TTT 10/8

valerie4786

Tell us your Tuesday things!

FyreFlyeRush

1) I got a Varidesk at work, so I can't wait to use it. (rising desk)
2) Networked with a former coworker to put a buzz in their ear about moving to their dept when a position opens. It would be work I prefer to do, and more inline with my background. Probably a cut in pay, but worth it if I'm happy again.
3) Summer is DYING!!!
4) I'm realizing that SO and I will never see eye to eye on a few things, and while it creates an impass...it's OK. 
5) Had stirfried ramen noodles with chicken, broccoli, shitake mushrooms and kimchi for dinner last night. SOOOO YUMMY. 
6) Cooler temps! Cooler Temps!
7) it's been 3 weeks, and we're pretty solid on a name. In complete agreement, even down to the nickname: Kai (rhymes with GUY). It's a wee bit of a mouthful, at four names long, but I'm still loving it.
8) Red River Shoot Out is this weekend...AND there's a cold front. I'm tempted to drive to Dallas just because I loved being there during TXOU weekend. Hook 'Em!
9) Every day that goes by now increases my little guy's chance of survival if I develop Pre-E. 
10) Little man is now SO big, that he's waking me up at night with his acrobatics! 

leprechaunlady

1) its tuesday night so great british bake off!
2) work is crazy at the minute & im not quite sure how I make it to the end of november!
3)its dhs birthday next monday.
4) because of #3 I have to go for dinner with mil & stay at hers on sat night 👎🏻
5) mil is looking after dd on sun night & were going to a fancy 5 star hotel for the night.
6) we have appointments on friday, tuesday & wednesday to pick kitchen, bathroom, tiles, carpets, stove etc for the new house which is exciting.
7) dh & I are both off mon & tue & are hoping to have a day date to the cinema on tuesday to see the joker whilst dd is at nursery.
8) my blood sugar numbers have been just out of target today, which means ill probably have to up my insulin, which is annoying.
9) dd has been accident free for over a week now so 🤞🏻it continues & she doesnt regress when the twins arrive!
10) my right hip is so bloody sore.

kbrown2385

1. Excited for my new stroller to get delivered so I can play with it
2. This whole insurance debacle has been a shit show. I’ve called 5 different people now. Fx we can get this fixed ASAP.
3. Chicken cutlet grinders are life. Why are they so good 🤤.
4. I’ve had a cough for like a week now and I’m over it. It needs to just go away!
5. I have a whiny 4 y/o for sale if anyone is interested.
6. The growth scan took 2 hours today and the dr was floored by babies growth.
7. I missed having coffee today and surprisingly I’m feeling good, just my normal tired.
8. My feet are so swollen they are starting to hurt.
9. I really need to go grocery shopping
10. It finally feels like fall here. Hopefully it sticks around.

leprechaunlady

@kbrown2385 I felt like my feet & fingers were a little swollen today too 😭

kbrown2385

@leprechaunlady I’m hoping the swelling settles back down to minimal again soon. I’d like to see my ankle bones again lol. Do you have ideas of what you are looking for for the new house? I feel like making decisions like that has potential to be overwhelming. 

peppyj9

1) pepperoni hot pockets are the tastiest thing right now. I've eaten one every morning for the past week and I don't see it changing soon. 
2) counting down the days until my last day of work 🙌
3) a few of the wall vinyls in the nursery unpeeled. 😖 Guess you're supposed to wait 4-6 weeks after painting for a proper stick 😐 one can be salvaged but the giraffes got a bit messed up so may just have to leave them off 😕
4) the rocking chair loveseat I picked out arrived today and I'm excited to set it up! (Need MH's man strength to get the box down the stairs)
5) stressing over strollers/car seat system. I know what I want and my mom offered to help pay, but I'm having a hard time justifying the price (nearly $1200 when all is said and done). It seems outrageous, but it includes everything, top notch quality and turns into a double which I'm planning on needing (assuming I'm blessed a 2nd time) Bonus is if I cave I'll guilt myself into taking more walks just to get more use out of it lol. My heart says yes but my brain keeps telling me "no"
6) I've been feeling so bloated lately. I lay in bed and feel like a beached whale 🐳
7) one of my best friends is currently dating a dude who a) has no job, b) has no car,  and c) lives with his mom! We're in our mid 30s so it's a big deal. She claims it's just a temporary escape and she's not serious about him but she keeps making excuses for him and it's been 5-6 months already and I try not to judge, but I'm judging! I'm mostly just worried about her, she deserves better. 
8) I'm loving this season of American horror story. Does anybody else watch?
9) I bought a bag of Halloween candy "for the kids" even though we live too far out to get any trick or treaters 🤫
10) I hope you all have a great week! ❤

valerie4786

1.  I was home today. 🤗  It's my last week with drug court so everything client related that I need to do needs to be done with their new case managers, so I have a pretty light week.  Got a lot of stuff accomplished and organized at home though! 

2.  This week starts our new weekly schedule - my MIL will pick up Harper from daycare on M & Tu now because we both will work later, then Harper has dance starting tomorrow night every week.

3.  I'm trying to hold out on turning on our heat! Propane is stupid expensive.  😬  The house is cold in the mornings, but the days are still warm so overall we're fine for at least another week or two.

4.  There's a huge mom2mom sale this weekend and I'm excited.  I need so much shit for the kids.  I always think Harper is well stocked on clothes, but she literally only has like 2 pairs of 3T pants, 2 sweaters, and all of her dresses are basically tank tops. 🤦‍♀️  She's stocked for summer at least, but her outfits have been pretty funky for the past few weeks now that the weather has changed and I'm trying to hold out for the sale. And this little guy basically needs everything. 

5.  My husband and I had to have another talk Sunday night because things have been tense between us.  I really feel like he's been emotionally checked out and I told him that, and it's been frustrating because the last time we had to have this kind of talk I told him I needed him to be  more present and considerate, but I saw no changes.  I'm really hoping things get better, and he seems to understand where I'm coming from.

6.  In the meantime, one of his buddies texted me because he wants to throw him a beer & diaper party as a surprise and needed some help with phone numbers.  It's amazing to me how little goes into guys planning parties.  Lol. He's like "I'm just gonna text these fuckers to show up to the pole barn with a big pack of diapers and beer and I'll get some pizzas." 😂😂

7.  I finally registered and scheduled my social work full licensing exam for December 6th.  I was planning to take it on a Saturday, but when I told my new supervisor about it (because I can't find a date on a Saturday) he said "why would you schedule it in a Saturday?  Don't you want to get paid for it?  Schedule it during the week and we'll pay you while you take it."  Umm, sweet!  I didn't even know that was an option.  But now I have a deadline so I need to study.

FyreFlyeRush

@valerie4786, I have an issue with number 5, as well. But, ever try to talk to a Marine? I'd have better luck with a WALL!  

Edit - He's lucky he's so cute and sexy and, well he cooks and when he's stressed he CLEANS! 

leprechaunlady

@kbrown2385 I have a pretty good idea of what I like & started some pintrest boards last night with rough ideas. I have a feeling im not going to want the standard options with kitchen & bathroom & will want to upgrade some things for both which could be costly 🤦🏻‍♀️😬

@peppyj9 id say do it with your stroller - my parents helped out with both our single & our double & I went for exactly what I wanted & didnt regret it at all! Im still using our single for dd almost 3 years later!

@valerie4786 I cleared out dds wardrobe of summer stuff last week and realised she had very little that is appropriate now the weather has turned & actually fits her as shes had such a growth spurt in the past few months! Ive had to spend a small fortune recently on her! With the twins, baby girl will not need anything as we have so much stuff from dd who was born at the same time of the year. Still have nothing for baby boy though 😬 

c1kc1kpol1cn1k

1. DD's mattress is coming in today! Time to start room transition
2. DH is coming back this weekend, can't wait
3. Monday is a holiday so long weekend is almost here 
4. taking DD to a farm on saturday for some pumpkin picking and the store there sells amazing apple and pumpkin pies for thanksgiving
5. coffee tonight with a friend whose been away for a long time
6. going to that concert on Sunday night and hoping I can last !
7. cool weather is here! We have sunny day's but the mornings and evening's are crisp so I'm loving it
8. feeling extra strong kicks and now in 3rd trimester 
9. does anyone run out of things by now to say? ahaha
10. going to book a nail appointment for today or tomorrow hopefully

peppyj9

@leprechaunlady thanks for the encouragement! I really do love this stroller. I guess I just feel bad spending so much because I know it's a temporary item. But it's worth it if it gets its use! Also, so fun getting to design your new house!! I dunno if you get house remodeling shows like we do in the states but I love watching HGTV. Property brothers are my favorite! 

leprechaunlady

@peppyj9 what stroller are you going for? i absolutely justified spending big on it because of the amount of use it gets. Im more into cooking / baking shows than house ones lol

stashattack

1. Made it to work before it started pouring outside
2. Pasta for breakfast
3. DH found it really adorable that baby girl was kicking his head last night while we were cuddling on the couch.
4. Head budget guy finally heard us about not having clear policies and training modules anywhere for new employees or for old employees that have been here for ages. I started my job last year and I still don't know some of the procedures I need to do because there is no guidance and the word of mouth guidance either never was correct, or is old and outdated. So I think we are going to finally get some departments to put training modules up.
5. DH's lab is doing a potluck. I'm excited to meet his lab mates and apparently they are all excited to meet me (and one of them is due in Feb with her second so Imma pick her brain for all the things).
6. @c1kc1kpol1cn1k yes I often feel like I'm running out of things to say by now LOL.
7. heated seats and steering wheels.
8. Dinners that don't require a ton of dishes!
9. robot vacuums
10. Slow days at work.

peppyj9

@leprechaunlady I love cooking/baking shows more too. But the house ones always give me great ideas for how to decorate and remodel since there's a lot I want to do with our house now. One thing at a time.  Anyway, for the stroller I'm wanting the UppaBaby Vista and for the car seat the Nuna Pipa lite lx. 

c1kc1kpol1cn1k

@leprechaunlady I'm the same with cooking/baking shows haha, right now its Halloween baking championship! 

leprechaunlady

@peppyj9 I looked at the vista as a double too but wanted a side by side but its lovely! It should still have good resale value when youre done with it too!

biolprof

@peppyj9 we just bought our uppababy Vista. Bought it used on Craigslist so I think we got it for $580 which was a big save. Even if you buy it new, there is a good market for them so you could resell or put on your registry and get the discount for registry completion to make it cheaper. We are going for the Chicco key fit car seat to go with it but considered the nuna pippa. From what I read the fit for the Pippa xl isn't as good as the regular but we might have a premie so we went with the key fit.

peppyj9

@leprechaunlady I like that the vista can be a single for now and a double (or triple) later. And I love that it comes with a bassinet!

@biolprof that's a great deal you got! I didn't see any used ones local to me. Plus, I really want the newest model in the "Spencer" shade. It's on my Amazon registry waiting for that 15% discount. I heard that about the lite lx too, but only with the vista adapter. I read if you get nuna's adapter it works better. I'm still considering the uppababy mesa car seat too but it's almost double the weight of the lite lx and the weight is the main reason I'm drawn to nuna over others.  

But, very happy about the resale value. That makes me feel a bit better about what feels like an extravagant purchase.

Edit: typo