Thursday Randoms

absolutelymaybe

Anyone have any randoms, AWs or anything else they feel like sharing but don't feel it warrants its own thread?

Me...I had a dream I was successfully able to tandem breastfeed. Sadly, these babies turned out to be kittens (so, yeah, I was breastfeeding kittens). 

uncharted01

absolutelymaybe said:

Anyone have any randoms, AWs or anything else they feel like sharing but don't feel it warrants its own thread?

Me...I had a dream I was successfully able to tandem breastfeed. Sadly, these babies turned out to be kittens (so, yeah, I was breastfeeding kittens). 

I've totally dreamed I was breastfeeding my baby kitten. So freaking weird.

NLJ82

My midwife told me this morning that there was no harm in getting a pedicure at any stage of pregnancy and that they could massage your ankles, calves, bottoms of your feet, etc. & it didn't trigger anything. I definitely thought the complete opposite

PineApple85

Here's a random that's been on my mind for a long time.  DS1 is obviously a very bright boy.  I'm not worried about any "problems" that are causing his developmental delays and I keep reminding myself that boys develop later than girls in areas of speech and "academic" type things (counting, etc); but, I get a little jealous every time I hear stories of my friends LOs that are about the same age saying sentences or starting to work on counting or starting potty training or even already potty trained!  It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong that's hindering his progress. 

Sorry, that's kind of a bummer random. 

absolutelymaybe

@PineApple85 - Sorry! I'm sure your DS will catch up an show those girls in no time. I really didn't know that about boys developing slower than girls. That will be interesting with having boy/girl twins. 

absolutelymaybe

bethas said:

DS1's bed just broke for no reason.  One of the support beams literally splintered in half, and the slats fell through to the floor.  That's a hell of an alarm clock.  

Sooo I have a story related to that. 

Every Christmas Eve we spend with my sister, BIL and niece. When it's bed time, I read niece her bedtime story. Two years ago, I GENTLY (I swear) scooted onto her bed after she had been tucked in and CRAAACK! We ended up on the floor. I was so embarrassed. We had to read stories in her parent's bed while BIL fixed hers. I forever will be known as Auntie Wendy who broke my bed. 

Jatpa003

I am excited to spend the weekend away but really concerned I won't get comfy sleeping in a tent.... But I really want to go to B.C. For the fresh fruit.

Also little one is totally kicking up a storm this morning!

brichar31

@PineApple85 - I'm right there with you!  I've heard so many times that boys are better at fine motor skills than girls at an earlier age and girls are better at communication/speech.  We have to go to a speech therapist and I constantly repeat words to DS but he's just not interested.  He says a few words very clear but babbles mostly.  Whenever I see people boasting on Facebook about their LO saying something new or sleeping through the night I cringe.  One full nights sleep for the first time in 20+ months...that would be magical.

PineApple85

brichar31 said:

@PineApple85 - I'm right there with you!  I've heard so many times that boys are better at fine motor skills than girls at an earlier age and girls are better at communication/speech.  We have to go to a speech therapist and I constantly repeat words to DS but he's just not interested.  He says a few words very clear but babbles mostly.  Whenever I see people boasting on Facebook about their LO saying something new or sleeping through the night I cringe.  One full nights sleep for the first time in 20+ months...that would be magical.

DS1 didn't sleep through the night until he moved into bed with us (we are currently bed-sharing) and I night weaned him.  I don't know if you are bf-ing or if your LO is waking to nurse; but that may be something.  Good luck!  I know how exhausting it is!

scarlet3egonias

NLJ82 said:

My midwife told me this morning that there was no harm in getting a pedicure at any stage of pregnancy and that they could massage your ankles, calves, bottoms of your feet, etc. & it didn't trigger anything. I definitely thought the complete opposite

I heard that it was "bad" to get a pedicure too.  I avoided the nail salon like the plague this time around. (Last pregnancy I went, but that ended in mmc, so of course I am a paranoid crazy lady this time around)  I've gone a couple of times in 2nd tri, but when she starts to massage my feet & legs I still get super anxious.  It feels soooo good though!

abbyful

PineApple85 said:

Here's a random that's been on my mind for a long time.  DS1 is obviously a very bright boy.  I'm not worried about any "problems" that are causing his developmental delays and I keep reminding myself that boys develop later than girls in areas of speech and "academic" type things (counting, etc); but, I get a little jealous every time I hear stories of my friends LOs that are about the same age saying sentences or starting to work on counting or starting potty training or even already potty trained!  It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong that's hindering his progress. 

Sorry, that's kind of a bummer random. 

I'm in the same boat. DS still only says 1-2 words at a time. (Yet he was the first in his daycare class to put together puzzles, or to show compassion by hugging a girl that was crying.)
And we haven't even tried to start potty-training, our pediatrician said don't even bother until about 2.5 years old.

absolutelymaybe

HisGirlFriday929 said:

@absolutelymaybe - I LOVE Wilhelmina!

@HisGirlFriday929 - Thanks! It kind of stumbled upon the name and it totally grew on me (and DH). I've got a few funny looks when I tell people IRL (Top 10/Trendy names are more the norm here), but I love it. Plus, my name starts with a W and I was named after my dad (his name starts with a W), so I like the idea of carrying on a small tradition. 

lizgrace03

I'm getting a pedicure as I type!! So far, so good! There are actually quite a few pregnant women here.

NLJ82

More of a complaint:

My mom and 4 best friends are planning my baby shower....except for every part of the organization, they keep asking me to make the calls and make arrangements and appointments.

WHY THE F AM I DOING THIS!?! X(

They offered, they wanna do it. They asked for my ideas and they said they'd make it happen so why am I actually planning and executing the thing? We're going shopping tomorrow and one of the girls forgot and is taking her kids to the fair and the other ones somewhat knew about it after my mom shot them a vague text 3 weeks ago and then expected me to follow up and pull it all together. I appreciate the though....but...

DONE.

absolutelymaybe

NLJ82 said:

More of a complaint:

My mom and 4 best friends are planning my baby shower....except for every part of the organization, they keep asking me to make the calls and make arrangements and appointments.

WHY THE F AM I DOING THIS!?! X(

They offered, they wanna do it. They asked for my ideas and they said they'd make it happen so why am I actually planning and executing the thing? We're going shopping tomorrow and one of the girls forgot and is taking her kids to the fair and the other ones somewhat knew about it after my mom shot them a vague text 3 weeks ago and then expected me to follow up and pull it all together. I appreciate the though....but...

DONE.

@NLJ82 Ugh! That sucks! They must think you're an excellent planner and organizer.

marajay6

I am counting down the time until I can leave work, go home, and get this bra off! All of my bras have become so uncomfortable lately. And it isn't in the cup, it is the band - it seems to be digging in a lot.  Ugh!  I need to go shopping... 

missnacholover

I now want a pedicure.

So DH is OOT for the weekend and I had the realization that this will probably be my last weekend ALONE in a long ass time.  I can't imagine DH and the kid will be having many weekends where he takes him/her out of town leaving me to myself.

Kinda freaked me out a bit!

missnacholover

ClrkKntismyAE said:

@missnacholover DD is cuddled up with me on the couch. She sees your siggy and exclaims "Kitty" then her face falls and she says "uh-oh" every time it jumps.

Haha, awww, what a sweetie!!  I got it from a buzzfeed, it was like, "Cats who fail at life" or something.  Cracked me up!

hiketheworld

sj+cm131 said:

I am counting down the time until I can leave work, go home, and get this bra off! All of my bras have become so uncomfortable lately. And it isn't in the cup, it is the band - it seems to be digging in a lot.  Ugh!  I need to go shopping... 

This is me too!!

My major annoyance is construction. Somewhere nearby someone is using an AIRHORN as a communication method. This is NYC and there are hundreds of thousands of people within earshot of that damn airhorn. It starts blasting at least an hour before I have to get out of bed every morning, including Saturdays. I know that it is located at least .5 miles from my apartment but I can hear it so loudly even when my windows are shut. The walls of my apartment are thick- I never hear any of my neighbors. Just the damn airhorn and construction.

JamieK1882

My belongs in WTF Wednesday, but it happened too late.

I got a letter from my insurance company that said "this is not a bill, but your provider may bill you $1,600." So naturally I called my insurance company. Apparently it's for the 1st tri bloodwork that I had done (screening).  I called my ins co before I went to make sure it was covered and they told me it was. Apparently my doctor send the bloodwork to an out of network lab, so it's not really covered. I don't see how this is my fault.

Now I had to file an appeal and wait 30 days for the results. I'm furious.

PineApple85

JamieK1882 said:

My belongs in WTF Wednesday, but it happened too late.

I got a letter from my insurance company that said "this is not a bill, but your provider may bill you $1,600." So naturally I called my insurance company. Apparently it's for the 1st tri bloodwork that I had done (screening).  I called my ins co before I went to make sure it was covered and they told me it was. Apparently my doctor send the bloodwork to an out of network lab, so it's not really covered. I don't see how this is my fault.

Now I had to file an appeal and wait 30 days for the results. I'm furious.

If the appeal doesn't work I would take it to the billing department at your doctor's office for a write-off.  Technically it's "patient responsibility" to request a specific lab, and there are usually signs posted in the office that say as much (in my experience at least) but it's still an argument that's worth making.  Best of luck to you!

NLJ82

Can we just turn this into a complaint thread?

This is my third post bc I need to vent it to the internet. That's what takes care of problems, right? Complain online?

DH has his own boobs...if he feels that he wants his child breastfed then he can have at it & stop with the guilt trips and bitchy attitude.

PineApple85

NLJ82 said:

Can we just turn this into a complaint thread?

This is my third post bc I need to vent it to the internet. That's what takes care of problems, right? Complain online?

DH has his own boobs...if he feels that he wants his child breastfed then he can have at it & stop with the guilt trips and bitchy attitude.

Ha ha!  And I believe men are biologically capable of breastfeeding.  They may have to get hormone injections or something but it's been done before!

absolutelymaybe

PineApple85 said:

NLJ82 said:

Can we just turn this into a complaint thread?

This is my third post bc I need to vent it to the internet. That's what takes care of problems, right? Complain online?

DH has his own boobs...if he feels that he wants his child breastfed then he can have at it & stop with the guilt trips and bitchy attitude.

Ha ha!  And I believe men are biologically capable of breastfeeding.  They may have to get hormone injections or something but it's been done before!

Ugh! I wouldn't want DH to breastfeed. His chest is so hairy the babies would end up coughing up hairballs!

lizgrace03

I'm a bottomless pit! I tried to be healthy and have oatmeal for breakfast but then I was hungry two hours later, so I went to Which Wich and had a caprese sandwich with chips. I just had to make an additional pitstop at TCBY and I'm STILL hungry! Baby is wriggling all over the place too!

Cici3913

Some random man just said to me "it looks like it's about time for you to have that baby"
Well needless to say it was awkward that I had to tell him I wasn't due til November

NLJ82

Cici3913 said:

Some random man just said to me "it looks like it's about time for you to have that baby" Well needless to say it was awkward that I had to tell him I wasn't due til November

Every day of my life

I get mad at the people that say I look like it could be any day & I get mad at the people that tell me to suck it up because I've got a lot longer to go still yet I feel like 3 months is not that long.

BASICALLY...I hate everyone recently.

MrsC430

The only "shoes" I wear these days are my cheap, 2 for $5 Old Navy flip flops. Somehow my boss hasn't noticed yet.

Thinking I'm crossing over to the uncomfortable stage. My bump feels like a kangaroo pouch full of bricks today.

And last - I'm craving movie theater popcorn

absolutelymaybe

Okay. A teacher DH had in high school formed this Facebook group for all grads of the school to join with the idea of joining forces for good causes and helping people out (volunteers, fundraisers, etc.). Cool idea, right?

This group is a couple of days old and they've already had to deal with people trying to use the group to self-promote their businesses and sell their house.

Asshats.

Well apparently today some guy posted that he has a legal bill he can't afford (doesn't say why) and asking if everyone could donate $5 to him the bill would be taken care of. WTAF? The worst part: Everyone was all gung-ho to give him the money and not a single comment or question as to what he did to incur this legal fee or how the money would be used was asked. Seriously? Dumbasses. 

jlove253

Here's my random:

I'm out of town and my bump app won't open (I think because I haven't updated to the new one) so bumping has been hard (in addition to spending time with the fam and trying to more present with them). And I can't update to the new app because I haven't done any updates to my iOS for a while because my phone is full, and my laptop is full. Basically I just need to pull out my external hard drive, actually print pictures and take them off my devices. Ugh. Why does it gotta be so complicated .

And props to all you ladies dealing with constipation in hot climates. This week has sucked for that reason alone. Boo.

wallygirl

abbyful said:

PineApple85 said:

Here's a random that's been on my mind for a long time.  DS1 is obviously a very bright boy.  I'm not worried about any "problems" that are causing his developmental delays and I keep reminding myself that boys develop later than girls in areas of speech and "academic" type things (counting, etc); but, I get a little jealous every time I hear stories of my friends LOs that are about the same age saying sentences or starting to work on counting or starting potty training or even already potty trained!  It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong that's hindering his progress. 

Sorry, that's kind of a bummer random. 

I'm in the same boat. DS still only says 1-2 words at a time. (Yet he was the first in his daycare class to put together puzzles, or to show compassion by hugging a girl that was crying.)
And we haven't even tried to start potty-training, our pediatrician said don't even bother until about 2.5 years old.

DD will be 2 in September and she speaks very little. She'll say a new word for days then just quits. She can pick out animals, articles of clothing, colors, etc, but will not attempt to say them. We had her evaluated for speech therapy and she was too advanced in everything else to qualify. We toured a mother's day out program today. I want to cry when I think about leaving her with anyone but I think the socialization would be good for her.

Nfranco973

PineApple85 said:

Here's a random that's been on my mind for a long time.  DS1 is obviously a very bright boy.  I'm not worried about any "problems" that are causing his developmental delays and I keep reminding myself that boys develop later than girls in areas of speech and "academic" type things (counting, etc); but, I get a little jealous every time I hear stories of my friends LOs that are about the same age saying sentences or starting to work on counting or starting potty training or even already potty trained!  It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong that's hindering his progress. 

Sorry, that's kind of a bummer random. 

I feel compelled to tell you my story. My DS has had academic problems since preschool. He was late for everything. Many of days I broke down helping him with homework and hearing about other kids his age who were excelling in things that he had so much trouble with. I went to every doc possible and took every test possible and nothing. Everything was normal. The school did test and just fig he was learning at a more slower pace than other kids. He's in the third grade now and doing great. He's had many of obstacles to climb but he gets it slowly but surely. Don't beat yourself up about it. They learn all in different paces. Not all two are the same.

Nfranco973

I'm been feeling bummed today. I agree with PP who said that they feel like they carrying a ton of bricks lol and out of nowhere I feel like I'm exhausted and haven't slept for days!
On top of that my appetite has not been good lately I can't seem to get hungry all that much. I got the pregnancy blues lol

absolutelymaybe

kyliedaniellexx said:

I have the worst fucking heartburn ever. Like all day, every day.

And I took some Zantac... it helped. For 20 minutes. 

Ugh heartburn sucks! Pepcid worked for me, but my guess is if zantac is barely working for you that won't help. 

hidingangel82

I've never posted a random before, but this really isn't worth a thread of its own, so I guess that's how I know I should go here.

I don't care about the pedicure, or even the foot massage that goes with it, but I would still pay the 30 bucks just to sit in the salon's chair that massages up and down your back like someone's knuckles... this big-boobs-back-pain has been constant for 4 months and I know a massage chair would cure me!

missnacholover

hidingangel82 said:

I've never posted a random before, but this really isn't worth a thread of its own, so I guess that's how I know I should go here. I don't care about the pedicure, or even the foot massage that goes with it, but I would still pay the 30 bucks just to sit in the salon's chair that massages up and down your back like someone's knuckles... this big-boobs-back-pain has been constant for 4 months and I know a massage chair would cure me!

I got a (shitty) pedicure last week and the chair was broken.  The massager only worked on one side.  It sucked.    But I hear you though.  Love those chairs, when they work!

ShelleyElla22

I feel starving and uncomfortably full at the same time...ALL the time! It's not making it easy to enjoy eating anything!

absolutelymaybe

ShelleyElla22 said:

I feel starving and uncomfortably full at the same time...ALL the time! It's not making it easy to enjoy eating anything!

Pretty much. 

Dimples0101

When I get annoyed at something, one of most frequent things I say is "Ugh, worst." Clearly I say it too much because in the way home from daycare tonight, out of no where, DD says "Ugh! Worst." At least she isn't swearing yet, I guess...

Kristil2014

Our AC in your house just died. It's going to be a hot one tonight and for the rest of the week. I hope to god that the repair guy can come out tomorrow. (

MindyAndRyan

Sad post warning...

Despite trying for 12 days to save him, we had to put my sweet cat to sleep on Tuesday. I am heartbroken and can't escape feeling guilty. I feel so sad and I just want to cry and sleep.

Sorry for being the downer.