Happy New Years! I was planning on announcing with two weeks as well I’ll be about 14 wks. My SIL and BIL are coming for a week this weekend so i might hold off till after that. They know but i sense some jealousy. Only my BIL said congrats and of course followed by your gonna have your hands full. Maybe it’s just hormones but that rubbed me the wrong way. They have a 4 yr old boy and they have purposely put off having more kids. I’ve never really like my SIL but we keep it civil and i try not to start anything.
I ripped of the bandaid and announced on FB and instagram last night!
@wildtot maybe he didn’t mean anything by that? If not that’s pretty judgy for someone that purposely put off more kids. Did they struggle with IF or something?
@nimmle@SmashJam good luck with your announcements! I couldn’t hold it in any longer!
@acunamatada no they actually got pregnant within a few days of dating. They put it off by choice. She is a teacher and wants to time it for the summer but they can’t decide (BIL is not too motivated for it but i know he would like another). She also coming close to 35 so maybe it’s the pressure of age for her. I actually the one with issues. I have endo and had to go through lots to help preserve my fertility. We had to actually try each time. This time around after my third surgery she made the comment/question if i had my surgery to have another baby. Initially no i was just in a lot of pain and my iud wasn’t working. Quickly she judged me for using an iud. We ended up deciding to try because i have a higher chance after surgery and i didn’t want to go through another with a year or two when we wanted to try. I also didn’t want to go through induced menopause again. But she never cares to ask only judge.
@wildtot she sounds like a real witch when it comes to her judging you. I feel negativity towards someone pregnant is ridiculous as those that are negative shouldnt have any say in someone elses life. Hopefully they either start to be happy for you or just leave the subject alone. We are going through this with some of our family and it sucks. Hang in there!
@nimmle and @SmashJam woo hoo for almost time to announce! So close!!
@TheQuietThings its super cold here too and I am so over it. Not looking forward to goinf to work tomorrow with the wind chill at -22...
@acunamatada your announcement was so cute! You have a very cute family!!
Married since 5/23/09
Stepdaughter-2/17/02
DS #1 born 1/25/10
DS #2 born 4/25/12 BFP 2/2016 M/C 3/2016 @ 5 weeks Trying for #4 since 11/2015
@nimmle@SmashJam Good luck with the announcements! I'm there with you. I so would have loved to announce today on New Year's but I'm too hesitant to do so until after my next ultrasound, which they kind of killed me with by waiting until 13 weeks. I'm too impatient and paranoid, lol. Speaking of which, @acunamatada Yours was so sweet!!!!
@wildtot That is just awful. I'm sorry you're dealing with that, both the nasty SIL and the endo.
@TheQuietThings Our kids would get along famously, lol. It's wind chill of -15 here and indoor of 60, and my kid likes to rip off his socks and run around with his pants hanging off his bum and his shirt around his neck like a collar. Wierdo, lol.
@busymommy23@acunamatada yeah she’s been a real deal since we met. Anyways DH says i should just learn to brush them off and i guess i should. At least I’ll be working half the time they are here to avoid the judgment.
@d_marie_23 thanks! Endo sucks for sure. I want to get snipped after I’m done BFing. I told that to my mom and of course got judgment there! I get it I’m young (29) but I was diagnosed at 23 but had symptoms way before. It’s the one reason I’m glad of not having girl. The chance it hereditary i wouldn’t want her to deal with it.
@SmashJam So close! I have my 12 week scan on the 13th. I already created the sign that we want to use for the announcement. Just waiting for another accessory to arrive and I can finish putting it together. I also need to figure out how I will tell the rest of the family that doesn't know yet before I make the general announcement. So much goes into it.
@TheQuietThings Ugh I need to clean too. I also have zero energy to do it.
I had planned to announce last night with a picture of me, H, and DS cheersing...H with champs, me with a bottle of water, and DS with a suppy cup. But we are finding out the gender tomorrow (hopefully) so I'm going to wait until we know.
I do not want to go back to work tomorrow, especially since the last few weeks have been so quiet with holidays and people on vacation. I'm not ready to get back to the real life grind. Can I just start mat leave now?
We are driving back from Vegas, wish us luck! We had a blast playing board games and I bought some delicious sparking blood orange soda that was actually pretty clean ingredient wise. I also cheered with champagne and had a little sip, barely swallowed, just for good luck!
@wildtot nothing like people sticking their nose into your uterus business. I have a friend who has Endo, she did 3 surgeries before finally having to do IVF and after the pregnancy most of her pain cleared. It was a long battle and she is not even 30.
We announced on Facebook today and everyone is super happy minus a couple of usual "already ???" - like there are rules about how long you need to wait to have a baby after you get married, pfffff! Good luck to everyone approaching 12 or 13 weeks, announcing, and finding out the gender!
@kissableviv it blows my mind that people think it's okay to say something like that, especially on FB where you can easily scroll past if you don't feel like offering kind words.
I just ordered groceries for the weel on Instacart. They will be here in an hour. I feel so lazy but so accomplished all at the same time.
@kissableviv it blows my mind that people think it's okay to say something like that, especially on FB where you can easily scroll past if you don't feel like offering kind words.
I just ordered groceries for the weel on Instacart. They will be here in an hour. I feel so lazy but so accomplished all at the same time.
This! That is so inappropriate. Screw them.
I have have been wanting to try instacart. Today would have been the perfect time to do it!
It is also freezing here. Single digits the last few days and it’s supoosed to stay that way for a while. I am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow after a week of hanging at home with my boys, binge watching The Office under a heated blanket. We are making ham and beans tonight and I’m gonna try to move as little as possible until 6am tomorrow.
Happy New Year ladies!!
Meagan Married 6.12.10 DS 11.8.12 Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
I wanted to announce yesterday but restrained myself. Once I get results back from genetic testing to make sure it is t a partial molar pregnancy again the. I will announce.
After announcing to my in-laws on Christmas, I’ve learned to prepare for different reactions. MIL and FIL were excited, but BIL got weirdly internal and disinterested, and didn’t say congrats or anything. I think the news affected him in terms of him thinking about where he is with his own life—he’s single, and seems to like it that way.
Now I’m 13 weeks + 1, and am planning on telling my manager on Thursday if everything goes well with my NT scan. My own parents are traveling, so plan to tell them during week 14 once they’ve settled in one place for a while, and also my sister and FB friends.
My husband just left to meet someone from craigs list that is selling a double stroller we really want. I am freaking out! Like so so so nervous and worried about him. I'm questioning if we should have just bought the stroller new but with all the options we want it's close to $2k, way too much for something we might not use for long. I have no idea why I'm so nervous, he's meeting the seller in a public place and I've totally bought/sold on CL before, I even found a roomate on CL in college! I hope it goes well and that he's home soon
@lindsayleigh1989 thank you, I have no idea why I was such an anxious mess about it. DH didn't get the stroller, didn't love the condition so we will keep looking.
@d_marie_23 she loves to be in just her diaper. We had a space heater running too but you could tell she was cold! Not worth fighting, I suppose. Hopefully we are on the uphill side of this cold snap.
The responses people have, both FB and IRL, are horrendous. Were they not taught about thoughts we keep to ourselves?
@kissablevivthe the already comments are awkward to receive but I wouldn't necessarily think the person was intentionally rude. Sometimes people don't word things perfectly but I'd assume they just meant wow it happened fast for you guys, in a positive way. Also the first words my doctor said was "wow that was fast" to me when he saw me at my first appointment because he just removed my IUD.
Thanks ladies, I'm not particularly hurt, I think those comments are silly and the support we got has been overwhelmingly positive! A friend of mine from Italy cried when I told her, and she never wanted kids, she has asked me million questions already and is looking for gifts, haha!
@runsomewhere DH just sold his old Xbox a couple of hours ago and went to Starbucks to do the item/money exchange and I also had similar strange thoughts, I blame it on my obsession with Criminal Minds!!! And of course on real life crazy stories.
Captain's log. 0*F. The highest temperature we have woken up to in three days,yet #3 continues to want to be in just a diaper. The coersion was strong this morning to get her out the door, clothed, for daycare.
Meanwhile, poor planning, and #2 has two doctor's appointments today.
I hope all the haters can see why most of us are wary of posts and run. we offer support only to have crappy people come back justto throw it in our faces.
@lindsayleigh1989 idk what she was expecting.. She got a page full of thoughtful responses and not a single “who are you??” To come back after not even reading the responses a week later and say she was attacked...Just... lol. Bye.
I have major social media regret today. We announced on Facebook/Instagram last night, which should be fine since I'm 12+4, but we have the NT scan today and I just wish we would have waited for the scan before announcing. I have no real reason to think anything is wrong, but still really nervous for today. I wanted to wait but got caught up in the excitement of doing a New Years announcement. Ugh.
So I’ve been having weird login issues I think because I have two bump accounts with two different emails! Not sure how I did that. Anyways I wanted to let you all know I’m trying to catch up and jump back in!
Re: Weekday Randoms 1/1
Hoping putting on kids radio station on Pandora will help motivate.
Also, -5*F here. My daughter is refusing to wear clothes (inside) despite having difficulty keeping it at 66* inside.
Son-10.5
Son-4
Daughter-2
#4- EDD July 14
@wildtot maybe he didn’t mean anything by that? If not that’s pretty judgy for someone that purposely put off more kids. Did they struggle with IF or something?
@nimmle @SmashJam good luck with your announcements! I couldn’t hold it in any longer!
@nimmle and @SmashJam woo hoo for almost time to announce! So close!!
@TheQuietThings its super cold here too and I am so over it. Not looking forward to goinf to work tomorrow with the wind chill at -22...
@acunamatada your announcement was so cute! You have a very cute family!!
BFP 2/2016 M/C 3/2016 @ 5 weeks
Trying for #4 since 11/2015
@wildtot That is just awful. I'm sorry you're dealing with that, both the nasty SIL and the endo.
@TheQuietThings Our kids would get along famously, lol. It's wind chill of -15 here and indoor of 60, and my kid likes to rip off his socks and run around with his pants hanging off his bum and his shirt around his neck like a collar. Wierdo, lol.
@TheQuietThings Ugh I need to clean too. I also have zero energy to do it.
I do not want to go back to work tomorrow, especially since the last few weeks have been so quiet with holidays and people on vacation. I'm not ready to get back to the real life grind. Can I just start mat leave now?
@wildtot nothing like people sticking their nose into your uterus business. I have a friend who has Endo, she did 3 surgeries before finally having to do IVF and after the pregnancy most of her pain cleared. It was a long battle and she is not even 30.
We announced on Facebook today and everyone is super happy minus a couple of usual "already
???" - like there are rules about how long you need to wait to have a baby after you get married, pfffff! Good luck to everyone approaching 12 or 13 weeks, announcing, and finding out the gender!
I just ordered groceries for the weel on Instacart. They will be here in an hour. I feel so lazy but so accomplished all at the same time.
I have have been wanting to try instacart. Today would have been the perfect
time to do it!
It is also freezing here. Single digits the last few days and it’s supoosed to stay that way for a while. I am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow after a week of hanging at home with my boys, binge watching The Office under a heated blanket. We are making ham and beans tonight and I’m gonna try to move as little as possible until 6am tomorrow.
Happy New Year ladies!!
DS 11.8.12
Baby GIRL! due 7.4.18
@kissableviv, ugh, more rude people!
After announcing to my in-laws on Christmas, I’ve learned to prepare for different reactions. MIL and FIL were excited, but BIL got weirdly internal and disinterested, and didn’t say congrats or anything. I think the news affected him in terms of him thinking about where he is with his own life—he’s single, and seems to like it that way.
Now I’m 13 weeks + 1, and am planning on telling my manager on Thursday if everything goes well with my NT scan. My own parents are traveling, so plan to tell them during week 14 once they’ve settled in one place for a while, and also my sister and FB friends.
The responses people have, both FB and IRL, are horrendous. Were they not taught about thoughts we keep to ourselves?
Son-10.5
Son-4
Daughter-2
#4- EDD July 14
@runsomewhere DH just sold his old Xbox a couple of hours ago and went to Starbucks to do the item/money exchange and I also had similar strange thoughts, I blame it on my obsession with Criminal Minds!!! And of course on real life crazy stories.
0*F. The highest temperature we have woken up to in three days,yet #3 continues to want to be in just a diaper. The coersion was strong this morning to get her out the door, clothed, for daycare.
Meanwhile, poor planning, and #2 has two doctor's appointments today.
Son-10.5
Son-4
Daughter-2
#4- EDD July 14
To come back after not even reading the responses a week later and say she was attacked...Just... lol. Bye.
edited because half my post got cut off
@zande2016 fx for you today!! I’m sure it’ll go great!