Hump Day

I just got back from lunch with the girls from work. It was so great seeing them! I miss them so much, and I was so glad to see my boss there too!! Both Ava & I got lots of compliments. It was nice to hear them say I looked good and that I didn't even look like I had a baby, if only they knew I had my maternity pants on! LOL. Ahhh...but it was great to be there with the whole gang. Two more weeks and I will be back at work. I'm excited but at the same time I'm so sad and scared, because I have to leave my baby. :( I really don't know how the ladies who have been in my situation did it. So anywho..this weekend is our big little trip/vacation for our anniversary. I'm looking forward to it but AGAIN I'm leaving my baby for two days and I know I'm going to go crazy. I bought a new swimsuit. I'm not bikini ready so I purchased a monokini. Really cute. Looks like a bikini in the back but the front is covered so good coverage for the post belly/stretch marks. I ordered it from Zappos Sunday night and received it Tuesday (Monday was a holiday)! I ordered it in a large and it fit just right. I need to get a tan, I'm so white LOL so I'm sure I will have weird tan lines in this swimsuit. I need to go to the gym today. I went yesterday and I wanted to do more but there are these guys that go, I know one is a trainer I've seen him train this lady. Well I didn't want to do my stuff with them there so today I will be working on legs, & butt. I'm really trying to lose this baby weight. I need to buy a scale so I can see how much I weigh now but I'm scared to look!!

Happy Friday

Yay it's Friday everyone!! Happy Hour time?? LOL. To me it's just another day but when I go back to work I know I will be very excited it's Friday. Speaking of work, I have only two weeks left of maternity leave!!!! I am going to be so sad. This is going to be the hardest thing I'm going to have to do. I will have to leave my baby girl. :( I need to prepare myself mentally and emotionally. Luckily, she will be with her grandmother but still..it's just been me and my baby for 10 weeks and after our 12th week no more just Mommy & Ava all day. I know I'm going to cry, I will need to be strong. I don't know how those women who went back to work did it. My friends who went back to work after maternity leave (yes we work in the same dept)(and yes the three of us were pregnant lol) says its hard. So...any advice?? I really do not want to go to the gym today. I should take a day off, but I really need to look gooe when I go back to work. LOL. Today my daughter and I went shopping. I bought a couple of shirts, which is what I really need. The shirts I have now really do not look good with this new body I have now after baby Ava. A lot of my cute clothes I had to give to my niece!! She now has the body I used to have. Sighs... and she's 13. See she doesn't look 13....and the pants she has on, were mine.

Earlier this week, Ava & I also went to the mall. I had to pick up a refund for a ring I returned. We went to New York and Company and oh man they were having a sale!! I found this cute dress and some cute earrings all for $20!! 70% off!!! Woo hoo!! I also bought some skinny jeans from another store for $19.50. I had to go up a size :( but it's ok. I had no business in that store either LOL but the jeans were cheap and since I'm petite the jeans fit just right length wise. I also bought a pair of nude shoes that I have been wanting (everyone needs and wants at least 1 pair of nude shoes) but could never find in my size (5) at Payless!! So I did pretty good, I bought me a whole outfit under $80. I also bought this eye shadow palette last week from Amazon by Shany Cosmetics. I was so excited to use it since I haven't worn make up since my daughter was born because I do not go anywhere, OMG...I've become my husband... Anyways so the colors are beautiful!!!

I am such a makeup hoarder (also hoarder of shoes, & clothes). I'm always buying makeup, and I usually spend my money at Ulta, Sephora, or MAC. MAC is where I always buy my eye shadows from, but I don't have to anymore!! Some of the colors on this palette look exactly like the ones I already have from MAC. I am so glad I bought this!! So if anyone is looking for a good palette and for a good price check out Amazon.com and look for Shany Cosmetics. I bought the nude palette. I also went to Ulta, surprise. I knew what I was looking for. I went to the NYX section and bought an eye shadow base/primer, which I tried today, so far so good, eye shadow is looking good!!

. I also bought a new curling iron, I heard some good reviews on this one, so we will see and I will let you know.

Baby Weight

I know it has been a while since I've blogged, over two years. I just had a baby 2 months ago.

And I must say it has been 14 years since I had one!! Yes I know. I waited a long time to have another (my son will be 14 next month). So this is all new to me, I do not know what I'm doing. It's very different from my first one. With my son I knew everything and new exactly what I was doing and I was a teen mom with him (16). I'm starting all over with my daughter and its very interesting! But so much fun. It's amazing how much she changes from the day she was born to today. She is growing and changing every day. I love her so much! So now I'm on this journey to going back to my weight before I got pregnant. I know I shouldn't be complaining I only gained 25lbs, and after my daughter was born I lost 15lbs. Wow right? Yeah when you have a newborn, you forget to eat, so now I just need to lose 10 more pounds. I know you must think that's it?? But those that have had children will agree it's hard to lose the baby weight especially when it's your second child. I'm sure those women who've had more, it was even harder for them to lose. So before I got pregnant I was an exercise addict. I was always at the gym and been working out for over 2 years. So I looked good.

I just have this baby pooch!! Ugh. My husband loves my body because I have more curves now. I have more booty, and thighs. My mother says I look like a woman now. I'm like what did I look like before!?! Anyways, so now I'm on this mission to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight before I get back to work when my maternity leave is up. This is how big they saw me last time.

Can you believe I only had a little 5lb baby girl in there!! I swear I thought she was 7lbs. I don't have any new pics of me now because as I said I'm not really happy with my body. I started back at the gym once I got the ok from my doctor. Now my husband is taking me to a resort in 2 weeks for our 5yr anniversary!! I don't think I'm going to be swimsuit ready but I'm going to try! =)