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beff12 · April 2014

I just made myself so sad. I brought a big bag of chex mix to snack on throughout the day...eat a little now, some after lunch, and some after school. Good plan, but I just ate the entire bag! It's the new kind with popcorn in it. It's delicious and I couldn't stop eating it $:\$ ">

katnipeverclean · April 2014

shanicenicolle said:

Am I the only one still drinking caffeine? I see a lot I people making decaf coffee comments (which still has caffeine btw). I don't go crazy but I have a couple cups a week or a coke occasionally. Eta: spelling

One of my favorite episodes of Gilmore Girls ever!

tourqeyes · April 2014

I feel like I'm going to go on amazon's most wanted list. I just created another account to get the diapers on the super cheap.

katnipeverclean · April 2014

Ok, so update on my new coworker. She comes in this morning and says, "I seem to be having trouble getting my computer started today."

Yes, generally that happens when it's not turned on!

I can't make this stuff up. How many more weeks until maternity leave? Le sigh.

likeanoldtimemovie · April 2014

I'm currently outlining some freelance article ideas because I have $700 worth of baby stuff in an online cart and I WANT IT.

And also because DH will laugh in my face if I ask him for $700 in one sitting. BUT THE BABY NEEEEEEEDS THESE THINGS.

tourqeyes · April 2014

I'm having a judgement lapse right now. Is this smart or stupid (baby bottle koozie)?

I don't even remember my hand getting that cold while feeding DS from bottle (I would warm them up in the beginning for him but eventually stopped that).

I kind of think some of them are cute though.........

Am I crazy on this one?

ghostof5letters · April 2014

tourqeyes said:

I'm having a judgement lapse right now. Is this smart or stupid (baby bottle koozie)?

I don't even remember my hand getting that cold while feeding DS from bottle (I would warm them up in the beginning for him but eventually stopped that).

I kind of think some of them are cute though.........

Am I crazy on this one?

I wouldn't buy it since my kid was roomtemperature4lyfe, but hypothetically speaking, if you're leaving the home, you could warm a bottle, put this thing on, and it would delay the temperature reduction until feeding time.

Eff that noise, but some babies are picky I guess.

tourqeyes · April 2014

I was sure you would put me in my place on this one.....

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jensavicci · April 2014

Lol so true. Hopefully you guys can actually see the small mobile pic.

ETA: just incase you can't tell, the blue guy is about to say "I'm sad"

eortman · April 2014

tourqeyes said:

I'm having a judgement lapse right now. Is this smart or stupid (baby bottle koozie)?

I don't even remember my hand getting that cold while feeding DS from bottle (I would warm them up in the beginning for him but eventually stopped that).

I kind of think some of them are cute though.........

Am I crazy on this one?

Are you using glass or plastic? If you use glass it could help from breaking if the bottle is dropped.

sxymamakat · April 2014

tundrabunny said:

I have my first of four childbirth preparation classes tonight. What do they go over? DH isn't planning to go. Is it weird to go by myself?

Ours covered some basic anatomy, a tour of L&D and the recovery rooms, comfort measures (breathing, positions, etc.), when to go to L&D (ie, how to decide if you're really in labor and it's time to go), and what to expect in the case of the unexpected (needing a C, epidurals, etc.). We had a class of 25 couples and all the guys were there. The whole point of the comfort measures was to help the dad figure out what to do to help mom. It seems a bit silly to go alone just to have to relay that information. I'd try to get him to go.

cuntasaurusrex · April 2014

DH is fascinated with how my vag has become, in his words, "meaty", and likes to poke it.

zellatrix · April 2014

tourqeyes said:

I'm having a judgement lapse right now. Is this smart or stupid (baby bottle koozie)?

I don't even remember my hand getting that cold while feeding DS from bottle (I would warm them up in the beginning for him but eventually stopped that).

I kind of think some of them are cute though.........

Am I crazy on this one?

It's cute, but not needed. But cute!

mamakiss · April 2014

shanicenicolle said:
Am I the only one still drinking caffeine? I see a lot I people making decaf coffee comments (which still has caffeine btw). I don't go crazy but I have a couple cups a week or a coke occasionally.

Eta: spelling

I get all my drinks 1/2 caffeinated, but I work at starbucks so I'm almost always drinking something. I'm sure I end up on the limit or even over it almost daily. There are worse things I could be doing.

likeanoldtimemovie · April 2014

Our 5yo has a new insult he doles out when you piss him off, but it's one that I hope he keeps FOREVER AND EVER AMEN. He says it to everyone, including DH and me, but all we can do is laugh.

Us: You need to clean up your room or we're not going outside to play.
5yo: Oh yeah? Well, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SCIENCE.

likeanoldtimemovie · April 2014

Also, I have no idea how much caffeine I drink a day. I try and get caffeine free Coke and I buy decaf coffee, but I totally don't watch it or limit myself. I also drink sweet tea every now and then. BAD MAMA.

Now I want a Dr. Pepper.

tourqeyes · April 2014

eortman said:

tourqeyes said:

I'm having a judgement lapse right now. Is this smart or stupid (baby bottle koozie)?

I don't even remember my hand getting that cold while feeding DS from bottle (I would warm them up in the beginning for him but eventually stopped that).

I kind of think some of them are cute though.........

Am I crazy on this one?
Are you using glass or plastic? If you use glass it could help from breaking if the bottle is dropped.

We are going to do a mixture of both this time. The glass ones have the sleeves (for dr brown's) that I was going to buy, but the ones I was looking at on etsy are cute. And they can be monogrammeddddd (so that I'm certain not to be able to resell them later...)

runrinserepeat · April 2014

I just figured out why my post count seemed to go down so much with the "new" format (no platinum, gold, silver, newb) - they split out my comments from The Nest. My sig is different over there, too. Sofa king weird, bump owners.

jensavicci · April 2014

VENT

So I just threw a "client" out off my office. When I first meet my clients, they tell me what they want at a price they want to pay. Then I draw up a sketch of what I envision based on the ideas they give me. If they don't like it, we work on it. If they do, then that's how I set things up. So, this chick comes in 5 motherfuckin weeks before her wedding (which I've been planning since September) with her mother and throws a fit. Why? Because she's not happy with how it's turning out. Ladies, at 5 weeks before your wedding you better know WTF you want. When we first went over the plans together, she loved it. But, I tried to be helpful anyway this time and so did her mom (who btw is a sweet woman that I've worked with before). I even brought in one of my best designers to draw up some new sketches. Any and every idea we threw out, she hated. Not disliked. Hated. And the way she bitched at her mom when she threw out an idea was absolutely shameful and disgusting. She straight up called her mom a silly bitch because she recommended burgundy drapes. So I asked them both again who was paying for the wedding. The daughter told me it was her mother. So I looked at the mother and asked her if she was happy with my work. To which she replied yes. Then I asked if she wanted to continue to work with me and she said yes. So I looked at the daughter and basically told her that there was no way in hell I was changing the whole wedding at this late date. she threatened not to show up and I told her that if she didn't want to show up for the wedding, that I would just dedicate the party to her mother for putting up with her bratty ass this long. Then I told her to get her things and get the hell out of my office. It was very unprofessional of me but, her mom gave me a hug afterwards so I feel better about doing it. UGHHHH I really hate bitch brides!!!

likeanoldtimemovie · April 2014

jensavicci said:

VENT So I just threw a "client" out off my office. When I first meet my clients, they tell me what they want at a price they want to pay. Then I draw up a sketch of what I envision based on the ideas they give me. If they don't like it, we work on it. If they do, then that's how I set things up. So, this chick comes in 5 motherfuckin weeks before her wedding (which I've been planning since September) with her mother and throws a fit. Why? Because she's not happy with how it's turning out. Ladies, at 5 weeks before your wedding you better know WTF you want. When we first went over the plans together, she loved it. But, I tried to be helpful anyway this time and so did her mom (who btw is a sweet woman that I've worked with before). I even brought in one of my best designers to draw up some new sketches. Any and every idea we threw out, she hated. Not disliked. Hated. And the way she bitched at her mom when she threw out an idea was absolutely shameful and disgusting. She straight up called her mom a silly bitch because she recommended burgundy drapes. So I asked them both again who was paying for the wedding. The daughter told me it was her mother. So I looked at the mother and asked her if she was happy with my work. To which she replied yes. Then I asked if she wanted to continue to work with me and she said yes. So I looked at the daughter and basically told her that there was no way in hell I was changing the whole wedding at this late date. she threatened not to show up and I told her that if she didn't want to show up for the wedding, that I would just dedicate the party to her mother for putting up with her bratty ass this long. Then I told her to get her things and get the hell out of my office. It was very unprofessional of me but, her mom gave me a hug afterwards so I feel better about doing it. UGHHHH I really hate bitch brides!!!

UGH. Wtf? She sounds like a douche.

And I can not relate at all because while I had a "vision" for my wedding... I was not the type to panic about anything. In fact, I was so chill and relaxed the last month before the wedding (and day of!) that everyone said they were just waiting on me to explode. I just... couldn't care as much as bridezillas.

ghostof5letters · April 2014

I love philly weddings, was it a fun venue?

ghostof5letters · April 2014

I wonder if she's bashing you on The Knot right now

jensavicci · April 2014

ghostof5letters said:
I love philly weddings, was it a fun venue?

It's at the union league downtown. I think it's fun lol especially the outside of the building. Great for pictures.

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ghostof5letters · April 2014

shanicenicolle said:

jensavicci said:

ghostof5letters said:
I love philly weddings, was it a fun venue?
It's at the union league downtown. I think it's fun lol especially the outside of the building. Great for pictures.

The Union League is an awesome venue, it's sooo pretty.

I go to an event there every November and always feel so fancy.

nola 1017 · April 2014

Aw, @jensavicci I'm sorry you were going through that. Glad that you're working on things. ((HUGS))

nola 1017 · April 2014

tundrabunny said:

I have my first of four childbirth preparation classes tonight. What do they go over? DH isn't planning to go. Is it weird to go by myself?

@tundrabunny - I took them with DD and from what I remember the classes are more of an overview of their hospital policies, timing contractions, when to come in (5-1-1 rule), and they show videos of births - vaginal and c/section. They also took us on a tour of the hospital maternity wing and told us about visiting hours.

cuntasaurusrex · April 2014

One of my work friends has been dying to feel the baby kick. So I was just at her desk during a dance party in my uterus, and she got to feel it. While in the middle of this, my boss walked into her cube with a question and laughed at us.. I said "you want in on this?" TOTALLY JOKING... and of course he put his hand on my belly next to hers. Hello, awkward.

nola 1017 · April 2014

We decided last night to go to the beach with our friends and their toddler (same age as Abigail) over Mother's Day weekend. I was so excited and now I'm feeling guilty. MIL is going to be livid that we aren't there with her. But last year, my mom shit all over me and bailed without calling me or anything and the whole day, I got to deal with my MIL asking me over and over - well, where is your mom? What do you mean you don't know? She doesn't want to be with you today? ::Gasp:: I don't want to go through that again so I want to do what *I* want to do for my Mother's Day.

sxymamakat · April 2014

tundrabunny said:

@sxymamakat - thanks for the info! There are four classes that are 2.5 hours long a piece. Did you just have one class or more than that?

The class we took is offered in that format or as a one day, all day intensive, which is what we had to do schedule wise. But the two options are supposedly identical.

zellatrix · April 2014

nola 1017 said:

We decided last night to go to the beach with our friends and their toddler (same age as Abigail) over Mother's Day weekend. I was so excited and now I'm feeling guilty. MIL is going to be livid that we aren't there with her. But last year, my mom shit all over me and bailed without calling me or anything and the whole day, I got to deal with my MIL asking me over and over - well, where is your mom? What do you mean you don't know? She doesn't want to be with you today? ::Gasp:: I don't want to go through that again so I want to do what *I* want to do for my Mother's Day.

You say, "Abigail wanted to take me to the beach for Mother's Day. It is her gift to me."

knitsandgiggles · April 2014

nola 1017 said:

We decided last night to go to the beach with our friends and their toddler (same age as Abigail) over Mother's Day weekend. I was so excited and now I'm feeling guilty. MIL is going to be livid that we aren't there with her. But last year, my mom shit all over me and bailed without calling me or anything and the whole day, I got to deal with my MIL asking me over and over - well, where is your mom? What do you mean you don't know? She doesn't want to be with you today? ::Gasp:: I don't want to go through that again so I want to do what *I* want to do for my Mother's Day.

Enjoy your trip to the beach and don't feel guilty. Seriously.
Not gonna lie, I'm still a little swole that my ILs didn't wish me a happy Mother's Day for my very first one last year. DH called his mom and we all wished MIL one, but nope, none for me! It might be very little off me, but I think the bigger issue has to do with our birthdays.
MIL's birthday is the day after mine and she often doesn't wish me a happy birthday because she can just do it when I call her on her birthday. Seems pretty stupid, but still irritates me.

cuntasaurusrex · April 2014

Holy crap, mother's day!! This is a thing for us FTMs now!!

knitsandgiggles · April 2014

@jensavicci‌ - that sucks. Am I allowed to say that I feel bad for her spouse to be?

Ylvelill · April 2014

aliletz said:
Holy crap, mother's day!! This is a thing for us FTMs now!!

My husband says I have to wait until the next one to celebrate, he is a party popper
:-S

katnipeverclean · April 2014

Another co-worker update. She's checking my food for preservatives now.

At what point is it considered justifiable slappage?

nola 1017 · April 2014

Yes, @aliletz it's a thing for you now!

helloblueeyes · April 2014

SarahVol131 said:

Another co-worker update. She's checking my food for preservatives now.
At what point is it considered justifiable slappage?

Um.. at least 2 steps before where you are now. How you haven't gone off on her yet is a miracle.

knitsandgiggles · April 2014

I got my first "are you sure you aren't having twins?" comment today!

I didn't have anything good as a come back though. All I could muster was a "seems that way." Which makes no sense.

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