Here at Hold the Gluten Please, nothing is off limits. I am a proud mom and wife. I love God, food, wine and movies and I plan on talking about it all.
I could not get through my day without her. I never could imagine finding a friend like her. Especially one that has stuff in common with me. Or one that accepts me for the random crazy person I am. She has a heart of gold, is a friend to everyone, a fantastic mom, a really good cook and she is my pregnant buddy. Mateo is due 2 weeks before Brooklynn so it has been so nice to have someone to go through all the aches and pains with. She understands me and listens to me and never makes me feel stupid when I say stupid stuff. Gabby- I simply adore you and our friendship. I didn't want to go to story time at the library and put it off for so long but I thank God he made me go that day because I might have never met you. Thank you for being my best friend and I hope you have the best birthday! Love you!!
Last night The Grammy's were on and it was such a great night of performers. Bruno Mars was the big winner of the night and Bobby and I have decided that Jay-Z and Beyonce are SERIOUSLY the coolest people to EVER walk the face of this earth. Did you see her? I just love everything about her and with Jay-Z's clone sitting between them (aka Blue Ivy), they are the definition of cool.
Best dressed last night to me goes to Bebe Rexha. Talk about a beautiful women who I might add is NOT a size 2 and proud of it. Also, she makes me want to cut my hair just like this. I know I can't pull it off but oh man....it's awesome.
My favorite performance last night goes to Kesha for her song "Praying". She got 5 power house vocalist to sing with her (Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Julia Michaels, Bebe Rexha and Andra Day) and it was just breathtakingly beautiful. Missed it...here it is.
Here are also the nominees and winners from last night. There are 84 categories so I didn't put them on here but you can go to that link and see if your favorites won. Also last night, Big Brother made an announcement during The Grammy's about who was going to be on their celebrity edition this year. I am not a Big Brother fan. OK well I use to be. But when they started only getting 20 something good looking people, I stopped watching. I liked the diverse group. ANYWAYS. Here is the list of celebrities that will be coming to Celebrity Big Brother on CBS starting February 7th. Also, this BB will only be 2 and half weeks long (conclude Feb. 25th) so I am going to watch for sure.
Omarosa Manigault
The three-timeApprenticecontestant and Trump campaigner departed the White House for theBig Brotherhouse. No word on if that is trading up or trading down.
Mark McGrath
The Sugar Ray singer also did a stint onCelebrity Apprentice. He’s actually been on many a reality television program, includingCelebrity Wife Swap, a guest judge onAmerican Idol,and host of not one but TWO Pussycat Dolls shows.
Shannon Elizabeth
TheAmerican Piestar may not like living on slop if she becomes a “Have Not.” She also appeared onDancing with the Stars, because of course she did.
Metta World Peace
The former Ron Artest won NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors as well as an NBA title. He’s also best known for the “Malice at the Palace” brawl between fans and players in Detroit while a member of the Indiana Pacers. Not that there’s ever any fighting onBig Brother. Oh, yeah, he also did his time on Dancing with the Stars.
Brandi Glanville
It wouldn’t be a celebrity reality show without a Real Housewife. This time, it’s Brandi from Beverly Hills, who also paid her dues onCelebrity Apprentice. (Who didn’t?)
James Maslow
TheBig Time Rushstar also got fourth place on season 18 ofDancing with the Stars.
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable is in the house! TheBig Brotherhouse, to be exact. She also appeared on, yes,Celebrity Apprentice.
Marissa Jaret Winokur
TheHairsprayBroadway star was on the same season ofDancing with the Starsas her new housemate Shannon Elizabeth. Instant alliance?
Ariadna Gutierrez
She was Miss Universe in 2015… for about two minutes. Then it was revealed that host Steve Harvey had read the wrong name. Whoops!
Chuck Liddell
The former mixed martial artist will have to use his smarts and social skills, not his fists to win this competition. And if you were wondering which show he previously appeared on:Celebrity Apprenticeor Dancing with the Stars,it was the latter.
Ross Matthews
The former Tonight Show intern is a judge onRuPaul’s Drag Race. But now he will be judged by his fellow housemates… and America.
I hope you have a great day and I just love and adore you. You were and still are one of my favorite men to ever be in my life. I am your favorite (well I tell myself that) and I have loved being that my whole life. You have a very special place in my heart and I can't wait for Brooklynn to meet you! Happiest of birthdays and I love you.
See, it isn't always smiles over here at the Lewis household. Sometimes we remember we won't be the only child for long!
How far along? 23 weeks Total weight gain? 9 pounds. I am 2.5 pounds lighter than I was with Brody but I have a feeling in these next weeks, I will catch up. Homegirl and I have been eating great these past weeks. Sleeping? I sleep through the night. I wake about 5/5:30 to pee but I am right back out. I sleep till Brody wakes up. Best/worst moments these 2 weeks? These past two weeks have kind of been chill. I experienced some tightness all day yesterday (almost like a Braxton Hick but about 10 of those in one day) but I honestly just think I am playing catch up to being so sick for that first half of the pregnancy. She moves around like crazy. I can feel her about 8-10 times a day. Do I miss anything? Being able to walk stairs. The stairs in my house at night are a challenge. I can tackle them up until about 6pm. After that, it's a struggle. But I am managing. Pregnancy symptoms? What I thought was a lot of Braxton Hicks but I don't think they were. Dry dry dry skin. Cotton mouth. Looking forward to? Shopping. I finally picked her colors for her room, now I just have to find the stuff I want. Curious as to her colors?-- Rose gold, gold and antique white. Very classic and sophisticated and something she can grow with. As much as I love the color pink, I don't want to overload her with it. Gender/Name/Due date? Girl. Brooklynn Marjorie Lewis. May 24th, 2018
You have given me so much joy. You are a funny dog with such a quirky personality. Most of the time you act like an old man but then every so often you do something that makes me see you as a puppy and I wish you were again. I just adore you and love you and would have a thousand more of you (minus the snoring).
You might have seen I have not been blogging everyday these past weeks and it's because life is just so hectic and crazy and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon. So with said, there will be a few changes.
~Pregnancy update will be every two weeks now. Not that I wouldn't love a weekly photo, it just gets to difficult to take them and by the time I remember, it's to late. So if I can do it every other week, it will be easier to maintain. And honestly, not much is changing in the week by week so doing it every two weeks seems more info worthy.
~Five on Friday's will be the same unless something comes up and I can't get to it.
~Dear Diary will now be no set day. It will just be whatever day I am feeling.
~I will try to do the movie blog once a month still. I wasn't able to do it for January (there were only like 4 movies anyways) and I apologize for that. Sometimes life has other plans and we can't do anything about it.
~I love my shop small or deal of days so if anything pops up, or if there is a shop small you want me to feature, please let me know. Supporting each other is something I try to do. I have an incredible shop small lined up at the end of this month that I can't wait to share with you all.
~I won't be blogging everyday anymore. With Brooklynn coming in May, I am preparing myself for it and one of those things is blogging an average of 3 days a week. It is still something I LOVE and want to do, I just don't want to commit to an everyday blog anymore.
I thank you all for taking the time out of your day to come read this. To keep up with me and my crazy life. If you ever have any questions or want to be featured or have something you want me to share, please never hesitate to ask me!
Love, Me
Also, this has been my life lately. Eating the most random things on one plate!
January 16th, 2004 was the beginning of a love story no one ever saw coming. Not even myself.
A thuggish white boy picked up a preppy white girl for a date to see The Lord of the Rings part 3.
I never imagined 14 years ago that my life was going to change. That God was working in the background of such a bigger picture.
A first date that lead to an amazing love story of Bobby and I. A love story that created not only one human, but working on the second. A story so perfectly unperfect that it's perfect. All because I said yes to a blind date. All because he drove an hour and a half in the rain to pick me up. All because he fell asleep in the movies and I sat next to a really large man who ate popcorn the whole time and smelt like fish. This date will always be one of my favorites because it was the beginning of a life I didn't know I had coming. We have gone through so much together and I wouldn't change it.
Well maybe that time he tried to dump me to go to Miami to model and he only lasted a day there because he realized his life was at home and with me. But that's his lesson to learn...I already knew that.
Still one of my all time favorite pictures of Bobby and I. Even tho I hate my hair short, I do love it in this picture!
We had matching bathing suits. It was cute.
Looks like we both need to eat hahaha
Bobby's prom
So we made a tradition of kissing on the same boat in Galveston. It's adorable!
To the love of my life...
You are everything and more to me. I never imagined where our lives were going to go or what we would be doing or where we would be, all I knew is that I wanted to experience it all with you. You spoil me beyond and you are the most incredible dad to Brody. My heart just burst when I think about you holding Brooklynn for the first time and how much she is going to love being your princess. I just love and adore you boo.
Yesterday was my 21 week appointment and I had a sonogram. The girl was able to get a portion of her face. They never come out looking anything like sonogram photos but to see her little face growing is just precious to me.
two. Bright
Bobby and I watched this and it's really good. They are already making a second one. It's on Netflix just FYI. It's about a human cop who is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.
three. Air Fryer
I got one for Christmas from my mom and I am so in love. We have made multiple different things in it and everything has come out delicious. We even did steak one night and it was so juicy. I got the Power 3.4 QT Air Fryer XL and I am really glad I got the big one. I did red as well but it comes in black if you like that.
four. Reunited
Brody was reunited with Miguel and Isabel this week. He missed them and I missed Gabby and Lina. With the holidays, we just never got together cause everyone was so busy with family. It was good getting back to a schedule and being with them. They keep me sane.
five. Dog bed training
Ever since moving into this new home, we have been training the dogs to sleep/lay in dog beds, instead of the furniture. Bullet was already trained because he hasn't been able to jump onto anything in a while so he was easy. It was Dash. It really only took 1-2 days for him to get it. We got really comfy beds and they either sleep on their own or sleep together. Dash will forget every so often but he always moves when I tell him. Brody loves the dog beds as well and gets with them every chance he gets. They aren't fans but you know....
I told Bobby to never let me stand in this spot again because it's awful lighting. So if for the next couple of weeks the pictures are in different spots, it's just cause I am looking for a spot in my home to take these. Also, I still can't find the chalk!
How far along? 21 weeks Total weight gain? 8 pounds and I couldn't be more thrilled. Girlfriend took a big jump at 20 weeks and I was actually able to eat this holiday so that was awesome. I will get back to the healthy lifestyle I was on before the holidays because honestly, I don't want to gain more than I need to. My doctor told me for my built and size, that 30 pounds is a good goal and if I'm under, awesome. Sleeping? I sleep soundly and I sleep about 7 hours at night. I try not to nap during the day because I have a heard time falling asleep at night if I do. I will take a cat nap (like 30 minutes) if I get a moment. Best or worst moment these past 2 weeks?Best: Well since I've technically known she was a girl since December 14th, I will say being able to tell others its a girl has been so joyful. We had a sonogram today and seeing her was just wonderful. She is measuring 9 and 1/2 inches and weighing 15 oz. She has chubby cheeks and likes to kick my bladder. Worst: losing my father in law. Do I miss anything? Margaritas. Lord knows I could have used a few these past weeks. Aversions? I am not having any aversions anymore so I will be taking this off the blog starting next week. Pregnancy symptoms? My skin still isn't the best. But I am working with that I got. Looking forward to? Decorating her room now that I know she's a girl. I've already been looking into colors for her room. Gender/Name/Due date? Girl. Brooklynn Marjorie Lewis. May 24, 2018
So yesterday was all about finding out it was girl but I didn't say the name or explain why the name. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you might have seen her name already so it's no secret.
Her name is going to be Brooklynn Marjorie Lewis.
For as long as I can remember, if I was ever going to have a girl her name was going to be Brooke Lynn. Two separate names. My mom's middle name is Lynn and so is mine and I knew I wanted hers to be. And Brooke was always a name I loved and one of my favorite TV characters was named Brooke (Sophia Bush on One Tree Hill) so that was it. Then when I married Bobby, Brooke Lynn Lewis was going to be perfect.
Then we got pregnant and it was boy. So Brooke was off the table.
Then we got pregnant again and before we knew the sex, Bobby's grandmother Honey died. Her name was Marjorie. My mom's mom's (Maw-Maw) name was Marjorie as well and she died back in 2002 (she is also my guardian angel and a major part of my tattoo). My Marjorie died 11-12-02 and Bobby's Marjorie died 11-13-17, almost 15 years to the day apart. So after Honey died something inside me felt the calling to use Marjorie for both of our grandmothers. But I didn't want to get rid of the Lynn. It is such a part of me and my mom and I wanted it for her. So I combined Brooke and Lynn and here we are. So if you ever spell her name, make sure it has 2 n's! And if she ever wants to go by Brooke, she can. I know I might call her that for short but just knowing her real name is Brooklynn, is all that matters to me.
Brooklynn Marjorie Lewis will always know where her name comes from and will hold the spirit of our two beautiful grandmothers. Two women who meant so much to me and so much to our families. This is also the last grand-baby for each side so that makes it even more special to me.
Y'all have no idea how excited I was when I heard those words come out of the girl doing the sonogram's mouth. The words I had thought this whole time being pregnant. I knew in my heart of hearts this was a girl but just hearing it confirmed was the highlight of the year.
I thought I would share the story of finding out today because I just love it and could live that moment every day!
It was a normal 17 week appointment check up. I had no sonogram scheduled. The Monday before this Thursday, was the Monday I got incredibly sick and had to go to CityDoc to get an IV for dehydration. So when I went in on that Thursday, I had told her what happened and how I wish she did sonograms at 17 week because I hadn't felt movement and with being so sick, I was worried. I also told her I would love to know the sex before Christmas so I could tell my family. With the combination of everything going on, she told me if she could sneak me back she would. MERRY CHRISTMAS! So she went to check and there happen to be a 5 minute opening between appointments for the sonogram.
This never happens.
That place is always so packed. I couldn't believe this was happening. So I laid down, she told the girl to get the heartbeat and check to make sure baby was ok. And to go ahead and tell me the sex of the baby. So she did it in that order.
"Heartbeat is 154."
"Baby is super low, like on your bladder low. You have got to be uncomfortable!"
"It's a GIRL."
I play this moment over and over. My hands went to my eyes and and she said "Are we happy?" and I said "You have no idea".
Bobby was not with me because it was just a normal 17 week appointment and he wouldn't have been allowed back in the regular room anyways. So I swung by Target on my way home, found the cutest watermelon onesie in the sale department for summer and went home and put it on his computer for when he got home. People keep asking me if he is excited to be having a girl and I keep telling people yes. I do think he is nervous about the unknown part of it but he is going to be wrapped around her pudgy finger from the moment he holds her. Also...his bank account is going to hurt a little cause his wife has no self control when it comes to shopping for her kids wardrobes.
My baby girl. My very own baby girl. I have my boy and now I have my girl and please don't ask me if I am having any more!
We are so thrilled. And I love the fact that Bill knew before he died. We got to tell family at Christmas and I will always be so thankful that my doctor was able to sneak me back so we could know.
Last night was The Golden Globes and in case you missed it, I have all the winners listed below.
The whole #MeToo movement was in full force and everyone was wearing black in honor of it. A lot of my favorite people won, like Sterling K Brown for This Is Us and Nicole Kidman for Big Little Lies. It was all about girl power and Oprah (who was accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award). If you missed Oprah's speech, I have added it below.
