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March 2013 Moms
NBBride05
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~~~~ Ten Things Thursday~~~~
NBBride05
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Its that time again....what do you have for us this week?
May PAL Siggy Challenge - Mom Humor
TTC Since June 2009
BFP #1 - 1/15/12, EDD 9/21/12, Missed M/C - 2/10/12 - I miss you Sapphire!
BFP #2 - 7/1/12 - Met my lucky charm Alexandra on 3-16-13!!!
AL always welcome!
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Re: ~~~~ Ten Things Thursday~~~~
1. My sisters and I are making my Dad a birthday dinner tonight. I'm kind of giddy excited for the good food coming my way. Cubanos? Tequila Lime Chicken chop salad? Mango salsa? Banana splits? I'm so there.
2. I'm in LOVE with anything curry these days. I've recently discovered the wonder of adding curry powder to ketchup. Uh - try it. Best stuff ever.
3. It has been sprinkling and foggy here for the last several days. I miss the sun but we've had a huge rain deficit lately so the tress and ground will appreciate the precipitation.
4. I'm really annoyed with my dog. She loves to swim, adores snow, and if we take her to the dog park when it is kinda muddy, she's in heaven. However, we can NOT get her to go do her "business" outside when the ground is wet or it is raining. She won't even go out the door without getting a shove. This week has been torture.
5. It is 2 weeks to the "end" of my program's business year and some of the contractors who use our program are being kind of dumb. I just don't have patience for them this week.
6. I started Christmas shopping this week.
7. Despite me starting my Christmas shopping already, I get really annoyed with stores that already are selling Christmas crap.
8. Have I mentioned I am in love with Curry yet? Oh oops - yep. Well, I do.
9. I fell asleep at 9:00 last night. it was blissful
10. I think I'm going to try to get my kitchen's tile backsplash done this weekend.
Ok, let's see:
1. Going to a MetroMom's dinner tonight with the possibility to win some fabulous prizes... pretty excited
2. Above said dinner is pajama party themed- pajama's in public and breakfast for dinner? Yes please!!
3. Ordered crib bedding for DS this week, it should be here Monday, can't wait!
4. Taking DD 'Trunk or Treating' at our church on Saturday- like trick-or-treating tailgate style in the parking lot. She's excited.
5. DH is making his weekly day trip for work but this time he is going to bring back some amazing sausage rolls from this bakery in West, Texas... so yummy.
6. I added a countdown app to my phone, Christmas is only 60 days away!
7. Above app shows my DD is only 128 days away.... kind of crazy, it seems like just yesterday I dropped under the 200 day mark.
8. Trying to narrow names down for this little boy, middle name is set and we're down to 5 options...
9. Work has slowed down a bit so I find myself constantly updating thebump.com for new posts...
10. Someone posted on the Nursery/Gear page that Chicco is coming out with a Convertible car seat in the spring and I MUST HAVE IT!!!
Happy Thursday!!!
1. It is 46 degrees out right now, but supposed to be 80 this afternoon....makes it hard to know what to wear!
2. I got my Baby Bargains book yesterday and am looking forward to reading it this weekend.
3. I am meeting some friends for breakfast on Sunday and they are going to help me get started on a registry.
4. I told my students the news on Monday and they are so excited. Now I keep getting all kinds of questions and suggestions for names.
5. Our little girl already has several cute outfits that my mom and MIL have bought. She is going to be a well dressed baby! I am resisting the urge to buy the cute things I see in stores because I know she will get all kinds of clothes at the showers.
6. I have been tired all week because we got home late Sunday from Phoenix. I am looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday!
7. Tomorrow is 20 weeks and I will be half-baked!
8. DH is not in any hurry to name this little girl and I have some definite favorites. I am anxious to at least start narrowing down the list. Hopefully he will feel inspired soon. For now, I just continue to call her Lucky Charm.
9. I am going to be making my Halloween "costume" this weekend - just a plain orange t-shirt, but I will be painting a jack-o-lantern face on the lower part of the shirt that covers my bump. My students should like that!
10. I just had a bagel with cream cheese, but I am still hungry.
BFP #2 - 7/1/12 - Met my lucky charm Alexandra on 3-16-13!!!
1. I am so happy I joined this board, its been rough not really knowing anyone else at the same stages as I am
2. I hope I am doing these 10 things right haha. just ten random things right?
3. I'm so excited about my holiday schedule at work, I have a stretch during turkey day/ my bday, another stretch during my fiance's bday, and a stretch for new years! YAYY
4. Uhh that sounded kind of confusing. I work 12 hr shifts at a hospital and periodically we have "stretches" of days off. In theory we are supposed to have 8 day stretches every so often, but it never works out that way.
5. I have a painful zit showing its ugly face right beside my nostril where I couldnt pop it if i wanted to. Damn pregnancy hormones! Sorry if that was gross haha!
6. I think this baby thinks my bladder is her own personal trampoline. It's seriously the ONLY place I can feel her kicking/riverdancing. She shall be called Lord of the Dance!
7. Mehhhh I have to work tonight :[
8. Coming up with ten things is harder than I thought
9. It is so hard to resist the temptation of the baby stuff sale going on at target, I need to take it down a notch or I will have to turn around and return everything come baby shower time
10. And finally, I am driving myself NUTS feeling like the baby is going to come tomorrow and I have none of my baby stuff really set up yet. I am having some serious anxiety about it! My brain hasnt gotten the message I'm only half way done with the pregnancy.
1. DH's work is slowing down and I'm nervous they're going to cut his hours on us right before Christmas and everything else. He's pretty confident they won't cut his hours, but I'm still getting the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. His overtime is over half his paycheck.
2. On the money theme, we're not saving as quickly as I'd like and now I'm worried we won't be able to afford a 2nd car before this baby's born like I want (and that's also related to the potential loss of hours).
3. I'm getting really fed up with this ambulance bill. I've arranged 3 times to get a payment plan going, but they never send me the pro-rated statement and then I get another letter demanding I pay what I owe (and there's no option on their online system to just pay a smaller amount, it's all or nothing).
4. I can't wait for the Halloween party my church is hosting this Saturday. My girls are all excited to wear their costumes and they're going to look absolutely adorable.
5. November's right around the corner and I couldn't be happier. It's my favorite month of the year. Thanksgiving, anniversary, and two birthdays to celebrate, then once that's over, I get to start planning for Christmas (which is almost as good).
6. Christmas shopping is hard this year. My girls only play with their Barbie dolls (well, Disney princess dolls) and the only thing we can really think to get for them is a dollhouse, which is what we were planning, but they're expensive and suddenly our budget might be tight (refer to #1)
7. I went from not sleeping well to sleeping too much. Thank goodness my kids are sleeping in too!
8. Similarly, my uterus popped up out of nowhere. Two weeks ago it was hard to find, and suddenly I'm finding it just below my belly button. Baby growth spurt!
9. I really, really want to buy the crib already so we have everything we "need" NOW, but I know my DH would make fun of me and we do have a dozen other things that are more of a priority right now (birthdays, anniversary and Christmas...)
10. I'm so anxious for my anatomy scan, but my doctor won't put in the order until I go in for my appointment 2 weeks from now. My SIL, who's almost a month behind me, is going to find out the gender next Friday and I'm crazy jealous.
1. I had an award breakfast for work this morning... One of my co-workers mentioned that she has full on video of both of her kids being born. I managed to spill an entire glass of orange juice... oops.
2. I also accidentally let slip that one of my co-workers is leaving (everyone already knew but it was a hush hush until the next staff meeting... stupid) - I covered with a "vacation" cover-up about her going back to her home-state. oops. stupid pregnancy brain.
3. My kid started kicking my bladder and/or vagina as of lately... my DH thinks this is hilarious.
4. I finally get a weekend off... we are going to do an outdoor movie/bonfire.
5. My mom ordered a pattern to make Minion Hats for my nephews and niece - I cannot wait to get started so they are well equipped for the cold weather!
6. I am very upset with the first game of the World Series... Our boys swept the Yankees but had too much time to cool off between games... =( Hope tonight's game goes better! Detroit hasn't won since 1984!
7. DH has been getting TONS of overtime - on top of having class 3 nights/week, I really miss him but the paychecks are really nice
8. I had to get up super early and was up late last night - - wish I could have a cup of coffee... (FYI - - I know that I can but I am choosing not to through pregnancy)
9. I am super excited for my ultrasound tomorrow - we will get to find out this weekend what we are having...
10. I am super nervous for my ultrasound tomorrow - FIL has a congenital heart defect and it is a Fetal Echocardiogram to make sure the baby's heart is OK... I just hope baby is healthy.
1. My husband and I took a half day last Friday to drive to a restaurant 45 minutes away just to satisfy a major (like saliva inducing) craving. It was soooo worth it.
2. Every day I feel like I lose more motivation to go to work. I feel like I have so many things to do around the house to prepare for the baby's arrival, even though I know it's still months away.
3. One week from today at this exact time we will have already been through our a/s and doctor's appointment. I can't wait to see the little one look more like a human and less like a blob within a blob!
4. I feel like Gloria from Modern Family last night lately. My hormones have made me kind of a wacky b*tch.
5. I am starting to despise how everyone asks if we are finding out the gender and then expresses an opinion about why we should or shouldn't find out the gender (we are going to try to if baby cooperates). Our baby, our decision.
6. Maybe I will feel different when I have a child, but I REALLY don't like handing out halloween candy. It costs a ton of money (we usually purchase 4-5 large bags of candy) to supplement the sugar intake of our entire subdivision's youth. Hubby and I are planning on getting pizza and playing cards with friends that night to avoid having to be home to hand it out.
7. This will be the first year that we have a Christmas tree and I can't wait to put it up (see I'm not a grinch about everything
8. We just got our wedding photos back (5 months after the big day, that deadline was expected as our photographer gave us an indication it would take that long to edit all of them) and I can't help but be disappointed that the only photo captured of our first kiss was an artistic shot through the church door at the end of the aisle. You can just barely make us out in the distance. I know someday it will seem like a little, trivial thing but, right now it makes me sad that the moment happened so quickly and seemed like a dream and I don't have a photo to look back on.
***pity party over***
9. I am so ready for the weekend. Friday at 4, can you just be here already?!?
10. I don't know what I did before the days of DVR. I would have missed so many great shows!
1. I admitted defeat Monday at work... after stressing all weekend, I gave up and asked for help on my work load. I felt better afterwards, but it was an emotional rough few days.
2. DH should not be allowed to get sick while I'm pregnant; he gets miserable, and I can't handle that right now.
3. I have another ultrasound next week; curious to see how this one goes.
4. My AVP has had to temporarily leave due to family emergency; I can understand becasue I've been there. But I can't help feel selfish, I need him here for my last few months. I just don't gel with the Senior Manager they have me reporting to in the meantime.
5. I'm surprisingly excited for my first shower - 6 weeks away.
6. I'm even more excited for vacation - 1 month from today - Curacao, here I come!
7. My mom has agreed to come to my prenatal class with me, since DH isn't interested.
8. We started working on the bedrooms in our house... can't wait for DH to get better, so I can see more progress.
9. I haven't cried yet today - this is a victory!
10. I bought 3 bags of mini-eggs this morning - always be prepared!
Let's see..
1. We found out Monday that we're having a girl
2. I'm super excited that DH has the whole weekend off(usually he has Sundays and Mondays)
3. I am having a hard time deciding how to spell baby's name and I can't decide on a middle name either.
4. I have been craving a calzone for the past week. I think I might get one for dinner tomorrow
5. Poor DH, he is so anxious to feel the baby move, but nothing yet.
6. I'm looking forward to my 3 day weekend next weekend. I am taking off Friday for my cousin's wedding.
7. My heartburn is lessening as the weeks go by, thank goodness!
8. I've narrowed it down to 2 diaper bags I like.
9. I'm going to start Christmas shopping this weekend.
10. DD is selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser, and I sure did order 2 tubs lol
1) my dog has become super protective. while sweet, it's annoying that he now barks at every little sound at 2 AM, and comes bounding up to me to make sure I'm ok
2) I've definitly popped out this past week, but still sometimes look like I just ate a big lunch
3)I feel like I've gained an abnormal amount of weight so far, when I see everyone else has only gained like 3-5 lbs half way through their pregnancy! It's so confusing. I do teh best I can but I feel like the better I eat, the more weight I gain...and the worse I eat, the less.
4) breathing is getting harder, which is a bummer
5)some crossfit stuff is getting harder, like toes to bar or knees to elbow....and pull ups! I'm really worried my pull up days are starting to go behind me....
6) I can't get enough shrimp. I love shrimp. I could eat it all day long
7) My butt has grown and I've got stretch marks on it..wth?? I never had issues with weight gain in my butt or thighs (always held weight in my stomach/arms) but there ya go
8) Feeling strong kicks lately, at least 1-2x a day....DH hasn't though which is a bummer
9)I need to find my Juno costume for Halloween
10) I just ate breakfast (3 egg whites, goat cheese and some toast) and I feel like I'm going to burst. thanks, small stomach
1. I'm eating Greek yogurt with strawberries, blueberries, and honey. Yummmm
2. I'm a vegetarian, but...I got a major craving for an Arby's roast beef sandwhich (of all things!) the other day and gave in and went there for lunch. Worth it.
3. I'm a retail manager and covering someone else's maternity leave at another store starting this afternoon...I'm dreading it so badly. I have to work at a crappy location with a general manager I don't like (and she's not too fond of me either), another manager that gets on my nerves, plus it's holiday season AND I'm horribly hormonal. Yippee.
4. I'm still terribly exhausted. All I can do is sleep when I'm not working. No one seems understanding at all...everyone's like, it's your second trimester, you should feel better by now! And I feel like everyone (bosses, DH, co-workers) is thinking I'm faking and milking it. So frustrating!
5. I can't wait to find out if LO is a girl or boy!!!
6. We aren't telling anyone the names we have picked out. People are too judgmental and quick to throw in their own opinion. No thanks, our kid, we can pick a name.
7. I was training for a marathon before I got pregnant, and I've been too sick and tired to run throughout this pregnancy, and, man, I miss running. Especially with all of this cold weather here recently...nothing's better than running in the cold.
8. I slept for 11 hours last night, have been up for 3, and I think I'm ready for a nap. Except I need to leave for work.
9. I'm stalling leaving for work.
I really, really don't want to go.
10. DH started cleaning out our spare bedroom we've been using for storage so we can paint it and get it ready for baby.
1. We found out the sex today... we're having a boy! DH and I are so excited, as we both really love the boy name we have selected (now we just have to decide on a middle name)
2. I've been studying like crazy, I write my occupational therapy certification exam on Nov 3
3. I had my first real job interview at a major children's hospital last Wednesday. I think it went well, but as a new grad I'm happy to have just made the short list.
4. I have been having horrible bouts of heartburn today, and there is very little that has been able to help
5. I went shopping with MIL the other day and bought a body pillow (i'm in love), a dress for my convocation and a new winter coat (now if it will just get cold enough to wear it!)
6. DH is on-call Friday and Sunday (8am-10am the next morning), which makes me sad because I won't see him at all this weekend.
7. My mom just offered to buy our stroller today (she's done this for all 3 of my other sisters)- its exciting, but scary as its the first big baby purchase to be made, everything is so real now!
8. I'm having a really hard time deciding on what to do for dinner, we need groceries desperately, but I just don't feel like going out.
9. I tried to do the crossword in the paper this morning, and it kicked my butt. I will have to wait for DH to get home to help me finish it.
10. This will be the first year that I won't be doing anything for halloween since DH is on call all weekend- So I may go out to MIL and FIL's place in the 'burbs on actual halloween to hand out candy. I LOVE halloween!
1. A/s tomorrow afternoon!
2. DH and I are both back from trips, and it is so nice to have everyone home.
3. Too bad it's only for a few days, DH has to head out again on Sunday.
4. My trip was awesome, and a really nice break for me. It was for work, but with plenty of down time.
5. Baby kicked so hard this afternoon, I yelled "holy crap!" and scared DH.
6. DD has been super cute lately, and really well-behaved. It's like she knows we need reassurance that we're good parents before we get a new one, lol.
7. I can't wait until Nov 7. I'm so tired of the 5-6 political calls we get every.single.day.
8. But how is it almost November already?!?!
9. I need a pedicure and a haircut.
10. Yawn... good thing it's almost bedtime.
2. My little boy's name is Benjamin Andrew. And I can't wait to hold him.
3. I'm leaving my job next month because we're moving to be closer to family and it's just getting to be too much for me.
4. I work in a shoe store and I love my coworkers. I will miss it there a lot. I'll also miss my radical discounts.
5. I bought cowboy boots yesterday. Made me happy.
6. The other day I had my very first cannoli. That made me even happier than the cowboy boots. Turns out, I love cannolis.
7. I plan to watch "Thor" today. Chris Hemsworth is one of my favorites. He's this huge manly dude who plays this huge manly superhero what's more manly than a giant hammer and unreasonable strength? and apparently, he's married and has a little baby girl.
8. Shaving my legs while pregnant is kind of difficult.
9. I finally think I look pregnant. I love my bump.
10. During my whole pregnancy, I have not felt "in the mood" the whole time, now at about 22 weeks... It's just starting to pick up. Which I and my DH are very grateful for. Lol. TMI?