Memorial Day Weekend

Hope everyone has a nice memorial day weekend.

On Sunday we are going out on my dads boat to see the airshow at Jones Beach.

Im so excited and hope to get some color!

I wish Liam had off on Monday.

I guess I should get use to having some holidays without him. As a cop you cant just take off.

Enjoy xoox

Coming up on 25 weeks

When I first found out I was pregnant I struggled with the whole idea of my once in shape body changing. As i've mentioned before in a post, working out was my life. I've been a gym rat for 7 years. When I met Liam in November, thats when my body really transformed. I worked out with him and did the same exercises as him, with lower weights ofcourse. He even got me to start running! I was so proud of my body and excited to rock it this summer. After reading a few blogs on here I realized how lucky I am! Okay my body has changed, I gained almost 14 pounds, and I have a lot of extra water in me that has made my arms and face blow up, but im having a baby!

Pre-pregnancy

Here I am at 25 weeks

-The baby is moving around a lot. He/she keeps me up at night! Liam loves to put his hand to my belly and feel it.
-If I sit for too long its hard for me to get up. (gosh, whats it going to be like when im 8 months?)
-I've gained 14 lbs in the past 25 weeks.
-My bladder is out of control! (not sure what im going to do when we get the bathroom done next month and cant use toliet for a few days!)
-My belly button has stretched. In every shirt I wear it now sticks out!
-The baby has(knock on wood) past all tests. So we are looking forward to a happy, healthy and chubby baby!
-He/she is ahead of schedule by a week so my due date might change.

Happy Thursday :)

Dog lovers.......HELP!

For all you dog lovers out there, i need some help! My husbands dog, Harley, and well now my dog that I adopted when I married Liam, has severe seperaton anxiety. We have a baby gate up so Harley cant come in kitchen, if we are at table he will sit by the gate and cry. If one of us goes into the bathroom he will follow us and sit at the door and cry. Even if he can see us he cant stand the thought of one of us not being in the room with him(thats how I know he has this issue). He gets this look of fear on his face. He absolutly hates it and we tend to give in because we dont want to listen to it. Its getting so frustrating! This problem is going to be major when September comes and the baby is here.

So help me, how do we fix this problem?!?!?

Mrs. Kelly

This post is in memory of Liams mom whose anniversary is this week. I wish I could talk about her but unfortunetly I never got the oppertunity to meet her. She has two children that work so hard to have the best life they can. They are both always so happy and know how to brighten everyones day. I know Mrs. Kelly was a great lady because they are both wonderful, wonderful people. We all wish you were here to see the twins growing up and ofcourse to see our little bundle of joy. If its a girl, her middle name will be Margaret after you. I know on June 10th you will be as happy and proud of Liam as me. Everyone misses you!

Thank you for giving him to me



Liam and his mommy





Liam,, his sister, and the cutest twin boys


Im going to keep this post up all week.
If you know someone that died of cancer, honor them.



Questionnaire



Questionnaire

1. What is your middle name? Patricia

2. How big is your bed? Queen. When Liam and I went to PA we slept in a King. I did not like it at all!

3.What are you listening to right now? Franklin (on Nick Jr.) Nothing interesting!

4. What are the last 4 digits in your cellphone number? 8159

5. What was the last thing you ate? Pretzels

6. Last person you hugged? Fiona

7. How is the weather right now? Crappy. Im so disappointed. Today was suppose to be nice and sunny!

8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My momma

9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Teeth and arms. Which is why my husband is perfect. He's got great teeth and diesel arms :)

10. Favorite type of Food? Italian. Nothing like cheese raviolis!

11. Do you want children? If I didnt we would have a problem considering im pregnant! I use to want 6 children but now that I see how pregnancy really is ill be happy with just 1. Liam wants 2 or 3 so well see.

12. Hair color? Brown

13. Do you wear contacts? No. I have glasses for distance.

14. Favorite holiday? Thanksgiving. Now that holidays will be differant ill hopefully start to like Christmas!

15. Favorite Season? Spring

16. Have you ever cried over a love lost? Ofcourse. Im over emotional!

17. How many boyfriends have you had? Too many to count! I was the girl who dated everyone for a week. I had one serious boyfriend. We were on and off for a few years.

18. What is your favorite memory? Fridays with grandma. For the last few months she was here I would go to her house every Friday. We would just sit and talk. I'd attempt to make lunch for us. Usually ended up being toast with peanut butter and jelly. I would also do little things like vacum and windex. She always said I vacum perfectly. The lines in the carpet were always straight. I'd also tie up her newspapers so they were ready for her to take them out.

19. Piercings? Nothing exciting, just ears.

20. Favorite Color? Pink

21. Favorite activity? It use to be working out. I was a gymaholic and will be come October. Now I like to do a lot of relaxing!

22. What were you doing before filling this out? Putting Sophie down for a nap.

25. Favorite animal? Dogs. When I was younger I was scared to death of dogs. I got lola girl two days ago and now I love them!
26. Favorite drink? Iced Tea

27. Favorite flower? Roses or Tulips

28. Have you ever loved someone? Honestly, I thought I loved my ex boyfriend, the one I was with on and off for a few years with. When I met Liam I realized I never ever loved anyone and no guy ever loved me. When your younger (highschool) its all about looks not communication.

29. Who would you like to see right now? Mrs. Nehr. She was my 7th grade teacher. My sisters had her too. She loved us Mannino girls! She would be so happy to hear im married and expecting a baby.

30. What color are your bedroom walls? Blue

31. Have you ever fired a gun? No. I'd be happy if I never have to touch one.

32. Do you like to travel by plane? Yes. I use to hate planes. We were limited where we went on vacation because I refused to fly. Now I love it and will even do it alone.

33. Right-handed or Left-handed? Right handed

34. If you could go to any place right now where would you go? Since I was younger I always wanted to go to Fiji. At this point im desperate, ill go anywhere. I'd like to stay in PA for a weekend and visit with the Amish people. Liam doesnt seem to thrilled with that idea though.

35. Are you missing someone? Quinn. I wish he lived closer! He is the cutest little boy ever!

36. Do you have a tattoo? Yes

37. Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? If I could I probably would. Liam and I have packed weekends. We are usually up and out early.

38. Are you hiding something from someone right now? No. I have a few things i'd like to say to a certain person but for now ill just keep quiet.

39. Are you 18? Im 22 and so happy to not be 18 anymore!

40. What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? Baby sonogram (22 weeks)

41. Are you afraid of the dark? No. I can only sleep when it really dark.
42. Favorite hangout? I love being in my house. I wish I could stay there all day.

43. 3 things you can't live without? Liam, lipgloss, facebook (pathetic I know! I love reading everyones business and finding out gossip! Im a true girl!)

44. Favorite songs? Anything country

45. What are you afraid of? Im always afraid that when Lola is in the yard she is going to get out. When im at my parents house I check on her every 5 minutes, literally. When Liam puts harley out I always make sure he puts him on the chain. Even if its for him to run out and pee at 2am.

46. Are you a giver or a taker? Giver. Definitly!

47. What are your nicknames? Caity and her mom call me Er. Other than that you cant really shorten Erin.

48. What is your dad's middle name? Peter

49. What do you sleep in? Anything comfortable. I dont care if I look cute or not. A baggy Tshirt and pajama pants are good for me!

50. Stuck on a deserted island, and can only bring one thing? Journal

51. Favorite TV commercial? I dont watch much of TV so I dont know commercials.

52. First thing you'll save in a fire? Sonogram pictures

53. What is your favorite day? Friday. Liam gets home from work at 5 and we usually do nothing until bed. Saturday and Sundays are always so busy! It's nice to do nothing but relax with him

54. What are the things you always bring with you? Lipgloss and cell phone

55. What did you want to be when you were a kid? Oh man this makes me laugh! I use to always say I wanted to be a washing machine! I love to clean and I love clean things. Cant get much cleaner than a washing machine!

56. What do you usually do when the alarm turns on? I have an automatic alarm in my head. I always wake up 15 minutes before alarm goes off.

57. What color is your bedsheet? White

58. Who do you want to meet? Jessica Simpson. I love love love her!

59. What do you think about before you go to bed? I usually go over my next day. What to make for dinner? What to clean? Should I do laundry in the a/m or when Liam gets home? I know, I know, very exciting!

Happy Saturday



Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Oh Mr. golden Sun

Finally, after five days of rain the sun is out! Rain is good once in a while. Don't get me wrong. I love the days I can stay inside with sweats on and do nothing but listen to the rain, but after a few days it catches up. When im in sweats for too long I start to feel gross about myself. I do much better when I can wake up shower, blow out my hair, and put on a cute outfit! Especially with being pregnant, I feel like a beached whale so I should atleast decorate this beached whale, right?!?

Im looking forward to the beach days. A nice tan goes a long way! Before I got pregnant I loved to be tan. In my head I thought it made me look thinner. HAHA the games I use to play with myself! I guess I wont be doing much swimming in the ocean this summer but im looking forward to plopping on a chair right by the water and sitting for hours........sunblock ofcourse! Im also looking forward to getting away for a couple of days. Liam and I never took a honey moon, since our wedding was a little rushed due to the circumstance. I cant fly so we cant go far. We are going to do a honey moon next year, im shooting for February, as long as the baby weight is all gone! Right when the doctor gives me the okay, I will be back at the gym with Liam kicking major booty. I will get that six pack back!

Today we are going to Jersey. Im disappointed Aunt JoAnn (Aunt Kims sister) wont be there. She loves to see my belly, just like Aunt Kim! Oh well, im thinking of taking a drive there either later in the week or next week, as long as they are free. Ashley is home from school now for summer but today is a family bbq for her 21st birthday so we cant go out and do anything. I was thinking when I go next time, we could go baby shopping. Speaking of baby shopping, I need to register. Liams sister said she will get someone to watch boys next weekend and she will take me to register.

WHERE DID YOU ALL REGISTER? Kohls, Babies R Us, Bye Bye Baby?

Happy Saturday :)

Life as I know it



In my opinion, this quote rocks the meaning of life. It's really amazing for me to think back to when I was younger and went through a stage when I thought life was tragic to now where my life is beautiful. Luckily, I grew up in a great house, with great sisters and great parents. The only time I ever heard my parents argue was in the car and well, that was only because my dad is the "worlds best driver." Every summer my parents would take us on killer vacations to islands and spoil us rotten with all the activities they had to offer there. We were all lucky enough to go to private school our whole life. I remember the days when we would have "out of uniform day" I would flip because I thought I had nothing to wear. A few times my mom ran to the store at 9pm to get me an outfit, even though I had one, I just didn't approve of it. She always knew the right thing to get!

When I was in high school I had an incident with a boy that ruined my high school years. I was so miserable and everyone knew it. I was one of those, "I hate everything, leave me alone" kinda girls. (Im not going to get into that because thats my past and this is my now). Im just so thankful for Liam. He really has changed the way I look at life. He makes me so happy, something I thought was impossible to ever feel again. Last year, if you were to ask me what I would be doing now, I would probably have a blank stare on my face. I was clueless about where my life was going. I was with a guy that made me feel like garbage all the time and cheated on me a few weeks before prom. To him I was "arm candy."  I did everything for everyone that I never stopped to think, what about me? Luckily Liam came along and changed that.

So here it goes...I am still in school, im married to a great guy who does everything for me, i have gorgeous diamonds on my finger that are worth a lot of $$$$, i live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood, i watch two amazing little girls that i love, i have the best parents, i drive a nice car with leather and a sun roof, o0oh and i have a baby inside of me!

Not bad for 22 years old.

Take a look at my transformations...

6 weeks

12 weeks

18 weeks

20 weeks

23 weeks and 3 days

So that's life as I know it.



Could it be?!? Oh yes, it is!

I didnt want to say anything to anyone just incase I was wrong. Yesterday morning I was laying in bed and I felt something. I thought this cant really be the baby kicking can it?!? Before yesterday I only felt the baby kick once. This time I was able to see my belly move and I could feel it. Not just the flutter in my belly but I could literally feel his/her little hands or feet. Everyday im paranoid that I will loose the baby and now that im already 23 weeks and wasnt feeling anything it made me crazy! I know some dont feel till later on but I really needed that reassurance. Last night I was laying in bed and the baby was kicking a lot. I didnt want to tell Liam incase when he put his hands to my belly the baby stopped. After 20 minutes I finally gave in. I said Liam! Liam! The baby is  kicking I swear! Put your hand here. We both felt the kick and I was soooooooo happy! I was happy he was able to feel it also.

Now this feels real. Nothing has really sunk in yet. Marriage. Baby. I think because im still in shock.

Well, thats my exciting news for today. Im sure it will get me through ANOTHER rainy day here on Long Island!!

Tuesday Rant

This rain is really getting to me. It's awful! Like everyone, I have better days when my hair isnt a huge frizz ball, my make up isnt running, and the bottom of my pants arent soaked. My prenatal massage today helped a bit. Liam got it for me for my birthday. It was much needed. My god mothers daughter did it which was nice because we talked for the whole hour. Unfortunetly I dont have many girlfriends left to chat with and the few that I have I barely see. Thats one thing im super excited for. This baby means a new start. Im excited to meet moms at the park and have new relationships with people in the same boat as me.

(For those of you that dont know much about my husband) He was in NYPD for 13 years. In 2006 he took the Suffolk test. In order to get a call back you need to get higher than a 97. He ofcourse did, because hes super smart. They called him a few months ago and offered him a spot. This was right when I met him. He took it and im so glad he did. Besides Suffolk being the highest paying cops, its much closer to home than the city. The only down side is he had to do the academy. For the past few months he has been going Mon-Fri. He leaves 6:45am and gets home by 5. Like a normal work week. What he does is so "taxing" as he says. The past week and up until he graduates hes in EMT training. Its a 6 month course, rapped into three weeks. He literally gets home at 5 and is at library by 530, comes home at 9, studies till 1130 and wakes up at 5 to study before he leaves. He works so hard!! I try not to get annoyed because I know hes doing it to support us, but I miss him. We've been married only a short few months and we dont see eachother much. Its a bummer! He knows its hard on me and he does everything to make me happy. I love the weekends because that means we get to spend time together. Im counting the days till June 10th when he graduates!! So excited!! Im glad I worked with Harley and now he is able to roam the house. Its nice to have a cute little puggle looking up at me and following my every move. Although I would do anything for lola girl to be here.

Married life is awesome and I love Liam. Its just a huge adjustment. I have to clean, do laundry, cook dinner (although he helps in all these departments) I like to do it myself because I feel its the least I can do. Im use to having my mommy do everything for me. I never thought at age 22 I would be doing these things. I guess sometimes life takes you in places you dont imagine. This is a good life. Better than I ever thought. I always worried I would go guy to guy and never settle. Im sure happy I did!!!!

Good news! Bedroom complete! Living room complete! Baby room complete! Hallway complete! Stairs complete! Kitchen complete! Bathroom being started next month. I will upload pictures in next post.

Time to cook before Liam gets home. Pork, baked potatoes, and a vegetable.


My two favorite guys

Monday lala

I am disappointed my last post got lost when the blog was done. I loved my "Thankful Thursday." Today is Monday and man oh man do I strongly dislike Mondays. Especially when its raining and im with a 3 year old and 9 month old all day. Anyways, this weekend we went to PA to see Lo graduate. We drove with my parents. We got there Friday around 9pm. I was exhausted from the drive and just wanted to go to sleep. We got Burger King and Liam and I went back to the hotel. Mom and dad met up with Lo Stephen and his parents. It really made me realize how old I feel! If I wasnt pregnant and so tired I would have gone out. Im excited for the baby but sometimes I feel as if "the fun times of being young" is over. We had to be up at 6am so when that alarm went off I was so happy I didnt go out. I thought the car ride there was uncomfortable with having to pee every 2 minutes, well it was worse trying to sit through the graduation. I sure hope after baby, my bladder is back to normal! After the graduation we went to a restaurant with Stephen, his parents, and all of us. Everyone ordered sandwiches or burgers, I ordered pizza. Well let me tell you, there is nothing like new york pizza! The pizza they gave me had no sauce and it had a bunch of random things thrown on it. I told the waiter to take it back. After the drive back to NY, Liam got me pizza. Which was delish.

I went for my last sonogram last Thursday. It took about an hour and 15 minutes to measure all the parts. Unfortunetly, the baby did not cooperate and now they are sending me to Pediatrics to check the other side of the heart. My appointment it next Monday. They said its going to take 2 hours. Cross your fingers everything is okay! Here is the baby at 22 weeks.

Im not a fan of posting pictures of myself at this time, but here are two from the graduation..
                                                                 Happy Stephen!

Us with Lauren and Stephen

Yesterday we went to visit our nephews, they are the cutest twin boys! They love Uncle Liam! I  believe this one is Andrew.

Happy Monday

Thankful Thursday

It's always good to be thankful for something!

I am thankful for. . .

1. The dermatologist giving me good news. All my years of literally baking in the sun with no lotion and my skin still looks good!

2. Falling in love at such a young age. I'd be lost without Liam.

3. Our house being at the end of construction. We will take a few weeks break and than start up on the bathroom.

4. Although my pregnancy is "high risk" and I have to go to hospital for all my sonograms, im thankful ive had no complications. (knock on wood)

5. My parents living close. I love being able to go there everyday! My neighbors probably wonder if im still married because im always there! I even slept there twice this week! Mainly because I had to dog sit Lola girl.

6. Lauren graduating college on Saturday. Im so excited shes going to be home this summer! Hopefully in September when the baby comes, she will still be home. (with a job ofcourse!)

7. School being done. As you all know, I hate school! Liam will say, he hasnt seen me open a book all semester and the truth is, he hasnt! (sh) I will still pass everything. Sadly for me, grades dont mean anything. Im satisfied with just passing and getting out!

8. The few that understand that my life is hectic and I dont have much time to squeeze in time to hang out. During the day im at school or babysitting. The few free hours I have inbetween I clean and do something laundry. When Liam gets home at 5 I just want to spend time with him. I also have to take care of two dogs. (Although Dad/Mom mostly do lola)

9. Going to New Jersey next Saturday! Im so excited to see Ashley, Linds, Aunt Kim and the gang. Im also excited because Liam is coming. Im happy my aunts parents will finally meet him. (Side note: I remember this past Thanksgiving I was in Jersey and Liam and I were texting. I was saying how I wish we were dating long enough to spend holidays together! I also remember my mom saying something to everyone along the lines of, she can tell Liam is the one. Who would have thought from now on we will spend every holiday together!!)

10. Being able to see the baby today for the last time until September. From here on, we will just hear the heartbeat.

11. That its a nice day outside today so Liam can BBQ this fish so I dont have to smell it!

Stay tunned for sonogram pictures later on..

Big week ahead....

Yesterday was a nice day for Mothers day. At 10am it was already 70 degrees! Liam treated me to a nice visit to the nail salon in the morning. I made him a treat before I went, pancakes and strawberries! Around noon we headed to home depot to get some plants for his moms grave and my grandmas. It makes me sad to go to his moms grave, I wish I got to meet her. I can tell she was an awesome lady! He misses her tons! After that we headed to my parents. My dad and Liam went fishing for a few hours while mom and I shopped. When they got back we had a BBQ and headed back home around 6:30. I was excited to watch my show, Army Wives.

This is a big week. Last week of classes, last week of construction on house (were taking a break for a month!), Thursday is our anatomy sonogram (the last one), and Friday we leave for PA for Laurens graduation. The biggest and most exciting part to it is we finally get to meet Stephens parents!!!!!!! Lauren and Stephen have been dating for three years but because they live in a different state we havent met. Im so excited!

I will be sure to most pictures after sonogram on Thursday. I believe they are going to be 3d. Liam is so excited because hes able to leave work early to make it! :)

Have a good week.

Lance P. Hickey, Ph.D.

Lance P. Hickey, known as Prof Hickey, past away Monday night after teaching a class over at Southern Connecticut. The cause of his death is still unknown, atleast to his students. On Tuesday I drove to my 6pm class to find no one was there. I ran to the library to check my email and there it was "class canceled." I thought it was odd, in the 15 weeks i've had him, he never canceled. He loved to teach! Yesterday I went back, hoping class was back in session, only to find two counselors there making us aware of the passing of Prof. Hickey. When I tell you there was not a dry eye in the class, I mean it! The guys were even crying. Prof Hickey was one of a kind. For those of you that know me, you know how much I hate school. I should be graduating but im so far behind because I dont take it seriousilly. Well, every Tues and Thursday I looked forward to his class. He was so inspiring and upbeat. He always made us laugh and we always had such a great time in class. He's one of those professors that I can say, changed my life and the way I look at education. I want to push myself harder because he showed me how important education is. I want to be educated so I can speak the way he did. The way he spoke, made everyone listen. He had so much power to what he was saying and took teaching to a whole new level. A quote I will live by, because of him, is "I think, therefore I am." Prof. Hickey was a graduate of Columbia University, which goes to show how incredibly smart he was. His teachings will live on. My class sat in the classroom for 40 minutes and talked about how wonderful he was and how he has touched our lives. Prof. Hickey was much too young to leave but im happy to of had him as my professor. 

I called my mom as I was leaving. Ofcourse, hystericle. She left work and we went and got ice cream. I felt better after that, ofcourse! It was just a shock, to get to class to hear your prof. died. He was suppose to give us back our papers so we could revise them. Next week we were suppose to review for final and than take our final on the 17th. Luckily the police in Conn. were able to track down his record book and mail it to the school.

This is his website. He was the senior editor and writer......check it out. All tips on how to be HAPPY.
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/about-us/team/

*~*~Life is too short to be anything but happy~*~*

Thankful Thursday

Lots to be thankful for!

I am thankful for....

1. My amazing husband that works so hard so I can have everything I want and need. Also, for the unconditional love he shows me everyday.

2. My amazing family, especially my mom and dad. Everything has been such a shock to them and they have been great troopers! Esp. Dad!

3. My wednesdays with my mom. She has off from work so she always takes me out shopping and helps me with the house.

4. Liam having weekends off. Once June hits that will come to an end. I enjoy having him around two days in a row!

5. Baby bump! My body is finally adjusting to pregnancy. My hair looks healthier than ever right now and my skin is clearing up. Im past the point of looking like I gained weight.

6. That I dont suffer from a common problem most pregnant women do. I have no problem making a BM! Its a wonderful thing that I do not take for granted!

7. That Lauren will be home for the summer! I will be very pregnant and will need some company!

8. That Liams sister and the twins live close by. I love going there on weekends with Liam and sometimes stopping by during the week without him. 

9. For these two little girls, Fiona and Sophie. They make me smile and I love them so much!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Weekend trip to PA

Another good weekend that went entirely too fast. On Friday I treated myself to some maternity shopping. I got some cute summer tops, and ofcourse they were all on sale. I saved over $50.00 at Kohls. I even got $10.00 Kohls cash! Liam got home early on Friday which was a nice surprise. We ended up hanging out with the contractors for a little and when they left we went and got Chinese food, yummmy! After we headed to his sisters to see the cutest twin boys ever. They are 15 months and so much fun! On Saturday mom, kathy, and cait came and picked me up and we headed to PA for my twin sister Laurens honor awards that was on Sunday. Saturday night we all went to Texas Roadhouse, omg so good! We even got to try fried pickles. I cant stress enough..................>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AMAZING!!!! Than we all hung out and in Lo's apartment and chatted. On Sunday we all went to the diner for breakfast/lunch. We waited 30 minutes to be seated. Jeez, you would have thought it was a fancy restaurant! Than we went and looked at these beautiful, huge homes right by her school. I would love a second home there *hint hint LIAM. We traveled so high up to see this one house that looked over all of York City. My ears even popped! Laurens honor awards was at 3 and was over at 3:45 than we headed home. I didnt get home till 9:25. It was a long car ride. I was so happy to get home to Liam. That was the first time we were apart. I know, I know it was only for one night, but it seemed like more! While I was away Liam was productive-mowed the lawn, got my oil changed, car washed, and fixed up the wall. I ate like a fatty at PA, esp with the salt water taffy! Right now im enjoying some grapes, oranges, and a yogurt. Weekends over...............time to get back on track!!


First picture is Lauren getting her award. Second picture is Lauren and her friend Kristin