tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32012979997407730682024-03-12T19:20:21.005-05:00travel mi amorAlexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-12469120687421958482015-07-24T07:25:00.000-05:002015-07-24T07:25:02.746-05:00A New Begining<div style="text-align: left;">
I haven't posted here in a few weeks because I have been busy working on my new project. A new blog called <i><a href="http://thespottedbulldog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Spotted Bulldog</a></i>, named after my sweet girl Lola - because her skin is covered in black spots even though she has white fur.</div>
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I am putting travel mi amor to rest since traveling and vacation taking will no longer be something we can do whenever we want and probably wont be happening as often. I noticed that I wanted to post more about non-traveling things and most of my traveling content came from other articles I would read. </div>
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I hope you enjoy my new blog about motherhood, babies, some diy, travel and life in general. So head on over to <i><a href="http://thespottedbulldog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Spotted Bulldog</a></i> and add it to your reader list!<br />
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-80937257211135927512015-07-01T14:42:00.000-05:002015-07-01T14:42:32.196-05:00Where Are You Going in 2015?<div style="text-align: left;">
Do you have plans to visit some of the Top 20 tourist destinations this year? We're on a traveling break until our little one get a bit bigger. Until then we'll be earning and saving our rewards points! Below is a list of the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/cities-with-the-most-tourists-in-2015-120594490482.html" target="_blank">Top 20 Destination Cites for 2015</a>:</div>
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1 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2011/03/london-calling.html" target="_blank">London</a></div>
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2 - Bangkok</div>
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3 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a></div>
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4 - Dubai</div>
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5 - Istanbul</div>
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6 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20York%20City" target="_blank">New York</a></div>
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7 - Singapore</div>
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8 - Kuala Lumpur</div>
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9 - Seoul</div>
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10 - Hong Kong</div>
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11 - Tokyo</div>
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12 - Barcelona</div>
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13 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Netherlands" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a></div>
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14 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2011/06/italia-here-we-come.html" target="_blank">Rome</a></div>
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15 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2011/07/verona-milan-lake-maggiore-and-lugano.html" target="_blank">Milan</a></div>
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16 - Taipei</div>
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17 - Shanghai</div>
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18 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2011/10/wien-austria-vienna.html" target="_blank">Vienna</a></div>
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19 - <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2011/09/prague-city-of-thousand-spires.html" target="_blank">Prague</a></div>
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20 - Los Angeles</div>
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I have been to 9 out of the 20. </div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-92069321770826676292015-06-29T08:48:00.000-05:002015-06-29T08:48:29.675-05:00Motherhood Monday ~ Things Not to Say to a Pregnant WomanAs you can see, I am trying to get back into the swing of things on this little blog of mine and get back to posting 3 times a week. This post was originally written for April 20th but that is the morning I went into labor so it never got posted. I didn't want the post to go to waste so here are a few things not to say to a pregnant woman:<br />
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You can google and find endless lists of things not to say to pregnant woman but the truth is someone is going to say something that is still going to offend you...even if its just a little. Here are a few I have I heard:
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1 - How many do you have in there?! - <i><span style="color: purple;">I have one, yes one and I know I am HUGE! I don't need you to point it out for me.</span></i></div>
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2 - You look miserable. - <i><span style="color: purple;">Awe, thank you! You're so sweet! I know I look tired, again, you don't need to point that out.</span></i></div>
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3 - How much weight have you put on? - <i><span style="color: purple;">Jesus, are you eff-ing kidding me with that question?!?</span></i></div>
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I know I look different then my normal size 4/6 self, you don't need to point that out to me. I also know I look like I have beach ball under shirt, you SO don't need to point that out to me too. And I'm not sure what is worse, when these comments come from people you know or complete strangers. </div>
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The truth is, is that everyone looks different and everyone's pregnancy is going to look and be different. Just google 35 weeks pregnant and see all the different sizes women can be. </div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-8144883721806584672015-06-26T10:45:00.003-05:002015-06-26T10:45:39.325-05:00Free Homes in Italy<div style="text-align: left;">
A lot of people dream of retiring to Italy. And this can become a reality if you're up for an adventure! The town of Gangi, Sicily is giving away free homes/buildings to replace its vanishing population. Gangi also has an amazing backdrop, Mt. Etna!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Copywrite Alamy, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2718694/The-Italian-houses-available-ONE-euro-Historic-Sicilian-hilltop-town-sells-20-properties-tiny-price-provided-5-000-renovate-it.html" target="_blank">source</a>}</td></tr>
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Of course there is a catch, and you can read about it here on <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/town-sicily-wants-free-house-163000418.html" target="_blank">Yahoo! Travel</a>. But if you are up for some legal fees, paperwork and renovations that have to be complete in less than 3 years then I think you have found your ticket to owning some property in Italy!</div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-30119558676915175252015-06-24T08:24:00.000-05:002015-06-24T08:24:33.481-05:005 Travel Essentials <div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/s/5-travel-experts-reveal-one-item-never-travel-151900509.html" target="_blank">Yahoo! Travel</a> recently asked 5 travel experts what was the one item they never travel without. They were:</div>
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1 - A book</div>
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2 - Digital luggage scale</div>
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3 - Laptop</div>
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4 - Tumi roller bag</div>
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5 - Headphones</div>
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I agree with 3 out of the 5 for my personal preferences. Since the list was a total of 5 items here are my 5 items I can never travel without (in no particular order):</div>
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1 - My Tumi roller bag</div>
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2 - Microsoft Surface (mini laptop)</div>
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3 - Camera</div>
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4 - Headphones</div>
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5 - Phone</div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-7660009814157411002015-06-10T12:51:00.001-05:002015-06-10T12:51:45.047-05:0010 Attractions You Can Count On<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are on a schedule here are some sights that you can set your clock to. I have been to two fo them (and hope to visit more in the future). See <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/hot-topics/articles/10-tourist-attractions-you-can-count-on" target="_blank">Travel Channel's original article here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the heart of Munich, pedestrian
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tourists crane their necks to glimpse the historic </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: inherit;">Glockenspiel</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">,
which sits atop the Neues Rathaus, or “New Town Hall.” The charming, 2-level
clock’s 43 bells and 32 life-size figurines re-enact 16th-century scenes,
including knights jousting and dancing the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Schäfflertanz</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. The
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tourists assemble in front of </span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Buckingham
Palace</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to see the red-coated soldiers bark orders and march in a 45-minute
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>When to Catch It:</b> The guard begins assembling daily at 11:15 a.m., but
get there earlier to secure a decent spot. Occasionally canceled because of
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dubai Fountain</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Set against the great Burj Khalifa
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>When to Catch It: </b>1 and 1:30 p.m. daily — except Friday, when it starts at
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Old Faithful</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yellowstone is home to the majority
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national park, established in 1872. Old Faithful’s eruptions aren’t the largest
or the most frequent, but true to its name, they are the most consistent —
shooting 8,000 gallons of water up to 180 feet into the air about every 90
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>When to Catch It:</b> You can see crowds gathering on the benches and
predicted geyser eruption times (plus or minus 10 minutes) on the National Park
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Symphony
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Symphony of Lights laser show
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as its backdrop. Divided into 5 parts, the 13-minute show builds excitement
slowly, until the tops of the skyscrapers erupt with radiance. While tickets to
the world’s largest light show are free it may worth the steep
cocktail prices at a roof top bar to view the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the summer 1.5 million bats emerge from underneath </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: inherit;">Congress
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year the fireworks
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>When to Catch It: </b>9:30 p.m. nightly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eiffel
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1999 20,000 flashing lights were
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When to Catch It:</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Every hour from sundown until 1 a.m. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-46820966483484238732015-06-01T09:11:00.002-05:002015-06-01T09:11:51.238-05:00Motherhood MondayWell its another Monday so that means time for a post about being a mom :D I cant decide if I want to call Monday's post 'Mommy Monday' or 'Motherhood Monday' what do you think?<br />
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Today I want to talk about breastfeeding. The hospital I delivered at is VERY pro breastfeeding - upon delivery your are even assigned a lactation specialist! They also offer a class on breastfeeding, a support group and they have a lactation store where you can buy all sorts of fun things that have to do with boobs! (Sorry, my immature self needed to say boob!)</div>
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I'm not going to get into my thoughts and opinions on breastfeeding but I will offer some tips and things that I like:<br />
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<b>Nursing Bras/Tops</b> - I have some tank tops from <a href="http://bravadodesigns.com/" target="_blank">Bravado!</a> and I love them. <a href="http://www.cakematernity.com/lingerie" target="_blank">Cake</a> is also a great brand and I have a few from them (I also have their PJs). I also bought some tops from Destination Maternity.<br />
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<b>Pumps/Pumping Equipment</b> - I selected the Medela pump from my insurance and it has worked out great. Medela is also the brand my hospital uses.<br />
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Having a hands free pumping bra is REALLY helpful and a must! Mine is <a href="http://simplewishes.com/" target="_blank">Simple Wishes</a> and the best part is its one size fits all.<br />
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Nursing pad are another item you'll need to buy. When I bought my first box I went with the store brand, don't do this. Get the brands that are known for breastfeeding: <a href="https://www.lansinoh.com/products/disposable-nursing-pads" target="_blank">Lansinoh</a> and <a href="http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/695/disposable-nursing-pads" target="_blank">Medela</a> (they are much softer and designed better).<br />
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<b>Supplements</b> - Some times you may need a little help in keeping your supply up. I was pointed to these supplements: Fenugreek and Malunggay. I also tried the Milky drink you can buy at Destination Maternity but it was pretty nasty tasting. <br />
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Have a great Monday - I am off to take care of the little bambina!<br />
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Every now and then I join a <a href="http://www.aroundtheworldin80pairsofshoes.com/travel/travel-link-up-souvenir-shopping-in-marrakech/" target="_blank">travel blogging link-up</a> and this month it is about souvenirs. I love souvenirs and I love buying things on my travels. I just like being able to say, "I got that in ... " </div>
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When I was younger I use to collect key chains and tee shirts, my mom collects refrigerator magnets. But on my third trip to Europe is when I started my collections. From my travels I collect Christmas ornaments and art work. I love both of these because they aren't just little trinket that sits around. The artwork is hung and tells a story of where we have been and the ornaments decorate our tree and remind us of the adventures we have been on (and they only come out once a year; my husband hates clutter so this is a bonus). </div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-19893896990417641282015-05-04T13:23:00.001-05:002015-05-04T13:23:30.697-05:00Mommy Monday ~ Something NewYou may have noticed my lack of posts and MIA status from the blog the past two weeks. Well I have good reason, my little bundle of joy decided to arrive a full 5 weeks early!
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I went into labor in the early hours of Monday, April 20th and within 24 hours my little girl was in my arms. Since she was 5 weeks early we only spent a little time together before the nurses took her to the NICU. After a week in the NICU where she learned to eat, regulate her temperature and get some treatment for jaundice she was able to join us at home. Being home for two nights without her was pretty emotional and something I may blog about later (I know other moms and families have it much worse and we hope all those little ones make it home soon!). </div>
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I am going to take a break from the blog for a while and spend time with my sweet angel.</div>
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This week is National Park Week here in the States. And what better way to celebrate than to visit one for free! This weekend, April 18th and 19th all National Parks are free!</div>
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The US has <a href="http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm" target="_blank">59 National Parks</a>, hopefully one is near you!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Acadia, <a href="http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/acadia-national-park/" target="_blank">Source</a>}</td></tr>
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I have been to a few, including: Acadia (Maine), Carlsbad Caverns (New Mexico), Haleakala (Hawaii), Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii), Hot Springs (Arkansas), and Redwood (California). I may have been to a few others and don't remember :) Here is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">full list</a>.<br />
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If you are a collector of rewards points or frequent flyer miles then you know the feeling of when those bonus points hit your account. It's a great rush and maybe it reinvigorates you to start collecting more.</div>
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IHG (Holiday Inn brand) usually offers about 60,000 points if you sign up for their credit card. Right now you get an extra 10,000 points (= 70,000) and then if you were targeted, which I was, you were offered 80,000 points if you spend $2,000 in 3 months. 80,000 was just too good for me to turn down.</div>
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Now this card has some bonuses that our trusty United card does not. It offers 2x the points for gas, groceries and restaurants and only costs $65 annually. United only offers 2x the points when you book airfare on their website and its $95 annually. For us, since we take a minimum one trip a year the $95 is worth it just to get the priority boarding and free checked bag. </div>
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Also, I didn't just go and get the IHG card because of the bonus; there is a plan to us those points. We are hoping to take a trip, just the two of us, to Yellowstone National Park sometime next year and there is a Holiday Inn on the outskirts. And we're hoping to take baby girl on her first beach trip to Florida at the end of the summer next year. We will be taking full advantage of these points for these two trips and hopefully we'll have enough by then where it will all be free!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We have less than 6 weeks to go! Countdown is on!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Total weight gain: </b>Creeping up to 40 pounds!<span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Stretch marks?</b> Still don’t have any - Loving Tummy
Rub Stretch Mark Oil (now using my travel size I bought for our vacation) by Mama Mio and Basq Advanced Stretch Mark Butter
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sleep:</b> Some nights its good, some nights its bad<span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Miss Anything? </b>Being able to put on my own socks. Yep, the belly is starting to get that big!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Movement: </b>Seems like she is moving more and more. Maybe
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Food cravings/aversions:</b> Same as the last <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2015/03/week-29.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #932522; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">update</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Labor Signs: </b>Nothing that I know of...<span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Symptoms: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">My lower legs have started to swell! I try and keep my feet </span>propped<span style="font-family: inherit;"> up as much as possible. And I am getting "pregnancy" brain real bad! So much so that I made my chalk board sign, took pictures, then realized I missed spelled one of the words...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have never been to “the South” so I would love to visit Charleston or Savannah, Georgia<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pretty sure you can find something to do in this magical city; perhaps a theme park ;P<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to see the cherry blossoms some day!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Los Angeles, California</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Great time to check out LA’s new tourist campaign, “Culture L.A.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Their annual <a href="http://www.holland.org/events/tulip-festival/" target="_blank">Tulip Time</a> looks just beautiful!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hurry if you want to catch some snow skiing!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Great weather, beaches and an awesome zoo! Can’t go wrong with this Spring time destination!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Shenandoah National Park, Virginia</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Sanibel Island, Florida</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-43637178805917357832015-04-06T08:19:00.000-05:002015-04-06T08:19:06.457-05:00Maternity Monday<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Long before we were expecting I had an idea to make a photo album of all the things my husband and I did before we had a baby. That way our child can look back and see all the fun adventures we had and hopefully inspire them to have their own adventures one day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I titled this album <em>Before You Were Born. </em>So far it's about 56 pages and it has us graduating college, when and where we met, our engagement and wedding pictures, pictures of our fur babies and of course pictures from our travels. I am also including the weekly update pictures, ultrasounds and the baby shower.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though I love to scrapbook, it is so time consuming and I have decided to use companies like Shutterfly to create any sort of photo albums for now on. Below is a collage of some of the pages in this album.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">7 more weeks and counting!!!!</span></strong> </div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-62622790170910931402015-04-03T10:44:00.002-05:002015-04-03T10:44:47.480-05:00Travel RoundUp<div style="text-align: left;">
Happy Friday and Happy Easter Weekend! I am just so happy to have the day and sleep in 3 days in a row! Here are some interesting articles going around the travel world right now:</div>
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1 - This American man spent a year living in <a href="https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/man-spends-a-year-living-in-hong-kong-through-airbnbs-212747181.html#" target="_blank">Airbnb rentals in Hong Kong</a>. Some were nice, others were...very, very tiny!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{Photo: Kevin Lynch, <a href="https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/man-spends-a-year-living-in-hong-kong-through-airbnbs-212747181.html#" target="_blank">Source</a>}</td></tr>
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2 - <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/mood-lighting-and-menu-service-in-economy-virgin-114760799312.html" target="_blank">Virgin Atlantic</a> is now going to offer mood lighting! Looks pretty cool!</div>
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3 - A new service is being offered to travelers that want great pictures but hate asking strangers and ending up with a so-so picture. You can now <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/hire-your-own-paparazzi-to-follow-you-around-on-114511505354.html" target="_blank">hire professionals to follow you around and take your pictures</a>. Maybe someone will mistake you for a famous person?!</div>
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4 - Did you know <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/17/what-can-you-bring-on-plane_n_6886064.html" target="_blank">you could bring these 11 weird items on a plane</a>? I knew of a few of them. </div>
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5 - Take a look at this <a href="http://www.grindtv.com/fishing/massive-stingray-might-world-record/#YB4XbFTOmBBaWZjW.97" target="_blank">massive sing</a> ray in Thailand that will be on John Corwin's show soon...</div>
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Alexa Caycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801180668064944043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201297999740773068.post-7244917404096933622015-04-01T09:07:00.000-05:002015-04-01T09:07:00.530-05:00Movies that Inspire Travel<div style="text-align: left;">
I watched a few really good movies this weekend and both were set in Europe!</div>
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<b><i>Kidnapping Mr. Heineken</i></b></div>
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This movie is set in Amsterdam and its based on the true story of when four friends decided to kidnap millionaire and beer mogul Alfred Heineken. </div>
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I thought the movie was pretty good and the acting was great. </div>
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This cute movie is about an Indian family that moves to a tiny town in France and opens a traditional Indian food restaurant, one hundred feet away from a famous French restaurant. </div>
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This movie is really cute and funny and has a great message! </div>
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Less than 8 weeks left! We are getting close! And I totally cheated on the chalk board this week and edited it on the computer...probably how I am going to do it here on out :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Total weight gain: </b>Creeping up to 40 pounds!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Stretch marks?</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Still don’t have any - Loving Tummy Rub </span><span style="color: black;">Stretch Mark Oil by Mama Mio and Basq Advanced Stretch Mark Butter (now on my third tub).<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sleep:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> I am actually having some nights where I'm only waking up once to pee…those nights are nice!</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Miss Anything? </span></b><span style="color: black;">I miss being able to lay down on my stomach and I miss being able to get on the floor and play with my pups.</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Movement: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Seems like she is moving more and more. Maybe it's because she is getting bigger and I feel every little movement now. </span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Food cravings/aversions:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Same as the last <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/2015/03/week-29.html" target="_blank">update</a></span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Anything making you queasy or sick?</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Just when you thing you've entered the home stretch - got sick again on March 21 :(</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Labor Signs: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Not that I know of. They keep saying, "Oh, you'll know!" But will I? How do I know it's not just gas?</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Symptoms: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Even though my doctor says I'm pretty low maintenance I have still had pretty much every symptom under the sun: nausea, morning sickness, dry skin, bloody noses (from the dry skin), pregnancy rash (I don’t think it was PUPPPS because it was only there for about 2 weeks), acid reflux, my feet are starting to swell, and a slew of other normal symptoms that the books will tell you you might get.</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Belly Button in or out? </span></b><span style="color: black;">In</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Mood:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> It's okay, I just slowly move around work and the house.</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: black;">Looking forward to:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Not having to take so many pills - I take 5 per night to combat some of my pregnancy symptoms.</span></span></div>
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Have any of you seen this <a href="https://gma.yahoo.com/american-bison-slams-parked-suv-yellowstone-national-park-200906815--abc-news-topstories.html" target="_blank">video</a> of an American Bison slamming into a parked SUV in Yellowstone National Park?! Its pretty crazy!</div>
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While perusing my baby registries I noticed that Buy Buy Baby has some pre-made registry lists. And one of them is all about traveling with baby :)</div>
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You can see the full list here: <a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/topconsultant/DC1100009/541568576/Baby" target="_blank">Top Consultant's Picks: Traveling with Baby</a></div>
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Here are some of the items I will buy when the time comes:</div>
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<a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/munchkin-reg-car-seat-travel-tray/1018082322" target="_blank">Car Seat Travel Tray</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/first-experiences-first-time-on-a-plane/1041178072" target="_blank">First Time on a Plane</a> children's book </div>
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<a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/diono-travel-pal-car-storage-organizer/1040144924" target="_blank">Car Storage Organizer</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There has been an article going around the web with the best was
to hit all the best landmarks in the US. Randy Olson developed an algorithm
that would<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">determine the fastest route that would
stop at a national historic site, park, monument, or natural landmark in all of
the lower 48 states</span>. A few of the landmarks are: The Alamo, The Grand Canyon, The Statue of Liberty and The White House.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To read more about how he came up with all these stops <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/life-is-a-speedway-the-fastest-way-to-hit-the-113790139592.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Pretty cool! He then did
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My last three posts have all been about baby, so now let’s go back to travel.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<a href="https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/meet-the-couple-that-drove-a-540-000-mile-dodge-intrepid-to-every-county-in-the-lower-48-161344757.html" style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">This couple</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> has driven their 1999 Dodge Intrepid through every single county in the lower 48 states. There are 3,108 counties if you </span><span style="color: #222222;">didn't</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> already know that (I </span>didn't<span style="font-family: inherit;">). They have also made their way up to Alaska and plan to ship the car to Hawaii to complete the U.S’s full 3,142 counties.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Their current plans are to finish visiting Alaska and then make the trip to Hawaii (which I know they will love) but I’m not sure how they will ship the car from island to island but where there is a will there is a way right?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To date they have put 540,000 miles on the ol’ Dodge that was bought used back in 2002. I am a little impressed with the Dodge but not surprised. I have had two vehicles in my life and both have been Dodges. My first was a Dodge Ram 1500 and it was a great truck that was passed onto my brother. It served us both very well through high school and college. And now I have my little Dodge Caliber that only recently needed a big fix with its fuel injection. But its running great now and I hope to get a good 5 more years out of it.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever wanted to take an epic road trip? What is the longest road trip you have taken?</span></b> Mine was back in 2013 when my friend and I drove to <a href="http://travelmiamor.blogspot.com/search/label/Destin" target="_blank">Destin, FL</a> from Houston, TX.</span></div>
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<b><i>Welcome to the World</i></b> travel themed baby shower can leave you with SO many options for food. Here is what I chose:</div>
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Cupcakes - America</div>
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Macarons - France</div>
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Taco Cups - Mexico</div>
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Spaghetti - Italy</div>
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Mini Hamburgers - America</div>
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Soft Pretzels - Germany </div>
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Crab Rangoon - Asia</div>
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Fruit Cups - World Wide (and the healthy option) </div>
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Fruity Sorbet Punch</div>
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Pink Lemonade</div>
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And my 'Thank You' for coming gift was a box full of European chocolates and cookies!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Crafting for a baby shower can take some time. My theme was <b><i>Welcome to the World</i> </b>so there were a lot of maps involved. Here are the crafts we did for mine.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 – Mod Podge Kleenex boxes for the flowers. Except we didn’t use mod podge, my mom found that using Elmer’s Clear Glue (not gel) in the same way as mod podge (painting it on) worked just as well and it was much cheaper.<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 – We did the same thing for the letters B-A-B-Y that decorated the table</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 – The ‘Welcome’ wreath - I had seen some of these on Pinterest but they were using wrapping paper so we used a map. I think it turned out great! It took my friend all day to make. If you plan on making one of these give yourself plenty of time. I plan to spray it with spray varnish so it will keep longer. Here is the <a href="http://www.craftychica.com/2013/12/wrapping-paper-wreath/" target="_blank">tutorial she used</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 – Food labels and gift tags - I made these with my Silhouette. This machine is pretty cool. You just design what you want on the Silhouette software and then cut it or draw it. All the pictures and cutouts I purchased from the Silhouette design store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5 – Banners - probably the easiest out of all the crafts. We just cut out some triangles and used some twine to string them together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The baby shower went splendidly but man did it wear me out! I pretty much relaxed and watched Netfilx all day. I'll be blogging about the shower in the coming posts and probably not so much about travel. Today I want to share with you how things are going at Week 29:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Total weight
gain: </b>about 30 pounds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Stretch marks?</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> None yet - I have been using Tummy Rub </span>Stretch Mark Oil by Mama Mio (still on first bottle) and Basq Advanced Stretch Mark Butter (on my second tub). I apply the oil after my showers and the butter in the morning and when I feel I need more moisturizer. And it goes ALL OVER the belly, rib cage and love handles! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sleep:</b> Gonna be honest here - I already feel like I will never get another good nights sleep again. If I'm not waking up to pee I'm waking up because my hips hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Miss Anything? </b>You always want what you can't have - I miss wine, champagne and hot dogs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Movement: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">She is my little wiggle worm in there! Sometimes her movements make me </span>nauseous<span style="font-family: inherit;">! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Food
cravings/aversions:</b> I'm still not real fond of any sort of meat. I can do chicken but not a lot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Anything making
you queasy or sick?</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I started to wake up and feel </span>nauseous<span style="font-family: inherit;"> again but I </span>haven't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> thrown up since January 20th so </span>that's<span style="font-family: inherit;"> good :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Labor Signs: </b>Not that I know of. They keep saying, "Oh, you'll know!" But will I? How do I know its not just gas? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Symptoms: </b>I now have a pregnancy rash - yay! Its on my elbows and knees and can be pretty itchy! And acid reflux. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Belly Button in
or out? </b>Its still in!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Wedding rings on
or off?</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> They have been off since December, my fingers swell pretty easily. They swell on a really hot day or when I work out so I knew they </span>wouldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> be on for long. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mood:</b> Its okay, I just slowly move around work and the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Looking forward
to:</b> Having this little munchkin out here with us!</span></div>
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This article comes from <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/travel/rules-of-flying-ex-flight-c1423612253298/photo-be-good-parents-photo-1423614504150.html" target="_blank">Yahoo! Travel</a> it is what an ex-flight attendant thinks are some helpful airline etiquette tips. </div>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare ahead of time<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare for
your flight folks! This means includes arriving early and not packing too much. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t pack more than you can
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It really
bothers me when I see people with these HUGE “carry-on” bags that can barely
make it down the aisle. Come on, get rid of that bag and buy one within the airline’s
regulations. It will save you and other passengers a lot of hassle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Help someone who’s struggling
with their bags<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would help
someone truly in need like an elderly passenger or a parent traveling alone
with a child. But if you’re just one of those people that tries to shove your
shit into a space that it obviously isn’t going to fit you are not going to get
any help from me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check before you recline<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reclining has
become a hot-button battle. I think some courtesy is warranted here; maybe
check to see what the person behind is doing. If they are asleep, recline, if
they are working on their laptop maybe you should keep your seat in the upright
position. And when food service begins, bring your seat back up so the person
behind you can eat without the tray table jabbing him or her in the gut.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you have
three seats next to each other, who gets what armrest? To Whitmore, the answer
is easy. “The person sitting in the aisle has the luxury of getting up first.
The person by the window has the best view.” So, she thinks the person stuck in
the middle should have domain over both of the two middle armrests. “Nobody
knows that rule,” a surprised Whitmore says. We’re shocked, too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I LOVE her
answer to this! I was stuck in the middle when traveling to Hawaii and the guy
in the window seat was hogging the armrest the ENTIRE time! How rude! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t play your
music/video games/movies on your device without headphones. And try not to
stink up the entire cabin with food you bring on board. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s OK to shoot down a chatty
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<b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Allow those in front of you to
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This should be
an easy one but you would be surprised how many times someone across the aisle
or behind me will try and disembark between me and my husband. Hello! We’re
together and I’m pretty sure I can walk faster than you! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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