Weekend Randoms 12/22

acunamatada

Well, almost. Happy Holidays everyone!

nimmle

YAASSSS. T-minus 45 minutes until I can log off my work computer. Ready to get this weekend started!

hillbillywife

DS had a half day today and spent the first 30 minutes of his home time crying because his sister got the happy meal toy that he wanted. (my husband and I each went to McDonald’s last night with one kid. I was out of town with one and my husband took my son out too.) happy weekend to me!

TheQuietThings

My daughter (2) was sick so I had to go pick both up from daycare.   Please let it not spread through the rest of us.

4deep

What do you ladies think of a Christmas picture thread for this weekend? All things holidays and family. Sort of a GTKY type thread. You don’t have to show faces of you or your family members (unless you’re comfortable doing so), it can be anything! Like present wrapping, crazy shenanigans, decor, awkward moments with family, inside jokes, shopping, just whatever you’re doing this weekend. Just keep it rolling. Thoughts?? 

paytonpedro

@4deep YES!! ❤️

acunamatada

@4deep +1 for holiday cheer! 

stillcozy

saw the Greatest Showman! It was so amazing definitely my new favorite movie! 

hillbillywife

lindsayleigh1989 said:

saw the Greatest Showman! It was so amazing definitely my new favorite movie! 

Oh my goodness I’m jealous!! I want to see this so bad!!

devilcat139

I have been wearing sports bras maybe since week 6/7 (12 weeks now) and a few days ago I broke down and bought a maternity bra (already up to a 36DD from a 34D). Guys it is HEAVEN to be in a normal bra that fits. Kicking myself for waiting so long 

wildtot

So my manager announced that we could let our peeps go home early today. So there i was ok that means me too yay! A few minutes later he messages me saying he expects me to complete all of quality audits today (had 3) left since it was my last day with the department. Do everyone got to leave early but me. Thank you i feel so appreciated after working in that department for 5 years. 

stillziggysmom

Dude. My heart just exploded. My 2yo just came up to sit with me in bed and he's pointing and naming body parts (eyes, ears, shoulders, etc.) then out of nowhere points to my midsection and states "baby here!" It made my day so much better  

@wildtot That totally sucks, I'm sorry

@lindsayleigh1989 I'm so jealous!

@4deep Yes, please!!!!

elizabethrn87

I have to work a shift tomorrow but then our Christmas is actually the 24th morning! 

stillcozy

@hillbillywife @d_marie_23 go see it!!! haha I need people to talk about it with haha

stillcozy

@elizabethrn87 hope it goes well and you have a great Christmas! 

christycalifornia

@d_marie_23 That is so SWEET!!! I love it. Kids are the best. 

Claireymary

I have been feeling some intense fluttering in my belly over the last two days. As a STM at 9+2 is it even possible to feel baby this early?! 

cseley321

@Claireymary I am pretty sure it's still too early, but who knows

sm05-2

@wildtot, wow, that sucks--way to show their appreciation! At least it's the weekend now!

@4deep, that sounds like a fun idea!

christycalifornia

@Claireymary The earliest I've heard of is 13 weeks for STMs, and even that's considered pretty early. I've had a few swoops and dips lately I thought might be baby, but I figure like the first time, when it's real I'll know. But who knows?! Just because it hasn't been written about doesn't mean it can't happen earlier. I could be wrong, but I think 9 weeks is when the baby juuuuuust starts to learn to wiggle, though, so maybe early for intense fluttering? Who knows, I'm no help lol. 

morethanamama

I am 12 weeks today and I started feeling some fluttering yesterday but I've decided it's just gas...add chai lattes to the list of things that make me bloated, boo! Might also be that it's Starbucks so it may be something in their syrup.

acunamatada

@Claireymary I'd say it's probably too early. Your ute is just reaching your pubic bone at 9 weeks, I read somewhere that the uterus can't register touch (go figure, can't find it now) so it's not really possible to feel baby until it's well above the pubic bone, plus it's still so small. I definitely felt some weird stuff going on down there that felt like movement in the past few weeks, but I think I'm just hyperaware of that area and it's probably just gas or stretching. 

SmashJam

@Claireymary usually I think that its muscle twitches this early, if its the same thing I'm feeling. I even get them when I'm not pregnant!

TheQuietThings

https://thefloursack.blogspot.com/2012/09/chocolate-mousse-cheesecake.html?m=1 
Making this for Christmas (hosting) but I'm way more excited about two types of potatoes.

flockofmoosen3

I've also gotten very distinct "baby kicks" even when NOT pregnant, and so a few during this one (10 weeks). It's gas/muscles/whatever, but I'm pretty sure it's not baby. 

I am nearly finished with Christmas shopping. Just have my SIL and my friend's baby (since she gave my kids something). My SIL has Down's Syndrome, and it's only relevance is that I have a hard time figuring out if I should get something related to what she currently loves, or something that better reflects her as 19yo female. Maybe a cute skirt, crop top, and a necklace? And I can add some pens and a new notebook since she goes through those like water.

kat029

I'm such a Scrooge this year for Christmas, and typically - I'd rival Santa. Just noooo energy. I can't believe it's a few days away. I'm trying to be ridiculously cheery for the kids, but BAH HUMBAG all the way.

I'm starting to look normal from the fainting that put me in the ER last week, and while I've been checked it by all my doctors, I feel like there's something going on. My vision has blotted three different days, along with dizziness and extreme exhaustion (can you believe there's something even more extreme than early pregnancy exhaustion?!). Crossing my fingers I return to normal the next few days.

stillcozy

I have had muscle twitches that have felt very similar 

LadyJ2949

We told the girls about the baby last night. We showed them the ultrasound pictures and asked identified they knew what it was. DD#1 “it’s a monster?” Hahaha We were dying. DD#2 is a little over 2 and couldn’t care less. DD#1 (who is turning 4 in a couple weeks) instantly started asking questions: how did the baby get in there? Is the baby growing? How will the baby get out? I probably should have prepared myself better. I wasn’t expecting that all right away. 

wildtot

Last night was upsetting. My MIL and Step FIL got into the huge argument over who knows what. Their room is across from DS so we had to keep telling them to stop yelling and at one point SFIL slammed the door! WTF?!?! The argument kept going on past the time we went to bed. Then around 930 pm i smelled something similar to pot. SFIL smokes it (PTSD, veteran, and +70 yrs) but we had asked him to go outside in the field to spoke. I really hope it was just my imagination and he didn’t smoke in the room. It was snowing last night but they could if at least asked us, right?! DH is upset and was apologizing for them. I’m just trying not to add wood to the fire and act calm. But WTF?!?! 

Edited because of my stupid phone.

chaser61

I feel twitching too! But I think it is just things expanding.

I have been fake drinking so people wouldn’t know that I was pregnant. I decided that I would tell my brother and SIL about the baby because they are staying with us this weekend. I am tired of pretending and figure it would be too difficult. Now I am waffling. I really want to wait until after my 12 week appt in two weeks.

pretzellover

@kat029 I’ve had a lot of weird medical issues  the last few years, so my advice is if you think there is something off, go to another doctor to get another opinion - especially on the blurry vision. 
@wildtot sorry for the family drama!! Unfortunately ‘tis the season’ (this is what I’m telling myself!). I hope they shape up today. 

SmashJam

@wildtot sorry for the drama! 

@LadyJ2949 that's hilarious. My DS is 2.5 and I wonder if he'll even care when we tell.

My DH, every day for the last two weeks: **lump lump lump around on the couch**

My DH, today, an hour before we go to his mom's and while I am trying to get  me, DS, and all the presents ready: Let's take the barn doors apart and fix them again and salt the driveway! BTW I need you to help me.

lol

stillcozy

@wildtot I'm sorry I hope things get better today!

hayhay93

My boyfriend and I playfully bicker/tease each other a lot of the time and recently we were at his mom’s house and she said “Stop it, both of you, right now!” 
My god, it bothered me so much.

I just don’t like a lot of people lately. It’s amazing what inappropriate things people will say to a pregnant woman, thinking they are being helpful. You’re not, so shut your pie hole. Okay, sorry, now I’m just being grumpy lol. 

hayhay93

@wildtot I am so sorry! That sounds like a nightmare. On top of that, I read in a previous post that you don’t like the smell of marijuana anyways, so that just probably upset you even more. I hope things are better for Christmas Eve and Christmas! Tell him to bundle up and smoke outside anyways. My bf smokes for anxiety and I haven’t been wanting to be around it, so he uses a smoke filter called a smoke buddy. It helps a lot, maybe you can suggest that to your SFIL for next time they come visit. 

stillcozy

so I posted my pregnancy announcement and two minutes later a girl I used to be friends with posts "Ok all the pregnancy announcements can stop now. I’m already acutely aware of the fact that I should be pregnant with my fourth child. K thanks."

I was feeling all excited but I feel bad now

wildtot

@hayhay93 yeah I’m not fond of the smell and pregnancy seems to make it worse. I’ll have to look into that thank you! DH is going to talk to them about it.

AlyLynn07

@lindsayleigh1989 ouch, I'm sorry. That is tough. I'm sure you feel badly for that person, but obviously you weren't doing it to rub it in her face. Maybe you didn't even know about her previous losses since it sounds like you weren't close. But either way, although she has a right to be upset about her situation, I feel like that would be the time when she should  just quietly step away from social media and maybe talk to a close friend about how she is feeling. Not really fair to publicly stomp on your (and others) joy, especially if you/they were not acutely aware of what she has been dealing with. 

Andplusalso - We're excited for you!

acunamatada

@wildtot ugh how rude, I hope things turn around for you've today. 

@LadyJ2949 that's soo cute! My son doesn't understand yet, but he's only 2. 

@kat029 how strange, it wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion. I felt a lot like that back when I had blood loss and wound up super anemic, but I think you said they already tested for that. Hope you a start feeling better soon. 

@lindsayleigh1989 oh no, I'm sorry. Is it a friend you've talked to recently? I'm sure she didn't mean it as a stab at you, it sounds like she's going through a tough time. 


We're announcing today! I'm oddly nervous even though I know they'll all be happy for us after everything we've gone through. 

morethanamama

@lindsayleigh1989 I was not aware you got pregnant to piss people off, lol! If she gets triggered by social media posts then she should avoid them. That's what I did after my chemical pregnancy. I could not stand to see another bump, but I felt it was unfair to not be happy for other people, so I just stayed out of it. 

morethanamama

@kat029 I hope you feel better! @wildtot I just don't get why people can't be considerate with their habit, whether smoking or drinking. @acunamatada good luck with the announcement! @LadyJ2949 kids are just hilarious.