Shrimp!

I LOVE shrimp! It doesn't make me sick, they are low in calories and taste delish!! Plus they are always dirt cheap! For a pound at my local super market (which equals to about 35-42 shrimp) is 5.99. How can you beat that? I got 12 shrimp last week and it was only a 1.82. Boom! Happy momma! Lets see though- you can make stir fry, Alfredo, shrimp tacos, shrimp scampi, on skewers, over rice, po boys, etc! The list is literally endless! Try them out because they are good!!!

NOM!

You just had a baby 2 days ago? You're ugly.

UMMMM. Why are people so critical about new moms getting their old body back only 3 weeks from when they had their baby??? Apparently we're not allowed to spend time with our new family and bond. How sad! It's like, "How DARE you give birth to a human that you spent 9 freaking months nurturing in your womb! Even though you get up to feed the baby every 3 hours, why the heck aren't you wearing your make up and 6 inch heels???". Seriously, why would some one actually say this to a new mother? I'm not sure which is worse though; judgmental men or judgmental mothers lol! What I can't understand is their motivation. Jealousy? Hate? Low self esteem? It just doesn't make sense. Anyways.

Look at that girls face LOL!

Lemme see your guns!!!!

Wait what? Now, I have a few tattoos and one of them is a giant M16 with a grenade launcher on my fore arm. You're probably thinking, "Why would see get something like that on her arm???". Well, it's my body and I wanted to. So screw off LOL! Just kidding!

Sort of.

Now- let me ask why people are so judgmental about tattoos? Luckily for me, No one has really judged me that much for having tattoos. If you know my personality then you would know that tattoos are my thing. I do think it was slightly funny though when I told my mother what type of tattoo I got and I could hear her fainting through the phone. God bless her soul :]! But anyways!

I made this post because the funniest thing happened to me last week. My SO and I were in a parking lot and the cops were hanging out there. Both of the men walked over to us and one of them said to me, "Let me see your guns" while making the flexing motion. So right off the bat I knew this situation was going to be funny! But since he said it as "Guns" and not "Gun" I thought they were talking about my (non) muscles. So I made a funny face and flexed. They both laugh and say, "Noooo the one on your arm!". I go, "Ohhhhh" and showed them my tattoo. They both loved it! After they looked at it, I told them that I've never had any police officers that have stopped and said they liked my ink. One of them said, "It's the best concealed weapon you could carry!!". I seriously died! Right there. On the pavement lol!!! We all laughed and went our separate ways.

So far the only people I've had working in enforcement say that they love my tat were the TSA, airport police and a group of security guards. So I can check this off my check list!!

My tat!

Push present!

Ok. Personally- I think "Push presents" are bs. Butttttt, it's a good excuse for my SO to buy me things lol! He says I deserve it because my pregnancy has been so hard. What a sweetie! I will post a picture of it soon! What a little lubby! Here's a sneak peak!

I think I may have given it away!

Oh, you're fat and pregnant? You're OBVIOUSLY going to kill your baby.

Yeah, ok. Uh-huh. Seriously, if some one where to EVER say that to me- I would punch them in the face! Not even kidding, us Sicilians are the type of crazy you don't want to touch with a ten foot pole.

Eh-hem*

Now- I'm over weight. I was before I was pregnant and I am now. There's literally no way of hiding it! No pun intended (Drum roll)! But I'm reading online of how poorly us chubby bunnies are being treated for being pregnant!! You need to head over to http://myobsaidwhat.com/ and http://wellroundedmama.blogspot.com/. Oh my god, I cant believe what some docs/midwives have said to women! Utterly disgusting.

Heres one of my favorites:

 

Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

“…You Have No Right Thinking You Can Safely Deliver A Child When You Are So Overweight.”

“I can’t believe I have been put in this position!  I absolutely resent that I am now responsible for your life and delivering this baby, you have no right thinking you can safely deliver a child when you are so overweight.” – OB to mother at birth.

Yay!!! Not so much. Like how can you even say something like to some one??? Lady's- learn about waivers (Aka-don't ever sign anything that you don't read over. But you should be doing that anyways.). Research if the hospital is "fat- friendly". DO NOT TO CONSENT TO ANYTHING YOU DON'T APPROVE OF. But most of all, don't let anyone, ANYONE scare you into thinking that you cant do something. It is your day!!! Do what you want to do! But most off like I always say- Love yourself and love the people around you!

You know you are!!!

FIRST!!!!!

Ok. Brace yourselves. I just made our first purchase for our son!! AHHHH!!! OMGOMGOMGOMG. I could not be any happier! I was trying to hold off for so long. As some one who experienced a stillborn miscarriage, I wanted to wait as long as I could "Just in case" something happened. I know, I dropped the ball on you but it's life and it happened. I am a strong woman who has a wonderful SO and an amazing family who have been so insanely supportive of this pregnancy! I wouldn't trade them in for the world! Also- my team of doc's are AWESOME. They are so caring and are so nice to me. Seriously I couldn't have asked for a better team :].

Now back to the purchase!

We bought the Graco 2 in 1 bouncer/swing at target. I cant wait until it comes in the mail :]. It's so cute I could die! Its a light green and brown with adorable accents. I love it! What do you think?

Love? Or LOVE?

Am I the only one???

Does anyone else go through periods where they can't make up their mind? I feel so all over the place!!! I want something, but then 5 mins later I want something else. Ugh. Scatter brain Nikki! Especially with stuff we need to get for  the baby. Maybe I'm just excited! :] Who wouldn't be! Our little nugget of joy is going to be here in November so we have a little bit to set everything up, but still. I'm going bonkers!! Oh gosh, ANDDD I started "nesting" as well. I want to clean everything. I want every thing perfect. It's like I suddenly have a severe case of ocd lol! I just want our son to come into this world of perfection. Maybe I'm being unrealistic? I should probably learn to let things go. Those dishes will be fine sitting out another day I guess. It's so hard though. On the upside- I'm starting my prenatal massages soon! I want to get some every month being in the 3rd trimester. Mama needs to be relaxed! So many things gong on!!! :] Just another day in the life of me. And I wouldn't trade it for the world!

A spoonful of happiness!

Which came first? The egg yolk or...cholesterol?

Apparently I'm all about chickens these days lol!! But as I was watching the news yesterday, it did a segment on how research was done in London about if "you eat eggs yolks it's as bad as being a heavy smoker". You know what that sounds like?? Another scare tactic. I love how at the end of the segment they quickly said that the study didn't factor in daily exercise etc, etc. Sadly, I guess any news is news these days. Plus being an ex-smoker (not these days though because I'm pregnant!), I can assure you that all the chemicals you are inhaling from a cigarette are nothing like eating an egg yolk. Here's a phrase that I live by- "Everything in moderation". It's really as simple as that. I've noticed people are freaking out over nothing wayyyy to easily these days. But you know what? Hell, if you've worked out 3 days these this week and take care of your self and you want to eat that delish chocolate bar? Go ahead! Good for you though, because I'm not getting my fat preggo booty out running...but I'll take that chocolate bar!

Dear god, what have you done to him???

Asian chicken? Yum!

Alright, I have a delish recipe for you! And it's cheap!! So last night I made my take on Asian chicken. I made it up as well, so kudos to me. But it's probably on the internet somewhere lol!

Now I don't use measuring cups. I've cooked long enough to kind of "know" how much is how much! But I can tell you what I did. Also it depends how much chicken you use. I used about 3 chicken breast (boneless and skinless), cut up into bite size pieces.

Marinade/sauce:

1/2 cup of djon mustard
4 or 5 tbs of soy sauce
5 cloves of garlic or more (it's Italian gold- shut up)
Pepper
The SMALLEST pinch of salt if you want

I just mixed the chicken into the marinade/sauce and dumped all of it (including the sauce) into a skillet till cooked through. BOOM. Amazing! Now, this recipe has loads of sodium so if that's an issue you can cut it by using no salt and a lesser sodium soy sauce. Whatever works for you! I cooked some rice and used it as a side dish as well. And carrots! I LOVE carrots so I hate a big ol' plate of those lol!

On a side note- I said it was a cheap dish. Let me tell you how much I paid for everything or break it down.

Chicken- it was more than 2 pounds for 5.00....I don't know what that breaks down to because I used 3 chicken breasts and about 8 came in the pack.
Soy sauce- 1.77 per bottle
Garlic- 2 heads of it for 1.00
Pepper (It was black and I bought a 1.5 oz mill)- 1.00
Salt (I bought 1 pound of it)- 1.00

You can subtract the salt and pepper because I always have spices in my kitchen.

Since I can no haz maths early in the morning, I assume it didn't cost much per serving :]

Enjoyyy!!!

NOM!

#Firstworldproblems

Ok, first of all- I HATE hashtags lol! I think if you #speaklikethisyouneedaneducation. Also the word swag. Like really? Do you think you sound cool when you say swag or swagger? I bet you're a really special person. Let's call you "limited".

Anyways, so our power went out this morning. Yay! Not so much because let's be honest- preggo ladies need air conditioning. On high. All the damn time. Or at least that's me. But it made me think like, "Wow, half the world probably doesn't have air conditioning and here I am complaining about things people cant afford these days". I felt like a spoiled brat. A couple days ago I was complaining that I didn't drink enough milk because it went bad, so now we had to buy more. At least my SO and I agree on we should raise our son being educated that some people may not have as much as other people. I really respect my parents decision to have me volunteer and use it as a learning tool to not be judgmental or greedy. And honestly- it was really fun! I love helping people. Its one of the reasons I want to be a RN (I'm half way done with school! Yay me!). I'm a natural mama bear. I'm the same with animals. I always adopt and I'm a full believer that no matter how big or small the animal- if you give them a little love they will turn into the most amazing friend you'll ever have. The world needs more love these days! Be kind people.

Remember her from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory?? Spoiled!!!

I want to look like a Bratz doll when I grow up!

Ah. Another reason why I'm glad I'm having a son. No Bratz dolls! I have to say- all the cartoons and toys are TOTALLYYYY different from when I was growing up. Everything is over sexualized these days. Its horrible. Young girls- like I'm talking about 6 years old, say they would rather be sexy than smart when they grow up. So sad. Why aren't these parents teaching good values to our children? At least I know how not to parent! LOL. But seriously. Almost every girl toy has either a big butt or big boobs. What happens when a little girl matures and she doesn't have big boobs or whatever? She thinks shes ugly. It's just mind boggling. I wish I could give them a hug and tell them that they're beautiful! No one should be feel sad about the way they look! Love yourself ladies and teach others the same!

You are amazing!!!

Helicopter parenting?

Helicopter parenting

 

Noun Informal .

A style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.

 

NOPE. I cannot tell you enough how much I disagree with this! It's one thing being there for your child but it's another thing not giving them enough room to breathe and learn from their own mistakes.

 

I was reading stories from children that have these types of parents and what they say is horrible! I felt so sad for them. This one man told a story about how his mother would not let him wipe his own bum until he was 15. I mean, forget about parenting that's just sexual abuse. Another one was this young man recalling his childhood/ teen years of how his parents wouldn't let him have friends in fear that something or some one would hurt him. And then they got mad at him for not having friends and would punish him. I cant even find words for a reaction. Way to mess up your kid! No bueno.

I don't understand, whats so wrong with raising your child with a little humility? We want to raise our children by giving them tools to take accountability and figure out how to fix the dilemma they are in. Its called life skills people! Of course I can understand that your kid is your little angel but I not sorry I refuse to raise my kid as a spoiled brat that cant do anything wrong. I just, I don't know. We want to give our kids the tools to help themselves. We will always be there for our kids-don't get me wrong, but I want them to try to figure out the situation by themselves first and then if they need help, we will give it to them. 

NO.

 

 

Respect? Boundries? Anything??

Hey my sexy mamas! I need to get something off my chest that has been bugging me. Now, this hasn't happened to me yet- but I'm prepared for when/if it does. But my question to you is- why in god's name do people think its ok to walk up to a random pregnant lady and proceed to touch her? Wake up call!!!! YOU ARE NOT TOUCHING THE BABY. YOU ARE TOUCHING A HOT, NAUSEOUS, SWOLLEN, HORMONAL, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN THAT IS ABOUT TO RIP YOUR ARM OFF BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW YOU AND YOU'RE TOUCHING HER STOMACH WITH OUT HER PERMISSION. It sounds humorous but in all honesty, it's very not ok. People seem to believe that once you are pregnant you give up all your rights as a person. You're not allowed to have an opinion on parenting, but if you do its some how wrong because its not the way some one else did it.  Or with personal space- we don't want you to touch us. AT ALL. But if you do feel so inclined, at least ask us. Then we might not rip your head off for invading our personal space. I mean, we already don't have any privacy anymore. Why are you so special that I need to make an exception for you? Seriously, tell me why you're better than my husband. I want to see your face while I laugh at you. I'm reading these stories online about expectant parents who are getting randomly belittled, touched or groped but not only women of all ages but MEN. Yes you read that right MEN. Random dudes walking up to you and touching your beautiful baby belly. My fav story is one guy walked up to this expectant couple and started to message her belly. In front of her husband. Who almost beat the guy lol. But he was classy about it and grabbed the random guys junk and twisted it and proceeded to go off on a Clint Eastwood speech. Made me laugh. I just would really like to go inside these peoples head and find their reasoning and motivation for such weirdness. I guess you can say pregnancy is really relatable. People feel comfortable around women who are expecting or have a baby. I just wish they had a little more respect for us. Now- I'm not some neo nazi feminist freak who hates men. But if you come up to me and I don't know you and you start touching me, I will punch you. Right in the gonads. And then I will laugh while you keel over in pain lol! Yesss, feel what child birth feels like to us! -Insert evil laugh-. This goes for women as well. I don't know, I just assume you'd know how I feel but humanity continues to surprise me. Anyways. /End rant.

This...is...my....ANGRY FACE!!!!

Love

Hello again! Sorry I have been out- I've been so sick lately. No fun for me! Oh man, so what has happened to me in the past few days? Lots I guess lol!

For one thing we got our cute little ferret insurance! Yay! Its only 12 bucks a month and covers so much! I'm one happy ferret mommy! I'm a HUGE animal lover and all my babies need to be healthy for sure.

My mom and aunt are going to visit!! I'm so excited I cant even tell you! We all live in different states so traveling is expensive and sometimes hard to schedule so I'm very happy. Sometimes it's weird not being able to visit them whenever I want, but they are just a phone call away :[. It's not the same, but I'll take what I can get!

I heard my SO refer to our son (who is not born yet) by his name :]. OMG, my heart melted! I almost cried! He's never done that before so I think it's super sweet! Maybe fatherhood is becoming more real for him. He's going to be such a good dad. I love him so much!

Went grocery shopping and bought a weeks worth of food for 78 bucks. HECK. YES. I guess you can say I'm a "stereotypical jew" lol. I wont take offense to it! I love finding deals and usually we have to shop at three places or so, but in the end I got a weeks worth of food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for under 80 dollars. GO ME!!!

Our babies!

FEED ME SEYMORE!!

OMG. Just found my new weakness. Blueberry cream cheese. Shut. The. Front. Door. SO GOOD. Seriously everyone needs to go to the grocery store and get it!!! Very, very delish!

It's a little funny though, I haven't had any cravings for anything really. I've had a few cravings for specific things but nothing in particular. Thank goodness I have a SO that will go to the store at 5 am to get me something I love. When I first was pregnant, I remember I absolutely HAD to have Kimchi. Now if you don't know what that is, its an Asian pickled cabbage that's spicy. YUM. I know it may seem totally gross but ohmergerd it's awesome. That trip was fun though. Since not many places carry it because its a very authentic Asian dish- we went to a place called Pacific Asian Market. So cool!! Now my SO is from Maui so if you don't know, Asian culture/people dominate the population there. If you see some one whose Caucasian its most likely they moved there from the mainland or their parents did. So naturally he lovesss Asian everything! Its was so fun to see him get all the candy and food that he grew up with and couldn't find any where else! And their meat/sea food butcher, get out of town everything looked delish! I remember the first time we went to a Hawaiian restaurant and he ordered spam musubi. Have you ever heard of it? SO GOOD. I'm hooked now. ANDDD I know how to make it! And I make it good. Since WW2 it just kind of stuck in Hawaiian everyday food because there wasn't much food that was provided during the war. It was cheap and people could afford it. Ok, but spam musubi is a fried piece of spam that has either been marinated with oyster sauce, sugar, soy sauce and teriyaki sauce or when it's done frying drizzled on top of the spam. Then the spam is placed on top of a bed of rice then wrapped in seaweed. BOOM SPAM SUSHI! Its to die for and stop being judgmental! GO get some, make it and love it!

MMMM SPAM MUSUBIIII!!!