Jumping in late! 1. If it's yellow, let it mellow is the rule at our house too! Not weird, totally saving the earth 2. Thank you notes are THE WORST! I wrote mine, but I'm not happy about it and totally understand if anyone doesn't write me one. Like I hate them, you hate them, we all freaking hate them, when can we stop chopping down trees in the name of guilt?! Saying thank you in person is enough! Text a cute pic later if you feel the need. 3. I don't like the term "the baby" for anyone over the age of 1 either. You do you but after 1 this kid is "the kid" and no longer "the baby". Hell I may just start by calling him "the kid"...
FFFC: I'm also done being pregnant. DH and I have agreed to be one and done so I'm trying to cherish my last few days/ weeks of belly and kicks and this "special time" in my life. I know some day I'll look back and wish I'd cherished it more, but f*** I'm tired and uncomfortable and just ready! I want to hold the little guy making all those hiccups! I want to hold that sweet hand poking me and kiss that fat little head all jammed up in my pelvis currently... COME ON OUT LO!
I grew up with no indoor plumbing living out in the sticks. When we finally did get an indoor toilet (in my teen years) the rule was if it's yellow leave it mellow. It grossed me out SO BAD how awful it would get sometimes,but we had limited water and that's just the way it was. With 2 adults and and 6 kids,thats a hell of a lot of pee. Now that I live like a normal human being with normal indoor plumbing, I flush every damn time. After the way I grew up, nope no way am I letting pee build up in the toilet. Nope.
DD gets called "the toddler" and more often than not that gets shortened to "the Todd." Like I will ask DH if he will unbuckle the Todd from the car.
I am determined to make a trip (to my hometown, where my mother and other family is) at week 37. And if we have the baby there, I don't see that as a big deal. Or, she could just wait the 3 more weeks til her due date!!
All these posts about writing thank you cards keeps reminding me to go buy stamps so I can finally mail mine out... oops.
I can do you one better... Mine are written, in the envelopes, and I have stamps. What am I waiting for? I didn't have everyone's addresses from the guest list. I wrote them the very next day and they have been sitting on my coffee table for over a month. I even went the extra mile and wrote legit personalized notes inside, not just generic "thanks for the ____" ones. I was feeling over-achievy that day. At this rate, I might as well save them and mail them with a birth announcement!
So I just took a stool in the shower and took way longer than I needed to just to relax and have a bit of quiet time while DH stayed with the kids. Not sorry at all because the warm water felt so good. Didn't even feel bad when I heard DS crying a bit, so worth it
All these posts about writing thank you cards keeps reminding me to go buy stamps so I can finally mail mine out... oops.
I can do you one better... Mine are written, in the envelopes, and I have stamps. What am I waiting for? I didn't have everyone's addresses from the guest list. I wrote them the very next day and they have been sitting on my coffee table for over a month. I even went the extra mile and wrote legit personalized notes inside, not just generic "thanks for the ____" ones. I was feeling over-achievy that day. At this rate, I might as well save them and mail them with a birth announcement!
I hate writing thank you cards but I refuse to write generic ones. They are always thoughtful and personalized. That's why it took 9 months for my wedding thank you's to go out. Oops
I hate writing thank you cards but I refuse to write generic ones. They are always thoughtful and personalized. That's why it took 9 months for my wedding thank you's to go out. Oops
Some of the people I honestly barely know - they were friends of my mom's that she really wanted to invite for her sake, I guess. They definitely aren't people I would have put on the guest list, in fact I have one card with no name on it because I don't even know the couple's first names. A little awkward for me but it made her happy so whatevs!
All these posts about writing thank you cards keeps reminding me to go buy stamps so I can finally mail mine out... oops.
I can do you one better... Mine are written, in the envelopes, and I have stamps. What am I waiting for? I didn't have everyone's addresses from the guest list. I wrote them the very next day and they have been sitting on my coffee table for over a month. I even went the extra mile and wrote legit personalized notes inside, not just generic "thanks for the ____" ones. I was feeling over-achievy that day. At this rate, I might as well save them and mail them with a birth announcement!
I hate writing thank you cards but I refuse to write generic ones. They are always thoughtful and personalized. That's why it took 9 months for my wedding thank you's to go out. Oops
We got married in Sept and I'm still sending out thank you cards. Actually I sent some of them out with my shower cards... I suck at etiquette apparently.
Re: FFFC
1. If it's yellow, let it mellow is the rule at our house too! Not weird, totally saving the earth
2. Thank you notes are THE WORST! I wrote mine, but I'm not happy about it and totally understand if anyone doesn't write me one. Like I hate them, you hate them, we all freaking hate them, when can we stop chopping down trees in the name of guilt?! Saying thank you in person is enough! Text a cute pic later if you feel the need.
3. I don't like the term "the baby" for anyone over the age of 1 either. You do you but after 1 this kid is "the kid" and no longer "the baby". Hell I may just start by calling him "the kid"...
FFFC: I'm also done being pregnant. DH and I have agreed to be one and done so I'm trying to cherish my last few days/ weeks of belly and kicks and this "special time" in my life. I know some day I'll look back and wish I'd cherished it more, but f*** I'm tired and uncomfortable and just ready! I want to hold the little guy making all those hiccups! I want to hold that sweet hand poking me and kiss that fat little head all jammed up in my pelvis currently... COME ON OUT LO!
Now that I live like a normal human being with normal indoor plumbing, I flush every damn time. After the way I grew up, nope no way am I letting pee build up in the toilet. Nope.
DD gets called "the toddler" and more often than not that gets shortened to "the Todd." Like I will ask DH if he will unbuckle the Todd from the car.
I can do you one better... Mine are written, in the envelopes, and I have stamps. What am I waiting for? I didn't have everyone's addresses from the guest list. I wrote them the very next day and they have been sitting on my coffee table for over a month. I even went the extra mile and wrote legit personalized notes inside, not just generic "thanks for the ____" ones. I was feeling over-achievy that day. At this rate, I might as well save them and mail them with a birth announcement!
Not sorry at all because the warm water felt so good. Didn't even feel bad when I heard DS crying a bit, so worth it
Some of the people I honestly barely know - they were friends of my mom's that she really wanted to invite for her sake, I guess. They definitely aren't people I would have put on the guest list, in fact I have one card with no name on it because I don't even know the couple's first names. A little awkward for me but it made her happy so whatevs!