@soxfan9968 She sounds awful. I would be so tempted to follow her with a distance lens at her next race, just to have photographic proof of her cheater ways. Come to the dark side...stop exercising...no one will torture you for being lazy... Just kidding, a little. Not really.
@soxfan9968 I TOTALLY feel you on that! I did my first 1/2 marathon this summer- mom and I signed up to just walk the entire thing. We had a 5 hour time limit (8 weeks pregnant and finished in 4h 34 m!) and this couple of ladies that were WAY me and my mother totally cheated! I was so pissed off. I left my Mom back at mile 9 (she kept wanted to stop 3 or 4 times half-way up a hill instead of getting to the top and stopping) and these two ladies were nowhere in sight. The way the course was set up between mile 11 and 12 was kinda weird, but I remember passing mile 11, then still following the cones, saw where the trail veered off and up into/around a giant parking lot. My feet were SCREAMING but I followed the trail. I get to the 12 marker, start walking back down the sidewalk, and found these two ladies just in front of me! Where the cones went up to the parking lot, they just cut across the bridge, without ever seeing the mile 12 marker- they must have cut off at least 1/2 mile! I power-walked past them to get on the ski lift (this was one crazy race up and down a mountain side- it was so steep there was a 5 minute ski lift ride up the side of the mountain after mile 12- NOT included in the 13.1 and times were adjusted accordingly). I kept following the cones down the mountain bike path, and crossed the finish line, and these two bitches had already crossed the line, AFTER I was clearly ahead of them and never saw them pass me! I was soo pissed. They took the "chicken" bike trail for first timers rather than follow the marked trail which was more difficult to navigate. They probably in all shaved over a mile off their race.
And this was after someone said this was a great race for beginners. Bull CRAP!!! It was an extreme course, which I'm proud to have finished at all! But to have cheaters like that really made me mad!
February Siggy Challenge- Post pregnancy indulgences
still catching up from the weekend. I know you guys were talking about all the drama with sharing your baby names and the amount I've had is just ridiculous. My SIL didn't like our boy name and responded with "well don't worry well find a better name or just pray for a girl" um ok. Anyway we have had our girl name picked out since before the pee stick was dry and I know I'm super hormonal but how would you ladies feel about this. We had picked out Giuliana Elizabeth I love the way it goes with my sons name and Elizabeth is my gm who I was super close to. I really never even considered another name. My cousin (different grandmother) who is due the month before me has decided to name her baby Audriana Elizabeth. To me it might as well be the same exact name I mean could it be any more similar? Im really so so annoyed over it and wonder if she would still be choosing that name if I was due first. Would you just forget about it and stick with the name you had picked out?
We are pretty close and spend a good amount of time together so the girls will be very close growing up.
still catching up from the weekend. I know you guys were talking about all the drama with sharing your baby names and the amount I've had is just ridiculous. My SIL didn't like our boy name and responded with "well don't worry well find a better name or just pray for a girl" um ok. Anyway we have had our girl name picked out since before the pee stick was dry and I know I'm super hormonal but how would you ladies feel about this. We had picked out Giuliana Elizabeth I love the way it goes with my sons name and Elizabeth is my gm who I was super close to. I really never even considered another name. My cousin (different grandmother) who is due the month before me has decided to name her baby Audriana Elizabeth. To me it might as well be the same exact name I mean could it be any more similar? Im really so so annoyed over it and wonder if she would still be choosing that name if I was due first. Would you just forget about it and stick with the name you had picked out?
We are pretty close and spend a good amount of time together so the girls will be very close growing up.
Stick with your name. Who cares what her name is and they are completely different names it isn't like you were naming yours Lisa and hers Liza.
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@charley15 it's so frustrating! We may not be the fastest but we earn those cheap medals! It's not ok for people to take the easy way out and then brag about their "accomplishments." I'm just more hurt by my run club president saying it's not a big deal because no one was hurt. Ummm that's not true! My feelings were hurt and I get it. It's not a physical hurt but how is someone allowed to bring all this negativity into a group that's founded on encouraging "turtles" (it's what we call ourselves cuz we're slow). It's especially frustrating because she's taking a spot away from runners that stay true to the sport and she's helping discredit two races that are used for Boston qualifiers. (I'll never make it in but a girl can day dream! Lol)
@cmerribury got some room on the couch? I'll bring m&m's and popcorn! Lol
Ooh so speaking of eating - at my midwife appointment she was a little concerned with all of my weightloss I had due to the stomach flu. I lost 7 pounds, so I'm up a net 6lbs overall. Since I was overweight before, it wasn't too bad, but tiny bit concerning. Thankfully baby is measuring great, uterus is in a great position and heartbeat was an awesome 150s.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
still catching up from the weekend. I know you guys were talking about all the drama with sharing your baby names and the amount I've had is just ridiculous. My SIL didn't like our boy name and responded with "well don't worry well find a better name or just pray for a girl" um ok. Anyway we have had our girl name picked out since before the pee stick was dry and I know I'm super hormonal but how would you ladies feel about this. We had picked out Giuliana Elizabeth I love the way it goes with my sons name and Elizabeth is my gm who I was super close to. I really never even considered another name. My cousin (different grandmother) who is due the month before me has decided to name her baby Audriana Elizabeth. To me it might as well be the same exact name I mean could it be any more similar? Im really so so annoyed over it and wonder if she would still be choosing that name if I was due first. Would you just forget about it and stick with the name you had picked out?
We are pretty close and spend a good amount of time together so the girls will be very close growing up.
Stick with your name. Who cares what her name is and they are completely different names it isn't like you were naming yours Lisa and hers Liza.
I second this. We have had our names picked out FOREVER but because other family members could have a baby or 2 before we could get one out, our names kept getting used. For a boy we picked out Spencer Charles, but DH's cousin had a boy 2 years ago, and named him Colton Spencer. We still plan on using ours if its a boy. Don't care... I've worked too hard to have this baby to worry about who was taking my names.
February Siggy Challenge- Post pregnancy indulgences
First of all, who pays to go run in a race only to cheat? Seriously... Just save your money.
@matteosmom2012 I agree with sticking to your name. I really don't think Audriana and Giuliana are that a like either. Plus you will never be using middle names anyway. There are 13 girls in my family with the middle name Nicole. There aren't many good choices for middle names so many people go with the common ones like Nicole, Elizabeth, Marie, and Grace.
@skruhmin congratulations on passing your test! Time to celebrate!!! Go enjoy this 65 degree weather in November!!
still catching up from the weekend. I know you guys were talking about all the drama with sharing your baby names and the amount I've had is just ridiculous. My SIL didn't like our boy name and responded with "well don't worry well find a better name or just pray for a girl" um ok. Anyway we have had our girl name picked out since before the pee stick was dry and I know I'm super hormonal but how would you ladies feel about this. We had picked out Giuliana Elizabeth I love the way it goes with my sons name and Elizabeth is my gm who I was super close to. I really never even considered another name. My cousin (different grandmother) who is due the month before me has decided to name her baby Audriana Elizabeth. To me it might as well be the same exact name I mean could it be any more similar? Im really so so annoyed over it and wonder if she would still be choosing that name if I was due first. Would you just forget about it and stick with the name you had picked out?
We are pretty close and spend a good amount of time together so the girls will be very close growing up.
Stick with your name. Who cares what her name is and they are completely different names it isn't like you were naming yours Lisa and hers Liza.
I second this. We have had our names picked out FOREVER but because other family members could have a baby or 2 before we could get one out, our names kept getting used. For a boy we picked out Spencer Charles, but DH's cousin had a boy 2 years ago, and named him Colton Spencer. We still plan on using ours if its a boy. Don't care... I've worked too hard to have this baby to worry about who was taking my names.
Thanks ladies I will most likely stick with it. I think i'm mostly upset because I put so much thought into naming both of my kids and it looks like I just liked the way her name sounded and picked something similar. Im sure once the babies are here it wont matter at all and it wont feel like the huge deal I keep telling myself it is lol
I absolutely do not understand cheating at something that you volunteer to do. It's not your profession, you aren't forced to run this race, it's not necessary for your health, etc. When you hear about pro athletes taking steroids, it's totally wrong, but AT LEAST it's their livelihood that they are trying to improve? Very different scenario, but I play Call of Duty occasionally with DH and I never have understood why people would play with cheat codes making themselves invisible or something. Where is the challenge in that? What do you accomplish by winning with zero merit?
In other news, Dh, family, friends and I were going to take a Caribbean vacation in January to celebrate his 30th and my mom's 60th birthdays. I don't feel comfortable traveling internationally that close to my due date so that was kaboshed a while ago, thankfully before any deposits were paid or anything. I finally got DH to agree to a very casual weekend trip sometime in January. We were thinking Vegas for a weekend, but I am wondering how much I am going to want to do at ~7 months? I feel GREAT now at 5 months, but obviously that will change. Thoughts on Vegas? Suggestions for somewhere else?
Vegas might be good because you could pamper yourself - like massage/spa treatments galore. You're probably not going to want to do a lot of walking, so something by the pool would be amazing. If you want "tropical" but not international, southern Florida might be good by the beach.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
I was just about to say that! Vegas sounds good. Spas and massages, pool side lemonades, catch a show or two. I'm not big on the casino floors or gambling but if you are, beware of the excessive cigarette smoke everywhere.
@soxfan9968@skruhmin Thanks ladies! We've been to Vegas a few times so this would definitely be less sight seeing and more indulging/catching a show/etc. Plus my best gal pal lives there so we always get to see what the locals do in Vegas. Also thinking Ft. Meyers, Key West as an option, but I am not a fan of going to the beach unless it is going to be HOT and it's traditionally only a high of 70s in January there. I do love the SOFLO food though...
FFC I finished my test at noon and I refuse to do more work for the day (took the test online from home). I will be binging on shows and not doing anything to clean my house.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Anyone else feel strange sometimes from baby kicks? LO kicks me pretty high up most of the time. Sometimes is makes me feel a little queasy or winded. Is that weird?
@soxfan9968 that person is a real piece of work. I don't understand the mentality of cheaters in general but to try and involve others is downright disgusting. What an a-hole, sorry you're being treated like that!
Anyone else feel strange sometimes from baby kicks? LO kicks me pretty high up most of the time. Sometimes is makes me feel a little queasy or winded. Is that weird?
Yes, it makes me feel winded sometimes...and I need to catch my breath. It's weird. But still infrequent, thankfully. I know just how big this one's going to get (if going off my last who was 8# 4oz at 36 weeks) so I'm trying to enjoy the infrequency of it.
Ooh I almost forgot. I got the green light to do an alternative choice to the glucosamine drink. 2 Knudsen juice boxes is exactly 50g of sugar. Last pregnancy I did two cups of chocolate milk. Glucola makes me so sick.
DS1 - 9/21/11
DS2 - 7/4/14
DS3 - 2/21/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@soxfan9968 that person is a real piece of work. I don't understand the mentality of cheaters in general but to try and involve others is downright disgusting. What an a-hole, sorry you're being treated like that!
Finally caught up, congrats to those with tests and healthy babies. I agree cheaters suck. My little man is going on the fifth day with a fever it seems like a long cold thankfully we got some medicine that will help dry out his sinuses. Now if my husband would just listen to me he'd get better but grown men are the worst when they get sick. I'd rather deal with sick kids than grown men.
@charley15 that sounds like an awesome day!!! ETA except for the injection!!!
As long as the nurse doesn't hurt my butt like she did last week I should be fine! Lol I neverhad a problem until last week - I think she got me too high in the butt.
February Siggy Challenge- Post pregnancy indulgences
I keep having the oddest thing happen. I'll be dreaming, like normal. Then I'll randomly dream I have to pee and I go to the bathroom and its the most relieving feeling ever... Until I wake up and realize I'm in bed, not the bathroom, and have to make a mad dash to pee.
I swear, I'm going to wet the bed. I'm just going to sleep right through and wet myself and pee on my husband.
I keep having the oddest thing happen. I'll be dreaming, like normal. Then I'll randomly dream I have to pee and I go to the bathroom and its the most relieving feeling ever... Until I wake up and realize I'm in bed, not the bathroom, and have to make a mad dash to pee.
I swear, I'm going to wet the bed. I'm just going to sleep right through and wet myself and pee on my husband.
The same thing happened to me last night! At least if we P the bed we can blame the baby right?
@2goofykids hooray for good news! Eat all the things!
soxfan that sucks. No bueno to shitey people who lie
My 'therapy room' at school #2 which is a shared space on my off days was super stinky this morning, like terribly gag worthy. I assumed it must be rotten food smell since they have lunch detention there. Aide walks in and says, Eww dead mouse smell! Then another teacher comes in and says the same thing. I'm thinking, wtf does a dead mouse smell like and how the heck? Then 2 more teachers stop by and say the exact. same. thing = Yuck, dead mouse! So I start looking around. Sure as the world I finally find it and RUN SCREAMING. Thank goodness someone came and cleaned it up, but YUCK. I was skeeved out the rest of the day.
Well, I really wanted to post a pic but since tb is still having a hard time getting themselves straightened out I'll just tell y'all. Ribs, baked beans, fried okra and potato salad. It was skrumdidilyumtious!
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@soxfan9968 I TOTALLY feel you on that! I did my first 1/2 marathon this summer- mom and I signed up to just walk the entire thing. We had a 5 hour time limit (8 weeks pregnant and finished in 4h 34 m!) and this couple of ladies that were WAY me and my mother totally cheated! I was so pissed off. I left my Mom back at mile 9 (she kept wanted to stop 3 or 4 times half-way up a hill instead of getting to the top and stopping) and these two ladies were nowhere in sight. The way the course was set up between mile 11 and 12 was kinda weird, but I remember passing mile 11, then still following the cones, saw where the trail veered off and up into/around a giant parking lot. My feet were SCREAMING but I followed the trail. I get to the 12 marker, start walking back down the sidewalk, and found these two ladies just in front of me! Where the cones went up to the parking lot, they just cut across the bridge, without ever seeing the mile 12 marker- they must have cut off at least 1/2 mile! I power-walked past them to get on the ski lift (this was one crazy race up and down a mountain side- it was so steep there was a 5 minute ski lift ride up the side of the mountain after mile 12- NOT included in the 13.1 and times were adjusted accordingly). I kept following the cones down the mountain bike path, and crossed the finish line, and these two bitches had already crossed the line, AFTER I was clearly ahead of them and never saw them pass me! I was soo pissed. They took the "chicken" bike trail for first timers rather than follow the marked trail which was more difficult to navigate. They probably in all shaved over a mile off their race.
https://www.biggestloserrunwalk.net/race/2015/killington-vt-half-marathon-5k
And this was after someone said this was a great race for beginners. Bull CRAP!!! It was an extreme course, which I'm proud to have finished at all! But to have cheaters like that really made me mad!
still catching up from the weekend. I know you guys were talking about all the drama with sharing your baby names and the amount I've had is just ridiculous. My SIL didn't like our boy name and responded with "well don't worry well find a better name or just pray for a girl" um ok. Anyway we have had our girl name picked out since before the pee stick was dry and I know I'm super hormonal but how would you ladies feel about this. We had picked out Giuliana Elizabeth I love the way it goes with my sons name and Elizabeth is my gm who I was super close to. I really never even considered another name. My cousin (different grandmother) who is due the month before me has decided to name her baby Audriana Elizabeth. To me it might as well be the same exact name I mean could it be any more similar? Im really so so annoyed over it and wonder if she would still be choosing that name if I was due first. Would you just forget about it and stick with the name you had picked out?
We are pretty close and spend a good amount of time together so the girls will be very close growing up.
DD1 - BFP 7/23/15 (EDD 3/31/16). "We believe in you rainbow" DOB 4/2/16
DD2 - BFP 2/9/18 (EDD 10/19/18). "Grow baby grow!" DOB 10/24/18
BFP 11/16/20 (EDD 7/31/21). "Round 3 FIGHT!"
I PASSED!!!!! I JUST GOT MY NEXT CERTIFICATION!!!!! SAY HELLO TO THE NEWEST CERTIFIED USER EXPERIENCE ANALYST!!!
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@cmerribury got some room on the couch? I'll bring m&m's and popcorn! Lol
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@matteosmom2012 I agree with sticking to your name. I really don't think Audriana and Giuliana are that a like either. Plus you will never be using middle names anyway. There are 13 girls in my family with the middle name Nicole. There aren't many good choices for middle names so many people go with the common ones like Nicole, Elizabeth, Marie, and Grace.
@skruhmin congratulations on passing your test! Time to celebrate!!! Go enjoy this 65 degree weather in November!!
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
I absolutely do not understand cheating at something that you volunteer to do. It's not your profession, you aren't forced to run this race, it's not necessary for your health, etc. When you hear about pro athletes taking steroids, it's totally wrong, but AT LEAST it's their livelihood that they are trying to improve? Very different scenario, but I play Call of Duty occasionally with DH and I never have understood why people would play with cheat codes making themselves invisible or something. Where is the challenge in that? What do you accomplish by winning with zero merit?
In other news, Dh, family, friends and I were going to take a Caribbean vacation in January to celebrate his 30th and my mom's 60th birthdays. I don't feel comfortable traveling internationally that close to my due date so that was kaboshed a while ago, thankfully before any deposits were paid or anything. I finally got DH to agree to a very casual weekend trip sometime in January. We were thinking Vegas for a weekend, but I am wondering how much I am going to want to do at ~7 months? I feel GREAT now at 5 months, but obviously that will change. Thoughts on Vegas? Suggestions for somewhere else?
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
ETA: oh and great food EVERYWHERE!!
Omg I am LAUGHING!!!!
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
@skruhmin congrats!!!
Anyone got the day off tomorrow? Any mad cool plans??
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
ETA except for the injection!!!
I swear, I'm going to wet the bed. I'm just going to sleep right through and wet myself and pee on my husband.