Anyone been to Portland, OR before? We're going in two weeks and staying on the coast, then we have 1 night in the city and haven't booked a hotel yet for that night and want something in a good area!
sorry i totally copy and pasted the goofy ass size question in the weekly check in - i know everyone eye rolls about how weird they are. i was just lazy and copy some other month's check in
@ktmaesim We were just in Portland in August! Unfortunately it was just for two nights, and we stayed with a friend, so I'm no help. But it was a cool city! And if you like books, check out Powell's City of Books. Worth it.
I passed my glucose test today, YAY!!!! Relieved about that one, lol.
@ktmaesim I love Portland and have been there quite a few times!! Unfortunately a lot of my favourite things there involve cocktails (so many good bars) but there are amazing restaurants, a great theatre (Portland Centre Stage), so many parks!! And yes, Powell's Books is everything.
I recommend the "Alberta Arts Bungalow" on Airbnb and the *designsponge city guide to Portland for shopping/neighborhood info. Bon Appetit also has a good guide to the city for food.
Whatever you do don't stay at the Downtown Value Inn 😂
My sister in law is having a baby shower for me with my husband's side of the family, which is so sweet. Unfortunately, on the invitation where she listed my registry, she put the wrong name for me (I never took my husband's name after marriage). If you search for the name she put, no registries come up. So I guess we won't be getting anything from our registry. Oh well, what can you do!
@blueskychicago12 oh I feel this name pain. My dad actually thought that getting married at city hall meant the govt would process my new last name through all the various agencies 🤦♀️ my mom had to explain to him that's not how it works. My in laws were completely baffled as to how to write a check out to both me and my husband. My husband said, just put it in my name and we have joint checking anyways. They said "but then she won't know the money is for you both and she'll be insulted" my husband was like 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ omg she's an adult I'll explain it to her and she won't care.
Nothing wrong with my husband's last name but I have medical bills, credit cards, multiple investment accounts, a car, and so on in my name at this point. And I don't have the time nor desire to commit to filing everything I would have to to legally change it.
@blueskychicago12@bookworm492 the name change thing is pain - 7 years later i still have things in my maiden name, it's just too much work (and not free) on something like a house/mortgage. i did change mine, but i tell people all the time not to do it.
I was in the middle of handling my dads estate when I got married and went thru my name change. Talk about a cluster. I had to do everything short of a blood sample to deal with the banks and insurance payouts.
@blueskychicago12 my aunt made baby shower invitations and sent them out... with the wrong baby name on them! What can you do except laugh and move on? It's so sweet of people to organize these parties. There's always bound to be a few gaffes...
@brrrrrrrrie Exactly, I can't be upset since it was an honest mistake and she is going out of her way to do something kind and generous for me. But I hope you don't get any personalized baby items with the wrong name on them😆
@blueskychicago12 Ha! I sort of hope we do. I think it's all a little goofy, though I was also worried that no one would find our registry (because she directed them to search this other baby name, where nothing comes up!). I'm thinking it might be okay to send out an email (from her) that links to the correct registry... just because people will want to know and will feel confused if they can't find it. That doesn't seem rude, right? At least in my family people really talk, so I'm also hoping that a few key people who know the deal can spread the word about how to access the registry. If we get a bunch of stuff we didn't ask for... well, that's okay, too.
@brrrrrrrrie how far off is the name? Just an incorrect spelling or completely the wrong name? If it's the latter, I'm trying to wrap my head around how that even happens! But no, I think a registry link coming from the same source as the invitation is perfectly fine, and probably will be a relief to some of the guests who haven't been able to find it.
@CapricaAndrea it was only one letter off, but that one letter turns it into a new name so that our name would not come up if you searched for the name she wrote. Truly not a huge deal. I feel way worse for my aunt! She feels so guilty! She's getting everything reprinted so it should all be clear... but I'm hoping we can all just laugh about it and that she doesn't feel awful. Oh, also @blueskychicago12 I wonder if you could add your husband's name in parentheses or something to your registry? Not trying to compromise autonomy, but if you can find a way for it to appear in a search that might help. That way if they searched for the wrong name written on your invite it might still show up?
Good point @brrrrrrrrie. I do have my husband listed as a co-registrant, so if they search his name, they will find it (just not sure if they will try that). I also mentioned it to my sister-in-law in the context of "just in case anyone asks you about this", so hopefully she will spread the word.
1. I just spent way too much time looking past this thread thinking it was last weeks 😂 2. My neighbor has a baby 2 months ago and just dropped off all of her maternity clothes to me. I’m so excited to have more than 2 pairs of pants that fit! And there’s a maternity puffy vest in the bag which I’ve been eyeing up for a while now In Preparation of fall!
Just wanted to tell you ladies that I appreciate you all and the supportive little community we have built here. I was just reading an article about how pregnancy can be an isolating and lonely time for many women, but I really haven't felt this way due in large part to the support and camaraderie I have found here. 💕
@blueskychicago12 - Ditto!! As this pregnancy has gotten harder and harder, this little community has been such a ray of light for me! Also, I’ve never been a real message board person before because they usually get so toxic and messy so quickly. I’m continually impressed with this group of super different people who have managed to stay so positive and uplifting (and organized!)
Me, too, @blueskychicago12 and @lucylivesinwa! I’m not much of a Facebook user or a fan of the other baby websites, but this one has been great and we’ve really kept the junk posts to a minimum. The other apps I thought I might have liked have felt like such a waste of time, and haven’t felt supportive at all, just like a black hole of comments and questions from generic people. I feel like I actually “know” some of you at this point- it’s really nice!!
Random woman at a wedding reception: I can’t believe they let you fly! When are you due?
Me: First week of December.
RWAAWR: Omigod, are you having TWINS?!
Me: Um.
Just in case I wasn’t feeling enormous enough. And of course she was an older woman with two grown children...you’d think people who have been through it would be more sensitive?
I also was advised by a woman in her 80s that she smoked cigarettes to get a smaller baby and it was VERY effective...probably a little late for that now? 🙄
@midgerose86 holy mackerel! The first comment is rude but the second comment? You should smoke to have a small baby? You gotta laugh that's so outrageous.
Had my first stranger touch my belly on Friday. Super awkward. So I slipped my hand under hers so she was holding my hand instead of my belly. The look on her face when I did that was priceless. She let go and scampered off so fast. 😂
@midgerose86 At my last appt one of the nurses I graduated with was shocked I’m not due until 12/5. My last was born 12/14 and I kid you not she said “No way! You were this big full term with W!” Made me feel real good 😒
@rjgmcmanus I almost wish a total stranger would try and touch me. I would slap their hand. That’s creepy.
I was initially nervous that strangers would touch me. Now I realize I have nothing to worry about. I commute via CTA, the city public transit. If they touch me that would mean my pregnancy was acknowledged, which would therefore mean someone would have to offer me a seat which, that is NEVER gonna happen 🤣🤣🤣
@bookworm492 I hear you. CTA riders in general seem to be completely oblivious to whatever is going on around them. It's also become apparent to me that the sight of a pregnant woman standing at a crosswalk does not seem to compel anyone to stop and let her cross.😉
Re: Weekly Randoms 9/9
I passed my glucose test today, YAY!!!! Relieved about that one, lol.
I recommend the "Alberta Arts Bungalow" on Airbnb and the *designsponge city guide to Portland for shopping/neighborhood info. Bon Appetit also has a good guide to the city for food.
Whatever you do don't stay at the Downtown Value Inn 😂
Nothing wrong with my husband's last name but I have medical bills, credit cards, multiple investment accounts, a car, and so on in my name at this point. And I don't have the time nor desire to commit to filing everything I would have to to legally change it.
Married 1/28/17
TW:
BFP #2 10/10/17, MC 11/4/17
BFP #3 12/17/17 Birth 8/13/18
BFP #4 4/21/19 Birth 12/5/2019
Oh, also @blueskychicago12 I wonder if you could add your husband's name in parentheses or something to your registry? Not trying to compromise autonomy, but if you can find a way for it to appear in a search that might help. That way if they searched for the wrong name written on your invite it might still show up?
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19
2. My neighbor has a baby 2 months ago and just dropped off all of her maternity clothes to me. I’m so excited to have more than 2 pairs of pants that fit! And there’s a maternity puffy vest in the bag which I’ve been eyeing up for a while now In Preparation of fall!
Married 1/28/17
TW:
BFP #2 10/10/17, MC 11/4/17
BFP #3 12/17/17 Birth 8/13/18
BFP #4 4/21/19 Birth 12/5/2019
Random woman at a wedding reception: I can’t believe they let you fly! When are you due?
Me: First week of December.
RWAAWR: Omigod, are you having TWINS?!
Me: Um.
Just in case I wasn’t feeling enormous enough. And of course she was an older woman with two grown children...you’d think people who have been through it would be more sensitive?
I also was advised by a woman in her 80s that she smoked cigarettes to get a smaller baby and it was VERY effective...probably a little late for that now? 🙄
@rjgmcmanus I almost wish a total stranger would try and touch me. I would slap their hand. That’s creepy.
@rjgmcmanus i wish i could've seen this, sounds hysterical.