Weekly Randoms 12/15

blackgirlmagic

psychobutthead

In reguards to the opening pic...this is accurate af.

dh is royally pissing me off because hes annoying.
My glasses broke today and he argued we cant tape them together that it wont stick. Guess who taped them together? This chick right here.

Anyone else trying to eat leafy greens and other folate foods? I saw a recipe last night for a cherry and beet smoothie. Sounded pretty good.

riatortillaxo

Major mood swings over here!! Constantly ready to snap at someone (usually my husband or my dog) at any moment. 

[Deleted User]

Yass I totally stocked up on broccoli, asparagus, avocados and salmon on Saturday @psychobutthead folate and efas ;)

ziggymama06

@psychobutthead. Oh I love beets!  I saw lentils are high in folate too and plan to make another pot of lentil soup this week.

blackgirlmagic

I for the life of me cannot find ripped avocados. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all of the snacks. My husbands makes great guacamole and when I mix it with hard boiled eggs...so good! 

ziggymama06

@blackgirlmagic OMG yes same here... I just buy them green and hard as a rock and wait to eat them a few days later.  I've also put them in a paper bag with other fruit like apple or banana to help the ripen process... it's not a miracle worker, but may do something 🤷‍♀️

blackgirlmagic

@ziggymama06 I might just have to try and wait it out or try the paper bag and other fruit trick. 

WishesSheCouldCook

We had DDs 4th birthday party tonight. House filled with aunts uncles cousins and grandparents. Dh has been amazing and did most of the cleaning and food prep. 5 more days of school then 2 weeks off for break! I think i can! 

duck_duck_goose

@blackgirlmagic avocados are one of my favorite foods normally. Except this little has decided that they are gonna be one of the most intense food aversions I have ever experienced and it makes me I credibly sad. And nauseated just thinking about it. 

roo_baby

anyone else having issues with the back button on bump mobile? I have to hit it 15 times before it finally takes me to the previous page and it’s driving me insane. 

riatortillaxo

@roo_baby The Bump is always so glitchy! 

riatortillaxo

@WishesSheCouldCook Same for me! I'm so looking forward to my school break. This week will be totally nuts! 
I was Therereasing through the intros and there  are a lot of educators in this group! 

[Deleted User]

@roo_baby. I had to give up on the AP several months ago.  Now I just exclusively use the mobile browser. 🤷 It's a pain to navigate around, but favoriting pages helps.

duck_duck_goose

@roo_baby this app is a bit of a mess. Some days it won’t bring up a single forum for me. The back button hates me, too. But I have issues with the site desktop version too. It likes to not allow me to log in or see anything.

starlight8323

@roo_baby Yessss! That drives me nuts!

The worst is when I hit the back button multiple times because it isn’t working, then when it finally does start working, it goes back multiple pages, all the way back to the beginning, then I have to navigate forward again! 😅

psychobutthead

@BusinessWife I am dying to go grocery shopping so I can pick up some avacados. I need avacado toast in my life!

tyrion_

Today is my 9 year wedding anniversary. I’m getting ready now and taking the kids to bring lunch to my husband at work. Very romantic celebration with kids and Chick-fil-a. 

I’m so emotional about it for some reason. Just thinking of what we’ve been through these last 9 years. Really the last 2.5 years. And it’s amazing the man hasn’t run away screaming 😂

ziggymama06

@tyrion_ Aww happy anniversary!!  You are right to get emotional, it's a long time... and Chick-fil-a is delicious.  Enjoy your day 

psychobutthead

@tyrion_ our anniversaries consist of ordering chinese food in. Its just easier and cheaper. Hope you have a great day!

Well i officially feel old. My DD got her first period today. 

jenjen8503

Happy Anniversary!

tyrion_

@psychobutthead Oh, man, I hope my daughter trends like I do and has a later period. I have some time though, she’s only 2. 

psychobutthead

@tyrion_ mine turned 12 in august. So when this pregnancy is born my daughter will turn 13nat the end of the month.
I'm having a hard time coming to terms with the age gap. But thats what happens when you have your first at 16.

tyrion_

@psychobutthead FWIW I am very close to my sisters that are 15 and 12 years older than me. I spend almost one weekend night a week at my oldest sister’s house. 

psychobutthead

@tyrion_ my Im hoping it works out. I was a late in life baby. My mom had me late in life but she had my siblings at 16 and 18. By the time I came along my brother already had 1 kid. I was never close to him but I was always super close to my sister.

In some ways the gap is easy in other ways its not.

blackgirlmagic

@tyrion_ happy anniversary!! 

I went in for blood work for our trip to Australia the other day and I get an email today saying that my test results are in. Turns out they also tested my hcg levels. Thank you for confirming my pregnancy, but where are the results that I actually wanted? I wonder if they also test for other things when you go in for something specific? 

dimeadozen

@roo_baby I always have that problem. My solution is scrolling to the top or bottom and clicking the “August 2020 moms” link. I don’t have the patience lol

dimeadozen

@tyrion_ Happy Anniversary. It’s ok to be emotional, let it out and focus on how blessed you are!  

unpopular opinion: avocado tastes like paper. 

dimeadozen

@blackgirlmagic what tests did they say you were going for?

[Deleted User]

Happy Anniversary! @tyrion_ these last few years have been a coupla doozies for us too.  Fun fact, our nine year dating anniversary is this week!  We'll commemmorco it by DH coming home exhausted, vvlate from work... 🤷

@psychobutthead Chinese does sound good tho!  I may or may not have to tell him to pick it up on the way home lol #trueromance

blackgirlmagic

wildermind I was getting tested to make sure that I have the Hep A and B and measles antibodies in my system before the trip. If I don't have them then I need to get the shots for them. With my first pregnancy I had enough leave saved to pay for my health insurance and to put a little bit on money into the account during my maternity leave. This is HUGE!!!  

For the first time in Federal Government history, workers are finally getting paid family leave. Thank you Space Force! https://nypost.com/2019/12/17/trumps-space-force-gets-overwhelming-lift-off-in-senate-vote/ This is HUGE!!! With my first pregnancy I had enough leave saved to pay for my health insurance, and not have to pay them back once I returned to work, and to put a little bit on money into the account during my maternity leave.  My husband got four months paid leave with my first pregnancy. It was great to have him home with our daughter while I went back to work. This pregnancy I would be able to save about 9 weeks of leave, which is a lot more than I had with my daughter. But now this is in place, once Trump signs the bill, it will relieve so much stress!!!  

No one at work knows I'm pregnant yet and now it's extra hard to keep this secret in!

riatortillaxo

Anybody else feel like this is the longest week ever?! The holidays are so hectic! 

ziggymama06

@riatortillaxo OMG yes, definitely the longest week.  I thought yesterday was Wednesday, ugh... I'm so swamped at work too so somehow this with is simultaneously flying and dragging...

gladmamma

@riatortillaxo @ziggymama06 my confirmation/first ultrasound appointment is January 6th (I think I'll be exactly 7 weeks 3 days by then..we'll see how close I am!) so this entire holiday season is just going sooooo slowwwww. i have never wanted time to move faster! 

tyrion_

@riatortillaxo Longest month ever. And it’s because I’m anxious for my ultrasound. 

l4nier

I agree with everyone saying this month is dragging! My appointment isn't until 1/3 and I am sooooo anxious!

tyrion_

And thanks for all the kind words, friends. Yesterday was lovely. I am proud to have been married 9 years and to still feel like it’s strong and only getting better. In the season of young kids it’s hard to make it feel that way but we are trying our best! 

MissIntentional

psychobutthead said:

@BusinessWife I am dying to go grocery shopping so I can pick up some avacados. I need avacado toast in my life!

Yes! I had avocado toast with an egg on top today!

gomillis

Agreed that this month seems to be dragging. Not only am I anxious for my next US, I’m also just completely done with work after a stressful few months. I banked a lot of leave for the end of the year so tomorrow is my last day in the office. I have a feeling it is going to go suuuuper slowly. 

gomillis

Random app question: what are the icons below our usernames? One looks like a chat notification, but I haven’t seen a chat feature. 

psychobutthead

@gomillis they are badges. You get them fkr how many years you've been a member. If you have started threads or reach like 500 posts. Different reasons you get them.