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Re: TTTW TUESDAY.
2) I think the only reason why I go on this board for now is to see all the new squishy pics.
3) I am loving my few days off from work before baby comes
4) I like that my maternity leave was extended from 8 weeks to 9
5) I'm not looking forward to cleaning today and tomorrow
6) I had my last ultrasound today! The MFM doctor is projecting my baby to be 9.5 pounds!!
7) I keep dreaming that the doctor keeps asking me to take the baby out sooner and then I wake up
8) As this is my last baby, I'm also kind of worried how recovery for a tubal ligation will be
9) I'm so looking forward to getting my body back
10) I can't wait to have baby in my arms.
It's a boy! Grow baby, grow! EDD: 4/22/2016
1. Things have been slow here on TB and it makes me think of all the babies that have arrived...but mine hasn't.
2. I'm still not sure if I'm glad or not that our LO isn't here yet... due on Saturday though, so the end is near!
3. The castor oil thread has me amused... takes me back to the drama in the early days. Grab the popcorn and just watch!
4. Speaking of popcorn... today was my last day making popcorn for my coworkers!! YAY!!! No more popcorn Tuesday!
5. As this is my last week of work, I still need to train my boss on one of the reports that I do, but he hasn't been here yet this week, and he's off on Friday.... soon to not be my problem anymore though.
6. Had false labor exactly one week ago, and hardly anything since then contraction wise... kind of nervous to see if there will be any progress at my appointment on Thursday.
7. Today seems to be moving soooooo slowly - just want to go home already!
8. My guilty pleasure is Nicholas Sparks books... just got the latest on Audible, and with work being so slow.....
9. This book makes me chuckle a little bit because it's a male narrator and his voice changes a little when he reads a girl part.
10. Not sure how I'm going to make it through the last couple of days of work with nothing left to do... ugh!
1. I feel like this belly gains a pound overnight. My back is killing me and feel like it's gonna break my spine turn over at night.
2. Looking forward to tomorrow's OB appointment. Last one and finally getting details about the section next Monday.
3. Today was DHs last day at work and starting his leave. Can't believe he said he might go back to work early if he gets bored lol here I was thinking he was really gonna do the full time. Fine by me!
4. I kinda hope to stay the 4 days in the hospital to get some sort of rest before the restless nights begin. I've been waking up at mid night every night lately and can't go back to sleep till about 5
5. TW again...stupid loud neighbors!
6. DH does a sucky job at cleaning the litter. As much as I don't like cleaning it I'm looking forward to just getting it done myself soon.
7. The next few days will consist of some heavy cleaning.
8. Can't believe this is really happening soon!! Scary and exciting. I wonder what he'll look like.
9. It's so cute to see DH get so excited. LO moves like crazy every time he talks to him and puts his hand on my belly.
10. I'm really hoping things go well with our families visiting and respect our decisions. Luckily my mom has backed up a bit.
2. Trying to determine what's worse - the month before or after birth.
3. Never was prepared for the difficulty that is breastfeeding.
4. Newborns are hard work.
5. Newborns are really really cute.
6. I haven't groomed my eyebrows in a month.
7. I'm still wearing maternity leggings.
8. I'm happy that I never got any stretch marks.
9. My midsection is pillowy soft.
10. I still can't believe I'm a mom.
2. My due date is in 2 days!
3. Teddy Grahams are really good and hard to stop eating.
4. I haven't really done anything so far today.
5. I did bake muffins though.
6. I might bake another kind of muffin today.
7. I can't stop baking these days. I don't know why.
8. I bought a new "non-stick" muffin pan and just used it today for the first time. The muffins got totally stuck so I'm pretty annoyed.
9. I don't understand how my dishes all seem to have gotten mysteriously chipped. I never notice when the chips are formed but then there they are.
10. I feel like I have seen all of the good movies and there is no point of watching any other movies ever but then I'm just watching the same ones over and over. Why are there so many crappy movies?
2. My parents arrived yesterday and my mom came armed with recipes and is stocking our deep freezer with meals!!
3. Over the weekend we had to redo all the things we thought we had done for the last time before baby (laundry, washing cars, mopping floors, dog bath, mow lawn, etc)...so annoying.
4. My mom is making ginger soy salmon for dinner, yum!!
5. Even though I will (likely) have my baby by tomorrow, I don't think the fact that today is my last day with just my big girl by herself has kicked in yet. But I am so so SO excited to see both my beautiful girls together
6. I want to spend far too much money on cute matchy clothing from DD1 and DD2, starting with adorable 4th of July outfits.
7. DH has conferences tonight at school and I was so positive I would have gotten him out of it (either by having baby or being in the hospital or him having taken the days off to be home with us) but instead, he is spending his last day before "paternity" leave (a lame name for the time he has to use from his sick bank since they don't actually give him any) at work from 7am to 8pm...ugh.
8. I'm really starting to get nervous about whether I can go without an epidural tomorrow. I had so much more confidence about it before induction was part of the equation but now my confidence is wavering. I just don't want to be flat on my back to birth this baby.
9. I put a bottle of wine in my fridge 3 weeks ago so it would be cold when we got home from the hospital...it taunts me every time I open the fridge but it is almost time!
10. I'm really excited to get back to CrossFit in 6 weeks, I need to lift something heavier than my toddler. And I also got some new minimalist grip gloves that I can't wait to try out for pull-ups.
2. Hearing I only have 3 days until baby is due is such a tease. It could be another week or more until she arrives. I hate not knowing when she'll be here.
3. I want baby out! And for selfish reasons!! I made it to 38 weeks without stretch marks, but now I'm starting to get them around my belly button!! Come on, baby, let's go!!! (I know stretch marks are a very stupid thing to worry about. You can judge me if you want)
4. DH is more impatient than I am. He's sooo not helping. Every time I move, yawn, groan, stretch, walk, sit, whatever, he asks if I'm having the baby hahaha!
5. I found out the midwife I've been seeing, and don't really care for, doesn't deliver at the birth center I'm going to. She only delivers at the hospital. I hate to admit how happy that makes me. She's nice, but I don't feel 100% relaxed around her for some reason.
6. I'd rather birth alone than with the midwife I mentioned above.
7. I need to look into these "freezer meals" everyone keeps talking about.
8. I am so sick of how dirty my floors get. I mean, the bottom of our feet get black!! I don't know if it's an Arizona dust thing, or if my mop just sucks... I wish I could hire pros to come deep clean the floor once a week. #fairytale
9. I wonder if I could convince DH to hire floor cleaners once a week. Hmmm...
10. Going to get the tDap shot today. I was sick for weeks, and couldn't get it done earlier (midwife advised against it to let my body heal first) Better late than never, right? This should be fun.
2. I can't stop eating cookies so I've switched to sugar-free ones.
3. Even brown rice doesn't help fight the acid reflux.
4. Excited we are getting our home professionally cleaned this weekend!
5. It's cute how DH is so excited to meet our lil bun.
6. Sitting on the birthing ball seems to really get baby excited.
7. Doc said baby is big and long. Hope she grows to be taller than me. FX.
8. I'm already concerned about postpartum pooping
9. Guess I'm really big - strangers keep staring at my belly.
10. Can't believe my name will change to 'mom' soon.
2. We got an offer on our house but it's low.
3. Our realtor/Dh's aunt has negotiated a price without really consulting us...if she wasn't family I would fire her.
4. I am asking my Dr for an induction sometime next week. I am in a lot of pain and only sleeping 3 hours at most.
5. Work made the executive decision my last day is Friday. I am thankful but slightly passed I couldn't work longer if LOL won't come before Monday.
6.DD1 is on some weird hunger strike. She barely ate yesterday which is normal but then refused to eat today.
7. She's not allowed any junk food until she eats something....I know this should just be common sense but I think Papa gets desperate for her to eat anything so he gives into her request for chips and junk.
8. We sent to security deposit to our tenants Friday. Sat and Monday they weren't home to sign for it. Today the comment on the delivery exception was that the recipient refused to sign for it. WTF? You don't want your money fine..
9. Castor oil? Really? I am not that desperate
10. I still have my sex drive but I can not stay awake to save my life and I know there is a dry spell coming....I can't handle it.
2. Today was my last day of work, but now I feel guilty knowing it could be an entire week before my kiddo comes and I just eating into my paid time for no good reason
3. I got a sunburn at the park this weekend and it's really itchy
4. I am so constipated
5. I am so sick and tired of my maternity clothes, it's not even funny
6. We close on our new house in Virginia and onFriday and have two weeks to coordinate updates/renovations from the state of NC until our stuff all gets moved in and we're soon to arrive with a toddler and a newborn... yikes!
7. My toddler turns 3 on Sunday
8. I really hope the baby comes sooner than my scheduled induction (next Tuesday) because I seriously can't imagine wasting an entire week off. I feel so guilty!
9. We still have to get a bunch of crap out of my car (from moving) to make room for the infant car seat... get it together!
10. I ate Chipotle for dinner for the first time since I've been pregnant (e. coli fear) and it was so, so glorious.
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Nov siggy challenge: animals eating Thanksgiving food
Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
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Nov siggy challenge: animals eating Thanksgiving food
Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
2. I'm scheduled to be induced Monday (going in for ripening Sunday) at a hospital that's directly on the Boston Marathon course (the marathon is also Monday). This is going to be a massive pain.
3. We're having a really hard time finding a new place, and our lease ends July 31 - I don't want to move!!!
4. My mom came up to visit today and is coming to my appointments tomorrow
5. My husband and I went out for bagels at 6 am because he had to leave for work and I couldn't sleep - once I'd gotten dropped back home I slept for three glorious hours!
6. My digestive tract is so angry with me
7. We had tapas tonight and they were incredible. Lots fewer fun nights out having food starting soon...
8. There are tiny feet battering my ribs again; I guess he's grown back up into the space dropping created.
9. I'm finally getting stretchmarks, all of a sudden! How weird.
10. I'm so done being pregnant.
2) 2 weeks out from my due date. I'm not quite ready yet to hand over my workload, but I'm SO ready to get this baby out of me.
3) It's a good thing my husband loves me, because I am quite frankly a hot mess lately. Except that I'm not actually hot, I'm just a mess.
4) Growth ultrasound is Friday! I had one at 36 weeks as well. Ultrasound tech tried to show me baby's face then, but she was hiding behind her hands; I'm hopeful that she'll be a little more cooperative this time.
5) Sister and mother have scheduled a meet-the-baby party for 5/21, 4 hours away. Apparently the fact that the guest of honor may be as young as 2 weeks old (and her mother as little as 2 weeks postpartum) is less important than the fact that Chicago (where we live) is a long way away and summer reading (sis is the head children's librarian) starts in June. Whatevs. Schedule your party for when and where you want, but if we're not feeling up for it, we may not show.
6) Too tired to do laundry tonight. Took a trip to Target on my way home to purchase additional sweatpants and underpants to last me till the weekend. Don't judge me.
7) Riding the train (or even in the car) feels SO STRANGE lately. The way the bump jiggles side to side is really disconcerting.
8) Want to make sure I talk to my OB at this week's appointment about postnatal depression resources. Feel like I'm circling the drain lately, and I suspect it's likely to get worse before it gets better. Hope I'm wrong and delivery is the cure, but I think I should probably be prepared just in case.
9) @NOLA520:
10) @allaire314 - I have never heard of popcorn Tuesday before, but I want some. Thanks for picking my dinner tonight!
And my mother insists that labor was barely uncomfortable, she bounced back immediately from every birth, and my siblings and I all slept through the night from day one. So while she's convinced I'm going to go 2 weeks late just like she did, she's also under the impression that I'll be good as new within 24 hours, just like she remembers being. Kind of suspect her memory might be faulty on this one, but whatever. At this point, I've decided that arguing with her is fruitless, and the best course of action is simply to let her make whatever plans she wants, and then do whatever I feel like regardless. The other folks in my life will understand.