tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58299609042916545332024-03-04T20:40:43.940-08:00"TIPS RANELLES"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-63114284444637133702013-09-18T06:42:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.406-07:00A little late.. But I had my Baby!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLBIsmOUiqf1Zxz8iDM7dap-AZLDQGcuSIgI_PMXk1fpDcYsHkNwcebw7508IVVb0c76Cbp2qP5f5T39QJKaNoOBVGg_bQBmobcTrUiNGLCnam35kwRylogfBlQzQ_Z1nM77UEZ7vCXl4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.36.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLBIsmOUiqf1Zxz8iDM7dap-AZLDQGcuSIgI_PMXk1fpDcYsHkNwcebw7508IVVb0c76Cbp2qP5f5T39QJKaNoOBVGg_bQBmobcTrUiNGLCnam35kwRylogfBlQzQ_Z1nM77UEZ7vCXl4/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.36.12+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Finding the time to work on a blog post has been hard, to say the least. Between breastfeeding, sleeping, eating exercising I barely find time to even get dressed sometimes. With 3 months passed I have so much I want to share with you. From my must haves for the baby and reviews on things I bought for him, to life as a new mom and my diet / work out plan. So lets start from the beginning.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzXlib3oC9IsqCoq9mDx9K5S6Pc6Hl3oH9vUWzsXifiYAce_7XnLjY9erAByq71cc9dSlwNMQOCJhYbG1neHGTpszprNChQ37LYZ-gzDrcLe93aUyjKGyQP_T5iYKKfzAIN0TAJjCWs9s/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.17.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzXlib3oC9IsqCoq9mDx9K5S6Pc6Hl3oH9vUWzsXifiYAce_7XnLjY9erAByq71cc9dSlwNMQOCJhYbG1neHGTpszprNChQ37LYZ-gzDrcLe93aUyjKGyQP_T5iYKKfzAIN0TAJjCWs9s/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.17.26+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On our way to the hospital to have our baby</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meet Niko:</span></u></b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnhgxrx-BK-p03lmjEGHd-gWXxBauUeZE2JYbEw4XosGwMzHekmj2lUvtQLwkixizmmhimJaF0x2ZjOnwyNdzrVLJ7cldiRREMqwThVXYkUryCoThR7fP6PbHz-3l9cuRibF2NiblQ6cR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.46.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnhgxrx-BK-p03lmjEGHd-gWXxBauUeZE2JYbEw4XosGwMzHekmj2lUvtQLwkixizmmhimJaF0x2ZjOnwyNdzrVLJ7cldiRREMqwThVXYkUryCoThR7fP6PbHz-3l9cuRibF2NiblQ6cR/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.46.58+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I gave birth on June 12th 2013 to a beautiful baby boy weighing 6lbs 8oz and 20" long via C section due to him being frank breech. Frank breech means his legs are up by his head and his butt is down near my "area". When he was pulled out ( butt first ) his poor little legs didnt know what to do from being bent upwards in the womb all this time so they just flopped everywhere.<br />At 6 weeks we had to go have an ultrasound done on his hips to make sure they were in their place and growing correctly from being breech. The good news is they are in their sockets but the sockets are shallow. I was told to keep him in 2 diapers / nappies and NOT to swaddle. I must say my mama instincts were right on in this situation because I never really swaddled him from the start anyway even when everyone told me I should [ trust your instincts]! At his 2 month check up the Dr told us he looks fine- but I still keep him in 2 diapers just to be sure ;)<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><u>Where I gave birth:</u></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb38X9HlA_0fiU7WBFbia3JC3j8P6CniZljduhU_NzyEnXwR4QQoFdXafeMHaB1f0CqBsiTYW3320vPat34oCpLegmTwBd7ZaPvwd7-rxFSA_sFFOptSz1hKRSDJ2JqkhNvzXiPkDWNg8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.50.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb38X9HlA_0fiU7WBFbia3JC3j8P6CniZljduhU_NzyEnXwR4QQoFdXafeMHaB1f0CqBsiTYW3320vPat34oCpLegmTwBd7ZaPvwd7-rxFSA_sFFOptSz1hKRSDJ2JqkhNvzXiPkDWNg8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.50.01+PM.png" /></a></div><div><u><br /></u></div>I gave birth at the famous St. Marys Lindo Wing in London where Princess Diana gave birth and most recently Kate Middleton just had her baby boy. When I moved to London from California I had no idea what Dr's to use or what hospital to go to. I got referred to a Dr from one of my husbands friends and the Dr just so happened to deliver at both Portland and St. Marys. At the time I had no idea the Lindo Wing was so famous. The staff was amazing and our suite was huge. The Lindo Wing is very small and private, and their are only 2 suites in their newly refurbished quarters. Yes, Princess Kate Middleton did stay in the same suite I stayed in after delivering. She took out both suites which are separated from the rest and one is bigger than the other ( I got a tour before delivering myself and booked our suite ). I must say I was super excited when I found out she was delivering there as well. I didnt get to take a picture on the famous Lindo Wing steps as we came out with baby Niko because it was raining the day we went home, but I do plan on going back and getting one- for Niko to have for when he is older. My Dr was Dr. TG Teoh and he was amazing. My scar is as tiny as it can be for a breech baby and super super low! Luckily I can still wear my tiny Have Faith Bikinis lol! Dr Teoh was so helpful and understanding my entire pregnancy I HIGHLY recommend him to anyone delivering privately in London.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvjAYPwvG3UR6-acbd7-A0XoJc0Pshk7T0MXRicUPKH-PDr8S7T0ILSF0eIv0mt0MvEq-3XaNVVMEt9lYzZZ2dDrwsrnVcerAjscNmPQ4bYcfFsrrs3ZllVE-FK5FsOkKQIk6NdJI7abl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.17.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvjAYPwvG3UR6-acbd7-A0XoJc0Pshk7T0MXRicUPKH-PDr8S7T0ILSF0eIv0mt0MvEq-3XaNVVMEt9lYzZZ2dDrwsrnVcerAjscNmPQ4bYcfFsrrs3ZllVE-FK5FsOkKQIk6NdJI7abl/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.17.09+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Delivery room at the Lindo Wing at St. Marys Hopsital</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: center;">My Birthing Experience:</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryt27lSTKo1DAQXI-0Ib_fr-Sca39wFeaXRXe5By3b5HkGIlFjtcIX5-3AXh-K4icIdHpwhHPm1ICM8Val-6eDgTbThtkqe3pwjQ66Hfw3yE0kWbr9aH_mBHZ6qthYVVe_I7s4stYteQn/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.52.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryt27lSTKo1DAQXI-0Ib_fr-Sca39wFeaXRXe5By3b5HkGIlFjtcIX5-3AXh-K4icIdHpwhHPm1ICM8Val-6eDgTbThtkqe3pwjQ66Hfw3yE0kWbr9aH_mBHZ6qthYVVe_I7s4stYteQn/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.52.55+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Having a C section was not bad at all. As most of you know I originally wanted to deliver completely natural but I had no other choice in this situation. Niko was breech for months and hadnt changed his position, and at 38.5 weeks I dont think turning was in his plans.<br /> I was terrified of the epidural which turned out not to be so bad. When I got to the hospital they checked us into one of the delivery rooms where they strap you up to a heart monitor to monitor the baby and your contractions or in my case braxton hicks , which at this point I was having regularly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8PXvyEre49EJ9WsRIaobexdHgVlVXkfe-DqYc14xo2zQc2m4nPNDdMX8krDqq46oMgTyDeLWjOBFlK4alo4WPnmCf7m68bcFT4XwGckygtdq-ua-HXXYnNAomzGr9AK9ucLB9N1nZ4_B/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.16.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8PXvyEre49EJ9WsRIaobexdHgVlVXkfe-DqYc14xo2zQc2m4nPNDdMX8krDqq46oMgTyDeLWjOBFlK4alo4WPnmCf7m68bcFT4XwGckygtdq-ua-HXXYnNAomzGr9AK9ucLB9N1nZ4_B/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.16.41+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />They then put these super tight socks on you so you dont get blood clots and to help with the water retention that comes after delivering a baby via c section and or natural but with an epidural. When it was finally time to deliver they walked me down to the "thearte" where they will preform the surgery.<br />When I got to the surgery room they sat me down on the table and put the IV into my hand. Then they quickly began to start putting in my epidural. Everything was moving so quickly I had no time to freak out and panic. I made my husband stand in front of me while they were inserting the needle into my back. I have a tendency to pass out so I was afraid I would just fall off the table. It was really comforting having him there and helped me keep super still. Once the epidural kicked in my entire lower half went completely numb. I started to panic once they made me lie down on my back as my belly was so heavy plus the strange foreign feeling of NOT feeling your legs. But I calmed myself down knowing this was all normal and finally just relaxed. I just kept thinking " soon I will meet my baby, soon I will be a mom, I need to be strong". Once they got me into place they put up the curtain so I couldnt see all the gory stuff. They then inserted a catheter into my "hoohaa" since I wouldn't be able to get up and pee for the next day or so as they keep the epidural in for 24-48 hours. All the pain meds make you constipated anyway so nothing happens in that region. When in place they them used Iodine all over my belly- my Dr joked it was Soy Sauce lol and shortly after I heard him say "knife please". I couldnt believe this was all going so fast. I swear in a matter or 10-20 minutes he was out. I felt NOTHING. Maybe some tugging and pressure but no pain at all. After the cut I heard all kinds of suction. Having watched C section videos on youtube I knew what was going on and then all of a sudden I heard either my husband or the DR say "theres the water" which I knew meant they had entered my amniotic sack and the baby would shortly be here. MY husband then said "theres the placenta" which really was Niko's ass LOL. The Dr corrected him with "bum" as he was pulling Niko out. The anesthesiologist who was standing right by me asked if I wanted her to lower the curtain to see the baby and I told her yes. Within seconds I heard my husband getting excited and then squealing that to me sounded like a piglet LOL. I looked up and saw my baby for the first time. All his hair, his little mouth and body, hands and legs flailing all around- it was the most surreal feeling ever, total disbelief and yet complete infatuation at that moment. I became a mom and this baby was mine. I made him, he lived in me for 9 months and now he is here. The midwife took him to the side where she would let my husband cut his cord, clamp it and then bring him to me without cleaning him off as I requested ( its better for bonding and finding the nipple if they are not cleaned off first). She then brought him to me for skin to skin and for the first time I got to hold my baby. I never grew up around small children, so this was the first tiny baby I held as an adult. Once he was placed on my chest I didnt know what to do. He felt so small and fragile I didnt want to move him. As soon as they placed him on my chest he stopped crying, peed on me and then placed his hand on my mouth. It was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. Since I was being sewn up and still couldnt feel my lower half I couldnt see much of him since I couldnt move. All i could see was that he had a lot of hair LOL. Shortly after the midwife came back and took him to get cleaned off and warmed up, weighted measured etc. All I could do was lay there and watch. I made a few phone calls to my mom in NY who was anxiously awaiting "the call" at 4 am her time. I then was able to snap a quick pic and post the first picture of Niko to my Instagram Family.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yE9H66hA9eU2e91s1FSRubqU_m5-iuycaUHayqQGB-62TYkhYHLPE_uTHhtiBkpPXa82W7A7Ae7GZFscbIGZ8ukC26cKmVeqNcj-KWczSOZmhDimIBzOexfTMB0O3LeJ7QiyqatZLRWN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.59.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yE9H66hA9eU2e91s1FSRubqU_m5-iuycaUHayqQGB-62TYkhYHLPE_uTHhtiBkpPXa82W7A7Ae7GZFscbIGZ8ukC26cKmVeqNcj-KWczSOZmhDimIBzOexfTMB0O3LeJ7QiyqatZLRWN/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+12.59.22+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano - Niko's first picture</td></tr></tbody></table>Once done being sewn up, they sat me up, gave Niko to me and wheeled me back to the delivery room that I started out in where I would stay for a few hours before going to the recovery suite. Once we got to the room I unwrapped Niko and the midwife was prepared to help the baby latch on to feed but he latched on before we could even assist him. Apparently he read all of the same books I did lol. He nursed for a while and I swear I held him in my arms for 12 hours straight. I didnt want to put him down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMWR4KS_ywR8HYvew7ECE-tPqWrKmTG3VB5O85lqtoBrq40yYh3RRWmhr9n7E8MlYM1KdeTy4w_5q7xlEgEf3yQYnDg1BdLnZ_I_pQDuGkEKOsZhYaz8HDy4PV56Qj9a0Taigf0fMn8lZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.07.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMWR4KS_ywR8HYvew7ECE-tPqWrKmTG3VB5O85lqtoBrq40yYh3RRWmhr9n7E8MlYM1KdeTy4w_5q7xlEgEf3yQYnDg1BdLnZ_I_pQDuGkEKOsZhYaz8HDy4PV56Qj9a0Taigf0fMn8lZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.07.58+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Once settled down <a href="http://www.paulagallardo.co.uk/">Paula Gallardo</a> from the IPEN network in the UK met us in my room. There she prepared my raw placenta smoothie which both Alki and I drank. After she was done she then took my Placenta to my house and started a 16hr process of dehydrating my placenta to make raw pills that I would then take for 6 weeks 3x a day. If your curious about this process and why I chose to do this please see my previous blogs. I will say that I am SO happy I did this and I hope some of you get inspired as well.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZm77LJ4MP2pI4jh_mSFexqThY2d625SQZSyDETbLNH2QD2H9_W0CJWSqKRn3T7OAi_NieckfT7BD213bPRaDUZIFsgxtEZpwHJWws1SwA4LSzUAmFpU2nRjTQh1t_-QX62rPUZ3kxFOn/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZm77LJ4MP2pI4jh_mSFexqThY2d625SQZSyDETbLNH2QD2H9_W0CJWSqKRn3T7OAi_NieckfT7BD213bPRaDUZIFsgxtEZpwHJWws1SwA4LSzUAmFpU2nRjTQh1t_-QX62rPUZ3kxFOn/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.43+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alki waiting for the placenta smoothie to be ready.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After all the excitement and commotion, my husband fell asleep next to me, the midwives here gone and I was left in bed with my newborn baby where I was and am completely in love. He was the tiniest most beautiful creature I ever laid eyes on, and he was half of me half of my husband and ours forever.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHyZRGJz17IYVHqBXJ8r7PxHcdKXtoD_li_uvBtEdocEq2UEuLabNSMFN5ARDLzv3d8pLJgnoOeKX9FmBIaLV0e13TtSd2t8hHye7uSS_O3wpXRq-vvHFdS3VgXjX2M4tUHta3dNzmEHY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.10.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHyZRGJz17IYVHqBXJ8r7PxHcdKXtoD_li_uvBtEdocEq2UEuLabNSMFN5ARDLzv3d8pLJgnoOeKX9FmBIaLV0e13TtSd2t8hHye7uSS_O3wpXRq-vvHFdS3VgXjX2M4tUHta3dNzmEHY/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.10.51+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niko's first day of Life</td></tr></tbody></table>Recovery was slow- definitely not like having your boobs done lol. But I was up and walking around the next day in the hospital. I was able to move around with the epidural still in my back. As soon as I got my feet on the floor and stood up I felt this unbelievable weight on my pelvis. I still had a stomach (which was kind of depressing as I thought it would be gone LOL) and it was really hard to move around feeling so much pressure on my incision BUT everyone I spoke to told me to push through the pain and walk, that it will help with recovery and so I did. I was in the hospital for 3 days.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><u>Going Home</u></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59qMfq5aKj-FZeInEm6NX_SaNIlve3Lw9uocWacPcItRCVozd4NTWn9-arFKpdt3NhKI7RC3Kk0O3SYLyLoT3Nm3j19M0ugREXDaThN54VA1XuoRBAhrH1AsFCYR96VBYAG2gyn5o7BrR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59qMfq5aKj-FZeInEm6NX_SaNIlve3Lw9uocWacPcItRCVozd4NTWn9-arFKpdt3NhKI7RC3Kk0O3SYLyLoT3Nm3j19M0ugREXDaThN54VA1XuoRBAhrH1AsFCYR96VBYAG2gyn5o7BrR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.14+PM.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I got into the car I started to cry. I think it was all a bit overwhelming and felt like I had lost control of my baby. Its hard to explain and put into words what I was feeling. It wasn't depression but I guess I wanted the baby all to my self... Im not sure. It was all just going so fast. I dont know if it was my husband being overly excited and everything just going so quickly but I felt like I wanted everything to just slow down. I wanted all of the moments you see on TV and it didnt happen that way due to the weather being crap and raining. When we got home I was better but it was hard carrying him for 9 months and having him all to my self and now having to share everything.. I hope Im explaining this right and that it kind of makes sense. Its not that I didnt want my husband to hold him or have moments with him bc that made me happier than anything seeing them together- it's just really hard to explain.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uPFBl0wXQw7eg9aIZSqD0F1z4EF0735oGKAFKRtpPS56GalfGE17_3LXHjstJjAPRkiUEAnxG89pMb72Tg4Tw3GGe9rMN62_lYlbTRNXkmEW3K3MLsKzmHcf9ltVfRJCbtso-XwzZmT-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uPFBl0wXQw7eg9aIZSqD0F1z4EF0735oGKAFKRtpPS56GalfGE17_3LXHjstJjAPRkiUEAnxG89pMb72Tg4Tw3GGe9rMN62_lYlbTRNXkmEW3K3MLsKzmHcf9ltVfRJCbtso-XwzZmT-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.06.28+PM.png" /></a></div>Getting Niko into his nursery was so exciting. I had his nursery prepared for a couple of months before he arrived ( and I highly recommend not waiting for the last minute because the smallest chores becomes the hardest) and now seeing him using everything I made and bought and had ready for him was an amazing feeling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqio8sc34tjijoHNr597M3D6IRWcrsHEUibJaw2SjxK8_NlwgL0TbHJaoPMqvwd4eoHC4caTsM7UC85TmwQ-_u6O20BcmLDGk249QVwAgpPsdBGNqLNm2uA5U8db1fRWlbl9Vq-I8v5jg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.16.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqio8sc34tjijoHNr597M3D6IRWcrsHEUibJaw2SjxK8_NlwgL0TbHJaoPMqvwd4eoHC4caTsM7UC85TmwQ-_u6O20BcmLDGk249QVwAgpPsdBGNqLNm2uA5U8db1fRWlbl9Vq-I8v5jg/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.16.26+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nikos London Nursery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The day I arrived home my mom and brother had flown in from NY to stay for 5 days to help and see the baby. It was nice having them around but also a bit stressful as I wanted to breastfeed all the time but felt I had to entertain and didnt want them to get bored. I had a maternity nurse since Im living in London and didn't have any friends of family around to help me, I haven't even changed a diaper in my life at this point LOL. Niko's diaper was my first one.... a lot with Niko was my first ever when it comes to babies so having a MN was really helpful especially having had a c section.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj908uJMX05CDJL_EwijZNQcTFmZisldpfLU2DFvCAXQpDXWghIXZTiTZ0b7G7q3k7fkrM0nEjhLw2YbZod7jqbGSZdIniKP9IdFjZYm60Q4mNnHRohiPKvR7ktiEaFWnMmnqWfgfhT_Ghk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.34.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj908uJMX05CDJL_EwijZNQcTFmZisldpfLU2DFvCAXQpDXWghIXZTiTZ0b7G7q3k7fkrM0nEjhLw2YbZod7jqbGSZdIniKP9IdFjZYm60Q4mNnHRohiPKvR7ktiEaFWnMmnqWfgfhT_Ghk/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.34.01+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My brother and I for a walk with Niko in London</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>It's one thing to be fat when pregnant BUT another to still be fat when you're no longer pregnant.</u></span></div><br /> I understand its a slow process being that I had a C section for my stomach to go back down but i just feel so self conscious and slightly depressed about it ( being honest ). I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy... A LOT! I didnt pig out (except my first trimester bc I was so under weight), I didnt eat sweets. I ate a lot of fruit and drank a ton of Milk... healthy foods I would say, but my body just retained so much water towards the end that I packed on the pounds. I have already lost 40lbs but still have another 30lbs to go.. Yes, thats right!<u> I gained 70lbs in my pregnancy.... 70! </u>Thats 30lbs shy of my best friend Lilly LOL..I know it doesnt really look like it- I didnt gain a ton of weight in my face, mainly my belly, ass and thighs.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcfSmZpO4aK0uFpJsZcXbSz1g58XjtRaniXTuJSW6pyaHG4lqTeDoA3BBqvrM6a4QgnOTlA6bWZxefA_kIT_OcMeGRliBx9Ra_usGD9Jga_CCn1l8NCMUY-TVBBVPv8_s7Trn0bqL1F6m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.55.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcfSmZpO4aK0uFpJsZcXbSz1g58XjtRaniXTuJSW6pyaHG4lqTeDoA3BBqvrM6a4QgnOTlA6bWZxefA_kIT_OcMeGRliBx9Ra_usGD9Jga_CCn1l8NCMUY-TVBBVPv8_s7Trn0bqL1F6m/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.55.24+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here at 36 weeks pregnant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> I never appreciated my pre baby body so much as I do right now. All those times I thought I was "fat" or "not good enough"... I laugh at myself now... I was good! And Im determined to get back to my pre baby body but safely and in a timely manner since Im breastfeeding. I have not gone on some crazy strict diet, I waited the full 6 weeks until I started to SLOWLY workout... Like my pregnancy, Im doing everything the best I can. At 8 weeks postpartum I started doing pilates on mats with a private instructor here in Greece and I began swimming laps in our pool. At 145lbs and not much ab control (yet!) a simple beginners Pilates workout beat my ass! But it feels good to start getting back on track as its been 10 months since I really "worked out". 3 months PP ( 14 weeks) my belly has gone done substantially thank god and Im starting to get more muscle tone back throughout my body. Ive never had to work so hard in my life to have a good body- I'm definitely putting in the sweat and tears these days.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrrB0X6XhUyypYrgLmf3LXxpn2FKeGExvHdS5NasvYQqR9ow5ImqyvBDyeBZ0as6uA-n6HAD24Emrcmc_QemJBGbxKreYt6_UL4Ah9DnQEwOsyzjZSt225xEggYPtTUdzTnO1wYYKz7Rl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.54.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrrB0X6XhUyypYrgLmf3LXxpn2FKeGExvHdS5NasvYQqR9ow5ImqyvBDyeBZ0as6uA-n6HAD24Emrcmc_QemJBGbxKreYt6_UL4Ah9DnQEwOsyzjZSt225xEggYPtTUdzTnO1wYYKz7Rl/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.54.43+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ON the left- 1 week PP and on the right 3 weeks PP.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEmkrLUPfoB5zBAfNFQ0EbuISuJSOAMuUjWBf61m7E0LRfSgebP-wbwIFPtP2ySe5NUnKN8VjDqlGnsy5W0THu36NnG7uKrX3fS138joD5OrfvCsz_Yt0Yaont-D27Mxf2mZV_vB2XsaQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.54.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEmkrLUPfoB5zBAfNFQ0EbuISuJSOAMuUjWBf61m7E0LRfSgebP-wbwIFPtP2ySe5NUnKN8VjDqlGnsy5W0THu36NnG7uKrX3fS138joD5OrfvCsz_Yt0Yaont-D27Mxf2mZV_vB2XsaQ/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+1.54.17+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 weeks PP</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Nanny?</u></span></div><br />A lot of people have asked me on Instagram if I have a nanny.. The answer is yes. I do have a nanny because I am living in London without any family or friends and as a first time mom I needed help. I must say at first having a nanny or maternity nurse was not on my list of things I needed or wanted for that matter. Im a very hands on person- especially when it comes to my own baby. I waited a long time to become pregnant and then a long time to finally meet my baby- I wanted to be 100% involved in everything. And I must say that in the beginning I got really frustrated having someone else handling my baby. I was really emotional and felt like I had no control over my baby. Everyone was doing things for him when I wanted to do them myself. I wanted to make sure that he knew I was the MOM and that he recognized my voice. Still to this day it's not always easy- IM grateful and thankful to have a nanny but theres times I dont want to share him. I guess thats normal. It is nice because it gives me some time to be with my husband and make sure he gets attention too. If I was home and had family and friends Im not sure I would need a nanny- I really love being a mom and even with a Nanny I spend so many hours with him... Im lucky I found someone that I really like and we get along and she genuinely cares for Niko so much. I had to remember that this is all for him. If Niko feels loved 24/7 and is cared for 24/7 he will grow up to be a very secure person.<br />Many people have different views on how to raise their baby. I never was the person who said " oh, Ill just let them cry themselves to sleep and self soothe". I dont believe in that. They have their entire lives to learn to deal with issue and problems on their own. This is a new born baby and all is needs is love, attention, affection and security. I never let Niko cry himself to sleep and when he does start crying I pick him up right away. There is a book my nanny told me about called " Kiss Me, how to raise your child with love" and its about just that. Co-sleeping, not letting your child cry themselves to sleep or self sooth and studies behind his beliefs. Its very interesting and I believe Niko is such a good baby and very calm because I am very calm and loving. Do what you feel is right when raising your child. If you are into self soothing then good for you- if you're not thats fine too. Do what works for you.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqAKV_SPlacu-W0-TS3krOmSF5U8aUKaW0tLsaUabQfmQouGn9Ict2-06mJYIQbsmnYAiijKRc4B6IsnhXZS07iaTjnQUYNwu_8W8MQhlDajOOyjCT4-7dQ3ztR61VyFH7U7ZIKalSJz_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+2.05.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqAKV_SPlacu-W0-TS3krOmSF5U8aUKaW0tLsaUabQfmQouGn9Ict2-06mJYIQbsmnYAiijKRc4B6IsnhXZS07iaTjnQUYNwu_8W8MQhlDajOOyjCT4-7dQ3ztR61VyFH7U7ZIKalSJz_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+2.05.43+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Some of the items I cannot live without for Niko.</u></span></div>As with my pregnancy, everything I am using is all natural. I really believe it made such a difference with Niko and still does. The products below are ones I use and love- I do not get paid for any of this and I am not endorsed by any of these companies. PLease share the products you use and love in the comment section :)<br /><br />-Bambo Diapers-<br />The diapers I and using and LOVE are by Bambo ! I buy them off of amazon and they are my absolute favorite. They are natural, free of harsh chemicals and Niko has not had 1 rash with them. They are soft and thick - My #1 choice<br /><a href="http://www.bambo-nature.com/bambo-nature-mini-4.html">http://www.bambo-nature.com/bambo-nature-mini-4.html</a><br /><br />- Honest Company Diapers<br />I love the designs of the Honest Company diapers and they fact that they too are all natural but the Bambo diapers are much softer.. But I use both<br /><br /><br />-Honest Company Wipes-<br />They are free of harsh chemicals and are really soft.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.honest.com/">www.honest.com</a><br /><br />-Nappy Balm- by " The Little Green Sheep - best diaper balm ever. Not 1 rash!<br /><a href="http://www.thelittlegreensheep.co.uk/">http://www.thelittlegreensheep.co.uk</a><br /><br />-Weleda products- Sold at Whole foods- I use the whole baby range on him , lotion, shampoo, oil etc<br /><a href="http://www.weleda.com/">http://www.weleda.com</a><br /><br />-Snuza Hero<br />This is a life saver... Literally. Its a portable breathing monitor that clips onto the babys diaper and detects when the baby stops breathing. Niko does not go a night without this on him. After 10 seconds if the baby hasnt moved it vibrates ot remind them to breath. If they still dont begin to move it sets off an alarm so you know something is wrong. I sleep very well knowing this is on him.<br /><a href="http://www.snuza.com/">www.snuza.com</a><br /><br />-Cocoonababy<br />I discovered this at Harrods and am so obsessed with it I bought 2. I keep one in his nursery and one in my room. Niko didnt like sleeping flat on his back as he always felt like he was falling. But int he cocoon he sleeps so well. It also prevents flat head... Must have!<br /><a href="http://www.redcastle.fr/shop_product_cocoonababy-nest-_62-en.html">http://www.redcastle.fr/shop_product_cocoonababy-nest-_62-en.html</a><br /><br />-A Fan<br />I have a portable fan that clips onto anything. I clip it on to his crib, his stroller, my head bored while breastfeeding just to circulate the air. I read it helps in preventing SIDS and also is a consistant calming noise that helps him sleep.<br /><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/strollers/stroller-accessories/babies-r-us-stroller-fan-1934047-18166336">http://www.toysrus.com/buy/strollers/stroller-accessories/babies-r-us-stroller-fan-1934047-18166336</a><br /><br /><br />-Prince Lionheart Wipe Warmer POP<br />I love the POP wipe warmer and so does Niko. ONly problem is every week you need to remember to wet the sponge that sits at the bottom to keep everything moist.<br /><a href="http://www.princelionheart.com/">http://www.princelionheart.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br />-Primo Euro Bath- best bath for infant and toddlers. I bought the stand as well which makes bath time way easier!<br /><a href="http://www.primobaby.com/PRIMO-Euro-Bath">http://www.primobaby.com/PRIMO-Euro-Bath</a><br /><br />-Stokke Stroller- Love this stroller. Great quality, easy to manuver and set up. A little hard to close but I need more practice. I never close mine lol.<br /><a href="http://www.primobaby.com/PRIMO-Euro-Bath">http://www.primobaby.com/PRIMO-Euro-Bath</a><br /><br /><br />-Motorola Camera System 3.2 screen<br /><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/babies-r-us-exclusives/health-safety/motorola-digital-video-baby-monitor-with-3.5-color-screen-and-two-wireless-cameras-with-pan-tilt-zoom-mbp36-2-mbp36-2-12610135">http://www.toysrus.com/buy/babies-r-us-exclusives/health-safety/motorola-digital-video-baby-monitor-with-3.5-color-screen-and-two-wireless-cameras-with-pan-tilt-zoom-mbp36-2-mbp36-2-12610135</a><br /><br />-Gripe Water-<br />By Mommys Bliss. Whenever Niko is fussy or has gas I give him some of this Gripe Water and it works instantly.<br /><a href="http://www.mommysbliss.com/store/products/gripe-water/">http://www.mommysbliss.com/store/products/gripe-water/</a><br /><br />-Badger sunscreen - all natural sunscreen<br /><a href="http://www.badgerbalm.com/c-32-organic-baby-products.aspx">http://www.badgerbalm.com/c-32-organic-baby-products.aspx</a><br /><br />-Bug spray-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/BabyGanics-Natural-Insect-Repellent-Ounce/dp/B00AN4ASBO/ref=sr_1_11?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1379510952&sr=1-11&keywords=natural+bug+spray+baby"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BabyGanics-Natural-Insect-Repellent-Ounce/dp/B00AN4ASBO/ref=sr_1_11?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1379510952&sr=1-11&keywords=natural+bug+spray+baby">http://www.amazon.com/BabyGanics-Natural-Insect-Repellent-Ounce/dp/B00AN4ASBO/ref=sr_1_11?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1379510952&sr=1-11&keywords=natural+bug+spray+baby</a><br /><br />- Anti pressure pillow- Prevents flat head. I use this in his stroller for walks.<br /><a href="http://www.aperfectpillow.com/">www.aperfectpillow.com</a><br /><br />Binkies- His favorite ones<br /><a href="http://www.usa.philips.com/c/avent-baby-pacifier/0-3m-green-green-scf190_01/prd/">http://www.usa.philips.com/c/avent-baby-pacifier/0-3m-green-green-scf190_01/prd/</a><br /><br /><br />Teething- Hylands teething Gel ( so far). We just started teething now. Update to come.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">-Favorite clothing for infants</span><br />Magnolia Baby<br />Kissy Kissy<br />Absorba<br />Mayoral<br />Petit Bateau<br />Next<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">-Favorite online store</span><br />Alex and Alexa<br />Childs Play CLothing<br />Next<br />John Lewis<br />Amazon.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>My Birth Video</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Im so happy Alki took such amazing footage of our experience. I took the footage and edited a video and we are so happy to be able to share the birth of our son with you. PLease click the video or the link below to watch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog. If you have questions or comments please leave below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.filmon.com/tv/jennifer-stano"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69tqtW4BLs7xdtzUdakHRVZmasta-N83bukqN2_QnXTsXPxb6nN5Vl0LL3SWAZ8kQngjVJHN_my00IxS93CCemiPEHYnApMasOzv9iwgslKv0pntai07vHDJOmmzle2kjRN07pNBNYSAi/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+2.32.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">My Birth Video - <a href="http://www.filmon.com/tv/jennifer-stano">http://www.filmon.com/tv/jennifer-stano</a></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiY9YhtGKfoImexnubukPq7nDqG4m7axCWArwNoAwTS1ik6iDuE7cNoF9fKV1vFnpRIJ38QKuZ3QkfQgcCoqyQ2EtAgcIxKEZ9x6iE6mfowCmzGo85vBrts4runeAAHrrpmWCLysNf7lw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+2.39.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiY9YhtGKfoImexnubukPq7nDqG4m7axCWArwNoAwTS1ik6iDuE7cNoF9fKV1vFnpRIJ38QKuZ3QkfQgcCoqyQ2EtAgcIxKEZ9x6iE6mfowCmzGo85vBrts4runeAAHrrpmWCLysNf7lw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-09-18+at+2.39.12+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood - finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-87859552786919403592013-06-08T15:53:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.421-07:00If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ew-G6l3cMvgYM4MXboLwRY85CIwjGg6aPKMf-x9b_6-PXTfCkJ0TemObQR4cAkjF-lNB0rAPxcridy-D8auZD0RzkzMQUJfLRWyFddlGbJ1-MqARMOlq2KSAncpHM3BptFuoss_kOsNm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-20+at+12.27.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ew-G6l3cMvgYM4MXboLwRY85CIwjGg6aPKMf-x9b_6-PXTfCkJ0TemObQR4cAkjF-lNB0rAPxcridy-D8auZD0RzkzMQUJfLRWyFddlGbJ1-MqARMOlq2KSAncpHM3BptFuoss_kOsNm/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-05-20+at+12.27.49+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nikos London Nursery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi Blogger fam.</span></div><br />So I am officially full term- 38 weeks and 1 day to be exact. I could technically go into labor at anytime and Niko would be just fine.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gFtuLp8uKDw?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />I wrote a few weeks ago about my birth plan. I want(ed) completely natural, no pain relief, no inducing drugs, being able to labor in water, delaying the clamping of the cord... You get the picture- NATURAL!!! Well, all that seems to rapidly be going out the window as Niko is still in a breech position and has been for some time. Theres numerous reason as to why he could be breech other than that he's just comfortable. If you read my story on my Journey to becoming pregnant you may remember me mentioning that my Uterus is the shape of a Heart. Well, this could play a big part in why Niko cant turn head down. I also have Scoliosis- which is a curvature of the spine- this could be another reason since my spine in the shape of an S and may have effected my pelvic area also causing him to stay Breech. Whatever the reason is- it is.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWYKH-rmVFKluczB-YRD5wmsEuagpoF78c4ifzfVVTBEiTG_KmrnAOyn2qeRcdogQH0OafSQgD7cZlDUF15Uuj5vEMJJg6xaa2MByAeKJl175HoyLQq1csAHu8EBhvAMkdNSgQZ30rVC2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.11.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWYKH-rmVFKluczB-YRD5wmsEuagpoF78c4ifzfVVTBEiTG_KmrnAOyn2qeRcdogQH0OafSQgD7cZlDUF15Uuj5vEMJJg6xaa2MByAeKJl175HoyLQq1csAHu8EBhvAMkdNSgQZ30rVC2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.11.19+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Now, there are a number of ways that you can try to turn the baby while he's still in the womb. One is known as ECV- External Cephalic Version<br /><br /><div> "<span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">External cephalic version, or version, is a procedure used to turn a fetus from a </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/breech-position-8306" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">breech position</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">or side-lying (transverse) position into a head-down (vertex) position before labor begins. When successful, version makes it possible for you to try a vaginal birth.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"><span style="color: red;">Version is done most often before labor begins, typically around 36 to 37 weeks. Version is sometimes used during labor before the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/amniotic-sac" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none;">amniotic sac</a> has ruptured. This can be a good time to use version, when labor is constantly monitored and a <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/cesarean-section" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none;">cesarean delivery (C-section)</a> can be done right away if needed. But the chance to do the version can be lost if labor speeds up or the amniotic sac ruptures.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">A scheduled cesarean is used to deliver most breech births if a version doesn't work."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>After watching some videos of ECV being done with my husband and reading up about it, we decided against trying to manipulate him to move. The risks just didn't seem worth it to me.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Ive read that theres other natural ways such as acupuncture and chiropractors and even a website called spinningbabies.com - which I have tried some of there exercises and suggestions but still no luck. I am a big believer in "Whats meant to be will be", and at this point Im letting nature take its course.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, I am no new comer to surgeries however having a C section is MAJOR surgery- one of which I have never had before and the thought of it does scare me. Being that I have scoliosis the thought of a needle going into my spine FREAKS the crap out of me. Also the fact that they are cutting into a major organ... Im just scared.</div><div><br /></div><div>After having my 38 week check up and speaking to my Dr after confirming that Niko is indeed still Breech he told me my options.</div><div>1- Trying Versions to try to get him to turn head down</div><div>2. Wait till he comes on his own and hope by then he has turned</div><div>3. Schedule a C section at a time where we are both mutually happy and hope better for the next time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since Versions is out- completely, my other option was to just wait it out and hope he turns.</div><div>The only issue I'm having with that is how much water my body is retaining and the fact that there is no guarantee he's going to turn and if I do go into labor naturally and he is still breech Ill need to have an emergency C section. Sure its normal to retain water and swell up at this point of pregnancy, but my body is extreme for whatever reason. I have developed carpal tunnel in my knuckles and what feels like my feet as well- if thats even possible. My ankles = NON existent. My feet are so swollen even my uggs wont go on. My face is swelling, my thighs get so inflamed sometimes that I cant even walk. I have tried compression stockings, elevating my feet- nothing is helping. My Dr said I'm one of the 30% of woman who experience extreme swelling of their extremities without developing Preeclampsia- but the excessive swelling is often an indication of just that. And I also have pitting edema- where my ankles and feet will keep my finger prints like a temper pedic mattress if I push on them. So needless to say, my dr , Alki and myself all felt comfortable with planning a C section due to Niko being breech and having a relaxed experience rather than having it be a rushed emergency. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">What is Preeclampsia-</span> "<span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Pre-eclampsia</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">or</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">preeclampsia</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">is a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_condition" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Medical condition">medical condition</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">characterized by</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Hypertension">high blood pressure</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">and significant amounts of</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteinuria" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Proteinuria">protein in the urine</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">of a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pregnancy">pregnant</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">woman. If left untreated, it can develop into</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclampsia" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Eclampsia">eclampsia</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">, the life-threatening occurrence of</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizures" style="background-image: none; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Seizures">seizures</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">during pregnancy.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span style="color: red;">There are many different causes for the condition. It appears likely that there are substances from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Placenta">placenta</a> that can cause<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endothelial_dysfunction" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Endothelial dysfunction">endothelial dysfunction</a> in the maternal blood vessels of susceptible women.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DrifeMagowan_1-0" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-eclampsia#cite_note-DrifeMagowan-1" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[1]</a></sup> While <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_pressure" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Blood pressure">blood pressure</a> elevation is the most visible sign of the disease, it involves generalised damage to the maternal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endothelium" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Endothelium">endothelium</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Kidney">kidneys</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Liver">liver</a>, with the release of<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasoconstrictive" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Vasoconstrictive">vasoconstrictive</a> factors being a consequence of the original damage.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span style="color: red;">Pre-eclampsia may develop from 20 weeks' gestation (it is considered early onset before 32 weeks, which is associated with an increased <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbidity" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Morbidity">morbidity</a>). Its progress differs among patients; most cases are diagnosed before <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbirth" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Childbirth">labor</a> typically would begin. Pre-eclampsia may also occur up to six weeks after delivery. Apart from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarean_section" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Caesarean section">Caesarean section</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_of_labor" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Induction of labor">induction of labor</a> (and therefore delivery of the placenta), there is no known cure. It is the most common of the dangerous pregnancy complications; it may affect both the mother and fetus"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>So that leaves me with having to get a C section even though Im completely terrified (selfishly) of a <u>possible</u> horrible scar and having to wait even longer to get back into the gym. My dr said his scars are usually really small at about the hair line but because NIko is breech he needs to make the incision a bit bigger so the baby's head does not get stuck :(<br />At this point Niko is just fine, and I go for weekly check ups with my Dr. But as of last week Alki and I decided that we would schedule a C section for June 12th at 11am unless Niko decided to come sooner- which of course if still breech would mean a c section anyway. He's been monitored bi weekly for months and his position has not changed. <br /><div><br /></div><div>So there you have it - <b><span style="font-size: large;">Ill be having my baby June 12th at 11am London time due to a breech baby and excessive swelling and avoiding an emergency c section. Ill be 38.5 weeks.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Am I disappointed???? So, So. Im not really disappointed, Ive kept an open mind about the whole process the entire time and this is life- and thats why having a birth PLAN is just that... a plan. But I worried that I would be missing out on "that moment". I worried I wouldn't be able to breast-feed , I worried Id miss out on the bonding of skin to skin, and that made me really sad. BUT- I did some research and spoke to my Dr and theres hope for my worries!!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">My C Section Birth Plan-</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyfGd1ue0RG90KpiEs2uTzrbLhZXz742ZPjmmS5wiVWJkktXUu9-NH_NmBGWOJMfUcHOvCeuacRT0U3UNOhn4lXsFSUm79teDTigXv_X_eyPH_02Po3sQavb8hRGsFdaxAtNyHgoOJ7iH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.09.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyfGd1ue0RG90KpiEs2uTzrbLhZXz742ZPjmmS5wiVWJkktXUu9-NH_NmBGWOJMfUcHOvCeuacRT0U3UNOhn4lXsFSUm79teDTigXv_X_eyPH_02Po3sQavb8hRGsFdaxAtNyHgoOJ7iH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.09.41+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></div><div>My concern- Can my husband still cut the umbilical cord? </div><div>Docs answer- In theory, yes. Since everything is sterile over and around my body the Dr has to do the initial cut. But he will leave enough room that the midwife can take the baby over to Alki and Alki can cut in between the clamps.</div><div><br /></div><div>My concern- Can I still have the bonding time and skin to skin right after he is born.</div><div>Docs answer- Yes, after the baby is taken and semi cleaned they will bring Niko to me and place him on my chest covered with a blanket since the surgery room is quite cold. I will need to tell the midwives the plan and not to wipe down his hands at the small and "gunk" on his hands will help guide him to my breast for breastfeeding (I've read)</div><div><br /></div><div>My concern- Will I still be able to breastfeed?</div><div>Docs Answer- every person is different but just bc you have a c section vs a natural birth does not mean your milk will not come in- so essentially yes.</div><div><br /></div><div>My concern- Theres no way to delay the cord clamping</div><div>Docs Answer- NO- in a c section you cannot delay the clamping of the cord. So I have chosen to bank his cord blood and stem cells instead.</div><div><br /></div><div>So with all of that being said I dont feel like I'm Missing out as much as I did before.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>My Placenta Pills !!!!</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWapz3ZfjGxgLF1tORCTLK2v2Yk9e0S_YeC4YrQmfUvtzg0p5coFZf17ZQI9gGtK_n_bYKfMOfhftrhQkVuDBpNvGYb44BKqkP4rAPaJbo5DyQ8QVmNKFemVNtzH6p3PTYYAvsHRMlWdP1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.28.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWapz3ZfjGxgLF1tORCTLK2v2Yk9e0S_YeC4YrQmfUvtzg0p5coFZf17ZQI9gGtK_n_bYKfMOfhftrhQkVuDBpNvGYb44BKqkP4rAPaJbo5DyQ8QVmNKFemVNtzH6p3PTYYAvsHRMlWdP1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.28.21+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div>I am still having my placenta turned into pills that I will take after Niko is born and I am even going as far as to having a shake made then and there in the hospital with a piece of my placenta RAW- a placenta smoothie. Please see my older post about cord clamping and placenta pills to read more about my decision to do this.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the UK I found the IPEN network and chose a placenta specialist from there - <a href="http://placentanetwork.com/">http://placentanetwork.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>What I used to prevent stretch marks.</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAYxPJssgwd6m32BDPCRVdRDtIxEOscd6U2sB9P9ZHVKk2k7eqj4ZRwfNuCXZJ-x1EUZgwQ2zxp_jNPSo0RG9-XmWs1CnTB6wkXMLHfUdwAjF4uypo_NG4oJHZX4MzTxaHpGgVCbl8w8W/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.05.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAYxPJssgwd6m32BDPCRVdRDtIxEOscd6U2sB9P9ZHVKk2k7eqj4ZRwfNuCXZJ-x1EUZgwQ2zxp_jNPSo0RG9-XmWs1CnTB6wkXMLHfUdwAjF4uypo_NG4oJHZX4MzTxaHpGgVCbl8w8W/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.05.29+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many will argue that it comes down to genetics, and while I agree I do still think that it is important to use lotions and keep your skin moisturized and that it does help in preventing dry itchy skin, and possibly stretch marks as well.. So here is what I did.</div><div>I went on amazon and ordered a bunch of all natural and raw butters.</div><div>-Raw cocoa butter</div><div>-Coconut oil</div><div>-Mango Butter</div><div>-Aloe Butter</div><div>-Shea Butter</div><div>I put some of the hard butters in a bowl and melted first in the microwave to soften it up first. Then I added everything into a pot on my stove and heated it up until they all became oil. I mixed them all together and then poured the mix back into containers and popped them in the fridge. When cold the natural butter will harden but when warm it becomes soft and sometimes even back into an oil form. I used an old glass Jam jar and kept it by my bedside and applied day and night. I truly believe that this did help in preventing stretch marks from appearing on my body. From a 23" waist to a 45"+ waist I have not 1 stretch mark. I do have a few on my butt and I <i>believe </i>its because I forgot to lotion my butt while doing my belly, boobs and hips in the 1st and 2nd trimester. Who knows- but there it is. I have so much left over Im actually going to buy glass jars and give some away to my friends who are expecting.</div><div>If you're pregnant and would like a jar please leave a comment and if I have enough I will gladly send you one :) IT even smells yummy from the raw cocoa *thumbs up*.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Recent Preggo Pics</u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFNuYujjjrhnh8tSiOnCD3A8RkGTWuqeq0SpOP_EnXlmyAhSoGuXOULdg66wlSbZ_JENZRn5DkEDg6NBtXs5W9-sCmpKDQUj4IFRd2Os-JK8R90ewbuvsp_ElZ9H2q7e3xxgn9RogFBOh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.22.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFNuYujjjrhnh8tSiOnCD3A8RkGTWuqeq0SpOP_EnXlmyAhSoGuXOULdg66wlSbZ_JENZRn5DkEDg6NBtXs5W9-sCmpKDQUj4IFRd2Os-JK8R90ewbuvsp_ElZ9H2q7e3xxgn9RogFBOh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.22.20+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">37 weeks rocking my Have Faith Swimgerie bikini. www.havefaith.com<br />Look how swollen my hands are!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyauxs3Pz4i4cz7uHXYof1xxgj-55h3PhFtUg_ZN68cMInNXOWU4oAj_mheTQK0YpmTDuPmf73-XIyJ7JGOlKwwe6OzlrJWXUfRwIf5qH5UdF6H6caSjRp1tMyhk1_dbdf7a_K-lqJebYT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.22.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyauxs3Pz4i4cz7uHXYof1xxgj-55h3PhFtUg_ZN68cMInNXOWU4oAj_mheTQK0YpmTDuPmf73-XIyJ7JGOlKwwe6OzlrJWXUfRwIf5qH5UdF6H6caSjRp1tMyhk1_dbdf7a_K-lqJebYT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.22.41+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9cNCNrJdkqAxMXkNoPaAA-7c5JKgBzeQfzjGoDt0m7DC5_oShRMB7plJmrT7kBo0LnOmLQwxutsDDo4rG27HQy-4_4Qbq7JpyWH9XgVxZ-WfWOcjkwGpOn90LtzZjCCu-T3ropKiMofp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.23.41+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">London <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqt_azGiePCbxEzbd0HIkd4RxbvvIYLX1AE3zV_-wzNq7bWz5U5G-N-DMHAzk78NUMUERCDIgxOmEaB5T-SxQcXyAAkDXvz_qeurcDG9te_Lgnz5jE9jveMifxEgcTJotMyHHJagVjiVo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.24.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqt_azGiePCbxEzbd0HIkd4RxbvvIYLX1AE3zV_-wzNq7bWz5U5G-N-DMHAzk78NUMUERCDIgxOmEaB5T-SxQcXyAAkDXvz_qeurcDG9te_Lgnz5jE9jveMifxEgcTJotMyHHJagVjiVo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.24.16+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SshHRlS-iuR9Z0YQGyouF1TM6I8ZFRqOr0kMlNumAIzf8t-DQT3cxRX2UgaMFV7gtMvQx7HyFEAkbnoBuAqPW85REu4eCAe_kCSibwiEIPxGeR5rdgrWnjAwZd-cMGC_T11YQbVA0Rhc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.24.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SshHRlS-iuR9Z0YQGyouF1TM6I8ZFRqOr0kMlNumAIzf8t-DQT3cxRX2UgaMFV7gtMvQx7HyFEAkbnoBuAqPW85REu4eCAe_kCSibwiEIPxGeR5rdgrWnjAwZd-cMGC_T11YQbVA0Rhc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.24.57+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">My Stokke Xplory stroller. Obsessed. Thanks mom</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwXG_Kd2vdaHIY1yPDdIZ-e_EzhJATuJsYjNgWiEtDj5QQDJtaur-dSGJ70ON0s-SMxdq7VcC1y6SDkKrCR0MXNhvTt1JqRVFuYRK0gws3L_N-7tO4rdovib4S82JLBCv3HqSl9TK96CJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.25.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwXG_Kd2vdaHIY1yPDdIZ-e_EzhJATuJsYjNgWiEtDj5QQDJtaur-dSGJ70ON0s-SMxdq7VcC1y6SDkKrCR0MXNhvTt1JqRVFuYRK0gws3L_N-7tO4rdovib4S82JLBCv3HqSl9TK96CJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.25.29+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hand made goodies by me for Niko <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv71ldb7FdgI-GIlB0oy4Jj-IWSOvB3xBWRjg5jc7dYjAOhFAXbQznhUxUJ7tR9NnsLlpLlwdtna7Ny-5fRhn9fMv5nDkhSO_KclIKGIjq7T8Z-JbO4FSXNG0Y9CBicu3oOqZNBv9DDWw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.26.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv71ldb7FdgI-GIlB0oy4Jj-IWSOvB3xBWRjg5jc7dYjAOhFAXbQznhUxUJ7tR9NnsLlpLlwdtna7Ny-5fRhn9fMv5nDkhSO_KclIKGIjq7T8Z-JbO4FSXNG0Y9CBicu3oOqZNBv9DDWw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.26.57+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mineral Fusion nail polish ! All natural vegan and clear of all toxic chemicals!! Great for during your pregnancy and after</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT4NBmr4czQJRJoEyYymE7zVzo6LYBOuFYUMVgiGwVvsnGPPBqgjLGcAc3rgzetRFqWdzngW21-oIScLIY457OQtfLqk_9D6dGdrYQ5NnKo6epquF1B0o91Yow2k5zHO5ykJ-Z2iODNQ5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.27.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT4NBmr4czQJRJoEyYymE7zVzo6LYBOuFYUMVgiGwVvsnGPPBqgjLGcAc3rgzetRFqWdzngW21-oIScLIY457OQtfLqk_9D6dGdrYQ5NnKo6epquF1B0o91Yow2k5zHO5ykJ-Z2iODNQ5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.27.24+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA1iYw8xt9Hlzueb9SNpM5CHEkZ96RDHWWW0rPDhburPUjVvw4cs6ftGrP8lTA3tMHIO15drDXdjeBv-XGLv30w5w3E_ZS2Q3Mdf6Q-CuAUFnETC5XjecWKe_34gsZtYXEqRKOIQfxHzu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.27.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVA1iYw8xt9Hlzueb9SNpM5CHEkZ96RDHWWW0rPDhburPUjVvw4cs6ftGrP8lTA3tMHIO15drDXdjeBv-XGLv30w5w3E_ZS2Q3Mdf6Q-CuAUFnETC5XjecWKe_34gsZtYXEqRKOIQfxHzu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-03+at+6.27.50+PM.png" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH5E1uckp-64guX2X-1sSKSmPJ5W7qkhruy1XAgjWuwCV5IVoj2zgqfQkyDUCrDnW9H61lP9iZ9LyR0fHKIYaQP9VdVuUCrYbGN_JrVr-vU5w5jaiQqexNFpwSrU1eak1Zq4HfeQZR46f/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.51.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH5E1uckp-64guX2X-1sSKSmPJ5W7qkhruy1XAgjWuwCV5IVoj2zgqfQkyDUCrDnW9H61lP9iZ9LyR0fHKIYaQP9VdVuUCrYbGN_JrVr-vU5w5jaiQqexNFpwSrU1eak1Zq4HfeQZR46f/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.51.55+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My Hospital bag is from <a href="http://bfflco.com/">http://bfflco.com</a> . I bought alki a simple Nike bag. I will be doing a video of whats in our hospital bags soon :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Last but not least, Ive been asked repeatedly how much weight I have gained. I know I dont really look like I gained a lot - BUT I HAVE!!!!! Much much MUCH more than I ever thought I would. I have no pigged out during my pregnancy, I didnt eat junk food or candy, no sweets.... I didnt work out either though. With the move from California to London in the mid of a horrible winter here, not knowing anyone here in London, not knowing my way around and being pregnant I just wasnt motivated. I did light cardio at a gym near my house , light weights but barely enough to really say " I worked out" and I did stairs- since our home in London is 5 floors. But my entire pregnancy I always felt swollen in my hands, and once the 3rd trimester hit my body just went crazy with water retention. Alki and I would like to have 3 kids together so I hope to god that my next pregnancies wont be like this. I do believe that if I was home in California, in my element with my friends and family things would have been different. BUT, I wont regret anything bc Niko has been healthy and has had no problems this entire pregnancy and for that Im so grateful. SO anyway- I am going to post my weight the day I go into the hospital. I started at about 115lbs give or take.<br /><br />I have also been asked if I have nannies and help. Since Im living in London and do not have any of my friends or family to help alki and I have hired a Maternity nurse who will be with us for 8 weeks and then turn into a nanny until we go back to California after the holidays. She is vegetarian- and so up my alley. Into all natural remedies, products and clean eating lifestyle. Im very lucky to have found her.<br /><br />My mom and brother will be coming out soon after Im out of the hospital since everyone has to take off from work to be here it would be a waste if they came while I was still admitted, although I would have loved to have "that experience" with all my family and friends in the waiting room... Theres always next time<br /><br />Sorry if this post is all over the place. Im trying to get as much as I can in here as fast as I can because I rapidly feel my feet and hands swelling and I can't type on the computer while laying on my back with my feet up lol.<br /><br /><br />I am also going to post and document my postnatal recovery, weight loss and body.<br /><br />Wish me luck <3<br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br />I post little videos regularly in Keek, Socialcam and Vine so look me up @Jenniferstano<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZrDgqX9JsnZiHHx-70myVp_QtXBSbjcixtxeNYYYBaQzBacdIHfza3BNAiKsm7D2AI-6ceRT0WBNIbT-_6WVrX2m34J5Vuxclga55er7JwrUb4B5JI3vbvdoLu6eK8YbcWIm9-iD2klH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.40.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZrDgqX9JsnZiHHx-70myVp_QtXBSbjcixtxeNYYYBaQzBacdIHfza3BNAiKsm7D2AI-6ceRT0WBNIbT-_6WVrX2m34J5Vuxclga55er7JwrUb4B5JI3vbvdoLu6eK8YbcWIm9-iD2klH/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.40.22+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWai7rbu6Ld8dtLI2wZzMoiim0xWITR8sCJ0QzoJsPl23si_qbHRf6eiZq9Hfn42moPxuYZnkm6QrDwX60c3mDSHCHsVzJBzhVr2hsVcdA6EPiCScNztJ8MQUPGj7zseZYgSMgTJKnBAm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.40.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWai7rbu6Ld8dtLI2wZzMoiim0xWITR8sCJ0QzoJsPl23si_qbHRf6eiZq9Hfn42moPxuYZnkm6QrDwX60c3mDSHCHsVzJBzhVr2hsVcdA6EPiCScNztJ8MQUPGj7zseZYgSMgTJKnBAm/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.40.46+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S-WGwalJt7QegCsy7yyopaR5EQ0TCJID7qc72ivh7La54sP6vkLnAwzRlui-GLcVKkImDWyyoiYjUsPXoM53_SRryipkm_sw4bspoCBJn66fZICEVEX3expvwKj4PMsi-hVqwBW4g5jg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.42.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S-WGwalJt7QegCsy7yyopaR5EQ0TCJID7qc72ivh7La54sP6vkLnAwzRlui-GLcVKkImDWyyoiYjUsPXoM53_SRryipkm_sw4bspoCBJn66fZICEVEX3expvwKj4PMsi-hVqwBW4g5jg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-08+at+11.42.32+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>My California Nursery</u></span></div>Having houses in different places means numerous places to furnish. Our London home is completely different from our California or our home in Greece , all of which need to be furnished for the baby and future babies, so I wanted to share with you my Nursery Set/ inspiration for California. This will be his main nursery which my mom treated Alki, Niko and myself to. Thank you ma, I love you. Niko is such a lucky little boy.<br /><br />All of the furniture is from Restoration Hardware. They have the cutest sets and I just love the new distressed grey color of this set. They also have the best stuffed animals !!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps29of-N3LvawoujaF5CZKFyWtxJjsSw44nADUr7qt9b7TfsJm2ZL4xZtVEPKLV6LGzJ371CBZQapeZdjOV18JCiDEzCn1V1RR2rdpPyapuhxFMHqJhMzn9pqoHooabB5sqlksdL2pX8K/s1600/babys+CA+nursery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps29of-N3LvawoujaF5CZKFyWtxJjsSw44nADUr7qt9b7TfsJm2ZL4xZtVEPKLV6LGzJ371CBZQapeZdjOV18JCiDEzCn1V1RR2rdpPyapuhxFMHqJhMzn9pqoHooabB5sqlksdL2pX8K/s640/babys+CA+nursery.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHFLXMS-q4miWgB-4tpRheST7TqmijgSn-8d4RZJ8vk8fbuC5nVNl6U2yi2Y4AUq1OGj556VatIkYoRDEUnWWnd6sKv7KBL0bsa0rRc9eMoIuimd8WnnIFoz9HC5T_LHnIp3zRLol3uyi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-09+at+12.12.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHFLXMS-q4miWgB-4tpRheST7TqmijgSn-8d4RZJ8vk8fbuC5nVNl6U2yi2Y4AUq1OGj556VatIkYoRDEUnWWnd6sKv7KBL0bsa0rRc9eMoIuimd8WnnIFoz9HC5T_LHnIp3zRLol3uyi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-06-09+at+12.12.45+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">To create a life with the person I love more than anything will be my greatest achievement.<br />I love you forever moro mou</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-61362575087125833902013-04-28T04:21:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.435-07:00It's Wedding Season: Dresses for SALE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPBiDFddpyELc9HKsg2LboE6jeB_d-qw0HfCB7o1Zv0SqGlonlwMNAEMcjNdtmjde5rigEt0k4n3BQcw4PjImP5izensZORUtCCvr0aCL_S2KnX0h9OpO4g9YBMJMKTWOlsbbW2d0kGBa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.17.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPBiDFddpyELc9HKsg2LboE6jeB_d-qw0HfCB7o1Zv0SqGlonlwMNAEMcjNdtmjde5rigEt0k4n3BQcw4PjImP5izensZORUtCCvr0aCL_S2KnX0h9OpO4g9YBMJMKTWOlsbbW2d0kGBa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.17.23+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Its been almost 2 years since my wedding... my god how time flies especially when your having fun ;)<br /><br />For my wedding I had 2 dresses, my main dress by Pnina Tornei and a second "party" dress by Steven Yearick. I have decided to sell my Steven Yearick dress and thought I would list it here as Ive done in the past on items from my closet.<br /><br />Below are all the details about the dress.<br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Beautiful semi-mermaid wedding dress by designer Stephen Yearick bought in 2011. Dress is white with detailed silver stitching and crystal beading. Exquisite detail on dress and on double straps. Plunging neck</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQqZwXRgXL2wUY6-VDRCCJomlmMp1BxPkVJbnkHYtJlJSMnozPQoPVAuavhlxMnPBkTvSnDFpyLsuA6hB8rfQhlZJ4s4aJ-sTQy4KhuR_qGVVz1tyod0TNjiWzcR_bGeo1I1HjN4OPFtV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.46.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQqZwXRgXL2wUY6-VDRCCJomlmMp1BxPkVJbnkHYtJlJSMnozPQoPVAuavhlxMnPBkTvSnDFpyLsuA6hB8rfQhlZJ4s4aJ-sTQy4KhuR_qGVVz1tyod0TNjiWzcR_bGeo1I1HjN4OPFtV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.46.15+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKdLYzzjMZpJKXqX51ZcUEsfhY9RM36MXQsNRzLPPULxvGs7ehr_0ZZ2bgbDOymFF4g08GMSknhHSQwy9oy9CrgkIdQR1YNJanhAFDFzgyfnwSlHHnFhWdDgRQg2EeeBriAeNDYpyTPxm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.46.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>Size 0-2<br /><div>My height- 5'6" without heels</div><div>Paid 4500.00<br />Asking- 3000.00 obo </div><div><br /></div><div>Bust- 32C-D</div><div>Waist- 23-25</div><div>Hips- 33-35<br /><span style="background-color: #fbf1e9; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br />My mom's dress is also by Steven Yearick and she is also selling hers.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Bronze/ gold one shoulder style dress with hand beaded flower accents throughout.</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBxgViuXfT-P-jFZMS7qcEJVzkUb7lTY5cEizCcFeM0iDMSsZb_1-wp1QXCwv0bgSv175ZMEdPrE-5i6Uf0vSMZDGY05rOgv6NlbFgLIPDHNCLk0kADMKbER3AoejssoXWH8kMP5giOH9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.43.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZqMcf7fJDDANdmXHPoWX1qvkaGVL91qmdCRxj4Tmk3ZrOmZhU3VyLGnQ5JgAx27I5d8V_p-pBpqZHiLcGZ2zWg0KaXo9MB-Xe_Cyujxj2E25uXhLtR7bTmB0p8kgX7qZOwpOv3Sm1CiN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.06.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZqMcf7fJDDANdmXHPoWX1qvkaGVL91qmdCRxj4Tmk3ZrOmZhU3VyLGnQ5JgAx27I5d8V_p-pBpqZHiLcGZ2zWg0KaXo9MB-Xe_Cyujxj2E25uXhLtR7bTmB0p8kgX7qZOwpOv3Sm1CiN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.06.04+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span>dress size 8-10<br />Her height -5'7" without heels<br />paid 3500.00<br />asking 1500.00</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Im also selling my favorite dress from my Bachelorette party. Its currently in my CA home closet but I believe its by Jovani (will have my aunt double check) Its a gorgeous Sparkle strapless mini with a detachable skirt, the perfect party dress!</div><div>Size 0</div><div>Paid - $500-$600</div><div>asking- $300.00</div><div>Worn once<br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">SOLD</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLPiwuwDgaEgu_N_szJzgPlVASoNRWtVgbvV7-4bddwMn0rdRPXD_zUPOu4y09YDcN4voiIz2I4N-SiMbuB1iOa-N_zqyghQJoHKv455C1tpH-mSlmAvwMu8pP1DgaycXRQToiSurlPV3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.57.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLPiwuwDgaEgu_N_szJzgPlVASoNRWtVgbvV7-4bddwMn0rdRPXD_zUPOu4y09YDcN4voiIz2I4N-SiMbuB1iOa-N_zqyghQJoHKv455C1tpH-mSlmAvwMu8pP1DgaycXRQToiSurlPV3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.57.40+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMIu0Yo5-hq_zoeIXvGTZcNs8JTXsvsthSCh8351yzRnH2rvzGXbqmDk7qmiZfu2SbyXsw0S8265yqubXYrIFgtebmcAG08G4dXbILVcYV7yfX8JYbIt2WRjjZI8cDx-exi6jOpzKzcU9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.58.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMIu0Yo5-hq_zoeIXvGTZcNs8JTXsvsthSCh8351yzRnH2rvzGXbqmDk7qmiZfu2SbyXsw0S8265yqubXYrIFgtebmcAG08G4dXbILVcYV7yfX8JYbIt2WRjjZI8cDx-exi6jOpzKzcU9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+11.58.20+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMm5rYQZtn_wcqcSiB1fXEftu32F4mBzYSjgQeWNUaoCW5a4Ds9BjPOeZQIU3rdSyXV-DKgr3ElDX8AS4hbKwgTHWT5HONm-ragWFZKWysh1wTwvEcvAMkvT2DdkQrolXZ-VoC1VCNC4c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.01.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMm5rYQZtn_wcqcSiB1fXEftu32F4mBzYSjgQeWNUaoCW5a4Ds9BjPOeZQIU3rdSyXV-DKgr3ElDX8AS4hbKwgTHWT5HONm-ragWFZKWysh1wTwvEcvAMkvT2DdkQrolXZ-VoC1VCNC4c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.01.18+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9j-mDjRme2jw2kns4QONPY1sske9i9XEdY3X0py4WtfprrYsL3h4_1Us4XG9tXSHQgQPxQ1idCcqzgR7kmHfC1Ah6R5kgBW8veBWcF4OjtReQUtxRQSIJWliOLMKM8a6q8eG9m5GEx8P/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.02.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9j-mDjRme2jw2kns4QONPY1sske9i9XEdY3X0py4WtfprrYsL3h4_1Us4XG9tXSHQgQPxQ1idCcqzgR7kmHfC1Ah6R5kgBW8veBWcF4OjtReQUtxRQSIJWliOLMKM8a6q8eG9m5GEx8P/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-28+at+12.02.28+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />If interested please leave a comment with your email and I will contact you.<br /><br />All sales final.<br />Paypal Only<br /><br />** A lot of you have been asking when I will put my blog sale back up. Being that Im living in London for the year my main closet is in CA- but after the baby and we go back to California I will have a big blog sale again once I clean out my closet **<br /><br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-73240651145040246772013-04-25T07:12:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.447-07:00My Baby Shower and Baby Registry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y_gwZJ2JDL049_VoKh9-eYfgVBvKZ1V9hZaKOV1tFOyqr3dyzW8nfbjX2ZENS0bc0v7f6dUncjVo0xwRP8atflBzreFEnHcwNI9HkAkO-Cjn62Ob_MUpbEhTE0-CDAUtzWzWfn1bwKQr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.22.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y_gwZJ2JDL049_VoKh9-eYfgVBvKZ1V9hZaKOV1tFOyqr3dyzW8nfbjX2ZENS0bc0v7f6dUncjVo0xwRP8atflBzreFEnHcwNI9HkAkO-Cjn62Ob_MUpbEhTE0-CDAUtzWzWfn1bwKQr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.22.22+AM.png" /></a><br />My baby shower took place 2 years later to the day of my Bridal shower at the same exact place in my home town NY. I was joined by almost all of my closet friends and family to celebrate this special time in my life.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSvgYw_9OwQU5XKycmgpXK0KVFrTzppq4zNS2UCp_MAoc5T1fU_ApE5twTPybmDDvyfGou4tGU9oXopIGe7WkvMGQSDYeR8DZF7Pg9uazCuyMl4OqFYeTm2-4kuErhmv-6nOO3cq7r9Jx/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSvgYw_9OwQU5XKycmgpXK0KVFrTzppq4zNS2UCp_MAoc5T1fU_ApE5twTPybmDDvyfGou4tGU9oXopIGe7WkvMGQSDYeR8DZF7Pg9uazCuyMl4OqFYeTm2-4kuErhmv-6nOO3cq7r9Jx/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.00+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dress from <a href="http://tiffanyrose.com/">Tiffanyrose.com</a> - it came with a light blue sash (you can choose your own color) and then I bought the additional bling one and layered it on top. My bracelet is from <a href="http://littlemissobsessive.com/">Littlemissobsessive.com</a>. 24" clip in extensions by Leyla Milani of <a href="http://www.milanihair.com/">www.Milanihair.com</a>.<br />I am selling this dress and the 2 belts that come with it. Its a UK size 6/8- if interested please leave a comment below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSbLL6H6d_d8obuIkB90fRZQqpuZ1TOmjuvAtS3nTNlTjDyC0JQQxDzeoILd4Pix7ji6st2dnpRdztSq3H7RmWOmIX31Js5_hJY5Vde_hDjv0b7J99frRhDUg67jslnLgztUDCkMecZKB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.57+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSbLL6H6d_d8obuIkB90fRZQqpuZ1TOmjuvAtS3nTNlTjDyC0JQQxDzeoILd4Pix7ji6st2dnpRdztSq3H7RmWOmIX31Js5_hJY5Vde_hDjv0b7J99frRhDUg67jslnLgztUDCkMecZKB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.57+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friends<3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOHHIhC9wDjS6-zyU5emsBHnVgFwFHSYGvtOfFPZjnWVMPlTiNFtAY9rhxPbCvMS8rvymMkzSWt8tAZ0uN2J0ZW1ZwlD3ntD9-oWB7nt3_LjmZk6wmHlxZdUt7b9d1XYwDhn-FYU3iKmn/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOHHIhC9wDjS6-zyU5emsBHnVgFwFHSYGvtOfFPZjnWVMPlTiNFtAY9rhxPbCvMS8rvymMkzSWt8tAZ0uN2J0ZW1ZwlD3ntD9-oWB7nt3_LjmZk6wmHlxZdUt7b9d1XYwDhn-FYU3iKmn/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.09+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mom, dad and brother <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfSBD8mIPf5VInkFNYd_YyNiwjr-HKa9d8RXzwIoGwGpFOKvTyUZI8sbANgthpkM8AU_pb7pnAQDrf0wGBFy81cOb0IdwDEiWXzjRIeKXwfdfEJq4Hf6UeE_l6BP_T5MWkS1jXqZMfOZo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfSBD8mIPf5VInkFNYd_YyNiwjr-HKa9d8RXzwIoGwGpFOKvTyUZI8sbANgthpkM8AU_pb7pnAQDrf0wGBFy81cOb0IdwDEiWXzjRIeKXwfdfEJq4Hf6UeE_l6BP_T5MWkS1jXqZMfOZo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.36+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The God Parents of Niko, my BF Blair and brother Steve</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ku4LUWCGy3Zd5mSGerXJVr-bmnJOVL2qyWQQ9hT9cwY3ZzB4b0t4aUNXek1mm13nMKvusWIm26wG1LnHRfaUng4lMGX3KGxJbR-7-y91QQ1cGJJjwbSR39sjyoYbxngr6bizgJwGNeS4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ku4LUWCGy3Zd5mSGerXJVr-bmnJOVL2qyWQQ9hT9cwY3ZzB4b0t4aUNXek1mm13nMKvusWIm26wG1LnHRfaUng4lMGX3KGxJbR-7-y91QQ1cGJJjwbSR39sjyoYbxngr6bizgJwGNeS4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.19.56+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of Niko's many Aunties- my BF Lilly Ghalichi aka Peanut juju</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud39oI-wGIdTgU32aRasWiO6Gbpxw5tLA3b_JlmXIK-wFkfJNJ0WYmXwdZN1W8flzxjA56-1N4sb6cDfTTUJjOEASK5I-Z13gP4wYq6WtC4FCprWkstb3YApr6_JI-g0cANKfanp8zaQA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.20.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud39oI-wGIdTgU32aRasWiO6Gbpxw5tLA3b_JlmXIK-wFkfJNJ0WYmXwdZN1W8flzxjA56-1N4sb6cDfTTUJjOEASK5I-Z13gP4wYq6WtC4FCprWkstb3YApr6_JI-g0cANKfanp8zaQA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.20.39+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My Grandma <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU2GJDUxHQurEpPU0owUCnuD4Pjbmax0FeDDMnZffBrS3M2wJ6cU35l41RV3rjgIh8sR7Hr4DtIcqSCimH_962DYCyScTlvBRyUqk27ZO1lV71jYXxvurhPZLs4YhvlDfmjQS40bC_cGi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU2GJDUxHQurEpPU0owUCnuD4Pjbmax0FeDDMnZffBrS3M2wJ6cU35l41RV3rjgIh8sR7Hr4DtIcqSCimH_962DYCyScTlvBRyUqk27ZO1lV71jYXxvurhPZLs4YhvlDfmjQS40bC_cGi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.17+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girls made me a "maternity bra" out of all the ribbons from my gifts!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYpK3yeoWITIDTQQaj2f9wlpqZ6_a679BqHRrEmb4Rh8YX5SNMzhW9HBWTDM-5AQAflYPNp-uJLMhO2EYKRJta3q32Dpm-k_el8bXZR6OrITDRIF2KogEa2pbT2JfOVZFTbh48nsvbalV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYpK3yeoWITIDTQQaj2f9wlpqZ6_a679BqHRrEmb4Rh8YX5SNMzhW9HBWTDM-5AQAflYPNp-uJLMhO2EYKRJta3q32Dpm-k_el8bXZR6OrITDRIF2KogEa2pbT2JfOVZFTbh48nsvbalV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.27+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wifey and God mother Blair</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED9IV6XAeGUtq9MOuw8o_W3Dk72qTL220XgcZ0BD3DcvJb0RVMFhzqABl6itW9l2v2WXsKdruUd3e66KV5GJbIca9qvIl42jqZsaGEkosAAoYxX6AhkxF9yNxDrcWuBXkB1Pv3J-f7rxa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED9IV6XAeGUtq9MOuw8o_W3Dk72qTL220XgcZ0BD3DcvJb0RVMFhzqABl6itW9l2v2WXsKdruUd3e66KV5GJbIca9qvIl42jqZsaGEkosAAoYxX6AhkxF9yNxDrcWuBXkB1Pv3J-f7rxa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.40+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kristy from my fav hair salon in Westchester- Plush Salons and Plush Blow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIFaYpkB-MQUFy212QrIFvnu8W-8Cj3snykMeGUwlV7Gd6d_AWnPICsxCzTEELRh-fcyTf1HSRrPwbBmAADt1aR673LKMX6F8Sjf2fg5bG7DgWZfL8Z52MDsrTRJqAlA6SxDXiXhwLQ9t/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.22.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIFaYpkB-MQUFy212QrIFvnu8W-8Cj3snykMeGUwlV7Gd6d_AWnPICsxCzTEELRh-fcyTf1HSRrPwbBmAADt1aR673LKMX6F8Sjf2fg5bG7DgWZfL8Z52MDsrTRJqAlA6SxDXiXhwLQ9t/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.22.40+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The best gift wrapping in the house by Liz on the left, and me with Linz on the right <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyLgphXw2AFXdbPlELRNbQSW3ejLblVMm4l3y4GqUyEr5wDmn5RNiSqvCoSwVn__C6XokWU-C3NuLW1-PwVqCcL4WcjWoflfUjeRqFY9O0KS8dQ48J3kjWqDuDhT0b_pvCj6grfZsM2kb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.56.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyLgphXw2AFXdbPlELRNbQSW3ejLblVMm4l3y4GqUyEr5wDmn5RNiSqvCoSwVn__C6XokWU-C3NuLW1-PwVqCcL4WcjWoflfUjeRqFY9O0KS8dQ48J3kjWqDuDhT0b_pvCj6grfZsM2kb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.56.38+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mom and I made our own diaper cakes to be center pieces on the tables <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> I designed my invitation myself was was in love with them. All of the details about them are listed below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdfJpqqOdWp7lBPKba_Aom4ec-NAhtF_XlBpspqzlKJldA6YMj3xpsrD2-gEaq0UBjxTYbjy5hOcjGyT4Agw5-aKUeNU7G6XutxeOib6AILRsdGWfcHOn7mwQkNdYBpKQVFowpIawii_k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.56.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdfJpqqOdWp7lBPKba_Aom4ec-NAhtF_XlBpspqzlKJldA6YMj3xpsrD2-gEaq0UBjxTYbjy5hOcjGyT4Agw5-aKUeNU7G6XutxeOib6AILRsdGWfcHOn7mwQkNdYBpKQVFowpIawii_k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.56.55+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtvTB9pk7affwG00NGG5xHV3BxWyuhLmz7Al2_cNfKT3WojM4KR1CXCPF_0QTfJU8c4RDmlPPFirjOCzp7XkPLJinQTozis__jSuwP8XmfTEv_GjHGPhwZgqEB3hBzqYto4U5L-jovm6V/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.57.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtvTB9pk7affwG00NGG5xHV3BxWyuhLmz7Al2_cNfKT3WojM4KR1CXCPF_0QTfJU8c4RDmlPPFirjOCzp7XkPLJinQTozis__jSuwP8XmfTEv_GjHGPhwZgqEB3hBzqYto4U5L-jovm6V/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.57.06+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">LOL I know Buy Buy Baby is spelt wrong on the invite.. Oops</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlZ22YxQfucYQVuMrYFTl6kWeJIE4vEotm19TGiDqIl63Q1E0M1QHqODjPDfmvwg1hes3nY1IclBWgyzcBmqUIGdxzbUiv1RrRdHkcFA6pEIweR_6wgrDNl_oroRELsniUnxvwaG5zder/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.54.15+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlZ22YxQfucYQVuMrYFTl6kWeJIE4vEotm19TGiDqIl63Q1E0M1QHqODjPDfmvwg1hes3nY1IclBWgyzcBmqUIGdxzbUiv1RrRdHkcFA6pEIweR_6wgrDNl_oroRELsniUnxvwaG5zder/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.54.15+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My approval invite minus Niko's name on the crown<br />Custom Invitations by Odette Martinez at <a href="http://www.handmadebyodette.com/blog">www.handmadebyodette.com/blog</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The "theme" of my baby shower was baby blue and white... "Prince Niko". A crown was on my cake, my invitation and one of our diaper cakes. I couldn't find any real themes that I wanted for the shower so I just chose the colors of his nursery.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fTe-nFbSxs2hsKpRHVcRYssTCEq8qmDx7HLTetomdDC-GBa3j1OlQGfg68FrBum8QJlbjjNLvbIL8mQTeNxUSIuZNN9GzVaETa0naYkKmPdkkfJFQw2NP6MzFx_vRnDs8EQfWObbeME0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fTe-nFbSxs2hsKpRHVcRYssTCEq8qmDx7HLTetomdDC-GBa3j1OlQGfg68FrBum8QJlbjjNLvbIL8mQTeNxUSIuZNN9GzVaETa0naYkKmPdkkfJFQw2NP6MzFx_vRnDs8EQfWObbeME0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.37+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cookies made by Sweet Lisa's in Greenwich CT</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDLZNh8VbcI7NJG2GAbI-2g5TdzpQ0yVBg7oXU-z0Hg2ExthqVVCuBv2BUocpUFto40GI8AG1JmLtVtgmld-jsv3Eikb9_aZilZFmHzwWHFwvk-TCw0XB1iynYQeHFkHbG4WdUYj6Ak9t/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDLZNh8VbcI7NJG2GAbI-2g5TdzpQ0yVBg7oXU-z0Hg2ExthqVVCuBv2BUocpUFto40GI8AG1JmLtVtgmld-jsv3Eikb9_aZilZFmHzwWHFwvk-TCw0XB1iynYQeHFkHbG4WdUYj6Ak9t/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.46+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cupcakes made by Sweet Lisa's in Greenwich CT</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMdB8UPImS4OlyIQgHMGiRONUyYvl9QHKwmj7rcih1pbmljgncn6ZKvL1-uJj2uXu9YW4e-UcxGS9zcF14t9VSF4eVfVNv9bK5vRNPNnFoG-po12BbtN5BsrTPhi0PjZ9nWYjrbRBkQVY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMdB8UPImS4OlyIQgHMGiRONUyYvl9QHKwmj7rcih1pbmljgncn6ZKvL1-uJj2uXu9YW4e-UcxGS9zcF14t9VSF4eVfVNv9bK5vRNPNnFoG-po12BbtN5BsrTPhi0PjZ9nWYjrbRBkQVY/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.16.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICWLd1bL6-2L8LXTDdko79UzsmrE4N3gcTEs4BONMOZlPOY5INWNj-_aEWk5sb4dSOZiTe0nDJLW-tkXZoHeeLOYj0hfMkqBKcr82gAFX_dtePP3JfXEEO3ETWy2uJ9cUxorxqNTZ0ivl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.02+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICWLd1bL6-2L8LXTDdko79UzsmrE4N3gcTEs4BONMOZlPOY5INWNj-_aEWk5sb4dSOZiTe0nDJLW-tkXZoHeeLOYj0hfMkqBKcr82gAFX_dtePP3JfXEEO3ETWy2uJ9cUxorxqNTZ0ivl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.02+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I designed the cake myself. Also made by Sweet Lisa's in Greenwich CT</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcOFjSIUA9SDRNj8bPE4HYrvgZTQ7NVbNlodYMpQ_FIZLLU4XR3gopEWNH6_f75rc9C9Pp7PP14ybPrxNq4_jCzrhPNfzxKzGoqnO9IBCEi_W10iYHFQeH8VgkXQ4awTLPyvl1uV4XABX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcOFjSIUA9SDRNj8bPE4HYrvgZTQ7NVbNlodYMpQ_FIZLLU4XR3gopEWNH6_f75rc9C9Pp7PP14ybPrxNq4_jCzrhPNfzxKzGoqnO9IBCEi_W10iYHFQeH8VgkXQ4awTLPyvl1uV4XABX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.17.14+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Baby Shower Cake for Niko</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2e8SsvdplxXPZ_pwcmOWUrM8kx0H5Dj2LKEps-0iQRbWWNnjA8Cedwvp5hy-Gh1XwlLD5rU90sQvtQA9o56ZYj4upgMpaZY-L8wY1_NU00PU-cGZvmf1rLDRhuW9iMcFusJ0kCf8NBg4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2e8SsvdplxXPZ_pwcmOWUrM8kx0H5Dj2LKEps-0iQRbWWNnjA8Cedwvp5hy-Gh1XwlLD5rU90sQvtQA9o56ZYj4upgMpaZY-L8wY1_NU00PU-cGZvmf1rLDRhuW9iMcFusJ0kCf8NBg4/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.21.00+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My good friend Marianna Hewitt couldnt make my shower but she sent beautiful flowers for me.<br />Love you mar <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRq9P4utxH6mJ77QHOUhedg3SBJmcxs7_asmEuKeH7YGkbMaqyoyGFUtDT_J1j8bVlSjrjKDB6pMCYTdBWi-_wSVldBuc00H495Exsc3QuosSlCe4P-RLHx65lDRPtsYRtl3_2oUYkY7vg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.52.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRq9P4utxH6mJ77QHOUhedg3SBJmcxs7_asmEuKeH7YGkbMaqyoyGFUtDT_J1j8bVlSjrjKDB6pMCYTdBWi-_wSVldBuc00H495Exsc3QuosSlCe4P-RLHx65lDRPtsYRtl3_2oUYkY7vg/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.52.13+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We gave candles as our party favors fro our guests. My aunt wrapped them and got all of the cute supplies from Michaels Craft Store.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUsmVyAfv90Om11PCpOQS1WgmdzBK87hi8NPhT875rp9fXZoKlyScDMwocv4E8m-O6cHa-FIr2Zqyqrla78xYBkNQzy0tWtsUjCTd2BZDRdYec60LDuGF8VAGmBNBsG6B8QHPy_YKPq7s/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.53.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUsmVyAfv90Om11PCpOQS1WgmdzBK87hi8NPhT875rp9fXZoKlyScDMwocv4E8m-O6cHa-FIr2Zqyqrla78xYBkNQzy0tWtsUjCTd2BZDRdYec60LDuGF8VAGmBNBsG6B8QHPy_YKPq7s/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.53.46+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Baby Shower Party Favors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dmhZStE2PcLchEQVJuw9NljHtqoVdQFzlaZ7z25He3AMeaG7gcVNSt2IvP_XkmbB9QcGCKn3fCKDlmOk5IArk4XAG_MmzZMBfhlygRWXX6gkBvEk8G8Oe98ooeoqBIGuzU-5J-sPuqHl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.38.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dmhZStE2PcLchEQVJuw9NljHtqoVdQFzlaZ7z25He3AMeaG7gcVNSt2IvP_XkmbB9QcGCKn3fCKDlmOk5IArk4XAG_MmzZMBfhlygRWXX6gkBvEk8G8Oe98ooeoqBIGuzU-5J-sPuqHl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.38.44+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girls had these "Wish Cards" made up for Niko with his name at the top. Each guest filled one out with wishes for him. Then they gave me a scrap book to put them all in so he can read them when he's older. Such a great idea!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I registered at Buy Buy Baby, Babies R Us and Target. The only thing I had bought myself for Niko was clothes, so there was a lot that I still needed. It was a little difficult to register for things because Im living in London until Christmas and the plugs and voltage are different here so any electronic items I receive I needed to make sure I have a proper convertor plug or ship it to California for when we arrive back home in Jan 2014. I couldn't register for any swings or large items in NY because it would cost a fortune to ship yet everything I know and love it a US brand. Believe it or not, not ever brand in the US is over here in the UK so it got a little frustrating when I couldn't find what I was looking for here in the UK, but we figured it out. It turns out that its actually cheaper to jam pack a suitcase and pay extra at the airport to travel with additional bags that your allowed amount than it is to ship things. So I arrived home in NY with 3 LARGE suitcases, 2 of which were empty and filled them up and flew home. I had to buy 1 additional suitcase which only cost me $60 to check at the airport... SCORE!!! And for my larger items that I ended up ordering myself since I couldn't find them here in the UK- my mom will keep them in the boxes and check them as one of her luggage items on the plane when she comes to London after the baby is born.<br /><br />Some of my favorite go to stores in London for Baby stuff is:<br /><br /><u><b>- Mamas and Papas</b></u>- they price match and we bought out Stokke Xplory stroller from them. They have everything from A-Z<br /><b><u>- Huggles</u></b>- the only place that carried the Ubbi diaper pale I searched high and low for here in London, as well as some great organic products<br /><b><u>-Harrods</u></b>- My mom bought me all of Niko's nursery furniture from here by Boori- Royale Collection. The prices were great. We also bought his Silver Cross Balmoral Pram from there which was a gift to me from my husband, his changing pad by Bambizi and the Cocoonababy. They also have amazing clothing brands... Obsessed!<br /><b><u>-John Lewis</u></b>- they have really cute and great priced clothing for babies. We also got our Maxi Cosi Pebble car seat from there. I also buy all of my yarn for crocheting from there.<br /><b><u>-Next-</u></b> they have the cutest clothing at AMAZING prices!<br /><b><u>-Alex and Alexa</u></b>- Great for designer clothing because they always have amazing sales on their items.<br /><b><u>-Mothercare</u></b><br /><b style="text-decoration: underline;">-Kiddicare - </b>great prices<br /><br /><br />Listed below are screen shots of things that I registered for. I did a lot of research and read a lot of reviews. Of course not everyone is going to like an item or agree on what the "best" product is but based on what people wrote and how many reviews were written on multiple sites I was able to make the best choices for me...now. When the baby comes and Im using the items, things may change, but for now these were my favs.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jv0qwm3qylooel8TqXglHJfeq-F3jdAX5QfkkapH2AKt6eS9bqkJED3czgXWml_CHDxglt-UNBXSWlzngf9ZMssQ9FI_YLNBsPQf1dxdqZxWTNylfFUSBud6pe5-O9xe1hRVYzq4vYuE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+3.14.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jv0qwm3qylooel8TqXglHJfeq-F3jdAX5QfkkapH2AKt6eS9bqkJED3czgXWml_CHDxglt-UNBXSWlzngf9ZMssQ9FI_YLNBsPQf1dxdqZxWTNylfFUSBud6pe5-O9xe1hRVYzq4vYuE/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+3.14.41+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cocoonababy Nest by Red Castle- I found this at Harrods and fell in love. It has all kinds of benefits and Niko will be sleeping in this in his crib for a while. You can also put it in between your pillows in your won bed and know the baby is safe. It prevents flat head syndrome as well as other things. Click the link below to read about it.<br /><a href="http://www.redcastle.fr/shop_product_cocoonababy-nest-_62-en.html">http://www.redcastle.fr/shop_product_cocoonababy-nest-_62-en.html</a><br />Its very hard to find in the USA- almost impossible. I bought one for a friend of ours and had to ship from the UK. If you have luck finding it please let me know.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18EpCItlms7fu_Z0kYAWBgjfs1TKIXvmTvwJP3VBq0bpT3aDhbbMxaPM_eu4f9kRmDU0iUFI6nevmxdc0s9sn3wQQjp9UUpt5o2gO-enYLWI8JmhW5BR7Abz9vjd_32TzX4L-zjhwkXj0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.24.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18EpCItlms7fu_Z0kYAWBgjfs1TKIXvmTvwJP3VBq0bpT3aDhbbMxaPM_eu4f9kRmDU0iUFI6nevmxdc0s9sn3wQQjp9UUpt5o2gO-enYLWI8JmhW5BR7Abz9vjd_32TzX4L-zjhwkXj0/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.24.58+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fisher Price Jumperoo- Rainforest. Looks to have amazing reviews and super cute for a baby boy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g8k4eYYNUbBbwcuzk7dd0-0jPDYSEBvx5HWOU9uRZazjKPvpJAnBs7ikjIwo8yF6baNiwSMOxtxacCkO2a-LUvo_qiRUpK-xtUxhx06aA4K-GNBS8kUzNnW0Ag2ZnAvxLB1BdseB3aov/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.27.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g8k4eYYNUbBbwcuzk7dd0-0jPDYSEBvx5HWOU9uRZazjKPvpJAnBs7ikjIwo8yF6baNiwSMOxtxacCkO2a-LUvo_qiRUpK-xtUxhx06aA4K-GNBS8kUzNnW0Ag2ZnAvxLB1BdseB3aov/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.27.10+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This one looked to be the best to me. I wanted something organic but couldnt find this in the UK and didnt end up getting it on my registry. I found another organic company here int he UK and went with that but for my CA nursery I will be using this mattress cover.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9eoy6MU-wN_chrvNY50r4PIVZ5VRlO8qBm2mci6ZTPv08-aIbdvmssxrWVcK7I-A21rBQDN-F9FKiMNwpVhWMnHKezgUB5EfKECEq-vOuIx8izhUZP7cONQ25hXtbtEFOO9yTo6LfOKj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.27.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9eoy6MU-wN_chrvNY50r4PIVZ5VRlO8qBm2mci6ZTPv08-aIbdvmssxrWVcK7I-A21rBQDN-F9FKiMNwpVhWMnHKezgUB5EfKECEq-vOuIx8izhUZP7cONQ25hXtbtEFOO9yTo6LfOKj/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.27.47+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This looks to be a good product bc you can take it off and attach it anywhere. Tiny Love Sunny Stroll Arch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7yPmINGyUHurI87hYOIGtcEVffKJNpIIhuskyvgbQ0mSEGvRg0m6hWPyYWU8Bu2RV4__eBa4KJlrLpXf8Vzh9gNf0oc5UJLbsPDBb_epHmgD2ufp3xxzh-rTnv3_G44bgkqPT8sg8ULV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.28.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7yPmINGyUHurI87hYOIGtcEVffKJNpIIhuskyvgbQ0mSEGvRg0m6hWPyYWU8Bu2RV4__eBa4KJlrLpXf8Vzh9gNf0oc5UJLbsPDBb_epHmgD2ufp3xxzh-rTnv3_G44bgkqPT8sg8ULV/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.28.27+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tommee Tippee has great products. What i like most about them is that they are BPA free and up to date with their products. I registered for a variety of pacifiers so I can see which ones he likes best, but there were definitely at the top of my list. I also recieved a who starter kit of Tommee Tippee bottles, electric sterilizer and so on all BPA free!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH7jnFFmUlfZwGGIEzw7VD2P8DlfLCdTVTm1Veu740QbJg_4_dlDEG-Y7ko93PF83LTE3xh6EOpES4DIPNWqY_jFiNXH_yh93sa79mg1g_TsOVSxFlElTZHNMaPz98m_kBiiD9JRnIbna/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.40.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH7jnFFmUlfZwGGIEzw7VD2P8DlfLCdTVTm1Veu740QbJg_4_dlDEG-Y7ko93PF83LTE3xh6EOpES4DIPNWqY_jFiNXH_yh93sa79mg1g_TsOVSxFlElTZHNMaPz98m_kBiiD9JRnIbna/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.40.28+AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought this Belly Casting Kit at John Lewis but they have them at most baby stores. I did mine myself- yes- its messy. And I will probably end up painting it, glazing ti and hanging it on his wall. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yl-nnzAazl7h_AHxywn0ZlXex71yS7LbEHVkjZ5iSjlOrIfNcsee4xkZvSI829OMsVy4LKurCa4nKkcEQNw25cXw0XqUrE70s4F5nlVRf1kXfSdiwKW6NnHNYHlImTFYJFjMBf81LqrS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.57.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yl-nnzAazl7h_AHxywn0ZlXex71yS7LbEHVkjZ5iSjlOrIfNcsee4xkZvSI829OMsVy4LKurCa4nKkcEQNw25cXw0XqUrE70s4F5nlVRf1kXfSdiwKW6NnHNYHlImTFYJFjMBf81LqrS/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.57.42+AM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I chose 2 different diaper bags- This Prada black diaper bag from Saks.com and the Louis Vuitton Never Full.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtzF5z7rrwMasT025CiHoTPe3xkMU4fLMyQ-uYk5Dr1ge9kV3NlXg5KcNwPUhv1Hf-mlUI93Hyswm41aJOEJDPrsFSS3lEblGihJgSm3mwy5WWbvIWz3-Zq9ad2FLm9QAqL8NXEmct0km/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.28.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtzF5z7rrwMasT025CiHoTPe3xkMU4fLMyQ-uYk5Dr1ge9kV3NlXg5KcNwPUhv1Hf-mlUI93Hyswm41aJOEJDPrsFSS3lEblGihJgSm3mwy5WWbvIWz3-Zq9ad2FLm9QAqL8NXEmct0km/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.28.58+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fisher- Price Bouncer- My Little Snug a Bunny- this had great reviews along with the MY little Lamb which I got as his swing. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzdzB6mP4exeV9w1NP5DKRtFPuedehhS8jXbzagAxqyh2zR2kLoIhUezVT-kDttYopHak7WkJj14XRfqsfU4I4c1vqGUiU8De8gnE-bIDediYhbubpgIhgVufT7ye8h7tQu5F2aNjqRgB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzdzB6mP4exeV9w1NP5DKRtFPuedehhS8jXbzagAxqyh2zR2kLoIhUezVT-kDttYopHak7WkJj14XRfqsfU4I4c1vqGUiU8De8gnE-bIDediYhbubpgIhgVufT7ye8h7tQu5F2aNjqRgB/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.19+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fisher Price Rainforest Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym- Loved the colors and all the activities for them to do</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtgfm0YIGU1D7IbD9WafJonVNxCq-x5D02Bm3HH3jFQuTh32SCGNlcYTij16CJkDVdf8iNRYnI8daxmNI0KZr4OHIV6OVBe_tUfGbmKOIWuIvaRA7mUJsy6Xyfh_dP1mPzuGl2P5HTFUg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtgfm0YIGU1D7IbD9WafJonVNxCq-x5D02Bm3HH3jFQuTh32SCGNlcYTij16CJkDVdf8iNRYnI8daxmNI0KZr4OHIV6OVBe_tUfGbmKOIWuIvaRA7mUJsy6Xyfh_dP1mPzuGl2P5HTFUg/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.35+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Original Slumber Bear - I believe this plays the actual sound that the baby hears in the womb and runs on batteries so you can take it with you. Prince Lionheart makes great products</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogyMjoBBOgUuyDaC7r6weIwmq5K9O7pPdQSw6jI0a_kgK59j0JoMgXA0DqZWLf9fHW8BU-mSbRAQK6X61YIAM0mh7Bvvkz4dNtdTAoWiNpttmRLF8YjOIg3EPOmoX5OuawHFqSrutjDpU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogyMjoBBOgUuyDaC7r6weIwmq5K9O7pPdQSw6jI0a_kgK59j0JoMgXA0DqZWLf9fHW8BU-mSbRAQK6X61YIAM0mh7Bvvkz4dNtdTAoWiNpttmRLF8YjOIg3EPOmoX5OuawHFqSrutjDpU/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.29.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aden + Anais - are said to be the best organic muslims baby clothes. They make tons of products like bed sheets, swaddle blankets, wash clothes, burp pads.. Id get the whole range!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRa_a-7xbt9QAjckveKb3c6wAnK4qsFHtflELtpefcmCgrTnDmHLPzefc516Y3X2UeWMs_L_w7gU9XimB67cTJNWCq8lfutMaoG0eOdMTXc3RztypSXFB9yFiWcuZFSD6NFOZu24N1oWB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.31.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRa_a-7xbt9QAjckveKb3c6wAnK4qsFHtflELtpefcmCgrTnDmHLPzefc516Y3X2UeWMs_L_w7gU9XimB67cTJNWCq8lfutMaoG0eOdMTXc3RztypSXFB9yFiWcuZFSD6NFOZu24N1oWB/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.31.04+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Primo- Euro Bath- I searched high and low for the BEST tub for this baby. At first I wanted to go with the clean water system by 4 moms but I didnt like that for the entire bath you had to run actual water into the reserve. I think a lot of the features are cool- but watsing water wasnt so cool. SO then I found out about Euro Bath- watched youtube videos and read reviews and I liked this the best. I didnt choose one of those baths that came with a fabric sling because i think thats more work to keep clean and sanitize and the fabric can get moldy = no good. So Euro Bath it is for me. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRQBf35_ewv1B9vNvFltfwpgtR_k1PhqzjL_rRTBhljxeT2ZnWCoUaarek0VRo5JObCndICH5PXloVqrYm7l2l_4MAhL0vQTlZUxIbjr5MvnzXjf-iqK9kB0WU5FGGa74srB_MzOrcK8F/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.31.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRQBf35_ewv1B9vNvFltfwpgtR_k1PhqzjL_rRTBhljxeT2ZnWCoUaarek0VRo5JObCndICH5PXloVqrYm7l2l_4MAhL0vQTlZUxIbjr5MvnzXjf-iqK9kB0WU5FGGa74srB_MzOrcK8F/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.31.25+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNomAvS56kQVmYwlBH3YYv6oXilh0ig0UfDPsQcVSNR1ypsOU6JZtwUc3CVz971i2fi3X0rmxf4vkBlZZHPSp_MY6TlNzdzlmKDIec7SqBHQJaFn0pXWALuLwyV5UCWpNRGTtqJZ8dwvqS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.32.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNomAvS56kQVmYwlBH3YYv6oXilh0ig0UfDPsQcVSNR1ypsOU6JZtwUc3CVz971i2fi3X0rmxf4vkBlZZHPSp_MY6TlNzdzlmKDIec7SqBHQJaFn0pXWALuLwyV5UCWpNRGTtqJZ8dwvqS/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.32.24+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fisher Price- My Little Lamb Cradle n swing- I read amazing reviews on this and it has to be the cutest swing for baby boys and girls! They didnt have ti anywhere in the UK so this is one of those items my mom is bringing for me LOL sorry ma</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbvu1Aec7Nn0Hyqm2PPfCcqC5jPX7HcE1W7Iv9A2UQrWSwj84S3Z0bEISzqfNpF_-Pi7Gll9HM_kY7YmxByvXf9nl4Qwxmdcx0mVpc1qGlZn0O9nhCX2yQItlVu01Bqmrwcsi6yimLdS0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.17.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbvu1Aec7Nn0Hyqm2PPfCcqC5jPX7HcE1W7Iv9A2UQrWSwj84S3Z0bEISzqfNpF_-Pi7Gll9HM_kY7YmxByvXf9nl4Qwxmdcx0mVpc1qGlZn0O9nhCX2yQItlVu01Bqmrwcsi6yimLdS0/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.17.39+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ubbi Diaper pale - This is one of those items you have to really do your research. With so many diaper pales that look the same you have to wonder so which is the best and why. What i liked about Ubbi was that it's made out of metal vs. plastic and that you can use regular garbage bags with it- not a special brand made just for that specific diaper pale- that can get really costly. Ialso loved that it comes in super cute colors. The only down side is that it does not have a step petal to open the lid. In my mind thats ok- but hopefully it wont become too much of a hassle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr295CGaSa2sYI136v-WCYVkdhVm6hhnxjkwyDtvI3eDpmCpJLI82acCmUkzHGkjtaVKyaM11RvIrzuK4h-THGBgoEKOgT_BU-R8lldKjjvLDR7QbMeZWPj759Jy2xvgxG8WixHbJHUav/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.18.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr295CGaSa2sYI136v-WCYVkdhVm6hhnxjkwyDtvI3eDpmCpJLI82acCmUkzHGkjtaVKyaM11RvIrzuK4h-THGBgoEKOgT_BU-R8lldKjjvLDR7QbMeZWPj759Jy2xvgxG8WixHbJHUav/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.18.10+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monte Design Grano Glider- I couldn't find an small nursery chairs that were wooden and old school looking. The London nursery isnt HUGE like California so I had to think about space. I was told to get a reclining nursing chair and it makes perfect sense, why wouldn't you want to recline and relax with your baby when up at all hours of the night feeding him/her. Or even to take a little nap in the nursery with them. The reviews on this glider were great- the quality looks amazing- its modern ( not quite my style but it works for London ) and you can choose from many different colors. What I also love about this product is that when you don't need it in the nursery anymore- you can move it to your sitting room since it doesn't look like an actual nursing chair. SCORE!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAaJ_jvPpRXPEhJZ_IqbxWR4cdEiItEOlMEkXcMQ35dp7U-x-WCCw4TeQliUk6p_wc9fHZOe-Aj0QQqe-VHWxxMZfvgFzBfhyhT-sQCECgY3AlkHDGqH8xa-tfswdtxMOzsSNnhHz-_6w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.29.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAaJ_jvPpRXPEhJZ_IqbxWR4cdEiItEOlMEkXcMQ35dp7U-x-WCCw4TeQliUk6p_wc9fHZOe-Aj0QQqe-VHWxxMZfvgFzBfhyhT-sQCECgY3AlkHDGqH8xa-tfswdtxMOzsSNnhHz-_6w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.29.08+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Motorola Digital Video Baby Monitor with 3.5" LCD screen- I chose to go with this camera system because I wanted to be able to add more cameras to the system so I could place them all over the house instead of just one at his bed. With this system you can add and view up to 3 additional cameras making that a total of 4. I also bought the Motorola Blink baby camera so my family and friends can tune in from their iPads or iphones and watch, or so my husband can monitor while he's at his office.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawNUkyd6iazsYqjYTVpa_aWspavkOK1d4bbcCIinxGwYIuOLMyRBjDSqOsaU_0vGIPFpSW8RiUyA4qvDXzPOVyFyiptceISBfD-fKr5p-6XPar4yOWNGG-bvWBY1ow-0h_8-OwWI3W0WI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.29.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawNUkyd6iazsYqjYTVpa_aWspavkOK1d4bbcCIinxGwYIuOLMyRBjDSqOsaU_0vGIPFpSW8RiUyA4qvDXzPOVyFyiptceISBfD-fKr5p-6XPar4yOWNGG-bvWBY1ow-0h_8-OwWI3W0WI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.29.39+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Angelcare 3 in 1 baby monitor- I bought this so the baby nurse can keep this monitor with her. She only needs a small one because if the abby isnt in his crib she will be with him. You can never be too careful :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsQ4ufhyphenhyphenNFfFZiVlyumv3oTVdfy0x3aHUPdUaHaw2k-xHZftuzMlZvFOnQTtMHnv1gXpHuUIrQ_5Qx4oNh3MXj-JvzEG_1Ewbq6DRZaM4kLDQxgxMKiuBGKr8pQR9s6G-d6wNhhBn3P4i/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.30.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsQ4ufhyphenhyphenNFfFZiVlyumv3oTVdfy0x3aHUPdUaHaw2k-xHZftuzMlZvFOnQTtMHnv1gXpHuUIrQ_5Qx4oNh3MXj-JvzEG_1Ewbq6DRZaM4kLDQxgxMKiuBGKr8pQR9s6G-d6wNhhBn3P4i/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.30.33+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJp7-6sJAtQ4HkC1vjSv3eQMifrtUhfE6optu9j_44tvVQDU1JG4X4H1tWkhQMFQ8WMjj1hY0RC3mwfn2Fg9wfjkh_7MnLkzQDOXMbv3sywr4wdgHhOxhd-KvMIhK4t79ScB8oppRztcPM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.31.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJp7-6sJAtQ4HkC1vjSv3eQMifrtUhfE6optu9j_44tvVQDU1JG4X4H1tWkhQMFQ8WMjj1hY0RC3mwfn2Fg9wfjkh_7MnLkzQDOXMbv3sywr4wdgHhOxhd-KvMIhK4t79ScB8oppRztcPM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.31.20+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Razberry Silicone teether BPA free - these looked interesting and looked cool for when he starts to teeth.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdugTwnCdf73ACIz3ZbGO_lbztpVstCWuND2lUjxsSVwi9beKolpzYsP3ORckg9ixXIYn-kwsmOQgKFe7WdYOvC-CP7b5Q5B6tFX3EbD5oIjDwBBbUauklrtG31AYfYY38j88wTDUEFIz_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.31.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdugTwnCdf73ACIz3ZbGO_lbztpVstCWuND2lUjxsSVwi9beKolpzYsP3ORckg9ixXIYn-kwsmOQgKFe7WdYOvC-CP7b5Q5B6tFX3EbD5oIjDwBBbUauklrtG31AYfYY38j88wTDUEFIz_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.31.38+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvShKfcM-jvbQ_Azs07crnT4xXtLZSkFnAzuVG2oaxROWlfxo0nijdOlVYxXEeKklqpCUYX9ZoXwOoyOprKOGBhfRS3qSdly8vd1dqiNpwHpuxGmcAqrj6Ns8ECzI0s7eoD-j2kyHzcAj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.32.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvShKfcM-jvbQ_Azs07crnT4xXtLZSkFnAzuVG2oaxROWlfxo0nijdOlVYxXEeKklqpCUYX9ZoXwOoyOprKOGBhfRS3qSdly8vd1dqiNpwHpuxGmcAqrj6Ns8ECzI0s7eoD-j2kyHzcAj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.32.00+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bebe Au Lait Nursing cover. What I liked about this was that it had a strap that easily went around your neck so you dont have to worry about being in public and the blanket falling down.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkug4emb-sa8sqWrFPAIVE_U4Fj3dS9LUj9O9JsnaFgUD5Ucw9IJ8StoK_7aVka5Rs3QEy9SJq_kGREvAumZ2jSGfNzT8E4RwGtIm1MgK-Y0R1Ii-hNEbAkklTaiPwWzBI8YdEkjSmY6Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.32.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkug4emb-sa8sqWrFPAIVE_U4Fj3dS9LUj9O9JsnaFgUD5Ucw9IJ8StoK_7aVka5Rs3QEy9SJq_kGREvAumZ2jSGfNzT8E4RwGtIm1MgK-Y0R1Ii-hNEbAkklTaiPwWzBI8YdEkjSmY6Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.32.32+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boppy Miracle Middle Pillow- for nursing I hear this is your best friend. and I love all the different covers you can put on it</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRjTRCJcul2E4HC7g_gPAaWD4SBrZyT3psbyJZ1n-xmOOAyxqG-f5MKFWKpas2p1n4B-ejP_YlrjNdgEty-_A_GqrXRefdXd6WWrY4Fb6_PCTfJjcVTCr65AzMsGGAPoUtxJ3n_w5sS2U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.33.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRjTRCJcul2E4HC7g_gPAaWD4SBrZyT3psbyJZ1n-xmOOAyxqG-f5MKFWKpas2p1n4B-ejP_YlrjNdgEty-_A_GqrXRefdXd6WWrY4Fb6_PCTfJjcVTCr65AzMsGGAPoUtxJ3n_w5sS2U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.33.21+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5SOQEBqs237ltTXrU79_PpQfk_XCQBeNai1l2Yja4uKJ980FP9GzOyMXL1kxesB706ufyuKAETV009s6nKNaxlzyRops4q8cxiFrBJca8RHOjppV_qQUapih65Cuk1dvyDO2mJpAwjUI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.33.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5SOQEBqs237ltTXrU79_PpQfk_XCQBeNai1l2Yja4uKJ980FP9GzOyMXL1kxesB706ufyuKAETV009s6nKNaxlzyRops4q8cxiFrBJca8RHOjppV_qQUapih65Cuk1dvyDO2mJpAwjUI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.33.46+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYh6DRR3ohgm4iJu40JXda4H6u8PVjycw9bNlYq51Z4nADVy8UviOc6eJv386kIerDJoD9nDFYnY9ISz4SJpH7poCzU8aRjr0bvuGGn2JKz6bcMLN0ByIAbqDtx-rynvFL2jkhTnw_Ccp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYh6DRR3ohgm4iJu40JXda4H6u8PVjycw9bNlYq51Z4nADVy8UviOc6eJv386kIerDJoD9nDFYnY9ISz4SJpH7poCzU8aRjr0bvuGGn2JKz6bcMLN0ByIAbqDtx-rynvFL2jkhTnw_Ccp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.04+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawn Countertop drying rack- this looked really modern and cool. Our house here in London and switzerland are very modern and clean so I bought 2. You can buy little flowers and trees to stick in there and hang the teets on :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi6BWOkmn5enbDXFuggWxMnNGdoDOqw3Np1x2VJt5zV01yamA3vFTRD4ohyphenhyphen8mJ5IAWLb0CZpW9cWRj86-Mi3zABJ8wLmRoCbT1saXzC9thW61D70mFV9tKLBWPdzc7t8UaOrj3GVG9PCj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi6BWOkmn5enbDXFuggWxMnNGdoDOqw3Np1x2VJt5zV01yamA3vFTRD4ohyphenhyphen8mJ5IAWLb0CZpW9cWRj86-Mi3zABJ8wLmRoCbT1saXzC9thW61D70mFV9tKLBWPdzc7t8UaOrj3GVG9PCj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.32+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWBtxeykgAV_ru8yN_umgkrLQswBXIbjOKa-75jDfbrxk79MzWPCIt7-idtnMi24dI2aHaUNtHGtO9T3NpxQAmq7HIq31kkMIK1RbfgnwdgNI0relRmZBbKFv6nJRZYUxWCka4Issn6g1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWBtxeykgAV_ru8yN_umgkrLQswBXIbjOKa-75jDfbrxk79MzWPCIt7-idtnMi24dI2aHaUNtHGtO9T3NpxQAmq7HIq31kkMIK1RbfgnwdgNI0relRmZBbKFv6nJRZYUxWCka4Issn6g1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.34.49+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3lIyKOSVaqFMS8-GWbkNdXvqPSSPgYjwMPbLJipt_FEVmutC_L8ueNrrZbVK-gY6Xkk8PSCV1UH1LYNvYg6EPLklffG11orEucM9Yf311Tno8kFKUxwZ_Upbhdn7sBbnmBmUN3G7hIHh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3lIyKOSVaqFMS8-GWbkNdXvqPSSPgYjwMPbLJipt_FEVmutC_L8ueNrrZbVK-gY6Xkk8PSCV1UH1LYNvYg6EPLklffG11orEucM9Yf311Tno8kFKUxwZ_Upbhdn7sBbnmBmUN3G7hIHh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.06+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">PUJ Flyte Mini Tub- Puj always has great reviews and I liked this because ti will fit in a sink and it folds up and you can take it anywhere. Good item to have</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBswNBuePocdNt0wKj6oC9l9ddU3gNbuLIv45wyEMMqWK0xP8RUi84EJp9lt9Q1CBTHErKAqjGi8fuqnTAjxuDnuMTxOHplvMRgDO9wTYBmWkf0zbma27OfxGfI-WODIQmDs2OTFuiuIa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBswNBuePocdNt0wKj6oC9l9ddU3gNbuLIv45wyEMMqWK0xP8RUi84EJp9lt9Q1CBTHErKAqjGi8fuqnTAjxuDnuMTxOHplvMRgDO9wTYBmWkf0zbma27OfxGfI-WODIQmDs2OTFuiuIa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.22+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Munchkin White HOt Safety Duck Tub- this just looked like so much fun for him when he can sit up by himself. Mini pool for outside or bath !</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxCBo3l3K4ccSpBiur7_0OHdo_lyDPT-t2Fj_OHXrgjB9J1EOrpeyaEuoShkHOea5PS84jhYlnnllCQY9HjIenWu3x0wr5m1bJDzx-kMxmjlceZykLk_LeWVfuQbxl-7dlP7ESQmvQJ_V/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxCBo3l3K4ccSpBiur7_0OHdo_lyDPT-t2Fj_OHXrgjB9J1EOrpeyaEuoShkHOea5PS84jhYlnnllCQY9HjIenWu3x0wr5m1bJDzx-kMxmjlceZykLk_LeWVfuQbxl-7dlP7ESQmvQJ_V/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.35.38+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aquatopia easy kneeler - this is genius so you dont hurt your knees. Its very thick foam- I already tried it out LOL and it stick to the side of your tub with suctions so it doesnt move.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVOcSEnEbbfRJ8yeB1HUjyccoVo_aA6ptGtq_JB6wB5CEDJwZqlIBrXPeNbCXUNDy5zg_3BZgca6-tgGD7l0qvKAomqdabCtgWTCk_UykmAzySLIb5UZe2NYhW2SJdYWXvT1RS_cBNVJQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVOcSEnEbbfRJ8yeB1HUjyccoVo_aA6ptGtq_JB6wB5CEDJwZqlIBrXPeNbCXUNDy5zg_3BZgca6-tgGD7l0qvKAomqdabCtgWTCk_UykmAzySLIb5UZe2NYhW2SJdYWXvT1RS_cBNVJQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.10+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1YpxqBgWBM_V0hpzUa8vbEGj1S808x0JRrwJbLL_-HEOG6JfR_r7OqZlzTce3SXoTO1RqekgkkCMAkRb80X7gQsrAb2iqCd4xF8EcvdLW3U0UbqEXPYUKQVBlLnVndX81t4cIQvnua1Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1YpxqBgWBM_V0hpzUa8vbEGj1S808x0JRrwJbLL_-HEOG6JfR_r7OqZlzTce3SXoTO1RqekgkkCMAkRb80X7gQsrAb2iqCd4xF8EcvdLW3U0UbqEXPYUKQVBlLnVndX81t4cIQvnua1Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.28+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pOOM-DoS896-v-VortuA2XJkVQFC0fpyAJeVxxtXKObrK1JrW01d3noD2B3j7qQQkc-CtVe1hV_cqXjJGHkV7QqljX29SZhP0rgkma4JN_e8nUovpP6hdsbb6Lohs3YevQ-tdexptt1c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pOOM-DoS896-v-VortuA2XJkVQFC0fpyAJeVxxtXKObrK1JrW01d3noD2B3j7qQQkc-CtVe1hV_cqXjJGHkV7QqljX29SZhP0rgkma4JN_e8nUovpP6hdsbb6Lohs3YevQ-tdexptt1c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.36.52+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Nc7pBqH-PWCqxZFsF5IMKebUXd1wcSkqbzbrpajFuyvbZwpbheAY0SHxy4e0-xP6pEM0ekohYEZ2jMUnJRrZ2NoRg13BMThbSHq7E98tHHtB9qYBexhxDbcCvVfbTUO0z0-dMY6MTei/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.37.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Nc7pBqH-PWCqxZFsF5IMKebUXd1wcSkqbzbrpajFuyvbZwpbheAY0SHxy4e0-xP6pEM0ekohYEZ2jMUnJRrZ2NoRg13BMThbSHq7E98tHHtB9qYBexhxDbcCvVfbTUO0z0-dMY6MTei/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.37.27+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gpp2s-Cx1m3J6EcPWKZPfU3jMY4h7g8x5M2BpPaCzxZJOfmSahUUbC3aorn5EgC7wLvcGfy3TZgQ4mdVlxGmOPxTctdbKQzlaGCmjvf_weATcwuQFoirIoY7WsWNnwpIlxwCVT-jC0V9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.37.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gpp2s-Cx1m3J6EcPWKZPfU3jMY4h7g8x5M2BpPaCzxZJOfmSahUUbC3aorn5EgC7wLvcGfy3TZgQ4mdVlxGmOPxTctdbKQzlaGCmjvf_weATcwuQFoirIoY7WsWNnwpIlxwCVT-jC0V9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.37.42+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cloud B Tranquil Turtle - I got this and the larger green turtle which doesnt play music- one for London and one for our home in Greece. I think I like this one better than the star turtle bc this plays music and sounds- although with all of his other stuffed animals that play music im sure the other one is just as good.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifewLva6r5VKaFbXUD6ptWaeKNKz170mNt5-lLonn_eStvxj7DYEbonCy0CsZ-UBExtCwMXM8uEtuqbOut5A3FYsbsFq33D9nY0C37ydzwpDHJY5bnBZJmFjzjEzqTS2Zk2hSCLhh8VwFg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifewLva6r5VKaFbXUD6ptWaeKNKz170mNt5-lLonn_eStvxj7DYEbonCy0CsZ-UBExtCwMXM8uEtuqbOut5A3FYsbsFq33D9nY0C37ydzwpDHJY5bnBZJmFjzjEzqTS2Zk2hSCLhh8VwFg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.03+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stokke Winter Kit in white for my stroller for when we go to switzerland. I also bought him the sheep skin liner that goes inside the seat area. Stokke has amazing products</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_own5cEtQMKRF0ZnKSs6sgZoNSqbtfeQXHe_WzkJkiWv_OklefQrUMpgT750PdNqJrZTisI2vGRGNhu_1u422jLpY54miHDbt3g1AWxyQSfmwkH5jBJoALrE55sv4LqrnrC4b7aUOPbv4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_own5cEtQMKRF0ZnKSs6sgZoNSqbtfeQXHe_WzkJkiWv_OklefQrUMpgT750PdNqJrZTisI2vGRGNhu_1u422jLpY54miHDbt3g1AWxyQSfmwkH5jBJoALrE55sv4LqrnrC4b7aUOPbv4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.23+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stokke Xplory Stroller_ I receievd the set which came with the bassinet below. Its a great stroller and I liked this way better than the bugaboo because of the height that the seat can go to. Youre eye level with your baby with the stokke stroller </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rKdmnVWDEhcQORB3vg7EJ4_krWvW6COQk1MEJeNsmLo0pHcQnMXuNO_HUNT0hJhIdL2ALca6U_eukM6-1gbmPoeYw0ZJf9X0Lr_EDEzRvhU8x_WYkBkJQRlmEPcYBCcWTl_MFbSYqVR3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rKdmnVWDEhcQORB3vg7EJ4_krWvW6COQk1MEJeNsmLo0pHcQnMXuNO_HUNT0hJhIdL2ALca6U_eukM6-1gbmPoeYw0ZJf9X0Lr_EDEzRvhU8x_WYkBkJQRlmEPcYBCcWTl_MFbSYqVR3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.38.41+PM.png" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi8RKPLDXFjfP6EsfouVPVDd3HBrBPwz6x-wEHJizt6gl_Rnl8jR2S27lR5mc50TVw3eD2ieacLi_3HJkuNn-W-w8sgQS5v_16TCXfox_ddoDVt4CFH45zYtaSAjTw_afzvc7QznbCO1_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.52.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi8RKPLDXFjfP6EsfouVPVDd3HBrBPwz6x-wEHJizt6gl_Rnl8jR2S27lR5mc50TVw3eD2ieacLi_3HJkuNn-W-w8sgQS5v_16TCXfox_ddoDVt4CFH45zYtaSAjTw_afzvc7QznbCO1_/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.52.52+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My stroller- Stokke Xplory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh762VlkL9n7rWxjLOjLGIYvJoGHQ46YJLmpGGD49uRqDNfoqR7gWy4YdR4fHGIfmLx1f7pUSccmhfSwOecqcLARrSu6MKXFlZ7eeMmd7dViesXXe8RtB0N9BLwwb3b7bggwFnOnZmtfAD9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.39.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh762VlkL9n7rWxjLOjLGIYvJoGHQ46YJLmpGGD49uRqDNfoqR7gWy4YdR4fHGIfmLx1f7pUSccmhfSwOecqcLARrSu6MKXFlZ7eeMmd7dViesXXe8RtB0N9BLwwb3b7bggwFnOnZmtfAD9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.39.53+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMXR5ivccJ_hOLvNPMo9Zsq9YkxZCIxJpKEzSX3wkn7w-a258zvI5LYcd11ixD46NQORZKNMSuM1Rl_o1pXtQp0mtTfwfx7QfOTsu1BdU3NgD8YtdKTYA7tsp-Lc8IM0lYf19ZCjQ1R-K/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.41.31+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought 2 sets of the mommy hooks to hook my bags to my strollers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJqVM9E2QH58m7wNzdEWHBjzxxw4TdpXT3JQE1eww3klxhU9bel11HN4P_xYPVyST567suZs-wCKEOTIyMf-aU9XmE1XDFtRtQ9XsMqptVSXsye06PguL1ZUgX2zC_9qXiqTFbdMjJ-qd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.41.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJqVM9E2QH58m7wNzdEWHBjzxxw4TdpXT3JQE1eww3klxhU9bel11HN4P_xYPVyST567suZs-wCKEOTIyMf-aU9XmE1XDFtRtQ9XsMqptVSXsye06PguL1ZUgX2zC_9qXiqTFbdMjJ-qd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.41.48+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It comes in Pink as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJUSRHpXB1A5p3MYAcauRQavHf4c4V-jOCm9XK0gyvm9_7IBEk9U7gq_02-bbAhu0QQ4cMxBJmERzJDze82H6iUPaT_cUuzMxqW1IargFu_BOr7jWGG9ulVrtnjFmWXRb126eV7pyHIKi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.44.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJUSRHpXB1A5p3MYAcauRQavHf4c4V-jOCm9XK0gyvm9_7IBEk9U7gq_02-bbAhu0QQ4cMxBJmERzJDze82H6iUPaT_cUuzMxqW1IargFu_BOr7jWGG9ulVrtnjFmWXRb126eV7pyHIKi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.44.13+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeoN-MVCHIA2QqjQs_YhyXGIWnwrgH7RP4Nq_rvkw3Q3S7Evjqnt9j2-0K5C_ZXHMG2J9qjilNAITsa1OuwL0iuBABLdf2Qqp7AWIN7G6QvuVKGp-pGiIZVAv9lApzBGEDG7MCctCRF8A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.44.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yMxFIj6kN-52PYgIIH5eWL2SZMfoc-7WD0GrXH4QgNWatGueWK5ALExHV7-gJ4gFuKajdeHTJ7vpkTXw-07KyG0ygM5TPDyUOFKAwJHGVsz09ON4xpa2XPCWHLXcKJAZki7muMieAk0e/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yMxFIj6kN-52PYgIIH5eWL2SZMfoc-7WD0GrXH4QgNWatGueWK5ALExHV7-gJ4gFuKajdeHTJ7vpkTXw-07KyG0ygM5TPDyUOFKAwJHGVsz09ON4xpa2XPCWHLXcKJAZki7muMieAk0e/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.03+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrTdQeTkgTgLkyMl21Maz5YMOIqFnxjiBXmfRSPGJUDnA4__nvJfZT0UmRn-rjaVUvyj6d1_yVyTA9HwzY3Ainfj1txmhQ4OwUevDvyNH1byPmOWgFFy4O_V_U4c_rM4ml-q_H6JswJRU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrTdQeTkgTgLkyMl21Maz5YMOIqFnxjiBXmfRSPGJUDnA4__nvJfZT0UmRn-rjaVUvyj6d1_yVyTA9HwzY3Ainfj1txmhQ4OwUevDvyNH1byPmOWgFFy4O_V_U4c_rM4ml-q_H6JswJRU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.23+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I bought this for when we are in Greece so he can play in the yard but not get too much sun or bugs on him :) It folds up really small and fits in a suitcase</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BY47XqB75DhXJOTnX3jSO7MLDgV9r3coqVAU1wILZceb4hyphenhyphenZY24mmTigGX3xwtu0pTxReAYEZUOldQ-rdgU1Yv6HSvopmXN0KqQB2yxZhqMZwM00QFdQQjASTxRi6Z7x7G0H9Upg_qVk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BY47XqB75DhXJOTnX3jSO7MLDgV9r3coqVAU1wILZceb4hyphenhyphenZY24mmTigGX3xwtu0pTxReAYEZUOldQ-rdgU1Yv6HSvopmXN0KqQB2yxZhqMZwM00QFdQQjASTxRi6Z7x7G0H9Upg_qVk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.45.41+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also bought this for Greece- a tiny pool to fill with fresh water for him</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuToEanfHdT4RK3xSRVFBNaMh9cnXqUofreVRA1A8JPvO8PaaG9cYbuFAERGp-KkHM7IdNRSuE4L72ARD-g1QeIV-fLGC8tOG0RoDIEct8R5hyphenhyphenWnkrOd6qcgWnLfKUiNNF2ndGEMydcS_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.46.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuToEanfHdT4RK3xSRVFBNaMh9cnXqUofreVRA1A8JPvO8PaaG9cYbuFAERGp-KkHM7IdNRSuE4L72ARD-g1QeIV-fLGC8tOG0RoDIEct8R5hyphenhyphenWnkrOd6qcgWnLfKUiNNF2ndGEMydcS_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.46.01+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also foudn this in a youtube video reviews and thought it sounded cool for in between washes. Mustela is a great company too</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCIobSqEOW0LMLL-vA-O41kEZy5r8KIg9khskY9x5W-bmHTcnGgju4CYNHj4MDwTak2yyfOJnIMV-Th6wqSVL3npdQ7MeMNbRJ4PscXIgDYVpt1M1mD4eCBK8ThCwO8-UoL7pMqzNlkRU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.47.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCIobSqEOW0LMLL-vA-O41kEZy5r8KIg9khskY9x5W-bmHTcnGgju4CYNHj4MDwTak2yyfOJnIMV-Th6wqSVL3npdQ7MeMNbRJ4PscXIgDYVpt1M1mD4eCBK8ThCwO8-UoL7pMqzNlkRU/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+4.47.53+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cloub B sleep sheep</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu3nRneMBGkJCtlZZr7FnTj7xFFCjcOoN4j0Ful-HiREA1mj4nGT_GSSL3hIblViiIUm_u4UjoZlqqfZMBYRLJr52OntRM0ZS_veSPwSNumQGriIXHdhTb7DvH7ZW-JyPk3AKhP9uFeMq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.40.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu3nRneMBGkJCtlZZr7FnTj7xFFCjcOoN4j0Ful-HiREA1mj4nGT_GSSL3hIblViiIUm_u4UjoZlqqfZMBYRLJr52OntRM0ZS_veSPwSNumQGriIXHdhTb7DvH7ZW-JyPk3AKhP9uFeMq/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.40.13+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My Dream Pram by Silver Cross - teh classic Balmoral Traditional Pram. This thing is a beast and does not fold- i literally got delivered just like this. BUT in London we live across from a HUGE beautiful park that we can walk to so its perfect for us. They do make one that comes apart and fold called the Kensington which I may buy for when we are back home in California. This is a pram used JUST for walks- not in stores or shopping and something you keep in the family and pass on for generations.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvKucW6yir3shPhMcEC4JgDzDbRk2_h5Ej_C5ZnMS8cwHQpqpy9bt5vrO3sXVH5Ah4UwAsk6UvJIjcf3AI_rl3n4U-OFYDIQX_n7vAGvsrxgBp0uHR8d5Y2FVD1IKSqcjJMnh94RD-W1E/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.53.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvKucW6yir3shPhMcEC4JgDzDbRk2_h5Ej_C5ZnMS8cwHQpqpy9bt5vrO3sXVH5Ah4UwAsk6UvJIjcf3AI_rl3n4U-OFYDIQX_n7vAGvsrxgBp0uHR8d5Y2FVD1IKSqcjJMnh94RD-W1E/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.53.04+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Harrods with the pram- only mine is Navy top and White bottom like in the picture above.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNqwNExA6_G6-v6Pj6G9HyZgeAheLULtt4hdp2AyFsfiWKXIfwk468Nhr3bQLU24bPHUkHDwleUEWkS3NPhGlyAbPTQbaxCKMhaW9Aa02myjHGUvvByusM0IJbXnccQS6oHV81Z2dKCD2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.51.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNqwNExA6_G6-v6Pj6G9HyZgeAheLULtt4hdp2AyFsfiWKXIfwk468Nhr3bQLU24bPHUkHDwleUEWkS3NPhGlyAbPTQbaxCKMhaW9Aa02myjHGUvvByusM0IJbXnccQS6oHV81Z2dKCD2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.51.34+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Obsessed with his changing pad and cover by Bambizi. Bought mine at Harrods. It comes with a tiny pillow- so cute and amazing quality </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18S3CrUdxuqET9HjHufPr0SyZhQoQ5QHA1C2eRQKb_PLN-X7UbnVHxGg47kfIxhOJsjxMemASPPkPj9643c0LeJO5EDP3KFpwillS6rHDtZSw3nOpyYfEqqgfvj9rzEj-xGRQusY9Ml0n/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.42.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18S3CrUdxuqET9HjHufPr0SyZhQoQ5QHA1C2eRQKb_PLN-X7UbnVHxGg47kfIxhOJsjxMemASPPkPj9643c0LeJO5EDP3KFpwillS6rHDtZSw3nOpyYfEqqgfvj9rzEj-xGRQusY9Ml0n/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.42.04+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maxi Cosi Pebble Car seat in Divine Denim. I thought this was so cute for a boy- or any mommy that doesnt LOVE pink.<br />It has great reviews and its one of the lightest on the market. My stroller has a maxi cosi adaptor so you can click it into the stokke stroller as well !</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1ayndHzndskXEEGnm1vvQs48moc5hvUUQw8khtTXg79R0I5ccWGGDK2A81SNQmf-4A97ImAq_zc4TkKoOET5qlinFBLeed6RYzN0XlvY_-djF8fZxRzcdHGtFZ_xgL8086NQ8mH7gcz2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.55.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1ayndHzndskXEEGnm1vvQs48moc5hvUUQw8khtTXg79R0I5ccWGGDK2A81SNQmf-4A97ImAq_zc4TkKoOET5qlinFBLeed6RYzN0XlvY_-djF8fZxRzcdHGtFZ_xgL8086NQ8mH7gcz2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.55.00+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nuby electric beast pump_ I bought 2 of these so I could attach it to one of those nursing bras and have both sides pumping at once. I dont know how this works yet but the reviews looked great. I chose this over the popular Medela because the Nuby is a closed system- which means its inside parts do not come in contact with any liquid or breast milk what so ever so it prevents mold and other bacteria from forming that you cant see. The starter kit comes with everything you need. Nuby makes great products.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvp3xcbegINm2SCqchBKG1nw7jXDHs9AVS4ysWJUH_XEpM5SbHxBz8rFypJHUPC5DOlLPSe4RGhfv_NFUEnIke1fg1k7ZUf_lPmkmeEw9GQlK2rjTJzFHFny6rjrZLkFNXjxk47VIMRRQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+2.55.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvp3xcbegINm2SCqchBKG1nw7jXDHs9AVS4ysWJUH_XEpM5SbHxBz8rFypJHUPC5DOlLPSe4RGhfv_NFUEnIke1fg1k7ZUf_lPmkmeEw9GQlK2rjTJzFHFny6rjrZLkFNXjxk47VIMRRQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+2.55.12+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prince lionheart wipe warmer POP in Grey- I origionaly received the Ultimate wipe warm by Prince lionheart but bc of the US plug Im sending that to my CA home. So I tried to find the same thing here in London and did on amazon.co.uk- however when it arived it was their newer version the POP.. I dont know how it works and theres no many reviews on this particular model- but Ill give ti a try and let you know. Prince lionheart is a great company so it should be good. I also bought the caddy stand to elevate the wipe warmer giving more room on the changing table.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEs32KTWVM40KHMIuIZJPHRz4T5F-Bia9TfmNHhyphenhyphen-ymVKa8bjos-oP7BBlG__gMw2DYDq66XR6VgB4ypUD5itiGWd6HfgH1909ryKJMBe85MHkKdwscw9DzGQ6fxRqx3sz3S5R9lg5j0F/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.56.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEs32KTWVM40KHMIuIZJPHRz4T5F-Bia9TfmNHhyphenhyphen-ymVKa8bjos-oP7BBlG__gMw2DYDq66XR6VgB4ypUD5itiGWd6HfgH1909ryKJMBe85MHkKdwscw9DzGQ6fxRqx3sz3S5R9lg5j0F/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.56.21+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsoc8ZpadiSy1zcqoXq0K2zqWsC7BuiVkO7gKefx2kZrN9jOuQXRunbuRBRSUnFluSWyJNXh-LupszMhtfXW0ZRQuUPMpYPZEiTtZ6jBrv2sOIeubh9p3-oCMAZ_5HQbF0g6H2n3jbKW1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.57.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsoc8ZpadiSy1zcqoXq0K2zqWsC7BuiVkO7gKefx2kZrN9jOuQXRunbuRBRSUnFluSWyJNXh-LupszMhtfXW0ZRQuUPMpYPZEiTtZ6jBrv2sOIeubh9p3-oCMAZ_5HQbF0g6H2n3jbKW1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.57.46+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tommee Tippe- the complete starter kit. Definitely worth having one of these</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskF8ciusClMenoQA35PCWVXvWEk_pLZ1aSndzJq0AUSwuBolO0hS32o3N-jzJhOB4YVCXPhp1x0uCQDRhBB1w6frXPn6XaPznqyN-2GoAbES3AHCpzMWDbdvsXwVQLWlVp8ZoHDuVYfRo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.58.25+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskF8ciusClMenoQA35PCWVXvWEk_pLZ1aSndzJq0AUSwuBolO0hS32o3N-jzJhOB4YVCXPhp1x0uCQDRhBB1w6frXPn6XaPznqyN-2GoAbES3AHCpzMWDbdvsXwVQLWlVp8ZoHDuVYfRo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.58.25+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sage Spoonfuls- I received this as a gift and IM so excited to make my own abby food when its time. This is said to be one of the best! search youtube to watch the videos on it :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qXHvRx6K6BKeZMOZj75P3YeuytVNazCsqbJHnxq7pdRIsd_oodSvumZPCuTf8-gvHIliqYVNeKTT7LqjDw7UMrcaxS1sYTKe0ruL5l1ByzGk3agAKUBzu2mxXoUoxijkfHx4jwCwNM1J/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.59.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qXHvRx6K6BKeZMOZj75P3YeuytVNazCsqbJHnxq7pdRIsd_oodSvumZPCuTf8-gvHIliqYVNeKTT7LqjDw7UMrcaxS1sYTKe0ruL5l1ByzGk3agAKUBzu2mxXoUoxijkfHx4jwCwNM1J/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+7.59.04+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Itz Been pocket nanny- this is a great little device that keeps track of how long its has been since you last did- changing, feeding, sleep or awake, other misc medicine! Google it to read more about it. I bought mine off of amazon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12De83Fy_D3WtF76Uuf3WplJ3eriBonvZDbyEwmiMWhsM0dPJpdc-hDIwcd1V9LRVI2b1Iaf-tATDxGzr0sXdb9bo9TGRyoBbG0vsAlrqkvRPhBURcaDUN52Ga50EpToR3k9GHDcX05H1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12De83Fy_D3WtF76Uuf3WplJ3eriBonvZDbyEwmiMWhsM0dPJpdc-hDIwcd1V9LRVI2b1Iaf-tATDxGzr0sXdb9bo9TGRyoBbG0vsAlrqkvRPhBURcaDUN52Ga50EpToR3k9GHDcX05H1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.46+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another great item for when you deliver is the BFFLBag . I call it teh Best Friend For Labor bag LOL- it has everything and then some that you would need or want to go to the hospital with. and At $120.00 it takes so much stress away.<br />The only things I am adding to this bag is a Delivery gown, a Nursing gown for after the baby comes that I can have visitors with and look decent, a pillow and matching pillow case, a robe with matching slippers and cameras chargers and so on.<br />Check out this bag online at <a href="http://www.bfflco.com/">www.bfflco.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYNmL1rxYADFp8todmvSxHkNKW5ZITLl3CzYflDj9hCf3qjp4rkPWLJGFH6Hj04oTcP-ZynlJAeJmyBc48jhqnkmDUSxc9fN2qhYnhYw0d835PSnOMMc49SPEt_LC4HQSDYPW-9-rWfzy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYNmL1rxYADFp8todmvSxHkNKW5ZITLl3CzYflDj9hCf3qjp4rkPWLJGFH6Hj04oTcP-ZynlJAeJmyBc48jhqnkmDUSxc9fN2qhYnhYw0d835PSnOMMc49SPEt_LC4HQSDYPW-9-rWfzy/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.19+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGiaKwVPaMcEng0kY2lAPxOGvuVuj9qnzBtYIeCKYrTYDJkEwpOEIU1DmCBW5ey6u909SwmBJhE2VNQY_oiiQStpZbsemtCYdyjBVrdQ7NfsAuSMmpee_885RuKk8yK6hARjgYdI9A_q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGiaKwVPaMcEng0kY2lAPxOGvuVuj9qnzBtYIeCKYrTYDJkEwpOEIU1DmCBW5ey6u909SwmBJhE2VNQY_oiiQStpZbsemtCYdyjBVrdQ7NfsAuSMmpee_885RuKk8yK6hARjgYdI9A_q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.13.31+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh2smi7t08F8X7p4qor4UohOwW6rTT2wjrB_etcyi4dckwaTVjPOiVi4RkPX-QAAN2y3pSys1w0Hqmczvd5KaqtpA58RohlfUJwodUrPTFUVYvtViwZyRDzuC9p8rZQVX3fjwHwOtHYGF/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+10.12.27+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh2smi7t08F8X7p4qor4UohOwW6rTT2wjrB_etcyi4dckwaTVjPOiVi4RkPX-QAAN2y3pSys1w0Hqmczvd5KaqtpA58RohlfUJwodUrPTFUVYvtViwZyRDzuC9p8rZQVX3fjwHwOtHYGF/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+10.12.27+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">All of his Big plush stuffed animals I bought off of Restoration Hardware including the cute lamb chair and rocker. The large size is HUGE- so cute to decorate and fill in shelves. I was really happy with their quality</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />As for diapers and products, my friend Jill who was 2 months ahead of me in pregnancy told me about Jessica Alba's company called The Honest Company. As you know once I found out I was pregnant I stopped using all of my usual products, I didn't dye my hair, I didn't do my nails, I went completely natural- the best that I could. SO of course I want to use natural chemical free products on my baby. Theres so many chemicals in things you wouldn't have any idea about unless you were told. Things like BPA, PVC, chlorine, phenoxyethanol and so many other chemicals are things I learned about once pregnant and have tried my entire pregnancy to avoid the best that I could. With that said, this is why I chose to use the Honest Company for most of my baby products, cleaning products, wipes and diapers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZZXQRiqGMCcu7YZcopGVa5mdg81UInaWFLhczaPeJYqMKDbkDiRAjXrOAZWvWPRiBi-1BR_yM9CG8Lq4k8KMVRGFGhAd6fJAQ5974lgRWQIUi7FHcqbZeFVOeaW_TPtjjxwe7nL03fT_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.35.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZZXQRiqGMCcu7YZcopGVa5mdg81UInaWFLhczaPeJYqMKDbkDiRAjXrOAZWvWPRiBi-1BR_yM9CG8Lq4k8KMVRGFGhAd6fJAQ5974lgRWQIUi7FHcqbZeFVOeaW_TPtjjxwe7nL03fT_/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.35.59+AM.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpQUud8zbLYAMUdpZqixg-8iEeOdFFEBs6_OQLw3lGpNxef4mNJAzjCJziRkLYqJe8PDzBcbPlbUOg7m-xToHkEE5fhh5gQ1yIsUYNDCUd1gABkA3YKKk87HTvzT4G8ERePrDSfJSTEcz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpQUud8zbLYAMUdpZqixg-8iEeOdFFEBs6_OQLw3lGpNxef4mNJAzjCJziRkLYqJe8PDzBcbPlbUOg7m-xToHkEE5fhh5gQ1yIsUYNDCUd1gABkA3YKKk87HTvzT4G8ERePrDSfJSTEcz/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.26+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiicp6JFIkC96ZkOL35vCyFK3LsdjgOPOcm_3MTzXJExLls2cYuQc7Rn8h6BWcdhZ4aQ_MjTWEiHUEQshDp9Nt34iL0skKDnmVK5sRn_RxhCr5ChhtAABHe-qjTXnmyjDfHAZr-FjV8m7F/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiicp6JFIkC96ZkOL35vCyFK3LsdjgOPOcm_3MTzXJExLls2cYuQc7Rn8h6BWcdhZ4aQ_MjTWEiHUEQshDp9Nt34iL0skKDnmVK5sRn_RxhCr5ChhtAABHe-qjTXnmyjDfHAZr-FjV8m7F/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.34+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The HOnest Company diapers have so many cute designs for both boys and girls!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pnSCTFJQvKWhWuZShSTrHbjnXsgL-pGRp9Ii04Ub_Eutl0GWZxaaVuUlUMvK1dU08w9DamuI8HAFkfrH40uIwSI-StJiMfrgjHkhQ1KvChJjDFKGx5C66mOM2BdbrjTFVg3et6k9yvyG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pnSCTFJQvKWhWuZShSTrHbjnXsgL-pGRp9Ii04Ub_Eutl0GWZxaaVuUlUMvK1dU08w9DamuI8HAFkfrH40uIwSI-StJiMfrgjHkhQ1KvChJjDFKGx5C66mOM2BdbrjTFVg3et6k9yvyG/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.34.54+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSGsxJLBwsO-_Mp9NrELgW4vNDabYZsaFqB91tWscxXC7RyH3WddDDLDHPpXrkKRXrYxWqN5BfbypsJKMdq3nGu5UlZc_Vl7cp2KVIvbmtMjmfzywU4GTN0wUOY36mbrMwYrbZB476cbB/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.35.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSGsxJLBwsO-_Mp9NrELgW4vNDabYZsaFqB91tWscxXC7RyH3WddDDLDHPpXrkKRXrYxWqN5BfbypsJKMdq3nGu5UlZc_Vl7cp2KVIvbmtMjmfzywU4GTN0wUOY36mbrMwYrbZB476cbB/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-04-24+at+11.35.06+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div> The down side to the Honest Company is that they do not ship worldwide so I literally had to ship everything to my moms in NY and then repack everything in ziplock bags and take with me in my suitcase back to the UK. BUT, that just goes to show you how much I love this company! When I do a blog post on his nursery Ill take pictures and post his changing table!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I think for now Ive covered all the bases. Ive been working on this blog for 2 days now and my mind is drifting. If I missed anything that you would like to know about please comment below. ALSO, please share with me your experiences and favorite products. I have 8 weeks to go (tops) till this baby is here- and we are SOOOOO excited <3<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vDKxWUVDHNKVcUq3QUBmLYI-BBxYZeGsR_xIysBuN3CPI__zTYiB_yEljn1SLRhqvRVjNmI5DZDfbFmgXmWu4CuIA3HtSKm6Mgt5wDqaPzOSFjMmPnCwM8W29uS1aMoOSnQgg_iQRYSW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.47.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vDKxWUVDHNKVcUq3QUBmLYI-BBxYZeGsR_xIysBuN3CPI__zTYiB_yEljn1SLRhqvRVjNmI5DZDfbFmgXmWu4CuIA3HtSKm6Mgt5wDqaPzOSFjMmPnCwM8W29uS1aMoOSnQgg_iQRYSW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-25+at+11.47.54+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Jennifer Stano and Alki David</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Live, Love, Laugh</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-88162532939476540572013-04-23T14:58:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.470-07:00Delayed Cord Clamping, Placenta Pills and a Water Birth Oh My!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dLjIMY67CXAoEb_CH_eWD0YbG4PN-6YTEXtR6_mRqzMlEvvXfRmdfbl5Ir7yq0yB7JUhLpp_QqHCnerirTzwB26hcHAvd5Z-eAf8_fRcoKppc4-C9VMJOXdkPvVRNBsSi2xniOwLaTQY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.22.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dLjIMY67CXAoEb_CH_eWD0YbG4PN-6YTEXtR6_mRqzMlEvvXfRmdfbl5Ir7yq0yB7JUhLpp_QqHCnerirTzwB26hcHAvd5Z-eAf8_fRcoKppc4-C9VMJOXdkPvVRNBsSi2xniOwLaTQY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.22.41+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">31 weeks + 4days .... Almost 8 months along!<br />Dress from Harrods by T-Bags Los Angeles, 24" clip in extensions by <a href="http://www.milanihair.com/">www.MilaniHair.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ok, so Im just going to go there!<br />Despite what I'm sure many may have thought, I actually want to go as natural as I can for the birth of my son. I'm sure people assumed Id be one of those girls who goes in for a scheduled C-section and then gets a tummy tuck right after. The truth is however, my maternal instincts are pulling me towards a Water Birth/ Natural Birth, Delayed Cord Clamping and having my placenta encapsulated in the Raw form after I give birth as well as drinking a placenta smoothie asap after I have delivered... !<br />"WTF" is probably what you're thinking, but read on to see why and what its all about.<br /><br />** While I do want to try and deliver my child without the interference of drugs, I would like to say that I still feel more comfortable delivering in a hospital rather than a home birth; I feel its safer in case of emergency and gives me peace of mind. But, I want to make my hospital delivery as natural, peaceful and drug free as I can however I am keeping an open mind to other options incase of emergency or things not going as planned.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Lets first start off talking about <u>Delayed Cord Clamping</u>-</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">"The benefits of delaying umbilical cord clamping and leaving the cord attached to your baby until it is completely drained of nutrient rich blood are now becoming known again. It usually takes 5-60 minutes for the cord to stop pulsing; until then the cord should not be clamped or cut unless there is an emergency. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">During the pulsing stage, the placenta is still providing your baby with up to 150ml of iron and oxygen rich blood that is plentiful in important post-birth hormones, stem cells and T cells and other vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Placental hormones are known to help facilitate the mother/baby bonding process in the weeks after birth. Delaying in cord clamping has also been scientifically linked to higher iron levels in infants at 6 months of age.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;"> "</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfn9WVf4DCEjsidSajbaGyS8rScNGPGtTU6ceEoaZLZsgK25nNHMfaueNN8ZpNzc5XYRfK7ZwGfS5mH3VGg5w-4z8NHhMOi1vELELd6v0CM7bGfMPiZwZCJcE9LYl49TxIITyKHAsfixH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.48.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfn9WVf4DCEjsidSajbaGyS8rScNGPGtTU6ceEoaZLZsgK25nNHMfaueNN8ZpNzc5XYRfK7ZwGfS5mH3VGg5w-4z8NHhMOi1vELELd6v0CM7bGfMPiZwZCJcE9LYl49TxIITyKHAsfixH/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.48.14+PM.png" /></a></div><br />I dont see myself waiting 1 hour after the birth to cut the cord- but I would like to wait as long as I can and refrain from clamping and cutting the cord right away to benefit my baby. (5-10 minutes)<br />I spoke to my Dr about it and asked him about the benefits and if there were any negatives to doing this. He mentioned that the baby can get Jaundice- which is a yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes but nothing is proven. For me- the benefits outweigh the negatives so I asked if I could just delay the clamping a bit and he said "as long as there are no complications and so on- of course". So this is what I am planning to do first and foremost.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvbqhHdGHScj7hBoFFHbxODKUTLlV7uVpM4CS75g9vGxEWPUjjOor9GzBtOX51viqdtg4HLSZZFUpAIB9ebsMl901zJ0Yek-sZizITDisiv541nlj5JAAdwVJpE3G30BAO3Sa-NcSbnCr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-09+at+3.41.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvbqhHdGHScj7hBoFFHbxODKUTLlV7uVpM4CS75g9vGxEWPUjjOor9GzBtOX51viqdtg4HLSZZFUpAIB9ebsMl901zJ0Yek-sZizITDisiv541nlj5JAAdwVJpE3G30BAO3Sa-NcSbnCr/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-03-09+at+3.41.06+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Watch this video to learn more- I found it very interesting.</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cw53X98EvLQ?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: large;">Water Birth/ Natural Birth</span>-</u><br />So many of you have told me in comments and on my social media pages to watch the movie "The Business of Being Born" which I rented on itunes and watched. I was so inspired by the water birth and being able to walk around and move freely and listening to my body during labor that Im strongly considering having a water birthing pool as an option in my room at the hospital.. I LOVE love love the idea of a home water birth but here in London where I will be having the baby, the traffic, distance and the fear of a possible emergency / what if moment makes me feel more comfortable for my first time especially, giving birth in a hospital. I want to use my Dr vs switching now to a birthing center so I am going to ask if I can arrange to have natural birthing tools such as a birthing ball, mats, a birthing stool and a birthing pool in my private room. I dont know if a birthing pool will fit in the delivery room, but the room does have a bath and shower and huge bathroom so I could use that to labor in but I am going to try to labor home in my own bath for as long as I can before heading to the hospital. All of the other tools I know they have access to and wont be a problem bringing to the room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIBMWv7tUey1Xa_k4O0y6yAbczxZ8zDUyA6U-NZ1u03EHNqCC19yj0K8CqFxp5qWVMYpSRsn2Lcq18FtC4kGpDbJK2bPao-s7JMItIk_m9cKLYFiFuUkByKXS7Yk4aHzxL3_yrg5Y8M3x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.40.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIBMWv7tUey1Xa_k4O0y6yAbczxZ8zDUyA6U-NZ1u03EHNqCC19yj0K8CqFxp5qWVMYpSRsn2Lcq18FtC4kGpDbJK2bPao-s7JMItIk_m9cKLYFiFuUkByKXS7Yk4aHzxL3_yrg5Y8M3x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.40.06+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />*Update*- Unfortunately there is no room in the birthing rooms and my Dr told me he has never done a water birth, which was fine with me as I really just wanted to be able to relax in the warm water and be able to move freely in my room while Im laboring and possibly even give birth in a "non traditional" position if thats what I feel my body wants to do- i.e.: squatting, standing, whatever feels right. They do have birthing balls there which I was happy to see and all the midwives who work in the birthing area were so nice and understood my want to go as natural as possible, they made me feel really comfortable and at home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNXSgw1BWIoWyKofD9tqJvD8whe_Vlueed6jWLJorm0o7CZJxuYUGLfY4MHdPkV4cc5_TxLPhQROvoYfmeeaHycpP60g8Imgjqr9qOq76LTNkzkS1lZAhxclU9CaKvu_cVvImKYbgSgYJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.39.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNXSgw1BWIoWyKofD9tqJvD8whe_Vlueed6jWLJorm0o7CZJxuYUGLfY4MHdPkV4cc5_TxLPhQROvoYfmeeaHycpP60g8Imgjqr9qOq76LTNkzkS1lZAhxclU9CaKvu_cVvImKYbgSgYJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+9.39.32+PM.png" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Placenta Encapsulation- The RAW way!</span><br />I have been thinking about having my placenta encapsulated since the day I found out I was pregnant. I don't remember where or how I heard about it- I think possibly a friend joking about placenta smoothies but I became completely fascinated by the idea. Ive been doing research and reading up about it and found there to be so many benefits. It sounds disgusting and all of my friends who I told I may do this FREAKED out telling me I was crazy, BUT, for some reason I really want to do this. I then found the UK site call <a href="http://placentanetwork.com/placenta-encapsulation/raw-placenta-capsules/">IPEN</a> ( <span style="background-color: #ffd894; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">IPEN is a UK based International Network of placenta encapsulation experts dedicated to 'new mother' health and support)</span>, watched a few videos and decided this was for me. I asked my Dr if any of his patients have done this and he said one lady from another country took the placenta home, cooked it and ate it. To me, cooking the placenta would defeat the purpose, kind of like the raw food diet theory, once its cooked over a certain degree it starts to kill off all of the nutrients, hormones and vitamins- so whats the point. I am going to have my placenta prepared like a Raw food restaurant would "cook" food- by dehydrating it. Its then turned into a powder and put into capsules that can be consumed. This definitely isn't for everyone, but I guess Im a lot more "au naturel" than many would have thought.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T0_Wo71z-8P9PofHecK7_r8e_pkY-iz8RKlMjIy8_bpoGtV4hVPjs9eMqHLB_FGhmVQhMURQpVO6_toKXBOHWFdcq1OR46mn8iPtcBDvXaetIwQzpIJHO5lzYjQM4cobfUraEqDwSzdz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.40.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T0_Wo71z-8P9PofHecK7_r8e_pkY-iz8RKlMjIy8_bpoGtV4hVPjs9eMqHLB_FGhmVQhMURQpVO6_toKXBOHWFdcq1OR46mn8iPtcBDvXaetIwQzpIJHO5lzYjQM4cobfUraEqDwSzdz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.40.32+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />After going on the IPEN website I contacted a few placenta encapsulation specialist and chose one that felt right to me.<br /><u>How Much Does It All Cost and how does it all work?-</u><br />The lady Im using will be preparing my placenta at my own home. Most do it at their own houses and then hand deliver the pills to you, but I just feel more comfortable having it done in my own home for an additional cost.<br />-How its prepared- " it takes aprox. 1 hour to prepare the placenta before dehydrating and once it is in the dehydrator it needs to be there for aprox. 16 -20 hours, after that it takes another couple of hours maximum to encapsulate, depending on the size of the Placenta."<br />-How much does it cost- "my usual fee of 150pounds for the dehydrating process but would ask for the delivery by hand fee which is 55pounds on top of that" - which works out to be about $307.50 but each person has a different rate.<br /><br />To read more about the benefits of Placenta Encapsulation and answers to some FAQ please click the link -----> <a href="http://placentanetwork.com/placenta-encapsulation/raw-placenta-capsules/">http://placentanetwork.com/placenta-encapsulation/raw-placenta-capsules/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Placenta Smoothie-</span><br />In the last couple of weeks I started to think, well maybe I want to have a placenta smoothie as well- dont ask why. So I looked up what it was all about and asked my Placenta Encapsulation lady about it.<br />"<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The raw placenta is known for its high contents of stem cells and growth factors which together heal damaged tissue and organs at a very incredible rate. Consuming the placenta raw is the most natural and benefitial way to benefit from your placenta after birth."</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Benefits of Raw placenta smoothie:</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Helps stop post partum haemorrhaging and trigger the body to quickly heal internal wounds</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Significantly reduces blood loss</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gives the body an immediate supply of essential vitamins and nutrients</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Provides the body with an immediate boost of hormones to begin healing the body after birth</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gives the mother an immediate feeling of strength and balance</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Most mothers who have the smoothie report milk ‘comes in’ at day 2 post-partum rather than3-4 days post-partum</li><li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Eases the hormonal transition to post-partum and helps prevent the ‘baby blues’ around thetime when milk engorges the breasts</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnAo_1qA1dfxATlz_WMIhM1FxV4tpTj39k8vRHdT6yjze8eXis0OtLTilh16zA0-OsfQYt972tcy2M9zdx_JuEJwdzxVc0advbuttJwgeuzr-R2wfrhRLzrTZhKyIyQrFM3mJ6fninoCd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.45.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnAo_1qA1dfxATlz_WMIhM1FxV4tpTj39k8vRHdT6yjze8eXis0OtLTilh16zA0-OsfQYt972tcy2M9zdx_JuEJwdzxVc0advbuttJwgeuzr-R2wfrhRLzrTZhKyIyQrFM3mJ6fninoCd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.45.12+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><br />What my lady had to say about it- "We can prepare the smoothie for you in the hospital, at home or I can prepare it at home and bring it to you, for this we will need some berries, honey and a throw away blender. The smoothie is best to have as soon as possible but within 12-16 hours is ok too. I havn't tasted one but everyone says the smoothies are yummy and taste a little earthy. Its good to remember that I only put in about a 50 pence (silver dollar ) piece size of placenta in and then you have lots of berries and banana,honey etc which is also just what you need at that point."<br /><br />Doesn't sound so bad... Think Ill go ahead and try this and blog about it after :) Wish me luck.<br /><br />To read more about Placenta Smoothies click the link ---> <a href="http://placentanetwork.com/placenta-smoothies/">http://placentanetwork.com/placenta-smoothies/</a><br /><br /><br />This article was released on the <a href="http://lasvegassun.com/">LasVegasSun.com</a> about placenta eating moms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/01/unlv-researchers-author-first-ever-scholarly-repor/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcgLrefdDRTDosjr8byQkdE8aZD-0Q_Rh7fozJz1gXAHVWiOMcw5YfUPKtNvKttr_x4lPxAArBavMRn6uIZrul6KFehGx5ExH4_5Roh0Jgycj0NHxqj8jZtMb5lMKaz9loSG4R97uLb-P/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-09+at+3.11.29+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click the link to read about it-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/01/unlv-researchers-author-first-ever-scholarly-repor/">http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/01/unlv-researchers-author-first-ever-scholarly-repor/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Some Things On My Birth Plan-</span><br />A few other things I have added to my birth plan.<br />-After the baby is born (providing its done vaginally) I dont want the baby cleaned up or his umbilical cord clamped- I want him placed on my chest right away where I will wait a bit to A. Bond and B. wait for the cord to stop pulsing as much/ drain out naturally. I have read that its best for the Dr's not to wipe the baby down right away because that is his protective layer and assists in his natural instinct to breastfeed.<br />-Id like for the baby to stay in my room at all times<br />-I want to avoid a C-section unless an emergency<br />-Id like to avoid any induction drugs<br />-I wish to breastfeed exclusively (for 1 year is my plan)<br />-I only want my husband and I in the room for the birth of our first child together.<br />-We do plan on circumcising our son<br />-I may or may not bank whats left of his cord blood and stem cells.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSPZ6fsDPnrLKB9Mv8oUfVHMeVb8vFEaZITTgTRox82KxeNRWQ-XCYMqEoh9SAZCT7CiCeiTEMX0KiN3Z8kRm0DIecsF3FdAgi1VN-Z6G5qQSRtAWAIseoMYwGk4aOCCsxLcPhnQfCAly/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.46.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSPZ6fsDPnrLKB9Mv8oUfVHMeVb8vFEaZITTgTRox82KxeNRWQ-XCYMqEoh9SAZCT7CiCeiTEMX0KiN3Z8kRm0DIecsF3FdAgi1VN-Z6G5qQSRtAWAIseoMYwGk4aOCCsxLcPhnQfCAly/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.46.16+PM.png" /></a></div><br />I hope you get inspired and do your research. There is no right or wrong when it comes to these kinds of decision, just follow your heart and do what feels right for you.<br />Please share your stories in the comments below. Id love to hear about your experiences.<br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqSK1_1TfmaMYUZ__WQgkIG-koEBxcM60ahBhAaf3dkz_d6gMt4PcXHQhYte8zB4rElqhSknlJ1KJfc3miQJ-MyedLBObxGNGtnSY1zEI90IzKLMuhTtckywc0-CVuGi1G_oXPF107LTZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.57.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqSK1_1TfmaMYUZ__WQgkIG-koEBxcM60ahBhAaf3dkz_d6gMt4PcXHQhYte8zB4rElqhSknlJ1KJfc3miQJ-MyedLBObxGNGtnSY1zEI90IzKLMuhTtckywc0-CVuGi1G_oXPF107LTZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-04-23+at+10.57.01+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gift of Life <3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-26137032043638174752013-03-16T18:29:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.482-07:00My Baby Shower Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLWWCb5yOlROcsv0so5so-K1LRE3AHarUOjMEz6wrBXGJ5kTeOAX4m8IA4Kg5U7JS0AGdZxm-ftydEFWZizcoCNbK5jlnFG4rpY-JnAq0bAU44pBoVS42n4moZFpCQqAiAphY3rQlNDBd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.22.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLWWCb5yOlROcsv0so5so-K1LRE3AHarUOjMEz6wrBXGJ5kTeOAX4m8IA4Kg5U7JS0AGdZxm-ftydEFWZizcoCNbK5jlnFG4rpY-JnAq0bAU44pBoVS42n4moZFpCQqAiAphY3rQlNDBd/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.22.35+AM.png" width="298" /></a></div><br />YAY! I can't believe it's almost that time to have a baby shower. Since I'm living in London for the year my shower is not a surprise and Ive helped out where I can. Most of you know by now that Im having a baby boy and Alki and I have decided to name him Nikola aka Niko after my father since Alki's first son is already named after his father- Andrew.<br />Im very into the whole "baby" theme. I love all baby colors, baby blues, creams, lambs, bears etc. To me, you dont have the baby stage forever, and from what I hear it goes rather quickly, so I want him to be baby before he is anything else.<br />I was very specific about how I wanted my baby shower invites, so I did some research and found this lady who makes all different kinds of invites, thank you cards and so on, all by hand. I sent her an email with my idea and for $20.00 she made my custom sample. I didnt love the first so I wrote her back with some changes and she made them without hesitation and together we came up with my dream baby shower invite.<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU1RvLmhg6TExJwZllAd-MMUaO6rOozygD3WsGdkSD4zYrBaeBiTbt8GqmQpJlscRxVQnN2UsOegzvw5Hb8lLAlirR0gTXByxx9M3liyz7Bw6kncO1hNOU8siPvhuVDOCaF9RFhBRbZHA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.33.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU1RvLmhg6TExJwZllAd-MMUaO6rOozygD3WsGdkSD4zYrBaeBiTbt8GqmQpJlscRxVQnN2UsOegzvw5Hb8lLAlirR0gTXByxx9M3liyz7Bw6kncO1hNOU8siPvhuVDOCaF9RFhBRbZHA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.33.08+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My custom Diaper inspired baby shower invitation with a crown on the front and Niko's name printed on it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNu3njDfB7t-SftD5mtlL3GRakLbRqbbq1LTNXAeyAvo9JE5bq7jp-HPqdSIS5B9eWK6uY8KLl93WBzJ_NLSxufDVO_nHKvLkKTQNv5O9lIMbSdUy7OIddQY3Bvf2P89Wu6eMUaUn_fV_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.33.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNu3njDfB7t-SftD5mtlL3GRakLbRqbbq1LTNXAeyAvo9JE5bq7jp-HPqdSIS5B9eWK6uY8KLl93WBzJ_NLSxufDVO_nHKvLkKTQNv5O9lIMbSdUy7OIddQY3Bvf2P89Wu6eMUaUn_fV_/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.33.50+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">" A Little Prince is on the way!"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />My invites were custom made by - HandMade By Odette LLC at <a href="http://www.handmadebyodette.com/blog/">http://www.handmadebyodette.com/blog/</a> .<br />Odette makes truly AMAZING invitations, I will forever use her for special events. The quality is amazing and her company is such a gem!! Check out her blog and view all her different invites and all the things she has made.<br />My invites came in matching blue envelopes and Odette printed all of my guests addressed with the same ink color and font as my name from inside the invitation. It was important for me that everything matched and Odette nailed that completely.<br />Check out Handmade By Odette at<br />Facebook here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HandmadeByOdette?fref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/HandmadeByOdette?fref=ts</a><br />Her blog: <a href="http://www.handmadebyodette.com/blog/">http://www.handmadebyodette.com/blog/</a><br /><div><br /></div>For my shower my mom decided for my centerpieces she wanted us to make diaper cakes. She went to Costco and bought a huge box of real diapers and then we went to Michaels craft store and bought fake flowers and all kinds of different ribbon. While I was in NY visiting my family and friends, my mom and I spent one afternoon making our cakes. I decided I wanted mine to be a rubber duck diaper cake while my mom chose to do more floral cakes. This was such a fun project to do together and gave us the crafty, creative fix we both needed.<br /><div><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYx6AOJXcLkkHK-61RJ89zw87LkJHaCFEY2-J-klkhLf1sq8qpacYnbOW5HavCHJHuyGq-aJGfEgYVX0jXBOjK8sOpp2VdcJGOMMet47yQTmoYpRQDAVOShyphenhyphen6cBwvGLDcIk9aq1Meue9Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.35.08+AM.png" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErLXBQDDQjpKeo3PTVpGmijMpdtF4t1M02GAPt8j6z0WBG-8RY8QOOXcW0Xruw0ZkDMUAt_tfeeY-Qq1fdJVr3xvpIZnLkfpL_keJcSKkQAcdHaYshtstD2WKhmiaYfUsZxrMAulJjTr3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.18.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErLXBQDDQjpKeo3PTVpGmijMpdtF4t1M02GAPt8j6z0WBG-8RY8QOOXcW0Xruw0ZkDMUAt_tfeeY-Qq1fdJVr3xvpIZnLkfpL_keJcSKkQAcdHaYshtstD2WKhmiaYfUsZxrMAulJjTr3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.18.42+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SIM1vUBejLzDt-ufQ2sc-B62EjCfGZhPE2Uu0PQyGCChiEx7ap2GAoY0tXWszBnsiwWGjnqUUba_ug4yqiO33kkq20D7AJUF7Dm63HRtgmnWK9TDm5EBea6vFygTvBAHqyFoC4cGAxqm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.18.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SIM1vUBejLzDt-ufQ2sc-B62EjCfGZhPE2Uu0PQyGCChiEx7ap2GAoY0tXWszBnsiwWGjnqUUba_ug4yqiO33kkq20D7AJUF7Dm63HRtgmnWK9TDm5EBea6vFygTvBAHqyFoC4cGAxqm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+1.18.20+AM.png" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Baby Shower Inspiration:</span></u></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbGL6V2C4oP-KPJfyLx_WA2YyZdGJcaXrNSmre4iYIgLkgwuSs9hOnn4UUdueIRnqAuf_RXIs1eiz7zBf0CzXeFO7mWOVhq3aafotbLkrhiBUuoCvcMIzPo9Iayn7jUVLVHLUoVQff9YJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.55.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbGL6V2C4oP-KPJfyLx_WA2YyZdGJcaXrNSmre4iYIgLkgwuSs9hOnn4UUdueIRnqAuf_RXIs1eiz7zBf0CzXeFO7mWOVhq3aafotbLkrhiBUuoCvcMIzPo9Iayn7jUVLVHLUoVQff9YJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.55.54+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Obviously in Boy colors. But I love this diaper cake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKSS2P5veMGqkq54QezfZsMOXy6JCPn3_DyK1_haICISiNxfltZZgBsPcV-JvWlwuop_K4Cce2d076neOHzN3ypIHKjrx4f43Tj0q9cR9MNHHAKXTBCgo5hBRPpGCo2SA2qWrVZOsvXLc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.56.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKSS2P5veMGqkq54QezfZsMOXy6JCPn3_DyK1_haICISiNxfltZZgBsPcV-JvWlwuop_K4Cce2d076neOHzN3ypIHKjrx4f43Tj0q9cR9MNHHAKXTBCgo5hBRPpGCo2SA2qWrVZOsvXLc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.56.08+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39HJHE5_V-MTH_1idK_dVLq7Crjd02Svj_vYV81yxFQc54lubWha3uNmKYSQLHMg0ruMCjjqH5rPP_8XzxqOMr83RcbVYBp3lc_KcCP96I4X-0bCwII7mh-IpglluHeGhyphenhyphencERlV6NbPLT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.56.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39HJHE5_V-MTH_1idK_dVLq7Crjd02Svj_vYV81yxFQc54lubWha3uNmKYSQLHMg0ruMCjjqH5rPP_8XzxqOMr83RcbVYBp3lc_KcCP96I4X-0bCwII7mh-IpglluHeGhyphenhyphencERlV6NbPLT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.56.17+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I Love the crown on top of this diaper cake.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8_kYGUmjKVtHtZOD8QYJyJbLl-gaVRQK3ZwTHBaVtJznSxGvley1W7-4ohCDlXnFOp-p2USTE8oKIOb5pJ6po428_PNUn7fKyVLPZlQYOIf2ITxvFOta_QsrxJjkR4AJbEunEeODJuTR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.56.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdkZMmwdg0Irn0hTz3ngLRVyG5yw3Cw8DbjU78xBnr15q-ic7KAQVWpYkdsFi98ZTpvkioY7hP6gqOdq89jVu0iir8_2s7CRh_DzpUYSwnnR2mps7fG8DGgAxtUAdgrHrLhrVWnTH95TY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.57.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdkZMmwdg0Irn0hTz3ngLRVyG5yw3Cw8DbjU78xBnr15q-ic7KAQVWpYkdsFi98ZTpvkioY7hP6gqOdq89jVu0iir8_2s7CRh_DzpUYSwnnR2mps7fG8DGgAxtUAdgrHrLhrVWnTH95TY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.57.13+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Milk bottles</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gZIV56bSnUnY1Dfm3UsETwhH0yDCqOmlHtDL4VdVfpf7bpkxmmDaL1aleyOBRadj47afoMA-0qvZrN1jmuqF91lwllZq9k5jJQULYyOVJAd2SsY2ADSNQ8g1qy3LlBN8UEihNaHKXS-3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.57.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gZIV56bSnUnY1Dfm3UsETwhH0yDCqOmlHtDL4VdVfpf7bpkxmmDaL1aleyOBRadj47afoMA-0qvZrN1jmuqF91lwllZq9k5jJQULYyOVJAd2SsY2ADSNQ8g1qy3LlBN8UEihNaHKXS-3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-03-17+at+12.57.25+AM.png" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I'm back in London Ill take pictures of Niko's nursery as it gets closer to being done and do a post on where everything is from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jennifer</div><br /></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-82947386173771341762013-03-09T09:37:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.491-07:00New Workout Video- #4 of 10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Hey guys and gals</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> I have an up to date Baby post coming soon but I thought I would share our 4th workout video of 10 to start preparing for summer. Like I said, you can do these exercises anytime, anywhere! I hope you find them easy and enjoyable yet effective. </span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;">** I happened to have filmed this at my house when I was 1 month pregnant but had no idea, I literally found out the next day that I was expecting :)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;">Check back soon for Workout video #5 of 10 for more easy exercises that can be done at home , on vacation OR in a gym.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;">xoxo</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;">Jennifer</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;">Be sure to check out my trainer Lauren Kern's website and blog at <a href="http://www.laurenkern.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">www.laurenkern.com</a> for product and diet tips.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zSTN2bw75D0?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-38723860746992028342013-03-05T10:33:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.501-07:00My Recent Maternity Photoshoot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlcOdm6QNy2OBpPgso8zBXoLuZSIVCRz1-aA3KHZIaO0mn8Z18_j76tecvz2C8i26ZIrqCsv0ADTsWraf70yFgpoxjV2nS7qORe9dVHMz4N_COJ3dZIaHAlZeENFVd8-qbhHtXAUG9z9x/s1600/jen+mat+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlcOdm6QNy2OBpPgso8zBXoLuZSIVCRz1-aA3KHZIaO0mn8Z18_j76tecvz2C8i26ZIrqCsv0ADTsWraf70yFgpoxjV2nS7qORe9dVHMz4N_COJ3dZIaHAlZeENFVd8-qbhHtXAUG9z9x/s640/jen+mat+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />In my last post I mentioned that I was going to do a maternity photoshoot now and then again later when I was further along because how you're going to look and feel is not promised as your prgnancy progresses. Well, a few weeks ago I shot at Venture Studios in Knightsbridge UK with my husband and then did a bunch on my own. My photographers name was Jennifer, ironic- and she was amazing. She made us feel so comfortable and had some great ideas that we bounced off each other to create what I think are some of the best maternity pics I have ever seen... and I'm not just saying that because their mine LOL. Venture Studios is a great company BUT, I must say I wasnt happy with the packages they offered after the shoot and I should have done my homework and looked into it further before I decided to shoot. Heres why-<br />As a studio they are amazing. Their equipment is state-of-the-art, they are all knowledgeable of the different lighting techniques and so on...The outcome was AMAZING but when you want prints of the gorgeous pictures you just took, you can ONLY choose their frames- which none of them I liked. They do not offer you just plain prints in any size you want that you can take home and frame yourself and to get all of my beloved images on a USB to have for years to come I had to pay 2400.00 pounds- which is $3,604.00 on top of the approx $400 I paid for the shoot. The shoot which is a great price at $400 for 2 full hours also came with a free session to return once baby Niko is here... I probably wont be going back. To me, having to pay additional for pictures of ME that I feel I should have rightfully owned was BS. AND, the images on the USB can only be blown up to about 5x7"... So to say Im completely satisfied who be a lie.. I AM completely satisfied with how the images of ME came out, but everything else was a let down....<br /><br />Back to my shoot- So this shoot was also the first time in my entire life that I shot nude- EVER! And I must say I never felt more beautiful or comfortable in my own skin. Theres just something, to me anyway, that makes you feel completely beautiful. Sure Ive gained weight and my boobs are huge and everything is bigger- arms, thighs, BUTT, boobs and belly, but I never truly felt more beautiful than I do now.<br /><br />Before my shoot I searched the internet for maternity pictures that I would want to use as inspiration. Some of the pictures out there are just so cheesy. To me, the pictures of woman holding their boobs with their hands, or their husbands holding their boobs from behind were just NOT for me. I had a very specific vision for my shoot- calm, angelic, pure happiness... I guess to mimic how I'm feeling inside and I feel like I accomplished that completely.<br /><br />So here I wanted to share some of my maternity pictures with you and hope that you will get inspired for your next maternity shoot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VwxxOnZJrtbIvpyGaLj9pb6paDXGhG-xeAFhgnT-8kwCWJJs6NLJZImrLg-3Wq3fjlGTt8ApeGQWf1ht0LbbEtF8r1kn5q5xkIKcJkmeAWgSegzNP4E6pjGkWo-L3hXx9rmZlBPRaFu6/s1600/jen+mat+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VwxxOnZJrtbIvpyGaLj9pb6paDXGhG-xeAFhgnT-8kwCWJJs6NLJZImrLg-3Wq3fjlGTt8ApeGQWf1ht0LbbEtF8r1kn5q5xkIKcJkmeAWgSegzNP4E6pjGkWo-L3hXx9rmZlBPRaFu6/s640/jen+mat+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQfT3hsQEUNNSkZP79YzZDa1DrB9HLxNtVNvWZtwvQvrC9CRW5g13w0vKF1gE4MJCrBUbbr7apshkci0ZKseUf5oXG8WYy4NGqq-bBUwTubj8R4FF1ULaYN9x6fuAOp5_T_eZUrkf4Cgg/s1600/jen+mat+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>A little update on my pregnancy-<br />Im now just about 25 weeks pregnant and this journey has been amazing. Ive been really lucky throughout my pregnancy to not have not even 1 day of morning sickness- but I did suffer from migraines until I realized that chocolate was the causing factor. I dont have any stretch marks ( Thank god ) and to keep my skin moisturized I have been using Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and a little body butter I made myself which I will blog about in my next post. I have however gained more weight than I wanted, or thought I would have gained in my entire pregnancy ( sighs ). I did start really underweight and I truly believe my body NEEDED food my first trimester to make my pregnancy a strong one, and since my baby has had no issues I believe the extra weight was a blessing for him.<br />The second trimester my cravings have slowed down a lot. It went from craving bread , cheese and hearty foods- to craving fresh fruit, juice, and veggies. I couldn't workout my first trimester due to Dr's orders but once I hit 12 weeks I was allowed to. With the move to London from California and just being tired, cold, and not used to my surrounding I haven't been exercising as much as I thought I would either. Luckily, there are 6 floors in our London home so I do get a pretty good workout daily just by going up and down them- and Ive tried Prenatal Yoga but haven't stuck with it. I do go to a gym and just walk on the treadmill occasionally for 30 minutes and I have just started lifting light weights at the gym to keep my arms and legs toned, everything is starting to look really soft. The day Im going to give birth I will weigh myself and post a picture of the scale. LOL<br />My goal is to deliver Naturally and Id like to try to go without an epidural like my mother did.<br />I also plan to breastfeed for atleast a year- or pump towards the last few months.<br />Has anyone ever heard of Placenta pills ?!?!? Ive been going back and forth with blogging about this but I may just put it out there.<br />If I had to list the things I crave and eat the most in my second trimester, it would be-<br />-Fresh cut mango<br />-<span style="background-color: white; color: #262628; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> U</span>nhomogenized Milk<br />-Scrambled eggs with cheese<br />-Kiwi<br />-Oatmeal with honey<br /><br />Ill do another post soon on my favorite products that I have been using as well as Whats on my baby registry. Anything you would like to know or for me to discuss please leave me a comment.<br /><br />xoxoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-37473173879682619992013-02-28T11:17:00.001-08:002013-02-28T11:17:49.949-08:00 Acer Iconia W510, Tablet PC dengan Windows 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Simpel, praktis, menyenangkan, dengan performa komputasi mengagumkan. Mungkin itulah kata yang cocok untuk menggambarkan Tablet PC. Ditambah dengan dirilisnya OS terbaru Windows 8 dari Microsoft yang kian meramaikan industri Tablet PC, membuat celah pasar baru bagi para produsen PC untuk berinovasi dalam merancang hardware yang dapat memberi pengalaman menggunakan Windows 8 yang lebih optimal pada Tablet PC besutannya, tak terkecuali Acer.<br />
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Nah, kalau spAcer saat ini tengah mencari vendor Tablet PC dengan OS Windows 8 dan menawarkan tampilan layar HD serta performa kencang, tidak perlu pusing lagi. Pasalnya, Acer telah merilis <a href="http://acerid.com/" target="_blank"><b>Acer Iconia W510, Tablet PC dengan Windows 8</b></a> yang dijamin bakal memanjakan penggunanya dengan fitur-fitur menarik dan hassle-free. Pertama, kini spAcer tak perlu lagi membawa banyak gadget. Cukup membawa Acer Iconia W510 yang menyatukan fungsi tablet PC dan mini notebook dalam satu device. Kedua, tidak perlu pusing lagi soal kompatibilitas antara PC dan tabletmu, coz what you see in your PC is what you see in your tablet.<br />
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<a href="http://www.viewhelp.org/2013/02/the-new-acer-iconia-w510-real-pc-tablet.html" target="_blank"><b>Acer Iconia W510 dengan OS Windows 8</b></a> dan User Interface atau UI barunya yang disebut Start Screen tiles (dahulu sempat dikenal dengan nama “Metro”) tetap memungkinkan penggunanya untuk mengakses UI “klasik” yang bisa ditemukan di Windows 7. Selain itu, karena menggunakan Windows 8 untuk PC, Iconia W510 ini bisa menggunakan software yang umumnya dipakai di Windows 7. Dalam tampilan fisiknya, Tablet Acer Iconia W510 ini jika dipadukan dengan keyboard docking, akan menjelma menjadi sebuah mini notebook PC yang umum spAcer kenal.<br />
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Setidaknya ada tiga format penggunaan yang bisa dimanfaatkan dengan <a href="http://seoconia8.com/"><b>Acer Iconia W510</b></a>:<br />
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Tablet mode: Tanpa menggunakan docking, spAcer bisa menggunakannya sebagaimana layaknya sebuah tablet. Ukuran layar 10.1” berkualiatas High Definition membuat Acer Iconia W510 tampil tidak terlampau besar dan serupa dengan ukuran tablet terbesar yang umum beredar di pasaran. Hal ini membuatnya mudah untuk dioperasikan. Layar berteknologi In-Plane Switching (IPS) dengan resolusi 1366×768 pixel ini memiliki sudut tampilan yang sangat lebar. Iconia W510 bahkan dapat digunakan menonton video dengan sudut kemiringan lebih dari 45 derajat dan tetap merasa nyaman.<br />
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Presentation mode: Saat menggunakan keyboard docking, spAcer bisa mendorong layar hingga posisinya membalik 295 derajat dan meletakkannya di atas meja dengan tuts keyboard menghadap ke meja. Ini adalah posisi ideal saat ingin browsing berlama-lama di atas meja café langganan spAcer.<br />
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Productivity mode: Posisi normal saat menggunakan keyboard docking membuat Acer Iconia W510 berpenampilan sebagaimana layaknya sebuah mini notebook. spAcer bisa mengetik tulisan panjang dengan tuts keyboard-nya yang cukup besar dan nyaman. Bagi spAcer yang terbiasa dengan penggunaan keyboard fisik pada laptop, keyboard docking memberikan kenyamanan mengetik yang sama. Sebagai penghubung dengan tablet, sebuah engsel berukuran besar dan kokoh tersedia pada keyboard ini. Untuk memasangkan tablet, spAcer cukup menyelipkannya ke celah pada engsel hingga kunci pengaman terkatup. Untuk membukanya, cukup menggeser sebuah kunci pengaman yang tersedia. Dengan adanya baterai tambahan di dalam keyboard , selain tablet memperoleh pasokan daya ekstra, keseimbang antara bobot, tablet dan keyboard pun terasa lebih nyaman. Sebagai catatan, saat penggunaan tablet ini dengan keyboard dock, daya baterai pada keyboard akan dikonsumsi lebih dahulu. Pengaturan yang cerdas, bukan?<br />
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Dengan dukungan keyboard docking tersebut, Acer Iconia W510 bisa diajak bekerja hingga 18 jam sehingga sangat cocok untuk keperluan short business trip. Dilengkapi dengan output HDMI port, <a href="http://www.viewhelp.org/2013/02/the-new-acer-iconia-w510-real-pc-tablet.html" target="_blank"><b>Acer Iconia W510 semakin mudah dihubungkan dengan printer, hardisk, televisi</b></a>, dan sebagainya.<br />
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PC tablet yang bobotnya hanya 580 gram ini membawa prosesor Intel Atom Z2760, memory 2GB DDR3, hardisk 32GB internal storage, dengan grafik Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 yang akan kompatibel dengan seluruh aplikasi Windows. Bukan hanya itu spAcer, mengadopsi OS Windows 8 juga membuat <b>Acer Iconia W510 semakin mudah dalam hal transfer file</b>. Kamu dapat memindahkan berbagai macam file via port Micro USB 2.0 yang tersedia ke External Hard Drive atau langsung ke dalam notebook kamu.<br />
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Fungsi kamera pada tablet ini memiliki keunggulan tersendiri. Dengan kamera utama 8 Megapixel (autofocus) dan kamera kedua (menghadap ke pengguna) 2,1 Megapixel, <b>Acer Iconia W510 menawarkan perpaduan kamera dengan spesifikasi tinggi</b> untuk sebuah tablet. Kedua kamera ini bisa merekam video hingga resolusi FullHD (1080p). Video conference bisa dilakukan dengan mudah menggunakan Skype ataupun software video chat/conference lainnya. Kamu cukup menancapkan sebuah headset, dan video conference pun dapat dilakukan dengan privasi ekstra. Tersedia socket untuk mikrofon (tergabung dengan headset) membuat <b>Acer Iconia W510 menjadi perangkat yang berpotensi menjadi andalan para video blogger</b>. Anda bisa merekam video sembari menyodorkan mic ke narasumber. Sebuah fitur yang jarang ditemui pada sebuah tablet, bukan?<br />
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Acer Iconia W510 dilengkapi dengan fitur Always On, Instant Connect yang akan membuat gadget yang satu ini tetap standby dan terhubung dengan koneksi internet seperti perangkat smartphone.<br />
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Acer Iconia W510 adalah tablet yang bisa memenuhi beragam kebutuhan Anda. Ingin memakainya sebagai tablet untuk kebutuhan casual browsing dan gaming yang adiktif? Bisa. Ingin menggunakannya sebagai alat untuk menyelesaikan pekerjaan kantor seperti laporan, presentasi, dan tabel perhitungan keuangan? Bisa. Ingin menjadikannya sarana multimedia untuk memutar beragam video berkualitas? Juga bisa. Anda bisa memperlakukannya sebagaimana layaknya sebuah tablet modern sekaligus juga sebagai laptop (dengan keyboard docking). Melihat kelebihan ini dan hasil pengujian performanya, ada satu hal yang sudah jelas, <a href="http://www.viewhelp.org/2013/02/the-new-acer-iconia-w510-real-pc-tablet.html" target="_blank"><b>Acer Iconia W510 ini adalah tablet multifungsi</b></a>.<br />
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Dengan memanfaatkan <b>Windows 8 sebagai OS</b>, Acer Iconia W510 mampu menyuguhkan beragam fitur yang sebelumnya tidak bisa diperoleh dari satu perangkat komputasi saja (biasanya harus dengan kombinasi notebook dan tablet). Didukung dengan daya tahan baterai yang sangat baik dan layar dengan tampilan cemerlang, pengalaman Anda saat menggunakan <b>Acer Iconia W510 menjadi kian menyenangkan</b>.<br />
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<a href="http://acerid.com/">Acer Iconia W510</a> sangat cocok untuk:<br />
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Wartawan dan blogger yang membutuhkan perpaduan antara tablet dan keyboard yang sempurna akan menikmati kenyamanan form factor tabletnya saat melakukan browsing dan keyboard-nya saat mengetik artikel panjang.<br />
Traveller akan sangat menyukai <b>daya tahan baterai Acer Iconia W510</b> yang membuatnya tidak perlu mencari-cari outlet listrik saat sedang dalam perjalanan panjang.<br />
Kalangan profesional yang menginginkan hanya satu perangkat mungil untuk menggantikan fungsi notebook/netbook dan tablet untuk pekerjaan sehari-hari.<br />
Fashionista yang canggih dan tetap ingin terlihat modis, bahkan saat mengeluarkan perangkat komputasinya.<br />
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So, sudah tidak bingung lagi menentukan pilihan PC tablet dengan Windows 8 bukan? <a href="http://www.viewhelp.org/2013/02/the-new-acer-iconia-w510-real-pc-tablet.html" target="_blank"><b><u>Get the FUNTOUCHTIC experience of Windows 8 only at Acer Iconia W510, the real tablet!</u></b></a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-65539136776175993312013-02-13T09:56:00.001-08:002013-02-13T10:16:41.899-08:00Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di IndonesiaTahun 2013 ini hampir 4 Tahun saya menjadi nasabah <b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia</b>, beragam keuntungan dan kemudahan yang saya peroleh dengan menjadi nasabah <b><a href="http://www.bankmandiri.co.id/" target="_blank">Bank Mandiri</a>.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Layanan 24 Jam <span style="color: black;">: </span></span></b><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b></span></span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">benar-benar melayani nasabahnya selama 24 jam dalam 7 hari yang meliputi<b> : Mandiri Mobile, Mandiri Internet Bisinis, Mandiri Internet, Mandiri SMS, Mandiri Call, Mandiri ATM, Mandiri m-ATM. </b>Semua saya rasakan sangat membatu nasabah dimanapun dan kapanpun<b> </b>nasabah<b> </b></span></span><b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b>membutuhkan transaksi.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Consumer Banking</b></span> :<b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b>juga memberikan banyak pilihan kepada konsumen untuk memilih jenis tabungan yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan nasabah.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">UMKM</span></b> : <b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b>memberikan andil besar terhadap nasabah yang mempunyai usaha kecil dan menengah.<b></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Commercial Banking & Corporate Banking</span> : </b><b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b>unggul di bandingkan dengan bank lainnya terutama di<b> Pembiayaan Kredit Modal Kerja </b>dan<b> Trade Finance & Services.</b><br />
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<b>Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia </b>sangat peduli terhadap bencana yang beberapa waktu lalu menimpa Jakarta , dengan memberikan Bantuan Banjir di Kampung Melayu, Jakarta Timur. Wakil Direktur Utama Bank Mandiri Riswinandi, Direktur Corporate Banking Bank Mandiri Fransisca Nelwan Mok dan Direktur Finance and Strategy Bank Mandiri Pahala N Mansury langsung menyerahkan bantuan tersebut kepada masyarakat yang terjebak di lokasi banjir di Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, Bank Mandiri juga menyerahkan 4.500 paket bantuan kepada Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) untuk disalurkan kepada korban banjir di wilayah Jakarta dan sekitarnya. Paket bantuan yang diberikan meliputi selimut, biskut kaleng, obat-obatan, pembalut, mie gelas serta susu dan kopi.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"></span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-56676983541721301782013-02-11T14:16:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.511-07:00Supporting My Friends !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have so many amazing friends doing so many amazing things I just wanted to take the time to share them with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-vPZxh3U91wg_DWu3TF9xaXP721ndJfoEGN5I4vHa8KdJf-xDcYjTgFUVGKS5fO3we8-n0zrcR0icnZbNgpY5fF05Ab6kpfNWVFPQrPhh9BxI1RAsJJdWG_BvO6CRmZY046fKyo0VRMG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+10.29.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-vPZxh3U91wg_DWu3TF9xaXP721ndJfoEGN5I4vHa8KdJf-xDcYjTgFUVGKS5fO3we8-n0zrcR0icnZbNgpY5fF05Ab6kpfNWVFPQrPhh9BxI1RAsJJdWG_BvO6CRmZY046fKyo0VRMG/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+10.29.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />My good friend Christie is a teacher for a New York school with 24 fifth graders. Through donors choose.org, Anyone is able to give back to these children and help their school and learning experience be a great one.<br />I wanted to share with you Christie's technology and book project for her students and hope that you would help her complete her projects to give these children in school computers and books to both learn and play with.<br /><br />From Christie:<br />"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Do you remember how awesome it was to use a computer in elementary school?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br /><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">My students attend a public school in New York. The class is made up of 24 fifth graders who truly enjoy learning. They are enthusiastic about learning new things and working together to help one another comprehend and achieve to their highest potential.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"></span><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Project:</strong> I am requesting two MacBook Air laptops for our classroom. These two laptops will change the course of the school year and allow my students to use these fantastic resources of technology to expand their learning. They will be able to use the laptops in small groups to research, as well as type their edited pieces of writing to publish them.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">These laptops will be used daily to enhance my teaching and my students' learning. I will be able to use these two laptops for many years to come as well. These two computers will be used by over 100 children who will benefit tremendously from them."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj05svqhAr3BPDtj_mrMepglh6lp6_J8U-yGz-Okt5k9wjwBxalpHYNFJj2BUK72MU8kf_djYsddgSeiTA2lE2qSa-0jus3Qa3hfMUqzsnt35N1YwFU5WRWfog5d1uVF0r-sTleb5EsLk-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.45.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj05svqhAr3BPDtj_mrMepglh6lp6_J8U-yGz-Okt5k9wjwBxalpHYNFJj2BUK72MU8kf_djYsddgSeiTA2lE2qSa-0jus3Qa3hfMUqzsnt35N1YwFU5WRWfog5d1uVF0r-sTleb5EsLk-/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.45.16+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqLoRV1fT8_CeqUkvNkXSdCkHtg5tou_riZMhXoz5F-urVnHjmAPuxErlXhoDGvZ1joP569bv8aToHWlQWqiMIumRrbkEMqlUBeFgj3t8zkWGWcaRCugHZclcNHr8a1CahOAEIagvIQ8P/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+10.17.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqLoRV1fT8_CeqUkvNkXSdCkHtg5tou_riZMhXoz5F-urVnHjmAPuxErlXhoDGvZ1joP569bv8aToHWlQWqiMIumRrbkEMqlUBeFgj3t8zkWGWcaRCugHZclcNHr8a1CahOAEIagvIQ8P/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+10.17.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYixiXhADc0kbi_CVYc95wcp0iyQiRTJ3ILdkcLlLb2txWNuWq4CSxjfge9O_dxbEuKHBDpW54vgc4KlwS27tbfb33H14gZ2Wfeb0mkJ-TXcK77iCNywVceh7gYz6lzsgn9ZGPMD5bPn1G/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+10.28.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYixiXhADc0kbi_CVYc95wcp0iyQiRTJ3ILdkcLlLb2txWNuWq4CSxjfge9O_dxbEuKHBDpW54vgc4KlwS27tbfb33H14gZ2Wfeb0mkJ-TXcK77iCNywVceh7gYz6lzsgn9ZGPMD5bPn1G/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+10.28.44+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6b6a6a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></span>I just supported Mrs. L's classroom project: Laptops For Our Classroom! If you chip in to help her classroom reach its goal, we'll see the impact through photos, thank-you notes, and a cost report showing how every penny was spent.<br /><div><br />Mrs. Luciano is using DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy to help classrooms in need.<br /><br />To help Mrs. L reach her goal for her 5th grade classroom please click the link below.<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">And right now they have a 1 for 1 offer going on. For every dollar you donate <u>they will match it </u> up to $500 <u>!</u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wish I had known that when I made my donation, but how amazing!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Enter match code - <span style="color: red;"><b><u>HEART</u></b></span> to get the 1 for 1 deal !!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/400744.-1085855278" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.donorschoose.org/<wbr></wbr>we-teach/400744.-1085855278</a></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: '.HelveticaNeueUI'; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>My beautiful Cousin Jennifer Giannitti - The Jewelry Designer.</u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span>My cousin Jennifer started a jewelry company where she hand makes all of her pieces. During the summer I wore a beautiful handmade piece from her made of glass beads and real shells (pictured below). Her pieces are unique, 1 of a kind and definitely stand out, and her packaging is super cute. If you're like me and love and appreciate a beautiful handmade piece, you will love and adore her line. Check out her Facebook fan page below, her website is coming soon :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JGCustomDesign"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsv711dyVbmdgpkumq2Ru9HqdVYHXQYYOo5MpSYq_4oPG_wgSYAi34fl4RZsYWY5f_kIh3cy1npk99U47lxK5RHf-kPhCI5WyXX44FzSfPivDuBJk5bAQs_ayPTJWeq-txgsmQKzXTD9R/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+11.10.37+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGoGFrUwjg7AbGJXVKq1RBIGvmtG2t_9NjXMUlQf1mF6oXRvwDvcgUSoOOSqRuLHMiRQn5j_UWk4dt_L3Xb3QdvKttPTkypoRPP27WzVWgnQ0qCHPYZh2VqjRZBAnTPOsivvZDQbLsXqI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+11.10.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGoGFrUwjg7AbGJXVKq1RBIGvmtG2t_9NjXMUlQf1mF6oXRvwDvcgUSoOOSqRuLHMiRQn5j_UWk4dt_L3Xb3QdvKttPTkypoRPP27WzVWgnQ0qCHPYZh2VqjRZBAnTPOsivvZDQbLsXqI/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+11.10.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Visit her Facebook Page here- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JGCustomDesign">https://www.facebook.com/JGCustomDesign</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>My Gorgeous best friend and business partner for Have Faith </u></span><u style="font-size: x-large;">Swimgerie- Lilly Ghalichi </u></div><u style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCC5DNn6aPDBprmylLHTXH7vNOu0touXL5DjNNNYjPtIN_ZrwGhd7g2JUCS0PIW0Q_PDGrgfB2BcOTTRF1qfSygWKzj7PhVYcqO1CGorQLOSCfYjOWNTpdm63-WQxGxGt3dFmi4NNsJml/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+8.57.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCC5DNn6aPDBprmylLHTXH7vNOu0touXL5DjNNNYjPtIN_ZrwGhd7g2JUCS0PIW0Q_PDGrgfB2BcOTTRF1qfSygWKzj7PhVYcqO1CGorQLOSCfYjOWNTpdm63-WQxGxGt3dFmi4NNsJml/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+8.57.09+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My beautiful friend Lilly Ghalichi is doing it big, and as I like to say- "Go big or go home" !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only do we own, design and operate a swimwear line together called <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/">Have Faith Swimgerie</a> but now Lilly has started her own business called Lilly Lashes- a luxury lash line with prices everyone can afford.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It’s well known that Bravo Reality Star Lilly Ghalichi is obsessed with anything and everything GLAM. Her cast mates have dubbed her “ The Persian Barbie ”, and Lilly brings her #GhalichiGLAM home to millions of viewers each week via her hit reality show, The Shahs of Sunset.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">While filming for Shahs, Lilly found herself disappointed with the selection of false eyelashes. The synthetic lashes were too cheap and fake looking, and the human hair lashes were either not glamorous enough, or simply unaffordable.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Lilly decided to create her own line of eyelashes made of all human hair that she could use to create the ultra glam eye looks she craved, while still keeping it natural looking. Today, Lilly Lashes can be seen on some of Hollywood’s hottest starlets, and the best part is, they’re affordable for the everyday starlet too.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If you’re a GLAM-aholic you came to the right place. Go ahead, indulge in a few pairs of Lilly Lashes and welcome to the #GhalichiGLAM experience."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loved a look you saw of Lilly? Well on her website she has pictures posted of her out and about and lists exactly which Lilly Lash she is wearing!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG1plnQkg_s8xIPeVkGhjZN5PWPnvSs-uofNSSFebTSWKqUkx23elBT8f7lNa1WEruyyN0IA_5XZeOKDkGRPGuUtclRT8w99HI6nyEaEmNUTWr5Tq0dxEmHoYe4jK8Bsh3EWqbl2fXeaY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.00.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG1plnQkg_s8xIPeVkGhjZN5PWPnvSs-uofNSSFebTSWKqUkx23elBT8f7lNa1WEruyyN0IA_5XZeOKDkGRPGuUtclRT8w99HI6nyEaEmNUTWr5Tq0dxEmHoYe4jK8Bsh3EWqbl2fXeaY/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.00.28+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To me, I always trust a company who's owners actually use and wear their own product!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><u><a href="http://www.lillylashes.com/">Lilly Lashes</a></u></b></span> today and get familiar with the #GhalichiGlam experience</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lillylashes.com/">www.LillyLashes.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>My Good Friend Joey Lasalla aka Joey Fitness for </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/">JUICED WATCHES</a>!</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to support my East Coast family. Joey and I go way back- back about 10 years to my modeling days in NYC. He's always been into fitness hence the name and recently started a watch company called <a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/">Juiced</a>! The watches are all super cute, durable, and interchangeable and not to mention a GREAT price. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are for both men and woman, and I particularly like the watches because they are BIG! I love big watches. I ordered myself the grey and baby blue ( for baby niko :) and I cannot wait to receive them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They come in a variety of styles and colors and are gaining popularity FAST!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I wanted to share his company with you and hope you'll love them and pass it on to your friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/">http://www.juicedwatches.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Follow-</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Facebook- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JuicedWatches">https://www.facebook.com/JuicedWatches</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Instagram page: @juicedwatches</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The owner and my good friend @Joeyfitness</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9IBt8TSrsNm3F80Xacri6Jhm-LOokz7JEgcVFxgQjQ3vXtNeBTbXt-AUnlTq26D_ldKriCgcucfm-l81po9WOwhf-vsOYNxoa3-GRXe6fy0nTCr3bajCUxkjuI3n_AroP51sZcbBqxgW/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.13.07+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFTJ3dfpkCSEP1baiaIyqYce99Tj5ZwukWECmK4xYSn2-Oe5rb8WpwTlJNBZa_PbwrKQGhHLVcK6c9YMQOr9rY1wyEgWwayaKREearfCY9z5Lj7Lo4BdnPuiZBFMhrkoKLgiAeZkUBVSD/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.13.29+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSrDcQsZ_1ToezyxYp_CAiySodsciFY0nYlZVr1ipmIRWMnQl5t9Wr3X9wOqVuudrwgJIZASqKwE-yIzTq7pMYxJeZ2ISmNrQk3625DMGjp4OmK6anJU6uyh0uLowEmf8gvtckPIHRdHk/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.13.21+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GMzWN6Hw0NWkQl2q2OOc91v0CnSKBKjMbyx1rNymR20sm2ewH5-3C5WwxuwgPj4VfkNGB1AS1smixQSPTF5esnTnpa21E_GJoiv3BhR6caJ1iANG44F3bKQGAEP5HhYNOfn-Wm95rZMa/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.16.49+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivH2XIoB_EBAqQEArici2uGWs7UuGzOQJQOekYGjiwfJQc9pDMcQgyi5BOKaH_lNYN6zmB-p4DodtKBw-cU_4CwwGmg4Huj65CZ3XTfPNMZMnQpJX2v-Gt0_1QZ5bPSKRE-ogNzHyyOveU/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.16.57+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.juicedwatches.com/"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRM4_NxLpWaaxPMqsh1L6x_UFg_PD0aERqRD6DEYmJaJqBSM14jiUpyx4RG3ZG9qJODqk4g_gNGaoRGJUopZZX3OujrqiIsPJLV7wi04MOzyjzMF4sArQeWI6QGj6HmHE1f9ybvv0QabjI/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.16.42+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>And Last but not least - Jilly and I started a </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Baby Blanket & Accessory line!!!</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of you may know Jilly from our office - <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/">Have Faith Swimgerie</a>; she has been the manager of our company since we started. Well in July, Jilly found out she was expecting a baby. 2 months later, I found out I too was pregnant. We are both very crafty, love to sew and since becoming pregnant our interests in a baby line of some kind has sky rocketed. So we decided to join together in our love of homemade, handmade items and start a Baby Blanket and Accessory line named after our Babies to be,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.babynikolittlepresley.com/">Niko and Presley.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.babynikolittlepresley.com/"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXIvIOqsqoup9hIDyw8SS3nbWqhE3-WJCVpI2YEN25gWIgH8c0099lJkcMvrSV4tc-aNxPmTws7fX2xN_jrc47Xhb-uze-grFGrd6Fs6YNa3uQ1ylYVS-EQkhVcjdtVdIWD9rbhwEw04b/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.48.03+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.babynikolittlepresley.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTITfY_l2_mGUx1tzE1S7ocqcHT5Ly0QOxbCB1Whj7yvK5THV96uCWLa-RP5hV-u7qqoU7vECZXVLm7JujzINIvV8HBUER_JGug8c-YFyclapjpLMPv1hYkK3hdaxOiDOU7yoY7J51YWX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+9.48.29+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Besides designing something we're now so passionate about, the best part about this whole process is us donating a blanket for a blanket. I seriously cant wait to see the orders coming in and the pile of blankets for charity GROW!!! There is no better feeling than giving back to someone in need and we are so happy to be able to do that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to hear some of your favorite baby and child charities as we will be donating to many different charities, not always the same one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.babynikolittlepresley.com/">www.babynikolittlepresley.com</a></b></span> and sign up for our mailing list.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBUSdoe9MC_u5svooSH-hhopu9BFN_HnC1CDxamjGKgWioSlHrk-VhF9thcCfGw6-8YHexMwuRtjzr5sSm03uFgy2tEj16g82gdsWsdhQoi9VAOBul9qywzbAytBm445CnOADJ_laMG8p/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+10.00.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBUSdoe9MC_u5svooSH-hhopu9BFN_HnC1CDxamjGKgWioSlHrk-VhF9thcCfGw6-8YHexMwuRtjzr5sSm03uFgy2tEj16g82gdsWsdhQoi9VAOBul9qywzbAytBm445CnOADJ_laMG8p/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-11+at+10.00.52+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Facebook-</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baby-Niko-Little-Presley/213990925406441?ref=ts&fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baby-Niko-Little-Presley/213990925406441?ref=ts&fref=ts</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Instagram- <a href="http://instagram.com/babynikolittlepresley">@babynikolittlepresley</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">twitter- <a href="https://twitter.com/bnlpcouture">@bnlpcouture</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank You again</div><div style="text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: center;">J</div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-63278701361740312932013-02-08T11:33:00.000-08:002013-02-08T11:55:08.490-08:00Video Shooter - Capture For Symbian<b>Hasil Video Shooter - Capture For Symbian</b> : <a href="http://youtu.be/DK_9BLtSLC4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/DK_9BLtSLC4</a> <br />
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Kalian sudah bosan dengan screenshoot, screensnap atau apalah namanya..<br />
Mau <b>Video Shooter</b> ?<br />
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Yuk mari kita mulai dari sini <b>Video Capture For Symbian</b>, Hanya dari forum tercinta kita ini .<br />
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Alat :<br />
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.. lalu install di PC dan install di mana saja yang kalian mau, misal di D:/NMB, (*ini hanya exe compress saja) <br />
setelah di install exe nya kemudian kalian buka folder D:/NMB, maka akan ada 3 file yaitu :<br />
autoscreenrecorder.exe<br />
videoshooterforpc.exe<br />
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Install autoscreenrecorder.exe dan videoshooterforpc.exe di PC/Laptop.<br />
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Install videoshooterforsymbian.sis di HP Symbian.<br />
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Setelah semua terinstall, sambungkan HP ke PC dan pilih PC SUITE !!<br />
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Buka aplikasi videoshooterforsymbian tadi, lalu pilih SAMBUNG VIA USB !!<br />
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Buka videoshooterforp yang sudah terinstall di PC, maka secara otomatis akan mendeteksi HP yang sudah tersambung tadi.<br />
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Jalankan HP , dan buat <b>Video Capture For Symbian</b> menggunakan autoscreenrecorder yg sudah terinstall di PC.<br />
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Sesuaikan ukuran dengan ukuran layar HP.<br />
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Lalu rekam semua kegiatan HP tadi menggunakan autoscreenrecorder, dan
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We track the hottest fashion trends and designers.</span></i></div><i></i><br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Want to know what your favorite celebrity was wearing on the red carpet? You've come to the right place! Want to find the same dress for a fraction of the price? We got you covered!</i></div><i></i><br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>From fashion trends, news, up and coming designers and exclusive deals, we're covering all the bases."</i></div><i></i>She was so kind to feature me on their website with a beautiful writeup and a Q&A as well as a Video segment that played on Aol Style.<br /><div><br /></div><div>It came out so cute I hope I shared a few secrets you didn't already know :)</div><div><br /></div><div>XoXo</div><div>Jennifer</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modamob.com/fashion-news/mymodamobstyle-jennifer-stano-have-faith-swimgerie.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi596yyEI5csdTpiZqAKs_sP4IbPHN75T7Mxb4ntXkrGDcPqT9cOf58TKIhsGnoLBaRkVOcL4L-9xgmzHKkpCJ0T3SSo8Qtw9mpSmcEfz7o8V2-jMVaCBYQ3qF7X-xYfLK4QiCJEgPne4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-01+at+1.11.39+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To read more of this article including our Q&A please <a href="http://www.modamob.com/fashion-news/mymodamobstyle-jennifer-stano-have-faith-swimgerie.html">click HERE!</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://on.aol.com/video/featured-reader---jenniferstano-swim-designer-and-instagram-celeb-517659307" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRWlZHiGKWKZF-roPb5YAuYphyphenhyphenIaLe_UJK1tM8HsyuuEmY06tFifXntegnW2V-G-8aBiWJuT4u8EFcfQbsnCSa_chNN3e3D0AaZFJy53cjkIqHKZlR2du9H9_oWqMYp35MKjcAoNmNevr/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-02-01+at+1.14.50+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To watch the video segment <a href="http://on.aol.com/video/featured-reader---jenniferstano-swim-designer-and-instagram-celeb-517659307">CLICK HERE</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Big thank you to my beautiful friend Marianna Hewitt, <a href="http://www.modamob.com/">ModaMob</a> and <a href="http://on.aol.com/channel/style?icid=top_logo_Style">Aol Style</a> for featuring me on their sites.<br /><br />Follow ModaMob on Instagram at- @modamob<br />And follow the Beautiful Marianna Hewitt on Instagram at - @marianna_hewitt</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-31480013131064854732013-01-28T17:27:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.536-07:00Almost 5 months Pregnant!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-ckOJUXaIq3y5F7oYI5_TsgFfP4KXfOFLEsbia1yeQ6zGKz76omYgjSmTln2lOd7_f_JqJlpQXsks27GjU-n4UD5hrCKdfTK3YgdreZY2Cs-TvRGZ6AOz0LiQ3ksVAajePei-4oxfXPo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-ckOJUXaIq3y5F7oYI5_TsgFfP4KXfOFLEsbia1yeQ6zGKz76omYgjSmTln2lOd7_f_JqJlpQXsks27GjU-n4UD5hrCKdfTK3YgdreZY2Cs-TvRGZ6AOz0LiQ3ksVAajePei-4oxfXPo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.53+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19 weeks Pregnant. Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table>My oh my this pregnancy is going fast. I can't believe I'm almost 5 months pregnant and basically halfway through my pregnancy. Ive been really lucky to not have any morning sickness at all and have to say all other symptoms have been pretty manageable.<br /><br />I frequently get asked about what my diet is while being pregnant . As I said in my last post, my first trimester was a wash for me. All I wanted to do was eat, and I didnt watch or care what I was eating. Well, of cousre I cared, but I ate bagels, pasta, lots of bread, just way too much, but I had to. My body was giving me no choice. I never had cravings like I did in my first trimester EVER! And I'm happy I listened to my body because I was underweight and needed a few extra pounds to ensure a safe pregnancy. So now, in my 2nd trimester the cravings have gone and Im eating so much better.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDt32mFGJHgmrCUB1DXeIQgUlvBvmirQfNNTYF1-RPrP1nIkDV_hFOr97GB6z3w1K3CbGz-5XqYynTqHxhOkjrIazOPQeUyJZdwW6SGv0mp0EsBchzZydb8hxcajipgUygJn_7wadCeUg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDt32mFGJHgmrCUB1DXeIQgUlvBvmirQfNNTYF1-RPrP1nIkDV_hFOr97GB6z3w1K3CbGz-5XqYynTqHxhOkjrIazOPQeUyJZdwW6SGv0mp0EsBchzZydb8hxcajipgUygJn_7wadCeUg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.34+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano. 19 weeks pregnant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u>Some of the foods I like to eat:</u><br />Breakfast-<br />Eggs mixed with milk and a little bit of cheese, scrambled. 1 piece of multigrain toast and either a glass of OJ or a tall glass of Milk! I LOVE MILK<br />Oatmeal<br />Cereal<br /><br />Snacks-<br />Instant Oatmeal with honey<br />Fresh Fruit<br />apples and peanut butter<br />celery with cream cheese<br />cottage cheese with pineapple<br />greek yogurt mixed with jelly<br /><br />Lunch-<br />Tuna mixed with wholewheat pasta<br />Tuna on rice cakes<br />Plain wholewheat pasta with sauce<br />Soup and a chicken salad<br />rice cake with peanut butter and jelly.<br /><br />Dinner-<br />Sushi- but only shrimp tempura and california rolls ( since you can't eat raw fish)<br />Spinach with sesame sauce<br />edamame<br />Some of my lunch items listed above Ill eat for dinner<br />Occasionally a cooked Ham and cheese sandwich<br />Club sandwich<br /><br /><br />I try to make a fresh veggie and fruit juice at least 3 times a week consisting of<br />Kale<br />Cucumber<br />spinach<br />green apples<br />carrots<br />celery<br /><br />Drinks-<br />MILK!!!!!<br />Orange Juice<br />Ginger Ale<br />Pineapple juice<br />Grapefruit Juice<br />Apple Juice<br />Water ( still only )<br />Hot water with fresh lemon<br />Fresh mint tea<br />Occasional Soda- Coca Cola<br /><br /><u>Body-</u> I have been using Olive Oil and Coconut oil as well as Cocobutter that does not contain <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><a href="http://expectinginlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/a-chemical-you-should-know-about-during.html">Phenoxyethanol</a> . </b></span>I was using Mama Mio products but stopped after finding out some of the chemicals they use in their pregnancy products... not cool. I also found a great DIY all natural body butter posted here- <a href="http://expectinginlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/breggys-belly-butter-prevent-stretch.html">http://expectinginlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/breggys-belly-butter-prevent-stretch.html</a><br /><br /><u>Makeup </u>- I'm using a brand called <a href="http://inika.com.au/">Inika</a>. Its an all natural brand from Australia and I really like their products so far. I found them here in London at John Lewis. I don't wear foundation often at all, I actually bought some just for my pregnancy photoshoots coming up, but I will wear concealer since my skin is anything but perfect at the moment, and Eye shadow occasionally, along with basic mascara. Check out their line. The range of colors isn't amazing for foundations, so I bought 2 and mix to get my perfect shade.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJF_o0n9krgs_7amSHDg0X2o12Jk63JvyMdbu_Tz61irKS5Ijgd4jUCBUqQlw66yhlIN_EFL0Ar6T-vteZcfAN09kSyrtdR5TEnDfkD79b1NTEIcrxbW8ng7g_Kpv00B3pm77uAxZX17d/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.22.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJF_o0n9krgs_7amSHDg0X2o12Jk63JvyMdbu_Tz61irKS5Ijgd4jUCBUqQlw66yhlIN_EFL0Ar6T-vteZcfAN09kSyrtdR5TEnDfkD79b1NTEIcrxbW8ng7g_Kpv00B3pm77uAxZX17d/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.22.45+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><u>Cleaners-</u> A powder mix from Sri Lanka when I visited. They can be used as a mask or a scrub. The only ingredients are listed on the covers such as Fullers Earth and Sandalwood. I bought them at one of the largest stores in Colombo called <a href="http://www.odel.lk/">Odel</a> , however I checked the site and can't find them anywhere :( You can go on amazon and order the powders individually and make your own.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40k07DJVuAaS6GiRDlIpngGfa9VIFZ8otbniGbX3HUCV7Ov1sQdk2pnDMI2MWVTguPLa6YXX9sDB1Ls5FgomMEazPyY3cHUeqBmRr2RI9J5BzbdOJ2LUlvN3FahZ8Yf38KJEpej_0-egZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.37.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40k07DJVuAaS6GiRDlIpngGfa9VIFZ8otbniGbX3HUCV7Ov1sQdk2pnDMI2MWVTguPLa6YXX9sDB1Ls5FgomMEazPyY3cHUeqBmRr2RI9J5BzbdOJ2LUlvN3FahZ8Yf38KJEpej_0-egZ/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.37.58+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><u>Moisturizer-</u><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZj3FV-1C5ei7R_0RETgSRbxBzc7zPXZBfXeElAxyiaCoZ6TXIUfdeyA3LFZ3Kkmr3YedtqeyrMDl7M5rlnQaD_3jh2MapBMh-UK0iU30fnApxR_yWGYMAt6EqesZjEaegeZrS14_P1WN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.55.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZj3FV-1C5ei7R_0RETgSRbxBzc7zPXZBfXeElAxyiaCoZ6TXIUfdeyA3LFZ3Kkmr3YedtqeyrMDl7M5rlnQaD_3jh2MapBMh-UK0iU30fnApxR_yWGYMAt6EqesZjEaegeZrS14_P1WN/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.55.59+AM.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldprG6L_vhEOd-pzETxonSJIAqRZz_LRd9q4WmqyL-aoo9Kt36CWdd1UdukBDyVNkQnbupE9AmvjV2MWjly4Xm5CqerWJkrwDsXup4dfNwqzfdSbwIdL3Sz-RPWCpgY3bp0K6tp7M6YlS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.56.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldprG6L_vhEOd-pzETxonSJIAqRZz_LRd9q4WmqyL-aoo9Kt36CWdd1UdukBDyVNkQnbupE9AmvjV2MWjly4Xm5CqerWJkrwDsXup4dfNwqzfdSbwIdL3Sz-RPWCpgY3bp0K6tp7M6YlS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.56.14+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><u>Body and Hair-</u> Im using <a href="http://www.nealsyardremedies.com/?gclid=CKa4_6GXjLUCFYXLtAodwisAlQ">Neals's Yard </a>products. I love their Rose line.<br />They also have a great mother and baby line, all natural <3<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp-kTBJ5vpeAkG2UAvuFnOSdDUSPs02F9trmBXlHlDnrwMfs9l6UtxNnMr4MjlY9xoICojRo2x85Yb2HFfAAPBJJUBPNTDorRQ969M1UCuwM-pJWAYBrXgh2bDEyM9mWUfXDeURlO5KRA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.21.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp-kTBJ5vpeAkG2UAvuFnOSdDUSPs02F9trmBXlHlDnrwMfs9l6UtxNnMr4MjlY9xoICojRo2x85Yb2HFfAAPBJJUBPNTDorRQ969M1UCuwM-pJWAYBrXgh2bDEyM9mWUfXDeURlO5KRA/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.21.34+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><u>Nails</u>- I found a few nail polish lines on amazon that are all natural without the harsh and harmful chemicals in them. So far Im using a mineral line from whole foods called Mineral Fusion. My other polishes have not arrived yet but once they do I will share them. Mineral Fusion also makes makeup which I have not tried. And I believe that their nail polish line is exclusive to Whole Foods.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YT1g7k_U8QfocSMledQjPxFvbyHmvKPJsMAi3J9-AOxs_VdST-_ZFRpobmlrHblNQuhadN6LMxNwLaYFp8-IdacyeVxz1gfXu2JjmcTVoENMbSIqpezIKNPGWe4ZEl5DtCejjhlNS4IU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+1.08.09+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YT1g7k_U8QfocSMledQjPxFvbyHmvKPJsMAi3J9-AOxs_VdST-_ZFRpobmlrHblNQuhadN6LMxNwLaYFp8-IdacyeVxz1gfXu2JjmcTVoENMbSIqpezIKNPGWe4ZEl5DtCejjhlNS4IU/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+1.08.09+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><u>Hair Dye and Tanning products</u>- NONE. I have not dyed my hair or tanned my skin with sunless tanner or in a tanning bed since I found out I was pregnant.<br /><br /><u>Places I have been shopping for baby clothes </u>for Niko here in London- They all ship international btw.<br />-NEXT<br />-Alex and Alexa<br />-John Lewis<br /><u>Some of the Items I bought</u> for baby Niko:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6AFFcCxVQnQ6F_Fl31U-RtE5kW0OQNjHXvxovOEtPrNfTcb0r1ZQJ1_aLYWhfK5C7lTtchMpvlhqmyaXwfEdAibhyphenhyphenlX3xI_rz8mIiz5DCAU-WjgCeoJpy86KPjJA-cWWwPt7n3KtMCyu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6AFFcCxVQnQ6F_Fl31U-RtE5kW0OQNjHXvxovOEtPrNfTcb0r1ZQJ1_aLYWhfK5C7lTtchMpvlhqmyaXwfEdAibhyphenhyphenlX3xI_rz8mIiz5DCAU-WjgCeoJpy86KPjJA-cWWwPt7n3KtMCyu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.13+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry and DC. <br />Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkukTSWyh9OKo4xOa067uXWVSIanZ_tXGReunhAehKjsujWlyumrZLn3S4e2FBNug64eHW91mHSxW2Vk9tTqbp1P4it7cqAqB65VWX03ChgftuLkUTVQKw-JCgLzGNi2_fC48Ict4jAst3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkukTSWyh9OKo4xOa067uXWVSIanZ_tXGReunhAehKjsujWlyumrZLn3S4e2FBNug64eHW91mHSxW2Vk9tTqbp1P4it7cqAqB65VWX03ChgftuLkUTVQKw-JCgLzGNi2_fC48Ict4jAst3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.03+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diesel Jacket</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDFYpFfTTdKTUViGm04eBR_R8VKe_5vvrof1ozopXm0lGZ0tADJJP3SRKuZk9vUOfG65mqO0Jnh4eOBrNaRO9lkRV0QDrrCCKvNRz9fUO8hF8OPJDZ3wOrf-YPL6DztVf7ExHKcAjX-nC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDFYpFfTTdKTUViGm04eBR_R8VKe_5vvrof1ozopXm0lGZ0tADJJP3SRKuZk9vUOfG65mqO0Jnh4eOBrNaRO9lkRV0QDrrCCKvNRz9fUO8hF8OPJDZ3wOrf-YPL6DztVf7ExHKcAjX-nC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.21+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Niko's closet... so far ;)<br />Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI76yr7fvhbDOWqpjkJoosqG_b5RrrKN9qLko8bKRVNmOd7d3VAfIIrTvLgQI3IgTnAXNY6iEewwldahPkWoJpdpMNsEoZk6To0BHBM3GFlLV2KVmm8BLzK795fDZsscsaPCW_F4FXR13/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI76yr7fvhbDOWqpjkJoosqG_b5RrrKN9qLko8bKRVNmOd7d3VAfIIrTvLgQI3IgTnAXNY6iEewwldahPkWoJpdpMNsEoZk6To0BHBM3GFlLV2KVmm8BLzK795fDZsscsaPCW_F4FXR13/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.29+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fendi bubble vest<br />Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TB7uD5unVoch1M-f98jtYmzNhIELOgCujkRpOfzfYn6bMwmnmU60Ku_DaNIm-GkT__ARIZfugakIJHvE7gJ-JLgBpRYN7HasEqs9uozcM7oA-3wxCMvgfi7gTbaLdEFlkOK3gt6PWth3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TB7uD5unVoch1M-f98jtYmzNhIELOgCujkRpOfzfYn6bMwmnmU60Ku_DaNIm-GkT__ARIZfugakIJHvE7gJ-JLgBpRYN7HasEqs9uozcM7oA-3wxCMvgfi7gTbaLdEFlkOK3gt6PWth3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.39+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were bought at NEXT and cost about $23.00. They have great quality items and really great prices!<br />Hands down my favorite store</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhJFUvniK64TNc5lLA2QKOPbQQFTMgznBiTmfy8jGxUc_NcIUdIbtbuTXmBkAPJrtHAeUB3yhBu2UMsWyHwoNiK56rGf26rfsKDdQlyV81b9ktTvj0ZgbjfV35meJLw61tSgpRiKoz3sw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhJFUvniK64TNc5lLA2QKOPbQQFTMgznBiTmfy8jGxUc_NcIUdIbtbuTXmBkAPJrtHAeUB3yhBu2UMsWyHwoNiK56rGf26rfsKDdQlyV81b9ktTvj0ZgbjfV35meJLw61tSgpRiKoz3sw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.47+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are also from NEXT !!!!<br />Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Baby Nursery Inspiration.<br />My mom is coming in mid Feb and we have decided to sew the nursery bedding together. I did buy a backup set just incase off of Ebay which is AMAZING, but its so special to actually make something myself for my baby and to bond and share the experience with my mom. I have been sewing baby blankets these past few weeks since I was sick and the weather was so crappy, and I can't what to actually use them on Niko.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasbFE6T5s3vc-SJGOtVU32T9FXngbZp_OYGuE-JysJCtp5qxSkE0wtyyWEG0VUvm6__VOzIMOsTLkBpogQUxRRLcqi8qvt_9_s3FUVhqclfscYnqPAfadJv1dQDWx35apNpJuM_rLjcNg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasbFE6T5s3vc-SJGOtVU32T9FXngbZp_OYGuE-JysJCtp5qxSkE0wtyyWEG0VUvm6__VOzIMOsTLkBpogQUxRRLcqi8qvt_9_s3FUVhqclfscYnqPAfadJv1dQDWx35apNpJuM_rLjcNg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.08+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade Baby Blanket by Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyoQWUQJeAdn1eQIny6zKxbyCCyD1ofTEXhmY4ERIoMouBPypqa93-vECC0d2lCxuSQ1bwq5Og064ZtH6FW8_6ZPjpc50H-bcWqToYpqJRnwV8U5mjhFS4Tot2A87ihm8gvh2Q2TkCkam/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyoQWUQJeAdn1eQIny6zKxbyCCyD1ofTEXhmY4ERIoMouBPypqa93-vECC0d2lCxuSQ1bwq5Og064ZtH6FW8_6ZPjpc50H-bcWqToYpqJRnwV8U5mjhFS4Tot2A87ihm8gvh2Q2TkCkam/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.18+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade Baby Blanket by Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhdXbML0sGpjpHjt23hhVp8VtXcR6C2qE_SdWhIr8_F5QKn_bVt2NdKbULs0pXQ52zQvlj7GDf9uSInQaXUJ-r_MTZ4TafAfeKeX-PGw1LmvpdgUQvn4y_SDZy1AkCW4OZoyaX08XwN5x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhdXbML0sGpjpHjt23hhVp8VtXcR6C2qE_SdWhIr8_F5QKn_bVt2NdKbULs0pXQ52zQvlj7GDf9uSInQaXUJ-r_MTZ4TafAfeKeX-PGw1LmvpdgUQvn4y_SDZy1AkCW4OZoyaX08XwN5x/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.15.59+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade Baby Blanket by Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here is a list of my <b><u>Favorite DIY blogs</u></b> that inspired me to make baby blankets. Sewing is something I loved to do since I was a little girl sewing doll clothes with my grandmother. Sewing runs in my family<br /><a href="http://thelittlefabricshop.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thelittlefabricshop.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><a href="http://www.daffodildesign.com/">http://www.daffodildesign.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.aestheticnest.com/">http://www.aestheticnest.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.theribbonretreat.com/blog/">http://www.theribbonretreat.com/blog/</a><br /><a href="http://www.sew4home.com/">http://www.sew4home.com/</a><br /><a href="http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.co.uk/">http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><br /><u>Nursery Inspiration.</u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEjlw4cIPpLRH8iH7flxR7noOYo2FtrvuSAE8fbElwa83XftlZpaoFclQWgU2TRhEPEfsLRNAOI6nTdA-zFDPHz0OP72e5yhibZ53FShIELcqoKnxmFvVRkEhkPKwWuavOoh5lxnn9U9r/s1600/23379_PD2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEjlw4cIPpLRH8iH7flxR7noOYo2FtrvuSAE8fbElwa83XftlZpaoFclQWgU2TRhEPEfsLRNAOI6nTdA-zFDPHz0OP72e5yhibZ53FShIELcqoKnxmFvVRkEhkPKwWuavOoh5lxnn9U9r/s1600/23379_PD2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Because I would totally start to wear butt pads while being pregnant and having all kinds of weird growing pains but never have before ?!?!?! So, after seeing enough butt pad comments I decided to take a picture the next day of me in my sports bra and panties to show that my REAL baby bump matches my REAL ASS!<br />Of course on the "proof" photo I received a ton of hate as well calling me a whore, a bad mother, asking me " how could you take a picture like that you're suppose to be a mom". I find all of them ridiculous. As you can see from the pictures above many woman, celebrities and so on take beautiful nude photos of themselves while pregnant, and why not?! Its a beautiful thing. Granted mine was a candid shot but come on. I can't believe how unhappy people are with themselves to have to go and deliberately hate on someones picture. And hells yes I will still model for my swim line once I have the baby. Just because you have a baby doesn't mean you change the person you are. <br />Anyway, Im posting the pictures here so those of you who don't have instagram can see them. I model for my swim line <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/">Have Faith Swimgerie</a>, I have modeled in the past, I work damn hard for my body and Im not harming my child or anyone around me- so it shouldn't matter.. As long as my husband says its ok, then its ok!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO__Lk2nx92Yh4IEwJ1q0hETuvC6vcyRBLp7axyaeBNcdaAbn88kWwLwLasHmM56lGiqwTf0a_KUwvozMVftIqjrByVg0RIpXrcSOnT0JWLbnxsOwqTo1xPxmDXWWq1Q1om7goQ2RKEVf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO__Lk2nx92Yh4IEwJ1q0hETuvC6vcyRBLp7axyaeBNcdaAbn88kWwLwLasHmM56lGiqwTf0a_KUwvozMVftIqjrByVg0RIpXrcSOnT0JWLbnxsOwqTo1xPxmDXWWq1Q1om7goQ2RKEVf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.07+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano, 5 months pregnant</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0LAMmYUzRgFFxoijAm4nvnmPfB9BjL1ohHlgINjTwtdlOgp92p4jybPubS_aqnSuwbIezGpVaMZ-rbW1LaPCgKB5fvxdIxGj7cs1COxL5IzItKH5Hs7SdflFYFyVFLkjEmEL-EbLyrhz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0LAMmYUzRgFFxoijAm4nvnmPfB9BjL1ohHlgINjTwtdlOgp92p4jybPubS_aqnSuwbIezGpVaMZ-rbW1LaPCgKB5fvxdIxGj7cs1COxL5IzItKH5Hs7SdflFYFyVFLkjEmEL-EbLyrhz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.17.17+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano, 5 months pregnant , and damn PROUD!!!!!<br />I celebrate the human body, especially while pregnant. You probably won't understand unless you have experienced pregnancy, It's truly beautiful... A beautiful Gift.</td></tr></tbody></table><strike><br /></strike><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEhdjdtT1y8rj4X9TC8-1RFfT00_NCPQqSuwETz8Gq1SdGyGKYM5-wouC3DwavLgvtUhLk0uO2MY9ZUW34KdzsPZ2BOi7z2njLQ3uATCkhC885sa5WiiM8b-K9qWmkhj4M_yyvY-gPt-Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEhdjdtT1y8rj4X9TC8-1RFfT00_NCPQqSuwETz8Gq1SdGyGKYM5-wouC3DwavLgvtUhLk0uO2MY9ZUW34KdzsPZ2BOi7z2njLQ3uATCkhC885sa5WiiM8b-K9qWmkhj4M_yyvY-gPt-Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-29+at+12.16.28+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So far , 34" and counting.<br />Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><u>Pregnancy Quotes, How I feel</u><br /><u><br /></u><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">Let us make pregnancy an occasion when we appreciate our female bodies. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">~Merete Leonhardt-Lupa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy and complaining about the shadow over my feet, I'd have cherished every minute of it and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was to be my only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">~Erma Bombeck,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">~Harriette Hartigan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">Now my belly is as noble as my heart. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">~Gabriela Mistral</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;">~Attributed to Mary Mason</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-5939620854323689852013-01-20T12:38:00.001-08:002013-01-20T12:38:10.370-08:00ranelles tipsranelles tipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-23010433298237265862013-01-17T12:20:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.549-07:00IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOKiclmGt2gnuIC_Mi0NURu3zfB5jkmRu4Aw2VMA6352a5wj6qOqRJViBOZ1ddd8Gz1D9RsnnHz69gnVIfeMnyU1tiSccFG9A8Phl7w7uQy3Y6JqEuU3Qr5G9kcKaJ2BKA1oaR9coAUBS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOKiclmGt2gnuIC_Mi0NURu3zfB5jkmRu4Aw2VMA6352a5wj6qOqRJViBOZ1ddd8Gz1D9RsnnHz69gnVIfeMnyU1tiSccFG9A8Phl7w7uQy3Y6JqEuU3Qr5G9kcKaJ2BKA1oaR9coAUBS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.50+PM.png" /></a></div><br />I'm a little late at announcing it on my blog but yes, we just found out we are having a beautiful baby BOY and I am, SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!<br /><br />At first it came as a shock to us because as you may remember at 12 weeks I posted a picture on my Instagram saying the Dr's "THINK" its a girl. Well, it's for sure a boy. His wee wee couldn't be more obvious, I was actually a little embarrassed LOL... joking.<br /><br />We are naming the baby Nikola Alkiviades David. I actually can't decided if on his birth certificate I want it to say Nikolas or Nikola. We are naming the baby after my father, which is tradition in Italian and Greek cultures and probably many more- to be named after the baby's grandfather. Alki already has 2 sons and his first born was named after his father, so our baby together will be named after mine, and I LOVE his name thank god LOL... His middle name is obviously named after my husband- Alki ;) which neither of his boys have so its special to me and Im sure for him. His nick name will be Niko or Niky (Nicky).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3RmOxueDrkiGqKMy2Breg3tSpRn_8ekKy-GpAw3TdlVQrlt7z6v50_nPs0qA9Qz-3z7hBoib9-k2rnG0OH8v4KKmK-eU5f0vjgAjJfO2ocgGBoHaV0uQHRpAzCXTlEdthAWmIZyi_yry/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.12.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3RmOxueDrkiGqKMy2Breg3tSpRn_8ekKy-GpAw3TdlVQrlt7z6v50_nPs0qA9Qz-3z7hBoib9-k2rnG0OH8v4KKmK-eU5f0vjgAjJfO2ocgGBoHaV0uQHRpAzCXTlEdthAWmIZyi_yry/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.12.47+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The day Alki and I found out I went right to the store all on my own as Alki had to work and I was too excited to just sit at home, and I bought him a nice selection of baby clothes. Of course the girls have a way better selection of cute little dresses, and I am naturally attracted to anything PINK, but I was so surprised to see all the cute little boy outfits.... I just went nuts. Thank god theres cute clothes that are not just Red, Blue and yellow. No, I do not want my baby walking around looking like the primary color wheel... YUCK!!! I like neutrals, and soft baby colors, nothing bright and cartoon like.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe837mhM8i5I_De2iYSHjqocCumAnHP_kxOzHCutJ8KCKRFgYTNVrKxWSYnXAsAT1nfWZIR_Fz1c16-Xl0V_POxkq54rVK6KHs7aqG78UXsb0HzLoLt7zKPjfcoVm__oBYMiArcS0M-pr9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe837mhM8i5I_De2iYSHjqocCumAnHP_kxOzHCutJ8KCKRFgYTNVrKxWSYnXAsAT1nfWZIR_Fz1c16-Xl0V_POxkq54rVK6KHs7aqG78UXsb0HzLoLt7zKPjfcoVm__oBYMiArcS0M-pr9/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.06+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This shirt is by a company called No Added Sugar. <a href="http://www.noaddedsugar.com/">www.noaddedsugar.com</a><br />They have a ton of really cute clothes!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ill post his wardrobe so far in my next post along with my nursery inspiration ideas. If you know of any great stores in London to buy baby clothes ,, furniture and so on please let me know. Other than Harrods, and John Lewis Im clueless.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9pTdssHsFK6__x4rz6pmgWl8NTvS9OJWukFY26MGeTbKLrkDBPmyoUJO-MR0nakNigGAMQ-Hp40rgiCcrFXybf3Cc_tUcbS0UxhQaaFZ0HaWFgidlanCS8A2LTmCuBr6mqEEhM6DRYuA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9pTdssHsFK6__x4rz6pmgWl8NTvS9OJWukFY26MGeTbKLrkDBPmyoUJO-MR0nakNigGAMQ-Hp40rgiCcrFXybf3Cc_tUcbS0UxhQaaFZ0HaWFgidlanCS8A2LTmCuBr6mqEEhM6DRYuA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-17+at+8.02.14+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Beautiful baby Niko<br />Look at his bicep :) LOL awwww<br />He's trying to suck his thumb or pick his nose .. such a boy <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bVrFz4GbJnQ?list=UUNbnLvCYoEmpYMQhzJha__A" width="640"></iframe>xoxoxo Jennifer<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-5717548284883520782013-01-12T16:26:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.559-07:00Pregnancy- 2nd Trimester - Preparing for baby!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cJP2uKpe6j7tJGFqoMb3qBTi0whdxUpMsIgpAxIxyDmRDzuQ0XkavL5DeNGNrOIN9FU8FO3N-vK9FJ69nmjmiGrk8FmdxaZBhIIxPJDQh5YyaPOjTmvBchuRIJ_Gz-lBGaGueQZaYmxS/s1600/3D+baby+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cJP2uKpe6j7tJGFqoMb3qBTi0whdxUpMsIgpAxIxyDmRDzuQ0XkavL5DeNGNrOIN9FU8FO3N-vK9FJ69nmjmiGrk8FmdxaZBhIIxPJDQh5YyaPOjTmvBchuRIJ_Gz-lBGaGueQZaYmxS/s640/3D+baby+image.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The most recent picture of my baby from a Hospital in Bern, Switzerland. We went to find out the sex of the baby while on vacation in Gstaad but he/she was in a weird position and they couldn't tell. Im waiting till 20 weeks to know now lol.<br />Prince or Princess ?!?!?!?<br />How beautiful is the baby though. This is a 3D image and its sometimes very hard to get every feature clear at once. The eyes look blurry but they are there. How AMAZING are his/her lips!!!<br />I'm so in Love.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Im finally 17 weeks / 4 months pregnant and I am so excited to officially confirm what Im having. Some people choose to wait to find out the sex till the baby is born, but I am WAY to anal and organized to wait that long, plus, If I wait till the baby is born or if I find out now- it is still a surprise. I am just so excited to plan the nursery, the color, the wall decor, the bedding, the furniture.... Im looking forward to it all.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuwsVd3KMr6OJdyNIQMhzA55FfWYS0aILq9q1Xhk-xBvlkRkpYw-SUMyKo_rz_W0jToZ0nGh-4rD2HD0ujwVq5k9a5pSCcRH-FBimrCZPODYcj8K073ME5Ju7He8O0T2htN7Kbdx635gT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.24.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuwsVd3KMr6OJdyNIQMhzA55FfWYS0aILq9q1Xhk-xBvlkRkpYw-SUMyKo_rz_W0jToZ0nGh-4rD2HD0ujwVq5k9a5pSCcRH-FBimrCZPODYcj8K073ME5Ju7He8O0T2htN7Kbdx635gT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.24.27+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jennifer Stano. 17 weeks pregnant here.<br />I have been using Olive Oil at night on my body to prevent stretch marks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Looking back on these past 4 months Ive been REALLY lucky. I had 0 morning sickness. I suffered from horrible migraines for a little while but realized it was completely triggered by chocolate, which btw has never bothered me before. Since giving up chocolate I have not had 1 migraine, and thank god, because one night I had 3 in a row... HORRIBLE! The first 2 months I think I had the worst cravings, but it could have been my body just telling me -YOU NEED FOOD! Normally, I eat simple and clean as Ive been into fitness and staying "fit" or lets just flat out say it... SKINNY, since entering the fitness world when I was 21years old, but when I got pregnant something happened and all I wanted to do was EAT! I craved everything I ate growing up, bagels, pasta, grilled cheese... It got bad. I definitely gained weight FAST, but since my BMI ( body mass index ) was underweight to begin with, it hasn't shown as much as it probably should have.<br /><br />Everyones bodies are different, and no 2 pregnancies are alike. People wondered how I showed so fast, and said that Im "HUGE" for 4 months. I just think people don't realize how small my midsection was before I got pregnant. A 23" waist and a bust that is 29" is TINY. Theres only so much room inside to fit everything before it starts poking out. All of my friends that were tiny in their midsection showed really fast. Sure their are girls who are tiny and don't show fast, but again, everyones bodies are different, I happened to show fast, and Im really happy about that.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kN1533yJJZyHwB3JsurvsaA-cm1M2uimuw6il1yrVG187ec8TVFczBQDAEiQIYzoVClYLj3JPOYVxyGp1Euj_RVORPGTcV_kCI8b2QEtPFOlZG1dNNeue7gi6oyIHIbWj0Eb4UkyyW-w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.06.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kN1533yJJZyHwB3JsurvsaA-cm1M2uimuw6il1yrVG187ec8TVFczBQDAEiQIYzoVClYLj3JPOYVxyGp1Euj_RVORPGTcV_kCI8b2QEtPFOlZG1dNNeue7gi6oyIHIbWj0Eb4UkyyW-w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.06.26+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then and Now. 11 weeks pregnant there</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTosWFhQpkW6rwzLR8xdfrJ8UeqK_MUpnXGquBs-q1viMiPb2fFuLwiSS4Fj73A5k3-ds1oK0307EVfFbrZgB9SSr6a8nl5fDgfsTIyd-vC3g3WLKTO6slxbTiYALpUKdd-vNGHAM5KIVc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.09.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTosWFhQpkW6rwzLR8xdfrJ8UeqK_MUpnXGquBs-q1viMiPb2fFuLwiSS4Fj73A5k3-ds1oK0307EVfFbrZgB9SSr6a8nl5fDgfsTIyd-vC3g3WLKTO6slxbTiYALpUKdd-vNGHAM5KIVc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.09.55+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then, itty bitty waist.</td></tr></tbody></table> Im already in maternity pants a month now and I found this super fab site for the cutest maternity clothes. The hardest thing for me to find has been fitted shirts. Even Harrods maternity department <strike>SUCKED</strike> had nothing cute, except their jeans! Everything else was so frumpy and seemed like it was meant for woman much older than me. I may be pregnant but I'm still a fashionista and care about how I look. Nothing is cuter than a lady who is pregnant and still dressed trendy. I wanted to embrace and show off my bump, not hide it! I searched the internet for stores in the UK ( since Im living there for the year ) and came across what is now my favorite maternity store, <a href="http://www.isabellaoliver.com/">Isabella Oliver</a>. They have the cutest basic T-shirts and long sleeve T's, all fitted and in a variety of great colors. The quality is amazing and right now they are having a up to 50% off sale- ALL of my favorite items are half off!!! They also have my favorite leggings, also on sale.<br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Check them out <a href="http://www.isabellaoliver.com/maternity-clothes">www.isabellaoliver.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.isabellaoliver.com/"><img border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO0bTmQZldaAKeJU7UWQ7idyaYe-aWLSC7nYAuYTFFbFOpw6tQr0N26wxIWThIakI2lOyj2BKJOsJg11bglh6vkSBf77nbl5J2THRcvXgcdBW8Rv0semCjDDfXSAa8PQn8tVKrhxSASGF/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.15.15+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug5vLQ4GZWGlUeoc75HqzKuk1QSlOYf2I-yqzIS1rwTX4x-WngX9AntQDTMpxqpBb_Dx0qDxH1LCMO9noQRPGfFUBSO4Y09ZRgZW5msUqR5a8YpwVqndeMaA6XU59X7TGkr0GT9RvbMX0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.13.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug5vLQ4GZWGlUeoc75HqzKuk1QSlOYf2I-yqzIS1rwTX4x-WngX9AntQDTMpxqpBb_Dx0qDxH1LCMO9noQRPGfFUBSO4Y09ZRgZW5msUqR5a8YpwVqndeMaA6XU59X7TGkr0GT9RvbMX0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.13.59+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me wearing one of Isabella Oliver's wrap tops.<br />Yes I know, My butt is growing as fast as my belly, it's those Italian genes coming out FINALLY! lol</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Let me also clear up all of the Ultrasounds. A ton of people on my instagram asked WHY I was going for so many ultrasounds and telling me its bad for the baby. First off, NO, It's not bad for the baby. Ive asked numerous doctors if it is harmful to the baby and they all said no. Secondly, if you didn't read my " Im pregnant" post, you should. I started out having trouble conceiving so we went to a fertility clinic which figured out the "issue" and I got pregnant right away. But being that we started there they monitor you much more closely. From weeks 4-8 I was there weekly for checkups, blood work etc. At week 8 they were suppose to dismiss me but when they were checking my ultrasound they saw that I had a small blood spot which meant I had a tear internally. I never had external bleeding (sorry if that is TMI ) but they told me no working out and to just relax. I went back the following week and the spot was gone. THANK GOD! I was a wreck when they told me. </div><br />Then that weekend Alki and I came to London where we will be living for the year because of business, the baby, and just change ( yes we still have our house, cars and doberman in Beverly Hills with my family who is housesitting). When I came to London my new Dr wanted to preform a quick US due to the traveling to make sure everything was ok and get up to date. So there was another ultrasound. Then a week or 2 later I had to get the Harmony blood test / scan done which tests for Down Syndrome and can detect common fetal trisomies. Then 2 weeks later you go back and they do a full scan of the baby where they measure the fluid at the back of the babies neck to determine if the baby has down syndrome or not coinciding with the blood test results, as well as a taking measurements of the babies full body and so on. I am now coming up on my second trimester scan which is typically done between weeks 18-22. During this scan I hope to confirm the sex of the baby. I can't wait to find out if Im having a little prince or a little princess.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://jenniferstano.blogspot.ch/2012/11/its-true-im-pregnant.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj70y6bX01OfOunIlbHgdjMH_nOk_jAUJ0IArm0LC9YGVR2YROwIdKqQe52s1gBUdXL4HuEbMD3kUROtP3ruWMAyUTW70-nc6vKMQJupsnFcDK0XWf-3mK4UUkHLiGtUJLkrOrYtfOpMs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.18.36+AM.png" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jenniferstano.blogspot.ch/2012/11/its-true-im-pregnant.html">My Pregnancy Blog Post.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I started to look for some generic items I need for the baby , or for me lol, like a diaper bag.<br />I asked a few friends what they used and liked the best. It came down to - Louis Vuitton Totally bag in the signature LV print and / or the Prada Black Nylon baby bag, I decided I'm going to get both. A baby bag you will be carrying around for at least 2 years so as my fabulous friend Johan said,<br />"You better love it".<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS971Bh0jAb4pGPoQZdcPRmyJ4wwqzMeIRRYJR8YsrueUp6qQZwCenMmgdNh2t8tBtTBOj3idQlEpSgcCAyO2Pn6SnItK5c2lt5jeHeC8BKiM-pcXoGgow4xkeqaeZWquYHvbhMjCzrZhk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.33.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS971Bh0jAb4pGPoQZdcPRmyJ4wwqzMeIRRYJR8YsrueUp6qQZwCenMmgdNh2t8tBtTBOj3idQlEpSgcCAyO2Pn6SnItK5c2lt5jeHeC8BKiM-pcXoGgow4xkeqaeZWquYHvbhMjCzrZhk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.33.45+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Louis Vuitton Totally MM or GM bag. Print is good for winter or summer and is durable. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQADE2CzGg_DxAMEjj2UyY3BMmN98T3I1R3fvgpB3c8AkJkLOkELjEWN8s3TCHnZmTWLKBHTKUdR_D43Z5UiW_dfhmPSNjD-bhVqokKMx90xQvrrmvNoMJ1GpOoif8yEFPKY2thoMyBwl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.38.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQADE2CzGg_DxAMEjj2UyY3BMmN98T3I1R3fvgpB3c8AkJkLOkELjEWN8s3TCHnZmTWLKBHTKUdR_D43Z5UiW_dfhmPSNjD-bhVqokKMx90xQvrrmvNoMJ1GpOoif8yEFPKY2thoMyBwl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.38.58+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prada Nylon Black Baby Bag, goes with everything.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Some of the bags I love that are not quite as expensive and that are still super cute are: Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Juicy Couture.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OW5df8mPIHoAK9BdiGks5j_dQeONba5IXFmG1D7gKC-WDL3Pm-DS5XvozCWm4W1jXDEpcjtXXwr42TMDo8qisLS1RHc8rV6cV_Z2D4wjR2ZmOuFiudmwdI3ZNHQbjni5bOop4zNawoV8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.48.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OW5df8mPIHoAK9BdiGks5j_dQeONba5IXFmG1D7gKC-WDL3Pm-DS5XvozCWm4W1jXDEpcjtXXwr42TMDo8qisLS1RHc8rV6cV_Z2D4wjR2ZmOuFiudmwdI3ZNHQbjni5bOop4zNawoV8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.48.51+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gucci Diaper Bag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEBhudprEzW-6g-yrJejndB6dThRx0oa2gYC7zNJDG9fCmUt0RgmDBNy_gkpqVe93-klY_SwSsbcjaYXblWwqYTH3NQbyoR6C0ReE9vY9Fhesp9qYVclpavaKP8V6FBA93z4ZQ1hgKw5q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.49.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEBhudprEzW-6g-yrJejndB6dThRx0oa2gYC7zNJDG9fCmUt0RgmDBNy_gkpqVe93-klY_SwSsbcjaYXblWwqYTH3NQbyoR6C0ReE9vY9Fhesp9qYVclpavaKP8V6FBA93z4ZQ1hgKw5q/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.49.13+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Classic gucci print, what I love about this bag is it has a matching baby carrier!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CHy0ww800CIwifk-GpSUyIECl6DezvxsQefOGGEDVyKKpFwT488iE32a6c5UOc0-4SLW3JdWiEy_YSL_-M-UMhcMuRmSNU4bFKwGHQ7EcD93dn-iL36PFhH7goHhlkegPeU4xNoBmXQD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.49.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CHy0ww800CIwifk-GpSUyIECl6DezvxsQefOGGEDVyKKpFwT488iE32a6c5UOc0-4SLW3JdWiEy_YSL_-M-UMhcMuRmSNU4bFKwGHQ7EcD93dn-iL36PFhH7goHhlkegPeU4xNoBmXQD/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.49.48+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Toned down and earthy looking yes still feminine and girly. Marc by Marc Jacobs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuUpNkGn8fcU5aYCEIz2P3v5Oj2AdrG-BuuH2-FAgTtpBVLVVtSMJhyphenhyphenk69z9ahyphenhyphenUyUYc6oIEPCXTDXChuWiS0ZgSSXnf-eDJdddQUDtVOgFA5q1KtI_lYeGr5FZ-0AmIHF1kDxtJ7z37f/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.54.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuUpNkGn8fcU5aYCEIz2P3v5Oj2AdrG-BuuH2-FAgTtpBVLVVtSMJhyphenhyphenk69z9ahyphenhyphenUyUYc6oIEPCXTDXChuWiS0ZgSSXnf-eDJdddQUDtVOgFA5q1KtI_lYeGr5FZ-0AmIHF1kDxtJ7z37f/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-03+at+7.54.50+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For the girly girl Juicy- You can never go wrong with Juicy Couture.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>A look back at the last 4 months.</u></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhsfOkG7j-rfZya8jPpHT40Hu9tcy92qWMVg8dVXmG6x0XVNphoyg6mwLUUUWTS2XmKZC5CcVVCWut2DP7P8R8v3X-ykyYiDrmiFaU3rLO_wu0CJwATSuqxIcQRuQHUnHOQ71REpAHLuo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhsfOkG7j-rfZya8jPpHT40Hu9tcy92qWMVg8dVXmG6x0XVNphoyg6mwLUUUWTS2XmKZC5CcVVCWut2DP7P8R8v3X-ykyYiDrmiFaU3rLO_wu0CJwATSuqxIcQRuQHUnHOQ71REpAHLuo/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.04+AM.png" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where it all began. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICAyrUBm8qijlhRFdXSnIQ5KxTraNDSyZQ9EituccsTIBsC-zlFv0DIlxPQzEYaB7_RLFO6_KSMmu4C5eHzzlhWDc6EHTV9lYlKywRW_BY72ISYgjtzTsKV0mAYFd2FglTAcTEaLt9Rm2/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICAyrUBm8qijlhRFdXSnIQ5KxTraNDSyZQ9EituccsTIBsC-zlFv0DIlxPQzEYaB7_RLFO6_KSMmu4C5eHzzlhWDc6EHTV9lYlKywRW_BY72ISYgjtzTsKV0mAYFd2FglTAcTEaLt9Rm2/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.17+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5 Week Ultrasound</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ7V_XiUvWNydoQz0ZilJuU2p50M0Hya6H0dyHGJE4q1zNrptudvAxMrjOonoJoQsn8YIQ4HDfNO9TckDbPsV05dczZDUPQKG7Lw4mWwENq_H9qjm9ccSrZkWIlndISh6M7ay_NhcMekL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ7V_XiUvWNydoQz0ZilJuU2p50M0Hya6H0dyHGJE4q1zNrptudvAxMrjOonoJoQsn8YIQ4HDfNO9TckDbPsV05dczZDUPQKG7Lw4mWwENq_H9qjm9ccSrZkWIlndISh6M7ay_NhcMekL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.42+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6 week Ultrasound</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QN-lKVfwgZ_RArLXRGDpQsnevXSXWVoOZWd8KRjlCpIxLZXl9Pw4TZP-BwNyklKC4ldsw2wAOqH3SIIbZRNjs-piKb_Yv-__PzMwDIj_Yg-z21xVEsp03g58Mk_OUTu04DG-X47o-uwo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QN-lKVfwgZ_RArLXRGDpQsnevXSXWVoOZWd8KRjlCpIxLZXl9Pw4TZP-BwNyklKC4ldsw2wAOqH3SIIbZRNjs-piKb_Yv-__PzMwDIj_Yg-z21xVEsp03g58Mk_OUTu04DG-X47o-uwo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.31.58+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8 week ultrasound</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihsABdihmZxkR_Y4mYWgmVLnQ_HZK9W7xgP_vOXr-PK7QO3R3Bs6Xa_tPLFf9Qg4FBk4FrzdnyC-eNEX5dkexnCLvHx9Qq1XCTDnxg3-NGpqlTBUjcGFZLCcHxNxwFKpUMVyYwsGxAlHz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.41.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihsABdihmZxkR_Y4mYWgmVLnQ_HZK9W7xgP_vOXr-PK7QO3R3Bs6Xa_tPLFf9Qg4FBk4FrzdnyC-eNEX5dkexnCLvHx9Qq1XCTDnxg3-NGpqlTBUjcGFZLCcHxNxwFKpUMVyYwsGxAlHz/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.41.12+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9 week Ultrasound</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQrEsHxkXsodyCReWh0JP6a0toeDXzKEX6vUPlP7FfidEaP1cmJ_W4FrEdmXEnZTo44Fn-dEnJlP-WidICSlXRTa4kQQ4CwJf9XO4t8vxmu1Jdxa67Y7NWgP5jITRsSQNQe9cyxZ8hiBb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQrEsHxkXsodyCReWh0JP6a0toeDXzKEX6vUPlP7FfidEaP1cmJ_W4FrEdmXEnZTo44Fn-dEnJlP-WidICSlXRTa4kQQ4CwJf9XO4t8vxmu1Jdxa67Y7NWgP5jITRsSQNQe9cyxZ8hiBb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.22+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think around 10 weeks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzAZKuvCGDlHHghFgIbWv-TyhAFFR34MOOBc052u6ahijxfWsdb70sYOMM_zx8Rcil0oWDFmtnHYP-PY4oFUuGHu7O1KnEBk2imeSeA9mdYLsfJ-xfsqD1Mcytsxsh9ldNqLFIDxkNNtb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzAZKuvCGDlHHghFgIbWv-TyhAFFR34MOOBc052u6ahijxfWsdb70sYOMM_zx8Rcil0oWDFmtnHYP-PY4oFUuGHu7O1KnEBk2imeSeA9mdYLsfJ-xfsqD1Mcytsxsh9ldNqLFIDxkNNtb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.40+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After measuring the baby it turned out to be 11 weeks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIDzRVOtGiUl_-ywS0rghcn7XuHUDuRkROUbR2LsQw6PBIJ-DOAEMsGrzEvQtmGuib3QW7aDVCH15nbRwvIKOlJhPHyL1Om7aTQglHFiu4__xHkOYWQ9Z3N6XOAq5W5aR82ssSkwP3xdm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIDzRVOtGiUl_-ywS0rghcn7XuHUDuRkROUbR2LsQw6PBIJ-DOAEMsGrzEvQtmGuib3QW7aDVCH15nbRwvIKOlJhPHyL1Om7aTQglHFiu4__xHkOYWQ9Z3N6XOAq5W5aR82ssSkwP3xdm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.32.55+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12 weeks 4 days</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfYx0Cnqz8Oby-XPFdMLjVsWfzozkpN_VmJVbS5TgnkuNY7ykEVU_gh4yDwjMXHkeQYsG-kZyVjZ30SUqMrXFPLOqvLaEwmT6xcaSQMU7jN9ZbsAYrD8VotZu42UwYCnZgN1PhbVJAgXr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.33.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfYx0Cnqz8Oby-XPFdMLjVsWfzozkpN_VmJVbS5TgnkuNY7ykEVU_gh4yDwjMXHkeQYsG-kZyVjZ30SUqMrXFPLOqvLaEwmT6xcaSQMU7jN9ZbsAYrD8VotZu42UwYCnZgN1PhbVJAgXr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.33.11+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How beautiful, the baby is sucking it's thumb.<br />15 weeks 1 day</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0jLv6v48baJ79n2Wz9vhao4ThgEo0SZnbaePbFE7xzEHl7DX5dlkPblAcxcC-G4NMUdo-urvHSjGYf_1NmEzu96pf49r60_D2uTzGuMBmNc-zLMxnmV3NzPUuoRQZmfHeYGYQ1MzHXr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z0jLv6v48baJ79n2Wz9vhao4ThgEo0SZnbaePbFE7xzEHl7DX5dlkPblAcxcC-G4NMUdo-urvHSjGYf_1NmEzu96pf49r60_D2uTzGuMBmNc-zLMxnmV3NzPUuoRQZmfHeYGYQ1MzHXr/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.17+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16 weeks 4 days. Such a cute profile</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmaXcDUMv0ZajNVriVEMBp5k8fMmC87WI5xE4JxsrgVUkd7xK83MFp2480Z5hbXtqhryVq34whA1wkfgjstVEmH-x_PF1pCTuoQFNfq9veJrUdsoYBXGUKlpgXiRPBhZWFZQDWdY3-7iG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmaXcDUMv0ZajNVriVEMBp5k8fMmC87WI5xE4JxsrgVUkd7xK83MFp2480Z5hbXtqhryVq34whA1wkfgjstVEmH-x_PF1pCTuoQFNfq9veJrUdsoYBXGUKlpgXiRPBhZWFZQDWdY3-7iG/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.31+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautiful lips.<br />16weeks 4 days</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZAF0VFYrak5mArghr2wIWQp21016ugpy7lwG7rkJ7g9u2V7MFI6C_sLKJXaxO6l6eGqE9icxaMjk5hcW-xksMhtJ7-ImF23KkUpkWYp8J1rOvOpWjRzhSS5SUbRj6v-mhMwZ17lyIdp1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZAF0VFYrak5mArghr2wIWQp21016ugpy7lwG7rkJ7g9u2V7MFI6C_sLKJXaxO6l6eGqE9icxaMjk5hcW-xksMhtJ7-ImF23KkUpkWYp8J1rOvOpWjRzhSS5SUbRj6v-mhMwZ17lyIdp1/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+12.34.40+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Same day as above, trying to confirm sex but couldn't see<br />How cute is the baby's arm and fingers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next post Ill do is a product update, Pregnancy outfits, and some DIY projects.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WkP20nYPdjbs3YU4pfI-gJWPPg7fKitsiarmL6Rv_Ampc72mpw0JCt9MYE9Grpm-idLcmDbMnLOf1YjKsliUy0PzbsneJ1R2cMl3fFZkqT7FAMHe_aMNYQVpQGMTJJoNqozpc09mtw0m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.22.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WkP20nYPdjbs3YU4pfI-gJWPPg7fKitsiarmL6Rv_Ampc72mpw0JCt9MYE9Grpm-idLcmDbMnLOf1YjKsliUy0PzbsneJ1R2cMl3fFZkqT7FAMHe_aMNYQVpQGMTJJoNqozpc09mtw0m/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-13+at+1.22.14+AM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano , 15 weeks pregnant here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-63345398045087815412013-01-10T04:14:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.571-07:00New Bikini Releases on HaveFaith.com !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's official, we have launched our Summer 2013 Collection at Have Faith Swimgerie!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n4XS-p0ZZ88/UO0p1t9K1BI/AAAAAAAACyM/duMoRLTqaBw/s1600/Have-Faith-Swimgerie-lilly-swimline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ff9900; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n4XS-p0ZZ88/UO0p1t9K1BI/AAAAAAAACyM/duMoRLTqaBw/s640/Have-Faith-Swimgerie-lilly-swimline.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br />The collection is titled "Young Hollywood" and will feature some of the most glamorous, glitziest, gorgeous suits ever. The first suit of the Young Hollywood Collection was released a few weeks ago as sneak peek, "Purple Haze"<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2dhRVYWEa1Q/UO0p_YrV1zI/AAAAAAAACyU/vJJjXgBhKR0/s1600/lilly-swimline-swimgerie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ff9900; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2dhRVYWEa1Q/UO0p_YrV1zI/AAAAAAAACyU/vJJjXgBhKR0/s640/lilly-swimline-swimgerie.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; position: relative;" width="426" /></a></div><br />A few days ago we released the next two suits of the 2013 Collection- "24 Carat" and "Siberian Tiger"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvkVqSQsRZA/UO0qPmeFxvI/AAAAAAAACyc/jcju7HI9oQA/s1600/Have-Faith-Swimgerie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ff9900; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvkVqSQsRZA/UO0qPmeFxvI/AAAAAAAACyc/jcju7HI9oQA/s640/Have-Faith-Swimgerie.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; position: relative;" width="466" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-omYKu34qNSU/UO0qTorL-DI/AAAAAAAACyk/Yc0g1RFJ8Ac/s1600/tan_tiger_2013_front_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ff9900; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-omYKu34qNSU/UO0qTorL-DI/AAAAAAAACyk/Yc0g1RFJ8Ac/s640/tan_tiger_2013_front_2.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; position: relative;" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This bikini, Siberian Tiger, is a limited edition bikini as the material is an end run, like a lot of our bikinis, and we cannot get the material anymore. The material is a stretch Knit, amazing!!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As you'll see from the previous collections on our website, the suits sell out fast!!! We often do not re-stock a sold out suit as we like to keep it new, fresh and fun. The moral of the story, if you like it and you want it, grab it NOW before they're gone!!<br /><br />In the next few weeks and months we will be releasing more new pieces from our 2013 Young Hollywood collection as well as a few revamped popular/ out of stock bikinis currently on our site! Make sure you sign up for our mailing list to be one of the first to know when these bikinis are released!<br /><br />FYI- The 2 bikinis you saw on both Lilly Ghalichi on Shahs of Sunset and myself on Secrets of a Trophy Wife are both from our 2013 collection- Aren't they amazing!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukxaZvDKqBvTrlqGAx8R6oALfUE1eiYtsJ1mlDfrbEx7mKGiolWWooxRCADox2QsfSoS0SLbfZI1_4LGKIyXlbtE_3U5Mkt89cPOafraLbS5s7BOg_eJYNhgHIWJazd2Cz0LImZj6BdXF/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.20.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukxaZvDKqBvTrlqGAx8R6oALfUE1eiYtsJ1mlDfrbEx7mKGiolWWooxRCADox2QsfSoS0SLbfZI1_4LGKIyXlbtE_3U5Mkt89cPOafraLbS5s7BOg_eJYNhgHIWJazd2Cz0LImZj6BdXF/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.20.03+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano in Have Faith Swimgerie 2013 Young Hollywood Collection</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhj26KkoBIhG_NQ96yCe-_2POMt6HuNdPEU885uzSCoL710Taj1Esbn9w47Z5WEzMTkhHE8SCazMZe3ssxtcpWcznjur2MlbktqgRL4fDyEmdQe5H7jJroG9VmdAskGAe0Vf8T5QR0fFUF/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.26.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhj26KkoBIhG_NQ96yCe-_2POMt6HuNdPEU885uzSCoL710Taj1Esbn9w47Z5WEzMTkhHE8SCazMZe3ssxtcpWcznjur2MlbktqgRL4fDyEmdQe5H7jJroG9VmdAskGAe0Vf8T5QR0fFUF/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.26.52+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilly Ghalichi in Have Faith Swimgerie 2013 Young Hollywood Collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />For those of you that need a more affordable bikini, we started a sale yesterday on some of the 2012 styles and they are going FAST!!! Grab yours now here : <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/sale">http://www.havefaith.com/sale</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">To see these suits and the rest of our Have Faith Swimgerie collection, visit our website at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.HaveFaith.com/">www.HaveFaith.com</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXe0WPjRRWa-LAhQzhLHL7LRFa_GwEjoqBMx_6fKJjLEmvNtUmJ_YiVq0ljuYiMHshBwPv1Hswm8Bc_Y5NPSJw7difFSjITk4uLc2Y9XmOw4QRmbQcp2l1kvUpSLXPwFfQ8Al0Jz6jt59/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.09.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXe0WPjRRWa-LAhQzhLHL7LRFa_GwEjoqBMx_6fKJjLEmvNtUmJ_YiVq0ljuYiMHshBwPv1Hswm8Bc_Y5NPSJw7difFSjITk4uLc2Y9XmOw4QRmbQcp2l1kvUpSLXPwFfQ8Al0Jz6jt59/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-01-10+at+1.09.55+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Designers of Have Faith Swimgerie, Lilly Ghalichi and Jennifer Stano</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>See some of these bikinis in action in our last video shoot below:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pZroaOdasIA?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">as well as on our 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Runway show in Miami</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zs-8IoxwDFw?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-63428437990156384192013-01-08T11:53:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.581-07:00Quick Post for my International Blog Readers.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I felt so bad that all my International blog readers couldn't see Alki and I on Secrets Of A Trophy Wife last month one TLC. Someone on youtube was kind enough to post the full episode. It's not the best quality but its better than nothing.<br /><br />Very excited to hear what you thought.. I hope pleasantly surprised :)<br /><br />Enjoy<br /><br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br />PS. I confirm the sex of my baby tomorrow and I am so excited to make the official announcement. Baby blog post coming soon.<br /><br />If the video below doesn't work here is the direct link<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/UQVsY7HLzxc">http://youtu.be/UQVsY7HLzxc</a><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UQVsY7HLzxc?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-53569395818312648462012-12-20T14:08:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.591-07:00Workout Video #3 with my Trainer Lauren Kern<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmVge0iQp-cWIJJhdgTuLKLEFqGpKfftkTsJ-nLHZ3jYqum_Z9p5gDB-6JdtpIm69OT6h4cLPTkwh8NWOgZVir_7JnM-iZmqcQ47dcDlx3i62KJPjlP8sfrk0HN88CHalZarTWeRVbTad/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+10.55.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmVge0iQp-cWIJJhdgTuLKLEFqGpKfftkTsJ-nLHZ3jYqum_Z9p5gDB-6JdtpIm69OT6h4cLPTkwh8NWOgZVir_7JnM-iZmqcQ47dcDlx3i62KJPjlP8sfrk0HN88CHalZarTWeRVbTad/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+10.55.57+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the best shot of the whole video!! Chanel sneakers LOL. xx</td></tr></tbody></table>Hey guys and gals<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I hope everyone is having a great Holiday season so far. I have an up to date Baby post coming soon but I thought I would share our 3rd workout video of 10 just in time for the holidays. Like I said, you can do these exercises anytime, anywhere! I hope you find them easy and enjoyable yet effective. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">** I happened to have filmed this at my house when I was 1 month pregnant but had no idea, I literally found out the next day that I was expecting :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Check back next week for Workout video #4 of 10 for more easy exercises that can be done at home , on vacation OR in a gym.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">xoxo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Jennifer</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Be sure to check out my trainer Lauren Kern's website and blog at <a href="http://www.laurenkern.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;">www.laurenkern.com</a> for product and diet tips.<br /><br />Workout clothes from Equinox Gym</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Shoes by Chanel</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qeKavyEYDPM?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> <br /><br />PS.<br /><br />If you missed me on Secrets Of A Trophy Wife last week, you can now download it on iTunes for $2.99 :)<br /><br />xoxo</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-34963553182710365812012-12-12T14:49:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.613-07:00Workout Video #2 with my Trainer Lauren Kern<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here is an easy, full body workout that you can do anytime anywhere that will take about 15-30 minutes of your time. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I happened to have filmed this at my house when I was 1 month pregnant but had no idea yet :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Check back next week for Workout video #3 of 10 for more easy exercises that can be done at home , on vacation OR in a gym.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">xoxo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Jennifer</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Be sure to check out my trainer Lauren Kern's website and blog at <a href="http://www.laurenkern.com/">www.laurenkern.com</a> for product and diet tips.<br /><br />Workout clothes from Equinox Gym</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r7aFgk7nKIg?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-15931034747469982222012-12-07T07:31:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.622-07:00#TrophyWife and #ShahsofSunset<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="270" id="flashObj" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2017260005001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Finsdr.co%2FSBMpuK&playerID=1750003872001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABl3NGiWE~,8q8LlTikIxdptWjPOS76DM5NKYly8t2c&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2017260005001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Finsdr.co%2FSBMpuK&playerID=1750003872001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABl3NGiWE~,8q8LlTikIxdptWjPOS76DM5NKYly8t2c&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sneak peak of this Saturdays show from The Insider<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6s12CD7zwlhKpmtjFlmw6CZBLtqUhY4DoW4zElY0ijrXWFhEYOn3CFhaYVVt545ajN4JPMAg4g5w2aq_uzC3yVZoQt21RMF6t2n_QPaExGhKMm_k28ifuV6Es0CL94PU1RObJpj8C4OYh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+4.18.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6s12CD7zwlhKpmtjFlmw6CZBLtqUhY4DoW4zElY0ijrXWFhEYOn3CFhaYVVt545ajN4JPMAg4g5w2aq_uzC3yVZoQt21RMF6t2n_QPaExGhKMm_k28ifuV6Es0CL94PU1RObJpj8C4OYh/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+4.18.50+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Be sure to tune in Friday Dec 7th at 730pm on CBS to catch the girls giving an interview on The insider. Im in London so I couldn't be there for it :(</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Samona Fusco, Leyla Milani and Paula Steurer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYR44YDazelo8uT0YuBevegg-0WxMkk_AjnxVtHDMt6uvDEl29TUcWVt61-Pkt_agwB4RJ3t4TT3CsBiNL-c3poWU9WiCbaYN2CHx8dXvvMrr3-xb5Ws101d4xzGayhTFUdoiEXco1EMV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.48.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYR44YDazelo8uT0YuBevegg-0WxMkk_AjnxVtHDMt6uvDEl29TUcWVt61-Pkt_agwB4RJ3t4TT3CsBiNL-c3poWU9WiCbaYN2CHx8dXvvMrr3-xb5Ws101d4xzGayhTFUdoiEXco1EMV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.48.10+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano and Lilly Ghalichi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This has been an exciting year for both Lilly ( one of my best friends and business partner for Have Faith Swimgerie) and I. Our swimwear line took off, gracing the pages of some of the most sought after magazines for a designer to be featured in as well as dressing the bodies of some of Hollywoods biggest names. In just our second year in business, we can proudly say we are ahead of the game.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.havefaith.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b_xzAv72yML8xabH_6CVu5MidyOuvuK_l2UX4SWBK7fnj7ADnhi1Tn6wvNfPwdN2bwfEGW66e_J-EDPXEgt5NdGG0U0JNXuaqeIVdHny_jKSytp2e3vfB2zFMhMjm-gSuQQ1__PMJQQJ/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.08.23+PM.png" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our Swimwear line- <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/" target="_blank">Have Faith Swimgerie. www.havefaith.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Most of you may know by now that I filmed for a 1 time Special on TLC called "Secrets of a Trophy Wife," while my partner / bestie Lilly Ghalichi signed on for the second season of Shahs of Sunset on Bravo TV and is best known as, "The Persian Barbie and Persian Princess." <br /><br />Many of you have been asking me if they will be seeing me on Shahs with Lilly and if Lilly will be on the TLC special Trophy Wife. The answer is unfortunately no, and heres why. At the beginning of the year I was interviewed for Housewives of Beverly Hills, made it to the network but was told I was too young for the already established cast, and I completely agree. Then through the same production company Evolution that produces BH housewives, they casted me for the TLC special Secrets of a Trophy Wife which they were also producing. I talked it over with Alki and Lilly and we all agreed it would be an amazing opportunity to showcase the brand on a great network and NATION WIDE!<br />Then later on in the year Lilly got asked for a second time to be apart of Shahs of Sunset. She was really hesitant at first, but again, what an amazing opportunity to showcase the brand AND on a different and popular network. 2 different viewers, 2 different networks, people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for this kind of exposure. So Lilly went through the interviewing process and of course booked it!!! We were all excited to be apart of each others shows and be able to film together when we got the door slammed in our face; we were NOT ALLOWED to film with each other, at each others houses... NOTHING :(<br />We were really upset but agreed it was in our best interest to just do them separately, at the end of the day, its still benefitting both of us and our brand. Im not gonna lie, it was really hard to watch all my friends go film with Lilly and me not be allowed to even go watch, and Im sure Lilly felt the same.<br /><br />So in a nutshell, that is why you will not be seeing me on Shahs or Lilly on SOTW with me. However, Lilly and I have high hopes of one day having our own show together. 2 girls running a business and with 2 babies in the office... ( our manager at Have Faith Swimgerie, Jilly, is also pregnant and 2 months ahead of me. You'll see Jilly on Shahs this coming Sunday).. It could be a really funny show. LOL<br /><br />Anyway, make sure you tune in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Saturday Dec 8th at 10/9c to TLC</span> to catch me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SecretsOfATrophyWife" target="_blank">Secrets of Trophy Wife</a>, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Sunday Dec 9th 10/9c to BRAVO</span> tv to catch Lilly, Jilly and our bestie and fit model Rachel Bernstein, on Shahs of Sunset.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2B5YulkHQsj3PDmzobNXvNWxU7D0f1oa2lzR9RJSiMuNwTgu-4rYBcwL8OvOA8VXIPHWALsXGuUFXz98IcyGymYWCq6lZGREfY-Wstfrx-pQdOHZhULtMt66rkjREutiDmK6KXuzab-d/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.03.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2B5YulkHQsj3PDmzobNXvNWxU7D0f1oa2lzR9RJSiMuNwTgu-4rYBcwL8OvOA8VXIPHWALsXGuUFXz98IcyGymYWCq6lZGREfY-Wstfrx-pQdOHZhULtMt66rkjREutiDmK6KXuzab-d/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.03.08+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BcgZHOhpqNdPi_aM4QsS_i-sM4497hZKtRei99ydk7j5aV_pLlh6vGnPSLY9jeBsIgyLI8Ci8uqLpUZ2ihnq7ezSaTU0oy-vpN4hKKbd-kFikQ3p9tOgmhuvaHsf0yLZWQGQN-Th2NVi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.03.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BcgZHOhpqNdPi_aM4QsS_i-sM4497hZKtRei99ydk7j5aV_pLlh6vGnPSLY9jeBsIgyLI8Ci8uqLpUZ2ihnq7ezSaTU0oy-vpN4hKKbd-kFikQ3p9tOgmhuvaHsf0yLZWQGQN-Th2NVi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.03.40+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU23TsH-EbEZS53H13iW_KNnUMVFJBo8ha4AzhKuqf07WKKvW3DlgVM_XxDB-xdXwGL7P5m-ab9pakfgH3sptuLuKbxTCN42ax2Ru5n759iwJsncebJuS5MEHP1Q2-UzoPtfjJeDT6a0WR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.04.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU23TsH-EbEZS53H13iW_KNnUMVFJBo8ha4AzhKuqf07WKKvW3DlgVM_XxDB-xdXwGL7P5m-ab9pakfgH3sptuLuKbxTCN42ax2Ru5n759iwJsncebJuS5MEHP1Q2-UzoPtfjJeDT6a0WR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+3.04.59+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Welcome to my Home. Jennifer Stano. Be sure to tune in THIS Saturday</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj017H3GL-oysmFLenJclJTPwcofaoX9ztR6MAwAdct3oy08RyyWi8y4yw5-EqR8q3s0bjXNFfASz4kEIY9C2dKdD-aLu_x-9UWXIaf46DVEz2fZWwKDaqNRJ9mdXSY_gwlt_2gKm15bHsv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.59.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj017H3GL-oysmFLenJclJTPwcofaoX9ztR6MAwAdct3oy08RyyWi8y4yw5-EqR8q3s0bjXNFfASz4kEIY9C2dKdD-aLu_x-9UWXIaf46DVEz2fZWwKDaqNRJ9mdXSY_gwlt_2gKm15bHsv/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.59.56+PM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_VS4zcz0ubI4dscWsRX8vqHmTLfVcsbsHviZ3u4hwq_CRWX0d9_XuWwoliBlvqvuEe_37P67hHJK578ynpOsNLnls_dBOo80Iy3Dq8vnecwaihdxj_M60EYkV6DkKPF4krXF5vC5hZaL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.58.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_VS4zcz0ubI4dscWsRX8vqHmTLfVcsbsHviZ3u4hwq_CRWX0d9_XuWwoliBlvqvuEe_37P67hHJK578ynpOsNLnls_dBOo80Iy3Dq8vnecwaihdxj_M60EYkV6DkKPF4krXF5vC5hZaL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.58.23+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lilly Ghalichi and Rachel Bernstein on this Sunday's episode of Shahs of Sunet. Be sure to tune in to see a ton of our new 2013 Collection !!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMZLhUldQpNypDKY8gAf6yrTTKnTOgcliAsTBT1RP5Yp2x4VGTRa0lKAO5-keG9Rv6Inahs9Vis2Exy6F1vwcxDt5VDXMp3KeAyZIc8jpbIVlRG1uQcwif6y5NFZEPVYOfTBkdMBFG_Zb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.49.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMZLhUldQpNypDKY8gAf6yrTTKnTOgcliAsTBT1RP5Yp2x4VGTRa0lKAO5-keG9Rv6Inahs9Vis2Exy6F1vwcxDt5VDXMp3KeAyZIc8jpbIVlRG1uQcwif6y5NFZEPVYOfTBkdMBFG_Zb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.49.51+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano and Lilly Ghalichi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bUtAAduko4f-yq9Eo4Q_2qWgHaEPJuboDFlOi5wP4UM7StU_QWZamogpbjFdD6YknPypitPs8GxCRlqnlc_uqKRwnHt_1KwLMiaVRaaEUhRaGQfuZZxWcrQ80hR_TYXHkkVtpF9VzpIa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.50.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bUtAAduko4f-yq9Eo4Q_2qWgHaEPJuboDFlOi5wP4UM7StU_QWZamogpbjFdD6YknPypitPs8GxCRlqnlc_uqKRwnHt_1KwLMiaVRaaEUhRaGQfuZZxWcrQ80hR_TYXHkkVtpF9VzpIa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.50.32+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano and Lilly Ghalichi</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaA-Mqs-FstkvPfZv-VeafXuG8tE4_SOvs_lywg6fAXRKQPzAkqDHCJX-TiVofek26-fHxWlMR44ne3R59Mf7wRzr3xF7vPnURayL7jAkdy1FNPTlsDPLMeHRKD3kTxgpkN0If4wIPUOd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.51.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaA-Mqs-FstkvPfZv-VeafXuG8tE4_SOvs_lywg6fAXRKQPzAkqDHCJX-TiVofek26-fHxWlMR44ne3R59Mf7wRzr3xF7vPnURayL7jAkdy1FNPTlsDPLMeHRKD3kTxgpkN0If4wIPUOd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+2.51.06+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Stano and Lilly Ghalichi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hThHefBP3Zs?rel=0" width="640"></iframe> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Learn a little more about the girls of Secrets Of A Trophy Wife</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></u><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJYoCTNPwOKh7TtoNX5wRKtR2Zp8UMNdjBm8Lx_l-RUFVPLc_CRQyL-NQRgXVfGoMmkT1DuzCoGzaccyf9DW5fXSkqqnP5PfP4mdgmySsO-ze4mQs4XhgPZfqaHUFd6aK-Y4XWcs_x796/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+4.47.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJYoCTNPwOKh7TtoNX5wRKtR2Zp8UMNdjBm8Lx_l-RUFVPLc_CRQyL-NQRgXVfGoMmkT1DuzCoGzaccyf9DW5fXSkqqnP5PfP4mdgmySsO-ze4mQs4XhgPZfqaHUFd6aK-Y4XWcs_x796/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-07+at+4.47.31+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Sneak-Peek-TLC-Special-SECRETS-OF-A-TROPHY-WIFE-Premiering-128-20121207" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the full article and bios of each girl.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Here are some fun links:</u></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SecretsOfATrophyWife" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Secrets of a Trophy Wife Facebook</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheJenniferStano" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jennifer Stano Facebook </span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="http://instagram.com/jenniferstano" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Follow me on Instagram- @JenniferStano</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.havefaith.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check out the Sexiest Swimwear- Have Faith Swimgerie</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferStano" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Follow me on Twitter- @JenniferStano</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShahsOfSunset" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shahs of Sunset Facebook</span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLillyGhalichi" target="_blank">Lilly Ghalichi Facebook</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">See you this Saturday Dec 8th at 10/9c on TLC</span></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-11057838850957688582012-12-05T14:49:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.632-07:00"Secrets of a Trophy Wife" on TLC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSvhSYws0lJ7niUl65NPP6mgX37fM4r6Hon0S_HT558q9_1jr0un6DN8FN73HbZnMNOG3Wn4zHc5iqIhOTOV5NWRDSveFjbxk973pP72C3XB2gQQ8TVrHzU3uD2XMTKNA94_HYmoRqbqW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-05+at+10.22.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSvhSYws0lJ7niUl65NPP6mgX37fM4r6Hon0S_HT558q9_1jr0un6DN8FN73HbZnMNOG3Wn4zHc5iqIhOTOV5NWRDSveFjbxk973pP72C3XB2gQQ8TVrHzU3uD2XMTKNA94_HYmoRqbqW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-05+at+10.22.17+PM.png" /></a></div><br />A few months ago Alki and I got asked to be apart of a special that was being filmed for TLC about successful men with young wives who work; but don't have to. It sounded like a cool opportunity to give people a glimpse into our life, to show us interacting, my business, our home and everything I am grateful for. Well, this Saturday, December 8th at 10/9c on TLC the show now titled " Secrets of a Trophy Wife" will air staring myself, Leyla Milani, Paula Steurer, Simona Fusco and Marcela Iglacious. It should be a cute little segment and I can't wait to hear your feed back.. And I can't wait to give mine after I see how everything was edited LOL... Production can be scary sometimes.<br />Take a look at the trailer below and hope to see you Saturday !<br />Direct link to video- <a href="http://on.aol.com/video/secrets-of-a-trophy-wife-preview-clip-517572138">http://on.aol.com/video/secrets-of-a-trophy-wife-preview-clip-517572138</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nTkFLaiW5qHYfJ_9-X6w4JrScF0Y9QmXj8OIM2hGpYeJ4TA67ZmKac5mCFXzet3tbqb2hvW5tlFTsoGdlL3pv-Psh40hjckZiOYywt5UgXacntJyNwull0O9Po6hyphenhyphenhpv-x06QPMlssiL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-05+at+10.23.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nTkFLaiW5qHYfJ_9-X6w4JrScF0Y9QmXj8OIM2hGpYeJ4TA67ZmKac5mCFXzet3tbqb2hvW5tlFTsoGdlL3pv-Psh40hjckZiOYywt5UgXacntJyNwull0O9Po6hyphenhyphenhpv-x06QPMlssiL/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-05+at+10.23.53+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><script src="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=203&width=560&height=345&shuffle=0&playList=517572138" type="text/javascript"></script></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-82914202837634774592012-11-08T16:04:00.000-08:002014-04-02T08:53:48.643-07:00It's True.. I'M PREGNANT!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">After trying for quite some time, Alki and I are happy to say we are PREGNANT!!</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF7RAbA7z_8DJUaR6peGCXhmriO4Mwy97htWoKvjgugrMBP79Na-vE5rAgompJikdDUNScE8NaGZWDnZTbYLIjE7httVoxwiyQGsyrC6E3suvId4_qGMTfs2BtN_3vgx_TgKWW1Kxg9WP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.01.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF7RAbA7z_8DJUaR6peGCXhmriO4Mwy97htWoKvjgugrMBP79Na-vE5rAgompJikdDUNScE8NaGZWDnZTbYLIjE7httVoxwiyQGsyrC6E3suvId4_qGMTfs2BtN_3vgx_TgKWW1Kxg9WP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.01.46+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jennifer Stano, 7 weeks pregnant here</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>This Is Our Journey.</u></span></div><br />When Alki and I got engaged in 2009 we didn't use anything to protect against getting pregnant. We were both in love and happy and knew that if it happened it was meant to be, basically leaving it in God and a higher powers hands. Really, Alki wanted to have a baby since the day we first met, but I am more traditional in that sense and like the stages in life. I wanted to be engaged and then get married and then look forward to starting a family, I've always been that way, so after our wedding in May 2011 we have been trying to conceive. No, I wasn't watching my watch and running to the bedroom to bang like a crazy woman, but I did download an app on my iPhone that helped me keep track of when my menstrual cycle would begin and end and about when I would start to ovulate. We tried that for over a year and then when nothing happened, not even a close call in our 3.5 years together, we started to wonder if something was wrong. I told myself I would wait till I was 28 years old ( which will be Feb 2013 ) to go to a Dr and start the process of finding out what the "problem" was, but when I found out my close friend and co-worker Jill, (some of you may know her from Have Faith Swimgerie) was pregnant it really put some fire under my ass to see "why not me". I always left me getting pregnant to God and a higher power, believing it would happen when it was meant to happen, but if there is a problem, no matter how long you wait, you'll never conceive...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXUwuPmGwmp70fDWSTavHYJ0EGUsE9YTzH6UWIugnU1e5rMzQXmHLZdAIIFJDpCxhXsfgtG4CnFov3CHQaO3bxB7_fuubWXaTEl3Mz973iPf0Au9o5ElNO4aWT83lmoylUToxKjUYHKz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.21.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXUwuPmGwmp70fDWSTavHYJ0EGUsE9YTzH6UWIugnU1e5rMzQXmHLZdAIIFJDpCxhXsfgtG4CnFov3CHQaO3bxB7_fuubWXaTEl3Mz973iPf0Au9o5ElNO4aWT83lmoylUToxKjUYHKz/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.21.45+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The love of my life.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Alki and I were out to dinner that week discussing how exciting it was for Jill and Chris to be expecting a baby and out of nowhere Alki asked me "so when are you going to go to the Dr ?" Just him asking me that made me really excited and nervous all at the same time knowing he was anxious to start a family. The next day I called up <u>Southern California Reproductive Center</u> which is a fertility center down the street from our house and made an appointment with Dr. Mark Surrey. A few of my friends have gone to this center and were super happy, and now I was ready to see what was going on with me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdsK2Z6HI8oz45jNnTuccuRS055jQNbhEtWPlxbC6ClbKfnPr4YeHha2wUvo2cLbo3WHpYZ2uEOhaPFhYYe1bNLOACwrtQyQAgVoy7Ms1SJX41WgWqPaZYy0x00W2gVImNrN6UJvau3yA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.23.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdsK2Z6HI8oz45jNnTuccuRS055jQNbhEtWPlxbC6ClbKfnPr4YeHha2wUvo2cLbo3WHpYZ2uEOhaPFhYYe1bNLOACwrtQyQAgVoy7Ms1SJX41WgWqPaZYy0x00W2gVImNrN6UJvau3yA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.23.23+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Kg3Ef2HLpnOx6wOdp_TIR6Dobq3_LynLXbJo_nvfRkciS4JCAovUx_yPmqsOi2RwfQ91kCGlv80mviXZy4bqh1Ub5DEHAtbFZvqkb3X-en-L2YWrvPBxXidVyJ2jWiKTbXpGvSXSKMzD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.26.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Kg3Ef2HLpnOx6wOdp_TIR6Dobq3_LynLXbJo_nvfRkciS4JCAovUx_yPmqsOi2RwfQ91kCGlv80mviXZy4bqh1Ub5DEHAtbFZvqkb3X-en-L2YWrvPBxXidVyJ2jWiKTbXpGvSXSKMzD/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.26.26+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Alki and I went in and met with Dr. Surrey. He was super nice and explained everything to us. They immediately started to do blood tests on both Alki and I, an internal ultrasound and took measurements of god knows what inside...I think my Follicles. I happened to go in at the perfect time- Day 2 of my cycle, and they were able to monitor my cycle, my hormones and my levels and see how I "developed". For those of you who don't know- day 1 in your cycle is the day you get your period, so I went to the Dr the day after and it was perfect timing because I didn't have to wait and entire month to get tests done.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQI3_FJhsWRW97smzOa1ggDL0HnltqAsoY2SFBlHezxoXy9crf7nJfM3YSqAd5bKE8uvRu_4cTrLeusnnbDxJ3jTXZmTEX2M4GyMkQRAWjrKyBxED3UdT4ZLqTXD4PE9gRAqiSo68CM2w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.29.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQI3_FJhsWRW97smzOa1ggDL0HnltqAsoY2SFBlHezxoXy9crf7nJfM3YSqAd5bKE8uvRu_4cTrLeusnnbDxJ3jTXZmTEX2M4GyMkQRAWjrKyBxED3UdT4ZLqTXD4PE9gRAqiSo68CM2w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.29.19+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Follicles that when big enough release an egg.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglo1FpZwSoHTCd7eHQOVWzhelTWXotWF-yk440LXjJZxsNiHBrbVgYF1wTsGvnyzrp5vQUH0tT8Bl-gR6V9ILCgv9usOmGbHUQDJC-QAWjRRn37aI4usVdjNFm7XzG5DNUuGyBapVRh_NJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.31.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglo1FpZwSoHTCd7eHQOVWzhelTWXotWF-yk440LXjJZxsNiHBrbVgYF1wTsGvnyzrp5vQUH0tT8Bl-gR6V9ILCgv9usOmGbHUQDJC-QAWjRRn37aI4usVdjNFm7XzG5DNUuGyBapVRh_NJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.31.31+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Picture of an Internal or Transvaginal ultrasound</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />After days and days in and out of the Dr's and being poked and pinched, they decided they wanted to book me in for a procedure called Hysterosalpingogram aka HSG. HSG is an X-ray procedure performed to determine whether the fallopian tubes are open and to see if the shape of the uterine cavity is normal. HSG is an outpatient procedure done when your period has ended but before you start to ovulate. Doesn't sound so bad right ? Well, during this procedure the Dr has to put a cannula or catheter into your cervix and then through that they push a liquid into your uterus and watch live on the X-ray machine to see if the "dye" gets stuck or flows freely through your fallopian tubes.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-APBPe21-UT87-v0OmNh0hMeFIqcONx4dAgDGZVzK2H9yU0FpMEq7a4HiNwogz-v7n9ZOTvwQeTK_2b-6eADcI9TmzeLButv04rETVaP5ijjiJ5ueBO9zcs2JnJnJCRK3ukkWkIKK4i0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.39.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-APBPe21-UT87-v0OmNh0hMeFIqcONx4dAgDGZVzK2H9yU0FpMEq7a4HiNwogz-v7n9ZOTvwQeTK_2b-6eADcI9TmzeLButv04rETVaP5ijjiJ5ueBO9zcs2JnJnJCRK3ukkWkIKK4i0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.39.29+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsFRUy1SD2F_zWzwWSoT6MBma9zKJW491wh9zP0qmFy-1Sb0R-F3j7jP9CDmb7oRMfDtglO6Yl27NqjUlaG8_wMRS8OFbY8r5MVFxCU74EOHAAWNSUhAFd3Jdo9EM-kfJ35YTweoXTk00/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.48.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsFRUy1SD2F_zWzwWSoT6MBma9zKJW491wh9zP0qmFy-1Sb0R-F3j7jP9CDmb7oRMfDtglO6Yl27NqjUlaG8_wMRS8OFbY8r5MVFxCU74EOHAAWNSUhAFd3Jdo9EM-kfJ35YTweoXTk00/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.48.55+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My room at SCRC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> My HSG Procedure Day- I was laying down in the room by myself as you would for a regular pap, the Dr came in, got me ready and then started to push the catheter into my cervix when all I hear him say is "it won't go in, its getting stuck". Now, the feeling is like a severe cramp in your uterus and hearing him say "it won't go in" freaked me out so much that the room began to get dark, I started to get hot, and all I remember saying to him and the nurse was " IM GOING TO PASS OUT"!<br />BOOM! Out for the count, butt ass naked, spread eagle , laying down with a catheter stuck in my cervix. Done! <br />I wake up to the nurse holding smelling salts in my face and an open door or nurses peeking in to see if everything was ok and the Dr holding my legs straight up in the air to force blood to my head.<br />Who passes out laying down anyway LOL.<br />I was sweating my ass off and completely forgot where I was. When I came to my senses I apologized and asked if the catheter was still in my cervix, the Dr said "yes", so I told him to proceed and that I was fine.<br />LOL I swear this happened, you can't make this shit up.<br />So finally I feel the dye going in, it gave me a slight cramp but at this point nothing I couldn't handle, and I watched the monitor along with my Dr and nurse. As the dye traveled through he explained what was going on. I saw the dye go through one side, then the other but then on one side it began to gather once it left my fallopian tube. Then he explains how my uterus looked a bit "abnormal" by the looks of this test and explained how I will have to get an MRI at a different facility to get a clear view of my uterus and its shape.<br />Mine looked more like a heart when it should look like a triangle to give you a visual.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyGGL5fVY1mJ6LM2FalC5oKB8PZwnJVNcYLJzB3c-9dmmm-ybuOEJ_jMCntOfnrYkUKUw3sXiOywT21H2HF0rKEFaAfMTbu9P6WKGbRjOCHyyQ99O14RTYi9tH_S92SqeDJJEiosR8s4p/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.35.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyGGL5fVY1mJ6LM2FalC5oKB8PZwnJVNcYLJzB3c-9dmmm-ybuOEJ_jMCntOfnrYkUKUw3sXiOywT21H2HF0rKEFaAfMTbu9P6WKGbRjOCHyyQ99O14RTYi9tH_S92SqeDJJEiosR8s4p/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.35.45+PM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A picture from an Xray machine showing the dye in the Uterus and spilling out of the Fallopian tubes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPb4IpP1mn3aOeQGofkmslNoGM6nQ_H22RumbAgMvkSeXtxFc5Zj8yzNmltSGWS9Sb8hwmLZCghXEhhBI-cgZEEE8haOOLMrbi6uauq_RWi65lCUEu66MT8vdglRpI5CL790VkqXdfRAl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPb4IpP1mn3aOeQGofkmslNoGM6nQ_H22RumbAgMvkSeXtxFc5Zj8yzNmltSGWS9Sb8hwmLZCghXEhhBI-cgZEEE8haOOLMrbi6uauq_RWi65lCUEu66MT8vdglRpI5CL790VkqXdfRAl/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.06+PM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me, before I passed out. See the X-ray machine above my belly..</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndyPWxaGQ4iNyNlmB4CCc2inHZtEfbsNFb8Ey69QczJ95ZKc1AFJdHAPaA2hIFbLcbKzcWqyJjIz7rX8JckRkqCG2PnbhUp1CiXvVuMegGabVwm2o-E5P9LeI7I45qI9Om7OVBHFaxvsR/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndyPWxaGQ4iNyNlmB4CCc2inHZtEfbsNFb8Ey69QczJ95ZKc1AFJdHAPaA2hIFbLcbKzcWqyJjIz7rX8JckRkqCG2PnbhUp1CiXvVuMegGabVwm2o-E5P9LeI7I45qI9Om7OVBHFaxvsR/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.15+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Breakfast the next day. Basically what my Uterus looked like... A Heart <3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />So that Saturday Alki took me to a place near the house where they performed my MRI. This is a 30 minute procedure where an IV was put in my arm and in the last portion of the MRI contrast dye was pushed into my body so they can get a clear view of my uterus and its shape to see if there are any problems. The MRI didn't bother me even though it was SO loud. Alki was in the room and actually fell asleep lol. Having the IV in my arm for 30 minutes and having to hold it straight above my head the entire time was horrible however. Not to mention when they started to push the dye through the IV into my arm, OMG, it felt like a stream of water down my arm like a running faucet. It was the grossest feeling ever BUT, the results came back just fine and we were onto the next stage of our journey.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6APSZIbmCcMEWvMOdrhD16ikvQjYoFQKyJGxpDpht9tlKxxiKodR6QPfm1Dk-HKklYxHk8LuphZ8eUN27M5KfwR00aAbtyFgk_JRLxhGNg0tCAMimW9ORExvkKViu2olq2iFrwcxbAoQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.00.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6APSZIbmCcMEWvMOdrhD16ikvQjYoFQKyJGxpDpht9tlKxxiKodR6QPfm1Dk-HKklYxHk8LuphZ8eUN27M5KfwR00aAbtyFgk_JRLxhGNg0tCAMimW9ORExvkKViu2olq2iFrwcxbAoQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.00.59+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Picture of the MRI machine I was in for 30 minutes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now it was Alki's turn to get looked at. The first day we went to the Dr's Alki gave blood to check his levels which all came back fine, but now it was time to test the baby makers!!! So , off Alki went all on his own to the Dr's to give a semen sample for a semen analysis. I totally thought he was the one that was going to be "the problem" because he is a vegetarian and I have read that soy can decrease your sperm count by millions (which is not proven btw), BUT funny enough, all of his tests came back perfect :( which meant the "problem" was me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8U5x1ofXFTeIG3tkP9kI_d2pBxH7lpmMNnoNKL_xwimUdZedZSPDKeTRDWG0-mlX7X-dIBgbqlNUmcbKG7h3sI94-Jz5LUrTy0cZWKNCin8-eWlkEgcuGmxBig8K53dHQaM4opWrp8_r/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.04.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8U5x1ofXFTeIG3tkP9kI_d2pBxH7lpmMNnoNKL_xwimUdZedZSPDKeTRDWG0-mlX7X-dIBgbqlNUmcbKG7h3sI94-Jz5LUrTy0cZWKNCin8-eWlkEgcuGmxBig8K53dHQaM4opWrp8_r/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.04.39+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Somewhere along the way the Dr prescribed me a pill called Clomid which I took for 5 days. "Clomiphene aka Clomid is used to induce ovulation (egg production) in women who do not produce ova (eggs) but wish to become pregnant (infertility). Clomiphene is in a class of medications called ovulatory stimulants. It works similarly to estrogen, a female hormone that causes eggs to develop in the ovaries and be released." Later on in my cycle for 3 days I had a shot injected into my stomach called Bravelle. "Bravelle is used to stimulate egg maturation, and for multiple follicular development in women who are able to produce and release eggs (ovulate)." They couldn't diagnose me with anything as this was my first month and cycle going to them, however, every time I went in to the Dr's and they did an internal ultrasound they would measure my follicles which once mature would release an egg... and apparently I was slow at maturing. Maybe it's because I workout so much and produce more testosterone than estrogen .. Who knows. All I do know is my menstrual cycle was every 35-40 days instead of the normal 28 days which can come from being underweight or exercising a lot. This may or may not have played a part in me having trouble conceiving.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVBINExiAxmnVnfEMHJTsTZJSYRgtEcDNbxTIQJ1d4wwAXJkojQAtJamBVOalcoN7PrrHSIq2usqVqDkX-ZJmScS2AF7yYswqv2hE7PTsym5Wlbmes9Dre5cWZsBA-nC_DOlx9Wb0fLh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.48.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkVBINExiAxmnVnfEMHJTsTZJSYRgtEcDNbxTIQJ1d4wwAXJkojQAtJamBVOalcoN7PrrHSIq2usqVqDkX-ZJmScS2AF7yYswqv2hE7PTsym5Wlbmes9Dre5cWZsBA-nC_DOlx9Wb0fLh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.48.40+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Clomid tablets I was on for 5 days.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS03ErinAWoSLUfM5uBZ_nnqZtEhhZcbNuBQ1gxHQkS78aheHJUG2Ju1mnJRZlHRdePBVExkwbMv8oxQYYTbaWVZqNC51cB7X8qLCMQOML2KmUzS12qdaaxYQvfqooidikE3wqpIfx5t66/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.51.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS03ErinAWoSLUfM5uBZ_nnqZtEhhZcbNuBQ1gxHQkS78aheHJUG2Ju1mnJRZlHRdePBVExkwbMv8oxQYYTbaWVZqNC51cB7X8qLCMQOML2KmUzS12qdaaxYQvfqooidikE3wqpIfx5t66/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.51.38+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Bravelle shot I had injected for 3 consecutive days.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now since Alki's results came back good, and I was responding great to the medicine they gave me to help me mature and develop normally, they gave us a task- we had to " have relations" as they said and then within an hr I had to make my way to the Dr's where they would swab the inside of my "area" and see under a microscope if the sperm can swim freely through me. Basically making sure we can conceive naturally without having to do artificial insemination. We found out we could conceive naturally so now it was all game.<br />Dr. Surrey suggested doing artificial insemination to ensure a better result but Alki and I talked it over and felt that it seemed a little "desperate" for us. This was our first month going to the Fertility Center and we really just wanted to diagnose the problem, not actually force a pregnancy. So we chose to give it a try the old natural way and see how it goes.<br /><br />They gave me one last shot in the stomach called HCG. "HCG helps in the follicle maturation process and triggers the release of mature eggs from the follicles. Generally you will be given a medication to induce ovulation prior to taking the trigger shot. Medications like Clomid or HMG will help your ovaries to develop follicles for ovulation. The HCG trigger shot will then assist in the final maturation process and ensure that the mature eggs are released from your follicles." I know this sounds like so much but really they just helped me with what would naturally happen in a normal ovulating and developing woman.<br />I think the is the first stage for most woman experiencing problems conceiving. You start here and the last stage if no success I believe would be IVF- In Vitro Fertilization.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZII4UNWONPg1Gy108b7ENnbetgyZV1SISp7ORKG39mMkCb79lYTeeET6dVksoJBTkv_uMRbWohqIAAwmxp0q-r_idgjJNMxSSuWFkggVHjacBQACsySGrM-YtYVc8Kj29ydpTeWRL0JOh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.58.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZII4UNWONPg1Gy108b7ENnbetgyZV1SISp7ORKG39mMkCb79lYTeeET6dVksoJBTkv_uMRbWohqIAAwmxp0q-r_idgjJNMxSSuWFkggVHjacBQACsySGrM-YtYVc8Kj29ydpTeWRL0JOh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+6.58.53+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeXLh3NmQbwjSKbe4SAHFXlleTATptUlnsUkFzpYcgTWAJJBQ_Tr_LNhNixL8bDz9fXsUtEd2KdDAxwBrXaqX8kvzcXPnLQf4Z_yYBILDrKMzGQjTwgnWIGUblRexz2552Fjiz0uTWKqM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.21.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeXLh3NmQbwjSKbe4SAHFXlleTATptUlnsUkFzpYcgTWAJJBQ_Tr_LNhNixL8bDz9fXsUtEd2KdDAxwBrXaqX8kvzcXPnLQf4Z_yYBILDrKMzGQjTwgnWIGUblRexz2552Fjiz0uTWKqM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.21.21+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The family that does the kissy face together, stays together ;) LOL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Alki and I then "practiced" naturally for the next few days as we normally would since I was for sure ovulating. Sperm can live in your body for approximately 4 to 5 days, and the egg can live for 24 to 48 hours after being released. You are most fertile on the day before and the day of ovulation and so far we had a good chance of conceiving!! It was an exciting and nervous feeling thinking that "this could be it". The Dr's told us to test in 2 weeks from the day I got the HCG shot and then if I did not conceive they would start the process over and be able to monitor to see whats not happening properly. Its really crazy how many things need to go just right for you to conceive. It makes you think about all those 16 and pregnant girls getting preggers left and right and then the tons of grown and married woman having trouble trying to start a family. Go figure.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm9-TW-LY-ZJARu8nI5PaBwCHrwNnhqy9_LxhdkAHisodsIVBsAbeyUYKRYcLe026ET62FlZBn_R882_QJiwkwDvZdeShUnnXR7zO8HN2ET-Pz_3kEzwzEhVSLme1V_uObMvnz-QouInQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-08+at+1.01.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm9-TW-LY-ZJARu8nI5PaBwCHrwNnhqy9_LxhdkAHisodsIVBsAbeyUYKRYcLe026ET62FlZBn_R882_QJiwkwDvZdeShUnnXR7zO8HN2ET-Pz_3kEzwzEhVSLme1V_uObMvnz-QouInQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-08+at+1.01.21+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This could be it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table>So the Sunday before I was suppose to take a home pregnancy test I woke up with a full bladder and said, "let me just take a test and see." I got out of bed, made my way to the bathroom, grabbed a First Response test and did my thing. I placed it down on the counter kinda thinking it would be like every other time I thought I was pregnant and saw the negative line- but NO, this time there were 2 lines. One of them was SUPER light but definitely there!!! I ran out of the bathroom sliding across the floor and slamming into the wall and yelled to alki who was still in bed " OMG I THINK IM PREGNANT" !!!! Alki jumped out of bed, grabbed his glasses and took the test out of my hand. At this point I was shaking with excitement. He held it up to the light and hearing him confirm there was 2 lines was the best thing I ever heard. Some of you may understand what that feels like. Not being able to start a family and just wishing, and fantasizing of the day you get a positive sign on a test. Well, my moment came and it was one I'll never forget. I immediately called my mom who was on vacation in Italy and told her very calmly that " I took a test and there was 2 lines and I think I may be pregnant". I know she wanted to scream with excitement but she stayed calm, having gone through trouble getting pregnant with me, she knew how sometimes these tests could be wrong and how devastated I would be if I really wasn't pregnant. She told me to get a blood test at the Doctors to confirm . So I called up Dr. Surrey's office which is open 7 days a week, yes even on Sundays and they told me to come right in. Alki and I were so excited we "had relations" to celebrate LOL, got dressed and headed to the Dr's. They again did an internal ultrasound, said everything looked good so far and then took my blood and told me I would get the results the next day, I was so so excited. The Dr told me he though this process would be easy for me because I was young, in shape, healthy, I don't drink, I don't smoke...<br />I kept my fingers crossed it was true.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichj29HqmF-nOpJ_hX8P77BQ6_cVomX3nvGf35PDfMo2H8QijEuPWDOz_zqpJEe3j3RW3-nVFA2ESK0Ggxw_SfH-8cI0WyutddXV9Kt8lMBaAamwt8JL6yHOQzUzIVn7YV8Z-cvZhrtlhN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.06.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichj29HqmF-nOpJ_hX8P77BQ6_cVomX3nvGf35PDfMo2H8QijEuPWDOz_zqpJEe3j3RW3-nVFA2ESK0Ggxw_SfH-8cI0WyutddXV9Kt8lMBaAamwt8JL6yHOQzUzIVn7YV8Z-cvZhrtlhN/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.06.50+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My actually test. The First Home pregnancy Test I took that came up POSITIVE!!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table>After we finished at The Reproductive Center (SCRC) Alki and I went to the Beverly Hills hotel for our regular Sunday Morning breakfast. I downed so many glasses of water so I could take more tests later on when I got home. I had previously purchased 6 different tests just waiting for this moment. As soon as we got home I ran to the bathroom- peed into a disposable coffee cup and stuck 4 tests into it all at once. I wanted to make SURE this was for real.. Ive heard of false negatives, but false positives??? I don't think thats even possible. Sure enough every single test came up POSITIVE!!!!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWh0NtQtFsOxV7hvNRnx3eC0xgSGciogLATxJnprm-A539i-B0a0UFdoYII0-zUDhfi8_6wJeVKyxScAH027Qje_W-TLjH5Z3R26Kalk1GNz_90Iyq8Cz3Ru_s_RNhmUWYiw-Y7eng4a/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.03.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWh0NtQtFsOxV7hvNRnx3eC0xgSGciogLATxJnprm-A539i-B0a0UFdoYII0-zUDhfi8_6wJeVKyxScAH027Qje_W-TLjH5Z3R26Kalk1GNz_90Iyq8Cz3Ru_s_RNhmUWYiw-Y7eng4a/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.03.19+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My tests that I took later that day confirming I was PREGNANT!!!! SO EXCITED</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next day I anxiously awaited the phone call from Dr. Surrey to confirm I was pregnant. I was in the car taking my girl friend Katherine to a Dr check up for her fresh boob job when my phone went off.<br />" Hi Jennifer, this is so and so at SCRC and we just wanted to let you know we got a strong positive on your pregnancy test so you are indeed pregnant, and we want to start you on prenatal vitamins right away ".... The best news of my life.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ47e4Fjhq0QyLngx6BP6fFe-kh_fkIGoChuEDaVJstUFvVBL2S3eIOhEKV8G8H4aIsOuvjU_aFSn4jPBtQxMhK_VB7sd4DPaBclANACa7DSs_RbR-LBqrup1w7Z2msW2b5VNlRyM1Lm2w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.07.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ47e4Fjhq0QyLngx6BP6fFe-kh_fkIGoChuEDaVJstUFvVBL2S3eIOhEKV8G8H4aIsOuvjU_aFSn4jPBtQxMhK_VB7sd4DPaBclANACa7DSs_RbR-LBqrup1w7Z2msW2b5VNlRyM1Lm2w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.07.24+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonB4mbvhaBLCrlJYXk6ceaYF4cavb8lQ6EwCe5re7_ugBt9UKrWRgioIt5kwE9SxNNg47vGDqgpOcTnQfjRgmG1rdyqmHINyNLHZfb0049TIlvdqfMMoVMzhzX1dPiMzsuibaYqMbibYE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-08+at+1.11.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonB4mbvhaBLCrlJYXk6ceaYF4cavb8lQ6EwCe5re7_ugBt9UKrWRgioIt5kwE9SxNNg47vGDqgpOcTnQfjRgmG1rdyqmHINyNLHZfb0049TIlvdqfMMoVMzhzX1dPiMzsuibaYqMbibYE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-08+at+1.11.03+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These are the CitraNatal Assure Prenatal Vitamins I take every night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div>I always told myself I was going to wait to buy the 'What to Expect When Expecting' book for when I found out I was pregnant, and the day Dr. Surrey confirmed I was, Alki took me to the book shop in Beverly Hills and bought me my first pregnancy book. Ive been reading it everyday and it has really taught me so much.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhGsfv0dstzTXndlGmrs-O4dtZ7PgUHVcCqg6IvLVKmvFL3oS7t8usMCnP7_Lfw67YZ_XiYpi3rPJi_Do6aZQ9PEPsa2vZgVHwlTXbeASwA8JdmLyMWhLQgDrfsxIoz5rBO1X7ireOoBC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhGsfv0dstzTXndlGmrs-O4dtZ7PgUHVcCqg6IvLVKmvFL3oS7t8usMCnP7_Lfw67YZ_XiYpi3rPJi_Do6aZQ9PEPsa2vZgVHwlTXbeASwA8JdmLyMWhLQgDrfsxIoz5rBO1X7ireOoBC/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.23+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What to Expect When Expecting... I couldn't wait for this moment.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>My First Signs</u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The first signs of pregnancy for me was extreme tiredness, all I wanted to do was sleep. My nipples were super sensitive, and my skin started to break out like never before. I also started to feel a difference in my lower abdomen while doing regular ab exercises I would normally do. I remember working out my with trainer Lauren Kern and telling her " something just doesn't feel right, can we do a different exercise". I didn't think I would feel or see changes as fast as I did- but I am VERY in tune with my body. I also noticed I was sweating at the gym a lot more and getting really hot at night while I was sleeping.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt-xdET9OsBDVOT3E_N9Xxt9gJVJHlmZCM4_2CURJQeu8PQDSzuwf_6ksdnbpqfYl9PPavtoi37itlySqndDn-Jd5IAg_em71Do9ZcqmAB0d_s3UOFG-4zqO1fLrW6Uhnbg5i0C82JGFM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.06.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt-xdET9OsBDVOT3E_N9Xxt9gJVJHlmZCM4_2CURJQeu8PQDSzuwf_6ksdnbpqfYl9PPavtoi37itlySqndDn-Jd5IAg_em71Do9ZcqmAB0d_s3UOFG-4zqO1fLrW6Uhnbg5i0C82JGFM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.06.42+PM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First signs of being pregnant- My skin got much worse than this</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />So, now I am 2 months pregnant. I know I know, your " not suppose" to tell people you're preggers till the 2nd trimester (12 weeks) because its still high risk that something could go wrong, but the truth is- you can go full term and deliver a still born baby. Alki and I are so excited and I really wanted to share the experience with you. Far more pregnancies go through than miscarry and if it happened, something was not right and it was meant to happen. I go weekly for blood work and ultrasounds and everything is "excellent" according to my Dr. Im young, Im healthy and I know I'll be just fine.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA5g4YFgr-ZpnzANPRwEg0Zh1yR9S6felBGdNa062UOmtDpd_TC6COyly6-a0hfBDje2TV0CNX8NlhHGWKjmzqp42SL8ahqxoorUFfieLWhl81MN7oRXXmOZa_he6Dto-2poZBvdkcH1-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.03.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA5g4YFgr-ZpnzANPRwEg0Zh1yR9S6felBGdNa062UOmtDpd_TC6COyly6-a0hfBDje2TV0CNX8NlhHGWKjmzqp42SL8ahqxoorUFfieLWhl81MN7oRXXmOZa_he6Dto-2poZBvdkcH1-/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.03.01+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me at 6 weeks. Call it whatever you want, but its baby related, so to me its my BABY BUMP!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>Currently</u></span><br />2 months preggers and I'm already feeling and seeing the changes in my body for weeks now. I'm feeling extremely tired. My boobs have been swollen for weeks already and have gotten bigger which scares me because I've had so many complications with my implants and the center of my cleavage lifting away from my breastbone, aka Symmastia. But , I'm staying positive and wearing wireless bras which are way more comfortable yet supportive. I also bought a medical bra called The Thong Bra which help hold down the center of your cleavage and also supports your breast. I also have had cold like symptoms and have been sneezing for the past 3 weeks. I have read this is also a symptom of pregnancy. I get Hot and Cold flashes all throughout the day. I have what they call "pregnancy brain" , like Bridal Brain, where you're forgetful. I'm sure there is more lol.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpzlfCm6SwxghbwVIOohWjTB18lK8MRk6p0Q_ENb9bb7FTJqel8i1VWuQg2ExH0GUGDj3Sx2AStbabeNqV6rGsJD2bzxmFpmbf-vOLwjgradayanYHldD41Co6FU7rbFOSzcjl8iazvuT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.11.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpzlfCm6SwxghbwVIOohWjTB18lK8MRk6p0Q_ENb9bb7FTJqel8i1VWuQg2ExH0GUGDj3Sx2AStbabeNqV6rGsJD2bzxmFpmbf-vOLwjgradayanYHldD41Co6FU7rbFOSzcjl8iazvuT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.11.56+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My boobs are growing so fast and so sore its already starting to create a problem with the center of my cleavage. This is why I had repeated breast augs- was to fix the Symmastia. After I'm done breast feeding I will probably have to have another breast aug to fix the problem and I am also going to downsize my implant size. I want more children and I do not want to go through this every time. Plus, Im over the whole "bigger is always better", that applies to certain things only ;)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEwvei8GJbp5z7nTygbgL1luEe5-OyG6-8fDGDINuF6PnpbGw06CUJ-oKrRQ2UJnV0Uz63-UhIp0RMQw2-QIsSwWtXqbDlckiFQGWRbsRCz6qG0RgHctXVrubU7hu5aFKq3-Upe7d7q_c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.18.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEwvei8GJbp5z7nTygbgL1luEe5-OyG6-8fDGDINuF6PnpbGw06CUJ-oKrRQ2UJnV0Uz63-UhIp0RMQw2-QIsSwWtXqbDlckiFQGWRbsRCz6qG0RgHctXVrubU7hu5aFKq3-Upe7d7q_c/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.18.52+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thongbra.com/">www.thongbra.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVoCMJmQ2s_ZvyEjxyLZojsp9NmRtUAeiZqDiHcd67NvlM6N-e3LlIHlv4xWgEwEvvlLo600ODEgIvHxK4hbzsULE7EmQO6RUjzFMkBZ4x_fBt65SMmK9etFKyUOVi5yEsZi91RyHZCqP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.18.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVoCMJmQ2s_ZvyEjxyLZojsp9NmRtUAeiZqDiHcd67NvlM6N-e3LlIHlv4xWgEwEvvlLo600ODEgIvHxK4hbzsULE7EmQO6RUjzFMkBZ4x_fBt65SMmK9etFKyUOVi5yEsZi91RyHZCqP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.18.20+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NOT ME. This is what the thongbra looks like.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUdKnYCOctRXR-s3qLpicgkB__CB5wFhYu1pIlTDm6AOfiN6PkMOmV-AlqzOKEtQfP9rjb1WsPqWlo0pQ6D2-4XqvZfup97dCV96JzfeJd2u7BXs547OP_HNxP23ZpDkAnhRxRgkwn4Bk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUdKnYCOctRXR-s3qLpicgkB__CB5wFhYu1pIlTDm6AOfiN6PkMOmV-AlqzOKEtQfP9rjb1WsPqWlo0pQ6D2-4XqvZfup97dCV96JzfeJd2u7BXs547OP_HNxP23ZpDkAnhRxRgkwn4Bk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.39+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know it doesn't look like much, But there is a clear difference from my mid-section before being pregnant and now.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sure I'm bloated but my Uterus is also the size of my fist at this point. My jeans are all tight around my ass and stomach and I have been living in leggings. These are all common feelings and symptoms during your first trimester...So much is changing so fast.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>How Has Being Pregnant Changed My Life So Far.</u></span></div>Being pregnant has changed a lot in my life so far. I can't eat sushi which I LOVE, and I already don't eat meat- so I find myself struggling to find yummy protein foods. I also mentally am not used to eating as much as I should. My BMI is already underweight , and Im used to eating clean and working out 5 days a week. Just weeks ago I was down to 111 lbs and at 5'6 size 00 in jeans, thats pretty tiny. So getting myself to eat pasta, pizza, rice, cheese, bread- everything Im not use to eating has been a challenge but Im doing it all in moderation and know its for the good of my baby.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AAL7nDb1bUJx6iZdxf55ZmlCyxMNvGXDY9T3CUHBethnm_S-VN1JEe6YjEoTLWj1FKoVnq9xkulXPrx2mx64JR_BUoYfNbn2l4uzumTKFM-N6F508TxjIzCo3E2a75ghcf145aJhOEPp/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.27.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AAL7nDb1bUJx6iZdxf55ZmlCyxMNvGXDY9T3CUHBethnm_S-VN1JEe6YjEoTLWj1FKoVnq9xkulXPrx2mx64JR_BUoYfNbn2l4uzumTKFM-N6F508TxjIzCo3E2a75ghcf145aJhOEPp/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+7.27.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me, just a few weeks before we started the whole baby process.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>A Whole New World</u></span><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I was told by a lady in Wholefoods that your body absorbs 65% of what you put in it... That made me really think about everything I was using, my shampoo, my condition, my lotion, nose spray, eye drops, tooth paste, lotion, perfume.... I went completely natural. I've taken all of the products I used on my face, hair and body, put it in a box and put it under my sink. I went to whole foods and bought all new organic and clean products. My motto is- if you're not sure, don't use it. Even my morning teas that I used to drink say "consult a Dr before drinking", or not to drink at all. So when in doubt, Im avoiding it. I have even taken time off from the gym. Even though my trainer Lauren Kern is certified to train pregnant woman, I just feel better waiting till I'm a little further along. I know this may be extreme but I have waited so long to start a family with Alki and this makes me feel good and at peace.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I keep Saltine crackers next to my bed because I have been suffering with insomnia for some reason. I read that its a symptom of pregnancy and some people suffer from it while others don't, but like clockwork every night 3am I am wide awake and starving. So I grab a few crackers, down some water and try to go back to sleep. I have also been drink warm/hot Milk right before I go to bed. Its helps me relax and sort of helps me sleep better. I also wake up every few hours to pee which is something every pregnant woman will complain about lol. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I went to the store, A Pea in a Pod, and bought these lotions and oils for my boobs and belly so I don't get stretch marks. Everyone on instagram and all of my friends who have had babies told me to start right away so your body absorbs the lotions and oils and will help it stretch and prevent stretch marks. So I have my morning and nightly regimen and I love that. I also bought a body pillow because I normally sleep with pillows in-between in legs anyway because my knees are bony and this one was 30% off at Pea in a Pod ! Alki tried it one night and loved it so I went out and bought him one as well and now we both sleep with pregnancy body pillows LOL.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I haven't done my nails since I found out I was pregnant either. I had to peel off my gel manicure because I didn't want to sit with acid tone to take them off and I haven't applied any tanning lotions to my skin. I may start to do regular manicures once I'm in my second trimester, but I am going to look for nail polish with less harsh chemicals.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>Natural Products I'm Using Now</u></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uOc1GMdHGqevU0mQfTNLq9T3bcGaFkOO4rfEMAzqeZgz65mX5a4NwIVtW085ijnDTOIa6TaBLvAsFqlyQtv08SY02Ig_2hz8W0c4Kip8mriKGC_cpv9oXl23sHDA32_Ri2j3M1KujllS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.07.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uOc1GMdHGqevU0mQfTNLq9T3bcGaFkOO4rfEMAzqeZgz65mX5a4NwIVtW085ijnDTOIa6TaBLvAsFqlyQtv08SY02Ig_2hz8W0c4Kip8mriKGC_cpv9oXl23sHDA32_Ri2j3M1KujllS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.07.09+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Juice Beauty from Whole Foods</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1Iy1hOIQJeY7s7HU0l_hLwb8XeG9hprVPp9VgL4q0Nstg5U2aGg_Uc7gsCW9tZpUi4_ywWdxlnfftqEV2wJWRhkZDQKR7fqAS5RZ5gZ_2-bW6nWN2meAUyiWtGiq8NG8eJBiKo-KvcuW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.07.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1Iy1hOIQJeY7s7HU0l_hLwb8XeG9hprVPp9VgL4q0Nstg5U2aGg_Uc7gsCW9tZpUi4_ywWdxlnfftqEV2wJWRhkZDQKR7fqAS5RZ5gZ_2-bW6nWN2meAUyiWtGiq8NG8eJBiKo-KvcuW/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.07.56+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All from Whole Foods. Toms tooth paste, Desert Essence mouthwash and new tooth brush.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfAlsHhG7PeJUND3b4CGVOA3iT53r4IpbrzoguqzVZeDDjW_hMFtlQ71hKzi1vphhOIzoB38mGdsuulO36f6Iy8cImEAo7ivcBFYk3cxMCDxYoaA9vKw2WwEp5wgC_QyZ6V6PMykAct9d/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.12.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfAlsHhG7PeJUND3b4CGVOA3iT53r4IpbrzoguqzVZeDDjW_hMFtlQ71hKzi1vphhOIzoB38mGdsuulO36f6Iy8cImEAo7ivcBFYk3cxMCDxYoaA9vKw2WwEp5wgC_QyZ6V6PMykAct9d/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.12.48+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Honey Girl Facial Cleanser- all natural ingredients from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WqnP4mjE2jiJsDj9Pz2Q3P8yz22NXx62-EZf4z1CD5Oob_1T3cUqwL9lQPJ_J7CyvJOT1kXw2X9RgAhZiakJLb-FXXvOZPD8rwkJkPbEBWFWIxHGmaQ2xHaI0QX1BSox4-f6ZUCPwA3T/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WqnP4mjE2jiJsDj9Pz2Q3P8yz22NXx62-EZf4z1CD5Oob_1T3cUqwL9lQPJ_J7CyvJOT1kXw2X9RgAhZiakJLb-FXXvOZPD8rwkJkPbEBWFWIxHGmaQ2xHaI0QX1BSox4-f6ZUCPwA3T/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.21+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Witch Hazel from Riteaid</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmjZfBr_ioT3yW8NA7xu1Z8sP1-_Dw7I3gNYgNm8NtAHqhyphenhyphenIr8WptdO0aNFSXl7VxX8BaMkcekSR1cxAV_T4638KFub5hNrZ-43K8KyhXi-Eu0sZjGqVR3qk4WngyAEihFQbvUgzX1cHM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmjZfBr_ioT3yW8NA7xu1Z8sP1-_Dw7I3gNYgNm8NtAHqhyphenhyphenIr8WptdO0aNFSXl7VxX8BaMkcekSR1cxAV_T4638KFub5hNrZ-43K8KyhXi-Eu0sZjGqVR3qk4WngyAEihFQbvUgzX1cHM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.28+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Juice Beaty moisturizer and Herbal Aloe Force, The Skin Gel from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaalU7aZMkF5mC27xQS6iugz2Hx0EXbZvV11YvbU2b4xGf8uItviARzXFkS-oezhB9Hi2gwzaj195hsWuQc5Lq0zTX3zqGA9fDHF9V4hF-1_D1hy8faLV3ZnNJyrRXQIu3apoFd2NcC393/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaalU7aZMkF5mC27xQS6iugz2Hx0EXbZvV11YvbU2b4xGf8uItviARzXFkS-oezhB9Hi2gwzaj195hsWuQc5Lq0zTX3zqGA9fDHF9V4hF-1_D1hy8faLV3ZnNJyrRXQIu3apoFd2NcC393/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.35+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All natural eye drops and nose spray from Whole Foods</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9hiKOIIlO9r5l-CFk-4R5ej-2EIo7WPbNIG8gn4al4FjiuUVUBUTdIw3sXXq2V8QxeBCKwxfKGuXQosA8jLCKLwHPaP8uwyHqbHa4oMFTEqupi6rQiNZsCsE3_Sz4EWdV9M3p7Z85jTo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9hiKOIIlO9r5l-CFk-4R5ej-2EIo7WPbNIG8gn4al4FjiuUVUBUTdIw3sXXq2V8QxeBCKwxfKGuXQosA8jLCKLwHPaP8uwyHqbHa4oMFTEqupi6rQiNZsCsE3_Sz4EWdV9M3p7Z85jTo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.40+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUfcNORmtZEkSVV9zk5wgsJPxMyoEIfnQtIGwJrbdBgpvKAz1a0ILVgFrTOu8T55gYe0mPGk53OYtkk2H-VpBmlIZhrELKwKU9GnVEZFwuy57qWR4ZqyfmjlTBzEQeYNHxxxcXVZbqOwm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUfcNORmtZEkSVV9zk5wgsJPxMyoEIfnQtIGwJrbdBgpvKAz1a0ILVgFrTOu8T55gYe0mPGk53OYtkk2H-VpBmlIZhrELKwKU9GnVEZFwuy57qWR4ZqyfmjlTBzEQeYNHxxxcXVZbqOwm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.46+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Juice Beauty, Green Apple Peel face mask</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MVYZWJNAoKToQUBVfZAH-3dGjj18cysuAwy_PmYj1ovyQqEs5goGqWtSjjEuJCQREpRcBvbNvJBhrsUO2_t0xygcHSQN1-7q_8GMUX-BlT9wXqRwN7cu5Rui4Jx4FyR7zPtv20flzaNo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MVYZWJNAoKToQUBVfZAH-3dGjj18cysuAwy_PmYj1ovyQqEs5goGqWtSjjEuJCQREpRcBvbNvJBhrsUO2_t0xygcHSQN1-7q_8GMUX-BlT9wXqRwN7cu5Rui4Jx4FyR7zPtv20flzaNo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.50+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All natural body lotion by John Masters Body care from Whole Foods</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14U9991DoLU4JNl9F5A2XhJUWWVuvVkUFO-9uv423szcQ4u-2C0org3ga0UIuohcG-pOXAD186acfEZnS22x727bzMvA_eWTAatqdyA6tRn4WQNg58fcRcP6kmQEcJcjK259Rmt5xlI5u/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14U9991DoLU4JNl9F5A2XhJUWWVuvVkUFO-9uv423szcQ4u-2C0org3ga0UIuohcG-pOXAD186acfEZnS22x727bzMvA_eWTAatqdyA6tRn4WQNg58fcRcP6kmQEcJcjK259Rmt5xlI5u/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.13.55+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mama Mio Boob Tube and Tummy Rub from Pea in a Pod.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIN0OOfuWLaXWzqqlGs8JEiiZOgsiSN5aLei-Qyb6UPB2Ifqhtvorq1tiKUUOAEDC6scXsbvqsfc3z34LZEGCH6P9lbGm326U7s8JERnxQmsBmfwkqEEM-t0aTXXyaKLWQdG4ADHbH_ZDl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIN0OOfuWLaXWzqqlGs8JEiiZOgsiSN5aLei-Qyb6UPB2Ifqhtvorq1tiKUUOAEDC6scXsbvqsfc3z34LZEGCH6P9lbGm326U7s8JERnxQmsBmfwkqEEM-t0aTXXyaKLWQdG4ADHbH_ZDl/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.00+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Egyptian Magic from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOBvaHpIbyrv6mPActuePzVWaEdpq8MMfnv6oj5PggMUWvAcl0cFinDWWtsqxojNiTFHlG9tpjq2eIBiGCMMuUgvVrZ8PMGyFWvVLdN9gC-9vjoU22nclJx6MMDi4POh8Az6mlfYUqODP/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOBvaHpIbyrv6mPActuePzVWaEdpq8MMfnv6oj5PggMUWvAcl0cFinDWWtsqxojNiTFHlG9tpjq2eIBiGCMMuUgvVrZ8PMGyFWvVLdN9gC-9vjoU22nclJx6MMDi4POh8Az6mlfYUqODP/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.06+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cocoa Butter soap, from a friend. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGsx2UwQKPasV-pZT1rMnu5JqMY8NAbXETeyd8EkcfmYSEyVMpxoI8D4psrYmnt7OseYqInpdLhSdIQYNuOufzjpwsl57q0qc3P6q9Cg1V2cmDIYttONaUUwOYyjnSHa1bvJ2iKe7XiQX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGsx2UwQKPasV-pZT1rMnu5JqMY8NAbXETeyd8EkcfmYSEyVMpxoI8D4psrYmnt7OseYqInpdLhSdIQYNuOufzjpwsl57q0qc3P6q9Cg1V2cmDIYttONaUUwOYyjnSHa1bvJ2iKe7XiQX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.12+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">No more gels for me, Jason Tea Tree Nail Saver to help keep my nails strong, from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV0KHW9SJJgYvHrmKqRkisxtThRoGbh1j84nEdU7YfUq3Lwu5-kKW98fgisrt0XNMcfevulLDhlBdQ4JOUcw5H5DhLHJgL5LIbVh60-i1l-dN08iM6xUS4rDvN9kOWLUzNfMF64b7cOui/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV0KHW9SJJgYvHrmKqRkisxtThRoGbh1j84nEdU7YfUq3Lwu5-kKW98fgisrt0XNMcfevulLDhlBdQ4JOUcw5H5DhLHJgL5LIbVh60-i1l-dN08iM6xUS4rDvN9kOWLUzNfMF64b7cOui/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.16+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All natural Crystal Essence Mineral Deodorant Ive been using for months from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBgtXiXr74cedePgOU3cyv_dKIKSRhrm5jUn6CnmeOc3aDVi_k30CmDnsNGtXCpmzMgB5uKW2mNqNm-SYuDUCY6U48Q_dp2AicZTKQJm8deMu0usmm-4F3CGmMfGiuePy66AbQsZyNwWV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBgtXiXr74cedePgOU3cyv_dKIKSRhrm5jUn6CnmeOc3aDVi_k30CmDnsNGtXCpmzMgB5uKW2mNqNm-SYuDUCY6U48Q_dp2AicZTKQJm8deMu0usmm-4F3CGmMfGiuePy66AbQsZyNwWV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.22+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Argan Oil I bought at Riteaid, is amazing in your hair!!! I apply a quarter size amount to damp hair and then blow dry.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkSbO5g1KvF1qXBIpVBXxMqIcz69Ph4uMAz-2Gvd4iLP2MS-fZlVr1ka8D6flw-Fn9CQQfnenDn_bs_zMtBaZ0JUa75O7AZX3y9e9Sp3EuZARbt-DCYsUf2CHZWAT8iAMrx5OgJ26EiUf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkSbO5g1KvF1qXBIpVBXxMqIcz69Ph4uMAz-2Gvd4iLP2MS-fZlVr1ka8D6flw-Fn9CQQfnenDn_bs_zMtBaZ0JUa75O7AZX3y9e9Sp3EuZARbt-DCYsUf2CHZWAT8iAMrx5OgJ26EiUf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.30+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mane N' Tail, Hair Strengthener- I spray only on the ends and it helps keep them strong as Im trying to grow my hair out.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOKcYYHK-pJiMO0oV-nZrlmZqh81miOs7BYpG8vWnf1w-ppZGi5ZqENxser3FwYrs_kRqc4wgyCfzvMfzLLz29OSjEmQMpJpaegl6PcUX5pw79h6wbp_7kHvOOzg-RVsDFIe-dAc6jrKv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOKcYYHK-pJiMO0oV-nZrlmZqh81miOs7BYpG8vWnf1w-ppZGi5ZqENxser3FwYrs_kRqc4wgyCfzvMfzLLz29OSjEmQMpJpaegl6PcUX5pw79h6wbp_7kHvOOzg-RVsDFIe-dAc6jrKv/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.35+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All Natural Shampoo and conditioner, Ive been using for months and LOVE it, the best I have ever used.<br />Jason Volumizing Lavender from Whole Foods.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6iXYMl93Zo200y2AVJkThozHwRtf4jNl5qVR04LhUyeLsqxWOzZTHTEJbuewkVsQfx8qfqeUzHh05piMfgv5ZgtPQ5rATycIAiZ2NktiPut7pSE9iXZQdpb2l3QX7s-S55lNY37fcDSz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6iXYMl93Zo200y2AVJkThozHwRtf4jNl5qVR04LhUyeLsqxWOzZTHTEJbuewkVsQfx8qfqeUzHh05piMfgv5ZgtPQ5rATycIAiZ2NktiPut7pSE9iXZQdpb2l3QX7s-S55lNY37fcDSz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.14.39+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After I wash with soap I always use a body wash.<br />Lemongrass Body wash and John Masters Body wash.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoGelDqwf9jVUTzNnW2Pvvc_ycWggOe16mrh8sxghfMc3y6xMz2IiSEnjp6mCyHxFqDJxbxCHiLlulog3gL3s0tWd1xqeAZOui2oejNJitejkx_WjBMtZHiwaC1ah782iEd7za_sU9cjf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoGelDqwf9jVUTzNnW2Pvvc_ycWggOe16mrh8sxghfMc3y6xMz2IiSEnjp6mCyHxFqDJxbxCHiLlulog3gL3s0tWd1xqeAZOui2oejNJitejkx_WjBMtZHiwaC1ah782iEd7za_sU9cjf/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.49.34+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cocoa Butter Formula and Bio-Oil for my belly and body.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div>This coming Wednesday I go back to SCRC to see Dr. Surrey for my 9 week Ultrasound and I cannot wait to see and hear the baby's heart beat. Dr. Surrey told me "next week is a big week" and Im super excited to see how the baby is doing and how much it has grown from 2 weeks ago.<br /><br />It makes me really excited and happy on a different level seeing how excited Alki is about being pregnant. He gets into bed and rubs my belly and tells me how its a miracle and how this is "our baby". He's so gentle, emotional and excited, its a side of him that reminds me why we fell in love and being able to share this gift with the man that I love, and having it be 50 me 50 him is one of the most amazing feelings in the world. I am truly so grateful for this blessing.</div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>What Baby Names Do We Have Picked Out.</u></span><br />I'm looking forward to finding out what the baby is and we already have the names all picked out. I think the Doctors can tell as early as 13 weeks but can't confirm till 15 or 16 weeks I believe. I will definitely be finding out and it will be right around Christmas time :) What a great present!<br /><br />I have always LOVED names that end is vowels, especially A's.<br />If the baby is a girl- which I hope it is because my husband already has 2 boys and I think it would be so special for him to have a little girl- her name will be<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Gianna</span> and we will call her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Gia for short</span>, very <u>Italian</u> I know ;)<br /><br />If the baby is a boy it will be named- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nikolas</span> after my father and his middle name will be Alkiviades after Alki, and we will call him <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Niko for short.</span> <u>Greek</u> :)<br /><br />Of course we just want a happy and healthy baby at the end of the day but its still fun to think and dream about your baby :)<br /><br />Alki and I have decided to have the baby in London so it will have dual citizenship. We have decided to move to London for the year starting December of this year for multiple reasons, so being pregnant now actually worked out perfect! We already have a house there and will split out time between London, Switzerland and Greece after the baby is born. Im looking forward to having a break from LA and being able to bond better with Alki's side of the family, including his boys who live in London with their mother. They are so excited to have another sibling on the way and it's important to me for them to be and feel involved. We are keeping our house and cars and everything here in California and will be back next year.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this post. Its very personal but we are very excited and I will try to do weekly updates with pictures and news. Any advice Moms or Mommies to be can share with me is greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Next week Ill do an update with a new Ultrasound pic and compare the past few weeks :)<br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br />PS- someone made a comment about my quote where I say "Future Milf" and criticizing me for calling myself that. To me, its not a bad thing. Just because I will be a mom does not mean I will not be sexy, desirable, or let myself go. If you don't consider yourself a Milf, thats fine. But I am a future Milf and look forward to the day where I can officially say I AM A MILF!!!!!!!!!!! Ill even sport the T-shirt. Stop taking yourself and life so seriously,Smile and have a little fun!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoRY7o3agfrkxXul6VJZNTMmbCFyJj7zhfz706NDGEdDffup5KUHjkt2hwggW_8S5wc6kd6kUD6-LfkufPVeITYepvznPzeh6SrrYsTS6n87s3iBIFELeNwh-6R_lWwOS1ICF4JO6rUQS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoRY7o3agfrkxXul6VJZNTMmbCFyJj7zhfz706NDGEdDffup5KUHjkt2hwggW_8S5wc6kd6kUD6-LfkufPVeITYepvznPzeh6SrrYsTS6n87s3iBIFELeNwh-6R_lWwOS1ICF4JO6rUQS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.22+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrr-t9SaNh-ZVWk1RuLf9sUSoTttiklrLze-Bir-riU9jCNBgr8yvuvql__qsLmZ07zwXEDrJ4Vs5kLT-gwwX56UltJCbnaoFPDQAEQxsuhQah52ZlLG9Zwz3ZNOfbn6Lm4_Kg_LjhrAw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.01.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrr-t9SaNh-ZVWk1RuLf9sUSoTttiklrLze-Bir-riU9jCNBgr8yvuvql__qsLmZ07zwXEDrJ4Vs5kLT-gwwX56UltJCbnaoFPDQAEQxsuhQah52ZlLG9Zwz3ZNOfbn6Lm4_Kg_LjhrAw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.01.55+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A little baby bump poking through :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>Having A Little Fun</u></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcugL35LctCig8Dq1xhgE82IgMTUHK_r8QDY-aLdUeaMV9QHsGiAbzaP-6ghfbFduhuBXOy4-qeCaRx-sD_wsbMKNpLEhfWeNY3rG-gHbfoYZXHbhtjHjNHY9wbeOS6q_j1GJZcCIdE7Gj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcugL35LctCig8Dq1xhgE82IgMTUHK_r8QDY-aLdUeaMV9QHsGiAbzaP-6ghfbFduhuBXOy4-qeCaRx-sD_wsbMKNpLEhfWeNY3rG-gHbfoYZXHbhtjHjNHY9wbeOS6q_j1GJZcCIdE7Gj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-11-06+at+5.02.53+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Me trying the ring test </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Like I said above, My good friend and employee at <a href="http://www.havefaith.com/" target="_blank">Have Faith Swimgerie</a> , Jill, is also pregnant. She is 2 months ahead of me and we are so excited to be pregnant together. She has had a rough 4 months with morning sickness so I went to visit her a few times in Orange County. We decided to try this old wives method of predicting the gender of your baby, the " Ring Test " pictured above. Its just fun trying all these different things and having fun with it. We will see in a few more weeks what Im having. Link to the ring test - <a href="http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/303162/old-wives-tales/#" target="_blank">Ring Test Forum</a> , <a href="http://www.babymed.com/pregnancy-myths/wedding-ring-test-boy-or-girl" target="_blank">How To</a> !<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829960904291654533.post-27581474112085539442012-10-26T22:07:00.000-07:002014-04-02T08:53:48.660-07:00Workout Video #1 with my trainer Lauren Kern<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here is a full body workout that you can do anytime anywhere that will take about 15-30 minutes of your time.<br />Check back next week for Workout video #2 of 10 :)<br /><br />Btw- I was 1 month pregnant here and had no idea :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />Jennifer<br /><br />Be sure to check out my trainer Lauren Kern's website and blog at <a href="http://www.laurenkern.com/">www.laurenkern.com</a><br /><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IImE1cF4Jec?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023865985960021201noreply@blogger.com0