The man cold is in full force today. This morning he was walking around without his shirt on and moaning "I'm so hot!" I did not take the bait, I know he was waiting for me to run over and check his temp. Then I came home from dropping my son off at daycare, and he was back in bed, all wrapped up in covers with his sick face on. I guess he's going into work late since he has a late meeting today. I'm annoyed because this is my work from home day, and it's the only time I ever get the house to myself, and I only have a few more weeks of it since my mom will be here watching my son every day soon. So I want him and his MC out.
(in case anyone thinks I'm really mean, my 18 month old and I both have the exact same cold, and my son is handling it like a champ, and I am 6 months pregnant and still managing to be a normal functioning adult despite not being able to take any cold meds, so I just have no patience right now).
In other news, I am touring two preschools today! Apparently I waited too long and they each only have a couple spots left in their 2s programs. It's looking more likely that we will pay my mom to watch the kids come fall instead of a nanny, and if that's the case, I want to enroll him in a 2s program so he is out of my mom's hair for a few hours a week so she can focus on the baby more.
Great, take some cold medicine, you're not pregnant so go ahead and drug yourself up. Ughhh.
I said those exact words last night!! I'm going on week 3 of bronchitis (cough's getting worse again) and he's all cranky and not feeling well - but he's not taking the Robitussin reliably and if you don't take it every 4 hours there's no point - then he argued with me on whether it was an expectorant or suppressant.... puleeze.... from the man who will be holding the bottle and ask me what the dosage/timing/purpose of a drug is.
@MrsMiller8588 - IMO - and maybe this is an UO - *ASKING* for a shower is super tacky - it is literally saying "OO BUY ME STUFF", also making demands on theme, food, etc is ungreatful, if you are asked or have something super strongly felt about (no games, shrimp makes me want to puke this pregnancy, etc) and share that with the host, cool.
RE shower thread - sounds like a great idea! 2nd kid I'm figuring i'm not having one (though older wiser moms have "oh honey"d me and told me i will not escape since it's a boy this time) but either way I'm down for pretty pictures and food porn!
now i'm off to pop popcorn for this November board...
I think a shower thread would be great. Some of us are rapidly approaching the third trimester (less than 2 weeks away for me....holy crap ) so it's getting to be prime planning time. My sister is throwing a cookout/laid back coed shower for me. This is my second baby - first was a boy and this baby is a girl so she insisted on doing a little something. I'm going to be 36 (almost 37) weeks pregnant though so hopefully I won't be too uncomfortable to enjoy it.
@zande2016 My husband woke up with a man cold today after my DS and I fought it all week last week. You would have thought he was dying. Dramatic coughs and moans, medicine drawer ram-shacked, tissues in hand......I couldn't help but laugh a little this morning.
@gingerbride26 I don't think that's an UO! I think my sisters friend was super tacky about it. She is super gift grabby and just ungrateful in general... especially for the 3rd in 3 years.
Me: 31 DH: 34 Married: April 2016 TTC December 2016 BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17 MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017 BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18 TTC January 2019 BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
My mom actually called me Sunday and said she wants to throw a shower for me. I'm a little iffy on the idea, but I polled my closest mom friends and they all think it's the norm these days, since we're having a boy this time. Now my mom is asking me for theme ideas - ugh, I don't care! Why do baby showers have to have a theme?!? I love popcorn - maybe I'll tell her to do one of those "About to Pop" showers and have popcorn to eat. LOL
My dad is coming over today to pick up a parking pass for Opening Day and he's going to take me out to lunch! Hooray! There's a local place that we haven't tried yet, but he loves it. If they're open for lunch, I'm thinking we'll go there!
How do i nicely tell the sitter to change DSs diaper more often. I thought it was weird that she goes longer with packet of diaper than my other sitter but it’s been a handful of times that we pick him up with a huge pee diaper. Like i can see it from the back. The least she can do is change him before we pick him up, i don’t want to worry another changing him if i need to run an errand.
I really loved our sitter when my son was a baby (we are using them again this time around) but I remember a couple of times when I knew I had to run an errand so I had to change his diaper before I left their house. They would always apologize and ask if they could do it instead of me. They had a group of kids (12-14 usually) so they kept them on a set schedule everyday. Babies would get changed after nap (about 3:30-4), but not again usually before pick up. It helped me to understand that, and I don't think you would be out of line if you asked your sitter to tell you when diaper changes are done. You could totally use the "My dr asked about it because he had a diaper rash" excuse. I would!
Meagan Married 6.12.10 DS 11.8.12 Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
My kid is getting on my last nerve today. She is apparently on a hunger strike. She has eaten half a banana and half a bag of cheez-its (no idea where she found those while I was on a meeting). I even made her trolls mac and cheese as a compromise and heated up some nuggets - nope won't even touch them just demands "fishy movie" and now is trying to be cute and say "mommy" 1000 times and poke me through my chair because i told her if she doesn't start eating before I'm done eating she's going to nap without lunch (hate to do it but I'm not setting the precedent of cooking 5 things just because she's a toddler.) Since then she has dismantled my ear buds, moved my water bottle, and is going through my work bag.....about to put the last clam strip in my mouth and she's going to baby jail. </ rant >
+1 that it's tacky to ask for a shower. I feel so bad about even having one considering we had our wedding less than 6 months ago...oopsie! But tbh for me it's more about getting together with friends than gifts. Of course I don't mind those but I won't get butt hurt if people buy nothing! It's a bit different with a wedding imo because you do spend money to host a nice dinner and entertainment so I think it's a nice gesture to bring a gift.
Man colds suck. These H better man up lol.
I went to a class at the local YMCA this am and then devoured some egg whites and bacon. Dreaming of Whataburger for lunch but if so I'll have to make sure to get some greens in at dinner
I just dropped a huge container of Sriracha in my office and it exploded everywhere. I tried to clean it up but it's staining the carpets and walls and literally looks like I murdered someone in here. FML....
Ugh. At labor and delivery to be monitored for some spotting. Which I’m sure is nothing. So here is a huge waste of my time. And I had to leave work to come here.
My H texted me before..."is the blue box dayquil or nyquil?" me: "blue box is nyquil, orange is dayquil." H: "shit..." Apparently he is so sick with his man cold that he couldn't read the words on the box, and accidentally took nyquil before work today. Eyes are rolling so hard right now.
@elizabethrn87 hope it’s nothing! Best of luck! I just got discharged because they thought i was leaking amniotic fluid. But all looks good but need too keep an eye on contractions. Please keep us posted!
@elizabethrn87 I hope all checks out! I had some spotting around this time last pregnancy and it turned out to be nothing, they thought i just overdid it the day before. I used it as an excuse to take it really easy the rest of that week.
@elizabethrn87 hope everything goes well and it’s a false alarm!
@zande2016 Lol! Your story reminds me of a lady I work with who has two sons who are man children. We heard her on the phone a couple weeks ago telling one of them “orange is for daytime, blue is for nighttime”
@WorkinWeezel SO excited! 4 more days, then double digits for me!
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
Well...that fffc thread in November was pretty....ummmm...eventful, to say the least. I sincerely appreciate our bmb even more than I already did, after ready that hot mess.
@elizabethrn87 sending you positive vibes everything is okay.
I just dropped a huge container of Sriracha in my office and it exploded everywhere. I tried to clean it up but it's staining the carpets and walls and literally looks like I murdered someone in here. FML....
OMG I know it's not funny but I laughed so hard at this! I hope it cleaned up a little and the smell isn't too overwhelming!
Meagan Married 6.12.10 DS 11.8.12 Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
I was talking to a friend this morning and said "Man, it's almost April. I can't believe it's only 4 months until my due date!". She looked at me funny and was like "Aren't you due in July?". I was like yeah.....and it took me a full 10 seconds to realize its three months, THREE, until my due date! Guess it's time to start buying something other than cute outfits and accessories.
Meagan Married 6.12.10 DS 11.8.12 Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
I was talking to a friend this morning and said "Man, it's almost April. I can't believe it's only 4 months until my due date!". She looked at me funny and was like "Aren't you due in July?". I was like yeah.....and it took me a full 10 seconds to realize its three months, THREE, until my due date! Guess it's time to start buying something other than cute outfits and accessories.
I was just talking to my mom and I told her I'm basically 3 months away - give or take - and we were both in disbelief for a second! I'm sure time will feel like it has stopped when we are all in the middle of our third...
@foxbaby2016 I also laughed, sorry, but I hope it all came off! @zande2016 oh boy, he can't get anything right today, haha! @elizabethrn87 keep us posted!
@foxbaby2016 reminds me of a bad episode in college trying to open a bottle of red wine with a broken cork, a steak knife, a tenderizer, and a white kitchen.... I'm hoping this is a corp office with a cleaning crew!! @elizbethrn87 - fingers crossed - had a few of those trips with DD, was a good way to get a feel for L&D before d-day! Hoping you have friendly nurses and entertainment (either phone, book, or people watching). ETA - had to check my sig ticker after posting.... i'm still 126 so nowhere near double digits lol yay 31st due dates.
Thanks ladies! So far so good. Cervix is closed. Abdomen ultrasound looked okay. They are sending me to the office for a trans vaginal one though to be sure.
The man cold is in full force today. This morning he was walking around without his shirt on and moaning "I'm so hot!" I did not take the bait, I know he was waiting for me to run over and check his temp.
I would have said “Ow Ow, yeah you are ” haha but seriously that’s annoying. Guys are bigger babies than kids.
The “adults” I see on social media hurling insults at/making fun of these kids who participated in March for our Lives make me really sad for the world. I don’t care what side you’re on stooping to make fun of kids is just disgusting. I get that you seriously care about the second amendment but the right to protest is still part of the first amendment. Why can’t people at least be respectful in disagreements any more?
@ashbub714 along those same lines, I also keep seeing people say that these kids are being used as pawns and can't possibly know what they're protesting. Comeeee onnnn, a teenager can't possibly be speaking up for their own beliefs? Even a younger kid is still old enough to know they don't feel safe in school.
@ashbub714 along those same lines, I also keep seeing people say that these kids are being used as pawns and can't possibly know what they're protesting. Comeeee onnnn, a teenager can't possibly be speaking up for their own beliefs? Even a younger kid is still old enough to know they don't feel safe in school.
Yeah, my cousin's 5 year old had to go on lockdown at her school due to a shooting a few streets over and was telling my cousin how she was scared and how a boy in her class was crying. Kids know when they don't feel safe.
ETA: And as far as the "good guy with a gun" argument goes....MH is a weapons enthusiast, has a concealed carry permit, and carries any time he leaves the house. It sounds excessive, but he works closely and visibly with law enforcement now, and he was mugged at gunpoint years ago. Him being armed makes me feel safer....EXCEPT from mass shootings. Because if there was a mass shooting and MH pulled his gun, I'd be afraid that he'd end up being accidentally shot by the police if they thought he was the original gunman.
Re: Weekday Randoms 3/26
(in case anyone thinks I'm really mean, my 18 month old and I both have the exact same cold, and my son is handling it like a champ, and I am 6 months pregnant and still managing to be a normal functioning adult despite not being able to take any cold meds, so I just have no patience right now).
In other news, I am touring two preschools today! Apparently I waited too long and they each only have a couple spots left in their 2s programs. It's looking more likely that we will pay my mom to watch the kids come fall instead of a nanny, and if that's the case, I want to enroll him in a 2s program so he is out of my mom's hair for a few hours a week so she can focus on the baby more.
@MrsMiller8588 - IMO - and maybe this is an UO - *ASKING* for a shower is super tacky - it is literally saying "OO BUY ME STUFF", also making demands on theme, food, etc is ungreatful, if you are asked or have something super strongly felt about (no games, shrimp makes me want to puke this pregnancy, etc) and share that with the host, cool.
RE shower thread - sounds like a great idea! 2nd kid I'm figuring i'm not having one (though older wiser moms have "oh honey"d me and told me i will not escape since it's a boy this time) but either way I'm down for pretty pictures and food porn!
now i'm off to pop popcorn for this November board...
My shower is early (April 28th) bc that's when my SIL's (who are hosting) were available. May is a busy month for both sides of our family.
@zande2016 My husband woke up with a man cold today after my DS and I fought it all week last week. You would have thought he was dying. Dramatic coughs and moans, medicine drawer ram-shacked, tissues in hand......I couldn't help but laugh a little this morning.
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
I also think a shower thread would be fun. Mine isn’t until the end of June so I’ll be about 35 weeks pregnant. Hope I can enjoy it!
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
My dad is coming over today to pick up a parking pass for Opening Day and he's going to take me out to lunch! Hooray! There's a local place that we haven't tried yet, but he loves it. If they're open for lunch, I'm thinking we'll go there!
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
Feeling super grateful for you girls right about now....
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
My kid is getting on my last nerve today. She is apparently on a hunger strike. She has eaten half a banana and half a bag of cheez-its (no idea where she found those while I was on a meeting). I even made her trolls mac and cheese as a compromise and heated up some nuggets - nope won't even touch them just demands "fishy movie" and now is trying to be cute and say "mommy" 1000 times and poke me through my chair because i told her if she doesn't start eating before I'm done eating she's going to nap without lunch (hate to do it but I'm not setting the precedent of cooking 5 things just because she's a toddler.) Since then she has dismantled my ear buds, moved my water bottle, and is going through my work bag.....about to put the last clam strip in my mouth and she's going to baby jail. </ rant >
Man colds suck. These H better man up lol.
I went to a class at the local YMCA this am and then devoured some egg whites and bacon. Dreaming of Whataburger for lunch but if so I'll have to make sure to get some greens in at dinner
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
i just overdid it the day before. I used it as an excuse to take it really easy the rest of that week.
Ummmm I guess I need to check out the November board?! What thread @SmashJam ?
Married: 6/27/2008
DS: 3/14/2010 Planned, PG first try
M/C 6/2012
DD: 4/22/2013 Planned, UnDx Infertility, PG on our own
BFP: 10/28/2016 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE!
M/C 12/12/2016
BFP: 10/27/2017 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE
EDD: 7/2/2018
@zande2016 Lol! Your story reminds me of a lady I work with who has two sons who are man children. We heard her on the phone a couple weeks ago telling one of them “orange is for daytime, blue is for nighttime”
And check out Novembers FFFC thread. I'm now curious about what other drama they have!
@zande2016 this made me chuckle.
@WorkinWeezel SO excited! 4 more days, then double digits for me!
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@elizabethrn87 sending you positive vibes everything is okay.
@wildtot glad you're okay!
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
I was talking to a friend this morning and said "Man, it's almost April. I can't believe it's only 4 months until my due date!". She looked at me funny and was like "Aren't you due in July?". I was like yeah.....and it took me a full 10 seconds to realize its three months, THREE, until my due date!
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
Remember when people were snarking on our BMB? LOL!
Married: 6/27/2008
DS: 3/14/2010 Planned, PG first try
M/C 6/2012
DD: 4/22/2013 Planned, UnDx Infertility, PG on our own
BFP: 10/28/2016 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE!
M/C 12/12/2016
BFP: 10/27/2017 Unplanned, HUGE SURPRISE
EDD: 7/2/2018
@foxbaby2016 I also laughed, sorry, but I hope it all came off! @zande2016 oh boy, he can't get anything right today, haha! @elizabethrn87 keep us posted!
@elizbethrn87 - fingers crossed - had a few of those trips with DD, was a good way to get a feel for L&D before d-day! Hoping you have friendly nurses and entertainment (either phone, book, or people watching).
ETA - had to check my sig ticker after posting.... i'm still 126 so nowhere near double digits lol yay 31st due dates.
Waiting on cultures...
haha but seriously that’s annoying. Guys are bigger babies than kids.
Edit cuz the bump ate my post.
Sorry to be a Debbie downer today y’all.
ETA: And as far as the "good guy with a gun" argument goes....MH is a weapons enthusiast, has a concealed carry permit, and carries any time he leaves the house. It sounds excessive, but he works closely and visibly with law enforcement now, and he was mugged at gunpoint years ago. Him being armed makes me feel safer....EXCEPT from mass shootings. Because if there was a mass shooting and MH pulled his gun, I'd be afraid that he'd end up being accidentally shot by the police if they thought he was the original gunman.