Bragging Rights

I'm still feeling lousy and terribly uncomfortable waiting for this baby to come out, but my 1st grader came home and brought us a present. It not only made me almost forget about how I was feeling, but I was walking in clouds for a little bit until I felt a slight contraction.

For the second quarter in a row he has made it to honor roll and we are just so damn proud of him. The curriculum in his school is quite tough and he works very hard doing 2 hours of homework at almost every night. Since it is a Chinese School, the school has an extensive mandatory Mandarin and Cantonese language (reading and writing) program throughout the whole elementary years starting from preschool (oh - and as well as some Spanish too). For the most part, we can't even help him with homeworks in Mandarin since both my husband and I don't know anything about it. My husband helps a little bit in Cantonese because that is his native language, but can only recognize the very basics. But even so, my son manages to do so well.

We are so proud of our boy!

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By the way, check out my newest blog rente Slacker Moms R Us. Make sure to scroll down and check her va-va-voom after tummy tuck pictures that makes me oh so jealous! Go ahead and click from the right side of my blog and visit from there.

If It Walks Like A Duck, It Must Be A Duck

Actually – more like a pig in my case. I am so freakin’ uncomfortable that I found myself waddling to the bathroom crying and then realizing how stupid it was for me to cry a river over it, and I ended up laughing at my pathetic self. Damn hormones! Damn pregnancy! I am out of breath, out of patience, and out of energy to go on another day. And all I want is for the baby to be OUT OF ME!

How can I not be this impatient when:

* I can’t easily get myself to roll off the bed or couch anymore. Can you picture my 3 year old trying to get a grip of my hand helping me up? Sad.
* I can’t even hold the pee cup at my weekly doctor visits anymore. Last week I managed to drop the whole cup of pee into the toilet because it got too hard for me to reach over and catch more. Urrgh.
* I’ve kept up the house spic and span so many times to get ready for the baby but it only take my 2 boys less than 15 minutes to dishevel a room, and I am exhausted trying to keep up with them so it doesn’t go back to the “disaster state” it was initially in.
* Even falling asleep is hard at nighttime and when I do fall asleep, I have to be back up at least every 45 minutes to pee.

Ok, I can go on forever about complaining…but I am stopping here. No need to depress myself even more. I have only 2 weeks 6 days left that feels like an eternity. My last baby thankfully gave me a relief 4 weeks earlier than his due date. I guess this baby now is way too comfortable inside to even bother. For now I am concentrating on sending out those orders. And for those who have not emailed me their addresses for their well deserved vibes…pls. do. And again, thank you for those that participated in posting my sale, and most especially to those that purchased some goodies.

I Beg You To Unload This Problem And Get A Free Vibe!

I thought if I ignore it long enough, then it will just go away. But it hasn’t. Because I’ve had it in my life for 5 years, and now it is slowly digging deeper and deeper in me emotionally. I’m talking about the business I built from scratch with my girlfriend. Intimate Pursuits. Right before the fall of 2006, we had decided to completely fold the company. Sad – but it was the right thing to do.

When we opened this company, we had dreams of staying lots of leisure hours with our children after at least 2 years of fruition. We of course underestimated our pangs of greed when the cash register was ringing music to our ears. The more moolah we brought in, the more we want. We accomplished a lot. Hired more and more people, inventory quadrupled, and we had dozens of consultants nationwide. We even managed to be on Dateline NBC that catapulted our business even more. But what we lost were many precious times with our children. And that part, we were not ready for.

Actually, we made the money we put in to build this business ten fold within our first year. It was awesome. But no amount can replace the time spent away from the kids. Within 4 days of delivering my last newborn, I was in my high heels pimping away the company. It felt great! But in retrospect – I’m truly sad about it.

I had 2 painful miscarriages (which I really think could be from all the ongoing stress of running around for the company) that I easily tucked away because I was too busy babying my company. I’m glad for that part really – but I don’t think I really gave myself the time to mourn either. When my husband and I found out about this pregnancy – it just dawned on me… That’s it! It’s time to take care of family…and more importantly, myself first.

My girlfriend (business partner) felt the same way – after all, she too has a daughter that misses her quality time. So poof! With supportive people around us like my husband – we turned our back and decided to drop everything and just let it go. I know we made the best decision, but it is an emotional one for us. It is after all – another baby that we cared for.

But reality is – What the heck am I going to do with all the darn sex toys in our inventory??? I can only have so much in my personal collection you know! Hehe. Well, if anyone of you are interested of unloading me of this problem – here’s what I can do.

As of today – Everything Must Go! 50% off for all my blog readers! (I'd have to charge a measly small amount for shipping of course) But since you cannot order from the site using that discount, you can email me directly @ wantsugar(at)gmail(dot)com and list the products you want from IntimatePursuits.com, and I will send you an invoice so you can pay thru paypal using any major credit cards.

And I’ll tell you what --- the first 12 blogs that post about this sale and my need to unload these products in your own blog will receive a Speeding Bullet Vibe. Just make sure you leave a comment and let me know to check your blog.

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Sorry, but I will only send out products within Continental US, and Hawaii. Also you must be over 18 years old to win and order the products. I carefully check your blog and if I am not 100% convinced that you are over 18 then I will not send out your vibe or orders.

Oh So Ready!

I am about 5 weeks away from my due date and last week I got that extra push to start nesting right away. I started spotting for about 3 days in a row and was finally sent to the Labor & Delivery triage. The last time I was sent to the triage, I had my second born weeks early - unexpectedly. So, when they told me to go...I immediately packed and readied myself. Well, after a couple of hours of being monitored, I was sent home. Everything is fine, and nothing to worry about.

But that seriously kicked my butt to get things ready for the baby. In a few days I managed to wash all the baby clothes, finally finish the baby room, and even clean the entire house. As soon as I got started, I just couldn't stop. I found myself actually going through every drawer and cabinet in the house organizing and minimizing. Nesting is awesome! Kind of works with my whole New Year resolution of being more organized from now on.

Ok, I shouldn't take all the credit because my husband and kids has been ordered around to help in getting things done too. So thanks to them, it hasn't been all that bad. Another big help I've received is from my awesome older brother who is an artist, and although his specialty aren't painting walls - I managed to twist his arm to help me design something for the baby's room. Initially the room was painted with stars and moon (that my younger (other) brother did years ago) which my 2 boys had when they were infants. And since this next one is going to be a girl, many had said that I should do a girlier looking room. My older brother stepped up to the plate and created just that. Here are pictures that will speak louder than words.

Here are the before pics (with my firstborn who is now 6 yrs. old) :






Here are the afters:

Again thanks to my older brother who did the wall design.



My boys and I actually did this cabinet together. We're still changing out the knobs though.






Which started from the little drawing/painting my brother made in paper and I loved it so much so I framed it and got him to do it on the wall.



Then found this lamp from Ikea...I couldn't believe it, because it turned out perfect with the curtain I found at Target and the incredible butterfly wall design.



The only thing that really didnt go well was the crib sheet and skirt which are the first ones I bought. I washed them already so I couldn't return them anymore. I also couldn't find anything I liked out there. But it is quite subtle so it'll do for now.

Also the pictures didn't show how much vivid and joyous the colors are in person. I am not much into pinks, so he did a great job in incorporating the colors like lime green and blues that I love. As a whole, the room give us "the happy feel" just looking at it.

We're so excited for this baby to come home! The house is definitely ready...and so are we.

By the way, for serious art collectors... You can check out his website at http://www.fabiedesilva.com. Mind you that bedroom walls are not his forte', but hey, if you can twist his arm like I did...then he may just do so. But no guarantees! hehe