Randoms - Week of 10/16

becausescience

crossfitbabybump

I'm so hungry right now and all I can think about is a warm baked potato with like...a shiiitteee ton of sour cream on it. My chiropractor also felt my baby move while he was adjusting my SI today. He thought it was cool!

becausescience

DD's pictures from picture day at daycare (yeah i guess this is a thing...) have arrived. But these prices for the prints are highway robbery. 

But also she is soooo cute, so I'm torn between "I'd never pay that much" and this: 

mdfarmchick

I don’t have it in me to fight nap time today and win. You win, toddler. You win. 

npkat

Had such a fun and productive weekend! My 2 sisters and brother in laws came to visit us, found out we’re having a boy, ordered a rug and curtains for baby’s room, and my sis helped me do my 2 baby registries.

gh515

I'm going to Disney World for 44 hours next week since my sister, a medical resident, got a brief break and won't get Thanksgiving or Christmas off this year, so we wanted to do something spontaneous and fun. I'm oddly excited for an adult. (:

crossfitbabybump

https://www.babybedding.com/

I ordered a personalized baby crib sheet from this site and I can't wait for it to come in! Soooo cute! Couldn't help myself... I asked DH if it was okay and he said, "you're going to order it anyway..."

Yeah. You're right DH. I am.

barrelocarol

@crossfitbabybump Ha! The tag line at the bottom of that page is "Mom gets what mom wants." 

ashleyf911

My 2 year old came home from camping with my in laws on Sunday with the start of a cold and it's now morphed into a full on cold. Snot everywhere and a nasty cough. 

And I woke up this morning with a sore throat and clogged sinuses. Ughhhhhhhh. 

k318

I just had too big of a snack and now so much heart burn. FML

savedbygrace1213

We got our family pictures taken last night after we found out what we were having and I got a pink and blue balloon to use for the shoot. (Got both colors because I knew mom would be over and didn’t want her to know. We got to our beautiful location and I opened the car to get DD out and the wind sucked the pink balloon right out! Ahhhh! That was the one we needed! Lol. So much for that idea. Now for the painfully long wait see our pictures!

pregobeth

We moved to our new house this weekend! No more commuting for 3 hours every day!!!! It's a little bitty cottage, but I love it. It has wood floors and a backyard for the dog. I am so happy! But the unpacking has begun and my back and feet hurt soooo bad from standing all day on the hard floors and bending over sorting though stuff. Can't wait for everything to be put away so I can just enjoy being there. 

crossfitbabybump

@barrelocarol - ironic! hahaha!

I will have to show my DH that!

justkeeptrying

FLUTTERS!!!! Undeniable baby flutters!!!!!!!

ShawnnaO

My anxiety has been so bad lately. It got really bad last night, which was my own fault because I got myself worked up from the “me too” thing on twitter. I couldn’t fall asleep until almost midnight, and then I was up every hour or two because of terrible nightmares. 

Oddly the dreams all surrounded me finding out the baby is a boy, and then something really bad would happen? 

muggle621

I'm seriously crying right now b/c I stupidly let someone behind me in line have someone's messed up baked potato(they didn't want bacon) and then when it was my turn THERE WERE NO MORE POTATOES. I will never be nice again!! All I have now for lunch is soup and that will not be filling enough.  

nancysimp

Waiting to see an ENT doctor. Just witnessed two patients fight because they want to check in with the receptionist, at the same time.I can't deal with drama. So annoying. 

Anyhoot...I've been waiting 30 mins. Need to figure out why I have vertigo every time I lie down. Started just before pregnancy. 

Lady in waiting room with sooooo much perfume....holy crap did you spill the whole bottle on your head???

Blah

justkeeptrying

@muggle621, your story just made me cry a little bit for you. That is the worst!

A couple months ago I was craving a burrito so badly. Ground beef. We were at the mall so I caved and went to order one. Order a burrito, they are halfway done making it and ask what meat so I say ground beef and they tell me they're all out. Seriously?? You could've told me this when I ordered the burrito. I almost punched the person. 

muggle621

@justkeeptrying They were out of ground beef??!!!! That is insane!!! You probably should have punched the person. How cruel.  

becausescience

Now I want a baked potato. 

justkeeptrying

@muggle621, right?! I felt like as a place that predominately sells burritos, they should tell you something like that when you order!!! I had to settle for chicken and I was not impressed with them for it. 

ShawnnaO

@muggle621 @justkeeptrying I can confidently say both of those situations would have made me cry, even when not pregnant.

maybe my life revolves around food a little too much. 

justkeeptrying

@ShawnnaO, no shame! I agree wholeheartedly. Food just adds so much joy to my life!

kiki75

*TW* sexual assault/harassment
@ShawnnaO I have a love/hate with the me too thing. 
1. Awareness might help some people understand. The rest still won't care. I've seen people reporting that the perpetrators have been reacting (liking, etc.) their "me too" posts. Either that's an incredible lack of self-awareness and understanding or something far more nefarious.
2. Obviously not everyone to whom it applies is participating. If the entry level is just sexually harassed, pardon me but lololol. That's 99.999999999999% of us. 
3. I'm not playing because I shouldn't have to share. I shouldn't have to go back to things like how I pretty much quit debate after my coach slapped my butt in the middle of a cafeteria when I was already feeling low. Or how once in college I was having a platonic sleepover with a guy and woke up thinking we were having an earthquake. Nope. He was masturbating. Or the times I've been harassed by perfect strangers while just trying to do my dang job (which is not one in which it's anywhere near appropriate to say anything about how they're considering kidnapping me or asking me to sit on their lap).
4. Nothing has stopped the victim-blaming that is going on right now. "If she had spoken up, she could have changed things so it's all her fault these other women were victimized." Bull. If a brand new struggling actress filed a complaint, it would be that she was a slut or she consented but regretted it or wanted revenge or is just mad because she didn't get the part. Nor do I blame those who went on to get famous for not finding the day they finally said, "I think that maybe now I'm famous enough to speak out and put my family through that and to risk my career." I don't blame a single one of them for not saying that today is the day they're going to blow up their life about something that happened ten years ago and they've been trying to forget. Look how so many other victims of powerful men in this country have been treated. Or not even that powerful. Remember Brock Turner? And how so much of it was Booo-hooo. Poor Brock and poor Brock's future? 

runsoncoffee

@crossfitbabybump love that!!! I'd love to get something personalized but we probably won't be deciding on a name until this baby is a couple days old haha! We aren't agreeing on any names!

muggle621

@scoogy19 My H and I can't agree on anything either! Why can't our significant others love the names we love instantly....

ShawnnaO

@kiki75 I don’t think anyone is naive enough to expect it to stop anything, and I’ve seen quite a few posts acknowledging that the people who are participating and sharing “me too” are a very small, minute fraction. But it IS bringing to light that most of us can’t think of a single friend of ours who couldn’t say “me too” regardless of whether they chose to share that or not. There’s also countless posts supporting people who chose to simply say “me too” without sharing any further details because quite frankly it’s nobody’s business, as well as posts supporting the people who simply thought “me too” without making it public. Because they need to know they aren’t alone. 

I think its so, so incredibly important to know that, no matter how small your “story” might seem, no matter how insignificant it feels in the grand scheme of things, it’s still valid and it’s still important. Because we all deserve respect, ALWAYS. Even though, rationally speaking, we all KNOW how big of an issue this is, there’s something incredibly lonely about when it happens to you. “Me too” shows that you’re not alone. That you have countless allies and people you can talk to. I think it’s a really wonderful thing to bring people a little bit of light in what is a very dark topic. 

mdfarmchick

@kiki75 you gave worde to the things I was feeling but couldn’t say. 

syssa-o

Oops I think I've got a bingo on there bahaha 

ShawnnaO

Going to put my daughter to bed tonight without breastfeeding her for the first time. I’m terrified. Wish me luck! 

cford08

@ShawnnaO you got this girl! 

ShawnnaO

@cford08 she’s crying. I’m crying because she’s crying and I feel bad. This is going well. 

kalawa

@syssa-o I wish I did this well at real Bingo...
@ShawnnaO Good luck!! 

I won a free fry, and a free cheeseburger from my McDonald's coffee. I love the McDonald's Monopoly time of year. 

ShawnnaO

@kalawa I didn’t know it was monopoly time! You just made my night 

ksmwalters

@kiki75 @ShawnnaO I see both of your sides. I decided to share because people speaking out during the #YesAllWomen campaign helped me feel less alone. A fair amount of my family and friends don't know about my history, so I wasn't specific when I posted #metoo, but I did so hoping that it might give others the kind of support I felt. I also feel pretty strongly that no victim of any crime should have to come forward and lay their souls bare to make a difference. It's been a rough week + on the internet, though. 

kalawa

@ShawnnaO You're welcome.  I assume it's the same between countries...

ShawnnaO

@kalawa I would assume so!

@ksmwalters I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through. But you’re right, if sharing Me Too (even if it just those two words, and not the story behind them) can help someone else feel supported and less alone, I’m all for it. I think it takes a lot of bravery to go through something like that and keep functioning, and I can’t imagine the bravery and the emotional toll it must take to share about that. Take care of your heart and avoid the internet if you need to  I know I definitely need my breaks some days. 

chasingroygbiv

@nancysimp Did you get your Vertigo figured out? I have it and see a doctor on the Vestibular floor, but when the wait is too long for that I go to my Chiropractor. Have you tried the Epley Maneuver? Vertigo is MISERABLE! I almost dropped out of college my Senior year with only 3 weeks to go because of it! 

chasingroygbiv

@crossfitbabybump That website is going to get me into so. Much. Trouble. 

Sorry DH....... I might have to head to work at this rate...

nancysimp

@chasingroygbiv yikes! I can see why it would make an impact on your school life...its absolutely horrible.

ENT gave me a few pamphlets with different maneuvers to try for a month, I think Eply is in there..gonna check. Has that helped you? He said I need to do the different maneuvers for a month and then go back if I still have this. He said its BPPV. Being pregnant, I can't do the quick one where you have to quickly drop to your sides while sitting on a bed. Will try the others. 

It sucks when you have to say to someone, sorry give me a few seconds...(until my eyes adjust)...I get dizzy   The ultrasound technician literally backed off all concerned. I didn't mean to scare her. I should prep people before I lie down!

chasingroygbiv

@nancysimp Mine is BPPV, too. If you’re not comfortable doing the maneuvers yourself, call around to Chiro offices and see if they will do it. I’m ok doing the Epley myself, but I feel like it works much better and quicker when a professional does it. It’s so miserable and icky feeling! Feel better!