The Belly Grows

18 Weeks

The Birth of my First Tutorial: Easy Dog Toy

Oh yes...once again i have given into my husbands pleads for an english bulldog. Our last bulldog was Darla (6 years ago). Who can forget that feisty girl? Well we are now the proud parents of Rocco. He is super cute and into everything. He is desperate to chew on and demolish anything he encounters. I tried toilet paper rolls, tennis balls, and a wubba. However nothing has seemed to register with him. So last night i decided to dive into researching "home made doggy toys." I read tons of ideas (all quiet creative). Many talked about the popularity of socks and others bragged of empty water bottles. So i put the two together. And so my first tutorial has been born.

Items Needed

1. Empty water bottle (with no lid)
2. Old Sock
   

losing my motivation :(

So i will be 18 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and in the last four days i have felt no motivation to do any of my workout routine. The weather has been freezing so that has not helped any. However, today i got my a$$ in gear and did my two mile walk to the beach and back. It felt good, but i could tell i had skipped four days. So how do i prevent myself from losing any and all motivation to stay in shape while growing? I hit youtube up for some inspiration and only found minor support. Wednesday Colin goes back to school so i will once again attempt my boring pregnancy workout dvd. Aside from that i am starting to understand why so many pregnant women gain more pounds than is recommended. I hopefully will not be in that category this time around!

Water Works

So now at 17 weeks pregnant i figured all the bad first trimester quirks would be worked out...WRONG...for two days now its been non stop tears. Everything makes me cry. For example, the pampers commercial, noticing how big Colin has gotten, and a new box of cereal all had me bursting the dam. Its absolutely completely uncontrollable. I am not necessarily upset by anything so i guess its just hormones. My tissue box is looking a little tattered so i am hoping this drys up sooner than later!

At last things have slowed down!

Jeremy went back to school today and with Colin gone in K5 all day i finally feel like things are getting back to normal. I plan on enjoying the quiet time for the next few days and catching up on the house cleaning! Ahhh whats that i hear..."NOTHING" :)

Field Trip!

It was time to get out of the house and off this damn computer~so Jeremy and I went on a mini field trip to 2 local boutiques in an effort to ask some questions about running and owning a clothing boutique! In the first shop i met Amy and she was thrilled to answer any questions. She gave me her emails and contact info and told me to call anytime with any questions! Her shop was adorable and seemed to be very successful!
At the second shop i met with the shop manager and set up a meet and greet with the owner for next week!
Overall i felt the day was a success. Not only did it get me out of the house, but it also got me off of the computer.
I am beginning to see just how much work this little dream is going to take and its a bit overwhelming. On the bright side I AM UP FOR THE CHALLENGE!

7 Years Ago Today....

i was a crazy 18 year old who had managed to find myself a long way from home...after a 12 hour car ride to Virginia Beach i was getting the "M" word....yes at the time i couldn't even say m...m...m MARRIED. The thought alone had me in tears as Jeremy and I drove to the VA Beach Courthouse. I was eloping and it was by far the craziest thing i had EVER done. Now seven years later we have seen and been through so much. I love him for so many reasons, but the biggest are because he is my best friend, he finds me sexy at 6 am, and because we have learned to respect each other! 7 years ago i did not foresee that i would be a mom of a five year old with another on the way...a college graduate...and a world traveler...all of this has been accomplished with HIM by my side...I love you Jeremy Sebastianelli and i look forward to the year ahead!