My BFF of 25 years is flying in tonight for a week! I last saw her in December while her mom (who was like a second mom to me) was in hospice care. Obviously, not a joyous trip for either of us, especially just before Christmas, and it has been a rough few months for her since her mom's passing. This trip will hopefully be full of cookies, Netflix, laughter and lounging in the pool. I can't wait!
My LO is winning for not having been on my bladder and letting me sleep straight through the night for the first time in months. Felt so great to wake up after a full nights sleep!
I don't know if I still feel like I'm "winning" with this because the last month+ at work has been excruciating, but my immediate boss and the director have been watching me try to train the person they hired for me to go on maternity leave. He's just not getting it, forgets deadlines, can't turn around things as quick as I can, and is so bad at keeping up that he has to be micromanaged and constantly followed up with. They've both acknowledged how hard I'm trying, and yesterday the director said some very nice things to me and said she's going to be so happy when I'm back from maternity leave. In the last month, I felt kind of abandoned and unsupported for them to give me someone who can't hack it and expect for me to get him up to speed on everything. But now that they've acknowledged what's going on, I feel so appreciated and recognized that I really do go above and beyond for this job (thank you type A personality). I have my annual performance review right before I go out on maternity leave, so I'm hoping it's a good one.
My boss is winning because he's now open to exploring a few days of telecommuting to transition back from maternity leave. I think avoiding an 1 1/2 drive each day and being able to pump at home will be a big help for my sanity after baby.
DH just texted me to say that our driveway is being repaved today! I'm so excited! When we bought our house just over 2 years ago, it was an REO/foreclosed property that needed a lot of work. We got a great deal on it, and it's the only way we could have afforded to live in our neighborhood otherwise. We've been doing various renovation projects a little at a time since we bough it, and we've tried to finish most of the interior projects before LO gets here. We're almost through except for the kitchen and master bath, which still need to be updated but are fully functional now. The last major issue was the driveway that was in complete disrepair when we bought the house. The concrete pad in front of the garage is cracked so bad that we haven't been able to pull our cars inside, and the (very long) driveway is full of potholes. With LO on the way, we need to be able to pull inside when it's hot and/or raining, so I told DH to go ahead and schedule the concrete repair and repaving for this week. It's more than I wanted to be spending right now, but it's going to be so nice when I can actually use my garage for more than a storage room!
Today is my son's 6th birthday! My son was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old and I am just sitting here reflecting on how far he has come in 4 years I am so proud of him and can't wait to celebrate with him tonight and all weekend!!
@asummerbride happy birthday to your son! My winning is that we received our Amazon completion discount, so we went ahead and bought a ton of stuff. Not easy on the ol' bank account, but yay for cute baby gear in the mail!
My son is winning because he let me sleep in a little and was an absolute angel, just sitting quietly in my room coloring. MH (also winning) had already gotten him all dressed and packed for school so I could get another 10 min of snooze time. When I got up, my son was so sweet and sang a good morning song to me and Baby Luna and wanted to be Mama's Helper so he got the milk out of the fridge, bowls from the cabinet, spoons from the drawer and helped pour the cereal for our lovely little breakfast. It was such a wonderful morning. I wanted to just stay in that sun-drenched, idyllic moment forever.
I think I have found the perfect in-home daycare for LO. I am meeting the lady in charge in person this week (we've spoke on the phone), so crossing my fingers I get good vibes.
Her house is literally the next street over from mine; I could walk there. She has been keeping kids for over 30 years, and get this: only charges $20/day. This will be a total win if it works out!
Married: May 2012 DS1: May 2016 DS2: Jan 2019 Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
I think I have found the perfect in-home daycare for LO. I am meeting the lady in charge in person this week (we've spoke on the phone), so crossing my fingers I get good vibes.
Her house is literally the next street over from mine; I could walk there. She has been keeping kids for over 30 years, and get this: only charges $20/day. This will be a total win if it works out!
Second "win" of the day: I just got a call back from the pediatrician's office, and I have a meeting set up with them for next week. My first choice pediatrician that was recommended by several friends and co-workers wasn't accepting new patients, but this practice came highly recommended by my OB. They were only taking soon-to-be siblings of existing patients, but after I told them how my OB had gone on and on about how great they are, they agreed to take us. That's one more pre-baby "to-do" checked off my list! Winning!
DS is winning for me lately. Last night when I was feeling tired, nauseous, the works, and I tried to explain that I couldn't play hard because I didn't feel well, he pulled me over to the couch told me to, "Lay, Mama," and covered me up with a blanket then cuddled next to me with a stack of books and gave me forehead kisses. When he's wound up, he can be rough and wild, but he's also seriously the sweetest. I'm so happy that he's so empathetic at such a young age.
Had my review with my bosses yesterday and they said I could start back at work part time after maternity leave if I want! Hadn't considered it because I didn't know it was an option, nice to know if I want to, it is!
Also got some pretty negative feedback at the review and waited until I got home to cry about it!! Super winning! I could actually put it in the WTF category, but trying to just see it an opportunity to gain a skill I didn't have before, part of normal career development, instead of being discouraged by unhappy bosses. Hard when I feel like I just didn't get the support or coaching I needed and suffering due to growing pains of a small company, but I guess they're dealing with the same - so winning Wednesday today for me for at least trying to have a good attitude about this and not getting all sour puss about everything.
My medical aid/health insurance approved my procedure today - with NO extra payments required from our side.
I only joined with them in December and went through a stressful period where I wasn't sure they were going to accept me cause we had to move due to DH's job change. Turns out they are awesome!
I know I already posted one today but just got a phone call from DH and he's definitely winning today. He called to tell me how he just went shopping and got me a combined birthday and Mother's Day present. He's not very good at keeping exciting secrets so he spilled the beans and told me he got me an emerald ring with diamonds for LO's birthstone. Now to wait patiently before he'll give it to me haha
Destination Maternity's underwear is winning for me. I was sad when my go-to VS lace waists finally stopped fitting, but these are awesome!! And they actually successfully cover my ass, which I didn't think was possible at this point.
Got a verbal warning instead of a speeding ticket! Don't know if it was due to my bump or because I didn't play dumb also winning is knowing I'm off the whole weekend and will have all of Saturday to organize LO's nursery!
A little backstory: DH and I are building a business on some property we acquired a couple of years ago. We ended up moving to a little house with zero property that is right next to our property because we wanted to be close to our project. It's been a sacrifice moving into a little house with no backyard and a tiny front yard. The past 2 weeks we started talking about getting a bigger piece of land with a big garage and RV hookups for family visitors but we didn't want to move away from our property.
A lady who lives up the road from us has a nice chunk of land with a giant garage (something we don't have), the same/slightly bigger living space, and additional RV hookups. She approached us yesterday asking if we knew anybody who would be interested in her place (it's an extreme fixer upper...and I mean extreme) but of course we said we would be. The place we are in now was an extreme fixer upper and it took a couple of months of work to get it up to par so we aren't scared of that. Just waiting to here the final number on the place. I'm really hoping we can get this all figured out soon.
After being up at 4am, dealing with cramping and pain all week, a hubby with a man cold, soaking through my underwear and panty liners, the only thing "winning" for me today is I had a yummy chicken salad for lunch and went on a walk with my coworker. Now for the next 3 hours to fly by.
After being up at 4am, dealing with cramping and pain all week, a hubby with a man cold, soaking through my underwear and panty liners, the only thing "winning" for me today is I had a yummy chicken salad for lunch and went on a walk with my coworker. Now for the next 3 hours to fly by.
I feel your pain on ALL these fronts. All these third trimester symptoms can be unbearable at times, especially when combined.
Today was my last full day of work before mat leave! I still have 3 reports to write and hand in to parents but will be all done by April 11 and working from home for those. I'm just so happy, I'm going to celebrate by not setting my alarm for tomorrow morning.
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Re: Winning Wednesday 3/30/16
I only got up once to pee last night and it was so soon after getting into bed, I didn't count it. Winning!!
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!My winning is that we received our Amazon completion discount, so we went ahead and bought a ton of stuff. Not easy on the ol' bank account, but yay for cute baby gear in the mail!
Her house is literally the next street over from mine; I could walk there. She has been keeping kids for over 30 years, and get this: only charges $20/day. This will be a total win if it works out!
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
Also got some pretty negative feedback at the review and waited until I got home to cry about it!! Super winning! I could actually put it in the WTF category, but trying to just see it an opportunity to gain a skill I didn't have before, part of normal career development, instead of being discouraged by unhappy bosses. Hard when I feel like I just didn't get the support or coaching I needed and suffering due to growing pains of a small company, but I guess they're dealing with the same - so winning Wednesday today for me for at least trying to have a good attitude about this and not getting all sour puss about everything.
I only joined with them in December and went through a stressful period where I wasn't sure they were going to accept me cause we had to move due to DH's job change. Turns out they are awesome!
2. I feel good about work and am getting lots done.
3. I feel good about grad school.
This is a precarious balance that doesn't usually last long, but I'll take it!
A lady who lives up the road from us has a nice chunk of land with a giant garage (something we don't have), the same/slightly bigger living space, and additional RV hookups. She approached us yesterday asking if we knew anybody who would be interested in her place (it's an extreme fixer upper...and I mean extreme) but of course we said we would be. The place we are in now was an extreme fixer upper and it took a couple of months of work to get it up to par so we aren't scared of that. Just waiting to here the final number on the place. I'm really hoping we can get this all figured out soon.
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!