September 2019 Moms
lillywonderland
member
Estimated due date/ weeks + days:
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Interesting Baby Fact / Baby is size of:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
Weekly Check In, 6/17
lillywonderland
member
Estimated due date/ weeks + days:
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Interesting Baby Fact / Baby is size of:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
Re: Weekly Check In, 6/17
9.18 / 26+5
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
Not super special, we’re boring. I made some special blueberry pancakes and let DH sleep in until 8am! Lol. DS gave him his project he made at school and I gave him a nice card. I weeded/cleaned up the backyard while DH worked out, he chilled while I meal prepped for the week and we went out to run family errands to fix our sprinklers (and a run/walk) after nap time.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Team Pink! 5 to 7 in favor of Boy (I didn’t do the wedding ring test). Very interesting. Lolololololol.
Foot is the size of a pack of sugar
Upcoming Appointments:
Tomorrow - glucose test. I think my threshold is 130. Now I’m getting nervous...
How are you feeling?:
Good-ish. Sciatica pain is a b*tch sometimes. I feel OLD!!
Rants/Raves:
Picked out some samples for Baby Girls Room - need to just put them on the wall now. DH is out of town for 1/2 the week and I’m looking forward to some craft time!
Questions:
Nah.
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people who don’t put their shopping carts back in the proper corral. It’s not that hard, people!!!
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 26 weeks today! Due 9/23
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
I wanted to, but DH seemed firmly against it. He got so awkward and uncomfortable when people wished him a happy Father's Day. I think *TW* after our loss last year on 6/15 we were both hyper aware of how horrible Father's Day weekend was last year and that there are no guarantees. End TW* Sorry for the downer.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Hmmm. About 50/50 lol.
Upcoming Appointments: Not until mid July. I had my glucose test on Friday and passed.
How are you feeling?: Good! I am realizing I need to tone back my workouts. I did a TRX type workout on Saturday and then went on a long walk yesterday and I'm really feeling it.
Rants/Raves: I mentioned this in the randoms, but I am in Portland this week for work. I fly out in a bit, but I have a feeling that I'll be able to interact on here quite a bit this week. I will mostly be sitting in conference sessions, so get ready!
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? I try to not let it bother me, but people who are chronically late really get on my nerves. My SIL is infamous for this. We are always waiting on her and I find it to be so rude and inconsiderate.
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do? Yes we did, and nothing particularly special. DH loves working on projects so he was in the garage most of the day working on what will eventually be a mudroom-type built in; then we had my dad over later on for steaks.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Team Blue. 8/12 (didn't do the ring test) say boy!
Upcoming Appointments: Next Tuesday - I've graduated to the every other week appointments!
How are you feeling?: Good. Baby is kicking up a storm. Still trying to take as many walks as possible.
Rants/Raves: I know it's only Monday but I'm so looking forward to the weekend! Leaving Thursday after work to visit my grandpa, which is awesome because 1) no work on Friday; 2) he lives at the beach; 3) it's the first time I'm seeing him since March, so the first time he'll see the baby bump in person
Questions: Nope
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? When people cross a double yellow line to pass slow drivers/ trash trucks/ etc. in the oncoming traffic lane, or when people turn in front of oncoming traffic. There is NOWHERE I need to be 2 minutes faster that I would risk a head-on crash for.
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@kgg2241 Some of the best food I've had was in Portland! Enjoy the trip!
@cammie0526 Aw yay enjoy the vaca and your visit with your grandfather! That sounds so fun!
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 26 weeks!
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do? This was DH's first father's day in theory but we didn't celebrate. He thinks Fathers day/Mothers day/Valentines are all "fake" holidays, so I figured I'd sneak by one more year while I still can. I honestly don't even know if he knew it was fathers day yesterday lol
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? lol 50/50
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose tomorrow then monthly visit next Wednesday.
How are you feeling?: Have been unusually tired and getting headaches lately. Figured out it's because I have very low BP, roughly 90/50. Doc said it's normal for this stage in pregnancy and to stay hydrated and drink some sports drinks. I usually try to stay away from those because of the sugar levels but I guess I can work them in! (Which is so weird, because I have NO problem eating ice cream or cookies.....)
Rants/Raves: This weekend was a doozy... Our big tree in the front yard was stuck by lightening, our plumbing is backed up, our power was out all night last night so now I have to throw everything in my fridge out, and I have a nail in my tire.
I do have a rave though! BABYS CRIB WAS ORDERED!!!
Questions: Anyone else with low BP?
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? When people call me the wrong name. I have a name that is similar to a very common name and people call me by the similar version all the time. It makes me cringe.
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? We didn't do much--got cards for DH, and our older girls made crafts for him at summer camp last week. Went out to lunch and then went out for DQ ice cream last night.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? I was almost all girl on scores, and yep, this is girl #3!
Upcoming Appointments: Today, I have a derm appointment (yearly skin check, I've had precancerous moles removed before)...not OB-related, though. Tomorrow is my 28-week appointment with a growth u/s, repeat 1-hr glucose, TDAP, rhogam, or as my NP put it...ALL. THE. THINGS.
How are you feeling?: Knock on wood, I've felt pretty darn good the last couple of weeks. I had a rough second tri, glad to be moving into 3rd. (I know, I'm backwards...)
Rants/Raves: Rant: Our favorite brewery had my favorite beer on tap on Saturday, a limited-release mini keg, so it didn't last long. Annnnd, the distillery down the road from the brewery had live music and a Filipino food truck the same night. It would have been the ultimate date night, but really pointless to drive an hour to go to these things when I can't even partake. :-/
Questions: Any other moms with RA? I'm doing something different this pregnancy, and not trying to breastfeed at all, so that I can go back on my biologic meds asap after delivery and hopefully avoid the post-hormonal crash that usually happens. (Plus I had a breast reduction last year and not sure if they will even produce milk anymore...) Anyway, wondering what your postpartum plans are for managing your RA?
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? The summer heat and feeling overheated all the time. I've been sleeping alone (sorry, DH), and have our windows open on 50-degree nights, and it *barely* feels cool enough for me!
@nomangos23 My sister just had her 16wk appt and her BP dropped a significant amount from the week before. Her doctor just told her to rest for now, and I told her to to watch for dizziness, fatigue and drink plenty of extra water. And eat smaller meals so her sugar levels don’t spike/crash hard. Have you had your iron levels checked again? Do you or your Dr. think your low BP could be due to your thyroid?
Also, holy crap you had a lot of 💩 happen this past weekend/week. I hope things are on the upward swing for you! Yay Crib!! Is the the same one you showed us earlier?
No theme yet prolly will just do what I want on the cheap and sly and not tell him, LOLOLOLOLOL. I showed DH a couple options for paint colors before I went and picked out samples and he was okay with them. It will be a mint/aqua.
@kgg2241 people who are perpetually late is also a pet peeve for me. It’s not that hard to wake up and plan your day to get somewhere on time.
@cammie0526 Yay for vacay! I have to admit I’m guilty of passing on a double yellow if I have a clear view of sight and never a slow driver, just trash trucks and farm equipment!
@nomangos23 Yay for getting the crib ordered! Your pet peeve is why I axed the name Gemma. I love it, but I can just see all the Jenna comments.
@jaykay2004 What a bummer! I can’t wait to have a good craft beer again. I have a feeling this is going to be one super hot August/September 😭
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 25+6
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? DS woke up with a fever and nasty cough so we stayed home. I let DH sleep in longer than usual, and made his favorite meal.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Pink! Majority were correct!
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose next week
How are you feeling?: overall good. I forget I’m pregnant sometimes! I am starting to get pretty uncomfortable though.
Rants/Raves: Getting a 3yo to take medicine will be the death of me
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people have no sense of urgency.
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do? I got him a card and went out and bought donuts for breakfast. The card was cute, though.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Pink. 10/13 correct (no ring test for me.)
Upcoming Appointments: Today: PCP for my hip and Birth Center Tour. Wednesday: Midwife and MFS. I'll have an U/S and they're probably going to tell me to start my two weeks of finger pricking.
How are you feeling?: Intermittent nausea is back. Chiropractor is helping my SPD but only for a few days and then I am in agony again. I'm also starting to get tired easily. But honestly, if my SPD would back off I would be feeling okay.
Rants/Raves:
Rant: I know I said I am a control freak but how is it that I am organizing my whole baby shower? I told people what I want and I feel like, 3 weeks before the shower, I am still having to manage people? I told my aunt yesterday that I refuse to be around when they're setting up on Saturday and Sunday morning. I am going to get a pedicure and they can all handle it. Over. It.
Rave: MH was cute the other day. I was telling him how much I love the community of women that we have here on TB month group and he just randomly came out with "I wish I had something like that. I was looking for a good dad group but I can't find one. It sucks." My heart
Questions: Is anyone starting to nest? I mopped the kitchen floors twice today...
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Lately, it has been people that can't get to work on time. I've been working from home 3 days a week and it seems like everyone on my team can't get their crap together to be online by 9:30am (yes, we start that late.) I get that we are in NYC and the transit is abysmal but this is a chronic lateness every day but 3 different people that live in vastly different areas of the 5 boroughs. Leave your house earlier maybe?
@kgg2241 enjoy your trip! I hope some interesting stuff happens so we can get a play-by-play. I know work conferences often have a log of booze and when you're not partaking it is so fun to sit back and watch the shit show unfold lol
@cammie0526 enjoy the time with your grandpa! Going to the beach sounds lovely!
@nomangos23 omg, girl that is a lot going on! I hope the universe is more kind to you after all that!
@jaykay2004 that does sound like it would have been a good date night! Hopefully after this LO comes, there will be another opportunity to enjoy it.
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 27+5
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? DS and I went and got him cinnamon rolls from our favorite place, then he got his presents (a framed Iron Man lego guy that says "Dad, I Love You 3000" and a pair of socks that have DS' face on them) and a card from each of us. We went to the mall and had a family day and then grilled steaks. It was a great day!
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Team Pink! I was 9/12 in favor of girl (didn't do the ring test), so pretty spot on!
Upcoming Appointments: Tomorrow! Routing OB check-up and glucose test. For some reason it won't let me tag all of you ladies having yours done tomorrow as well, so good luck to all of us!!
How are you feeling?: Overall, not terrible. Still having nausea and random vomiting here and there which annoys me, but it could be worse.
Rants/Raves: TMI Rant: Just pissed at my body for deciding to get a cramp in my foot, butt, calf, etc. any time I have an orgasm. Really ruins it! Stupid body.
Questions: Nah.
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? When someone replies to an email you send and either only answers one of several questions you asked, or they so clearly didn't even bother to really read it that their response was 0% helpful.
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
@jaykay627 I had the same thing happen with a local brewery. They make an insane Russian Imperial Stout that I love and they did a special batch with the second runnings as a milk stout. They also added a Nitro Irish stout to the tap and this all happened in the dead of winter when I drink stouts and was just pregnant. Rude.
STM/ STM+: Father's Day was good! H made us pancakes, went for a drive, had In n Out for lunch, ordered in Mellow Mushroom for dinner, got stuff done - it was nice!
Team pink/blue/green: We're Team green and I got a tie LOL. I didn't do the ring test because I dont want to at work, ha
Upcoming Appointments: Friday, GD test
How are you feeling?: Tired and moody and hot. SO HOT. Phoenix in the summer when pregnant and we don't have a pool, omg.
Rants/Raves: I'm hot and moody, haha. My much anticipated hotel pool day on Saturday got cancelled as H had mild food poisoning. I was quite bitter. Rave is omg almost 3rd tri/ 7 months
Questions: Hmm dont think so
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? City buses (they're always blocking the traffic!) and slow drivers/talkers/ walkers/ thinkers. I'm not a patient woman. Also any grammar and spelling stupidity.
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
@nomangos23 the sugar free poweraid is actually really good! Try that. And ugh, I have a twin and also a name that is easily confused, so people are always getting my name wrong. It is so annoying. And yay for the crib!
@zuuls_mom I'm traveling solo, so I won't get to witness my coworkers letting loose. I'm glad though, since now I have more freedom to take it easy. And LOL and 😭 about your foot/leg/all the things cramping. That would seriously put a kink in the mood.
@cmdesigner I'm sorry your shower is becoming so stressful. I'm glad you out your foot down. You definitely shouldn't need to be doing so much. And good luck at your appointment!
9/20, 26w3d. Closing in on third tri
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
I worked so no. Sorry H. Apparently he spent the day in the yard planting tomatoes and flowers.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
I have 5 for girl and 7 for boy excluding the ring one since I never did that. So I guess it’s correct!
the size of a mockingbird? But I looked up a mockingbird and they are 8-11 inches and other things say baby is 14-15 inches right now. So The Bump is drunk or something.
Upcoming Appointments:
Next Thursday. Need to take the GTT 1 hr at some point too
How are you feeling?:
pretty good this week. I feel so much better on the days I don’t work, it’s weird. My bump feels heavy and I’m just sore when I work. Too much walking? My job is pretty physical
Rants/Raves:
Not pregnancy related rant: I’m gone every weekend for work from Friday morning to Sunday night. I left the house clean-ish and the kitchen was definitely clean. I came home last night and the counters were dirty, clothes everywhere, dishes in the living room. MH just doesn’t think about this stuff and it drives me crazy. But he spent all day yesterday planting crap, fixing the tiller and snowblower and mowing the yard(that’s at least one thing that needed done) I find it infuriating. I want to come home to a clean house like he does during the week.
Questions:
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
Heh, see rant I guess. I have a lot though. MH leaving cabinets open, leaving the microwave open, not walking 6 steps to the trash to throw stuff away.
Not related to MH, people that clip their nails in public. So gross!
I also hate when people don't put carts away! I've heard people say "they pay someone to do that". Uh, they pay someone to get they from the corrals! Not to collect them when they blow half a mile away and hit my car! And most places probably don't have a dedicated person anymore.
@kgg2241 sorry about your loss last year, so close to Father's Day too
@nomangos23 oh no, it sounds like you had a rough weekend! I hope the tree didn't fall/hit anything! Sorry about your food and tire. Crib is exciting at least!
@jaykay2004 a small fox? I'm hoping super small because yikes. I can't imagine a fox smaller than my chihuahua and I feel like she's about the size of baby right now
@duewithpu2 I hate getting stuck behind someone walking or driving slow. Speed it up! I'm pretty impatient though, ha
@cmdesigner sorry your shower is stressful
@nda_roxybabe you'll have to do the ring test later to break the tie! Sorry it's so hot
@lillywonderland Good luck at your apt tomorrow, mine glucose test is Friday, eekk!
@kgg2241 Good for you for working out. The most I’ve done is walking. Hopefully your conferences aren’t too boring
@cammie0526 Enjoy your trip! That’s so exciting.
@nomangos23 Good luck at your apt tomorrow. Whenever I feel a little off I drink a powerade zero, maybe something like that will help? Yay for the crib!!!
@jaykay2004 Sounds like an action packed apt! Good luck with all the things. Do you know what formula you are planning on using yet?
@duewithpu2 Hoping DS is feeling better. What did you make DH?
@cmdesigner Sorry you have SPD, hope you can feel somewhat ok the next couple months. Good for you for enjoying your shower day! Walk in when everything is done and enjoy it, isn’t that the point?
@zuuls_mom Good luck at your apt! Seriously still puking? That sucks, sorry you have to deal with it. Your body cramping totally made me almost pee my pants when I read that lol
@nda_roxybabe Hey apt buddy! Girl find yourself a pool and stay in it!
@calliah Oh husbands and their versions of clean…I suffer from the same thing. I always make sure sink is empty but somehow DH and my kids seem to use every single cup and bowl in an 10 hour time frame from when I’m gone.
@lillywonderland I ended up ordering the rushy-looking wooden crib rather than the blue set. I basically said I would order whatever set back back in stock first. It was the wood
@zuuls_mom Your father's day sounds really lovely! I'm sorry you're still dealing with nausea and vomiting, plus the charley horses... yuck. You are a brave woman for having a second! If I felt as bad as you have been, we'd be a one kid family. (I say that.... )
@nda_roxybabe Glad you're back!! Girl yes I don't know how you're managing being in Phx. It's been a cool summer so far here in TX and even on the hot days (90 has been the hottest so far) I'm dying. I've got my little plastic pool that I sit in but doubt it will last me far into the summer.
@calliah Plus one for having a messy husband. If I travel I usually come back to the house a wreck... Although, he's never left the microwave open before... lol
28 weeks 3rd tri!!!!!!!!
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
DH worked but we celebrated Sat bbq-ing and spending family time together
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Pink and test was 5 girl/7 boy (didn't do ring test since I don't have mine on right now)
coconut!
Upcoming Appointments:
Friday for glucose and then every 2 weeks
How are you feeling?:
hungryyyyyyyyy
Rants/Raves:
Have a very mild cold and the coughing is annoying. My abs hurt and I am almost peeing myself constantly
Questions:
nada
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
How do I choose one? I'd have to say open mouth chewers/loud eaters
@calliah Ovia app says fennec fox, to be exact. I had to google, it's a tiny little fox about the size of a chihuahua, so good estimate there!
@supermom34482 I don't know what formula yet--I wish I could stockpile, but you never know what baby will like. My first would take anything, second would only drink Enfamil Gentlease. I'm hoping baby likes one of the regular formulas (i.e., plain Enfamil or Similac) because our pediatrician's office will give tons and tons of free cans at every appointment...to where you barely have to buy your own to supplement. Our home daycare provider that baby will go to usually buys the Sam's Club regular or sensitive, so hoping this one doesn't need something really special like Nutramigen or something. Also, your SN always throws me off bc my birthday is 3/4/82, and I always read it wrong without the extra '4'.
@lillywonderland ooo, sciatica pain here, too. Have you tried a chiropractor? I've been going even since before I found out I was pg...it doesn't "fix" sciatic pain since it's generally caused by pressure on the nerve from baby, but getting the rest of me adjusted helps me deal a lot.
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? Let DH sleeping cause our daughter thought 4 am was a good time to wake up. Then we just hung out and had bbq for supper and he played with his new air compressor after supper.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? team pink and we were 8/5 for a girl.
Interesting Baby Fact / Baby is size of: of a rollerblade
Upcoming Appointments: June 26 just a check up.
How are you feeling?: Good. The sciatica pain is real some days along with the heart burn.
Rants/Raves: had a great weekend with DH and daughter. We walked in our local pride parade with my work. And just had some family time.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who talk with food in their mouth, Please finish eating before you talk!.
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
@lillywonderland Good luck at your appointment! Fx you pass! I am totally fessing up to being one of those cart people sometimes... (ducking for cover) LET ME EXPLAIN! If I have a cart full of stuff and my daughter is with me, I put her into the car first, and then load everything into my car. I won't walk away from the car with my daughter inside for fear of creeps and kidnappers (high anxiety mom over here) so I sometimes have to leave the cart in front of my car... I don't do it if I'm alone or if I have my husband with me though!!
@kgg2241 Hope you enjoy the time away & your conferences this week!
@cammie0526 Aw, have fun with your granpda! Sounds like a great trip.
@nomangos23 wahoo a crib! That makes things a bit more real, right?
@jaykay2004 honestly not being able to drink in the summer is even harder than I thought it would be!! This is my favorite time of year to drink, I miss Rose & Margaritas!!
@duewithpu2 Hope your son is feeling better! What kind of medicine are you trying to get in him? My daughter is also 3 (this week) and I still use the syringes that they give you with infant medication to give it to her. If its a pill form I've crushed it up in chocolate syrup or applesauce.
@cmdesigner I hope your shower goes amazingly well!! Can't wait to hear all about it!
@zuuls_mom good luck with your appointment tomorrow! Fx you pass!
@nda_roxybabe sorry your pool day got ruined, sounds like you need to book a new day asap!
@calliah that would make me really ragey regarding the mess too!! I'm sorry that happened, hope he shapes up!
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Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 9/15 - 27 weeks 1 day
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? We spent the weekend celebrating Fathers Day. Saturday we had his family over for a BBQ, Sunday morning my daughter and I woke up early and walked to get DH his favorite breakfast sandwich and then gave him his presents, Sunday afternoon we went to a Pool Party/BBQ with my entire family. Was a hectic weekend that left me overtired and so sore from being on my feet too much, but DH deserved all the celebrations.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? We are team green, but 9/12 lean towards girl! (we didn't do the ring test).
Upcoming Appointments: Next monday is my glucose test! Fx!
How are you feeling?: Overly tired, sciatic pain, and overall uncomfortable.
Rants/Raves: Scored a Dutalier glider & ottoman off FB marketplace for $50 this weekend! Its a wooden frame, so we'll just replace all the cushions from Dutaliers website directly and then we have a brand new glider
Questions: Any STM have experience with diastasis recti? I feel like that is what is happening to my upper stomach right now and I'm nervous for how it will heal post pregnancy... looking for insight from anyone thats experienced it!
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? People that show up to a party before the party starts (I'm not talking 5 minutes, I'm talking an hour +) DH and I always disagree on this because his extended family tends to show up WAYYYYY early, I'm talking, I haven't showered yet, or the baby is in the bath, or I'm running around trying to blow up balloons and set up things and they're expecting to be hosted early. It infuriates and stresses me to no end... on the other hand my entire family is usually late, so he thinks thats incredibly rude... which I don't disagree with, but I'd rather have extra time to be setting things up as a host rather than still in my cleaning clothes, stressing that the dip can't get put out yet because the party doesn't really start for another hour + and these ppl expect to be hosted/fed right now!
@nda_roxybabe no pool in Phoenix should be illegal! I can’t even imagine handling pregnancy in the temps you guys get.
@calliah are we married to the same person? MH has no concept of cleaning up after himself. It is so incredibly infuriating.
@supermom34482 thanks! DS is doing ok just a bad cold. I made cheesy steak wrapped asparagus and home made mashed potatoes! I agree with you open mouth chewing is disgusting
@kdl89 that’s awesome you took your daughter to pride! My best friends work had a float in Pittsburgh’s pride parade. I was so jealous watching all her videos from it.
@MsBeachNJ omg why on earth would people show up that early. That would be so annoying! I have to give him Motrin and Mucinex. He does ok with the Motrin, but the Mucinex is admittedly disgusting and it’s such a struggle. I also still use the syringe and he takes little sips but he hates that it’s sticky. I wish I could find it in pill form! He takes Zyrtec nightly for allergies and he loves it. He takes it out of the little cup no problem.
STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? DD made a card, I just got him a small gift and we went to the zoo.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? We are team green. 7/12 in favour of girl. I didn’t do the ring test.
Upcoming Appointments: Next Monday for glucose and regular checkup next Thursday
How are you feeling?: tired and ready for the school year to be done...8 more days with students.
Rants/Raves: lots of kicks and jabs from baby which is great but I notice it mostly as I’m trying to fall asleep or they wake me up at 4 in the morning.
Questions:
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Like a lot of you have said already but bad drivers are up there for me
@MsBeachNJ glucose date buddies! That would be a huge annoyance 5-15 minutes is one thing but an hour!
@ternsetc I feel you on the spider and varicose veins. After a day on my feet they are throbbing but only in my right leg.
@cmdesigner I wish I was nesting. My house is kind of a disaster and could use a good mopping but I’m so tired I can’t work up the motivation to do it.
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
We are actually celebrating this coming weekend. DS has his dedication at church this last weekend plus H was on call for work so we decided to move it back. We are going to his favorite restaurant and then to a pottery place to
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
6 for girl
7 for boy
So technically correct....
Upcoming Appointments: Not until July 5
How are you feeling?: Good. Overall doing well.
Rants/Raves: Last week of second tri!
Questions: none
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
People not following through with what they say they will do.
TTC 10/2013
RE Help from 10/2014-10/2016 (11 failed IUIs, a corrective surgery, and a donor embryo cycle)
9/2016-transferred two donor embies
BFP 9/29/26 EDD June 11
Good luck to everyone taking the lovely glucose test. Enjoy the sugar powered kicks while you wait.
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 25+3. 9/28
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do? We saw MiB, made kabobs and did some cleaning around the house. Nothing too exciting
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Team girl but 50/50
Upcoming Appointments: tomorrow for regular check-up. Probably getting the results on the GT that I took on Friday
How are you feeling?: Not too bad. Stomach is getting in the way. I keep running into things that I never used to
Rants/Raves: we put together the crib this weekend. It's starting to get real! Also our kitchen project it's 99% done. Just have to change out one light fixture! So happy with how everything turned out! Completely new kitchen.
After
Questions: no
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? When people respond to an email using your full name. I go by a nickname and had just signed the email you are responding to.
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special?
I took him to a nice dinner and let him watch golf from sunrise til we fell asleep without any complaining...and I hate golf.
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct?
Yup
Upcoming Appointments: next thurs for the monthly. Then the glucose and every 2 wk appts begin. Does anything change at the more frequent visits? Jw what all to expect at this point. I hate that my Dr doesn't tell me what's coming next.
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Attending a caring for newborn class sat. Birthing class isn't for another month and I wish they had one sooner.
This little boy is an active fella today. Feel like my bladder is a moon bounce...
Oh and I was getting really overwhelmed bc dh wants to have the driveway resealed. Our driveway is huge with lots of cracks and weeds growing through it so this was going to be a daunting task. Yes. He wanted to do it on his own. It was going to take several weeks. Found a company to do it for only a few hundred more than it was going to cost on material. So excited to have this weight lifted, the time back, and to come home one day and ta daaaa......ur driveway looks pretty again.
Questions:
Being a ftm is scary bc I hate the unknown and idk much of anything. My mom went into labor 3 months early with me. Idk what labor even feels like so how would I even know what to do...
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve
@jaykay2004 ahhh, thanks for the reminder - I need to try to figure out a time to do my TDAP soon, lol. I literally just rescheduled my yearly derm appt for when I’m on leave (hopefully) before baby. I just don’t want to have to take time off for yet ANOTHER Doctor visit. So. Many. Appts!! DH just visited the chiro and was chatting with him about us and our family and the chiro mentioned that he works on a lot of PG ladies. I might go...but right now the sciatica is totally manageable. It was getting worse, but then stopped for a couple days, and just started up again. Definitely on my mind!!
@duewithpu2 Did you manage to get DS to take his medicine?? “Normal” ones (aka ones that are yummy) are easy for DS to take, but I remember getting him to take the Prednisolone was hell!! That stuff was SO NASTY and I felt so bad. Basically had to pin him down to get him to stay still enough. 😂 Sorry buddy!!
@zuuls_mom Srsly, what @nomangos23 said. LOLOLOLOLOL. How you managed to rally and decide to go for #2 is crazy (but really, honestly, I’d prolly do the same! 😂 ) You deserve all the things for being such a champ during this pregnancy!
@nda_roxybabe Eep. No pool in AZ?! You poor thing!! Sounds like you need a new house to me...😉
@calliah I’ve learned that dudes just don’t “see” things like dirty dishes and literal dirt in the house. I cleaned the entire house this weekend and was patting my back about it and DH was all “...but it wasn’t even dirty...?” 🙄
@MsBeachNJ NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I dunno if we can be friends now!! lol!
@supermom34482 Ooooh, I second you on the hungry train, though not sure if it's true hunger or boredom hunger...annnnnd it felt like this weekend I wasn't hungry at all...weird.
@kdl89 Lol @ letting DH sleep in...it seems like a lot of us did that for Father’s Day!!
@ternsetc Mmmm. Indian food. DH doesn’t like it and I’m not super experienced with it, so we rarely have it. It always tastes so good though!! I love going with my coworkers because they pick out the good things to eat!
@kraane We’re overdue for a zoo visit, glad you had a great day!!
@cateyes543 I hope you guys have a great time celebrating Father’s Day this coming weekend!
@pj_soccer Your kitchen looks awesome!!
@nightdreamr13 “I hate golf”...them’s fighting words!! It is so relaxing to watch!!! I looooove playing and watching golf. DH and I can’t wait until the kids are old enough to join us!!
@lillywonderland I’m jealous of your solo time to get stuff done! I need a break without the normal pressure to get done all the usual stuff so I can get thru some more fun baby stuff.
@nomangos my midwife suggested that I start drinking more electrolytes, so she has me do 1L of water mixed with the juice of an orange, grapefruit, or other citrus plus a palm of salt and a palm of ‘sweet component’ (honey, syrup, etc). Once you figure out the ratios, it’s not bad (especially w grapefruit since it has the most juice) and I have honestly been feeling a LOT better.
@jaykay2004 @zuuls_mom @lillywonderland GL at your appt today!
@cmdesigner (forgive me if you’ve already talked about this and I am forgetting) are you planning to deliver at a birth center? Is it homebirth-y?
@zuuls_mom OMG. SAME on the pet peeve. WHY do you think I typed all those questions out? For fun?
@calliah UGH at your rant. We were having a similar issue at home (DH literally just does not see the crap and/or literally does not care) so we sat down and each made a list of ‘top 5 things that you NEED to have done or else it drives you whacko’ – for me, no clothes/dirty laundry on the tables, no empty crap in the sink, wipe down the toothpaste smudges on the bathroom counters in the mornings, etc. It gave us a list of tasks to be sure to accomplish for the other, even though they may not be our own personal pet peeves, and has been helpful to making sure we both feel like the house is clean and comfy.
@kraane you have a long school year! Our kiddos last day is today and I feel like we’re the only ones around still in school.
@pjsoccer your kitchen came out beautiful!! I love white cabinets!
@nightdreamr13 nothing changes with the more frequent appts. Same as your usual monthly. Pee in a cup, weight, BP, listen to heartbeat. Answer questions, adioso.
Estimated due date/ weeks + days: 25+5 / 9/26
FTM: Did you count this as your SO’s first Father’s Day? If so, what did you do?
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STM/ STM+: How was your Father’s Day? Anything special? Took DH to a clambake at a golf course in town for brunch/lunch. Food was yummy, but weather was crap! We had a relaxing afternoon, went to Target, and had fake champagne while we ate dinner (well, he had the real stuff). It was a really good day!
Team pink/blue/green: Add up your scores!! Are they correct? Pretty much down the middle. Team Pink. But dry skin, dry full hair, sleeping on the left, preferential to salty all ‘boy yeses’.
Interesting Baby Fact / Baby is size of: Napa Cabbage. All these huge things you’re all posting are giving me anxiety!
Upcoming Appointments: Not till after 4th of July – will do glucose then.
How are you feeling?: I am definitely notably more exhausted, physically. My body is feeling wiped and my sleep is crummy. My hips kill all night long. Throw in some random bouts of nausea/MS which have been especially pleasant. But otherwise, no major complaints. I go back and forth between ‘OMG only 14 more weeks’ and ‘OMG 14 weeks is SO LONG’.
Rants/Raves: Rave: bikini wax at lunch today didn’t hurt half as bad as the last time I got one (last month). I’ve literally been dreading this appointment since the minute I walked out last time. Rant: SO.MUCH.TO.DO. SO.TIRED.
Questions: nope
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? People who don’t watch after their own kids. I have my own kids I’m keeping an eye on. Just because my kids are playing with yours doesn’t mean I want to be keeping an eye on yours too.
Also, @nomangos23, @nightdreamr13 Have you seen some of the young guns who play golf nowadays? It makes it a bit more exciting, LOL. Holy cow, Brooks Koepka (who nearly won the US Open this year) - even DH said he was a handsome dude.
Edited to add: they have a 1:1 ratio for nurse to mom and will call on-call nurses in to assist if the night becomes a bit wild.
It is definitely a different and more relaxed vibe than a standard maternity ward. They really do let you make the place your own and said we can even have live music, haha. It's really chill and the midwives are all very sweet. We had a great, informative tour last night and after we left MH was like "wow, that didn't feel like a hospital at all. I get why you picked here." So, that speaks volumes to me.
@cammie0526 Don't even get me started on terrible, risky drivers! I drive the highway everyday and it is absolutely mind blowing how many people cut others off when it is very unsafe to do so! They only have to wait an additional few seconds to turn on safely, but they never do.
@zuuls_mom That happens to me at work all of the time! So annoying. Do you want me to do my job and get you your stuff on time? Yes? Then answer my damn questions! I'm not emailing to waste time!
@pj_soccer I keep bumping into everything too! Poor babe. Haha And your kitchen looks great!!
Married 05/26/17
STM; DS 9/14/2019
EDD 6/13/2022