I Am Grateful For - Day 30

Hot water in the winter time!

There was NO hot water this morning, what's up with that?!?!?! So, it made me VERY grateful of this luxury or ours.

All in all, there are so many other things to be grateful for! My life, my families, my freedoms, my brain, my job, my friends, my talents, my dreams... so many things!

But here comes December, lets not take the Christ out of Christmas :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 29

Holiday Weekends!

I did a lot, A LOT, of sleeping this holiday weekend! I needed that, and I love to sleep, so the more the better :) I feel so rested now!!! Yay!

I Am Grateful For - Day 28

My Fun Extended Family!

Yesterday before Thanksgiving dinner we went o Bridal Veil Park and walked around. I always have my camera on me so we ended up taking some fun pictures. Isn't this a fun family?

Don't you LOVE your family??? :)

Megan Tea, can you send the invite to your blog
to the email kikaandtrevor@gmail.com?
The email you sent it to doesn't work anymore.
Thanks girl :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 27

Missionary Work!

We watched the movie The Errand Of Angels today at my in-laws after Thanksgiving dinner and it made me want to get my nametag and be a missionary again... so much!! What a great movie! Maybe it is because I also served a full-time LDS mission, I really think the movie did a very good job sharing the ups and downs of sister missionay work! Have you watched it?

I was digging through pics on my Portuguese blog and found this one of Thanksgiving at the mission home. Can you find me? Hint: I am *not* on the left side :)

Good times!
I hope "Thanksgiving" is not over for all of us after today. I hope we will thank our Father in Heaven every single day for the many, many, MANY blessings that each of us has. I know I will :)

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I Am Grateful For - Day 26
Thanksgiving!
It's tomorrow and I can't wait!!!

Have you counted your blessings today?? :)


I Am Grateful for - Day 25
Naps!
Now that I get home a little earlier each day I have been taking short naps. I used to wake up feeling kinda sick everytime I took naps, even way before being preggo, but now I wake up feeling rested! My back is acting out again, so I am going to the chiropractor today. I think my job doesn't help, lifting and carrying things around, sweeping floors, etc. It's not awful but I do notice that when I am more active at work my back hurts more. Oh well, what can I do? Suck it up, I guess :)

I Am Grateful for - Day 24
Pregnancy Check-Ups

I had my monthly check up this Monday; I am 25 weeks and have gained 11 lbs (but 2 of those were the shoes I was wearing, right? hee hee). Doctor measured my tummy and said "right on the spot" -- whatever that means! We listened to the heartbeat and that's one of my favorite parts, it sounds so cool!! There are days that she moves a LOT and there are days that she is quiet, kinda making me think it's still a dream that I am pregnant. But it isn't, her heart was beating so cutely and she has been very active lately. She's gonna be a samba dancer like her mama :)

Oh, Doctor also gave me the orange juice thing for the diabetes test, which I will do on Dec 22. I asked him if it was yummie and he said "Well, it's no fanta orange, I'll tell you that!" he he he It's the WAY he says things, so funny!!

So, that's it for baby news! We haven't really agreed on a name yet. Most names I like are the ones that would be also easily pronnounced in Portuguese but Trevor doesn't love them. Then the ones he likes I think sound like stripper names and, thanks but no thanks!

So, here is today's question: how long did it take you, moms and dads, to agree on names for your kids?

Updating Gratitude :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 23
My new siblings!
Most of you now Trevor is the oldest of nine (yes!). Today was one of his brother's bday, Jared.
Here he is with the hat that Trevor picked to be his bday present:


Happy Bday Jared!



I Am Grateful For - Day 22
My beautiful friend Anne!

Her bday is next week but we celebrated yesterday. Anne and I met up earlier at the mall, did some girlie shopping, then went bowling with the hubbies and other friends. After that we went to our friends Marco and Desiree's house for some snacks.
I love you Anne! Thank you for being so beautiful and inspiring! And happy bday!!!

I Am Grateful For - Day 21
BYU's Creamery on 9th!
We went there on a double date with some of Trevor's friends and, even though the ice-cream made me sick (I don't eat ice-cream often) it was worth every spoonful! :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 20

MNO <-- Moms Night Out

It was yesterday, and we went to one of my favorite places here: Red Robin! So yummie! I couldn't finish my delicious bruchetta sandwich so Trevor helped me with it when I got home. It was a fun night, I am glad we do that every month! It'd be fun if it could be every WEEK!! :)

Love you, girls! Thank you for letting me butt in your MNO every time :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 19

TNI! <--- Tahitian Noni International

So, remember the day I was being a brat about not liking my job? Well, I don't looooove my position now BUT... I do LOOOVVVEEEE the company I work for!

Today we had a meeting about our benefits and how things are changing for next year. It's good to hear that while health insurance costs are going higher, for me it will only increase 5%. Also, the company is PAYING for us to be healthy and work out, for example, they will pay us $1 for each time we go to golds gym, up to $15/month, but if our monthly payment is already $15 (which we can get through the company-golds gym agreement) then it is FREE for me after 15 visits. And that goes to my spouse too!! There is also a wellness program and if I stay healthy all year the company will give me $500 at the end of the year for staying healthy and not costing them sick days and etc. Also aplies to my spouse, and we get TWO FREE physicals EACH per year, just to verify our health and let us know of any concerns. AWESOME!!

I am SO EXCITED! Isn't that awesome?

End of year at TNI is fun too: we have a Thanksgiving breakfast this Friday and then Christmas party at Costco in December. I can't wait!

So... what has your company done for you? :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 18

Opportunities!

How often do doors close on our faces? Well, sometimes it means there is a window open... somewhere!

I am searching (and think am finding) my windows :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 17

Yoplait's Whips!

Before pregnancy I LOVED yogurt! Ate it almost every day, with fruit, granola, plain, etc. For some reason since the second month or so of my pregnancy, I can't stand the texture of yogurt. It just seems gross. But there is one kind that I can eat now: the WHIPS! Yummyness! I know it is not as healthy as plain yogurt but... it will do for now.

What about you girlies, what are some of your favorite things pre-pregnancies that became yuckie during or post-pregnancy?

I Am Grateful For - Day 16

Memories!

Yesterday I picked up an album of pictures from years back that my mom sent me. Look what I found:

Wasn't I just so cute? :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 15

Hot Chocolate!

It's not even that cold, but I already am addicted to hot chocolate!

Love it!

I Am Grateful For - Day 14

Parties!

Today was the baby shower of my friend Renatha and it was simply awesome! Lots of fun and beautiful women, yummy food and great conversations.

I have two more babyshowers tomorrow. Lets stop procreating, people! :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 13

Chiropractors!

I was struggling with a very annoying and strong pain on my... well, I call it "upper butt"! It wasn't my lower back and it wasn't my butt butt, so... upper butt it was. It hurt (like H***) when I walked, when I sat, when I laid down, when I bent over or backwards or sideways. It just HURT! Everyone was saying "ah it's the pregnant sciatica, just get used to it." I am not going to get used to ANY pain, thank you very much!

So I went to Dr Bowers, our regular chiropractor, and I loved the special treatment: because of my being pregnant he had me lay on extra cushions that didn't put any weight on my belly, and he also had a different position for my legs. So it was VERY comfortable for baby and me! He said it was my fifth lumbar that was "twisted" and it was stressing my sciatic nerve BUT once he put my lumbar back on the right spot... I am as good as new! :) It still feels sore right now, which is normal, but it is already so much better!! I know that by tomorrow I won't feel a thing and I will be able to function without pain!

Thank you Dr Bowers!!!

If anyone wants his number, let me know :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 12

Trevor!

Love him so much!!!

I Am Grateful for -- day 11

Girlfriends! :)

Today I hung out with Rachel and Rubia! Thanks for coming to the pedicure, girls! Hope to do it again soon :)

I Am Grateful for -- Day 10

Looking pregnant and not just fat!

Picture taken Sunday night :)

Soooo many times in the last 3 years I was asked if I was pregnant... whatheheck!?!!? "No, I am just a little chubby", I would say :) Now I am preggo, people!!

And for those who didn't know (this is for you, Michelle), it's a GIRL! :)

Thank you for the stew recipes, I will try them :)

I Am Grateful for -- Day 9

Stew!
Trevor's mission comp Jordan's mother had us for Sunday dinner and made the yummiest stew EVER! I loved it! And homemade scones.... yuuummmmm :)
If anyone knows a nice and easy stew recipe... send it my way! I love love LOVE stew!!

I Am Grateful for -- Day 8

TV!
What would I do when Trevor decides to leave me alone to go on a brother-sister date with his younger sister? Oh the demanding life of big brothers...

I Am Grateful For -- Day 7

Friday night dates!
We don't go on an "expensive" date every time, but this week Trevor said I could chose the place and since I am CRAZY for seafood and this is the last days of Red Lobster's endless shrimp promotion... we went there. And it was... YUMMYNESS!!!

On our way home we stopped by Baskin Robins to get the second thing I am grateful for today: ICE-CREAM!

Aren't we cute? :)

Love you baby, thank you for such a fun date! :)

I Am Grateful For - Day 6

Church activities!
It might sound cheesy, but I like to go, get to know the girls, get in on all recent gossip, and learn new skills. Today's enrichment was about decorating cents! I am learning to like decorating (trying to get the wifey-wife out of me) and at the end we made Thanksgiving like signs. Mine says "Bless Another", does that make sense? I hope so, it does in MY head and it's MY freaking sign so... THERE! :)