Okay, so an accidental post gave me an idea! Now that we are moms of J14 babies (and some of us, COUGH COUGH ME, snoop around on other boards just for the excitement of new expecting moms--Esp J15) I think we should reintroduce ourselves to the group.
Remind us... What you do, how many kids you have, ages of kids, where you live, how life has changed with new LO, when/if you will try for number 2, 3, 4..., hobbies, etc. Tell us anything you want! Let's re-get to know each other! And for those who have recently joined, this will be a good way to get to know some regulars! And GO!
Re: Let's Reintro!
Married DH 7/30/11
CSC arrived 5/7/12
CHC arrived 6/2/14
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
We live in Indiana. I'm a WAHM, custom dance routine costume design, dance team DJ. I travel to teach dance teams competition choreography. Hubs is a real estate agent. You could say we both work from home for the most part. LO is a little over 4 months. He is our first and he is amazing. He's got just the biggest personality.
Right now our hobbies include the fall tv line up lol. I'm sort of an SNL super fan (converted the husband too). And of course, The Walking Dead.
This hobby thing is hard now. I used to have a whole lot more hobbies of my own like photography, exercising, crafting, drawing. I feel like those have gone away for a while. It's just hard to find any time for that now. But LO is a great filler for the hobby void
I'd like to try for number 2 when L's two years old. We shall see where the wind blows us!
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
Before DD was born I worked as an administrative assistant, I was supposed to go back to work on September but I just couldn't do it, I spoke with my boss and they were kind enough to let me take another three months of (unpaid) maternity leave so I'm going back to the office on December. I know it's gonna be so hard for me but we are saving money for our house and we are just not able to do it in one income.
I love watching movies, reading and baking. I haven't been able to do much of this lately because I have my hands full with LO but I'm loving it. I never thought motherhood will be this amazing, but everyday I learn something new from her.
We are most likely one and done, I'll love to have another one but for DH is just too much with three kids.
Hi I'm a FTM from Ontario -we live about halfway between Toronto and Montreal. Our son, Alexander, was born on June 8 in a quick unmedicated birth. We have been married for just over 3 years, together for 5. We are also parents to our Furbaby, a 3 yo chiweenie Lilah, a turtle, a frog, and a handful of fishes.
I'm taking full advantage of the 1 year Mat leave in Canada and will return to full-time administrative work in May - which I am actually looking forward to because I love my work family and...my DH will be quitting his job and being SAHD!
We originally wanted 2 kiddies, but DH is waning and really just wants 1, but we'll see how we feel a couple years down the road.
We are currently transitioning from cosleeping to crib sleeping, blah
My husband and I have been married for two years but have been together for eight- we were high school sweethearts. I spent my pregnancy in Indiana but moved back to my hometown area in southern Illinois at 37 weeks pregnant. I am a FTM, little girl Arianna was born on June 10th. I work in retail because if I SAH we wouldn't be able to pay the bills. I do love my job, but I wish I could be at home with LO more often. We do plan to have one or two more children, but probably not for a few more years. Hopefully by then we will have paid off some debt and I might be able to be a SAHM. My husband and I are both very creative people. I enjoy drawing, painting, photography, reading, cooking, being outdoors, etc. Unfortunately, I just don't have enough time to do much of that anymore...
Hi!!! I'm a Vermonter born and raised (did a quick stint in Boston and try every day to get DH to move south! lol). DH and I have been married for 4 years and together 7 1/2. I'm a FTM to an awesome little girl Harper born 5 days late on 6/21. We also have cat, Sloan, who's I'm conviced Harper will call a**hole when she grows up because we always yell at him for getting into things. I work in commerical loan underwriting for a Vermont only bank. I never wanted to be a SAHM but I'd love to be able to only work PT... the wallet says not happening (PS - SO jealous of the Canadians!!) I think we want two... but I'm almost liking one and done more and more, especially $$ wise. We love boating in the summer and can't wait to get back out next year since we missed basically all of this season and we're huge Red Sox & Bruins fans
Engaged: 7/19/09 Married: 9/19/10
BFP: 10/14/13 EDD: 6/16/14 DD Arrived: 6/21/14
June '14 Siggy Challenge: Warm Places
It's been a crazy couple months - I'm so grateful for you ladies... The discussions, shares and most importantly the snark, have gotten me through so much. Much love to the J14 ladies!!
I am a SAHM who is currently working on getting a Masters in Exercise Nutrition. DH and I have been married for 5 years and LO is our first. We're planning on "discussing" #2 in Dec and probably TTC after Christmas. We have one dog (corgi!) with plans to get another one next year. We are both on staff for the Christian ministry we are a part of and spend a good chunk of our time there.
Our hobbies are reading, hiking, paddleboarding/kayaking/white-water rafting, nerding out, gardening, exercising (duh), cooking, and eating out at restaurants. We're big nerds who considered naming our kids after Lord of the Rings characters and are currently watching our way through Harry Potter and Supernatural. To piggyback off that we're all three going as Star Trek characters for Halloween
Uhhh....that's about it. Whatever happened to the GTKY threads?
J14 Jan Siggy Challenge: Santorini
I'm pretty new but can I play too?
I am 27 and I am from NH - I have lived in France and I have also lived in Boston for a few years and would love to move back to the city, but my husband is definitely not a city person. I work in IT security and compliance for a large insurance company (I know, not exciting) and my hubby is a firefighter/paramedic. We have been together for 7 years and have been married for 2. We have a 2 year old chocolate lab and our first LO, Everett, was born on 6/11. My hobbies are traveling, cooking, skiing, and running/triathlons - all things I am trying to figure out how to get back into with post baby. Last year before I got pregnant I ran two marathons, including the Boston Marathon (although I was only able to run 25.8 miles because of the bombings). My husband wants to have just one more kid, but I am hoping for at least 3, maybe 4. We will probably starty trying again in summer/fall of 2016. Everett is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me and I never thought I could love someone as much as I love him!
We traveled a lot before Lucas was born and took our last trip to Colorado when I was 32 weeks pregnant...crazy! That may have been the most uncomfortable plane ride ever!
I love to cook, bake and run. Not that I have time to do a lot of that now!
BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016
My hobbies include photography and baking. I have not had much time to devote to them since my son arrived.
As for adding to our family, we'd like to have another child. We have not decided on timing. I am in school for another 3 years and given the program structure, I would like to complete all or most of the program.
Remind us... What you do, how many kids you have, ages of kids, where you live, how life has changed with new LO, when/if you will try for number 2, 3, 4..., hobbies, etc. Tell us anything you want! Let's re-get to know each other! And for those who have recently joined, this will be a good way to get to know some regulars! And GO!
This was a great idea especially since I never introduced myself, mostly just lurked and occasionally posted. I am 33 and work as a quality analyst to financial data. I toy with the idea of getting certified as an internal auditor but I haven't bit the bullet and bought the (expensive) study materials yet. I have been married to DH for 8 1/2 years and together for almost 17 (we were HS sweethearts). Our first child - a son - was born on 6/6 6 days early via C-section due to pre-e and failure to dilate. I'd start trying for another LO now but my OB says to wait a year to let my body heal from the CS and being pregnant so, that's the plan for now. We will likely only have 1 more child since we are older. DS is my rainbow baby as I had an early m/c in 2011. My hobby before LO was to read now it is to spend as much time with him as possible. I'm trying to improve my health/weight and have begun walking and maybe with time I'll get up to jogging. As if you couldn't tell by my screen name I am a huge HP fan. Oh, I'm born and raised in NC with no plans to ever leave.
We have a rescue pup and like to spend time with family. We are vegetarian and I like to watch movies and try new restaurants (and wine!).
Great to learn more about you all!
ETA. I just now saw the costume thread and tried to delete the pic but it won't let me. So disregard the AW of my daughter in her costume and pretend you saw it in the correct thread.
I am a cosmetologist. But now a SAHM and do hair from home.
how many kids you have, ages of kids?
I just have this one LO and she is 4.5 months now =]
where you live?
Sunny (although its raining right now) California.
how life has changed with new LO? Everything about my life has changed. But I love this roll as a Mom and wouldn't change it for anything!
when/if you will try for number 2, 3, 4...,?
I am pretty set at being 1 and done.. But who knows if I will change my mind in a few years.
hobbies, etc.?
Hmmmm... Currently- I love traveling and seeing my girl Sara Evans in concert. (I've seen her about 20 times now) it's always like a family reunion seeing her, the band, and her team. I love crafts and painting my nails and wish I had more time for it. Geocaching is pretty fun too. Football and Nascar are my favorite sports. I am a very introverted person and have major trust issues with trysting people. Ive been with my husband since 2008. I was in Color Guard and Drum Corps and coached Color Guard it will always be my top favorite job besides being a Mom. Idk I could go on forever lol. I have lived a very complexed life.. Often times it feels like I have lived multiple lives lol.
I'm a lawyer and am just getting back into the swing of working full time. My main hobby is reading.
I haven't been super active on the boards but I would definitely say it has been my greatest resource during pregnancy and since LO was born, so thanks ladies!
I have so many hobbies it isn't even funny. I dabble in it all, scrapbooking, sewing, cross stitching, crotchet and basically anything that Pinterest throws in there. We love camping and basically spend all summer doing that and then the dreaded winter months when my DH is a hunter.
Before I became a mom, I was a teacher for 11years. I'm currently on Childcare Leave and planning to return to work next school year...maybe
My hobbies are hiking, running, dancing, swimming, reading, and watching tv. I love to travel and go to the beach. Now I spend my time making Shutterfly books and attempting to learn how to cook.
I'm a high school special education teacher and also have a masters degree in educational psychology, which I eventually plan on furthering into a career in school psychology. I want to teach until my boys are older though because I really love having summers off with them.
My hobbies including pinning crafts on Pinterest that I'll never make, cleaning up Legos like a boss, and trying to get the baby to nap longer than 15 minutes at a time. I also really love to cook when I have the time. But please don't ask me to bake, because I'll burn your shit. Fact.