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March 2015 Moms
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Tuesday Randoms!
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I haven't even been good about talking to her.
I hope I'm not way behind the curve.
On a separate note, insomnia brings up the worst in me. Just realized that in the last sleepless hour, I've conducted the following google searches on my iPhone:
What does a mucus plug look like?
Do gay men hate being invited to baby showers?
Is Kristen Stewart gay?
How to remove a skin tag?
Kickee Pants on sale
Obsessed with birthing videos. Do I have a problem?
Why can't I sleep??????
My kids come back to school today...wish me luck. Too cold to take them out all week and they are going to be nuts!
Unrelated: I was half asleep half awake a bit ago and I jumped up because I swore I heard the baby (the one in the house not the one in my tummy) yell. I checked the moniter and he wasn't moving. I went to check on the 5 years but she was dead asleep too. I know I heard something and now I can't go back to sleep.
Stupid snow. :-??
@jennypm - ugh sorry about the dishwasher. We would be eating off of paper plates here. I am not a fan of doing dishes in the first place - but no dishwasher with a houseful like would mean we aren't even using dishes in the first place
I have to check back into the hospital again this afternoon for some more tests and monitoring and a second steroid shot. It's normal though and hope to come home this afternoon. I just don't think I realized how big the risk was that I could have a pre-term baby, and I really need to take things easy. Hopefully for the next 8 weeks (fx).
I'm just frustrated because I don't want to leave anyone at work in a bad spot (and it would all fall on a big boss - who had that happen last year when I had to go on an emergency medical leave), but at the same time I'm nervous and tired and have trouble concentrating - which is critical for my job.
I keep looking at the moniter and he has moved around almost a full 360 degrees (which is pretty amazing since he's swaddled) since I first checked so maybe it was him.
I talk to LO probably about once a day, but it's mostly in response to her being kicky. H doesn't talk to her directly- but he's around a lot so I hope she hears him.
My dreams are getting insanely weird. They range from psychic 2 year olds to feeding snow cones to turtles. I should start a dream diary, only I don't think they'll make much sense once I write them down. :P
In other news, I work from home today and the Salvation Army is coming to pick up a TON of junk from my garage at 11:30. This makes me happy.
I haven't been talking or reading to baby. H & I are supposedly planning to read Harry Potter out loud to each other/for baby ... Hasn't happened yet though.
Guiseeee - last night I found LO's heart with my stethoscope!!! Loud & clear!! It was so freaking cool. Now I feel less sad about not buying a Doppler. And he must be head down b/c I heard it really low!
We read to my 18 month old every night so I figure it is kind of like reading to my belly too. She doesn't know the difference.
Pregnancy insomnia has hit over here. Good news is I did manage to get most of the things I need for the nursery yesterday and now I am left with some fun projects and a blanket to purchase!! Almost there!
We don't really talk to LO very much, but we do sing and read to DS every day. Plus, she hears me yelling at the dog and other drivers on the road, so I'm sure she will know what I sound like.
DS is a late talker. He just turned 2 and is finally starting to use some words, including calling me Mama. Only he says it with the accent on the second syllable, so he sounds like a little French baby. MaMA! It's freaking adorable.
Re:talking to bellies. The most I talk to my belly is telling husband that HIS son needs to get off my bladder :P i agree i feel silly talking to myself, not for me.
Eta since I work in a preschool he hears me sing the abcs and such all day. Hopefully that counts for something, ha. I saw a few studies suggesting that when you sing to the fetus, they can recognize it or show they are familiar with it after birth.
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What's funny is that I know I will be so completely the opposite once he arrives. Talking to him all the time, reading long before he can focus on the shapes and colors. I guess I just have trouble doing those things while he's still in utero.
But finally hit the 3rd trimester. YAY. <:-P but has she been getting uncomfortable in here. Shes still transverse and her elbow is constantly in my ribs. But as the reading i read to my other 3 before bed time, i so hope she listens. :-)
***Trigger Warning***
There is a June mom that could use lots of love and support. She just had a 2nd Tri loss. It is her second one. I remember her from my TTGP days and she is very sweet. I wasn't sure if I should start a separate thread or post it here. Is it ok if I link the thread?
@adouces06 - Girl, I would go home if I were you. I got sick from my stubborn-ass coworker who just HAD to come in to work right before break and I had bronchitis for 2.5 fucking weeks. It ruined my Christmas. I've decided if ANYONE writes an e-mail and says "I'm sick but I'm coming in" I will go home. It's not worth it. Our immune systems are shot at this point in our pregnancies. It's either her or you - you gotta protect yourself.
@WinningColors - may I ask who? How awful
I'll definitely offer my support on their boards.
AFM, two annoying things happened recently.
I went to Costco on Saturday with my mom and C and of course Saturday is sample day, which means it's like a big, free potluck lunch. We went right after breakfast but my pregnant ass can eat all day without a problem so I gorged myself on sausages, pasta, kale salad, fresh fruit, taquitos, bagel bites, and meatballs. My mom kept making shitty comments about how I need to stop eating because I'm "about to pop" and even pulled C aside and told HER to tell ME to stop eating. C very kindly told my mother that I have, in fact, not gained a single pound this entire pregnancy and that I eat this way all the time. At least that shut her up.
Ugh, I love my mom but I HATE her food issues. She started putting me on diets when I was 10 years old. That was probably her gravest parenting mistake but I digress.
Annoying thing number 2: I told my coworker I was pregnant yesterday (because it's not fucking obvious enough at 31 weeks) and she was like "Wait, WHAT?! REALLY?? You're 31 weeks? But you don't even LOOK pregnant!"
My attached picture sums up how I feel about this.
AFM, I will AW my "winter weather." It is definitely chilly in south Louisiana. DH had to put a tarp on our citrus tree last night since it got to 30 degrees. But the high today is 60 and it will be sunny.
But I can't really enjoy it, since I'm still sick in bed. Stupid bronchitis. At least my prescription issues were finally sorted out after the pharmacy called the doc. My meds will be ready at 11! Hopefully I'll start to feel better in a day or two.
ETA to correct month of loss mom.
@RQuinlin I completely agree! I was pregnant with DS during the summer and remember being SO hot but being about to hang out outside or swim to relieve the weight was so nice. Plus like you said, I miss the days of flip flops. Putting shoes on is just too hard!
As for the second bolded - ditto. My mom gave me such a complex over my arms that I didn't wear sleeveless shirts for years and years - most of high school and college. She wasn't as bad about the dieting, but definitely made me feel badly about my self. I'm trying to NOT do the same to my kids.
ETA I reported that comment and asked it to be edited. I'm not even sure if it's a real TOU violation I just really don't think she should have to read that right now. There's a way of offering the "I've been there I know how you're feeling" support and basically telling someone to "suck it up buttercup." Fuck that chick. For real.
My grandmother said I need to get the big Velcro sneakers that the old men wear. Um no. I have not worn Velcro since 1984 or 85, and don't plan on starting now. I've given up on my blow outs, manicures, DVF dresses, and Jimmy Choos due to my lack of energy and huge size, but I am not crossing over to the Velcro sneaker. What's next - a fanny pack because my purse is heavy?
Then I'd pointedly bring a can of Lysol and stare that bitch in the eyes while I hosed down my work station.
Doesn't anyone realize how much more companies suffer when they let their sick employees come to work? Productivity drops - for EVERYONE - if they're sick and get everyone else sick. It is so frustrating. I never come to work if I know I'm contagious. There is no part of my job that is so fucking important that it can't wait until tomorrow. Same thing for my colleagues.
Coming to work sick doesn't make you a hero. It makes you an asshole.