I finally came to the realization that the expensive car seats and nursery furniture I want don't really fit into our budget and realistically are not necessary. Ended up registering for a travel system that costs as much as the infant seat I wanted (and the stroller to go with that was over $500) and a convertible seat that's half as expensive as the one I wanted but still has similar ERF capabilities. We won't get to the States till June in order to see things in person and my shower is in August so I wanted my registry done early.
I feel like an adult.
In other news, a new Southeast Asian restaurant opened up near our apartment so we don't have to go downtown to get pad thai.
I think BF is too looking forward to spending money on baby stuff. Last night he said excitedly, "we get to buy a hamper just for baby clothes!" I was like, yeah...we GET to.
@slaven I think that's a good realization. If it helps you at all, I will take a picture of my kids' car seats to show just how "loved" they get and how much more sense it makes to buy something safe, but less expensive. Same goes for the stroller. Mine (even the expensive double BOB) have a fine Cheerio powder shine and sticky spots. Also, puke and blow outs seem to happen at the least convenient times, so expect them in your car seats and strollers.
I can't wait to tell people at work I'm pregnant because I'm struggling to hold in my stomach now and none of my clothes fit! Maternity clothes have to wait 2 and a half more weeks! edit:typo
Mother of the Year here ... I am so happy it's Monday and I get to send my kids to daycare. The exhaustion is real and playing with a 1 and 4 year old for 3 days straight without DH has me wanting to sleep for days. Even if I won't get to sleep, at least some quiet, personal space, and adult interaction will be such a nice change.
I am spending most of my day covering up my classroom posters in preparation for standardized testing. I am so tired already that I can barely function. I thought I was over the major exhaustion, but these growth spurts are wiping me out! Meanwhile, I'm wearing leggings and sneakers.
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
@slaven I think that's a good realization. If it helps you at all, I will take a picture of my kids' car seats to show just how "loved" they get and how much more sense it makes to buy something safe, but less expensive. Same goes for the stroller. Mine (even the expensive double BOB) have a fine Cheerio powder shine and sticky spots. Also, puke and blow outs seem to happen at the least convenient times, so expect them in your car seats and strollers.
YES. All of this. There are things that (IMO) aren't bad to splurge on, but anything that kiddos will eventually snack in is so tough to keep clean. I think it's a good realization, too, @slaven!
Also, I totally second what you said about work. I only work a few shifts a month, but it's such a nice change of pace. My job as a hospice RN is very emotionally and physically demanding, so I get a little irritated when people call it a "break." I usually respond, "Yes. It's a nice change of pace."
This is a mini-rant. My 4 year has a tough time concentrating on things. He loves to flit around and be crazy - normal boy stuff, but a little more extreme than most. So I was SO proud when he sat down a couple weeks ago when he decided to actually try to color inside the lines!! This took SO much diligence and hard work. I immediately sent pictures to the grandparents to say how proud I was of him. Last night my in-laws babysat and my mother in law CUT THAT PICTURE!!!!! Like, she cut the main guy out of the middle of the page for some reason. This is not something we've ever done before, so I'm pretty confident he didn't initially suggest it. I am SO sad. She knew how much I was treasuring that and hanging on to it as a sign that he is making progress. And i'm not one to hang on to every piece of art. She has no idea I'm upset, but I'm a little heartbroken.
I can't wait to tell people at work I'm pregnant because I'm struggling to hold in my stomach now and none of my clothes fit! Maternity clothes have to wait 2 and a half more weeks! edit:typo
I'm wearing a fleece all the time at work to hide my belly and it's 10,000 degrees in Philadelphia so I'm looking forward to coming out with it too!
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
@MississippiCatfish he did an amazing job! My 6yo has ADHD and I know what an achievement this is! Awesome looking Luna Girl! I'm so sorry your MIL was so thoughtless.
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
Oh that's so sad @MississippiCatfish That's definitely something I would get upset over too.
I like my outfit today, I feel cute. And I haven't eaten yet so I actually was able to button my pants though that'll be changing after I scarf down this chocolate croissant.
I bought 5 t shirts in black and grey from target. They're not maternity shirts, but they're a bit loose and are just long enough to cover my mostly unzipped jeans fly. I wear them to work everyday.
My daycare provider called last night. She was taking her evening walk and got clipped by a car. Thankfully she is ok. She is a little sore and very shaken up. I can't imagine.
Thanks for the support over something so silly, guys. I really appreciate it That is exactly what I'm going to do, @amber0529 - glue it to construction paper. And I'm going to print the picture of him holding it to go on the fridge:) I've been looking at it every day to remind myself of the progress he's making, and I don't want to give that up! For real, thank you guys.
Lately, I want to do a social media announcement with an ultrasound picture that says something like, "Surprise! (To you. Not to us. Please take the hint.) Baby arriving in November!" Too much????
Eta - sorry, maybe i should have put this in the announcement thread.
Has anyone watched the last season of Girls? My thoughts in spoiler. I finished it last night and just need to rant.
I already am not a fan of Lena Dunham and the character she plays is one I hate. I'm not really sure why I watched the entire show. I HATED her pregnant/as a mother. She was so incredibly selfish and immature and it got worse after the baby, not better. It's like she didn't understand the time to be the most self-centered person on the planet was over and she needed to focus on the tiny human whose life depended on her. It made me so so so mad. I understand motherhood is hard and can't imagine how difficult it must be single, but her attitude made me want to smack her across the face. Obviously women with new babies are allowed some degree of complaining - their bodies are still recovering from giving birth and they're tired and having a baby is hard. But to be that way towards people who are helping you every second of every day? Get out of here.
My DH is graduating this Saturday and my 4 yr old has decided he wants to attend the ceremony. -_- No, kiddo, you really don't. I don't want to, but since DH decided he's walking, I pretty much have to. Your brother (1 yr old) is not going, you really don't want to go, you'll be bored stiff and I'll have to deal with trying to keep you sitting in a chair (HA!) for hours.
SO told me all of the crab Rangoon was gone, but I found where he hid it in the back of the fridge. I'm currently eating it for lunch...not even sorry.
SO told me all of the crab Rangoon was gone, but I found where he hid it in the back of the fridge. I'm currently eating it for lunch...not even sorry.
Monday is always my least favourite day, however today I took a sick day because my dd is sick. She's on the mend but I kept her home just to be safe. She had pink eye over the weekend and woke up with a fever this morning. So we're hanging out at home today. The woman who is in the office beside me is stretching ever last shred of patience I have so the extra day is nice.
*TW* Last week my best friend told me she got a positive test - its her first and she has been trying for a year. She called me at work to tell me she's bleeding and going home.
I'm crying! I'm so upset for her and I just want to make her feel better. I was already secretly planning ideas for her shower and I was so happy to have a good friend who was going to have a baby at the same time. I've been through that (last summer) and I know how hard it is. What can I do?
@2Dash so sorry to hear that. My bff thought she was having a MC earlier this year, she was bleeding heavily but didn't lose the baby, thank goodness. but I bought her a necklace with an angel wing. I thought about how if it was me I would want something physical to hold on to, almost as proof that for no matter how little time a life existed and mattered. maybe you can get her something small but meaningful? Big hugs to your friend
Re: Weekly Randoms May 1
I feel like an adult.
In other news, a new Southeast Asian restaurant opened up near our apartment so we don't have to go downtown to get pad thai.
TTC since August 2018
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TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
Also, I totally second what you said about work. I only work a few shifts a month, but it's such a nice change of pace. My job as a hospice RN is very emotionally and physically demanding, so I get a little irritated when people call it a "break." I usually respond, "Yes. It's a nice change of pace."
I have a gym date with my friend and we're supposed to leave at 9:15. It's 8:35 and DS is still asleep. Of freaking course.
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
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~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
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I like my outfit today, I feel cute. And I haven't eaten yet so I actually was able to button my pants though that'll be changing after I scarf down this chocolate croissant.
I'm sorry- I would upset too! He did an awesome job!
Tell them you do not cut Luna girl...EVER!!!
Eta - sorry, maybe i should have put this in the announcement thread.
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
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DS1 is 7. DD is 1. DS2 is coming in late April.
Last week my best friend told me she got a positive test - its her first and she has been trying for a year. She called me at work to tell me she's bleeding and going home.
I'm crying! I'm so upset for her and I just want to make her feel better. I was already secretly planning ideas for her shower and I was so happy to have a good friend who was going to have a baby at the same time. I've been through that (last summer) and I know how hard it is. What can I do?