That gif ^ is the excitement @fourPsinapod couldn't contain!!
As much as I need to hoard them now, I took a sick day tomorrow to take DS to the dentist. I managed to get my own appointment later in the day AND have a massage scheduled in between!
Plus, does it make more sense to post on Sunday or Monday? Monday mornings are for the birds! These are all the rationalizations I've made up in my mind haha.
The Walking Dead is back in just a few short weeks!!
I may or may not need comforting after the premiere episode.
I feel like it's torture waiting to see who gets it!! Honestly I have a feeling it will be more than 1 of the major characters. I don't know why, I just feel like that's what it will be. And can you believe both my brother, and his wife HOPE it's Glenn?!? But their theory was that they want to see Maggie go crazy on them people, and that's what it will take. I was so shocked! I was like no, not Glenn! Plus Maggie is deathly sick, how much damage can she do right now?? Lol clearly I'm ready for the new season
The Walking Dead is back in just a few short weeks!!
I may or may not need comforting after the premiere episode.
I feel like it's torture waiting to see who gets it!! Honestly I have a feeling it will be more than 1 of the major characters. I don't know why, I just feel like that's what it will be. And can you believe both my brother, and his wife HOPE it's Glenn?!? But their theory was that they want to see Maggie go crazy on them people, and that's what it will take. I was so shocked! I was like no, not Glenn! Plus Maggie is deathly sick, how much damage can she do right now?? Lol clearly I'm ready for the new season
The Walking Dead is back in just a few short weeks!!
I may or may not need comforting after the premiere episode.
I feel like it's torture waiting to see who gets it!! Honestly I have a feeling it will be more than 1 of the major characters. I don't know why, I just feel like that's what it will be. And can you believe both my brother, and his wife HOPE it's Glenn?!? But their theory was that they want to see Maggie go crazy on them people, and that's what it will take. I was so shocked! I was like no, not Glenn! Plus Maggie is deathly sick, how much damage can she do right now?? Lol clearly I'm ready for the new season
I've read a good amount of the comics but they haven't always followed the same storyline so I'm very anxious to see if they stick to who dies in the comic or go a new route. It's going to be intense, that's for sure!
When I read about Negan in the comic, I loathed him. But the episode where they introduced him?
@BumpasaurusRex I've never read the comics, I've heard things about the story that never happened though so I assume that's where the info came from. And yes, Negan is good looking. Too bad he's a bad guy lol
@PerraSucia I hope you share pics! I think we want to see the sink vanity installed! Lol did you go with the whiter one? Also I'm glad your dinner turned out well.
I need to stay off the nursery thread. It's giving me too many ideas (and/or delusions of grandeur) and I suck at designing things. Also WTF to this sense of urgency that the nursery has to be done *now* ?!??! Totally new feeling for me and it's driving me nutso. DH and I splurged on a mobile off Etsy and I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around all these details I never thought I'd give a hoot about. My kid won't care about it, but we decided we absolutely needed it in the moment. It's not like my kid is going to look back in 20 years and wax poetic and say "I'm so honored my parents hung a mobile of hand felted whales above my crib. It's why I am who I am today."
I don't know what's come over me. I need to excuse myself and go cry into this massive pile of paint samples I've accumulated and pray at least one of them matches the dang narwhal on the mobile
Oh no, poor @yogadevil I'm sure it's fine!! It's so much fun decorating! Maybe your baby won't say those things about the mobile, but you'll have these stories to share about all the planning and effort you made to make their baby room perfect!!
I need to stay off the nursery thread. It's giving me too many ideas (and/or delusions of grandeur) and I suck at designing things. Also WTF to this sense of urgency that the nursery has to be done *now* ?!??! Totally new feeling for me and it's driving me nutso. DH and I splurged on a mobile off Etsy and I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around all these details I never thought I'd give a hoot about. My kid won't care about it, but we decided we absolutely needed it in the moment. It's not like my kid is going to look back in 20 years and wax poetic and say "I'm so honored my parents hung a mobile of hand felted whales above my crib. It's why I am who I am today."
I don't know what's come over me. I need to excuse myself and go cry into this massive pile of paint samples I've accumulated and pray at least one of them matches the dang narwhal on the mobile
@yogadevil Awww that mobile is so cute!! Don't beat yourself up too badly. I think we all know the nursery decorations are more for us than anything else. You're going to be spending a lot of time in their with your new baby. And you should have a beautiful nursery to spend that time in. Sure, you don't want to crazy over think items, but cut yourself some slack.
RE: The Walking Dead......how do you ladies watch these shows while pregnant?? I remember when my sister was pregnant years ago, I was watching Men in Black with my niece. My sister yelled at me to turn it off because it was too gruesome for her. I thought she was being crazy, but I totally understand now what she felt when she saw those slimy aliens. I also have a highly decreased tolerance for sad/violent stories on the news (this includes The Donald).
Well @yogadevil if it makes you feel any better I am almost definitely going to purchase one too now so I don't think you're crazy! OMG those are awesome.
Not to enable, but if you're doing whale/narwhal stuff check out the etsy shop SepiaLepus. She has adorable prints. I met her at a local craft fair.
Good morning ladies! SO will be here in less than a week! DD has been toddlering hard this weekend, so I am definitely more than ready to hand her over, lock myself in our room and just decompress.
In other news, my feet seem to have gotten wider already. Bought a pair of boots that will hopefully accomodate my feet until January and cried. That was not the plan! But half the dresses I own look extremely uncute with my legs + flats, so boots it is.
On the subject of the walking dead, H and I first started watching it two years ago after DS was born. We were both off work and binge watched the first 4 seasons. We often had DS in his swing in the tv room with us and he would sometimes watch wide eye looking "whoaaa" and we thought "we're the worst parents ever". But meh, he was only a few weeks old at the time.
Anyway, I'm exited for the premiere. I'm excited to see Daryl and Negan. I think it's going to be a very devastating episode and the internet is going to blow up. I think we're all thinking of the same character on who gets lucilled and I also think we're all right I didn't realize there was so many fans here, the board might need it's own TWD thread once it starts up again.
Oh, and happy Monday everyone!
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
Plus, does it make more sense to post on Sunday or Monday? Monday mornings are for the birds! These are all the rationalizations I've made up in my mind haha.
Post Sundays! That way I've got something to read at work Monday mornings ^_^
Glad you like it @yogadevil! I know it says sold out but I'm sure if you message her she can come up with one by January.
Good tip on the mobiles! We have plenty of time. Just need to decide which one... This will be my big nursery splurge. We got IKEA furniture, aren't painting a room, are using a hand-me-down rocking chair instead of a glider, and are mostly re-purposing artwork we already own (largely because I bought a bunch of Sepia Lepus stuff for my own enjoyment a couple of years ago). This is how I will justify it to myself. Once the kiddo is 3 and cares only about cars, fire trucks, or whatever, I'd legitimately use something like that elsewhere in our house.
@Xstatic3333 it says sold out because I bought it just now, ha!
We've done a similar approach as you- cheap crib from Burlington, thrift store dresser, none of it matches lol. And we're only painting the room because the walls are white and smudgy, so I definitely like your justification that a splurge here and there isn't totally insane.
I definitely feel you on the sense of urgency. Our nursery is currently the guest room, and we plan to buy a sleeper sofa for our current office to shift that. H insists, and I know he's right, that we should leave the bed in the nursery until we get the sofa so that his Mom can nap while babysitting. Practically this makes sense, but I want it to look perfect NOW so it's bugging the heck out of me.
My random is that DD woke up in the middle of the night with the runs and a stomach ache. This morning, she seemed okay, but then right before the bus stop she said her stomach hurt. Ugh I feel guilty potentially sending her to school sick, BUT I need to save my sick days. If I leave early, they don't dock me days, so I told her she can always go down to the nurse. Should these be more of a monday confession? lol
@concreteangell I watched a lot of Dexter while on maternity leave with DD. When she bites/hits/screams I tease that I watched too much Dexter while she was a baby.
@yogadevil The nesting urge is STRONG. I set set what I thought were reasonable goals to start with; clean out the room by early 2nd tri. Have all big nursery items in place by 3rd tri/prior to first shower. Try not to have too much of a "theme", just pick some nice colors and be flexible.
My brain see this as reasonable. But somehow it just kept coming to mind. Man, we still don't have a baby room! All this stuff is so expensive, we clearly need to start now! I should just ask DH to go with me to order the furniture; I mean, it could be back ordered for months.
@concreteangell I watched a lot of Dexter while on maternity leave with DD. When she bites/hits/screams I tease that I watched too much Dexter while she was a baby.
Hahaha, same here! DS often makes monster sounds and we always claim it's because of the zombies he watched as a small infant.
@BumpasaurusRex yeah, thought I would suggest it so we don't clog up the randoms every week!
************* First BFP: 12/16/13 EDD: 08/23/14 Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
@WinchesterGirl prior to this pregnancy I was more of a 'go with the flow' type with maybe a small scattering of what if call hyper urgency. And well, that's sure been flipped upside down now lol.
You're right about the back ordering- in May when we got our BFP we had fallen in love with a crib online and were thisclose to ordering it. Meaning we tried to order it...but it was sold out til November!! It's still such a gorgeous crib but for $700 plus a mattress I'm happy we held off and eventually went a different route (and learned Pottery Barn Kids was wayyyy out of our price range lol. But a girl can dream) Prices of baby things were something I was not at all prepared for!
@yogadevil I know what you mean, I have a serious case of sticker shock! Other than the glider (and maybe rug), we are holding off on all baby purchases until after we have our showers, which is going to be hard!
I think as a FTM I've only been in baby stores before now with the intent of buying something for someone's shower. Most of the time, I just am looking for one functional thing around $50. If it's a sibling, we spend a couple hundred, which still may only be one big item. But then, that's it, you're done; wrap, smile, eat cake.
This is the first time I've walked around one of these stores and thought, ok, I am not just picking one nice thing. I'm responsible for this kid, I need to provide for it, and this crap is expensive! And there is a lot of it!
I think the one thing that's helping us is that our house is small, so I don't feel like we need every gadget. I use the, "Where would we put this?" litmus test. That heads off a lot of stuff, before I even get to the sticker.
@WinchesterGirl well said! Baby shower shopping seems like a breeze now. Im a FTM too but my shower is more of a small brunch with like 7 people. I'm really starting to feel the pressure that most all the baby stuff is on our shoulders. It'll all work out I'm sure
Ok, I don't watch TWD, so I had to google Negan, and OMG, it's Denny Duquette!
Our nursery hasn't been discussed, painted, decided, anything yet. My husband seems to think that the best time to paint is after the baby is born since he will be sleeping in our room for awhile anyway. Um, no. It is currently my 5 year old daughters room, she will be moving in with her sister and we don't have that room figured out either. He thinks it's best to wait until we have 4 kids and one of them is a newborn?
We are starting the switch around over Christmas break whether he likes it or not.
He does have other projects in the meantime. Current state of my laundry room. . .
@yogadevil The nesting urge is STRONG. I set set what I thought were reasonable goals to start with; clean out the room by early 2nd tri. Have all big nursery items in place by 3rd tri/prior to first shower. Try not to have too much of a "theme", just pick some nice colors and be flexible.
My brain see this as reasonable. But somehow it just kept coming to mind. Man, we still don't have a baby room! All this stuff is so expensive, we clearly need to start now! I should just ask DH to go with me to ordering the furniture; I mean, it could be back ordered for months.
Next thing you know the frenzy begins.
lol just last night, laying in bed and feeling the baby move around at almost 20w, I said to H, "I can't believe we're having another baby!!" That is to say: we have done nothing to prepare. 4.5 months is still a long time, right?!
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Re: Weekly Randoms (9/26)
As much as I need to hoard them now, I took a sick day tomorrow to take DS to the dentist. I managed to get my own appointment later in the day AND have a massage scheduled in between!
I may or may not need comforting after the premiere episode.
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
lol the truth is, I was really nervous I would forget to post again! Haha.
When I read about Negan in the comic, I loathed him. But the episode where they introduced him?
Panties. Dropped.
Holy hell, is he hot.
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
ALSO
my dinner was amazing without the stupid chicken.
@PerraSucia I hope you share pics! I think we want to see the sink vanity installed! Lol did you go with the whiter one? Also I'm glad your dinner turned out well.
I don't know what's come over me. I need to excuse myself and go cry into this massive pile of paint samples I've accumulated and pray at least one of them matches the dang narwhal on the mobile
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
https://www.etsy.com/listing/163249211/baby-mobile-needle-felted-whales-crib
I'm having wretched sticker shock at the moment. Anyone else want to fess up on a nursery splurge??
RE: The Walking Dead......how do you ladies watch these shows while pregnant?? I remember when my sister was pregnant years ago, I was watching Men in Black with my niece. My sister yelled at me to turn it off because it was too gruesome for her. I thought she was being crazy, but I totally understand now what she felt when she saw those slimy aliens. I also have a highly decreased tolerance for sad/violent stories on the news (this includes The Donald).
Me running away from this thread and spoilers like:
Not to enable, but if you're doing whale/narwhal stuff check out the etsy shop SepiaLepus. She has adorable prints. I met her at a local craft fair.
In other news, my feet seem to have gotten wider already. Bought a pair of boots that will hopefully accomodate my feet until January and cried. That was not the plan! But half the dresses I own look extremely uncute with my legs + flats, so boots it is.
Anyway, I'm exited for the premiere. I'm excited to see Daryl and Negan. I think it's going to be a very devastating episode and the internet is going to blow up. I think we're all thinking of the same character on who gets lucilled and I also think we're all right
I didn't realize there was so many fans here, the board might need it's own TWD thread once it starts up again.
Oh, and happy Monday everyone!
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
https://www.etsy.com/listing/62133963/arctic-print-narwhals-bunny-ocean-art
Narwhal AND a bunny mermaid??! SOLD. I didn't think we'd be doing a theme, but apparently I was wrong
PS if you're ordering the mobile, be aware the seller is on her mat leave and turn around time is 6-8 weeks
Good tip on the mobiles! We have plenty of time. Just need to decide which one... This will be my big nursery splurge. We got IKEA furniture, aren't painting a room, are using a hand-me-down rocking chair instead of a glider, and are mostly re-purposing artwork we already own (largely because I bought a bunch of Sepia Lepus stuff for my own enjoyment a couple of years ago). This is how I will justify it to myself. Once the kiddo is 3 and cares only about cars, fire trucks, or whatever, I'd legitimately use something like that elsewhere in our house.
We've done a similar approach as you- cheap crib from Burlington, thrift store dresser, none of it matches lol. And we're only painting the room because the walls are white and smudgy, so I definitely like your justification that a splurge here and there isn't totally insane.
I definitely feel you on the sense of urgency. Our nursery is currently the guest room, and we plan to buy a sleeper sofa for our current office to shift that. H insists, and I know he's right, that we should leave the bed in the nursery until we get the sofa so that his Mom can nap while babysitting. Practically this makes sense, but I want it to look perfect NOW so it's bugging the heck out of me.
The only time I get truly anxious are the scenes with Judith, specifically when she was with Lizzie.
I'd be down with a Walking Dead Thread when the time comes!
Big Bro 7/14/13
Little Bro 2/6/17
My random is that DD woke up in the middle of the night with the runs and a stomach ache. This morning, she seemed okay, but then right before the bus stop she said her stomach hurt. Ugh I feel guilty potentially sending her to school sick, BUT I need to save my sick days. If I leave early, they don't dock me days, so I told her she can always go down to the nurse. Should these be more of a monday confession? lol
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
My brain see this as reasonable. But somehow it just kept coming to mind. Man, we still don't have a baby room! All this stuff is so expensive, we clearly need to start now! I should just ask DH to go with me to order the furniture; I mean, it could be back ordered for months.
Next thing you know the frenzy begins.
@BumpasaurusRex yeah, thought I would suggest it so we don't clog up the randoms every week!
First BFP: 12/16/13
EDD: 08/23/14
Baby BOY born: 08/29/14
You're right about the back ordering- in May when we got our BFP we had fallen in love with a crib online and were thisclose to ordering it. Meaning we tried to order it...but it was sold out til November!! It's still such a gorgeous crib but for $700 plus a mattress I'm happy we held off and eventually went a different route (and learned Pottery Barn Kids was wayyyy out of our price range lol. But a girl can dream) Prices of baby things were something I was not at all prepared for!
I think as a FTM I've only been in baby stores before now with the intent of buying something for someone's shower. Most of the time, I just am looking for one functional thing around $50. If it's a sibling, we spend a couple hundred, which still may only be one big item. But then, that's it, you're done; wrap, smile, eat cake.
This is the first time I've walked around one of these stores and thought, ok, I am not just picking one nice thing. I'm responsible for this kid, I need to provide for it, and this crap is expensive! And there is a lot of it!
I think the one thing that's helping us is that our house is small, so I don't feel like we need every gadget. I use the, "Where would we put this?" litmus test. That heads off a lot of stuff, before I even get to the sticker.
Our nursery hasn't been discussed, painted, decided, anything yet. My husband seems to think that the best time to paint is after the baby is born since he will be sleeping in our room for awhile anyway. Um, no. It is currently my 5 year old daughters room, she will be moving in with her sister and we don't have that room figured out either. He thinks it's best to wait until we have 4 kids and one of them is a newborn?
We are starting the switch around over Christmas break whether he likes it or not.
He does have other projects in the meantime. Current state of my laundry room. . .
Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09
Mia - 6/16/11
Surprise! due 2/23/17