So what's in a bag?

Earlier this month I started my journey on Pinterest on what to pack in my hospital bag.  I know this is my 2nd pregnancy, but I barely remember what I packed in my bag with Lennon... probably because I packed it right after my water broke.  I do know I barely packed anything for ME!  And I'm important too god dammit... just not as cute as a new born babe.

So after searching, pinning, making my own lists, I finally decided what would be important on the big day.  Another big deciding factor was I found out that unless I have major complications (or an unplanned c-section), we'd only be in the hospital 24 hours after delivery.

Below is what I finally decided to pack in my hot pink VS bag.

1. Beauty Supplies (listed below)

2. 2 pairs of comfy socks

3. Grey sweat pants and black leggings

4. Make-Up bag (listed below)

5. 2 nursing tank tops

6. 3 pairs of panties I don't mind ruining

7. Breastfeeding Supplies

{Beauty Supplies}

Toothbrush//Shampoo & Conditioner//Deoderant//Body Lotion//Face Lotion//Gum//Body Wash//Toothpaste//Bobby Pins

(Not Pictured : Brush, Comb, Headband, Straightener)

{Make-Up Bag}

Tinted Lotion//Powder//Concealer//Blush//Luminizer//Blotting Paper//Eye shadow//Eyebrow Pencil//Eye Liner//2 Mascaras//Lipstick//Lip gloss

(Hey, Mommy's gotta look good for all the photo ops!)

{Nursing Essentials}

(4 Breast Pads//Lanolin//Nipple shield)

So that's all that's in my bag!  I plan on putting some snacks in there for Adrian and myself while I'm laboring (and for afterwards) and maybe my nursing pillow.  As well as a lightweight hoody and a button up flannel to wear home, OH and flip-flops!  I'm also going to be bringing my own pads, I don't know about you but I don't feel like I grew 4" while sitting from the huge ass hospital pads.  Also I'm nixing the oh-so-sexy mesh panties *rawr*

What's been going on around here lately...

So I've totally been neglecting this blog, it's hard to sit up anymore, and especially when I'm at home the laptop is at our dining room table and the chairs give me swamp ass in the summer... hot I know.

So I'm just nearing 36 weeks, and I've only had one trip to L&D this pregnancy.  On Wednesday I lost my mucous plug (and thought my waters were leaking) so I went in to get shit checked out.  I felt like a FTM all over again, we were there for maybe an hour and then was sent home.

I don't know what really to talk about - currently having some pretty strong (but irregular) contractions so here is a photo dump!

Rockin' Momma's sweet spectacles

Little Man's 3D ultrasound @ 33 weeks

Check out his chubby cheeks and little lips <3

Teaching young Grasshopper the way of the Pokemon

34 weeks, just about. 

Hossy bracelet from Wednesday.

Still contracting, and they are still irregular but getting a bit stronger.

Baby Shower : Little Man Edition

So for the record, my baby sister - Sabrina - rocks.  She planned and organized the whole thing and it kicked ass.  I had no clue what the theme was going to be, nothing really at all.  She kept the whole thing a secret and I was very pleasantly surprised.  I got NO pics of me - I was 27 weeks and hella sweaty/bloaty/gross feeling - so here's what I do have (which I snagged from my Dad's girlfriend Donna).

What's in a name?

Originally I wasn't going to plan on announcing Little Man's name here until his birth, but I am impatient... plus I announced it on Facebook earlier today (again, I didn't want either Adrian or I to announce it until his grand debut into this world) so the cat's already out of the bag.  It took us a LONG time to settle on a boy name that we both agreed with, it was easy to come up with a girl name that we both liked... but not this little dude.

So we are pleased to announce that his name is going to be...

Maddox means "good, generous".  His full name is going to be Maddox James D----- (I'm withholding Adrian's last name for protective measures).  James is for my father, grampy, and great-grandfather :)  I have two little rock stars now - Lennon and Maddox (I'm not sure if Maddox is a rock star's real name - first or last - but it sure sounds like it to me).


*Also I won this puzzle following the lovely Miss Holly over at Our Holly Days.  I had been waiting until we had chosen a name to order it, and I'm very impressed with how awesome of a name puzzle it is*

About my haitus

So I haven't blogged much since December, when we had the blighted ovum and D&C situation going on, so I wanted to update.

After Christmas, Adrian and I moved in together with Lennon.  We live in a small two-bedroom apartment not far from where I'm currently working, which is great since we share my car at the moment.  They drop me off and pick me up from work, it works for us for now.

In February, the day before Adrian's 28th birthday, we found out we were expecting again.  I had been feeling nauseous and exhausted and had sore boobs from the end of January/beginning of February but chalked them up to finally getting my period after the D&C.  Two pregnancy tests later confirmed that I was in fact pregnant.  I was shocked, as was Adrian, but we were happy and accepted this welcome change in our lives.

I'm due in October, either the 17th or the 21st (Lennon's birthday) depending on which doctor at my OB office you talk to.  That makes me 16 weeks 5 days or 16 weeks 1 day right now.  I'm still nauseous, still exhausted (what happened to the energy you're supposed to get in the second trimester, huh?!) and in 16 days we will find out if we're having a boy or a girl.