Wednesday Randoms

pnwlover12

TheOtherJacobsons said:

I am super close to finishing my birth story. I have been working on it between feedings, cleaning, and visits. It's also really long. I am a woman of many words I guess.

Yussss! It's about time, I want to read it!

MuffinMom14

mrscjmb9410 said:

SPurp13 said:

mrscjmb9410 said:

Just so you're all up to date... I. AM. STILL. HERE. Most pregnantest. And also, I'm miserable. (

Did it kill you inside to post a labor update for your LB? Did it?

Well...she's not in labor. 

Not technically, but you remain the most pregnantest, after the update in the OP! I'm serious, you needed that award.

MuffinMom14

windwithfingers said:

This is what my grandma got me for my birthday.

I'm going to shock the SHIT out of you.

I HAVE that. I believe my Nana purchased it for me. Does your Grandma know my Nana? Do they shop together?

pnwlover12

FamousEa said:

I'm in a funk today, H and I argued last night and I got some not so good news from a friend this morning. I'm also still really sick, whatever this is has gone into my lungs and I spent all night coughing-my chest, my throat and my stomach hurts from so much coughing.

Shaken soda to your DH!! X(

Hope you feel better soon, friend.

pnwlover12

Kaylajade8911 said:

@FamousEa‌ I hope you feel better soon.

I am on a HUGE cleaning/organising spree. So far I have done 2 loads of washing, cleaned the kitchen and gone through the toys to see what needs throwing out or cleaning.
I've now organised the cupboard and I'm about to go through everything under the bed.
Yesterday I couldn't even be bothered to get up to pee...

Labour is imminent.

Haha. Totally read that as "cleaning and orgasming spree". I was all, wow, I'm not even mad. I'm impressed.

Saragoeswest

hgielrebmik said:

Saragoeswest said:

What does it mean if I'm not having labor dreams?

It means you will be pregnant until 2017. Good luck and I'm sorry. (Wait...I'm not having labor dreams either. Oh crap!)

This made me laugh out loud in a library. Thanks jerk!

Weaky face.

golfingdarwinfish

Hope all of those with uncomfortable BH and lacking sleep get relief soon!

I dropped my salad in the parking lot this morning.  I almost cried.  It was a wonderful salad, with lots of yumminess, and now I'm quite despondent.

MuffinMom14

Two things:

One: When I came to work today, I saw my old boss in the hallway (I transferred), and she said "WOW." I don't suppose she was "wowing" my hair or necklace or something, huh?

Two: Since yesterday afternoon I started with the cramps. I know I'm in good company, and it does not mean labor is imminent. It just means I'm crankier than usual.

lrobi13

I managed to sleep through the night but my DH didn't sleep a wink. Big request for T's & P's that the baby doesn't decide to come today. Because you know what is worse than a man-cold?

A DH that is more "tired" than his wife that is in labor after being pregnant for 39 weeks.

Thankfully, my pee is not green, I am not nesting, and my poop still is the right amount and consistency so labor is not imminernt.  

Syllessa

starla487 said:

Syllessa said:

In other news, I really hate how bs test strips seem to end up all over the damn house.  Or stuck to the dog.  Or other random places.  This kids tests his sugar next to the trash in the kitchen.  Why is there a test strip in my bed this morning?

Those things spawn and multiply on their own. But only the used ones. Never clean ones, which I so desperately need. I find mine in the car sometimes.... Or the bottom of my purse... Random crevasses in the bathroom... Down my shirt. (True story.)

The worst place I've found one is in MY underwear during a bathroom trip.  WTF?  I don't even use the things. 

nightowl1989

My sweet little Bridgie slept with us last night. When I got up at two she was trilling like a Tribble...seriously. I just wanted to cuddle her forever for being such a sweetie.

In other news, LO has decided it's a fun little game to scrape across my pelvic bone and then kick me in the ribs. Gee, thanks. That on top of constantly using my diaphragm as a foot rest is just...awesome.

[Deleted User]

@FamousEa Hope you feel better soon! I had that last week and good news is that it cleared up fairly quickly. In the meantime, have some chicken soup!

windwithfingers

SPurp13 said:

windwithfingers said:

This is what my grandma got me for my birthday.

I'm going to shock the SHIT out of you.

I HAVE that. I believe my Nana purchased it for me. Does your Grandma know my Nana? Do they shop together?

Ha, well she very proudly informed me she'd gotten it through a mail-order catalog, so they have the same taste in mail-order catalogs, at least.

MuffinMom14

windwithfingers said:

SPurp13 said:

windwithfingers said:

This is what my grandma got me for my birthday.

I'm going to shock the SHIT out of you.

I HAVE that. I believe my Nana purchased it for me. Does your Grandma know my Nana? Do they shop together?

Ha, well she very proudly informed me she'd gotten it through a mail-order catalog, so they have the taste in mail-order catalogs, at least.

That totes looks like a mail order catalog kinda find. It lives on our guest bed. I make no apologies.

AppleGrapeMSTK

I was served court papers at 9:30 last night.  For nonpayment of a bill (in my name) that DH "took care of." His definition of taking care of things included letting bills go to collections and planning to pay them off with a hypothetical bonus- even though this bill is from a year+ ago.  DH has a terrible habit of getting the mail and forgetting about it, or opening mail and then putting off dealing with it.  

I started crying.  I have no idea what's going on with our finances. Ever.  I told him how frustrated I was that I had no idea this bill was not taken care of already.  He seemed to think it was no big deal.  When I asked him if we had anything else in collections, his response was, "No. Except those other ones."

Turns out we have $2,500+ in collections.  I got so mad, I slept in the nursery last night.  The moment I feel like talking to him again, I'm stripping his money rights.  I might TP him a few times first.

[Deleted User]

So I've had this pain at the top of my abdomen for the past week or so. It feels like an internal bruise, tender to the touch but no discoloration visible on the outside. It's at the very top of my bump, right at the bottom of my ribcage and slightly on the right side. It freaking hurts! Do you think it could be from LO kicking me?

MuffinMom14

crawford411 said:

I managed to sleep through the night but my DH didn't sleep a wink. Big request for T's & P's that the baby doesn't decide to come today. Because you know what is worse than a man-cold?

A DH that is more "tired" than his wife that is in labor after being pregnant for 39 weeks.

Thankfully, my pee is not green, I am not nesting, and my poop still is the right amount and consistency so labor is not imminernt.  

This is my life today, as far as a grumpy tired DH, except my baby is now perfectly happy staying inside forever. My OB and DH are super excited that I made it this far and basically said we are good to go whenever she's ready. I am super depressed because I'm going back to work on Monday and know its going to be stressful and uncomfortable. I know I am being irrational not being happy that she is still an inside baby, but I just feel like crying. I don't want to do it anymore.

Hang in there, lady. This has been a huge mind fuck for you. I'm sorry.

duckr

SPurp13 said:

Two things:

One: When I came to work today, I saw my old boss in the hallway (I transferred), and she said "WOW." I don't suppose she was "wowing" my hair or necklace or something, huh?

Two: Since yesterday afternoon I started with the cramps. I know I'm in good company, and it does not mean labor is imminent. It just means I'm crankier than usual.

I'm tired of "wow" and

lrobi13

So my OB just called. I am going in tomorrow morning to be induced. I immediately started crying at my desk. How am I surprised that I am going to have a baby?

@crawford411:  You have been on a tough journey but you are one strong cookie so you got this!

@AppleGrapeMSTK: There would be a need for @Syllessa services if that went down in my house. That fucking sucks.

windwithfingers

AppleGrapeMSTK said:

I was served court papers at 9:30 last night.  For nonpayment of a bill (in my name) that DH "took care of." His definition of taking care of things included letting bills go to collections and planning to pay them off with a hypothetical bonus- even though this bill is from a year+ ago.  DH has a terrible habit of getting the mail and forgetting about it, or opening mail and then putting off dealing with it.  

I started crying.  I have no idea what's going on with our finances. Ever.  I told him how frustrated I was that I had no idea this bill was not taken care of already.  He seemed to think it was no big deal.  When I asked him if we had anything else in collections, his response was, "No. Except those other ones."

Turns out we have $2,500+ in collections.  I got so mad, I slept in the nursery last night.  The moment I feel like talking to him again, I'm stripping his money rights.  I might TP him a few times first.

Oh, dude. TPing your H would be justly deserved. 

Saragoeswest

@SPurp13‌ welcome to the cramping club

@golfingdarwinfish‌ would you say you tossed your salad?

MuffinMom14

duckr said:

SPurp13 said:

Two things:

One: When I came to work today, I saw my old boss in the hallway (I transferred), and she said "WOW." I don't suppose she was "wowing" my hair or necklace or something, huh?

Two: Since yesterday afternoon I started with the cramps. I know I'm in good company, and it does not mean labor is imminent. It just means I'm crankier than usual.

I'm tired of "wow" and

That photo is so far below your sentence that I thought it was just part of your siggy, so then I thought you went into labor and had your baby in the middle of the post, because I was like "and.........what."

Wino411

mandapear said:

20 months DS has a cold. In addition to being up 3x last night, he shared it with me (wooo sharing! I keep telling him he'll have to share when the baby comes...) and it has turned into a raging sinus infection. We're going away for the next few days for the Jewish New Year with my extended family. This seems like a recipe for success.

Hope you feel better soon. I'm coming down from some crappy cold/sinus thing too. Unfortunately, I think I may have passed it onto DH, poor guy!

KariAnnM 23

I'm at my obgyn for my follow-up appointment and I am super jealous of all the pregnant bellies. Don't get me wrong, I love having William home but I miss being pregnant. :-<

MuffinMom14

KariAnnM 23 said:

I'm at my obgyn for my follow-up appointment and I am super jealous of all the pregnant bellies. Don't get me wrong, I love having William home but I miss being pregnant. :-<

Said NO ONE EVER.

Saragoeswest

@AppleGrapeMSTK‌ how stressful! I'm sorry.

AmandaJean12

AppleGrapeMSTK said:

I was served court papers at 9:30 last night.  For nonpayment of a bill (in my name) that DH "took care of." His definition of taking care of things included letting bills go to collections and planning to pay them off with a hypothetical bonus- even though this bill is from a year+ ago.  DH has a terrible habit of getting the mail and forgetting about it, or opening mail and then putting off dealing with it.  

I started crying.  I have no idea what's going on with our finances. Ever.  I told him how frustrated I was that I had no idea this bill was not taken care of already.  He seemed to think it was no big deal.  When I asked him if we had anything else in collections, his response was, "No. Except those other ones."

Turns out we have $2,500+ in collections.  I got so mad, I slept in the nursery last night.  The moment I feel like talking to him again, I'm stripping his money rights.  I might TP him a few times first.

I am so sorry... I know how stressful it is. When we were engaged we got an eviction notice because DHs check bounced and I suddenly learned of all this debt that had magically never come up before.

We actually got through it by taking the advice of a long time married couple and having "business meetings" once a week, and then more sporadically. The idea is you check the emotions at the door and deal with the finances then, and don't just let the fights pop up and ruin the rest of the week. Until we got it all under control, it actually really helped.

golfingdarwinfish

Saragoeswest said:

@SPurp13‌ welcome to the cramping club @golfingdarwinfish‌ would you say you tossed your salad?

@saragoeswest

I think that's a very accurate description.  

@applegrapemstk

How absolutely frustrating and a shitty thing to have to deal with right now.  FX that it's able to be settled outside of court and that your DH learns after a million TPs.

LightBright515

If you weren't married, would you give your LO the father's family name?

KariAnnM 23

SPurp13 said:

no

KariAnnM 23 said:

I'm at my obgyn for my follow-up appointment and I am super jealous of all the pregnant bellies. Don't get me wrong, I love having William home but I miss being pregnant. :-<

Said NO ONE EVER.


Maybe I should have saved that for my FFFC.

:-?

Syllessa

lrobi13 said:

@AppleGrapeMSTK: There would be a need for @Syllessa services if that went down in my house. That fucking sucks.

For this kind of bullshit I'll do the murdering AND the body hiding.  Instead of TPs, maybe we could all line up and take turns doing this: 

MuffinMom14

LightBright515 said:

If you weren't married, would you give your LO the father's family name?

Hmmm. In my situation, yes, because I was with my husband for 6 years before we got married. So, if we got pregnant after being together 6 years, probably. If we got pregnant and were not sure we wanted to EVER be married, I'd probably give the baby my last name.

I'm cheating anyway, because the baby's middle name will be my maiden name, and then, she'll have our last name. So. Both.

MuffinMom14

KariAnnM 23 said:

no

KariAnnM 23 said:

I'm at my obgyn for my follow-up appointment and I am super jealous of all the pregnant bellies. Don't get me wrong, I love having William home but I miss being pregnant. :-<

Said NO ONE EVER.

Maybe I should have saved that for my FFFC. :-?

Mayhaps.

Honestly, though, I've heard people who DO say this. I do not understand those people, but you are not as rare of a unicorn as I made you out to be!

duckr

SPurp13 said:

duckr said:

SPurp13 said:

Two things:

One: When I came to work today, I saw my old boss in the hallway (I transferred), and she said "WOW." I don't suppose she was "wowing" my hair or necklace or something, huh?

Two: Since yesterday afternoon I started with the cramps. I know I'm in good company, and it does not mean labor is imminent. It just means I'm crankier than usual.

I'm tired of "wow" and

That photo is so far below your sentence that I thought it was just part of your siggy, so then I thought you went into labor and had your baby in the middle of the post, because I was like "and.........what."

Oh I did! See, Baby walked it out

golfingdarwinfish

When I see all these posts about labor I worry that I'm not concerned enough about going into labor...  Am I weird? 

@lightbright515

Depends how long we had been together and if we would be getting married.  DH mentioned the other day that one of his colleagues took his wife's last name; I though that is pretty cool.

krysngreg

So. Sleepy. Want to crawl in a hole.

I hope y'all all have a beautiful day.
So many baby's all ready. I have nothing else. But blaaaaah I feel like crappy poo.

MuffinMom14

Two more things:

One: I feel like I have something stuck in my throat. Is labor imminent?

Two: I still don't have stretch marks, and I was like, ready and waiting for them the whole time. I was at peace with it, since I had so many just from puberty. NOW, I'm unrealistically hoping I will not get them at all, and so, when I am wrong, it will suck. I'm assuming they come when she drops. That's my non-expert guess.

caranichole

lrobi13 said:

So my OB just called. I am going in tomorrow morning to be induced. I immediately started crying at my desk. How am I surprised that I am going to have a baby?

@crawford411:  You have been on a tough journey but you are one strong cookie so you got this!

@AppleGrapeMSTK: There would be a need for @Syllessa services if that went down in my house. That fucking sucks.

@lrobi13 LB!! That's so exciting! Looks like we will both be September mamas!

caranichole

LightBright515 said:

If you weren't married, would you give your LO the father's family name?

I think this would depend on my relationship with him and his place in her life...maybe?

MuffinMom14

golfingdarwinfish said:

When I see all these posts about labor I worry that I'm not concerned enough about going into labor...  Am I weird? 

@lightbright515

Depends how long we had been together and if we would be getting married.  DH mentioned the other day that one of his colleagues took his wife's last name; I though that is pretty cool.

Well, I'm concerned about going into labor, because, PAIN, but I feel like my coworkers are way more concerned. I mentioned I was crampy, and they were all like YOU ARE IN LABOR. I'm like "Um, I don't think go." Or, that my back hurts. Or whatever.

I truly think I will have no idea I'm in labor. I also think I might be too lazy to time things.