Weekend Randoms 4/21

zande2016 · April 2018

What’s everyone got going on this weekeend? Post the randomness.

zande2016 · April 2018

Sorry for my lack of gifing abilities. I got to sleep in until 8 today, but I kept waking up because apparently screaming for no reason is just fun for toddlers. We had plans both today and tomorrow with family, and we decided to cancel both and just do things around the house because I’m too stressed by the condition of our house. There are two kids consignment sales today, so I plan to hit both up. One of them started at 8 so I hope to get there soon before all the good stuff is gone. The other one started two days ago so I’m sure all the good stuff is gone, but today is 50% off everything so I could still score some deals. Then tomorrow we are thinking about going to Ikea...it’s kind of a trek to get there but we have a few things we need to buy, like a pull out couch for the playroom and a dresser/changing table for up there. And they have a cool ball pit/play area for kids. I just don’t want to spend more money

wildtot · April 2018

@zande2016 hope you find something good! Shopping is way more fun than cleaning house for guests!
Not much planned for today since it’s snowing all of a sudden (it’s been 50-70s all week). I do need to get my wedding band inspected per my warranty. Maybe we’ll do something else in the area.

hillbillywife · April 2018

@zande2016 I’ve been wanting to plan a trip to Ikea too! The closest one to us is over 2 hours away so we don’t get to go often.

I also dont don’t blame you for canceling family plans. We were supposed to go to my dad’s for Easter but I’ve been so overwhelmed with holidays this year already I just didn’t want to make the drive. Ended up having a nice day with our little family instead! Fx you get some good finds at the consignment sale!

My H is gone all morning at a service project. Then he has to go to work and feed bees, so I’m not sure when he’ll be home. I need to tackle the disgusting mess that is my house. I feel like I’m drowning in toys with no way to organize them. It’s starting to make my “must get ready for baby” nerve twitch. I think h wants to go fishing today too. We’re not good at plans, can you tell?

zande2016 · April 2018

@hillbillywife the whole toy organization thing is killing me. Basically our entire downstairs is just covered in toys everywhere and the clutter makes me sooo anxious. We don’t utilize our upstairs at all, it’s basically been storage for all our junk, so the plan is to convert one room into the playroom and the other into a nursery. It’s just finding the time to do it! So that’s basically why we canceled plans this weekend...so my husband can work up there..... while I shop

@wildtot I would lose my shit if it snowed again! The winter that just doesn’t want to end.

hillbillywife · April 2018

@zande2016 that’s pretty much my whole house! We don’t have a playroom so my living room is always covered. It’s so irritating. We don’t really have much space for a play room either. Our basement is prettt much empty but it’s unfinished and we can’t *really* finish it because it gets water occasionally. It makes me want to just get rid of all the toys lol. But I know that DEF isn’t the answer either lol.

wildtot · April 2018

Ugh wish i could just hire someone to fold my laundry. It’s out of control and looking like my dryer just barfed a much of clothes all over my living room oh and that one chair we all have in the bedroom. Been waiting for DH to actually live up to when he says WE will do it. Not holding my breath.

morethanamama · April 2018

Morning ladies, I'm going to San Diego later today until tomorrow morning. I'll have to leave by 9am Sunday because I'm teaching prenatal yoga at 1130. I'm ignoring cleaning this weekend because we leave for babymoon on Thursday and honestly I don't care. I'll just run the Roomba and clean the kitchen tomorrow but that's it. Not even buying lots of groceries, probably hitting trader Joe's for some ready made meals.

@zande2016 good luck on the consignment sale! I scored so much stuff that's why we don't even need a lot of common items at this point.

I honestly love IKEA. I know it's crazy everytime I go in there but I happen to love their style. Ours is 10 min away but if it's a trek for you definitely make a solid list

zande2016 · April 2018

Currently standing in the worlds longest line to pay at 2nd consignment sale. Got some good deals on clothes and even maternity clothes. Most of the good gear was picked over though. I did see a $10 jujube bag but I passed since the design wasn’t my style. This line isn’t moving and my sciatica is acting up SO bad. Definitely going to have to put my feet up and rest a few hours when I get home.

Sarafuss · April 2018

Nesting has hit me hard. Despite feeling like crap yesterday from constant BH contractions I: decluttered the sippy cup cabinet, went through old maternity clothes that don’t fit to donate, organized the kids’ drawers and closets to get rid of their clothes that don’t fit to save or donate, cleaned the bathrooms, and other random cleaning. I still have so much decluttering and organizing I want to do and the urge is strong to get it done right NOW.

elizabethrn87 · April 2018

Spending a lazy Saturday morning at home. Currently DD is watching Trolls. H is picking up lunch on way home from gym. Tonight I will go eat with my mom/ probably take DD with us. And then go shopping. DD grew right through her 3T pants and needs 4T. Problem is her waist is barely a 2 T

acunamatada · April 2018

I’m so jealous of you all cleaning, I have so much clutter in this house it’s driving me insane. Oh, plus baskets on baskets of clean folded clothes I’m boycotting putting away.
Its only 12 today and I need a nap. I stupidly picked up an overnight shift last night because I’m off this weekend so I barely slept. DH texted me all night whining that he couldn’t sleep without me when he could have taken a Benadryl and slept IN A BED. Oh and when I got home he went BACK TO BED while I watched DS this morning.
I have a party at a brewery to go to at 1 and DS wouldn’t take a nap even 30 minutes early so we could get there somewhat on time. So, zero fucks given today, we’ll be late.
If there’s any silver lining.. FFSC..? I told my mom (she watches DS on the weekend) that I’m working tomorrow and I plan on dropping him off in the morning and taking a hookie day to myself.

zande2016 · April 2018

@acunamatada a brewery party when you’re pregnant sounds kind of sucky. I hope they have good food at least, and a nice outside area/nice weather!

Its really nice out here but I don’t know if I can get up from the couch anytime soon. This sciatica pain is excruciating. And my husband has to go to some beer fest in a few hours for work...I don’t really understand it, I guess there’s going to be food trucks, and his company is launching a food truck, so this is research or something. Whatever, I just told him not to drink, not to take too long, and to bring me back some food. Just don’t know how I’m gonna entertain a toddler when I can’t even walk.

morethanamama · April 2018

Did I mention I'm now having some sort of sweet tooth which I never had through pregnancy or before and I had to talk myself out of getting a donut this morning. It's also expensive donuts so I decided it was good for our finances too. PB and banana toast didn't cut it... treating myself to a Starbucks drink for the car ride and using the target coupon from their welcome box.

pretzellover · April 2018

@kissableviv I’ve also developed a sweet tooth in the last couple weeks - and 9 days of vacation where I didn’t hold back hasnt helped! I’m convinced baby loves chocolate too; he goes crazy whenever I have it - so am trying to rationalize abstaining to wean him off the sugar. And yet, I am definitely having chocolate froyo later. Just decided that as I typed this.

cseley321 · April 2018

Today I am getting the chair railing done in the nursery, and it's coming along great! I will post pics on the nursery thread later.

Later though we are going to an 8 year old's birthday party.... her mom always starts the parties at 5:30 pm which is just too late for us (hour drive time 1 way, DD's bedtime is 7 pm), AND I need to go buy a gift after the contractor leaves. Not to mention I am going to have to fight with my husband about going... I love my friend and her daughter dearly, but I just know tonight is going to be rough

SmashJam · April 2018

Went to the dump today, went and bought some lime for the lawn and some compost for the garlic beds, and then am gonna do some yard work today when my son wakes up from quiet time! DH was feeling motivated and opened the wall for our plumbers to come next week and then took out a cabinet so we can move the fridge over to get hooked up to the water line. He's going out right now to lime the lawn while I sit on my duff and bump, lol.

@zande2016 I would LOVE to have to go to a beer and food truck fest for work. I mean, in 3.5 months that is.

@cseley321 that is so late for a party for a kid! I hear ya I would be a little salty about the time as well.

Also it makes me feel better to hear everyone else talking about their clutter! My house is SO cluttered and nesting has hit hard for me. I've tackled the pantry and part of the bedroom but really need to get downstairs in order...my goal is by then end of the weekend to have the basement and the basement guest room cleared enough to get the old mattress out of our bedroom and down there, and then finish with the declutter of the bedroom/nursery area organizing.

elizabethrn87 · April 2018

Anyone else literally do as little as possible in there days off? I have like 5 areas to clean out but instead we just sit around on the weekend and do nothing ALL day. Drive me nuts but I still don’t have the motivation to get up and do it myself. DD plays with her toys and watches shows. I feel like I’m teaching her to be lazy

zande2016 · April 2018

@SmashJam I totally would have gone with him if: 1) I could walk 2) I could drink beer 3) it was kid friendly (seems like an 18+ event) and 4) tickets weren’t $60.

@elizabethrn87 we tend to be the same way on weekends and I have to try to motivate myself because there’s so much that needs to be done and my son has way too much energy. House work is just so exhausting for me right now.

knottie9f2468e8835387e9 · April 2018

+1 for the nesting kicking in in full force. The nursery is still just bare drywall and subfloor but we're getting there! I just can't wait to have paint on the walls I need to see some progress! In the mean time I'm deep cleaning every surface I can get my hands on

bearrosebudbutterflyrainbow · April 2018

@elizabethrn87 LOL. Yes. I am so jealous of the other moms that are nesting because I cannot get up and clean. I had spring break this week (I'm a teacher) and literally binge watched all of the shows and napped every day. I look at the clutter and laundry and the shower that needs a desperate scrubbing and want to do it, but somehow can't get up.

The one thing I did do was buy a bunch of stuff in bulk. Paper towels, toilet paper, soap, shampoos, dish soap, detergent galore. My hope is that we have so much in the pantry that it'll be easier on us when we have to buy diapers and wipes all of the time and don't have to buy all that other stuff.

elizabethrn87 · April 2018

So I ended up going upstairs and putting together all my washed cloth diapers . Wow I have way to many. H is working on installing a window unit.

acunamatada · April 2018

@zande2016 super sucky, but I don’t even like beer so I guess I’m not missing out on much. What was extra sucky were the meltdowns I had to deal with because DS took such a crappy nap. But I showed up, didn’t look like a crap SIL (it was a coming home party for my soon to be BIL) and zero car naps so it’s looking like an early bed time for everyone! Could be worse, but I’m drained.
@kissableviv I need allllll the ice cream lately, I switched to Halo Top because I’ve been going overboard! It doesn’t help that my sister works in an ice cream shop once a week.
@cseley321 what an odd time for a kids bday party!
@elizabethrn87 that’s me every day lately. I have a months long laundry list of things I want to do in my head and zero motivation to do any of it beyond what I HAVE to do to keep the house manageable. I’ve got to write it all down and get to work but I wish I had some energy. I’ll take a little nesting dust if anyone has some to spare...

flockofmoosen3 · April 2018

I saw the August bmb had a bunch of ppl move to FB last week. Some of the ppl are like there are no security issues if you don't friend anyone and sometimes ppl make fake profiles to protect themselves anyway...and other people are like, fake profiles--wtf?? Honestly, I would never resort to making another Facebook acct just to be in a BMB and stay "safe". That's too much to keep track of! I am with the folks leery about moving to FB to avoid the bump app because it IS easy to find info on people even if you can't see their whole profile. And someone mentioned the possibility of BSC people figuring out who someone is and going back to screenshot TB conversations to F with them.

I exclusively use the mobile website and never got the weird ads and stuff, and TB seemed to fix my page loading issues. I can't say when/if I will ever be comfortable joining a FB group with u all, even tho I like most of you.

wildtot · April 2018

@flockofmoosen3 forget a fake profiles lol i can’t even remember my regular FB password! The app issues have been resolved too so hopefully we can hold it up here a bit longer. Moving over right now is still to soon for me.

zande2016 · April 2018

@acunamatada why is it that every time you have plans, your kid refuses to nap?? It never fails, mine does that to me every time.

@flockofmoosen3 I definitely can’t see myself resorting to a fake profile...but I am a little cautious of moving over there and risking someone secretly being a catfish or crazy person having my name and whatever other info can be seen. On the other hand I’m in quite a few Facebook groups, mostly local ones but a couple national ones too, and I’ve never been concerned about those. I guess what makes this different is we’ve all shared so much private stuff about our lives and then we’ll be revealing our identies to each other.

flockofmoosen3 · April 2018

@zande2016 exactly. Ppl kept bringing up that they are members of many FB groups and that was safe, but you're not usually sharing intimate details of your life in those groups like we do here, or would do as part of a FB group. (Maybe you are?) I mean, the bitchfest threads alone could be damaging to some people if it was work related for example and something was shared outside of the group. I don't get how some of the ladies pushing for the FB groups in August were just like, don't worry about it!

Just my opinion....I have started and then deleted posts detailing things at work just in case someone I know is stalking the bmb knowing I may be in here. Paranoia is real man.

zande2016 · April 2018

@flockofmoosen3 I’ve definitely done the same with work related posts. I’m in a breastfeeding group and literally all I’d post is about breastfeeding, I’m in a tongue tie group and I’d post questions about my son’s revision procedure, etc. In the local groups it’s mostly local recommendations, local issues, things like that. It definitely isn’t personal like on here.

wildtot · April 2018

My April 2016 FB group generally only do questions, holidays pics and the occasional stats. We don’t do FFFCs, BFs etc so it’s really died down a bit from the norm but we still remember each other’s stories and struggles so we are still a community.

morethanamama · April 2018

Also, you can always look at the members list and see if anyone you know is on it:) but I agree it's too soon to move ober. I'm also in some national and local mom groups though I don't contribute as much.

elizabethrn87 · April 2018

wildtot said:

My April 2016 FB group generally only do questions, holidays pics and the occasional stats. We don’t do FFFCs, BFs etc so it’s really died down a bit from the norm but we still remember each other’s stories and struggles so we are still a community.

We do the whole thing in mine. fFFc , BF. We even have someone randomly start a confession thread where you have a link that you can anonymous post to and then that person posts the confessions for everyone and we talk about it. Some are scandal some are people actually needed help and some are just funny

millpe · April 2018

Crazy busy weekend so far with tons of family events... I am exhausted! We don't have plans tomorrow, but have recently started using Sunday afternoons to slowly organize all our crap. DH will sleep for the morning so I can still have a little lazy time with dogs. So glad the sun has finally been out and its finally getting warmer (even if it was windy as hell today).

stillcozy · April 2018

We finally had nice weather yay! I am so jealous of all the spring cleaning some of you are motivated to do. Share some with me!

knottie9f2468e8835387e9 · April 2018

So I was stalking my registry the other day and saw that someone bought the pump I registered for, today I go outside and there's an amazon prime package on my porch! I immediately thought I had amazon-amnesia and couldn't remember buying anything but it was the pump! And it was from my mom's old coworker who can't make it to my shower, so sweet of her! When I had cancer 2 years ago she made up really sweet care package/gift baskets for my sister and I to keep us busy during my chemo treatments. Such a sweet lady, I have quite the thank you card to write!

stillcozy · April 2018

Anyone else getting lightening crotch? Holy cow it feels early for this to start.

knottie9f2468e8835387e9 · April 2018

@lindsayleigh1989 this is my first pregnancy so I can't be totally sure, but I've been getting pains that match Dr. Google's description of lightening crotch

wildtot · April 2018

@lindsayleigh1989 yup started feeling it more recently.

zande2016 · April 2018

We’ve been watching the new lost in space series on Netflix. Stayed up wayyyyy past our bedtime tonight watching it. 6 hours til the toddler wake up call! If not sooner.

SmashJam · April 2018

This morning/last night (3:30am) was my first screaming toddler nightmare. Usually if he wakes up crying its soft and he goes back to sleep but this was a horrible screaming for mommy and daddy. Went in to snuggle him and put him back down...turns out he'd had an accident earlier in the night as he wasn't wearing pants and the sheets were wet. Stripped the bed, remade it, got some new pants on him got him back down, peed myself, and by the time I was back to bed it was a little after 4. I could not sleep! I lightly drifted in and out and then my alarm went of at 5. Ignored it and got up at 6 instead but I am exhausted. Bring me all the coffee!

acunamatada · April 2018

Going to get some spring cleaning done today while my mom has the kid! But first, a nap because DS woke up far too early (probably because he went to bed early... whoops)

wildtot · April 2018

Count me into a bedtime pee accident but it was our fault to change his diaper to a night time since he took a bath an hour earlier yesterday.
The sitter just texted me that her family has the stomach flu but he hasn’t. I have my glucose test tomorrow morning so i would really like to avoid taking him with me. So if the other girl doesn’t go tomorrow and the sitter is still ok hopefully she can come to my house to watch him while at the doctor. Then somehow I’ll have to work from home and watch him too. Last week the other little girl was out sick and some of the foster babies but DS kept going and didn’t catch anything. Sometimes i feel like a bad mom because certain sickness don’t faze me. To me it’s he’s building immunity right. Idk maybe we’ve just been lucky.
I also screwed up the banana pancakes this morning. The recipe worked last time but i failed so bad today.

Eta of course i hate wasting food so I’ll be eating these “pancakes” and if the sitter come tomorrow that mean i need to clean this mess. Plus H will be out a few hours playing with his RC car.

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