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Mikey's first day of preschool!

My babies kissing Ande, Joseph and Chan's first day of school!

Ande 27 wks 3 days, and my new haircut!

School and my little Mikey

So...... I forgot to mention that school started! Channing is in 2nd grade, and MY first baby went to kindergarten. Joseph started school, he cried and I cried. It was the hardest thing to do, SERIOUSLY! I love him so much, I have been telling him stories about when he was a baby and when he was born ALOT lately, but he loves hearing them so it doesn't bother him! Mikey is in preschool again this year, and has developed a love of Jelly! In the little play kitchen at school there is a little thing of.....JELLY! His teacher said he plays with it EVERYDAY, and when he comes home, he always says, "Hey mom, teacher said jellies!" LOL He is soooooo cute!
Speaking of my little Mikey, within the past month or so, he has developed a love for Ande that is so sweet. One afternoon I was napping in bed, and woke up to find Mikey sitting on my legs with my shirt pulled up over my belly kissing it and then saying, "Goodnight Candy!" How cute is that! He always comes up and lifts my shirt and kisses "Candy" now! If he ever sees Tony talking to my belly, he will come up and talk to him. He will say things like, "come out of there candy" or "come on Candy, it's dinner time!" He even tried to pull open my belly button so Ande could come out! Joseph likes to talk to him as well and kiss my belly constantly! It is so sweet how they are reacting, but Mike has got to be the funniest! That's all for now, just had to share those cute sweet moments!

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!!!