May 2016 Moms

TTT!

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1. I am playing hookie from work today. Just needed a day, alone, in the quiet to relax and read. I do this occasionally, and its always really nice
2. We are looking at a new apartment tonight. I mentioned before our landlord sucks. Barely gives us heat. Hasn't ever been proactive to fix anything. So we need to move, especially before the babe comes.
3. I heart Charlie Sheen, but not surprised about the announcement he is HIV positive. I told DH last week I thought it would be him when initial story was being leaked.
4. I cant wait to finish 'The Good Girl' today. I am hooked on this book!
5. Our anatomy scan is on 12/29. I bought a card on Etsy for the tech to fill out, and on NYE when we are out to dinner we will open it. SO EXCITED!
6. Speaking of anatomy scan, I have been convinced its a boy. But I don't have a definite feeling about it one way or the other anymore.
7. The Rockettes were on the Today show. For some reason, they always make me emotional and I cried a bit. The show in NYC is amazing and I cant wait to take the LO in a few more years! I am really looking forward to starting Christmas traditions as a family!
8. Filling out the paper work to change my name today! It will hopefully be officially done the week after Christmas. I am happy to change it, but it feels so weird.
9. I foresee a nap in my immediate future :)
10. Going back to take some prenatal yoga classes this weekend, and looking forward to adding it to my regular workout routine again.

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  • I'll go next... 1. @yogahh I will tell you from recent experience that the name change process blows.  I'm still waiting for bank cards that actually match my ID after 6 weeks.
    2. Last night I lifted something that I probably should have known was too heavy for me & pulled a muscle in my back, so today hurts.
    3. I'm having my 2nd blood draw for the NT screening process this afternoon.  Everything has looked good so far but I'm still nervous, because I'm a FTM and everything makes me nervous..except, apparently, picking up heavy things that shouldn't be picked up.
    4.  My baby is due on May 1st, which is the day my brother died.  It's nice to be able to look forward to the day instead of dreading it.  If the baby is a boy he will have my brother's name as a middle name.
    5. I started going back to spin class a few weeks ago & it's great...but hard.  Fortunately my friend is the instructor and is also a labor & delivery nurse, so she's offered to deliver the baby in May if her class happens to drive me into labor :)
    6. I can't figure out how to change my Bump name to an actual name rather than Knottie###### whatever it is.  It's probably very obvious, but I can't find the option.
    7.  I tried to figure out which car seat to register for over the weekend and realized that there are approximately 9000 options out there.  Enter confused and panicked look here.
    8.  I miss kickboxing :(  I asked in the beginning if I could still go for awhile and the doctor laughed...because he thought I was kidding...then said no.  I get it.  But I loved kickboxing.
    9.  Sometimes I get kinda sad when I think about how I won't have the freedom to go workout after work all the time once the baby is here.  Then I feel like an asshole for feeling that way since I am of course grateful to be KU.  I can be a little hard on myself.
    10.  I am super worried about cash now that I know what day care is going to cost...all my mommy friends say that it will settle itself out but OMG...so much money.
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  • 1. I had to ship my work laptop to our headquarters to be upgraded so I'm just sitting on conference calls and bumping today.

    2. My dog has been extra attached lately and refuses to not be around me every second I am home. My husband made him a stuffed kong yesterday and he left it on the floor to come lay by me. I just love him so much.

    3. Saturday was our ten year dating anniversary and baby Mac may be born on our five year wedding anniversary. Best way to celebrate.

    4. Currently a one car family and thinking about researching a second car on top of all the baby stuff stresses me out.

    5. Had great news at the doctor yesterday so still riding that cloud 9.

    6. Insurance is changing in January and my doctor wants me to prepay based on current insurance but it's changing. Plus I'll hit my maximum out of pocket before the delivery so I'm not sure what to do. Advise, please!

    7. Working out today at lunch and so excited. Finally starting to see the scale go up and trying to not let it bother me.

    8. Lunch will be leftovers from work thanksgiving potluck and I CANT WAIT.

    9. Just now starting to write on these boards and I feel guilty and behind. Acting like a sponge to absorb everyone's knowledge!

    10. Hard core Dave Ramsey fan- if anyone is using his methods or budgeting for baby, please share advise!
  • Knottie25455542  I think you have to message the Bump Admins to get it changed.
    Me: 27    DH: 30
    Married in 2011
    Baby 1: Stillborn at 27 weeks (April 2014)
    Baby 2: Due May 2016

  • 1. I'm so excited my 11 month old went back to sleep with mama this morning...I was so not ready to get up yet.
    2. I think I'm putting my Christmas tree up tomorrow. Judge away, but I took the week off work and I'm using it as a decoration for my son's 1st birthday party in a couple weeks. It's one less thing to worry about if it's done.
    3. I actually don't want to put my Christmas tree up. Christmas is not my thing...at all. But the rest of the family loves it, and my 2 year old is starting to understand the "Santa" concept so maybe this year will be more fun.
    4. My baby will be 1 in 2 weeks. I can't even pretend to be ok with that right now. I'm not ready.
    5. I decided to do breakfast food for his party...what was I thinking? I need about 5 more ovens :/
    6. It's our turn to host the monthly WWE pay per view. It's Sunday. I'm not sure I can really handle it this month, since I have a funeral on Thursday, but I need the normalcy back in my life...so I'll push through it.
    7. The fact that my son will FINALLY drink out of a sippy cup at 11 months has me on cloud 9 :) starting the bottle breaking I'm January :)
    8. Teething. It can kiss my butt. So much pain and grouchiness and guess what? They just fall out in 5 years anyway...ugh.
    9. My anatomy scan is the same day my son gets his 1 year shots...Dec 21...right before christmas. I hope they treat him better this time...he doesn't handle the shots well at all. Usually a pretty high fever and a trip to the er...
    10. Little TMI, but the sneeze pees have started. Yay for that lol
  • Knottie25455542  I think you have to message the Bump Admins to get it changed.


    Thanks!!
  • 1. Door jams are assholes if you are laying laminate flooring. A room that should have taken us 6 hours took us 8+ because the people who built the house didn't just nail the trim onto the door jams, nooo, they glued them too. Luckily I'm pretty damn good with wood filler because I'd like to avoid having to replace all the trim around the doors. 

    2. We SHOULD finish the laminate floor on Saturday (it really depends on hubby- he's had health issues and actually tires out before me)

    3. We leave in a week for Missouri for almost a week. We're driving out. Yay 13 hour drive (not). But I am excited to see hubby's family.

    4. My hubby and I have started a list of things we need to make sure we bring with us. This makes me happy, I love lists. 

    5 I'm having issues getting through a book for work. It's like a text book, and boring, and clearly written with a bias. 

    6. I went on a cleaning spree yesterday and cleaned my entire office, luckily the person who shares the office with me gets it and is ok with that. 

    7. I'm really excited that I'll be able to do the summer reading club with my library this year with baby. 

    8. A friended a co-worker on Facebook and I'm greatly regretting it- she annoys me in person- why did I think she wouldn't annoy me online too?

    9. I'm currently on a soup kick. 

    10. I officially can't button my pants anymore. Next big milestone- feeling movement that is clearly movement and not possibly gas. 
  • 1. I'm tired and headache-y today. This is now four nights in a row that DS has woken at 4:00am and has not gone back to sleep for at least an hour. Last night I think I woke him when I went to the bathroom-- his room shares a wall with the bathroom and around 4am he's usually in a light sleep cycle. I tried just crawling in bed with him rather than rocking or patting thinking he may just cuddle up and fall asleep, but it back-fired. He tried to cuddle, but kept kicking me as he tried to get comfortable. Then, he became even more awake and decided to alternate between tugging my hair and giving me kisses. (Cute, but also, ouch! Why the hair dude?)
    2. I'm ready for Thanksgiving and Black Friday off.
    3. I'm anxious to schedule my anatomy scan. It makes me a little frustrated that I won't get the script for it until my 16 week appointment next Wednesday after work.
    4. I got a new prenatal workout video that seems to be challenging enough. It's 5 10-min prenatal Pilates sessions that can either be done all at once (I don't have time for 50 minutes most days though) or a la carte. I like that I have a digital copy too so I can use my ipad or the tv to complete it. Hello, 10 minutes standing Pilates during my prep period when I lose focus! (https://www.amazon.com/10-Minute-Solution-Prenatal-Pilates/dp/B000RIWARG if anyone is interested.)
    5. I'm still having trouble with a small eczema flare-up between my left ring and middle fingers. I think it's lasting so long because my rings irritate it further...but I really don't want to not wear my rings. I've been considering switching them to my right hand for a few days.
    6. DH has an interview tomorrow FX he gets it!
    7. We finally have enough put aside that I can call to get our oven fixed. I'm so ready to be able to bake and roast stuff again. Sticking to stove-top, crockpot, and microwave meals has been difficult.
    8. DS has started singing more and more and pretending things are microphones-- it's so fun. So, DH showed him clips on the ipad from the X Factor yesterday. Afterwards, DS grabbed a block for a microphone and sang (over and over) "I had you" since he saw a few clips of people singing Michael Jackson's "When I Had You". It was so hilarious...and I'm also impressed with his pitch at this age. Maybe he'll be able to sing like me.
    9. I miss DS while I work. A lot. Still. Does this ever get any easier?
    10. I have to take end-of-quarter book inventory today during my prep. It's a boring, boring, tedious task.
  • AWieburg said:


    6. Insurance is changing in January and my doctor wants me to prepay based on current insurance but it's changing. Plus I'll hit my maximum out of pocket before the delivery so I'm not sure what to do. Advise, please!

    I have to prepay as well. As it was explained to me... Any of the prepaid stuff would not be claimed until baby was born bc your insurance company will not pay the provider for services not yet rendered. You could probably show your provider where you've already met your max out of pocket if that happens before all your payments are made. Then if anything happens to be owed at the end you would be billed. However if you do make the payments and you go over max OOP you would be refunded the difference at the end - less convenient obviously, but they just want to cover themselves. Providers figure out payment plans based on your basic insurance info... Not any current claims or anything. So you would really have to talk to them. Generally they're willing to work with you if you have different circumstances than what they calculate.
  • 1. I would rather sleep in and have the kids home from school than get up in the cold to drive them there.  

    2. The husband barely missed driving through a tornado, yesterday, while going through Kansas. That was a lovely text to get. "Hey, tornado on the ground, stuck at a rest area." Cuz that's safe.  

    3. The 2 year old can open and lock doors, now. Heaven help us. 

    4. I have a truck load of fire wood to split and re-stack, today. I'm not happy about it, but I kind of need to heat the house. 

    5. I really do hate the cold. 

    6. Today marks day 1 of my 6th grader being home schooled. She's been home schooled for years, but decided she wanted to try out school. It didn't take a full week for her to realize she HATES school more than I do.  I made her finish the trimester as punishment. :)

    7. Christmas shopping for 7 kids is the worst. 

    8. I've decided to ditch all family Thanksgiving dinners and do it on my own. I get tired of the sick sharing. Last year, my sister brought her "healthy" kids who spent the whole dinner coughing, sneezing, and throwing up.  We were sick for 6 solid months after that.  

    9. I have a quilt to do that I was supposed to have finished last Christmas. I doubt it'll be done this Christmas.  

    10. My sister has been somewhat trying for a baby for 17 years. Not aggressively, if it happened, then it happened, if it didn't, then whatever. A couple months ago she decided to go for it and actually really try. She started clomid on Sunday, and if it doesn't work, they'll go from there.  I'm now freaking out.  This baby happened before she decided to try, but I still feel like a damn liar for having not told anyone, yet. And now I'm trying to figure out the best time and way to actually announce.  I would hate to announce and this not work for her. But then if she announces before me, because everyone will know right away (she's giving a play by play of the whole process), and then they find out I'm like, 20+ weeks…I would feel…I don't even know! 
  • @dsmith211 thank you- that makes sense! I'm good with prepaying to cover I just want to make sure I get the money back as I know I'll overpay.

    I'll schedule some extra time to sit down with them when I'm there next time!
  • @kbrands7 Good luck with the oven! I wanted to get mine fixed, but its going to cost $500. It's 12 years old and we fixed it once already, 4 years ago. 
  • @kbrands7 Good luck with the oven! I wanted to get mine fixed, but its going to cost $500. It's 12 years old and we fixed it once already, 4 years ago. 
    Thanks! If an estimate comes back as outrageously high, we may scout out Black Friday appliance deals.
  • @kbrands I have the same eczema situation on my left ring/middle fingers too!!  Very annoying to change my ring to my right hand...when I remember to put it on in the morning.
  • 1. I almost didn't reschedule my anesthesia consult tomorrow even though it would mean I would have to take a 1/2 or full day. I had a ridiculous day at work yesterday and cried the whole way home and thought about how nice it would be to have a Wednesday off to look forward to. But, alas, I have BMI screenings that NEED to get done by Thanksgiving break and teachers keep changing the schedule so I can't call out. Poop.

    2. I ran an extremely successful Joyful Noises class on Sunday. We had 20 students (!), ages 2-9 (!) and discussed Psalm 98 and how the Bible tells all the world to sing to the Lord. We then looked at ways that nature sings while exploring pitch. The kids loved the low "mooooo!" of a cow compared with the high pitched "tweet tweet tweet!" of a bird. Then, we got ambitious and I taught the kids basic conducting gestures and they picked up on it in no time! "When hands are open, mouths are open. When hands are shut, mouths are shut!" I think we will be more than ready to share a song or two with the congregation in the coming weeks!

    3. My son had a full on night terror last night at 1:30am. It was the freakiest thing of all time. He was screaming at the top of his lungs and kicking, but was definitely still asleep. I had no idea what to do! I scooped him up, taking a few punches and kicks, and brought him into my bed, and just instinctively started humming "Jesus Loves Me". He immediately snapped out of it and woke up a little. When he saw me, he started weeping. I have never seen my son weep like that. I obviously started crying too and that was just as MH was coming home from work. We all just cuddled together until he and MH fell asleep. I could not sleep a wink after that and just stared at my little guy, praying there were no bad thoughts in his beautiful little head.

    4. Given #3, I am beyond exhausted. I may take a nap during my lunch break.

    5. I am super excited for Thanksgiving! It is one of my favorite holidays and I am happy I can finally eat food again so I can really enjoy it!

    6. I have to come up with three craft tables for the Advent Workshop at church as part of the Christian Ed Committee. I am thinking nativity ornaments out of popsicle sticks and those foam sticker thingies, Advent wreaths out of toilet paper tubes and tissue paper for the candles, and and Advent calendar out of construction paper with Bible verses under each window. Wow, that actually wasn't too hard...

    7. My family hates the names we picked out for the baby and it is really bugging me. I wish I could just shake it off and it didn't matter, but I can't get past it.

    8. We are celebrating all major holidays with my family this year...at MH's request. Usually we are totally open with each other, but I think something happened between him and his mom and he hasn't told me. I don't want to pry (especially since it is no secret my MIL and I are not the best of friends), but I can tell something is bugging him and want to help and be there for him.

    9. I have taken it upon myself to plan the next fundraising event for our church's organ restoration fund and am thinking a Broadway Revue like dinner show. We could make it a potluck dinner and then members of the choir could sing favorite Broadway tunes. We could have a suggested donation of $25 per couple and make it like a date night event for all the young families at church, offering nursery/babysitting services. MH still has a lot of connections in the staging/lighting/sound world plus with his wine and liquor hookup, I think it could be a very successful event.

    10. This TTT thread has been super helpful for me to get a lot of good ideas out of the dusty cluttered corners of my frazzled mind. Thanks for indulging me!

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  • @laurenmdrn16 My twin sister used to have night terrors when we were little. It sounds like you handled it very well! Mostly, trying to keep them safe, and to help it run it' course is what you can do when it happens. Trying to abruptly wake them can be very jarring; the singing was a good idea. I know how much it wrecks me when DS has a nightmare, I can't imagine the heartache of a night terror. ::hugs::
  • Thanks @kbrands7 . I am so nervous for tonight, but hopefully it was just a fluke. He has slept walked before, which was bizarre so I may talk with his pediatrician to see if those are connected and if I can try anything like melatonin to help him sleep better. He is also impossible to get going in the morning and sleeps in like a teenager. One morning he actually said "No Mama. I keep sleeping. You go to daycare!" while pulling his blanket over his head. This is not looking good for the future...

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  • 1. I'm playing hooky too after having to clean up projectile vomit. I had no nausea or warning. Is it second tri yet?

    2. My midwife is on my case about food and vitamins which is a good thing. It's surprised me that the hardest thing for me to get in my diet is carbs.

    3. I have a prenatal workout dvd I've been meaning to start but have felt to sick to do it.

    4. I've already mentally checked out of my job. It's probably because of feeling cruddy but isn't it a bit early for this?

    5. My H is amazing. He's the one that asked me to play hooky today and made me dinner in bed last night. 

    6. All the immediate ladies I work with, except one, have never been pregnant/ don't have kids so they just don't get pregnancy. They actually complained to our boss about how much I've been leaving to go pee. This might be adding to #4.

    7. I've mentioned before that I'm a smaller built person. I've already stared to get the, "Are you sure it's not twins?" My ob did a whole panorama of my uterus while I watched the screen, I'm pretty sure there's only one. -_-

    8. I can't wait for our anatomy scan! Mostly because I just want to see baby again! We schedule it on my appointment this upcoming Monday.

    9. I've got 70% of our Christmas shopping done. I've got three families, now four with DH's, to shop for so I start really early.

    10. Confession: I want to hire someone else to cook/clean till I'm done feeling like a cranky, tired, and sick pregnant lady. I'll never tell H that though. I should probably plan dinner...
  • @H0neyc0mb Yep. I can sympathize with #7. I have a small/short frame and a short torso, so the baby grows outward. I was asked this SO MANY times last pregnancy. This time, people just expect me to stick out far.
  • 1. I'm super excited for the Holiday season this year.  I want Christmas decorations everywhere.  Last year I totally did not have the holiday spirit because of all the legal problems with my sister and how it was affecting the whole family.  I didn't even get a tree last year.  Part of it was because I went to Alaska for half of December for the birth of my nephew, which was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

    2. I just received my new pair of glasses last night and I'm pretty sure the prescription is wrong...again.  So I need to call them again and get back in there..

    3. My OB called and wants me to come back in to give another urine sample because the sample I gave yesterday was sent in for the wrong test.  She called right as I finished going to the bathroom.

    4. I slept in today and am taking my sweet time getting ready for the day.  Which is a bad habit I've been getting into lately. 

    5. I have my first therapy appointment tonight to begin working on my "mommy issues" aka have someone help me figure out why I have such a strained relationship with my mother and how to cope with it instead of stuffing it like I've apparently been doing.  I think my pregnancy hormones have made my patience for my mother worse and I can't even talk to her at this point because I'll say something I'll regret, and she won't even understand what I'm saying.

    6. I'm so thankful to have and amazing stepmom and MIL who are so supportive and understanding and respect my boundaries. 

    7. I started my coffee maker this morning without putting water in it.  That's the first time I've done that.

    8. I got my first flu shot yesterday, ever, and my arm is sore today.  I'm not surprised, but I'm a side sleeper and it really cramped my sleeping style last night.

    9. I found out yesterday that our insurance covered our early dating ultrasound, which I am so surprised about!  I thought we'd have to pay for all ultrasounds out of pocket. 

    10. I need to get into a better habit of eating regularly.  I tend to skip meals, which I know is bad in general, but my Dr explained how blood sugar is different during pregnancy.  I need to really break some bad habits..

  • @kbrands7 Glad to know I'm not the only one! I fully expect to get huge but I didn't expect this question so early. I'm 12 weeks 4 days. When did you start getting the question with your first?
  • 1. I am still congested and coughing but finally starting to feel better after a week with a cold. I used to rely so much on Nyquil and Dayquil to get me through colds and viruses but turns out I can manage just fine without them.
    2. I have never been much of a meat eater but now it is all that I want all the time. Beans and lentils are a fine substitute but I am actually craving red meat and beans can kiss it!
    3. Just realized that something went wrong with our automatic rent payment this month and we are now 17 days late!! Hoping the landlord is understanding, she makes us pay through renttrack, afterall. If we were paying the old fashioned way she'd have her money. I'm trying to be cool about it but I hate this kind of thing, it stresses me out!
    4. My husband teaches on Tuesday nights and doesn't get home until 11 o'clock, before getting KU I used to relish the alone time but now I miss him when he's gone.
    5. I'm really excited for the new Hunger Games movie and trying to convince H to see it with me Saturday afternoon.
    6. I am definitely feeling a million times better than I did during the first tri but the exhaustion has not gone away. I wish I could stay up past 9:30 and feel rested the next day. Sigh.
    7. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving! We're driving up to CT where my family lives next Wednesday afternoon and will come back home on Sunday. I'm looking forward to seeing my grandparents and nephews and cousins and everyone. And eating. I really can't wait for my father's cooking, not only on Thanksgiving. He is a fantastic cook.
    8. I love the holiday season at work. There is a killer party every year and the spirit of generosity is abound. After Thanksgiving I'll switch to my Christmas Pandora station and it will be glorioussss.
    9. I actually did not grow up celebrating Christmas but plan to celebrate it with my child. We started the family Christmas tradition when my brother started having kids and it is so much fun. It is not about the religious meaning for us, but we still celebrate the spirit of family, charity and love. This year I'm asking DH for a snoogle and The Secret Garden adult coloring book.
    10. Someone at work touched my bump today but I actually liked it. I finally don't feel totally awkward when people notice and talk to me about being pregnant. Yay!


  • H0neyC0mb said:
    @kbrands7 Glad to know I'm not the only one! I fully expect to get huge but I didn't expect this question so early. I'm 12 weeks 4 days. When did you start getting the question with your first?
    It was around the same time. I'm short, hourglass, and (had) a very flat stomach so any gaining in my stomach was really obvious. Once I got into the second trimester, my fundal height consistently measured a week ahead and it just stuck straight out, then it dropped reeeaaallly low a few weeks before birth. I didn't look like I had a basketball under my shirt; it was more like a beach ball.
  • 1. I've become obsessed with finding stockings and hangers to put on our newly redone mantel/fireplace.
    2. Headaches have been plaguing at least half of every day for over a week. I have client heavy days today and tomorrow then I think Thursday will be a sleep it off and rest kind of sick day.
    3. I did a short circuit workout and am so sore. Need to keep at it!
    4. I'm a huge fan of The Voice. I've never been into any of the singing competition shows until maternity leave last fall when I got hooked on this one!
    5. I feel guilty talking in general about future plans at work, knowing I'm going to leave. Anyone been through that and have advice? I know it's not possible to tell them now and keep working for 6 months so.....kind of stuck.
    6. We are in the final stretch of our home project! I'm looking forward to giving the first floor a good cleaning, not having workers in the house, and sitting and staring at our pretty backsplash. Yes, I'm that person. When did I start caring more about cloth diapers and tile than being social and well accessorized?! I like this me better.
    7. I'm jealous of the snow falling out west, but know I'm not quite ready for it here in the Midwest.
    8. Clementines are life. I've had 4 today and it's not even 11am.
    9. We have two dogs, one is a rescued retired greyhound. I know we don't have any business with more dogs but there's something about greyhounds that melts my heart...I want them all!
    10. I'm boring and have nothing else to share except that I'm loving the increase in snarky gifs around here!
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  • 1. I'm so ready for the holiday season. I have my days off ready and am so excited to start baking, shopping, decorating, and spending time with our families.

    2. We are telling our employers officially on Friday and we are announcing to the rest of the world on Thanksgiving so we are getting very excited about not having a huge secret anymore and we can shout it from the rooftops! 

    3. I really need to start going through what will be the nursery but I just don't feel like it yet. We are shopping for furniture in January so I know I need to get on it. 

    4. This ties in with #3, but we have decided to buy a house when our lease is up next November so I really don't want to go all crazy for decorating the LO's bedroom when we will be moving 5 months after s/he is born. (We would like to move in October so we don't overlap).

    5. We are going Christmas shopping on Saturday and I'm hoping to get most everyone bought for so I can enjoy the Christmas season! (I use an app that keeps me super organized). 

    6. I'm starting to look at what we want to register for and I get giddy! 

    7. We are starting a Christmas tradition this year where we buy new PJ's for each other (and the LO's when they come) and we will watch a Christmas movie and drink hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. So excited!

    8. I'm a Christmas fanatic, in case you haven't realized...

    9. My dad has really become excited about being a grandparent and is even concerned that I'm drinking skim milk and not organic. I'm pretty sure he's going to bring us some this week. I told him we could buy our milk but I don't think that has changed his mind. He said "my grandchild should have organic." LOL. Dad...you eat Rice Krispies and Corn Pops every day. Together.

    10. I'm really happy with life right now :) 
  • 1. I need to start Christmas shopping. 

    2. My husband swears he's going to buy me a dirt bike for Christmas. Um hello...I'm pregnant. Then I'll have a newborn. Her and I will gladly hang out at camp/ trailer while you guys ride. 

    3. I am taking half day off on Thursday. I can't wait. I have a dr's appt, then my daughter's award assembly where she's getting an award, then her 3rd grade Thanksgiving Feast. Maybe I should take the whole day off. 

    4. I need to meal plan. We were gone all weekend and I have yet to go to the market.

    5. Speaking of which, I need to chop 6 cups of carrots for my daughter's class. 

    6. What I really want for Christmas, is a little weekend getaway for a babymoon. 

    7. I have grown out of all bras and sports bras. It's ridiculous.

    8. My daughter and I signed up for a 5k. We usually do them all the time. I have such a hard time running especially from the boob issue. 

    9. I've started my research on day cares/ in home day cares. So stressful. At first I thought I'd be on every waitlist and wouldn't have many options. Now I might be faced with more options than I thought. Which do I choose? How soon do I need to choose? All these questions!

    10. Is it lunchtime yet?
  • 1.  I got home from vacation on Friday and still haven't unpacked my suitcase.  Tonight I will conquer that and all the laundry.  I hope...

    2.  I hate cleaning.  When I go back to work after baby is born, I am seriously considering a cleaning service every other week to do the deep cleaning stuff.. scrubbing floors, toilets, windows, etc.  Did I mention I don't like cleaning? :)

    3.  I need to find out when the Peanuts Thanksgiving special is.  I have loved watching that every year since I was a little kid.  I love all the Peanuts holiday specials.

    4.  I still fit in my pants, but they are getting more and more snug by the day.  I seriously can't find any nice maternity dress pants that have long inseams (I'm 5'11").  I have a couple pairs from gap from my last pregnancy that are ok, but I'd like something different.  This seriously makes me sad.  I could wear dresses and skirts, but it can be so freakin' cold here in the winter.  If anyone has suggestions, let me know!  I've checked Gap, Old Navy, Motherhood, Loft, Asos, H&M, J. Crew...

    5. I have a bachelorette party to attend this weekend.  Pregnant on a party bus... woooooo!

    6. I get winded so easily lately!  It's quite sad because I usually have a great endurance and can run for long distances.  Lately, not so much...  Last night I ran up our stairs and was huffing and puffing.  I felt so pathetic.  I'm hoping I can start making more time for the gym now that I'm feeling better.  I have a feeling it's going to be hard with the holidays right around the corner, but no excuses!

    7.  I don't want to tell work about being pregnant.  I'm supposed to sign on a big client next week, so I'm hoping I can give the news of the new client, then tell them about the pregnancy.  I work in the investment management division of a bank, so other than my department, I will just wait until everyone figures it out on their own.

    8.  For some reason I thought that you could only eat well-done steaks while pregnant. I typically like mine medium rare, so I was thrilled when I was told I could have medium steaks.  My H and I were in Las Vegas over our anniversary, so we went to a great steak place and I had filet mignon that I could cut with. my. FORK.  Yum.  It was so tender and delicious.  Then I had dessert at Jean Phillipe Patisserie which is absolutely fantastic (it's the place with the chocolate fountains).  I was on cloud 9!!

    9.  If you like babies and Instagram, follow Scout Ponder.  Her mom is Samantha Ponder, who is an ESPN anchor and her dad is Christian Ponder who is an NFL quarterback (I can't remember which team and am too lazy to look it up).  Anyway, Sam obviously runs the page, but she comes up with the funniest pictures and captions of Scout.  It makes me laugh.

    10.  My boobs have grown slightly, but I'm hoping I will get to experience what having boobs is like during pregnancy/BF. Haha.  I'm the president of the itty bitty titty committee, so it would be fun to have a little somthin' somethin' for a while.  However, when they go back to normal I hope they don't look like a marble on a surfboard. ;)
    Me: 27    DH: 30
    Married in 2011
    Baby 1: Stillborn at 27 weeks (April 2014)
    Baby 2: Due May 2016

  • 1. Waiting until 5 to call and see if I have to go into jury duty in the morning.
    2. Watching Losing Isaiah which makes me a ball of mush every time.
    3. About to make Louisiana grillades for dinner.
    4. Waiting for doctor office to call me back (impatiently).
    5. Waiting for plastic surgeon office to call me back so we can go through my breast lift and reduction so I can get a game plan for BF.
    6. I can't believe I'm actually airing my house out with all the windows open in November!!! This weather is crazy!
    7. I took a most wonderful video of DD blowing raspberries on my belly this morning and then telling my belly "I love you brother sister" then kissing my belly.
    8. Sooo relieved to not have gray hairs anymore and officially a red head as of Friday! (I'm usually a platinum blonde).
    9. Hoping I can get off early tomorrow night so I can go to DD's school Thanksgiving luncheon without being a complete zombie.
    10. DH struck again by not keeping his mouth shut about our freakin baby names! His best friend had his baby yesterday and sure as shit named him one of our baby names bc DH mentioned we liked the name. UGH!
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    Been married since 2009.
    Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
    Several MCs
    DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)



  • 1.  Hubby and I want to take a vacation together, as it would be the last one we could go on for a long time once baby gets here.  Only thing we can't afford to b/c it costs a fortune to board the dogs.  There is no other option regarding our dogs.   So no vacation/babymoon for us :(

    2.. FIL wants to go to the beach and wants us to drive him and offered to board our dogs and pay for everything.   Sounds great right?  WRONG!  He is super needy and super manipulative, and it would pretty much be hell on earth.   It's all I can do to keep my mouth shut around him as it is during an hour or so supper.  The main reason I do not like him is because of how he treats my husband.    I don't think I could last 5plus hours in a car and then cooped up in the same hotel room.  Nope nope nope, and a whole lotta more NOPE!

    3.  I'm so not motivated today. This is due to a lack of sleep. Last night I felt like I was drowning in a sea of boogers.  It always happens at night.  During the day I"m fine and during the night I"m choking constantly on snot (drainage) as I try to sleep.  Probably TMI.  I know all the tricks and home remedies; they don't help much in my experience.

    4.  Our NT scan is Thursday.  I'm nervous.  I'm so afraid that there won't be a heartbeat.   I've heard other people's horror stories about thinking everything is fine and then going in for an ultrasound only to discover no more baby.  That terrifies me, especially b/c we have already lost one earlier this year.   If that happens I will be fit to be tied.

    5.  I'm not much into vegetables.  I'm a very picky eater when it comes to veggies.  Now that I"m pregnant, I'm even more picky than before.  Veggies = mostly yuck  Id rather eat fruit.

    6.  I've done most of my Christmas shopping.  Just have to get my sister one more thing, a couple more things for my dad and then shop for the  hubby.   Unfortunately, next step after that is wrapping - which I  hate.

    7.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week.  The last three months of the year are my favorite.  They always seem to fly by though.

    8.  Been having weird dreams.  Some dreams are sex dreams and they are super weird and creep me out to an extent.

    9.  I work from home so my wardrobe is pj pants and a tshirt.  I don't sleep in the same pj pants I wear during the day.  I have separate pairs lol

    10. I worry about my husband sometimes. 


    First Pregnancy
    • BFP: 01/25/2015
    • EDD: 09/28/2015
    • Incomplete MC: 02/28/2015

    Second Pregnancy

    • BFP: 09/11/2015
    • EDD: 05/25/2016
    Baby Born
    04/15/2016



    PGAL
    1. Had an OB and dentist appointments this week. I really hate going to the OB. Every time I'm in there for 5 minutes and feel like "What am I paying you to do?!" I know there is more to it than what I see, she checks the heart and confirms things are ok but it feels so bleh.
    2. People do Fireworks in NZ for the 5th of November which is Guy Fawkes Day. Its the 18th and people are still setting them off every night!! I want to yell "Stop scaring my cat you asses!" Heck, they set them off at like 5pm . . its spring here so it isn't even dark! you cant see them!
    3. I'm still struggling with where I should register and if I should. Someone asked about it so I think maybe I should in case anyone else asks? The dilemma is if I register at Amazon.com then my family in the USA will have to pay crazy shipping to get stuff to NZ but they have a lot of products that I would want. If I register at a closer place then the range of items/brands is much smaller and they might get confused by the crazy USD vs NZD exchange . . . they might see a swaddle two pack for $50 and think "WTF?" but its in NZD . . . Anyone have any advice? Ive asked before somewhere else months ago but didn't think about all these other issues.
    4. Im going through phases of loving my growing bump then wanting to hide it the next day.
    5. My little cousin is also pregnant and due a few weeks before me. I am so excited for her but its making me even more home sick! It would be so nice to have our babies grow up near each other.
    6. I've kicked into baby money mode. I love upgrading my gadgets like my iPhone and iPad. I know it's excessive and I know a lot of people think it's stupid and pointless but oh well.  I did however find myself saying "I think I'll just keep these for a while" DH is also a gadget person and isn't in the same mindset as I am yet. 
    7. There is an American store nearby that sells American food which mostly includes junk and snacks and sugar. DH has fallen in love with Goldfish Crackers and I get the occasional box of Cheez-its or Cheetos but I try to avoid it. He discovered Hamburger helper the other day. He picked up the box as if he was looking at some foreign tablet that was unearthed in an archaeological dig. He asked " What is this? It looks very interesting." I explained and he had to have a box. This store . . . is evil. DH wants to move to the USA just for the junk alone. He says the Americans have mastered "bad food"
    8. I'm going to do a two person thanks giving dinner this year and it will stink . . . its going to be on Thrusday so DH has work and it wont be turkey because two people cant finish off a whole one. So basically we will have a roast chicken, stuffing and Mash and some Pumpkin pie desert on a normal weeknight. then back to a usual evening. How pathetic. :(
    9. I think i had food poisoning the day after my OB. It went away but it really freaked me out. No clue what cause it. 
    10. We have had a boy name picked out from the get go. It's not my first choice but since that name is already taken as a middle name for one of DH's other children we went for number two choice. The girl name on the other hand . . . we have drastically different tastes on.
  • I juuuust finished the good girl. i really liked it, i couldnt put it down. You have to tell me how you feel about the ending! :)
    yogahh said:
    Ill start ;)

    1. I am playing hookie from work today. Just needed a day, alone, in the quiet to relax and read. I do this occasionally, and its always really nice
    2. We are looking at a new apartment tonight. I mentioned before our landlord sucks. Barely gives us heat. Hasn't ever been proactive to fix anything. So we need to move, especially before the babe comes.
    3. I heart Charlie Sheen, but not surprised about the announcement he is HIV positive. I told DH last week I thought it would be him when initial story was being leaked.
    4. I cant wait to finish 'The Good Girl' today. I am hooked on this book!
    5. Our anatomy scan is on 12/29. I bought a card on Etsy for the tech to fill out, and on NYE when we are out to dinner we will open it. SO EXCITED!
    6. Speaking of anatomy scan, I have been convinced its a boy. But I don't have a definite feeling about it one way or the other anymore.
    7. The Rockettes were on the Today show. For some reason, they always make me emotional and I cried a bit. The show in NYC is amazing and I cant wait to take the LO in a few more years! I am really looking forward to starting Christmas traditions as a family!
    8. Filling out the paper work to change my name today! It will hopefully be officially done the week after Christmas. I am happy to change it, but it feels so weird.
    9. I foresee a nap in my immediate future :)
    10. Going back to take some prenatal yoga classes this weekend, and looking forward to adding it to my regular workout routine again.

  • 1. I cannot WAIT to have Thursday and Friday off this week. I've been on a crazy-long stretch at work the past 2 weeks!

    2. I cannot get enough apples, in all forms. Sliced with peanut butter? Yes. Applesauce? Duh. Martinelli's apple juice? Why not?!

    3. I am sick of getting heartburn from every. Single. Thing.

    4. I got a new vehicle right before we got the BFP. Heated steering wheels are my new favorite thing.

    5. My dog has been my shadow and follows me EVERYwhere.

    6. I can't wait for Thanksgiving. It's the first one I'll spend with my family in a few years, and I can't wait to have everyone in one place!

    7. My mom is terrified of my dog (and all dogs). I think it's hilarious when she comes over, because my dog LOVES her.

    8. I used to be a major coffee drinker, and since I found out I was PG, it doesn't even sound good.

    9. I'm excited to finally have a little bump! One of my coworkers noticed it on Monday and it made me feel a little better about my pants not fitting anymore!

    10. I'm dreading finding a winter coat. Snow and chilly temps are just around the corner and my current "go-to" winter coats are a little snug near the tummy, and I'll need something nice and warm for our winter vacation in a couple of months.
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