Good morning! I didn't sleep too well last night. But we are flying out this evening to visit some friends, and I'm excited about that. Hoping DS is good on the plane. Also I got a free iced coffee from Chick-fil-A yesterday (they're giving them away from 10am to 8pm), and I got it with no ice so I could save it for this morning and add my own ice. I'm looking forward to that.
I'm staying in bed for 7 more minutes, and then folding laundry, packing, and work.
My mom is watching DS today and taking him to get Santa pictures!
@Maebb - good thinking with the no ice. I'm beyond jealous that you have a chik-fil-a. I'm from Tampa, FL but now live in Detroit and we have NONE. Tragic. Although, I would prob weigh +30lbs more if there was one...
The itching from the flu shot has gone from maybe an 8/9, to a 4, and we're at about a 2 now. Work screwed up my paycheck this morning, and used my vacation hours that I need to use while out with baby, so I'm really hoping they will reverse that, otherwise I'm screwed for leave. Paycheck lady will be getting a prompt 7am WTF phone call here shortly! Other than that, I'm hoping to get some shopping in before work tonight (shift 1 of 3 in a row) since I got a little sleep and have some energy!
@Maebb - staying in bed for exactly 7 minutes? Not 6 or 8? I'm sorry you didn't sleep well! But I hope you have a wonderful time visiting your friends. Hope DS cooperates for you
(Zoe Claire- born at 33.6 weeks- November 19, '14 - 5lbs 15oz)
@elleswarth, yeah, I felt silly ordering "an iced coffee with no ice," but I thought it would be better this morning. I'm in ATL, so we're lucky to have CFAs everywhere.
@musicfanatic, I told myself I'd get up at 6:10, but looks like that didn't happen. 6:20 it is. Thanks for the well-wishes for the flight tonight.
I was up most of the night trying to decide what we will do for C's birthday this year. Our house isn't big enough to host both of our immediate families. We also have 10 nieces/nephews who would be miserable to be cooped up for the party. I'm definitely overthinking it, but it's so soon (6 weeks) I don't want to be stuck without any viable options. I wish my mind had an off button.
Morning ladies! Well, we made it to SC and surprising my mom was a total success! She had no idea and her face when she saw DD was priceless, I definitely cried! We've already seen lots of family (most live next door to my parents) and my two closest cousins are coming in today. One of the has a two month old I'm dying to snuggle!!
My parents live right on the intercostal waterway, so I grew up with this as my backyard. May explain why I hate Texas so much haha! Hope everyone has a lovely Friday!
Aie, morning ladies. Didn't sleep so great last night. Had to be up at quarter till six today, passed out around 1am ish. Which, well, I guess that isn't so bad. But ah, I'm getting my 3D/4D u/s today, but it's at 11, and I couldn't find a way to my grandmother's work, so I guess I just had to come up when she did at 7! wehh What to do for three and a half hours?
Not to mention there was a wicked accident at the highway that made her 20 mins late; it backed up the road for about two or three miles, it was crazy. I wish I knew if everyone in the crash was ok, but with how long it was taking, the logical part of me says it couldn't have been too good.
Anybody want a sweet, loveable cat?
DS sleeps through the night, but starting at 4:00 this morning, the silly cat was meowing every 10-15 minutes. Just wandering around meowing. You've got food, water, a clean litter box and can sleep on our bed. What more do you want? And now that we're all up and moving she's sleeping on the sofa.
I feel your pain! I'm waiting on the same thing. I planned on getting here at 7, hate mornings though so I ended up here at 8. It's 8:45 and they still haven't even called me back to register me. Everyone here is coughing and complaining. Ugh. So now when I'm done I'm headed straight to chick fil a thanks to yall! There's a light at the end of the tunnel...
Only working a half day to today and then off to Boston to visit my husbands family! I am excited but I really don't want to fly (almost) 31 weeks pregnant with a two year old! Thank goodness its only an hour flight!
One of our cats decided to puke on the bed at 5am this morning. Our other cat pukes all the time, but he is at least courteous enough to jump off a bed or furniture before he does it.
My husband's alarm clock on his phone is going off out here in the living room. I'm too lazy to get off the couch to turn it off...... And it just keeps on going on and on. Eventually it should turn off.
Good Morning ladies....I am wicked depressed. I'm not sure how to get out of this funk. I'm fine around my daughter but aside from that I feel like I could curl up and just cry for hours. I feel so stressed from work and keeping up the house and I feel like I haven't had any time with my husband that has been actually meaningful in a while. I tried to talk to him about it but he's been working so much and quite honestly he doesn't do well with emotional stuff. To top if off we had agreed that if he was able to get off Christmas and come with us to Jersey then he could go to DC police weekend in May. Well he decided he wants to go to Myrtle Beach with some of his guy friends to golf instead, and its gone from a 3 day trip to 4 day and instead of being in May now its in March. I just put my foot down. I have no idea how hard it will be to handle a two month old and a twenty month old...besides my daughter had horrible weight gain issues which had us at the doctor every three days until she was three months old (extremely stressful). I have no idea what to expect with this baby and I think expecting to go on a boy vacation for four days is totally different then a work related thing in May. So we are at an impasse which is just making me feel even more alone....
On the plus side my step sister is in labor and Baby Madison should be here today
@Britb618 - The "Love it" is for Baby Madison, not for the impasse with the hubs.
I kinda want to throw stale, hard, week old donuts at your DH's face for you. And then reason with him LEO to LEO about why he's being a dummy. I hope it gets better for you soon!
Tums are my new best friend. I never thought I would actually like them.
DH got the new COD the other day and had been playing it a lot. He loves it and it looks amazing, but the camera movement doesn't do my stomach any favors.
I think our beagle is freaking out. She needs more attention these days and has more "puppy crazy" moments.
Time to start packing to move to a 2 bedroom apartment!
FI has to work overtime tonight and probably won't be home until midnight. :-( But on the upside, DS and I are going to take dinner to him at work so we can still eat together. And FI and I both have Veterans' Day off so while DS is at school we will have date day. Not just date night, but an entire day! *Does preggo happy dance*
I passed my glucose screening!! And I'm not anemic which actually surprised me, I was almost certain that I was. I'm going to go get a cupcake (or two or three?) to celebrate!
Last night, I ended up with a flat tire. This morning, my car wouldn't start. I feel like the universe is trying to tell me to just stay put, but you know, life goes on. So I'm at work right now (husband dropped me off) and am not 100% certain how I'm getting home because he (DH) goes out of town for work this afternoon.
Last night for the first time my dog who loves to snuggle finally snuggled up with my bump/baby. It melted my heart. He ended up falling asleep with his head resting on my belly and would occasionally snuggle in more. Now i know he usually likes to snuggle in...but he doesn't usually rest on me, more like next to me. I just thought it was the sweetest thing, even if he thought he was just getting a good head rest, I like to think it was baby and doggy bonding time :-)
@Britb618 - The "Love it" is for Baby Madison, not for the impasse with the hubs.
I kinda want to throw stale, hard, week old donuts at your DH's face for you. And then reason with him LEO to LEO about why he's being a dummy. I hope it gets better for you soon!
Who has stale week old donuts!? Not my house they'd never survive that long
Hubby comes home from his conference tonight! He's in a bad mood though. People there were telling him about all these job openings so he decided to get online and check them out. What he found was the job he has interviewed for TWICE now relisted for the third time two days ago. This job was listed, he interviewed, they hired nobody and relisted with
different wording, they called him to interview again and interviewed 7
people, and again hired nobody!
Little man and I went shopping while big brother was at preschool yesterday. I got one of the toys I wanted to get him for Christmas with my free Kmart gift cards from transferring prescriptions. Even though it was totally free to me, I was still miffed that Kmart wants $37.99 for the same thing I could get from Amazon for $29.99. That's $8 more of free stuff I could've gotten!
Also, this is the first year that I'm really starting to have to be sneaky with buying Christmas presents because they are now totally aware. I have to ask people to watch the boys for me so much for doctor's appointments, but since the appointments take up so much time (45 mins to get there and another 45 mins to get home + appt time) I always have to rush back home to get them so I never have the extra time to stop in a store to grab a present or two here and there before hurrying back. I really hate to impose on family any more than I already feel like I am. Thank goodness for online shopping! Now if only they would actually stay engrossed in something in another room long enough for me to wrap something without constantly following me around or coming to see what I'm doing.
I had my 31 week apt today. Doctor was 45 minutes late because she had to run across the street to deliver a baby. We didn't know how long we'd have to wait but it really wasn't so bad. She did a quick ultrasound because my mom was with me, but baby girl did not cooperate at all. She was facing my back and was moving around constantly. The doctor commented on how active the baby is - I feel so validated because I swear, this baby moves all.the.time.
Everything looks great though so I'm thrilled.
Also, my mom talks non-stop. It was way too early for me this morning...I was trying not to get annoyed at her but she barely shut her mouth the entire morning. But I know she's just excited so I cut her some slack. I'm happily in my quiet office now.
I passed my glucose screening!! And I'm not anemic which actually surprised me, I was almost certain that I was. I'm going to go get a cupcake (or two or three?) to celebrate!
Etf: 'screening' not 'screwing'!
And this is why everyone should do the weird 2 hour test.
Agreed! Question- why is there even a 3 hour if you can get accurate results in 2? IMO they should get rid if the 1 and the 3hr and only do the 2hr test.
It's official--DH and I are going to Indianapolis next weekend and we're going to see Pats vs. Colts in Sunday Night Football!!!
Booked the flights and hotel today and I'm so excited for the trip! Not as excited for the excessive amount of flying it requires, however. Direct flights from Boston only take like an hour and a half but they are mind-bogglingly expensive. So to avoid that, we have to fly 2.5 hours to Charlotte, then transfer and fly another 1.5 hours to Indy. WTF. It'll be worth it, I just hope I don't get too exhausted :-/
Hubby comes home from his conference tonight! He's in a bad mood though. People there were telling him about all these job openings so he decided to get online and check them out. What he found was the job he has interviewed for TWICE now relisted for the third time two days ago. This job was listed, he interviewed, they hired nobody and relisted with
different wording, they called him to interview again and interviewed 7
people, and again hired nobody!
What a bummer. I wonder what they are looking for that they haven't found in your husband or another candidate? Had he had any communication with them? I'd be so disappointed, too.
@britb618 Sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch. I'm feeling sort of depressed, too, and fiancé is pretty clueless of how to respond/unsympathetic, which is frustrating. Maybe you can negotiate a vacation for yourself sometime next spring as payback? :-/
Hubby comes home from his conference tonight! He's in a bad mood though. People there were telling him about all these job openings so he decided to get online and check them out. What he found was the job he has interviewed for TWICE now relisted for the third time two days ago. This job was listed, he interviewed, they hired nobody and relisted with
different wording, they called him to interview again and interviewed 7
people, and again hired nobody!
What a bummer. I wonder what they are looking for that they haven't found in your husband or another candidate? Had he had any communication with them? I'd be so disappointed, too.
It's an assistant principal position and the school year is almost half over at this point. He has been teaching for 10 years and finished his masters and principal certificate two years ago. He's been applying for any and all assistant principal/principal jobs within a two hour drive and has been interviewing like crazy since. Of course, he has no administrative experience yet, so we know he always has that against him. He's a Tech Ed (shop) teacher so maybe his expertise is not as desirable to the district as, say, a Special Ed teacher. But, they called him back the second time and there were 7 other candidates, surely one of them would've been acceptable?
Feeling better than yesterday, but am having almost uncontrollable emotional swings. It feels like I'm PMSing x 10, super sucks. It didn't help that my birthday yesterday was just like one long day of mishaps and hellishness - for DH as well as me. He was supposed to have an interview this morning for a higher-paying/more responsibility job at a competitor, but last night he got an email that said "actually just kidding, we hired someone else sorry". So frustrating. Plus since he's been stressed out about the process, he's been a little snappish all week, and his birthday gift to me was... an iPad case. So romantic, right? Sigh. At least he got me a piece of cake from a bakery, but not before asking me if I wanted one first (I guess! ugh ). I only ate half of it and put it in the fridge, planning to eat the rest for breakfast, but it turned out DH ate the other half with his morning coffee. :-<
I was supposed to meet up with a girl today to have a play date with the kids, I was dreading all morning having to pull myself together to go because I really didn't feel up for it, but I didn't want to cancel. She just messaged me saying she can't make it..... I'm so relieved!
I can stay in jammies all day, not have to put on a bra, do my hair or makeup.
I'm gonna start dinner early, and make it a point to nap with Owen *ds3* during nap time.
I'm so freaking over this cold and fasting for this stupid 3ht GTT isn't helping matters. I have been up since 3 with a sick DD and now I wish I had brought a pillow to this stupid test.
This brought to you by the girl sitting in front of me. I think this hairstyle looks absolutely ridiculous. Whole head bands are dumb. I do like her hair color though ;-)
Re: Friday Randoms!
I'm staying in bed for 7 more minutes, and then folding laundry, packing, and work.
My mom is watching DS today and taking him to get Santa pictures!
The itching from the flu shot has gone from maybe an 8/9, to a 4, and we're at about a 2 now. Work screwed up my paycheck this morning, and used my vacation hours that I need to use while out with baby, so I'm really hoping they will reverse that, otherwise I'm screwed for leave. Paycheck lady will be getting a prompt 7am WTF phone call here shortly! Other than that, I'm hoping to get some shopping in before work tonight (shift 1 of 3 in a row) since I got a little sleep and have some energy!
Happy Friday everyone!!
@musicfanatic, I told myself I'd get up at 6:10, but looks like that didn't happen. 6:20 it is. Thanks for the well-wishes for the flight tonight.
I was up most of the night trying to decide what we will do for C's birthday this year. Our house isn't big enough to host both of our immediate families. We also have 10 nieces/nephews who would be miserable to be cooped up for the party. I'm definitely overthinking it, but it's so soon (6 weeks) I don't want to be stuck without any viable options. I wish my mind had an off button.
BFP #1: 4/2/12 -- DD born 12/15/12. BFP #2: 4/1/14 -- CP. BFP #3: 4/28/14 -- EDD 1/10/15
Jan 15 NOV siggy challenge:
And I don't like iced coffee, I'm broken. I only like hot coffee.
My parents live right on the intercostal waterway, so I grew up with this as my backyard. May explain why I hate Texas so much haha! Hope everyone has a lovely Friday!
dx: Unexplained IF
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:
24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
Edit: @ladyamanuet!!
My husband's alarm clock on his phone is going off out here in the living room. I'm too lazy to get off the couch to turn it off...... And it just keeps on going on and on. Eventually it should turn off.
I'm craving a breakfast burrito so bad!
@Britb618 - The "Love it" is for Baby Madison, not for the impasse with the hubs.
I kinda want to throw stale, hard, week old donuts at your DH's face for you. And then reason with him LEO to LEO about why he's being a dummy. I hope it gets better for you soon!
DH got the new COD the other day and had been playing it a lot. He loves it and it looks amazing, but the camera movement doesn't do my stomach any favors.
I think our beagle is freaking out. She needs more attention these days and has more "puppy crazy" moments.
Time to start packing to move to a 2 bedroom apartment!
Etf: 'screening' not 'screwing'!
Little man and I went shopping while big brother was at preschool yesterday. I got one of the toys I wanted to get him for Christmas with my free Kmart gift cards from transferring prescriptions. Even though it was totally free to me, I was still miffed that Kmart wants $37.99 for the same thing I could get from Amazon for $29.99. That's $8 more of free stuff I could've gotten!
Also, this is the first year that I'm really starting to have to be sneaky with buying Christmas presents because they are now totally aware. I have to ask people to watch the boys for me so much for doctor's appointments, but since the appointments take up so much time (45 mins to get there and another 45 mins to get home + appt time) I always have to rush back home to get them so I never have the extra time to stop in a store to grab a present or two here and there before hurrying back. I really hate to impose on family any more than I already feel like I am. Thank goodness for online shopping! Now if only they would actually stay engrossed in something in another room long enough for me to wrap something without constantly following me around or coming to see what I'm doing.
Agreed! Question- why is there even a 3 hour if you can get accurate results in 2? IMO they should get rid if the 1 and the 3hr and only do the 2hr test.
My mom took DS for Santa pics today, and she said he wasn't too thrilled. Ha ha. I think the photos will be funny, even if he's not smiling.
I was supposed to meet up with a girl today to have a play date with the kids, I was dreading all morning having to pull myself together to go because I really didn't feel up for it, but I didn't want to cancel. She just messaged me saying she can't make it..... I'm so relieved!
I can stay in jammies all day, not have to put on a bra, do my hair or makeup.
I'm gonna start dinner early, and make it a point to nap with Owen *ds3* during nap time.