May 2016 Moms

TTT!

Jenly17Jenly17 member
edited February 2016 in May 2016 Moms
Two things? Three things? Ten things? What's happening this Tuesday?

1. Ok, I'm going to start with the most embarrassing thing first...I CRIED during the last song of the halftime show Sunday night. Not just tears welling up in my eyes. No. Like legit, blow your nose, eyes red crying!! WTF? I thought I was feeling even keeled up til that moment. It was embarrassing. 
2. I think I was sadder than Eli Manning was that his bro won another Super Bowl ring. 
3. I need recommendations on where everyone buys furniture! I recently bought an awesome table for our new home but need to buy at least 4 chairs to go with it. I'm a bargain hunter, so not looking to spend massive amount of $ on these. 
4. Related to #3, we're also looking into a dining room set. I've thought about craigslist, but I dunno.
5. I have my ob appt on Thursday and have a couple of concerns that I am itching to address. 
6. One of these concerns is painful sex. This is new and it sucks!
7.  DD has a new thing where she wakes up at 6am on the dot. I'm a SAHM, and I like to have coffee (my life force) and get dressed before we get moving. It's been very tiring lately. 
8. When we move into our new home in a month, I want to transition DD to a big girl bed. This scares the crap out of me, but I need her crib for the new babe...sooo it's got to work!
9. I feel like I say this a lot, but I need to win the lottery. Why do school loans have to be so pricey? I'll be paying til I'm 60. 
10. I made it to ten today. This is big!!

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  • Jenly17 said:

    8. When we move into our new home in a month, I want to transition DD to a big girl bed. This scares the crap out of me, but I need her crib for the new babe...sooo it's got to work!


    DH and I are moving into a new home soon too! Settlement date of March 18. Nothing like moving in your third trimester. lol I had planned to start packing yesterday as I took the day off work but I was too tired to even get off the couch other than to walk the dogs. ^_^

    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!
    Heartbeat 10/2/2015: 118bpm
    DS: 5/27/2016

    TTC# 2: 12/2017
    BFP: 4/20/2018
    EDD: 12/29/2018
  • @Charissadeats I can't wait to see Deadpool! OITNB is a great show. This past summer the season came out on our wedding anniversary so we went out to eat and then watched some of the show! :D We are also having pasta tonight, but pasta with shrimp. My husband loves it, he said it's one of the best meals he has ever had so I am surprising him with it for dinner tonight!

    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!
    Heartbeat 10/2/2015: 118bpm
    DS: 5/27/2016

    TTC# 2: 12/2017
    BFP: 4/20/2018
    EDD: 12/29/2018
  • @Jenly17  how old is your dd? We have to do this too and I am NOT looking forward to it!!
    1. I finally got my car back yesterday after it has been in the shop for about 3 weeks following my accident...and I still have to take it back because the body shop replaced one of the bumper components with the wrong material. This has been a never-ending ordeal, and I don't have time to deal with it!  :s
    2. My shower dress I ordered came in yesterday, and I love it! I just need to find flat shoes now because the hemline is shorter than I had expected for a maxi dress, and the heels I had planned to wear make it too short.
    3. I'm getting excited about our fist shower in two weeks in DH's hometown! 
    4. Our shower in my hometown is in a month, and the family drama surrounding it is already through the roof! Why can't my family just be normal like my ILs!? 
    5. I need to do our taxes, but I'm embarrassed to say how disorganized I've been this past year. It's going to take me forever just to find all the documentation I'm going to need to do them. I'm not looking forward to it. 
    @Jenly17 If you're looking for some nice bargain furniture, try TJ Maxx, Marshall's, or Home Goods. They don't always have the best selection, but sometimes you can find some real steals! About a year ago, I searched every furniture store in my area for a chest of drawers to go with our bedroom set because we needed more storage and they didn't make a matching one for our set. I ran in Marshall's for something one day, and they had a nice Broyhill piece that went perfectly. I think I gave about $100 for it.  Also, if you have a Rooms To Go in your area, you can find inexpensive furniture there. The quality isn't always what it would be in a higher end furniture store, but I've found some bargains on decent end tables and other items from there before. Even Target occasionally has some decent pieces. I bought a solid wood bookcase from there back in college, and it has made about a dozen moves with me since and still looks great. And, if your town has any furniture consignment stores, you can find some great deals. I live in a coastal resort town where people tend to redecorate their condos/vacation homes annually, so we have lots of consignment shops full of barely used furniture. Some of the consignment items come out of model homes also and have never been used. That's where I got my living room sectional for less than half of what I would have paid for it at the furniture store across town, and it was brand new. Also, I hear you on the student loans! Mine are more than my mortgage.  :s
  • @Jenly17 ... check out consignment stores for furniture deals...we found some great stuff when we bought our house last year, including a dining set.  I wouldn't go that way for things like couches or living room stuff (ew) but definitely for dining room.  Also, you are not alone...I will be paying student loans until I die.

    1. I hate snow.  My town sucks at plowing.  They managed to not only NOT plow my street, but plow the snow from the main road INTO my street so that I had to use a shovel to get out this morning.  Shoveling mid-calf level snow while 7 months pregnant.  Awesome.
    2. I feel very, very stressed today.  I'm afraid I'm going to embarrass myself by crying at work by the end of the day.
    3. Last night I had to park down the street in a plaza and walk more than a quarter mile home along a major 4 lane road in the snowstorm, again because my town hadn't touched my street.  The entire time I was picturing myself trying to do this while holding a car seat next year.  Public works got a phone call from me this morning but I'm sure they don't actually care.
    4. I'm trying to force my mindset into a more positive place so let's see...
    5. My niece will be formally adopted on March 15th, which is very exciting.  My BIL/SIL have had her since she was hours old, but it's still a big deal to have this final legal hurdle crossed.
    6. My husband is fantastic.  He cleared so much snow last night and basically handled the entire suckfest situation.  Being pregnant has made me the most physically incapable I've ever been in my life...which I know is understandable and necessary but it's still hard to deal with.  I just feel really lucky that he's been 1000x more awesome than ever before as my pregnancy goes on.
    7. My pregnancy dreams get weirder and weirder every night.  Anyone else?
    8. One of my friends is going to be my L&D nurse, which makes me feel good but it's also slightly weird.  Since I have her, we're going to skip the childbirth classes.  She used to teach the classes so she offered to tell us what we need to know...and then said that we're going to forget it all anyway when the time comes so we'll have to be reminded anyway ;)
    9. Not gonna lie, can't wait to watch Rattled tonight.  And the Biggest Loser from last night on Hulu.  This pregnant girl loves her couch time.
    10.  My labs looooove the snow. Even the 10 year old lab acts like a puppy when there is 8 inches of snow to bounce around in.
  • Jenly17 said:

    8. When we move into our new home in a month, I want to transition DD to a big girl bed. This scares the crap out of me, but I need her crib for the new babe...sooo it's got to work!


    DH and I are moving into a new home soon too! Settlement date of March 18. Nothing like moving in your third trimester. lol I had planned to start packing yesterday as I took the day off work but I was too tired to even get off the couch other than to walk the dogs. ^_^
    Our situation is kind of unique. H, myself and DD have been living with my mom and sister since July. It's kind of insane. We sold our previous home for sale by owner and it sold in 24 hours. Wayyyy faster than we anticipated! So we had to leave with no where to go. All of my stuff in a storage warehouse somewhere.

    We looked at lots of homes before we decided to build. Our settlement date was supposed to be before Christmas(!!!) and now it's early March (still tentative) but fingers and toes are crossed. I need to get out of here! I'll just be starting the 3rd tri as well, but any worries about tiredness and stress are overcome by excitement. Plus I'm saving a lot of money by not going nuts on the nursery right now ;)

     I hope your move goes smoothly @AdorkablePixie!
  • kami09 said:
    @Jenly17  how old is your dd? We have to do this too and I am NOT looking forward to it!!
    She's 2 and 3 months. TBH the main reason I don't want to do this is because I want MY sleep!! I'm dreading it. Maybe she'll be a rockstar and surprise me??!
  • 1.  Just had a peanut butter banana smoothie and it was delicious. 
    2.  Im ready to start planting flowers for the spring! It's going to be in the 70's this week. 
    3. I've been trying to cut down on sugar and have been feeling so much better. I've been eating Yasso bars instead of whole pints of ice cream so I'll consider that a win. 
    4.  Don't kill me...but...I don't like about 95% of the clothes that they sell at Carter's. I know! This is a very unpopular opinion that I should have saved for Thursday but it's true for me. I just don't like their stuff. Sad day. 
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  • 1.  Just had a peanut butter banana smoothie and it was delicious. 
    2.  Im ready to start planting flowers for the spring! It's going to be in the 70's this week. 
    3. I've been trying to cut down on sugar and have been feeling so much better. I've been eating Yasso bars instead of whole pints of ice cream so I'll consider that a win. 
    4.  Don't kill me...but...I don't like about 95% of the clothes that they sell at Carter's. I know! This is a very unpopular opinion that I should have saved for Thursday but it's true for me. I just don't like their stuff. Sad day. 
    Yum!  Those are my favorite for a quick, delicious protein snack!
  • 1. Hit the 3rd trimester today! So excited
    2. Not sure if this is true for anyone else, but now that the due date doesn't seem so far away, and our little boy has been so rambunctious recently it's really got me thinking how much I already love him.
    3. The same dog who had surgery 3 weeks ago for what we thought was an intestinal blockage now has an ear infection.
    4. We've gotten a bunch of snow the past few days and I am over it. Fortunately I'm not the one shoveling or snowblowing it, but I'm still done.
    5. Had my glucose test yesterday. Waiting for the results. Really hoping I passed it!
    6. DH and I had to have a serious budget conversation last night. For so many years we have been fortunate enough to just do what we want when we want, but now that we're 12 weeks away from the due date, it's time to start buckling down.
    7. Speaking of the do whatever we want (#6) I took a day off on Friday, and my DH is already off, and we've got a couples massage booked in the morning, followed by a fancy dinner at the casino and a concert.
    8. I also have Monday off next week for a nice 4 day weekend and I cannot wait!!
    9. My boss has started transitioning some of my workload to other people in my department, which has been wonderful to keep my stress down.
    10. Although I have a wonderful 4 day weekend coming up, I have a paper due on Tuesday which I haven't started yet!

  • 4.  Don't kill me...but...I don't like about 95% of the clothes that they sell at Carter's. I know! This is a very unpopular opinion that I should have saved for Thursday but it's true for me. I just don't like their stuff. Sad day. 
    @TXmamatobe I don't either! And I had fully planned on taking advantage of that sale yesterday but when I was on the website there were only one or two things I even sort of liked. I need a Carter's alternative.

    1. I've been feeling absolutely exhausted this past week and I'm afraid I'm already feeling the third tri doldrums even though I'm still technically in the last week of second tri.
    2. At work we are planning all these events in other cities for April and I think certain people expect me to travel for them but I know I'm not going to. Sorry, but I'm not working an event at 36 or 37 weeks pregnant. I'm not saying anything yet but they're going to have to deal with it.
    3. My MIL is kind of driving me crazy with the same questions over and over again about the food and arrangements for my shower. I know it's bitchy of me to complain but seriously, how many times do we have to have the same conversation about the menu? I thought we made decisions in December and somehow we are still talking about this 8 weeks later.
    4. MH and I had talked about doing a mini-babymoon in Florida in March and now that there are reported Zika cases there I don't want to go anymore. It's paranoid of me but I just have no appetite for it. On the plus side, it will save us money, so there's that.
    5. This week my fears of labor have transitioned to fears of motherhood. Am I really capable of being a mom? I hope I get over this before the baby is born.
    6. It's snowing but not sticking and I am wishing so bad it starts to stick and we get a snow day tomorrow!
    7. I haven't been sleeping well so I took half a unisom the past couple of nights and it has been AMAZING.
    8. Eight things Tuesday? :#
  • 1. Finally picked paint colors for DD and nursery.  Yay!  
    2. It's snowing again today.  We're only supposed to get a couple of inches, though, so hopefully it won't impact too much.
    3. I had planned on potty training DD by now (she turned 2 in December), but that didn't happen.  Everyone I talked to said I was far better off waiting until she was ready.  I hope they're right...
    4. My glucose test is next week.  Scheduling-wise it was much more convenient for me to wait until then to do it, but since I'll be 29 weeks by then I'm a little worried that I waited that long.
    5. We've narrowed down our baby boy names to 2.  I like the names, but neither of them were my top picks, so I'm having a hard time deciding!
    6. Tonight's dinner is crockpot beef stew.  I love my crockpot so much!
    7. I said goodbye to the house I grew up in last weekend.  My mom finally sold it to move somewhere more practical.  Even though I haven't lived there since I left for college, it was still weird.
    8. Officially in 3rd trimester today!!
    9. Today is flying by, which is really unusual for a Tuesday.
    10. About to take DD for a walk in the snow.  Yay!
  • 1.  I woke up grumpy this morning...that seems to be happening more often than not lately.  Pregnancy hormones make me ragey in the morning.
    2.  Yesterday I had another ultrasound at my 24 week appt and the Dr who told us "preeetty sure but I'm not 100%" that it's a girl at our 20 week ultrasound confirmed we have a little girl.  :)  Her name will be Harper Rose.
    3.  I told my grandma yesterday that our daughter's middle name is Rose after her and her response was "Oh ok."  Ha!  I mean, I didn't expect her to cry or anything since she doesn't usually show a lot of emotion, but I guess I expected a little more response than that.  She made me laugh.
    4. My bestie told me last night at dinner that her boyfriend of nearly 10 years finally proposed on Friday!  I got all teary on her because I'm so excited & happy for her!  She lives an hour+ away from us so she waited to tell me in person!
    5.  It started snowing last night and is supposed to keep snowing Lake Effect snow until Wednesday...boooo.
    6.  I got so much crap out of our house & shed this weekend!  I had been storing a lot of household stuff & small furniture in our shed for clients since when they normally come to me they're homeless and now we have a work storage unit so my house & shed is so clean and empty!
    7.  I really need a day off...I haven't had a full day off with zero client phone calls or contacts in months.  I can deal with the client phone calls on a day where I can work from home...but I need a day to take care or me aka sleep in & binge watch Netflix on my couch in sweatpants with zero responsibilities.
    8.  I had a dream last night that I went to our birthing classes and all of a sudden I had my baby in my arms and I was trying to swaddle her in a diaper.  She was still covered in vernix but I didn't actually give birth to her in my dream.  She just appeared. 
    9.  I also had a weird dream that I was dating this guy that had amazing abs and I kept running my hands down them, because he was randomly walking around shirtless everywhere we went.  But then at the same time I was kinda dating this other guy that was more of the sweet nerdy type (and wearing a shirt).  And then my sister showed up and her "dealer" kept beating people up.  It was so random.  But those abs were amazing.  (Sorry husband.)
    10.  The nurse at my appt yesterday told me I've gained 18 pounds since being pregnant and considering I'm only 24 weeks "maaaaybe I should slow down."  So all day yesterday I was stressing that I can only gain about 7 more pounds (unlikely).  Then I get home and I was telling my husband about it and I realized the nurse caculated my weight gain wrong and I've only gained 14 pounds!  Jerk...
  • 1. I had a very vivid dream last night that DD would be born 2 weeks early on a Monday...so that's May 16th haha
    2. ^ NOT counting on that. I'm actually preparing myself for a June baby.
    3. I've been driving myself crazy about what to do with crib/toddler bed. DS is 16 months. I feel he's so little to transition now...but I don't want 2 cribs...DD will be in our room for 6 months...but I don't want to transition him while having sleepless nights with her. UGH.
    4. That After Birth thread is hurting my vagina already.
    5. I have an interview with Stitch Fix next Wednesday and I am soooo insanely nervous! I didn't even want a teaching job this bad! lol
    6. I didn't keep great tabs on all tax write-offs throughout the year, and doing it all now is killing me.
    7. DH wasn't going to tutor today so that he could get home at a decent hour...he just texted that they have a 2 hour staff meeting after school. wtf.  :(
    8. Need to have another ultrasound because they didn't get a good enough look at the spine. My AS was all of 15 minutes. Idk but if you can't see the spine, wouldn't you take a few extra minutes to try??
    9. I don't have anything else and 9 is my favorite number...so I'm stopping here.


  • 10.  The nurse at my appt yesterday told me I've gained 18 pounds since being pregnant and considering I'm only 24 weeks "maaaaybe I should slow down."  So all day yesterday I was stressing that I can only gain about 7 more pounds (unlikely).  Then I get home and I was telling my husband about it and I realized the nurse caculated my weight gain wrong and I've only gained 14 pounds!  Jerk...
    I had my 24 week appointment yesterday as well. Apparently I gained like 10lbs since my 20 week apt. My dr said my weight gain was great. I mentioned such a jump in a month and he looked at me and said let me guess superbowl party and smiled...He said give it a couple days because I'm sure you have eatten a couple salty things lately. He is the greatest! Lol
  • @Bluejay3030 My parents recently started talking about selling their house and downsizing, too. It makes sense for them since it's been just the two of them for years now since my younger sister moved off to college years ago. I know it's the best option for their financial/retirement goals, and a smaller house would be much more manageable for them now, but I can't help but feel said since all of my childhood memories are tied to that place.

    @valerie4786 Lake effect snow is the worst! I lived two blocks from Lake Erie in the Cleveland area for a few years right after college, and it was horrible! I remember walking outside in mid-March and having snow drifts piled higher than the hood of my car. I don't miss it!
  • 1. Found out last week that the daycare we went with is willing to do cloth diapers. We forgot to ask this ahead of time and so glad to find out they'll work with us.
    2. Hopefully have a photographer picked for a newborn shoot. Just waiting to hear back on some details from them. Fingers crossed I get this out of the way soon. (Emailed me as I was writing this... As soon as I pay the deposit I'm all set :) )
    3. I spent way too much on baby clothes yesterday with the Carters sale. Doesn't help that I also earned rewards in the process, so now I'll have incentive to spend more. :neutral: 
    4. Need to make an appointment to meet the pediatrician we chose. 99% sure this is who we're going with, but we get a free meet and greet appointment. Our birthing center requires we have one picked by 36 weeks, but I would prefer to also just get this out of the way.
    5. Can I go home already? Today just hasn't been very productive and all I want is a nap. I slept pretty well last night, but I'm just so tired today.
    6. I hadn't yet bought the rug I wanted and it seems in the past 2 days or so Target decided to get rid of the one I want in the size I need. They have a smaller one, but it will be too small in the nursery. They have a similar one, but they either have a too small size or a too large size and none of the in between. The large size is also obnoxious in price. Of course now I will end up having to spend an arm and a leg on a rug... Thanks Target.
    7. Got my FMLA paperwork from work today. They would like it back by March 1st... Of course my next appointment is Feb. 29th. Now I'll probably have to make an extra trip in between now and then to drop it off. Another thing to worry about. Yay.
    8. Did I mention I want to go home yet? Bc I want to even more now... I think I might take a nap in the car during lunch.
    9. Slacking in the crafting dept. I meant to get stuff to start on letters for the nursery and for the baby blanket this weekend, but it was rainy and I really didn't want to drive around.
    10. Yay 10 things! I think it literally took me an hour to do this... 

  • 1. There's some snow and ice on the driveway so DH forbade me from going to work today. I appreciate his concern for me and the baby, it's sweet, but LOL I'm a big girl! (he usually knows better than to tell me what to do :wink:) So working from home.
    2. My coworkers threw me a baby shower yesterday and wow we made out well! Feeling really blessed to work with such generous people!
    3. The invites for my other shower apparently went out the other day, I should be getting mine in the mail soon (just in case I needed an invite to my own shower haha)
    4. Sleep is getting more and more difficult, doesn't help that our dog shares the bed with us and her preferred position is lying against my back when I'm on my side...
    5. I have leftover cake from the shower! :smiley: 
    6. We have everything picked out for the nursery, but haven't bought anything yet as we need to take care of paint and new carpet first. But am really happy with what we've picked out!
    7. Think I might go downstairs and watch some Making of a Murderer while I work this afternoon.
    8. My cat just jumped on my lap as I typed this :heart: 
    9. Have another ultrasound this week as baby hasn't cooperated at the last two scans..
    10. I keep thinking about the fact that there are Doritos downstairs, lol! Will probably go get some, have a great Tuesday everyone!

  • @Jenly17 Wow.. 24 hours! That's crazy. I bet you will be so happy and relieved when you move. :)

    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!
    Heartbeat 10/2/2015: 118bpm
    DS: 5/27/2016

    TTC# 2: 12/2017
    BFP: 4/20/2018
    EDD: 12/29/2018
  • 1. I am in shock because I just called my nurse leader to inform her I would be taking Friday as a bereavement day and she said no. Just no. I am allowed 5 bereavement days in my contract so I am very confused as to why I can't take a day. One fucking day. So I called another nurse leader from a different district and she was irate. Another nurse leader I called said I need to just tell them I am not going to be in and that's that. I did talk to my school secretary and was planning on talking to my principal, but she wasn't in her office. My nurse leader legitimately asked if we could "change the day of the funeral". WHAT?! I have family flying in from Italy to attend my MIL's funeral, but, yeah, sure we can just change the date, no fucking problem.
    2. As I was typing this, my nurse leader called back and said "Oh, it is a miracle because a woman just walked in saying she wants to be on the sub list for the school. If she can get her paperwork done in time..." and I cut her off saying that I am contractually allowed 5 days and I am only asking for one so I will be taking that one day. I also informed her that I had contacted other nurse leaders in other districts to try to steal their subs and that I am "glad that MY nurse leader was able to find me a sub so I could tell the OTHER nurse leaders that I don't need their help."
    3. Two other nurse leaders just offered me jobs, one over the phone when I called and one just now by email. I am going on interviews ALLLLLLLL next week.
    4. I just sobbed in the bathroom for a solid 5 minutes and threw up.
    5. I am spending this whole fucking day at work taking care of children and organizing music for the funeral. That's it. If anyone asks me to do anything else, I will eat their face.
    6. Oh, and when I texted my daycare provider to let her know that I didn't have a chance to pick up almond milk for my son before dropping him off this morning, she texted back "Oh, boy! I didn't realize he would be here. Ummm......" WHAT THE ACTUAL LIVING FUCK?! I paid you, didn't I?! I had sent her an email Sunday night saying that I was not sure if he would be in LATER THIS WEEK, meaning Thursday or Friday because we hadn't set the date of his grandmother's funeral.
    7. I am interviewing a different daycare that is on the way to either of the two other jobs I am applying to. It is less money and closer to home so I think it just makes sense to switch daycares right now.
    8. All of this upheaval and change is not doing such great things for my anxiety. I have eyed my mostly untouched Klonopin very seriously this morning.
    9. A kid just threw up on me.
    10. I am done.

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  • Jenly17 said:
    Two things? Three things? Ten things? What's happening this Tuesday?

    1. Ok, I'm going to start with the most embarrassing thing first...I CRIED during the last song of the halftime show Sunday night. Not just tears welling up in my eyes. No. Like legit, blow your nose, eyes red crying!! WTF? I thought I was feeling even keeled up til that moment. It was embarrassing. 
    2. I think I was sadder than Eli Manning was that his bro won another Super Bowl ring. 
    3. I need recommendations on where everyone buys furniture! I recently bought an awesome table for our new home but need to buy at least 4 chairs to go with it. I'm a bargain hunter, so not looking to spend massive amount of $ on these. 
    4. Related to #3, we're also looking into a dining room set. I've thought about craigslist, but I dunno.
    5. I have my ob appt on Thursday and have a couple of concerns that I am itching to address. 
    6. One of these concerns is painful sex. This is new and it sucks!
    7.  DD has a new thing where she wakes up at 6am on the dot. I'm a SAHM, and I like to have coffee (my life force) and get dressed before we get moving. It's been very tiring lately. 
    8. When we move into our new home in a month, I want to transition DD to a big girl bed. This scares the crap out of me, but I need her crib for the new babe...sooo it's got to work!
    9. I feel like I say this a lot, but I need to win the lottery. Why do school loans have to be so pricey? I'll be paying til I'm 60. 
    10. I made it to ten today. This is big!!

    Edited bc words. 
    DH and I bought our furniture at Buy Buy Baby and Target! Its all about the coupons!!!
  • Jenly17 said:
    kami09 said:
    @Jenly17  how old is your dd? We have to do this too and I am NOT looking forward to it!!
    She's 2 and 3 months. TBH the main reason I don't want to do this is because I want MY sleep!! I'm dreading it. Maybe she'll be a rockstar and surprise me??!
    @Jenly17 and @kami09We're going to brave the transition with DD sometime in March.  Dreading it soooooooooooo much!!  She is 2 as of December.
  • 1. It snowed almost all day yesterday and it put me in a fantastic mood
    2. My friend start their move here tomorrow!!!!!!
    3. I slept like a rock last night and it was much needed. I would like to thank my summer time pjs, my snoogle, and my dog (for not stepping on me)
    4. I might be crazy, but I officially volunteered to be a part time assistant high school track coach (yay high jump!!!)
    5. Apparently the school provides all coaches a jacket!
    6. I'm so far behind on sewing projects
    7. I haven't curled in over a week, let's hope I remember how tonight
    8. Tomorrow I'm taking my dog to agility after I have yoga class, hopefully I don't get too tired! It would be easier if my dog was slow
    9. I have the most pathetic lunch, a piece of venison sausage... That's it
    10. Going to IL this weekend for my bff's baby shower!!!!!!
  • @laurenmdrn16 I'm sorry your week doesn't seem to be going much better! :( It's infuriating that some people are so insensitive when it comes to losing a loved one. When MH's grandmother died this past summer, we had to travel out of state for the funeral services. The law firm where I used to work had contacted me a few weeks before she passed to ask me to testify at an attorneys' fee hearing for a case I had worked on years ago, and, even though I had agreed, they still subpoenaed me for it. The funeral just so happened to be scheduled for the same day as the hearing, so I immediately called my old boss and told him about the situation and suggested that since he had all of his business records and it wasn't actually necessary for me to be there, I would appreciate it if he would either release me from the subpoena or reschedule the hearing. He refused to do either (which was kind of surprising since I left on really good terms). I ended up scrambling to draft and file an emergency motion to quash his subpoena from my iPad in the middle of the airport. Luckily, the opposing attorney (who I had contentiously litigated the case against for years) requested a continuance (which was granted) and called me to express his condolences, but I lost all respect for my old boss - personally and professionally - in the process.

    I say all that to say, I think interviewing for a new position is probably a good idea for you - especially since the other nurse leaders sound like decent human beings. I don't think I would be able to continue working for someone who mistreated me in the way your nurse leader treated you. It would be hard to have any respect for someone after that. I can only imagine what dealing with her on maternity leave would be like! 
    She sounds like a horrible person. Hugs!     
  • 1. I didn't think we were going to be able to have a baby moon but now we are. Some friends are going to their beach house the same week my H has vacation next month. We get a last vacation and hang out with friends.. score!
    2. Reading the shower thread makes me feel so behind. I know I have zero part in the work and church shower but as far as the family one, nothing has been planned. MIL is hosting and we haven't  even discussed a date. The only conversation we had was about a beach theme and showed her some cute ideas on pinterest.  
    3. Speaking of showers, I feel so lucky to be having three. But I am such a planner and deal seeker, if I find a good deal I want to buy it. But have to remind myself that I have to wait until AFTER the showers to buy things. 
    4. I am so sick of this weather. I know I can't really complain as I live in Florida and its about 50 degrees but the wind makes it feel much cooler. 
    5. I am loving all the increased movements the past few days. 
    6. Odd question: can babies be allergic to something in utero? Every time I eat a PB&J sandwich I get the worst cramps?
    7. I think that's all for today, I made it more than half way!
  • @laurenmdrn16 I hope your day & week turns around!  So sorry to hear about your mother in law's passing & that your nurse leader is being an asshole.
  • kbrands7kbrands7 member
    edited February 2016
    @Laurenmdrn16 major hugs, lady. That was really bitchy of your nurse leader and the last thing you need right now; honestly, that's one thing I hate about working in schools-- that you can feel trapped when things happen because it's not as simple as just leaving, or taking a day.

    1. DS has moved from a stomach virus, to cry-puking, to 2yr molars teething and accidentally gagging himself when he chews on teething stuff (or his fingers). I've cleaned up so much puke over the last few months  because of these things that this weekend, I literally caught puke in my hands in the middle of lunch, washed my hands, gave DS a hug and asked him if he was okay, then went right back to eating. DH was astounded and so grossed out that he had to leave the room.
    2. I want my glucose results back. I know these things take time, but my iron results have been in since last night, so now I'm getting impatient.
    3. Iron results-- pretty much what I expected. I'm still anemic (always will be to an extent). But now it's worse and there's a marker in my CBC that possibly calls me out for a bleeding risk. Great. I hope I can fix that before delivery/surgery whichever it ends up being. Definitely asking my OB for more email when I see him.
    4. I'm anxious to keep going on the shared nursery. It's a slow process since it's still DS's room and PB has had slow shipping lately.
    5. I had a dream last night that I delivered DS2 a week before my maternity leave was supposed to start-- and that he came out the size of and with the motor skills of a 6 month old. It was freaky.  I also kept asking DH if I could start my maternity leave early...I was really worried about money in the dream and having an extra unpaid week and not having my long term sub available yet. He just looked at me like I was crazy and said that the school could go f themselves since I just had a baby.
    6. The Internet is down and our grading system only works on my laptop...so mobile bumping it is during my prep until it's fixed. 
    7. It has been snowing all day, but not enough to have a snow day or to play in the snow. It's just enough to make the roadways slick.
    8. I have hot sausage going in the crock pot today. I'm excited for a fatty, yummy dinner for Fat Tuesday.
    9. I bought awesome minky fabrics to make a new throw for the rocker recliner in the nursery room.
    10. The heartburn is here to stay for the third tri it seems. Again. DS had tons of dark hair, so maybe the old wives' tale is true and this little guy will too.

  • @kbrands7  are you on iron pills? I am anemic too and have been put on iron but have the hardest time remembering to take them. If I remember to take it,  I have just eaten a meal and my midwife told me if you take it with any kind of calcium then the iron does not absorb and it pointless to take it. 
  • @kbrands7  are you on iron pills? I am anemic too and have been put on iron but have the hardest time remembering to take them. If I remember to take it,  I have just eaten a meal and my midwife told me if you take it with any kind of calcium then the iron does not absorb and it pointless to take it. 
    I am, but I have thalassemia, so my blood will only absorb/use so much of it, so it's been a delicate balance of  taking extra iron, but not so much that my body can't use it. I'm sure they're going to up my supplementation now, but I don't know by how much yet. Calcium definitely counteracts it-- vitamin c aids in absorption. 
  • Jenly17 said:
    Two things? Three things? Ten things? What's happening this Tuesday?

    1. Ok, I'm going to start with the most embarrassing thing first...I CRIED during the last song of the halftime show Sunday night. Not just tears welling up in my eyes. No. Like legit, blow your nose, eyes red crying!! WTF? I thought I was feeling even keeled up til that moment. It was embarrassing. 
    2. I think I was sadder than Eli Manning was that his bro won another Super Bowl ring. 
    3. I need recommendations on where everyone buys furniture! I recently bought an awesome table for our new home but need to buy at least 4 chairs to go with it. I'm a bargain hunter, so not looking to spend massive amount of $ on these. 
    4. Related to #3, we're also looking into a dining room set. I've thought about craigslist, but I dunno.
    5. I have my ob appt on Thursday and have a couple of concerns that I am itching to address. 
    6. One of these concerns is painful sex. This is new and it sucks!
    7.  DD has a new thing where she wakes up at 6am on the dot. I'm a SAHM, and I like to have coffee (my life force) and get dressed before we get moving. It's been very tiring lately. 
    8. When we move into our new home in a month, I want to transition DD to a big girl bed. This scares the crap out of me, but I need her crib for the new babe...sooo it's got to work!
    9. I feel like I say this a lot, but I need to win the lottery. Why do school loans have to be so pricey? I'll be paying til I'm 60. 
    10. I made it to ten today. This is big!!

    Edited bc words. 
    This. Completely this. 
  • @kbrands7 Thanks. Its so frustrating because obviously know I need to take it, but it's eat this not that. Im suppose to pop a pill not meal plan a new diet. lol
  • @kbrands7  are you on iron pills? I am anemic too and have been put on iron but have the hardest time remembering to take them. If I remember to take it,  I have just eaten a meal and my midwife told me if you take it with any kind of calcium then the iron does not absorb and it pointless to take it. 
    I have an alarm set on my cell phone to remind me to take my prenatal vitamins. It starts vibrating at 1:00 every day because I have usually eaten lunch by that time. I would never remember to take them otherwise!
  • 1. I need to do taxes this week/weekend because I have until the 26th to submit the new information for my repayment plan for my students loans or my payments jump from $300 a month to $700 a month. Ugh. 
    2. I had to buy new black flats because my other ones had holes and now I've got blisters and my feet hurt. 
    3. I have no focus today- I think it's because I had so much focus yesterday. 
    4. I want a snow day tomorrow. Or at least a delay. 
    5. Why did I think it was a good idea to do two professional development classes back to back? 
    6. I declared my hubby needed to watch Buffy this weekend, so we have started watching Buffy, it's cheesy but wonderfully so. 
    7. I would really like to take a nap. 
    8. My hubby found a Figment pillow pal at downtown Disney. He made my week with that. 
    9. I agreed to go to lunch with some friends tomorrow and now I don't know that I want to go. 
    10. To do lists are my saving grace at the moment. 
  • businessmamabusinessmama member
    edited February 2016
    1. My boss is trying to avoid my flex proposal, and I made it clear I get it, or I leave. There is so much more to the story about coworkers who run out and hide, etc. but I'm seriously done with him if I don't get my one ask.
    2. I have lunch plans every day this week. Ugh - I can't stop eating.
    3. Shower weekend date has officially been decided from the party hosts. Yay!
    4. Called the daycare today, and they said they are waiving the deposit if I register this month. I was already planning to, but now I just saved $100.
    5. Did our taxes... we owe $2k. That was definitely painful.
    6. I'm taking over someone else's work when he goes on paternity leave for a month in a couple weeks - trying to get stuff off my plate, not put on. Stressing about that.
    7. I told my mom I bet she would be able to feel the baby kick when she comes over this weekend. You would of thought I gave her a million dollars - she is seriously the best.
    8. Mike and I started looking at the to-do list and felt overwhelmed so we just decided our child will have mismatched wood furniture rather than painting. Whatever, it is eclectic.
    9. My husband just text me that he wanted to watch a corny movie called Zombie Summer tonight - oh goodness.
    10. I need to start working out in the mornings - I've read all the articles about how to make myself, but I'm still struggling. Anyone have advice?

    @laurenmdrn16 I'm proud of you for emailing her higher up. That shouldn't be tolerated, and I'm so glad you know you have opportunities where they will treat you like you deserve!

    edited- I can't spell.
  • 1. DD is singing Let It Go in Chinese right now....
    2. I turned in my maternity leave dates at work last night and it is getting so close!
    3. DD has a cold that.just.won't.quit.
    4. It's snowing and we're supposed to get another 1/2 in to an inch.
    5. DD keeps undressing her Barbies...I know it's a phase but she ripped off Ariel's leg and Ariel is naked. I feel like she's crushed my Little Mermaid childhood memories.
    6. I watched The Last 5 Years last night and I really liked it. I just hate how artsy-ish movies end so open.
    7. My nesting brain is starting to crank up. Mental lists are being made.
    8. DD's new favorite movie is Cry Baby...Yes. As in Johnny Depp 1995-ish...It's hilarious.
    9. My maternity photo shoot is coming up and I'm so so so excited.
    10. I want a new job.
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  • I'm going to make an effort to be less verbose this week. . . my lists are always huge. :(

    1. I have an OB appointment next Wednesday and I have been stressing that she will tell me I am gaining too much. The stress is making me want to stress-eat . . . ugh!
    2. I have made zero progress on the nursery and I feel really stressed about that also.
    3. It's hot out and I hate it! How is it possible to be sitting on your butt for hours then run your fingers through your hair and realize you need a second shower because your hair is just drenched in sweat. Its only 9:30am here and I feel like I want to melt into a puddle! I can't seem to keep cool.  Any tips?
    4. I'm back to needing an hour nap in the middle of the day. I'm always tired again. I thought that was done with!
    5. So i posted a photo of the start of my crochet baby blanket to my family on FB. My aunt has informed me now that she has my registry and decided what she wants to give to baby . . .  She is going to also make her a baby blanket and says "but yours looks nice too"  
    6. I still don't feel attached to baby. I think there is something wrong with me. I'm not wired right or something. Shouldn't this have happened by now? :(
    7. After a lot of back and forth we finally have a baby name. I'm pretty pleased about this. 
    8. My morning dizzy spells are pretty much a thing of the past. I have eggs or Greek yogurt in the mornings now. It was protein causing it after all.  Thanks ladies. 

    Ok . . . only 8 today. Mostly because I cant sit in this heat on this uncomfortable chair any longer.
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