I cannot believe my second trimester ended and I am now in my third trimester. It’s true when they say second pregnancy goes by so much quicker, even during quarantine. 😛 I feel like it was yesterday when I found out we are expecting! Now I have less than three months to go. While IRead More
True or False? Pregnancy Old Wives’ Tales
Steve and I both agreed from the beginning that we would find out the sex of baby #2, but I wanted to have an intimate family moment where the three of us will know together at the same time. With Em, it was just Steve and me, so we found out at her anatomy scan.Read More
Last Pregnancy Update: 34 – 39 Weeks
*Long post! Obviously I’m no longer pregnant and this post is way overdue, but it’s been crazy hectic since Emma was born! Sorry for the late post, but better late than never! I have a few more posts to upload including Emma’s birth story, so stay tuned!* 34 Weeks Baby’s size: A butternut squash! Baby’s movement: MyRead More
Excited about Autumn!
I think Summer heat is finally taking the backseat here in North Carolina, and Fall weather is fast approaching! The entire Summer here was way too hot for me. It could be that I was very pregnant during the peak of the Summer, and I felt its wrath of scorching sun even more… But boy,Read More
Weekend Recap: Football Is Here!
This past weekend was a very relaxing one. We’ve been having a lot of visitors for the past two months, so it was nice having the weekend to ourselves. I almost forgot what weekends looked like just the two of us.. Haha. On Saturday, I got myself pampered and got my hair retouched. It wasRead More
Pregnancy Update: 30 – 33 Weeks
30 Weeks Baby’s size: A cucumber! Baby’s movement: She still kicks and jabs, but I think she is running out of room because most of the time her movements are subtle, almost like she’s rolling around. It makes my tummy shake and vibrate. Total weight gain: 24 lbs! Pregnancy symptoms: Pelvic pains whenever I get in and outRead More
Maternity Photos and Babymoon
Whoever thought of babymoon should be awarded! The purpose of a babymoon is to spend quality time with your partner to relax before the baby arrives. And Steve and I did just that for our babymoon because our life as Maddie and Steve will be long gone come Emma’s arrival! We decided to do a weekend tripRead More
Pregnancy Update : 26 – 29 Weeks
26 Weeks Baby’s size: A head of lettuce! Baby’s movement: All the time! I woke up the other day to one of her kicks.. I hope this means she’s going to be a calm baby when she is born.. 😉 Total weight gain: 19 lbs, lost a pound from last week. Pregnancy symptoms: I amRead More
Our Baby Shower – Celebrating Emma!
Steve and I decided to have a co-ed baby shower in Chicago where majority of our friends and family live. And we are so glad we did, because we got to see a lot of them! Living afar, we don’t get to see them as often as we’d like, so not only was it aRead More
Our Jelly Belly is a…
GIRL!!!!! The suspense is O-V-E-R, we are having a little princess!!! Steve and I are beyond ecstatic for this news. We couldn’t sleep the night before our anatomy scan because we were too anxious to find out what we were having. After patiently waiting for the ultrasound tech to check different parts of Jelly BellyRead More