Let's get to know each other!

mayamitani

Hopefully we're all going to be on this board together for the next 8 months, and I'm starting to see the same avatars consistently so I thought it would be nice to get to know each other a little bit! I'll start

Name: Maya

Age: 27

Married (or with partner since if not married): June 2012
# of children: This is my FIRST! Praying all goes well

Occupation: Managing Partner at my own business
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: a babymoon with DH, break even with my business, and keep a daily baby journal
Alright, now it's YOUR TURN! 

Mx

angaleano82

Name: Angie
Married since: August 2011
# of Children: this is our second baby! DD is almost 7.
Occupation: Social Services
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: finish the books on my good reads list, help my daughter to know that being a big sister means she is still my special girl, actually sleep for a day.

mlebates

Name: Emily
Age: 29
Married since: July 2011
# of Children: this is #2 for us. DD is 18 months.
Occupation: SAHM
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: potty train DD, break her of her paci, and save as much $$ as possible!

bluejeanbaby1217

Name: Samantha
Age: 25
Married since: October 2010
# of children: this will make 2, DS is 20 months
Occupation: postpartum nurse
Three thing I want to so before this baby is born: 1) save as much money as possible 2) get DS used to babies lol 3) de clutter my house and get more organized

SummerMomma2Be

Name: Shelene
Age: 29
Married since: June 2009
# of children: This is my 2nd. DS is 28 months
Occupation: Clinical supervisor and private psychotherapist for substance abuse and mental health agency
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: potty train DS, figure out how to get DS to sleep through the night since he has discovered separation anxiety the past 2 months, a few little trips with DH. We are going to AC in December. Hopefully we can do another little trip before July!

stefaniew26

Name: Stefanie
Age: 29
Married since: April 2009
#of children: Trying for a successful 2nd. I have a 2 1/2 yo daughter
Occupation: Dental hygienist
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: quit stressing about this pregnancy and throw half the stuff in my house away! - we plan on moving end of July/early august- it's gonna get hectic

LPetra

Name: Leah
Age: 22
Married since: May 2011 # of children: I have a 1 year old daughter
Occupation: SAHM Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Finish part of our basement; potty training DD would be nice, but we'll see her level of interest in that.

jnnfrrose6

Name: Jennifer

Age: 30
Married since: August 2008 - looks like the longest one so far.  Anyone else over 5 years at this point?
# of Children: this is #2.  See avatar and siggy for DS.
Occupation: Labor & Procurement Coordinator (basically, assistant to the General Superintendent)
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: get a playset installed for DS in the back yard, get a home office set up for DH, have a spa weekend for myself

ETA: age

RachaelandCarl

Name: Rachael
Age: 30
Married since: July, 2006
# of children: This is my 3rd
Occupation: photographer + designer
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: redecorate my boys' room and get a bunk bed for them; weed through the mountains of baby + kid clothes in my basement; sleep.

mayamitani

jnnfrrose6 said:

have a spa weekend for myself

OOOOHHH brilliant one @jnnfrrose6! Will steal that one too 

Neighner20

Name: Neighner20
Age: 29
Married Since: May 2009
Number of Children: DD will be 3 years old this month
Occupation:  Sign language interpreter for a local school, currently at an elementary
Three things I want to do before baby arrives:  Find a different daycare, DH needs to change jobs, & we need to get DD moved downstairs before baby comes

mrscurlygurl

Name: Jenn
Age: 31
Married since: May 2009

# of children: DS will be 20 months next week
Occupation: SAHM (teacher by trade)

Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: organize/declutter the house;take all the naps I can while DS naps before #2 arrives and they have completely different sleeping schedules; take an epic road trip to visit @dlsexton, @loolaide, and other friends and family

PregsMcSnoozalot

Name: Want to go by Pregs for now

Age: 34
Married since: August 2006 (no 7 year itch yet! haha)
# of Children: We've been trying since 2009...this is my first BFP ever!
Occupation: Art Teacher (best job in the world)
Three things I want to do before this baby is born:

1. Learn to be less fretful and just go with the flow

2. Remodel my home art studio into an awesome baby room (and figure out where I'm going to paint now!)

3. Enjoy lots of "me" time...I hear that's in short supply once the baby comes

marathonmommy11

Name:  Marathonmommy11 (my name isn't very common so just my SN for now)

Age:  27

Married since:  March 2009

# of children:  1 - DS turned 2 last week

Occupation:  Physician assistant, official in May 2014

Three things I want to do before this baby arrives:  Go on a vacation, have DH finish his training and move back, and run the Boston marathon

bunkgirl

Name: Mary

Age: I turn 32 in January

Married Since: 10/2005

# of children: 1, 2.5 year old DS

Occupation: Social Worker in mental health...it is the best job EVER!

3 things before baby arrives:
Switch guest room over to nursery, paint my kitchen (and put up a backsplash if I get overly motivated), get a pedicure. 

MonkeyJD

Name: Jeni

Age: 31

Married since: September 2011

# of Children: This is our first

Occupation: SAHW/Volunteer-baby rocker in the NICU & office assistant with a local orphan care agency

Three things I want to do before this baby is born: 1) Take a last trip with DH even if it's just for the weekend 2) Get rid of some of the stuff in our house 3) Carve out some spa time for myself

melb7svn

:-h

cakebatter27

Name: Rebecca but you can call me Cake!
Age: 27
Married (or with partner since if not married): Nov 28 2009
# of children: This is my FIRST! Praying all goes well
Occupation: Afterschool Teacher
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: 1) finish our addition 2) take a little babymoon 3) have 20K in savings

mayamitani

melb7svn said:

 I would love to go on a baby moon, but DH is stubborn about it because he thinks it's silly.  I think it's warranted as LO halted plans for a cruise we were going to take in the spring 

Babymoons are so important, esp before your first! Last time you'll ever be just you We can put together a convincing argument if you'd like

TeacherGirl17

Name: Shauna
Age: 27
Married (or with partner since if not married): April 2011
# of children: One 16 month old boy
Occupation: First grade teacher
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: 1. Move closer to our parents, 2. Organize DS' room, 3. Pay down the majority of our bills

mrs.amma

Name: Alison

Age: 29

Married Since: 8/7/2010

# of children: none of my own but I have a 10yo stepdaughter

Occupation: Project manager in healthcare IT

3 things before baby
1. Get a prenatal massage
2. Take a long weekend alone with DH
3. Figure out what to do with the baby's room

rachoochoo2

Name: Rachel
Age: 28
Married: July 2006
# of children: This is #3
Occupation:SAHM and I babysit my 7 month old nephew 3-5 days a week
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Potty train my youngest, go on a family vacation, move into a larger house/apartment.

melb7svn

mayamitani said:

melb7svn said:

 I would love to go on a baby moon, but DH is stubborn about it because he thinks it's silly.  I think it's warranted as LO halted plans for a cruise we were going to take in the spring 

Babymoons are so important, esp before your first! Last time you'll ever be just you We can put together a convincing argument if you'd like

That's what I told him, but he wasn't going for it!  The cruise was, in his mind, a sort of consolation for no success with conceiving.  I guess now he thinks since we're expecting there's no need for any sort of trip.  I think a weekend getaway would be nice.  Bring on the arguments!  Hopefully I can eventually convince him.   

Cheekers2010

Name: Cheeks :-)
Age: old
Married: prepare to be blown away...February 1998
# of children: 1 almost 3 year old DS
Occupation: currently SAHM, birth doula
3 things: potty train DS, convert his room to a big boy room, finish remodeling the house

kjskjs

Name: Kim
Age: 25 but I'll be 26 when this one is born
Married (or with partner since if not married): Married on 9.10.11 but with each other since 2007
# of children: we have a daughter, Charlotte (15 mo)
Occupation: Academic Advising
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Unpack the house (we moved an embarrassingly long time ago and still haven't had a chance to unpack completely. Do more as a family of 3 to enjoy Charlotte as an only child. And...Get our finances in check and come up with a plan.

SC1977

Name: Stacy
Age: 36
Married (or with partner since if not married): May 2009# of children: I have a 2 year old
Occupation: Mid level management, haThree things I want to do before this baby arrives: Wean my son, sleep through the night, finally put together albums of the pics we've taken since our son was born
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stella_blu

Name: Stella_blu
Age: 29
Married since: June 2008
# of Children: this is #3 for us. DD is 3.5 and DS is 13 mos
Occupation: SAHM and Photographer
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: put new floors in my main level, take a mini vacation with DH, Get my business ready for when I'm done with maternity leave.

hegoolsby20

Name: Heather
Age: 24
Married (or with partner since if not married): September 2011
# of children: This will be my first! I am praying everything goes well!
Occupation: work as a secretary at the Children's Hospital and own a dance studio
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Clean out all unnecessary junk and have a yard sale, pay off bedroom furniture & privacy fence, and last but not least have one last vacation before baby arrives

lamarei

Name: Lauren
Age: 32
Married since: June 2012
# of children: Two miscarriages, fingers crossed this time!
Occupation: Home Child Care provider for 6 children, Avon Unit Leader
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Finish all our home renovation projects, Get a massage (or two, or three...), and see the Cleveland Indians at least 3 times.

splaster79

Name: Sherry
Age: 34
Married (or with partner since if not married): June 2013

# of children: This is our first
Occupation: Front Desk Attendant & IT services

Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Do some fun things with the husband, it might be awhile. Spend time with my friends. Pamper myself. 

kmawb

Name: Let's just stick with kmawb for now, mkay.
Age: 36, but will turn 37 a few weeks after this baby is born.
Married since: November 2008, together since early 1999.
# of children: This will be #2 for us, our daughter is 3 years old.
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer and mom.
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: 1. Finish as many of my currently on the go/backlogged craft projects as possible.  2. Have a weekend away with just DH.  3. Clean out our house!

Parzia74

Name: Jenn
Age: 33
Married since: 2009
# of Children: DD is 16 months
Occupation: Finance Manager
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: Finish playroom in basement, transition DD into her toddler bed, buy a minivan

LenaLove

Name: Mel
Age: 30
Married (or with partner since if not married): December 2005

# of children: This will be our second.  We have a 3-year-old daughter
Occupation: Teacher (Choir and Math)

Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Little vacation with husband, nothing else big I can think of

jnnfrrose6

melb7svn said:

mayamitani said:

melb7svn said:

 I would love to go on a baby moon, but DH is stubborn about it because he thinks it's silly.  I think it's warranted as LO halted plans for a cruise we were going to take in the spring 

Babymoons are so important, esp before your first! Last time you'll ever be just you We can put together a convincing argument if you'd like

That's what I told him, but he wasn't going for it!  The cruise was, in his mind, a sort of consolation for no success with conceiving.  I guess now he thinks since we're expecting there's no need for any sort of trip.  I think a weekend getaway would be nice.  Bring on the arguments!  Hopefully I can eventually convince him.   

Part of the problem is that "babymoon" is such a stupid name.  Just call it what it is: a vacation.  We took a long weekend with some friends to the beach last time and it was great.

Lola825

Name: Lola for now...
Age: 30
Married: August 2012

# of children: This is my first BFP ever!
Occupation: I co-own a Pool Construction Company

3 things I want to do before this baby arrives: Go on a babymoon, finish building our house, pay off the bills I planned to before the house was done.

hope1017

I guess it's my turn. Here it goes...

Name: Marisol
Age: 22
Married: 10/10/2009, been together since 10/17/2007.
# of children: This will be our first! Excited and praying everything goes well (had a previous m/c).
Occupation: Just recently graduated with my bachelors as a lab tech and going back to school to be a dog trainer.
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: sleep (I know I won't be able to after lol), spend as much time with my husband, travel to see my family.

ddubzz

Name: ddubzz
Age: 33
Married since: June 2010
# of children: This will be our 2nd... DS is 17 months old. 
Occupation: Medical provider
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Clean out and decorate our 3rd bedroom so DS can move in there, take a vacation, maybe get our bathrooms re-modeled.

natkay02

Name: Natalie

Age: 29
Married (or with partner since if not married): Married Aug 2, 2008
# of children: 1 - I have a 2 year old son.
Occupation: Financial Controller for an entertainment arena.
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: We need to pare down on the junk for sure since we won't have an extra bedroom. Start selling stuff on ebay and craigs list. Also, Troy needs to be potty trained and 100% sleeping in his own bed all night.

ksuRN09

Name: Kate
Age: 26
Married (or with partner since if not married): September 2011
# of children: This is our first! We're hoping everything goes well.
Occupation: Pediatric RN
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: I didn't know a babymoon was a thing until this board but one of those would be nice, pay off a couple of credit cards (we're so close!), have enough savings to take the full 12 weeks off for ML

knitsandgiggles

@cakebatter27 - yay! Happy to see you here : )

Name - Julia

Age - 29

Married - June 2007

Occupation - A librarian who is mostly a SAHM

# of children - 1 daughter who is 9.5 months old

Three things I want to do before baby - All house related fixes, ay least that's all I can think of now!

pjaimeal

Name: Jaime
Age: 30
Married (or with partner since if not married): April 2013

# of children: First time mommy here!
Occupation: Budget Technician at school district

Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: SLEEP every minute that I can, paint the house (inside and outside), and a babymoon sounds fun!