MBF/Magnificient Monday 9/18

Marley629 · September 2017

skc040512 · September 2017

Yay for early MBF posts!

For me, the elevator at my apartment is still down, and has been since Saturday. Usually it wouldn't be so bad but it's so freaking hot outside, so the stairwell is like 95 degrees already today (it's on an exterior wall and leads into the parking garage, so no A/C). Yay for living on the top floor, being pregnant, and lugging a 17 month old up and down the stairs in the heat

ETA - they finally got it fixed! And the maintenance guys came by and fixed my leaky toilet that I've been trying to get them to fix for weeks! Yay!

elev2017 · September 2017

@Skcobb ughhh that sounds awful! Hope they get it fixed asap!

My MBF - I reminded my husband that we had our infant CPR class this Saturday and turns out he never signed up for it (we had to register separately). I'm not super angry or anything, but mildly irritated.

My MM - My sister arrives tonight so she can go to my last MFM ultrasound with me tomorrow! She'll also be staying a few days so she can celebrate Rosh Hashanah with me and my family. I'm just really excited to spend some time with her since I only get to see her every few months.

Tennis11785 · September 2017

@skcobb - that sounds miserable.

My BF for today... well, it's monday. I'm so not ready for the week. I know... not an original BF at all, but it's how I'm feeling.

My MM - We got the first coat of paint on the nursery and I really like it!! I'm so excited to have it all come together.

blueskies17 · September 2017

@Skcobb ugh I feel for you. Stairs are hard enough without heat and carrying a toddler! Hope they get that elevator fixed ASAP.

My MBF - probably also a FFFC - I get really annoyed when my pregnant co-worker (2 weeks behind me in due date) uses the excuse that she is having trouble remembering things/etc. because of pregnancy brain. This is happening at least once a week lately. I have pregnancy brain too, and never use that as an excuse at work to my boss. Especially since planning and maintaining a schedule is a critical component of our jobs. I take the extra effort to write down EVERYTHING so that I don't forget it, and I don't think she's doing that and flippantly uses the pregnancy brain excuse. I don't expect her to be perfect, but I don't want to hear the same excuse every week!

No MM yet today.

kyrwyn · September 2017

MM (I'm sure I'll have a MBF later): We got the office moved out of the nursery over the weekend AND all the old furniture to goodwill AND all the e-waste to recycling (free event so I didn't have to pay either) AND I've had good fasting numbers for long enough that my insulin isn't getting bumped up today AND I actually got close to a full night's sleep. The walls in the bathroom remodel are painted and the fixtures & tile start going in this week -- it may actually finish some time this month. Now it's only 7:46a and there's plenty of time for shit to go sideways, but I feel like a rockstar for my 630-730am run today.

Marley629 · September 2017

My MBF is moving. Moving sucks. Moving when pregnant and you feel useless sucks even more. I'm a bit of a control freak and my husband is a bit lazy so I typically end up doing things that need to get done on my own because if I wait for his time frame, I'd go crazy. Standing on the side line is literally driving me BSC!

My MM is that it's a 4 day work week for me! I have a vacation day Friday!!

abcola · September 2017

MM is that the contractor is starting on LO's closet today!! and that I had a fun weekend trip with my bestie in CA eating all the good food....

MBF is that the plane ride back was so uncomfortable... I told DH that 25 weeks is my limit for air travel more than 1.5 hours.... My back/hips are still killing me... probably a good time for some prenatal massages.

mdcd44127 · September 2017

@blueskies17 I had a coworker pull the same crap, it was so irritating because you could tell it was just a lame excuse for her constant laziness/carelessness. I've been suuuuper self-conscious about my own work because of it and trying extra hard not to let anything slip.

babybison · September 2017

@Marley629 Even if he thinks you're being a dictator, I would keep nagging him about how you want it organized. Last time we moved I let my husband pack a box while I wasn't looking and we ended up losing all the weird kitchen utensils/gadgets. And of course whatever else was in that box.

My MBF is about my sister. She has a furbaby, and likes to talk as the dog, which I totally understand and did it too. But she kept referring to the kid growing in my body as "my baby" from the dog's point of view. Doing it once is weird enough, but it happened maybe 6 times in one day. Aside from the fact she has to make everything about her, I'm overly possessive about it, and I can't stand when people think this baby is theirs, let alone a dog. Is it because this is the first kid/grandkid of the family? I feel like everyone around me is saying mine like those seagulls from Finding Nemo. Does it get better?

MJDsquared · September 2017

MM - I did tons of cleaning yesterday and our house looks so much better, it's raining, and I'm wearing boots and leggings for the first time since like February!

MBF - I'm beat. Just walking into work today took it out of me. I hope I get over it by the time the day is over because the one cleaning thing I didn't get done was vacuuming and I wanted to do that tonight!

txmomma16 · September 2017

@skobb I am so sorry, that sounds miserable.
@Marley629 Ugh! Moving is the WORST! I can't imagine trying to coordinate all of that right now. You are such a strong momma! FX that everything goes smoother for you!

AFM, my MBF is that I did not sleep AT ALL last night and I am exhausted. I normally would just chug all the coffee I can drink... but alas... BAH.

My MM is my H. He was out of town last week and having him home this weekend was so wonderful. He helps out so much with the dogs, the laundry, and just anything. If he can tell that I'm about to get up to get something he'll just get it for me, because as he says "it takes awhile to get that train moving these days." :-) I'm dang lucky he puts up with me.

breezybee · September 2017

Uuuuuuugggggghhhhhhhhhhh. I hate my fucking contractor. He's a lazy asshole who is overcharging us and I hate him so much. Our kitchen is demo'd, our bathroom is demo'd, and he hasn't been doing anything for about 2 weeks. Wtf are you doing dude??!!! We're going to fire him today and get someone else to finish the job. Fuck this jerk.
The sad part is, we've worked with him so many times and given him so much business through referrals, that I'm really disappointed that he's doing this right now, when I'm really not needing this extra stress. I'm letting my husband handle it.

whiska · September 2017

MBF - I just called to try and schedule our classes (childbirth, hospital tour, etc) for mid October and they're all, "oh those dates are full. We only have these left (of course all perfectly aligning with when H is out of town), watch for our November schedule and try to call as soon as possible then." I'll be 36 weeks then! I just think it's ridiculous because this should all be tied up in a bow for my ob's patients. We see docs in that practice --> go to classes for this hospital --> deliver in this hospital. It should be as automated as the whole glucose test process.
I might make a small ruckus at my check-up tomorrow.

MM - I took a sick day and I think it's doing me some good.

SoxGirl982 · September 2017

MBF - I sprained two toes last night and my entire right foot is throbbing. Foot is also slightly swollen so all that I can wear is flip flops or DH's slippers.

Also, ahole coworker who's last day was last Thursday left so many "landmines" and purposely did not do stuff or relay correct information to me because he is a massive dbag. So I have spent my entire day getting hit with issue after issue due to his crap way of leaving everything. They are also not replacing his position, so I am doing my entire job and his entire job with no raise and no title change. (He was an assistant director) and this makes me the only full time person in my department. They will not give me a title change (which would come with a raise) because I do not have a masters degree. But they are totally ok with me doing the work. So I had a complete hormonal meltdown after getting chewed out by someone for something my former coworker neglected to do.

Eff Mondays.

balletnerd · September 2017

@whiska ugh I had the same issue last week. No one ever said you had to sign up for those tours and classes months ago... all I was told is do it around the 7th month. Grrr. I finally found a few that kinda work in my schedule. Good luck to you! So they have some sort of waitlist for last minute cancelations?

elvenchick92686 · September 2017

MBF- i am sick of my mother in law and her selfishness!!!! I am so sick of hearing this person better not be there....this person better be blah blah blah. Lady i have no idea whats going to happen between my non stress test and her growth scans and its our damn baby not her so i can have who i want in the room or hospital. I understand its her first grand baby and shes excited but if id rather have my fiancé sister instead of his mom for less stress on me then tough stuff.

Sorry for the rant, that women just irks me to the core!!! I would be willing to give her more consideration but after she blamed me during the loss for our first baby she lost all her rights of what she wants when it comes to my children!!! My fiancée is VERY reluctant to even let his mom watch her cause of that and how she generally is as a person. I am just over the discussion of it.

MM- ive been battling a cold but the medicine is helping so i feel somewhat normal instead of a walking bobblehead of congestion lol.

balletnerd · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 oh my goodness! So sorry you have to deal with that crap from your MIL. Do what's best for your family. I can't even believe what she said to you in the past.,,, so rude

babytimeagain · September 2017

MBF- My energy level is so low right now. Even going to the grocery store and taking out the garbage on Sunday wiped me out! Getting through a full day of work is rough. Add the extra pressure I'm feeling in my stomach from carrying around the extra load, and I'm pretty uncomfortable. And I still have another trimester left to go (26 +4). Also, I sneezed hard over the weekend and peed myself a little. Ugh. That's a new symptom.

MM- My coworkers threw me the sweetest baby shower on Friday, so now I'm feeling much more positive about my workplace. My big family/friends baby shower is this Sunday, and I am so excited! I was bad and peeked at my registry, and I'm so relieved that the majority of guests attending are actually buying things off the registry!

elvenchick92686 · September 2017

@balletnerd it was bad. This maybe TMI not sure, but Short version is I had a placental abruption so he was gone before i hit the hospital and he came out a bluish/red color and she said it was my fault cause i didnt push right or breathe while pushing and my mom and sister jumped all over her case about it cause i nearly died but of course she didnt mention anything about that. Not to mention her screaming right in my ear the entire time opposite of what doctor was saying. Course i didnt know about any of it cause of the medicine i was on till way after the fact. So yeah, i tried to avoid all contact with her. But everytime i talk to her its "it would hurt me so bad if katie got to be there and i didnt" i just want to blow up in her face everytime i hear it!!! Shell be lucky if we even tell her that im in the hospital at all!!!

babytimeagain · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 That's horrible. I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

elvenchick92686 · September 2017

@hellothere47 thanks :-) it was definitely a tough time!! But i had an amazing support system,well except his mom. And ive come to realize what should and should not stress me so that has helped. This pregnancy has been hard at first cause of paranoia but now that im in the home stretch and we have plan after plan in place i feel better and starting to enjoy it :-)

breezybee · September 2017

What a horrible bitch @elvenchick92686. I'm sorry, but WTF? Don't take any of her shit. She doesn't care about your feelings, so you shouldn't care about hers.
I'm so sorry

kyrwyn · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 I don't know how many years it would take before I could even speak to my MIL again if she did something like that. The fact that you're even thinking of letting her be part of this child's life is HUGE and she should be GRATEFUL. No one deserves to leverage someone else's loss against them, regardless of how right they think they are who they're related to.

stella_700 · September 2017

MBF I was in baby learning classes for over 9 hours this past weekend. I missed all my normal weekend recharge time. Trying not to bite heads off for the next two hours at work.

MM On the other side one of our cribs arrived and its now set up and in the nursery.

ridedatide · September 2017

Wow @elvenchick92686 I can not even imagine! I'm glad that it sounds like your family and your fiance support you! If I were you there would be no way I could allow her in the room after what she did the first time. And I would tell her exactly why. I believe that you can forgive but never forget and that to me is what would stop her in being apart of this joyous occasion.

My MM: My power just came back on after being without it for the past 8 days. So happy I can sit in the A.C. instead of being forced to be in temperatures inside of up to 90 degrees. Good by Hurricane Irma! Now if we can only here back from our landlords insurance and the condo association to try and get a timeline for this work that needs to be done.

MJDsquared · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 I am so sorry you have to deal with that wretched woman. If it were me, I probably would refuse to speak to her ever again after she pulled that shit. How horrible!
@SoxGirl1982 That sounds like hell, all of it. Ugh. You totally deserve a new title and a raise for taking over that position!
@ridedatide I'm so happy you got your power back! (Side note: I've always read your username as rideatide and only just realized it's ridedatide when I tagged you!)

elvenchick92686 · September 2017

Thanks everyone!!! I told SO that the only two people we should tell is the two we want in the delivery room and that we would let everyone else know the next day. He agreed but every chance she gets its "it would hurt if shes there and im not i deserve to be there cause im grandma". I dont indulge and just change the subject. Thankfully ive only talked to her twice this entire pregnancy(am 28 weeks now) and im not going to family functions this year either cause till be when im induced and baby will be to young. SO doesn't want his mother in the babys life except for family functions mainly her birthday xmas and thanksgiving. He definitely does not want her to watch her cause of how she is which i fully support. Thankfully, his mom mostly calls him to talk. Rarely will she call me unless its something important and SO at work!!

kaylawing · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 I echo what everyone else has said. She should be grateful to be in this child's life at all. I'm so sorry you went through that.

@hellothere47 you're not alone I energy levels. I've had no energy for anything the last couple days. I'm so tired.

MBF- This isn't really a BF or complaint but rather just caught me off guard and I've spent most of the day thinking about it. Most of you know my grandmother died three months ago. Last night at dinner, my grandfather announced that he's dating someone. He's only 70 so I didn't expect him to just be lonely for the rest of his life, and I am happy he found someone to talk to (They were friends before and she lost her husband to cancer in December), I was just surprised to hear it so soon.

MM- After months of debate and getting nowhere, my DH and I have finally found three girl names we agree on. This may seem like not a big deal, but we were not making any progress before sonto have it narrowed down feels like progress.

elvenchick92686 · September 2017

@Kaylawing thats good you guys are making progress!!! I knew ours as soon as it was a girl. Thankfully we agree pretty good on names. For your grandfather that would have caught me off guard as well. But thats good to me. my grandmother always said if she had found anyone she wouldn't have wasted time around that age so maybe thats why it seems quick. As long as hes happy with it then i wouldn't worry or think to much about it :-)

clovelyone · September 2017

@elvenchick92686 Your MIL is lucky you even talk to her at all. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

@hellothere47 @stella_700 I have zero energy as well and today I've been super nauseous and not feeling well.

@SoxGirl982 That's bullshit about your job.

elcd458 · September 2017

The daycare we toured today had one spot left! AND its the closest one to our house! At this point I'm just gonna pay the deposit and if we change our mind later who cares.

failuretofly · September 2017

My MM is DH should be home tomorrow night instead of weds! Yay!

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