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May 2021 Moms
gusgus14
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Weekly Randoms 11/9
gusgus14
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Randoms and chat thread for this week!
Re: Weekly Randoms 11/9
My memory is so shot. I was going to put something in the Week 3 check-in, and then I thought, I keep complaining randoms is so dead, why don't I put it there so more people can interact with it, and in the 3 minutes it took me to finish my check-in, and open randoms, I've completely forgotten what it is.
I have already eaten my breakfast and half my lunch and it's not even 10am here. I'm starving...that is all 😂
I FINALLLLLLLY get my doppler in the mail today omg. It took FOREVER. Now I'm nervous, lol.
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
Is anyone doing anything for Thanksgiving this year? We are still TBD on if we are going over to my in-laws' house for dinner. We had planned on it but my SIL and her husband might be going to his family's for lunch that day and it's supposed to be quite a crowd and we aren't comfortable with seeing them after they're there. Just waiting to hear if they are going or not before we decide. Stupid pandemic.
I know some BMBs have a spreadsheet to help keep track of who's there, and remember pertinent information about them. Is there any interest in me starting one for us, so we can get a good idea of how many regulars we really have?
@gusgus14 we usually do brunch at my ILs (who live ~20 min away) and then drive up to my parents (4 hours) for the weekend. We're almost definitely not going to my parents, but we're still waiting to hear from my ILs. They really confuse me. Sometimes they act like we're in a bubble together, and sometimes they act like we still have to maintain distance. Whatever, I'm not going to bring it up. If they invite us we'll go.
But now, it looks like my grandfather may not make it much longer, which is upsetting on its own. I fear I’ll be faced with a terrible decision, because my parents will break our bubble between now and thanksgiving to see my grandfather and who knows how many others (half the family thinks it’s a hoax, so if my parents see any of them, it would be a disaster). And I won’t be able to see him before he dies. It’s so hard with death because some people in my family, no matter how seriously they take covid, think that an extreme life event should make covid precautions not matter anymore. If I was not pregnant I would probably agree! But last week this big new study came out about covid risks for pregnant women and it’s worse than I imagined. I just fear for some big blowout fights amidst impending grief. So it all just sucks and I’m trying to stay in the moment, focus on my grandfather now, and then make the travel calls later down the road.
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
RE: Thanksgiving - I usually go to NH or Fla. to celebrate with my best friend and her fam or my own family down in Florida. This year it was supposed to be NH, but with the numbers going up in our region, we just feel like it's safer not to go. She and I are both pregnant and both her and her husband are front-line workers (ER nurse and firefighter) who are exposed to covid daily. Even if I wanted to go despite all that, I have my next appointment the Monday after thanksgiving, so i really can't travel out of state without missing that appointment.
We have to get tested within 4 days of coming back from out of state to not have to continue to quarantine, so I think we're keeping to ourselves for the duration.
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
When I email you at 1:45 pm saying I can meet anytime after two. 4:45 is not an appropriate time to say to say, OK, how about now
re: spreadsheet, i am open to this. details are hard to remember these days and i liked that in my previous BMB
re: less checkins, i think we might be able to narrow these down as we go on, but for now, we're still all getting to know each other and i like seeing checkins in different types of threads.
re: Thanksgiving, i think im actually working so i am getting out of the family planning drama of who is hosting, how many people, etc. i just get to swoop in for leftovers!
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
I like the Check-ins the way they are now, I think it's really nice to have a group experiencing pretty much the same thing.
I don't remember if I mentioned it on here, but that happened around a month ago, while school was on break.
Kids. 🤦♀️
I'm so tired today, I can barely keep my eyes open. I slept terrible last night because I felt like my pants were too restricting so I had to take them off then couldn't fall back asleep. I can't wait to go home.
@spartan4life I woke up 94 million times last night, so I feel ya. Also, I can't believe you sleep in pants!
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
And if we are worried about it being slow here we know where to go lurk. Thank you 😄
Has anyone found good maternity joggers? Like ones that are comfy but also acceptable to wear out? I ordered some from Old Navy and they’re the weirdest things I ever seen, like yoga pant material and supposed I be “7/8 length”, I’m tall but they are literally capris on me.