TTW....

[cetcar]

Ten Things Wednesday!  This is one of my favorite posts and since we missed it yesterday, I thought we could try doing it on Wednesday!  

[mahler5]

1) c is sick

2) yesterday when I was tucking her in she said "Mommy, my baby is crying. Go feed my baby, mom." e wasn't crying but it was sweet. Bossy, but sweet.

3) c has been saying the funniest things lately.

4) the other day I needed coffee desperately. So I asked C if she wanted to go for a car ride and get some banana nut bread ( her favorite thing at Starbucks). She said, "no mom, im taking a break." I asked if she was taking a break from riding in the car. She said, "no mom, I'm taking a break from banana nut bread I want a bulbouly ( blueberry) scone."

5) maybe it doesn't sound that funny but I died laughing. She's only had a blueberry scone once. She is becoming quite the connoisser.

6) I better get my Starbucks habit in check before she becomes an addict like myself.

7) it's an expensive habit that L does not approve of it!

8) it has taken me forever to write these 10 things and all I've been doing is sitting on the couch watching TV with C and E.

9) maybe I'm a bad parent, but when C is sick I let her watch a ton of TV.

10) I'm getting better at handling C in my lap while I hold e. It's definitely a new skill.

[rikkiandjulie]

1. I'm getting a baby bump, I think, or it's just chub, see last photo.
2. I'm trying to register a team from my work for a breast cancer walk and run. The organization makes it sooooo hard. I have an EXCEL sheet to fill out for crying out loud!
4. My mom is very frustrating and often more self centered than she knows. It's hard sometimes.
5. My sister is getting a dog, she doesn't have time for a dog.
6. I love love love dancing with the stars! So happy it's back! I'm betting on vanilla ice and the gymnast, rick Perry needs to go.
7. I'm going to Indiana this weekend to visit a my best friend. Super excited!
8. Lately in marriage counseling it just feels like we are telling our counselor what we did that week, I think I'm going to email her and ask her to develop some prompting questions. So it's more productive.
9. I've been super emotional about my dogs lately, seriously.
10. I'm nervous about finance on maternity leave.

[rikkiandjulie]

[rosesquared]

1. I think I might be pg!!!! 2 Hpts had faint line but waiting for beta confirmation on Friday. Also hoping hpt tomorrow will have a darker line! Ahhhhh!!!!!

2. Trying to decide whether to have an MRI I have scheduled for Monday if I am in fact pg. It's mostly to know what's going on with my discs though it won't necessarily alter the course of treatment I'm doing. (Though I'm nervous about labor and not knowing what my back situation is.) Anyone else have to make this decision?

3. Finally had initial PT appointment today! Soooo happy to get started so I can hopefully feel better soon (still dealing with horrible lower back pain with the addition of horrible sciatica).

4. We're trying to plan a fun date night for Saturday night. We were supposed to go on this AWESOME kayak tour to see seals at sunset combined with the full moon. We had to cancel because of my back so I'm hoping to find something else fun to do. It was super disappointing.

5. School is kicking my butt right now. Lots of new topics and just a ton of work!

6. I have some of the most amazing best friends that I truly cannot imagine life without.

7. Sitting with DW and the dogs right now watching American Ninja Warrior. I still have homework though.

8. I'm super hooked on acupuncture! The clinic at my fertility center is amazing and I definitely think it's made a difference!

9. I really enjoy having this forum. Thank you all for being here!

10. rikkiandjulie you look fabulous!

[kona]

1. I'm stressed.

2. I'm trying to work 2 jobs and coparent 2 kiddos. I want to do it all and be the hero for everyone. I am failing.

3. I know it will get better.

4. I'm happy with the cooler weather finally.

5. I need to eat better but I just can't with everything else.

6. Despite the challenges right now, in my head I'm a little obsessed with getting pregnant myself.

7. I listened to a podcast today at work about the importance of connecting with your partner after kids. This area worries me a lot with M and I.

8. We tried a new crockpot recipe tonight. I think it was a success.

9. My life before kids seems so long ago, even though it was only 2 years.

10. Happy Wednesday!

[mahler5]

Sept 14, 2016 18:52:19 GMT -5 kona said:

1. I'm stressed.

2. I'm trying to work 2 jobs and coparent 2 kiddos. I want to do it all and be the hero for everyone. I am failing.

3. I know it will get better.

4. I'm happy with the cooler weather finally.

5. I need to eat better but I just can't with everything else.

6. Despite the challenges right now, in my head I'm a little obsessed with getting pregnant myself.

7. I listened to a podcast today at work about the importance of connecting with your partner after kids. This area worries me a lot with M and I.

8. We tried a new crockpot recipe tonight. I think it was a success.

9. My life before kids seems so long ago, even though it was only 2 years.

10. Happy Wednesday!

That would be awesome if you TTC yourself! I've been thinking of TTCing #3 myself off and on since E was born. I must be crazy because we are totally not ready for 3. But if we are going to do it we need to do it relatively soon or at least do an ER soon even if we put off an actual Egg Transfer.

[cetcar]

mahler5, What's your go to drink at Starbucks?

rikkiandjulie, You look great! I love bump pictures

rosesquared, So exciting! Everything crossed for Friday! Sorry about your back.

kona, Sorry you're so stressed. I bet you are doing an amazing job and your family appreciates all your effort. You have a lot going on. If there is anything we can do, let us know. TTC #3, how exciting! How does M feel about the idea?

We'll be back later with our 10

[bexincanada]

1. Huge respect for those of you with two and thinking 3 mahler5 and kona.

2. Is has physio this morning, I hope she does OK - sometimes she's fine and sometimes she cries. I'm worried she'll be tired based on when naps will fall this am.

3. Finishing up reading a book called Echos From The Dead, so good. Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving was not his best.

4. Tuesday night Is slept through the night. Total fluke. Last night she was up at 2.

5. We need a new couch. We can't buy one yet because we just had the account installed and car maintenance.

6. I'm looking forward to the weekend to get on my bike.

7. I am shedding... this is a postpartum thing?

8. Isobel is "talking" to herself these days- adorable.

9. Have to go change a poppy diaper.

[bexincanada]

10. Fingers crossed rosesquared

[kona]

bexincanada, postpartum shedding is definitely a thing.

cetcar, mahler5, I am most certainly crazy for thinking of TTC #3 right now. M is on board but at 38 she is done birthing babies and I respect that. She has given me 2 amazing kiddos. There is a LOT we need to think about going forward obviously. Although I am listening to an NPR podcast on possible changes for federal maternity leave/childcare credits. Maybe I should wait to see how that all plays out!

[cetcar]

1. mahler5, what's your go to Starbucks drink?

2. Our cloth diapers are still leaking. This morning, M's pants were wet after wearing the diaper for 45 minutes. As CET said, there must be a secret that we're missing. We're using a thick pad but only one. Should we use two? A thick and a thin? They tend to leak around her thighs.

3. Needless to say, we go through a lot of outfits on cloth diaper days.

4. Hoping to go for a run tomorrow morning. We're been going to a lot of exercise classes but it's been a week since we've gone for a run.

5. We think a second tooth is coming in. CET spotted it last night.

CET's

6. Work this week is the calm before the storm. My boss is getting his only kid ready for her first year at college this week, so things are on hold...until they're not.

7. Free lunch on the workers' comp carrier at the review meeting today. Panera!

8. I cannot find time to workout since baby. I'm at work all day, and when I'm home for those like 2 hrs while baby's still awake, I want to play with/help with her. At least I feel like I ate better this week (please ignore Panera comment above).

9. There's a Pokemon in my office every 20 mins.

10. I'm officially/maybe officially trying to start a travel consulting business on the side to use all my useless knowledge about travel hacks for something real. CAR is helping me with the website, and it's looking pretty good. Now I just need the actual logistics...and people to want to use it. Going to offer booking help, award travel booking, itinerary planning, and loyalty program consulting. Not expecting a ton of business, but hoping to subsidize our travel, and maybe have some fun with it.

[cetcar]

CAR here, bexincanada, shedding in a thing. I felt like I lost a ton of hair for a long time until it suddenly stopped. Now I have a bunch of baby hairs growing in that I think will eventually be awkward. I have a lot along my hairline above my forehead.

[rikkiandjulie]

Sept 15, 2016 11:25:01 GMT -5 cetcar said:

CAR here, bexincanada, shedding in a thing. I felt like I lost a ton of hair for a long time until it suddenly stopped. Now I have a bunch of baby hairs growing in that I think will eventually be awkward. I have a lot along my hairline above my forehead.

On Facebook there is a HUGE group called. Cloth diaper mamas I'm sure they could give you TONS of advice.

[cetcar]

rikkiandjulie, Thanks! I'll check it out.