Wonky Wednesday

[fikmama1986]

At least I hope it is Wednesday! My 22 month old thinks it is fun to wake up 1-2x a night this past week and I forgot what a ditzy and crabby person I am when I don't sleep. Makes the idea of a newborn a wee bit terrifying.

On to fandoms, had the follow up to my level ii ultrasound yesterday. Baby cooperated and the tech got all the necessary pictures of his heart. Doc said everything looks normal so far and wants us back for another growth scan at 32 weeks. Supposedly baby is 1lb 7oz. It's always amazing to me how much things change in a few short weeks. We got a 3D photo of his face which was cool but the 3D ultrasounds creep me out a bit. Anyone else think it looks like the baby is melting in those?!?

Happy hump day to everyone!

[lupincat]

fikmama1986 I'm glad everything went well!

We have Toddler Time this morning and while this is only the 3rd week, I'm already dreading it. The attendance is so low, it's me and another mom so there's 3 kids total. I envisioned a ton of kids there when I gave H's aunt the go ahead to buy the sessions as a Christmas gift.

Oh well, DS generally enjoys it and that's the important thing.

[BabyStandish]

Good morning! I slept in a little bit this morning. I'm drinking my 1st cup of coffee and hoping DS stays asleep a bit longer. I have a blood draw at the endo later this morning.

[BabyStandish]

Oh and I officially resigned from being a leader at MOPS. It feels good! They merged our table with another a couple weeks ago and so I told one of the main leaders that it makes sense to only have one table lead.

[nikonine]

My other contact came out this morning from under my eyelid, so my day is off to a good start, lol. I'm really kind of bored at work this week though even though there's a lot going on. Looking forward to the weekend already.

[sleepymonkey]

Good Morning! At work today and it's pretty quiet. I got an omelette from our cafeteria for the first time today and it was delicious. I think may have to go there more often. I was just craving protein and the though of eating the oatmeal I brought turned my stomach.

As for the 3D/4D u/s, I actually think they're kinda cool but I can see how they creep people out. We're actually considering getting one done in the next few weeks. We had it done with DD so we sort of feel like we should have it for this one too.

DD was so cute last night. We showed her the u/s pics we go yesterday and she insisted that they be displayed on our foyer table with our wedding pic and pic of her. I put them next to our wedding pic and she moved them next to her pic because she said he should be next to her because she's his big sister. That kid melts my heart.

[nikonine]

fikmama1986, I'm glad it went well!

lupincat, I'm a major introvert with little social skill so only one other parent with no buffers sounds kind of...overwhelming? I don't know if that's the right word. But it's good your kiddo is enjoying it! How long does the session go?

[emmalynn]

According to the news, today is the first day in 10 days we have been able to see the sun.

We got a new smart TV yesterday. It's making me feel old since I can't figure out how to use it. The only user guide that came with it tells you what the remote buttons do. So that's what I'll be doing today!

[emmalynn]

lupincat there's a playgroup I take DD to that is similarly attended. If she didn't love it so much I would never go back. I suppose the socialization is good for them, but I've given up on socializing myself

[lupincat]

nikonine I'm a big ol' introvert too so it's mentally tiring for me plus DS is so physical and he just wants to run around and doesn't care for the circle time, songs, and stuff. It's so awkward lol! It goes through April 5....so we've got a while to go 😳

[jennyelf]

Yesterday was a mess. Some sort of stomach bug / norovirus is going through the building of kiddo's daycare (there's also a pre-k - 8 school and adult ed there too). Anyway, board of health says 72 hours symptom free before returning. Kiddo was sick on Saturday, we took him back on Monday because the rule was typically 24 hours. Yesterday they call us and tell us the 72 hour rule, so I have to go pick kiddo up at 10am. Fortunately I work at a very forgiving place. Kiddo is fine (Saturday was a mess and a lot of cleaning and laundry my awesome husband did to mitigate the risk of me getting sick).

On the plus side, kiddo let me nap and kept himself occupied by puzzles for 90 minutes.

I hope today is less chaotic.

[sagen]

I get a 3d/4d US at 30 weeks, my doctor does a 2d to check on things, then a 3d/4d for fun. I had one at 20 weeks. I am super excited for the 30 week one because I think they look cuter when googling I need to get ready to go to the gym, just drinking red raspberry leaf tea and eating a bagel. I am going to drink it everyday, and more in the third trimester. Interested to see if the studies about it hold true for me.

[chknma]

my two year old fell asleep by herself last night....I don't actually mind lying with her, but am trying to prep for bringing DD3 home....she did wake up at 1 am and yelled for me to come lay with her, but she was back asleep within 2 minutes. whohooooo!!

I'm excited to have remembered my giant bottle of antacids for work.

it's a busy day, but I'm leaving at 2 so I can survive!!

I failed and forgot to order daddy-daughter dance tickets and now it's sold out. luckily there is one not too far away toward the end of the month

Happy Wednesday!

[hpnegirl]

Feb 1, 2017 10:59:29 GMT -5 sagen said:

I get a 3d/4d US at 30 weeks, my doctor does a 2d to check on things, then a 3d/4d for fun. I had one at 20 weeks. I am super excited for the 30 week one because I think they look cuter when googling I need to get ready to go to the gym, just drinking red raspberry leaf tea and eating a bagel. I am going to drink it everyday, and more in the third trimester. Interested to see if the studies about it hold true for me.

Of the studies I'm aware of, my personal experience with DS1 is... (started drinking it daily around 30-31 weeks)

1. I went past due and needed my water manually broken

2. Active labor was just under 10 hours

3. I had two (2!) contractions my entire third tri prior to the day I went into labor. That's it. I had cramping from being dehydrated but only those two contractions

4. I can't say for the faster labor part as I'd only be in labor once but the only interventions I had was a strip and manually broken water since I went in to labor the morning of my induction

[lastkiss]

fikmama1986 I find 3d ultrasounds creepy too.

lupincat I feel your pain. I'm such an introvert too. The things we do for our kids.

I asked DS yesterday if there was anything he wanted for his bedroom because we've been getting a lot of stuff for the babies lately and painted the nursery etc.
He said that when the babies come, he wants us to take a picture of them and put it on his wall. 😍😍😍 he is such a sweetheart.

[lupincat]

I went through the Panera drive-thru for a salad and came out with a panini.

At least my intentions were good!

[sleepymonkey]

So what is everyone's thought on family members sharing a birthday when it is a date that can be controlled? My due date is 5/6 but I'm having a RCS so they'll do it at 39 weeks. But since I hit 39 weeks on a Saturday, it will probably be scheduled for Monday 5/1. Tuesday 5/2 would be so much more convenient to us because DD goes to preschool on Tues and Thurs so we could just send her in the morning and then have one of the grandparents pick her up later in the day after baby boy is here. Then we won't have to worry about the grandparents not obeying my wish to wait until I am present for DD to see her little brother for the first time. But May 2 happens to be my brother's birthday as well. Would you try to avoid scheduling a RCS for the same day? I'm going to ask if they can schedule it for 5/4 (which is Thursday) but I'm not sure they'll let me wait that long.

[hpnegirl]

sleepymonkey DS1 was due 1/15, which is a great uncle's birthday. 1/14 is my great grandmother' birthday, 1/17 is my grandfather's birthday. Everyone was hoping I'd have him on 1/17...

I had an aunt who was pregnant at the same time as me who was due 1/25. Her RCS date was 1/20. My original eviction date for DS1 was to be 1/20.

In other words, I obviously don't have an issue with it

[BabyStandish]

sleepymonkey nope, that wouldn't be an issue for me. I think the only birthday I'd try to avoid (if I could) would be DS's. Do not care about anyone else LOL.

[BabyStandish]

I take that back...I'd probably try to avoid MIL's birthday too. Because then she'd want to see us. I'm a bad person though.

[lupincat]

sleepymonkey I wouldn't worry too much about the shared birthday honestly. Some people really get a kick out of sharing the day with a new bundle of joy!

The only day I was FREAKING out about was FIL's birthday. His birthday is 6/30 and DS1 was due/born on 7/4. I would have spend the rest of my life lying about DS's birthday because no way in hell did I want him sharing with my creeper FIL.

[icedtea]

sleepymonkey, it's not something I'd worry about. Depending on how things go, mine could end up sharing with one of her cousins, one of my cousins, my uncle, or my best friend. And that's super cute of your DD!

jennyelf, good luck! I hope today is better.

I managed to work out today, so I'm pretty happy about that (even though my back is killing me now). I'm still not in a great mood, but at least it's Wednesday! I swear this is the longest week.

[sleepymonkey]

Thanks, ladies! I think I'll mention it to my brother but I'm sure he won't mind. I hate to use the "convenience" reason when scheduling but I figure if I'm going to schedule baby boy's eviction anyway, I may as well make it a convenient day. It's really sad that I feel like I can't trust the grandparents to obey my wishes when it comes to DD seeing her baby brother. Actually, I know I could trust my parents but I want them at the hospital while I'm in surgery since my mom was the only one (other than MH) who was concerned about me while I was in recovery. She came back to see me the second they allowed her to.

[jennyelf]

My two kiddos have a not small chance of sharing a birthday. Due dates are only a few days apart, and kiddo 1 came right on time. Kiddo is actually excited about the possibility of sharing a birthday, but he may not understand the full implications at his age...

[tortor4]

sleepymonkey C was due February 9th which was my grandpaps birthday. My dads birthday is February 11th and she came on February 6th which is my aunts birthday. Personally I'd be thrilled to share a birthday with my niece or nephew. The only thing that *may* change that for me would be birthday parties. I really like to spend my birthday with C and DH (and soon DS) but I think I could get over that if a birthday party happened to fall on the same day as the actual birthday.

[lastkiss]

sleepymonkey I think it would depend on who's birthday it was. My brother I wouldn't care about, I'd probably give him a heads up and if he raised a stink consider a different day

[sagen]

I think it depends on who and how close you are to that person. This baby is due on my son's birthday so I am going to get induced a little early to make sure they at least have a few days apart! Also getting induced to make sure my H can be there, and out of town family can watch my kids, but the not sharing birthday is a bonus.

[sleepymonkey]

@lildiamondeyes, I would really prefer to have it be 5/4 but I'm not sure my ob will let me wait until almost 40w. And then I will also have to convince MH that we will not be naming our son Luke (which was on our short list for awhile).

[jennyelf]

I should also mention that siblings sharing birthdays is just something my family does. One aunt had twins, another had 2 kids, 3 years apart to the day. So I'd just be following family tradition.

[cubbiebear325]

Just catching up. I have such a hard time on days I work!

sleepymonkey I think I'm in the minority here that I want my kids to have thier own day. Dd was due 3/21 and I wanted to avoid 3/17 which is a great aunt I don't like b-day and 3/24 which is my mom and stepdads anniversary. This one is due 5/29. My bday is 5/10, MIL bday is 5/9, one niece is 5/17 and nephew is 5/23. I really would love to avoid all of those days but its out of my control if I go into labor early. I will be deliberately not scheduling RCS for 5/23 for nephew b-day. I was nervous from the time I found out I was pregnant to tell my SIL when we were due bc I knew this kiddo would be within a few days of him and she gets really weird with that stuff. Plus they live in CT and my IL aren't going out for memorial day like they usually do for his bday due to baby so while she acts fine, knowing her there will be some animosity like I planned it that way to take away from him/them. But its mainly cousins, me, and MIL that I want to avoid since we celebrate b-days with them. If it doesn't bother you or your brother though, then go for what is most convenient!! I will likely try to schedule mine for 5/25 or 5/26 so only 3-4 days early