Hey guys,
I don't think I've done a post that I just answer random questions about myself in awhile. I thought of these questions for you all to learn more about myself. I think it's interesting for YouTubers, Bloggers and others on social media to do these types of posts/videos to allow their readers/subscribers to learn more about the person who wrote the blog post/filming the video. You can ask your readers/subscribers to ask questions or just make up your own questions, like I did. Here we go :)
1. How old am I? 29
2. What's my favorite color? In order: Pink, Turquoise, Purple and Orange
3. What's my favorite TV show? I don't think I have a favorite but some of my favorites are Manifest, Castle (not on anymore) and Fuller House.
4.What's my favorite movie? Again, I don't have a favorite but I like "Stepmom", "Instant Family", and "The Blind Side"
5.Who is my favorite singer? Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride
6. What kind of music is my favorite? Country and then pop
7.Do I like being a mom? I LOVE being a mom!
8. What is my favorite animal? Dog
9. Why did I begin blogging? I was going through some personal struggles at the time and I also really loved writing
10. What is my favorite number? 7
11. What was my favorite subject in school? English (Math was my worse subject)
12. Who are your role models? My dad and the brother that I'm closest to.
13. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? This time in 5 years, I'll be 34. I hope to be married and have at least 1 more child.
14. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Somewhere warm
15. If you could eat dinner with anyone (dead or alive) who would it be? My 7th grade science teacher. She was one of my biggest motivators and encouragers in middle, high school and even my early college years. She sadly passed away at a young age ;(
16. What's your favorite food? Hmm.. chocolate to be honest. But if meal wise then chicken tenders and fries (ever since I was younger)
17. If you could only get one thing at the gas station, what would you choose? Probably Reese Peanut Butter Cup w/ Reese Pieces
18. What's your favorite pizza topping? Pepperoni
19. If you could go back to any time in your past, where would you go and why? I wouldn't go back to any time in my past. The past is the past for a reason and made me who I am today
20. What's your life motto? Be kind to everyone you meet. You never know their story deep down.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
New YouTubers March 2020 Pt. 1
Hey guys,
One of the things I do to relax either when my son is taking a nap or down for the night, and I just allow myself to have time for me, I watch YouTube (especially moms' or family channels). These are just some new YouTubers I started watching recently. You should definitely check out all of these YouTubers and their channels.
Life As We Gomez: This family consists of parents: Marcos and Chelsea, and their four children, Ty, Hallie, Livvy and Stella. They posts videos like: vlogs, about holidays,grocery hauls, recipes, cook with me's and more. You can follow them at their other social medias; Facebook and Instagram.
Putting Them First: This YouTuber's name is Lauren and she's a first year first grade teacher. In my opinion, she looks like a pretty fun teacher to have. If you're about to become a teacher, you should check out her classroom set up videos, and she also does week in my life vlogs as being a teacher. Check out her Instagram as well!
The Arnold Sisters: The Arnold sisters consists of Lindsay, Jensen, Brynley, and Rylee. I personally only knew of Lindsay and Rylee because of Dancing With The Stars (DWTS), so it's nice to learn about their other sisters as well. I like how close they are with one another and if I had a sister I would hope that would be us as well. Throughout their videos, you can see all of their different personalities. They post challenges, Q and A's and much more. You should check their channel out! Also as well as their other social medias:
Rylee: Instagram
Our Life In Holland: This family consists of parents: Justin and Lindsay, and their children Turin, Ashton, Landon and Ava. They post challenges, vlogs and more! They are apart of the Bingham family and like their other family members' they also have a YouTube channel. You might have heard of their families' channels (This Is How We Bingham, Jared and Britt, Dan And Chelle, and Sean Bingham). You should check out Our Life In Hollands' other social medias: Instagram, Facebook and Blog.
Alexa Paige: Alexa is a young YouTuber who I have been enjoying learning more about. She's currently engaged and going to school to become a teacher. I can see how dedicated, determined and motivated she is to become a teacher. She looks like she would be a fun teacher to have. You can follow her through her Instagram and Pinterest as well.
<3 Amanda
Current Favorite Songs March 2020
Hey guys,
I thought I would do a blog post of my current favorite songs. If you have a favorite song, leave it in the comments and I'll check it out! :)
"First Man": Camila Cabello
I thought I would do a blog post of my current favorite songs. If you have a favorite song, leave it in the comments and I'll check it out! :)
"First Man": Camila Cabello
I have been listening to this song pretty much repeatedly because I'm a daddy's girl and I'm my dad's only daughter. I hope I can experience what this song represents one day when he gives me away.
"Slow Down": Caleb And Kelsey
This song means a lot to me because I just became a mom and I feel like he's growing up way too fast! Time needs to slow down. He's going to be walking before I know it.
"You'll Always Be My Son": Caleb And Kelsey
The main thing that I want my son to know as he grows up that I'm always here for him. I want to teach him to always be proud of who he is. I will never judge him and I hope he knows that. I'm his number one fan!
"Hostage" : Tiffany Woys
My brother introduced me to this song. At first I'll be honest and say that I wasn't a fan but the more that I listened to it, I started to like it. I like what the words are about and the beat of the song.
<3 Amanda
Monday, March 2, 2020
Baby Toys Favorites (Almost 8 Months)
Hey guys,
I'm loving being a mom to my little boy who will be 8 months in such a short time. One thing that I love doing with him is playing with him with his toys. These are some of his favorite toys.
I'm loving being a mom to my little boy who will be 8 months in such a short time. One thing that I love doing with him is playing with him with his toys. These are some of his favorite toys.
Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Smart Stages Puppy
$14.99 (at Target)
I got this for him for Christmas. He really likes the music and that it makes noise. I was surprised how much it actually does. It has 3 different levels. His ear, both hands and one foot has a ton of different music/sayings. The other foot lets you change the levels.
Nuby Ice Gel Baby Teether Keys
$3.89 (at Target)
Since he has been teething, but currently has no teeth yet, he loves chewing on these keys. I think they are soft enough that it feels good on his gums. I haven't put them in the freezer tho.
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Nursery Rhyme Keys
$10.26 (at Wal-Mart)
Just like the puppy above, my son loves this toy because it makes noise. On the different keys, there are different things that he can play with. He loves it when I press the button and the music plays.
Toy Box Clip Clop Horse Activity Rattle Baby Stuffed Animal Playgro
$4.98 (at Wal-Mart)
My son wasn't a huge fan of rattles but this one he definitely took to. I think it's because he can easily hold it, and that each "leg" has a different kind of texture. One has a mirror with tiny balls inside that makes noise (which he loves looking at himself), one makes noise when you crinkle it, one is just soft to hold, and the last one has little bumps on the bottom plus the tiny balls inside. On the handle of the rattle, there are also small blocks attached that he can move up and down.
Lamaze Octopus Activity Toy
(Link for a pupule one:
https://www.amazon.com/Lamaze-Octotunes-Purple-Octopus/dp/B01B5M8530/ref=sr_1_25?keywords=crib+toy&qid=1583175877&refinements=p_89%3ALamaze&sr=8-25 )
This toy has different textures/toys that my son enjoys. You can squeeze the octopus's head and make noise, there's a mirror on one leg, a teething toy and more. I think it's supposed to go on a crib, stroller or a car seat but he just plays with it as it is.
Teething Keys
I don't know which brand these teething keys are as they don't say any brand on them. My son got these from a cousin as part of hand-me downs. He loves chewing on them!
<3 Amanda
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Q and A About My Pregnancy, Labor/Delivery, Postpartum and Life Now
Hey guys,
As you might have known from my previous posts, I became a mom in July. I did what all of the first time moms do and that's google everything pretty much. I also asked friends if this or that was a normal thing during pregnancy. They were a big help. When you google things you tend to get a little flustered/confused because there are so many opinions out there from professionals and just normal people like myself. For this post, I asked through Facebook what could some questions be that I could answer from my perspective and what I recently just went through almost 8 months ago. I hope these questions and my answers help you prepare and relax easier during your pregnancy.
Q:What were things you didn't know or expect through your pregnancy/labor/motherhood journey?
A: Since I have never been pregnant before, there were a lot that I didn't know/expected, so I did a lot of googling, asking friends who are moms and especially sending messages to my doctor as well. One thing that come to mind that I didn't expect during pregnancy is nose bleeds. I didn't have any crazy nose bleeds. I would feel like I would have to blow my nose and then see that my nose was bleeding.
Labor was similar to being pregnant, I didn't know what to expect. I thought my son was going to come early but then he decided to be late and we had to kick him out (be induced). I was prepared in case he decided to come during the night and had our(mine and my son's) bags by the door way before I even had him.
The main thing about motherhood that I didn't expect is the time goes by really really fast. I can't believe he'll already be 8 months in a few weeks. When you meet your little one for the first time, your heart literally explodes because you look down and you're like "I made this".
Q: What to expect those first two days after delivery?
A: This answer varies from mom to mom. For me, I think I got lucky. I didn't have no cramps (that felt like contractions) afterwards that some moms get. The thing that I remember is if I walked too much or was on my feet too much during the day, I would be sore but I would just take Tylenol and then it was better. I also might be different in this case as well but I didn't mind the postpartum underwear.
Q: "How will my body change after pregnancy?"
A: Every woman and labor/delivery is different. For me, I was 125lbs pre-pregnancy and I went right back down to 125lbs after having my son because I was all baby (a lot of people told me that during my pregnancy).
Q:How or did you set boundaries with people wanting to help and/or visit once you were home?
A: I didn't have that many visitors at first when we came home from the hospital. When I did, they would message me to see what time/day worked for us because they knew that I was my son's primary caregiver and myself just had a baby so I was taking care of a newborn and myself.
Q:How or did you set boundaries with visitors while in the hospital?
A:For me since I went through the majority of my labor alone until at the end, it was nice to have visitors plus I wanted to introduce my son to my family and friends who came up to visit. I would say if you want to know ahead of time who will be coming to visit is to have them text you to see if that time works for you because there will be nurses coming in/out of your room checking on you and your baby. Also, if you're not comfortable in breastfeeding (if you're planning on that) in front of others at first, ask them to go in the waiting room until you're done feeding your baby.
Q:Must haves that aren’t the most common thing
A: Wow, so mom brain is coming out tonight. The only thing that I can think of are snuggle-buddies. My son loves his.
I hope this post helps you out at least a little bit. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments and I'll answer them :)
<3 Amanda
As you might have known from my previous posts, I became a mom in July. I did what all of the first time moms do and that's google everything pretty much. I also asked friends if this or that was a normal thing during pregnancy. They were a big help. When you google things you tend to get a little flustered/confused because there are so many opinions out there from professionals and just normal people like myself. For this post, I asked through Facebook what could some questions be that I could answer from my perspective and what I recently just went through almost 8 months ago. I hope these questions and my answers help you prepare and relax easier during your pregnancy.
Q:What were things you didn't know or expect through your pregnancy/labor/motherhood journey?
A: Since I have never been pregnant before, there were a lot that I didn't know/expected, so I did a lot of googling, asking friends who are moms and especially sending messages to my doctor as well. One thing that come to mind that I didn't expect during pregnancy is nose bleeds. I didn't have any crazy nose bleeds. I would feel like I would have to blow my nose and then see that my nose was bleeding.
Labor was similar to being pregnant, I didn't know what to expect. I thought my son was going to come early but then he decided to be late and we had to kick him out (be induced). I was prepared in case he decided to come during the night and had our(mine and my son's) bags by the door way before I even had him.
The main thing about motherhood that I didn't expect is the time goes by really really fast. I can't believe he'll already be 8 months in a few weeks. When you meet your little one for the first time, your heart literally explodes because you look down and you're like "I made this".
Q: What to expect those first two days after delivery?
A: This answer varies from mom to mom. For me, I think I got lucky. I didn't have no cramps (that felt like contractions) afterwards that some moms get. The thing that I remember is if I walked too much or was on my feet too much during the day, I would be sore but I would just take Tylenol and then it was better. I also might be different in this case as well but I didn't mind the postpartum underwear.
Q: "How will my body change after pregnancy?"
A: Every woman and labor/delivery is different. For me, I was 125lbs pre-pregnancy and I went right back down to 125lbs after having my son because I was all baby (a lot of people told me that during my pregnancy).
Q:How or did you set boundaries with people wanting to help and/or visit once you were home?
A: I didn't have that many visitors at first when we came home from the hospital. When I did, they would message me to see what time/day worked for us because they knew that I was my son's primary caregiver and myself just had a baby so I was taking care of a newborn and myself.
Q:How or did you set boundaries with visitors while in the hospital?
A:For me since I went through the majority of my labor alone until at the end, it was nice to have visitors plus I wanted to introduce my son to my family and friends who came up to visit. I would say if you want to know ahead of time who will be coming to visit is to have them text you to see if that time works for you because there will be nurses coming in/out of your room checking on you and your baby. Also, if you're not comfortable in breastfeeding (if you're planning on that) in front of others at first, ask them to go in the waiting room until you're done feeding your baby.
Q:Must haves that aren’t the most common thing
A: Wow, so mom brain is coming out tonight. The only thing that I can think of are snuggle-buddies. My son loves his.
I hope this post helps you out at least a little bit. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments and I'll answer them :)
<3 Amanda
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Being A Mom Questionnaire
Hey everyone,
I thought it would be fun to create a questionnaire about being a mom. I have only been a mom for 7 months, but I'm loving it!! :)
1. How many children do you have? 1
2. How old are your children? He'll be 8 months on the 15th
3. How old were you when you became a mom for the first time? 28
4. What is your favorite thing about being a mom? Seeing all his smiles and cuddling him
5. What is your least favorite thing about being a mom? Seeing him in pain after surgery
6. What do you hope to teach your children? That he can be anything he wants to be and I will always be proud of him and will never judge him.
7. What's one thing you have learned about being a mom that you didn't know until you had your child (ren)? I was told that your love for your child will be a different kind of love that you'll ever experience. From the moment that he was placed on my chest, I started sobbing,not because there was anything wrong. I just knew instantly from that moment that there'll always be a boy who will always love me, and I will always love him. He's mommy's boy <3
8. Do you see any more children in the future? I hope so, when I find a man who will accept the responsibilities of being a father from the start and who will go through being pregnant and labor/delivery with me.
9.What do you want your children to know? That I'm always there for them.
10. What are you most excited to do with your child(ren)? Right now, I'm excited for his 1st birthday party. I know he'll only be one and won't remember any of it but still. There'll be a post about it probably at the end of July as his birthday is in July.
I tag:
Liz @ https://blueandhazel.com/
Chelsea @https://www.thecrazysahm.com/
Devon @https://www.thecrazysahm.com/
<3 Amanda
I thought it would be fun to create a questionnaire about being a mom. I have only been a mom for 7 months, but I'm loving it!! :)
1. How many children do you have? 1
2. How old are your children? He'll be 8 months on the 15th
3. How old were you when you became a mom for the first time? 28
4. What is your favorite thing about being a mom? Seeing all his smiles and cuddling him
5. What is your least favorite thing about being a mom? Seeing him in pain after surgery
6. What do you hope to teach your children? That he can be anything he wants to be and I will always be proud of him and will never judge him.
7. What's one thing you have learned about being a mom that you didn't know until you had your child (ren)? I was told that your love for your child will be a different kind of love that you'll ever experience. From the moment that he was placed on my chest, I started sobbing,not because there was anything wrong. I just knew instantly from that moment that there'll always be a boy who will always love me, and I will always love him. He's mommy's boy <3
8. Do you see any more children in the future? I hope so, when I find a man who will accept the responsibilities of being a father from the start and who will go through being pregnant and labor/delivery with me.
9.What do you want your children to know? That I'm always there for them.
10. What are you most excited to do with your child(ren)? Right now, I'm excited for his 1st birthday party. I know he'll only be one and won't remember any of it but still. There'll be a post about it probably at the end of July as his birthday is in July.
I tag:
Liz @ https://blueandhazel.com/
Chelsea @https://www.thecrazysahm.com/
Devon @https://www.thecrazysahm.com/
<3 Amanda
Monday, November 18, 2019
Birth Story Of Baby Boy
Hey all,
Looking back on the last post I wrote I was 23 weeks pregnant. A lot of time has past and I happy to announce to you all that I had my baby boy back in July, and I'm loving being a mom.He recently turned 4 months and I wanted to write this post about how he came into this world before I forget all the smaller details. So lets begin:
So if you didn't know this his due date was July 7th which gave me a sign that he was supposed to be in this world and be my son as the number 7 is my favorite number so I always felt like this was supposed to happen as his due date was 7-7-2019. Well baby boy didn't get that memo because on July 10th, I was at my OBYGN getting checked. She said he's not coming anytime soon because I wasn't dilated or effaced at all. Since I was past my due date, she scheduled me to be induced on that Sunday night (July 14th). Baby boy was low but was being stubborn.
I went home and spread the news that if baby boy didn't surprisingly come on his own then I would be induced that weekend. I made sure I had everything that I needed for baby boy and myself, and probably double checked more than a few times. Now, when I tell you his birth story I'm not sure of the times when everything happened as I was by myself so I wasn't too concerned on remembering what time different things happened.
Around 8pm on the 14th, baby boy's dad's mom and myself arrived at the hospital for induction. I got all checked in and changed into the gown. His mom left shortly after that. The nurse that checked me in and the resident (I think that what her title was) came back in and inserted a pill into my cervix to see if it would do anything. They left that in for about 2 hours I believe, but it made not a big increase. At 1am, I was checked again and had the balloon inserted. That was really uncomfortable but I knew it had to be done in order to get baby boy down. The nurse would come in around every 1/2 hour and kind tug at it to see if baby boy moved down any. She then took it out. She advised me to get some sleep so I tried to but couldn't because of the contractions that I was getting so she gave me a sleeping pill but that didn't help at all. So after that she put something in my IV that helped me sleep a little bit. I then felt a pop and was pretty sure my water broke so I pressed the call button. She came in as she was noticing things on her end and told me to lay the other way. I told her that I think my water broke so she checked and was like yup, your water broke. She did say something about the color of it and how just in case when he's born there was going to be doctors for him just in case in the room.
I then got my epidural (which wasn't that bad to get) around 3cm and that helped me sleep until around 7:30ish where I got woken up saying something about his heart rate so they had me lay a different way. They also said I was 8cm now.A few minutes after that my son's dad's sister came in and then my aunt(who I was in contact with that morning) and my mom and my son's dad's mom came. Soon after that it was go time. I starting pushing and honestly it wasn't too terrible until his head started coming out was when I felt most of the pressure. I didn't really make any noises until that happened. He came out and they put him on my chest ,and I bawled. I wasn't expecting to cry that much and that hard but when you waited for that moment to finally happened and when you see your entire life looking up at you, your heart just melts.
Baby boy Grayson was:
Looking back on the last post I wrote I was 23 weeks pregnant. A lot of time has past and I happy to announce to you all that I had my baby boy back in July, and I'm loving being a mom.He recently turned 4 months and I wanted to write this post about how he came into this world before I forget all the smaller details. So lets begin:
So if you didn't know this his due date was July 7th which gave me a sign that he was supposed to be in this world and be my son as the number 7 is my favorite number so I always felt like this was supposed to happen as his due date was 7-7-2019. Well baby boy didn't get that memo because on July 10th, I was at my OBYGN getting checked. She said he's not coming anytime soon because I wasn't dilated or effaced at all. Since I was past my due date, she scheduled me to be induced on that Sunday night (July 14th). Baby boy was low but was being stubborn.
I went home and spread the news that if baby boy didn't surprisingly come on his own then I would be induced that weekend. I made sure I had everything that I needed for baby boy and myself, and probably double checked more than a few times. Now, when I tell you his birth story I'm not sure of the times when everything happened as I was by myself so I wasn't too concerned on remembering what time different things happened.
Around 8pm on the 14th, baby boy's dad's mom and myself arrived at the hospital for induction. I got all checked in and changed into the gown. His mom left shortly after that. The nurse that checked me in and the resident (I think that what her title was) came back in and inserted a pill into my cervix to see if it would do anything. They left that in for about 2 hours I believe, but it made not a big increase. At 1am, I was checked again and had the balloon inserted. That was really uncomfortable but I knew it had to be done in order to get baby boy down. The nurse would come in around every 1/2 hour and kind tug at it to see if baby boy moved down any. She then took it out. She advised me to get some sleep so I tried to but couldn't because of the contractions that I was getting so she gave me a sleeping pill but that didn't help at all. So after that she put something in my IV that helped me sleep a little bit. I then felt a pop and was pretty sure my water broke so I pressed the call button. She came in as she was noticing things on her end and told me to lay the other way. I told her that I think my water broke so she checked and was like yup, your water broke. She did say something about the color of it and how just in case when he's born there was going to be doctors for him just in case in the room.
I then got my epidural (which wasn't that bad to get) around 3cm and that helped me sleep until around 7:30ish where I got woken up saying something about his heart rate so they had me lay a different way. They also said I was 8cm now.A few minutes after that my son's dad's sister came in and then my aunt(who I was in contact with that morning) and my mom and my son's dad's mom came. Soon after that it was go time. I starting pushing and honestly it wasn't too terrible until his head started coming out was when I felt most of the pressure. I didn't really make any noises until that happened. He came out and they put him on my chest ,and I bawled. I wasn't expecting to cry that much and that hard but when you waited for that moment to finally happened and when you see your entire life looking up at you, your heart just melts.
Baby boy Grayson was:
born on July 15th, 2019
11:32am after approx 14 hours in labor
11:32am after approx 14 hours in labor
7lbs, 11 oz
21 1/2 inches long
<3 Amanda
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