Weekly Randoms Week of 9/11

Re: Weekly Randoms Week of 9/11

• sandbar517 member

  September 2017

  Is it just me, or does the board seem particularly slow?  Or maybe it's just because people are actually responsible and, you know...work when they're supposed to! 
  
  

  
  
  

  Me, 35 Hubs, 32
  Married June 2012
  BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
  BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
  BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17

  
  

  
  

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• mileswithmyles member

  September 2017

  I'm always surprised when I check back after a few hours and not much has happened. Maybe we just don't have a lot of people yet?  

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• firefliesandfjords member

  September 2017

  I feel like it's slow too. On my previous BMBs things moved like lightening.

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• Poppy0419 member

  September 2017

  Same. Hoping it picks up but I feel like we also have a really good group right now. So if it stays slow, it will be okay. 

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• charlestonchew member

  September 2017

  @sandbar517 My lack of interaction during the week is definitely due to work. I'm taking some time off today because I had some free time and I feel like yakking lol
  

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• sandbar517 member

  September 2017

  @charlestonchew Yeah, my bumping is actually much easier at work, since I have slow weeks when I don't have many (or any) patients scheduled, and then I just want something to distract me from boring stuff I could be doing, but don't want to!

  
  
  

  Me, 35 Hubs, 32
  Married June 2012
  BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
  BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
  BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17

  
  

  
  

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• tincupchalice member

  September 2017

  I have two kids, so not really as much time to mess around on my phone as I used to!

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• sandbar517 member

  September 2017

  @tincupchalice that's also why I'm largely MIA on the weekends!
  
  

  
  
  

  Me, 35 Hubs, 32
  Married June 2012
  BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
  BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
  BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17

  
  

  
  

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• sparkymcgeee member

  September 2017

  It's slow to me too. Not used to it but I'm sure we'll pick up some more. 
  
  I'm at the dentist with my four year old. He hates brushing. It's a fight. Well his teeth proved that. He has a cavity in all his molars. I feel like a terrible mom. 

  
  

  
  

  
  
  I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
  
  Meimsx no more

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• Shima42 member

  September 2017

  My random thought (which I had in the shower a few minutes ago) is that I am very happy that I'm pregnant! Gratitude really makes a difference, and whenever I think about how unlikely this was, I just feel light and invulnerable.  Nothing can touch me! If something does go wrong - well, at least I know it's possible to get pregnant again!  I'd love it if this feeling lasted, but I can feel the pessimism and worry starting to seep back in

  
  

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• sandbar517 member

  September 2017

  @sparkymcgeee sorry you're having a bad day.  I hate Mom Guilt.  Don't worry, he's young, they're baby teeth.  They aren't permanent.  Hugs to you.

  
  
  

  Me, 35 Hubs, 32
  Married June 2012
  BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
  BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
  BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17

  
  

  
  

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• zizzabell523 member

  September 2017

  My random for the day - how do foods get their names? Like lemonade. And 7-Up. And hot dogs. We're so used to seeing, hearing, and saying them, but how did their names originate? Preggo brain for the win on this one...
  

  BFP 9/11/13   EDD 5/21/14   MC 9/20/13 
  
  
  BFP 2/25/14   EDD 11/5/14   BD 11/4/14
  
  
  BFP 8/26/17  EDD  5/5/18
  

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• cups4 member

  September 2017

  More than half of us who will be here don't know they are pregnant yet. I didn't find the BMB and didn't participate until I was ending the first trimester last time.

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• sharkmama39 member

  September 2017

  I've been thinking about lunch since I finished breakfast.... 

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• sandbar517 member

  September 2017

  @zizzabell523 My thoughts along with yours is, how do people "invent" food in the first place?  Who was the first person to walk up to a coconut tree, look at the weird hairy bowling ball and think, "If I break this bitch open, I wonder if I can eat what's inside?"  And then I wonder how many people died eating poisonous things and then their friends going, "Yeah, put that one on the Nope list".  
  
  

  
  
  

  Me, 35 Hubs, 32
  Married June 2012
  BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
  BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
  BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17

  
  

  
  

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• zizzabell523 member

  September 2017

  @sandbar517 And to add to your pondering...how did we come up with coffee?? How did we figure out that we need to roast, grind, mix with hot water, and filter (and I'm sure 1,000 more steps) to create something that gives us energy? Same thing for cheese! While I'm eternally grateful for these discoveries eons ago, I hate to think of the time, thought, and energy that was put into the processes of making and discovering them!
  

  BFP 9/11/13   EDD 5/21/14   MC 9/20/13 
  
  
  BFP 2/25/14   EDD 11/5/14   BD 11/4/14
  
  
  BFP 8/26/17  EDD  5/5/18
  

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• yesthisiskim0401 member

  September 2017

  Old wives tales say girls steal your beauty... so with the 5 pimples that have taken over my face, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this baby is a girl.
  I also keep having dreams this baby is a girl.
  
  Also, my dreams are whack and I'd like for them to chill out a bit.  

  
  

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• yesthisiskim0401 member

  September 2017 edited September 2017

  sparkymcgeee said:

  It's slow to me too. Not used to it but I'm sure we'll pick up some more. 
  
  I'm at the dentist with my four year old. He hates brushing. It's a fight. Well his teeth proved that. He has a cavity in all his molars. I feel like a terrible mom. 

  My girls have bad teeth. Their mouths are so small, there is barely enough room for their baby teeth. My oldest has a bunch of "about to be cavities" spots in between her teeth because I never remember to floss. Oops. 
  
  Also, my youngest has a hard time with tooth brushing (thanks, sensory issues) and we call her piranha when it comes to tooth brushing time. 

  
  

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• momo214 member

  September 2017

  I just finished my book. Anyone have any recommendations for a good read that won't make me cry. 

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• glitzandglitter member

  September 2017

  I am hoping it picks up some too. Usually during the week (in the daytime) kindergarten keeps me pretty busy but I try to get on when I can. 

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• yesthisiskim0401 member

  September 2017

  momo214 said:

  I just finished my book. Anyone have any recommendations for a good read that won't make me cry. 

  I have endless smut recommendations lol

  
  

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• sparkymcgeee member

  September 2017

  momo214 said:

  I just finished my book. Anyone have any recommendations for a good read that won't make me cry. 

  I'm reading 11.22.63 by Stephen King. It's not like Shining Stephen King. It's more like Shawshank. Hasn't been scary. And it's super good.

  
  

  
  

  
  
  I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
  
  Meimsx no more

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• charlestonchew member

  September 2017

  I'm pretty sure I've had an orgasm twice while dreaming in the past week...I only think that because I wake up feeling like I usually do afterwards and with really sharp cramps that last only a minute or so.
  

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• yesthisiskim0401 member

  September 2017

  charlestonchew said:

  I'm pretty sure I've had an orgasm twice while dreaming in the past week...I only think that because I wake up feeling like I usually do afterwards and with really sharp cramps that last only a minute or so.
  

  Channing Tatum gave me lots of dream organisms last pregnancy. 
  

  
  

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• mileswithmyles member

  September 2017

  @sparkymcgeee and @momo214 I LOVED 11.22.63.  Although, with no spoilers, I bawled at the end of the book.  

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• momo214 member

  September 2017

  @sparkymcgeee Ooh thanks!! I'll check into that. 

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• sparkymcgeee member

  September 2017

  mileswithmyles said:

  @sparkymcgeee and @momo214 I LOVED 11.22.63.  Although, with no spoilers, I bawled at the end of the book.  

  Did you watch it on Hulu? If so is it really different?

  
  

  
  

  
  
  I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
  
  Meimsx no more

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• Poppy0419 member

  September 2017

  Kroger was out of Trolli sour gummies worms and the off brand suck. Not a happy pregnant lady. 

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• mileswithmyles member

  September 2017

  @sparkymcgeee the Hulu series cut out a lot. I liked the book a lot more. 

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• sparkymcgeee member

  September 2017

  mileswithmyles said:

  @sparkymcgeee the Hulu series cut out a lot. I liked the book a lot more. 

  I noticed that so far. I loved the show so that's why I started reading the book. I'm about 500 pages in. 

  
  

  
  

  
  
  I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
  
  Meimsx no more

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• ivyvines6 member

  September 2017

  The Stand was really good too, but the ending was really disappointing. Very duex ex machina for my tastes... I couldn't finish the Gunslingner series though. I got about half way through the fifth book and gave up. Too much scanning. Same reason why I'm not a "huge" Tolkien fan.

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• tincupchalice member

  September 2017

  The kids are in bed.  I have ben and jerrys.  Life is good.

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• zaclina member

  September 2017

  @yesthisiskim0401.  When would one start flossing their child's teeth?
  
  Asking for a friend.  

  
  

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• dinonugget member

  September 2017

  zaclina said:

  @yesthisiskim0401.  When would one start flossing their child's teeth?
  
  Asking for a friend.  

  We started around 3.5 or so trying to make sure we flossed his teeth at least every other night. We got the kids floss picks and the work pretty well.

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• sparkymcgeee member

  September 2017

  dinonugget said:

  zaclina said:

  @yesthisiskim0401.  When would one start flossing their child's teeth?
  
  Asking for a friend.  

  We started around 3.5 or so trying to make sure we flossed his teeth at least every other night. We got the kids floss picks and the work pretty well.

  I would start sooner if I could go back in time. My 4yo just had two baby root canals and two cavities filled yesterday because I didn't floss between his molars right from the start. He turned 4 in July. 

  
  

  
  

  
  
  I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
  
  Meimsx no more

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• yesthisiskim0401 member

  September 2017

  sparkymcgeee said:

  dinonugget said:

  zaclina said:

  @yesthisiskim0401.  When would one start flossing their child's teeth?
  
  Asking for a friend.  

  We started around 3.5 or so trying to make sure we flossed his teeth at least every other night. We got the kids floss picks and the work pretty well.

  I would start sooner if I could go back in time. My 4yo just had two baby root canals and two cavities filled yesterday because I didn't floss between his molars right from the start. He turned 4 in July. 

  I second all these ladies. My kids mouths are tight so cavities are more likely to happen between their teeth. Start asap. We also have the pick ones - I don't care how expensive they are, if it gets my kids to floss/let me floss, I'm all about that. I'd rather pay $5 for some stupid picks than hundreds on cavities. 

  
  

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