24 Weeks, Hawaii, Avon

Well here I am 24 weeks and a few days pregnant.  The last week she has really been kicking me.  Especially at night.  The other night I couldn't fall asleep so I stayed up reading until she calmed down.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE feeling her move its just ridiculous at night when I am trying to sleep and she feels like its the best time to make her presence VERY known.  I am trying to remember if Lily was like this.
As far as the nursery goes we haven't gotten very far.  We bought paint about a month ago and last weekend we got my old day bed out of there.  Now we or I need to get my stuff out of there so we can paint.  Our crib and changing table/dresser is going to be delivered the first weekend in March so I know we need to get a jump on things.  We have the bedding so we know the theme.  We are doing Care Bears.  Which are surprisingly hard to find these days.  I have one that I grew up with and we haven't been able to find them in stores or online anywhere except ebay and amazon.com.
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Hawaii.  Our trip was just what we needed.  Ryan was having some rough days at work and I was in need of seeing some sun and relaxation time.  We went to the island of Kauai which is probably the 3rd or 4th most touristy island.  Its more for those that want to find some neat beaches and just relax.  There were a few other things to do but nothing that was like "WE HAVE TO DO THIS WHILE WE'RE HERE".  Our honeymoon in Waikiki was like that.  I felt like everyday there was something that we had to do.  We only spend 1 day at the beach back then.  Whereas this trip I got to go to the beach almost everyday and if not then I sat by our amazing pool and read.  I almost finished the 3rd Twilight book, Eclipse which is a 620 page book so that tells you how much relaxing time I got.  It was great.  The part of the trip that made this possible was that we went with Ryan's parents and his sister and brother-in-law.  So there were 6 of us adults for our 1 toddler.  We took turns watching her during naps so we all could enjoy our time there.  We were very thankful for this.  I don't know that we would or could do another vacation like this without other people there to help us.  Especially on the flights.  We had so much stuff to carry on that we didn't have enough hands.  We had her carseat and stroller plus each of our carry on bags as well as my purse and a diaper bag.  The whole flight process was a lot better than I expected it to be.  Lily did AMAZINGLY well on the way there.  If it weren't for the portable DVD player though I don't know how well she would have done.  She only had the equivalent of about an hour nap the day we left and she stayed up to what would be 2am our time when we landed in Hawaii.  She was amazing.  But when we made it to the condo she didn't exactly sleep very well.  It was kind of an adjustment for her for the first 2 days but then she fell right into her old routine only in Hawaii time.  Hawaii is 4 hours behind us.  So 8am home time was 4am Hawaii time.  She adjusted better in Hawaii than when we got home.  It took her a week to break the Hawaii time once we were at home.
The beach initially was not Lily's favorite.  She didn't like the sand sticking to her.  This may have been remedied if we had introduced her to playing in the sand this past summer but her sand box wasn't done yet.  But she did play in the ocean and with the sand a little.  She really liked the pool at the hotel.  It had a kid area that was the Zero depth entry but the bottom of the pool was a sand gravel.  The kind that didn't stick to you.  She loved playing in this type of sand.  She wanted to go play in the water every day regardless of the weather.  There was one day we all sat around the pool while she played and it was sprinkling.  It didn't bother her at all.
We did go to a Luau one night and we did a tubing adventure as well.  So it wasn't ALL beach and pool but mostly.  Its amazing how easy it was to not get on the computer while we were there.  I wish I could do that when I am at home.  I just always felt like "I can do that at home so I'm not doing it here".  I did get on occasionally to check emails and our accounts.  But other than that I am amazed at how easy it was to ignore the internet and even the TV.
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Not that I want to be one of those people that has their sales pitch in everything, but Avon is becoming a fun part of my life now so I thought I'd share.  I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I do.  Selling Partylite was so completely different.  I felt when I was selling it that I was asking people to spend so much money on stuff that they don't necessarily need.  Now don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with spending money on things you want...when the price is reasonable.  AVON doesn't make me feel like that.  Avon's products stand up to their reputation AND they are AFFORDABLE!!  I was a customer before I started selling so I feel I can say that without feeling biased.  I love the makeup....that's where I started as a customer and now I love the lotion (Skin So Soft) as well as the jewelery and fashion.  I most recently took a skincare clinic and learned a lot about AVON's skincare line.  These products are great.  I just started doing an anti-aging regimen.  I know what you are thinking...I'm only 27 but after doing this clinic and reading more about the products I have discovered that its never too early to start an anti-aging line. 97% of dermatologists agree: the best way to treat and protect your skin throughout your lifetime is to start a daily anti-aging skin care regimen as early as possible.  What is a regimen you say?  Basically a cleanser (Cleanse), day cream, night cream (Moisturize), and an eye cream (treat).  All of these products are available in AVON's Anew skin care lines.  They are each targeted towards a certain age group or skin type.  I started with the Rejuvenate line which is recommended for ages 30+.  Its mainly for those with no or very few lines and somewhat still young skin.  I love the cleanser and face creams.  I think that I will continue using it.  Now initially they are kind of expensive, but AVON has trial kits available for less than $20 and you can buy one product at a time too so you aren't spending it all at once.  I would start with the day cream because it has SPF in it and that's the first place you want to start when protecting your skin against aging.  Each of the 3 Anew lines have SPF 25 in their day creams.  These products while seem expensive up front are worth it because they work and they last.  The little jars really have a lot of product and it doesn't take much product to cover your face so you will get your moneys worth.  You will not be disappointed either.  I never thought I'd start an anti-aging process now especially since I still get told I look like I am in high-school.  I just know that down the road that will be a HUGE compliment to me.  I'd like to always look younger especially once I turn 30.
There's a reason AVON has been around so long and that's because they have a great reputation for putting out products that work and people keep coming back to products and a company they trust and love.
Alright I think that's it for now.  I'm off my sales pitch.  If you read this and you want to try some of AVON's Anew skincare products let me know.  I can get you some samples or you can order "try it" sizes for very little money!  You won't be disappointed.

2/1/10 Dr. Appt.

Monday Feb 1- 23 Weeks pregnant doctor's visit.
Heartrate- 148BPM
Belly Measurment- 22.6 cm
Weight Gain- 4 lbs.

Hawaii blog coming soon!