I couldn't sleep last night thinking about how we have prenatal, postnatal, and neonatal which I understand all the prefixes for so I ask do we have a just plain natal time? If so when does it start and stop? I probably shouldn't have gone to sleep cause I had a gross dream I was remarried and having sexy time with my exhusband and even in the dream I was asking myself if I'd be a total bitch if I asked for another divorce lol. Good luck to everyone with appointments today
There is a raccoon in the train station this morning so I can't get a ham and cheese croissant. That was the only reason I came to this train station in the first place. I'm waiting until it is caught because I need to eat!
We thought our fridge was broken last night - but it was working this morning - and I have some pretty bad family stress and some annoyances at work right now and my anxiety is getting pretty bad as a result - which makes me nervous and makes me even more anxious.
Yay I made it on the first page! My random is that Gilmore Girls is now on Netflix..... guess what I'll be doing for the foreseeable future?
5 days until our anatomy scan.... can you tell I'm excited???
I have an elective us on Friday because my baby wouldn't reveal it's goodies at my as, I'll be one day shy of twenty weeks so hopefully they will be able to see and yes when I hit twenty on Sunday I will be blasting it all over the random I'm that excited about it it's a HUGE milestone for me!! I totally get your excitement I can barely contain mine, not so much about the sex but just getting to see little fetus again (that's baby's nickname creative lol)
H seems excited about the idea of getting a book on tape to play to the baby while she's hanging out in my stomach to promote language skills. He heard this was a thing. I'm fine with that, so my next question was, 'What would you want her to listen to?'
HIM {without hesitation}: The Hobbit.
I guess I'll be sitting around with some headphones on my stomach until I'm 48 and our daughter is in high school.
H seems excited about the idea of getting a book on tape to play to the baby while she's hanging out in my stomach to promote language skills. He heard this was a thing. I'm fine with that, so my next question was, 'What would you want her to listen to?'
HIM {without hesitation}: The Hobbit.
I guess I'll be sitting around with some headphones on my stomach until I'm 48 and our daughter is in high school.
The Hobbit actually isn't terribly long. I also font believe music or stories really does anything for baby. Hearing voices of you and H is what is most important. But, to each their own. It'd probably be better for you to just read it out loud to him or her. It's your voice that matters.
It is raining again here. K earns no brownie points today, I had to do like five things he usually does, including taking the trash can up and taking the trash outside, in the rain. I mean, even if he was running late, not cool.
I'm not sure what to do with E today.
I've yet to eat breakfast, everything is making me gag this morning.
I'm getting my Tolstoy on and am reading Anna Karenina. Now that would be a long book to read to baby But really, it is going rather fast. Only...er...600 more pages to go? I will reward myself after reading it with something under 300 pages. I have to rotate long and short books or I feel pouty that I didn't finish one within a week for a while.
@FrecklesInside - yeah, I was thinking it was more important for her to hear our voices, but he seemed really excited and I didn't want to deflate his idea. We can do both and mix it up.
My random today is that I'm really getting tired of the rat race. It feels like all I do is get up, go to work, get DD from daycare, do our nightly dinner/bath/book/bed routine, and go to bed. It repeats day after day and we're working so hard and it feels like it's not paying off. I guess I'm just over putting all my efforts into something that's benefiting someone else (job-wise). Everyone feels this way at some point, I'm sure. I've been trying to think of a way to change this but nothing genius has struck yet.
Anyway, I'm just whining. I've packed more Halloween candy in my lunch and trying not to feel too guilty about it.
I felt this way often when teaching. And I think about it all of the time given that I'm trying my damnedest to return to work... I worry about feeling that way again. I used to try to make it better by staying up later than I should (uh, actually we still do this) so that I could have quality time with K and some down time for myself. I also take at least a half hour in the evening to read and that is a fantastic "escape". Varying what you do helps to. I'd take E to a park after work, or a play place, or the library. Going out stretched the night, made more quality time, and provided variety. But then yes, I'd have to come home, rush make dinner and prepare lunches and do the bedtime routine. But E makes that fun every night. I agree it is still tiring. Afterwards, sometimes we challenge ourselves to do a puzzle or play a game instead of watching TV and that also provides some variety and expands time. Also, crock pot on a timer. It is your friend. Love it and use it.
I just bumped the thread, and the winner is obvious from the poll, but I forgot to officially announce it. October siggy challenge is Halloween costume fails!
We got the Verifi blood test results back and our baby is healthy! The nurse could have told me the sex but we don't want to know until the birth. It would have been so easy to cave and have her tell me so I'm glad I had thought about this already!
We don't even have our anatomy scan scheduled yet. 2 more weeks until our next regular appointment and usually 4 weeks between appointments... So I'll be 20/21 weeks by then. Since we don't want to find out the sex I'm not in a big hurry.
Because its football season and I hate football while MH watches every.single.damn.game, I started watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix while he's in the other room ESPNing it up. That show is awesome and I am totally hooked. I have become super lazy and want to spend every second of free time I have (which isn't much) watching it.
Also, I just scheduled an early 3D/4D U/S for Monday to determine the sex of this baby and I am super excited! I haven't been feeling a strong inclination either way, but lately I'm feeling girl, which really surprises me. We will see!
I keep responding to these noobies that are resurrecting old threads because they're infuriating me, but I shall refrain.
Good luck to all with appointments today.
H is out of town this week, just Monday-Friday. I'm used to him traveling for work, and this is the shortest time he's ever gone away. For some reason, though, I am having panic attacks. I've always gotten them, but saw a doctor a few months back, weekly, and I've done a good job of controlling them. I didn't sleep last night, just feeling scared for no actual reason and the breathing exercises are not working. Called my doctor and made an appointment for this afternoon. Being scared is an awful feeling, but being scared and having no idea why is so baffling!
So many of these costumes are awful, but just don't make me laugh. Or some of the kid ones - oh my goodness...but it is more a parenting fail than anything. I'm going to go with one that is just...silly/bad.
I have now been sitting in my MW's waiting room for an hour. I was supposed to be her second appointment. So much for just using my lunch hour for this appointment. Ugh.
@FrecklesInside , that is absolutely terrifying. I will now have nightmares of this child.
That kid costume Freckles posted is horrifying! I wish I could participate in the siggy challenge and see everyone's, but I'm always on mobile.
Every day this week has been shitty, but today takes the cake. Don't even want to go into detail, I'm just ashamed and humiliated and I feel like a total failure.
But I'm 14 weeks today and finally in second trimester. Hope everyone has a good day.
@FrecklesInside - I am always reading 3 books at a time - a current fiction, a classic, and a non-fiction. If one is slow I can read another if my patience is wearing thin. Well - right now that I am working and don't have the time or energy to read anything for pleasure I am only reading the internal revenue code and regulations (which could arguably be a mix of all three).
Good morning ladies! 2 randoms that are also kind of AW moments..
We opened the envelope last night and my inclination was spot on - It's a BOY!!! SO was so excited he was running around showing people (family) the picture and saying "It's my son! Look I'm having a son!" He had already accepted the fact that he was destined to have all girls and he was ecstatic! It was so freakin adorable.
2nd random - I got ambushed on my way into work this morning by the ladies who have been anxiously waiting to hear the results. They all wore blue today because they were hoping for a boy and when I confirmed it they all screamed!
So we are having a son and I couldn't be happier!!!
@krystaloowho , that's why I switched too, and I'm trying to remember that but it's so frustrating! My old OB had like 7:15 am appointments, which were perfect. This is going to take some getting used to.
This sounds terrible, but I have to say it. My cousin's toddler sort of looks like Chucky from Child's Play. I freak out when I see him on FB and he's wearing overalls.
He has large eyes, a small chin, and strawberry blonde hair. Really, he's a sweet kid, but still. Kinda spooky.
I kept dreaming about work last night. I am so tired.
OMG, that is the WORST!!!! I had a dream I was at work trying to find a place to lay down and sleep but every time I thought I found a secluded spot someone would find me and ask me to do something for them. I woke up feeling even more tired than I did before I went to bed. I wish there was a way we could filter our dreams so nothing work related is allowed to enter our minds.
Does anyone drive a Chrysler Town and Country? Do you like it? My step-FIL's parents are getting up in years and they have a 2003 Chrysler that they no longer use. It's fully loaded, only 60,000 miles, even has a TV in the back. We have been talking for a long time about how we could really use a van as we continue to grow our family. The family car right now is a 2002 CRV and it's been great with just DD, but once the new baby comes, it will just be stuffed with car seats in the back.
They want to give us this car, which is amazing, and we will have it as early as next week. I just don't know much about it really and I've never driven a van. The trade off is that we are going to be giving the CRV to my BIL and SIL who don't have children yet and could really use a decent SUV as they live in a place with a lot of snow and hills.
We used to rent them to drive to Omaha (500 mi each way) about once a month for work. I think they are pretty nice, but I'm guessing your resale on the CRV might be higher? But 60k on a 2003 model is hard to beat.
I had a dream last night that both mine and my DH's cell phones were dead and that we both didn't wake up until 11am. In the dream we decided to just stay in bed and not go to work.
It was stressful but I kind of wish that it had happened IRL because then I would still be in bed right now, and I wouldn't be as tired as I am.
@etoille I hope it doesn't develope into pre-e. My midwife mentioned Hawthorne tea. Maybe you could look into that as a homeopathic remedy.
@jnowosielski no coffee sounds impossible to me. I wish you the best of luck!
@FrecklesInside I read Anna karenina last year and really liked it. I did think it got a little long at the end. I'm not reading anything good right now. Maybe I should find something new.
I am so tired today. Last night I was up kind of late moving stuff from our bedrooms and bathrooms down to the basement to get ready for the renovations we are starting today, and once I finished, I was just all keyed up and couldn't fall asleep. DD was nervous sleeping in an unfamiliar bed, so she kept waking up and fell out of bed once. Luckily, there's very soft cushy carpet, so it wasn't a big deal. Just not a restful sleep for any of us. And tonight it have a meeting from 6-9 that's over an hour from my home. Woe is me...
I just ordered my new iPhone 6 plus and I didn't have to put any money down except the taxes because I'm trading in my 5c that's in perfect condition. Anyone have this yet? How do you like it?
I just ordered my new iPhone 6 plus and I didn't have to put any money down except the taxes because I'm trading in my 5c that's in perfect condition. Anyone have this yet? How do you like it?
I don't have it but I've seen it and it's HUGE. It's bigger than my LG WITH the Otterbox on it. But my screen is the same size.
I just ordered my new iPhone 6 plus and I didn't have to put any money down except the taxes because I'm trading in my 5c that's in perfect condition. Anyone have this yet? How do you like it?
I don't have it but I've seen it and it's HUGE. It's bigger than my LG WITH the Otterbox on it. But my screen is the same size.
Yeah that's what sold me, I love the whole phablet idea cause I'm almost always on mobile and I'm hoping I'll be able to see siggys on that phone.
Re: Musical doodle (random thread)
Anyway DS's new wake up time has been 5am for the past week! Mama is tired!
Edit. Wordz are really hard today.
We thought our fridge was broken last night - but it was working this morning - and I have some pretty bad family stress and some annoyances at work right now and my anxiety is getting pretty bad as a result - which makes me nervous and makes me even more anxious.
HIM {without hesitation}: The Hobbit.
I guess I'll be sitting around with some headphones on my stomach until I'm 48 and our daughter is in high school.
I'm not sure what to do with E today.
I've yet to eat breakfast, everything is making me gag this morning.
I'm getting my Tolstoy on and am reading Anna Karenina. Now that would be a long book to read to baby
I'm sorry. Hugs.
We don't even have our anatomy scan scheduled yet. 2 more weeks until our next regular appointment and usually 4 weeks between appointments... So I'll be 20/21 weeks by then. Since we don't want to find out the sex I'm not in a big hurry.
I more afraid of the huge spider next to the baby.
Because its football season and I hate football while MH watches every.single.damn.game, I started watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix while he's in the other room ESPNing it up. That show is awesome and I am totally hooked. I have become super lazy and want to spend every second of free time I have (which isn't much) watching it.
Also, I just scheduled an early 3D/4D U/S for Monday to determine the sex of this baby and I am super excited! I haven't been feeling a strong inclination either way, but lately I'm feeling girl, which really surprises me. We will see!
@FrecklesInside , that is absolutely terrifying. I will now have nightmares of this child.
Every day this week has been shitty, but today takes the cake. Don't even want to go into detail, I'm just ashamed and humiliated and I feel like a total failure.
But I'm 14 weeks today and finally in second trimester. Hope everyone has a good day.
SO was so excited he was running around showing people (family) the picture and saying "It's my son! Look I'm having a son!" He had already accepted the fact that he was destined to have all girls and he was ecstatic! It was so freakin adorable.
I am so excited for Gilmore Girls. Now I just need a week off so I can binge watch it.
That is so exciting your antamoy scan is today. Good Luck.
This sounds terrible, but I have to say it. My cousin's toddler sort of looks like Chucky from Child's Play. I freak out when I see him on FB and he's wearing overalls.
He has large eyes, a small chin, and strawberry blonde hair. Really, he's a sweet kid, but still. Kinda spooky.
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I had a dream last night that both mine and my DH's cell phones were dead and that we both didn't wake up until 11am. In the dream we decided to just stay in bed and not go to work.
It was stressful but I kind of wish that it had happened IRL because then I would still be in bed right now, and I wouldn't be as tired as I am.
@etoille I hope it doesn't develope into pre-e. My midwife mentioned Hawthorne tea. Maybe you could look into that as a homeopathic remedy.
@FrecklesInside I read Anna karenina last year and really liked it. I did think it got a little long at the end. I'm not reading anything good right now. Maybe I should find something new.
I am so tired today. Last night I was up kind of late moving stuff from our bedrooms and bathrooms down to the basement to get ready for the renovations we are starting today, and once I finished, I was just all keyed up and couldn't fall asleep. DD was nervous sleeping in an unfamiliar bed, so she kept waking up and fell out of bed once. Luckily, there's very soft cushy carpet, so it wasn't a big deal. Just not a restful sleep for any of us. And tonight it have a meeting from 6-9 that's over an hour from my home. Woe is me...
Yeah that's what sold me, I love the whole phablet idea cause I'm almost always on mobile and I'm hoping I'll be able to see siggys on that phone.