Weekly Randoms | w/o 11/13

sunshineandwhiskey · November 2017

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krash_ · November 2017

I have been obsessed with oranges since I discovered the best way to peel them ever. I never bought them because I would spend forever peeling tiny chunks of the rind off. I use this method now and it is LIFE CHANGING! How have I survived nearly 30 years of life without this...

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sunshineandwhiskey · November 2017

@krashke I'm not a huge Orange fan, but

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krash_ · November 2017

@sunshineandwhiskey I was never a huge fan either but pg cravings combined with this trick has turned me around.

Miz_Liz · November 2017

@krashke I have eaten so many oranges too! I am going to have to try this - I have always used the upside down spoon trick to slide under the peel.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

I AM READY FOR CLEMENTINE SEASON where are my mother effing clementines!

BurlapandLace · November 2017

I peeled DS an orange last night and I stole a bite and was like “why have I not been eating more oranges all my life?!” So then I had to have my own.
This peeling trick is awesome! The main reason i don’t eat many oranges is because of how annoying they are to peel and get it all off. So thanks for this

amys614 · November 2017

It took me 5 minutes to figure out I had to click the spoiler to see this. I kept thinking how in the world are people knowing and seeing her magical way. Pregnancy brain doesn't happen this early does it?

BurlapandLace · November 2017

@amys614 ~ DEFINITELY happens this early.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@amys614 if it doesn't happen this early then I am struggling to remember names and words for things for some yet-to-be-determined reason....

galactickates · November 2017

Edit, I'm just going to go ahead and delete that, I'm stupid

marcus7676 · November 2017

@krashke I'm going to have to try this for DS tonight. Mind blown.

May14th2011 · November 2017

I'm babysitting my friend's 8 month old and I'm getting serious baby fever. June is taking so long to get here!

Miz_Liz · November 2017

@May14th2011 I can send you a teething 2 year old to clear that baby fever right up for you!

May14th2011 · November 2017

@Miz_Liz I had a teething 2 yr old, and a puking 4 yr old last week

krash_ · November 2017

anyone else getting Subway ad's constantly on TB? Now I really want a sub. I might have to get one this weekend when MH is out of town because he is a stickler for the rules and I am not.

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@krashke nope, Benefiber lol

krash_ · November 2017

@doxiemoxie212 HA! I feel like more fiber is the last thing I need right now...

jsl82 · November 2017

@krashke I am getting Chick- Fil-A ads... and normally I'd be all for chicken and eggs... but give me a few weeks of no food ads! I work in advertising- so I have no one to blame but myself.

My weekly random is that my cousin got engaged yesterday!! I haven't told her I'm pregnant yet, and know I'll be announcing around the time she gets back from Nashville. I want to take her out to celebrate and don't want to turn it around to my pregnancy, but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to not drink without telling her- and a LONG awaited proposal deserves some celebratory champagne! I've also been looking for adorable flower girl dresses to show her for DD- who will be her flower girl haha.

BurlapandLace · November 2017

DS took a 2.5 hour nap. While I definitely could have used that time to straighten up the house, I took advantage of every minute he slept and did so also. It was glorious

katelynrae86 · November 2017

@BurlapandLace I've been napping when DS naps, too. More than I ever have, even when he was a newborn! I think it's a great decision

good job! Haha

llamamama14 · November 2017

@krashke you might be peeling bananas wrong as well... monkeys peel from the bottom and so should you!

nakoehl · November 2017

I went and got a bunch of yarn to make a blanket for LO. Anyone else here a crocheter or knitter and planning on making something?

Austenista · November 2017

Re: pregnancy brain. The other day I was putting my son in a buggy to go shopping and I looked up and saw a “baby on board” decal in the back of a car and thought, “Huh, ours is just like that.” Yeah, exactly like it because I was staring at the back of my own vehicle.

BurlapandLace · November 2017

Anyone else used to have cinnamon sugar toast as a kid? (Toast with butter and sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar). I just made some (almost 10pm here on the west coast) and I am in childhood memory heaven.

MaraJeanily · November 2017

BurlapandLace said:

Anyone else used to have cinnamon sugar toast as a kid? (Toast with butter and sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar). I just made some (almost 10pm here on the west coast) and I am in childhood memory heaven.

I did this but with peanut butter... I had 4 pieces in one sitting just a few weeks ago... I ate the first 2 pieces and I was like hey, this is really good, I think I'm going to have more. So I did.

ramblebee · November 2017

@nakoehl Yes! I made crochet booties as a surprise gift to tell my mom we were pregnant! I am working on a blanket now.

mimzgoy · November 2017

Has anyone bought or is buying a pregnancy pillow? If so, what did you get/ are getting? I got one during my first pregnancy and it was a lifesaver, I just cant remember what I got.

kmurdock925 · November 2017

@mimzgoy - I just got a regular body pillow the last time around and it was perfect.

icecubeinthedesert · November 2017

@BurlapandLace, we totally had cinnamon sugar toast! Funny story too. When my little bro was *just* starting to learn to read, he also learned to make the toast himself. Except one day he accidentally grabbed the chili powder (because both are long words that start with C and have similar color). He learned that one quickly when he bit into it!

napqueen · November 2017

@BurlapandLace my BIL asked me to make it for him a couple weeks ago (he’s 8), my husband and I have had it a couple times a week since. It’s so good!

MoonOverGoldsboro · November 2017

@mimzgoy I second the recommendation for a regular body pillow. Cheaper and (to me) less cumbersome! I bought this one and it really stood up to a lot of abuse: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTFMD1S/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Austenista · November 2017

@kmurdock925 @mimzgoy I had both and sent back the pregnancy pillow. Body pillow was superior at doing the job.

stephcat421 · November 2017

Wondering if there's such a thing as a comfortable full bladder? That was instruction for upcoming U/S. Ummm, when my bladder is full, I've got to go!!

katie121209 · November 2017

@stephcat421 they ran almost an hour behind for one of the US where you had to drink 16 oz of water an hour before. I really hope my office is on time next week!!

galactickates · November 2017

@stephcat421 - wondering the same thing. I was looking at my instructions and a full bladder is never a comfortable bladder for me

doxiemoxie212 · November 2017

@stephcat421 I had to have a pelvic ultrasound that required a full bladder before pregnancy. I legit thought I was going to die from how much I had to pee (esp with the tech presssssing the wand on my bladder), but she goes, “um well I can see your bladder isn’t actually full but it’s fine because you’re so thin everything is just right here.” Great.

krash_ · November 2017

@galactickates @stephcat421 I was instructed to drink 16 oz of liquid an hour before my dating scan. The abdominal ultra sound is apparently clearer with a "full bladder." Then after they do the abdominal scan you go to the bathroom because the trans-vaginal u/s is better with an empty bladder.

I didn't think the 16 oz did anything for me though. I didn't feel like I had a full bladder and when they told me to go to the bathroom, I could barely get out a trickle. But the tech didn't say anything about there being too much or not enough fluids for the scan so I think it was fine.

galactickates · November 2017

@krashke - thanks! that was really helpful! i have no idea what i am doing. I didnt even know they did both

ffw0617 · November 2017

We have an adjustable bed. I've googled a couple things about adjustable bed and sleeping on your back while pg (I'm a back sleeper, I know you can't lay flat). So I'm going to ask my dr about if the elevated head and legs are suitable for pg and for low long.

ffw0617 · November 2017

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