23 weeks

23 weeks
5 Months Preggo…4 to go J


Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.
~www.baby center.com


So what can we learn from this…Well I read between the lines and found out that when I tell Rob to “drive into the snow” and he yells at me for it, because it was my fault, the baby can hear you and doesn’t like it J So darling, please don’t yell at me over driving into the snow, or setting off the smoke detector, or beating you in blowing, because Baby Dez can hear you and doesn’t like you getting mad at his momma! HEHEHE

So I also took from this that I will never be in trouble again for the next 4 months! I hope I can be pregnant forever!!!!

All kidding and sarcasm aside, I am super excited about the developments, and Rob is very happy to see an expanding belly = a healthy baby, which is a "very attractive thing you can do for me"   aaaawwwww honey!!!!  You really are a keeper :) 

future updates....

I think this will be a super fun update....I will get a belly pic up here tomorrow if I can get myself out of bed to take one....and I'll show everyone a comparision of who  has the largest tummy in this household.  As much as I joke on Rob shooting me about our fun updates, this one might do me in :)  But he acts to funny and silly and you cant help but laugh at him, and he makes it so easy....i swear hunny...you might be a blonde! 

Anyways Rob, Im sure you will like it also :)  I promise, no one at work will see it :):)
Smooches hun!!!

Party in the U.S.A. ....No judging!!!

February 8^th 2011

So I still feel blah! I finally got to sleep late, and woke up wwaaayyyyy to early! What am I doing up at 4:30 am! There is no reason for a person to be this early for no reason. Anyways, I find a comfy spot, getting ready to doze off at 5:#0ish or so, and guess who wakes up! Baby Dez. So even if I wanted to go to sleep, Baby Dez won’t let me. Ok, baby darling, I don’t feel well and just want a bit more sleep…is that ok?? Please! Well, this child moved for HOURS! It was like Miley Cyrus was singing to my belly…you know the song….”PARTY IN THE U.SA.!!!”

Well, I got so tickled just thinking about this….because this song has a nice meaning for Rob and I. Now for the disclaimer…if Rob wasn’t going to shoot me over the post where he got he car stuck, loosing to me in bowling, or setting the smoke detector off, he might just shoot me over this, but away we go ….

Rob and I drove to get his brand new painted dump truck, he was so ecstatic…it was his new baby! He is so happy to be driving, and totally showing off his pimped out driving skills… We are stuck in beltway traffic… and what song comes on….Miley Cyrus, Party in the U.S.A. Well, he didn’t offer to change the channel, and neither of us wanted to be the first to belt it out, but the chorus came on, and it was GAME ON! We are stuck in traffic dancing and singing our hearts out. I am sure we were the topic of conversation for some other passengers. Either way in that moment, it didn’t matter who was looking it was not going to stop us from acting crazy and singing to Party in the U.S.A.

Well as Baby Dez is rockin’ and rollin’ this morning, that was all I could think about. Baby Dez did not want to settle down for a few hours. I just cant express the feeling of how cool it is to have this baby move inside of me. It makes me smile to feel him move so much, even though I wasn’t feeling well and looked like Bozo J

Sick +preggo+ashley = a whiney mess!!

February 7, 2011
SICK!
So I was right, being around 3 sick people, you will most likely get sick. I think I can make it official, I am sick! Runny nose, tummy hurts, achy, ears hurt, etc…but the best part…from blowing my nose so much…wanna see what I look like…here comes a cute pic!!! 

　
So for now, all I want to do is sleep, but I cant seem to fall asleep and get comfy. So off to do another load of laundry J  Then maybe bed time.



P.S. Rob, this is a great time, no matter how sick I look to use the phrase "yes Dear, you look gorgeous"

Thank you hunny, you are so sweet!!!!

Fire, Fire, Fire,.....well almost!

February 3^rd, 2011
Ok, so this post may or may not get me in trouble, so I am hoping Rob just casually misses this post J Smooches dear!

Rob decided to make dinner for us, with out telling me. Mr. Mom cooked mozzarella sticks, Perdue chicken that goes on the salad in the micro, refried beans, in the micro, and meatballs in the micro. Needless to say he is a GREAT microwave cook. Anyways, the best part is he dump the mozzarella sticks on the pan because the bag was near empty, but with the empty bag came the little bread crumbs. Well once in the oven, the empty bread crumbs burned and set the smoke detector off…not once, not twice, not three time…but yes you guess it….
　

Other than setting the detector off 5 times, everything turned out well. I think baby Dez liked his cooking, he didn’t toss and turn a lot, and I was ok, so I am hoping he liked his Daddy’s cooking. I just hope Rob doesn’t have to cook a lot, that he does realize Pizza Boli’s delivers within 30 minutes and it is good pizza J
Thank you Rob for all you do for us, me, Abby, Nise, and baby Dez, but please do me a favor and order pizza babe J

Dear Abby and Nise,
     I know you are young and you may not understand all of this, but you know certain numbers.  Therefore, when Daddy cooks, make sure to have 9-1-1 on standby....they might be able to help with the cooking :)
Their truck will also save our house :)
XOXO
a concerned momma 

Auntie Dana!!!

Feb 3 2011
Auntie Dana comes to town!!

I am stoked to hear Dana is flying out of BWI for a photo shoot and she has time to meet up for dinner. We had such a FAB time. She save a place in Baltimore advertised on diners drive-ins and dives called Blue Moon Café. It was more than fabulous, I just wish I came with more of an appetite. A large cinnamon roll was ordered….mmmmm heaven! Pancakes, Captain crunch French toast, salsa omelet….ggggrrreeeaaaatttt food J Most importantly, it was nice to spend time with her, catch up, and allow her the opportunity to rub the belly!!!

Well Ms. Dana, while Baby Dez and I are at home in MD, freezing with another threat of a light snow shower, enjoy your time in HOT SUNNY Aruba where there are no threats other than what fruity frozen cocktail do you want. Enjoy girlie, cant wait for you to come back home J

Xoxo
Ashley and Baby Dez J

Friday February 4 - 6 February 2011
What a wonderful weekend! Rob comes home to find out he does not have to work on Saturday….so off to Deep Creek Maryland we went to! It was a nice restful weekend full of a lot of fun filled stories that are not “will not end up on face book Ashley, I’m Serious!!!” according to Rob! Well Baby Dez got to learn, again, his Daddy his crazy…which goes along with the nickname “Crazy Cat”.

Can we just talk about pulling into the driveway….please for one second!! Let me set this up for you all…There is approx a foot of snow on the ground and Rob fully believes his car can make it through the snow…well lets fast forward to 4 feet forward….the car is stuck! Rob then turns to me mad at me because I told him to drive into the snow instead of staying in the cleared driveway. MMMM…yup my dear, you are right, my testosterone got in the way of thinking. So Rob, I am sorry I forced you to drive into the snow so I didn’t have to walk as far.

Well once we got into the warm house it was nice to settle down and hang out. Throughout the weekend, everyone had their chance to get sick, except me!! WWWOOOHHHOOOO. I hope I just am not going to get it next. First is was Nise, then Rob, the rounding it out with Abby. And poor Rob, so sick, had to shovel out the car so I could get some food for the girls and him. Poor baby, I’m sorry you had to get off the couch so sick when I am the one who foolishly told you to put the car in the snow! Shame on me….

Once I went out to get some dinner, I did have time to make it to the store to get my Klondike bar that I had been craving…and yes Ms. Brenda! They were on sale J J It tasted so good, I would have paid full price for it J

Sunday everyone was feeling better and we went outside to play in the snow for a bit. As Rob and I were throwing ice sickles from teh top of the house...

 

....he thought it was a great idea to tackle me, football style into the snow.




(get him Mrs. Mendez!!!!!!)


 I not sure baby Dez liked it or not, because he was rocking and rolling after. I was a bit shocked because my throw was on point…but with no snow pants on, I was a bit cold. So then I was cranky J

Overall what a great weekend. Nice to come home though. It was so nice to travel without feeling like I am going to throw up all the time and worried when the nausea would hit during the car ride. This second trimester thing is such a breeze! No nausea. J I hope the rest of the pregnancy lasts like this…this, I can handle!!!



Going on an adventure!

Anny and Denise

Someone got their workout on....two special girls got pulled around on the tube in the snow!  Lots of laughing and giggling here!  And someone, who shal rename nameless, was huffing a bit :)