My Pre-Birthday Meldown

Thursday, I turned 25! I remember as a little girl my mom used to tuck me in and we'd read and talk a little before bed; I distinctly remember one particular conversation that went a little like this... "When I'm 25 Mom I want to be married, have a good job, a big house and one baby."  Oh, that beautiful child like dreaming. If you would have asked me 3 years ago I would have never thought I'd be on track  to accomplish anything on that list but here I am 25 married, with child and we're saving up to get our dream house. Although I may not have my dream job yet, I still have 11 months to work on it! I'm extremely blessed and I know it but that didn't stop me from throwing a little pity party the night before my birthday. I'm talking full-on water works with deep sighing and in between snorting as I watched my husband sit next to me with a sympathetic yet "What the Hell is going on?!" face. It was no joke, call it hormones, call it ego , whatever it was I felt silly afterwards. My Birthday ,since I've moved to California, has always landed on a moving week for us, not only a moving week but just a stressful time in general. We've never really been able to celebrate it, in between the packing, the cleaning and not to mention all of the expenses that come with it, my birthday is put on the back burner.  I know what you're thinking, "What a brat!" I  know because as I said how I felt to my dumbfounded husband I knew I was letting my ego take the wheel. It's also not like we don't do anything, my husband takes me to dinner, wakes me up with a birthday song and buys me flowers galore. This year he baked me a yummy chocolate cake after coming home from a grueling 8 hours in the sun. I'm a jerk! I'm not quite sure what led to my pre-birthday meltdown but it did help me realize how blessed I truly am. I made mental lists all day of the things I was grateful for, I did a little self-pampering and shopping. All in all my 25th birthday was a success and though it's much different from any other birthdays I've celebrated, I'm nothing but thankful. I have a wonderful husband, a baby on the way, a ton of amazing family members, love from every direction and everything that my 7 year old self could ever dreamed of having. So here is to my not so graceful 24
exit and my humble bow to 25.

1st Trimester Life Savers

I am so sorry it's taken me this long to write up a new post! It's been a crazy couple of days and I haven't found the time. A brief update on my everyday life; my husband and I are moving this week 30 minutes up the coast, my 25th birthday is right around the corner, I survived another weekend camping trip by the beach and I've officially put on my first couple of pounds of baby weight which is HUGE because I'm a freak of nature and haven't gained weight since high school. Another first in Karol history, I was stung by a bee this past weekend and I had a slight allergic reaction to it! Note to self: always call the Nurses hotline before taking ANY medications while pregnant. In the panic of a burning, stinging, swelling arm I took a dosage of Benadryl which is apparently a huge no-no, they wouldn't even let me put any topical ointments on my sting and recommended ice to stop the pain.Oh the joys of pregnancy!  As promised here are some of the products I've been using on a daily basis that have made my day to
day life so much easier.

#1. SimpleOne Prenatal and Spectrum Prenatal DHA

Like I mentioned in my last post (here) my morning sickness has been pretty much non-existent since my 6th week. SimplyOne PreNatal is supposed to help ease nausea and be gentle on the stomach, not to mention it's packed with almost everything that you need. I say almost because I did notice it's on the lower side of calcium but I eat at least two yogurts plus a ton of cheese a day so I think I'm OK in that department. My other complaint would be the size of the pill, they're pretty  big but definitely well worth it. I do add in the DHA pill just because I'm not much of a fish eater, never have been. I really liked these because it's nothing like taking an Omega 3 pill, you don't get nasty fish burps and it's supposed to help with the babies brain development. I found both of these items at Sprouts but I've also seen them online, they are on the more expensive side($15 prenatal and $10 DHA) but I've liked the results so far. 

#2. Ello Glass Water Bottle

This water bottle is bottle is basically my ride-or-die chick. No, but seriously it comes with me everywhere. I'm a huge fan of glass especially now with all of my heightened senses, my plastic water bottles were just not cutting it. I've had it a little over 2 months and it still has that new water bottle taste, which I LOVE! I've added lemons, strawberries, blueberries to my water and it has yet to absorb any of the flavors. It is only a 20oz water bottle which can be a problem but I have yet to find a bigger glass bottle. I purchased my water bottle at Target for $12! Woop, what a bargain!

#3. Hansen's Ginger Ale

During my 4th and 5th week I was nauseous, not all day but when it happen this stuff would stop it right in it's tracks. Like I've said before I'm not much of a soda or juice drinker to begin with but when the occasional upset stomach or indigestion happens I love this stuff. I like that it's all natural, no preservatives, no caffeine and it tastes pretty good too.  I usually buy the tiny cans because I can never finish a full can of soda and I make sure to always have some in my fridge.

#4. Fruit!!!

Need I say more, this has been my go-to snack since I found out I was pregnant. A little heads up my husband and I are pretty healthy eaters and we've been working on making good eating habits since we moved in together. We pretty much live off of turkey, chicken, whole grain bread, brown rice, vegetables, fruits and we try to limit ourselves on processed foods. I'm not saying we don't ever pig out on pizza (a-hem my downfall) and eat the occasional doughnut but about 80% of the time we try to make good choices on food. Saying that, fruit has been my everything! I wake up in the middle of the night hungry ,I grab a banana. I have the munchies I reach for an apple or nectarine. Apples and peanut butter, grapes, pineapples, cuties, OMG my mouth is watering just writing this down. I think the best part of fruit is you can carry it with you wherever you go!

#5. Sports Bra

I'm not sure if you noticed me covering all my boobage in my title picture, my boobs are no joke at the moment. I went from a 32D to 32DD in under 3 months! I took a short trip to Walmart and purchased a couple of $8 sports bras. Yes, I'm cheap like that I'd much rather buy 4 bras than 1 at Victoria's Secret. I'll tell you what, they do the job and they keep the girls nice and safe. I did look at the maternity bras but I was not impressed with the support and the lack of nipple coverage. It's all about preferences I guess.

#6. Ovia Pregnancy APP

Before I was pregnant I used Ovia's Fertility tracker. I was so excited when I learned they had a Pregnancy App. I love their updates and the things  you can keep track of, I basically use it at least 4 times a day. You can check out their articles and they have a ton of information on every developmental stage.You can personalize the app and follow your babies development.The best part about the app is that it's FREE! Another I enjoyed was Glow Pregnancy which was pretty similar but I changed phones and can't log in for the life of me. You should definitely check them both out!