I did some serious adulting today and finally submitted my application for life insurance. I have the physical exam Monday morning. Hopefully my husband gets his app submitted today or tomorrow. We've been talking about life insurance since before DS was born and have procrastinated so much. But we want to meet with a lawyer and get a will and, more importantly, guardianship documents done. We have decided on asking my brother and SIL to be guardians and we want to get life insurance taken care of beforehand. We want to assure them that there won't be a financial burden to being guardians. The biggest problem with asking my brother is that my parents (especially mom) will be mad we didn't ask them.
We went to the doctor today for our first MD appointment (previously we had an appointment for an early 6 week ultrasound and a educational visit with a NP). We couldn't find LO's heartbeat through the doppler, so I ended up needing an extra ultrasound and holy guacamole has he or she grown! DH told me after the visit that it's really starting to "sink in" and "feel real" now and I have to say, I agree! It was such a cool visit and I just cannot stop grinning ear to ear today! Anyway, I just had to share and the randoms thread seemed mildly appropriate! I hope everyone is having a wonderful HDBD!
Really random - just got my A1C results back....5.9! I have busted my butt to keep my blood sugars down and it has paid off. I've been a diabetic for 10 years and have never been able to have such tight control over my blood sugars (even when I was pregnant the first time and my blood sugars were great during that pregnancy).I finally started on an insulin pump last August and it has been amazing. OK, gloating and happy dance over. Just gonna site here with my silly little grin now.
Did you know when you google "pack and play" and click on images on the top bar where it suggests different categories one of them is "FTM" showing pics of penis, guessing they don't mean first time mom...... Not the best to pop up at work
@camichael84 I think most Mom's switch up their kids' names every once in a while...just as long as you don't start throwing in the dog's name, too. (My Mom used to go through all of our names - 4 kids and a dog before finally settling on the right one. Getting the kids mixed up was one thing - our names all start with J...but our dog's name was Oscar. How does that get in there!?) Lol
@JennM205 Sadly, she's already been called by the dog's name. He's Eddie. She's McKenna. Not even close, but they're both toddlers that get into things they shouldn't.
it never fails - Someone wants to walk into my office and chat right when I am sure that I am about to puke into my garbage can at work. I have had to tell like 4 people in the past 2 weeks that I am pregnant (even though we aren't spilling the news yet), because there isn't a better explanation for 'GET OUT NOW!!' when speaking to a superior at work.
In other news - I live in Denver and the weather is suppose to be amazing this week - like 70s and I cannot wait for it to be warm enough to sit on my patio after work and feel less gross for doing NOTHING that resembles being an adult!
Ladies, I don't know if this has been brought up already (haven't read through the thread yet) but for all of my Cadbury Cream Egg enthusiasts out there-- did you see that McDonalds announced a Cadbury egg McFlurry?? I'm really anti McDs, but I might just have to break my own rules because THIS SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN.
I think I'm in trouble.
ETA I just read through and see it was already discussed. Then that it was not available in the US. I was so excited and now all my hopes and dreams are gone! Also sorry for jumping in and announcing this without reading through first-- I just couldn't contain my excitement.
@TheTamedShrew I too am on Team NEED TO KNOW ASAP lol! It's killing me! I have my 12 week scan in just two days, and I am praying I can get an answer somehow. Once I know, I feel like I'll want to walk around with the color appropriate balloons tied to me so I look like the house from UP, I'll be too excited.
@reesaxden I feel the same way- I want a girl, and yes I too will be happy with whatever it is so long as it's healthy- but I'm not doing a gender reveal party where I'm surprised because I'm so afraid that if it turns out to be a boy I'll burst into inconsolable crazy hormonal tears in front of everyone lol. Better if I can just sniffle about it, accept it, and move on before the world knows if that's the case. Ridiculous, I know, but it is what it is
I hate these hormones! They are throwing off my ph like crazy. I have a terrible yeast infection and my vag is on fire.
I feel your pain. I just got over my second one in about 5 weeks. This happened with my last pregnancy, too. It's the worst!!!
Ditto. The progesterone suppositories had my pH all kinds of messed up...finally stopped them three weeks ago and am just now finally getting back to normal (after two rounds of diflucan.) Ugh.
@camichael84 Well I haven't mixed up DD and the dog yet but I regularly mix up DDs name with my youngest sister's. It's kind of awful because there's absolutely no reason for the mixup (disimilar names...my sis lives in a different state so we don't even see her that much) other than the fact that they behave similarly. Yes, my 21 year old sister acts like a toddler. The whole family knows it. And I guess, subconsciously that connection has been drawn and can't be broken! Oops.
I was told this morning that someone "has never met someone who enjoys being pregnant as much as you do" ... This is probably true. Anyone else with me? It might be hard to say already if you're a FTM, but last pregnancy and this one, I just love it all. I feel like I'm glowing today.
I probably am.. because I busted out maternity jeans and a maternity top - makes it look like I'm showing more because nothing it cutting my blump in half like usual. Also, I have Cadbury mini eggs in my bag. Booyeah.
@AnnaS930 I am one of those that enjoys it, more than many. I love labor and birth the most. I have more maternity clothes than regular, so I am better dressed with a bump...ill be glad to get them all out. However right now I'm still exhausted, and will also feel better when it's all public knowledge.
@AnnaS930 I'm with you. Once first-tri worry and sickness eases up, I love being pregnant. I love talking about my pregnancy. I can't remember a time that I didn't look forward to being pregnant, and then the amount of time it took getting pregnant for my first just makes it make me feel so happy and lucky.
@TNgoldengirland @camichael84- glad I'm not alone! And I agree, the early weeks when no one else knows and risks are higher is not a fully enjoyable time. I'm just entering the "everybody knows and I tell everyone that I meet/see that doesn't know" Weeee!
@TNgoldengirland @camichael84- glad I'm not alone! And I agree, the early weeks when no one else knows and risks are higher is not a fully enjoyable time. I'm just entering the "everybody knows and I tell everyone that I meet/see that doesn't know" Weeee!
@AnnaS930This will totally be me after my ultrasound next week. If all goes well we'll announce it to our friends and post on FB. I feel like once I see the baby again I'll be able to breathe and finally be able to be all ' World, I'm pregnant! Watch me waddle!'
Camp hates pregnancy. Wasn't a fan last time and definitely not a fan this time. Obviously thankful to be pregnant but can't wait to have an outside baby. (Also didn't love breastfeeding either. I did it because "breast is best" and it worked for us but never felt that deep connection you're supposed to feel from it.)
@PSUBecky23- Oh, I am not camp: Love breastfeeding. I also did not feel a deep connection with it and ended up transitioning to formula at 10 weeks when I went back to work. Definitely had lots in my last BMB who didn't love pregnancy but are still breastfeeding and really champion the cause. You just never know!
My 12 week appointment is today! Can't wait to hear LO's heartbeat. As long as all goes well, we will FB announce tonight. I'm excited to be "out" on Facebook!
After this week, I have no idea how families manage to bed share/co sleep with toddlers. The has been the worst week of sleep since DD was an infant. Ever since she got the flu she has wanted to get up between 3-5:00 and come into our bed. Last night she came in at 4:30 and she was either kicking me or slapping me in the face the entire time. We have a king sized bed too. Sorry, Dr. Sears, but I can just never get on board with this long term. After 6 months, baby gets their own room. I need a quadruple shot of espresso. Oh wait...I'm pregnant. #%!^%!
Okay ladies, excuse me in advance for this rant. My husband, who 99% of the time has been super accommodating made me so upset last night. I found an ant on my laptop, and a couple of ants in the bathroom over the last week, so he said he'll call our pest control company to spray the inside of our house. I said "We can't, only on the outside because of chemicals/ pesticides." He basically then said I was being paranoid and was tired of me being paranoid about everything. Oh I'm sorry, you're right, pesticides and developing festuses go hand in hand. And he said Well shampoo has chemicals in it. I rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain. It just majorly annoyed me because it's not like he's the one double checking if I can do/eat/be around things because I'm pregnant. Then when I try to tell him about potentially harmful things he thinks I'm being paranoid. (No, we can't go to Mexico right now.) So I cried for like 5 seconds because I was so mad and told him he's not the one checking so he doesn't know. ("I'm crying because of how WRONG you are!" comes to mind if anyone's read Amy Poehler's book.) I really struggle sometimes with being right in an argument vs. keeping the peace so I haven't said anything about it anymore. Maybe it was the hormones that got me all amped up about it?
Re: Randoms Thread: March Edition!
@mom2adoodle solid Mean Girls reference!
it never fails - Someone wants to walk into my office and chat right when I am sure that I am about to puke into my garbage can at work. I have had to tell like 4 people in the past 2 weeks that I am pregnant (even though we aren't spilling the news yet), because there isn't a better explanation for 'GET OUT NOW!!' when speaking to a superior at work.
In other news - I live in Denver and the weather is suppose to be amazing this week - like 70s and I cannot wait for it to be warm enough to sit on my patio after work and feel less gross for doing NOTHING that resembles being an adult!
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
I think I'm in trouble.
ETA I just read through and see it was already discussed. Then that it was not available in the US. I was so excited and now all my hopes and dreams are gone! Also sorry for jumping in and announcing this without reading through first-- I just couldn't contain my excitement.
@TheTamedShrew I too am on Team NEED TO KNOW ASAP lol! It's killing me! I have my 12 week scan in just two days, and I am praying I can get an answer somehow. Once I know, I feel like I'll want to walk around with the color appropriate balloons tied to me so I look like the house from UP, I'll be too excited.
@reesaxden I feel the same way- I want a girl, and yes I too will be happy with whatever it is so long as it's healthy- but I'm not doing a gender reveal party where I'm surprised because I'm so afraid that if it turns out to be a boy I'll burst into inconsolable crazy hormonal tears in front of everyone lol. Better if I can just sniffle about it, accept it, and move on before the world knows if that's the case. Ridiculous, I know, but it is what it is
I hate these hormones! They are throwing off my ph like crazy. I have a terrible yeast infection and my vag is on fire.
I probably am.. because I busted out maternity jeans and a maternity top - makes it look like I'm showing more because nothing it cutting my blump in half like usual. Also, I have Cadbury mini eggs in my bag. Booyeah.
edit: supposed to say preg catergory Bee, for some reason when I typed the letter a sunglasses emoji came up?
My husband, who 99% of the time has been super accommodating made me so upset last night. I found an ant on my laptop, and a couple of ants in the bathroom over the last week, so he said he'll call our pest control company to spray the inside of our house. I said "We can't, only on the outside because of chemicals/ pesticides." He basically then said I was being paranoid and was tired of me being paranoid about everything. Oh I'm sorry, you're right, pesticides and developing festuses go hand in hand. And he said Well shampoo has chemicals in it. I rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain. It just majorly annoyed me because it's not like he's the one double checking if I can do/eat/be around things because I'm pregnant. Then when I try to tell him about potentially harmful things he thinks I'm being paranoid. (No, we can't go to Mexico right now.) So I cried for like 5 seconds because I was so mad and told him he's not the one checking so he doesn't know.
("I'm crying because of how WRONG you are!" comes to mind if anyone's read Amy Poehler's book.)
I really struggle sometimes with being right in an argument vs. keeping the peace so I haven't said anything about it anymore. Maybe it was the hormones that got me all amped up about it?