A little backstory: I work at a residence for children who need to be placed out of their homes for various reasons, most of them suffering from emotional or psychological issues and/or come from living situations that are really, really bad. A former resident came to talk at our staff meeting about her life and her time living here and I just bawled the entire time.
My boss retired last week and I cried at just about all of the speeches.
A coworker passed away on Friday. We weren't close, but the announcement still made me cry.
And I'm basically a cold-hearted bitch and crying isn't my thing, so this has all been quite embarrassing.
I'm in the cold-hearted bitch club with @RedBreast35. I teared up when I saw a car commercial of a mom dropping her son off at college but that's the only time I can think of recently.
Meanwhile, DH cried when I showed him the positive pregnancy test, when we had the first u/s, when we heard the HB with the doppler, when we told both of our families the news...
I cried from laughing so hard. Last night I felt a sneeze coming on, so I tried to delay it while I pulled my legs up in bed so it wouldn’t hurt my ligaments like hell. The “sneeze” was more of a yell-cough. I’m not sure I even ended up sneezing. I thought it was going to be quiet but it was straight randomly yelling at 10pm through a silent house. My husband impersonated it for about 15 minutes after that. 😭
@blitzybee I'm sorry your husband made fun of you. I hate when sneezes hurt so I would have done the same lol.
Here's my other crying story, but it's actually from laughing. My H and I were talking the other day and he told me he bought a butterfinger and that they changed the recipe. He said the removed the chocolate on the outside and I was like “what?! That’s crazy!! Why would they do that?!” and all night I kept mentioning how stupid it was, how it was a mistake, etc. The next night he asks if I want to try a bite of the “chocolate-less Butterfinger” and I said sure. So he hands it to me and it literally looks the same and he just busts out laughing about how gullible I am and he can’t believe I believed him. We were both laughing so hard we were crying and I peed my pants a bit. My husband is such a d*ck 😂
Edit to add missing words lol
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Me: 32 │ DH: 35 Married 8/16/13 BFP#1 DS 11/13/16 BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18 BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
We got DS a few big brother books. One of them has a page showing a grandma holding a toddler while pregnant mom and dad walk away waving and is captioned "I will stay with grandma while mommy and daddy go to the hospital!". I was reading it to DS and had to quickly do some breathing to calm myself because I was crying. LOL. I haven't left DS overnight yet and it's weighing on me. (I have a 3 night work trip next month, so hospital trip won't be the first time).
@mamaber2204Which big bro book do you like the best? I have one saved in my Amazon cart for my next order (from the author or the “I love you through and through” books). Was wondering if it’s any good.
@mamaber2204@lillywonderland I'm nervous about this too! I have left DS overnight several times (work trips and one girls trip), but the thought of leaving him and then also flipping his little life upside down by bringing home a new baby has me totally panicked. I'm sure he'll do ok, but I may need to get some books for him.
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Me: 32 │ DH: 35 Married 8/16/13 BFP#1 DS 11/13/16 BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18 BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
@lillywonderland I'll have to go home and look and tell you! We have the one by Caroline Jayne Church, who I believe is also the author of I Love you Through and Through (which we also own), but I don't recall whether it's the one I like (I think it is). We have three and DH just ordered 4 more. I'll get back to you after we get those and can compare them all! DS LOVES reading, so we're heavily using books to make this whole baby thing more real and relatable for him.
@zuuls_mom oops i meant to say he was making me laugh from the sound. It was a laugh cry, thanks for your sweet empathy!
My son watches Daniel Tiger all of the time, and there is an episode welcoming home the new baby. It makes me cry everytime! BTW, the episode is amazing at explaining some things! My son talks about me going to the doctor to have a baby and he will stay with grandma and grandpa. Love it! He is 3 tho, so a little older to understand some things!
@zuuls_mom okay I actually did get upset about the new Butterfinger recipe! I didn't know they changed it and had one a few days ago. It was a huge let down for my pregnancy craving! WTH Butterfinger.
@kgg2241 it's honestly been so long since I've had one I didn't even notice the change! I'm sorry it was a letdown for you though. Definitely a bummer!
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Me: 32 │ DH: 35 Married 8/16/13 BFP#1 DS 11/13/16 BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18 BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
On the candy front, my paralegal, who sits right outside my office, brought in a bowl of candy today (unusual). It has Reese's eggs in it. OH NO. What a test of willpower.
I've been babying a raspberry plant since it was a tiny sprout. I just noticed it coming up. I marked it off so it didn't get mowed. This year was the year for fruit. My husband destroyed most of it with a rake. . It will live but I'll be surprised if I get raspberries this year. He didn't realize it would hurt it to rake off leaves... The guy who is constantly making permaculture plans. Smh
My pregnant self is crying because I don't want to eat shrimp. Even thinking about eating one shrimp (that I myself planned on making) sends me into fits of sobbing. Husband came home to me and my bright red face hyperventilating in the kitchen crying "I don't want to eat shrimp!!" He's very confused.
I bawled for a good 5 minutes tonight because my bird bit me... he does this every day but he's been getting worse and worse. I can no longer get him out of his cage. It makes me so sad to think about how much time he spends in there. All I want to do is cuddle with him but all he wants to do is bite my face off.
*TW* TTC history
Me:32 DH:31 Married: 8/2015
TTC #1: 4/2017 Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal DX: Unexplained 8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN 9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN 11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN 12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst 1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019 10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!
@mamaber2204 I haven't even gone into thinking how we're going to handle DS when it's go-time yet (most likely my SIL will take him, I'm hoping) but we live out-of-state from where my parents are, and I haaaaate the idea of him not being with me. I used to think parents were ridiculous for being nervous of how they'll love a 2nd as much as their 1st, and I'm not necessarily at that point, but I'm definitely sad that he has no idea how much his world is going to change and how much he will need to adjust to.
Thinking about all of the lack of sleep in the first 3-6 months makes me sob. Also knowing this time around I'll be going back to work at 12 weeks and not at 1.5 years so I already feel like a crappy mom.
Sobbed last night because my parents told DH that they're looking at houses in Florida to move to, and we had finally decided in the next year or two that we were gonna move back to the East coast to be near them. Now out of spite I'm just wanting to move back to CO where I'm happiest location-wise.
I randomly started crying at the fact that there’s a 50% chance there’s a girl in my ute and DS won’t get a brother. Then I wouldn’t be only a “boy mom”.
But I also get a little misty eyed at the fact that I might not have a daughter. Gaaaaah!!
Re: Why my pregnant self is crying...
- I watched A Star is Born over the weekend.
- A little backstory: I work at a residence for children who need to be placed out of their homes for various reasons, most of them suffering from emotional or psychological issues and/or come from living situations that are really, really bad. A former resident came to talk at our staff meeting about her life and her time living here and I just bawled the entire time.
- My boss retired last week and I cried at just about all of the speeches.
- A coworker passed away on Friday. We weren't close, but the announcement still made me cry.
And I'm basically a cold-hearted bitch and crying isn't my thing, so this has all been quite embarrassing.Meanwhile, DH cried when I showed him the positive pregnancy test, when we had the first u/s, when we heard the HB with the doppler, when we told both of our families the news...
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
@duewithpu2 I think about that too!
Eta I tagged the wrong person
DS: 18 months
Dx DOR AMH .2
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@septoctkids you have to watch it. Such a good show. Makes me feel like I’m not alone losing my shit haha
Here's my other crying story, but it's actually from laughing. My H and I were talking the other day and he told me he bought a butterfinger and that they changed the recipe. He said the removed the chocolate on the outside and I was like “what?! That’s crazy!! Why would they do that?!” and all night I kept mentioning how stupid it was, how it was a mistake, etc. The next night he asks if I want to try a bite of the “chocolate-less Butterfinger” and I said sure. So he hands it to me and it literally looks the same and he just busts out laughing about how gullible I am and he can’t believe I believed him. We were both laughing so hard we were crying and I peed my pants a bit. My husband is such a d*ck 😂
Edit to add missing words lol
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
My son watches Daniel Tiger all of the time, and there is an episode welcoming home the new baby. It makes me cry everytime! BTW, the episode is amazing at explaining some things! My son talks about me going to the doctor to have a baby and he will stay with grandma and grandpa. Love it! He is 3 tho, so a little older to understand some things!
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
Married: 8/2015
TTC #1: 4/2017
Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal
DX: Unexplained
8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN
9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst
1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019
10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!
TTC #2: 12/2020
2/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
3/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
4/2021: Surprise! Natural BFP! \\ EDD Jan 6th, 2022 \\ Chemical, betas not rising
8/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
9/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
10/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD July 29th, 2022
Thinking about all of the lack of sleep in the first 3-6 months makes me sob. Also knowing this time around I'll be going back to work at 12 weeks and not at 1.5 years so I already feel like a crappy mom.
Sobbed last night because my parents told DH that they're looking at houses in Florida to move to, and we had finally decided in the next year or two that we were gonna move back to the East coast to be near them. Now out of spite I'm just wanting to move back to CO where I'm happiest location-wise.
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
But I also get a little misty eyed at the fact that I might not have a daughter. Gaaaaah!!