Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

JessieAlbin

If you wanna know if he loves you so, it's in his ki--nope, not in his kiss. In the graphic conversations you have about constipation and hemmoroids, where he is super concerned about the comfort of your bum and finds you the best relief meds and you have to kick him out of the bathroom to administer said relief.

katieharpiceland

I think we're all breaking down at the moment. LOL. 

sking72

What are these babies thinking? It's cold and April's birthstone is diamond. AND it's cold! Crazy kids...

Mamamonzo

ColleenSwerb said:

Alright ladies. Everyone take a deep breath, babies stay put, and look at this cuteness.

Gaaaahhh!!!! Smush!!!!! Did he stay put or get out of bed a couple of times!?!?

KatieGummow

What a sweetie @colleenswerb!  Adorable.

sweetmelissa0707

ColleenSwerb said:

Alright ladies. Everyone take a deep breath, babies stay put, and look at this cuteness.

Oh my, he's adorable! Congrats on the toddler bed, it's always such a big step.

Emily041285

Tonight's our last prepared labor class. It's going cover post partum recovery and care. DH has no clue about any of this. I'm pretty sure he thinks recovery should be a breeze. This should be interesting for him....

We do finally get to tour L&D though!!

fourthnlast

snmetz7 said:

Well headed to L&D because of my back pain /tightness to make sure I'm not contracting

Keep us posted! 

fourthnlast

jellysparkles said:

Well headed to L&D because of my back pain /tightness to make sure I'm not contracting

Am I gonna have to ground all these kids today? ((hugs))

YES! All April babies are grounded...until at least March

KatieGummow

fourthnlast said:

jellysparkles said:

Well headed to L&D because of my back pain /tightness to make sure I'm not contracting

Am I gonna have to ground all these kids today? ((hugs))

YES! All April babies are grounded...until at least March

The end of March!

Mamamonzo

@colleenswerb how exciting! Sounds like a victory in my book!!!

thomas930

AprilMay9 said:

I saw these on Pinterest and thought they were adorable. I know a few moms on here like superheroes/comics (@rogue237 @mamafantastic and I'm forgetting who else) https://www.etsy.com/listing/161397113/on-sale-baby-month-stickers-baby-monthly?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_ref=search_shop_redirect&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

Those are awesome! 

thomas930

@snmetz7 hope its nothing serious. ((Hugs))

kseccomb17

(((((HUGS)))))) @snmetz7

Twirple

@ColeenSwerb he is so cute!  Congratulations on the big boy bed!

chichi589

@snmetz7 good luck! Keep us posted, sending positive thoughts to you.

@hbell12 I would pay him, he wouldn't have brought it up if it wasn't important- plus you don't want bad debt hanging over your head and you may need his help in the future.

snmetz7

Thanks for all the positive rhoughts ladies!!
Baby was just putting pressure on my back. Only one contraction and it was just a mini one. Cervix is firmly closed everything is a -okay !

irisheyez7

ATTENTION ALL APRIL 14 Babies!

Just in case you all didn't get the memo we sent out, you are APRIL babies. Not January babies. Not February babies. Not March babies. APRIL BABIES! We have tried to explain the concept of "fashionably late" but you just don't seem to be grasping the idea. You and your mothers do not want to deal with the consequences of you arriving too early for the party. The party is way less fun this way. We collectively have decided we will allow some of you to arrive in late March but none will be allowed to join the soiree any early than that. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Thank you
Womb Management

katieharpiceland

Poor South and the inability to handle snow. I realize they don't have to often enough to justify plows and salting, but, my poor dad was driving home from work and slid off the road trying to avoid someone who thought slamming on your brakes was a GOOD idea. So, he's spending the night in a Steak and Shake, since all the hotels are full with people who don't want to drive anymore. Driving in snow/ice doesn't really scare me. Its driving in snow and ice where people have NO clue how to drive in snow or ice that is scary!

Lesson 1: Slamming on the brakes is always a bad idea. 

SoulTermination

katieharpiceland said:

Lesson 1: Slamming on the brakes is always a bad idea. 

So much this.  Slamming on the brakes is bad, having a lead foot of any kind of bad, trying to control the car when it starts sliding is bad.  If I feel myself starting to fishtail, I take my foot off of whatever pedal it's on, keep the barest grip on the steering wheel, and let the car sort itself out because if I try and do it, it'll only get a lot worse!

katieharpiceland

SoulTermination said:

katieharpiceland said:

Lesson 1: Slamming on the brakes is always a bad idea. 

So much this.  Slamming on the brakes is bad, having a lead foot of any kind of bad, trying to control the car when it starts sliding is bad.  If I feel myself starting to fishtail, I take my foot off of whatever pedal it's on, keep the barest grip on the steering wheel, and let the car sort itself out because if I try and do it, it'll only get a lot worse!

Totally. Its the most counterintuitive thing to do, but, its the ONLY thing that works. I'm really thankful I learned how to drive in the snow and ice. Poor Atlanta, its just crippled the city tonight. 

kseccomb17

I feel like some of our RTT mama's have been MIA? I hope all is well!

danamarie421

aronie82 said:

Fuck these hormones.  I've cried more in the past 4 weeks than I have in the past 7 years combined. 

Me too! I seriously feel like I am crying over every little thing these days. If DH even looks at me the wrong way, I cry....

katieharpiceland

Jessieann1020 said:

I need some calming words or a slap across the face. I posted earlier about finding out that I almost failed my GTT. My doctor wants to do an US since LO is also measuring ahead. She said "it won't change when you deliver but it could change how you deliver." I am all worried now. I am afraid I will need a csection because of his size. Is that a common practice? Am I being a spastic FTM?

Just sending hugs. No experience. It sounds like just a precaution to monitor you though. Don't worry just yet! (I know, I know. Its impossible not to worry. Big hugs again!)

TallaB

OMG! Etsy is dangerous! Now, my baby needs a name, because I  NEED  this blanket (and it comes with the name embroidered). I will take the first name suggested...GO!!

TallaB

jellysparkles said:

OMG! Etsy is dangerous! Now, my baby needs a name, because I  NEED  this blanket (and it comes with the name embroidered). I will take the first name suggested...GO!!

Pandaface!

Love it!! Done! We will call her "Pandy"for short!

michaelad3

DH won't be home from school until 10ish tonight. I planned to be semi productive and get the kitchen cleaned, but I haven't even really managed to get off the couch. I am about to make myself some Mac and cheese in the microwave, and then maybe I'll wash a dish or two...maybe

rockstarlaw

I cannot even fathom the pain of losing a child at 32 weeks. My SIL had a friend who lost one at 34. It makes me tear up even to think about. I understand you're irritated that your MIL said something to you - and I don't think you owe any apology as I'm sure you were sensitive as you said - but that's just a tough situation ... I would just try to let what my MIL said go with a grain of salt. Easier said than done, I'm sure....but I'm sure that poor woman who lost her child is breaking inside. Just try to ignore your MIL on this one. She's probably trying to help, but going about it the wrong way.

JessieAlbin

aviola329 said:

I'm so fucking irritated. Do you guys remember my niece and nephew's step-mother who lost her baby at 32 weeks? Well MIL pulled me aside when we got here to do laundry tonight and told me that I apparently "owe her an apology" because I made comments about being pregnant at the niece's bday party that we were both at in the beginning of January. I remember this party, being surprised to see her, and PURPOSEFULLY avoiding mention of my pregnancy because I was uncomfortable and felt bad for her. There were other family members that kept asking about it, and I purposefully kept my answers short and changed the subject as much as possible because I KNEW she was sensitive about it! Apparently she left the party in a rush and was crying and hurt about something I "said". I KNOW I didn't say anything about the pregnancy that could have been negative...I think I told people my due date, that I was feeling him move, and I think I told someone his name. I don't know what else I was supposed to do, because if id if ores the people asking id be getting shit for that! I feel horrible for her but know I didn't say anything offensive, and I will not apologize for being pregnant! I'm offended that I'm pretty much being scolded and told to apologize! And I'm irritated because normally I love my MIL but this is pissing me off.

While I would certainly be right there with you in your irritation at your MIL, I think it would be safe to assume the best of the lady who heard something about pregnancy and make some sort of gesture... Whatever you think says, "I can't even imagine what you are going through, and I would hate it if anything I said or did made that harder on you." She probably isn't in any kind of place to think rationally about the situation and I'm sure just doing any family stuff is making it easy for her to obsess about you still being pregnant and take anything that comes out of your mouth the wrong way. Totally unfair, and MIL maybe approached it wrong, but a sweet gesture might mean the world to this girl and being the bigger person is so very rarely a bad call.

snmetz7

PSA: baby k'tan 20% off at bru online

danamarie421

TallaB said:

OMG! Etsy is dangerous! Now, my baby needs a name, because I  NEED  this blanket (and it comes with the name embroidered). I will take the first name suggested...GO!!

Princess Consuela Banana Hammock

sking72

Just finished "little earthquakes." A month later than the book club on here, but hey, I stopped watching Netflix long enough.

@aviola329: there's only so much you can do in that situation. It's like when someone gets pregnant their first try while their friend has gone through a ton of fertility treatments with no prevail. What are you supposed to do about it? It sucks that things don't always seem fair, but it's just the way things work. It's not like you were gloating or parading around. I wouldn't apologize but I would make a point of talking to the woman who lost her baby and just make sure she knows you are sympathetic towards her, even though I'm sure you already have made that gesture.

snmetz7

I think that 98% of 3D ultrasounds are creepy and gross. They look like the baby is melting or has boils all over it... yuck. Not cute.

thomas930

Having bedtime issues with DS and it's making me feeling like a horrible parent. I really hate these nights. 

sking72

snmetz7 said:

I think that 98% of 3D ultrasounds are creepy and gross. They look like the baby is melting or has boils all over it... yuck. Not cute.

I told SO I hated our 3d us (which we didn't ask for, apparently we just get a couple) speifically because it looked like her face was melting off! Some turn out ok, but mine, not so much.

katieharpiceland

Insomnia in full effect tonight. Uuuugh. 

Megczapla

kseccomb17 said:

I feel like some of our RTT mama's have been MIA? I hope all is well!

Agreed! Where's Cali?!

RocksInTheWater

JessieAlbin said:

If you wanna know if he loves you so, it's in his ki--nope, not in his kiss. In the graphic conversations you have about constipation and hemmoroids, where he is super concerned about the comfort of your bum and finds you the best relief meds and you have to kick him out of the bathroom to administer said relief.

Well said! No detail is left unturned in this pregnancy between DH and I.

I also want to extend positive thoughts to @mamamonzo and @snmetz7 and a stern scolding to your children to stay put! Tell them their A14 baby friends can't play for awhile yet.

edoliesmom

@aviola329 I can in a way relate to your niece and nephew's stepmom. When my first husband passed away, we had a friend who was pretty far along in her pregnancy. I remember seeing her for the first time after he passed and feeling shocked and bitter. It was completely irrational for me to feel any bitterness about her and her husband's blessing of a healthy pregnancy, but even just seeing her was a reminder of all the children I could never have with him that I wanted so badly. About a month later, I also passed on going to my cousin's baby shower for the same reason, even though I had progressed a little. It was just hard for me, and I knew it's what I needed to do in order to have the best attitude about my cousin's exciting chapter in her life. 

Your relative is probably still grieving, and if she's a good person, she'll come to a point eventually to where she can be around you, be happy for you and not get emotional by just being in your presence and hearing a few simple inquiries about your pregnancy.

It sucks to know that you're being talked about, but you know how things like that go... When a story gets retold so many times, it loses some of its original meaning and gets twisted. I imagine your relative confided in someone close to her, crying and saying, "It was so hard to be around her, and hearing about her pregnancy made me feel this way and that," which I would think are natural feelings to what she's been through. Someone probably took it the wrong way and felt the illogical need to defend her. Anyway, I don't think you need to say anything to her as far as apologizing for something you did/said goes. That was a very difficult situation to be in. You can't be rude and ignore people's questions, and you can't leave just because she's there.

Megczapla

@aviola329 It's not fair at all of your MIL to be essentially making you feel guilty for (consciously being respectful when) talking about your pregnancy. Nor do I think you have any need to aploogize or bring it up with the other family member. Just let it go. You were being sensitive to her loss, and there's not much more you could have reasonably done in that situation. Your MIL needs to let it go, too. IMO.

The medela ad really pisses me off.