Shall We Random? 12/5-12/11

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[amyface813]

GOOOD MORNING July17!!!! (For some reason I typed 15 and it didn't look right but I couldn't figure out why...)

[mrscatfarmer13]

I finished my Christmas shopping this morning!! I have exactly zero presents wrapped though.

[AmazingTulip]

Fucking Monday. I love when I'm greeted with nasty emails in the morning. I'm happy to help you solve your problem but if you're going to make me feel like an asshole first, it kinda makes me not want to help you. So then I got mad and ate all my lunch and now I have nothing for lunch. 

[mrscatfarmer13]

Dec 5, 2016 11:26:20 GMT -5 AmazingTulip said:

Fucking Monday. I love when I'm greeted with nasty emails in the morning. I'm happy to help you solve your problem but if you're going to make me feel like an asshole first, it kinda makes me not want to help you. So then I got mad and ate all my lunch and now I have nothing for lunch. 

That's rough, I hope your day improves. I'm about to eat my lunch because I ate everything else

[AmazingTulip]

Dec 5, 2016 11:10:33 GMT -5 @katerli said:

My cleaning ladies are coming today. I am so excited to have a clean house. Monday is my favorite day of the week because of it.

I told my Dad I wanted cleaning ladies for Christmas. We'll see if he delivers. 

[akraus2015]

Dec 5, 2016 11:33:45 GMT -5 AmazingTulip said:

Dec 5, 2016 11:10:33 GMT -5 @katerli said:

My cleaning ladies are coming today. I am so excited to have a clean house. Monday is my favorite day of the week because of it.

I told my Dad I wanted cleaning ladies for Christmas. We'll see if he delivers. 

Cleaning lady = best guilty pleasure ever.  I call it a guilty pleasure because I have absolutely zero reason not to clean my own house.  1) I have no children at home to look after.  2)  My house is tiny.  3)  I'm able-bodied and perfectly capable of doing it myself.

But.

We have someone come once a month and it's pretty much the best day of my month, every time.  I don't ever have to clean bathrooms, scrub floors, do windows or baseboards, or clean the appliances.  I do weekly spot-checks and tidy up daily to keep our house looking nice in between, but I hate cleaning, so I'm grateful that I don't have to do it if I don't want to.

[akraus2015]

We actually have a new person coming to bid on our house for cleaning today. My aunt has been cleaning for us (she has a cleaning company), but she's really slipping lately by not showing up on time, not doing as much as she used to, or canceling last minute. I haven't actually "fired" her yet because I don't know how.

Any thoughts on what I should say or tell her? I was thinking about just texting her a head's up that we were going to hold off on cleaning service for awhile and I'd let her know if/when we decided to pick back up, but that seems kind of passive/aggressive.

[mrscatfarmer13]

I'm super jealous of the those with a cleaning person.

[AmazingTulip]

akraus2015, I really have no advice, other than to tell you that my Mom has been trying to figure out how to fire her cleaning lady for the last 6 months.

[toadandbuggie]

Dec 5, 2016 11:49:46 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

I'm super jealous of the those with a cleaning person.

Same

[toadandbuggie]

DS was in the ER again over the weekend for breathing problems. 😔 pretty sure he will be diagnosed with asthma once he's old enough. H had bad asthma as a child and now DS is experiencing trouble every time he gets a cold. They called it reactive airway disease. He seems better today thankfully.

[toadandbuggie]

WWYD: I switched OBs that now will only deliver at a close hospital (10min away). I loved my old hospital but it's 45 min away and hated my old OB.

I love this new OB and it's closer but I don't really like that hospital and had bad experiences in the ER. I know the birthing unit is not the same thing, but I don't know if I should stay with the doctor I like or keep looking to see if I like one that out of my old hospital even though it's much farther away.

[AmazingTulip]

toadandbuggie, can you tour the maternity ward at the close hospital before you make a decision?

If it were me, I'd stay with the doctor I like at the close hospital.

[mrscatfarmer13]

toadandbuggie I would go with whichever hospital has the highest level NICU.

[MissSally]

I'd like to go into hibernation this week. Just sleep all day.

[rosey06]

toadandbuggie I'd also see if I could tour the ward. My first thought is stay with the dr you like since not all your apts during and after the pregnancy deal with the hospital. If that makes sense?

[rosey06]

I was off thurs and fri and have NO motivation to work today!

[babywisher]

In regards to cleaning ladies...we had one for a while and she kept breaking things. The last straw was when she broke my $500 Dyson vacuum. She would spray some junk on the floor then vacuum it up. It was wet! She said it just started smelling like it was burning then just stopped. When I asked if she was vacuuming up wetness she straight up lied. I'm like look at the thing I can tell you were. Anyway I am dying for someone new!

[babywisher]

Also, dh keeps asking me who even has 4 kids?!
Ds2 nursed for the last time on Thursday night. I'm so sad because he keeps asking to nurse all the time. It was for the best though. We had a thing at church the last 3 nights a church. DH had ds2 while I was there cooking. So, I figured while I was out of the house at bedtime it was the perfect opportunity to wean him off that last feeding. It worked and for the first time since he was born i didnt have to put him to bed!

[notelsie]

Dec 5, 2016 12:08:52 GMT -5 toadandbuggie said:

DS was in the ER again over the weekend for breathing problems. 😔 pretty sure he will be diagnosed with asthma once he's old enough. H had bad asthma as a child and now DS is experiencing trouble every time he gets a cold. They called it reactive airway disease. He seems better today thankfully.

Hugs I'm glad DS is doing better.

[notelsie]

Dec 5, 2016 12:11:16 GMT -5 toadandbuggie said:

WWYD: I switched OBs that now will only deliver at a close hospital (10min away). I loved my old hospital but it's 45 min away and hated my old OB.

I love this new OB and it's closer but I don't really like that hospital and had bad experiences in the ER. I know the birthing unit is not the same thing, but I don't know if I should stay with the doctor I like or keep looking to see if I like one that out of my old hospital even though it's much farther away.

I'm in this boat. My OB/hospital is about 45 mins away because my old OB (closer hospital) was insensitive and pissed me off during IF. 

That said, I had such a terrible experience having my son at my current hospital last time.. but that was probably situational so I'm trying to decide if I'm too scared to go there again if this baby is ok.

I'm sorry, that's probably not helpful.

I think I'd stick with the OB you love. Like you said, the ER isn't the same as the birthing unit. Have you seen reviews or heard about any experiences there?

[MissSally]

Does anyone else feel like their hair has dried out? I usually have fairly soft hair, and right now it feels like horse hair. For maybe a week now. It's awful and weird. Is this a pregnancy thing?

[megeliz1]

I have a new OB this pregnancy as we have moved since I delivered my last two. I miss my old OB so much but he's 250 miles away.

My new OB and delivering hospital are about 30 min away and H is freaking out because my last labor and deliver was a whopping 4.5 hours and we only made it to the hospital, 10 min away, with 40 min to spare. I love this OB so far though and don't want to change to find one closer. I just hope I don't go into labor during Denver rush hour.

[notelsie]

Dec 5, 2016 17:19:46 GMT -5 MissSally said:

Does anyone else feel like their hair has dried out? I usually have fairly soft hair, and right now it feels like horse hair. For maybe a week now. It's awful and weird. Is this a pregnancy thing?

My hair seems to get greasy more quickly

[sstwinklinglites]

I'm team keep the OB you love and tour the birthing ward.

My OB is at the hospital, so one stop shop for me, and the hospital is about 15 min. away. I had a really positive experience last time so if I would have switched OBs for some reason, I would have really wanted to keep my hospital. Having a long drive to the hospital actually scares me for two reasons, if it's a short labor, DNW a car baby. And if it's like my last labor (I was in labor for about 18 hrs before I got to a four and was admitted) I couldn't A) deal with contractions in the car, B) wait any longer for an epi.

[MissSally]

Dec 5, 2016 17:58:33 GMT -5 @katerli said:

I am starting to get acid reflux. I have never had it before in my life. If I am getting it now when I am not big, I can't imagine what it is going to be like when I get big.

I've had this/esophageal issues for most of my life. Get some tums!

[akraus2015]

Dec 5, 2016 17:19:46 GMT -5 MissSally said:

Does anyone else feel like their hair has dried out? I usually have fairly soft hair, and right now it feels like horse hair. For maybe a week now. It's awful and weird. Is this a pregnancy thing?

Pregnancy definitely messes with your hair, but I think it affects everyone differently. My hair was awesome when I was pregnant with E but then after my loss it all fell out in big giant chunks. This time around my hair seems to be really healthy and growing.

[xxjen015]

I was walking down the hallway, talking to a co-worker when she asked, "so how's the pregnancy going?" I started to answer when I realized, I hadn't told her!! She said, "honey, I'm old...I just know these things!"

[JoBub]

Dec 5, 2016 17:58:33 GMT -5 @katerli said:

I am starting to get acid reflux. I have never had it before in my life. If I am getting it now when I am not big, I can't imagine what it is going to be like when I get big.

I'm having this problem already too. I only get it when I'm pregnant. Definitely get some Tums and keep some next to your bed. For me it's the worst when I lay down, and I would wake up at night coughing up acid during my last pregnancy.