Saturday, March 31, 2012

...Yes, still trying...

Status: Same
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.... :/
hahah



Here is the psychotic part of the blog. Oh wait, isnt that already 90%+ of this blog!? :P Yea, yes it is. In late 2011, I said that if I wasn't pregnant by end of March that I would probably be depressed by now. LOL. So harsh! Anyways, we all know giving stress is the worst thing we can do right now while trying. Anything with children whether it's trying to conceive, their schedule, etc etc. is all out of our control. I know God will provide in His perfect time. I can't help to think that my husband and I need to be more spiritually straight before receiving this gift. We just hope for the best and let God take care of the rest!! :] Please pray for this amazing miracle of God's gift to come to us.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Dreams of Pregnant Wine [lol to the title]

I had a dream that it was now ok for pregnant women to drink generous amounts of wine [only wine was now ok] during their pregnancy. I was like oh perfect ;]


bahaha

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Modern Babyproofing from Rhoost

Finger Guard - finger jamb for door safety $10.99 Comes in Black too.

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Blind Cord Winder $8.99 Comes in white too.

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Cabinet Lock $9.99

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Did not like their Table Corner Guards or Safety Outlets covers as much as any normal ones you can find.


Please let me know if there are any NICE baby proofing! Thanks!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Play Kitchens


The Hape Educo Gourmet Chef Kitchen comes in white or green and retails for about $130.







Kidcraft's Uptown Espresso Kitchen and Pottery Barn Kids’ Gourmet Kitchen Collection $219 are pretty modern. [I feel too modern for my taste.]





You can add and expand Plan Toys Kitchen Center ($200) with the Dish Washer, Refrigerator and Washing Machine. I think these are ol' school cute.



Melissa & Doug’s Cook’s Corner Wooden Kitchen is a cute, compact all in one design retailing for $130. M&D are personally too retro-ish for me.


How awesome, fun, cute, and pricey! Hehe but what else is new? :P


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Amount of TV, Sweets, Playing, Sleep...

I was raised rather on the spoiled side getting to eat whatever I want when I wanted [food thats pretty bad for you, endless sweets, ice cream, etc etc.], watch tv whenever, play whatever whenever, sleep wheneverrr, etc. Times were also def different back then as well, but my mom was very lenient in the least. So of course I grew up thinking that I would give my children ice cream every single night after dinner [ok, ok not even after dinner], etc etc.

The family I watch now are on the strict side only allowing them 30 minutes of tv or electronic games everyday, ice cream only on friday nights [which at first, I felt so bad for them and thought it was blasphemy! :], limit anything sweet, push only healthy snacks, in bed by 8pm [and listen!], etc etc. And as a result, they play so well by themselves!! They do feen for sweets and do anything for it, but are rather very good with it also.

I'm not saying one is bad, etc. Just saying :]

OH MIL

http://swankybaby.net/2012/02/oh-those-mother-in-laws.html

Here's a funny blog post I wanted to reblog. Funny, hehehe.



Oh Those Mother-In-Law's
We all love our Mother-in-law's right? Ok, maybe there are a few of you that are not best friends with your mother-in-law, but you are not alone. The bump.com asked its readers to share their bad mother-in-law moments. Many had a lot to say, so I had to share them with you!

“Right after I had my daughter via c-section, my mother-in-law was waiting in the recovery room for me. She stood over me and kept telling me how low my blood pressure was. I was kind of in shock after the procedure and just wanted to see my baby. Like I really needed to be more worried after a major surgery!” -- soccermama


“She tried to compare her sons to my son: ‘All my kids drank their bottles so fast,’ or ‘My kids burped once and never spit up.’” -- starfish76

“When I was six months pregnant and on, my mother-in-law kept saying, ‘Wow! You’ve exploded!’ to me once a week.” -- jpa99

“One time during a two-hour car ride, the baby cried most of the time. Fifteen minutes into my daughter’s crying, my mother-in-law started to take her out of the car seat while we were on a busy highway! She told my baby, ‘I know your mom isn't going to like this, but I'm going to hold you.’ I know car seats weren't always a law, but they are now and for a very good reason!” -- dee_0

“She would hover over me while I was changing my son’s diaper, and every time he cried, she would say ‘He’s constipated,’ or ‘He’s hot.’” -- lala

“She stayed in the delivery room after I told her a billion times that she was making me feel uncomfortable. Then she stayed in my room when I was breastfeeding for the first time -- she stood directly over me! It still makes me mad to think about it.” -- tfs55

“My mother-in-law pretended she was pregnant and due the same day as me.” -- daisyk

“When my son was positioned up in my ribs while I was pregnant, I gently pushed my stomach so he would move. She flipped out and told me to not push on her grandson. I had to leave the room I was so mad!” -- beetee

“When we found out I was pregnant, my husband called his parents excitedly. All my mother-in-law could say was that he shouldn't get excited because she herself had a few miscarriages.” -- mm9

“She nicknamed my son ‘Ducky’ while he was in utero, which I hated. Then she told everyone that it was what I called him and tricked my sister-in-law into using it as a shower theme!” -- by_u

“The day I came home from the hospital in the spring, my mother-in-law walked up to me, shook my belly and said, ‘Now you just need to get rid of this by summer.’” -- gigit

Friday, March 23, 2012

Humidifier

Which one is the better one or are they all about the same? I heard most talk about Crane and Pure Guardian.

Pure guardian is more expensive ranging $100 [130, $150, $170 for the top of the line], mid to big size are Heavy, and are not as easy to clean.



My friend got me a Hello Kitty Crane few years ago so I've been using that ever since to this day. The drops are $45 and adorables are $35. They are fairly easy to clean and not that heavy. But that's all I know. x/



And are Germ Defense and Air Purifiers an option or more of a necessity??

Feedback please!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Marital Counseling/Therapy

A healthy marriage is ideal for a household so it's important to try to be the best not only for yourself, but for your children and family as a whole. I'm not saying if you are divorced, not married, etc. that it means any less. I am an only child of divorced parents so I'm not saying anything negative about anyone. ;]

I am all for [the idea of, at least :P] doing things to always help a/my marriage. I think marital or any type of counseling or therapy is a very healthy thing for a good or not so good couple, person, etc. There is always room for growth, especially in a marriage. It's two becomes one people, and fact is that it's not always as easy for all of the 982687526752 things you face. You always need to work to keep it alive and at its best even when it's great. You need to thank the Lord for no big problems when your marriage is doing well too! Amen! :P

Our new church, we would like to hopefully be our home church, offers premarital [a MUST] and newly married marital counseling so I jumped on it! Super excited!! It really helps to learn about yourself and how you can better yourself for the team, aka marriage as one. [Yes swallow your pride ppls. :] We are pretty good communicators [no wait, I'm good at saying everything on my mind - good and horrible], but there's always some things that were misunderstood or forgotten sometimes.

Also there's this new VH1 reality show called Couples Therapy. It just premiered tonight. I love watching something like this so I can see different marriages in different perspectives. :]

Helping your children financially later in life

If I could, I would help my children out financially when they have more time [younger] but do not have as many finances to explore certain experiences to gain knowledge, memories, etc. Not all parents would agree to that and that is perfectly fine. I don't think I'll buy my children all houses if I had all the money in the world, no. I would pay for 4 years of college, give them a very very generous honeymoon so they can explore and build together as they start their marriage [and after stressful wedding planning :P], and help with their infants. Someone I know said that they gave their children money when they started a family because that is when they need it the most starting off, rather than leaving it to them in their will. I side with them on that. ;]

Monday, March 19, 2012

My Brest Friend?

Do these really help or is it a gimmick? If so, which one is better?
Also, some others use the Boppy. Is that better than BF? What is best in your opinion? Thanks!


Shop for <b>BREST FRIEND</b> at nearby stores Twins Plus Pillow $50[on amazon]- $78

My <em>Brest Friend</em> Deluxe Pillow (Green) Deluxe Pillow $30[on amazon]-$51

Saturday, March 17, 2012

my future fellow pregnant friends ;]

I can't wait for everyone [esp my friends :] to get married when they're ready! And I can't wait for everyone to get pregnant too. OMG I'm going to cry for both occasions for everyone so much!!

I'll be the first one to come over with my baby/ies :D to cook and help soothe any way I can later for all of you!!!! ;] I'm not even pregnant yet and 98% [my 1st friend JUST got engaged. whoo hoo!! and I foresee 2 by end of 2012!] of my friends arent even engaged yet... but yeah just letting you all know. hahaha <3

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hana's CGRC #8625

Man, "your" definition of spoiling your own child will always be different. And you/I will probably be oblivious to the truth.



Hana's Collected Guidelines for Raising Children is a name I made up of ideas I've read, heard, or thought about and have written down. All of these are easier said than done, but hope to keep as reminders for myself. A lot of the time, it's about a healthy balance.

Monday, March 12, 2012

DISGUSTING "parents"

Ok I wrote a little snippet but decided to take it down. I was being mean. :P



Mom Gives Botox To 8 Year Old Daughter - Sheena Upton, a San Francisco mom claimed that she gave her daughter, Britney Botox injections to smooth out "wrinkles" before a beauty pageant. The mom told the show Good Morning America "She was complaining about her face, having wrinkles, and things like that. When I brought it up to Britney, she was all for it." After the air showed San Francisco Human Services Agency removed Britney from her mother’s care and placed her with relatives. Later medical reports confirmed that she never gave her child Botox. So did she??

Pot Found In Toddler's Lunch Box - A Connecticut man apparently accidentally dropped his marijuana cigarette while packing his kids lunch box. Daycare staff discovered the stash and alerted the authorities, who searched the family home.

Mom Tries To Sell Baby -
Kenia Quiala Bosque from Miami, Florida was arrested for trying to sell her infant son to an acquaintance for $7,000. The police were tipped off and stopped the transaction in process. Kenia Quiala Bosque was charged with adoption violation (a felony) and her two other children were placed in the care of relatives.



Mom Dresses Daughter As A Prostitute - Presley, 3 was dressed by her mom as a mini "Pretty Woman Prostitute" for the show Toddlers and Tiaras. Another pageant mom said “It’s outfits like that that give us a bad rap.” Um, ok.

Dad Throws Son Overboard - A California Dad threw his sobbing 7-year-old son overboard from a Newport Beach tour boat. The father got into an argument with his girlfriend, upsetting the older son. When the child wouldn’t stop crying, Sloan Briles (father) apparently took him to the front of the boat, hit him, and said “If you don’t stop crying, I’m going to throw you overboard.” He then hurled the child over the boat and into the busy water. The boy was rescued by nearby boats even though his father jumped in after him. Briles was arrested and charged with child endangerment.


Mom Rock Climbs With Baby On Back- Welsh mom Menna Pritchard went rock-climbing with 2-year-old daughter Ffion strapped to her back in what looks like a regular old baby carrier, and without a helmet. Pritchard said the route was clear of falling rocks and totally safe.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Yume-Chan Doll

er, ew. wha what?

This new baby doll, called Yume-chan, cries real water 'tears' when given an injection by its owner. When the needle is put in Yume-chan's arm, water streams down the doll's face. This crazy doll is being offered by the toy manufacturer Tomy and was showcased at a toy exhibition in Tokyo. This doll is scheduled to go on the market in June.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

When you realize that old is not old.. is when you're getting old. ;P
I *wish our firstborn to be a girl.... Then rest boys! Lol

29 years old and hearing myself for the 1st time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsOo3jzkhYA&feature=related

Instead tear jerker and I love it

Update on that TTC Diet

So I add milk [yak] with my sweet potato or whatever then have a sugar snack right after. I amazingly discovered this bad [health wise] dip for veggies which I love eating with my very healthy veggies. I have a salad [barely ever] and add pasta, corn, and 10 other non healthy things to the salad. That is the only way I can eat healthy foods right now.


Me: No I'm just going to keep eating what I eat now [bad stuff like sugar, junk, etc.], and just addddd the healthy stuff.

Husband: That's like you saying you're going to continue smoking, but run at the same time.

Me: Yeah exactly.

Husband: !?

Me: ???...!..????.......
"I have come to realize that although Victor is my best friend and husband of 12 years, we are not always going to have the same approach to raising Jivan. Of course, we have the same core values but we both have different things to offer him and different ways to approach a situation—that's a beautiful thing but also challenging at times. I try to remind myself that Victor is not going to respond to things the same way I do. We may not always agree but we are always on the same team, which is something couples often forget when trying to prove they are 'right'. I've learned that we both have our very different roles as a parents." - Athena Calderone
http://www.theglow.com/athena-calderone/?i#29

Sunday, March 4, 2012

I know that the power of prayer will help us conceive.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Hana's CGRC #2

"To teach your children well, let God teach you."





Hana's Collected Guidelines for Raising Children is a name I made up of ideas I've read, heard, or thought about and have written down. All of these are easier said than done, but hope to keep as reminders for myself. A lot of the time, it's about a healthy balance.