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Ways to distract yourself while waiting for baby....

hannahhassonnhannahhassonn member
in May 2015 Moms
I'm sure many of us are out of work already sooo... what are you doing to make time go by quicker?
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  • daiseyc123daiseyc123 member
    I've been doing a little bit of light gardening-- getting in some lettuce seeds & other easy to care for veggies. Spring has finally sprung in Maine!
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  • SassFrassSassFrass member
    I'm due within the next week and a half, and Thursday we decide if we will induce or not. So today and tmorrow I'm doing laundry and cleaning up the house so its ready to go. I want to make up breakfast sandwiches, but that seems like a bit much lol plus its sooo hot.

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  • teriglasteriglas member
    It seems during the week when the kids are at school & SO is at work the days crawl by no matter what I try to busy myself with. I'm sick of housework!
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  • rositalynda2014rositalynda2014 member
    MrsElizabethPlano said:

    I've been making clothes/props for baby like mad. Example below. I made waffle cookies last night and ate too many so no baking. My son sleeps until 11AM and my husbands at work so I'm patrolling these forums, thinking about doing Pyio, going to get in my 65 squats, might play league of legends, and take a long long shower.image 

    That is super cute.!
    Andddddd what are waffle cookies..?
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  • ldmwldmw member
    3 days overdue. Still working and cleaning around the house, even though it's already spotless.
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  • MrsS728MrsS728 member
    I'm due today and no sign of baby. I'm cleaning the house, running errands and napping. I've been on maternity leave for 2 weeks now due to elevated BP and stress at work. I'm also contemplating baking some goodies and making more freezer meals. I'm crankier than anything and ready for baby to be out!. 
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  • MrsElizabethPlanoMrsElizabethPlano member
    Thank you! I learned to crochet in Feb when I learned I was having a girl :) Waffle cookies are cookies made in a waffle iron. They take about a minute or two longer than waffles. 1/2C white sugar, 1/2C brown sugar, 1 1/2C flour, tsp vanilla, tsp baking soda (i used cornstarch), 1/2C chocolate chips, 1/2C melted butter, and an egg. They taste better w/ less flour but...don't hold well so i went with this mixture.
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  • katyebluekatyeblue member
    Resting every chance I get!!
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  • sowmyas4sowmyas4 member
    I'm learning to crochet, even though I'm having a boy. I'm making a potholder, but at this point (I have exactly a week to go) I'm having a hard time concentrating. I get 10 stitches in, then have to take a break and do something else, then another 10 stitches.
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  • icajesica82icajesica82 member
    39+1 and today is my first day off.  Its the first time I've been able to relax.  I've done a ton of grocery shopping and made some pancakes to freeze so they can just be popped in the toaster.  Planning on making a few more things to freeze over the next few days.  Gotta clean my house.  I still need to make his name frames to go over his bed like I did with DD.  I have a huge list of things to do.  Wish it was more nesting and not so much I finally have time so how much can I get done.  
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  • MommaAlyxMommaAlyx member
    @daiseyc123 I'm in Maine too, the weather today is incredible... Wish I had some garden space! I did some yard clean up today with my DS. I got sweaty pretty quick though - I've got prego heat hormones like no ones business.
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  • marthaudanimarthaudani member
    I got a little more swelling in my feet than usual today (borderline cankles!) so I put my feet up and played Clash of Clans for a while and made this for my door. :)
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  • chicago1985chicago1985 member
    marthaudani said:

    I got a little more swelling in my feet than usual today (borderline cankles!) so I put my feet up and played Clash of Clans for a while and made this for my door. :)

    so cute! how did you make that?
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  • marthaudanimarthaudani member
    @chicago1985 burlap ribbon, wire wreath frame and some wire to secure it. There are a ton of examples on Pinterest. I got the blue and star ribbon at Walmart and the red stripe ribbon at Carolina Pottery. :) This Hawaii girl is slowly learning how to be country chic!
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  • tileycyrustileycyrus member
    I'm distracting myself by painting something for my DH. It's pretty difficult considering how huge I feel! Ha
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  • stark01938209stark01938209 member
    I'm still working - but yesterday I put together a grill I bought and grilled some chicken. Our last grill kind of went up in flames last summer. Looking forward to grilling a bunch of meat I've marinated and froze for once she's here. Figure DH will have an easy time with that and not get the kitchen too messy :p
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  • CanadaMom17CanadaMom17 member
    Being induced the 23rdish and working then until the 22nd likely.  Too tired to mark most nights, I try to do it in the day time and then spend the evenings cleaning or washing or folding something.  Nursery is ready, and my bag/baby's bag for the hospital other than my coming home clothes (I'll throw in what's clean last minute).  Picked at some gardening on the weekend, but it's not in terrible shape since I knew I'd be not able to do much in May way back in October, so I did most of it then.
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  • brookew86brookew86 member
    Not due until the 30th. My DD's birthday is the 14th and her party is the 16th. So I'm trying to clean the house little by little without exhausting myself, organize things so I don't have much else to stow away after DS is born, and attempting to write here and there whenever I have a spare moment. DD still stays at home with me, though, so mostly it's me getting up and down every two seconds when she asks for something else to eat.
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  • hannahhassonnhannahhassonn member
    Today I'm doing my baby shower thank you notes and mothers day cards.

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  • cphbldcphbld member
    Today is my due date. My last day at work was last Wednesday. I went for a mani pedi, a massage, and even a movie. Cleaning the house here and there but at this point I am ready to have him out. I am so bored. It is not helping that my mil and my mom are here looking at me and talking to the baby saying come out now. And my dad is coming over today. So many people and no baby is driving me crazy :( I am tempted to go back to work.
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  • kristaelaine86kristaelaine86 member
    I have three other kids; The youngest does ballet, middle plays guitar and ball hockey, oldest is playing ball hockey and ice hockey( which has me travelling every weekend ) and a school sports program. Dh works twelve hour shift work. My issue is not entertaining myself- it's finding time to squeeze it all in :-)
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  • toddabunnytoddabunny member
    marthaudani said:

    I got a little more swelling in my feet than usual today (borderline cankles!) so I put my feet up and played Clash of Clans for a while and made this for my door. :)

    I've played far too much clash of clans lol
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  • sailaplaysailaplay member
    I have 3 older kids in soccer so I've got that on my plate pretty much every night. The days are the longest. I clean, read, watch TV and walk a lot. I also take catnaps to make up for the crappy sleep I'm getting at night. Days are going pretty quick but I'm due on Sunday and after that I think it'll be harder to stay sane.
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