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Artistmom30 · June 2014

ichabody said:

Artistmom30 said:
DH and I don't have much time left feeling our sweet LO in my belly. So we make the most of that time with him and each other. DH loves to feel our son moving around and tonight, I wanted to document it.
Jealous! This is so beautiful and I was so looking forward to sharing moments like this.

You, unfortunately, got the shaft by your douche of a STBX. But don't let not having a man around rob you of the tender moment of documenting you feeling your baby move. You'll be thankful you did and can show your LO, when he/she is old enough, just how much you treasured the gift of life inside you.

Soon2BMrsN · June 2014

Holy hell, I hate laundry. I washed/folded/put away 6 loads today. I cannot believe we are about to add an entire other person to the mix. The worst part is, I don't even consider us excessive laundry-producers (the boys wear their pj's twice usually; DH and I each rotate two bath towels a week; etc.) Sheesh.

jnnfrrose6 · June 2014

Mom came over tonight to help me take care of all the things I wanted to Saturday and couldn't because I was stuck in the hospital. We got so much done and I feel so much better about being ready for this LO. DS's new room is basically all done now (pictures moved, crib in a better place, monitor mounted, etc...). The nursery is about half way done (dresser in place but crib isn't assembled). Now to just put the clothes away we pulled out of the attic and get the last few small things in place and it'll be all set!

helloblueeyes · June 2014

I just need to put this somewhere.

Today I am 35/35. And I just packed the diaper bag.

Holy shit you guys I'm having a baby in the the next 3 weeks!!!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

Denial has left the building....

purpleXdandelion · June 2014

@symphony4586‌ omg now I want a bagel so bad. Maybe Panera after my OB check tomorrow morning...

mamakiss · June 2014

I was just now about 2 minutes away from calling L&D because baby girl "failed" her first ever kick count. Then it seems she finally woke up and now she won't stop thrashing. Babies have a mind of their own, that's for sure.

emineminem · June 2014

Glad she woke up @mamakiss‌!

bgoodbpar · June 2014

@mamakiss‌ this exactly happened to me today. I had a minor freak out. She's not doing her crazy worm movements still but she's moving for me at least. I'm going to need for these LO's to stop scaring the crap out of us before they are even here! There is a lifetime for that on the outside

Emilyfae · June 2014

@mamakiss My LO has been kicking around in there so much, I actually googled "fetal distress" thinking he was like having a seizure or something. Haha! I'm glad yours is busy now

TugboatSheila · June 2014

@mamakiss- that same thing had me going into our OB last week. He was moving just not very much and I was for sure something was wrong.

I went in there and got an ultrasound. Dude was fine, just sitting around playing with the umbilical cord (you could see him batting at it).

Apparently my OB said from here on out you may not feel them move as intensely as before (but you should feel some movement of course).

Way to scare me though, kid!

mamakiss · June 2014

symphony4586 said:

purpleXdandelion said:

@symphony4586‌ omg now I want a bagel so bad. Maybe Panera after my OB check tomorrow morning...

There's always a good excuse for Panera!

Panera bagels are everything!

TallMomma29 · June 2014

Pro tip: You should not google "meconium discharge" while eating breakfast. The more you know ;-)

runrinserepeat · June 2014

Oxyclean max force got out a bunch of spit up stains from DD's old clothes that I'd long given up on. But they're so tiny.... there's no way a person fits in size nb. Nope. Neeeeewp. Nuh uh.

Some days I think I'd prefer to give birth to a toddler anyways, since it's so much easier now that she can TELL US what she wants or what's wrong. Hitting denial and freak out mode full force lately.

SuperTinkerham · June 2014

I think I just made someone cry at work because I told them that they needed to not dump shit on us at the last minute (said it more professionally). Seriously, this lady is not going to last if she can't deal with being told what is acceptable and unacceptable in a professional manner. I almost told her to toughen up on the phone.

I don't see myself as abrasive - but maybe I am?

likeanoldtimemovie · June 2014

I really love being pregnant. I do. But today? Today I am over it.

Carpal tunnel, numb fingers, swollen feet, overheating, sore back, rib pain and knees that won't let me squat down to get a pot out of the cabinet are evil, evil bastards.

ghostof5letters · June 2014

I have an hour long lecture tonight on a college campus in Philly. I am not looking forward to schlepping across the city in the heat, lecturing for an hour and then schlepping back to my car and driving home. All while dressed in black dress pants and shoes. Ugh... this should be my last major work event. Two weeks left.

Soon2BMrsN · June 2014

hemorrhoids suck

CandC13 · June 2014

LAST DAY @ WORK. Tomorrow I begin my journey of pulling in all my friend favors from those with pools. It will be glorious.

purpleXdandelion · June 2014

I didn't get my bagel

after my appt, I went to the grocery store to buy stuff for freezer meals. I was so exhausted after those 2 things, I couldn't bring myself to drive 2 miles out of my way for Panera. And the thought of assembling all these meals makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry.

jnnfrrose6 · June 2014

My replacement for ML was taken out into the field today to visit jobsites (something I have never done in my year+ in this position). So, office back to myself for the day! Yay, uninterrupted bump time. Boo, it's Tuesday which is notoriously slow on TB.

I guess I'll be productive and go file something...

Sandrea2 · June 2014

I literally had to go out and get a panera bagel because of this.

jnnfrrose6 · June 2014

Here's a fun conversation I get to have with my boss:

Raises are historically done here at the end of June. I did not get one last year because I moved into my new position mid April with a pay raise, so it was determined I would not be in the pool for a raise last year (which was fine with me). So, I don't know for certain (of course) that I'll be getting a raise, but I had a very good review with my boss and see no reason not to expect something. However, it's looking like this kid will come prior to July 3 (EDD) and STD pays 60% of your pay. I want to be sure my STD paperwork has the correct income listed so I get the full amount I'd be due (paperwork is already submitted with my current income, but once the baby comes is when it will be actually approved so I need to have the correct income at that point). And now I have to go talk to my boss about *if* I am getting a raise because of this.

marsalisails · June 2014

tundrabunny said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

Here's a fun conversation I get to have with my boss:

Raises are historically done here at the end of June. I did not get one last year because I moved into my new position mid April with a pay raise, so it was determined I would not be in the pool for a raise last year (which was fine with me). So, I don't know for certain (of course) that I'll be getting a raise, but I had a very good review with my boss and see no reason not to expect something. However, it's looking like this kid will come prior to July 3 (EDD) and STD pays 60% of your pay. I want to be sure my STD paperwork has the correct income listed so I get the full amount I'd be due (paperwork is already submitted with my current income, but once the baby comes is when it will be actually approved so I need to have the correct income at that point). And now I have to go talk to my boss about *if* I am getting a raise because of this.

Awkward, but just remember that it's a legitimate conversation to be having.

You won't get it if you stay silent and don't ask. You have nothing to lose.

TugboatSheila · June 2014

I pooped 3 times today.

Soon2BMrsN · June 2014

Man, I forgot all about making freezer meals! I'd better get on it!

emineminem · June 2014

It's my birthday, and thanks to you lovely ladies with your lovely cravings, I decided to celebrate with Panera. I logged into my account, and they had sent me a coupon for a free pastry. Also, it's half off bagel Tuesday. You guys are the best, and my birthday shall be bagelful because of it.

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jnnfrrose6 · June 2014

Lizzy42 said:

jnnfrrose6 said:

Here's a fun conversation I get to have with my boss:

Raises are historically done here at the end of June. I did not get one last year because I moved into my new position mid April with a pay raise, so it was determined I would not be in the pool for a raise last year (which was fine with me). So, I don't know for certain (of course) that I'll be getting a raise, but I had a very good review with my boss and see no reason not to expect something. However, it's looking like this kid will come prior to July 3 (EDD) and STD pays 60% of your pay. I want to be sure my STD paperwork has the correct income listed so I get the full amount I'd be due (paperwork is already submitted with my current income, but once the baby comes is when it will be actually approved so I need to have the correct income at that point). And now I have to go talk to my boss about *if* I am getting a raise because of this.

I'm not sure if it's calculated the same for STD as it is for state disability, but the base they use in my state is complicated, and ends the quarter before you start receiving benefits. (Here's a link to the schedule, just in case that helps explain https://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/Base_Period.htm).

At our company, we get raises typically Jan 1, and sometimes June 1 if you're special, but for me, a raise in June wouldn't have impacted how much I get paid except for this month, and then when I return to work.

(But you should for sure talk to your boss, just so you can make sure everything is settled!!)

Our STD is covered by private insurance so they go by the current income listed by my HR person on the paperwork. Boss said he'd check with the President on when exactly raises would be coming (boss didn't seem to know one way or the other when they actually happen) and let me know. I know they're this month, though, because my father has worked in the company for 30 years and my mother worked back in accounting and payroll for 20 until she retired 5 years ago. Guess I'll see what the President says, though. I told him I really just need to know for paperwork since we're in the homestretch and as long as HR had the right information I'd be happy, so we'll see.

ETA write=/=right

chrinikki1 · June 2014

@lizzy42 My doctors appointment is today at 3 and all I've been focused on last night and today was making a good poop before I go. I find comfort knowing I'm not the only one that thinks like this

chrinikki1 · June 2014

I don't get why all the threads start/end with *** Maybe I missed this meaning in the rules and regulations but it's still annoying.

SuperTinkerham · June 2014

SuperTinkerham said:

I think I just made someone cry at work because I told them that they needed to not dump shit on us at the last minute (said it more professionally). Seriously, this lady is not going to last if she can't deal with being told what is acceptable and unacceptable in a professional manner. I almost told her to toughen up on the phone.

I don't see myself as abrasive - but maybe I am?

According to everyone in my dept I am abrasive. ANd the chick sent her boss up here to "smooth things over with me"

Le Sigh. Whoops.

purpleXdandelion · June 2014

SOMEONE TELL ME ABOUT HALF OFF BAGEL TUESDAY? Does everyone participate in it?

emineminem · June 2014

Haha whoa there @purpleXdandelion‌ and @symphony4586‌! At least where I am, they do the bakers dozen bagels for $6.99, half off, on Tuesdays. If you don't get them sliced, they last about 4-5 days so its pretty awesome.

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

jessa8907 said:

chrinikki1 said:

I don't get why all the threads start/end with *** Maybe I missed this meaning in the rules and regulations but it's still annoying.

It's to try and make them stand out. Sometimes people will add ~'s in there too for some extra flourish.

Yeah...I only do it to check-in threads...

runrinserepeat · June 2014

God dammit now I need a bagel.

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

Summerlovin314 said:

I feel like a friggin baboon today. I submit my self-portrait for today:

Ummm....

TallMomma29 · June 2014

Although I'm technically on maternity leave now, I'm still working to finalize a brief that is supposed to be filed tomorrow. (For the non-legal job folks, there is nothing brief about a brief. This one is 35 pages :-o)

The way we roll at this point is that every little change is OMG! URGENT!!!! The problem is that I can't stop going to the bathroom. To poop. I really don't want to explain. "Sorry. It took me over an hour to input those simple changes because I had to go to the bathroom 4 times." I wish I was working with people like you all who would understand and not these crazy men! AHH!

jensavicci · June 2014

Bagels are okay. nothing to flip over

perhaps this is better for UO.

SuperTinkerham · June 2014

Summerlovin314 said:

I feel like a friggin baboon today. I submit my self-portrait for today:

Emilyfae · June 2014

TallMomma29 said:
Although I'm technically on maternity leave now, I'm still working to finalize a brief that is supposed to be filed tomorrow. (For the non-legal job folks, there is nothing brief about a brief. This one is 35 pages :-o)

The way we roll at this point is that every little change is OMG! URGENT!!!! The problem is that I can't stop going to the bathroom. To poop. I really don't want to explain. "Sorry. It took me over an hour to input those simple changes because I had to go to the bathroom 4 times." I wish I was working with people like you all who would understand and not these crazy men! AHH!

They can shut their fat mouths!

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