that I was working on not being negative and to think before I say anything bad about anything/ anyone. Needless to say it has worked wonders! Now don't get me wrong. It was EXTREMELY difficult at first to get use to the idea of not just blurting out the first negative/hurtful comment that came to mind, but after I started to catch myself I noticed that it was soon to become routine. Now I don't even think about it. Some things are truly better left unsaid.

I've dialed back on the yoga almost everyday at The Studio this month. Reason for the latter was me not being able to justify the price of my yoga membership along with my Anytime Fitness membership. (It was REALLY pricey). So for now I will stick with the donation yoga sessions on Saturday morning at Wingfield Park with The Studio. As well as going to Yoga at Anytime Fitness every Monday morning at 6:30. I think between the two yoga sessions and going to the gym I will find the perfect balance of gym and yoga. All I honestly care about is staying active throughout the week since my job isn't the most demanding job in the world.


Until we meet again...


PEACE & LOVE

J9

New Leaf. New Life.

To counter the negativity that I've recently been going through in my life I've decided to rid myself of all of it. None of it is good for the heart, body, soul and etc. I want to make sure that none of it comes back. At this point in my life I want to worry about being happy in the life I'm living rather than walk on egg shells in my own life. I can control everything in my life.


I've decided to take up a few things to cleanse my life:

1. Yoga
2. Keeping a journal
3. Daily Meditations called "365 Tao" by Deng Ming-Dao
4. Personal reading
5. Transform Your Life - A year of awareness practice by Cheri Huber
6. Listening to empowering podcasts

All of these things have been keeping me occupied with bettering myself. I realized that by doing things for me it's not selfish, but empowering . I want to simply my life and do it without unnecessary burden. Opening my eyes to peace and the wonderful things in this world really makes a difference. I feel better of what I can do with changing so little. I know it's only a matter of time in which this way of life won't be something I make time for it'll be something that become my habit. When positivity flows in life it will overcome any bad that may come. All good from here. ..




Peace & Love

J9