April 2019 Moms
kosmo86
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Randoms w/o 11/12
kosmo86
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Another week another random thread
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #2 since January 2018
Baby #1 DD Born 8/25/2016
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
Re: Randoms w/o 11/12
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
I'm freaking beat from this weekend. DH, DS and I drove down to see my bff with my SIL/BIL and another one of our friends. Our niece and our friend's daughter were there too, so seven adults, an almost four year old, and two one year olds. It was fun but exhausting. I stayed up WAY too late.
I've been WFH this morning, but my 18w US is in about 40 minutes so I guess I should probably leave the house soon. It's just so cold outside.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
I feel so drained today but I didn’t think I did too much yesterday. I just cleaned out DDs clothes that don’t fit, cleaned the laundry room, and vacuumed the living room and furniture. I am also super annoyed that I’m missing a box of maternity clothes and it’s my winter shirts and coats. Which I really need now that it’s snowing! I feel like my SIL has them but won’t actually look for them because she is a b*#%€h
Bought myself some maternity pants at the thrift store last week for $4 each, it was a steal! Two don't fit as well and are baggy, but super comfy. One has a belly band, the other just has thick elastic and swoops down. The third one looks like a pair of really nice jeans but has two elastic sections at the front pockets and it swoops down in the front for the belly. Can't believe I'm already ready for maternity clothes at 4 months as a FTM.
Missed hearing the stories from everyone here!
@professormama Hope you and your family get better soon, or the doctor has some answers.
@MRDCle You're braver than me, folks kept wanting me to stay out late and come to bars, but I said no way!
@blueberrymomma I feel like you should just show up at your SILs and search for them yourself. You need them!
meanwhile my lips are so chapped my lips look like I’m using a burgandy lip stain.
@lyse01 and @professormama I hope all goes well at the doc for you and your littles! Hopefully it clears quickly.
AFM today is a stat because Remembrance Day was yesterday but I'm working today so I can use a day in lieu at Xmas when the dayhome is closed. H is at home with the girls today but yesterday he had a total freakout when one was crying (she was tired and frustrated) and he doesn't seem to understand that 3 1/2 year olds still cry and have temper tantrums. I was trying to console her because at a certain point she was just upset about being upset it wasn't even about the original problem. He threw something across the house and I was so mad at him for exploding in that moment. I know we've all been there but I hate seeing him do that sort of thing. I'm hoping they have a low key day today even if that means they just sit and watch TV all day.
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
@sheepshepherdess- Great find! Right now I am just on the belly band with my bands unbuttoned but I will need my maternity pants soon. My maternity pants fit a little too big now. I really hate this in between stage
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
Fingers also crossed for a calm (work-productive) day for your family to soothe all the frayed nerves from yesterday!
prevously helloblueeyes
Me:32 DH:33 Married:04/2012 DD:07/2014
BFP 8/14/2018 #2 due 4/18/2019
@mermaidca that sucks. We do all lose our patience sometimes. But I hate watching it happen. Remind your husband that worst case, he can give himself a “time out.” Seriously. Sometimes when my toddler is having a meltdown and I can feel myself losing it too, I just say “mommy needs a time out,” and I lock myself in my bedroom. He might be standing outside banging on the door. But two minutes alone can go a long way toward getting your temper under control and it’s worth it if you can come back out more ready to be patient.
We had our doc appt. My son (and our whole family) seems to just have the worlds most persistent cold. There were 2 funny little spots on his hand that COULD have been hand foot and mouth, but that would be unrelated to the congestion and coughing we’ve been having, and he’s not running a fever. Doc said we’d just have to wait it out and see, and that they could just as easily be bug bites. Since he’s not running a fever and doesn’t have any mouth sores he wouldn’t be contagious right now even if he did have it. So I said f* it and sent him to school. He was begging to go, and I’m swamped with work. Worlds worst mom? Possibly. But I don’t care. I’m still sick myself. And my husband just left town for a week long work trip.
Im calling a maid service to come this week too. I’ll take all the help I can get.
@sheepshepherdess if only I had the balls to do that lol
@kosmo86 I’m still at that in between stage with my pants too and its miserable. My MIL told be I didn’t even look pregnant and actually said “are you sure you are?” I’m sure she was joking but it came off as very rude and insensitive.
@fuzzywombat “hella pregnant” > “hella blob”
@professormama good for you for taking help and sending the kid to school! No shame.
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
Also, my son cracked me up so much this morning. 4 is such a funny age - he's half little child and half mini-adult sometimes. I told him I might pick him up from school early today since we've had this cold, and he told me "okay mommy, but if you have too much work to do, I can just stay as late as my friends." Such a sweetie and I love that he loves school so much. I have more mixed feelings about the message he must be getting about how much I work.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
So I work in the nutrition/body care/supplements/etc department of a major retailer. I absolutely love and enjoy every single aspect of my job. It allows me to be self sufficient, make my own decisions and display some of my creativity, too. Apparently, this department is not “serious” enough for this woman, and she has the damn nerve to ROLL HER EYES when I started tying bows around stuffed animals on display for Christmas.
Newsflash: we are working in glorified retail. Yeah, we work here because we have product knowledge, but sometimes our job tasks are simple and a little silly. I thought that was the fun part?? Our hourly is the best in the area. How are you going to get hired in such a competitive place and walk in and start complaining? I’m so disgusted. And I don’t even want to get started on how she talks to the customers. UGH!!!
@ysotte take care of yourself mama, being sick and pregnant sucks!
Well all I gotta say, my husband really did do me right before he left town. He made a ton of food and stuck it in the fridge. All I had to do for dinner was cook some pasta and pull out pre-made stuff /leftovers for the rest of the meal. This also made clean up and packing tomorrow’s lunch a breeze. Plus somehow my son magically entertained himself? Craziness.
@professormama, my DH does most of the cooking in the house also, since I work evenings. It's nice to be able to pull out leftovers for DS the next day! Only downside is that I do the grocery shopping, so if I don't get something he wants to cook, leftovers are non-existent and I have to fend for myself.
You guys, I'm getting excited for Thanksgiving. I'm not looking forward to basically doing all of the planning and cooking for my entire 30+ family members, BUT, I get the entire week off of work. So. There's that.
Also Thanksgiving dinners sound cozy! What are your favorite side dishes to make with the turkey?
We don't have any holidays until Christmas, but it's close enough that the decorations are going up now.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
MIL is Italian and insists on pasta as a course at any holiday meal so I’m trying to convince her to do butternut squash ravioli with brown butter, rather than anything with a red sauce.
This year our sides will be:
Mashed potatoes - usually a mix of white and sweet
Farro with apples and toasted pecans
Brussels sprouts with walnuts and bacon
Some sort of beet (blech)
Green bean casserole
Maybe a salad if anyone steps up to make one
We have butternut squash soup as an appetizer.
BFP: 8/11/18 Due: 4/26/18
I have been pretty MIA on the board for the last two weeks because Hubs and I are house hunting in one of the hottest markets around and its a full-time second job. I am exhausted and watching absolute garbage row homes go for over a $1 M is pretty depressing.
We are putting an offer in today but I have zero hope we will get it because my Hubs is being really emotional about it.
Obviously I don't want us to spend more than we can afford and I want him to be comfortable with what we are spending but I also think he has wildly unrealistic expectations for our housing market and he isn't making decisions based on the numbers, he is basing it on feelings. Sigh, aren't I supposed to be the unreasonable emotional one right now?
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole
Deviled Eggs
Green Bean Casserole
Dalrymple Salad (a Jello/Marshmallow kind of dessert)
Rolls
Dressing
Pumpkin pie
Chocolate Pie
I do NOT like H's family's Thanksgiving food. I feel like their food just tastes weird and I have to be super picky.