Tot Tuesday at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester

Recently I went to LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester and you can read about what I did HERE.

We had an awesome time and I know other families who go there will also, so I am excited and think it is so great they are now having Tot's Tuesdays for younger children, Starting October 1st and every Tuesday there after will be special activities catered to toddlers including  DUPLO building with the attraction's master model builder David Howard. Every Tuesday will be featured programs for toddlers and parents to enjoy.

For the big opening October 1st WHUD  Kacey Morabito from "Mike and Kacey in the Morning" will be there from 11am-1pm for story time with the children, how exciting!

Tot's Tuesday is great for all lego lover's it will start every Tuesday from 10am-2pm, while there you can enjoy the other attractions Legoland has to offer like the 2 adventure rides or enjoy a 4-D cinema movie to name a few.

On Tot's Tuesday Admission for children ages 3-5 is $14 for adults $16. Children under two years old are free. Learn more and plan a visit - http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/westchester/

With Hope, The Odds Don't Matter. ( Mesothelioma Awareness day)

 About a week  ago a women by the name of Heather reached out to me about Mesothelioma Awareness day which is today and wanted me to help support the cause  after reading her story  it would be a pleasure to do this and bring awareness to the seriousness of it. Before going on her website I didn't know about Mesothelioma as  I am sure many of us don't unless we know someone who was diagnosed with it.  In honor of Mesothelioma Awareness Day and in honor of those won the battle, lost the battle or are in the middle of the battle right now I am donating my social network.


Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer  caused by exposure to Asbestos, that develops from cells of the mesothelium, the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs of the body. About 3,000 people are diagnosed with Mesothelioma a year and given around 10 months to live.  Heather was diagnosed with Mesothelioma and given 15 months to live 3 months after giving birth to her beautiful daughter. 7 years later heather is a mesothelioma survivor,  she has made it her job to spread the word and awareness about mesothelioma. You can continue reading about her story and journey on her website www.mesothelioma.com/heather/awareness  


Today being Mesothelioma Awareness Day Heather is asking that we donate our social status, give your voice to the victims and spread hope for those who are still in the fight. Go on the link above and donate your network status for a great cause. Thank you.
                      
                                                                                                           GabbyJ.

27 weeks!!! (12 weeks to go)

3 more months yay!!! On the 17th I turned 7 months if little man comes on his due date but Im not officially 7 months until next tuesday when I am 28 weeks so what I'm still celebrating I will take every cheat I can get that will get me closer to my due date.  Next week is also the beginning of my third trimester, I am starting to feel the effects I'm no longer sleeping through the night between bathroom calls and not being able to get comfortable a good's night sleep is getting harder and  harder.

After dinner

On monday I went to my OB appointment typical appointment sit in the waiting room for 30-45mins, get called to sit in the patients room and wait for the doctor to come in for another 30-45mins then have the doctor come in for 5 minutes make small talk listen to the baby heart beat we are good to go come back in 3 weeks to do it all over again :-) thats so how it goes every time, maybe I am the only one.  Before he left I spoke to him about tying my tubes.  I really want to get that done but I heard so many mixed views on it I wanted his facts, I heard some women go into early menopause, the body gets confused and go all wacko.  The doctor said its impossible for that too happen and he showed me what it is thats being snipped.  I will do some research and get my facts in order so kev and I can make the final decision.

Tuesday I went in to get my glucose test done O joy, yes that is sarcasm.  All I kept thinking about was the nasty orange liquid I will drink YUCK!!! The phlebotomist gave me the liquid concoction she assured me that the taste was better now it had more of an orange taste and it wouldn't be bad, As my friend in my head Tamar Braxton would say "lies you tell" lies that lady told it was just as nasty as I remembered.  I would say it taste like orange flat soda but that has more taste then that glucose drink.  I drank it waited my hour reading "50 shades of grey" got my blood drawn and I was done.  Thank God!

Meet Markie everyone :-) next post I will add video

My Older sister gave me a my baby's heart beat bear to review he is the cutest giraffe I have ever seen I love his big eyes.  His name is Markie, he comes with a heart shape recorder that goes in the back of the giraffe and you can record the your baby's heart, your voice or song of choice.  We chose to record our little mans heart beat. It took us a little while to get the heartbeat recorded the first time we went in to the doctor got the heartbeat all went great, when I get in the car the kids wanted to hear the recorded heart beat, before I squeezed the giraffe I asked kevin if the switch was on play and not record he said yes it's on play so I  squeezed the bear and got nothing then when I squeezed it again nothing, I take the back out and ITS ON RECORD we rerecorded over the heart beat which means we lost the heart beat I was so upset and disappointed.HE already knew to threaded lightly for the rest of the day lol


A whole month later we finally get the recorded heartbeat and I make sure we save a copy somewhere just in case that mistakes happens again. I so wish I had this for Hannah I would love to hear her heartbeat when on days when I am feeling down it would have been a wonderful keepsakes of my little Angel.  Here's a little sample from markie.

12 more weeks 90 days to be exact but whose counting :-) until I meet my prince.   Until then you guys keeps praying my family and I we need them especially Kevin he's taking a lot between my mood swings and craving's he need's all the prayer ha!ha!ha!

24 weeks (6 months)

This week I turned 24 weeks yay! 6 months pregnant 3 more months to go.  As fast as it's going this can go a tad bit faster If I could wake up and tomorrow was thanksgiving that would be perfect :-), unfortunately thanksgiving is still some time away. I am happy to say baby boy is getting big and bouncing around everyday his moves and kicks get stronger.


Sometime in September I have to do the Glucose Screening Test this test checks for gestational diabetes.   Im not excited about test drinking the nasty orange soda then waiting for an hour for blood draw but a women's gotta do what a woman's gotta do.  With my other pregnancies I have never had any issue's with my sugar don't expect that to change now.


As the weeks go by and I get bigger and bigger, he gets stronger and stronger my excitement rises higher then my fears, Im not as worried. I'm letting myself enjoy the pregnancy more.  Looking forward to seeing my baby boy and looking towards the future. He's truly my Rainbow baby.


Today is Friday the beginning of the holiday weekend, A weekend I usually look forward to LABOR DAY WEEKEND! This is the time when all the West Indians come out and represent their flag and culture.   This is the time  I get my with my bestie Shenna and we have a blast all weekend go to soca and calypso parties and enjoy the festivities.

I can still represent my family culture. The Guyana Flag.

Well, not this year lol This year I will be watching from the sidelines,  I am somewhat happy I don't live in NY anymore, In NJ everything is normal there is no Caribbean music, food, flags.... Nothing to miss and make me feel blue about missing the festivities. There's always next year.  


Even though I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY the caribbean vibes run through my veins you would think I was born and raised somewhere in Trinidad, but heres the funny thing both my parents are from Guyana no where near Trinidad.  I just love the Trinidadian music it does something to me, I already play some for baby boy not sure if he loves yet since he's always bouncing, cant tell the difference yet. My 2 year old loves soca music


Everyone celebrating Labor Day this weekend have a blast and please be safe out there it can get crazy.
       
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       stay blessed,
                                                                                                               Gabby J.

What A Sunday.

Sunday morning after a great night with my in laws in the middle of my sleep I remember my older sister invited me to church when I woke up it was 10:25am even the kids were still sleeping we got home very late the only person who was up and out was Kevin :-( he had to be to work at 6:30am.  I called my sister thinking I overslept a part was like darn I hope she's not mad the other half was hoping I did miss her and she was already in church lol I was so tired and my feet were swollen due to pregnancy but nope I had the times wrong church didn't start until 12pm.

I tried to get out of it but my sister wasn't hearing it,  me: my feet swollen sis: nope, me:Im tired sis: so sleep when you get back, me:  I don't have no church clothes that fit sis: put on a shirt and pants nothing was working so I got up and went to church. Now I have no problem going to church, I have a church home even though I haven't been attending church lately dealing with some issues within myself.

Korean church experience. The lady between me and my sister is the nicest person I have seen in a while, She genuinely wants to teach people about the love of God.

The reason I was hesitate on going to my sisters church was because it is a Korean church, Now.... i might have to state the obviously but I don't speak korean and besides my nephew who is half korean I don't know any koreans so I didn't understand how I would be able to get my Jesus on.  It wasn't until i got there and that it was a real korean church I got cold feet, i started panicking I said  "I cant do this take me home" lol  but I did it and I honestly enjoyed it. They give you headphones with a person translating what the pastor was saying she was good and everyone was friendly. After their service they serve food now that part was cool we had korean curry beef with white rice and another korean dish but I cant remember the name or could I spell even if I did remember the name of it.

God really showed himself through this experience. He used the last person I ever thought he would use to take me into church and hear what I needed to hear and it was in the last place I would ever think I would ear God, It was amazing between praise & worship and the message I realized how much I missed my church and my pastor most importantly how much I missed being in God's presence and I am thankful I went now it's my job to fix it and it get right.  A big thank you to my sister Onica we have come a long way but the journey was well worth it.

Workout and famiiy BBQ.

Good day all, My oldest sister Onica has been keeping me busy. Last wednesday I went to my first pregnancy workout withBump Fit at uplift studios, I know that sounds funny since this is my fourth child but it is true.  I was excited I figured it would be something light for pregnant women maybe some yoga and stretches BOY was I wrong they worked the crap out of me they had me doing planks yes I said planks!! Also some jumping jacks, light weights, and some other stuff 30 minutes worth of workout.

Even though I thought I was gonna die during the workout after it all it felt good my body felt rejuvenated, relaxed it felt good. After the workout they gave us samples of some the healthy foods and virgin beverages. Best of all I got to model and keep some work out clothes from Bump Fit.  The next few days my arms,thighs and legs were sore.

I also got a goodie bag with granola, raisin and almonds and a cool shirt to represent my baby bump :-)

I also got this cool shirt :-)

On saturday my husband's family had a family BBQ in Long Island, It was really good to see what all his family come together to celebrate his grandmother who turns 80 soon. I love to see his family together there's nothing but love when they are together, her children were there, her grand kids and her great grand kids that is a blessing to see.  I feel blessed to be adopted into this family and let my girls grow up knowing what a real family looks like.  (I stole this pic lol)

This is some of the family. 

The girls having a good time at the BBQ. The other little girl in the pink stripes is Kairi's cousins from her dads side.

My Husband and his cousin junior.  (one of many)

My family isn't big it's my mom, My uncle, 2 sisters and my brother and my nephew. My father's side is bigger but we don't really see them often including my dad.  We don't have family reunions and get togethers well not ones that my sisters, brother and I are invited too, So I am happy that my girls have another family to look up too. My oldest has her fathers family, my little family and my husbands family she has best of both worlds.


My little one has it good too between my mother and kev's parent and her two aunties she is rotten so spoiled lol but I love it.   I look forward to my little boy coming into the world and getting the same love and family experience that I missed as a child.

Level ll Ultrasound (22 weeks)

The day has finally come my level ll ultrasound I was so excited to see our little boy, I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night.  This morning went smoothly kev made breakfast leah was cooperating.  11am we were on our way for our appointment but of course almost 10 minutes to my appointment we got stuck in traffic Grrrrr, I Think there was an accident up ahead and everybody was rubber necking causing the slow traffic. The anxiety was killing me I just wanted to hurry up and get in that office I kept looking at the time praying we weren't sitting here too much longer after what seemed like eternity we finally got to the doctors office and we were only 5 minutes late.


The wait is never long, after 5 mins my name was called and in we went.  The Technician was so friendly as she went through everything she explained from head to toe.  I was a little nervous about the sex of the baby I knew the doctor said it was boy and I asked him how accurate the test was he said it was 100% accurate but silly people kept putting in my head "what if the test is wrong" or "what if they gave you the wrong test results" ok that one I thought of myself  BUT no need the test was right he is a boy!!!

At first I couldn't figure out this picture all I could see were the legs everything else was a blur, after 6 hours of trying to figure out what she saw I now see what the Technician saw. He is was very friendly with the camera but wouldn't stay still he was just bouncing around it probably was a bad idea to drink all that apple juice this morning hahaha.  We got a profile picture of him pointing his finger #1 baby lol thats right he is my #1 boy and mommy loves him so much.

His measurements were all good some he measured bigger one time I seen 23 weeks and some days, I will be 22 weeks tomorrow so I think he is going to be a big boy just like his daddy :-).  Seeing him today eased a lot of my worries, worries that don't need to be their but are because of what we went through a year ago.  This pregnancy is completely different it's it own pregnancy I am happy about that I would be a wreck if their were similarities.

The office I go to for my ultrasounds they have a system where you pay $10 and they send the pictures video to your email, I don't know if other ultrasound offices do this but I think it's a great idea the paper pictures are great too but I love this new technology its easier to send to family and to share with my readers.  Even though it's only monday this is a great week, next on my agenda is a pregnancy work out with my sister I am really looking forward to having some sister and me time and I get to stretch some muscles I haven't used since I've been pregnant and meet some new cool expecting moms.

Well, that is it for tonight I will be blogging about two more times this week like I said this is a good week. I thank my heavenly father for all the blessing he is giving my family, this year is our year the Joseph's year we are getting it done so much to come in the future and we couldn't do with without God and the support of our family.   Goodnight and stay blessed everyone.