Most obnoxious thing a dog owner can say to a parent who is also a dog owner - I love my dog like a child and a dog is just as much work as a child. Bitch, please.
@frogdog06 thank you!!!! You totally get my struggle!! One of my best friends is Japanese and she always jokes that she doesn't believe I'm not at least a little bit Asian. I'll definitely try everything you recommended. I'm fed up with mascaras. I finally found that if I out on translucent powder all around my eye after all my makeup is on, but before mascara, it won't melt as bad.
Im looking for pretty natural, just enhanced. I don't usually wear falsies so I don't want to go too extreme.
@MrsVoorhees I'm the girl that has to now buy a belated bday card for my bil because I kept pushing it off knowing it was near the end of the month. Woops. Another month bites the dust!
I took DD to a play place today. It's like a big jungle gym that you climb up and over and through things. Getting my fat self and a 30 pound 19 month old through the obstacles was no joke. Now I'm cramping. We may have to stick to the kiddie section for a while longer!
I just spent 4 hours making 80 mini popcorn buckets for SIL's shower tomorrow. They are so stinking cute, I'll post some pictures in the baby shower thread tomorrow lol.
Ok - so. I totally spit on myself this morning. Pregnancy dreams are crazy, right? Well, I was having this dream that two vampires were fighting over me (not romantically). One wanted me gone because I was a threat to his kind (don't know why) and the other thought I was an asset (again, totally clueless as to why) and I was so uninterested in the entire conversation I went to the bathroom and started brushing my teeth.
So... in my dream I finish brushing my teeth and spit into the sink and suddenly I wake up because the motion felt too real. And voila. I'd spit on my shoulder. Not very much but enough to totally gross me out. I couldn't go back to sleep after that. Damn dream vampires, making me spit on myself.
In other news - You know those cute paper ring garlands that people make to count-down to Christmas? I'm making one to count down to due date! I have a load of scrapbook paper that hasn't been being used for anything so I'm going to make a "baby count down" garland for our bedroom. Woo!
@MrsVoorhees have you ever tried Blinc mascara? I think they sell it at Sephora. My mom has really hooded eyelids and she loves it because it doesn't smudge at all or rub off onto her eyelid. It's amazing! It forms these tiny tubes on each lash when you put it on and the only way to remove it is to use warm water and kind of pull it off. Doesn't hurt or anything- just looks kind of weird when you take it off!
@MrsVoorhees have you ever tried Blinc mascara? I think they sell it at Sephora. My mom has really hooded eyelids and she loves it because it doesn't smudge at all or rub off onto her eyelid. It's amazing! It forms these tiny tubes on each lash when you put it on and the only way to remove it is to use warm water and kind of pull it off. Doesn't hurt or anything- just looks kind of weird when you take it off!
I have! It really is awesome for no smudging, it stays in really, really well. The only problem is that it does nothing for my eyelashes. They don't stay curled and they don't really look any thicker. I so wish it would though because it's amazjng!
@MrsVoorhees yeah, I tend to use it more as an everyday mascara. I know they make an eyelash primer too. Not sure if that would help! I have the worlds straightest eyelashes and curling them does nothing my hubby has the most beautiful, long, full eyelashes I have ever seen...jerk lol
@ahackett1990 my husband has amazingly thick dark silky hair, while I suffer through fine limp hair. It's totally wasted on him and I find it infuriating.
@MrsVoorhees I didn't realize the struggle of hooded lids! Had to google it. It is beautiful looking but didn't know about the smudging and all. I alternate between Dior Show and Loreal and honestly think I like Loreal better for volume. As far as falsies, my only good experience with them is when a makeup artist has put them on for me and they do individual lashes, as opposed to the big straight across the lid look that can be too obvious. But don't know if you're getting your makeup done for your photos or not.
@Bibliobebe cute idea! We did that with my last pregnancy so the older two had something tangible to help them count down until the baby arrived. We didn't have to do it this time, because they know their brother will be here shortly after school starts.
@mamadomino congrats on the van! I dreaded ever having one, but now I feel like I'll be hard pressed to ever get rid of it! So spacious.
Wife to A; Mama to C (2009), N (2011), H (2014) & baby F due 09/16/16
P.s. That reminds me, after college I had just started dating this guy and we went out for Halloween. I was dressed as a flight stewardess and had these really cheap fun eyelashes in....realized the next day that I had left them on his nightstand when I spent the night
@Bibliobebe oh man these dreams are back full force and are realer than ever.
Speaking of vampires, I had a nightmare the other morning that there was a bat in the nursery. I picked it up by both its wings and held it away from my body... I woke up with my fingers pinched in front of DHs face.
I have a question for the twin mommas that are having babies of the same sex... Do you have designated names for baby A and baby B in utero? Or are you going to wait to see them? Haha... Totally random but that's what this thread is for
Random: We went to a beer festival this afternoon, but it got way too hot (95F) so we spent the rest of the day at home. I have been doing laundry nonstop (sheets, waterproof this and that, blankets) and now swear by Eco Balls!!!!
@RedMar our girls are identical so seeing them wouldn't help decide anything! I did assign them each a name. B is getting my great grandma's name. My great grandma was FIESTY and baby b has been the more active one and keeps flipping vertex to breech.
@RedMar - Even though ours are boy/girl, we did think about that both times. For us, Baby A had the non-negotiable name. For example, if our first two had both been girls, they would have been Elleanore & Evelynne. But we knew that, if we had boy/girl twins, we would use Elleanore for the girl. So the non-negotiable name was Elleanore which would have been Baby A if both had been girls.
Sounds weird but that's how I always thought about it for some reason.
@jbscmama they really are a struggle! Plus, there's the issue of doing all this work on your eyeshadow. And then you open your eye and you can't see any of it because your crease disappears hahaha it's so annoying!! Thank you for your suggestions though! I might end up getting my makeup done! And your nightstand story is hilarious!
i have a funny dream story about when I was a sleep deprived mom of a newborn. I was in desperate need of a good nights sleep. DD would wake every 2 hours to eat and my sleep cycles just weren't happening. I had been almost falling asleep while feeding her and it really scared me to think of that happening. I kept half waking up in the middle of the night, and although I knew I was in our room, I couldn't orient myself. I felt like I was facing the wrong direction or something so I would wake my husband and ask him where I was. Lol he would get so frustrated because I would freak him out. So one night, I half woke up because I realized DD was laying in our bed! She was under the covers so I kept trying to pick her up but she was stuck to the bed. Then my H wakes up and asks me what the hell I'm doing and I told him, "trying to get DD, I fell asleep with her in the bed". And he said, "that's my leg!!!!" And then he turned on my light and I was sitting in bed, facing the wrong direction (headboard) but my legs were under the covers so I guess I had been sleeping that way, and Inwas trying to pick up his leg. It freaked both of us out and we couldn't go back to sleep. He kept thinking of that part in paranormal activity when she stands up and stares at him all night. I kept thinking I was going to do something weird with DD, like put her in a drawer or something.
@Bibliobebe and anyone else doing the garland for your little ones, maybe add two weeks worth of rings in case baby decides to come late. My cousin did this for her then 3 year old but her baby was born at 41w5d. Older one couldn't understand why if the garland was done then the baby wasn't there.
I I had a weird dream last night but I don't remember what it was except that @UnwritteN12 was there
@mamadomino This may be a really dumb question, but can you tell them apart now in utero? Like one is kicking and you know if it's a or b? I guess I just always thought that they were called a and b for ease of talking about one of the other, but is the same one a throughout? And how do you know?
@drmh22 mine are both up and down, one on the left and one on the right, with my placenta on the top. They've mostly stayed in the same place, although they somehow continue to be able to flip vertex to breech and back. A has always been on my left and was further down, b is on the right and was higher but now has her little head right on my cervix. Usually they label the lower one A, which they did with mine. Since B is now lower they refer to her as the "lead twin". I can only tell who is kicking if it's on the side I know they are on. I get some movement in the middle but not a ton, I have no idea who is moving when that happens. It's getting easier to feel a whole baby in one spot because they're just running out of room, so sometimes I can guess that way. And I kind of have a flat spot in the middle where there's no baby. It's all pretty weird actually! I think if they are fraternal it's likely easier to tell them apart based on where their placenta is or if they are different sexes, but since I have just one placenta and they're both girls they go by location. Mine are growing evenly so I doubt it matters too much, some identical twins have different growth patterns and that would tell you as well.
@Bibliobebe and anyone else doing the garland for your little ones, maybe add two weeks worth of rings in case baby decides to come late. My cousin did this for her then 3 year old but her baby was born at 41w5d. Older one couldn't understand why if the garland was done then the baby wasn't there.
I I had a weird dream last night but I don't remember what it was except that @UnwritteN12 was there
I think this is a great idea to add to the garland if you have older kids who are going to be enjoying the count down too!
I'm about to become a FTM so the garland is for me and DH and we're most excited about counting down until the day we can say for sure "The baby will be here ANY DAY". That last garland to us represents that point in pregnancy when we can start waiting in anticipation because ANY MINUTE I could go into labor. I feel like that makes the wait easier for us. Also, doing 14 more garland rings didn't sound fun after finishing the other 56.
cam and I needed a break from the beach/sun today. My mom took D to the water park and cam is napping. I'm sitting here eating all the fudge in the world and plan on falling asleep in 5 seconds zzzz
i really want a soda though i haven't slept since I got on vacation I think I'm delirious
@mamadomino thanks for the clarification! It's so interesting to think about. So if you had a name for baby A it would be the one on the left, not necessarily the one that came out first, right? I'm guessing you or they or someone can tell which is being born.
Didn't somebody get flamed hard core on one of the bmb for making a garland? Or am I making that up?
It was a drive by posting about how she eats a jelly bean every day from a jar that has a countdown number of beans. It wasn't so much that she was doing it, it was that it was her first post and bump people don't take kindly to that!
@mamadomino thanks for the clarification! It's so interesting to think about. So if you had a name for baby A it would be the one on the left, not necessarily the one that came out first, right? I'm guessing you or they or someone can tell which is being born.
Yeah, same question! If they're born vaginally and there's not a difference in weight, how do they know which one it is? This is all so interesting!
I just packed some stuff in our hospital bag... Eek! H and I are super cheap so there is stuff I know I should just buy doubles of to have in there so I don't have to do it last minute (I really don't like feeling unprepared) but I don't know if we will. There's already so much on it that we will need to grab last minute though. We are 1 hr from the hospital so not really able to pop home if we forget something. Oh well! Pretty sure I won't be too concerned about forgetting minor things once I have my baby out!
I just packed some stuff in our hospital bag... Eek! H and I are super cheap so there is stuff I know I should just buy doubles of to have in there so I don't have to do it last minute (I really don't like feeling unprepared) but I don't know if we will. There's already so much on it that we will need to grab last minute though. We are 1 hr from the hospital so not really able to pop home if we forget something. Oh well! Pretty sure I won't be too concerned about forgetting minor things once I have my baby out!
I have never packed a bag but that's because somebody had to go home anyway. I won't be packing anything his time either as my spouse will go home every night. That said really all you will need is clothes to go home it and hair/make up stuff. And toothbrush
I strongly recommend staying in the hospital clothing that way you don't accidentally bleed on your stuff and if you plan to try and breast feed its easier (especially if people are trying to help you).
@MrsVoorhees YES! That's what it was, the jelly bean thing. I couldn't remember and it was driving me nuts.
@drmh22 yes, we have a name for the baby on the left and the one on the right. I have a billion ultrasounds so they always tell me who is lower. they will check right before delivery that whoever is coming out first is head down, so I'll know which one it is.
I recommend for those that are FTM to bring flip flops to wear home. Especially if you end up with a unplanned c section you feet swell up so bad they might not fit into regular shoes.
Re: July Randoms Thread
Im looking for pretty natural, just enhanced. I don't usually wear falsies so I don't want to go too extreme.
So... in my dream I finish brushing my teeth and spit into the sink and suddenly I wake up because the motion felt too real. And voila. I'd spit on my shoulder. Not very much but enough to totally gross me out. I couldn't go back to sleep after that. Damn dream vampires, making me spit on myself.
In other news - You know those cute paper ring garlands that people make to count-down to Christmas? I'm making one to count down to due date! I have a load of scrapbook paper that hasn't been being used for anything so I'm going to make a "baby count down" garland for our bedroom. Woo!
BFP: 12/29/15 EDD: 9/15/16!! Please be our miracle baby!
BFP: 12/29/15 EDD: 9/15/16!! Please be our miracle baby!
@mamadomino congrats on the van! I dreaded ever having one, but now I feel like I'll be hard pressed to ever get rid of it! So spacious.
Speaking of vampires, I had a nightmare the other morning that there was a bat in the nursery. I picked it up by both its wings and held it away from my body... I woke up with my fingers pinched in front of DHs face.
Do you have designated names for baby A and baby B in utero? Or are you going to wait to see them? Haha... Totally random but that's what this thread is for
Random: We went to a beer festival this afternoon, but it got way too hot (95F) so we spent the rest of the day at home. I have been doing laundry nonstop (sheets, waterproof this and that, blankets) and now swear by Eco Balls!!!!
Sounds weird but that's how I always thought about it for some reason.
i have a funny dream story about
when I was a sleep deprived mom of a newborn. I was in desperate need of a good nights sleep. DD would wake every 2 hours to eat and my sleep cycles just weren't happening. I had been almost falling asleep while feeding her and it really scared me to think of that happening. I kept half waking up in the middle of the night, and although I knew I was in our room, I couldn't orient myself. I felt like I was facing the wrong direction or something so I would wake my husband and ask him where I was. Lol he would get so frustrated because I would freak him out. So one night, I half woke up because I realized DD was laying in our bed! She was under the covers so I kept trying to pick her up but she was stuck to the bed. Then my H wakes up and asks me what the hell I'm doing and I told him, "trying to get DD, I fell asleep with her in the bed". And he said, "that's my leg!!!!" And then he turned on my light and I was sitting in bed, facing the wrong direction (headboard) but my legs were under the covers so I guess I had been sleeping that way, and Inwas trying to pick up his leg. It freaked both of us out and we couldn't go back to sleep. He kept thinking of that part in paranormal activity when she stands up and stares at him all night. I kept thinking I was going to do something weird with DD, like put her in a drawer or something.
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I I had a weird dream last night but I don't remember what it was except that @UnwritteN12 was there
I guess I just always thought that they were called a and b for ease of talking about one of the other, but is the same one a throughout? And how do you know?
I'm about to become a FTM so the garland is for me and DH and we're most excited about counting down until the day we can say for sure "The baby will be here ANY DAY". That last garland to us represents that point in pregnancy when we can start waiting in anticipation because ANY MINUTE I could go into labor. I feel like that makes the wait easier for us. Also, doing 14 more garland rings didn't sound fun after finishing the other 56.
i really want a soda though
i haven't slept since I got on vacation
I think I'm delirious
DD #1 3/26/13
Mo/Mo twins MMC 3/31/14
DD #2 3/31/15
DD #3 8/25/16
which one it is? This is all so interesting!
I strongly recommend staying in the hospital clothing that way you don't accidentally bleed on your stuff and if you plan to try and breast feed its easier (especially if people are trying to help you).
@drmh22 yes, we have a name for the baby on the left and the one on the right. I have a billion ultrasounds so they always tell me who is lower. they will check right before delivery that whoever is coming out first is head down, so I'll know which one it is.