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August 2016 Moms
Jengle77
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NBR...But, I am engaged!
Jengle77
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Many of you are on the facebook group, but I can't stop smiling about it. If you knew the year we had (divorce finalizations with a whirlwind romance with an unexpected pregnancy thrown in), you would be flying high too! We are planning a family only wedding in July. I will be a nice round 7 months! Woot woot! Let the planning begin!
Re: NBR...But, I am engaged!
Once we were both finally single again, we reconnected late last June, agreeing that we never should've broken up in the first place (although very thankful that we have 2 awesome kids!) and got married in November! People thought we were crazy and probably still do, but we had lived together for nearly a year before and had the BEST relationship - we were just too young to realize how great we had it. We probably could've waited a little longer to get married, but we both figured we've been missing each other long enough - we didn't need to wait any longer.
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero placenta surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
Me (32) DH (34) | |
BFP #1 4/5/12 | Natural m/c on 4/18/12 (6w1d)
BFP #2 8/23/12 | DS born 5/3/13
BFP #3 12/6/15 | DD born 8/23/16
BFP #4 2/22/19 | EDD 10/28/19
Even if people do snark you, don't let it get you down. Even my husband and I got comments... We're both in our mid thirties, neither of us has ever been married or has kids, we met, dated for 6 months, were engaged for a year, got a dog and a house....and found out we were expecting about 6 months after our wedding. That's pretty much the white picket fence version of how and when you "should" do things, and we've STILL gotten side eye. Everything from "Didn't you want time to enjoy your marriage first?" to "well... Tick tock..."
Also, if you are planning a wedding - weddingwire.com saved my sanity when I was planning my wedding.
And I agree with the others about the comments, try not to let it bother you. I also have my own judgement from people, everyone keeps asking us when and if we are getting married and it's honestly the most annoying part of this pregnancy! We've been together 4 years and the pregnancy was planned, let us enjoy it first.
No, he didn't pick it out on his own. He picked the center stone, but all of the other stuff, we actually had made from another family set we owned. Totally skirted the retail system. I think our appraisal all in was like $10,000 and we only paid $2,000 because we used our own side diamonds and gold. He was a little annoyed about it, but I am cheap. I wanted my nice bling but at a low price. Win win if you ask me!
Now, the anxiety provoking part is finding a wedding gown where I don't look like a big fat cloud! I ordered one from Tiffanyrose and I love it (super comfy) but I think it shows EVERYTHING! I either need a different less clingy dress or a crap ton of spanx. UGH. Here is the one I ordered and I also got a nice blingy belt with it. We are getting married July 10th at an outdoor gazebo type of place and just having a nice sit down fancy meal afterwards. Only about 15 people including us and the kids. Totally intimate, but i still want to look like a bride! LOL
@jengle77 I adore that dress!
And go somewhere local for alterations , even just a quote. I was convinced my dress showed every bulge, but it was actually a matter of correcting the fit by shortening the straps, and MAGICALLY everything was a million times better. It was a grand total of $50 worth of alterations, and it made a huge difference in the fit.