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knitsandgiggles · March 2014

tourqeyes said:

tundrabunny said:

I got some aden & anais muslin blankets and wanted to practice swaddling. I have no dolls or anything, but I do have a small dog. It did not go well. Ever tried to swaddle a 17-pound terrier mutt?

I wish I had a smaller dog so I could try the ergo.

My good friend's husband wrapped up one of their cats in a moby wrap and wore her around while making dinner. I was pretty impressed. (He was practicing for when he took their infant cross country skiing).

pfeilele · March 2014

beff12 said:
Okay so, this may not seem like a big deal to some, but I just threw up for the first time since fifth grade (I'm 25 now)! Somewhere in middle school I developed this ridiculous fear of vomiting and thought I would just die if I ever got sick. Call me crazy, but I'm almost glad it happened. It totally wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I know, I'm ridiculous right? It's the little things in life haha. (Although I'm still hoping it was a one-time deal!)

I definitely have a phobia of throwing up. I'll do anything to prevent it, and I can't remember the last time it happened. It's just the worst feeling ever!

jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

ahjahbaba said:

My shower is 11 days away and only 10 things have been picked off my registries... Don't get me wrong I will so greatful for anything we get but I thought more of it would be gone. : / meh

Why are you looking at what has been purchased on your registry at all? Doesn't that kill the surprise when you actually get your gifts? Were you one of those people that shook the gifts under the Christmas tree too?

beff12 · March 2014

pfeilele said:

beff12 said:
Okay so, this may not seem like a big deal to some, but I just threw up for the first time since fifth grade (I'm 25 now)! Somewhere in middle school I developed this ridiculous fear of vomiting and thought I would just die if I ever got sick. Call me crazy, but I'm almost glad it happened. It totally wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I know, I'm ridiculous right? It's the little things in life haha. (Although I'm still hoping it was a one-time deal!)

I definitely have a phobia of throwing up. I'll do anything to prevent it, and I can't remember the last time it happened. It's just the worst feeling ever!

I'm glad it's not just me, but I hate that you the same phobia. DH was trying to talk me through things last night, but it's like I wasn't letting myself throw up. Weirdest thing ever. It finally happened and it wasn't fun, but wasn't as awful as I remember it being. I've always felt like such a freak for being so afraid of something so normal.

tourqeyes · March 2014

I'm coming to the realization that I'm lazy as shit (actually I've known this a while). I've taken to buying double of everything for baby in our house because I don't want to carry it upstairs and downstairs between the living room and bonus room (we split out time at home here). I feel like I'm clumsy and that's just asking for trouble with me moving things all the time.

To my credit though, I've been doing a lot of craigslist-ing and buying used for things like the swing and rock n play.

mrscurlygurl · March 2014

But you should have already had a lot of it from T right @tourqeyes....

TugboatSheila · March 2014

likeanoldtimemovie said:

I have to put this somewhere:

DH just called me. He's a truck driver and is finally on his way home from work. One of his routes, that he had never been on before, required him to use Google to find the stop. Google took him through a state park to get there... in his huge semi. He was on a 900 ft mountain with nothing but rocks and mud surrounding him. At one point, he said one of the back tires slipped off the edge and hit an oak tree.

That oak tree was the only thing keeping him on that one-lane road. He was on it for three hours without cellphone service. The road started off paved and then became dirt so there was nowhere he could turn around or get off. He just had to drive through.

He called me and said, "I didn't think I was coming home to you" and I just started bawling. Ugh, I can't even think about it. I can't even let myself go to that place.

So I know our husbands can be jackasses, ladies, but hug them tight tonight. I'm making mine call in to work tomorrow.

I have so much sympathy panic for you right now. I'm so glad he's ok

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tourqeyes · March 2014

mrscurlygurl said:

But you should have already had a lot of it from T right @tourqeyes....

You mean have double of everything because my mom watched him? She will still be watching him, so I need to get my own separate second versions of things for our house.

I was saying I need second versions of items since in our old house we only spent time with him downstairs in the living room (smaller townhome). This new house we spend a lot of time in our bonus/"run free and get your energy out" room so I don't want to have to carry like a swing or rock and play or play mat up and down the stairs if we decide to hang out up there for 3 or 4 hours.

bunkgirl · March 2014

@jessa8907 keeping you in my thoughts...hopefully time will fly by and on the bright side you get to see him again during the follow up u/s that's always a bonus!

TugboatSheila · March 2014

symphony4586 said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

ahjahbaba said:

My shower is 11 days away and only 10 things have been picked off my registries... Don't get me wrong I will so greatful for anything we get but I thought more of it would be gone. : / meh

Why are you looking at what has been purchased on your registry at all? Doesn't that kill the surprise when you actually get your gifts? Were you one of those people that shook the gifts under the Christmas tree too?

I don't think it's all that uncommon, especially if you have more than one registry, when my ex-H and I got married we kept an eye on them so that way if something got purchased off of one registry we removed it from the other.

It's still a surprise as to who bought it, but really couldn't it be said that even creating a registry "kills the surprise" of getting a gift?

I'll probably be one of those look-at-the-registry people too. It's not so much a "need to know what I got" thing for me but I have some OCD and things like obsessively checking registries, or making the same list over and over again soothes me when it comes to a very exciting event like this. I was really excited for my wedding and I checked our registry because it was like something I could be doing in the meantime when there was nothing to do but wait until the big day.I'm not good at waiting, but I'm good at compulsive activities like that! Also, my mom kept getting called that there weren't enough things on the list so I added some as I went just in case.

knitsandgiggles · March 2014

bunkgirl said:

@jessa8907 keeping you in my thoughts...hopefully time will fly by and on the bright side you get to see him again during the follow up u/s that's always a bonus!

@jessa8907 - all of this! Time is going to fly by and soon you'll see baby boy again AND be in your new house.

knitsandgiggles · March 2014

I am only into day 2 of this really getting down to business to build this garage and I already want to bash my head off the desk.

My head was spinning from all of the information I was given the by town's building department. Lord, I hope we don't have to go before the zoning board and get a variance, but it depends on what the contractors can come up. So this afternoon we have 2 guys coming to check things out at the same time and also our realtor just to get her opinion for best option for resale.

Most annoying thing right now is we have 2 septic tanks - one is abandoned and the other is in use. For the life of me, I can't remember which one is which, but if it is the one I think it is, then we would have to move it because it would end up being under the new garage foundation. The company that pumped the tank right before we moved in noted there was an abandoned tank, but didn't mention which was which. So I just feel like an idiot for not remembering. I was just out there with a shovel trying to dig where the second tank is covered with snow, but it's actually a sheet of ice. Sigh. At least the septic company is coming on Friday to pump it again so we'll know for sure (AGAIN) which tank is in use. And like a good homeowner, I'll make a note of it this time!

This will all be so worth come June/July when this project is hopefully finished.

dobbyisfree · March 2014

symphony4586 said:
SO got called into work at the last minute and didn't have time to make his lunch before he left.. I offered to bring it to him later, however I fully intend to call him and tell him he has to come out to my car and get it since I've decided that because it's the only reason I'm leaving the house I'm just throwing a hoodie over my t-shirt and pj pants, and no I'm not wearing a bra either.

I'm pretty sure in the time it takes for me to go from my back door to my driveway no one will notice the girls are free-wheelin' it.

I got fitted for a new bra and it had lace on the bottom and it itched so bad i thought someone dropped fire ants down my shirt. So i took it off and worked the rest of the day without it (I wear a white lab coat so it wasnt super obvious if you werent looking) but im pretty sure youre fine!

likeanoldtimemovie · March 2014

@MSUDucks @JP27 @Shanicenicolle

Thanks ladies! It was so scary. I'm a total worrywart, too, so this just added to my anxiety about his job. Luckily, most of his routes don't include a mountain road, so I'm hoping this is a one-time thing!

All of his supervisors told him he was insane and the only driver they have that could've made it off of that mountain.

(Also, I'm pretty superstitious and all, but I'm thinking that St. Christopher's keychain my mom gave him for Christmas helped out, too.)

knitsandgiggles · March 2014

MSUDucks said:

@knittylady‌ - I'm not sure how much snow you have, but our septic (working) typically melts the snow above it faster than any other part of the yard. So I'd assume your working one would have less snow and ice than the non-working one. Good luck and congrats on the garage addition!

Now that's an interesting thought! If that's the case then maybe all is not lost because one of them is completely uncovered and the ground around it clear too. What was adding to the confusion is that one has just a metal plate over top of it (this is the iced over one) and the other one is pretty much covered again with dirt. The employee at the septic company guess that the one left uncovered with the metal plate is the one in use, but that's only a guess. DH may decide to completely dig out and lift up the metal plate. Ick, that's all him.

mrscurlygurl · March 2014

tourqeyes said:

mrscurlygurl said:

But you should have already had a lot of it from T right @tourqeyes....

You mean have double of everything because my mom watched him? She will still be watching him, so I need to get my own separate second versions of things for our house.

I was saying I need second versions of items since in our old house we only spent time with him downstairs in the living room (smaller townhome). This new house we spend a lot of time in our bonus/"run free and get your energy out" room so I don't want to have to carry like a swing or rock and play or play mat up and down the stairs if we decide to hang out up there for 3 or 4 hours.

Yeah, I didn't word my response well at all. I meant to say that you buying stuff was fine cuz you only have to buy one of each right now since you still should have one each from T. It's not like you're just replacing things cuz you want things that are shiny and new

I get ya girl!

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SuperTinkerham · March 2014

One of my online friends I met on the Knot when we got married in 2005 sent me a huge box of plus size maternity clothes and won't let me send her any $$ for them. It was super awesome and so thoughtful.

Salsera29 · March 2014

1. I'm wearing the Old Navy demi-panel khakis today for the first time. They are too big, too long, and keep falling down...but I didn't return them because it was a mail-only return and I was too lazy. So now I'm just hoping my belly and ass grow into them :-)

2. People keep asking me if I'm ok today. I'm obviously doing a poor job hiding the fact that I'm barely awake and completely out of it.

3. Every time I yell at my students (can we just skip the part where I explain why I have to yell all the time?) I feel so guilty. Little James is going to come out with anxiety and hearing problems. I try to be zen, I really do...but often I fail.

runrinserepeat · March 2014

10:45 am is too early to eat the rest of my lunch, right?

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SuperTinkerham · March 2014

I was at work from 9am - midnight yesterday. I am back today and ready to dole out face punches to anyone who tells me I look tired!!!

tourqeyes · March 2014

jessa8907 said:

I'm so jealous of all you ladies who are able to quit your job and stay home with your LOs. I know I won't want to SAH forever but it would be nice to have the option of staying home longer.

I agree having the option of staying home would be nice, but I quickly found out it is not for me. Maybe you will go running back to work like I did

runrinserepeat · March 2014

jessa8907 said:

tourqeyes said:

jessa8907 said:

I'm so jealous of all you ladies who are able to quit your job and stay home with your LOs. I know I won't want to SAH forever but it would be nice to have the option of staying home longer.

I agree having the option of staying home would be nice, but I quickly found out it is not for me. Maybe you will go running back to work like I did

It's very possible! I just wish I had the freedom to make the decision.

I was really torn up about this before my first. As in, I cried myself to sleep many times while I was still pregnant because I was so upset I couldn't SAH. Maternity leave cured me of that. I'm just not cut out to be a SAHP. I love my child, but I value my time at work.

katnipeverclean · March 2014

jessa8907 said:

Had a doctors appointment today and the good news is everything looked good at my anatomy scan. Except apparently the baby's head is slightly elongated. My doctor said she wasn't worried at all but I cannot help but be anxious. We have a follow up scan in four weeks.

I hope time flies by over the next four weeks. I know with the house anxiety the last thing you need is more anxiety. I'm sure everything will be just fine, but I'll be sending prayers anyway.

January Bride · March 2014

jessa8907 said:
@mrscurlygurl @abchittam @January Bride (I think you were talking to me JB)

Thank you for your thoughts. I'll definitely update after my next scan! Hopefully by that time we will have our housing situation figured out too so it would be double the stress relief.

I was! Fingers crossed for a good outcome all around.

jensavicci · March 2014

jessa8907 said:
I'm so jealous of all you ladies who are able to quit your job and stay home with your LOs. I know I won't want to SAH forever but it would be nice to have the option of staying home longer.

I hear a lot of women get bored pretty quickly being at SAHM. It's exciting when their kids are babies but when they're off to school, that's when the boredom kicks in. Then the pottery and tap dancing classes start and the volunteering lol

I personally work both at home and in the office so it's neat to enjoy both settings. But I think I'd lose my mind if I was home most of the time. It's not for everybody.

jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

symphony4586 said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

ahjahbaba said:

My shower is 11 days away and only 10 things have been picked off my registries... Don't get me wrong I will so greatful for anything we get but I thought more of it would be gone. : / meh

Why are you looking at what has been purchased on your registry at all? Doesn't that kill the surprise when you actually get your gifts? Were you one of those people that shook the gifts under the Christmas tree too?

I don't think it's all that uncommon, especially if you have more than one registry, when my ex-H and I got married we kept an eye on them so that way if something got purchased off of one registry we removed it from the other.

It's still a surprise as to who bought it, but really couldn't it be said that even creating a registry "kills the surprise" of getting a gift?

Yeah, I'm going to disagree with that reasoning. If you have multiple registries and happen to get duplicates, if it's something you really don't need 2 of, just return the extra one. Also, just because you created the registry doesn't mean you're going to get what's on it, so the simple fact of creating it has nothing to do with the surprise of receiving the gift.

jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

Bump Burp!

jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

Excuse me!

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mrscurlygurl · March 2014

Lizzy42 said:
I know not everyone has access to a Trader Joe's, but if you do, go buy this. Now.

You can thank me later

Oooo...a friend gave me a bag of this. I can't eat it right now though, effing GD, so I'm saving it to pack in my hospital bag :P

jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

DS has a GI Bug and I had to pick him up early from school. He's had some suspicious diapers and hasn't eaten much since Sunday, but DC called it today. I really don't mind too much and I am able to work from home, but how sick can he be if he just spent over an hour falling asleep for his afternoon nap?

ghostof5letters · March 2014

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January Bride · March 2014

LiteraChick said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

symphony4586 said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

ahjahbaba said:

My shower is 11 days away and only 10 things have been picked off my registries... Don't get me wrong I will so greatful for anything we get but I thought more of it would be gone.
: / meh

Why are you looking at what has been purchased on your registry at all? Doesn't that kill the surprise when you actually get your gifts? Were you one of those people that shook the gifts under the Christmas tree too?

I don't think it's all that uncommon, especially if you have more than one registry, when my ex-H and I got married we kept an eye on them so that way if something got purchased off of one registry we removed it from the other.

It's still a surprise as to who bought it, but really couldn't it be said that even creating a registry "kills the surprise" of getting a gift?

Yeah, I'm going to disagree with that reasoning. If you have multiple registries and happen to get duplicates, if it's something you really don't need 2 of, just return the extra one. Also, just because you created the registry doesn't mean you're going to get what's on it, so the simple fact of creating it has nothing to do with the surprise of receiving the gift.

My reasoning is, I want to know what I'm getting. 'Cus.

I'm not a 5 year old who has a bike brought out on Christmas morning and I need to cover my eyes. It's a baby shower gift, not a surprise engagement

Besides, it helps me determine whether I can buy something if I see it on sale super cheap, or to not bother since someone else got it.

I definitely agree with all of this. Also, the hour plus return trip it would take me to return a duplicate gift, plus paying for parking, etc. is definitely not worth the trade off for a greater "surprise". If I can avoid extra work by checking my registry, I'll do it.

sxymamakat · March 2014

ghostof5letters said:

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HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!??! I mean seriously, some poor intern is going to lose limbs for that! their faces are freaking PRICELESS though!

ghostof5letters · March 2014

sxymamakat said:

ghostof5letters said:

Warning, the following link is nsfw and shows a penis. It's hilarious.

https://gawker.com/fox-afiliate-accidentally-broadcasts-dick-pic-has-perf-1546428157?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!??! I mean seriously, some poor intern is going to lose limbs for that! their faces are freaking PRICELESS though!

Wouldn't you stop scrolling by the time you got to the burrito picture?

TugboatSheila · March 2014

kleMcK said:

jessa8907 said:

tourqeyes said:

jessa8907 said:

I'm so jealous of all you ladies who are able to quit your job and stay home with your LOs. I know I won't want to SAH forever but it would be nice to have the option of staying home longer.

I agree having the option of staying home would be nice, but I quickly found out it is not for me. Maybe you will go running back to work like I did

It's very possible! I just wish I had the freedom to make the decision.

I was really torn up about this before my first. As in, I cried myself to sleep many times while I was still pregnant because I was so upset I couldn't SAH. Maternity leave cured me of that. I'm just not cut out to be a SAHP. I love my child, but I value my time at work.

You guys are all awesome. I feel like my friends are all judging me for making the choice to stay at home. I'm going to try to work part time but the company I work for will likely be resistant to that idea and I'll wind up staying home full time then eventually getting a part time job somewhere else down the line. I thought it was going to be easier to decide on but now all these new fears pop up about staying at home. I guess every new mom has fears about everything

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