Today would have been Maiya’s “official” birthday. It’s been 2 weeks since she was born… Time fucking flies! I’m already learning what comforts her, but I’m trying to keep her up during the day so she can sleep through the night!

Other than loving being a mama, I’m dying to shed the baby fat I’ve gained during pregnancy. I’ve gained about 40 lbs, not sure how much I dropped since giving birth, but I NEED to fit back into my size 3 jeans!! Some of my button down shirts are way too snug now, I feel like I’ll bust out of it like Incredible Hulk. I guess I’m expecting to recover sooner than I want to. Postpartum depression? Who knows.

Current Mood: Esctatic & Happy & Tired

Maiya Indira Lawson…
born on June 8th, 2010
at 3:07pm
7 lbs., 4 oz., 19 inches

She’s absolutely beautiful. Maiya decided to make an early debut, born exactly 2 weeks before her due date, and sharing the same birthday as her 2nd cousin… What are the odds?? Having this adorable little girl in my belly for 9 months was an experience I’ll never forget. Feeling her first kicks to her last squirmy wiggles have been so wonderful, and now she’s really here in the flesh.  I’ve hardly any sleep, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.

I haven’t been out much since we came home from the hospital… Still need days of recovery. It has been an easy pregnancy, along with a fairly easy labor (3 1/2 hours) BUT! Childbirth is hard freakin’ work and not fun, lol! But if I could, I would do it all over again.

So it’s official… We’re having a GIRL! All the suspense, the wait… It’s finally over. We saw Gummy for the first time in almost 3 months (through ultrasound, of course). She’s grown a lot and a pretty active girl. I have felt her very few times within the past few weeks moving around my belly, and just last night, have felt her kick 7 or more times. We’re very thrilled, and I can officially say I will have a “Mini Me.”

20 weeks

7 weeks (now you know how we got the name “gummy” )

And just for the record, my current penchant for vanilla milkshake and decaf white mocha latte are out of control!

New year…
New life…
New status…
New hairstyle…
New me

2009 has been a life-changing year for me. It has been somewhat tumultuous in a beautiful sense. Things in my life happened suddenly, unexpectedly, sadly, and wonderfully. Unlike recent years, I have much to look forward to in 2010 and beyond, and I can’t wait what the months ahead will bring.

As far as my pregnancy goes, I’ve just entered my 17th week. SEVENFUCKINGTEEN! My body is ever changing… The belly bulge I’ve been dreading the past few weeks (because it looked more like I ate a whole box of donuts) is now shaping more like a preggo belly. I bought few maternity clothes, 2-up sized bras (my pups are gaining size!), and another belly band within the past couple weeks. The salesgirl at Motherhood treated me like royalty: “I will set up your room, whenever you’re ready!” That’s the way it SHOULD be in any retail clothing store, whether pregnant or not, dammit!!

Still lucky with no morning sickness, but I am definitely feeling more and more pregnant by the week, along with a few symptoms I still have from my first trimester. With that, I have been religiously applying Bio-Oil and/or Palmer’s Cocoa Butter lotion on my belly to prevent stretch marks for the months to come while my tummy continues to grow. Yes, I know stretch marks are genetic or unavoidable, but screw it… I’ll do whatever it takes to at least prevent some stretch marks! But on more exciting news, in exactly 3 weeks from now I will know whether Gummy is a boy or a girl… The wait is so tormenting!!

12 weeks  0 day… 12 week 3 days… Hell, I don’t even know anymore. But one thing is for damn sure, I’m feeling pretty pregnant lately. Pressure on my lower abdomen means gummy (a nickname Jamie and I have stapled our baby) is growing at an alarming rate and my belly is expanding by the week. And at today’s doctor visit, we had the yummiest, amazing pleasure of hearing gummy’s heartbeat for the first time. It was just as emotional as the first time we saw gummy during our 2 ultrasound sessions… Quite unreal. It’s so much easier to beam about gummy now that we’ve broke the news.

Life these days are all about prenatal vitamins, belly bands, getting enough rest, and the holy bible of pregnancy (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” thanks to my sister!). But as my pre-preggo body is continually expanding, the strong urge to shop for new clothes at my favorite stores must temporarily come to a halt. At times, I feel like Michael Jackson in the beginning of the Thriller video when he was painfully transforming into a werewolf… You’d have to be female and pregnant to understand some of these growing pains!

Anyways, it’s already December… Where did time go?? This will be the first Xmas ever that I will not be with family, but first ever Xmas with my honeybunz.  I’m so bad with the holidays, I haven’t done much Xmas shopping yet. That may change tomorrow!