Busy, busy, busy!!!

Wow, it has been a long time since I last wrote, so ALOT has happened. I will begin with our Cali trip. We all went to San Diego and stayed with Tony's sister and her fam. It was super fun, we went to the beach EVERYDAY! I got in up to my hips, Tony and Aleah went boogie boarding and some other kind of boarding, lol! The kids played in the water and sand and Tony helped them all boogie board as well, Mike loved the ocean. Unfortunately, due to my lack of memory caused by the pregnancy, I forgot my camera, so I had to buy a couple of disposable ones, which I have yet to get developed! Anyways, by the third day, I was so sunburnt I had to stay under the canopy at the beach, so I just laid there and watched everyone else have fun.
We also went to Sedona to go camping labor day weekend, however all the camp sites were full, so we stayed at a cozy little hotel. I can't complain, nice warm beds and hot showers, and a continental breakfast!!!
I turned the BIG 25, on September 3rd. That was a crazy day, the boys got some fillings in their teeth early that morning, and then my hubby and sister made me the cake I was craving, Pineapple upside down cake! It was scrumptious!!! We had a really fun day!
About a week ago, I went to the doctor because I was having persistent cramping, BLAH! The doc sent me to the hospital and had me monitored and gave me some medicine to stop cramping/contractions. It really stunk because I don't want to go to the hospital until Ande is coming! However, I can't complain, the doctor ordered another ultrasound while I was there, so I got to see my precious little boy. The ultrasound tech said, there is no denying IT'S A BOY!!! It was clear as glass! She gave us a few more pics of our little man, so exciting!!! We have been shopping around alot for him, I have NO baby stuff, it all got lost in the divorce!
Anyways, ummmmm.....I cut my hair, it's way cute, thanks to my BFF Tarah!
And, the last thing that was big that happened, is Aleah went back home to Texas! We miss her a ton, however, we are really enjoying preparing the room for Ande, and the quiet time here at the house! I will post pictures soon of all of our madness that has gone on!

Oh my gosh!!!

During pregnancy, you are supposed to gain 5 lbs during the first trimester and then 1 lb per week the second and third trimesters. Well, I did not gain any weight until I was about 4 months, and I only gained about 4 lbs, so I figured my baby was just going to be small. Well, today when I got ready for church, my sister came up to me and said, "You used to not be able to tell you were pregnant, and now you are getting FAT!" OMG! So, I had her take a side profile picture of me, and wow, I had no idea I was this big now. I guess Andy is just having a growth spurt. He is constantly wiggling and all over the place. At night, I will lay on my back and Tony and I just sit there and watch my belly move. Michael knows there is a baby in there, however that doesn't stop him from jumping on my back and always wanting to sit on my lap. Apparently, he hasn't noticed, or just doesn't care that my belly is getting bigger. LOL! Silly boy!

Anderson Iakopo Ocasio

So yesterday was very eventful! I woke up super early because I couldn't sleep due to the excitement of my ultrasound! My appointment was at 12:30 and we left our house at 11:15. We arrived at the doctor's office at 12:20. My brother, his wife, their new baby, Antonio, my sister, Joseph, Mikey, Channing, and my ex-husband's sister Lisa were all there waiting to see wait they thought was my first little girl! However, I kept telling them they were going to see a little weiner. The excitement was getting to me and naturally the tech was running late so we waited about 20 minutes. Once we got in, the tech said that she needed to take a few measurements and then after she was all done she would take some pics for me and show us the different parts of the baby. After about what seemed FOREVER, the tech finally started showing us the baby. He kept scratching his head and then looked as if he were waving. It was so cute. It took forever to see what his little parts were because he had his legs crossed, just my luck. I thought we would leave the doctor not knowing what we were having and began to lose hope. For about 10 minutes the tech starting jiggling my stomach, and the baby looked like he was bouncing on a trampoline, it was so funny. Then she said alright, this is what I have been waiting for. Instead of saying, it's a boy or it's a girl, she just started typing on the screen, It's a.......BOY! Everyone was in disbelief, except me. They just couldn't believe it was another little boy! Joseph, Mikey, and Channing were so excited, and Joseph began crying because he wants to name him when he comes out. So....I agreed to let Joseph name him when he is born. So I have about 4 months to convince him that Anderson (Andy) is a good name for his little brother!

Anyways, that is about it. We are going to get a 4D ultrasound at 30 weeks, so once we do that we will post those pics.

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday Tony!!!

This year, we had our 2nd Annual 4th of July party/ Tony's Birthday! It was not as big this year because I did not feel like cleaning up a bunch of poppers and streamers and confetti like I did last year. Also, since we do not have a pool at this house we were all inside. However, it was a TON of fun!!! We had hamburgers, which I grilled, YAY, It was my first time grilling anything, and they turned out really good! Then we had mashed potatoes, gravy, and fried chicken! We sang happy birthday, ate cake, (that I made from scratch!!!) And then we watched Paul Blart Mall Cop. Tony had been wanting to see it for awhile now, so I figured I would buy it for his birthday! He had fun and really appreciated all the hard work I put into throwing his party! Happy Birthday Tony, I love you!!!

Happy Father's Day!

This year for Father's day, the kids and I, oh and my sister Aleah thought that we should do something on Saturday, rather than sunday. So we took Tony out for dinner at Red Lobster. It was quite eventful. The kids were all grumpy and acting up. Then Channing and Joseph were playing across the table, and of course, they knocked over RED fruit punch and it spilled all over me!!! Luckily I was wearing dark blue jeans and a dark shirt so you couldnt' see it was red, it just looked like I wet my pants! Anyways, after dinner we went out to the movies to see Night at the Museum 2. We thought it would be fun for the kids and be super funny. We were wrong. Mikey wasn't intrigued, Joseph fell asleep, I fell asleep, and after awhile Aleah asked if we could go and see if we could get our money back because we were seriously bored. So of course we left, got our money back and went home. I don't know if it was just a really boring movie, or if everyone was just too tired. Maybe I will try to go again when everyone is more up for it. Anyways, we had a GREAT day, and we all love Tony soooooo much! He has been the greatest father to my little boys and of course to Channing. We love you!!! Also, we just want to say we love my dad! He is AWESOME!!!

Baby Updates

Notice, it's baby updates, so there is more than one baby involved. No I am not having twins, but my best friend since I was 15 is pregnant too!!! She was originally due in late December, however she swithced Doctor's and her new Doc did an ultrasound yesterday! YAY! Always fun, well surprise, surprise, Tarah is due December 12th and she found out that she is having a BOY! I am totally jealous because I am waiting to find out what I am having. I am due Dec 4th and I was supposed to get my ultrasound in early July, but because the Ultrasound Tech is out I have to wait until July21st!!! It is killing me! Anyways, I have my names picked out either way so we are totally set. It took me awhile but thanks to Tarah, I was able to come up with a girl name. If it's a girl, she will be Amber Lei Ocasio and if it's a boy which I am hoping for, he will be Anderson (Andy) Iakopo Ocasio. Because my husband is hawaiian it is tradition to have hawaiian middle names so Lei I don't know what it means exactly I know what a lei is but anyways, Iakopo is Antonio's middle name so we thought it would be nice to name him after his father. Okay so more on our little one, he/she is VERY active!!! The heartbeat is 160 and everytime they use the doppler this little one is doing flips or something, LOL! Well, once we find out what it is, we will announce it to the whole world!!! Can't Wait!!!

Summer Time

This summer has been crazy already! We went to Texas on May 24th for my sister's high school graduation! Congrats Aleah!!! We had so much fun, swimming EVERYDAY, getting sun burnt because the sun screen did NOT work. Slamming on our brakes every time a deer ran out in front of us, which was pretty much all the time. Going out back to sleep in the trailer for a girls night, roasting marshmallows in the fire pit, attempting to sleep on the trampoline, but come on I am pregnant, so it lasted for about 2 hours max. LOL!!! All-in-all, It was just super fun! Now we are back home, and Aleah came with us. I took her to the bank to open a new checking account, her first ever!!! She is so funny because she is not ready to grow up. She has no idea how all of this stuff works!!! Now that we are home, I quit my job, it is hard to work for your ex-husbands family, child custody issues become a problem in your job. So now I am a stay at home mommy, and Aleah and I are BORED all of the time!!! We don't have a pool anymore so no swimming everyday and it's just too hot to go outside. SO like I said it has been crazy so far, and there is still so much to come. Antonio's birthday is July5th, so we usually celebrate the fourth of July with his birthday, so we have a party to plan! We are planning two more trips. One to Cali and one to Vegas. Anyways, that's just about all of our summer, so far anyways, more stuff could happen!!! We will see!