This is way off the gender track, but I just had my first piece of chocolate in about 10 weeks. It has been on the huge list of "don't even think about eating it". I ate a 'fun sized' kit-Kat and it was AWESOME! sorry but I miss getting to eat what I want and I hope that it doesn't make me sick... if not than I might start tomorrow off with a chocolate oreo donut (we have a donut shop that make cream filled donuts that can only be described as oreo donuts) of couse, I'll need soy milk to drink now, but it will be ok as long as there is chocolate donuts right? K, done creating cravings
Isn't it awesome? I've finally been able to eat dessert again the past week. The chocolate peanut butter ice cream I had for my son's birthday was to die for.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Am I the only super sensitive hormonal woman on tb that gets personally offended when women get on here and say they're extremely disappointed in the sex of their child? It's 100% healthy but oh no, it's the sex other than the one you oh so hoped for. This seriously pisses me off. Like I said, I'm sensitive but geeze, what happened to a little thing called being thankful for what you're given???!!!! ETA- this little convo could get us to 100 quick lol!
It does bother me , but I try to attribute it to hormones on their part as well... Like a craving... You get an idea, sex/gender, stuck in your head and you let yourself go down that hole of "this with my son" "that with my daughter" you almost convince yourself what you are having ... Then they tell you that's not the baby you are having and I can imagine it would be emotionally hard.... I haven't experienced this but this is what I tell myself happens psychologically so I don't cry and feel bad that they aren't happy for their child
My anatomy scan is Tuesday and everyone who knows is asking what I think it is or what I prefer ...you know what I Say? "I just want everything to be okay , it has been four weeks since I heard a heart beat and twelve since I have seen my baby, " I just want to know I am not messing this up and the baby is fine.
I understand what you're saying and yes, I can understand even preferring one gender over the other. I just get really bothered when I see someone be completely devastated and say they're going to need time to get over it. It's like well, you can't just be happy the baby is healthy and focus on that? Having a gender other than what you wanted is definitely not the end of the world. And I'm with you on personally not being picky about this baby being a girl or boy. Anytime someone asks what we want my husband and my answer is always "as long as she/he is healthy that's all that matters".
@kynbar5 I have said something exactly like this in the past. Several times actually. I even will see something that reminds me I will never have a daughter and it makes me sad. It is not the fact that I am not happy I am having a healthy baby boy. It is also not that I am completely devastated. It is just getting over a real want that I can't have. It is not all the time and it's usually only for a minute or 2 but I do get sad about it. I have wanted a daughter for as long as I can remember. I have an awesome relationship with my mom and while I hope to have great relationships with my 4 boys as well it will never be the same as a mother and daughter one. I get how some people can find this annoying, ridiculous, or just stupid but it is how I feel and I can't change that. I can only focus on the good and love my boys.
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On the topic of desserts, I feel bad for those of you haven't been able to indulge much so far! I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum, I know it's bad but if I want it, I generally have it! I was lurking in Feb '16 and they have a thread called food confessions that made me feel awesomely not guilty about eating! lol @red3ye those donuts sound amazzzzzzing!!!
@Torpedogirl I get it, I really do. And when something is told the way you have or @oceanchild told it, I truly can understand. On the other hand, the post I read tonight, there's just no way I can sympathize with that woman in any way, shape or form. It was really disgusting.
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@Torpedogirl I get it, I really do. And when something is told the way you have or @oceanchild told it, I truly can understand. On the other hand, the post I read tonight, there's just no way I can sympathize with that woman in any way, shape or form. It was really disgusting.
I just went to read the 2 posts. They are seriously over the top. The one isn't so bad but the girl who says she does not want a boy and compared to a loss of a child was over the top. I even cringed over her post.
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I'm going to have gender disappointment if this one is a boy . . . simply because I can't find a single boy name that I like! Last night, I spent two hours scrolling through baby name websites. DH is not the problem. He literally told me, "You have to give birth. You get to pick the name." I just don't like anything. Last night we ended up with Fisher as a nod to DH's hobby and Alfredo as a nod to mine (aka my obsession with alfredo sauce - lol). And we're totally kidding, btw. Still have nothing legitimate. Think we settled on a girl name, though!
P.S. I know there's a thread for baby names. Not really looking for name advice. Just venting. :-)
P.P.S. Totally kidding about the gender disappointment. I honestly don't have a preference other than this naming problem. Haha.
Married 7.29.05 :: DD1 5.11.10 :: DD2 1.23.13 :: Baby Boy due 3.13.16!
Where is everyone this morning?? This post is pushed halfway down the page!
Had a rough morning. Lil Sis is being particularly clingy, Big Sis was being particularly difficult. Accidentally slammed her toe in the car door on the way to school. I apologized and kissed it, but inwardly was just annoyed that she didn't keep her toes out of the way. Such a bad mom. I need a nap already and it's not even 9 am.
Married 7.29.05 :: DD1 5.11.10 :: DD2 1.23.13 :: Baby Boy due 3.13.16!
Here's to another SLOW day at work! My phone line still isn't working. In order for people to call me they have to call the other county line, then punch in my county extension (the district I work for spans 5 counties and a LOT of school districts).
At least today I get to leave 1/2 hour early and will finally get to start my injections and hear Bean's heartbeat at the doctor and tomorrow I have off- I'm going to the Perinatal Center in Syracuse for a consultation. That one I'm REALLY hoping I don't need more than just 1 or 2 visits because I REALLY can't afford to take a lot of time off to run to Syracuse all the time.
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I was getting the kids off to school. I usually don't post much but I respond to others. What I really want for breakfast is sausage gravy over homemade biscuits but an Apple will do I guess.
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@kynbar5 that is what happened to me last week I am so impatient! lol. I *should* also get my a/s date today too. Fingers and toes are all crossed for that one! I opted out of the genetic testing so I didn't get to find out there- we figure no matter what happens we will love baby anyway, no reason to worry myself for 6 months.
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@charley15 lol I'm impatient when it comes to appointments too. Well I'll cross a few fingers for you too! I'm the same way with all the testing. No matter what there will be plenty of love and care! Worrying for 6 months would be absolute torture.
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@mrspepper05 not a bad mama at all – I'm the same way when stuff like that happens, even more lately since my level of patience is even lower with this pregnancy. I kiss booboos, but inside my head i am yelling "if you'd do it like you're supposed to when I ask this stuff wouldn't happen!" @Torpedogirl I still really want doughnuts (here's looking at you, @red3ye haha) and I almost sent hubs out to Dunkin at 9pm last night, but I felt guilty. I ate a pumpkin spice English muffin with whipped cream cheese and raspberry jam this morn, but didn't fill the doughnut craving.
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama
to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
*no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
but i still feel bigger on the inside Autism mama!
I was getting the kids off to school. I usually don't post much but I respond to others.
What I really want for breakfast is sausage gravy over homemade biscuits but an Apple will do I guess.
Oh man you would have died where we went in Oregon. Every town we went to had AMAZING biscuits and gravy. I think I got them 3 days out of the 7 we were there.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Good morning ladies. I've decided that Monday after vacation is a cruel joke. At least our bagel shop had our favorite bagel lady and our favorite coffee this morning. 136 emails to go through. Is it 4:30 yet?
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@oceanchild hubby brought me home a Reece's donut the other day and while it was delicious it was overly sweet. I ended up with a half Apple, a poptart, and 2 eggs. Always have to share with my 2 yo lol.
@skruhmin there is a little family owned place about 3 minutes from me that has AMAZING biscuits and gravy. BUT they only make it Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday's plus they don't deliver and I am not getting out of pajamas today.
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i feel bummed out today. no particular reason, i don't think. dreary weather, i need to get groceries, laundry is piled up, house needs organizing. so much to do and i get major headrushes every time i get up. i feel stressed out bc i have already gained half the weight i'm "supposed" to gain in the first trimester, and that always picks way up for me at the end (and i have a history of failing my all my glucose tests). it was too cloudy to see the awesome moon where i live last night, and i was excited about that; i am a big space geek.
something freaking awesome happened to my friend though - took them eight years to get pregnant with their first baby. he is 2 now. they have been trying again for the past year, and she has had those frustrated feelings as she has watched lots of our friends get pregnant again. she told me that she had faith in God's plan for them to have more kids, but she also really just had this feeling that she wasn't going to get pregnant again. then yesterday she texted me that she got a call from the hospital late Saturday night/early Sunday morning (middle of the night) that a mama had a baby and she wasn't going to keep her (my friend works with Sav-A-Life). anyway, she now has a newborn girl. baby is nursing like a pro (she was still lactating from nursing her son). how cool is that?! i am so happy for them.
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama
to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
*no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
but i still feel bigger on the inside Autism mama!
@skruhmin that's awesome! I took my siggy down and waiting for October because after watching the Truffle Shuffle so many times it was making my tummy woozy lol.
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Awwww @oceanchild hugs. Sorry you're feeling so blah today. We had clouds last night too. Eh, what's another 13 years, right? That is absolutely amazing for your friend. God seriously works in mysterious ways. Hopefully she'll be so successful with nursing her new baby - so incredible she's able to do that!
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Woke up to a ringing phone at 4:30 this morning asking me to come into work! Yay picking up hours! And only like 3 more hours and I can go home. I feel like absolute crap today though /: major brain fog going on, and an upset stomach. Only like two weeks till I get to see my LO again! Yay!
Awwww @oceanchild hugs. Sorry you're feeling so blah today. We had clouds last night too. Eh, what's another 13 years, right? That is absolutely amazing for your friend. God seriously works in mysterious ways. Hopefully she'll be so successful with nursing her new baby - so incredible she's able to do that!
thanks @skruhmin i am sure those 13 years will fly by with the kids - holy crap my son will be 18yo! and i will have a sassy 17yo girl. and the baby will be getting a learner's permit. and this new one will be a 'tween omg @-)
and yes, so true @SparkE82 & skruhmin - she is really inspiring with her faith and trust in God's Plan
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama
to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
*no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
but i still feel bigger on the inside Autism mama!
i don't want to go to the store until i have a definite plan for din the next 3 days (thurs--sat is covered). i suck at adulting. it was easy when it was just me and the hubs. i am not very kitchen-saavy; idk why i thought it was a great idea to make a big family LOL every mouth makes it more complex!
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
AP, BF, BW, CD, CLW, CS, ERF, Catholic mama
to Evan (7/'10), Clare (8/'11), Dean (3/'14), ^F(12/'15)^, Rose (3/'16)
*no longer a Timelord ~ WibblyWobbly BabyWaby is here!*
but i still feel bigger on the inside Autism mama!
Yesterday (even though I'm thrilled that this baby is a boy) I said to hubby "Oh man, I just realized I'll never have a little girl to sign up for ballet classes" (which is bizarre because 1. I'm lazy and don't even feel like taking my son to karate, 2. I mean, I like ballet, but it's not like I'm a dancer...*clearly* the hormones talking). He looks and me funny and says "Well, maybe our son will want to take classes." BOOM. That's why I married him.
Sorry, @oceanchild, it's a dreary day here, too. Totally affecting my mood. Professor Lupin would suggest chocolate, and it seems like sound advice to me as well.
@oceanchild lol I've turned into the opposite! While I currently have 7 mouths to feed (including me) my sis has 3 (including her). She loves when I send her recipes but I only know how to cook for an army lol. She's always like "I'm glad Zach (her husband) loves your recipes because we have leftovers all week!" Haha.
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EEK! Just got my A/S appointment for 10/21! I'll be 19+1.
Also I'm not sure who asked this question last week but at my appt last friday the HB was in the 140's which is a drop from 4 weeks ago at 160. Just wanted to share i also had quite a drop, and its very normal my OB stated
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@red3ye, how could you?
So nut in my budget.
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Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
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Autism mama!
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@kynbar5 I have said something exactly like this in the past. Several times actually. I even will see something that reminds me I will never have a daughter and it makes me sad. It is not the fact that I am not happy I am having a healthy baby boy. It is also not that I am completely devastated. It is just getting over a real want that I can't have. It is not all the time and it's usually only for a minute or 2 but I do get sad about it. I have wanted a daughter for as long as I can remember. I have an awesome relationship with my mom and while I hope to have great relationships with my 4 boys as well it will never be the same as a mother and daughter one. I get how some people can find this annoying, ridiculous, or just stupid but it is how I feel and I can't change that. I can only focus on the good and love my boys.
@red3ye those donuts sound amazzzzzzing!!!
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Here's to another SLOW day at work! My phone line still isn't working. In order for people to call me they have to call the other county line, then punch in my county extension (the district I work for spans 5 counties and a LOT of school districts).
At least today I get to leave 1/2 hour early and will finally get to start my injections and hear Bean's heartbeat at the doctor
and tomorrow I have off- I'm going to the Perinatal Center in Syracuse for a consultation. That one I'm REALLY hoping I don't need more than just 1 or 2 visits because I REALLY can't afford to take a lot of time off to run to Syracuse all the time.
What I really want for breakfast is sausage gravy over homemade biscuits but an Apple will do I guess.
@Torpedogirl I still really want doughnuts (here's looking at you, @red3ye haha) and I almost sent hubs out to Dunkin at 9pm last night, but I felt guilty. I ate a pumpkin spice English muffin with whipped cream cheese and raspberry jam this morn, but didn't fill the doughnut craving.
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
Oh man you would have died where we went in Oregon. Every town we went to had AMAZING biscuits and gravy. I think I got them 3 days out of the 7 we were there.
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@skruhmin there is a little family owned place about 3 minutes from me that has AMAZING biscuits and gravy. BUT they only make it Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday's
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
January siggy challenge - Pregnant lady problems
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
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