Ten Things Tuesday!

KH826 · May 2014

Happy Tuesday, Folks!
Please share with us any 10 things on your mind today. They can be TTC, pregnancy or parenting related... Or whatever is floating around in your noggin today! PIPs (picture in post) are of course always welcome. So, go ahead - whatcha thinkin?

Amber&Reva · May 2014

1. I am going to try to get ten things in before leaving for work in 10 mins.

2. The poison ivy on my upper thigh is awful all my clothes irritate it so it is so swollen. Gives me a little more junk in the trunk at least.

3. Looked at my phone today and AF is coming sooner then I reported in the TTC thread. It should be here on Thursday which means I will be back at the game of constant TWW soon. Whether waiting for AF or waiting to inseminate or waiting to test.

4. I am excited to start trying again I really hope I have the same success I did when I conceived Brynlee.

5. Lots to do tomorrow. I am working on painting what will eventually be the our bedroom. Then we need to go pick out furniture and carpet.

6. We are upgrading to a king size bed in the bedroom once it is finished!!

8. Watching the news about this beef recall and right now I am glad I don't eat meat because MA is one of the states involved.

9. The dogs are starting to bark in the back yard I need to let them in before our new neighbors hate us.

10. Finished this is 5 mins so I still have 5 more mins before I need to leave for work.

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!!

KH826 · May 2014

1. 38 Weeks today!

2. So I have decided that I think I am one of those people who experience a long, slow descent into labor. I think what I am experiencing now fits the bill of pre-labor. It has been a couple of days, but since last night I would say there is definitely something going on. I have been having cramps that feel like menstrual cramps off and on since last week, but now they are pretty regular and sometimes strong and on both sides (just on the left yesterday). I also had a TON of Braxton Hicks last night to the point where I was wondering if they weren’t BH and perhaps early “real deal” contractions. They didn’t hurt per se, but were uncomfy and my belly got rock hard and jutted way out in front of me. They came consistently about once every 10 minutes last night for about 2 hours while I was sitting on the couch. This is what made me think they weren’t BH since they were pretty regular. They were accompanied with back pain, and I had to keep getting up and walking around for a few minutes and then coming back to the couch because I couldn’t get/stay comfortable how I was sitting. Anyway, today I am feeling a lot of the same, but right now I am also feeling short of breath and lots of strong movement up under my ribs. I am wondering if baby is trying to flip AGAIN. It is possible… this child…

3. My wife is coming with me to my OB appointment tomorrow, and I am glad. She had been able to make it to every appointment until 35 weeks, but when I started going weekly, she wasn’t able to get away from work as often. I will be anxious to see what tomorrow’s cervical check shows. I am hoping that I am a little dilated. I just want everything that I am feeling to mean something. Otherwise, I know I could feel like this for weeks. Which is really not a happy thought at this point…

4. My wife packed her hospital bag last night. Mine has been packed for a while, but she is a procrastinator. I think last night’s activities with the BH or whatever they were, etc. turned out to be her wake-up call. She keeps texting me today asking how I am feeling and if anything is new/different. I think it is safe to say that she is now on high alert HAHA. I have tried to tell her that she might have to be on high alert for weeks so she shouldn’t get too excited. I am not-so-secretly hoping though that baby comes early. I would be more than happy to ride things out to 40 weeks if I felt functional, but I am super uncomfy and it feels like baby girl is trying to get the party started in there, so I am ready. If she wants out, I am happy to oblige at this point.

5. My father-in-law just texted out of the blue to see how I was feeling and if there was any news yet HAHA… does everyone have a feeling about today or something and I just didn’t get the memo?

6. I cooked last night, and I was super proud of myself because I really didn’t want to. Baked salmon, roasted asparagus and sautéed cauliflower. I plan to coast on that achievement for a couple of days before cooking again HA!

7. So, a Judge is supposed to announce his ruling today on the marriage equality law suits pending in Pennsylvania. Not sure what to expect… It would be super awesome though if PA recognized our marriage before baby arrives. Fingers crossed!

8. I am really enjoying reading the parenting check-in lately and envisioning the near future when I will be starting to check-in there also. I feel a little but like a stalker because I read about everyone’s parenting experiences but obviously don’t comment. I do feel like I have learned a lot over the last couple of months from that check-in though. I am so glad someone started that up (I forget who did)!

9. So I know I mentioned possibly *finally* posting nursery pics for my PIP this Thursday, but I just realized that we have baby’s name on the wall (wooden letters), and I would like to wait to announce her name when she arrives, soooooo I am going to hold off on the nursery pics until after she is here. I will say I do think the nursery is pretty darn cute (complete kudos to my wife for that – I wasn’t involved at all), so I am excited to post pics eventually

10. I am contemplating trying to arrange for Friday to be my last day in the office, and that if baby still isn’t here, I will start working from home next week until she arrives. Not sure I can swing that, or that I should even try to… but coming to work daily at this point is really starting to be difficult and really not that productive because I am so darn uncomfortable. Hmmm… I will have to give this some more thought.

AmandaG47 · May 2014

1: I'm moving back to the NW, and although I'm very excited to go back, I'm sad to leave Cambridge.

2: j J and I are seriously considering opening an in-home daycare in Seattle. We still need to figure out if its feasible, and location, etc... We have both worked in childcare for many years and I think we could be really good at it. I hope it is feasible.

3: Today is beautiful!

4: I want more parent/LGBT friends IRL. I think J and I will have to branch out when we get back to the NW

5: We are RVing back home and I think it will be fun but also stressful.

6: I'm excited for my girls to meet my dad for the first time when we get back!

7: I was wait listed for Med school this year so I'm most likely looking at another year of applying. Not fun.

8: I'm LOVING cloth diapering the babies so far! We even take the diapers to the laundromat and it still saves us money and I love it! Sad to use but disposables on our trip but we have a bunch gifted we have to use anyways

9: One more week of work before the longest vacation I've had in about a decade. SOOOO excited to be able to spend a good chunk of summer at home with my daughters!!!!

10: I made a coordinating dress/romper set for the girls, and am happy with how it turned out, PIP below

Manada · May 2014

1.   I can't get over how energizing it was for me to have our internet turned off yesterday (we unplugged the modem and turned off the 3G on our phones) -- the lack of distraction when we were spending time together was lovely, and it just felt like we got so much more done and got to connect a bit more with each other.   We are going to try to do that in the evenings more, and maybe on Sundays as well.

2.   Maternity underwear is the bomb. I mocked it before I knew how awesome it is. It's the perfect balance between good butt coverage and not angering the belly by climbing up over it and restricting.

3. We have our first appointment with the MFM/Twin Specialist next week.   I'm very relieved to have the appointment booked so we can get some questions answered around prophylactic progesterone (to prevent pt labour), booking the fetal echo, and getting a few other things squared away that aren't in the MW's scope of care.

4. I'm sending in the notice to my work's campus daycare today that we are interested in being put on the wait list for --- MARCH 2016 --- Yup, that's how intense it is up here.   We also need to apply for a subsidy for our family and submit our applications to a couple of other daycares for potential infant spots.

5. My co-worker just burped super loudly in his office. My overactive gag reflex is freaking out. Gross.

6. Now my coworker is singing in his office. I suspect he doesn't know I'm in here.

7. I got my yearly cost-of-living/union mandated raise today. That was a bit of a nice surprise.

8. It's our Monthaversary today! H. and I met exactly 39 months ago!

9. My boobs are doing interesting things, and have begun to produce some sort of fluid. I can't help myself from gently checking it out on a daily basis.    Trying hard not to cause permanent damage from my own curiosity (see example: chicken pox scars).

10. It would appear that my Noon appointment isn't showing up.   Hurray, an extra half hour or so to organize my office before 1st lunch!

StacyLH24 · May 2014

1. We signed our loan papers yesterday and deposited our check. We are now ready to pay for all of our IVF costs. I have this looming fear that it will be more than what we have planned for. I won't have to buy any Gonal-F, so I think this is extra anxiety that I really don't need to have.

2. I finally set up a therapy appointment. I couldn't get in until June 9th, but I figured that would be fine since we won't be actively starting IVF until sometime after that.

3. I spend some time over on the 3T board and have been lurking on the IF board as well. It is a reminder that IVF does not work for everyone the first time. I'm a bit nervous about this. If things go as I am planning, we will have two fresh cycles available, plus FETs, with the money we spend. As time passes, I realize that we have focused so much on just trying to get pregnant. Then there is the goal of having a healthy and full term pregnancy. That is looming in the back of my mind. Does the anxiety ever go away?

4. Is it Wednesday yet??? I just want to get to our consult so that hopefully I will get a better idea of how things will go. Hopefully some of my anxiety will be eased. This is all that I can think about. The last year of my life has been consumed with baby making. Memorial Day of last year was when I finally felt ready to get started. It all seems surreal...everything that has happened in the past year.

5. C quit smoking as a birthday present to me. She has been smoke free for almost a month now. I'm so glad she quit and I hope she can stick with it. She wasn't smoking when we started dating, so I was very vocal about my opinion of it when she started again.

6. When I first really started participating on this board, I was worried that I would get a BFP right away and that others who had been here a while would be upset by the ease at which I had gotten pregnant. Hahaha....now I'm a TTC veteran I would say.

7. @herbabymama - I read your post in the Parenting Check In and I was so angry for you! I'm so sorry that you are having to deal with this. It seems like maybe your boss is taking out her inability to have children on you, and that is not fair. I hope that some resolution comes soon for you.

8. @ATXmommas‌ - Congrats on the promotion!!

9. I just want to go home, get comfy, eat and spend hours mindlessly searching the internet. Work just gets in the way of everything

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10. On Sunday we rode to the Kinzua Bridge State Park. Here are some pics below. The bridge was an old railroad bridge. In 2003 a F-1 tornado went through and destroyed 11 of the 20 supports. They rebuilt what was standing so that you can walk out on it. It is crazy

2MamazInSeattle · May 2014

@AmandaG47 - When do you get back here? Cloud City date?? We too want some more IRL GLBT friends... and we will need daycare in January

Could be a great fit if you are north-endish. (We're in Fremont).

healz413 · May 2014

1. I also really enjoyed internet free day yesterday!

2. Today is the first day of my period! It is cycle day 52. I have no idea when the last time I had a cycle that long was. I think IVF really made my cycle wonky. I'm excited about the arrival of my period because I'm planning to start my ortho 35 (high dose BCPs) and domperidone for my induced lactation protocol on day 3 of my cycle.

3. I just ordered our two small sets of wall decals for the babies' room from etsy. One is a set of jungle animals and a tree, all in different colors. The other is a small set of forest animals in turquoise that we may put on the change table drawers or the dresser drawers or the walls. They have to be shipped to my parents' house, though, because one of the sellers only ships to the U.S., so it will be a while before they arrive there and then get shipped up to me.

4. I've got an academic conference about 1.5-2 hours from Toronto coming up. I'm presenting on Sunday and then next Friday. I was planning to go Saturday night through Tuesday night and then Thursday morning through Friday evening, but as @Manada mentioned we just got our twins specialist OB/MFM appointment for Tuesday, so now I'm going to come back Monday.

5. We re-arranged the "sun room" in our apartment as a part of our preparations for babies. It used to be my office and where the dog's crate was. Dog has graduated herself from the crate (which is great because we were going to do it), so now we've been able to rearrange the room so that it can still be my office, but can also have our day bed and thus serve as a guest bedroom. We took apart the daybed yesterday and moved it into the room and it looks really good where it is. I will work on cleaning up all my office stuff so we can PIP it.

6. I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow! I haven't gotten a professional hair cut since probably November. I've had M cut my hair the last two times to save money and time. She's done a good job but I think now it's time to let a professional have a shot at it.

7. I've been working on acquiring work appropriate clothes in prep for my job starting in July. It's been hard because women's pants are almost always too short for me (thank goodness for capris!) and men's clothes that come close to fitting in the waist/hips are huge in the legs/shoulders/etc. Also, I'm currently at a size where I can't get men's clothes in regular stores that are big enough and tall enough for me. Apparently men are allowed to be thin and tall or short and fat but not tall and fat. Argh.

8. We are 16w6d today. At our MFM/OB appointment next week we'll be 17w6d, which is basically 18w. That seems really close to 20 weeks! Time is flying!

9. One of the best things about the day bed being in my office is that we're leaving the trundle bed in the future babies' room so that we can have a comfy place to nurse. That means there is a large amount of storage available under the day bed now. A lot of our baby stuff that we won't need to have out until after the babies come is now under that bed instead of crowding the babies' room.

10. We broke internet free day yesterday long enough to look up a Thai food menu online becuase for some reason we didn't have any paper ones in the house. I really love Thai food.

ATXmommas · May 2014

1. My baby is 6 months tomorrow. That blows my mind.

2. I feel like we could have a crawler on our hands any day now. He has started to army crawl and is practicing getting on his hands and knees.

3. I'm excited for my trip to Chicago next week. My mom is meeting Ash and me up there. They will have some good bonding time while I work on Wed and Thursday. All three of us will get to play on Fri and Sat.

4. This weekend we're headed to Houston for a good friend's baby shower. She and her husband tried for years to get pregnant. We're so happy for them. This will be our first road trip with baby. Only 3 hours, so good way to test the water.

5. @kh826 - you sound a lot like I did at the end of my pregnancy, so I hear ya! One way or another you will be meeting your daughter in weeks! So exciting! Look forward to you joining the parenting check-in! Oh, and def work at home if you can! I think being as relaxed as possible helps your body go into labor (my non-medical opinion!) if that's the route your lil squirm worm ends up taking.

6. @StacyLH24‌ - thank you! I'm excited for you and C to move forward with IVF. Everything is crossed for you.

7. I'm seriously thinking about getting rid of cable and subscribing to Hulu instead. Our internet and cable are bundled, and our bill just went from $140 to $170/month. So irritated. I need to call, but keep forgetting. Anybody do this? One drawback is that I do like to watch football in the fall...

8. I've been NIP since Ash was about 6 weeks. I'll do it anywhere, but I almost always use a cover. He's getting bigger and squirmier and the weather is getting hotter, so I'm thinking I'm going to want to ditch the cover in some situations. Anybody have experience with NIP without a cover?

9. Our backyard makeover has been on pause for a week or two and we'll be out of town the next two weekends... So looks like we'll be continuing into June with our plans. Better late than never!

10. I've been obsessed with looking at houses in preparation for selling/buying next year and am a bit depressed about the options in our budget. Blah.

redrockmama · May 2014

1. We are celebrating mothers day with my mom and sister tonight. I suggested it and have put the whole thing together. Why oh why don't my sisters care about this kind of stuff??

2. My stepmom's wake was on Sunday. It was weird and not at all healing for me personally. I need to figure some stuff out and start facing reality.

3. There was also a lot of drama involved, thankfully it got resolved...I think

4. My sister pretty much told my dad she didn't like the woman he is dating and she doesn't want to get to know her and that she isn't a good fit for him. I think she is being extremely selfish and adding stress and confusion for our poor dad. Just let the man live his life and be supportive.

5. Thanks again to everyone who commented on my gender open parenting question. I was really stressing and getting myself worked up and feel a lot better about bringing it up with her now.

6. My wife started her new job yesterday. She's freaking out a little, but I know she'll do great.

7. I need to get our car cleaned, like detail cleaned. I am having a hard time with the idea of paying to have it done, but I also don't want to do it and they will be able to do a much better job.

8. We need to figure out what to do about finding a nanny. I'm in favor of posting a job and interviewing folks that respond. My friend wants to find nanny's we like and ask them if they are interested in the job, which seems backwards to me and like a lot more time.

9. I'm so tired and huge and I think I've started to waddle. The end must be near.

10. I can't wait to meet our baby and snuggle him.

ball.and.chain · May 2014

1. Today I got a falafel combo plate for lunch and the people at the falafel place were very excited about the baby. In return, he seemed to be very excited about the falafel if his post-lunch dance fest is any indication.

2. Cereal is still on my list of Best Things Ever. I am eating Special K with Red Berries right now, with cold, cold milk.

3. I had a dental cleaning this morning and yikes! My mouth was sore. They said my gums were a little inflamed, nothing too serious by pregnancy standards, but they definitely bled more than usual. On the other hand the dentist and hygienist were super excited for us, so that was nice.

4. Finding someone to do the painting and wallpapering in the nursery is proving harder than we thought -- one person doesn't return calls, the next doesn't do wallpaper, the third is booked until after my EDD...ugh. It's not a lot of work but I just want it done so we can move forward!

5. Looking forward to the weekend. It's my birthday AND a long weekend which means I will have time for rest. Have I mentioned how much I like to nap?

6. My wife and I are going out on Saturday to celebrate my birthday and I realize it is probably our last nice dinner out before the baby.

7. We're also going to pick up some seedlings at a local farm...probably just tomatoes as I am trying to keep things simple this year.

8. I cannot really overstate how excited I am about the arrival of my maternity underwear, nursing bras and bra extenders. Everything is getting tight!

9. Today the mail guy at work said to me, "Either you are still going to pop or you are having a very small baby." I think I should take that as a compliment that I am not enormous? The falafel guy also guessed I was 6 months (more like 8). Either way, my vagina and I are happy to have a small baby as long as he is in the healthy range (which he was at the last ultrasound).

10. Time to get on the subway. Can't wait for home and PJs.

ETA spacing.

firstcomeslove2013 · May 2014

@redrockmama‌ Have you considered an international nanny? They are sometimes cheaper but just as good and offer a cool experience. Just a thought! :-)

Jazibel · May 2014

@ATXmommas‌ - we use hulu & netflix and a few other sites to watch our favorite shows. We haven't had cable in years and don't miss it :-). We just run our HD cable from the laptop to the tv monitor. Also I nursed Kaden in public w/o a cover all the time. I wore two shirts (or a nursing shirt) and the top shirt would cover any exposed breast. I'll nurse Owen too w/o a cover once his neck muscles get a little stronger. Right now it's challenging just to get him latched & comfy :-)

1. Just woke up from a nap. The nap was mandated by my wife because she's witnessed how tired I've been.

2. Owen is co-sleeping with me it's pretty snugly & cute.

3. Kaden slept mostly in his bassinet/co-sleeper at this age. Occasionally we'd fall asleep while nursing in the glider (less regularly in our bed). But Owen's been in the bed since day one. Sleeping in a chair was giving me neck pain. Anyway it's definitely supporting our mutual sleep.

3. Yesterday was our first day w/o EV here and it went really well. I got a ton done around the house. The boys were in great moods. We went to the library and for a walk with Kaden's balance bike. Today..... The opposite. EVs really looking forward to the Schnitzel I was planning on making for dinner - here's hoping I can get that done & get to the store.

4. Ok when Owen "passes gas" it sounds like a grown person. It's so surprising!!!

5. I hear Kaden just waking up - let's see how fast I can wrap up my TTT ;-)

6. My goal was to start eating healthy yesterday (and tracking my food). That didn't happen, and neither did the healthy eating. I feel like I'm running ragged and the relying on junk food (like cereal) as a quick meal...

7. Kaden is howling. There's a book we read where I'll "act" out the animals. Lol

8. One of the mothers club moms organized a meal train for us. We had our first dinner dropped off last night. It was so nice to have dinner arrive at the door still warm :-).

9. So far Owen is not happy to be in the car 50% of the time. It makes for stressful driving. I've tried offering a pacifier (something EV was against w/ Kaden, for self soothing, dependency, etc reasons). Anyway 2nd kids get more lax & relaxed parents ;-). Unfortunately he can't/won't keep it in his mouth. Any recommendations of a good newborn pacifier?

10. I have no idea how I would have handled TTC, pregnancy & parenting w/o you folks!!! So grateful for this board & all of you. (@Insert huge group tag). Have a great day.

Pic: the kiddos yesterday

CageyMack · May 2014

1. Freaking out because I think I just bought a Danish Modern couch and 2 chairs set. I'm worried it is a terrible choice, but I think it will work out okay. I need to recover the cushions (original brown and orange stripes).

2. We are so excited about a baby coming! Fingers crossed that all is well.

3. It is crazy hot here right now. I just want to lie in a pool all day.

4. Baby W knows where our noses are and will point to them and then clap. Cuteness!

5. My poor DW is still working crazy hours. She really needs lunch and dinner packed for her every day, which I'm failing at. It is hard to feed a pregnant lady to-go meals!

6. I got a new orange purse from LL Bean and I'm digging it. I will now be super organized FOR EVER. I'm sure.

7. I need to sell our old couch. It is a hide-a-bed. Brown. Boring.

8. I miss my wife a LOT. It's kind of like our "us time" is from 11:30 to midnight. Which is not enough.

9. The big kid is having a Greek mythology themed sleepover Friday. She makes me happy with her silly coolness. We will have spanakopita and gyros and little greek salad skewers. No wine for the gods, though.

10. Still reeling with amazement that some little embryo decided to snuggle in for a stay. I am hoping, hoping, hoping that the ultrasound comes soon so I can know if it is a good one.

doodah1013 · May 2014

1. Yesterday was my worst sick day so far! Couldn't keep a single thing down all day including fluids. Luckily today has been marginally better. I have "kept" almost everything I have eaten.

2. Because of the hard day, we went through our box of baby clothes and reminded ourself of how worth it this is!

3. Work has been crazy madness! I am ready for May to be over. I need lots of naps to make up for all the work time!

4. So excited for Oregon and Pennsylvania and there new rulings! Whenever I think of what they means in terms of birth certificates, it makes me cry! So happy for @KH826‌ that it may be just in time to make a huge difference!

5. Headed to my parents house this weekend for our annual Memorial Day pool party weekend. Looking so forward to that!

6. Excited for @StacyLH24‌ that your IVF funds came in! I hope it helps you reach your goal. And yes... It is true, once you are pregnant that TTC worry turns into other types of worry... But I am sure the worry will be worth it!

7. We bought a stroller last week. We had been fantasizing about it for a while... It was on sale, and we were feeling fiesty. We got the Mommas and Papas Sola, in jewel tone purple!

8. We skipped going to the movies this week to get the dogs their shots. Sometimes being an adult stinks.

9. I had an all staff meeting today and I work for a predominantly female organization. When I walked in the conference room there was an overwhelming smell of shampoo and body products. Silly pregnancy nose...

10. I finally for all my hair cut off! Summer hair cut time, so excited. No hair, don't care!

Himee33 · May 2014

1. L and I drove to Saugatuck, MI on Saturday for a quick overnight trip. I haven't been feeling so great lately so we decided a nice relaxing night away was just what we needed. Neither of us had been to Saugatuck before and we both loved it! So pretty and although a little windy the weather was awesome! We ate dinner at a cute little Italian restaurant and did some shopping. It's also a very LGBT friendly town so we both felt completely comfortable. We are already making plans to go back in the summer!

2. I had an appointment with my RE today and my ovaries looked great! They gave me all the paperwork that L and I need to sign for the retrieval and cost of everything. A little scary to read that our insurance has 90 days to pay for the IVF and if insurance declines it for some reason, we have 14 days to pay the full amount. Yikes! Tons of reading and talking we need to do! I also got the call this afternoon saying all my levels are good so I will start the rest of my medication on Friday!

3. At our consult with our RE we talked about freezing leftover embryos for future IVFs. We were both a little shocked that to freeze the extras it would cost $950 and we would need to pay before the retrieval. After everything we've had to pay out of pocket we just don't have the money right now. We were hoping our RE could do a payment plan, but they don't. It is a little sad to think if there is extras then they just throw them away.

4. Saturday we have family pictures that L's brother and his wife organized as a surprise for their parents anniversary. I think out of everyone involved in this picture, I'm the only one that isn't excited. I just have been feeling like crap since I started all my medication in January and not to mention the 20lbs I've gained since then. The last thing I want to do is have my picture taken, but I will go and smile because I know my MIL and FIL will love them.

5. L and I have been talking a lot lately about moving to Portland, OR. I moved to Chicago 5 years ago from Portland for a job and then I met L. She actually made a pro and con list yesterday. Its just so much more relaxed and cheaper out there. Plus a great place to raise kids. It also doesn't hurt that all my family and friends are there. I've had several opportunities to move back home over the years but I keep talking myself out of it. Who knows what we will do. I'm just really surprised L is the one trying to convince me to move!

6. L has been in a rut lately with her career. She went to college to be a police officer. She ended up doing that for awhile. Got laid off and now has been working for Walgreen's corporate. I just feel bad for her because she is basically only staying at Walgreen's for our health insurance. I just keep telling her that she needs to pick a career that makes her happy even if it means going back to school. She said it's a bad time to be thinking about school with us trying to have a baby but I told her we will make it work, even if that means moving to Portland and staying with my mom while shes in school. I think she will end up going to law school.

7. L tries to cook dinner every night since she gets home first. We've been doing good especially now that we got a grill. About once a week she gets lazy and we let Chipotle cook our dinner. Like tonight.

8. Almost every night we watch Friday Night Lights on Netflix. I wasn't a huge fan when we started the series but now I love it! We are both a little sad that we only have 1.5 seasons left!

9. It was hot here in Chicago today. I think we reached 82. On my way home the sky turned black and now its thundering and lightning. Made it inside right before the rain started.

10. I've been working on this list for over an our now. Keep getting distracted by Friday Night Lights and my dog wanting to play!

trisholio · May 2014

1. I am totally late, but I literally didn't get home until almost 8pm yesterday and I was so tired I barely ate dinner.

2. This week is crazy busy and my wife and I had training all day yesterday thru our foster agency. We are required to be CPR/First Aid certified every year, even though the Red Cross training is good for two years.

3. The girls spent the night at another foster family house Monday night and we picked them after the training yesterday. I cried Monday night around bedtime because I missed them so much :-(

4. I know that we need breaks sometimes, but it was so much work for them to go somewhere for one night. Plus M came back with a huge attitude and forgot how to listen and baby K is super clingy because she cried for me the whole time.

5. I am already dreading them going for respite care when I am in the hospital delivering Adalyn :-(

6. I think our pool is open, but I haven't gotten a bathing suit yet :-( I am not sure if any of my previous suits will fit now that I am pregnant.

7. I was reading my weekly pregnancy update and it said I was in the third trimester, I was like 'WHAT? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?" Haha I am 26 weeks today and things are just plugging right along

8. My sister is due in less than 4 weeks, so she could go into labor at anytime. It is crazy to think she is going to have a baby soon!

9. I am ready for this weekend, this week is so busy its exhausting! I am excited that my wife will be off for 4 days in a row this weekend!

10. We are having thunder storms here today, I love storms! I wish I could nap all day while it rains

trisholiosboi · May 2014

@ trisholio...the third trimester starts week 28. I had to look it up. And you are 25 weeks

redrockmama · May 2014

firstcomeslove2013 said:

@redrockmama‌ Have you considered an international nanny? They are sometimes cheaper but just as good and offer a cool experience. Just a thought! :-)

We have talked a little about it, I'm not sure how it works or how to find one but we'll definitely look into it more before we decide.

firstcomeslove2013 · May 2014

redrockmama said:

firstcomeslove2013 said:

@redrockmama‌ Have you considered an international nanny? They are sometimes cheaper but just as good and offer a cool experience. Just a thought! :-)

We have talked a little about it, I'm not sure how it works or how to find one but we'll definitely look into it more before we decide.

I have some knowledge on this (I used to work with similar type staff). Feel free to message me if you have questions or need resources!

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