Ezaias Ahmad Green

My sweet, precious, amazing baby boy was born on Sunday, February 27th @ 6:18 am. So many pics have been taken and posted all over the place... But i just wanted to share this one with you until I get home!! ;-)

Maternity Leave, Maternity Pictures & More

Hello Everyone!!! I know, I know. I ve been slacking - on blogging, that is! In other areas of my life I have been soooo busy. I have a few free moments tonight (while Lil. Eazy's clothes are washing), so I just wanted to drop in and say hello!! :) 

Maternity Leave

Today, I am 37 weeks pregnant (yay for full term) and I am feeling pretty tired, especially after a long day of work and then making a stop afterwards. I guess its better than yesterday when I stayed at work until 9:30! I had sooo much to do. I am training a temp and also have other tasks to complete before I leave. In my Maternity Leave? post I discussed that I would be having a talk with my boss about my leave... AND the time has come.  My last day is Friday! Imagine the anxiety!! But I am confident that everything will be fine. Until the baby arrives (while I am at home), I will be logging in periodically to route emails to the correct place and just to make sure that my temp is ok. My plan is to return to work on July 5th (I will keep you posted on that). 

People keep asking me what I'm going to do on my leave.  Some people think that I will be extremely bored. However, I have PLENTY to do. I still haven't selected Lil Eazy's pediatrician and I still need to research daycares. That will keep me plenty busy! Plus, we're still working on the nursery.

Maternity Pics

In the very beginning of the year, hubby and I took some maternity pics. I was a little iffy about taking them, but I am soo glad we did! Let me know what you think! 

What did you do while you were on maternity leave? Do you have any advice for me in regards to pediatrician's and daycares? Do you love our pics?? hehe Looking forward to hearing from you!!

Maternity Leave??

 In the beginning of my pregnancy, my boss and I briefly spoke about my maternity leave.  The conversation originally came up because I was so sick in the beginning of my pregnancy - I was coming in late and missing days.  I felt so bad, I started thinking that I should start using my FMLA early.  I just didn't want to seem as if I was taking advantage. However, my boss assured me that he understood what was going on and just asked me to stay in communication with him.  Luckily, I was able to do some work from home so that's what I did on some days.


Now, my due date is about 10 weeks away, so I need to discuss with my boss my plans for my maternity leave.  Him and I are scheduled to meet tomorrow morning to discuss it.  Many people have asked me about my company's maternity leave policy. Hm..... we dont have one.  The only thing that we have is FML (family and medical leave), in which I am entitled to 12 weeks unpaid. The United States nor Florida mandates anything else as far as maternity leave is concerned.

Hmm... seems like I may be living in the wrong country! LOL :) However,hubby and I have been saving up so we are able to cover bills and such while I am out.  I would really like to stay home for about a year or so, but that is hardly realistic. 

And I would really like to keep my job so I wont want to make any outrageous requests tomorrow. LOL :/


I know for sure my boss is planning to hire a temp, so I just need to let him know how long I plan to be out.  To prepare, I have been making lists/plans for my temp to follow. Each day, I add things to the list so that when the temp comes in, training will be smooth and he/she will be ok once I leave.  In addition, I dont plan to be completely disconnected from work. I will be totally accessible to the temp so that he/she can contact me in case he/she has any questions. I will also be logging in to check work emails so that I am not completely out of the loop.


 I still don't know exactly how long I will be out. I plan to begin my leave on Feb 21st (due date is March 9th) and I am thinking that I will return to work probably in the 1st week of July. So thats a little over four months.

Hubby will also be taking leave.  Of course he wont schedule anything now, but his leave will begin as soon as I go into labor and he will probably take two weeks off in the beginning.

When did you begin your maternity leave? How long were you out? What did they offer at your company? What advice can you give me?

Does Your Baby Keep You Up At Night?

Sooo, I suck @ constantly updating my blog, but I wont beat myself up for it! LOL :)

I will be 27 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and I must say that time is really flying. I am so anxious to meet Lil' Eazy, yet I want alot more time! Here are a few more pics:

22 weeks, 6 days

25 weeks, 1 day - Thanksgiving Day

I have been feeling so much better. Nausea and vomitting is definitely a thing of the past! However, I have been having some pelvic pain. I feel it sometimes whenever I get up from a seating or laying position. I also feel it after walking the mall or the airport. It's also pretty prevalent when I change positions at night. I am however grateful for the improvements and new experiences :)

I've had some people tell me that while they were pregnant, their baby's movements/kicks kept them up at night.  I wondered if this would happen to me.  So far, Lil' Eazy hasnt been keeping me up - but I do feel him before I fall asleep and once I wake up. So, I wondered if he slept when mommy slept and woke up when mommy woke up.

But this morning Hubby told me that in the middle of the night he felt Lil' Eazy moving while I was sleeping and snoring (lol, thats another thing - he said I've been snoring quite often since I've been pregnant).  However, I wasnt awake when Hubby and Lil' Eazy were.  Hubby mentioned that he stayed up for a lil while feeling him move. So either the kicks aren't that hard or I have just been sleeping very deeply, or both. It made me smile though that "father and son" had some bonding time in the middle of the night! :)

Does/Did your baby keep you up at night? Did you snore during pregnancy? (LOL)

P.S. I have a few blog drafts that Im working on, so I hope to be updating again soon.

Baby Names?!?!

Hello My Loves! :)

I just wanted to update you guys. In my last post I mentioned that we'd find out the sex of our baby and a few weeks ago we found out that....

I didnt really have a preference, but hubby wanted a boy so, he is on top of the world and of course I am happy too! :)

It's funny because when we got married, even before marriage, we talked about baby names. There weren't too many that we agreed on, but we had a few. Now that its a reality, its even harder to agree on names. Lol. For me its sort of like, this is someone's name that they have to carry for the rest of their lives and I really dont want to screw this up.

One thing we have agreed on is the fact that we want him to have hubby's initials which are E.A.G. So, Ive been researching "E" names, but we still havent come to an agreement. I know we have a few months and I'm sure we will decide on something, but right now, we have NOTHING! Well I mean there are names that I like that hubby is iffy about and there are names that he likes that I am iffy about. For now, I refer to him as Lil' Eazy (hubby's nick name is Eazy).

Have any baby name suggestions for us? How did you narrow down your baby name search?

Nearly 20 Weeks! :)

Hello My Loves,

I have been so horrible with updating this blog, but I have already forgiven myself.. So I hope you will too! :) LOL. With my level of energy and with so much going on, blogging doesnt always seem to be at the top of my priority list. I am sure some of you can understand that! Danielle from Ok, Dani has been reminding me to update - Thanks Dani! :)

I just wanted to share with you some pics that I've taken over the past few weeks!


14 wks, 6 days



16 wks, 4 days




17 wks, 3 days




17 wks




18 wks, 6 days

I am still in total shock and awe that I am pregnant and that a life that hubby and I (well God) created is growing inside of me. I havent been out of the woods completely as far pregnancy symptoms, but I have definitely improved! Remember us in your prayers and I remember you in mine!

Quick question: Do you remember when you first started feeling your baby move? What did it feel like? I have had some movements that are kind of subtle, but I'm pretty sure its my little bean.

Btw, we find out the sex of our baby tomorrow! :)

14 weeks! :)

Hello Everyone! :)

I am 14 weeks pregnant this week - thank God! :) I am very grateful to have made it to my 2nd trimester. Lets see what our lil one is up to this week:

Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

Here's what our lil green bean may look like this week:

  

How Far Along? 14 weeks

Symptoms: Nausea, cramps in my calves, enlarged breasts (I have gone up a cup size), HUNGER

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 lbs (according to the scale at work) - eeeek! Still trying to grasp this weight gain thing!

Sleep: has been pretty ok. I haven't had many issues except for the occasional waking up because of gas or nausea, but I usually fall right back asleep. I have been sleeping in every single morning though! Oh and I noticed that I have been sleeping on my back alot - I know I will have to stop that soon.

Food Cravings: Still nothing really Well nothing consistently. I am always hungry, but usually just eat what's available (despite the nausea).

Best Moment This Week: Well it wasn't this week, but about 2 weeks ago we went in to the do the test for down syndrome, spina bifida and heart defects. We had an ultrasound done and it was soooo awesome. Tears came to my eyes. It was at that moment, reality hit, like omg - there is really a baby in there! It was amazing and I thanked God for his amazing creation! We saw the baby moving and its arms we crossed and all. It was sooooo cute! Oh and with the test - so far so good. We will do the second part of the test next week!

Movement: Aint nothing but gas! LOL

Labor Signs: Yeah, uh, as excited as we are to meet this bundle, that's not happening anytime soon!

Gender: I am still totally unsure! Hubby is rooting for a boy though!

Belly Button In Or Out? Innie!

What I Miss: My waistline! LOL Having a normal appetite and just being myself

What I Am Looking Forward To: My next ultrasound. I believe that's when we will find out the sex of our lil one.

Milestones: Making it to the 2nd trimester!

Weekly Wisdom: Save money! There will be alot of expenses once the baby comes along (and even before, if your insurance doesn't cover certain things). You will want to have a little cushion in the bank.

What do you remember from your 14th week?