it's a boy!!!

yes, we had another boy and he's perfect! he was born jan. 27th. it was a vaginal and unmedicated birth. at 38 wk 3 day i started to feel a lot of contractions, but nothing too strong or too close to go into labor and delivery. at my 39 wk appt. my midwife didn't want to check me after telling her about my pains. she told me that they stopped checking the cervic for dialation some time ago. it's to prevent infections and stuff. so, i left with the thought in my head if i was or not. well my pains continued for thoughout the week. on jan. 26th around 6 pm i went to the bathroom and noticed that i was losing my mucus plug. i told the hubs and he freaked out lol. i had made reservation for dinner at 7 and i was not going to miss out since i knew it was going to be a long time before we will get to go out again. about an hour later my contractions started up about 10-15 mins apart and began to get stronger. the whole time the hubs was worried and just didnt' want to be so far away from the hospital. i have to admit, it was quite funny to see him that way lol. after getting home i got some last minute things done and gave luch a bath. contractions were still 10-15 minutes apart and not any stronger than earlier that day. i went to bed and around 11:45 p.m. i was woken up with the sharpest pain ever! i knew then that it was time and my contractions were going to come on stronger and much more closer in minutes. i was really determine to wait it out as long as i can to avoid being sent home like they did with luch. i was also determine to go in focused and more prepared than i did with luch. i read up on a lot of birthing technics and i saw a lot of videos too. i wanted to be in control this time and go for an unmedicated birth. around 1 a.m. contractions were now 7-10 minutes apart and with each contraction i did my breathing and i was taking each one in while i was leaned over a chair or table. i even got on all 4's while in bed to alleviate some of the pain. around 2ish a.m. i got in the shower to take a long hot one. by then my contractions were about 5 minutes apart and getting a bit more stronger. i was timing my contractions on my phone this whole time even while in the shower. the shower helped sooooo much and it made me relax even more. maybe about a little more than an 1/2 hours my contractions were now 3 minutes apart and i rushed out to get ready. woke up the hubs and told him it was time and he just panicked! i was putting on lotion and he was softly yelling at me to hurry up. by then my contractions were much more painful. i saw on the internet somewhere that crotching all the way down while your arms are on a chair or bed helps during a contractions. so, that's what i started to do with every one of my pains. after having an emotional good bye with luch we left to the hospital around 3:30-3:45 a.m. we got to the hospital and to my surprise i was 5 cm dialated. i was so happy to hear that. i did my own thing to help me focus and try to go all the way without surrendering to the epidural. i think my choice to do this freaked out the hubs tremdendously because he kept asking me if i was sure about my decision. i did everything different with this birth than with luch's. i remember being in so much pain and at the last minute i surrendered and 20 minutes later i was complete. i had no control and i really wanted to be with this one. around 5 a.m. they checked me again and the nurse yelled out that i was complete and called in the doctors. after getting all set up and everything the doc checked me again and said i was not and i was only 8 cm. i was a bit discourage, but still didn't let go of my focus. one of the other docs told me that it's going to take a couple of hours and asked me if i wanted the epi. i told her no and requested to have my bladder emptied. i remember with luch that once they did this shortly after i was fully dialated. i have also read this as well. by emptying the bladder this will help bring down the baby even quicker. i also did a lot of peeing while i was home too lol. by this time the hubs kept telling me to take the epi and i have to say it frustrated me. i told him to give time and to wait and help me through this. at about 5:15 a.m i told the nurse that i had to push and i couldn't hold it. she checked me once again and yup i was complete...yay!! at this point i couldn't hold it and i started pushing before the doctors came back in. after about 4 pushes my sweet baby boy was born!

angelo r was born at 5:21 a.m. and he weighed 7 lbs 1.6 oz and 19 inches long. ahhh..love at first sight for both of us.

here's my last bump shot at 39wks 6 days. 

he's doing so well and breastfeeding super well. i'm enjoying every minute of it. i leave you with these pictures of my sweet baby boy.

this was taken a couple of hours after he was born.

9 days old. this was taken this morning. yeah, i know he's a cutie pootie :)

38 wks...i'm full term!!

i can finally say that i'm full term. turned 38 wks yesterday and only 2 more wks to go if any. i can honestly say that i'm super excited, but nervous. i know i know this is my 4th child, but every birth has been differenct for me. this baby has been super active and i'm loving every movement he/she is having. we're still undecided on a boy's name. we just can't make up our minds. 
i've been feeling a lot more braxton hicks and my back is killing me!!! i mentioned before that this baby is very well snugged up my right side, therefore only my right side of my back hurts. 

i've been off of work for 2 wks now and instead of relaxing i've been doing nothing but errands with the in-laws and what not. i've also been having car problems since the christmas week. dealing with that has added some stress because we need my car to bring home baby. i haven't really had time to do a anything baby related which sucks!! this week will be an overwhelming weekend for me because it's crunch time. the hubs is on call, so he will not be much help unless he's home :(


oh well let's see how the next couple of weeks go. hope this baby can stay put until then. would really like to be "baby ready". 

34w 2d

gosh...can't believe that i haven't blogged about this pregnancy at all. almost my entire pregnancy has gone by and nothing. between work, home and dealing with my 3 1/2 yr old son it's been impossible to even take time and focus on me. 
well, as for this pregnancy, i'm almost there. i have 6 wks to go before i get to meet this little one. we have, well more me than the hubs, have decided to not know the the gender of this baby. i want this one to be a complete surprise. i want that emotion of being surprised. i want those 3 little words to be like an omgish really moment. i don't know, i guess i'm weird, but i really want that moment. now, the hubs on the other hand has been dying to know. he predicts we're having a boy according to what he saw at our 4d ultrasound viewing. daughter thinks the same and she's pretty disappointed. she doesn't want to be the only girl in the family lol. oldest son hasn't really mentioned his predictions, but he's older and doesn't show much interest in his mom's ever so growing belly. i had him last week feel the baby move, but he was so embarrassed to touch that he busted out with sweaty palms lol. youngest son tells everyone that i have his baby brother in my belly. so, another one leaning on a boy gender. he's so overjoyed though!! he rubs my belly, he kisses my belly and already gave the baby a name. this baby's name is baby boo boo bear. i call luch boo boo bear already, but now that he's a "big boy" he only wants me to call him boo boo. so he told to me, "mom, i'm boo boo and my baby is baby boo boo bear, ok?" awww...what a cutie! as for me, i have no preference just as long as i have a healthy baby, but if i were to guess i would guess a girl. :)

here's a 4d pic of my little darling. this was at 24w 5d. this baby has no resembles to luch. he/she looks more like my side of the family and luch looks more like the hubs and his side. from looking at the pics this baby is definitely going to have my side of the family lips. look at those lips lol.

this was my 28w bump pic. i was so excited to hit 3rd tri so fast in this pregnancy. i was counting the days, literally! :)

right now my sleep sucks!! can't sleep straight through the night. i'm constantly up peeing and what not. i can't sleep on my right side because this baby is just so snugged on that side that it makes it impossible for me to lay on that side. oh and baby moves like crazy!! moves to the beat of whatever music i'm listening to. at night this baby wakes me up. i swear it's like he/she is having a one baby war in my womb. i sometime feel like i'm in turbulence that's how hard this baby moves inside of me. oh and what has got me good is heartburn. haven't has any until this last week. it's killing me!!

i'm also going through hot flashes lol.  i'm always always hot!! our cali weather right now is in the high 40's and i'm enjoying it. i spend all day with my fan on me at work. i make the hubs open the bedroom window at night for me because i'm so darn hot! 

biggest craving right now are nothing but sweets! especially chocolate! i pretty much could inhale anything chocolate even for breakfast. my faves right now is oreo and nutella...yum. 

anyways, hopefully i'll get to blog more before this baby is born. my maternity leave at work starts in jan and i should have all the time in the world to keep updating this from time to time. so, until next time. :)

here we go again

yup, i took 2 hpts and 2 bfps....woohoo!! took one yesterday and one today. the second line was faint, but that's exactly how i got mine with luch. words can't explain how i'm feeling. i'm over the moon and the hubs is too. we haven't stopped talking about this and he said that this one will be a girl lol. we haven't told anyone but luch. we told him that i have a baby in my tummy and he smiles. we asked him if he wants a sister or a brother and he said a sister. we're going to wait until i'm done with my 1st trimester before spreading the news.
i go in for a nurse visit on wednesday for an offical pregnancy test and then start all the paperwork. i'm soooooooo freaking happy!!!

cycle 9 & 2ww

i'm currently on cycle 9 and currently in my 2 ww. i couldn't tell you what dpo i'm actually on, but after obsessing on some symptoms i would have to say i'm on dpo 18. i felt for the first time in a very long time  o pains. that day was may 7th, so i'm going with that date. this excited me to the bone!!
now that i'm in my 2 ww here is what i've been feeling:

a few cramping and tenderness on my boobs. this is all a little over week one. these are normal af symptoms for me, so was not getting too excited on these. other symptoms that i've noticed are the freaking pimples that woke up with me a few days ago. i was telling dh how i'm all of sudden hiting puberity lol.
week two, nothing big same symptoms. i still have the tender boobs and light cramping. i have been feeling a bit weird after i eat sometimes. not so much like queakiness, but like maybe i ate too much feeling. i also have been very gassy and my bm have been completely off...sorry tmi lol i know. the end of last week i've been sooo hungry, but i've changed the way i've been eating. i have stopped eating so much sweets and started jogging again a couple of weeks ago and eating smaller meals throughout the day. this week has been torture for me. i'm starving & i'm super tired!!! i get up at 4 am m-f, but never felt so sleeping so early into my work shift which is 8:30 am. the past few days i've been fighting with myself to keep my eyes open while i'm driving on the freeway. yesterday was the worst. after exiting the freeway i caught a red light off the off ramp i kid you not, i closed my eyes for a sec i thought and i nodded off. i know so dangerous and i got scared because what made me open my eyes was felling my car moving very sloooow. ok so this is very usual. oh and another symptom is, i'm getting a lot of ligament pains. i feel this when i'm getting out of my car or just getting off from the sofa or chair.

well, those are my symptoms and i'm crossing my fingers for a bfp. today i'm going to get a hpt. i think this cycle could be it. i'll keep you all posted. cross your fingers for me. :)

on to cycle 8...boo!

so, af is in town again, whatever! not even in the mood to express how i feel about this. all i have to say is...I HATE YOU AF, PCOS & FIBROIDS!! *sigh*

ugh...

i'm on cd 26 and i didn't see any signs of ovulation and i'm getting closer to yet another visit from af. boobs are sore and last night some cramping started up. i'm on a chocolate bing & i'm cranky lol. this only happens when af is arriving...ugh...

cycle 7 and nothing

since i started charting back in july i haven't had any good charts. i'm now on cycle 7 and it's getting pretty frustrating. last cycle sucked really bad. af started off pretty heavy and awful. found out last month that i have a few fibroids sitting on the right side of my uterus and one good size on my bladder. geez first pcos and now fibroids...eek! after hearing this it depressed me that i cried for a few days. thought about how much harder it's going to be. another road block. i've know about these suckers, but never read about them until now. i'm not ready to give up my uterus, so i decided to deal with the flare ups and take it like a champ. this cycle was normal and pain free which i can say it was a happy period :). according to fertility friend my ovulation days is next week monday, tuesday & wednesday, but that can be misleading for a girl in my condition. ha let's see how this cycle plays out.

everyday they're shuffling...really they are!

so i haven't posted anything new on luch and one of his thing is shuffling. he shuffles every day!! he's a big LMFAO fan, you should see him do the wiggle wiggle lol. here is luch and elise shuffling. this was awhile ago when he still had his curls and his hair all up in his face.

enjoy :)

Epic Fail!

well af showed up wednesday night. this was an epic fail! so bummed. well i guess i'll be in the search of my bbt this weekend. now if i can only remember which box i put it in and where in the storage it's at. ugh...i hate going to the storage!

2 ww

So I'm still charting and looks like i could be 14 DPO. Charting without temps is hard, at least for me. I don't get an acurate chart of when I O'd so trying to figure it out is kind of frustrating. I'm thinking if this month isn't it then I will begin to take my temp again. We've been BDing like crazy, but the last few cycles has been a BFN. I'm beginning to feel a bit disappointed. Disappointed because this can probably take another 3 yrs. The first year that luch was born we avoid it and then the beginning of the 2nd year we were like let's not avoid and let's see how it plays out, but nothing. Now we're on a mission and still nothing...ugh not going so good. I can only be positive. I wish I could be those women who just get pregnant just by being looked at lol.

I've been having some cramping on and off since last week. boobies are tender, but this could be because I'm not nursing much as before. Tired, but it's because I wake up at 4 am everyday to get my oldest son up for school. I make lunch for everyone and I sit in front of this computer, so I blame this on myself. Today I'm going to stop by the .99 store and pick up a HPT and see if it will be 1 line or 2 lines tomorrow.

charting again

6 months after delivering luch af became a regular in my life. every month she's on time maybe a few days late, but never misses a month. i know most women hate af, but i have to say, i'm happy with af. it's like for the first time in years my body is doing something right. now, i'm not sure how conceiving another baby will help, but i'm hoping it won't take 3 yrs.
i'm going to get into the whole charting thing again, but i can't let it take over my life. charting was serious business for me before luch came along. the hours i spent analyzing my chart was ridiculous. i was OBSESSED! i think this time around i might just go easy. i will not take my temps for now and see how it will go with just charting af and of course all the other ovulation signs.

i'm really excited! :)

hey there....

it's been almost a year since i have last updated my blog...shame on me!! it's been crazy between work, home and kids. i have become an old lady, i wake up super early, fall asleep where ever i sit, (doing the head nodding thing) and in bed by 8 p.m. i have to say that luch takes a lot of my sleep away. he's not a sleep through the night kind of kid. he's now 25 months old and still wakes up 2-3 times a night to nurse. yes, we're still nursing and i'm pretty amazed at myself for going this long. luch does have his good nights, once a week maaaybe twice a week where he'll wake up only once. i have thought about weening, but it's a lot harder than i thought. i've tried to not nurse him to sleep, but he cries and his face is just so sad...it breaks my heart. he'll lay his head on my check sign and he'll say "mommy, milk, milk this side" and he'll lay down in between the hub and i and smiles. that there gets me all the time and the whole weening process gets put on hold.

take a look at my luch. so different from the last pic i have posted. he now has long beautiful curls and i'm avoiding the whole "when are you cutting his hair?" question. i love love his hair and really don't want to cut it off!! this pic was taken on his 2nd birthday at the happiest place on earth, disneyland.


Since i posted a disneyland pic i might as well tell you about our first trip with luch. well, at first he was so afraid of every single ride we got him on, but towards the end of the night he started to enjoy it. he was having a ball on all the kiddie rides there and at california adventure. the best part was when luch got to meet mickey mouse. he's a big fan and loves to sing the mickey mouse club house song. when we got inside the house he was happy and calling out for mickey up until he was face to face with him. he panicked and cried, but still managed to say hi to him. while crying he shook mickey's hand, said "bye bye ickey" and threw him a kiss. that right there was the best moment, for me at least. it was like watching him overcome his fear and let me tell you luch has plenty. the next day all he talked about was mickey. we bought him a mickey mouse and he carried that with him for a week.

Aside from luch turning 2 this year my oldest son just accomplished his biggest milestone, he graduated from high school last week. it was a bittersweet moment for me, but i'm so very proud of him! now the next step is college. he'll be starting in less than 2 wks and is looking forward to the career he has been so wanting to learn, automotive technician.



as for my pretty girl, she will be entering 5th grade in sept. although she still has a couple more years in elementary, i'm just not ready for her to be a teenager. she's so lovable and sweet right now. teenagers tend to go through "teenage mood swings" lol.



hopefully i will be able to keep up with my blog. there has been so many times where i have so much to say and want to blog about, but then i get busy with something at work or home and i lose all energy. i really want to go back to blogging especially since we've have decided to have another child. :) so let the charting beginning, but not obsessively this time.

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LC Stuffing His Face

Hello I haven't posted anything on LC in such a long time. I have so much to say, but for now enjoy this little video of LC stuffing his face with peaches last night.

Happy Birthday!!

Awwww.... my baby is officially a toddler as of yesterday. 365 days ago I held this beautiful baby boy and he completely took my breathe away.


One year later nothing has changed. This little guy still takes my breathe away.


I love you so very much papasito!! As much as I dreaded this day I'm happy that you're 1 year old, happy and most importantly healthy. Looking forward to another year as you become your own little person more each day.


mamma, pappa, brother & sister love you always!

All Done with Holy Sacraments

I can't believe that all 3 of my kids did their holy sacraments within 3 months from each other. It started with LC's baptism in Feb.


Then, son's confirmation in Apr. We look a little funny because we were caught off guard.


Finally, daughter's first communion yesterday. There's E receive her first holy eucharist.


With all these parties we are now broke and need to apply for a loan lol.

Almost 1 Year

I can't believe that a year has gone by so quickly. It felt like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant. Then, 1 year ago yesterday I went on maternity leave and started counting the days for LC's arrival. I wish I could just freeze time so I can enjoy him a bit longer as an infant.

This year has brought so much joy and happiness just watching him grow. With my children so far apart I forgot how sweet it is to have a baby. This time around I've been very fortunate to bf this long. We're 3 weeks away from reaching our goal. Now that it's quickly approaching I have decided to continue with extend bfing. I enjoy our time, our bonding. And besides, I can continue giving him all the nutrients that he needs.

LC has now been taking a few quick steps when I let go. He's just so eager to walk. He prefers walking around the house now than crawling. We hold him by one hand and he's on the go. He is now throwing fish kisses to us and cracks up when we say awwww thank you LC.

LC loves his veggies especially broccoli. He prefers to eat on his own which I love to see.

There's something about babies feeding themselves that makes it so cute and adorable. He eats a variety of foods, he even likes salmon. I use to feed him before the rest of us, but now I make an effort to cook easy and fast meals and that are good for LC to eat with us. He loves the family time we have around the table.

In Feb. we baptized LC. This is big brother giving him a blessing. One by one family and friends

came up to LC to give him a blessing. It was really nice to see everyone come up and do their own little thing in blessing him. I think LC was tripping out more than anything.

Anyways, what a fun year. Now I have to start planning his birthday party. :)

The Many Things LC Can Do

Since my last post about LC had learned how to pull himself up to a standing position. Well, little munchkin is now getting comfortable letting go and standing for a few second. I'm not ready for him to start walking. I can barely keep up with him crawling all over the house. LC is such a babbler. He babbles so much that we swear that some of his words are real words. I know of a fact that he's saying "what's that?", but "that" comes out first. When he's saying "that" he points and with his middle finger too lol. When he's trying to reach for something he wants he says "up". LC loves loves the phone. Anything that might look like a phone he'll grab and hold it up to his ear and starts to talk and laugh. Hmmmm...wonder where he gets that from. LC loves to look at himself in the mirror and watch himself crack up doing it. He's is starting to discover body parts which is so cute. Since we co-sleep most of the times, one morning he woke up and started to poke my nose, poke my eyes and pull my lips. He does that to us when we are face to face with him. We have been teaching him since he started doing this. Another body part he has discover is his penis. Let's see, oh thanks to big brother and sister, LC now enjoys going into an elevator. As soon as we go in he starts to giggle and get excited. As it starts to go up or down he'll squeal and laugh. Stopping is much more hilarious. People laugh when they see him act this way. LC is a riot. He's doing so much and so fast. I'm not ready, I'm not ready for LC to turn 1 next month. I get teary eyed when I start to think next month he'll become a toddler. Hubby and son are looking forward to all the fun things, but daughter and I aren't. We want LC to be a baby for a much longer time, maybe forever. Oh well it's part of life and we all have to grow up someday, including me. :)

LC 10 months 3 weeks