1. We stocked up on a TON of stuff at Costco yesterday. It feels so good feeling prepared.
2. We're doing maternity pics tonight at a beautiful tulip farm.
3. We tried HelloFresh and our first meal last night was soooooo good. Burgers with cheese inside and tomato onion jam and arugula. We're going to have to figure out how to fit this into the food budget.
4. DS isn't fighting wearing his glasses too much today.
5. My brother has one of our dogs living with him for the last three years in Chicago. She's rrally his dog at this point. This morning I got a call from the microchip company saying someone had found her and their number. My brother was on a flight so I called his GF and she went to get her- they didn't even know she had gotten out! She was just inside their building, scratching at someone else's door. Microchip your pets people!
1. The nursery got done being painted last night with the except of a couple small areas and I'm in love with how it turned out color wise. 2. DH is taking next week off from work next week so we can tackle potty training and just really have more time together before becoming a family of four. 3. Our bedroom set is officially getting delivered next Thursday! 4. Iced coffee and dark chocolate covered walnuts mmm 5. I ordered a couple of outdoor summer toys for DD and can't wait til they come so we can try them out. It'll be nice to have more things for her to do to keep occupied when LO is here
1. I finally received my official pass of my boards this morning 2. I went to the chiro this morning and he cracked me like a walnut 3. I finally found a dress that I love and am excited to wear it 4. We've gotten a ton of baby stuff done in the past two weeks, making it seem even more real! 5. The baby shower is this weekend which means that starting Sunday, H can't stop me from buying baby stuff!
Congrats on passing!!! That's great news! And haha #5! I can't wait til my DH can't give me crap about buying baby stuff! He's always telling me we need to wait for our showers! When they're over it's on!!
1. I don't have Cholestasis! results came back normal. 2. Getting my house deep cleaned this weekend...and not by me! 3. H made Matzo crack and It's delicious. 4. The show I work on got picked up for another season but its going to be much shorter than usual and ill have a good chunk of time off next spring with my LO. I am very excited about this! 5. My family has Easter and Passover celebrations going on this weekend. Lots of fun and good food!
1. Our Dock-a-tot and new Tula arrived this week. Best mail week ever!
2. Only 6 more shifts of work until baby!
3. I have a doctors appointment today. I know cervical exam means nothing, you can be closed and go into labor today or 5 cm and not be in labor for weeks, but it's still exciting to know.
4. I ordered groceries for the first time in forever so I will actually have food in the house tonight to cook dinner.
5. DH, DD, and I are dying eggs tonight. I'm excited!
@kns1988 what a great idea for a thread! I know we're all here for an overarchingly good thing with the birth of cute babies, but it's so easy to get bogged down in the smaller day to day bad things, so a reassessment like this is super helpful
1. My gestational diabetes numbers are cooperating nicely. They can behave like unruly teenagers and it's such a mental health blow when they're out of control, so when they are orderly and healthy it radiates outwards and brightens my whole life. 2. We are done with the bulk of our bedroom/bathroom/closet renovation and it is so nice to be sleeping in my bed in my room instead of a futon in a disaster pre-nursery space, and finally to have a bathtub to soak in. 3. While I still don't know how I'm going to get everything done before my leave starts, things at work are progressing and I'm getting a lot of pre-leave administrative tasks done; today in particular I tweaked my schedule so that I don't have to see anyone until 1:30 pm and could a) sleep in until 7 am like some luxurious degenerate instead of my usual 5:15, b) focus on my projects in peace. 4. I'm excited that my family is coming to visit in just three weeks! I am in denial that the visit is for, you know, the whole birth thing, because I'm just happy to be seeing my mom so soon! 5. This weekend is the last unscheduled Saturday before the baby arrives, so hopefully we can get a hotttt matrimonial date in--something sexy and wild like a geriatrically early dinner or waddling neighborhood walk.
Thanks @vrj0522! And @ChristinaWild, it's a delightful flavor that a local Cincinnati ice cream place (Graeter's) makes--we don't live around there anymore, but Kroger often sells that brand since they're a Cincinnati-based chain (so maybe if you have a Kroger?). Last week I saw on Facebook that a Cincinnati brewery had modeled a beer after the ice cream flavor--since I can't have the beer but of course immediately wanted the ice cream, H went on the hunt and found a Private Selection (fancy Kroger brand) version that's just as good. Other brands might make something comparable as well...it's worth looking for! Good luck!
Just checked our Kroger click list and they have it!! Totally adding it to my grocery order this week lol
I love this thread. Also, here's how today has been: I started this post at 9:00 am...
1. It's a beautiful day! 2. I had to go in to work before DS woke up but DH sent me an adorable video of him "reading" Green Eggs and Ham alone in his room this morning. The video was taken from the hallway so you can just hear DS's adorable little voice going "do you like them in the dark? No I not like them in the dark! Do you like them on a train?" 3. I spent some time re-organizing and bucketing items on my pre-surgery work to-do list last night and while it's still a lot, I feel much, much better about my ability to get everything done before I leave in less than a week. 4. I had my pre-surgery appointment this morning. It was mostly just registration, a blood draw, and answering a bunch of medical history questions. The nurse navigator also brought by a bunch of stuff for me to use post-surgery like drain holders, a shirt, some soft fake boobs, etc. This is also my first surgery ever so it was nice to see where I'm going, where my family will sit in the waiting room, and just generally get some context for the whole thing. I won't say I'm exactly ready for next week, but I'm feeling a lot more zen about things. 5. I can't wait for this weekend! I plan to work all day Saturday which won't be fun BUT I know I will feel so much better and so much more ready for my work departure if I get to invest a whole weekend day in work, plus it's the last time I'll ever need to work on a weekend (crazy!). Then Sunday we're going to do an Easter egg hunt with DS, then brunch with the Easter bunny, and then I have a prenatal massage booked. I can't wait!
1. DH is off today and we get to spend some time together, even if it's just a lazy day 2. DD slept in late so I was able to take a shower without being rushed 3. DH cleaned our lizard's tanks out last night so I wouln't have to 4. I fit into a pair of pants that I didn't think I could possibly get over my hips and they actually look good and don't make me feel like I'm being sawed in half 5. I have almost everything ready for LO's arrival and I feel 1000× less stressed
Loving this thread!! FTR, I love everyone's lists.... I tried to lovetit them all, but I kept getting distracted and forgetting. If you're someone who looks at that, it's not personal!
1. The weather is beautiful today - 75 and sunny! 2. I somehow mis-calculated my clinical hours and am 15 hours over, so I get to skip two days, meaning I have 2 days - 15 hours - of clinical before I finish my program! 3. MH just cleaned the kitchen and put away the dishes. 4. Thanks to being able to skip a clinical day tomorrow, MH and I are both off tomorrow. And his family is coming up to help us clean and do yard work. Nesting in full force! 5. I had a sonic slushy AND a Culver's ice cream today. Not proud, but happy!
I guess I'd like to add that at work today, random people from other departments kept congratulating me and saying how cute I look. Even though I didn't feel like it, it totally made me smile every single time.
Re: Five Things Thursday 4.13.17
1. We stocked up on a TON of stuff at Costco yesterday. It feels so good feeling prepared.
2. We're doing maternity pics tonight at a beautiful tulip farm.
3. We tried HelloFresh and our first meal last night was soooooo good. Burgers with cheese inside and tomato onion jam and arugula. We're going to have to figure out how to fit this into the food budget.
4. DS isn't fighting wearing his glasses too much today.
5. My brother has one of our dogs living with him for the last three years in Chicago. She's rrally his dog at this point. This morning I got a call from the microchip company saying someone had found her and their number. My brother was on a flight so I called his GF and she went to get her- they didn't even know she had gotten out! She was just inside their building, scratching at someone else's door. Microchip your pets people!
1. The nursery got done being painted last night with the except of a couple small areas and I'm in love with how it turned out color wise.
2. DH is taking next week off from work next week so we can tackle potty training and just really have more time together before becoming a family of four.
3. Our bedroom set is officially getting delivered next Thursday!
4. Iced coffee and dark chocolate covered walnuts mmm
5. I ordered a couple of outdoor summer toys for DD and can't wait til they come so we can try them out. It'll be nice to have more things for her to do to keep occupied when LO is here
2. Getting my house deep cleaned this weekend...and not by me!
3. H made Matzo crack and It's delicious.
4. The show I work on got picked up for another season but its going to be much shorter than usual and ill have a good chunk of time off next spring with my LO. I am very excited about this!
5. My family has Easter and Passover celebrations going on this weekend. Lots of fun and good food!
2. Only 6 more shifts of work until baby!
3. I have a doctors appointment today. I know cervical exam means nothing, you can be closed and go into labor today or 5 cm and not be in labor for weeks, but it's still exciting to know.
4. I ordered groceries for the first time in forever so I will actually have food in the house tonight to cook dinner.
5. DH, DD, and I are dying eggs tonight. I'm excited!
1. My gestational diabetes numbers are cooperating nicely. They can behave like unruly teenagers and it's such a mental health blow when they're out of control, so when they are orderly and healthy it radiates outwards and brightens my whole life.
2. We are done with the bulk of our bedroom/bathroom/closet renovation and it is so nice to be sleeping in my bed in my room instead of a futon in a disaster pre-nursery space, and finally to have a bathtub to soak in.
3. While I still don't know how I'm going to get everything done before my leave starts, things at work are progressing and I'm getting a lot of pre-leave administrative tasks done; today in particular I tweaked my schedule so that I don't have to see anyone until 1:30 pm and could a) sleep in until 7 am like some luxurious degenerate instead of my usual 5:15, b) focus on my projects in peace.
4. I'm excited that my family is coming to visit in just three weeks! I am in denial that the visit is for, you know, the whole birth thing, because I'm just happy to be seeing my mom so soon!
5. This weekend is the last unscheduled Saturday before the baby arrives, so hopefully we can get a hotttt matrimonial date in--something sexy and wild like a geriatrically early dinner or waddling neighborhood walk.
Married:09/14/13
Baby 2 - Due: 5/4/17
1. It's a beautiful day!
2. I had to go in to work before DS woke up but DH sent me an adorable video of him "reading" Green Eggs and Ham alone in his room this morning. The video was taken from the hallway so you can just hear DS's adorable little voice going "do you like them in the dark? No I not like them in the dark! Do you like them on a train?"
3. I spent some time re-organizing and bucketing items on my pre-surgery work to-do list last night and while it's still a lot, I feel much, much better about my ability to get everything done before I leave in less than a week.
4. I had my pre-surgery appointment this morning. It was mostly just registration, a blood draw, and answering a bunch of medical history questions. The nurse navigator also brought by a bunch of stuff for me to use post-surgery like drain holders, a shirt, some soft fake boobs, etc. This is also my first surgery ever so it was nice to see where I'm going, where my family will sit in the waiting room, and just generally get some context for the whole thing. I won't say I'm exactly ready for next week, but I'm feeling a lot more zen about things.
5. I can't wait for this weekend! I plan to work all day Saturday which won't be fun BUT I know I will feel so much better and so much more ready for my work departure if I get to invest a whole weekend day in work, plus it's the last time I'll ever need to work on a weekend (crazy!). Then Sunday we're going to do an Easter egg hunt with DS, then brunch with the Easter bunny, and then I have a prenatal massage booked. I can't wait!
2. DD slept in late so I was able to take a shower without being rushed
3. DH cleaned our lizard's tanks out last night so I wouln't have to
4. I fit into a pair of pants that I didn't think I could possibly get over my hips and they actually look good and don't make me feel like I'm being sawed in half
5. I have almost everything ready for LO's arrival and I feel 1000× less stressed
1. The weather is beautiful today - 75 and sunny!
2. I somehow mis-calculated my clinical hours and am 15 hours over, so I get to skip two days, meaning I have 2 days - 15 hours - of clinical before I finish my program!
3. MH just cleaned the kitchen and put away the dishes.
4. Thanks to being able to skip a clinical day tomorrow, MH and I are both off tomorrow. And his family is coming up to help us clean and do yard work. Nesting in full force!
5. I had a sonic slushy AND a Culver's ice cream today. Not proud, but happy!
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17