Aaaand now I want cake @wisconsincheese12. Was it you the other day who had Cheetos?? Someone posted about eating them and I bought a HUGE bag. I'm so suggestible.
____________ Emma Rose Born 3.11.14 8lbs 14oz, 21.5 in
I want Chinese food wicked bad.... Or Kraft Mac and cheese. So random. I wonder if DH will help me out with this once he gets in from his jog... Hmmmmm
H installed the car seat base! This is LO #3 we each have college degrees and we both have done this a million times. It still took almost an hour to get it installed, adjusted properly with the
As a (now) mom of two boys, nothing is terrifying me more than my oldest right now.
He's learning how to balance over things. And is scaling furniture and jumping off, and is basically working on his Spider-Man skills.
Noooooooooooooo... I'm going to have two of these. And we have lots of trees for climbing!! Noooooo!!!
Welcome to the club only I am adding a third this time!!! Wait until you catch them fist fighting over some stupid toy or tying each other up! Never a dull moment
^ agree with you. I have a hard time without avatars if the people aren't regular posters. Still happy for them, but I'm like "who?"
Also, I just seriously eyerolled reading a girl's Facebook post about how she's laying around feeling her baby flip around. She's 12 weeks. It's gas, honey.
____________ Emma Rose Born 3.11.14 8lbs 14oz, 21.5 in
Got my maternity and baby pics can't get them from he USB to my phone without the watermark so I will show you the ones off her website, a few of my faves
We have family ones next week, so I wasn't expecting her to take any of me when we did these!
AW alert! My one month old (born 1/30) whose due date was just yesterday kept rolling from his belly to his back today when I tried to do tummy time. I thought it was a fluke so I would roll him back over and he would flip right back. We're considering changing his name to Hercules.
Who are all these people sharing their induction/birth drive by stories?
I have no energy to be snarky though.
I've also wondered this... I keep seeing ppl I really have never heard of... And I'm on here a lot... DH thinks I'm bumping every time I touch my phone Which isn't far from the truth, especially in the middle of the night
Who are all these people sharing their induction/birth drive by stories?
I have no energy to be snarky though.
I've also wondered this... I keep seeing ppl I really have never heard of... And I'm on here a lot... DH thinks I'm bumping every time I touch my phone Which isn't far from the truth, especially in the middle of the night
I am bumping every time I touch my phone. I spend more time on here that Facebook or anything else... Then I can have baby talk 24/7
@laura8388 you're in the hours countdown to your DH being home right?!?!
Yessss we are on the final countdown (kinda). He is in Brisbane now, staying overnight there, then to Sydney first thing in the morning, then to Vancouver from there, then to Edmonton. He arrives in Edmonton at 12.30pm on Wednesday, then will be home by 2pm it's still a day away, but he's on his way
Better shave my legs!
Wow that's an insane flight schedule! Sounds exhausting!
Why is there not a donut delivery place?!?? I want a pop tart really bad for some reason but a donut would be fine!
I think more places should offer delivery....Chipotle, donuts, In N Out (really good cheeseburgers...hm maybe for dinner).
I found out last night that Chinese food delivery is literally UNAVAILABLE to where I live!! I've never done it before because I've usually gone to the restaurant or just picked it up on the way home. I've lived here 2 years! ... Maybe it's time to sell the house..... lol
Why is there not a donut delivery place?!?? I want a pop tart really bad for some reason but a donut would be fine!
There's a "to go" delivery service in our town that will pick up and deliver takeout for you from any reataurant thag does takeout. This would include Dunkin Donuts for sure. ;-) Do you have something like that?
Why is there not a donut delivery place?!?? I want a pop tart really bad for some reason but a donut would be fine!
There's a "to go" delivery service in our town that will pick up and deliver takeout for you from any reataurant thag does takeout. This would include Dunkin Donuts for sure. ;-) Do you have something like that?
We can only get pizza delivery but it's not any good I want a Thai place that delivers to my house. I loves me some phad Thai but its never the same when I make it
Why is there not a donut delivery place?!?? I want a pop tart really bad for some reason but a donut would be fine!
There's a "to go" delivery service in our town that will pick up and deliver takeout for you from any reataurant thag does takeout. This would include Dunkin Donuts for sure. ;-) Do you have something like that?
What a great business idea! I would love dunkin donuts donuts right now.
@farmboyswife My thoughts are with you. Over the last year we've had DH's bro stay with us and my sister BIL and neice(who were like a month) DH's bro sitch didn't end well. My sis still has issues that she had to stay with us. Over time it's all gotten better but I know exactly how you feel having to be in the middle. I'll raise a glass of wine or vodka to you once this LO is out! Hugs
@farmboyswife sorry that you are feeling uncomfortable in your own home. I hope it all comes up sooner rather than later so it will pass. And that it's not as bad as you're imagining! T&Ps
@farmboyswife - ugh, I feel for you! My sister lived with me once and it's never comfortable when it comes time for that arrangement to end. Throw in kids and I can only imagine. Fx it goes as well as possible btw your DH and brother!!
So LO has moved almost transverse again :-( I have my 37 week check today, so this is on my list of questions to make sure I get answered but in theory once my water breaks he could move head down again and just stay there right? I mean he was there all weekend and has popped back out and diagonal again.
Mine I has flipped to head up feet down. We are going to address this again on Friday at my next visit along with an ultrasound. This LO is going to be a handful I can tell...
@farmboyswife, in your shoes I would forestall the forthcoming disaster in the following way:
1.) Sit down with YH and think about how, if at all, your brother could live with you successfully. Rent is a really reasonable criterion, but there could be others: having at least a part-time job, being enrolled in school, letting you parent as you see fit, communicating re: dinner, etc. The thing is to make these REAL NON-NEGOTIABLES, not just things that annoy the both of you, and you BOTH have to be on-board with ALL of them. You and YH have just got to get on the same page somehow or this will blow up in your face.
2.) Then I would sit down with your brother and ask about HIS non-negotiables: not being criticized for changing his projects might be one. He is in a much weaker position because he is living off of you, but if you ask him what he needs in order to be a pleasant house-mate, he'll feel more open. Maybe his non-negotiable is not sharing dinner or something, I dunno. You could share your & YH's list at this time to give him a heads-up --- this is where it's super important that you are 100% on board with this list!
3.) Then all three of you need to sit down and put it all in writing, with consequences if someone breaks the contract. There should be room for discussion in this conversation. If it comes over as you and YH laying down the law, your brother will not co-operate. You could present it as, "there's been a lot of tension in the house; we need to talk about how to make this work." Like that.
We've had multiple friends-as-rent-free-housemates and we always went through this process right at the beginning to make expectations clear. It really, really helped.
My belly has been rock hard all morning. And between that and the stabby vag I can barely walk. I'm supposed to conduct a concert later. In heels. So help me g-d...
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me. You made my wedding day complete.
Re: The Randomest Thread
Emma Rose
Born 3.11.14
8lbs 14oz, 21.5 in
Emma Rose
Born 3.11.14
8lbs 14oz, 21.5 in
Welcome to the club only I am adding a third this time!!! Wait until you catch them fist fighting over some stupid toy or tying each other up! Never a dull moment
Also, I just seriously eyerolled reading a girl's Facebook post about how she's laying around feeling her baby flip around. She's 12 weeks. It's gas, honey.
Emma Rose
Born 3.11.14
8lbs 14oz, 21.5 in
And laura i finally got a chance to see those photos! Agh! They are adorable!!!!
I have no energy to be snarky though.
I've also wondered this... I keep seeing ppl I really have never heard of... And I'm on here a lot... DH thinks I'm bumping every time I touch my phone
Which isn't far from the truth, especially in the middle of the night
I found out last night that Chinese food delivery is literally UNAVAILABLE to where I live!! I've never done it before because I've usually gone to the restaurant or just picked it up on the way home. I've lived here 2 years! ... Maybe it's time to sell the house..... lol
My thoughts are with you. Over the last year we've had DH's bro stay with us and my sister BIL and neice(who were like a month)
DH's bro sitch didn't end well. My sis still has issues that she had to stay with us.
Over time it's all gotten better but I know exactly how you feel having to be in the middle.
I'll raise a glass of wine or vodka to you once this LO is out!
Hugs
1.) Sit down with YH and think about how, if at all, your brother could live with you successfully. Rent is a really reasonable criterion, but there could be others: having at least a part-time job, being enrolled in school, letting you parent as you see fit, communicating re: dinner, etc. The thing is to make these REAL NON-NEGOTIABLES, not just things that annoy the both of you, and you BOTH have to be on-board with ALL of them. You and YH have just got to get on the same page somehow or this will blow up in your face.
2.) Then I would sit down with your brother and ask about HIS non-negotiables: not being criticized for changing his projects might be one. He is in a much weaker position because he is living off of you, but if you ask him what he needs in order to be a pleasant house-mate, he'll feel more open. Maybe his non-negotiable is not sharing dinner or something, I dunno. You could share your & YH's list at this time to give him a heads-up --- this is where it's super important that you are 100% on board with this list!
3.) Then all three of you need to sit down and put it all in writing, with consequences if someone breaks the contract. There should be room for discussion in this conversation. If it comes over as you and YH laying down the law, your brother will not co-operate. You could present it as, "there's been a lot of tension in the house; we need to talk about how to make this work." Like that.
We've had multiple friends-as-rent-free-housemates and we always went through this process right at the beginning to make expectations clear. It really, really helped.
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.