My 15 month old wanted to try my chocolate milk I made this morning so I let him sip it. Then let him sip off and on from my cup until we both drank it all. This is the happiest he's been in the morning in days.
I'm trying really hard to stuff my face with good, healthy foods these days...but I just ate a small brownie for breakfast. It was delicious. My logic was that I needed something to go with my coffee. No ragrets.
Last night I received a black tie wedding invitation for May- I will be 35 weeks pregnant and it will require a 2.5 hour plane ride in order to attend. I would reallllllly like to go to the wedding, mostly as a fun last hurray for me and DH before DS#2 is born but I also don't want to find myself going into labor out of state. My ob says it's generally safe to fly up to 36 weeks, I'll technically be 35 and a half weeks when I return from the wedding.
I honestly have no idea right now what I'm going to do. RSVPs are due in 3 weeks.
This might sound bitchy, but keep in mind I'm sleep deprived. I super side-eye a friend of mine for how she & her H are raising one of their children. He is a terror...truly! I wish I was exaggerating. His behaviour is horrifying, & nothing is ever done about it. All they ever have are empty threats for him, there is no real discipline or parenting happening. He is always given new toys or electronics, & the minute things aren't going his way he screams bloody-murder & resorts to violence. I've been out in public with them before & it was the most embarrassing experience! I've been around kids long enough to know what's normal & what isn't...& I think in this case it's a pretty clear parenting issue. This kid needs some structure & discipline...clear rules & expectations...& ACTIVITY! Keeping him inside all day with just the TV or iPad is not helping. It frustrates me more than it should, & doesn't help that we're around them so often. His behaviour makes me not want to bring my son around him. I can't help it...totally judging them.
@WinniethePoohsPants I was invited to a wedding on April 2nd
when I’ll be about 31 weeks. My husband won’t let us go. In fact, he won’t let
me get on a plane after now, regardless of what the doc says is okay. Is your H
okay with you going? I hate dilemmas like that!!
I have been super sick the last two nights with a sore throat and a cold, and this morning I had no voice. I need to catch up on work (thank goodness I work from home now) that I skipped out on yesterday due to feeling crappy but I totally opened my browser to zulily and here before touching my work email. And also turned on Vanderpump Rules and started watching that...
TTC#1 since May 2011
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
@WinniethePoohsPants I was invited to a wedding on April 2nd
when I’ll be about 31 weeks. My husband won’t let us go. In fact, he won’t let
me get on a plane after now, regardless of what the doc says is okay. Is your H
okay with you going? I hate dilemmas like that!!
My Dh says it would make him uncomfortable, but will go if I want to go - the groom is one of his college friends. My Ds was born at exactly 39 weeks which has me thinking (very naive I know) that there's still plenty of time between the wedding and my due date.
@WinniethePoohsPants This is tough, but I would probably decide against going. You don't know how you will feel, and perhaps I am a lush, but if I can't drink and dance and wear heels to a wedding, regardless of how great I feel at 35 weeks, I probably wouldn't have too much fun. And my first was born at 35+2 so that makes me so much more trepidatious about planning anything in that last month before my due date, which is probably crazy. Also, a 2.5 hour plane ride sounds like hell that far along. BUT if it's really great friends, it is so hard to choose to skip out! Three weeks to decide is good, though--you have a bit of time to think about everything.
...and I just realized that nothing I said here was useful. Trust your gut?
TTC#1 since May 2011
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
I'm sitting here at my work computer with no motivation to do ANYTHING for work.....I'm procrastinating like crazy and avoiding my work I should be doing....it's Friday and my birthday, I think I should get a free pass...or something haha.
I know I've reached a new level of laziness because when I was feeling too lazy to pick up some deodorant on my lunch break the other day, I ALMOST ordered it with Amazon Prime instead... I'll order just about anything on Prime, as long as the cost is pretty much comparable.
I think my mother, who watches my kids at my house every day, probably thinks I have a real shopping problem because I get a package like every day. But, really I just order everything online, unless it really really makes more financial sense to actually go in a store...
@WinniethePoohsPants This is tough, but I would probably decide against going. You don't know how you will feel, and perhaps I am a lush, but if I can't drink and dance and wear heels to a wedding, regardless of how great I feel at 35 weeks, I probably wouldn't have too much fun. And my first was born at 35+2 so that makes me so much more trepidatious about planning anything in that last month before my due date, which is probably crazy. Also, a 2.5 hour plane ride sounds like hell that far along. BUT if it's really great friends, it is so hard to choose to skip out! Three weeks to decide is good, though--you have a bit of time to think about everything.
...and I just realized that nothing I said here was useful. Trust your gut?
@alileecamThanks, I really appreciate your input. I'm probably forgetting how exhausting the last few weeks are - and 35 weeks is cutting it really close considering it will require a plane ride. Also, if you don't mind me asking - did you go into labor or were you induced? I was induced at 39 weeks myself.
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
I know I've reached a new level of laziness because when I was feeling too lazy to pick up some deodorant on my lunch break the other day, I ALMOST ordered it with Amazon Prime instead... I'll order just about anything on Prime, as long as the cost is pretty much comparable.
I think my mother, who watches my kids at my house every day, probably thinks I have a real shopping problem because I get a package like every day. But, really I just order everything online, unless it really really makes more financial sense to actually go in a store...
One time I apologized to the mailman and said, "You must think I have a problem" because he delivered an armful of packages to me at once. To be fair, it was several orders over several weeks (some of which were broken up) that just happened to be delivered on the same day. But still, I am sure he was like, "Women be shoppin'."
TTC#1 since May 2011
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
@WinniethePoohsPants This is tough, but I would probably decide against going. You don't know how you will feel, and perhaps I am a lush, but if I can't drink and dance and wear heels to a wedding, regardless of how great I feel at 35 weeks, I probably wouldn't have too much fun. And my first was born at 35+2 so that makes me so much more trepidatious about planning anything in that last month before my due date, which is probably crazy. Also, a 2.5 hour plane ride sounds like hell that far along. BUT if it's really great friends, it is so hard to choose to skip out! Three weeks to decide is good, though--you have a bit of time to think about everything.
...and I just realized that nothing I said here was useful. Trust your gut?
@alileecamThanks, I really appreciate your input. I'm probably forgetting how exhausting the last few weeks are - and 35 weeks is cutting it really close considering it will require a plane ride. Also, if you don't mind me asking - did you go into labor or were you induced? I was induced at 39 weeks myself.
FTM here, but I don't think I'd go at 35 weeks. The wedding sounda fabulous, and I would hate to miss it. However, given such a long plane ride, I don't think I'd risk delivering early so far away. Just my $0.02.
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
I really don't believe you.
@CourtJack- I feel like you should've said "I literally don't believe you." Man, you missed the boat on that one
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
I really don't believe you.
@CourtJack- I feel like you should've said "I literally don't believe you." Man, you missed the boat on that one
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
I really don't believe you.
@CourtJack- I feel like you should've said "I literally don't believe you." Man, you missed the boat on that one
I literally missed the boat on that one.
(insert audience boo'ing here)
I literally don't believe that you were getting on a boat IRL. Were you?
I'm sitting here at my work computer with no motivation to do ANYTHING for work.....I'm procrastinating like crazy and avoiding my work I should be doing....it's Friday and my birthday, I think I should get a free pass...or something haha.
My confession. If I don't get some food within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so I am not responsible for my words towards people who say hey to me today. I am literally a crab until I've been fed! And Unfortunately I left the house too late this morning to grab or even fix anything...ugh wish it was 5:00 already!
I really don't believe you.
Lol okay so not literally lol. I have a tendency to exaggerate when I'm hungry lol.
@alileecamThanks, I really appreciate your input. I'm probably forgetting how exhausting the last few weeks are - and 35 weeks is cutting it really close considering it will require a plane ride. Also, if you don't mind me asking - did you go into labor or were you induced? I was induced at 39 weeks myself.
I went into labor--my water broke. I had too much fluid (polyhydramnios), so that probably had a lot to do with it.
TTC#1 since May 2011
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
I'm going to dinner with my husband's boss and family tonight (we're military and the squadron wives are really close so it's not as weird as it sounds) and I'm REALLY tempted to ask him if he knows where we're moving yet. We were supposed to find out in January and expecting to be moving in August/September. I just wanna know where I'm moving to in 6 months!!!!!
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
My FFFC is I'm garbage at dealing with feelings. Which unfortunately translates to sucking at supporting people who are going through hard times. So, sorry to anyone on here who has shared struggles and I've just responded with awkward silence.
My FFFC, I went off on my brother the other day when he called to say he was going to take his ex back to court for full custody (which I told him to do 5 months ago when they were originally battling). Do I think he should have full custody? Yes, she is a drunk who takes my 6 year old nephew to the bar with her and lives with yucky people who are always drinking and lots of debauchery. However, I'm sick of my bro playing the victim role since he wasn't much better behaved prior to the divorce. Every thing he complains about her doing was something he was also willfully doing less than a year ago and definitely in the first 5 years if the kids life. So I lost my mind and told him what I thought about him. I also called him selfish because he has preoccupied the whole family with this drama for a year and a half. Instead of focusing on our sisters death, my miscarriage, holidays, other family members, etc, all we hear about is my "poor brother" and his "bitch of an ex wife". WTFE. I have decided I am going to kidnap the kid and keep him all to myself. I side eye my brothers parenting skills (or lack there of) all of the time and despite not being a mom to a living being yet, I am 34, have a masters degree in counseling, have been a nanny/child care provider most of my life, and generally have my shit together. He asked for money for my nephews birthday two years ago to build a playset in the back yard. No playset to this day despite all of us pitching in the money necessary for it. I want the money I donated back and I want the kid.
@Emztron500 Same. I'm not a crier and I do not know how to deal with crying. My parents used to always tell me to stop "being dumb" and crying when I got in trouble and I honestly think they traumatized me. I literally feel ridiculous when I cry.
H had a bit of a meltdown a few weeks ago regarding work stuff and started crying and my only response was to let him cry it out (while awkwardly patting his back) and then tell him, "Okay? Are you done? Can I be real with you now?" and then was super blunt about his situation and basically told him he could continue to be upset about something he CAN control or he can take control and change it. Truthfully, he appreciated it in and told me so but I felt like such a bitch.
Come to think of it, I should probably learn some better comforting skills if I'm not going to permanently damage my child.
My FFFC: I really don't like some of my students. I know as a school nurse I'm supposed to be very loving and caring and understanging and I really try. But seriously, some kids are just assholes.
@Emztron500 Same. I'm not a crier and I do not know how to deal with crying. My parents used to always tell me to stop "being dumb" and crying when I got in trouble and I honestly think they traumatized me. I literally feel ridiculous when I cry.
H had a bit of a meltdown a few weeks ago regarding work stuff and started crying and my only response was to let him cry it out (while awkwardly patting his back) and then tell him, "Okay? Are you done? Can I be real with you now?" and then was super blunt about his situation and basically told him he could continue to be upset about something he CAN control or he can take control and change it. Truthfully, he appreciated it in and told me so but I felt like such a bitch.
Come to think of it, I should probably learn some better comforting skills if I'm not going to permanently damage my child.
Oh dear. I can't handle men crying. Maybe that's my FFFC.
I'm #teamtrump based on whoever the genius person was that posted this pic on the randoms thread this week (props to you!): I'm laughing so hard and if it means we have something funny to think about every time we look at him for the next four years, I love it. Politics would be so much more entertaining.
My FFFC: I really don't like some of my students. I know as a school nurse I'm supposed to be very loving and caring and understanging and I really try. But seriously, some kids are just assholes.
@Emztron500 I'm a counsellor. My advice is to do what you're doing. Just let them cry it out and then start talking once they get it together. Also, I really liked your gif!
My FFFC. I got behind on the Randoms thread and then it got so big that I thought I'd never be able to catch up. Now there are 2.2K new posts. I'm so sad. #FOMO
I eat French fries daily. Oven baked but I have a mini addiction going on and I don't care. @DeePaddy24 I totally judge and side eye people who have children who misbehave all the time and their parents don't do anything about it. My SIL lets her kids run wild and when we went to lunch last week she let her kids shout and roar and play tag in the restaurant without asking them to stop once. I cannot let my one year old behave like that and these kids are 3-5. It was rude IMO. She was all "Kids will be kids" and was doing deals with them to eat one nugget and they would get ice cream etc. I don't negotiate with kids.
@alileecamThanks, I really appreciate your input. I'm probably forgetting how exhausting the last few weeks are - and 35 weeks is cutting it really close considering it will require a plane ride. Also, if you don't mind me asking - did you go into labor or were you induced? I was induced at 39 weeks myself.
I went into labor--my water broke. I had too much fluid (polyhydramnios), so that probably had a lot to do with it.
That must have been a big surprise! I had to be induced for preeclampsia, so I'm really hoping to go into labor naturally this time. I think I'll just check "will not be attending" on the rsvp, it sounds like the general consensus of those I've talked to believe it's just not worth the risk. Thanks again for your help.
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I honestly have no idea right now what I'm going to do. RSVPs are due in 3 weeks.
I super side-eye a friend of mine for how she & her H are raising one of their children. He is a terror...truly! I wish I was exaggerating. His behaviour is horrifying, & nothing is ever done about it. All they ever have are empty threats for him, there is no real discipline or parenting happening. He is always given new toys or electronics, & the minute things aren't going his way he screams bloody-murder & resorts to violence. I've been out in public with them before & it was the most embarrassing experience! I've been around kids long enough to know what's normal & what isn't...& I think in this case it's a pretty clear parenting issue. This kid needs some structure & discipline...clear rules & expectations...& ACTIVITY! Keeping him inside all day with just the TV or iPad is not helping. It frustrates me more than it should, & doesn't help that we're around them so often. His behaviour makes me not want to bring my son around him.
I can't help it...totally judging them.
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@MDKC14 This just made me crave chocolate milk.
@WinniethePoohsPants I was invited to a wedding on April 2nd when I’ll be about 31 weeks. My husband won’t let us go. In fact, he won’t let me get on a plane after now, regardless of what the doc says is okay. Is your H okay with you going? I hate dilemmas like that!!
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
BFP #3 October 6, 2015. WHAT???
...and I just realized that nothing I said here was useful. Trust your gut?
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
BFP #3 October 6, 2015. WHAT???
I think my mother, who watches my kids at my house every day, probably thinks I have a real shopping problem because I get a package like every day. But, really I just order everything online, unless it really really makes more financial sense to actually go in a store...
DS2 5-18-2014
DD1 EDD 6-21-2016
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
BFP #3 October 6, 2015. WHAT???
I literally missed the boat on that one.
(insert audience boo'ing here)
I literally don't believe that you were getting on a boat IRL. Were you?
Lol okay so not literally lol. I have a tendency to exaggerate when I'm hungry lol.
BFP #1 June 2011 m/c@6wks
BFP #2 December 2011, EDD 8/21/12, born 7/21/12 at 35w4d
BFP #3 October 6, 2015. WHAT???
I'm going to dinner with my husband's boss and family tonight (we're military and the squadron wives are really close so it's not as weird as it sounds) and I'm REALLY tempted to ask him if he knows where we're moving yet. We were supposed to find out in January and expecting to be moving in August/September. I just wanna know where I'm moving to in 6 months!!!!!
H had a bit of a meltdown a few weeks ago regarding work stuff and started crying and my only response was to let him cry it out (while awkwardly patting his back) and then tell him, "Okay? Are you done? Can I be real with you now?" and then was super blunt about his situation and basically told him he could continue to be upset about something he CAN control or he can take control and change it. Truthfully, he appreciated it in and told me so but I felt like such a bitch.
Come to think of it, I should probably learn some better comforting skills if I'm not going to permanently damage my child.
Baby #2 Due 3/7/20
Oh dear. I can't handle men crying. Maybe that's my FFFC.
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My FFFC. I got behind on the Randoms thread and then it got so big that I thought I'd never be able to catch up. Now there are 2.2K new posts. I'm so sad. #FOMO
@DeePaddy24 I totally judge and side eye people who have children who misbehave all the time and their parents don't do anything about it. My SIL lets her kids run wild and when we went to lunch last week she let her kids shout and roar and play tag in the restaurant without asking them to stop once. I cannot let my one year old behave like that and these kids are 3-5. It was rude IMO. She was all "Kids will be kids" and was doing deals with them to eat one nugget and they would get ice cream etc. I don't negotiate with kids.
I had to be induced for preeclampsia, so I'm really hoping to go into labor naturally this time. I think I'll just check "will not be attending" on the rsvp, it sounds like the general consensus of those I've talked to believe it's just not worth the risk. Thanks again for your help.
@highfive16 your comment made me think of this.