March 2016 Moms

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  • @kynbar5 wow they actually listened to you?? That was some grade A bull though so I'm glad :) hope they listen to me too!

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  • @ecwk lol I was surprised too. I just know that I was going to go into super internet stalker I'm whopping whoever got me banned mode over an old freaking comment lmao. Hopefully they'll reply to you soon and it'll be good!
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  • @2goofykids last night I spilled my entire dinner plate in the silverware drawer as I was getting a fork. I said lots of choice words and my husband didn't like that the kids heard them :-q

    March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality

    Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09) 
    AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama 
    to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
    *no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
    <3 but i still feel bigger on the inside <3
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  • lightrox said:

    Here's random: I just bought my first pig! He's a cutie, and will be in my freezer by February 10th.

    I found this disturbing thinking you bought a pet pig and were going to stick him in your freezer. =))
    Same here! But I'm still thinking she bought a pet pig and will kill it around Feb??
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  • yodapup said:

    lightrox said:

    Here's random: I just bought my first pig! He's a cutie, and will be in my freezer by February 10th.

    I found this disturbing thinking you bought a pet pig and were going to stick him in your freezer. =))
    Same here! But I'm still thinking she bought a pet pig and will kill it around Feb??
    Oh that would make me really sad.
  • lightroxlightrox member
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    yodapup said:

    lightrox said:

    Here's random: I just bought my first pig! He's a cutie, and will be in my freezer by February 10th.

    I found this disturbing thinking you bought a pet pig and were going to stick him in your freezer. =))
    Same here! But I'm still thinking she bought a pet pig and will kill it around Feb??
    No, no, sorry! He's not a pet. We live on a farm!!

    Oh okay that makes sense I was thinking of the cute little pigs people keep as pets and pictured that going in your freezer it was a disturbing image. But it makes sense since you live on a farm.

    Edited because my iPad went crazy and typed gibberish on its own.
  • oceanchildoceanchild member
    edited October 2015
    We just came back from visiting my friend's farm today. My kids love the pigs and sheep especially. Her kids named their pigs - I just don't know that I could handle that after we named them. Maybe, if I was used to it, but I think I'd have to have a no names for the food animals rule on my imaginary farm :) the only two piggy names I remember are Pinky and RockNRoll. Their youngest named one of the mama barn cats EmergencyCat. :D

    March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality

    Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09) 
    AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama 
    to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
    *no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
    <3 but i still feel bigger on the inside <3
     Autism mama! 
  • We have a strict "no naming food animals" policy here. The chickens have names because they are egg layers, and we have no intention of eating them. The steer next door don't get names (they have a much bigger farm than us) but the cows do, cause they stick around to make more steer.

    Emergency Cat is an awesome barn cat name!! We have one, but he came with the property, so we just call him "the tuxedo cat"...he won't come to us anyway, but he keeps the barn rodent free! ☺️
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  • Thanks for all the birthday wishes :)


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  • @ndgraham yay for a great appointment! My son grabbed onto his when he was a few weeks old, and he hasn't let go since. :)
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  • i have to tackle Laundry Mountain today so i can pack for our little weekend jaunt to ATL to visit my parents (and attend that baby shower). we decided to give the kid a break tomorrow and let him take the day off kindergarten. yet here i am perpetually procrastinating!

    March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality

    Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09) 
    AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama 
    to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
    *no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
    <3 but i still feel bigger on the inside <3
     Autism mama! 
  • Ugh I just need to vent- I got some awkward and sad (to me) news.  My friend texted me to tell me that she is sick of trying to find a working relationship so she is going to the courthouse today with her baby's father and getting married at 2:30.  I know there is nothing I can do for her anymore.  This is my friend who found out she was pregnant and broke up with baby's daddy, and she had no one to help her.  I took time off my own work so I could take her to the hospital and I was there in the labor/delivery and coached her through, and she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  That father never walked back into their lives until the baby was 4 months old. 

    Since then it has been a roller coaster of ups and downs- they get together, they break up.  They have done this 4-5 times now.  She says she tries dating other men but she can't find one she likes.  I know she desperately wants a family, but she is going about it all the wrong way.  Most people pop out babies to save a failing relationship- she is doing the opposite.  He has a child from a previous relationship, as does she, so there are 3 children altogether.  She overattached herself to his son, and she tells me quite often that she mostly still talks with this man because she fell in love with his kid.  His kid has a drugged up mom, which is why dad has custody of him.   Her oldest child doesn't like this man at all- its one of those "I'm not his child so I'm treated differently" type situations. 

    Its all one big mess.  And there is nothing more I can do.  I talked her into their "second" break-up- they got together, moved into a house for 6 weeks when he was telling her he was talking online to other girls and thinking of moving to Colorado, then making her show him proof of where all her money went, he never paid his share of rent etc... but break-ups 3, 4, and 5, were all on her.  Now they are together again, and getting married.  I'll probably never see much of her- or that beautiful baby girl that I helped bring into this world-  anymore. 

     I don't need the stress in my life, despite how close we have become as friends, and knowing she is just making a mistake.  I simply told her that if she feels that is what she needs to do, then she needs to try.  But I did warn her it is a LOT harder to get out of a marriage than just a break-up (and even during break-ups cops were called several times on both parties), and it takes a lot more commitment to make a marriage work than just having a child together.  I wished her congratulations but deep down I know she'll be calling me again when that fiasco falls apart in 6 months.  It all makes my heart ache, for her, and for those kids who are going to be put through hell in the months to come.

    End vent.

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  • i am really sorry, @charley15. such a frustrating situation to watch and be unable to help! i have had a friend in my life in a slightly different (but reminiscent of this) situation before, and i finally just had to stop being there and slowly cut ties, bc i felt like our friendship was so emotionally draining on me. i was always there to help her thru whatever drama, and she never had time (or desire?) to chat with me, just enjoy company etc, and esp not to hear my worries. i found myself not only frustrating my husband by sharing all of it to him, but also beginning to feel resentful that she was affecting me the way she was (making me sad/angry for her, feeling useless when she would ask for help and i would spend hours giving it to her, just to watch her undo everything). and that stuff affected my family too. she drifted away for a bit as she would sometimes, and the last time she made contact again, i just let it go. my husband even said he was so glad. i don't mean to sound like i don't care, or i wasn't getting anything out of the relationship, bc i know that all relationships can go thru periods of give and periods of take, and sometimes it is not your time, but this was a self-destructive pattern with her, and even though i love her and am sorry about it, i feel relieved, like a big weight is gone. i have not regretted closing her chapter in my life.

    March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality

    Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09) 
    AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama 
    to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
    *no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
    <3 but i still feel bigger on the inside <3
     Autism mama! 
  • @oceanchild its going to be difficult letting go of this one- her oldest daughter is also good friends with my daughter- so she will be around for sleepovers, birthday parties and such.  But where I am the one that her mom comes to to vent/ask for advice etc, my girlie does the same for her daughter.  My dd makes a great conversationalist, and is much like her mama- ready to lend an ear to those who need it.  This child is going to need the help of a close friend to get through the rough times.
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  • Anyone else know what gender you WANT the baby to be but everyone tries to tell you it's going to be the opposite? Im getting so frustrated with people telling me like they have a clue. I just want to find out for myself and either it will be what I am hoping for it won't. I will love him/her just the same but it gets so annoying when people just butt in and purposely say the opposite of what you want to hear. Im a hormonal grumpy mess. Just back off please!

    Anyway 16 weeks today and have an appointment today. Anyone find out what it is at 16 weeks before? I know you can find out between 16-20 weeks. If it's a girl I assume it's harder to tell at this point. Just wondering if anyone knows from personal experience?
  • schweitz said:
    Anyone else know what gender you WANT the baby to be but everyone tries to tell you it's going to be the opposite? Im getting so frustrated with people telling me like they have a clue. I just want to find out for myself and either it will be what I am hoping for it won't. I will love him/her just the same but it gets so annoying when people just butt in and purposely say the opposite of what you want to hear. Im a hormonal grumpy mess. Just back off please! Anyway 16 weeks today and have an appointment today. Anyone find out what it is at 16 weeks before? I know you can find out between 16-20 weeks. If it's a girl I assume it's harder to tell at this point. Just wondering if anyone knows from personal experience?
    By 16 weeks you "should" be able to tell. The baby's genitalia (if its female) should have moved to more of an internal state if that makes sense by week 14 or 15. If its a boy the genitalia will still be external.  


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  • schweitz said:
    Anyone else know what gender you WANT the baby to be but everyone tries to tell you it's going to be the opposite? Im getting so frustrated with people telling me like they have a clue. I just want to find out for myself and either it will be what I am hoping for it won't. I will love him/her just the same but it gets so annoying when people just butt in and purposely say the opposite of what you want to hear. Im a hormonal grumpy mess. Just back off please! Anyway 16 weeks today and have an appointment today. Anyone find out what it is at 16 weeks before? I know you can find out between 16-20 weeks. If it's a girl I assume it's harder to tell at this point. Just wondering if anyone knows from personal experience?

    I am sure you will be able to tell either way. We found out at 15 weeks DS was a boy. I have an appointment at 16 weeks this time and hoping to find out then too. I am so ready to shop for nursery stuff!



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  • I am thinking of dropping by Buy Buy Baby on my lunch break today as an exploratory mission. I know there is a thread about baby gear, but I'm curious what I actually should look at? FTM so I am not really sure what I "need," the difference between all of the strollers/car seats/etc.

    Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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  • I am thinking of dropping by Buy Buy Baby on my lunch break today as an exploratory mission. I know there is a thread about baby gear, but I'm curious what I actually should look at? FTM so I am not really sure what I "need," the difference between all of the strollers/car seats/etc.

    Any input would be greatly appreciated!

    Go onto Lucy's List if you want to start researching.  I'm sorry to say this but you are going to be incredibly overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you have to look at.  I think for first baby, we spent HOURS at Babies R Us trying to find just the perfect things. 
    DS1 - 9/21/11
    DS2 - 7/4/14
    DS3 - 2/21/16
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    Our family of 5 is complete!!  Love our boys!

  • @charley15 you're a better friend than me. I'd be understanding to a certain degree but after a while, she needs to seriously make some mature decisions and deal with their consequences. If it hasn't worked while they're dating, marriage isn't going to make it better. It's amazing that you've been there to help her piece her life together when it's fallen apart but if she keeps making the same mistakes, I don't see the point. I consider it tough love. If she didn't learn the nice way (with support), so learn it the hard way (truly on her own). Maybe it's just self preservation but I can't sit and watch a friend continually make the same mistakes and then take it a step further for all the wrong reasons.

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  • @flowerpower5838 ftm too. I did some online research about car seats and strollers and now that I've narrowed it down I'm planning on actually seeing them in person and getting a "feel" for them. I started with strollers because I knew I wanted a jogging stroller but I didn't want a separate newborn stroller. Looked up safety ratings, read reviews, and online comparisons. Then I looked at which car seats can be used with the stroller I chose. Since they have the carrier that snaps on and off I want to actually go see them and hold them to see which one is more comfortable or manageable for me. But like I said, I'm a newbie too. Maybe I'm just delusional and I'll be overwhelmed at the store too! Ha ha!

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  • Oh! I also read somewhere on this board about starting a diaper fund. Since we're newbies and don't know which diapers we'll prefer, you can start a small piggy bank where you add a few bucks every few days so that when you do need diapers you've "stocked up" but aren't stuck with just one brand.

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