risky business

tomorrow is going to be a very interesting day...not because it's Halloween (Hannah's 1st to be exact!)...not because her pinsans are coming over to trick or treat at MH...

because Byron is actually going to attempt to get her Halloween pics done tomorrow!

yes...you read that correctly. Byron is going to take a moody, almost 4 month old to get professional pictures done...without the help of MOMMY(or anyone else for that matter). so, let us all join hands and pray...that Byron will survive and that we get some good pictures of Hannah!

oh...HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSE!

monday musings

1. it grosses me out that grown ass adults DO NOT WASH THEIR HANDS after using the restroom...AND THEY GET CAUGHT!
2. i'm just as hungry now as i was when i was pregnant...wth?
3. i must have like 10 nicknames for Hannah.
4. it amazes me how some people never change...even when you factor a baby into the equation :(
5. suddenly, my milk supply went up (for those of you that are wondering LOL).
6. my cups of coffee get stronger and stronger everyday.
7. it's really dark at 6 in the morning.

it's about fuckin' time

seeing as how about 50% of their fanbase is a bunch of <5'5" 20 (almost 30) somethings...heh.

things that make my eyes roll back into my head

because there are more important things that we should be caring about other than this.

yin and yang

an old college buddy pointed out something to me at dinner one night. we (old college buddy, his fiance, B, hannah and me) were all at ninkimono in newark. hannah starts doing her usual thing at 7ish (being fussy mcwhineypants) and i take her and rock her in my arms until she falls asleep. at this point in the meal, we were already sharing our all you can eat sushi, so i'm basically watching B stuff his face while hannah snoozes in my arms. about 10 minutes later, B takes her from me to change her diaper. college buddy leans into me and the convo goes like this:
college buddy: i thought that B was going to eat faster when you had hannah and she was crying.
me: nope. B doesn't know what "fast" or "hurry up" means.

B has never been the type to hurry for anyone...he has that familiar filipino attitude of "shit starts when i get there." i tell him that he should have a sense of urgency like me, but then he replied:
"babe, i'm like this because you aren't. i'm the yin and you're the yang."
for those that know us best, you know how well that went over with me, so instead of trying to fight the powers that be...i use this to bug the shit out of him. you have no idea how fun it is to rush someone that doesn't like to be rushed LOL

11th annual 21st birthday

Happy Birthday to my manang, my "rock", my best friend!

are you?



so...i've really made it no secret that i had trouble getting pregnant with Hannah, but there are many women (some even celebrities *cough,cough* J.Lo *cough,cough*) who have trouble conceiving. my IF journey, albeit shorter than most, was the most difficult and hard to deal with time in my life, but it makes me the person and the mom i am today. did you know that the first words i said to Hannah when they put her on my chest was "we've been waiting for you!" and i was. 2 long years i was waiting to hold her in my arms and i just want my IF sisters to feel the same!

what to expect in the 3rd year of marriage

as our anniversary rapidly approaches, i just wanted to give those newlyweds who near the precipice of the third year a little glimpse on how a married couple chats with each other on gmail:

me: OMG you guys are so ghey
lol
Byron: don't u think are convos are funny..
me: um...i put lol
me: i believe that means laughing out loud
me: or i should have put lolash
laughing out loud and shaking head
Byron: LOLMAH
Laughing out loud my ass hurts
me: what does laughing have to do with your ass?
Byron: forget it..

i'm such a bitch LOL and to prove it some more...

Byron: but Melanie, admin support from Heald said, the girls of Career Services have been saying good things about me..
me: awww
i bet they think you are secretly gay
lol jk
Byron: screw you..
my heart sank when you said that.
Byron: I'm only gay for you.
me: damn straight
ahh...the joy of being a bitchy wife.

random

i saw this on another blog and i always wanted to do something like this. i wasn't tagged directly, but i figured since i know the person and read it, why the hell not? you might learn something new about me or remember something i had told you during a meaningful conversation while either high or drunk LOL

6 random things about me:
1. i dislike...ney, abhor cooked fruit. i find it to be disgusting and unnatural. i gag just thinking about it. so, if ever you make a bomb ass peach cobbler or apple pie and i politely refuse, just remind yourself that it's not you...it's the cooked fruit.

2. i've never been at a job longer than 18 months. i don't know if it's because i bore easily, have serious committment issues, or if all i ever wanted for myself was to be a trophy wife (i kid on that one). although...i do like where i'm at now, so that may change.

3. my thumbs are double jointed. it's nasty to some, but amazing to me. i also enjoy the look on people's faces when i show them.

4. i have never owned a pair of Chucks or Uggs. but i would gladly wear them if someone bought them for me.

5. my dream is to be on a game show one day. the kind where you have to guess something using clues provided. as my HS friends will tell you, i kick ass in any game. i'm awesome. LOL

6. i pooped on the delivery table while giving birth to Hannah. i'm damn proud of that LOL

she get it from her mama

i've always looked at Hannah and thought...oh, she has my eyes...oh, she has my lips...but i never said outloud that she looked like me. in fact, i saw more similarities with her and Byron because...well, she's dark like him LOL

but that all changed when i saw the pic that Byron took of her this past weekend:


i guess she's truly my mini-me! which is cool because i always wanted a mini-me LOL