For Maddie ♥

In memory of Kellie & James' little girl Maddie, I took Kota to play outside at the park yesterday and enjoy the fresh air. Go figure, that once we got there, I realized I forgot my camera. I got a cute pic of him with my cellphone though! He was running across the board walk to the play area.

 We didn't stay long. I had to get to class and Kota had to go to his dad's house. I really need to start taking him to the park more. He loves it. I don't know why we don't go more often, it's right around the corner from my house! I can't wait till the water in the hose is warmer so he can play in the sprinkler. The weather feels nice, but the water in the hose is still ice cold!!

St Patty's Day nails!

**If you're wondering how to do Water Marbel Nails, just goto YouTube and search for water marbel nails how to!**

I wanted to do something creative with greens for St Patrick's Day. After a quick trip to Ulta, I had what I needed!

Then I just used things I found in my kitchen! Small plastic bowl, skewer stick and water! I used the 'Water Marbeling' technique.









The completed product on my nails came out like this:






I love how each nail has a different pattern. I've seen a lot of people go for the same design on each nail. But I think it's fun to have each one be unique!
And yes, I know there is a mess of polish on my skin around my nails. Which leads me to this quick review of Sally Hansen's 'No More Mistakes' manicure clean-up pen...







I didn't take a picture of the pen itself because I didn't feel like digging it out of the trash can. I bought this thinking it was a fantastic idea. And I still think it is. But when I got it home and tried to use it, it was dry. I read the directions and it said just uncap the pen and rub lightly to remove polish mistakes. There was no nail polish remover in the pen! It was bone-dry!! I thought I could pour a little of my own polish remover into the pen and just put the end back on it and use it that way. FAIL! I did that and stuck the tip back on it but once I flipped it back over, the polish remover flowed out. I tried shoving the tip in tighter, but it was in as far as it'd go. I used what little was left on the tip on one finger, and then it was dry again and not working. $5 wasted on this piece of garbage!
My advice: just dip q-tips in polish remover and do it that way. Don't waste your money on this stupid thing.
Now i'm off to go put my q-tip method to use. What I can't get off with the q-tips will come off when I do dishes and shower!


**If you're wondering how to do Water Marbel Nails, just goto YouTube and search for water marbel nails how to!**

OPI Vs. China Glaze

I went to Ulta this morning to pick up another EOS lipbalm (I love the Passion Fruit one so much, I had to get another!). I not only got the new lipbalm, but I saw that China Glaze had a new collection of polishes out. They're called the Crackles. Similar to OPI's Black Shatter, but the CG Crackles come in multiple colors! 6 total!!

I got the light blue color. It's called Crushed Candy, and it reminds me of CG's "For Audrey" polish. The  next time i'm in Ulta I think I may get the grey or white color also.

The obvious differance, that I can see, between the two polishes, is the amount you have to use. With OPI's Shatter you have to put on a generous amount to get a good Shatter going on. So of course I figured i'd have to do the same with the Crackle. When I put a generous amount of the Crackle on, it barely cracked at all! After watching a few reviews on YouTube about the polish, I learned that you have to put on a thinner coat of CG's Crackle to make a decent crack!
I'd have to say that it's China Glaze Crackle for the win! Using less polish to get the crackle effect is better than having to drown my nails in polish just to get the shattered look. Plus the Crackles come in 6 different colors!!

While at Ulta I also picked up my EOS Lemon Drop (like I said above) and OPI's Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection.




 

I haven't tried the Teenage Dream polish yet. I'm going to wear the Crackle for a while, probably till the weekend, and then switch over to Teenage Dream. Maybe i'll see how it looks with Black Shatter over it.

I had  to get another EOS lipbalm. I use the Passion Fruit one every day and I love it! The only other two they had at Ulta were the Lemon Drop or the Mint Chocolate Chip. I'm not big on mint, so lemon was my next choice. I love this one just as much as the passion fruit!

Bump-tastic!

Today I realized that I really don't have any pics of me and my big ol' pregnant self! This weekend i'm thinking of having a friend take some amature maternity pics of me at the park. I took this one myself in my yard, haha! This is what I wore to my OB check-up this morning. I wont lie, i'm being a big hipocrit in this outfit. I'm 100% against wearing leggings as pants. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS! But i'm pregnant, and they're sooo comfy. So maternity leggings are most definitly pants. :-P

The appointment went well. Tomorrow I have to go back and do my blood glucose 1 hour test. I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with Kota. Hopefully this time I won't have it! Go easy on me baby Alex!!

Clothing haul time!

Over the past two weeks i've gotten quite a few new pieces of clothing! I went to Kohls, Forever21, Charlotte Russe and Motherhood Maternity! I also got the two shirts I ordered from Hot Topic online!! I figured it was time for me to get new Spring/Summer clothes to accomodate my ever growing baby belly!

Picture time!!



Kohls

I am so in love with this pinky coral-ly color!! I got another t-shirt in this color from Kohls, but it's in the wash because Kota got it messy when we went out to dinner last night, lol! I think the first top is so perfect for Spring! I love the color and the little flowers. When I tried it on in the dressing room, my belly looked like a giant Easter egg!! Hehe!






Forever21

These two are just comfy, slouchy shirts! Well, except for the top one. I'm sure it's supposed to be slouchy, but on my gigantor belly, its tight. Still cute though! The "Lover not a fighter" shirt is kind of a crop top, so I have to wear a white tank top underneath it. I really love the grey/florescent yellow color combo of the first top! It's also not heavy like a sweater, it's really light-weight thin material. So I can wear it when it's warm out and not sweat my ass off!





Charlotte Russe


The top picture of the dress is pretty crappy, I know. I think the flash was reflecting off the beading and sparklies at the top of the dress. But you get the idea of what it looks like. The second picture is so you can get a better look at the detailing around the neck. So gorgeous!! Charlotte Russe was having a "Happy Hour" sale and for 1 hour, all their dresses were $15! What a deal!!! This particular dress was originally $32. So $15 is a steal!!




  

I also got these shoes & sunglasses from Charlotte Russe. I saw these shoes on the sale rack for half off. Originally $35 (I believe, I already wore them and wore the price sticker off the bottom of them off!!). They were the last pair of that style and I wanted them soooo bad! I was shocked when they were actually my size! It was fate! I think these shoes have officially won the top spot in my shoe collection!

The sunglasses are your basic big ol' bugg-eye sunglasses! They have rhinestones on the sides, you can kind of see them in the pic.

Motherhood Maternity

I really like the blue colors of the first top. It reminds me of the beach and the ocean! The only problem I have with it, is the tight band around the middle kind of puffs out the bottom of the shirt and makes my belly look even bigger than it already is! Still a cute shirt though! :-)
I wont lie, the dress in the second pic kind of looks grandma-ish. But I swear, it's sooo much cuter when it's actually on. It especially looks cute with the shoes from Charlotte Russe! I wanted a flowy, floral dress for Spring. This is it!

I've been checking the two Hot Topic's in my area for the Ray William Johnson t-shirts, but none of them carry it! So I ordered one off the website, along with a Hello Kitty shirt (2 for $28!). They arrived in the mail earlier this week. I already wore both of them, so they're in the wash, but here are the stock pictures of the shirts from the website:


 I had to get them in the size XL to accomodate my baby belly, lol!

I also went to Victorias Secret and got some new Pink panties (5 for $25!). I wont post pics of those though, i'm sure no one cares to see my undies, lol! From VS I also got the Beach Sexy instant self tan lotion. I'll probably start using it tonight after my shower, so i'll write a review about it tomorrow. It says a natural-looking tan develops in hours. I hope so!

Let the countdown begin!

A 'looking down' view of my belly. Hello down there, baby! ♥

Only 99  more days till my c-section and baby Alex will be here! I get more and more nervous every day! The whole idea of having another c-section, and him finally being out. I'll be a mommy to a newborn again! Hopefully Kota will adjust quickly!! I'm sure he'll be a great big brother!!
Kota's napping right now, but once he gets up we're going to Once Upon A Child. I'm going to get him some new summer clothes and try to find a swing for Alex.

Update
I didn't find a swing I liked at OUAC. I ended up going to Babies R Us. They had a really cute Graco swing on sale. It was the display model. It was originally $150, it was on sale for $96. I really liked it and decided to get it. At the register the woman scanned it and it actually came up $69!!! Awesomeness!!! :-D Once I got it home Kota was really excited and wanted to try it out. I let him get in it and swing for a few minutes. When I finally made him get out he threw a fit! I don't have anywhere else to keep the swing since Alex's room hasn't been built yet, so it's hanging out in Kota's closet for now.

My big boy lookin adorable in his little brother's swing!



My chubby faced angel!

After his bath, my BabyCakes♥ was looking out his bedroom window at the kids walking home from school with their mommies & daddies. I live down the road from an elementry school. He loves watching the kids walk down the sidewalk infront of the house. I always think about how soon i'll get to walk him to school. Sooner than I think... *tear*

I love that chubby little baby face!! ♥ ♥ ♥

I had to share his cuteness with the world, lol!