@Gingersnap keep us posted on your daughter, how scary!
I love winter too! I love having four seasons and last year we hardly had a winter. Watch this be the year of February blizzards.
I got two houses under contract yesterday so YAY! Then today I spent an afternoon with my most annoying client, in horrible rainstorms. This job can be so weird.
Can we talk about the Olympic swimmers and divers? Yum.
Married - 7/29/06 Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09 Mia - 6/16/11 Surprise! due 2/23/17
So my best gay asked if I wanted to hang out tomorrow. I REALLY hope the kid is feeling good so I can leave her with H, and I can eat and shop all day. I mean, he is a nurse, so he's better qualified to take care of her, right?? ETA: I of course will stay home if she's still sick. I hope that wasn't unclear.
Fingers crossed here too for your little one Gingersnap. I've never dealt with wee ones being sick, but I can definitely imagine it's a scary situation
FX that the antibiotics do the job and that your DD feels better soon! @Gingersnap
i've missed a lot, yikes! Add me to those who are already fed up of summer. It's not just hot but incredibly humid here. Especially the last 2 days! I'm only 14 weeks but my feet are already swelling by the end of the day. Hopefully this is strictly humidity-related because I don't think I'll survive if this keeps on the whole pregnancy. Swelling in 3rd tri is acceptable but not now, NO.
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
The December group has a really good thread going on about how they make it work as SAHMs (or not, depending on situation) and I just read the whole thing.
The December group has a really good thread going on about how they make it work as SAHMs (or not, depending on situation) and I just read the whole thing.
Now I'm sucked in. And I'm already a SAHM, but I have no idea what I'm doing.
I wish I could just hunker down and do the Dave Ramsey method for a year to get as much stuff paid off as possible, but just doing it has been so difficult. We have so many projects going on around our house and life going every which way that I feel like it would push me over the edge if we jumped head first into it.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
Out of curiousity, in the US, how much is the monthly cost for daycare? I've realized I actually have no clue what the general price is for you ladies.
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@concreteangell where I live for a baby under 2 it ranges between 200 a week and 1800 a month. Depending if you go in someone's house or at a facility.
Out of curiousity, in the US, how much is the monthly cost for daycare? I've realized I actually have no clue what the general price is for you ladies.
We pay 120/week per child.
DD1- Aug11 Angel Baby- June13, said goodbye Oct12 DD2- Aug13 DD3- due Feb17
@bdesterhouse We are also Dave Ramsey fans! Even when life is not perfect for the plan, you just have to do the best you can. We had to adapt a few things to make it work for us in the long run, but the snowball is really key!
@peachesnbean I cannot believe you only pay 120 per week! LUCKY!! I pay $200 and that is not a high end school. When I did look at the higher end schools it was closer to $250-$300.
@FishyMom - Its pretty average for this area. It is a licensed and accredited in home day care that provides curriculum. For an in-home its one of the more expensive ones. But it is pretty comparable to centers. That price is for children 16mos+. I think infants are 160/wk.
DD1- Aug11 Angel Baby- June13, said goodbye Oct12 DD2- Aug13 DD3- due Feb17
Out of curiousity, in the US, how much is the monthly cost for daycare? I've realized I actually have no clue what the general price is for you ladies.
In MS the average newborn cost is about $130-$150 a week and preschool runs about $125. So I'm looking at $1k a month with 2 kids in daycare/school.
Out of curiousity, in the US, how much is the monthly cost for daycare? I've realized I actually have no clue what the general price is for you ladies.
I am on Ontario but just from knowing prices across a couple cities and towns here I assume it's the same there- prices depend on where you are and which type of facility you use. (Home vs centre vs nanny etc) Edit It also depends on the ages in most centres. (Infants are the most expensive and the cost goes down at certain ages)
@Gingersnap I am glad to hear the fever is gone! (Hopefully the crabby goes too )
Out of curiousity, in the US, how much is the monthly cost for daycare? I've realized I actually have no clue what the general price is for you ladies.
Our center has already given us a quote for both kids. For full-time care, it's going to be $2,200/month.
That's WITH the sibling discount. Someone hold me.
We will be paying $140/week when baby arrives. We paid $125/week for our son from the same provider so daycare in our area has been increasing. This is for an inhome daycare. Daycare centers in my area and way too high to justify, I would just stay home if centers were our only option. Otherwise I would be working to pay for daycare.
We have two sleeping beauties in heaven. Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016. Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015. They will be forever missed.
Oh my God!! Daycare is ridiculously expensive!! If I did decide to go back to work, my entire paycheck would go towards daycare. My God. Those who have awesome parents/IL ate super lucky. My cousin's mom take care of her baby.
For or those of you who use in-home daycare, how did you find out about them? Google hasn't helped at all in my search and I don't know any local moms who could give me references.
Creepy older Hispanic man from across the hall finally asked me about my pregnancy. I have to give him kudos though, he must of been trying to figure out how to ask me for a while now. Instead of just asking if I was pregnant, he said "So, are you and your husband planning on having a baby?"...so he didn't necessarily insinuate I was getting fat, he framed it like he was genuinely just curious if we wanted kids.
Re: Weekly Randoms (8/8)
I love winter too! I love having four seasons and last year we hardly had a winter. Watch this be the year of February blizzards.
I got two houses under contract yesterday so YAY! Then today I spent an afternoon with my most annoying client, in horrible rainstorms. This job can be so weird.
Can we talk about the Olympic swimmers and divers? Yum.
Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09
Mia - 6/16/11
Surprise! due 2/23/17
It's freaking scary, I'm glad that H chose the profession he did!
I REALLY hope the kid is feeling good so I can leave her with H, and I can eat and shop all day.
I mean, he is a nurse, so he's better qualified to take care of her, right??
ETA: I of course will stay home if she's still sick. I hope that wasn't unclear.
i've missed a lot, yikes! Add me to those who are already fed up of summer. It's not just hot but incredibly humid here. Especially the last 2 days! I'm only 14 weeks but my feet are already swelling by the end of the day. Hopefully this is strictly humidity-related because I don't think I'll survive if this keeps on the whole pregnancy. Swelling in 3rd tri is acceptable but not now, NO.
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
At least I can still daydream.
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@bdesterhouse you can do it. Do a modified version if you need to. Do you have a written out budget? if not start there.
Edit: To add that the Dave Ramsey method works. It really does!
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
@Gingersnap I am glad to hear the fever is gone! (Hopefully the crabby goes too
Me too, boo, me too!
Married: 10/10
EDD: 8/27/16 MMC 1/16
Rainbow Boy: 2/04/17
TTC: 4/18 BFP: 1/2/19
EDD: 9/6/19
That's WITH the sibling discount. Someone hold me.
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
Jack gained his wings on 09/02/2016.
Kali gained her wings on 07/28/2015.
They will be forever missed.
For or those of you who use in-home daycare, how did you find out about them? Google hasn't helped at all in my search and I don't know any local moms who could give me references.
IDGAF because it is the first thing I have been able to get her to eat in days because she has been struggling with a stomach virus.
Creepy older Hispanic man from across the hall finally asked me about my pregnancy. I have to give him kudos though, he must of been trying to figure out how to ask me for a while now. Instead of just asking if I was pregnant, he said "So, are you and your husband planning on having a baby?"...so he didn't necessarily insinuate I was getting fat, he framed it like he was genuinely just curious if we wanted kids.
Nice.
ME: 25, DH: 27
TTC #1 since 09/2015
Miscarriage @ 10 wks 02/28/2016
BFP 05/28/2016!