@ChocolateIsLife it can all be done. I think we have a pretty easy going kiddo, too - we can take her virtually anywhere and I think one of the reasons for that is we've had her out and about since she was super tiny. Change the "rules" to what fits your lifestyle. DH's family eats out a lot so we had to make her adapt to eating out in restaurants. We actually went back and forth a lot about whether or not we wanted to have another one since DD is so easy to have around haha. Hopefully this one doesn't turn into a crazy kiddo
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BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13. BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
Yes what @natleilynn said. Things do change, and it takes some more planning but life is not over when you have a kid. Honestly the only thing I have missed is going to watch a movie at the movie theater on a whim, it was one of the things we did all the time and obviously can't do with a young child. But other than that we really haven't missed out on much and that is saying quite a bit because we were 23 when we had DS and all of our other friends hadn't even had or thought about having kids yet.
@migdala Ugh, that's the worst. I never did understand people who could eat a dry salad. Yeck.
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@natleilynn I'm printing this out and framing it (not really, but really) if I had a dollar for everytime someone has said "well you won't be doing that after the baby gets here" already, I wouldn't have to pay for my delivery. This is my first but really I get things are going to change but we aren't dying and we aren't 900 years old. Some people make it sound like a baby is a burden, when in fact it's a blessing.
@migdala Ugh, that's the worst. I never did understand people who could eat a dry salad. Yeck.
*raises hand* me. I eat dry salad. I can't stand the smell or taste of any type of dressing
OK guise, I'm mad at you all now. I read the vaccine poll before catching up here, figured it was a joke that @Myelhsa was claiming to be anti-vaxx because HOW could one of our sarcastic and blunt regulars be such a thing? But now I look like an idiot because despite figuring it was a joke, I went on my tangent about healthy eating in said poll. Which I was being totally truthful about, not a sarcastic play-along.
Great. First embarrassing moment is at least out of the way now.
@sjohns08 You weirdo. Dressing is the nectar of the Gods.
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@tyanna11 so short back story, a ton of my friends/family were all pregnant the same year I was with DD. As DD was born in December, I was the last to go. I got SO many nightmare stories from all of them about pregnancy, labor, delivery, after delivery, newborn stage, etc.....and continue to get them at each stage.
Bottom line? Every kid is different and I'm just not into making my life experiences sounding worse than yours. All in all, my experiences have been pretty easy/boring so far. Our kid has been a pretty awesome addition to our lives and aside from not going out on as many dates as we used to as a single couple (which, looking back, we spent wayyyyy too much on eating out anyway), our lifestyle really hasn't changed much. Maybe we were just boring/old/whatever to begin with, but I wouldn't trade her for all the bottles of wine in the world.
BFP#1: 12/3/13 EDD 8/15/13. Heartbeat found on 12/26/13, HB gone on 1/4/13. D&C 1/7/13
BFP#2: 4/19/13 EDD 12/28/13. Team Green for pregnancy and Baby Girl arrived 12/21/13. BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
These baited drama threads never work. I was hoping, though. Thanks for spicing it up at least a little bit @myelhsa. I hope you don't get polio.
Oh girl. I'm holding out. All the sancti-mommies are just waiting for dear old dad to get home from work and take over watching those measles-ridden children so they can jump on The Bump for a few minutes.
I legit could not tell if @Myelhsa was joking or not and I have been following these threads haha. You're very convincing!
*gif of someone bowing*
I thought you were serious until the ".org" thing because nobody would actually say that, right?
I'm constantly surprised by some of the things anti-vaxxers will say.
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Not really a bitch, but more of a disappointment - we haven't been feeling the best around here, and I've been really run down. Last night, SO told me that today I should stay in bed all day and he'd look after DS. But, I forgot I invited my aunt down for the day and didn't remember until she texted that she was in town and would arrive shortly. So, I had to get up and entertain.
My aunt is great and I didn't mind her here but I could have had all day in bed!
My MBF is we announced to our families this weekend and I sent flowers with a note to my parents. Did they even try to call? NOPE! I had to call them this weekend to be sure they got it and actually read the note. I know it is baby #4 and we've done this before, but come on a call wouldn't be that hard. They never call me!
My MBF is we announced to our families this weekend and I sent flowers with a note to my parents. Did they even try to call? NOPE! I had to call them this weekend to be sure they got it and actually read the note. I know it is baby #4 and we've done this before, but come on a call wouldn't be that hard. They never call me!
That sucks. Yes a call takes two secs and doesnt cost much, i feel you sounds like your parents are my parents.
@natleilynn we're pretty boring over all other than dinner dates now so I don't expect a whole lot to change. But like you said you wouldn't trade it for the world, and I can't wait. We've been talking about something missing and if that means we give up going out less often or whatever, so be it!
There is way too much to comment on here to get everyone, so I'll just say I can't believe that vaccine post was just a sham! I was starting to get all worked up at @Myelhsa, damn you all!
I barely ate any chocolate easter eggs over the weekend because pregnancy has made chocolate taste weird to me. Being pregnant and not being able to eat chocolate is a cruel joke.
I barely ate any chocolate easter eggs over the weekend because pregnancy has made chocolate taste weird to me. Being pregnant and not being able to eat chocolate is a cruel joke.
@yasandson Boo to heartburn! I would totally still eat it and take indigestion tablets after though. But for me, the taste has been completely altered. I get a weird after taste and it doesn't taste good any more. It's so depressing.
I remember getting all the "just you wait" comments too. It always seemed so sad to me that people thought of having children as this end of a great life. Now if I see a FTM I say "just you wait" a little differently.
Just you wait... until your child wraps their tiny hand around your fingers until they laugh until they say "mommy" for the first time until they tell you they love you until they hug you with such fierceness until they run to you smiling until they can't live without you and you without them
I wouldn't go back to my life before kids for anything. I miss nothing and its not to say I didn't have a great life because I did. Its just that life is so much better, richer now. I see life through my sons eyes and it makes it more meaningful to me.
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MBF: my kids are being demons today. I couldn't believe how frustrated I was at trying to get them to clean up...then I looked at the clock and it had been 3 hours...When DH got home I expected help while I made dinner, instead they got in my purse, ripped up my tissues and ate my chapstick and some of my medicine (not enough to hurt them thank God). Then I had to grab the toddler with my foot while holding a hot casserole because she was literally about to climb in the oven. Thankfully the child and the casserole survived...I will be so thankful to put them to bed soon
I remember getting all the "just you wait" comments too. It always seemed so sad to me that people thought of having children as this end of a great life. Now if I see a FTM I say "just you wait" a little differently.
Just you wait... until your child wraps their tiny hand around your fingers until they laugh until they say "mommy" for the first time until they tell you they love you until they hug you with such fierceness until they run to you smiling until they can't live without you and you without them
I wouldn't go back to my life before kids for anything. I miss nothing and its not to say I didn't have a great life because I did. Its just that life is so much better, richer now. I see life through my sons eyes and it makes it more meaningful to me.
Someone is cutting onions near my desk.....
This was so beautiful to read! Did you just spew this out yourself or C&P? I HATED the "just you wait" comments too. It was so annoying.
@buttercream_frosting I actually cried while I wrote that out. I just jotted down some of the times I've burst into tears of happiness since becoming a mother. I will never forget the first laugh. I remember collapsing on the floor crying with happiness. And the first "love you too" OMG it just never gets old. And there are so many other special moments and plenty of times you want to pull your hair out but you don't remember those times. So all those FTMS just you wait! Its going to be the best adventure you've ever had!
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IUI #1, D/C December 2012
IUI #2, Natural MC March 2013
IUI #3 BFN
IUI #4 BFP Due April 2014
Rainbow Baby DS1 born April 2014 via emergency C-Section
IUI #5 February 1, 2017.....BFP due 10/25/17 with TWINS! --9w5d vanishing twin.
@mandmplus1 I teared up reading that, as well. It was so beautiful. It's so true that we always hear the negatives from others. I cannot wait to hold my baby.
i hosted easter, i was a dummy and made a menu that couldn't be prepped in advance everything had to be made that day. and i have to cook 2 meals bc we have vegans amongst us. ZOMG i felt 8 months pregnant by the end of the day and my feet were swollen. dafuq? i am like 4 seconds pregnant. it is too soon!
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OK guise, I'm mad at you all now. I read the vaccine poll before catching up here, figured it was a joke that @Myelhsa was claiming to be anti-vaxx because HOW could one of our sarcastic and blunt regulars be such a thing? But now I look like an idiot because despite figuring it was a joke, I went on my tangent about healthy eating in said poll. Which I was being totally truthful about, not a sarcastic play-along.
Great. First embarrassing moment is at least out of the way now.
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“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light."
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Bottom line? Every kid is different and I'm just not into making my life experiences sounding worse than yours. All in all, my experiences have been pretty easy/boring so far. Our kid has been a pretty awesome addition to our lives and aside from not going out on as many dates as we used to as a single couple (which, looking back, we spent wayyyyy too much on eating out anyway), our lifestyle really hasn't changed much. Maybe we were just boring/old/whatever to begin with, but I wouldn't trade her for all the bottles of wine in the world.
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
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Not really a bitch, but more of a disappointment - we haven't been feeling the best around here, and I've been really run down. Last night, SO told me that today I should stay in bed all day and he'd look after DS. But, I forgot I invited my aunt down for the day and didn't remember until she texted that she was in town and would arrive shortly. So, I had to get up and entertain.
My aunt is great and I didn't mind her here but I could have had all day in bed!
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I barely ate any chocolate easter eggs over the weekend because pregnancy has made chocolate taste weird to me. Being pregnant and not being able to eat chocolate is a cruel joke.
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...before I realized it was a joke. I bow to you. And +1 for hoping you don't get polio.
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Just you wait...
until your child wraps their tiny hand around your fingers
until they laugh
until they say "mommy" for the first time
until they tell you they love you
until they hug you with such fierceness
until they run to you smiling
until they can't live without you and you without them
I wouldn't go back to my life before kids for anything. I miss nothing and its not to say I didn't have a great life because I did. Its just that life is so much better, richer now. I see life through my sons eyes and it makes it more meaningful to me.
Someone is cutting onions near my desk.....
This was so beautiful to read! Did you just spew this out yourself or C&P? I HATED the "just you wait" comments too. It was so annoying.
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eta: and it would be in complete seriousness. I just lurk drama llama, I don't post.
And there are so many other special moments and plenty of times you want to pull your hair out but you don't remember those times. So all those FTMS just you wait! Its going to be the best adventure you've ever had!
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Im really worried that I'm on some peoples post-it's and there's really no redemption for anti-vaxxers.
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