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Homemade Pizza Sauce

2013-04-19T16:30:00.000-04:00

[homemade pizza sauce]

The second part of HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH. Making the pizza sauce is easy too. I love making, cooking, baking with fresh ingredients I know what my family is eating and they can truly enjoy a meal without worrying about what's in it. So here it is...

What You'll Need:
Bowl

Can of tomato paste
1.5 cups water
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic [minced]
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons of honey
3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
3/4 onion powder
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves

Pretty much just add everything in the bowl and let sit for about 30 minutes for ingredients to mix. Then add on top of the pizza dough. All that there's left to do is adding the desired toppings...Let your imagination take control and let your taste buds enjoy!

Easy Homemade Pizza Dough

2013-04-19T15:26:00.000-04:00

[homemade pizza dough]

Who doesn't love pizza?! Well I actually hate ordering pizza. Except when its freshly made. I decided to make homemade pizza dough because Max and Dean love pizza. Also a fun quick activity to do with the kids. BEWARE: it does get messy when children are involved! :D

What You'll Need:

bowl

3.5 cups flour [a little bit more for rolling]

teaspoon of honey

1 packet of dry yeast

2 teaspoons of sea salt

1.5 cups lukewarm water

2 tablespoons olive oil [2 teaspoons to coat the bowl]

This is the quickest way to make dough so make sure to wash your hands. Throw dry ingredients together: flour, yeast, and sea salt. Mix well together with your hands. WORK IT! lol Then add honey olive oil and continue kneading Add the water and knead some more! Make sure while you kneed the dough have that extra little flour on the counter or whatever work space you're using. If its still sticky add a little more flour. If too hard add a little bit more water. Make a ball. Coat the bowl with 2 teaspoon of olive oil and put the nice soon to be yummy dough ball in the bowl and cover the ball with a damp towel. In an hour split the ball into two and place each dough in a olive oil coated bowl and cover with damp towel again but this time let it rest for just another ten to fifteen minutes. This is the start of a delicious pizza...enjoy!

Newborn Disposable Diapers Vs Newborn Cloth Diapers

2013-03-24T12:14:00.002-04:00

Okay Nathan is now two weeks old today :D Happy two weeks "Squirt!" He has grown pretty quick and I am ever so in love with him as the each day passes. So, disposable diapers vs cloth diapers...We decided in the beginning to have some disposables to wait for Nathan to finish his meconium tar poop, then proceed to newborn cloth diapering. I couldn't wait to use it on the boy and went and used it the very first day.

We of coarse used up the disposables first. Today my husband was going grocery shopping and I told him we are about to run out of disposable newborn diapers and wanted to know his thoughts on it. "I am NOT buying diapers. Use the newborn cloth diapers when its all done." :D Made me smile. When we further talked about it...a pack of newborn pampers swaddlers 36 costs $10.00. Squirt's a pooping machine! Every diaper has poop in it, like a bonus surprise lol. Dean and Max were not at all like that.

A newborn cloth diaper I have 36 in total and we can wash it with no problems quick. I am exclusively breastfeeding Nathan...no surprise there. Breast milk poop is easily washed away. Run under hot water, wash, and hang dry. Easy peasy! We would and could use it as many times and not worry about buying any more...SPENDING cut down! The best thing about these newborn cloth diapers are that there are two sizes within that one diaper. Since Nathan was pretty small he can wear it longer and once he grows chunkier I can adjust the size to continue fitting him. You can't do that to a regular disposable. You would end up buying a size one and paying more...

So all in all...I'm glad we are continuing cloth diapering with our third and final child. I super happy my husband agrees and shares my thoughts on using them. To save money and it's better for the environment! Nathan can wear the living crap out of them and we can make money back by selling them. :D Money well spent and time too!

Me Vs The Kids: Week 1

2013-03-23T09:36:00.001-04:00

So this is week one. My husband and mother in law returned back to their normal work schedules and I'm ALONE!...with the kids. So this whole time I was pregnant I was scared to be left alone with a 4 year old, a 14 month old, and a newborn. I dealt just fine with two, now three...how will that turn out? Lets see...

Monday:
Today was a God sent! I slept well the night before...THANK YOU NATHAN! Such a great newborn like Dean was slept so well at night. Day time hit husband didn't go to the gym I guess to let me settle in more before he goes back to his usual routine. Nice of the man I thought...since his other girlfriend is the gym lol. Anyways...the day went well had breakfast played a bit. Dean and Nathan fell asleep at the same time right after. Awesome! I got to watch my missed shows on Hulu and two DVDs from Netflix. They napped another time after lunch. So did Max. Somewhere between lunch the only exciting thing that happened Dean's poop leaked out of his diaper lol. Had to give him a bath mid day and it was a mess. Nathan cried a bit but somehow Max got Nathan to stop crying and fall asleep. Max seriously has the magic touch! Love that boy! I got through the day tandem nursing the boys and playing with Max arts and crafts time. It continued to be a smooth transition so I brought all three boys downstairs to start dinner. Juicy baked crispy chicken breast, corn and mac and cheese. They all did well and Daddy came home...THE END!

Tuesday:

Not so much of a kick ass day as yesterday. I ran out of the newborn disposable diapers and had to use the size one from the hospital and it was just a mess! Major spillage had to change Nathan's outfit three times one poop mess leakage. So I finally got the cloth diaper for newborn and it was too cute. It also worked a hell of a lot better than a size one disposable. Ughk. Lunch is running late, Dean has yet to nap and Nathan is on and off with his nap. Had a little mishap Dean face planted on the ground. He decided he could fly off the bed and continue doing so...good thing Max had laid out pillows on the floor before hand. Again Max mommy's helper to the rescue! So Late lunch but after that Nathan and Dean are napping. Max and I are having arts and crafts time. He sure loves drawing and creating things!

Wednesday:
Today Max goes back to school. So I guess having one less kid is going to be a breeze. He went to school and I seriously had nothing to do. I did everything the night before or yesterday. Due to my highly organized OCD "skills" I HAD NOTHING TO DO. I had both Nate and Dean napping. So as I stared at the ceiling for 10 minutes I decided to unpack my hospital bag, clean out the soup pot my dad gave me, plan dinner for tonight and thurs and fri! So now I definitely had nothing to do. I cut up fruits for Max and Dean to share when he came back. Thank God Max came home and my dad stayed over a while. So much better I hate not being able to do anything. I'm a busy body I like it that way. It happened again after lunch well around 3 pm younger boys napped. Max was busy playing legos so I decided to nap. Ten minutes later I woke up and I couldn't take it...the boys woke up and I was happy again. SOMETHING TO DO! lol I made dinner Rad came home early and we had movie night! We watched Wreck It Ralph and had buttered popcorn. A great night! Let's see what tomorrow will bring.

Thursday:
Picture Day at Max's school today! I got him dressed up cute! Now again nothing to do. Laundry was done last night by my awesome husband and we even watched three episodes of Archer season 3. Nate's asleep nothing new. Dean is running a muck throwing things all over the place and laughing...Well Max came back home and he cried for my Mom to stay over. lol Nothing really happened after that. For some reason I was a little tired than the other days. I took a nap with the younger boys. Only lasted 10 mins but better than nothing I guess. The day progressed, everything was pretty chill. I made dinner for the boys and Rad had left over from our lunch my Mom ordered earlier. then we slept. Pretty boring. hehehe

Friday:
Friday...something fun should happen today. You know because it's FRIDAY. NOPE! Today went really slow. Not only that Max stayed home because I still can't drive and my parents went to do something. My Dad came over for an hour and then him and my mother stole Max for a good part of the day. I was left alone with Dean and Nate and I found out...I NEEDED MAX! Dean was a little harder to please and calm down. While he was all over the damn place Nate was crying. I truly had a trying day without my main little big man. And when the boys went to nap either one was up and the other asleep. I kept putting one kid on the boob and off. lol When Max finally came home I was relieved. Until he started crying and my parents took him to their house and back out to buy him toys. Sweet crapper he came back home later with $50 new Lego Ninja Turtles for Mommy to assemble. Don't get me wrong I love putting the little big man's Legos together but $50?! NUTS! Well dinner was late and the rest of the night was a blur. I was tired and still had to take a shower because I was lazy in the morning to take one and give all the boys a shower. Then once all of it was done I died in bed. Saturday tomorrow I hope my day will be better :D

Secret Of How To Be A Super Mom

2013-03-21T16:26:00.000-04:00

[Dean and Max]

So I've been asked by close friends after a week of giving birth to a baby, having a 4 year old, and a 14 month old how do I DO everything that I do? [ex: cook home cooked meals 3 times a day, have time to sit and do whatever I want like NAP/PAINT MY NAILS/WATCH A MOVIE barely uninterrupted have house cleaned...HOW?!] I'm super mom duh! No! I am not super in any way. I am but a simple stay at home mom of three boys. I love to cook and I love to bake. I have things cleaned up and laundry done when it's supposed to. I want to take care of myself too. I am a bit of an over achiever.

Okay,...so you wanna know my secret? I have OCD and I organize everything right down to the very bills in my wallet. There's nothing super about me in fact I'm all crazy! As I said I have OCD. I have things organized to where if someone where to touch something in the room and I come back I'd know what they touched/moved/ or took. My husband even tested my crazy with my DVDs back when I didn't have kids. He took two DVDs and switched it and told me to take Gone In 60 Seconds out for him to watch. So I did. He was screaming saying I was looking when I wasn't even in the room and when I picked it out I was confident enough to have him cover my eyes.

He did not tell he switched it. I told him I knew he moved it because the placement was wrong so I felt until I touched the other "moved" item. You see I placed my DVDs a certain way also I put them in alphabetical order. He said I was crazy and HE STILL MARRIED ME...who's the crazy one here?! lol I also told him everything in my room is organized so well if I were ever blind or no power I would know where to get things. My closets organized this way too and in color and type of clothing. It's a sad sickness but I use to my advantage for raising my mini Eurasian army! :D

So I plan my children's outfits ahead of time looking into the next day's weather. I plan meals a head of time too. When things need to be done I do it right away...assuming the kids done have a melt down. It does happen, there are times they go way too crazy for me to do anything. It's life as controlling as I am with every single thing in my life, nothing is perfect. Not even me. I take things day by day. More like I charge at life day by day. I am aggressive and I like things done even ahead of schedule. It's best when I do this because I have plenty of time to spend playing with my children. Doing arts and crafts with Max.

I multitask to the point where Rad questions if I had 4 to 6 arms. lol Like this morning I breastfed Nate he was laying on my left leg I'm sitting Indian style, on my right leg Dean was sitting where I was feeding him and myself oatmeal and bagel. Max was feeding himself...thank God. I was also texting my mother what time to pick Max up for school. With multitasking I practice odd skills that only mothers and some waitresses do. I can literally carry 3 plate full of food in each arm, while going up the stairs. It's good I only need to carry four plates lol.

I also keep a to do list. Whenever I think of anything to do or anything that needs to be done I write it down immediately. Also with groceries. I have lists for lists...it's sad. But yes organization, multitasking, and lists help me run my family towards happiness and bonding time. At times where all is quiet in the house, kids are napping...I actually look forward for them to wake up to play. I love to be busy and a family of five now certainly fulfills my sick twisted fantasy of busy body-ness lol. Good luck other mamas...you can all do it and have it all even if it's just one day out of the week!

My friends also asked how my kids behave so well. TO HELL THEY DO! They definitely do not also behave. Max is crazy all over the place like I have him a bag of sugar to inhale. Dean screams when he talks and when he's pissed. Nate...well Nate just poops a lot! lol I like that they're are crazy and very active. I seriously don't like boring kids who just sit and cooperate. I like a little challenge. It makes me into a better mother to know how to help my kids when they have their fits and whatnots. Max pretty much is independent, Dean still loves attention, and Nate needs all the attention. Dean loves Max and they hangout a lot and play together well. So I can't wait to inter grade Nate into the mixture of Max and Dean.

Newborn Cloth Diapers

2013-03-20T00:00:00.000-04:00

[Nathan a week and two days old]

So...It's been a week I've been hiding Nathan barely any photos but here's an awesome one! Nate in a Newborn Alvababy pocket cloth diaper in royal blue. Also sporting a faux hawk. His umbilical cord is still attached and has not been a problem with these cloth diapers. This brand is the only type of newborn cloth diaper that I have. So far I love them. The side thing I find very interesting Rad's been doing the CDL for sometimes Max's just in case night time diaper, Dean's CDs, and now Nathan's newborn CDs. I love how he's been doing EVERYTHING! He has more than stepped up, he is mommy 2.0 :D I'm proud my husband is fully on board with everything. I guess he's had practice with Dean, since they are so close in age.

Back to cloth diapers! These Newborn Alvababy CDs are the regular. I also have the ones that are double snaps for some reason the correct name is not coming to mind. Mommy brain! They have the cutest little newborn inserts [currently using microfiber] and I've noticed since my milk is OVER SUPPLY I need to double stuff more because he would pee in it once and it's used up. It's amazing they have not spilled out with either pee nor poop...thank God! I'm glad I got to use newborn CDs with Nathan. I didn't have a chance with Dean because he came home 10 pounds, where a newborn CD would be too tight on him on the biggest setting. We started with a fitted small sized Fuzzi Bunz and one size pocket Alvababy on its smallest setting with no problems. :D We are happy with our choice in cloth diaper style and hell we're saving the Earth too...look at that!

Also check out my other related blog posts from the past!

Lost In Baby Land: Where I talk about my transition from 1 kid to 2 kids...lol now I have three!

Cloth Diaper Experience: Where I talk about my stash before Dean was born.

Newborn Stash: Where I talk about my newborn CD stash for Dean.

DIY Cloth Diaper Liners: How to make your own and save $!

DIY CDL & Cloth Wipe Solution: How I make my cloth wipe solutions and how I do CD laundry.

Daylight Savings Surprise Birth

2013-03-12T01:48:00.001-04:00

[Nathan Daniel]

Okay this is more of part two of my birth story. Part one you can find here! So I will continue our little story with as my my labor progressed naturally THANK GOD! [So glad the doctors let me wait it out without any intervention.] I had reach the dreaded 7 cm. I was stuck there for an hour with no progress until they found out the cord was wrapped around his neck and head. So crazy the doctors and nurses scrambled and without saying C SECTION in front of me knowing what I would do to them they said "we can shoot up some fluid to hopefully loosen the cord." It worked!

[minutes after giving birth]

Seriously after the cord loosened up I felt so much pressure within the next thirty minutes I told Rad, "Get up and get the camera NOW!" I yelled for the doctor and said, "Check it! Check it now!" She saw I was at 10 cm! From 7 to 10 within thirty minutes...sooooo intense. I did a lot of deep breathes and visualizing the baby easing his way down. As they all ran around getting ready, scrubbing up in their silly little get ups, my husband help hold my leg up. I pushed, bear down, and took a deep breath. I did that what seemed like a total of ten times and five minutes later Nathan Daniel was earth bound! Amazing, truly amazing how this morning I was planning a day out with my boys before getting induced but instead had what I would call my DREAM LABOR! Quick and painless...well not so painless, but all worth it to see him so alert and hear him cry. I was in shock. I really was. Rad said, "I told you he'd be out in 5 minutes!"

[check up and first bath]

I smiled at the whole thought of how my day just went. Nate was a surprise to begin with and the way he came on daylight savings and two days after Daddy's birthday...it couldn't be more perfect! We welcomed him at 7:30 pm weighing 7 lbs 11 ounces and 20.5 inches tall. Happy Birthday Nathan we love you! xoxoxo

Postpartum Who Whats

2013-03-11T00:00:00.000-04:00

Okay so I've had my third baby. This is the fun things that happen after you give birth...

cramps from hell: yeah it still hasn't stopped. if you are breastfeeding it helps the cramps go away faster.

hemriod: yeah it happens. they have wonderful cream they will give you. and you take your time when you sit down because it'll hurt like a mother. lol

ice pack pad: they give you this awesome ice pack pad for your down under parts help the swelling go down.

adult diapers: yeah...it went there. you're a mess you'll need it lol.

wearing mesh undies: for the moment over the ice pack pad you're wearing along a diaper you also get to wear the most sexiest mesh undies to hold all your loose lady parts in. lol

boobs feel like exploding: it's colostrum coming in for your baby. if you plan on breastfeeding FEED FEED FEED that baby. if you are not breastfeeding hot shower can help :/

period w blood clots size of golf balls: so the reason you wear those pads on top of the adult diapers is for the left over blood clots that come out [that's why you cramp they come out sized golf balls nuts huh?]

you will walk funny: you'll be sore walking slow not exactly the cute pregnancy waddle you've grown to love. but that too will go away.

episiotomy stitches: if you've gotten an episiotomy you will be getting stitches so be careful when you bend, sit, stand, breathe, and sleeping position.

perry bottle: ahhh good old perry bottle a gentler way to wash yourself yourself down under where you can't exactly use a regular tissue as of yet. plus you gotta wash around your gentle areas for left over blood.

belly pouch: where's the baby bump...still there just sadly deflated :/ lol hopefully with enough weeks off and hard workouts in the future it'll go back down.

swollen: you get it when your pregnant and you get the swelling still after but it'll go down. after some time.

loose down under: after giving birth of course it'll be loose down there...nothing too crazy like "throwing a hot dog down a hallway" kinda thing lol but good for us women the vagina is flexible and with enough weeks and some kegel exercise it'll be back!

numbness: you think after giving birth to even a normal sized infant you'll be sore all the time no! you'll be numb for a bit...helps to have that ice pack pad. :D

hair lost: yeah its sad you start losing hair. clumps at a time. scary first time i had this after having Max I thought I was seriously going to go bald >.< lol

in the end you'll get over it all and have your awesome baby in your arms! good luck mamas!

My Baby Bump Journal: Week 41

2013-03-10T09:00:00.000-04:00

[41 weeks water broke on its own!]

I wanted to start out last week was my last week of being pregnant. I went to my last prenatal appointment on monday, NST on tuesday, and measurement ultrasound. These are the usual post date [past 40 weeks] exams they do to make sure baby is doing well. Also with my boys being sick with ear infection and endless coughing...husband and I got sick too...stomach bug. :/ Throwing up and well just not in the best state for the last week of pregnancy. At least we are ok now. Oh lovely also, we had that random winter snow storm. We got hit in our area. Real fun! :D lol

I remember last year I blogged about my pregnancy with Dean being my last and how bitter sweet it is. Hahaha not knowing baby N our surprise third child would be born just 14 months after Dean was born. I truly believe this IS our last! Just can't believe this truly is it for us. A family of five is perfect fit for us. My three boys...exciting to begin our lives as a family of five!

Surprise! I woke up daylight savings time stood up and thought I peed myself. Listen here, I never had my water break on its own without being induced first. So I went to the bathroom and it just kept on going. I went back into the bedroom and took a towel. Went back to the bathroom and stood in the tub. Max was in the bathroom and said Mommy you're leaking and "N" is coming! I'm like that's right baby. Can you tell Daddy to get me another towel because its all wet. He laughed and ran back to get Daddy. After getting back in the room Rad went to take a shower. I was bonding with my boys taking photos before I go to the hospital. I'm glad I repacked and made sure all was set last night and set everything up for the hospital.

We got to the hospital and was checked. Water did break...awesomeness and still 2cm. Fifteen minutes later I got checked again and I was 3. I opted to see what happens naturally...to wait it out. Now every 2-3 minutes having contractions. I am breathing through them and its going well. The doctors said I could be induced but I thought since I broke on my own I'm good. I still plan to do a natural vaginal birth. Hopefully this baby will be born by tonight before dinner because Mama's hungry. lol Now I will continue contracting and dilating for more updates follow me on twitter: thismomsaidwhat. So much for going into the hospital tomorrow at 10 am to be induced lol. This baby was a surprise and he doesn't seem to quit surprising us! :D

Disney's Advanced Screening Of Oz The Great And Powerful

2013-03-06T17:00:00.000-05:00

Tuesday night I was invited to the advanced screening of Oz The Great And Powerful. Unfortunately I could not go due to my family getting sick. Family first! But I did get to invite three guests. They were excited to see the advanced screening and was sadden I couldn't come. I told them to enjoy and let me know what they thought without telling me who the wicked witch was and awesome parts. :D As I nursed my sick toddler Dean, let Max play legos, and husband slept his illness off as I did the night before...I thought I can't wait to see it this weekend with my husband as a birthday and date night with him.

My friends thoughts of the film.

Iron Man 3 Movie Trailer

2013-03-06T00:00:00.000-05:00

Iron Man 3! Comes into theaters on May 3rd, 2013!

[Trailer]

Keep connected with Iron Man 3 by following them on Twitter and liking them on Facebook. Also visit their website here!

Things I Forgot To Tell You About Labor

2013-03-05T00:00:00.000-05:00

So I've been pregnant three times and I will soon give birth to baby N. Though I am very excited...I just remembered there where things I forgot about that happens during labor. They are not happy things. More like secrets that women "forget" to pass down. [on purpose?]

nausea: what i like to say i never got during labor thank God...but the third one we shall see.

vomit: it happens.

fart: yeah you have no control anymore. look the doctors your husband and the nurses are look at your vagina anyways who cares if you fart?! lol

hot and cold: your body along with the extreme hormones rushing everywhere you will feel odd body fits of being cold and or being hot or both.

teeth chattering: along with feeling cold the uncontrollable teeth chattering.

brain dead: you forget everything. its ok. its normal. it HAPPENS! that's why you have your husband/partner/midwive there to help your cold brain farting moments.

episiotomy: common in hospitals. mamas if your baby needs a little help some doctors will cut you down there [don't worry you are so numb you wont feel them cutting you lol] so you will tear nicely if you do tear because of your baby being a little bigger. i personally told them i needed no such thing and i will take my time and i had no tears.

deliver placenta: after you deliver your beautiful child/ren you still need to pass their "home" the placenta. again do not worry you'll be too busy looking at your child, crying full of joy the doctors will do that for you well help it come down and it'll slip out.

pain/cramps: sorry they don't stop right after baby comes out. you will still feel them also if you've had more than one child before. like with each pregnancy the cramping gets worse. if you are breastfeeding keep doing that because it'll go away faster.

feel massive pressure to poop: yeah i felt this with my second pregnancy. i kept crying out to the doctor or nurse "did i go number two because it sure feels like i did!" but i never did thank God!

might actually poop and pee: it does happen and it is OKAY. it is NORMAL. for God's sake you're pushing a baby out everything wants to come out! fun isn't it?

My Baby Bump Journal: Week 40

2013-03-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

[40 Reasons to go the full 40!]

I know I talk about evicting my kids a lot but I am very pro full 40! This was at my OB's room office...well it was plastered everywhere. I had a little problem for a bit that baby N was trying to get out way ahead of time. I've always pictured my kids being born around 40 weeks and mostly after 40 weeks plump and pink! Since I am now 40 weeks I thank God and my baby for cooperating lol. I am glad to say I will be giving birth for the third time past 40 weeks. :D I know I will see N when he is ripe and ready whether that be 40-43 weeks.

I know I said with my second pregnancy that it'll be my last one lol but this is my final pregnancy. I swear lol. [so many friends and family think I'm joking.] Rad and I are happy where our family is at or will be within the next couple of weeks. A family of five! My three sons! I will cherish my last few weeks painful or not. If you asked me 5 years ago if I'd have 3 kids within 4 years I'd laugh in your face but now I can't picture my life any other way! I am happy, fulfilled, and full of entertaining days and nights! lol Being a mother of two isn't all peachy keen, but I love it. As I write this blog, I wonder how a mother of three boys will change my/our lives. Would it be more difficult or just about the same? I guess I'll just take things day by day.

Disney's Planes

2013-03-03T13:52:00.000-05:00

From the makers of Cars comes Planes ! Planes soars into theaters on August 9th, 2013!

[Dane Cook as the voice of Dusty]

[Trailer]

Keep connected with Planes by following them on Twitter and liking them on Facebook. Also visit their website here!

Songs During Labor And Delivery

2013-03-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

You know how you have a gym or running playlist to amp yourself up? Why not have a playlist for labor and delivery? Yes, I am serious! These are some songs on my labor and delivery playlist. I did this last year with my second pregnancy why not have it again?! lol :D

1. Queen - Under Pressure

2. Queen - I Wanna Break Free

3. Incubus - Pardon Me

4. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

5. Wilson Philips - Hold On

6. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It

7. Plain White T's - 1,2,3,4

8. Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

9. Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

10. Phillip Phillips - Home

11. Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son

12. Faith Hill - Breathe

13. The Prodigy - Breathe

14. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

15. Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Through This

16. The Vines - Get Free

17. The Hives - Tick Tick Boom

18. Will.i.am - Scream And Shout

19. The ISley Brother's - Shout

20. Tears For Fears - Shout

21. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In

22. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child

23. Mumford And Sons - I Will Wait For

24. Maroon 5 - Daylight

25. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire

26. Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing

27. Pink - Try

28. Imagine Dragons - It's Time

29. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

30. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath

31. Fun - Some Nights

32. Ke$ha - C'mon
33. Incubus - The Reason

Dr. Seuss's Birthday

2013-03-01T00:00:00.001-05:00

Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday! This month Barnes & Noble will be holding a "Read Across America" reading books from Dr. Seuss. Here are the different locations and dates Barnes & Noble will be holding the events for the children. The boys and I will be participating on Saturday, March 2nd 11am in Bridgewater Barnes & Noble. It's exciting because they will have fun activities and treats for the kids to also enjoy. I can't wait to participate in our second year of "Read Across America" while celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday! Check out Max and Dean's "Read Across America" event last year here.

Also don't forget to check out a live webcast from NYC today at 10am. Live webcast here.

Make sure to like Dr. Seuss Facebook and follow them on Twitter. Also visit their website here!

Signs Of Labor

2013-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

So I'd like to think that something progress will happen with my third pregnancy, and have my body go into labor naturally. But no one knows! lol But for you other lucky mamas and mamas to be out there here's a few signs of labor!

diarrhea: for some women they have at least 5 trips. perhaps a way of your body cleansing before your baby comes out.

mucus plug: also known as "bloody show" sometimes bloody sometimes of mucus like colored. and it looks just like it sounds mucus like. or just like a snotty little thing perhaps dime sized or bigger that your body may or may not pass.

cramps: well who am I kidding you can have cramps throughout the whole pregnancy, but for those who didn't you sure will start feeling this!

braxton hicks contractions: along with the wonderfully annoying cramps, braxton hicks is like a practice run on the real thing. and with enough of it, it can help soften your cervix!

cervix softens: without this happening...well nothing will happen. your cervix softening up helps with your baby lowering down and possibly having your water break.

baby lowering: oh your belly still looks high...now its dropping awesome! not truly a sign of labor but its heading there!

water breaks: well need a say more? some its does BREAK break...other moms might experience leaks here and there.

the labor rule 5-1-1: when contractions are 5 minutes apart for 1 minute long and has been going on for 1 hour or more. woman get yourself ready because your baby is!

when to call a doctor: extreme bleeding, sudden swelling of hands face or feet. sudden weight gain of 5 pounds or more within days to a week, painful urination.

Disney's Monsters University Movie Poster

2013-02-28T14:20:00.000-05:00

Monsters University movie poster. Remember to go watch Monsters University when it releases into theaters everywhere on June 21st, 2013.

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My Baby Bump Journal: Week 39

2013-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00

[39 weeks!]

So last week I made a quick decision to announce in my last baby bump journal that we are having a boy. The story was we wanted it to be a secret even to us. Went to hospital because of my "leakage episode", had an ultrasound and the lady said it. I was pissed and actually said, "WHAT THE FUCK...YOU BITCH! WE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW!" But it's too late. But when I got done being mad...I was super relieved...EXCITED! Yes! I was glad to hear I'm having a third boy. I have openly said that I didn't want a baby girl. If by some miracle it was it's ok. But I honestly prefer all boys. Just my thing. Others have said oh because they are high maintenance No, not all girls I wasn't brought up like that. I was a tomboy. I like my life simple, I hate to shop. I'm just so used to boys and I've always gotten along with boy children than girls. I just have this weird feeling I'd scare and scar my baby girl if I had one lol. But anywho...It's a BOY!!!

I've been feeling horrible one day and great with lots of energy another. I hate it. When I feel bad I really feel bad. I can't get up and when I need to get up I'm slower than a sloth. But with all that I noticed Mr. N has dropped a great deal. Its scary look when I breathe in its like the top 5 inches of my belly is flat then the rest that follows is a huge lump of baby lol. He is coming soon! I went to my prenatal apointment and they said I am still good with everything and will carry it all out naturally. It's truly crazy. A week away from my due date but again thinking with just the way my children are they will be late...My guess by March 10-12th. I guess, we'll just have to wait and see! I'm doing a lot of walking now! lol

Disney's Oz The Great And Powerful

2013-02-26T09:00:00.000-05:00

Oz The Great And Powerful is coming soon! Oz The Great And Powerful lands into theaters on March 8th, 2013!

[Another great clip from the film]

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Consignment Season

2013-02-25T20:20:00.002-05:00

Ever since I had Max in 2008 and being a stay at home mom, I've been looking for great deals on anything. I found out about consignment sales a year before he was born and didn't think much of it. I noticed as I started burning through some of my money and not working I needed to look for another alternative. A consignment sale in my area was starting and got a few great things. [toys, few seasonal clothes.] For a great deal. Prices in consignment sales are a great deal lower. It is some lightly used items and some are new.

For some parents, it is a God sent, some don't like the idea of getting used or even lightly used items. I think it's great because kids grow so fast and go through clothes and toys. Why not get them for cheap! I do try to get a new cheap item most of the time. Also the great thing about these consignment sales you can sell your unused or lightly used baby/toddler/kid clothes, items, and toys. If you've never been to one, it's worth taking even 30 minutes to stop by a local consignment sale and checking it out.

My Baby Bump Journal: Week 38

2013-02-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

[so...its a BOY!]

[TED: Conception to Birth]

I absolutely love this! I'm a big fan of TED and their talks. I saw this last week and thought other mamas would love seeing their journey. I can't believe I am almost there! I am 38 weeks and still pregnant. As I have weekly check ups now I remember my pregnancies with Max and Dean and can't believe how big they are right now. How this pregnancy went by so quickly and soon this third child of ours will be a year old. [that fast!] :*) I can't wait to meet this little baby!

Zombie Teething Children

2013-02-19T17:20:00.000-05:00

[Amber Teething Necklace]

Teething children are crazy! There I said it! They are! But with all the aches and pains they have we as parents can't help but feel sorry and want to heal all their pains. There are natural remedies I have used with all my children. Sometimes it helps some times it didn't. Each children and "treatment" is different. Try everything like I did lol...it isn't going to hurt...well not for us anyways.

[Breast milk pop]

1. Chew toys. The best that worked we the long giraffe necks, long nosed elephants.
2. Wooden chew toys. Naturally coated with beeswax.
3. Cold fruits or veggies in a mesh feeder.
4. Breast milk pops! I loved it, I had extra milk and I saw the idea and tried it. Dean couldn't get enough.
5. Teething necklace I wore around my neck. So when I carried him he would chew away and or after he was done breastfeeding.
6. Hylands! They have a liquid and chew able tablets well they actually melt in your babies mouth. With all that drool I had to put more than one lol.
7. Clove oil for painful gums. You know its coming out, you see it...poor kids.
8. Amber teething necklaces. They do not chew on it is for its natural oils to going into baby's skin to provide a natural Tylenol like effect.
9. Frozen and or just cold wash cloths.
10. Slushy breast milk. It was fun but a mess lol.

Save New Jersey Pigs

2013-02-15T15:09:00.000-05:00

They need our help! I haven't shown my love for animals but this is very close to my heart. When I was younger where my father's side of the family lived was their farm. We had a piggery. It was open and free for the pigs to run and live their life until we need them. Let them live as human as long as they can. Who wants to live in a cage all their lives? Please take a moment and share and sign up here! Glad to see this video commercial while I was watching on Hulu. Again...please take a small moment of your time to help stand up for those who have no voices...the animals like these pigs.

A Preggo's Very Valentine's Day

2013-02-14T21:00:00.000-05:00

[My funny Valentine]

Well it started off with Max going to school and having a party. Dean and I went to the library to kill time and then we played in the back seat until Max came out. Max came out with his hands behind his back and swung it to the front real quick and gave me a red flower saying, "Happy Valentine's Day Mommy I love you! This red flower is for you!" I gave him a kiss and a hug. What a lucky Mom I was! We headed back to my mother's and had lunch with her. It was a good relaxing day.

[37 weeks & 3 days pregnant]

Night time came and we got ready and waited for Daddy to come home to take us to dinner. Chilli's our spot. Rad and I had our first date there...well a pitcher of beer drink off. Lol I'm a great cold beverage drinker that's all I'm saying. lol So as we ordered and waited for 45+ minutes...Dean woke up from his nap Max was getting antsy and our food finally came after we've inhaled the chips 15 minutes ago. My food though yummy was cold :/ I'm not much to complain but Rad said, "We don't go out much I want you to have your meal done right!" I talked nicely and wasn't mad at all and they sent me out a new meal...a HOT meal. It was great and silly Max said to the manager, "And my food is too HOT!" Rad and I couldn't help ourselves and laughed real hard at his crazy comment. I whispered "You can wait to cool it off silly boy!"

[Our $6.00 bill at Chilli's!]

After all was done the manager came back and said don't worry we will comp your meal. When the check came out the total was $5.97. So we only ended up paying for Maxwell's meal. Amazing! We talked and we agreed that we would give the waitress her full tip because it was a busy night and it wasn't entirely her fault. We had a silly fun time out. That's all I wanted. Rad was happy to get a free meal, Max was happy to go out and eat his very "HOT!" meal, Dean was chill [we were happy about it], and I was happy I got to go out with my guys for Valentine's Day.