Where were you last year? What are your plans this year?
shaindelr
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Hey, All,
I was just thinking of Thanksgiving last year. We had dinner at our friends' house (Gary--the math professor and his wife Michelle--the biology professor--and their two kids), and they kept telling their youngest daughter not to jump on my tummy because she kept thinking it was something funny to do. At one point, Michelle said, "Just think, next year, there will be a baby here to try all this food." And it felt WEIRD when she said it!--like it wasn't possible that I'd have a baby old enough to try adult food at the next Thanksgiving.
Tonight, Jared, Margaret (the music professor), and Ashley (a singer) are performing at the brew pub, and tomorrow we're doing Thanksgiving dinner at Margaret's house. (Michelle's having surgery, so we're not doing Thanksgiving together this year :-(
But, isn't it amazing looking back at the last year? Remember when we posted our siggy pics of our Thanksgiving food and were OBSESSING about food as starving pregnant ladies last year? (Or some of us were dying of morning sickness and grossed out by the pics?)
Mac and cheese lover!
Re: Where were you last year? What are your plans this year?
Last year we had Thanksgiving at home because my nephew had Hand Foot and Mouth and every one was exposed to him so we thought it best to stay home.
I remember my girls wanted me to get up and go Black Friday shopping at 2am. I said no I would meet them at Target at 8am. I needed my sleep and met them at 8am like I said.
The bumpie formerly known as First Time in MI
Last year, when we were getting dressed for dinner, I put on one of the fancy maternity shirts for the first time. DH looked at me and said 'oh, that shirt makes you look pregnant, are you sure you want to wear it?'.
I also remember that SIL's boyfriend's mother was the first person to ever walk up to me and touch my tummy without asking.
This year, instead of the IL's cooking, we are all going out to a restaurant. I am a bit stressed because DD's bedtime has been around 6:30pm, and dinner is at 5:30pm, but she loves people, so I am hoping there won't be too many meltdowns
Wow, so much to be thankful for! My mom also beat breast cancer just over 5 years ago. It is something I am even more thankful for (if that was even possible) now that I have my own LO.
Last year, I ran a road race in the morning. It is the same road race that I have done every year with my DH. Then we headed to my parents for dinner with my sister, who was also pregnant, and skyped with her her DH who was deployed. From there, we headed to my DH's best friend's house for dessert.
This year, I'm bailing on the road race because DD has been battling a fever of 102-104 for the last two days. We are still hoping to make it to my parents because it will just be the three of us and the two of them. And then we will head home, so LO can rest up.
Last year I was recoving from gall bladder surgery and so we stayed in town and went to my parents for Thanksgiving. REGARDLESS, we were expected at my husband's house for THEIR Thanksgiving a couple of days later.
This year, we are total idiots and we are hosting. I dropped Ashlen off at my mom and dad's so we could prepare for tomorrow, and instead I'm drinking a beer and Bumping. Tomorrow should be awesome if I keep it up at this rate.
Last year was memorable in that I had just gotten over all the nauseousness and able to enjoy a full Thanksgiving dinner!
The day before Thanksgiving was also memorable because I'd gone to a UN-led practitioner gender training and development workshop (I work in International Development), and thought it was cool that my baby girl was getting her very first gender-training in utero.
PS - We'll be spending tomorrow with the in-laws just like last year.
BFP 3/28/16 (EDD 12/9/16) * Chemical pregnancy
ME: 40 yrs.old
DH: 41 yrs.old
DD: 5 yrs.
BFP#1 "Watermelon" born 3/2011
BFP#2 "Pumpkin" 7/14/12 ~ EDD 3/23/13 ~ Natural M/C 8/3/12 @ 7 weeks
BFP#3 "Pineapple" born 4/2013
BFP#4 "Grapefruit" EDD 3/29/16
Last year we were basking in the love we felt for our baby GIRL (we found out 1 year ago yesterday.) DH ran a Thanksgiving Day 8K, and I was downtown cheering him on.
We celebrated Thanksgiving at a small family gathering at his parents' house.
This year, we are basking in the love we feel for our baby girl who is 7.5 months old!! DH didn't do his usual 8K this morning, but we are enjoying a cozy morning at home with the Macy's parade on TV. We'll attend a large family gathering at his brother's house this afternoon.