Favorites of Mine

I, like most of you women (and some men) love magazines. I never understood why people bought People or Us Weekly. I just don't care about celebrities and their lives; it's irrelevant to me. For some reason though, ever since I was little I've bought home and cooking magazines. After years of buying them with my allowance money I realized that the vast majority of the recipes in my most beloved reads were disgusting! So I have resorted to cooking blogs.
Lately, I've discovered a new obsession, pregnancy mags!! Oh, and their websites.
So if you're pregnant, like I know some of you are, or just liking the idea, here are some of the things I adore as a preggo...

• Fit Pregnancy magazine and site have great topics that I wouldn't even have thought about, so it's got a lot of information. It's also a good source of easy exercises and healthy food ideas.
• I get updates on baby's growth and changes in my body from The Bump via email. The hubby loves reading this too!
• I found the best maternity jeans ever at Forever 21. They only have elastic in the front, which I love 'cause they don't look like fat lady jeans and they're super comfortable. The best part, I only paid thirteen bucks! Awesome!
• I also bought a "belly band" from Forever21. It allows my to wear my old jeans [unbuttoned] with longer shirts. It's super comfy and it helps keep the belly from moving too much while on the go. I wore this on the bus we took to the visa appointment. I was SO glad I bought this. So, if you plan to travel I highly recommend buying one!
• Being super concerned like most women about stretch marks, I was told to use lotions to prevent them ahead of time. So I bought Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Balm. I personally love the smell and it keeps my body moisturized for a long time. If you buy it, put it on everything that's going to stretch. Boobs, butt, belly - the works!
• Lastly, Parents.com has information (similar to The Bump) about each trimester, labor & delivery and much more. One of my favorites though, are the sweepstakes. Every day they have giveaways ranging from baby gear and clothes to things for us moms-to-be.

I hope this info helps! I have more things I'm planning to try out, so hopefully I'll have some good feedback.

Last Name

Yesterday my husband and sister were talking about super random topics. One of those topics was this...
Marcos bluntly told my sister E that he hates his last name. So being the inquisitive sister that she is, she asked him that if he could have last name in the world, which one would he pick?
Without even thinking, he blurted out "Johnson." Super serious.
Then he smiled and said "Just kidding!"
Funny.

Nothing New

Some time has passed and I can't seem to put together anything interesting to write about.
We haven't done anything special that deserves being blogged about.
We signed up for birthing classes and enjoyed some Red Mango.
My husband has been working and I've just been, well, here.
Hm. That's it.
Sorry for not having a super fun update.
Maybe next time.

Farmer Flan

This is our "rancho" picture.

Anyone who has seen old school Mexican pictures would know that they don't smile in their pictures. When I think about it, old pictures from pretty much any country are like this. And many Mexicans still take pictures like this.

So this is us being funny.

Oh, and Marcos loved the pumpkin flan.

Fun Lunch

While writing the last two blogs I've been eating lunch. My mom was blessed with free lunch and I had to take pictures because it's so unique and cute!


My Super Good Milkshake with a Doughnut!



Mexican Fortune Cookie