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redrocksmama

Coffee companies really need to mark decaf bags better!! Like, write 'Decaf' in an obvious spot using gigantic red font. I was waiting for a pot to brew this morning and happened to be staring at the bag when I noticed that on the very bottom in small letters it said Decaf. X( At least I only used one spoonful of it because I had most of what I needed from a bag we had finished.

This is not helping me with MIL's call this morning saying her & FIL changed their minds and want to come stay with us for a few days over Christmas. Noooo! Can I get a redo of this morning?

ashie624

DH ended up taking his PTO today because at a meeting yesterday they told them January and February are super busy and it would be difficult to get time off. So he decided to use it up.

So he is spending the day with Zoe. I'm glad. Since we've moved I feel like he rarely sees her. He works til 9 on weekdays and weekends he spends a lot of time cutting wood and other house things.

It'll be good for them to have a day together without momma. It's rare for that now.

gutsymama

This really belongs in yesterday's spam, but just now I was reading back through a draft of a chapter I haven't looked at in several months and found a sentence where I had waxed poetic and said the narrative "spirals like an unanchored spirograph." 

I'm leaving it. It's very likely the finest sentence in my whole dissertation. 

gutsymama

@byjove03 They're not made up, they're neologisms. Sounds much more intellectualish.

So far two of my key terms are completely my own invention, and I made up another word in my introduction that takes a french term from the 19th century that has made its way into English and turned it into a tech-y version for the 21st century. So not only do I have made-up words, I have made-up words from two languages. 

I'm probably going to get an A++.

redrocksmama

My day just got much better. After the mix up last week with my blood work, my OB's office put a rush on my Maternity21 test. They just called me with the results and baby is genetically healthy!!

And it's another boy. :x :x :x

gutsymama

Citrusfamily said:

@Spartanmomma‌ you are going to be my neighbor!!! @Altima80‌ 's too. Maybe we can start our own faction-KS STYLE. PM me if you want any info on the area I'm a Lyfer here:). You will love it!

And hopefully mine too, sooner or later. Unless I become a Chibumpie instead....

I will never live on the KS side though. NEVAAAAAARRRRR!

jennipalmer

Good morning! It is 930am so it is still morning. My whole day is behind 45 minutes because my LO actually slept in. I haven't set an alarm in a year and half lol. No big deal I didn't have a meeting just entry month end numbers for accountant.
So...I guess I will stop procrastinating ttyl

Altima80

Spartanmomma said:

We leave tomorrow for Overland Park, Kansas to look at homes there and in the nearby Missouri area. I can't believe we move in a month! I'm excited to look at houses, but anxious about the whole process. We need to get our current house sold, but I think it's overpriced. DH disagrees. A couple is coming for a second look this weekend, and I want to drop the house $18,000 just to get them to buy it I would do horrible in sales.

@spartanmomma Yay for another Kansas folk! As @citrusfamily said, we'll be neighbors! I live in Olathe but work in Overland Park. I love it here. Great place to race a family in my opinion. Why are you moving here? (Sorry if I missed that.) Let me know if you have any questions about the area! ;-)

sparkymcgeee

Morning lovelies! 

Busy day today but I am on a conference call so I have a moment. Funny aspect of the call so far, one of the guys said libary instead of library. I always laugh at that. Such a nerd I am. 

Yay for sleeping and recovering babies. Although I don't like to hear about new sickies. Hope everyone's day is a good one. 

Link7913

missymr said:

Link7913 said:

Question for those considering potty training - do your LO's independently pull pants up and down?

Addie takes her own shirt off before bath if I get her arms out of her sleeves. I've been trying to work on her pulling her pants down, but she's not interested.

J is the same. He loves to take his shirt off once I get the arms out, and he can take off his own socks. He seems to know what to do to pull his pants down but he has trouble gripping the waistband. But once his pants are off he then tries to take off his diaper the same way.

He has shown zero interest in or signs of potty training. Even his main daycare teacher acknowledged he is "not body aware" yet. 

So we're not going down that road yet. 

Same here! Addie doesn't try to take off her diaper ever. Probably because we use cloth and snaps, but no interest in pulling off pants either. I'm in no hurry to PT.

KikiCohen

@redrocksmama Congrats! Did you have to request that test or did they just do it?

gutsymama

DH did not get the WAH position he interviewed for (they told him he interviewed very well but gave it to someone who had experience in that particular department, which he does not have), and he was getting really discouraged about his job and things in general. 

But the hiring manager just asked him to put in for a similar job they are going to post tomorrow. I'm thinking this is a very good sign.... 

This would seriously be huge for us. It would be a raise, potentially unconventional hours that would mean we would require fewer hours and/or days of childcare, and his job could move with us so we wouldn't have to worry about that if I find a job elsewhere. And it is within the same company he already works for, so no issues or headaches with switching L's insurance. 

gutsymama

LadyBlue07 said:

Hi ladies.

Elizabeth just came up to me with her gymnastics leotard and asked to put it on.  I've also put her headband on at least five times in the last half hour.

I'm curious if she is already identifying with girl things, or if a boy (that would in the future identify as a  boy) would play with the sparkly leotard and flowered headband if he had them available.  Anyone have insight?  It's interesting how she has her own little mind and desires.

Luke loves to wear my bracelets, and also wears his ring toys as bracelets sometimes. And I've posted pics of him attempting to put on my makeup. I would think sparkles are appealing across the board at this point. Who doesn't like sparkles?

gutsymama

We also have an ongoing battle of wills about whether it should be abbreviated WAH or WFH for chat and text purposes. 

I told him WAH, because TB says so. 

redrocksmama

KikiCohen said:

@redrocksmama Congrats! Did you have to request that test or did they just do it?

Thank you @kikicohen! My dr's office does the Maternity21 test for anyone who has a family history of genetic abnormalities or is considered advanced maternal age. I will be 35 when the baby is born so I'm considered advanced maternal age, aka old. They don't do it for anyone outside of that criteria, so I didn't have it when I was pregnant with Jackson. Determining the sex is a standard part of that test, it's not something you have to ask for. If you don't want to know the sex, the doctor won't tell you. I wanted to know!

gutsymama

@redrocksmama Congrats on a healthy baby boy!!!!

coco2787

I was looking at uglysofa.com today at the pre-monogrammed chairs and came across some real gems. My favorites:
Ckenna
Bluey
Blick
Stryker
Cannon
Ebastian

redrocksmama

LadyBlue07 said:

Hi ladies.

Elizabeth just came up to me with her gymnastics leotard and asked to put it on.  I've also put her headband on at least five times in the last half hour.

I'm curious if she is already identifying with girl things, or if a boy (that would in the future identify as a  boy) would play with the sparkly leotard and flowered headband if he had them available.  Anyone have insight?  It's interesting how she has her own little mind and desires.

That's cute! I don't think DS would necessarily want to wear it at this point, but he sure would play with it! DS loves to get into the purses and accessories in my closet that have sparkles.

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Woohoo congrats @redrocksmama‌ !

@LadyBlue07‌ my son loves wearing his sister's headbands, tiaras, & jewelry. He is usually walking around the house with a doll stroller or pocketbook.

atlvol

Congrats @redrocksmama

I still have the blanket at work that I brought to cover up when I was pumping (the room where I used to pump is freezing). I just took it out and laid my head on it for a few minutes at my desk.  I almost fell asleep.

theuntaggablek

Congrats @redrocksmama!

Glad you got the new coffemaker pronto @rmnam!

Sounds like a fun intro and some good juju for the job search @gutsymama.

theuntaggablek

LOUD talkers are in the hallway in the office across the hall. It is IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCENTRATE.

The office upstairs has holiday treats for anybody who walks in all week long. I am trying not to visit to often. I came to bump because they take a two-hour lunch break and so access to the treats is cut off from 12-2 PM. Now it's after 2. I should probably grade a few essays to earn my treat.

But the STUPID LOUD TALKERS!!!!

KateJuly2013

@biggunsbo‌ I use poo pouri. It is awesome and highly recommended seriously.

KikiCohen

My niece is graduating with her bachelor's on Saturday.  We're giving her money b/c she's going to grad school and just bought a new laptop.  Thoughts on how much to give?  I'm horrible at this lol

ETA: The "family rule" seems to be $25 for birthdays and $30 for Christmas if that's helpful.

gutsymama

Did I tell you guys that my Japanese sister-from-another-mister (she lived with my family for a year on exchange when we were both 17) is having a BABY?!!!! Omg, I can't even handle how adorable her little belly is. 

I am currently trying to determine the very most American thing a little Japanese-Korean newborn boy MUST have. 

Also, do any of our Canadian/European friends have a metric recipe for lactation cookies? 

coco2787

I upgraded my coffee maker! I have a CERAMIC dripper now $-)

atlvol

@KikiCohen  Our go to amount for weddings and showers is $50 (unless we are very close to them and we will spend more), and for everyone's birthday we usually spend about $20.  I think $50 would be a good amount if that is in your budget. With that said, I know when I graduated, I was thankful for any amount of $  

coco2787

maryannespier said:

The tale of cookies:

I found a recipe for bourbon chocolate chip cookies and started making them then realized I only had peanut butter chips. So I used those instead. They came out ok but needed something. So I bought the ingredients to make a bourbon chocolate ganache and dipped the cookies in it then stuck them in the fridge for the ganache to harden.
They are =P~ . I created something far superior to the original recipe, if I may say so myself.

Obviously you're going to put your improved recipe in the cookie thread.

blairwitch

Why yes I did buy a box of cereal just because it said "toy inside". No, I did not plan to let Nikita dig for it. Yes, I am irrationally upset it was right on top.

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gutsymama

mermomof6 said:

I had a good appointment today! The little one was hard to find a heart beat at first, pgal brain was in full effect. My OB is the greatest. She held my hand and said we will search till we find it. It was found and apparently he just likes to move a lot. She calmed my fears some about the heart defect so I left feeling better.

 Yay for a good appointment!  <:-P and  >:D<

gutsymama

Citrusfamily said:

@maryannspier I was just about to seach the web for top notch cookie Recipie for a cookie exchange/contest on sat. Please share..I'll send bourbon @gutsymama‌ ask if you can help with a good breastpump. They are super expensive to buy in most other countries.

Interesting! I was thinking something more 'Murrrican and less practical (to go along with a couple nice things too), but that is good to know. I will ask her. 

Karebear6978

Poor Dd is getting 4 teeth (2 of which are molars) and I think HITTING a growth spurt all at once. This means waking up at 430am everyday this week and refusing naps.... needless to say I am in my first baby jail ever! Poor girl.

KateJuly2013

@biggunsbo I have no interest in smelling my husbands poo.  And I don't think he should have to smell mine.  Air fresheners leave you feeling like somebody had a huge shit and tried to make it smell like apples and cinnamon or flowers.  Poo-pouri does a much nicer job of masking the stank, and it's mostly ESSENTIAL OILS.  My boobs may be saggy, my belly flabby, my skin nasty, but my shit does not stink.  Poo-pouri for all the people!!!!!


:@)

gutsymama

@Spartanmomma I grew up in KC so I will be there occasionally no matter what happens job-wise. Yay! 

gutsymama

Here ya go, econ, something to pass the time: 39 Renaissance Babies Who Can't Even. 

 https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/renaissance-babies-who-cant-even

kaylakim

Kaylakim was here! Checking in after job #1 on my way to job #2... day is half over. Peace out sugar bitches, miss you! :-h >-

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FWP : all of my comfy home-pants are in the wash.

coco2787

Ugh, we went to open gym this morning and there was a little boy there about Silas's age, maybe a little older, who was NOT having a good time. The woman he was there with also had a baby with her but this poor kid was just standing at the edge of the room crying and the woman was just ignoring him and occasionally just telling him "you're fine."

He clearly just wanted to be picked up and comforted and she refused. Several other ladies were coming up to him and trying to console him and looking for his adult, and only then would she come over to him. He didn't want to play and was clearly miserable and kept reaching for her. At one point she grabbed his outstretched hands and wiggled him and told him to "shake it off". My heart was breaking for that poor little dude, would it have killed her to give him a hug??
Even worse (I think?) I overheard her telling another woman he wasn't her kid. I would lose my shit if I saw my child's "caretaker" treating my kid like that.

KateJuly2013

@cfreymc WHY DONT PEOPLE JUST LOVE THEIR DAMN KIDS!  Drives me bananas.