September 2016 Moms

July Randoms Thread

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Re: July Randoms Thread

  • ashtasht member
    Got my breast pump today ( let's hope I can actually use it) and my tuna can car no long sounds like it's going to fall apart at any moment which means I can use the air conditioning again. Heat index of 100+ with no air sucks.
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  • Hard to relax with my two shadows, but I'm feeling much better now than I was earlier. I have an appointment tomorrow so I'll definitely talk to them about how I felt today.

    So the pic won't upload...I'll try in a second post.

    Regarding holidays, Thanksgiving is reserved for my extended family since we're all over the northeast and that's the only time we have a shared holiday. Thankfully DH has just accepted this, since his family is all local. I'm hoping because we'll have a newborn they'll come here this year. Ever since my grandma passed we rotate. Last year it was in CT, but since DS1 had just gotten out of the hospital from his illness, travel just wasn't going to happen. For Christmas we host at our house so both families can come and we don't have to do multiple gatherings. It's worked well since DS1 was born and we plan to keep it up. It helps that everyone brings a lot of food, so we are only responsible for a couple dishes :)
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  • @diagonalley Happy to hear you're feeling better - let's hope it stays that way!

    @ReesaXden How are you doing?  Any updates about how much longer you think you'll be able to keep baby baking?
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    @diagonalley CUTE!! Is your phone giving you issues when it comes to uploading images? I've missed out on many of bump days and gifs because of this  :'(
  • @AlwaysAuntNeverMom I didn't post anything that revealed info. from last night's Bachelorette, but I can definitely put a Spoiler Alert before giving my opinions of the cast if you feel it might trigger giving anything away about the episode. I am SUPER sensitive to spoilers (I hate when my shows get ruined before I watch!) so that is why I said I didn't want to say anything more. But I get why you feared what we were saying was spoiling something. I just think JoJo is an idiot in general so that is why I posted that. I could go on and on with my list of her character flaws but I hope you get my intent now after clarifying.
    Married: 3/21/15
    First time mom to a human but have been a puppy mamma for over 12 years :)

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  • @SarahDarah333 Welcome back! :smiley: I was going to PM you last night to check in so I am happy to see your post! I am glad all is well with your little guy and I hope you get the Internet back soon!!!

    My random today: My brother called to tell me he has shingles. :( And he was at my house all week. His doc said I shouldn't have anything to worry about but I shouldn't change the sheets (have H do it) and mention it to my doctor. I see the midwife next week so hopefully I am in the clear! That seems like it would be AWFUL when pregnant (not to mention scary).
    Married: 3/21/15
    First time mom to a human but have been a puppy mamma for over 12 years :)

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  • @blondie080300 no need to edit! Thanks for being considerate and cool like that though :p I should have clarified my "request" to be for future posts. I started reading some posts before I realized what they were about so I kind of just scrolled down quickly. 


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  • I am the same way @AlwaysAuntNeverMom! I love the gif because that is usually me! :)
    Married: 3/21/15
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  • RedMarRedMar member
    @blondie080300 stay healthy momma! Shingles scare the bejesus out of me!!
  • @Redmar I kept trying to upload from my phone and it kept saying failure to upload. Thankfully my pics automatically upload to Google so I was able to share from my computer that way :)
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  • Just finished catching up on a few hundred posts :) Ditto about putting your foot down and doing the holidays how you would like! Also, with older kids I feel bad if they have to leave all their new toys to go house jumping all day. The last few years we have travelled to see everyone, but this year my mom told me they would of course come out to see us so we didn't have to make the hour drive. Score! 

    Sorry to jump way back, but hearing bout how much your LOs talk @AnnaS930 and @camichael84 has me slightly concerned for our 24 month checkup next week. DS is progressing but definitely not speaking close to as much as your kiddos that are younger than him. He is having to learn two languages though (English and Danish with English as his primary) so  I'm hoping that might play a role? Also, following instructions? Ha! Only if we ask him to do something he wants (go get a cookie).
  • My random for today relates to @AnnaS930 - I dreamt last night that I was 34 weeks and delivered a baby boy! This LO is a girl, so we were very surprised in the dream. We had settled on Ryan for a name (no clue why, I may have watched the office too much) but then decided that his name was obviously Emmett. You are the only person I "know" with an Emmett, so you must have been the inspiration lol.
  • @reesaXden I'm sorry you're still going through so much. I've been thinking of you, as I'm sure others are as well! Good that your contractions have ebbed - hopefully you and baby can hold on just a little bit longer!! Keep us posted after your appt Thur!
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  • I have been stressing out for a bit about how to break the news to my mom that we are choosing to not have anyone else in the room when it comes time to push. I was really dreading it because I know she's excited but I spoke to her today and she tried to guilt trip me a bit by saying she was sad because all her sisters got to witness their grandkids being born but she understood that it was our choice. Now I just have to break it to my sister who I had asked to help me by holding a leg. She may not be as gracious and understanding as my mom. Mind you, she's the one that sent me a message saying that it would be best for her if the baby came between sept 3-9 because she can take the time off at work to come down here...
    I can relate to this. My mom was in the room for the entire labor and delivery with both of my kids and MIL was also in the room with my second baby. I just told my mom a few weeks ago that this time around I'm planning on it just being DH and I. She gave me a little bit of a guilt trip and was bummed, but I'm glad I'm sticking to my guns this time and I'm glad the talk is over with. I felt pressured last time to let my mom and MIL in the room and I'm really looking forward to it just being DH and I this time. If things get awkward with your sister and you don't want to have to be the one to kick her out when it comes time to push, the nurses usually have no problem being your advocate and asking people to leave. Maybe let your nurse know ahead of time that you'd like the room cleared out before its time to push. 
  • @PoodleDoodleOoo Stay home. I feel the same as you! I do not want to be traveling to other people's homes on a day that is really about young children, especially in the morning. Let your new immediate family make its own path. This year will be an excellent time to be firm.

    Our first Christmas with LO1 we hosted for this reason. We invited everyone from both sides of our family (my parents are not on speaking terms, so this also took the burden off of me to mediate.) But it turned out we didn't get to enjoy the holiday at all because NO ONE helped with either the baby or the food and my husband and I did not get to even sit down.

    Take two, last year. "You are invited to our house for Christmas. We are eating Chinese takeout. Be there or don't." You know we had the same number of guests, spent the same amount of money and was much less stressed. New family tradition. Highly recommended.
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  • 4:30 am wake up from Reese. May as well stay up now since she'll likely be up for good soon. (Not like I could go back to sleep anyway.)
    Married 6/4/11
    Reese born 3/23/13
    Due 9/14/16

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  • KimmySchmidtKimmySchmidt member
    edited July 2016
    @Bibliobebe pregnancy insomnia. I have it too. I think I stayed awake for an hour  before I was like "eff it. I need a break from trying to sleep" and got my phone out. 

    I spend all day SO tired! And then suddenly my body decides at 2:30am that 3.5 hours should be good. 

    I wish my my husband would step up and get up with the toddler more often in the morning. (We take turns) but he doesn't have the empathy to realize on his own that I maybe could be more tired and need more sleep than him. 
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  • BibliobebeBibliobebe member
    edited July 2016
    Wellllp, managed to fall back asleep somewhere around 3:30. Woke up at 5:30 and thought "ALMOST THERE!". The thought of the sun being up soon helped me relax back into sleep for another 40 minutes and now the day is dawning and I'm awake officially. *jig*

    @KimmySchmidt I'm the same. I'm tired enough to want to take naps throughout the day, but I won't let myself out of fear it'll make sleeping at night worse. I'll be dragging rear by bedtime and think "I'm not going to wake up once" and, you're spot on, after about 3.5 hours my body's like "Nicely done. Time to wake up!"

    @PoodleDoodleOoo Holidays are such a sensitive time for many people, but you have to do what's best for you and your new little family. I don't personally see how anyone could make a legitimate fuss over you staying home since you only live a 10 minute drive away from everyone else AND you're still planning on going to the big Christmas gathering in the afternoon. I would venture a guess that any upset that's made is going to be more about disliking change than actual hurt feelings. Everyone will get over it. Let Christmas morning belong to you, your DH and your LO.

    Our kids will probably never spend an actual Christmas day at home, not unless we move closer to my family. DH's family lives 1,000 miles away and we do what many of you other gals do, we split the holidays. We spent Thanksgiving with one family and Christmas with the other then swap the next year. On the years we spend Christmas with DH's fam we'll definitely be far far far from home come Christmas day. The fun thing about that though is DH's fam lives near NY and having a few city-visiting traditions during Christmastime will be really neat.

    My family lives about a 4 hour drive away. Driving in to see them Christmas day sounds like a nightmare so we'll probably go in the day before, meaning no Christmas morning at our house for LOs.

    BUT we still want our own family traditions separate from everyone elses' so we're probably going to be celebrating Yule AND Christmas. Yule/Winter Solstice falls a few days before Christmas every year and will give us a chance to have that day when we enjoy our own special traditions with the kids.

    Everyone's got their own way of making it work. Stick to what you feel is right for you guys and everyone else will adjust!




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  • Shiva14 said:
    Just finished catching up on a few hundred posts :) Ditto about putting your foot down and doing the holidays how you would like! Also, with older kids I feel bad if they have to leave all their new toys to go house jumping all day. The last few years we have travelled to see everyone, but this year my mom told me they would of course come out to see us so we didn't have to make the hour drive. Score! 

    Sorry to jump way back, but hearing bout how much your LOs talk @AnnaS930 and @camichael84 has me slightly concerned for our 24 month checkup next week. DS is progressing but definitely not speaking close to as much as your kiddos that are younger than him. He is having to learn two languages though (English and Danish with English as his primary) so  I'm hoping that might play a role? Also, following instructions? Ha! Only if we ask him to do something he wants (go get a cookie).
    Landry turned 2 at the end of April and he isn't talking as much as their littles either. Doc asked how he felt about getting a little sister yesterday and I just laughed! If it doesn't have wheels he's not interested and that includes my belly. He has no clue we are having a baby even though I tell him all the time.
  • @Bibliobebe where does DH's family live? Sounds like they could be on my area.
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  • drmh22drmh22 member
    Gone for a couple days and so much to catch up on!
     @Bibliobebe I feel you on the insomnia. I wake up almost precisely 3.5 hrs after going to sleep and am awake for 2-3 hours. It goes like that for a few nights then I'll sleep really well for a few nights...back and forth. 

    @reesaXden I'm glad to hear your contractions have let up a bit. Please let us know how your appt goes on Thursday!

    RE Holidays: we used to make it to everyone's house over thanksgiving and Christmas (both of our parents are divorced, so minimum of 4 get-togethers). Since having DD1, it's all about our little family. Christmas morning is just for us, though we sometimes will go somewhere else in the afternoon. Mostly it's done the week before or the week after. DH started making thanksgiving his holiday to take call at work, so that is pretty much "we're doing it here, come or don't" a la @KimmySchmidt

  • Team pregnancy insomnia is cruel.  I'm also in the tired all day then can't fall asleep at night camp....seriously, what gives?  Also for the first time this pregnancy I'm finding it hard to roll over.  I don't remember that happening with my first, but it legit hurts or pulls some sort of muscle when I try and switch sides MOTN.  We have a much nicer, cushier mattress now so I wonder if that makes it harder to move? 8 more weeks of that doesn't sound enjoyable though so hopefully it's short lived. (LOL at myself!)
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  • drmh22drmh22 member
    @RedMar we had many talks about the care of the floor! Notice the awesome tablecloths and sheets duck taped together. Yeah, I'm resourceful (and not at all cheap/lazy).
  • @seitzy3 that sounds awful!!!
    I hate nightmares :(
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  • @marajay6 SAME. I was just telling my mom this yesterday. At birthing class I told her to feel my stomach for like 20 mins and he never stopped moving around and it was really hard kicks and my mom couldn't believe it.
    During the day his movements are lighter but constant so by night time I'm so sore but he just kicks it up a notch.
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  • PSUBecky23PSUBecky23 member
    edited July 2016
    @marajay6 I often "joke" about how my daughter never stopped moving in the womb and she hasn't stopped since she was born. Girl is non-stop go-go-go, including at bedtime, all. the. time. I hope that's not the case for you.
    Married 6/4/11
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    Due 9/14/16

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  • @marajay6 ME TOO! This kid was NONSTOP all day yesterday, even when I woke up in the MOTN.  I don't think he slept at all.  It felt like an alien was going to burst out of my body.  My first never moved this much.  I'm going to talk to my doctor about it today because it's freaking me out!  And considering my first had the cord around his neck and body when he was born, I'm worried how twisted up this one could get.
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