I totally lied to dh yesterday. I usually call him when I leave work so he knows when to expect me.
I found an awesome craigslist deal that he said I didn't need. I bought the item anyways. So I arranged picking the item up after work. I waited until I left the seller to call dh. I fibbed and told him I got out of work late.
This lie will continue as I'm going to claim my mom bought it lol.
It's a fisher price swing. An older model/style of the snugapuppy/little lamb type. It doesn't plug in, that's about the only difference. $25.
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbowBaby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
This is the first time in my entire life I have lived without an adult to answer to. I got married at 19 and moved in with DH straight from my parents house. As much as I miss DH, it's kind of nice to be able to run things they way I want to without having to compromise. Not that he's a control freak or anything, but now I don't have to take his habits/preferences into account when making everyday decisions. Like what to make for dinner. We can now have things he doesn't like whenever we want!
Also, one less person to do laundry for is nice.
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Married 6/16/01
Eeney 7/24/05
Meeney 3/23/07
Miney 9/15/10 Mo 11/4/14 Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
I don't recognize half the people on the birth announcements thread. I love tit their births out of solidarity but I always wonder, " Do you even go here??"
Because I'm awake and because it's Friday I thought I'd get this party started.
Spill it!
**please note that this thread, nor any thread, is flame free.
Well then why call it FFFC? I think we could say we turn the flames DOWN a bit at least - so people can unburden themselves. :-)
FFFC - Had dreams about banging my college boyfriend and Simon Pegg last night. I need sex sooo bad.
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I don't recognize half the people on the birth announcements thread. I love tit their births out of solidarity but I always wonder, " Do you even go here??"
I don't recognize most.. But I'm sure I'm not considered a regular either.. I've tried to become more active in the past 2 months so hopefully when the time comes it won't be like "who's that chick?!" Haha!
I bought a bag of mini Reece's and a bag of mini snickers last night. I'm not expecting trick or treaters and I live alone. I've had such a sweet tooth this week and I pigged out last night. If it continues today I will throw the rest of them in the trash. I have 0 willpower!
Nooooo!!!! That's candy abuse! To a pregnant me, that's as bad as alcohol abuse to a non pregnant me!
Nov. '14 January Siggy : Work Sucks!
Me 32-DH 38
Married July 14, 2007 ----- TTC # 1 October 1, 2013 BFP March 7, 2014 ----- EDD November 17, 2014 ---- Baby boy born November 16, 2014
I had a craving for McDonald's for lunch yesterday, so I got some. Then, I felt bad because SO and I rarely eat fast food and he's been really on board with helping me make sure I'm making good choices this pregnancy. So, instead of throwing out the evidence in our trash (I'm on mat leave already), when I went to pick him up from work, I took the bag with me and threw it out in a public trash can down the road.
Karma got me back, though, because I showed sugar in my urine at my appointment yesterday. I'm pretty sure it was the McDonald's.
Well then why call it FFFC? I think we could say we turn the flames DOWN a bit at least - so people can unburden themselves. :-)
No way! I'm tried, cranky, and ready to jump at someone besides my
poor husband. If you want me to love tit and sympathize with something do it in the daily randoms, that's a love fest. This though, THIS IS SPARTA! Errr, this is where we can bitch back lol.
Mine: I'm worried we are going to have a FLK (funny looking kid). Some babies are just not cute and I wonder if it's worse to be oblivious while everyone else lies about your gremlin baby or to know it and be the lady that thinks her baby is ugly. Either way I'm way to preoccupied with this when according to everyone apparently "all that matters is a healthy baby". I'm shallow and terrible.
It took me several days after DS was born to think he was cute. Between cone head and bruising from the birth as well as just a naturally long face, I thought he was pretty ugly at first and felt horrible for it. Even afterwards he was cute mostly because he was mine. I just didn't care what anyone else thought. Meanwhile DD1 with her very round face was freaking gorgeous. Kid came out with jet black hair and blonde highlights.
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Married 6/16/01
Eeney 7/24/05
Meeney 3/23/07
Miney 9/15/10 Mo 11/4/14 Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
I don't recognize half the people on the birth announcements thread. I love tit their births out of solidarity but I always wonder, " Do you even go here??"
SOOO MUCH THIS!! I'm like... WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE???
heisenberg you totally go here! TC0514 I've noticed you posting more too!
I actually pray a specific prayer everyday and one line in that prayer is that my baby be beautiful. I know it's shallow but it's what I do...
Another for team worried about FLK... at my last ultrasound they said he had a lot of hair, long legs and big feet. So now I have visions that I'm carrying a sasquatch in there.
Add me to the list of people concerned about a not-so-cute kid. I just don't think most babies, especially new born babies, are cute. I'm sure I'll be a little biased when it's my own, but we'll see!
My FFFC: I got to work and grabbed a nice, fluffy, delicious bagel from the cafeteria for breakfast and I devoured it. Then my coworker came in and said she bought donuts for my last day before Maternity Leave. It would have been rude to not have a donut, right? Or two?
@uncharted01 You're killing me here. We have no bagel shops and almost no donuts. I would die for a chocolate long john.
@klopez1221 Same. Or at least if I have, it's been quiet and I pretend nothing happened, so it's never been acknowledged. That's one reason why I kind of long for the good old days when the men waited outside the delivery room smoking cigars. It's nice to keep at least a little of the mystique alive.
I will ship you a box of New Jersey bagels (the best) and donuts! I'm sure they'll survive a long distance flight, right? :P
@econosaurus I'm with you. I'm way too objective. I would definitely not be the oblivious one, so I would be living with the guilt of being that mom who knows her baby is just not that cute. It doesn't mean we wouldn't love them to bits, but there's still the guilt. So...I hope this baby's cute!
ETA: typed too fast
I swear that some of the "cutest" babies grow up to be not so attractive toddlers/children and vise versa. And this might be horrible, but I'm pretty sure nearly all kids have that awful awkward middle school period lol.
My FFFC? I'm bummed that I probably won't be able to go Black Friday shopping this year. Trust me, I'll take baby over that any day, but Black Friday is seriously my super bowl. My bff and I have a tradition every year where we head out to the outlets about 9pm and do the midnight shopping. We get a hotel room, sleep a few hours, drive home and then shop some more in the early morning. I'll miss it this year.
@silverwings72 it's like you read my mind!! I was going to say I get irrationally annoyed when I see people who don't post here, post in that thread. I don't really care about your baby. I only care about the ladies and babies I have gotten to know!
To the two ladies who don't think they are recognizable, you totes are. No worries.
FFFC can also stand for Flamful Friday Confessions. I'm totes with @Econosaurus... THIS IS SPARTA!!
I'm with @uncharted01, I don't find newborns cute at all. I thought N was cute but the baby has to be seriously cute for me to actually think they are cute. We do have quiet a few cute ones here. Off the top of my head, @mommymeg143 and @Kristy774 's babies blew me away. So freaking cute! I do tend to tell people their babies are cute though. I don't think newborns are ugly by any means, they are just all red and squished. Give em a week!
My dad came down from outta province for the birth of he baby. He got here wednesday midday. I'm secretly already annoyed by his presence and my needing to play host. I just wanna be lazy by myself in these last few days (Edd is tomorrow). I'm such a shitty daughter. All I am thinking is "am I REALLY gonna have my dad here at my house when I'm in early labour? What if I wanna walk around naked and shit lol" clearly I wasn't thinking when I said him staying here would be fine lol
My FFFC: I totally hide food from my kids. If the good stuff is where they can find it, they eat it all (or leave ONE cookie/chocolate/whatever in the box). I just want it to be there when I want it, so I stash it in secret places. They have a "snack" drawer with stuff for them. I just got sick of them eating all the good stuff before I was in the mood for it. #thejoysofolderchildren
I do this already with my 3.5 year old. He's a monkey and will climb on the counters to get at something he wants while I'm busy with the 16 month old. The sad part, the 16 month old is starting to do it as well. I have to hide my snacks in my dresser.
In line with the birth announcement comment from earlier: I find it odd that a lot of them end with "We are so in love."
My maternal grandmother told me at 15 that she wanted me to marry a good-lookin' man 'cause she didn't want ugly great-grand babies. At 15 I didn't know what the heck she was talking about and just shrugged it off. But her comment did creep into my head when I was pregnant with dd1. I knew that a lot of babies born vaginally have cone heads, so I wondered about that. But, she was born with a perfectly round head, and a gorgeous newborn. However, with dd2, those same thoughts resurfaced and I wondered if she would look like gizmo or gremlin.
And I'd be one of those mamas that would admit to myself if my baby looked rough.
G 12.04 | E 11.06 | D 11.08 | H 12.09 | R 11.14 | Expecting #6 2.16.18.
@econosaurus I'm with you. I'm way too objective. I would definitely not be the oblivious one, so I would be living with the guilt of being that mom who knows her baby is just not that cute. It doesn't mean we wouldn't love them to bits, but there's still the guilt. So...I hope this baby's cute!
ETA: typed too fast
I swear that some of the "cutest" babies grow up to be not so attractive toddlers/children and vise versa. And this might be horrible, but I'm pretty sure nearly all kids have that awful awkward middle school period lol.
@JamieK1882 I have a theory that you don't want your kids to be cool in middle school. Almost everyone who was cool in my middle school ended up dropping out of high school and failing at life. Maybe that says more about my middle school though.
Speaking of attractive babies, I find it funny how the ultrasound techs always say how adorable and beautiful a baby is, given that I am sure they say that to everyone. We're pretty realistic. She has my mouth, and that is unfortunate for her. Hopefully she has hubby's ridiculously long, sometimes they get tangled, eyelashes and not my barely there lashes. The techs haven't been able to tell us yet . And let's hope she gets his family's metabolism and hourglass (his mom, not him, ha) shape.
I also think babies of other ethnicities tend to be cuter.
My FFFC: I totally hide food from my kids. If the good stuff is where they can find it, they eat it all (or leave ONE cookie/chocolate/whatever in the box). I just want it to be there when I want it, so I stash it in secret places. They have a "snack" drawer with stuff for them. I just got sick of them eating all the good stuff before I was in the mood for it. #thejoysofolderchildren
I do this already with my 3.5 year old. He's a monkey and will climb on the counters to get at something he wants while I'm busy with the 16 month old. The sad part, the 16 month old is starting to do it as well. I have to hide my snacks in my dresser.
In line with the birth announcement comment from earlier: I find it odd that a lot of them end with "We are so in love."
At this point, I'm less concerned about my hiding food from my kids than from my husband. I have to hide all the best stuff from him or it'll be gone in a day. I've actually been hiding the Halloween candy for almost two weeks so it would still be here to hand out to the trick or treaters. Even my 5 year old knows that Daddy will eat all the snack food, so he's started asking me to make oatmeal cookies instead of chocolate chip when I bake since my husband doesn't eat the oatmeal.
And now I really want to go eat some of the Halloween candy.
I have never farted in my husbands presence. I plan to keep this up till the day I die. I figure if I can make it through this gassy pregnancy, I can make it through anything else.
FFFC #1: Along the lines of worrying about what my kids look like... I don't think new newborns are cute. Best believe these babies are going to get cleaned up and more normal looking before I post any pictures of them!
FFFC #2: This is my last day of work and there is stuff I could do to make my coworker's life easier on Monday. But I'm sitting here on the bump instead! Ugh. I'm such an asshole.
(edited to add) FFFC #3: I'm super jealous of all the ladies with husbands/SOs at least trying to poke them. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't want to have sex right now. I'm miserable. But him not wanting it is making me feel like all fugly. I wish he'd at least TRY to have sex with me so I could turn him down. As I said, I'm an asshole.
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Aug. - Sept. 2013 - dIUIs = BFNs
January 2014 - IVF = 3 freezer babies
March 2014 - FET of AA and AB blast = BFP! Twins!
Nov. 7, 2014 - Wilhelmina "Willa" Suzanne (4lb 14oz) and Ari Jose (6lb 4oz) were born via CS
I am also worried Beckham will be ugly... Haha! I've never seen a cute red head baby boy. We are all convinced Beckham will come out with ligh hair. I'm hoping for strawberry blonde!
Back to the ugly baby thing... I'm a ginger and BD is black so everyone keeps saying how beautiful LO is going to be... no pressure!! My dad's wife asked me a few weeks ago if BD was attractive (I guess trying to judge what LO would look like) and without even thinking I snapped back "Well I don't sleep with ugly people!" Not very PC but oh well. I guess that's another FFFC? I don't sleep with ugly people? haha.
@carolineheider - I know, right!? He messaged me when I got to work and told me how much he loved cuddling with me this morning (we both woke up a little early but stayed in bed) and all I could think was, "That's like telling me I have a pretty face!"
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January 2014 - IVF = 3 freezer babies
March 2014 - FET of AA and AB blast = BFP! Twins!
Nov. 7, 2014 - Wilhelmina "Willa" Suzanne (4lb 14oz) and Ari Jose (6lb 4oz) were born via CS
I got excited that my sister didn't leave DD2 out when she made treat bags for the kids. Hell yeah! Momma got a bag of candy. The best part is that it came from the actual candy store (made fresh).
About five months ago I was very annoyed with DH about something and totally impulsively I purchased myself a brand new all leather two tone Coach bag, which I then hid in a box which is stored in the spare room. In my mind I've justified that it is a last big hurrah since I likely won't be splurging on myself again like that with a baby around. Also, that it's a kind of a reward for doing all this pregancy work *lol*...
I haven't really figured out how I'm going to bring it out into the open, other than I can legitimately say that I've had it for ages!
I have never farted in my husbands presence. I plan to keep this up till the day I die. I figure if I can make it through this gassy pregnancy, I can make it through anything else.
Oh there's so much I want to say to this friend )
Thank you! I couldn't believe no one had called this out. Love ya, @Kllopez1221 ... but really??
I have never farted in my husbands presence. I plan to keep this up till the day I die. I figure if I can make it through this gassy pregnancy, I can make it through anything else.
Oh there's so much I want to say to this friend )
Thank you! I couldn't believe no one had called this out. Love ya, @Kllopez1221 ... but really??
N14 Nov. Siggy: CELEBRATION!
TTC since 2011
Aug. - Sept. 2013 - dIUIs = BFNs
January 2014 - IVF = 3 freezer babies
March 2014 - FET of AA and AB blast = BFP! Twins!
Nov. 7, 2014 - Wilhelmina "Willa" Suzanne (4lb 14oz) and Ari Jose (6lb 4oz) were born via CS
About five months ago I was very annoyed with DH about something and totally impulsively I purchased myself a brand new all leather two tone Coach bag, which I then hid in a box which is stored in the spare room. In my mind I've justified that it is a last big hurrah since I likely won't be splurging on myself again like that with a baby around. Also, that it's a kind of a reward for doing all this pregancy work *lol*...
I haven't really figured out how I'm going to bring it out into the open, other than I can legitimately say that I've had it for ages!
This is literally how my grandmother told me to buy things without your husband knowing! Buy it, hide it, pull it out and say you've had it for ages. Hahahah oh man.
We are a non-tooting-in-front-of-each-other couple. DH has never experienced one of mine, I have never experienced one of his. And we have been together 12 years. Once in a while our daughter will let one go and tries to blame it on my husband, and yeah. No way I will believe her. It is just not our style. Is that bad? Hell no. I find my non-farting man sexy and respectful. We don't go to the bathroom in front of each other either. (Keeps the romance alive in our opinion.)
As for ugly babies... I really wonder what this one looks like. Our last one was quite pretty. (I even asked my MW. "Am I just biased, or is she pretty?" The MW said she really was. I said "But you have to tell that to all the moms." She said she did NOT. And so I needed to know... what DOES she say to the moms with ugly babies. She said....
I don't fart in front of DH. He's only heard me a few times, the first was when I was pregnant with DS (we had been together like 8 years at that point!). He thinks it's hilarious when he can catch me farting or pooping (I only close the bathroom door for pooping).
He's seen me give birth. I'll pee in front of him. But I always tell him girls don't poop or fart.
This baby is a girl, so now I've changed it to "once girls hit puberty, their poops and farts turn into rainbows and glitter, so you'll still have to change baby girl's poopy diaper".
DH has absolutely no qualms about farting in front of me.
We don't go to the bathroom in front of each other and we try not to fart. Especially during pregnancy it has happened, but we don't talk about it. When he burps he gets a really cute embarrassed face on and mumbles, "'scuse me." It's adorable.
I have no idea if I pooped during delivery or if he saw it. But that hasn't changed that we *try* not to fart in front of each other.
Baby Chloe, however, could not care less. She lets them RIP.
I thought it was something big! I couldn't wait to hear.
And she said,
"After 40 years of marriage, I finally heard Dad fart!"
I guess it runs in our family? And DH's, too?
I am not complaining. I would be grossed out otherwise. Babies can't help it. But a grown man can go to the bathroom. Or check the mailbox. Or something.
I have never farted in my husbands presence. I plan to keep this up till the day I die. I figure if I can make it through this gassy pregnancy, I can make it through anything else.
DH and I fart and burp in front of each other freely. I totally get the idea of keeping some mystery in a relationship, but it doesn't happen for us. DH has IBS and poop is a constant topic in our house. He gets my vitamins out for dinner and asks if I want a "poo pill" (Colace). I can't even help my gas anymore since being pregnant and they slip out unannounced all the time. DH laughs and comments on them. DH walks in on me in the bathroom all the time. I close the door, but he just walks in. He also walks in while I'm in the bathtub, which at the moment is not a very pretty site. There's most definitely no privacy in our house!
My stepmom told me once that you only truly love someone if you would change their diaper when you're both old and grey. We would clearly have no problem doing that.
Re: FFFC
I found an awesome craigslist deal that he said I didn't need. I bought the item anyways. So I arranged picking the item up after work. I waited until I left the seller to call dh. I fibbed and told him I got out of work late.
This lie will continue as I'm going to claim my mom bought it lol.
It's a fisher price swing. An older model/style of the snugapuppy/little lamb type. It doesn't plug in, that's about the only difference. $25.
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
Mo 11/4/14
Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
Nooooo!!!! That's candy abuse! To a pregnant me, that's as bad as alcohol abuse to a non pregnant me!
Nov. '14 January Siggy : Work Sucks!
Me 32-DH 38
Married July 14, 2007 ----- TTC # 1 October 1, 2013
BFP March 7, 2014 ----- EDD November 17, 2014 ---- Baby boy born November 16, 2014
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Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
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Wait, What?!? - EDD 11/1/19
heisenberg you totally go here!
TC0514 I've noticed you posting more too!
I actually pray a specific prayer everyday and one line in that prayer is that my baby be beautiful.
I know it's shallow but it's what I do...
My FFFC: I got to work and grabbed a nice, fluffy, delicious bagel from the cafeteria for breakfast and I devoured it. Then my coworker came in and said she bought donuts for my last day before Maternity Leave. It would have been rude to not have a donut, right? Or two?
To the two ladies who don't think they are recognizable, you totes are. No worries.
FFFC can also stand for Flamful Friday Confessions. I'm totes with @Econosaurus... THIS IS SPARTA!!
I'm with @uncharted01, I don't find newborns cute at all. I thought N was cute but the baby has to be seriously cute for me to actually think they are cute. We do have quiet a few cute ones here. Off the top of my head, @mommymeg143 and @Kristy774 's babies blew me away. So freaking cute! I do tend to tell people their babies are cute though. I don't think newborns are ugly by any means, they are just all red and squished. Give em a week!
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Speaking of attractive babies, I find it funny how the ultrasound techs always say how adorable and beautiful a baby is, given that I am sure they say that to everyone. We're pretty realistic. She has my mouth, and that is unfortunate for her. Hopefully she has hubby's ridiculously long, sometimes they get tangled, eyelashes and not my barely there lashes. The techs haven't been able to tell us yet . And let's hope she gets his family's metabolism and hourglass (his mom, not him, ha) shape.
I also think babies of other ethnicities tend to be cuter.
And now I really want to go eat some of the Halloween candy.
FFFC #2: This is my last day of work and there is stuff I could do to make my coworker's life easier on Monday. But I'm sitting here on the bump instead! Ugh. I'm such an asshole.
(edited to add)
FFFC #3: I'm super jealous of all the ladies with husbands/SOs at least trying to poke them. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't want to have sex right now. I'm miserable. But him not wanting it is making me feel like all fugly. I wish he'd at least TRY to have sex with me so I could turn him down. As I said, I'm an asshole.
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Back to the ugly baby thing... I'm a ginger and BD is black so everyone keeps saying how beautiful LO is going to be... no pressure!! My dad's wife asked me a few weeks ago if BD was attractive (I guess trying to judge what LO would look like) and without even thinking I snapped back "Well I don't sleep with ugly people!" Not very PC but oh well. I guess that's another FFFC? I don't sleep with ugly people? haha.
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Nov. '14 January Siggy : Work Sucks!
Me 32-DH 38
Married July 14, 2007 ----- TTC # 1 October 1, 2013
BFP March 7, 2014 ----- EDD November 17, 2014 ---- Baby boy born November 16, 2014
I haven't really figured out how I'm going to bring it out into the open, other than I can legitimately say that I've had it for ages!
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He's seen me give birth. I'll pee in front of him. But I always tell him girls don't poop or fart.
This baby is a girl, so now I've changed it to "once girls hit puberty, their poops and farts turn into rainbows and glitter, so you'll still have to change baby girl's poopy diaper".
DH has absolutely no qualms about farting in front of me.
DH and I fart and burp in front of each other freely. I totally get the idea of keeping some mystery in a relationship, but it doesn't happen for us. DH has IBS and poop is a constant topic in our house. He gets my vitamins out for dinner and asks if I want a "poo pill" (Colace). I can't even help my gas anymore since being pregnant and they slip out unannounced all the time. DH laughs and comments on them. DH walks in on me in the bathroom all the time. I close the door, but he just walks in. He also walks in while I'm in the bathtub, which at the moment is not a very pretty site. There's most definitely no privacy in our house!
My stepmom told me once that you only truly love someone if you would change their diaper when you're both old and grey. We would clearly have no problem doing that.