4/29 AW/SS/Random Thread

flojo973 · May 2014

I received a crib sheet and blanket from PBK for my shower that were not at all my style. I looked them up online and saw I could get $40 for them so I figured it was worth trying to return. The lady at the store was giving me a hard time because I didn't have receipts or a registry and took forever to figure out whether I could return them. She goes to speak with her manager, comes back and says that she can give me store credit in the form of a gift card. Great! She then hands me the gift card and its for over $100! I don't know how she calculated that value but I'll take it!

rastrau · May 2014

lest12 said:

I can't decide what I want to drink first after I have the baby. I am going right past wine to the good stuff. Margarita? Martini? Sangria? All of the above????

I told DH last night that I am packing a bottle of my favorite champagne in my hospital bag. I don't think he believed me, but I am totes serious.

ChristineBaker23 · May 2014

rastrau said:

lest12 said:

I can't decide what I want to drink first after I have the baby. I am going right past wine to the good stuff. Margarita? Martini? Sangria? All of the above????

I told DH last night that I am packing a bottle of my favorite champagne in my hospital bag. I don't think he believed me, but I am totes serious.

I'm not sure my husband believed me when I said I'm going to bring my bottle of tequila I didn't get the chance to open before I got knocked up. I too am very serious about this.

LilyGracesMommy · May 2014

AW
Had my growth sono yesterday, baby girl is 5lbs 11oz ( but not big enough for them to warrant scheduling an induction)

Her cheeks are looking pretty chubby tho

Pepper6 · May 2014

mrsdbc said:

It's MAY ladies!!!

Holy shit guys...we're having babies NEXT MONTH!!!

ohthatshari · May 2014

@lest12, @katekat8721, @krystaj, @adreamcometrue2011: Thanks so much for your responses! (and yay to my wedding twin!) I talked to DH about I think we're going to start by trying it out with her asleep in the bassinet in our room and play it by ear from there in case it's weird.

babygabe614 · May 2014

@CJnKR2014 My suggestion would be lambrusco! I like Riunite but any brand will do.

My AW/SS moment is from this morning. I came into work today and one of my coworkers - a woman I don't work with directly but see pretty often around the halls and we've chatted a few times - stopped at my desk to give me a present! I opened it up and it was a CD of lullabies she used to play for her son when he was a baby and a GC to BRU! Totally unexpected and thoughtful. I went over to her desk to thank her, and as I'm telling her thank you she tells me she is a psychic medium and that I have a ton of positive energy around me, that I have touched her life and the lives of others without knowing it, and that our paths have crossed for a reason, and then she started getting choked up and started to cry because it made her so emotional. I have never had an experience like that before in my life! I didn't really know what to say other than to thank her but what a weird/wonderful start to my day!

katekat8721 · May 2014

@elsa1688 I laughed way too hard at that pic haha

@babygabe614 damn that's nice of her! And just go with it, she's sending lots of good juju to you, can't hurt haha!

katekat8721 · May 2014

I am still going back and forth on keeping my FP swing or getting the mamaroo. I'm driving myself crazy!

chickpea912 · May 2014

shannonliggett said:

Someone just told me about a cloth diaper store 20 minutes from our house. DH and I are going today to peruse the selection and to sign up for their free info class. I'm super excited! I was also hoping my Bump crush @chickpea912 would read this and be proud of me... $:\$ ">

First this:

And then...

chickpea912 · May 2014

@lalala8 That's a cute wine! I did a quick search and it looks like they do make reds - maybe look around?

@rosebud2587 I definitely recommend the Piddle Pad for the carseat accident - you place it in the seat, and if kiddo has an accident, you just wash. I think I got it for $12 at BRU/TRU, but it looks like you can get it most places, including Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Deluxe-Piddle-Black/dp/B004U7OQWW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398967428&sr=8-1&keywords=piddle+pad

katekat8721 · May 2014

mrsdbc said:

I just got my A&A swaddles. ..... OMFG they are adorable! !!!

When you wash them up they feel so soft too! I want a grown up size one for me lol

flojo973 · May 2014

@katekat8721 - A&A makes adult blankets! If you feel like dropping $125

I was seriously considering it at one point after I got my swaddles.

https://www.adenandanais.com/en-us/productlanding/4873/for-the-home/daydream-blankets/classic/daydream+blankets.aspx

katekat8721 · May 2014

flojo973 said:

@katekat8721 - A&A makes adult blankets! If you feel like dropping $125 I was seriously considering it at one point after I got my swaddles.

https://www.adenandanais.com/en-us/productlanding/4873/for-the-home/daydream-blankets/classic/daydream+blankets.aspx

Whaaat!?

https://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxykl2uwFd1r9ljhqo1_500.gif

Rosebud2587 · May 2014

I just went to the dollar tree and bought a whole bunch of "potty prizes" and made a rewards chart for potty training with different squares highlighted so every time DD gets a sticker in the highlighted square she gets to pick out a prize. I'm way too excited about this potty training thing. lol.

katekat8721 · May 2014

@nutmegs8 no judgement here lol

flojo973 · May 2014

nutmegs8 said:

flojo973 said:

@katekat8721 - A&A makes adult blankets! If you feel like dropping $125 I was seriously considering it at one point after I got my swaddles.

https://www.adenandanais.com/en-us/productlanding/4873/for-the-home/daydream-blankets/classic/daydream+blankets.aspx

debating putting this on my registry.....

Do it! I'll be so jealous if you get it.

abastian00 · May 2014

nutmegs8 said:

katekat8721 said:

@nutmegs8 no judgement here lol

I just added it to my registry, but it doesn't fall into Amazon's "certain baby items", so the completion discount wouldn't work for it anyway. ::moves blanket to other wish list:: Dammit.

You can force Amazon by changing the category of the item... I've done this a few times

Edit: I realized after posting that you know way more about this than I did... didn't even realize there was a limit to the kinds of things you get a completion coupon for!

katekat8721 · May 2014

@nutmegs8 Maybe start hinting to hubby about how awesome of a mother's day gift that would be. I mean he gets a baby for Father's Day, the least you could have is just a little blanket lol

elsa1688 · May 2014

@katekat8721‌ I am going to spring for the mamaroo. It just seems too cool!

katekat8721 · May 2014

elsa1688 said:

@katekat8721‌ I am going to spring for the mamaroo. It just seems too cool!

Haha, the coolness factor is one of the reasons it's on my "I Want!" list too! Plus, I think it has a better resale value than the other swings. Here on CL and FB groups I'll see a practically brand new FP swing going for $50-$75 (new $150). The mamaroos seem to hold their value better.

elsa1688 · May 2014

katekat8721 said:

elsa1688 said:

@katekat8721‌ I am going to spring for the mamaroo. It just seems too cool!

Haha, the coolness factor is one of the reasons it's on my "I Want!" list too! Plus, I think it has a better resale value than the other swings. Here on CL and FB groups I'll see a practically brand new FP swing going for $50-$75 (new $150). The mamaroos seem to hold their value better.

I noticed that too. I was going to buy one used but for $50 more, I would rather buy new and resell later.

tbmadeamistake · May 2014

Is this weird to anyone else? DH's old roommate is getting married next month. I literally only know the bride through him. We've never really hung out, but see each other when invited to couples' events/parties with the guys. I have so far been included in both the shower and bachelorette invites. We're trying to figure out the rest of our month as far as weekends and the 8 months pregnant lady being left alone with the 2 year old, so we wanted to know when the bachelor shindig was. I message the MOH, who's husband is the best man, and asked if DH was invited and when it was if he was (presumptuous, but one would assume if I was included in the girly stuff, DH would be included in the guy stuff, right?). Apparently it's next weekend, her DH is a "bad planner" and "does your DH want to be included?". I now feel like I just invited DH to a party that he wasn't invited to, and wasn't mine to invite...awkward! But why the hell would she include me and he not include DH? Doesn't make any sense.

I just feel weird because I brought up not to invite yourself over to someone else's house, and I feel like I just did that on DH's behalf. Weird, though, right?

tbmadeamistake · May 2014

Thanks @Rachel5130...it is super weird. DH said he wouldn't go, but now it's been brought up it's weird not to go... Ugh.

sparklenshine_89 · May 2014

DH just put an offer in on a piece of land that is extremely beautiful and perfect for our future plans

Our families have no idea that we are planning on settling here (9 hours away) but we love it here. Fingers crossed!

katekat8721 · May 2014

Hahaha

lest12 · May 2014

It's all weird, @Lilygrace48! I agree.

elsa1688 · May 2014

Baby is still breech

we are meeting with the OB who works with our midwives to discuss version but if it doesn't work, we are scheduling a c- section for 5 weeks from now

ChristineBaker23 · May 2014

Eleanor's "new" big girl bed

she is so excited.

elsa1688 · May 2014

@Rachel5130‌ my midwife has done 2 extra ultrasounds but just used the little in-room machine and we didn't get to see :-/ I'm just going to try all the things I can and try not to stress.

Pepper6 · May 2014

@elsa1688, I know a few people whose babies didn't flip until like 38 weeks, so you still have some time. I'm curious though why they would schedule the c-section early just because of breech position? (not that it's that early, but still) Could you ask that they wait until the full 40 weeks to give your LO more time to turn? Also, could you ask for an u/s right before the scheduled c-section and be given the option to cancel if it turns out they flipped?

PressLove · May 2014

lola4411 said:

Taymiller said:

@lola4411- may I ask what the name is? I totally understand if you don't want to tell us considering the circumstances. I am naming my son Murphy and I would freak out if my best friend decided to name her kid that too. The whole situation is just weird and so wrong!

graham

That's my MILs maiden name. It was totally on the list if we were having a boy!

elsa1688 · May 2014

@PressLove‌ it's not scheduled, the office/ hospital just has a policy that they perform scheduled c-sections for breech at 39 weeks. It's more of a heads up at this point. Also, if we go in and he has flipped, they will cancel and wait for natural labor. The midwife was more giving us an idea of what will happen - version consult at 35 weeks, version (if we opt in) at 36-37 weeks, all else fails- c-section at 39 weeks

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