FFFC 7/9

Lisa3379

Let's hear 'em!

Here's mine: I'm obsessed with what's going on with the Surfside condo collapse. The whole thing is just so crazy and tragic, and I can't get enough of the story. Super morbid, I know. Like, what a really tough situation - you have all these huge repairs to do on a building, and yeah, it's super expensive for all the owners to chip in to get it done... so I guess it's easy to put it off and hope that maybe other people/entities will fix it? Or the problem just doesn't exist? But maybe it wasn't that explicit to the owners how bad the problem was? It seems like if you own a home, it's much more obvious/more on you to fix your own house, but condos present a more difficult situation... it's something I had never considered before. Anyway. Sorry for the stream of consciousness. 

magalina_h

@Lisa3379 I haven't followed the story too closely, but it's so tragic.  Definitely a tough situation when you have massive repairs and costs - but it should have been better communicated just how precarious/unsafe the situation was with all of the residents. 

My confession is that I'm hoping one of my MN friends/family members will offer to throw a baby shower/sprinkle for me.  This is my 2nd baby, and we do have most of what we need, so a shower is totally not necessary.  Selfishly though I want one because I was "robbed" of mine for my first pregnancy.  I went into labor 6 weeks early and 2 weeks before my shower in MN (I live in IA).  I still got all of the gifts because they were mailed to me or sent with my parents, but not the party.  I don't have any shower pics of me with a big bump and family friends and that makes me kind of sad.  I don't even need people to bring gifts, I'd just love a get together to celebrate this babe. 

Also, it HAS been 6 years and it's a different sex, so I think a shower/sprinkle in this case wouldn't be too taboo. 

Lisa3379

@magalina_h I totally agree that wanting a get-together/sprinkle/etc makes sense in your case! I'm sorry you weren't able to have a shower with your first baby. Maybe you can float the idea to someone that will keep it on the DL that you want to have a little celebration, and then it can happen for you without it being obvious that you wanted one, if that makes sense. Start dropping little hints here and there  I think it would be fun to have a small sprinkle, too. I don't need the gifts either, I just want to hang out with friends and eat 

fifilala516

@magalina_h Totally understandable that you would want one! I wouldn’t even be subtle about it 😂 

My FFFC is that I think I caused irritation by constantly wiping myself to check for blood and have been having intermittent small amounts of brown discharge. I have a doctor’s appointment Monday thank goodness which will hopefully quell the anxiety.

magalina_h

@fifilala516 I had a couple friends in IA ask if I'm having one, and I said only if someone throws it for me! 😂 I DID get a shower from my coworkers and my Iowa friends/family in person after my son was born. Just not a MN one. 

I hope everything checks out at your appointment. I bet you're right that it's just from irritation. 

Lisa3379

@fifilala516 Ugh, I'm sorry. I haven't wiped to that extent, but I totally understand the anxiety of looking every single time. I was hoping that would go away at this point, but I have a feeling, at least for me, I'll be nervously checking until this baby is born. Sending hugs, and glad you have an appointment soon to help set your mind at ease (or at least a little more at ease). 

kcf19

@lisa3379 I’ve been following it too. So sad. It freaks me out a bit because we are doing construction on our house right now.