@jweber4747 My dad had a ball python & it used to escape a lot. It never got out of the house though. Hopefully your neighbor finds his in his house too. Did he say how big it is?
@jweber4747 it sucks that the snake is loose, but a ball python wouldn’t be big enough to constrict a kid. They max out around 5 feet long and can’t even really handle something the size of a rabbit.
@sammierose464 - That is awesome. And dinosaurs are better than princesses anyway- Princesses still have to answer to the queen. Dinosaurs get to eat people they don’t like.
Ummm, wait, am I the queen? Maybe I want a princess after all?
@knottieamusements Are dinosaurs your "thing" or is it just during your pregnancy? Just wondering, because my husband's thing is dinosaurs and it's well known. So by association, my thing is dinosaurs too. I'm expecting everyone to get us dinosaur clothes and items for Nugget. And I probably don't have much of a choice in the nursery décor either. I actually just got a shirt that says "mama-saurus".
@sammierose464 oh my gosh, how cute! I'm going to need one of those as well.
We actually got more dinosaur gifts than actual wedding presents for our wedding. I wasn't as enthused about it as my husband. I imagine our baby gifts will end up being the same way.
Dinosaurs are just all around awesome. For my first Christmas tree when I moved into my own apartment in college, I didn't have traditional irnaments. I bought a bunch of dinosaur toys from the dollar store and had a dinosaur themed Christmas tree!
I just ordered this embroidery kit of woodland animals so I can create my own embroidered designs to hang in baby's room. I've been wanting to find something like that (was looking for cross-stitch) to add my own touch to his room.
Dinosaurs aren’t actually my thing - that would be butterflies. I actually picked up the joke from someone on this forum really early on, and have been running with it. (Also, since I am Team Green, it helps take the edge off some of the conversations when people want to know baby’s sex.)
At this point, I’d probably even consider doing the nursery in a dinosaur theme, but I have already told so many people I’m doing a jungle theme, so I hesitate to change it. Also, the dinosaur thing may evaporate as a joke after baby is born, and then I would have dinosaurs rather than monkeys, and I like monkeys better.
However- I’m sure there are plenty of dinosaur themed baby items in my future too.
I can't wait to have a cuddly baby again y'all. All I want to do is snuggle with Z but he just wants to read by himself and smack me in the face. He literally b**** slapped me today. I was so stunned and he just laughed. Toddlers are so mean.
I actually looked forward to E coming home and listening to his hormonal teenage rants about how everyone is out to get him and life is only unfair to him!
Baby would not cooperate at my ultrasound so gender reveal had to be cancelled. Oh well, it was just family so nbd. I'm actually not that fazed by it. Probably because my husband is the one that's all about the gender reveal. I'm really over throwing parties in general tbh.
Who was it that posted the Ali Wong clip the other week? The pregnancy stand up? I'm watching it on Netflix, and it's hilarious. Although, don't watch it if you're easily offended or don't like to talk about a ton of sex. lol.
@knottieamusements it was probably me! I couldn’t remember if I had mentioned that MH told people velociraptors to the “what are you having” question last pregnancy before you went with dinosaur or if you mentioning dinosaur reminded me of that, but I definitely mentioned it on here.
Not to be a buzzkill, but I feel like I should say this in case anyone goes rushing off to watch the Ali Wong special.
TW. There’s a joke about her miscarriage that realllly rubbed me the wrong way. She mentions it, the crowd reacts sympathetically, and to keep the levity going Ali says something like “oh don’t worry, I’ve had boogers bigger than the babies I lost.” Which.... what the actual fuck Ali Wong. Please go joke about literally anything else.
@DunkinDecaf I hadnt gotten to that point yet before I posted that. I can definitely see how that can be very hurtful. It's in the last 10 minutes, just as a warning.
Draft night is so much less pleasant with my husband here. Normally I go on with my life like a normal person and he goes to a friend’s house. This year he’s here and OMG is the draft boring... him asking me who I think they’ll pick and randomly jumping up is also annoying. Dude, I haven’t paid attention to the NFL since the kids were born because somebody has to watch them, but even when I did, I never cared about the stupid draft.
Someone posted on Next door that they saw a 5 ft snake roaming the neighborhood and then some one else responded that they lost their snake a few weeks ago. So it's definitely out of the house!
So glad to know it won't constrict my babies though, I'm just a worst case scenario, irrational fear kind of thinker. And I had literally just watched a documentary about pet snakes killing their owners. But still, if that thing ends up in my bed I'll never sleep again!
Maybe you won't have a dinosaur baby but one obsessed with dinosaurs. I've seen the land before time and the horrendous sequels about a billion times.
I should figure out how to tag people, I'm so very app illiterate.
Lol all I heard at work today was hype about the draft, the only reason it was funny is because we all get to work before 7am and it's a 12 hour shift. Ain't none of those old men staying up past the first pick they'll be looking it up on breaks and talking about it all day tomorrow though I guarantee it..
Side note, someone's bringing me buffalo wings for lunch tomorrow and I am soooo damn excited!!!! I'm hoping it helps clear my nose lol even if it's only temporary
I’m cringing at your side note over here. Whenever somebody mentions buffalo wings all I picture are soggy wings. I almost want to ask where you’re getting them from, but I’m also afraid of the answer. Being from Buffalo has made me a wing snob... and I don’t even really eat them anymore!
My own side note... it’s Buffalo’s pick.... he may lose his mind & his phone is blowing up.
@purplegoldfish2 - That is entirely possible. I know someone else mentioned it first, and it felt so easy to run with. I’ve actually been really glad to be able to use the line because the sex question really irritates me for some reason. I know it is small talk, and a lot of times parents find out and are eager to talk about it, but it feels really personal to me for some reason. But I don’t want to make things super awkward for people who don’t know that about me.
@jweber4747 - I can think of worse things to be obsessed with. Although if Blast decides to be a paleontologist, I’m going to have to make sure to leave xem plenty of inheritance somehow- I’m pretty sure paleontologists mostly make dirt for a salary.
@jweber4747 - I can think of worse things to be obsessed with. Although if Blast decides to be a paleontologist, I’m going to have to make sure to leave xem plenty of inheritance somehow- I’m pretty sure paleontologists mostly make dirt for a salary.
@coffee-saur Women like this blow my mind, no offense to her. How is it that women are so uneducated about how their own body works?!
A patient called to schedule a cleaning the other day, but she was new to our practice so I told her we needed X-rays. She flipped because “what if I’m pregnant?!” I asked how far along she was and she said “Well I don’t know if I’m pregnant, it’s too early to test. But I’m not on birth control and it’s the beginning of my cycle so who knows.” If it’s the beginning of your cycle, you haven’t ovulated yet... how could you be pregnant??
While I have to roll my eyes at the poster, I will say that prior to TTC, I had no clue about fertility windows, BBT, CM, etc. I knew when my period should occur and that was it.
When I was younger, I didn’t even know that much because my periods didn’t become regular until after my PCOS was addressed. I was in my late 20s before that happened.
The thing with this particular poster that I don’t get is that having sex while off birth control obviously means she is pregnant, and the test just hasn’t shown it yet. Yeah, no, it doesn’t exactly work that way.
The ladies in that thread (when I read it last night) had a huge amount of patience and put a bundle of helpful information into a concise format. Hopefully the OP gets it. But, I’m going to be a bit of a pessimist here.
^WSS. Maybe I was just ignorant, but before TTC, I had no clue about half the stuff I learned about my own body/fertility. Of course, I still didn’t think any time you had sex off bc, you got pregnant... that’s just not how things work...(disclaimer - I didn’t actually read the thread in question, so I’m just going off what @knottieamusements said).
AFM, I broke out my old full panel maternity jeans today, and it’s great, but made me remember how much I disliked the full panel last time. Unfortunately almost all my maternity pants are full panel, because I can’t seem to find decent ones with the semi-panel or side panels, so I guess I’ll just have to deal. I’ve definitely popped over the last week, and I’m totally embracing it. Going out to dinner tonight after work and I’m definitely going to make the most of my stretchy maternity pants
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*used to have a snake, would love a ball python*
Ummm, wait, am I the queen? Maybe I want a princess after all?
Nah....
We actually got more dinosaur gifts than actual wedding presents for our wedding. I wasn't as enthused about it as my husband. I imagine our baby gifts will end up being the same way.
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I just ordered this embroidery kit of woodland animals so I can create my own embroidered designs to hang in baby's room. I've been wanting to find something like that (was looking for cross-stitch) to add my own touch to his room.
At this point, I’d probably even consider doing the nursery in a dinosaur theme, but I have already told so many people I’m doing a jungle theme, so I hesitate to change it. Also, the dinosaur thing may evaporate as a joke after baby is born, and then I would have dinosaurs rather than monkeys, and I like monkeys better.
However- I’m sure there are plenty of dinosaur themed baby items in my future too.
I can't wait to have a cuddly baby again y'all. All I want to do is snuggle with Z but he just wants to read by himself and smack me in the face. He literally b**** slapped me today. I was so stunned and he just laughed. Toddlers are so mean.
I actually looked forward to E coming home and listening to his hormonal teenage rants about how everyone is out to get him and life is only unfair to him!
I love my children. Really, I do...
I need my husband to watch it.
TW. There’s a joke about her miscarriage that realllly rubbed me the wrong way. She mentions it, the crowd reacts sympathetically, and to keep the levity going Ali says something like “oh don’t worry, I’ve had boogers bigger than the babies I lost.” Which.... what the actual fuck Ali Wong. Please go joke about literally anything else.
So glad to know it won't constrict my babies though, I'm just a worst case scenario, irrational fear kind of thinker. And I had literally just watched a documentary about pet snakes killing their owners. But still, if that thing ends up in my bed I'll never sleep again!
Maybe you won't have a dinosaur baby but one obsessed with dinosaurs. I've seen the land before time and the horrendous sequels about a billion times.
I should figure out how to tag people, I'm so very app illiterate.
Side note, someone's bringing me buffalo wings for lunch tomorrow and I am soooo damn excited!!!! I'm hoping it helps clear my nose lol even if it's only temporary
My own side note... it’s Buffalo’s pick.... he may lose his mind & his phone is blowing up.
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@jweber4747 - I can think of worse things to be obsessed with. Although if Blast decides to be a paleontologist, I’m going to have to make sure to leave xem plenty of inheritance somehow- I’m pretty sure paleontologists mostly make dirt for a salary.
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12727901/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-get-a-bfp-and-when#latest
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But yeah, she could stand to read the advice that everyone gave her.
A patient called to schedule a cleaning the other day, but she was new to our practice so I told her we needed X-rays. She flipped because “what if I’m pregnant?!” I asked how far along she was and she said “Well I don’t know if I’m pregnant, it’s too early to test. But I’m not on birth control and it’s the beginning of my cycle so who knows.” If it’s the beginning of your cycle, you haven’t ovulated yet... how could you be pregnant??
When I was younger, I didn’t even know that much because my periods didn’t become regular until after my PCOS was addressed. I was in my late 20s before that happened.
The thing with this particular poster that I don’t get is that having sex while off birth control obviously means she is pregnant, and the test just hasn’t shown it yet. Yeah, no, it doesn’t exactly work that way.
The ladies in that thread (when I read it last night) had a huge amount of patience and put a bundle of helpful information into a concise format. Hopefully the OP gets it. But, I’m going to be a bit of a pessimist here.
AFM, I broke out my old full panel maternity jeans today, and it’s great, but made me remember how much I disliked the full panel last time. Unfortunately almost all my maternity pants are full panel, because I can’t seem to find decent ones with the semi-panel or side panels, so I guess I’ll just have to deal. I’ve definitely popped over the last week, and I’m
totally embracing it. Going out to dinner tonight after work and I’m definitely going to make the most of my stretchy maternity pants