Weekly Randoms 2-20

ChelleCPA · February 2017

all the randomness goes here.

Becky012016 · February 2017

So we told a friend couple of ours this weekend that we are expecting. They are also pregnant and due 3ish weeks after us. They knew we were trying and they wanted to be told via text so that's what we did. (They had a loss last year and took a while to get pregnant this time.) However, now they're really short with us and I can't help but feeling like they're pissed because we're due a little before them.

SummerGirl21 · February 2017

I told my parents yesterday over the phone (it's the fifth grandkid, so NBD). My mom said she "had a feeling" since she saw me last weekend at our DS' birthday party. I asked her if it was because I looked bigger, and she said "no, just...different." Uh huh. Nice try.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

@Becky012016 wooooow... for real? That's so petty. They knew you were trying..... that's confusing and I'm sorry they are being like that

Becky012016 · February 2017

@daniellelynette IDK for sure if that's why they're being short with us or if it's just coincidence but it's for sure odd.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

@Becky012016 I mean it makes sense. If they were hoping they would conceive first I can see that they would be irked that you guys did first. It's pretty petty but I can see it

Becky012016 · February 2017

@daniellelynette I knew they would take it hard that yet another person was pregnant. We're at that age where everyone is having kids and there's at least 1 person pregnant at any given time. But I really thought that with them being pregnant again and it looking viable they'd take the news better.

msashley2010-2 · February 2017

Becky012016 said:

So we told a friend couple of ours this weekend that we are expecting. They are also pregnant and due 3ish weeks after us. They knew we were trying and they wanted to be told via text so that's what we did. (They had a loss last year and took a while to get pregnant this time.) However, now they're really short with us and I can't help but feeling like they're pissed because we're due a little before them.

I've never really understood why people get so upset over other people's good news. I'm also PGAL but I've been nothing but happy for my friends when they've conceived. They knew you were trying. It doesn't make sense why they would be upset. I'd be excited that our babies will be close in age and can be friends. (Unless they're also dealing with some internal struggle of not knowing if this baby will stick.) Either way, I don't think it's fair to take it out on you.

parker0706 · February 2017

@Becky012016 I can understand the pettiness too, to an extent I was kind of that person. We had friends experience a loss last fall (our DD's are besties and less than 2 weeks apart) we aren't really telling yet and low and behold they announced on Facebook she's due 2 weeks before me. We have a lot of mutual friends so it just kind of made me feel like she was stealing my thunder. I know it'll be great that we will have all of our kids within a few weeks of each other but it still brought out the jealousy in me. I know it sounds really petty but sometimes you just can't help that feeling. Hopefully your friends will come around since y'all will have kiddos so close together and they can grow up close!

labby18 · February 2017

Sooo DH keeps asking me when I am going to start taking "bump" pictures. I have lost about 8lbs this trimester but I just feel so bloated and blah and am overweight to begin with. I just don't feel like taking pictures of my mid section. Maybe when he gets home he can take them and they'll be full body shots or something and more flattering than mirror selfies. I get it he's excited, but I just wanna wait til there is a legit bump to report. He wants to see the changes as they happen....ugh

mrs_tacos · February 2017

lahearn18 said:

Sooo DH keeps asking me when I am going to start taking "bump" pictures. I have lost about 8lbs this trimester but I just feel so bloated and blah and am overweight to begin with. I just don't feel like taking pictures of my mid section. Maybe when he gets home he can take them and they'll be full body shots or something and more flattering than mirror selfies. I get it he's excited, but I just wanna wait til there is a legit bump to report. He wants to see the changes as they happen....ugh

I had a friend this weekend tell me I should start taking bump pics this week, because she thinks I'm already showing.

Thanks, pal. I'm pretty sure it's just bloat and constipation and whatever guts have already been pushed ever so slightly out of their normal home. There's a tiny, hard bump right above my pelvis that I can't suck in, but it's so small, and I'm chubby enough, that no one else could ever possibly notice it unless they were doing a pelvic exam on me.

labby18 · February 2017

@amandarene112 i thought i had a bump in my pelvic region then I had a BM and it went away. Can the next few weeks hurry up?

mercury94 · February 2017

Not to defend the petty friends, because that would totally bother me too, but I get being upset. I went through a lot to get here. The whole time, I had a ton of friends on Facebook announce pregnancies. It was so hard to be happy for them. I feel like I do a better job of feeling happy for people now that I'm pregnant, but it is still hard for me to hear about how people accidentally got pregnant or got pregnant on the first month of trying. It's just difficult to know that it's harder for me than it is for others. That said, it is totally inappropriate to do anything except congratulate your friend. And, if I know someone has been trying for a while, I'm thrilled that it worked out for her. This was true even in my darkest days of dealing with possible IF.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

I'm not even gonna lie here, I was insanely jealous about others announcing their pregnancy and accidentally getting pregnant too, we tried for ten months to get DS and I know that's not as long as some but ten months of negative tests still hurts. Then my sister got pregnant the first month they tried with my niece and I was jealous again. It happens $:\$ but it's not a reason to push someone away especially when they're pregnant too!

HollyGolightly09 · February 2017

daniellelynette said:

especially when they're pregnant too!

That's the part that makes it strange to me. Otherwise, I would completely understand.

labby18 · February 2017

Ummm...the whole entire concept of getting out of bed and going to work today already has me nauseated and exhausted. I should be on my way to work right now...I am still in bed.

ETA its also a perfectly rainy day that adds to my lack of motivation.

Emeraldcity · February 2017

@becky012016, sorry your friend isn't being supportive of your pregnancy. Hopefully when y'all get further along she will come around.

I start takibg "bump" pics around 4 weeks and then do them monthly. I like to see my belly grow though. I don't do anything elaborate, just a selfie in the mirror. I'm so behind on all my baby books. I need to get to work on those. I'm also behind on Christmas stockings (I make all of ours by hand and it takes me a long time). I still need to get my youngest's stocking made so I can start on the new baby's. I have projects piling up on me.

Becky012016 · February 2017

@lahearn18 I would totally call in sick I feel you have the time off! There's nothing better than binging TV and napping on a rainy day.

labby18 · February 2017

@Becky012016
Yep I sent an email to my boss saying sorry i cant make it today. So i declare it snuggle with furbabies and binge some netflix kind of day.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

HollyGolightly09 said:

daniellelynette said:

especially when they're pregnant too!

That's the part that makes it strange to me. Otherwise, I would completely understand.

I wasn't sure if that made sense like it did in my head, it didn't quite come out right but I'm glad you understood what I meant!

Souptin · February 2017

A co-worker straight up asked me today if I was KU, she has good intuition on the subject and ALWAYS knows when people are pregnant. She swore to keep it a secret but said she's been suspicious of me for 3 weeks already....I'm not even 9 weeks yet. Thats one hell of an intuition!

parker0706 · February 2017

bridge-and-wall said:

Not to defend the petty friends, because that would totally bother me too, but I get being upset. I went through a lot to get here. The whole time, I had a ton of friends on Facebook announce pregnancies. It was so hard to be happy for them. I feel like I do a better job of feeling happy for people now that I'm pregnant, but it is still hard for me to hear about how people accidentally got pregnant or got pregnant on the first month of trying. It's just difficult to know that it's harder for me than it is for others. That said, it is totally inappropriate to do anything except congratulate your friend. And, if I know someone has been trying for a while, I'm thrilled that it worked out for her. This was true even in my darkest days of dealing with possible IF.

The accidentally pregnant thing killed me the most. We have "friends" that already had 3 kids and her husband told her he didn't want anymore and low and behold she miraculously wound up pregnant again! It hurt not only me but another friend of ours who's been trying for well over a year for their first and can't catch a break. Now I feel horrible for them although they know we've been trying for a while too, but I still know it'll sting a little for her and I feel horrible. Pregnancy is just a sensitive issue all the way around. I swear the amount of times I cried just because little old ladies at church would say "isn't it time to have another?" Or something along those lines, there were times I really wanted to respond "well it isn't for lack of trying!"

mercury94 · February 2017

@parker0706 I totally get you. The number of times that people asked me if/when I was planning to have kids was so infuriating. It's such a hard topic for so many people out there struggling. I feel so bad for the people I know who are trying and just can't catch a break. DH's sister is my big example. She's so happy for us, but I know it has to be a struggle. They've been TTC #2 for a year now.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

Nurse from the doctors office just called and just the way she said "We got the gonnorhea and chlamydia tests back...." made me think it was bad news but they were all negative. Lol. Just as they should be. I was almost ready to barge into the bedroom where DH is sleeping (he's on nights again... sigh) and ask who the hell he slept with lmao!

wyomama0427 · February 2017

Watched Jeopardy last night. Just so everyone knows... hearing Alex Trebek saying lyrics to rap songs is freakin hilarious. "Panda panda panda panda panda panda" haha ohhh man. So good.

labby18 · February 2017

Yall...when did this happen??

*bump pictures - please no judgement on the lack of clothes/not a very skinny lady

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/yf/91uku55jqwdz.jpg

LuckyPenny1231 · February 2017

Souptin said:

A co-worker straight up asked me today if I was KU, she has good intuition on the subject and ALWAYS knows when people are pregnant. She swore to keep it a secret but said she's been suspicious of me for 3 weeks already....I'm not even 9 weeks yet. Thats one hell of an intuition!

With my first all my coworkers said they knew I was pregnant for weeks because I looked like crap (morning sickness) for 3 weeks straight. Ha. Thanks.

mercury94 · February 2017

It is 90 degrees outside here today. This summer is going to suck!

Becky012016 · February 2017

Anyone else feel like their partner is as helpful as a toddler around the house? Seriously how hard is it to put the clean clothes and dishes away when you said you would?

mrs_tacos · February 2017

LuckyPenny1231 said:

Souptin said:

A co-worker straight up asked me today if I was KU, she has good intuition on the subject and ALWAYS knows when people are pregnant. She swore to keep it a secret but said she's been suspicious of me for 3 weeks already....I'm not even 9 weeks yet. Thats one hell of an intuition!

With my first all my coworkers said they knew I was pregnant for weeks because I looked like crap (morning sickness) for 3 weeks straight. Ha. Thanks.

Another tenant in our building keeps telling me my face looks pregnant.

I mean, she's super eccentric anyway- she also thinks my cat might have been a WWI fighter pilot in a previous life- but it still doesn't make me feel good!

HollyGolightly09 · February 2017

lahearn18 said:

Yall...when did this happen??

That is a pretty big difference from 9-10. Now... go send those pics to your husband!

wyomama0427 · February 2017

Becky012016 said:

Anyone else feel like their partner is as helpful as a toddler around the house? Seriously how hard is it to put the clean clothes and dishes away when you said you would?

FOR REAL. This morning when DH came home he left his clothes piled in front of the toilet. In the GUEST bathroom. Like.... really? He got 100% naked in there and just walked across the house into our room and hopped into bed!

Jul768 · February 2017

lahearn18 I feel the same way! They say you show sooner with each pregnancy but baby #3 should not have me looking 5 months along at barely 12 weeks! I know most is bloat for me, but soon enough I can say it is all baby!

jessieR358 · February 2017

amandarene112 said:

LuckyPenny1231 said:

Souptin said:

A co-worker straight up asked me today if I was KU, she has good intuition on the subject and ALWAYS knows when people are pregnant. She swore to keep it a secret but said she's been suspicious of me for 3 weeks already....I'm not even 9 weeks yet. Thats one hell of an intuition!

With my first all my coworkers said they knew I was pregnant for weeks because I looked like crap (morning sickness) for 3 weeks straight. Ha. Thanks.

Another tenant in our building keeps telling me my face looks pregnant. I mean, she's super eccentric anyway- she also thinks my cat might have been a WWI fighter pilot in a previous life- but it still doesn't make me feel good!

Lol about your cat!

kelseyrayay · February 2017

Lord have mercy if I wasn't pregnant I swear I'd be chugging a glass of wine! DS is driving me insane.

wyomama0427 · February 2017

Holy pregnancy brain. For real. DS is allergic to bananas.. they make him vomit uncontrollably. Anywho today I bought him some applesauce. Apple grape and apple cherry and apple strawberry. Well when we got home and I was putting the groceries away I was looking over the ingredients and in the apple strawberry there was banana!!! I was like what the hell it said apple strawberry! Turned it around and looked at the front again and felt so stupid....

labby18 · February 2017

@HollyGolightly09 i did and i got a bunch of heart emojis back lol.

@Jul768 Idk how much is bloat vs organ shifting. I know it isnt poop bc i had a bm last night and before the pic lol sorry for TMI there. But i was like uhh wtaf?! Because i also havent gained any weight.

lap018 · February 2017

Saw something really weird outside bobbing up and down outside our screened in porch and I run out there "what the heck is that" it was a ginormous turkey y'all! I tried to snap a pic but those things are fast #southernliving

wyomama0427 · February 2017

@lap018 did you do some gobbles?! Lol!!! I had something similar happen a few weeks ago. I walked into my kitchen to make myself some coffee and I saw something strange in my front yard... two antelope were munching on my grass. But they had to kick the snow away with their hooves first. It was hilarious.

HollyGolightly09 · February 2017

@lap018 hahaha... wild turkeys have to be the ugliest animals in the world!

HollyGolightly09 · February 2017

Y'all, I am 100% hiding in my guest bedroom eating tortilla chips. My DH is on my last nerve and my dog kept trying to climb in my lap.

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