24-Week Update & Weekend Shenanigans

How far along?: 24 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: +10 lbs (when I weighed myself at 24 weeks, 0 days)

Sleep: Not too bad this past week; trying to sneak in some naps too. :)
Best moment this week: Every now and then, we let Owen sleep in our bed. On Saturday morning, I woke up to him gently touching my cheek and kissing my nose. He had THE biggest smile on his face (the kind where his eyes look closed), and I swear I didn't think I could love that kid any more at that moment.
Movement: Always!
Symptoms: Low back pain.
Symptoms I DON'T have: Nocturia and nausea.
Food cravings: Cheese pizza and cinnamon anything (cinnamon rolls, churros...I even put a pinch of cinnamon in my coffee).

Food aversions: Nothing at the moment.

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None.
Belly Button in or out?: Flat.
What I miss: Staaarting to miss sushi. 
What I am looking forward to: Date night on Saturday!

Yesterday, we celebrated my cousin Samiya's 6th birthday! As usual, Owen spent a majority of the time in the bounce house. We had to drag him out every so often to make sure he was hydrated.

Missing Keyan! I think he was inside watching TV.

He didn't like me watching him, since I was telling him to be careful and to watch out for the bigger kids...so whenever he saw me creeping up, he'd quickly go up to me and say, "Mama, go there!", as in, "Mama, go away!" Okay, bye...

Waiting for the piñata with cousin-twin Elijah.

One day, I will get a good photo of both of them looking at the camera with smiles on their faces...one day.

With my goddaughter Kaela (I swear she loves me).

Happy Birthday, Princess Miya! Thanks for having us!

And today, we woke up bright and early to go to Disneyland. First thing we did was have breakfast at Carnation Cafe.

Mickey waffles are always a hit with this guy. He ate almost everything on his plate and even stole my strawberries.

As soon as we finished, it started to RAIN. We weren't expecting it at all, so we quickly ran next door and waited in one of the stores. Owen didn't mind. He got a little chummy with Mickey, Pooh, and Baymax.

Once it cleared up, we went on as many rides as we could. The rain was actually a blessing because we did not wait more than 10-15 minutes for any ride.

The Mad Tea Party rmaaay be Owen's new favorite ride (behind the Pooh Bear ride, of course).

Around noon, we noticed that Owen was getting tired; so we figured we'd grab lunch and head home.

Dessert before lunch - Grey Stuff Twist at Maurice's Treats. It was okay...I'd rather get the Cheddar Garlic Twist.

I was craving cheese (surprise, surprise...), so we ate at Pizza Port.

Owen ate an entire slice (minus the crust). The kid has a big appetite.

Before we left, we bought Owen a Mickey Mouse - can you believe it has taken us almost 2.5 years to get him his own Mickey?! Well, to be honest, his Mickey obsession only started this year.

Make way, Pooh Bear!

Ralph didn't want to leave just yet, so we walked around Downtown Disney. We thought Owen would fall asleep during the walk, but he stayed awake the whole time.

We almost forgot that there was a Sprinkles at DTD. So, of course...

...we got some to-go. Hey, I waited like an hour after we got home to eat it, okay? Don't judge me.

Now, Owen's passed out in his room (with both Pooh and Mickey), and Ralph and I are downstairs waiting for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals to start. And yes...we're still salty about the Preds eliminating the Ducks, so we're hoping the Pens end it tonight, lol.

Until next time!

Hello, October!

Lots to talk about...

MICKEY'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Last Wednesday, we went to Disneyland to go to Mickey's Halloween Party! It was our first time going, and it was so much fun.

We came as Mr. Fredricksen, Russell, and Kevin from Pixar's "Up". Wendy is Dug, but since we couldn't take her , we brought Owen's stuffed animal Dug.

I hand-drew his buttons, cut and sewed his scarf and sash from old scrubs, and made the Wilderness Explorer logo out of felt. SO much fun to make this costume!

Once again, Ralph's costume was the easiest one - only thing I did was remove the lenses from his glasses because the glare kept showing up on pictures. My costume was pretty easy as well - a no-sew tutu, blue shirt, and then I attached some feathers on a headband.

We only went on one ride because our focus was to collect ALL the candy...but Ralph's mom insisted we ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad while she watched Owen, since we can't ride "big kid" rides whenever it's the three of us. Thanks, Mom!

We weren't going to stop for anything else, BUT we noticed Pooh Bear was dressed up, so we just HAD to pay him (and Tigger) a visit.

Behind Ralph is one of many candy stands.

With heroes/villains from the DC Universe!

Our loot!

We got home at midnight, and we all passed out shortly afterwards. We had so much fun, and we plan on going back next year.

WEIGHT LOSS

Last post, I talked about how I met my weight-loss goal of losing 50 lbs since giving birth to Owen; but I figured I'd continue with my monthly weigh-ins until 2017, just to see how much I can lose in one year. This morning, I weighed myself and lost 5.6 lbs since last month, making it a total of 30 lbs since the beginning of this year. I don't expect to lose much in October because...

CELEBRATIONS

There will be a lot of reasons to celebrate, which means there will be a lot of eating. There are so many birthdays this month, including my mother-in-law's, Ralph's, my dad's, and my brother's. Oh, and Ralph and I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary on the 20th.

For my dad's big 5-0, we're going to Disney World! We'll be leaving the 12th and returning the 18th. We recently got our MagicBands in the mail, and my mom has given me and Ralph permission to plan our itinerary for Disney World. I mean, I think we know a thing or two about Disney resorts, right?

When we come back from our trip, we'll be in the process of...

MOVING

A little over a week ago, our apartment complex served us with a notice of lease violation, stating that we were making "excessive noises". We figured our new neighbors (they moved in about a month ago) downstairs were the ones complaining about Owen walking/running in the apartment because we never had any issues with our previous downstairs neighbor.

I'm not going to get into it too much because I can already feel my blood pressure rising, BUT, long story short, we've found a new home in Tustin. We cannot be more happy/excited to leave our current place. We have been good residents at this complex for 3 years, and we're really disappointed with how they handled the whole situation. I mean, who serves someone a violation notice without any proof?! Ugh. I'm hoping the people who move in after us are DDR-loving, drum-playing, rambunctious college students.

So that's what we did today - we went apartment-hunting. My friend Trang recommended her complex, which, oddly enough, was the one that we chose. What's even better is that her townhome is LITERALLY on the other side of ours! We signed the lease contract, and we'll be moving in October 27th.

After all that, we treated ourselves to some ice cream. Owen deserved it.

So that's what's going on. Why do I have a feeling that the rest of the year will be even more eventful? We'll just have to wait and see.

Until next time!