Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love, The Serrano Family

Roberto, Julie, Matthew, and Baby Girl

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We spent ours with my Grandma. We left Tustin the night before to try and avoid the traffic into LA. Boy, that was a good idea! The traffic Wednesday night was T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E! It took us over 2 hours to get to Grandma's! Glad we decided not to do it ON Thanksgiving. We would have spent the whole day in traffic.

Other than me not getting any sleep at all while we were there (noisy neighbor) we had a lot of fun! Matty sure enjoyed Great Grandma! :)

It was different not spending the holiday with my mom. First time in 24 years! 

Since I am lame I only got one picture from the whole day and of course its of Matthew. He LOVED Grandma's potatoes, candied yams, and oh man he went wild for her whipped cream!!!!

Licked the plate clean and entertained all of us!

I made the apple pie for Thanksgiving. (I don't even like apple pie but the hubby is obsessed and it was the only thing Grandma said I had to bring) I think it turned out pretty. No idea how it tasted though. ;)

All in all Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. Wish we could have stayed a little longer but unfortunately Berto had to work the next day. We did take advantage of Black Friday but not til much later in the day. We did our traditional ten o'clock drive by of best buy to see how many crazy people were already lined up at the door. I have to say AZ has far worse lines!!
We waited until the next morning around 9ish before we made our way to the stores. The only thing we bought was 2 pillows at Target. Decorative pillows that are  normally $20 a piece were 2 for $10. I couldn't pass!
Later that night when Berto got off work he found Harry Potter 8 disc set on Amazon for half the price so it was only $40!  And he bought a game.

I was looking for good deals on newborn clothes but I didn't really find any! Last year we scored a TON of clothes for Matthew so I figured we could do it again for the new baby. We didn't find a single thing!
Great Grandma crocheted a really cute pink blanket for baby girl. I was very excited  because everything Grandma makes is special and beautiful!
(Mom, everything you make is special and beautiful too. I'm waiting to see what you've done or are doing.... since Matty has about 8 blankets cause you went crazy when he was born!)

I have been making progress on my cross stitch.

This is the top left corner of the project. It's a tree if you can't tell. It's getting there ever so slowly. The stitches are SO small, but I am determined to finish at least ONE of these cross stitch projects I start.

I am 32 weeks and 4 days. Officially 8 months along.
I leave a week from tomorrow to head back to AZ.
I'm getting nervous/anxious. Not sure how I feel about leaving the hubby for over a month and its a little scary to think in a little less than a month and a half we will have 2 children!!

I really need to get the ball rolling on getting ready for this baby. I am SO behind.
Well that's all.
Til next time



Oh and because Matty is a goofball.....

Thanksgiving Eve

I just wanted to post about how excited I am that Thanksgiving is tomorrow!!!! Meaning that today is Thanksgiving Eve!!
We are heading over to Grandma's house as soon as Berto gets off work and staying the night there and celebrating the day with her tomorrow!

Now if only my stomach weren't being smashed to the size of a pea so that I could eat as much yummy food as I wanted.......

I guess we can't have everything.

Can you believe?

Seriously, can you believe that we have lived in California for a little over 6 weeks and none of us have stepped foot on the beach or touched the water?? Huntington/Newport  Beach is literally 11 miles from us. That's it.

We are lame.
Well more like I am lame. My big pregnant self doesn't want to get out of the car and hike to the beach. (It's not even much of a hike. It's more of a walk, on flat sand..... don't judge me.)
Oh and the one day we actually were serious about going to the beach and sitting in the sand? It's cloudy and freezing.... FAIL.
We'll go eventually......

Things have been a little better for me.
At least I feel a little bit better. Lets hope it lasts.
I had another meltdown, thanks to my mom.... geez. She always says stuff that makes me feel all mushy and then I loose it. But in the end I do feel better.
My body still doesn't like being pregnant. It HATES it and doesn't mind letting me know. I haven't felt so down though like I was feeling.
I finally found a remedy for my constant heartburn. One, 150mg Zantac tablet EVERY 12 hours or BAD things happen.
I guess the worst thing I am dealing with, other than being uncomfortable, is insomnia. I can't sleep at night no matter how hard I try or how tired I am. It is SO frustrating. I have never had trouble sleeping until now. And its not even because I'm uncomfortable, I just literally can't fall asleep!! I am really missing my sleep....

I got myself a hobby to keep myself occupied and help take my mind off the fact that I'm huge and uncomfortable. I started another cross stitch. I am determined to finish this one.... its DISNEY. I hoped that it would be motivation since I love Disney.

 It's really pretty :)


Matty is being a typical 2 year old. Have I mentioned that I am SO ready to be past the terrible twos? Ugh. IT REALLY IS TERRIBLE! (Or maybe it feels 100 times worse since I'm so preganant)
He does have his sweet moments though. He is very very attached to daddy right now. It's gonna make leaving next month really difficult.
His new thing is pancakes. Only he calls them cakie. haha it really does sound funny. He loves to point out trains. We always say "choo choo" but he prefers to say "eh eh." I don't get how he pronounces some MOST of his words. He knows exactly what we're talking about or what we're asking him for or what he wants but he doesn't say it at all or he pronounces the word really weird...
For example:
Shoe/foot/drink/sock? He says pumba.    ??? I always correct him but he is stubborn and just continues to say it his way. And all of these things are pumba. I don't get it.... they don't even sound alike.
Thank you? He says something that sounds like Tank eye.
But he always says it when he's supposed to.

I don't know. Hopefully he'll start speaking correctly. Haha.
He LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I'm thinking Christmas will be Mickey themed this year.

He's quite the little stinker.

(Please look past the dang binky. I fully planned on having it gone by now but with me being pregnant and us moving out of state it didn't feel like the best idea to take away what comforts him.)
I'm pretty much just slacking.  I also SWORE I would NOT have 2 kids in diapers but alas I fail. I haven't even started potty training yet. I have lots of goals to accomplish once this baby gets here.
Speaking of baby girl.
I am 31 weeks. Almost 8 months.
She moves like crazy. Mostly at night and mostly on my right side.
I feel super unprepared for her arrival. (Good thing I have roughly 9 weeks)
We have like 10 outfits and thats it. haha.
By the time I was this pregnant with Matty he had an entire wardrobe, his stroller/carseat, bassinet, bottles, burp rags, toys... you name it we had it. I don't know why we are so behind. You think we would be MORE prepared since this is the second baby..... but nope we aren't. Can you believe it?
I did find the stroller I want, and I bought my diaper bag.
I pick up outfits here and there but we haven't done the major haul of preparing for baby. I guess I may end up doing that with my mom while I'm in AZ. Who knows.

Well that's our life right now.
We are all looking forward to Thanksgiving with Grandma :)
Less than a week!
Til next time.

Daylight Savings/ Pregnancy rants...

Since we now live in a state that practices daylight savings, we are now experiencing it...
It's..... WEIRD!
Not only is it extremely stressful having to hope your alarm clock goes off an hour earlier than its use to, our days are so. stinking. long!!
It's been almost a week since the time change. I'm getting use to it other than at night when I think its like 8pm and then I look at the clock and ha its 5!!
I really like it on Berto's days off because it feels like we have more time with him :)

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Sorry for the lack of interesting blog posts. I have no life. I am a lazy, big, tired, pregnant mess. Yep that pretty much sums it up.

I am 30 weeks and 1 day. So, 9 weeks, 6 days to go (hopefully a little sooner.)

All I ask is that little baby girl stays in until AT LEAST January 1. After that she can come as soon as she wants. (Berto has no time off until the 1st of the year and I really don't want a December baby. Christmas and Birthday in the same month always gets combined and I have NEVER liked that.)

I may or may not have had a couple of pregnancy meltdowns in the last 2 weeks. Poor Berto, I feel bad that he has to deal with me.

A little less than 2 weeks until Thanksgiving and about 3 and a half until I leave for AZ to finish out this pregnancy.

Oh and for those of you who think I'm dumb or crazy for returning to AZ to have a baby....

I DON'T CARE what you think.

You are not the pregnant one.

You don't know what I am going through or how I feel.

You don't get to decide whats best for me and the baby.

You really don't matter in this decision.

Sorry for the rant but I am so sick of the reactions and looks I get from people when they find out I am going back to AZ to have my baby. I am comfortable in AZ. I grew up there, I know the healthcare system there, I LOVE my OB, and I LOVE the hospital I am delivering at. END of story. So I just don't really care what people think. You go through what I've been through and then tell me how easy and comforting it is to find an OB you like and a hospital you like it a span of 3 months in a new state. No thank you.

As much as I love it here in Cali, I am not loving the stares I get from people like they have never seen a pregnant woman before. In AZ, you go to the store other women smile at you and ask, when are you due? What are you having? You know those types of questions. Here, in Cali, you go anywhere and EVERYONE looks at you like you have a disease and they've never seen it before. I hate it. I have started giving the stink eye back to some people. Ask Berto, he sees the stares I get. Its terrible. My favorite was a couple weeks ago, we were at a mall just walking around and this lady, who clearly is NOT pregnant but extremely overweight, looks at me up and down and judges me like she's trying to tell if I am pregnant or if having a basketball shaped stomach is the "new thing." I CLEARLY look pregnant. I feel like a whale and like I'm fat but I know that I look pregnant and not fat. OH or my other favorite? The ladies who are carrying or have a newborn-6month old with them and they stare at me like they have no idea what is wrong with me. Um.... hello? It obviously hasn't been that long since you were in my situation......

People are just plain stupid. I can't wait to just be done and have my baby and feel better about myself. 

Like I said before,

I AM NEVER DOINGTHISAGAIN!

2 is my limit. 

Anywho, its like 8am and I have been up since 6ish.

I think it makes for an interesting rant but thats about it. Hopefully some of you found my pregnant sorrows entertaining. If not, too bad for you.

Til next time.

At least, here's a cute pic of Matty :)

Halloween, AZ trip, and other updates

I know, I know, I am totally slacking in updating my blog.
I don't even know what stops me half the time. Laziness probably.
Okay so I'll start with Halloween.
We planned on doing Halloween at my grandma's house. Figured we would pass out candy (IF there were any kids there) take Matty up the street to get his candy, and just hang out with grandma.
Berto got off at 3:45, got home around 4ish, we left about 4:30. Now grandma lives about 60 miles from us. No big deal.
Well everyone and their creepy friends were going the same direction we were. Holy TRAFFIC.
What normally takes us 45 minutes took us almost 2 hours. We planned on getting to Grandma's at 5:30 or 6..... We didn't get there til 7:15!!
Still glad we went though. I like spending time with Grandma. We were her only trick or treaters ;)
We didn't take Matty up the street as planned. We pretty much just hung out with Grandma and forced Matty into his Mickey Mouse costume for the fun of it. We're so nice.
It's probably better we didn't take Matty Trick or Treating because you know at this age they do the work so that the parents can eat the candy right? Well my Glucose test was the following Thursday so I'm glad I wasn't tempted with all the yummy Halloween candy.

Speaking of my Glucose test.
AZ trip.
We left Wednesday around 4ish. Got to AZ around 10:30pm.
Funny story:

A couple days before we were leaving for AZ I was browsing hotels to find a cheap one to stay in the 2 days we were going to be there. Nothing fancy. We weren't there for vacation. I found a Travelodge that was offering both days for under $100. I told Berto and his words to me were,
"Let me talk to my pillow." In other words, just wait, I'll find something better.
I just said okay and figured he would find something. HE NEVER LOOKED!!
By the time we were leaving my deal that I found was no longer being offered and we had no hotel. Berto says, "don't worry we'll just find one when we get there."
Ok, not a big deal, we do this a lot actually and he always finds a decent hotel for a good price.
OMG not this time!
He found a Travelodge (not the one I previously mentioned) I said sure. (It was 10:30 at night and I was annoyed and tired)
Well when we got there......... Berto had to ring a bell for the front desk person to open the door......
Once he saw that we were out of there.
Berto gets in the car.
ME: So?
B: Julie, I had to ring a bell just for the guy to ask me what I needed.
ME: K?
B: This place is ghetto. Like the kind of place you would take a hooker....
ME: OK well now what?

We drove up the street. Berto called countless places and nobody was worth the price they were asking. It was ridiculous. We stopped at a Walmart and picked a few things up and Berto found a Days Inn. We pulled into the parking lot. This one was in Tempe. As soon as we parked I looked at Berto and all I said,
"Really, this looks just as bad as the first place. You wouldn't take a hooker here?"
Berto just started laughing.

At this point it was like 11:45 and we were both exhausted and completely annoyed. He kept seeing an add or something for Red Roof Inn. I've never stayed at the hotel and neither had he so he calls to see how much their rooms are. Well at the same time he decides that he's just gonna ask the person who picks up if its a nice hotel.
This is pretty much how that conversation went. At least Berto's portion because thats all I could hear......
B: Hi, how much are you guys charging for a king bed room?
Ok thats a good price.
Let me ask you. If you didn't work there would you stay there? Would you consider it a nice hotel?

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Berto goes on to explain the last 2 places we checked out and how they looked like places you would take a hooker. 

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B: Would you take a hooker there?

Ok cool, now my wife is pregnant and she doesn't want to get bed bugs, so is it a clean hotel?

I'm not trying to be rude, I seriously want to know (he says as he is laughing hysterically)

****

At this point Berto is laughing so hard he can't even talk to the guy on the phone. The poor hotel guy probably thought Berto was pulling some prank phone call. It was so ridiculous. Really really funny but ridiculous.

Either way the guy was a good sport and he answered all Berto's ridiculous questions and we ended up driving over there. It was a really nice hotel for cheap AND they are pet friendly for free!!! We had to bring my cats so they don't die and we were just planning on sneaking them in since they are pretty much mess free but this way we didn't have to. It was a nice surprise.

So our AZ trip was all business. 

Thursday morning we got up and went to breakfast and then to my OB appt. We had our 3D ultrasound. Unfortunately, we didn't get any great pics of baby girl's face. She was wedged down in my pelvis with one of her arms covering half her face. The tech tried to get her to move but of course she is my child and she is stubborn. So she was shy about showing her face but not about her privates. She is definitely still a SHE! Ya! I'm more excited about that than seeing her face just because we want a girl so badly! haha. She is healthy. Measuring at 3 lbs and only 1 day ahead of schedule. 

After the OB, we went straight to the lab to do my Glucose test. YUCK! Fruit punch drinks are forever ruined for me. And that was the longest hour of my life. 

Once we were done there we went to the hotel for a short nap and then to my mommy's to visit. We had dinner and then went to see Berto's aunt and then back to the hotel.

It was a very LONG day. We decided were should leave around noon so that we got home at a decent hour since Berto had to work the next day. AND there was a weather advisory for a dust storm and I so didn't want to be on the I-10 in the middle of the desert while that was going on.....

We missed the dust storm only to hit a rain storm in California. haha oh well. I'd rather have rain than dust! I also got a call from my OB on the way home that my Glucose test was in and I don't have diabetes and my iron levels are normal!!!!!! YA!!!! You have no idea how happy I am about this!!!!!

I have to say that it was so backwards to me to visit AZ for a couple days and return to CA. I really miss my family but I am happy to be home. 

Although we came home and had to switch to daylight savings time.... THIS is weird people. I have never had to do this and it is really weird to have a 25 hour day basically. Today is the longest day ever. I'm not gonna lie, its a little frustrating.

We also came home to some COLD weather. In the 40's at night. The only thing I am missing is having a heater. We have these weird wall thermostats but they don't work that well when the room is already cold. Luckily we have a space heater which has saved my life the past 2 days because the apartment has been freezing cold! We have to figure out a way to regulate the temp in here before this baby comes!! haha I'll figure it out eventually.

Well other than that nothing new. 

I am 29 weeks and 2 days.

We'll be spending Thanksgiving with my Grandma this year (SO looking forward to her cooking, YUMMY).

And only about a month til I head back to AZ to settle in until the baby comes. I look forward to it because it means I am almost done with this pregnancy but I don't look forward to leaving Berto behind (since he obviously has to work). It's gonna be hard. We'll make it work.

Hopefully I'll be better at updating so we don't have novel posts like this one!