Sunday Ticker Change 06/10

elothair

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

2. How are you feeling?

3. Any appointments this week?

4. Rants/raves/questions?

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back?

elothair

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby? 20 - banana!

2. How are you feeling? I caught a cold from DS so feeling pretty awful atm between the cold symptoms combined with morning sickness. I’m starting to have a hard time getting deep breaths which is annoying and sleeping is still a challenge. Still no pain though so taking it as a win.

3. Any appointments this week? Finally have our anatomy scan on Tuesday - I can’t wait!

4. Rants/raves/questions? Does anyone happen to know if any throat lozenges are safe while pregnant? Dr. Google has super mixed reviews so I figured maybe one of you had asked your doctor this go round?

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Crimped hair - it looks ridiculous but it was so fun!!

knottieamusements

@elothair - I believe Halls are green lighted for me.  I think some lozenges have a medication in them that is not okay, but not Halls.  (I cannot remember the compound).

Also- +1 to crimped hair- I do see it running around every now and then, but not in any sort of organized way.  

jellybelly114

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

23 weeks, grapefruit 

2. How are you feeling?

Physically ok other than some RLP and ongoing hip pain. Emotionally I've been all over the place. Feeling very crabby lately and guilty bc when people ask if I'm loving pregnant life my honest answer is not really. I miss being able to do and eat a lot of the things I loved pre preg, and I just want baby girl to be here already.

3. Any appointments this week?

First chiro appt Tuesday and monthly midwife check-in Thurs. Trying to schedule a pedi if that also counts!

4. Rants/raves/questions?

Nothing atm

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back?

This is a hard one. Going with the 90s I was all about the baggy pants and tight top combo, and body glitter was fun. I also wish going roller skating was still a popular thing haha 

jennybean80

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
22 weeks, packing a pair of coconuts

2. How are you feeling?

Moody, emotional, easily set off (I cried in the car because Tim Horton’s didn’t do hot sandwiches at night on my way to work)

3. Any appointments this week?

Repeat ultrasound on Thursday. Apparently Twin B is falling off the growth curve and has low fluid, so even more risk factors.

4. Rants/raves/questions?

DH needs to check his priorities. He’s way to easily guilted into doing things for others. He’s on our community league communications board, the school parent council (and now they want him to take on the treasurer position), a garage band, plays hockey, drives his lazy-ass brother around, etc. It means a lot of his evenings each week are taken up by stuff outside the home, leaving pregnant b*tchy me to deal with bedtime for 3 kids, and no grown up interaction with him

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back?

Kids being able to play outside, go to the park by themselves without CPS being called on the parents. 

Edited for wonky emoji!

jellybelly114

@jennybean80 good luck with your u/s! And holy activities batman. I'd be pissed if my husband had all those commitments and was hardly home to help with the kids while pregnant! Have you talked to him about putting some of those things on hold until after the babies come? I imagine there won't be much time to dedicate outside the house with 3 kids + newborn twins. 

jennybean80

@jellybelly114 we’ve talked about it. He has a hard time saying “no” to people. Thankfully he didn’t sign up to coach/assistant coach the kids’ soccer teams this year. I’m strongly encouraging him to turn down the treasurer role, and I think the garage band is starting to fall apart. So here’s hoping it gets better!

midwestmom12

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

23 weeks; grapefruit

2. How are you feeling?

Pretty good! Some indigestion (which I had really bad with the other kiddos), and some restless legs at night. Overall feeling really good. 

3. Any appointments this week?

Nothing until next week.

4. Rants/raves/questions?

Just got back from vacation and struggling to get back into the swing of things.  Work is getting super stressful which doesn’t help...dreading tomorrow!!

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back?

+1 for the glitter eyeshadows. Also, the pink creamsickle lip gloss!  Side note - apparently scrunchies are already back in style. I was with a bunch of “cool” teenagers over vacation and they were all wearing them. Not sad about that!

jellybelly114

@midwestmom12 one of my friends in her mid 20s wears scrunchies regularly and we used to make fun of her until she sent us an article about how it's back in style. I was pretty surprised. I haven't found the courage to wear mine in public but I keep a nice collection for sleeping and lounging around the house. 

jandmnumber1

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
20 weeks (halfway woohoo). Size of a banana 

2. How are you feeling?

Feeling good, except for some major exhaustion the past couple days. I didn’t accomplish much this weekend but got some much needed R&R.

3. Any appointments this week?

No appointments this week

4. Rants/raves/questions?

Can baby sleep in a pack n play instead of getting a bassinet for a couple months before we transition to the crib?

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back?

This is a tough one growing up in the 80’s I feel that all/most of the fads/trends have already come back around a time or two. But +1 to the scrunchie!

elothair

@jennybean80 I am the treasurer for DDs school PAC - it is so much work and way more of a time commitment than I ever thought it would be! I got voted in again for next year because I also have problems saying no (and I like to think next year will be easier now that I know the job better and will be on maternity leave most of the school year) but if I could go back I would have said no from the start. It is a serious time drain on an almost daily basis because something always comes up - definitely discourage him from volunteering!! 

knottieamusements

@jennybean80

What Elothair said.  I also hold a position as Treasurer for a non-profit. In addition, whether he wants to or not, he will get thrown directly into the middle of all of the politics.  For some groups, that isn’t a big deal, but for other groups, it is a real pain in the rear.  

jennybean80

I’m very strongly leaning on him to turn it down. I know the principal recently figured out we’re having twins again, so I’m hoping that she lets up on the pressure! 

MissBridg

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby? 23 weeks- size of a grapefruit!

2. How are you feeling? Feeling ok.  lots of movements- but I've been a bit draggy....thinking I need to eat better this week. My sugars have been all over the place.  

3. Any appointments this week? OB on Thursday, Endo on Friday

4. Rants/raves/questions? not at the moment....

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back? I'm actively trying to bring back the term "salty."  :P

sammierose464

I think any organization treasurer is a huge role. I'm the president of my sorority chapter's housing Corp and alumni association and don't put in as much effort as my treasurer does. It'll be interesting because she's due in July and I'm due in October. I know we are both kinda ready to step down.

jandmnumber1

I am the treasurer for a local but quite large fishing tournament and it is a year long commitment too. Takes up quite a bit of time I am hoping that I will have this first year under my belt and that things will go a little more smoother next year. And being off for the year I will have more time and the committee won’t mind if I bring baby along for the meetings. @jennybean80 hopefully your DH can start telling people no. You are going to have your hands full in no time!

knottieamusements

@sammierose464 - The only reason I am not looking to step down is thar I am afraid if I do, I will leave that part of my life behind for a long time.  My board is super excited that “we” are having a baby, so I think we’ll be able to work it out for everyone. I’ve also been doing it for three and a half years, so it only takes 6-8 hours a month (and that is assuming I go to our events).  But we are a small group and don’t do anything wild.  

SweetSweetTooth

1. How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

23 (on Sunday)and a baseball mitt 

2. How are you feeling? Weird. I don't feel like myself. No real pain other than my hips hurting some mornings.

3. Any appointments this week? Just chiropractor appointments and birth class  

4. Rants/raves/questions? My hemroid is still around. So annoying! 

5. GTKY: What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Not much of a fad person so nor really sure what is out of style lol long shirts are wonderful. I was a master at layering to cover belly fat. Please 80's do not come back. 

sammierose464

My involvement varies by what's going on. In theory it's a 1 hour meeting (via phone) a month and general review of on-going activities. We have a lot of house improvements planned, but thankfully most aren't until 2021. I'm most worried that we have a reunion coming up in 2020. I ended up being in charge of the last one in 2015 due to no one stepping up to chair it. I can't commit to that again, but I know that it will fall on me again if no one does. And sometimes managing a house that 15 women live in is a PITA...