Name: Jessica Age: 25 Married (or with partner since if not married): married since 10/15/11 # of children: this will be #2 Occupation: stay at home mom Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: pretty much the only thing we need to do is clean out the other room for another nursery, other than that I already did the babymoon and all that good stuff last year lol
Name: Alissa Age: 32 Married (or with partner since if not married): Feb 2006, together since 2002 # of children: one, DS is 2.5 Occupation: Technical Writer Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: finish unpacking (we just moved), paint the inside of the house, potty train DS
Name: Salsera (I'm not sharing my real name since I've been on TTGP a couple months and said some...stuff) Age: 32 Married since: July 2013 # of children: This will be our first! Occupation: Elementary music teacher Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Save money, spend as much time with DH as possible, go on vacation
Name: Jackie Age: 26 Married (or with partner since if not married): Married January 2009; our first date was 8 years ago today!
# of children: This is our first! Occupation: registered dietitian
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: finish the nursery (it's painted and full of some furniture in boxes from before our failed match), babymoon with DH, find a new direction with my career that I can do PT/from home (I love my field but am so bored with what I'm doing now)
Name: Jess Age: 31 Married since: 2010 # of children: 1 DD, 2 years old Occupation: SAHM Three things I want to do before baby is born: 1. Go on one last vacation with only one child, probably Scotland in April 2. Finish potty training the first 3. Transition the first into a toddler bed
Name: blueeyes Age: 27 Married Since: 04.22.12 # of children: DH has a DD that's 8 but it's a long story. This one will be the first for me. Occupation: HR/Payroll/Office Manager for one multi-million dollar corp, one new corp, and an LLC that has a couple of properties. Ridiculously underpaid. 3 things before baby arrives: Buy a new Car!! Double our savings. Take a vacation (which it totally contradictory to building up our savings, lol)
Name: MrsN
Age: 31
Married since: 2004
Children: This is baby #3 for us
Occupation: Teacher
To do: Figure out insurance, leave of absence from work, move the boys into the same bedroom, potty train DS2, new car maybe, etc. So many things to consider - I'm stressed!
# of Children: 3 awesome step-boys and this is our 1st together
Occupation: Business Operations
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: Save $$$, Plan an individual outing for each of my step-boys just to make sure they know how much we cherish and love each one of them! Try to get my parents and sister to move down to FL where we are lol
Age: 33 Married since: September '11 # of Children: We have a 15 month old Occupation: Equity Analyst Three things I want to do before this baby is born: 1.) Finish remodeling our house 2.) Continue to run throughout pregnancy 3.) Plant a garden this spring
Name: Sarah Age: 33 Married (or with partner since if not married): Married since September 2008 # of children: Our DD is 2.5 Occupation: Production Manager for a Performing Arts Center Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Finish DD big girl room, get a vegetable garden started, get a new car for DH.
Name: Kelly Age: 29 Married (or with partner since if not married): Since June 2010, together 6 years # of children: This will be our second. DD is 2 Occupation: SAHM with an RN license Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Do some more traveling around Europe now that DD is finally at an age where she won't make it miserable (fx)
I would love to go on a baby moon, but DH is stubborn about it because he thinks it's silly. I think it's warranted as LO halted plans for a cruise we were going to take in the spring
Babymoons are so important, esp before your first! Last time you'll ever be just you We can put together a convincing argument if you'd like
That's what I told him, but he wasn't going for it! The cruise was, in his mind, a sort of consolation for no success with conceiving. I guess now he thinks since we're expecting there's no need for any sort of trip. I think a weekend getaway would be nice. Bring on the arguments! Hopefully I can eventually convince him.
Here's my shot at it:
1. You will never again be able to spend money on yourselves indulgently again without feeling guilty!
2. You'll never be able to have uninterrupted and energetic sex for a looooong time. Vacation time is great for your sex life
3. Who knows when the next time you'll see another part of the country or world will be? It's great to be cultured!
4. After this baby comes your lives with never, ever be the same!
Will think of more later!! Anyone else wanna take a shot to help Molly?
Name: Ashli Age: 28 Married Since: May 2011 # of children: one, this #2! Occupation: Part time bookkeeper Three things before baby: 1. Clearing out the house 2. Getting DS to sleep in his crib not our bed 3. Start potty training DS
Name: Mandy Age: 32 - woof Married since: Oct. 25, 2008 # of Children: our little guy just turned 2 Occupation: Development/fundraising Three things I want to do before this baby is born: weed the jungle in my backyard, potty train DS, take our little guy somewhere fun just the 3 of us, perhaps Sesame Place.
1. Hmmmm.....Icicle 2. I'm 28 3. Got married 9/2010 4. This is #2 for us 5. I'm a surgical nurse, work part-time 6. I'd LOVE to have DD potty trained, one last family trip to CO before we become a party of 4, and buy a bigger car!
Name: Mary Age: 30 on Friday wooooooooooo!!!!! Married August 2012 # of children: None. 2 cats. Occupation: RN Three things before baby: 1. Babymoon, even if just for a weekend getaway. 2. Trade in my VW Beatle for a more carseat friendly car. 3. Knit a gazillion things for baby.
Name: Andrea Age: 25 Married: July 2011 # of children: this will be #2. Have a 2 year old! Occupation: work part time as a lab tech, and I'm a thirty-one independent consultant Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: potty train ds, take a vacation with dh, get a massage and pedicure.
Name: isu2010
Age: 27
Married since 2010
# of children: 2 - both boys, almost 1 and 2.....and our two pups
Occupation: Sahm -worked in a medical office before
Three things to do before baby is born: Start potty training Ds1, wean DS2 of pacifier, make and stick to a budget (handle money better)
Name: Danielle Age: 28 Married Since: Not married, I may give in now I am KU # of children: This will be the first one for me, I will have a 7 year old stepson (SO is 37) Occupation: Performance Management Consultant Three things before baby: 1. Move, my SO rehabs houses to rent on the side so we are living in one that he is currently remodeling, thinking it will be ready to rent by March 1st - then we buy our place and don't have to live in one of his "projects". 2. Go to Disney World 3. Decide whether I want to go back to work after the baby or not.
Name: sparkleboot (sorry I'm paranoid) Age: 28 Married (or with partner since if not married): Almost 5 years Number of children: This will be our second Occupation: I work in IT Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Buy a house, make a career change, go out on a real date with DH
I would love to go on a baby moon, but DH is stubborn about it because he thinks it's silly. I think it's warranted as LO halted plans for a cruise we were going to take in the spring
Babymoons are so important, esp before your first! Last time you'll ever be just you We can put together a convincing argument if you'd like
That's what I told him, but he wasn't going for it! The cruise was, in his mind, a sort of consolation for no success with conceiving. I guess now he thinks since we're expecting there's no need for any sort of trip. I think a weekend getaway would be nice. Bring on the arguments! Hopefully I can eventually convince him.
Take the babymoon!!! My biggest regret is not taking one before DS was born. It's the last time you can take a trip without your mind being bogged down with worry about how that (or those) little people are doing without you there
Name: Katelyn Age: I always have to count. I am 23. For some reason, my first reaction is to say 24. Married (or with partner since if not married): December 2009 # of children: 1 son Occupation: SAHM Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Sleep? I don't know. My husband is graduating grad school in June, so I would love to be settled before the baby comes, but I am not counting on it.
Three things I want to do before baby is born: go on a babymoon with my husband, finish planning/developing and hold a pre-engineering program for middle schoolers at the school where I work, and be the MOH in my cousin's wedding!
3 things I want to do before this baby arrives: Potty train DD, get our new house completely unpacked/set-up, save as much money as possible (not going to happen)
Name: Penny Age: 34 Married Since: August 2008 # of children: This is our second, we have a 2.5 year old DS Occupation: Third grade teacher Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: get away for a weekend with DH, look into career changes that would allow me to work part time, and keep up with my blog
Name: Lynn Age:26 Dating since: May 2013 our fast first baby. Occupation: Customer Service Rep My Three things:Keep up with my baby book, move into our new place, and get engaged.
Name: Liza Age: 25 Married Since: April this year! # of children: This is #1 for us. Occupation: Grad Student Three things before baby: 1. Unpack (just moved) 2. Train our new pup! 3. Sharpen my cooking skills beyond baked chicken and spaghetti
Name: anna Age: 31 Married since 2008 Occupation: I own a private preschool Three things: wean our first, have a kid free weekend, create a space for the new baby
Re: Let's get to know each other!
Name: Jessica
lol
Age: 25
Married (or with partner since if not married): married since 10/15/11
# of children: this will be #2
Occupation: stay at home mom
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: pretty much the only thing we need to do is clean out the other room for another nursery, other than that I already did the babymoon and all that good stuff last year
Age: 32
Married (or with partner since if not married): Feb 2006, together since 2002
# of children: one, DS is 2.5
Occupation: Technical Writer
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: finish unpacking (we just moved), paint the inside of the house, potty train DS
Age: 32
Married since: July 2013
# of children: This will be our first!
Occupation: Elementary music teacher
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Save money, spend as much time with DH as possible, go on vacation
Age: 26
Married (or with partner since if not married): Married January 2009; our first date was 8 years ago today!
Occupation: registered dietitian
Age: 31
Married since: 2010
# of children: 1 DD, 2 years old
Occupation: SAHM
Three things I want to do before baby is born: 1. Go on one last vacation with only one child, probably Scotland in April 2. Finish potty training the first 3. Transition the first into a toddler bed
Age: 27
Married Since: 04.22.12
# of children: DH has a DD that's 8 but it's a long story. This one will be the first for me.
Occupation: HR/Payroll/Office Manager for one multi-million dollar corp, one new corp, and an LLC that has a couple of properties. Ridiculously underpaid.
3 things before baby arrives: Buy a new Car!! Double our savings. Take a vacation (which it totally contradictory to building up our savings, lol)
Married since: September '11
# of Children: We have a 15 month old
Occupation: Equity Analyst
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: 1.) Finish remodeling our house 2.) Continue to run throughout pregnancy 3.) Plant a garden this spring
Age: 33
Married (or with partner since if not married): Married since September 2008
# of children: Our DD is 2.5
Occupation: Production Manager for a Performing Arts Center
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Finish DD big girl room, get a vegetable garden started, get a new car for DH.
Age: 29
Married (or with partner since if not married): Since June 2010, together 6 years
# of children: This will be our second. DD is 2
Occupation: SAHM with an RN license
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Do some more traveling around Europe now that DD is finally at an age where she won't make it miserable (fx)
Age: 28
Married Since: May 2011
# of children: one, this #2!
Occupation: Part time bookkeeper
Three things before baby:
1. Clearing out the house
2. Getting DS to sleep in his crib not our bed
3. Start potty training DS
Name: Jessica
Age: 26
Married since: May 2010
Occupation: I work in the social services field but I am not a social worker. It's confusing.
Age: 32 - woof
Married since: Oct. 25, 2008
# of Children: our little guy just turned 2
Occupation: Development/fundraising
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: weed the jungle in my backyard, potty train DS, take our little guy somewhere fun just the 3 of us, perhaps Sesame Place.
2. I'm 28
3. Got married 9/2010
4. This is #2 for us
5. I'm a surgical nurse, work part-time
6. I'd LOVE to have DD potty trained, one last family trip to CO before we become a party of 4, and buy a bigger car!
Age: 30 on Friday wooooooooooo!!!!!
Married August 2012
# of children: None. 2 cats.
Occupation: RN
Three things before baby:
1. Babymoon, even if just for a weekend getaway.
2. Trade in my VW Beatle for a more carseat friendly car.
3. Knit a gazillion things for baby.
Age: 25
Married: July 2011
# of children: this will be #2. Have a 2 year old!
Occupation: work part time as a lab tech, and I'm a thirty-one independent consultant
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: potty train ds, take a vacation with dh, get a massage and pedicure.
Age: 28
Married Since: Not married, I may give in now I am KU
# of children: This will be the first one for me, I will have a 7 year old stepson (SO is 37)
Occupation: Performance Management Consultant
Three things before baby:
1. Move, my SO rehabs houses to rent on the side so we are living in one that he is currently remodeling, thinking it will be ready to rent by March 1st - then we buy our place and don't have to live in one of his "projects".
2. Go to Disney World
3. Decide whether I want to go back to work after the baby or not.
Age: 28
Married (or with partner since if not married): Almost 5 years
Number of children: This will be our second
Occupation: I work in IT
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Buy a house, make a career change, go out on a real date with DH
Age: I always have to count. I am 23. For some reason, my first reaction is to say 24.
Married (or with partner since if not married): December 2009
# of children: 1 son
Occupation: SAHM
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: Sleep? I don't know. My husband is graduating grad school in June, so I would love to be settled before the baby comes, but I am not counting on it.
Baby O born 7/17/12
Baby3 due 8/4/16
Age: 27
Married (or with partner since if not married): July 2011, together since 2009
Occupation: Getting ready for grad school, roller derby
Age: 23...I feel so young.
Married (or with partner since if not married): Engaged since July, Wedding in Fall/Winter 2014!
Occupation: Preschool teacher and student
Name: Leah
Age: 27
Married: May 2008
Occupation: Family law attorney
3 things I want to do before this baby arrives: Potty train DD, get our new house completely unpacked/set-up, save as much money as possible (not going to happen)
Married since: May 2009, together 11 years
# of Children: this is the 3rd. Have a 12 and a 3 year old.
Occupation: Teacher
Three things I want to do before this baby is born: enjoy having 2 kids, sleep, and move everyone into their new rooms.
Age: 34
Married Since: August 2008
# of children: This is our second, we have a 2.5 year old DS
Occupation: Third grade teacher
Three things I want to do before this baby arrives: get away for a weekend with DH, look into career changes that would allow me to work part time, and keep up with my blog
Age: 31
Married (or with partner since if not married): Married September 2008
Occupation: Adult nurse practitioner
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Age:26
Dating since: May 2013 our fast first baby.
Occupation: Customer Service Rep
My Three things:Keep up with my baby book, move into our new place, and get engaged.
Age: 25
Married Since: April this year!
# of children: This is #1 for us.
Occupation: Grad Student
Three things before baby:
1. Unpack (just moved)
2. Train our new pup!
3. Sharpen my cooking skills beyond baked chicken and spaghetti
Age: 31
Married since 2008
Occupation: I own a private preschool
Three things: wean our first, have a kid free weekend, create a space for the new baby