First Week of June DD Check-in (week of Jan 25)

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

If you're due on or before June 7th, this is the check-in for you!

How far along are you? How big is baby?

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading?

General R/R/Qs:

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended:

becca_123 · January 2018

I'll start this then

How far along are you? How big is baby?
21 weeks today, baby is the size of a carrot.

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
Physically... eh. I mean, fine, but I totally could be exercising more than I am. Emotionally? Pretty good. Although there is something I'm always dwelling on, like right now I'm trying to figure out to be a social bug once the baby is born, since I have no family close by and haven't really made any friends since moving here (besides 1). But it will pass and I will dwell on something else soon enough.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading?
Not this week. I just booked our "babymoon" to go to Key West next weekend from Fri-Wed. It's also a pre-birthday treat as my birthday is in a few weeks. We live in Eagles territory so it feels strange to be leaving the state during the Superbowl but DH said it's a good time to go for him because he won't really be able to work while people are all hyped up for the game.

General R/R/Qs:
Grey's Anatomy is on soon? Does that count?

Also just got DH to stop at Wawa to bring me home a hoagie even though he's been driving for hours today BUT I did go out and get the Starbucks run this morning so I think it evens out. No rants.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended:
I can't say I've been to many formal events in my life but I will say that my prom was rather unenjoyable for sad reasons rather than annoying/humorously bad reasons, but I don't want to get into that because it's super depressing

dinodna3 · January 2018

How far along are you? How big is baby?
22w, a coconut

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
my sciatic pain is annoying af. I know it’s just going to get worse just like last pregnancy and I’m very much not looking forward to that. Emotionally I’m good. DH travels for work sometimes and is currently away for 3 days. I’m trying not to think too much about how these stretches are gonna be when the newbie arrives.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading?
I’m meeting up with some girlfriends tomorrow night. I’m excited since I rarely get out. I don’t really have many friends here and it’s hard to make new ones with kids.

General R/R/Qs:
Only rant/rave is that 3yos are so darn dramatic. It’s hilarous but exhausting.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended:
It wasn’t at the event itself but in college I went to some formal with DHs fraternity. We were having sex on the bed when all the sudden someone opened our hotel door. Apparently the front desk checked someone else into our room. These poor people just walked into to us going at it. The hotel was in the heart of tourist land in Orlando and they were probably just on vacation. I was mortified at the time but it’s funny to think about now.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

How far along are you? How big is baby? 21+5, a dragon egg!

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? Pretty good. Had some RLP today, but I also went to the gym, so that's a win. I've been doing a good job this week staying on top of cleaning/laundry, etc., so it doesn't pile up, and that's felt really nice.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading? Acupuncture tomorrow, so that's always nice. And February is Pancake Month at Clinton Street Baking Company, so I'm stoked about that beginning. Not dreading much...

General R/R/Qs: Well, DH just got put on a deal that might mean we have to cancel our babymoon to socal that we booked for end of Feb/early March... so that sucks... BUT but his firm asked him last minute if he wants to attend this diversity conference in Florida in two weeks at the Ritz Carlton, so woohoo, free fancy hotel! It'll be so much warmer there than it is here! I get to lounge by the pool and maybe go to Harry Potter World. TBD how much time DH actually has to spend at the conference.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended: Oh man, hands down DH's cousin's wedding like six years ago. DH is not close to his cousin, and his cousin/cousin's wife are boorrrrrring. So boring. Like, only eat pasta with butter or chicken nuggets boring. Their wedding was at a venue on the beach on Long Island. We had to drive up from DC for it because DH was a groomsman, so we were pretty tired/hungry/dehydrated when we arrived. The wedding was ocean themed - seashells everywhere - and let me remind you, on the beach, and yet.... entirely inside in a building with zero windows. We arrived, and DH is handed his tux which is made of the thinnest, scratchiest material ever, and his pants literally button up the outseam the entire way - like tear away track pants? But a tuxedo? Also the shoes he was given were the wrong size. The left foot was a size 14 and the right foot was a size 9. DH is a size 12.5/13, so it was a good night for him. And the wedding was "black tie" but... cheap? All the walls were burgundy, but they wanted their colors to be turquoise, so they put aqua uplighting everywhere which made everything seem grey, especially the food. I asked for water at the bar (which took forever because they had two bartenders for 200 people and were carding literally everyone for literally anything) and was told no because the water wasn't "coming out clean" -- uh, what? There was a live band that in addition to being terrible had not positioned their speakers correctly so every few seconds there would be a very loud SCCCCREEEAAACCHHH noise. After several hours of bad food, no water and the loud screeching noise, I wanted to leave. But our ride was DH's parents, and they felt obligated to stay until the end. It was truly miserable. If you want an ocean themed wedding, and we're literally already on the beach just let us be outside, people! lol clearly I'm still annoyed by this night.

marcus7676 · January 2018

How far along are you? How big is baby? 22 weeks

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? Struggling both physically and emotionally. I haven't slept well in days (I didn't sleep at all two nights ago). My hips are already killing me, which makes it really difficult to sleep. I'm not sure if a chiropractor could help, but I might look into it. Emotionally, this pregnancy isn't bothering (although daycare is a big stressor). But everything else is just piling up and I'm feeling very overwhelmed.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading? Another daycare tour? We've been trying to move DS to a new daycare for almost 9 months. Everything is booked for a year plus. I have no idea what we are going to do with him and the new baby.

General R/R/Qs:

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended: I had some pretty disastorous fraternity formals with H's frat. Most involved drunk drama.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

@marcus7676 I’m sorry you’re feeling so overwhelmed. Daycare is so stressful. Do you have the option of temporarily doing a nanny share or something until a daycare you like opens up? Or is that just as difficult? As for pain, I think a chiropractor might help, but so might a massage. I assume you’re already sleeping with a pillow between your legs etc?

marcus7676 · January 2018

@doxiemoxie212 A nanny is definitely an option, but I find that just as stressful. As an attorney, we would want to pay a nanny properly - - with taxes, etc. Having to set all of that up and manage it makes me stressed. Plus, DS is a very active child who does really well in a daycare setting where he can run and have organized activities. He is kind of crazy at home where things are not as structured. Plus, I think kids benefit from being around other kids. I'm not knocking nannies, and ultimately think we may have to go that route, but I really like the center environment. I have a pillow, but that requires me to bend my legs, which hurts my hips. Pre-pregnancy, I was diagnosed with hip bursitis, so I think that has just come back in full force.

lisa2589 · January 2018

@becca_123 did you watch last night’s Grey’s Anatomy? It really hit me in the feelers...

How far along are you? How big is baby?
21+5 today, the size of a fanny pack

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
My lower back is really getting out of whack with the changes in my center of gravity. I’ve had a back injury/sciatica for about 2 years so I’ve been expecting it to flare up. Hoping I can keep it under control for a few more months.. I think I will be visiting physical therapy to get some kinesio taping done in the somewhat near future.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading?
I have to go in tonight for a skills update/demo for a couple of hours at work, so DD is going to a book fair with some of our friends. I love it when she gets out with other kids since she’s not in daycare, or preschool yet.

General R/R/Qs:
My rave is finally feeling this baby moving consistently all day every day! The anterior placenta really slowed things down at first but I’m loving the constant reminders that she’s in there and growing like she should.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended:
I really had to think on this but @doxiemoxie212’s shit show wedding story did remind me of the wedding where I was in the bridal party with 2 of my ex boyfriends and 1 of their current girlfriends. I wasn’t close with any of them anymore really due to circumstances and had tried to politely decline when the bride asked me, but she got really emotional about how my friendship with her and the groom was such a big part of their early relationship... So there I was, and poor DH had to sit through the whole awkward ordeal as well. Good times.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

@marcus7676 true, true, that would stress me out too, and DH would feel the same way about doing things properly from an obligated ethical perspective (but I think we both would from a personal, moral perspective). I remember colleagues in DC saying nannies are ultimately more expensive there than a lot of people elsewhere feel because most couples have at least one person who works for or wants to work for the government, so people are just more careful about it across the board. Honestly what would freak me out most about a nanny is the thought that I might have to fire him/her! lol I know that's sort of silly, but I've had colleagues who have had to fire their nannies, and it always seems so heartbreaking. I think I'm too impersonal a person to ever have a nanny lol.

Hopefully it all works out, though, and is just temporarily stressful. Sending good vibes.

becca_123 · January 2018

@lisa2589 I did, I did. It's tough when the storyline hits close to home! The past two episodes have also brought up some serious life issues. Next week looks crazy too!

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

@becca_123 @lisa2589 I'm going to watch on DVR today! I'm in the middle of another Grey's run on Netflix, though, so that always makes the recent episodes worse lol. They used to be so much better; the comparison is a hard pill to swallow.

catlady1215 · January 2018

How far along are you? How big is baby?
22+1 corn on the cob

How are you feeling physically/emotionally?
physically, ok. I still have sciatic pains, but not as bad as they were. so that's nice. emotionally, pretty good also. sometimes I can't believe we're here and doing this. And I get so happy he's in there and thriving.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading?
dreading the 3hr glucose tomorrow. and those results. nothing to exciting happening though. is it weird I'm excited February starts next week? I'm rushing nasty, germy winter, so much that these babies will be here before we know it!

General R/R/Qs: todays rant is a mental rant on baby's room. I'm just not sure what to do with it. our house used to split into a 2 family house somehow? so baby's room has a washer/dryer hook up (hoses, venting). a gas line that comes up through the floor (capped). nothing ridiculous looking, but still there. DH wants to box it off for a selling point (which we do want to move in a few years). I'm worried boxing it off will make the room smaller OR hurt our selling possibilities cause we have hook ups in the basement. plus those pipes aren't silent when a toilet flushes etc. But if we want to move.. a baby/toddler won't care his room isn't big. and we can insult the boxed off pipes to get rid of noise. decisions. decisions we should have made over the past 8 yrs of living here but never did.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended:
I wasn't a dance go-er so I have no real formal event stories.

edited: cause duh, didn't think of weddings as formal events. still no crazy stories. DH did get ridiculously jealous of my partner when I was in one of the weddings though. I think he overheard partner say something about me that a husband wouldn't want to hear said about his wife lol. we spent a chunk a time drunk arguing outside, which irritated me cause I missed stuff at a very close friends wedding. we got over it and had fun the rest of the night though.

catlady1215 · January 2018

@doxiemoxie212 pancake month?! I don't know what this is but you just made me want pancakes... and French toast... and home fries... and alllll the breakfast food. damnit.

doxiemoxie212 · January 2018

@catlady1215 https://clintonstreetbaking.com/pages/about-pancakemonth

aharv77 · January 2018

How far along are you? How big is baby? 21+1, according to gestation DS is the size of of carrot but measuring at the size of a grapefruit!

How are you feeling physically/emotionally? Physically, I'm feeling pretty good except for the vagina pain/pressure I've been experiencing when I have a full bladder or am on my feet walking for an extended period of time. Emotionally, I feel like I've been up and down. Probably mostly due to some seasonal depression. It's getting to that time of year where I'm feeling a bit "cooped up" and just want to get away or be a little spontaneous.

Anything exciting happening this week? Anything you're dreading? A group of co-workers planned a happy hour for next Friday to celebrate our move to our new office building. Even though I can't partake, I'm looking forward to being out (not around my bedtime!) and hanging out with co-workers outside of the office. Nothing I'm dreading right now!

General R/R/Qs: As a plus size mama, I was really worried about gaining a ton of weight really fast because I lost 25+ lbs before I got pregnant. Even though the baby is measuring really large, I've only gained a pound since my first OB appointment. Happy I've been able to keep it under control for this first half of pregnancy at least.

GTKY: Describe the worst formal/semi-formal event you've ever attended: The only one that comes to mind is this wedding I went to with my parents for a family friend's son. The venue was a lodge/log cabin type building which was very beautiful but they made it super tacky by going overboard on decor. There was purple tulle EVERYWHERE! The bride even added it to her veil haphazardly. After the ceremony, they opened up the bar but only had one bartender who had to serve 150 people. Everyone was waiting on their beer which the bartender was pouring ONE AT A TIME from the keg. Me, my parents and some friends of mine ended up leaving the reception during this time, walking across the street to the local bar, having a few drinks and then made it back in time to get in line for the buffet dinner!

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