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May 2016 Moms
Jenly17
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Jenly17
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1. I see a lot of love tits from peeps who've never posted before. I wish the lurkers would chime in.
2. Speaking of love tits- this BMB seems stingy! I'm only comparing to my last BMB, but dang.
3. I've attended 2 funerals over the weekend. I don't do death well. Add in the hormones and I'm a mess.
4. The gifts that I referenced last week have yet to arrive. Looks like I'll be wrapping a picture of the gift in a box after all!
5. I made chocolate chip cookies for some friends the other night and shamefully ate about 8 of them...
6. Ok let's be real: I also ate the dough. Salmonella won't stop a pregnant lady. Not this one.
7. I'm starting some more part time work on 12/24. It's seasonal, so the job runs through the end of January, but just thinking about adding to my plate feels exhausting.
8. Not trying to be insensitive, but all of the people who respond to hot button topics as "you're bashing", or "there's no support here" should have seen what TB was like a few years ago! It was crazy. It's honestly so much more tame now.
9. My DD likes to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special on repeat. Finally a movie that doesn't drive mommy nuts
10. I'm ready for the all of the food on Christmas Eve/day!
Happy Tuesday, mamas!
2. Speaking of love tits- this BMB seems stingy! I'm only comparing to my last BMB, but dang.
3. I've attended 2 funerals over the weekend. I don't do death well. Add in the hormones and I'm a mess.
4. The gifts that I referenced last week have yet to arrive. Looks like I'll be wrapping a picture of the gift in a box after all!
5. I made chocolate chip cookies for some friends the other night and shamefully ate about 8 of them...
6. Ok let's be real: I also ate the dough. Salmonella won't stop a pregnant lady. Not this one.
7. I'm starting some more part time work on 12/24. It's seasonal, so the job runs through the end of January, but just thinking about adding to my plate feels exhausting.
8. Not trying to be insensitive, but all of the people who respond to hot button topics as "you're bashing", or "there's no support here" should have seen what TB was like a few years ago! It was crazy. It's honestly so much more tame now.
9. My DD likes to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special on repeat. Finally a movie that doesn't drive mommy nuts
10. I'm ready for the all of the food on Christmas Eve/day!
Happy Tuesday, mamas!
Re: TTT
2. Getting really excited/nervous for our AS next week. While I cant wait to find out boy or girl, I just want to be sure whoever is in there is growing and ok. I feel like my bump has been stalled, and not feeling as much movement in the past 2 days or so, so of course, nervous nelly me is in action.
3. I need to go to the post office to return the gifts my mom sent me. I feel weird about it.
4. I am sick and desperately miss nightquil!
5. Looking forward to Christmas so much. DH and I have never just stayed home to be alone. I have a full day of meals planned. Going to church. It will be beautiful out so will go for a walk. Looking forward to just spending the day alone, and starting some new traditions.
6. I don't feel like going to work today!!! Our office is open on Xmas Eve but I just took the day off so only need to get through 2 more days! I think I can, I think I can....
7. I cant sleep anymore. It really sucks. Guessing its natures way of getting me ready for long, sleepless nights, huh?
8. OVER all the Star Wars talk. Every other commercial is Star Wars related. Who cares?!?!
9. I need a hair cut. Haven't had it touched since Memorial Day weekend.
10. Still have 3 more packages to wrap. This is what goes through my head when wrapping gifts
2. I still am not done christmas shopping and have no ida what to get SILs or brothers
3. I am skipping a mandatory staff meeting today. (Its the C.N.As that are acting like they are still in high school not the nurses.) And these meeting get nothing accomplished. Plus I still have christmas shopping to do and I worl tomorrow.
4. My cat is making me feel guilty for wanting to leave the house to go christmas shopping. Its kind of an all day thing because it takes an hr to get to and from the "city".
5. Non of my scrubs are fitting me anymore and this bump is not going to shrink anytime soon.
6. I woke up last night with a charlie horse in my calfand its a must to wake DH up and not suffer alone!
7. I need to start drinking more water.
8. There will be no whote christmas this year and I am ok with that.
9. I am upset the my DHes family are having their annual christmas get together without me. The one sunday I work out of the bunch and don't work. I have been part of these gathering for like 9 years. Wtf. I plan on coming home that night sulking and not being in a very good mood.
10. The days start getting longer today!!!! Woohoo. It was dark by like 4 last night.
1. I thought I wanted to be team pink or team blue. Now that we have the envelope and I've slept a night with the "answer" in my house, knowing where it is...I honestly think I could go full on team green and be fine with it lol my husband and son...not so much lol
2. I'm not even close to being done Christmas shopping. Still have the inlaws to buy for and a couple things for my boys...and the baby's stocking (since boy or girl the name with a "b" we can buy it now)...then I think I'm done. I'm going to have to be...Christmas is FRIDAY!!!!
3. The girl I babysit brought her baby dolls today. DS#1 is TERRIFIED of them...and for some reason that makes me giggle lol
4. I wrapped my MIL's Christmas presents again this year...not my own of course, but the rest. She got me something big...DS says "it's awesome mama! Yous gonna wuv it!" I'm so curious about it!
5. I love being Santa Clause
6. I put my husband in charge of finishing the shopping for the kids today...he left the list at home...*facepalm*...
7. Sassy spoutless sippy cups. Buy some. You won't regret it.
8. I called my youngest "p" at the drs yesterday...the look on the ultrasound techs face was hilarious!
9. Ooo again..."you don't have permission to do that". I never have permission to do anything on here. I feel like I'm back living with my parents lol
10. I'm jealous of my son's hair. Beautiful curls!!! My hair is straight as straight can be and wouldn't hold a curl to save my life! So glad they got their daddy's hair
2. DS wrapped a present for DH yesterday...it's hilarious looking. This thing has 21 gift tag stickers on it.
3. Loving the vocabulary growth-spurt DS has been going through lately. Also, he's been going around to everyone's stomachs, patting them and asking, "baby?" It's so funny...and at 1, he can get away with it.
4. I'm excited to eat fish, pasta, salad, and sweets this Christmas Eve! Our family does a big Italian celebration that day & evening.
5. DS and I made sugar cookies over the weekend. They taste delicious, but man are those suckers ugly.
6. This little guy is kicking up a storm this week-- I can finally feel it from the outside too!
7. I've noticed that it hurts when he kicks along my csection scar...anyone else getting this?
8. I got a $15 body pillow from Sam's Club over the weekend. It's cute and works do much better than the small boppy one I used last pregnancy.
9. I have to administer a 40 minute student survey today in my classes for students to evaluate my class as part of my yearly rating. Seriously, who scheduled this 2 days before winter break!?!
10. I'm so excited for Christmas!
2. I have my 2nd a/s in a couple of hours...hoping that he cooperates this time so that the drs are satisfied.
3. Referring to baby as "my son" is soooo weird
4. Last night I broke out in horrible hives. Everywhere..from the soles of my feet to my hairline. No idea why...I hadn't eaten anything, touch anything, nothing! It was terrible. I'm going to mention it to the doctor today but I'm pretty sure she's going to say that babies don't cause hives.
5. I have a benedryl hangover this morning, courtesy of #4.
6. I never have permission to do things here either!!! The worst is when I get allll the way to the end of something and then find this out. This will probably happen in my TTT.
7. My TTT is super boring so I'm going to think of something interesting to tell you all...someone told me the other day that in Switzerland, it is illegal to own only 1 guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness. I'm going to look it up to to verify, but now that I've posted it on the Internet it must be true anyway.
8. My boobs are ridiculously big. They started out big, and now, insane. I already went up a cup size and my bra is too tight again. I'm wondering if I should go up a band size, another cup size, or just go to maternity bras. I could go to Victoria's to get measured, but I'm not going anywhere near a store until after Christmas. Thoughts from STMs on the best route to take?
9. This year I did a running challenge called 2015 in 2015...your team had to run/walk 2015 miles throughout the year. I think we're going to sign up again for 2016...Even though the 1st (at least) half of the year my miles will all be walking.
10. I just got a lotto ticket in a Christmas card. I'm going to go scratch it now...I'll let you all know if I'm able to quit my job once I'm done
Edit: I won $2. Probably not enough to retire on.
It's hard to describe! Definitely discomfort, but its weird to put into words lol and it's different for everyone I think. For example, my scar only itches on the inside...if that even makes sense to you. Other people I talk to are like wtf? But DH one aunt who had c sections says hers is the same way! It's just weird lol
Edit to add- try them on or get fitted though for sure. I have to order mine online and it's a pain (welcome to small town where no one where's a cup size over DDD lol). Make sure there's "room to grow" is my advice
2. DS kissed my belly for the first time yesterday. It was the sweetest thing.
3. I started getting some heavy cramping last night and kept thinking, "how the hell am I going to get through labor again?!"
4. Jan 4th is my AS. DH thinks girl, but I will be absolutely shocked if it is. I think I'll be having another boy- which selfishly makes me happy that I won't have to buy much.
5. I'm in the camp of needing to buy presents still. DH thinks I can zip all over the place and get everything in a day. Not with a finicky 1 year old...and millions of people out.
6. I kind of laughed and then felt bad about the whole Miss Universe thing. But the people who think they both deserve to win? Psh.
7. It's DH's last day at school. woohoo!
8. But he works his second job so we won't see him at all today. Makes for a long day.
9. I can't wait for DS to take his nap so I can enjoy my hot chocolate...he always wants everything I have.
10. & I realize I reallllly need to start eating healthier/trying to exercise. I already feel like a whale.
1.) I fly home for Christmas tomorrow... excited... but scared to fly with all the nonsense going on... and SO is staying back so that makes me sad. Only be gone 3 days though. Short and sweet trip!
2.) A/S on the 28th.... anxious and nervous.. and excited.
3.) I need my hair colored soooo bad.... highlights are in my near future.
4.) SO and I have been checking out day cares this past week... I've seen nicer dog kennels.
5.) I am craving anything and everything food related.
6.) I now eat desert with almost every meal.
7.) 19 weeks and still no baby kicks yet
bummed.
8.) I finished my registry.
9.) I can't wait until May!
10.) Today is my Friday! Yay for loooong weekends.
Pulled muscle! Omg that is the best way to describe it! You're a genius!
2. We are going back to my parents in CT tomorrow for a week. I'm really grateful that my H genuinely enjoys spending time with my family and is willing to visit them with me so much. We both also just love getting out of the city, they live in the rural "quiet corner" of CT and it is so peaceful and small town. We also got married there so it has a special place in our hearts.
3. My boss closed our office from 12/24-1/4 for the first time ever! I'm coming in on the 30th so that I can start the year off organized with minimal catch up but I can't wait for all that time off.
4. I'm having a hard time making a decision on a changing table. Pottery Barn no longer has the one that I want in the color I like. Since we don't have an actual nursery, the changing table feels like a major decision.
5. I still haven't purchased anything for the baby but I did start our registry on BabyList. I love just looking at it.
6. We are 95% done with Christmas shopping, will finish tomorrow in CT.
7. I'm so sick of my clothes but don't want to waste money on more maternity clothes. I never realized how much my clothes added to my sense of self, now that I am so limited with what I can wear and my body is so different I just don't feel like myself on the outside. Luckily, I do still feel like me on the inside.
8. People are offering me their seats on the subway all the time now and it's amazing.
9. I also really need to get my hair did, I'm thinking I'll probably get it colored to match my natural dirty blond color instead of getting more highlights. Right now I'm looking super ombre.
10. I haven't had a mani or pedi since I got KU either, which isn't like me but the smell of the nail salon makes me queasy these days. I miss having pretty nails.
1. I woke up STARVING this morning. Eating breakfast now and still want more.
2. I put this on the 'What are you having' thread but.... ITS A GIRL! ITS A GIRL!
3. I really thought 1000% that it would be a boy, a girl was a total shock.
4. Finally started cleaning out the nursery last night. It was fun!
5. Felt an actual real life kick on Sunday, nothing since.
6. Don't celebrate Christmas so, so ready for it to be over with so everyone will stop talking about it.
7. Glad my boss will not be here Wednesday or Thursday. she is cool but it is still so much less stressful when she isn't here.
8. I take back #1 my stomach now hurts after eating that breakfast sandwich.
9. ready for some time off, all I can think about getting back home and going at the nursery some more.
10. I think I said this last time. I just don't think I'm interesting enough to do TTT, it took me way too long to come up with TT. lol
2. This is the second week of my holiday and I am bored and lazy at the same time.
3. I looked at baby clothes today for the first time and got really nervous when I saw how tiny 0-3 months are.
4. DH is insisting I go to the salon - I think he thinks it's a treat for me.
5. I really do need a cut though - my hair is so dry and this heat is not helping.
6. We are spending Christmas eve in the movies - and I could not be more excited.
7. I am feeling so sad for all the poor kids today - it breaks my heart.
8. I might have felt baby move, but I have no idea what it feels like?!
9. I keep on daydreaming what our son is going to look like when he'a a toddler...
10. I hope our son has DH's curls and blue eyes
@Jenlyl7 What do you mean by stingy?
@yogahh I am with you on the Star Wars thing. Who cares?! DH went to see it with a friend of his last night because I will have no part of it. lol
@kp90 Today is my Friday as well!
I need to start looking into daycares. Ugh. That's going to be so stressful. It's going to be hard to trust someone else with my child. DH and I did our registries yesterday. I didn't realize how overwhelming it would be. I was in a terrible mood the rest of the day.. mostly from that and having a headache from not eating.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!2. Hi, my name is bshurdy, and I, too am guilty of eating raw cookie dough.
3. DH & I are going on our "babymoon" to the mountains next week. We really have no plans except relaxing in the cabin we rented and doing a little shopping. I can't wait!
4. I love the Pentatonix Christmas albums.
5. I don't understand the recent obsession with the Yeti/S'Well drink ware. I mean, it's neat how long they can hold ice.. but I can't think of many situations where I need ice to be kept in a bottle for 24 hours.
6. I've pretty much got everything prepared at work for my absence next week.. so my motivation today (and probably for the next two) is very low.
7. We had Christmas with my dad's side of the family this past weekend. Collectively, there are 9 kids all under the age of 9, and 8 of them are boys. The noise level was astronomical. DH and I didn't turn on the radio or even talk on the ride home; we just enjoyed the silence, hah.
8. I ordered my dad a leg lamp Christmas ornament (from A Christmas Story) as a gift, and DH unintentionally opened the package from Amazon yesterday. Apparently, he only saw a little bit of the box because he texted me and said, "Why did your order fishnet pantyhose?!"
9. I'm 16 weeks, and I don't really feel sick any more, but I am still so. tired. Where is the second trimester energy?
10. Next year, we will all have sweet little babies at Christmas
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
But we had a changing table upstairs in his room and then threw a changing pad on a buffet that we have in the dining room when he was little. Didn't want to go upstairs every single time.
Floor is definitely my favorite!
2. I've been very good about not buying anything for the baby since we're moving 6 hours away and getting a new house, but now I am looking at nursery ideas. I'm so excited to finally have a place that I can paint the walls and really put my own mark on the house. This nursery is going to be my first home project ever!
3. We're purging big time at our house. Old couches? Gone. Clothes that I've been hanging onto but never wearing? Gone. I just want to throw away everything and start fresh.
4. I am a financial analyst, and we have monthly financial cycles at work where there are specific weeks I am busier than others. So of course, the busiest weeks fall on the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I was really upset before Thanksgiving wondering if I could do this job if I had kids and couldn't take holidays off, but my boss was willing to let me work ahead on things for Thanksgiving and take the entire week off. Now I'm working this week, but no one else is around. And since I work from home, it's actually so relaxing.
5. I went ahead and made a first appointment for a new OB where we're moving. We really like our current OB, but I had a friend of a friend recommend this one, so I don't feel too nervous or worried. I also feel like it was about as good of timing as it could have been. We made it to the AS with our current OB, so we'll know some important info from our current OB before passing the torch to the next one, and I'll still have several months to get to know her.
6. Y'all! There's a small box under the tree that my OB's officer wrapped. Inside of it is an ornament with an ultrasound of the baby that will tell us the sex. Three more days!
7. Speaking of Christmas Day, since we're no where near family, and after living in Vegas for 1.5 years and never visiting a buffet, we're taking my healthy appetite to the Bellagio buffet for Christmas Brunch on Friday then planning a double feature - Joy and The Revenant.
8. I'm still trying to figure out a great place to eat before seeing Celine Dion in January for our last Vegas hoorah. This has been the funniest place for our first year and a half of marriage, and we have eaten so much good food in Vegas. I kind of fell off the wagon my first trimester, and now I can't really go for french food or fancy sushi. Our favorite restaurant is at Encore, but the show is at Caesar's at 7:30, so we'd have to eat so early to make it to Caesar's on time. I totally want a gown from Rent The Runway and to really do it all up that night for the heck of it.
9. I'm nervous about moving to Utah. I won't have my favorite take out places anymore, so I think that means I'll actually need to cook or learn to make all my favorite dishes. The thing is, I'm actually a really great cook, and I'm an excellent baker, but I'm so lazy when it comes to cooking. By the end of the day, I just want to veg out, not whip up a great meal.
10. I really want to buy a camcorder and start making home movies for the baby, especially with moving to the house they'll come home to, etc. I don't have very many home movies from when I was little (my parents divorced when I was 2), but I LOVE watching the ones they did make. My favorite is one from Easter where I kept saying, "HAPPY EASTER DADDY!" I was so cute...what happened?
2. @Jenly17 I've always thought that the love tits around here are used verrrry sparingly. My last BMB loved their love tits. While they gave out a lot of love tits, I totally agree that the old BMBs were much more ruthless before the exodus.
3. I had a dream last night that I had my baby, then got up and played a round of golf with my dad. Ha!
4. This is a tough week to be completely focused. I've had a couple prospect meetings that have forced me to be productive, which is a good thing. I'm taking this afternoon off, working tomorrow morning, then taking the week off. I can't wait.
5. I slept 12 hours last night. No shame.
6. I have STILL only made one baby purchase -- a gift card for a one-year supply of diapers and wipes from Honest Co. I can't believe my self control.
7. Last week, it seemed like I had a shrinking bump, but I swear the last four days it's been growing at hyper speed.
8. Red wine. How I miss thee. I'm going to be so sad not sipping on wine all Christmas day. And New Years. And Fridays. And Tuesdays.
9. I try to read/listen to at least 25 books a year. I have 3 to go, so I'll have to hustle this next week. At least I'll be in the car quite a bit.
10. I hope you all have a very enjoyable holiday.
1. Today is my Friday and I am having a really hard time getting any work done..
2. DH and I found out we are having a boy yesterday and I am SO EXCITED!
3. We did our registries yesterday at Target and Babies R Us. I didn't realize how overwhelming it would be.
4. Carter's is having a sale today. I made the mistake of going to their website and checking it out. I spent $64 on clothes for baby boy. Oops.
5. I cannot get enough salad. I have been craving it for going on three weeks now.
6. My youngest dog peed on the floor last night and I am not very happy about it. She knows better. She didn't pee when I took her out before bed and I am guessing DH didn't walk her when he go home which makes me mad.
7. I'm really happy it's supposed to be in the 60s the next couple of days. I just wish it wasn't supposed to rain!
8. I have done zero holiday baking this year. I am usually all over baking, it's a hobby of mine. Since I got pregnant I am not big on sweets so I haven't been baking. Oh well.
9. One of my closest friends/cousin just got pregnant with her first round of IVF and I am SO happy for her. I actually gave her my leftover medicine from my fertility treatments and it saved her a lot of money.
10. I am looking forward to Christmas! Mainly because we are announcing the sex of baby to our families.
Hopefully they don't care that we won't be sharing the name until birth. If so, oh well.. not their child!
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!2. I think I am getting his gross cold
3. My younger dog has been much nicer to me since she body slammed me on the couch and I started sobbing uncontrollably (mostly just hurt feelings)
4. A/S tomorrow I'm so excited!!!!
5. I secretly hope we accidently find out the sex of the baby
6. Today is Friday for me
7. I'm subbing on an all ladies curling team tonight, I hope we win
8. We are going to my parents house for a long Christmas weekend and I'm so excited
9. My husband and I opened gifts from each other last night, he got me a gift card to a spa and built me a giant craft table that is comfortable to stand at. He is the best!
10. The dogs also opened their gifts (squeeky tennis balls) and the younger one ate all the tissue paper it was wrapped in... Oops
2.) bed rest sucks! But hubby has been amazing, picking up the slack, cleaning cause I'm not allowed, cooking dinner every night, and making grocery store trips for my cravings! Love him!
3.) mailed out our baby announcement cards and gender reveal scratch off cards to family on Friday morning and people started to get them yesterday and call us! So excited! Can't wait for our parents to get theirs and see we are having a boy!
4.) borrowed a Nintendo 64 from our neighbor (it was in their basement) and stoked that Mario Kart (eBay purchase) came in yesterday! After all, Netflix can only get you so far when you're stuck on bed rest! Lol
5.) honey baked ham is my new love/must have craving!
6.) excited to have a quiet, no drama Christmas at home with my husband... Once baby comes, everything will be different!
7.) sad the weather is warming up to the 70's this week and there's no chance of snow for Christmas for us!
8.) still not sure if I'm feeling baby or intestines moving.
9.) hubby has been buying baby clothes for our boy and it's so sweet!
10.) feeling blessed!
2. Going at lunch to pick up Christmas gifts I ordered and an outfit for the surprise reveal to my family on Christmas Eve.... first time even allowing myself to look at baby clothing, and I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
3. My DH told me he was excited and terrified when he found it was a boy because he wants to make sure he raises him to be a good man. I love his standards so I know he will be the best.
4. Work this week has actually been pretty productive - feels good to knock stuff out when people are out of the office.
5. Kept calling the baby 'they' are the U/S yesterday because we didn't know the sex, and the tech told me to stop it because it made her think we were having twins - ha!
6. I just remembered I had pizza in the fridge for lunch.. pretty excited.
7. I always do a written budget for each paycheck to make sure I'm saving towards my goal.. grateful this is an extra check month, but I've been dreading doing the budget because it makes it so much more complicated.
8. I scheduled my annual review for next month, and I know I was up for a promotion, but I think my boss is going to wait until I get back from maternity leave, and I'm trying not to get angry about it.
9. Going to get serious about researching for another car - any car suggestions for great gas mileage, a baby, and two 80 lb dogs?
10. PetSmart has some great deals on dog toys and I stocked up for a few months - that is the one thing I can't help myself spending on!
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!