Sharsti’s Blog

Yes, I know it’s late and he turned a year old 2 weeks ago, but my baby is officially a year old. He’s pretty much running around the house and wearing mami out. I never expected this year to go by so fast. Daddy made it home just in time for his first birthday and although we had planned a BBQ with friends, that all changed and we had BBQ by ourselves. Marquez’s cake was PERFECT! I ordered a Disney Cars cupcake cake that was shaped like a one and it very much exceeded my expectations. All in all, it was a perfect day for my lil man. It was his first birthday that we upgraded him from crib bedding to toddler bedding. Yes, he still has the crib, but now he has all the nifty big boy stuff in Cars. He seems very excited to sleep in it and even hugs his stuffed Lightning McQueen close.

We’re coming up on almost a year since Marquez was born and I haven’t had much time to update my site. Anyways, a lot has gone on. Erik spent 3 weeks in the hospital. That was fun in itself. Marquez has gotten big. He took his first step yesterday. I’m going to try and upload the video. Alex decided he wants a fauxhawk and Erik likes his hair longer. Marquez’s hair curls like a lil duck’s tail. Me…well, I’m hanging in there. Ivan got me an iPad and I LOVE it!!!! I’m back to working out and am doing pretty good with it. I’m hoping to be able to wear a bikini sometime in the near future. Erik and Alex went surfing again with the Mauli Ola foundation and Erik was even surfing by himself. Erik is gaining weight again…FINALLY. Alex has taken up skateboarding. I’m a lil nervous bout that one. LOL Marquez really loves Disney Cars and Lightning McQueen. It’s hard to think that almost a year has gone by since I gave birth to him. During this year we almost lost Amil. She was REALLY sick and ended up having an emergency spay done. She’s back to herself and we’re loving it. I have a new niece and my sister-in-law is expecting a girl in November also. Really there just isn’t much going on. We live life, to the fullest we hope, and have learned to cling to each other.

Ok, so it’s been a while, but it’s cause I lost my login page. Whoops. Anyways, last I wrote I was still pregnant. Hahahahaha Well August 13, 2009 at 5:36 pm I gave birth to 6 lbs 5.4 oz Marquez Antonio. He is now 4 months old and the best baby ever. Ivan deployed when he was just under 3 weeks old. Erik and Alex have taken up surfing and even surfed with Kelly Slater, Sunny Garcia, and Gavin Beschen. As I type, I should really be moving all my furniture out to the garage so housing can fix my floors on Tuesday. Trust me…I’m not happy about that, but oh well. Anyways, off to do that just a quick post to let ya’ll know I hadn’t forgotten my page.

All 3 boys on Marquez' birthday

Kelly Slater, Sunny Garcia, Alex & Erik.

Ohhhh Hi there.

Well, you think things would be easier on mommy with school out and two older kids to help more around the house. Yeah right. These two lil monsters seem to think that cause mommy can’t move as fast as she used to that they can get away with everything. NOT so much. Anyways, yesterday I took them grocery shopping with me. Half way through the commissary I started not feeling good. My body was heavy, I was sweating, and I was getting dizzy. I had to stop shopping and go sit down to take my blood glucose, oh yeah….I have gestational diabetes..yay me. Well, my sugar was just fine so I sat for a bit longer and then went back to shopping. We made it to the check out before I started feeling crappy again. This time we made it out to the car where the bagger loaded the groceries and I proceeded to throw up in the parking lot. Ivan says I was dehydrated, L&D says I have some sort of bug. Either way, I came home and laid down for the rest of the day. This morning I woke up still not feeling good, so I stayed in bed til this afternoon. I thought the boys were helping me out…but turns out they are only partially listening. Erik had the balls to actually tell me to hold on he was doing something. Ummm yeah right. I’m mommy lil man you better come to me when I say come. So now he’s doing his breathing treatments and yet again getting out of cleaning his room….for the time being. Alex is talking up a storm, and Marquez is beating me up….and down. I’m exhausted, stressed, and my sugar is high…yay me. On a good note however, we are 27 weeks and 4 days into our pregnancy and Marquez is still inside my belly.

So, yesterday the 23 of May, we were 25 weeks into our pregnancy. We decided to get a 3d/4d ultrasound done, and boy am I happy we did. It was the most amazing thing ever. Just to see what he looks like was crazy. He looks like Erik to me, but I’m biased. My neighbor says the only thing he got from me is the position he’s in. Feet all the way up to his ears. This lil boy is folding in half and currently is breach. I’m hoping he flips around soon and stays there. Anyways…gonna upload some pictures. He threw up the Shaka and “Live Long and Prosper”…..none of us are Trekkies. LOL

Ok, so here’s recent pics. I’m 21 weeks 1 day in the pic and LOOK, it’s a boy!!!

21 weeks 1 day

Ok, so I know it’s been a long while since I last wrote. I’ve been busy. LOL Ok not really, I’ve just been VERY pregnant. LOL We are officially 21 weeks 2 days into this pregnancy and Marquez is doing gymnastics in my belly. So far all tests have come back and he’s healthy as a horse. Thank God. I’m doing pretty good too. I’m no officially having morning sickness….isn’t that supposed to stop after the first trimester. LOL BTW, I never had morning sickness in the first trimester. We have his crib set up, the car seat is in the car and ready to go, and he’s got plenty of newborn clothing. After losing 17 lbs, I’ve finally gained back 6 lbs. Not bad if you ask me. I’m trying to keep the weight gain within the recommended 15-25 lbs. Erik and Alex are excited to be having a baby brother. Thanks to SSG Kennedy, Marquez is fully outfitted. He even has some Airforce Ones. My lil man is gonna be spoiled. LOL

Well, come Saturday we’ll be 14 weeks into our pregnancy. Past the hardest time now. I’m still employed at GameStop, even though I’m not getting any hours. Erik is scheduled to be admitted to the hospital for feeding the end of March, my amnio is scheduled for the same time he’s in the hospital, and I’ve started getting migraines again. There hasn’t been nausea and vomiting like with the boys, I feel completely huge although I have lost 14 lbs. My friend has began fertility treatments, so I’m hoping she’ll get pregnant soon and we can do it all together. Target opened here on the Islands and I’m LOVING it. I missed Target. LOL We’ve gotten the swing for the baby already, and I have the car seat and stroller paid off, we’re just waiting for it to arrive. We’ll find out in the next month to month and a half if baby has CF, and also the sex of baby, so we are VERY excited about that. Anyways, I guess that’s all I can think of. I need to lay back down, this headache is killing me.

Well, today we are 8 weeks 2 days along in our pregnancy. Everything is going great. I’m starting to feel the yuck of morning sickness. We had another ultrasound and saw baby. I’m gonna load the ultrasound and a picture of me taken Sunday. Hope you enjoy.

Ok, I know for a while nobody could get to my site and for that I’m sorry. There was a glitch of some sort, and my whole page was deleted. Anyways, on to the news that most of you already know.

Ivan and I are expecting baby number 3. Yup, that’s right. We are pregnant. I took a test December 30, 2008 and it came back positive. After a few trips to the doctor, and some arguing that I was NOT 24 weeks along, the doctors are finally in agreement with me. It only took 2 ultrasounds. LOL Anyways, we are due September 5, 2009. We’re hoping for a little girl, but so long as the baby is healthy we’ll take it. LOL How many times do people hear that about babies.

Anyways, around 14-19 weeks in my pregnancy, which will be around March-April, I’ll be getting an amniocentesis to see if this lil bundle of joy we’ve been trying for for 3 years has Cystic Fibrosis (CF). I’m terrified of this needle going into my stomach, but it will also be nice to find out if baby is healthy or we have a lot more medications we’ll be storing. If we have more medications, I’m gonna hafta open up another cupboard in the kitchen for meds. The one we have is already FULL to capacity.

Erik and Alex are doing great. They just turned 8 and 7 and are very excited about having a baby. Alex even wants twins. He’s lost his mind in my opinion. So, now that you’re all updated, I gotta take these two hooligans to school. Much love.