March 2017 Moms
serenity13
member
Didn't see a random thread for this week, @AverageAsh I know you normally do this one - hope everything is ok & hope you're getting settled into your new home!
Randoms! Week of 11/7
serenity13
member
Didn't see a random thread for this week, @AverageAsh I know you normally do this one - hope everything is ok & hope you're getting settled into your new home!
Re: Randoms! Week of 11/7
*TW* - BFP & MC in March 2016.
BFP in June 2016; EDD March 2017.
Samuel born February 2017!
married to M since 6.13.09
T - 3.3.14
A - 2.24.17
So I just did a phone interview with a really great company in our area and they want me to come in for an in-person final interview. I'm so torn. My work now will let me work every weekend so we'd only need to do daycare for 2-3 days since I'd be off the other 2 days after baby comes & DH could work from home potentially a couple days a week. This new position I'm interviewing for would be M-F 8-6, so we'd HAVE to do full day, full week daycare. I'm definitely interested in the company and will still go forward with the interview (and wear a VERY flowy top lol) to at least get the interview practice & see if they'll give me an offer that I possibly could use as leverage with my current job to see if they can raise my pay, but a big part of me really does want the job for the new opportunity and growth potential. I wish the timing was different & I could've gone through this interview process a year ago haha... oh well. This new company gives 16 weeks PAID maternity leave btw so I'm curious how that would work for a new employee, assuming I wouldn't be eligible anyway with this one but it'd definitely be a perk for our next (hopefully) LO!
Married: 8/2005.
BFP: 6/22/2016 EDD: 3/4/2017.
My mom is going to come down and spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with me since DH will be away at work. I'm excited to get to spend the holidays with her and for her to get to spend them with DD.
Basically, I am not looking forward to dropping that on them when they offer me the job. Everything I have researched says they can't rescind the offer after it is extended and I don't want to prolong telling them because, hello, I'm 20 weeks now and will probably be 22 weeks when I start. Kind of hard to delay letting them know without it being suuuuuper obvious.
But I so want this job. It is perfect for me and my family. Part-time, flexible hours (meaning I can work on the days DH doesn't, eliminating our need for daycare once baby boy gets here) and great pay even considering the part time hours. After job hunting for over 8 months, I don't wanna ruin the perfect opportunity.
So I am on an Acela train right now and I found a seat crammed in next to a woman who was not being kind about sharing the double seat with me. Her crossed legs were in my space and her giant coat was crowding me. The train is full though and there were no other seats. The conductor came up to me and quietly said he could offer me a single seat near the front of the train. He carried my small wheelie bag and everything! Usually I am the type who doesn't even want strangers to hold the door for me- when people offer to help me or carry something heavy for me, I'm usually apt to respond "no thanks! I can do it!" But he was so nice, got me to a new seat, put my bag away, I am so tired after barely sleeping last night of course I almost started crying as he was leading me to the new seat! I guess my pregnancy is obvious now!
Married: 8/2005.
BFP: 6/22/2016 EDD: 3/4/2017.
Married: 8/2005.
BFP: 6/22/2016 EDD: 3/4/2017.
@jenny0228 that's awesome! I'm also usually one to say no to help, but it's so nice to hear he did that for you!❤️
Just finished daycare shopping...saw 6 over the last couple days and DH will take tours with me to my top 2 options so we can make our decision.
I'm considering putting the registration fee down for both of them though just in case because I feel like we may want to keep our options somewhat open since a lot can change between now and June, when I anticipate our LO will start. I'm just worried the staffing or policies will change or something else maybe could happen...idk, probably irrational fears but has anyone else done daycare shopping yet & what (other than price) was the deciding factor for you when choosing?
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19
SaveSaveI can tell you - I had the gut feeling with a non-corporate day care. We chose one that is regulated, but felt more like an in-home day care.
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19
The only thing that got me through the rough days with my first was babywearing... I assume with two kids I'm going to constantly have one in a carrier or wrap to get anything done! Especially when they both want to be held/need attention at the same time.
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
Edit to add: (@SienaC) If you're willing to go used, you can find lots of deals like this on eBay, Facebook bst groups and other used seller sites! I'm a big advocate for used big ticket items -- baby's grow up so fast that IMO there is no need to buy all these hundred dollar items only to use them for a few months!
ETA:What kind of carrier did you go with? I wasn't 100% sold on the ergo, I know it's very well reccomended and so so many mamas use it, but had a couple other soft structured carriers I wanted to try more--but when I saw the price of this one i couldn't help myself. Price is a huge factor for this cheapo mama.
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19