Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
I tell DH this all the time. He swears like a sailor when something in the game messes up. He just laughs at me and says he won't once the baby is born. Hoping it's as easy for him to stop as he says
Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
DH just mentioned this last night as I was shouting obscenities when I found where the dog had an accident. I probably swear more than he does, so I'm really going to have to start being more conscious of it after LO gets here because I don't want to have to explain to my very conservative family why my kid just dropped his toy and said, "Well, fuck!"
I was gonna start a fun thread, but am too lazy...is anyone making a labor playlist? Now that Lemonade is on Itunes, I think I will just listen to that on repeat. But I saw this and it made me think; what funny songs would you add?
We made playlists for both deliveries. I find it really helpful for setting the mood and getting me in the right frame of mind. I tend to focus on the music more than the counting during pushing. Both times the L&D nurses commented on the calm atmosphere, it's not zen spa music but the volume is low and we usually keep it on during skin to skin too. The latest one featured a lot of Prince but had a good variety - Bieber made it on, my stand by Lana del Rey, and the Ryan Adams Taylor Swift cover album.
I ordered a chicken cutlet sandwich for lunch. Their description did NOT state mayo. Well it came with mayo. I don't eat mayo (gross). I also ordered sea salt chips. They sent salt and vinegar. I almost burst into tears when I saw what they sent. I never thought I would cry over food.... But I was a trooper and ate it. Baby likes mayo it seems.
I'm with you on mayo. That sh!t is disgusting. But then, I feel the same way about trashy Bravo TV, so...
The other day (Jimmy Johns customer appreciation day) DH went out to get us lunch and forgot my "no mayo" admonition. I couldn't even get mad because I am living in a hospital dorm room with limited time for eating - usually while pumping.
I knocked a 30 ml container of freshly pumped breast milk over into the sink at 3:30 in the morning. Whoever invented the phrase no use crying over spilled milk never had to breastfeed nicu babies.
Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
Yes. I keep telling DH this. Not only when he games but just when he thinks something is stupid (whatever it may be at the time). He has two other LOs, so I think he can manage it, I just wish he would start working on it now.
@TXmamatobe Yes! Not to mention that inevitably halfway through the shopping trip DS or I, or both of us have to pee! I have managed to keep him away from the car carts for now though...
Hugs @khochanadel. During DS's first week I spilled pumped milk in the middle of the night and I cried so hard that DH woke up startled and thought something was wrong with DS. I can't even imagine how frustrating it was for twice that amount. Maybe try a power pump to get your body to produce a little extra temporarily to make it up. You're doing so well for your girls regardless!
I'm really starting to get annoyed at my appointments. It's the same thing every week now. Check my urine - no protein on the test strip. No headaches, changes in vision, abdominal pain, etc. Check my BP - of course it's high, bc you know I'm constantly worried it's going to be high now and I'm sure that doesn't help. Talk to the midwife and explain again that when I take it at home my BP is fine... Chill a little bit, take it again. It went down a little bit. Check babies heartbeat, check it again. It went down more, but they want me to sit again and see if it continues to go down. So sit in a dark room for 15 mins and it goes down more and I can finally go. Then of course a completely different nurse took it and says she hopes we don't see those numbers again. Bc that helps my anxiety about it for next time. And I want to say 'Of course they'll be high next time, bc you all keep stressing me out about it.'
For the rest of my appointments though I've decided to work from home those days and 'chill' before we leave so hopefully it helps. This week though I'm using the BP monitor at home everyday and tracking it for them to hopefully speed up the process at my appointments from now on... Hopefully I just have the next 2 left. I know they're just doing their job, it just makes it hard for me when I get different people every time and I have to explain myself again and again. Bleh.
@yogahh we aren't making a playlist, we are just going to bring up whatever station I want to listen to on Pandora (aka 90's rap or pop). Yep, I'm cool. Also, as much as I love seeing baby pictures on our announcement thread, I'm even more excited when it's a regular poster instead of someone I don't recognize or who has barely participated.
@TXmamatobe Yes! Not to mention that inevitably halfway through the shopping trip DS or I, or both of us have to pee! I have managed to keep him away from the car carts for now though...
Yes!!!! Or we just get in the line to pay..."I need to go potty"...
@yogahh we aren't making a playlist, we are just going to bring up whatever station I want to listen to on Pandora (aka 90's rap or pop). Yep, I'm cool. Also, as much as I love seeing baby pictures on our announcement thread, I'm even more excited when it's a regular poster instead of someone I don't recognize or who has barely participated.
This. I love all the squishy baby pics, but it creeps me out a bit to see a randos kid. Who lurks for 9 months only to come out of the woodwork to post their kids pic to the internet?
My sister had my niece in November, so this will be her first Mother's Day. Since a lot of the family focus around that time will be on my impending delivery, I don't want her big milestone to be completely overshadowed by that. I know my BIL will try to make it special for her, but I really want to get her something memorable, too. I got her a citrine (one of the November birthstones) necklace for Christmas, so I would like to get her a keepsake other than jewelry. I've been brainstorming, but I can't come up with anything? You ladies are creative. Any suggestions?
Has she had any "wish" items you've heard her mention like "Oh I wish I had this bc it would be helpful when LO does this" type things? I'd say a post post partum basket (bc who ever gets those?!) would be nice. For her, this seems to be the time when everyone disappears anyways (the new has worn off) so maybe the basket may renew her feeling and remembering she is still celebrated as a new mom? I'd pack it with snacks, books, movies, pedicure/manicure items (for when LO is napping), a binder, clothes appropriate for changing weather (tank tops?...If it's about to be summer where you are), etc. Hope this helps!
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@TXmamatobe Yes! Not to mention that inevitably halfway through the shopping trip DS or I, or both of us have to pee! I have managed to keep him away from the car carts for now though...
DD POOPED her pants last week during my grocery trip. I just looked at her like REALLY?! THIS was the appropriate time?!
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@yogahh we aren't making a playlist, we are just going to bring up whatever station I want to listen to on Pandora (aka 90's rap or pop). Yep, I'm cool. Also, as much as I love seeing baby pictures on our announcement thread, I'm even more excited when it's a regular poster instead of someone I don't recognize or who has barely participated.
Agreed. For those of us who have been here 8-9 months now - we are like a family/community. I would feel odd going to another website like TB and posting my son's pic and story where I haven't participated.
Anyone else who has 85+ degree weather right now....I just fixed an ice cold arnold palmer...Holy moses it's ridiculously refreshing. You should try it.
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Anyone else who has 85+ degree weather right now....I just fixed an ice cold arnold palmer...Holy moses it's ridiculously refreshing. You should try it.
In the summer we make these with sweet tea vodka and call it a John Daly . Both sound delicious right now.
Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
DH just mentioned this last night as I was shouting obscenities when I found where the dog had an accident. I probably swear more than he does, so I'm really going to have to start being more conscious of it after LO gets here because I don't want to have to explain to my very conservative family why my kid just dropped his toy and said, "Well, fuck!"
At this point I'm convinced that my kid is going to come out dropping F-bombs instead of crying. Apparently one of the major pregnancy symptoms for me is that my tendency to occasionally swear has increased exponentially.
Anyone else who has 85+ degree weather right now....I just fixed an ice cold arnold palmer...Holy moses it's ridiculously refreshing. You should try it.
In the summer we make these with sweet tea vodka and call it a John Daly . Both sound delicious right now.
I enjoy a nice cold John Daly when I golf! They can sure sneak up on you.
Anyone else who has 85+ degree weather right now....I just fixed an ice cold arnold palmer...Holy moses it's ridiculously refreshing. You should try it.
In the summer we make these with sweet tea vodka and call it a John Daly . Both sound delicious right now.
I enjoy a nice cold John Daly when I golf! They can sure sneak up on you.
Firefly vodka with water and lemon...OMG. Those definitely sneak up on you too.
Been married since 2009. Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter) Several MCs DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I'm really starting to get annoyed at my appointments. It's the same thing every week now. Check my urine - no protein on the test strip. No headaches, changes in vision, abdominal pain, etc. Check my BP - of course it's high, bc you know I'm constantly worried it's going to be high now and I'm sure that doesn't help. Talk to the midwife and explain again that when I take it at home my BP is fine... Chill a little bit, take it again. It went down a little bit. Check babies heartbeat, check it again. It went down more, but they want me to sit again and see if it continues to go down. So sit in a dark room for 15 mins and it goes down more and I can finally go. Then of course a completely different nurse took it and says she hopes we don't see those numbers again. Bc that helps my anxiety about it for next time. And I want to say 'Of course they'll be high next time, bc you all keep stressing me out about it.'
For the rest of my appointments though I've decided to work from home those days and 'chill' before we leave so hopefully it helps. This week though I'm using the BP monitor at home everyday and tracking it for them to hopefully speed up the process at my appointments from now on... Hopefully I just have the next 2 left. I know they're just doing their job, it just makes it hard for me when I get different people every time and I have to explain myself again and again. Bleh.
Ugh, this keeps happening to me, too! Monday they made me go to L&D for monitoring and more tests. Of course as soon as I get the hospital, my blood pressure dropped down to normal.
I'm planning on getting to my appointments 20-30 minutes early and laying down in an extra room for awhile. Last thing I want is to be labeled with hypertension and possibly be induced early for no good reason!
I have so many things I need to do, but I have this overwhelming feeling of boredness. Like this week and the next two weeks, I'm just going through the motions waiting for this big epic event to happen.
Anyone else who has 85+ degree weather right now....I just fixed an ice cold arnold palmer...Holy moses it's ridiculously refreshing. You should try it.
In the summer we make these with sweet tea vodka and call it a John Daly . Both sound delicious right now.
I enjoy a nice cold John Daly when I golf! They can sure sneak up on you.
Firefly vodka with water and lemon...OMG. Those definitely sneak up on you too.
My random GTKY fact about myself: I quit drinking vodka 5 years ago (April 9). After drinking it for a decade I finally realized it made me a crazy person. I'm not a scientist but I'm a strong believer everyone has one drink that makes them bat shit. I can drink whiskey and tequila till the sun goes down (not that I have drank like that since our daughter came along) but vodka is the water of the devil.
I'm really starting to get annoyed at my appointments. It's the same thing every week now. Check my urine - no protein on the test strip. No headaches, changes in vision, abdominal pain, etc. Check my BP - of course it's high, bc you know I'm constantly worried it's going to be high now and I'm sure that doesn't help. Talk to the midwife and explain again that when I take it at home my BP is fine... Chill a little bit, take it again. It went down a little bit. Check babies heartbeat, check it again. It went down more, but they want me to sit again and see if it continues to go down. So sit in a dark room for 15 mins and it goes down more and I can finally go. Then of course a completely different nurse took it and says she hopes we don't see those numbers again. Bc that helps my anxiety about it for next time. And I want to say 'Of course they'll be high next time, bc you all keep stressing me out about it.'
For the rest of my appointments though I've decided to work from home those days and 'chill' before we leave so hopefully it helps. This week though I'm using the BP monitor at home everyday and tracking it for them to hopefully speed up the process at my appointments from now on... Hopefully I just have the next 2 left. I know they're just doing their job, it just makes it hard for me when I get different people every time and I have to explain myself again and again. Bleh.
Ugh, this keeps happening to me, too! Monday they made me go to L&D for monitoring and more tests. Of course as soon as I get the hospital, my blood pressure dropped down to normal.
I'm planning on getting to my appointments 20-30 minutes early and laying down in an extra room for awhile. Last thing I want is to be labeled with hypertension and possibly be induced early for no good reason!
Exactly! In my case it seems they've calmed down a little about mentioning induction, but I don't want this to keep happening and then have to be induced at 40 weeks just bc. If I end up 'needing' an induction I can't have the baby at the birth center and have to go to the hospital down the road and while not the end of the world I feel like I've gotten this far and it would kinda suck to have something stupid like this ruin it at the end. I feel like if it weren't such a process each time I went then it would be better and I kind of explained that to the midwife... maybe having my appointment time, then chilling for like 15 mins and then taking my BP. I don't think it's going to matter though and they're just going to give me the runaround each time.
Just realised that my DH will need to change the way he 'games'. I am not sure what the hell is going on in his game, but he just let loose an indecent amount of swear words. I find it hilarious, but it probably won't be so funny when baby's first word is something nasty...
DH just mentioned this last night as I was shouting obscenities when I found where the dog had an accident. I probably swear more than he does, so I'm really going to have to start being more conscious of it after LO gets here because I don't want to have to explain to my very conservative family why my kid just dropped his toy and said, "Well, fuck!"
Wellll I just had a lovely run in with this. I do have a bad mouth but I am very aware of what I say in front of DS. The day he broke my phone...I picked it up not knowing it was broken, looked at it and said "FUCK." He's been saying every word under the sun so of course he repeated me clear as day. He's said it like 5 times since. I want to cry!!!
Why can't people just do what they say they're going to do? I messaged a seller on etsy yesterday bc I ordered something 2 weeks ago today and hadn't heard anything about it. It's a custom wall decal for the nursery and the store did say allow 1 to 2 weeks for shipping. I get that. I planned for 2 weeks. That's fine. They messaged me back yesterday and said everything was good and it would be shipped today.
Well unless they just 'forgot' to update the status or the website is sucking then they obviously did not ship it today. I was hoping to have it for this weekend specifically to get it on the wall... Not the end of the world, but I figured since I spent a lot on this then I would at least get it in time. DH said its ok if it takes a little longer and that he would make sure it got up, I just don't like paying for something and someone not following through.
Also, I have way too many rants today. I think I just need to go home and go to bed.
I'm really starting to get annoyed at my appointments. It's the same thing every week now. Check my urine - no protein on the test strip. No headaches, changes in vision, abdominal pain, etc. Check my BP - of course it's high, bc you know I'm constantly worried it's going to be high now and I'm sure that doesn't help. Talk to the midwife and explain again that when I take it at home my BP is fine... Chill a little bit, take it again. It went down a little bit. Check babies heartbeat, check it again. It went down more, but they want me to sit again and see if it continues to go down. So sit in a dark room for 15 mins and it goes down more and I can finally go. Then of course a completely different nurse took it and says she hopes we don't see those numbers again. Bc that helps my anxiety about it for next time. And I want to say 'Of course they'll be high next time, bc you all keep stressing me out about it.'
For the rest of my appointments though I've decided to work from home those days and 'chill' before we leave so hopefully it helps. This week though I'm using the BP monitor at home everyday and tracking it for them to hopefully speed up the process at my appointments from now on... Hopefully I just have the next 2 left. I know they're just doing their job, it just makes it hard for me when I get different people every time and I have to explain myself again and again. Bleh.
Ugh, this keeps happening to me, too! Monday they made me go to L&D for monitoring and more tests. Of course as soon as I get the hospital, my blood pressure dropped down to normal.
I'm planning on getting to my appointments 20-30 minutes early and laying down in an extra room for awhile. Last thing I want is to be labeled with hypertension and possibly be induced early for no good reason!
This is the story of my life. Luckily, because ive been tracking my BP at home since November, they are "allowing" me to wait and be induced just a few days before my due date. It's hard, but advocate for yourself! I feel like I've been fighting them on this for a while and finally one of the doctors at my practice agreed with me!
Anyone else get the, "Are you sill pregnant?" comment/question ever day?
I'm also getting people answering the phone on the first ring with "Is it time?!"
This would annoy me SO much.. I'm planning to respond to texts inquiring if I've had the baby by replying with only this link: https://haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com/
Re: **The Everything Random Thread for May 2016**
The other day (Jimmy Johns customer appreciation day) DH went out to get us lunch and forgot my "no mayo" admonition. I couldn't even get mad because I am living in a hospital dorm room with limited time for eating - usually while pumping.
For the rest of my appointments though I've decided to work from home those days and 'chill' before we leave so hopefully it helps. This week though I'm using the BP monitor at home everyday and tracking it for them to hopefully speed up the process at my appointments from now on... Hopefully I just have the next 2 left. I know they're just doing their job, it just makes it hard for me when I get different people every time and I have to explain myself again and again. Bleh.
Also, as much as I love seeing baby pictures on our announcement thread, I'm even more excited when it's a regular poster instead of someone I don't recognize or who has barely participated.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
At this point I'm convinced that my kid is going to come out dropping F-bombs instead of crying. Apparently one of the major pregnancy symptoms for me is that my tendency to occasionally swear has increased exponentially.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I'm planning on getting to my appointments 20-30 minutes early and laying down in an extra room for awhile. Last thing I want is to be labeled with hypertension and possibly be induced early for no good reason!
Well unless they just 'forgot' to update the status or the website is sucking then they obviously did not ship it today. I was hoping to have it for this weekend specifically to get it on the wall... Not the end of the world, but I figured since I spent a lot on this then I would at least get it in time. DH said its ok if it takes a little longer and that he would make sure it got up, I just don't like paying for something and someone not following through.
Also, I have way too many rants today. I think I just need to go home and go to bed.
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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!)
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
5.5.16 | 8.14.17 | 1.30.19