Used my completion discount this morning to order the rest of what we need from our registry for the baby (and, honestly, some stuff for McKenna)! It was about 6:30 this morning because McKenna woke up at 4 am. She did lay quietly in her bed until 5, when she presumably wanted breakfast. Then she fell back asleep next to me on the couch while I was ordering said Amazon purchase. It was really cute. And nice. Because I was able to go back to bed and sleep 2 more hours. Once I get motivation to get moving, we're going to Target to finish off that registry/completion discount as well. So excited and happy to almost be done with our to do list!
Also, today is officially less than 2 weeks until my induction date. Less than two weeks until it's September!
I am so pissed off. My OB's office just called to tell me they needed to reschedule my c/s from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. At first I thought "that's early, but NBD". Then after I hung up the phone it occurred to me that meant I would have to be at the hospital at 5:00, which meant I would need to get up at like 3:30 A.M.! Not only that, I would likely have to leave DD with my SIL the night before so that I wouldn't have to wake her or them up that early, which meant I will be away from her, not just the 3-4 nights in the hospital, but an additional night before that. I had planned for her to stay with us the night before so she could be with me while we are going to the hospital, and my SIL was going to take her shopping and to a late breakfast while I had the surgery. I had it all planned out. I immediately burst into tears thinking about going in to have major surgery and having a baby on 2-3 hours of sleep (if I could sleep at all).
I tried to call the office back and reschedule, but had to leave a voicemail and now I'm waiting on a call back. I find this just unacceptable. It's hard enough for me to accept this is happening without them calling me and changing the time to accommodate my doctor's convenience. If I have to wait until Monday to have her then I will because f*ck this noise.
@AnnaS930@geminigirl16 The Night Of is sooo good! It's sort of like the podcast, Serial with a bit of True Detective, sans the detectives.. I also binge watched Vice Principals (HBO) while holding the baby, I don't think she enjoyed the show so much because I was literally laughing out loud, jostling her on my belly. I love Walter Goggins!!
@Sporty1216@geminigirl16@kosmo86 It's a tad strange to say to myself that I won't be going to work until next year..but really rad since it means more time with LO.
@marajay6 Are you referring to the Aleppo Syria pictures? ;_; While there is plenty of evil and bad in this world, there is plenty of good and love as well. Let's hope LO's see both to grow up to be good people.
@TheTamedShrew Wow, short notice! I hope they call back soon. I'm with you - reschedule it to Monday so you're prepared for it on your own terms. Baby will just incubate a little bit longer and you'll have time to get DD situated. Can't wait to meet another baby!!
@TheTamedShrew I'm sorry you are dealing with that. I feel like doctors sometimes overlook the 'human' element because it all so routine for them. I would feel the same as you, especially having to leave DD that long.
Natural M/C 03.26.2012 at 10w2d Charlotte born at 28w3d due to severe IUGR on 12.24.2012 Merry Christmas! Missed M/C discovered 12.22.2014 at 8w1d measuring 6w3d 2015 was a year to test strength of both body and character, but it led us to this... BFP 01.26.2016 EDD 9.30.2016
@frogdog06 - Yes, I really enjoyed the 1st season of Serial, but couldn't get into the 2nd.. didn't pull me in nearly as much. Same with True Detectives actually - loved season 1, made it through 2 eps of season 2. As for Vice Principals, the ads looked wayyy too stupid for me, my husband has been watching and confirmed that he doesn't think I'd like it, though he says it has gotten better as it's gone.
We had to stop watching Ridiculousness when E was a newborn because I would laugh out loud at the worst moment and launch him off my nipple or wake him as he started to doze. Woops.
@TheTamedShrew - that's really hard. My biggest fear last time with my induction scheduled was that I would call and they'd say they were too full to take me, after being already 1.5 weeks beyond my due date - thankfully I went into labor the day before so they had to take me, ha! Hope you can reschedule or find something that makes more sense with the 7am timing. Good luck mama!
@frogdog06 - that is part of it. It had just been several days of depressing news that I have seen - mostly on Facebook. One friend has been posting a lot of awareness about animal abuse, a few news stories of people being murdered, the never-ending ugly rhetoric of the presidential campaigns, and then the Syria pictures. I am usually a pretty upbeat person and I know that there is a lot of good in the world. But every now and then, it seems like everywhere I turn I am reminded at all the hate and horror that also exists. And I feel powerless to be able to fix it.
Gosh, I am being pretty depressing for a Friday. Sorry!
@TheTamedShrew I am sorry you are so upset over this. I am having an RCS next Friday and it is for 7 am as well so I'll have to be up at 3:30 and at the hospital by 5. While I am perfectly okay with having a RCS I am also a little sad that I won't get to tell my DD goodbye and she will just have to wake up asking for me that day I hope you are able to reschedule if that is what you really want!
@sbrown721 I'm doing the most pitiful little Zoolander-style "I think I'm getting the black lung, Pop" coughs right now.
And I hear you on the panic thing. It really does feel like it, which sucks since I'm always in a constant struggle not to fall into an anxiety spiral as it is.
@marajay6 - I end up hiding all of the posts that make us aware of animal abuse.. I'm aware of it, I can't stomach to see it day and night. And if I have a "friend" who posts it on the regular.. I use quotes because I don't have real friends who do that, just rando FB friends of the past, I will hide them or unfriend them.
I'm semi-hiding from the truth, and semi feeling like.. go out and do something about it, sitting at home and sharing a pic on Facebook is hardly taking an active roll in advocating against animal cruelty
Well I almost passed out in the shower. Got hard to breathe and vision got splotchy. After the dizzy spells since Sunday and this I'm glad I have an appointment in 1.5 hours
Re: Sad news, I try to unfollow people who post a lot of these sad stories all day. I even deleted facebook off of my phone so I didn't spend to much time on there. Now the we have the facebook group I had to add it back.
SO DH was excited that work was going to give him 1.5 weeks off, since he works for a small company and doesn't get ANY pto days till next year. Then he finds out that it will all be unpaid, not totally unexpected but still sucks since he is the major bread winner and that is a lot of $$ that we could use. I can't complain too much though I would much rather him be with me than get the money.
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016 BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
More babies! Wave o' babies! I'm with @KimmySchmidt , I feel like there's about to be a veritable cornucopia of birth announcements up in here. So exciting.
@marajay6 I couldn't handle the pic of the dusty little boy in the orange chair going around yesterday. It's unbelievably sad and it makes me feel helpless. @PSUBecky23 I am going to check out that Carrier charity, that's a great idea.
I feel a similar way about animal abuse picture shares on FB @AnnaS930. We are crazy dog rescuers but we are at our limit right now and can't introduce any more chaos until after our baby's no longer a baby. All it does is make me sad. A lot of my lawyer friends do animal legal defense or volunteer to help write briefs against animal abusers, I think the trend (at least here in Atlanta) is going toward heavier punishments. Still though, even if the people posting are actually doing something, I admit that I sort of want to hide my face from it most of the time. I can't fix everything and it makes me so sad (but not quite as helpless).
I think for me, also, FB is a place to share happy moments and stay connected with old friends/family... I read the news I keep up in the world, I'm not hiding from it, but it's also not what i go on FB for. I want to see pics of people's babies and well taken care of animals, etc. I'm one of those moms that only posts about the good times, but I'm not pretending that's all there is, I just don't want to harp on the negative or have a daily account for my kid to read someday about how much he stressed me out/made me cry when I was a new mom. No thank you.
I got it rescheduled back to 10:00! I swear this pregnancy is giving me all the gray hairs. It's just one thing after another for me to obsess about. I need a drink.
@geminigirl16@AnnaS930 yes to The Night Of!! I'm totally obsessed. I have a weird love of all things in that genre, all though the first episode was a bit tough to get through at times! Especially since I was eating dinner when I watched it...
@VeraMali, I'm sorry you are having yours so early. I think if they had told me when I scheduled it two days ago that it had to be that early, I would've just accepted it and planned accordingly. Something about them changing it two days later after I was envisioning my perfect plan made it unacceptable for me. I know it would've been fine, but since I knew they could schedule it later, I wanted to push for that.
I got it rescheduled back to 10:00! I swear this pregnancy is giving me all the gray hairs. It's just one thing after another for me to obsess about. I need a drink.
You are SO close to being able to have that drink, mama!! Woop woop!
I got it rescheduled back to 10:00! I swear this pregnancy is giving me all the gray hairs. It's just one thing after another for me to obsess about. I need a drink.
You are SO close to being able to have that drink, mama!! Woop woop!
@marajay6 I saw that too! I believe they said the entire family was pulled out of the building where they lived before it collapsed, thankfully, and is now all back together.
@TheTamedShrew I actually drooled a little when I saw Southern Tier Pumking in the pumpkin beers pic. Fall maternity leave is going to be the best maternity leave (even if ultrahot summer pregnancy has not been the best time for pregnancy).
@TheTamedShrew that might be why I just accepted it. When I scheduled my c-section that was the only time available so I was okay with it, if they had scheduled me for later then called me just a week beforehand to have me come in that early I'd probably throw a pregnancy b!tch fit. I'm glad they were able to reschedule you back to a good time. Just 7 more days for us & we get our babies & our drinks!
All of us that did loose sleep wondering, apparently yes, it is possible for @AnnaS930 to be sexier because it just happened.
re: pp thread, do it! BTDT moms can contribute experiences, you guys won't be the only ones there
re: everyone getting induced/contractions and such, best of luck!! Sorry I can't list you all, I'm on mobile and don't have a way to keep track of everyone to tag, so many babies!!
random: my day just got crummy. my working moms thread ladies are somewhat familiar with a project I've been working on that I was really excited about, involving the city planners and bringing some safety changes to a street that runs through corporate. Well I just got a call that the guy I was working with just heard from his upper manager that their group was not going to handle that project because they are only going to work with neighborhoods. I cried when I got off the phone, it seems like every project I've been excited about the past couple of years has been shat upon for some reason. But, he did say I can still pitch the needed changes Leslie Knope style at a Traffic Commission meeting. Unfortunately, the next one is Sept 19th, so there's a possibility I will be on leave. Fingers crossed I won't be, but either way, I'm going to get all the work done before leave and make a "can't possibly deny this" proposal and just hope I can be there. I'll probably get a coworker on board with it to so maybe they can do it if I can't. Another problem is, they may end up not letting me do that meeting and asking for one of the months I'm on leave because of traffic studies taking longer. Ugh. So bummed. I will not let myself get excited about a project again. I really thought this one was safe and finally was going to get something done.
Damn @MrsVoorhees I'm sorry that things fell apart like that.. hoping Sept 19th is a good day. Start it off with waffles to get into the Knope spirit, and do it big!
Hey there. Can't believe all the babies that are coming. So exciting!
@AnnaS930 I know this was like 4 pages back but I always make smoothies for the girls if they won't eat. I know they are getting some nutrition but I have to be honest most nights they don't eat, it's graham crackers and yogurt for their picky asses.
I've been having some strong contractions but still not in the 5-1-1 rule. Most of them I feel in my back. I also have some other signs happening down under that I'll spare you the deets so I called my midwife to get her opinion. She said from all the signs and contractions it could be a few days now. That was on Tuesday and I knew H was leaving today for work so I was a little nervous he wouldn't be here IF something happened. But my MIL was so worried that she flew in from CA and got here at 330am, woke up at 7am with me this morning and helped get D to school. She went food shopping for me and is now making freezer meals for next week. I don't think I can talk bad about her for at least a year now.
Super excited that I forgot about how much vacation time I have remaining. Enough to take the remainder of the year after baby is here (if she comes on her due date that is) and enough to take a full week off before my due date. I may eat another 4 days, depending on what happens. But this just made my month! So stoked!
Hey there. Can't believe all the babies that are coming. So exciting!
@AnnaS930 I know this was like 4 pages back but I always make smoothies for the girls if they won't eat. I know they are getting some nutrition but I have to be honest most nights they don't eat, it's graham crackers and yogurt for their picky asses.
I've been having some strong contractions but still not in the 5-1-1 rule. Most of them I feel in my back. I also have some other signs happening down under that I'll spare you the deets so I called my midwife to get her opinion. She said from all the signs and contractions it could be a few days now. That was on Tuesday and I knew H was leaving today for work so I was a little nervous he wouldn't be here IF something happened. But my MIL was so worried that she flew in from CA and got here at 330am, woke up at 7am with me this morning and helped get D to school. She went food shopping for me and is now making freezer meals for next week. I don't think I can talk bad about her for at least a year now.
I just joined the smoothie making movement a couple weeks back for Emmett.. I've probably made them a handful of times so far and have all gone over well. With pushing Emmett's nap to noon, some days he's too tired to eat lunch before he goes down, so a smoothie when he wakes up works pretty well if he can drink it fast enough to be hungry for dinner.. not always the case. Also, I love sneaking in things like spinach and tofu that he wouldn't touch otherwise.
Random question for y'all. I ordered a daybed for my loft upstairs and the delivery guys are here. I always tip the delivery guys for carrying, and depending on the item, putting it together.
My MIL said if you pay a delivery surcharge (which I did at $200) that you don't really need to tip
what do you do? And if you do too, how much? I still plan on tipping. I feel like if anything I'm saying, hey here's some cash for hard work, go get some lunch or something.
I can't believe all the babies coming! @seitzy3 that's awesome! i was at the park with my son and all I could think about was the watermelon I had at home. Drinking coconut water w watermelon in it right now, so tasty. Has anyone heard about this pumpkin shortage? Apparently brewers are worried
@seitzy3 we don't have things delivered that often but when we do we always tip especially if they put something together. @hejo2016 I haven't heard anything about a pumpkin shortage hopefully it's not true! Pumpkin beer is my favorite fall time beer
Re: August Randoms!!!
She did lay quietly in her bed until 5, when she presumably wanted breakfast. Then she fell back asleep next to me on the couch while I was ordering said Amazon purchase. It was really cute. And nice. Because I was able to go back to bed and sleep 2 more hours. Once I get motivation to get moving, we're going to Target to finish off that registry/completion discount as well. So excited and happy to almost be done with our to do list!
Also, today is officially less than 2 weeks until my induction date. Less than two weeks until it's September!
I tried to call the office back and reschedule, but had to leave a voicemail and now I'm waiting on a call back. I find this just unacceptable. It's hard enough for me to accept this is happening without them calling me and changing the time to accommodate my doctor's convenience. If I have to wait until Monday to have her then I will because f*ck this noise.
@Sporty1216 @geminigirl16 @kosmo86 It's a tad strange to say to myself that I won't be going to work until next year..but really rad since it means more time with LO.
@marajay6 Are you referring to the Aleppo Syria pictures? ;_; While there is plenty of evil and bad in this world, there is plenty of good and love as well. Let's hope LO's see both to grow up to be good people.
Charlotte born at 28w3d due to severe IUGR on 12.24.2012 Merry Christmas!
Missed M/C discovered 12.22.2014 at 8w1d measuring 6w3d
2015 was a year to test strength of both body and character, but it led us to this... BFP 01.26.2016 EDD 9.30.2016
We had to stop watching Ridiculousness when E was a newborn because I would laugh out loud at the worst moment and launch him off my nipple or wake him as he started to doze. Woops.
● IUI #2: BFP - early M/C
● IUI #3: BFN
● IUI #4: BFN
● IVF/FET #1 (2 transferred): BFP! TWINS!
● FET #2 (1 transferred): BFP! BOY #3!
● Natural #1: BFP - M/C @ 8 weeks
● Natural #2: BFP - M/C @ 5w5d
Gosh, I am being pretty depressing for a Friday. Sorry!
And I hear you on the panic thing. It really does feel like it, which sucks since I'm always in a constant struggle not to fall into an anxiety spiral as it is.
● IUI #2: BFP - early M/C
● IUI #3: BFN
● IUI #4: BFN
● IVF/FET #1 (2 transferred): BFP! TWINS!
● FET #2 (1 transferred): BFP! BOY #3!
● Natural #1: BFP - M/C @ 8 weeks
● Natural #2: BFP - M/C @ 5w5d
I'm semi-hiding from the truth, and semi feeling like.. go out and do something about it, sitting at home and sharing a pic on Facebook is hardly taking an active roll in advocating against animal cruelty
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
Re: Sad news, I try to unfollow people who post a lot of these sad stories all day. I even deleted facebook off of my phone so I didn't spend to much time on there. Now the we have the facebook group I had to add it back.
SO DH was excited that work was going to give him 1.5 weeks off, since he works for a small company and doesn't get ANY pto days till next year. Then he finds out that it will all be unpaid, not totally unexpected but still sucks since he is the major bread winner and that is a lot of $$ that we could use. I can't complain too much though I would much rather him be with me than get the money.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
@marajay6 I couldn't handle the pic of the dusty little boy in the orange chair going around yesterday. It's unbelievably sad and it makes me feel helpless. @PSUBecky23 I am going to check out that Carrier charity, that's a great idea.
I feel a similar way about animal abuse picture shares on FB @AnnaS930. We are crazy dog rescuers but we are at our limit right now and can't introduce any more chaos until after our baby's no longer a baby. All it does is make me sad. A lot of my lawyer friends do animal legal defense or volunteer to help write briefs against animal abusers, I think the trend (at least here in Atlanta) is going toward heavier punishments. Still though, even if the people posting are actually doing something, I admit that I sort of want to hide my face from it most of the time. I can't fix everything and it makes me so sad (but not quite as helpless).
@geminigirl16 @AnnaS930 yes to The Night Of!! I'm totally obsessed. I have a weird love of all things in that genre, all though the first episode was a bit tough to get through at times! Especially since I was eating dinner when I watched it...
@TheTamedShrew I actually drooled a little when I saw Southern Tier Pumking in the pumpkin beers pic. Fall maternity leave is going to be the best maternity leave (even if ultrahot summer pregnancy has not been the best time for pregnancy).
re: pp thread, do it! BTDT moms can contribute experiences, you guys won't be the only ones there
re: everyone getting induced/contractions and such, best of luck!! Sorry I can't list you all, I'm on mobile and don't have a way to keep track of everyone to tag, so many babies!!
random: my day just got
crummy.
that the guy I was working with just heard from his upper manager that their group was not going to handle
that project because they are only going to work with neighborhoods. I cried when I got off the phone, it seems like every project I've been excited about the past couple of years has been shat upon for some reason. But, he did say I can still pitch the needed changes Leslie Knope style at a Traffic Commission meeting. Unfortunately, the next one is Sept 19th, so there's a possibility I will be on leave. Fingers crossed I won't be, but either way, I'm going to get all the work done before leave and make a "can't possibly deny this" proposal and just hope I can be there. I'll probably get a coworker on board with it to so maybe they can do it if I can't. Another problem is, they may end up not letting me do that meeting and asking for one of the months I'm on leave because of traffic studies taking longer. Ugh. So bummed. I will not let myself get excited about a project again. I really thought this one was safe and finally was going to get something done.
@AnnaS930 I know this was like 4 pages back but I always make smoothies for the girls if they won't eat. I know they are getting some nutrition but I have to be honest most nights they don't eat, it's graham crackers and yogurt for their picky asses.
I've been having some strong contractions but still not in the 5-1-1 rule. Most of them I feel in my back. I also have some other signs happening down under that I'll spare you the deets so I called my midwife to get her opinion. She said from all the signs and contractions it could be a few days now. That was on Tuesday and I knew H was leaving today for work so I was a little nervous he wouldn't be here IF something happened. But my MIL was so worried that she flew in from CA and got here at 330am, woke up at 7am with me this morning and helped get D to school. She went food shopping for me and is now making freezer meals for next week. I don't think I can talk bad about her for at least a year now.
DD #1 3/26/13
Mo/Mo twins MMC 3/31/14
DD #2 3/31/15
DD #3 8/25/16
I just joined the smoothie making movement a couple weeks back for Emmett.. I've probably made them a handful of times so far and have all gone over well. With pushing Emmett's nap to noon, some days he's too tired to eat lunch before he goes down, so a smoothie when he wakes up works pretty well if he can drink it fast enough to be hungry for dinner.. not always the case. Also, I love sneaking in things like spinach and tofu that he wouldn't touch otherwise.
My MIL said if you pay a delivery surcharge (which I did at $200) that you don't really need to tip
what do you do? And if you do too, how much? I still plan on tipping. I feel like if anything I'm saying, hey here's some cash for hard work, go get some lunch or something.
DD #1 3/26/13
Mo/Mo twins MMC 3/31/14
DD #2 3/31/15
DD #3 8/25/16
i was at the park with my son and all I could think about was the watermelon I had at home. Drinking coconut water w watermelon in it right now, so tasty. Has anyone heard about this pumpkin shortage? Apparently brewers are worried
@hejo2016 I haven't heard anything about a pumpkin shortage hopefully it's not true! Pumpkin beer is my favorite fall time beer