This might be silly, but I’m having serious anxiety about making an official pregnancy announcement. I’ve already told a lot of people, but the big announcement freaks me out. Last go around I didn’t announce until like 17 weeks.
I posted a few weeks ago about how I just met my bio-dad in January. Tomorrow we are going to dinner with our families (my mom/step-dad, 3 siblings, DH's parents, and sister/BIL) to announce the sex of our baby. I feel a little guilty that I'm not including my dad in such a special moment. We did tell him in person that we were expecting. However, I feel like it would be super awkward for my mom and my step dad would be upset if I invited my dad. I also think it might be awkward for my dad and brother (from my dad). We are going to a place in the same city my dad lives in, so I also feel bad about that. I haven't really told anyone that I feel bad, because I wouldn't end up inviting him.
It's so tricky! I'm probably going to text him a picture of the Easter egg with a blue peep after we announce to my family.
@sammierose464 Sweetie, don't feel so bad about everything! It's okay to worry about yourself and what you think is best. For what it's worth, I think you're making a really well-informed decision
@sliztee thanks. I know it's the right choice, and I just have to remind myself that being in my life for 3 months doesn't entitle him to the same things as my family who's been around my whole life.
Another FFFC. I'm working from home today because of the holiday. I have done nothing, and I don't care. I can't do what I need to do until some files come over today and then I'll be rushing. So i'm just enjoying the quiet. DH kept SS out for the morning and now he's napping and SS is on his tablet in his room.
@sammierose464 if your going to be in the same city as your dad and brother Maybe you can stop in after or even before meeting with the rest of your family for dinner and have a special moment with them as well. I'm sure they would appreciate you making the time.to see them in person instead of over the phone, that way you don't have to feel bad about not including them and you get to have an intimate moment with everyone in your family without the awkwardness of past relationships between your mom and dad.
@sammierose464 Sorry you have that awkward-ness to deal with! It's no fun... My dad and mom have been divorced for a long time, and I'm not real close to my dad. He's remarried and it makes my mom really uncomfortable to be around them so whenever there is birthday parties or anything I always feel guilty doing something separate with my dad later. My dad can be a real jerk sometimes but I still feel guilty. At least his current wife is nice and sweet and I really like her! It's SO much easier to be with them! His last wife was an alcoholic and bat-shit crazy. I don't cuss like ever, but seriously, there is no better way to describe her! The stories I could tell you...
My FFFC is it's almost 11:00 here and I'm still in my pjs. And I need to shave my legs but I don't feel like it.
@purplegoldfish2 I don’t read it anymore either. I’ve also don’t look at the ultrasounds.
I routinely get sandwiches with cold cuts from my fav deli this pregnancy. I’ve decided I’m comfortable with that, but not with lettuce. So my subs are lettuce-less. DH thinks I’m being a moron but it makes sense to me.
@DunkinDecaf That makes more sense to me. I eat so much deli meat. It’s the only thing that always sounds good.
After yesterdays UO thread and the hatred of baby on board stickers, I guess my FFFC is that I have one and I have a replacement ready cause mine is so faded. I know they’re not necessary because first responders are trained, but I waited my whole life and thru years of infertility to put that stupid sticker on my car and I will keep one there until #3 is talking. Because I can!
@coffee-saur 2:30 here and I’m still in pjs... and probably will be for the rest of the day. My son is being a complete a-hole and lost the privilege of going out to dinner with out of town family tonight and since he’s only 5, somebody has to stay with him.
@purplegoldfish2 YAS I love when my kids lose privelages that make my life better. The first ones I take away are always related to shit I don’t want to do that day, or shows or toys they love that drive me insane. I guess that’s my second FFFC.
I’m actually disappointed about it. I am a SAHM, so there are many days that I can stay in pjs all day if I want to (& I have been taking full advantage of that a lot lately). I’m finally starting to feel better and was looking forward to fried pickles and socializing tonight. MH will bring them home, but I’m sure they won’t be nice and hot when I get them and obviously the socializing isn’t coming home with him. Although not having to deal with FIL’s gf is a plus, especially since I’m so cranky lately. Plus, now I have to cook the kid dinner.
I still haven't mailed 2 of my best friends' Christmas presents...1 of them, I figured I'd see her in person by now since she lives 2.5 hours from me...the other, well I still haven't gotten her a birthday present (Dec bday) so I'm waiting to combine them into one package before sending across the country. Also figured I'd see her for wedding stuff this year, but alas, I'm missing all that since I'll be reallllly pregnant and/or have a newborn. At least they both know I thought of them??
I'm only 11 weeks along and I walked out of Babies R Us the other day with $500 worth of baby gear, including play yard, co-sleeper, Ergo, and a crap ton of baby clothes.
Ladybug - April 2013 Dandelion - October 2018 Angel "Aurora" - July 2020 Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021 Angel "Maxine" - January 2022 Angel "Violet" - March 2022 Baby Dove due March 2023
I'm only 11 weeks along and I walked out of Babies R Us the other day with $500 worth of baby gear, including play yard, co-sleeper, Ergo, and a crap ton of baby clothes.
Take advantage of the sales while you can! If you wait until a “reasonable” time, they’ll be closed. I am surprised you were able to get so much, MH said ours was pretty empty when he went. He was looking for car seats though, so maybe that’s what he meant.
@sammierose464 10% off everything in store and 20% off all Disney items.
Ladybug - April 2013 Dandelion - October 2018 Angel "Aurora" - July 2020 Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021 Angel "Maxine" - January 2022 Angel "Violet" - March 2022 Baby Dove due March 2023
@mytrueloves We went last week but decided to hold out longer for them to mark stuff down more. I'm going to check weekly and see if we can score anything good! Sales make me giddy.
@purplegoldfish2 This location had just announced their going out of business sale and surprisingly they were very well stocked, just like usual. The only part of the store I found lacking was the cloth diaper section but I think that was less about being properly stocked and more about how they designed the store. @KFrob We're definitely waiting for some sales to get our cloth diaper stash going but I think DF wants to wait til after the shower to stock up on anything else.
Ladybug - April 2013 Dandelion - October 2018 Angel "Aurora" - July 2020 Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021 Angel "Maxine" - January 2022 Angel "Violet" - March 2022 Baby Dove due March 2023
DD (11) brought home some Easter treats from school so of course I had to institute the Mommy tax.
I still haven't finished my Easter shopping, cannot find the dang plastic eggs, nor have any shopping for Sunday dinner done. I will probably brave the store tonight or tomorrow. YOLO.
@mesamyt I'm right there with ya except I did my food shopping this morning before work. I still have baskets to fill and and find my eggs. I also have to take DS to get pictures with the Easter Bunny. Oops
I think that they had started closing some of the Babies-R-Us stores in a previous round.
I also went on Monday to check it out. I bought a bunch of clothing staples at 20% off, but everything else was only 10% off so I held off. (Also, consumables were not discounted at all.) I’m headed back next weekend to see if things are discounted further. The store I went to was still fully stocked.
@nmadjeski Glad to know I’m not alone. The last time I was at the mall the Bunny was super busy. I’ve never done those pictures. I personally think the bunny looks creepy.
@purplegoldfish2 hold the phone! Babies R Us is closing too? I thought it was just toys r us this whole time
Yep, same company and they are bankrupt and can’t find a buyer. Our Babies R Us was in the first round of closings before they announced all stores will be closed, so sales there started earlier (but I’ve heard they were kind of ridiculous and had marked up a lot of stuff before the “sale” put it back at the normal price). Now that I think about it, MH probably went there instead of the combined Babies/Toys R Us store.
ETA so if you have gift cards, use them ASAP. They’re only taking them for 30 days from the announcement, which I think was sometime in the beginning of March.
Nothing is on the way home. We live .5 miles from the place he was at and it’s all residential between here and there. I’ll survive. We’re going out tomorrow to o (because out of town guests) and I’m going to strongly suggest a place that has them.
I confess I freaking hate the bump, the site the app all of it. I am only here because this is where the freaking awesome people are! If they gave a crap about the site or app I might feel differently but it’s unstable at best and not user friendly. I kind of can’t wait for FB because it’s easier to check in there, though I know others are not a fan.
I confess I freaking hate the bump, the site the app all of it. I am only here because this is where the freaking awesome people are! If they gave a crap about the site or app I might feel differently but it’s unstable at best and not user friendly. I kind of can’t wait for FB because it’s easier to check in there, though I know others are not a fan.
Oh, this app totally sucks. I’m so with you there. With my last BMB group, I got way more involved when we moved to Facebook because of how easy it is to use compared to this thing.
I'm not excited for the move to FB. I don't have a FB and everyone completely deserts the app so I pretty much lose touch with everyone.
See this is the major downside I hate! I just wish the app behaved like fb. Sub posts under actual posts to stay on topic, shit actually loads, shit actually posts, it’s easier to gif, and YOU GET NOTIFIED WITHOUT OPENING THE APP. None of those things work here. It kills me.
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It's so tricky! I'm probably going to text him a picture of the Easter egg with a blue peep after we announce to my family.
Another FFFC. I'm working from home today because of the holiday. I have done nothing, and I don't care. I can't do what I need to do until some files come over today and then I'll be rushing. So i'm just enjoying the quiet. DH kept SS out for the morning and now he's napping and SS is on his tablet in his room.
Had an Italian grinder the other day and didn’t nuke the meat
Dont like Beyoncé
I eat cool ranch Doritos dipped in chocolate ice cream. De-fucking-licious.
At least his current wife is nice and sweet and I really like her! It's SO much easier to be with them! His last wife was an alcoholic and bat-shit crazy. I don't cuss like ever, but seriously, there is no better way to describe her! The stories I could tell you...
My FFFC is it's almost 11:00 here and I'm still in my pjs. And I need to shave my legs but I don't feel like it.
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#4 Due 10/26/18!
I routinely get sandwiches with cold cuts from my fav deli this pregnancy. I’ve decided I’m comfortable with that, but not with lettuce. So my subs are lettuce-less. DH thinks I’m being a moron but it makes sense to me.
After yesterdays UO thread and the hatred of baby on board stickers, I guess my FFFC is that I have one and I have a replacement ready cause mine is so faded. I know they’re not necessary because first responders are trained, but I waited my whole life and thru years of infertility to put that stupid sticker on my car and I will keep one there until #3 is talking. Because I can!
Dandelion - October 2018
Angel "Aurora" - July 2020
Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021
Angel "Maxine" - January 2022
Angel "Violet" - March 2022
Baby Dove due March 2023
Dandelion - October 2018
Angel "Aurora" - July 2020
Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021
Angel "Maxine" - January 2022
Angel "Violet" - March 2022
Baby Dove due March 2023
@KFrob We're definitely waiting for some sales to get our cloth diaper stash going but I think DF wants to wait til after the shower to stock up on anything else.
Dandelion - October 2018
Angel "Aurora" - July 2020
Angel "Sawyer" - May 2021
Angel "Maxine" - January 2022
Angel "Violet" - March 2022
Baby Dove due March 2023
I still haven't finished my Easter shopping, cannot find the dang plastic eggs, nor have any shopping for Sunday dinner done. I will probably brave the store tonight or tomorrow. YOLO.
I also went on Monday to check it out. I bought a bunch of clothing staples at 20% off, but everything else was only 10% off so I held off. (Also, consumables were not discounted at all.) I’m headed back next weekend to see if things are discounted further. The store I went to was still fully stocked.
ETA so if you have gift cards, use them ASAP. They’re only taking them for 30 days from the announcement, which I think was sometime in the beginning of March.