Update On Wen Cleansing Condish on a WNG!

Sorry I dont have any pictures, I washed my hair at night and went to bed after so when I woke up it looked like a birds nest lol. Not picture worthy...BUT it was SO SOFT! Normally my hair is pretty dry when I wake up. I washed it in the shower using Wen..rinsed that out and added my leave ins, giovanni direct leave in, and tressame naturals as a leave in. Topped that with Hairvedas Vatika Frosting and my own mix of shea butter and the vatika frosting (yes a double dose of the frosting! it smells sooo good!) My hair was soft all day today. Im surprised by this stuff...I def wasnt expecting it to work so well! Im going to purchase the small size of the Fig version next time, a couple ladies said it was more moisturizing so Im excited to order it! I will definately take some pictures then!

Sidenote: On my youtube channel I was tagged to do the Curly Girl Tag! I did do it, but it was about a week ago and I had straight hair...I feel lame doing the curly girl tag with straight hair, but if I cant get a chance to record it again with curly hair the straight will have to do. Ill post it here as well once its up!

Wen Cleansing Conditioner Review

I was veeeerrrry sceptical about this. I really didnt think it would work! It came in my glambag ( which I still need to upload pics for my review of) I used it yesterday when I washed my hair, I got my hair wet, started at my scalp, worked it to the ends and then combed it through like the directions say to do. Did my shower routine and rinsed about 8 min later. I have to say I was really impressed I didnt even do a rinse out conditioner after! The ingredients state glycerin which had me nervous because my hair doesnt like glycerin during the winter. It just drys it out. I didnt wear my hair curly, I towel dried it, added some giovanni direct leave in and tied it back to let it air dry for a couple hours. Then once it was about 85 percent dry I added some Moroccan oil and redkin smooth down, blow dried my hair and then sectioned and flat ironed. Its been a day I've slept on it twice tied it up last night but for a nap today just left it as it was and its still really shiny and soft!

This picture doesnt look too good but its all I could get from my phone being 11:38 pm :)
 Wens Cleansing Conditioners
Thats Chaz Deans website with the Cleansing Conditioners. They have different price points I think the cheapest I saw was 18.00 for 6 oz. Now I have yet to try this on my hair when I plan to wear it curly...so I cant say it will have the same results. Usually my hair curly is way more picky. So once that happens I will report back with the curly update. It will probably be some time though because for now, I'm liking my hair straight :) Ive been wearing it curly for the majority of a year. Its time to switch it up a bit. If you have used Wen let me know what you thought about it!

Belly Pic/ Hair updates...

13 wks 4 days

So I havent really talked to much about hair products or makeup since I've been pregnant but thats just because those two things have been far far from the front of my mind lol. My skin and hair are very upset about that! The time period where I couldnt drink water really messed me up! My skin has been breaking out all along my jaw line, but not just my face, Im getting acne on my back my arms my legs?! Its driving me crazy because the last time this happened I was maybe 13! Thankfully I  can drink water again! I am trying to drink around 90 oz (starting today) Yesterday I had about 60 which is the most I've had in months in one day. My hair is sooooo dry. Super extremely dry. Usually if my hair gets dry when Ive been wearing it curly for awhile Ill straighten it for about a week and when I wash it, it goes back to normal, not as dry anymore. Not this time! Its dry straight, its dry curly its just DRY! I've been going straight a week curly a week. I've been trying to find a good deep conditioner because none of the things I have are working and they normally do. I love biolage ultra hydrating balm, only I'm all out! I should probably just go ahead and buy another bottle because I know that works amazing on my hair. I've been trying natural stuff, silicone's, non sulfates and sulfates (to clarify in case of a possible buildup being the reason for the dryness). Nothing is helping. A new product that I bought and have used the past few days is Moroccan Oil brands oil treatment.

Only...its not an oil treatment lol its more like a silicone treatment the ingredient list is full of silicones one lil oil insert and its not the first thing. I honestly am not sure if its a heat protectant. I have spent some time online looking for the answer to that but no where credible either says straight up yes or no to it being one. I even emailed the company about a week ago but no answer yet. Sooo, based off of the youtube vids and blogs I read...I used it as one prior to blow drying. I used GHD prior to flat ironing though. Afterwards I added a little more to my ends. Ive actually been adding it to my ends everyday and it has been smoothing, and makes it shiny no build up, no greasy feeling. I tried it with a wash n go also, it dried my hair out BAD so its a no go for the curly styles. Usually when I wear my hair curly, I use all natural stuff. When I wear my hair straight, I use silicone's and sulfates. I like to clarify prior to straightening then clarify again prior to going curly. My DC ( deep conditioner) prior to curly is a natural one, my DC prior to going straight is normally a non natural one. Lately I've been cutting my hair straight across the bottom every few weeks because I want it long but I also want it all one length for the most part. Not tons of layers like I had from my BC growing out. Hence the bob look. I am seriously debating on rockin the bob for a bit though....YES I said I would never cut my hair again until it was down my back....but I am really liking my hair at this length. So...I'm not sure how many ppl are actually going to read this...BUT if you do! 1 thank you! 2 what is your favorite deep conditioner?? How do you combat dry hair??

12 Weeks 5 Days! Plus my first belly pics :) (and one of noah :p)

Herro.

So A LOT has happened in my life since my last post lol. I really really am wishing things would just callllllm down. The biggest would be I'm no longer working. yay for me and my body, boooo for our bank account. Today I am 12 weeks 5 days as the title says and my last appt was 5 days ago. I've lost another 6 lbs from my last appt...and at that appt I had lost 10 lbs from my first appt. So I def need to try to increase my calories they said. I wish I could! I am still sick! Food is not my friend lately. Its amazing to me Ive have lost more weight pregnant than I did working out almost everyday not pregnant...
At my appt they tried to hear the heartbeat with the doppler and couldnt find it. I FREAKED OUT. When the midwife came in she pulled it up on the ultrasound and all was well. :) My next appt will be in four weeks when Im 16 weeks.

still no real cravings.
still very nauseas.
still exhuasted.
hormonal...mainly sad a lot.
losing weight instead of gaining so far. yet somehow jeans dont button?? well I shouldnt say the dont button. they do button but they give me horrible muffin top haha so i choose not to button them because then it looks more prego belly than chub.
odd thing lately is the fact that I couldnt drink water AT ALL for weeks! One sip in and I was puking! I was drinking gatorade like crazy. NOW I cant drink gatorade without puking and water is so good. haha crazy.
For about a good week everything I ate tasted strrrrrrong like salt. Like a ton of salt was just dumped on top. Its starting to lesson up now. I still taste a salty taste but its not as strong.
movement...idk. part of me wants to say yes but its not definate enough to say yes for sure. I wish I could say yes for sure. Feeling it move keeps me positive so I cant wait for that moment.
Thats all I can think of for now when it comes to pregnancy stuff. I set myself up for myglambag.com and it was sent out yesterday I saw so I will do another post when it comes :) Check out the website!

Rollin with the punches..

So I have been extremely sick. Super sick for weeks. Then last week my ear started hurting..I thought maybe it was a pimple or something, only after a few days the whole side of my face was hurting, I called my Drs office and they couldn't get me in for like a week so we ended up going to the ER. Again. (third time in one month) Turns out I have an ear infection :( Major Boo. Good news, the Dr rechecked the heartbeat to calm my nerves and it was def still there :) 170  BPM. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow. Counting down the days till this is all over! I have been able to eat more food than before. Spaghetti has been an unusual surprise. I can SLAM when it comes to spaghetti lol I literally eat like four bowls at a time. Its the only food I can do this with. So my hubby has been making it in mass amounts haha. Next Drs appt is the 10th so I will update after that :)

10 Weeks Tomorrow (updated)



12/9/11 at the hospital for dehydration



at my drs office 12/13/11

So as the title says Ill be 10 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I've meant to do so many updates but I have been beyond sick. So sick. My "morning sickness" has been allllllll day long. All night long. Its hard to sleep but Im so exhausted. Its hard to eat but Im so hungry! I was hoping for an easier time my second pregnancy but it doesnt look like Im going to get it. We got to see the heartbeat, at 8 weeks. My next ultrasound isnt gonna be until around 20 weeks though so major boo to that. I may need to switch doctors even though this was my Dr for Noah as well. That has been a bit stressful. Hes just too expensive now that we are short one insurance company. Thats been a sad scary thought. I really like my Dr. Around 8 weeks I had to go to the hospital for an IV because I was so dehydrated from getting sick so much. It left around the begining of week 9 came back a few days ago. Its horrid. I am soooo drained. Sooo tired. It might be a bit early but I feel like I have felt a few flutters. I know that your able to feel them sooner with baby 2 and I have been thoughtful of whether or not it was just gas but it def wasnt gas. It had to be tiny flutters. Very faint. Not regular but If def felt them. Another annoying but common pregnancy symptom has come up lately one Id rather not say as its embarrsing and PAINFUL. It has sucked in a major way. Sooo basically it hasnt been much fun. Im anxiously awaiting better days. Hormones have had me a mess...random stuff makes me cry like not even sad stuff. A commercial can have a kid that says Hi mom! I cry. A movie can show someone smiling looking extra happy...I cry. Everything makes me cry! So this isnt really an upbeat update but its whats been going on.

Breakdown of everything going on:


I decided to add a few things..I've been searching online for blogs with pregnancy related things for the amount of weeks I am and the ones that help that most are the more detailed ones so Im gonna post what exactly has been going on besides just sick so if someone else sees this and is going through it youll know your not alone in your symptoms!

Food: One day it will be the only thing I can eat without getting sick so Ill cling to it...the next day I cant look at it without running to the bathroom sick. Water makes me vomit almost instantly. I can only drink gatorade at the moment. Last week it was ginger ale..now that makes me sick also. Crackers helped the first couple weeks...now they make me sick when I even think about eating them. Apples sliced up have been my go to snack. its the only thing that makes me feel better and for the longest amount of time. Starting a couple of days ago I was able to eat baby carrots with ranch dressing for dip. 100 percent fruit popsicles in pomagrante only have been helping also. I have been a bit worried about not being able to drink water...but I am getting some fluids so it will have to do for now.

Sleep: I cant sleep well. I can still lay on my belly for a few min at a time but it sort of freaks me out so I have mainly been laying on my sides. the back is dangerous once you get further along so I have been trying to get used to not sleeping on my back now. From my first pregnancy on I have had to have a pillow between my legs on my side with I sleep and its no dif now. The left side is what makes me feel less sick. Im not sure exactly why, but laying on my left side helps so much more than laying any other way. Same when I was preg with noah. I cant sleep in my bedroom right now, its been sort of weird but the air in their seems more "foggy" which may be because we have a bathroom in there and shower etc. The air in Noahs room seems more "fresh" (plus noah doesnt snore like his daddy) I made up a pallet and Ive been sleeping on the floor in noahs room for the past few days. Its also a comforting feeling being in the same room as Noah. My back has felt much better since Ive been sleeping on the floor.

Hormones:  A tad bit crazy. Ive been upset quicker than normal. Smart alek things have been on the tip of my tongue at times but I havent said them out loud. I easily feel on the verge of crying for no reason at all.

Movement: slight flutters. not often. not strong.

Body:  My chest is reallllllly sore. A tiny bit of round ligament pain has started up but not much. My body feels bigger but I have yet to weigh myself, my clothes are def tighter, I have busted out my old maternity clothes but they are skin tight on me now cause I didnt lose all my weight from noah. My reg jeans dont button so I use a hair tie and long shirt.

No cravings yet, im just happy if anything will stay down.


Biggest worry...that my baby still has a beating heart.

My home: A BIG MESS!!  I could care less about cleaning Ive been so sick and drained. My lovely husband has been working so hard to try to keep things decent. All I can do when im not working is rest.

until later ....

First thoughts on Curl Junkie Curl Rehab!

So my first thoughts are....I LOVE this stuff! I got my order today from aveyou.com I got the strawberry ice cream scent, and it reminds me of OHM sweet hair pudding from a long time ago, I havent bought that product in years so if they changed the scent sorry. I shampoo'd my hair with Giovanni Tea Tree, conditioned with Tressame Naturals only this time I rinsed it out. I normally leave in it. Once I got out I sectioned my hair into 8 sections but I ended up sectioned a couple more once I started putting in the product cause it was still too thick..
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