Weekly Randoms 7/9

wildrainbow · July 2018

I just had coffee gelato with chocolate chips for lunch and I have zero regrets.

middleschoolmommy · July 2018

I just signed up for a child birth class. I'll only be 24 weeks and I'm a 2nd time mom. I feel kind of weird about it, but DS was born the week before we were going to start classes. I think having a (hopefully) full term baby will be different than a 3lb baby. This is only a one-time session, as far as I can tell, and I'll get to tour the hospital. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

runwmusic · July 2018

I don't know how I got by without my snoogle, and I may not get rid of it after baby is here.

mamabee1113 · July 2018

@ftm_jen so much yes! I don’t think H will oppose it either because I catch him stealing it from me whenever I get up and he’s still in bed.

MouseMama817 · July 2018

@ftm_jen We had my pregnancy pillow in DD’s toddler bed because I didn’t want rails and I just stole it back a couple of days ago. Best sleep I’ve had in 5 months!!!

MouseMama817 · July 2018

We had our AS today and confirmed that I have an anterior placenta. I feel soooo much better because my PGAL brain was in overdrive wondering why my stomach looks flat some days and why I haven’t felt any movement other than little flutters. Now that I know those aren’t gas bubbles I’m in heaven feeling her flipping around in there.

offtoneverland · July 2018

@pink_polkadots Which beach did you go to? I'd like to plan a beach trip this summer but I'm not sure where to go. We've only ever done Ocean City and I'd like to try something different.
@MouseMama817 So glad you don't have to be worried anymore!

lifesabeach85 · July 2018

@rosebud1230 did you ever get some clarity on your EDD? That was a head scratcher.

pink_polkadots · July 2018

@offtoneverland my family has been traveling to Chincoteague, VA since before I was even born. A part of Assateague Island connects to Chincoteague which is where the beach is. It’s an adorable, quaint little island town. We love it there. It’s about a 3 hour drive, so not much more than Ocean City.

offtoneverland · July 2018

@pink_polkadots Ooooh, that looks so nice! I'm going to look into it. And I bet DD would love the wild horses!

mockingjay1 · July 2018

I have been way MIA and I’m mobile now. I tried to skim this thread but it’s probably the only one I’ll get to tonight. I work tomorrow night and my parents are coming to visit from out of state so I’ll probably be MIA for a bit longer. I hope you ladies are doing well!!
I agree pgal brain sucks. I feel this baby moving a ton even with my anterior placenta but I worry that I seem to be measuring big. I am feeling movements much higher up than “average” and I’m hoping it’s because baby is still breech and not because of anything wrong with baby. I’m also much more uncomfortable than I was with DS at this point but that might be normal second time mom stuff. Also holy Braxton Hicks. I am ready for my appointment in a couple weeks so I can talk to my ob about my concerns.

We drove 9 hours to where we’re moving to for DHs job and looked at 12 houses. We found one we like and signed a contract! As long as things go well up to closing it’s ours! I’m going to add a pic in the spoiler of the front of the house and a view out the master bedroom that I love. It’s new so it will need landscaping, a fence, etc but we’ll get there eventually. Also finding a lender, sending and signing things, etc is taking up so much of my time right now!

The suburb we are moving to has great schools and they just built a new early education center where I’m 90% sure we’ll send DS for preschool. I need to decide if we’re going to send him 2 or 4 times a week.

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runwmusic · July 2018

@mockingjay1 so exciting! Congrats on the house and I hope all falls into place. What a beautiful view!

@MouseMama817 how much do you feel with the anterior placenta? I felt one kick two days in a row then nothing for a week but flutters. My paranoia of something being wrong seems to never fade. I wish I could feel him moving all the time! In the beginning I said once I can feel the baby moving I can worry less. Mother nature had other plans for my stress this year I guess!

jessielynn1 · July 2018

@mockingjay1 that view tho, gorgeous!

tessiesmom26 · July 2018

@mockingjay1 Wow! Hope everything works out with that beautiful house!

pelorunningmama · July 2018

Congratulations @mockingjay1!! It is absolutely gorgeous. I'm so glad you feel more settled with your new neighborhood and area as I know you were worried about leaving your connections and mom groups there. Can you get on facebook (if you're on it) and see if there is a mom's group or kids group for the neighborhood you signed the contract at?

mockingjay1 · July 2018

Thanks ladies! @wannaflickone - I am still super sad to leave our best friends, but we will try and see each other as much as we can (she just had a baby at the end of May and I'm obviously due in Nov). I actually joined a fbook group for that area of town, and I have gotten so many wonderful recommendations, it's been great! People seem very friendly, so hopefully it won't be long before we meet new friends. Our realtor told us our next door neighbor is due with her first in November too!

mamabee1113 · July 2018

@lifesabeach85 Not yet! I haven't talked to my OB yet and my next appt isn't for two weeks yet. I figure she must not be too concerned since I haven't heard from her! I'll be sure to update when I hear what she thinks about it.

MouseMama817 · July 2018

@mockingjay1 How exciting!! I’m so glad everything is falling into place before your LO gets here!

@ftm_jen I’m 20w3d and have only felt a definitive, solid kick once, perhaps twice. Other than that I’ve only felt flutters below my belly button. I had the exact same thought, that I would finally be able to relax once I could feel her moving but it hasn’t worked out that way.

booksandcoffee · July 2018

I’ve been MIA this week. Another heat wave of 90 degrees means lots of trips to the pool where my kids play and I bob like a giant whale cooling off in the water. My baby turned 5 on Wednesday and we had family over for her “ rainbow unicorn glitter sparkles “ party that she requested. I get so emotional on birthdays.

herewegoagain3rd · July 2018

So DH sent me a breakdown of all our monthly expenses with the new house and daycare added in. I have to say, it was a little scary. We will definitely be living on a shoe string for awhile.

Do you ever get those uneasy feelings that a blessing is actually a curse in disguise? I mean, don't get me wrong, we have wanted this baby for so long and were ready for him but then to get a house too, that is a lot of extra expense that I am not sure either of us had fully grasped. I know we will make it work but it means cutting out a lot of things.

firsttimespartanmom · July 2018

@bfpafter4years I definitely understand. H and I were prepared for the additional expenses and understood what all went into caring for a baby, but at times it still feels overwhelming when I start to break down the costs of diapers, day care, etc. It will definitely be a big change for us and will mean budgeting a lot more tightly in other areas - food is always a big one for us.

meg1115 · July 2018

@bfpafter4years I totally get what you mean. We were prepared that the budget would be pretty tight once LO arrived but unfortunately DH was unexpectedly laid off this week. I'm trying not to panic and hope he will find something new quickly, but it's hard not to feel like my life would be so much less stressful now if we weren't expecting.

runwmusic · July 2018

@meg1115 so sorry got that added stress and hope he finds something quickly!

@bfpafter4years financial stress is the worst but you guys are budgeting and planning. Try to keep positive and know it will work out! I think we will be having some cheaper meals than we do now as well.

BabyBoyH92016 · July 2018

@bfpafter4years We went from 2 incomes and living in a small condo (where I had initially lived alone so the bills were reasonable) to having a kid and purchasing a home within a year. We bought a fixer upper house and renovated it from head to toe. We completely blew our renovation by a lot. I had also quit my job to stay home with my son. I absolutely miss the days where I didn’t have to worry or even pay much attention to what we were spending. Now I’m much more aware of my spending and am always thinking about how to cut costs.

mockingjay1 · July 2018

@bfpafter4years - I can relate to that feeling. Our property taxes are a little outrageous and I think they are going to be $700/yr more than we anticipated (it's a new house so it hasn't been assessed so we don't even know for sure). DH is making more $$, but we're also paying more a month for the house so we won't be as ahead each month as we thought. Our budget definitely needs cleaned up, but it's a little scarier now that we'll be paying at least $200 more a month than we wanted plus we have a baby on the way. The new house will be worth it I think and it will be great that I don't have to work. We'll just have to make some sacrifices.

Last night at work we tried to do an ultrasound to get a side profile pic of baby. No luck. Little stinker seemed to be facing my spine.

honeybeebub · July 2018

@mockingjay1 Beautiful home! I hope that everything falls in place for you. On the pre-school note, we had a lot of luck sending our DS 4 days. The pre-school actually advised against going 2-3 days because it's hard for them to get into the swing of a routine.

@bfpafter4years It's definitely tough getting on a new budget (we're trying to pay our home off early), but I was surprised when things just become normal (bringing lunch to work, coffee @work or brewed at home, questioning our purchases and selling things we haven't used within 6 months). The small changes really add up for us here and there.

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