Gobble Gobble Baby!

Happy Thanksgiving!  Mommy and Daddy's last feast before Baby Campos arrives...is this too much food for just two people?



If You Got Drama, SQUASH It!

This past weekend was our 2nd Baby Shower in "The Mitten!"  Future Grandmas Lucy and Nile did a great job planning and hosting the event.  Everything was perfect, even the random "brown out" that somehow made it feel like we were in the Philippines.  We are definitely lucky to have such a generous and thoughtful family.  After receiving so many wonderful gifts, it's official...Baby Campos now has more clothes than her parents!

So over Weeks 29-32, the once little parasite will have a major growth spurt and nearly triple in size!  Now that she's as big as a butternut squash, it's really starting to get cramped inside the bump.  Plus, her bones are starting to harden from absorbing all the sweet, sweet calcium that makes her punches feel like Pacquiao beating up on another Mexican.

Even though Mommy isn't a big advocate of pugilism, the aches and pains of pregnancy can certainly make one's patience short.  The other day while going to get lunch, a businessman was perched on a bench outside the building, enjoying a cigarette while blowing billows of smoke into the air.  Walking by, Mommy casually waved away the lung-poison before it neared her nostrils.  Suddenly the man blurted out: "You know, there are other exits to this building."  Shocked at his disregard for an obviously pregnant woman, she summoned the will of 100 virgins to not turn around and give him the Rick James face-handshake.  What would you have done?  Needless to say, confronting this soul-less creature would've induced unnecessary stress for Baby Campos.  So like gang members were encouraged to do in the 90's PSA video below, Mommy decided to "Squash It" with hopes that karma will sort it all out in the end..."karma" being Daddy's nickname for his fists. 

Pregnancy Soundtrack

Hello 3rd trimester!  It's hard to believe that Baby Campos will be here in three more months!  It seems like only yesterday we were doing pub crawls and crawfish boils and Texas football was ranked in the top five.  Now we're doing baby showers and baby proofing and OU still sucks.  But just in case you missed anything over the past six months, here's a little recap of the first two trimesters.  Much like they do on GLEE (Mommy's new obsession and Daddy's dirty secret), we'll use the power of music to help tell the story.  FYI, it may help to sing the melody when you recognize a song =)

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1st Trimester

Memorial Day 2010 was anything but a MANIC MONDAY.  That was until Mommy walked out of the bathroom ready to CRY ME A RIVER and showed Daddy THE SIGN (a little blue "+").  But like robots, BOYS DON'T CRY.  Still, they were both overwhelmed with SWEET EMOTION until they SUDDENLY realized that THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING. Even though they could no longer PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999, they welcomed this new lifestyle with OPEN ARMS.

For weeks the couple kept their MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, secretly reading books on BABY, BABY, BABY and ordering non-alcoholic beer to deflect SUSPICIOUS MINDS.  But all these FOOLISH GAMES wouldn't last long.  People started to have MORE THAN A FEELING that something was up, and it's hard to keep a POKER FACE when nausea makes you WEAK and you can no longer hide those HUNGRY EYES for weird cravings.  Then FINALLY, after the first doctor's visit and an unanticipated sonogram, they saw Baby Campos for THE FIRST TIME and knew that EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT.

2nd Trimester

After HANGIN' TOUGH for the first few months, Mommy and Daddy could now SHOUT out the good news!  Both families were OVERJOYED and quick to offer whatever HELP! and support they could.  Most friends were like "YEAH!", but some felt a BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY knowing that these parents-to-be wouldn't be hanging out IN DA CLUB for awhile.  With the secret out and the belly IN BLOOM, even STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT would give kind glances, but Mommy's evil stare would let them know that U CAN'T TOUCH THIS bump. 

So as SUMMERTIME winded down, the couple was SO ANXIOUS for the next ultrasound. NO SURPRISES wanted, they had to know the gender.  Blue or PINK, either color is better than getting YELLOW baby gifts.  HANGING BY A MOMENT, the doctor AT LAST revealed that they were having a BROWN EYED GIRL.  Smiles covered their faces like an UMBRELLA as they started to IMAGINE a future with GUYS & DOLLS talk for Mommy and 21 GUNS for Daddy. 

Soon this pregnancy will come to the END OF THE ROAD.  But when that BEAUTIFUL DAY arrives, these parents-to-be have already made THE PROMISE to love their DAUGHTER with HEART & SOUL.

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*Gossip (Baby) Girl challenge: Can you can name all the artists for the songs without using the Internet? (IN: Facebook stalking OUT: Googling yourself)

Hear No Evil

During the last weeks of the 2nd trimester, the baby's hearing is becoming fully developed.  Soon she'll be able to pick up other sounds besides Mommy's voice.  Like most God-fearing parents, we'll eventually use "earmuffs" to shield curse words and derogatory comments from her innocent ears.  Until that time comes, we're definitely excited about exposing Baby Campos to as many sounds as possible: witty conversation, MA-17 TV, Toby's bark, Angry Birds sound effects, etc...

Most experts seem to think that music can be the most stimulating.  Whether it's a soothing melody from elevator music or a pulsating techno beat from a Persian's car, this little audiophile will most likely break dance to anything that vibrates the womb.  But is it too early for Baby Campos to start working on her rhythm?  If she ends up needing a few pointers, Mommy will be there to teach the proper "hair toss" technique while Daddy can choreograph a precise "mirror dance" (patent pending).  Even if she never finds her rhythm, anything is better than our little princess slow dancing at a sock hop with a sweaty boy that can't control his hormones or busy hands.

For this installment of "What's Hot/What's Not," Gossip (Baby) Girl takes a closer look at a few celebrity images with a Fisher Price microscope.  Apparent Disney sweetheart Demi Lovato is being sent to rehab for anger issues, while convicted Cash Money inmate Lil' Wayne is getting released from prison early for good behavior.  Maybe a good girl acting bad isn't as cool as a bad guy doing good?
(IN: Nelly selflessly fundraising, OUT: Britney Spears sexually harassing)



Humidity In Houston With a Chance of Showers

This past weekend in Houston was our 1st baby shower!  Evelyn and Christian (and Lily) were gracious enough to host this event at their beautiful home.  We're grateful that a lot of our family and friends were able to make it down.  It's definitely a blessing that there are so many wonderful people in our lives.  Everything was perfect (besides a certain football game) and we had an amazing time.  Baby Campos thanks everyone for all the wonderful gifts, especially all the custom-made onesies!

After celebrating Halloween this weekend as well, we started to think about how different it will be this time next year.  The days of worrying about finding a sexy (read: "slutty") costume for Mommy and a cool (read: "slutty") costume for Daddy will be a distant memory.  There's less pressure to find an appropriate outfit for a baby, you just have to make sure it's not flammable or offensive to that church in Florida (I think Tim Tebow is a member).  As our little monster gets older, we'll eventually have to start brushing up on what's trendy with the kids.  But until then, at least we'll have a lot of free candy for the next few years =)