tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69501344437499282582024-03-13T18:50:19.066-07:00The Rodrigues' HouseRODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-77200325417048060332015-01-09T06:43:00.003-08:002015-01-09T06:44:10.523-08:00Happy 35th Birthday! There has been a lot of celebrating going on in this house. With New Years and my birthday following, it seems a lot of the focus is on me and having fun with what I want to do.
This morning is different, today marks the day of a very special guy in my life, Marcos, my sexy, hunky, burning love of fire, 35th birthday! And I want to do more than just give him a cake and a present and singRODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-71611139062089549802014-02-04T14:33:00.000-08:002014-02-04T14:33:29.548-08:00Face of Grace
A few weeks ago I was asked to take pictures for a birthday party. I'm not in the birthday party business of taking photos anymore but for this person, I was going to make an exception.
Lauren is someone I have known probably since middle school. We went to the same church for awhile and attended the yearly Gatlinburg youth retreats. She hosted several events at her house where I remember we RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-16532051487024949382014-01-10T13:06:00.002-08:002014-01-29T12:10:03.088-08:00The 4 Leaf CloverRight before Christmas I had a few heart episodes that had me raising my eyebrows. I figured it was time to maybe check it out. Being the day before Christmas Eve it was ghost town to the say least and everyone was out of town. I met with an on call Dr from the heart transplant team and he reassured me all was well but after Christmas to come back for an echo to check things out. He made an RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-54913920286373518382014-01-01T18:52:00.002-08:002014-01-01T18:55:28.408-08:00Good Bye 20s...Only a couple of hours away before I'm celebrating my 30th birthday with my favorite people. As I reflect on the past 30 years of my life, I can only give God all the praise and glory that He is so worthy of. I've lived a blessed life with amazing friends, great stewards and lots of love.
I'm not a glamorous girl, I'm pretty simple. My friends may argue that one on me, ha but seriously, the RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-56519118575194522502013-10-22T14:14:00.000-07:002013-10-27T17:38:24.690-07:00Trick-Or-TreatTrick-Or-Treat
Happy Halloween!
"What are you going to be for Halloween?" is the latest questions asked to my 3 year old on a daily basis. It's a tough question for her. Why? Because, her mommy has informed her we are not dressing up for Halloween. That we don't participate in Halloween because it is scary. Right now, she seems ok with the response but later? How will it all play out? I am not RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-77567472690688489842012-04-20T05:26:00.000-07:002012-04-20T05:26:09.695-07:00Oh Happy Day...AGAIN?!I'm BACK! To blogging! AGAIN!
I want to be FAIR right? Fair to whom we may ask?
FAIR to the little and oh so BIG news that came yesterday!
YES! We found that I am 7 weeks and 1 day pregnant with a heart rate of 147. Baby #2 will be expecting around the 1st of December.
Natalie is just thrilled as you can see in the pictures! She loves her baby that will making it's debut in justRODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-89330729739566115192011-06-16T20:54:00.000-07:002011-06-17T07:32:41.755-07:00Happy 1st Birthday!Greetings Friends & Family!
It's 10:04 on June 16th 2011 and in less then 14 hours I'll have a beautiful, healthy, smart and super sweet 1 year old! Oh how the time flies! I had hoped to keep blogging every month Natalie was here but I personally feel that my time was too valuable during the day to keep up with it and at night I was too tired or had something better to do! =)
(--Natalie RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-69924111146599448072010-07-15T14:39:00.000-07:002010-07-15T15:03:24.967-07:00Post Partum...No not post partum depression Lexie! =)Ok, Natalie arrived all of 5lbs13 oz of pure joy! I was doing good. My arms felt very shakey and it was weird to hold her. I preferred Marcos holding her for me and I looking at her. They were about to coach me on breastfeeding aka nursing when I got really weak. I remember feeling like I was literally going to go to sleep that moment. I told the nurse, "I'm going to sleep" She said, "I'm sure&RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-17047271445010448772010-07-03T08:55:00.000-07:002010-07-15T15:08:59.875-07:00Natalie Kate Rodrigues!There is so much to talk about now that Natalie has arrived. I want to first talk about the whole childbirth expereince... my experience and the funny things that happened up until she arrived. We will start at where I left off... 39 weeks!
39 Weeks!
Natalie was born at 39 weeks and 3 days. I was expecting her to be atleast 7.5lbs but to my surprise she was very little.
June 16, 2010
For my RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-19331375866855216852010-06-10T09:46:00.000-07:002010-06-10T09:46:40.464-07:0038 doing Great!I've made it half way through 38 weeks and things are looking great.
We've been very busy cleaning aka nesting and getting everything prepared for Natalie's arrival. Today I was quite nervous about my Dr. appointment because last week I was at 3 centimeters and I was afraid my dr. would be "induced happy mode" and would want me to have her today. I prayed this morning for God's timing and His RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-16501242656687056812010-06-04T11:26:00.000-07:002010-06-04T11:26:47.591-07:00Weeks 34-37 - A Girl w/ Her own Agenda!Week 34
Child birth Classes begin! (Well, they began while we were in Florida so we started on the second class). It was fun - very informative. We learned about dilating and the stages of labor.
We had an uneventful Dr. appointments. I was tested for Strep B or something and it came back Negative so no worries for when baby is born and having to take antibotics. My husband was worried I'd haveRODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-62746092568229730542010-05-04T08:52:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:57:18.608-07:00Weeks 29-33 - Ohh Time is FLYING by!Ok! So, I'm trying to back track and figure out the weeks I missed. The last time I blogged Easter had ended and I had just finished my 28th week. I was gearing up for MY FIRST baby Shower on April 18 and for my 32 week sonogram!
Week 29
On April 10 - Marcos had his first DREAM about Natalie. =) He woke up so excited to tell me all about his first dream and how it seemed so real. This was fun, RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-84085852951500892452010-04-13T19:22:00.000-07:002010-04-13T19:22:02.092-07:00Peacemaker“Peacemakers who sow in peace RAISE a harvest of righteousness” (James 3:18)
Praise God that horrible Thursday passed! I made peace and I forgave and asked for forgiveness of myself. I actually learned a lot through the whole emotional rollercoaster of Thursday. I would have loved to have opted out of that whole lesson however, God is molding me each day and without this experience I RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-40988748750419050392010-04-09T14:19:00.000-07:002010-04-09T14:19:21.977-07:00UNGRATEFULWhat is the meaning of this word: "ungrateful". I hadn't ever thought about this word, it's not really in my vocabulary, I've never needed this word and I've never called anyone this word so I needed to know what this meant when I was called this about 100xs yesterday over the phone where I wasn't given an explantation on why this person thought this of me.
Ungrateful: adj.1.Not feeling or RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-89128332772591113252010-04-06T11:31:00.000-07:002010-04-06T11:31:25.632-07:00All downhill now... right?!27 Weeks
So we left off at 26 weeks and I had failed my glucouse test. Well, don't worry week 27 turned out to be the charm and I passed. I should have known considering the fact that the number 27 is my favorite number. =) Marcos and I met April 27 (double decker in Oxford) and we married on May 27th and hopefully Natalie will be born on June 27th instead of the 21st. Hey, it could RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-88307557670784268292010-03-18T13:55:00.000-07:002010-03-18T14:27:31.972-07:00Oh the JoY's!Oh the Joys!
Oh the joys of my sweet husband. I wanted to quote something he said that was so sweet. We were in the car heading to the Coast and some how our conversation got on the topic of wolves. Then I asked him if he had ever heard of the saying, "Crying Wolf". He said no. Well, I said let me tell you about the boy who cried wolf. I finished the story and said, "So the moral of the RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-86747110829156519282010-03-02T13:24:00.000-08:002010-03-07T13:57:45.996-08:00It's MARCH -- March Madness!It is MARCH! March Madness for sure! It've gotten through week 23 w/o Marcos while he was in Brazil. My hormones seems to be back on track and no more crying spells! According to Babycenter I have entered the 6th month until week 27 and then I will begin my 3rd trimester!
Marcos came back with a TON of baby stuff for Natalie. Some of the things are so special because it's from Brazil and RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-86719739314584965912010-02-16T08:42:00.000-08:002010-02-16T18:39:16.975-08:00Bah Humbug! Emotional!After my wonderful week at the Beau Rivage celebrating our "Halfway" mark, I've been totally emotional the past 2 weeks!
Week 21 - Let's Cry on Valentine's Day Date Night, February 11th!
It was a great Valentine's week because my husband is so awesome and made it so special. He made reservations at a restaurant called, "Ely's" in Ridgeland. It was delicous. Maybe it was because I was hungry or RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-8459434575791521512010-02-10T14:18:00.000-08:002010-02-10T14:18:17.769-08:00Big News!On Tuesday during the day I noticed that Natalie's movements were stronger. I decided I'd lay down a bit and see if I can see the movement from the outside. You see, I have been feeling her move since like 14 weeks but nothing strong or noticeable to the eye or able to feel.
To my surprise, I could see the movement. I was so excited, I even turned to the left of me as if M was laying next to me RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-30688080739317078772010-02-09T07:42:00.000-08:002010-02-09T13:20:13.831-08:0019 - 20 Weeks!The 19th week was just pure bliss. All day long I thought about girl things. Girl accesories, girl colors, girly girl girl things! I want my nursery to fit a "Princess" because that is exactly what she is - Our Princess! We are going for something elegant and pink. I battled a while on what to do: bright, bold, funky, cool, but then the more I thought about it for me, that wasn't it. This is my RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-46418461646439962162010-02-09T07:18:00.000-08:002010-02-09T07:21:07.960-08:00Natalie Kate Rodrigues!!It's a GIRL!
We had our GENDER Party Thursday night and it was so incredible. Everyone showed up around 6:30PM in either their pink and blue. What's so funny is that most people called RSVPing that they'd be wearing their PINK but when they showed up they had on BLUE? LoL. When word got out that the majority were wearing PINK everyone decided at the last minute to change and wear blue b/c what RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-1394714889980101442010-01-21T05:53:00.000-08:002010-01-21T05:56:09.098-08:0018 week APPOINTMENTSo, yesterday morning M and I were at the DR.'s at 830AM. Got to go straight back to the sonogram room!!
I informed the sono lady that we wanted to see our baby but we didn't want to know the sex. Well, that we did want to know but not until Thursday, so she needed to write it down or something.
She was very excited and eager to do this! She took baby's measurements and mine (I have a low RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-53809713623009117222010-01-14T08:18:00.000-08:002010-01-14T08:18:04.732-08:00I got a BABY BuMp! BuMp! BuMp! =)So, I woke up this morning and my Baby BuMp appeared out of nowhere. I am exactly 17 weeks and 1 day today. I decided I'd take my first real sign of a baby inside of me. =) Here they are:
Frontal View
Side View
Relaxed view:
Sucking in as much as I can view:
I can look bigger view:
RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-28014190284387301232010-01-13T08:40:00.000-08:002010-01-13T08:40:39.811-08:00My first PURCHASE!Marcos and I made our first big purchase for baby! I'm a pretty active person (shopper that is) and I know this baby will be going on a lot of outings with me. I needed the "perfect" stroller that could do everything and I found it!
It is the Mutsy 4Rider! In Rebel red of course. =)
http://www.mutsy.com/products/4rider/option
This is when I need to use the car for my stroller:
This is when RODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950134443749928258.post-4013352987708486302010-01-11T16:23:00.000-08:002010-01-12T13:40:05.347-08:0016 / 17 weeks and I feel skinnier?!Skinnier?! Yes, I think I feel skinnier but my husband informs me it is all in my head. LoL. =) Maybe so. We went to our 16 week appointment w/ the Dr. and we heard baby shiloh's heart beat again. Marcos told the dr. he thought it sounded slower (the volume wasn't really turned up and I thnk that confused him, to me it sounded the same) and the dr. informed nope it was "perfect". Yes, my dr. usesRODRIGUES'http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062015655006878723noreply@blogger.com2