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Well, I was messing around with this dumb thing and was changing some stuff. Well, when I was changing around the layouts it erased something!!!!!!! I'm very annoyed because I don't know if that's what happens when you pick certain layouts and color schemes or if it was just one of those things that happen when it's not supposed to!  I guess I fix it the best I can. I'm sick of messing with it but now I can't get the stupid counter to show up!!! I tried the code several times but now I just don't really care any more because I don't want to mess with anything right now.

My OB appointment went well and again I told the doctor about the pain that I was having. The last time I seen the doctor I had this last appointment was in October. For some reason they don't let us see just one OB. Instead they have everyone see every OB through out the pregnancy until we get to the point where we are seen every week, then they let us choose who we want to see for the rest of the time. Anyway, She told me that it could be something that happened from when I had my daughter. She said that it was possible that there was some damage (nothing serious) that could have happened that could be causing me to have the pain in my hips and groin area. I guess that would make sense because they had trouble getting Sonia out. She was up to high because she didn't drop down like babies usually do when they are getting ready to come out. They had to put a suction cup on her head so that they could help get her out. They had to try a few time before they got it. Of course I wasn't too much help. I was really sick and congested so breathing wasn't too easy which didn't do me or Sonia much good when it came time to push. They got her out and I'm lucky that I didn't have to have a c-section or anything.

I asked about another ultrasound. I asked her how much it would cost to get another one done if I went out and did it one my own. She was nice enough to come up with something so that I wouldn't have to pay. She put down that the baby was measuring big and didn't move that much. I'm not sure how big the baby measured because I didn't ask but I have a feeling that it's not anything that's to big of a deal since she didn't say anything about it until I asked about another ultrasound. As for as the baby not moving too much, he/she doesn't. There was a lot of movement in October but I think the baby is just getting a little lazy now that rooms running out. I probably wouldn't even have another ultrasound appointment if I didn't ask. I think she also didn't mind letting me have another because even though the baby seems to being doing well and it's heartbeat sounds good you can never be sure until they can actually see how it's doing. I go in on Thursday!! I can't wait to see how everything is. Plus, I am hoping the little one wants to show mommy what it is, so I can finally know!!! Sergio really wants to know too. He's the one who wanted me to ask about getting another because he was willing to pay if he had to. He says that it doesn't matter what it is, but I KNOW he wants to find out if this is his boy or not. He also likes that he can find out. When he was in Honduras when his ex had their baby it wasn't something they got to have. He said they didn't have anything like that at the clinic they went to. It wasn't anything big and fancy. He said that they didn't have any ultrasounds or anything.

The next time I have to go back to the OB is on the 17 of this month! Yep, I have to go in every 2 weeks now. I'm kinda surprised how fast this pregnancy is going. Well, I'm kinda not at the same time. The holiday season usually goes by so fast for me and being pregnant just seems to go by fast because of that. Sonia is really growing on the idea of there being a baby around. She loves babies but for a while it upset her that she wasn't going to be the only one around. I think she will like it. She loves to pretend like she's mommy to all of her toys and she talks about how she wants to take care of the baby and that she wants to be the mommy to it. I can also picture all the jealous moments, especially if this one turns out to be a baby boy. That's really not going to go over with daddy's little girl when daddy wants a boy. Sonia has always had a little jealousy towards me when I get to close to Sergio. She's been that way ever since she was tiny. She is always pushing me away or jumping on our laps just to get to him. She loves Sergio, but sometimes he has a little problem of not giving her attention and she does anything to destroying things to harassing me.

Yesterday was Sergio's last day making wreaths and he took off to California last night. He made Sonia a wreath in the shape of a Christmas tree. He brought it in the house and she got so mad. She started yelling "I want it bigger!" She thought that it was going to be the actual Christmas tree. She's OK with it now. I hat to explain to her that it's going to be hung up on the wall. She's waiting on me to go out and buy some decorations and lights for it.

Anyway, that's going to be all for now. Wish me luck, pray or whatever it is you like to do! I'm hoping the ultrasound goes well and that this time I get to find out what I'm having!!

Finally a new entry!! It's been a really long time. I don't think I've taken so long to put something new in here. I hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving.

I have another OB appointment coming up on Friday. This appointment is the one where they test my glucose and that means I have to drink that nasty orange crap! Just makes me want to gag thinking about it. They also have to draw blood which is fine because you get use to it. The only thing that bothers me is that it actually hurts a little now but I think that's because they are taking it from the same exact spot every time. I am also extremely HAPPY that the test only takes an hour now!!!!! When I was pregnant with Sonia it took 3 whole hours and you couldn't eat anything after midnight the night before. I hated that since my appointment wasn't till the afternoon. Last time I had to do it twice. If this time I have to do it more than once at least it won't take as long this time!!

Sonia has been acting a little better out in public. These last few times I've been out with her she was pretty good. I've been having little talks with her each time before we go out. I tell what we are getting and what we are NOT getting. So far it seems to work and she hasn't thrown a fit when she sees certain things. I've been to parenting classes before and I've tried all the stuff they said but most of it turn out to be a big joke and didn't work. So things have improved as far as her behavior goes. Now if only I could keep clothes on the child!! She is a little nudist, it's even getting hard for me to keep underclothing on. She won't wear it or won't wear it for long. When I actually get her to dress she refuses to wear panties or an under shirt. She won't even wear socks.

There has been a huge on going problem that I've had for the last couple months....It's one of the most annoying things to happen when you're a parent and that is LICE! She got it and we got rid of it then there is this whole thing that has been happening with my sister. I'm not going to go into it because I've vented about it enough in my other journal, but she's been running around and was bringing her stuff from here and there and I think that's where the lice came from. The first time she had it there was nothing but eggs but now there are little bugs everywhere. This Friday my mom is going to spray the house down while I'm at my appointment and go through Sonia's hair again!! So I'm really hoping this is the last time we will have to get rid of them. I can't do it myself because I can't be around the chemicals but they better be gone for good this time.

Picture of my Sonia, taken a couple weeks ago.

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This is going to be a little short. I haven't been online recently. I've been trying to get organized, so I'm still around and Hopefully I'll get to put more entries in. I've also not been feeling to great. It has been really hurting me to move around and walk a lot (and still 3 more months to go!). It has gotten worse these last few days. I'm sure the baby is doing well though and that's a good thing. Well, that's going to be it for now. I will update later.

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day as far as mommy stuff goes. There was one thing that happened that made me mad but hopefully it will be taken care of tomorrow. Other than that things went OK. Sonia had her out bursts  here and there but not as bad as she normally is. My mom came and took her over to her place so she can have dinner  there. She enjoyed it a lot because she hasn't been over there for the last couple weeks. She didn't get to spend the night but she loves being able to leave the apartment to visit grandma.

Sergio had to work yesterday. He doesn't always have to work Saturdays but I guess he had to this time. It was a short work day for him which makes him lucky since he was up late the night before playing pool. He acts like such a baby sometimes. A lot of the time I feel like I'm going to be having my third child instead of my second. He works really hard though, so I guess that can contribute to him doing things he knows he shouldn't (like staying up late on a work night). Right now he is making Christmas wreaths which is a lot harder to do then you would think. They do everything by hand and it's a lot of physical labor. They do a really good job doing it. They look a lot nicer then any fake wreath you can get at the store.

He gets one free every year too. I never bother to ham them up but I'm pretty sure I will this year now that Sonia understands what Christmas is (as much as a 4 year old can know anyway)

I got my digital camera  yesterday as well. I ordered 2 different ones and the one that I just got was a mini key chain camera. I mostly got that one just to play around and give Sonia something to do. It's really hard to keep small kids entertained and I thought having a mini camera would be fun for her. It's a web cam, still cam, and video cam. It's not anything fancy. You can't take serious pictures with it but it wasn't a bad deal for $24 something. The other camera I ordered is for taking pictures that I plan on getting developed and that won't be here till the 17th and it's the camera I plan on taking with me to the hospital. My last OB didn't allow for people to video tape the birth but we were allowed to take still pictures. Unfortunately I had no camera then, so I want to get pictures taken this time. I'm not going to get pictures of the baby coming out because I think that's a bit much for me but I will get pictures of afterwards which will probably still be kinda graphic, but oh well, as long as I'm not in the picture and it's just the baby I don't mind.

I haven't had much to post about. Sonia is doing good but she is still a little sick. She is doing a lot better then daddy though. This is one HUGE reason that I hate this time of year. Once Sergio gets sick it lasts the whole fall and winter season. Plus with the kind of work he does it definitely doesn't help any. He has to work out side and it's cold, wet, rainy here most of the year. I'm surprised that the last few summers have been so hot. Another reason the weather suck here is that it takes away from Sonia's outside time. Which she needs since she acts the way she does. She needs constant attention and lots of space and playing outside gives her that. She is such a drama queen right now that I know her teen years are gonna be something. Then again she is a Libra and I guess that says it all. Don't know one mellow Libra and I know a few. It's kinda funny too because I'm a Taurus and from what I read that's not the greatest combo lol. Sergio is a Taurus too so it's hard for us to handle all the drawn out drama.

I had my 24 week check up on the 5th and it went well I guess. The place where I go is the same place I went when I was pregnant with Sonia but the place has changed so much! It has a different name and the way they do things is really different too. It actually really sucks! Instead of being able to see one OB for the whole pregnancy they have everyone seeing all the OB's through out their pregnancy! It sucks because each OB does things differently so the treatment you get is different every appointment. I like the OB I had with Sonia I thought she was really good and did things that the others don't do. I go in and get my weight and urine checked and listen to the babies heartbeat. They aren't taking measurements or anything else. Luckily I'm not having any problems. I still haven't gained any weight though. In fact I've lost six more. I think it has to do with my appetite. I barely have one, which is normal because I'm not a big eater or a junk food junkie. I've been trying to eat more but it's kinda hard because appetite wise I feel like I do when I'm not pregnant and so I'm not feeling hungry that often. I did go through a hungry thing back in September but that didn't last that long.

I am feeling VERY moody!!! Sonia is driving me insane! I haven't slept for more than a couple of hours at a time for about a week!  OMG, she is the most biggest cry baby in the entire UNIVERSE. I swear to God that this child has cried every single day of her life!  Literally!!! I have been really hoping that it was just a "thing" and she would eventually get over it. But nope, not even close. Even if she went one entire day without crying that would be a HUGE improvement.

Other than that not much else has happened. Although it is a new month and the bills need to get paid and I'm the lucky one to do that. Since I'm the one who has to do it I am also stuck taking the little monster with me. I have to make a few stops today and unfortunately, I can't drive so I get to bus everywhere. I can say one thing and that's if Sonia starts whining we are coming right back home and I don't even care if we are right outside the store or wherever!

I need to think of something to make for dinner tonight. I haven't been in the mood to do a lot of cooking and that's just because the smell of most things is so gross to me and I can't stand for too long because of my hips. Plus to make it more difficult I have to cook for 2 of the most pickiest people. With Sergio it's not so much that he's pick about what I make him, it's that he wants a variety of things to eat at one meal! Myself I'd be happy with a salad or a sandwich, something simple. Sonia is just picky and changes her mind every 2 seconds and that's fine because it's normal. What bothers me is that she'll want something and I'll make it and of course she changes her mind and doesn't want it any more, THEN she gets so upset over it that she starts crying. It bothers me because it's late, I'm tired, and she cries all day so I'm just sick of hearing it. Some days it's not too bad but sometimes it is.

The stuff in green was typed out earlier today.....

Well, I did end up going to the store but I didn't get a chance to do everything that I needed to do. A complete nightmare!!!! There is nothing worse then having your child throwing a tantrum in a public place. If that's not bad enough, it REALLY sucks when complete strangers give you "tips" or put in their 2 cents. Luckily I didn't have any of those extremely rude women you walk by and tell your kid "shut up" or make other rude comments under their breath. If that were the case I would probably be banned from going back to that store. I seriously don't know why Sonia has such a behavior problem! I don't think I'll ever know why and believe me I've gone over it about a million times in my head as to "why?" I just know that it has been a problem since she was an infant. So frustrating!!!!!!! I really think I handle it the best I possibly can.

Tomorrow is my next OB appointment and also the start of my 24th week. Like always I am really eager to see if I've gained any weight yet. So far this one isn't as big as Sonia was and I mean that by how pregnant I look. As far as I know it's going to be just a regular prenatal check up, no testing of any kind. I have to wait till my next check up to see if they are going to give me another ultrasound. If they don't I'll probably just go get one on my own. I really want to know it is!! It's little parts are already formed and it drives me nuts that I don't know yet.

 On a brighter note I didn't have to do any cooking!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!! This was Sonia's first real Halloween. I've taken her around the apartment complex at my sisters before but this year I took her out and we went to some houses and she got to see what big kids get to do for Halloween. Now she is big enough to have all the stuff she got in her pale. She was kinda shy about having to say trick-or-treat but she had a lot of fun. It turned out that she had her mind set on being Spider Man . I just got the cheapest one I could get and it didn't even have a mask! I don't know if someone stole it or if it's just that cheap that it didn't come with one. Wen we were out I was getting tired real quick of walking around and I had to go to the bathroom so we didn't stay out too late. We got home and it was only a few minutes till 7pm. I'm glad it's over! Next year I'll have 2 little ones to take around. The new baby should be around 8 months then. Not much else happened. We ordered pizza earlier in the day and it's still sitting on the table. With my sister gone we don't go through everything as fast. I just hope Sergio is up for finishing the rest of it!

Well, I'm not even online as I'm typing this so it will be the 1st of November when I post this entry to my journal. I'm too tired to really post this right now. I just wanted to type it out before I forget.

Haven't updated in about 5 days! I haven't been feeling very well.  I'm just really uncomfortable and no matter what I do I can seem to get even a little bit comfortable or at least not for too long. Sleeping is such a pain too. I always wake up all sore and keep waking up through out the night. Our apartment is a town house and we have an upstairs where the beedrooms are and I'm really hating having stairs! Some times I don't even bother to go up them and just sleep on the couch. I'm not even as big as I was when I was pregnant with Sonia and I have a lot more problems. My next appointment is next Friday on the 5th so I can tell the OB then. Not that there will be much she can do. They told me to try a little Tylenol when I had any pain but the stuff does absolutely nothing.

Sonia is still sick. She seems to be getting slowly worse so I'm guessing it gonna be one of those colds that seem to last forever. Thursday night she went to my moms house to sleep and the next morning dumped laundry detergent all over the floor. She use to do the same thing here, which is why I switched to liquid. Sonia also got a hair cut. Her hair was getting so long that it was almost down to her butt. One morning she though she needed a hair cut and sniped off a big piece on the side and my mom had to fix it.

Yesterday was pay day for Sergio so last night he gave me some money so I can buy Sonia a Halloween costume. I'm going to wait till tomorrow to buy her one. I was going to buy her one today but because she is still sick I decided to wait and see how she is feeling tomorrow. If she's not feeling well enough to go trick-or-treating, I'll just spend the money on something else that she could use.