Randoms Post Holidays/Rest of 2017

Austenista · December 2017

Here's a random yule log to get us started. It's been so quiet on here! How was your holiday?

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sunshineandwhiskey · December 2017

Things were good here! It’s been a quiet week thus far and it’s so nice to just relax. We’re going to my dads on Friday til Monday for New Years and I’m most nervous for that. It’ll be a full house which means we have to sleep in DDs room. I may opt for the couch haha!

Hope everyone had a great holiday!! It’s definitely been quiet around here

lisa2589 · December 2017

After working a couple days of the holiday and spending a day with family, today is my day to catch up on laundry and dishes and just the general mess of boxes and new things that Christmas brings. My sister is still in town today so she’s hanging out with me and distracting DD today

doxiemoxie212 · December 2017

It was just me, DH, my mom and her sister last night for Christmas. My mom kept saying how "harsh" I am in the week leading up to it, and kept insisting that I have "too many rules" so I said eff it, you cook then. And guess what? Now she sees things my way. Her kitchen isn't huge - and when you don't have a huge kitchen, cooking a meal is like a dance. You need choreography. You need to know what pans you're using, where they go when they're hot, what dishes they go into when they're done, what fits in the dishwasher, what doesn't so you can free up counter space, etc. And everyone in the kitchen needs to have some idea of what's going down or they just end up in the way, and it gets dangerous with hot pans flying around. So, at least now she gets it. She'll forget by next Christmas, but this Christmas she gets it. Also the smoke detectors kept going off every 5 minutes despite nothing burning, so that was fun...sigh. lol

amys614 · December 2017

Hello everyone! Hope your holidays were wonderful! Still battling the stress here. We have one more celebration on Dec 30th and probably my largest one. Stilk need to finish shopping and wrapping.

My BF was diagnosed with influenza A the Friday before Christmas so he has been staying far far away. Haven't seen him in a week. So that stinks. Poor guy sounds like death on the phone.

Also been spotting (vaginally) with bowel movements that require pushing--not even that hard. I see my doctor this Friday. I called and they don't seem concerned since it stops right away and is only associated with BM. Sorry TMI. My Doppler has been my saving grace for my sanity until I have my appt in a few days.

Cheers to the last week of 2017. I'll be glad when this week is over. I've missed chatting with you ladies over past couple days. Been trying to at least read the posts, although it's been pretty quiet, and look forward to interacting more again once this crazy week passes.

dinodna3 · December 2017

Christmas as good. We definitely procrastinated too much on the food prep and it was kinda hectic on Christmas morning. Everything worked out though and all 17 of us had a great time. My ILs are here until tomorrow and we are going to a couple craft breweries tonight for my BILs birthday. DH is off all week, so it will be nice to have a few family days before the new year.

krash_ · December 2017

Hi guys! Sounds like everyone’s holidays have been ok so far aside from some mild stress. I got some lush bath bombs for Christmas (actually two of the same set so I’m going to try to exchange one and they’re having BOGO right now) but I’m excited to take a relaxing bath tonight before going back to work tomorrow. It will feel so nice after driving a total of 13 hours in 4 days. Currently in our last 3 hour stretch.

Things that irked me this weekend as far as pregnancy goes:
-stop asking me how I feel. I feel fine. If I didn’t feel good you would know.
-do not touch my stomach. That’s not the baby it’s just my fat.
-mind your own business with regards to how much coffee I’ve had

lisa2589 · December 2017

@amys614 My spotting from a SCH was exactly as you described when bearing down at times. I was on pelvic rest for a total of 10 weeks with intermittent spotting. I hope you get some good answers!

catlady1215 · December 2017

It has been quite around here. But Christmas was good around here! Not really sure what to do yet with DS' new stuff from everyone. And still have to do presents with mil today... who gives waaaaaay to much herself. Luckily my 17 yr old nephew made us an awesome wooden box/bench that will be turned into a toy box. I'm anxious to get the tree down and get the toy room restructured/organized.

@amys614 sorry about the spotting. That's always hard to see

hope you get some answers.

BurlapandLace · December 2017

Christmas was good here. We ended up with 12 total here. I cooked way too much food, as usual. And MIL bought DS way too many presents, as usual. So I am spending today trying to relax as much as I can since I was in the kitchen all day yesterday. And while I sit here, I’m trying to figure out in my brain how to rearrange the playroom.

We will I’ll still have people here until tomorrow. And then tomorrow morning we will be taking a short road trip to see DHs grandmother with the family. When we get back, I will take down the tree/decor and then I can hopefully decompress until the new year.

doxiemoxie212 · December 2017

Please love tit this post if you would be interested in a weekly Bachelor recap/review thread since it is starting next week!! (I looove to hate The Bachelor. I give zero effs about the bachelor this season, but oh well.)

catlady1215 · December 2017

@doxiemoxie212 really disappointed in who they picked ONLY cause I don't know him! I only got into these shows at the end of kaitlyns I think? And guessing he's from before that? But I'm sure it'll take all of 2 mins till I'm sucked into the crazy.

BurlapandLace · December 2017

^same

doxiemoxie212 · December 2017

@catlady1215 I got into it at Dez's season (so boring; honestly a miracle DH convinced me to stick with it because she was SO DULL), and after Dez it was: Chris Soules, Kaitlyn, Ben, Jojo, Nick, and Rachel. AND I DON'T KNOW HIM EITHER! So like, wtf. I shouldn't have had to be watching this stupid franchise for like 10 years to know who this dude is.

Also, I listen to a lot of reality TV podcasts, etc., and word on the street is that his favorite past time is picking up like 19-year-old college girls (I think he's mid/late 30s, right?) and never calling them again. So, that's dope.

megara5 · December 2017

I'm so glad Christmas is over. I'm enjoying winter break and don't go back until the 3rd....but I have to log 8 hours of work this week and will probably spend way more than that grading papers since grades are due when we go back on the 3rd.

stephcat421 · December 2017

Happy holidays all! Happy Christmas is over and my DH and I can enjoy our week off together. My dad has been staying with us since our gender reveal party 12/16(up from FL). He's slated to stay up here until at least 1/10 when he has his back surgery 6 month follow up. That will mark him staying with us 6 months in last year! So... Finding it very hard to stay patient and not annoyed by the invasion of privacy and our home. What's so hard is he shakes up the routine and he doesn't know how to accept our lives of social activities has changed... He constantly wants to go out for a beer or cigar and drag us along even after he knows we are pretty serious home bodies right now.

Anyways, am totally on board with a bachelor recap. I was team Peter for this season so a little disappointed. Interesting fact, I live in the same city (Waukesha, WI) that Nick Viall grew up in and brought the woman back to! It was wild seeing our little city on the big screen. My neighbor is still good friends with him, they went to HS together.

bkrahn · December 2017

Happy holidays everyone!
We’ve had 3 fairly relaxing days over here..
christmas eve we spent the day at my parents. DD snuck in a nap in the car on the way = win! And this was the first gathering in a lonnnng time that didn’t end in yelling = also a win! It was so much fun watching DD actually experience Christmas this year (she was 7 months last Christmas.) my sil got Baby a little present and I cried allll the tears opening it up, I still can’t believe this is happening!
yesterday was a lazy day at home. Ate a bunch of junk food. Forgot to wrap DD’s presents but she didn’t care.. ended up driving out to our grandparents in the evening to visit some family that was out for the holidays.
Today we have Christmas with my in laws, and I’m getting some Boxing Day shopping done! It was the best present ever, finding out that we are having a baby girl! I haven’t felt ready/allowed myself to shop for baby at all up until now.. so it’s exciting!

icecubeinthedesert · December 2017

@krashke, can I add to your list? 1. Stop force feeding me food. I swear my MIL was about to start spoon feeding me like she does my niece. 2. I promise I can carry grocery bags. You don't have to send someone to the store with me to help carry things.

AFM, I finally have the house back after a week with my in-laws. Enjoying my last day off today. We're having carpet installed next week, so we only have a few days to move all the little things from the rooms and closets and remove all the baseboard. We're going to install the new baseboard ourselves. And if we have some spare time before the install, we'll do a neutral paint in the nursery so we don't mess up the new carpet later. DH was cute and just sent me texts of nursery ideas he likes while he's bored at work.

becca_123 · December 2017

@krashke Totally +1 on the don't touch my belly, it's not the baby it's just fat. I've always been self consciois about my stomach and even when DH touches my stomach pre-pregnancy it makes me uncomfortable - so this is a whole different ball game. Especially since there is still nothing there yet lol.

My Christmas was good for the most part. My parents came to stay with us and it was fun until I got really sick Christmas Eve night (I think from food poisoning) and was puking (and more) all night. I never get sick and didn't have any morning sickness so this was just a huge surprise. So needless to say I hosted my first ever Christmas dinner for 7 completely drained and didn't eat a bite. But otherwise it was nice to spend time with my family for the weekend. I have my scheduled OB appointment tomorrow so I'll ask them if the baby is ok regarding this sickness.

We also announced on fb this weekend and got a cute shot of my pup, so I'll head over to the announcement page and share there.

I've only ever watched an episode of the Bachelor once and thought it was so staged and couldn't see myself ever getting into it, even though most of my friends like it and I love reality shows. It's so corny!

May14th2011 · December 2017

Our holidays were good. We're heading home tomorrow.
My uncle is a thinly veiled abusive jerk, which really bugs me. He's not outright, but we can all see it. Maybe his church friends don't, but we see it. My aunt is the sweetest person ever, who makes enough money to live on her own but I don't think she'll ever leave him.

helenbz · December 2017

Holidays were quiet and relaxing. Hubby got my a pregnancy pillow for Christmas and upgraded our bed sheet/comforter situation which was super thoughtful! I’ve been finding it hard to sleep and this should help!

I texted a friend who moved to Georgia (from Where we are in Alaska) to tell her I was pregnant and she text back that she is too! Her and her hubby were our first couple friends and she’s due 4 weeks to the day after us! Such a nice Christmas surprise and now I wish we lived closer

Anyone planning for New Years (Hogmanay in Scotland)? It’s such an alcohol fueled event but I feel like I want to stay up and party...I just might fall asleep too early, haha.

dinodna3 · December 2017

@helenbz I have two toddlers, so it’s literally the best excuse to not go anywhere on NYE. Im with you on going to sleep early. Midnight seems so late to me these days.

krash_ · December 2017

@helenbz we have a wedding on NYE this year. It is for MH’s fraternity brother so it will be an alcohol fueled mess. Luckily everyone knows now because we announced on social media but I’m not looking forward to being the DD for my sloppy drunk husband.

mytinc · December 2017

The last few weeks have been crazy. I was out of town for work for a week, returned home and moved houses the weekend before Christmas. We didn't have internet hooked up for a week (planning fail). So I haven't been on here much at all lately.

The house is finally starting to come together, and we made it through Christmas Eve/Day. We have one more get together with my brother's family that will be in town the end of this week. Our NYE plans are kid friendly (all our friends have kids, in fact, our kids are the youngest of the bunch).

In the midst of everything going on we did find out that baby #3 is also boy #3.

ffw0617 · December 2017

Christmas was great. My mom came for the first time in 7 years, and I got to spend a lot of time with my niece (whose 2 and never recognized me before). She actually cried when I left for the airport, and not like bratty cry like tears rolled down as she waived goodbye. My mom looked on in disbelief she'd never seen my niece respond that way. It was heart wrenching. I feel like she actually loves and misses me back now. I'd really love for her and my sister to come live in Houston with us (esp since it looks like my mom will be moving here after the baby is born) but my sister is basically like taking in a 14 year old (she's 20). No education (she didn't finish high school). No skill. No driver's license or car. No money. And she hates to be told what she needs to do to get her life in order/ asked what she's going to do. I just don't think its right ask my husband to do that, esp since I took in my other sister for 2 years before and that was a complete let down (but she also didn't have a kid).

DH didn't come, so I'm kind of glad I missed Christmas in my hometown last year so we'd spend out first married Christmas together.

The most annoying pg related thing was I received two gifts for the baby, and although its cute and I cherish those first gifts for him, this was my last childless Christmas I was looking forward to getting stuff for me, not the baby. Esp since my only request this year was maternity clothes. It would have been cuter if those gifts were addressed to him and mine were separate.

Dashaina · December 2017

@krashke... Me for all those things.

Glad everyone had a good holiday.

Tomorrow I'm supposed to be going with my neighbor to meet the indigenous parteras (local midwives for the indigenous tribes here). They have to partera houses and I'm not sure if they will even attend me. They're not very far from me either, which is nice. We'll see what it feels like to me after my visit.

BurlapandLace · December 2017

We’ve been trying to figure out what we wanted to do for a not crazy expensive babymoon/if we wanted to do anything at all.

Earlier thos year we moved three three hours from “home”. I’ve been finding it difficult being pregnant and starting to crave foods, because everything I am craving is foods from back home, which are all now at least three hours away.

Today I half way joked to DH that for our babymoon, we should just go get a hotel room “back home” and spend three days eating all the food we are missing from back home. He said it sounded like a great idea. Haha

So as lame as it may sound, we might potentially be going and getting a hotel room on the Central coast and spending three days eating our hearts desire. Babymoon win?

MoonOverGoldsboro · December 2017

@BurlapandLace That sounds amazing to me. Eating vacations are the best vacations (it’s what most of mine are, let’s be honest).

helenbz · December 2017

@BurlapandLace I feel like that’s a great idea! The point is to relax and have fun together and a hotel somewhere you love sounds great! Or...if it comes to it, send the hubby with a shopping list.

Out of curiosity...what kind of foods can you not get 3 hours away?? I’m about 24 hours and 3 flights away from home and I can get most foods I miss from Amazon or by making them myself (not always successfully though). I certainly miss the foods I can’t get that way though and I’d do a baby moon eating vacation in a heart beat! Haha especially since my appetite is back. My next trip back will be after the baby, probably next Christmas, and you better believe I’ll be eating my way through that vacation!

ffw0617 · December 2017

@helenbz I live 13 hours from my hometown and I can't get: Krystal burgers, publix subs, boiled peanuts, or garlic crabs here in Houston. For most foods it's a you don't miss it until it gone type thing, these were never my top favorites but when I don't have access to them I wanted them even more. For me, also stuff like BBQ made my by dad, nowhere is same. Other stuff I can replicate but it almost taste bad just trying.

krash_ · December 2017

We live 4 hours from home but only about an hour from our home state. Being from WI and living in MN we cannot get good cheese curds here. Most the of the fried ones we have tried here are too greasy and it is impossible to find squeaky fresh ones.

LaceyBee522 · December 2017

Hi guys! Happy holidays! After a week away visiting my family for Christmas, I'm super excited to be back home. We announced to MH's family before we left and told my family over the course of our trip. Everyone seems super-excited.

Hilariously, everyone in the family is trying to take "credit" for the twins thing. Up until last week, I didn't know there were twins anywhere in my family. I still think it is just because I'm over 35 and ovulated two eggs.

We also announced in our New Year's cards, which most people got yesterday or the day before. And, then I put it on social media this morning. Man, it feels good to be rid of that secret.

doxiemoxie212 · December 2017

@LaceyBee522 when my mom knew we were trying she said, “you know, twins run in our family!” I do not have a large family, and I do not know of ANY twins lol lol. Love it

krash_ · December 2017

@LaceyBee522 my step mom is a twin so I kept joking that we were going to end up with twins because they are in the family. A few people had to think about it for a minute before they realized I was being sarcastic.

I should be working and catching up on things while it is slow but instead I have been doing way more stroller research than is necessary. If money weren't an option I would just go with the Uppababy Vista and Mesa car seat. Sigh. Wondering if people will think I am batshit if I register for them.

krash_ · December 2017

Update on Stroller Search 2K18: MH just admitted that if money wasn't the limiting factor that he would go with the Uppababy Vista too! Now I'm thinking we just use whatever gift cards we get and the completion discount from the registry to buy it ourselves.

rnielsen321 · December 2017

@krashke - Do it. Register for it. We have a UppaBaby Cruz, and I cannot say enough how much I love it. Seriously. We registered for it, figuring it would be something we would buy for ourselves, and were surprised when MIL gifted it to us. Amazing. That being said, if not gifted to you, often the 2nd hand ones in good condition, a few years older, really hold their value. Just replace the tires....IMO. That was an option for us as well. EDIT: We went with Uppababy as DH is 6'6" and he needed the extending handle. Invaluable. So if your DH is tall, or you are relatively tall, I strongly suggest it.

We registered for a lot of stuff, not thinking we were getting all that much... and were pleasantly surprised. We did have a back up list/sources for things, and prioritized what we wanted new, versus what we would be happy with second hand. For me it was 1a) new mattress for crib, 1b) the stroller, 1c) new car seat (Chicco KeyFit)... pretty much everything else I was okay with second hand (swing, crib, play yard, infant carrier, high chair, clothes, etc.)

FWIW - we got our crib and mattress from Ikea. Great prices, classic style, safe and convertible to a toddler bed.

doxiemoxie212 · December 2017

I am the proud owner of an iphone X! woohoo! I'm actually just happy to be rid of my 6plus. I hated that huge phone. I think it was screwing up my wrist.

My mom came with me to get it and she upgraded her iphone 4 to the iphone 8. Then I had to wait while she sat at what I lovingly refer to as the elderly table (the setup desk), where no one under 65 sits, and a very patient Apple store employee reads the instructions on the phone to each person in turn and encourages them to press "next" after reading the instructions clearly written at each step. Then my mom yelled at me for being "harsh" when she asked me how she could put the case on her phone, and I said, "You just put it on." She couldn't figure out how to open the box (there was a tab you pull; it was that simple), so she tried to flag down the patient employee to tell her how to open the box to her case, but she finally agreed to try pulling on the tab, so she was able to open it herself. Then she tried to put the case on, but she couldn't figure it out. She started yelling, "Oh if you know everything, you do it!" So I literally placed her phone on the case and applied a modest amount of pressure so that it would pop inside. Done. The entire walk to the car was filled with, "You really don't know how horrible you are when someone needs help. Even when you don't yell, you yell!" But she was happy and cheerful about a block later, and she made DH and I smoothies and pizza when we got home lol. So. Sigh.

lisa2589 · December 2017

Friends, I just inflated the Cozy Bump my DH got me for Christmas, and I have to tell you all that I may be living on that thing in the future months. I remember with DD I would have *probably* killed to lay on my stomach for 10 minutes but I never knew such a thing existed. If any of you are like me and need to be able to stretch out in a prone position (for me it’s because of a back injury), you might want to look into it! I know there was some concern about the hole not being big enough for the bump later on, at this point it doesn’t seem like it will become an issue, and the ring part that goes around your bump can be deflated separately from the body part if your bump needs more room.

stephcat421 · December 2017

Spent 4 hours yesterday registering at Babies4Us with DH. A little early, but we are both off this week and wanted the store virtually empty on a Wednesday morning. It was really fun, but at times overwhelming! Still need a couple things from the "must have" lists and the entire "nice to have" page. Gave up when we got to carriers and told DH I needed to re-review the carriers weekly spotlight we did here as that was one of our first ones! The Lille all seasons seemed nicest at first appearance so we'll see. Was super proud we made it through the car seat and stroller party with what seems to be a really nice combo. We went with the Graco snug rude snug lock infant seat, and Graco modes click connect stroller-holt. They weren't a prefabricated set but based on a prefab set similar that we liked just upgraded a bit in design. Also, decided on elephant theme nursery which was really cute to shop for! DH had a blast shooting the registering gun and said it was really exciting and he was impressed with how we agreed on most everything right away.

icecubeinthedesert · December 2017

I've been craving a bagel with lox. Improvised and put leftover Christmas ham on a toasted bagel with cream cheese. Tastes very similar, and I'm in heaven right now. I highly recommend.

BurlapandLace · December 2017

@helenbz ~ Some of it I’m sure we could make. But I’m more talking about specific meals we love from specific restaurants back home. Like my favorite lunch special at the best Mexican restaurant in town (which we haven’t found a comparable one in the new homemade town yet), my favorite breakfast burrito at the little hole in the wall cafe that I am sure I could recreate but it has a lot of ingredients and it would get expensive quick, my favorite pasta meal at our favorite Italian place, and that meal always includes a walk down the street to our favorite icecreamery - so it’s more of an experience that is difficult to recreate, my favorite steak meal at the steak house out on the wharf that nobody up here makes (again, I could make it, but then I wouldn’t be able to go to the boardwalk with DH after and play air hockey or walk down the wharf to hear the elephant seals before dinner).

So in short, it is very specific meals at very specific restaurants that we are wanting.

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