Saturday Morning Spam

[mom2xover2002]

Hubs is sleeping, I'm enjoying my cup of English Breakfast Tea and the last few moments of quiet in our home before we are are overrun by a teenager and a preteen.

Miss my bugs!!

[aggiebug]

Good morning. Last night was a sucky night of sleep then H got up to run at 7 and I have been awake ever since, but I think I might get a few more things done then take a nap.

We have a lot to do today but it should be a good day With a not so surprise shower this afternoon. I am excited to just go and hang out with this group of friends.

[lotsofdotts]

Because I was asleep at 9-10 last night, I woke up around 4:30 and couldn't go back to sleep. I worked on the nursery for about an hour and then went back to bed. Now I'm up and working to get the house in order. This nesting stuff is no joke this time around.

On the bright side, the house is cleaner than it has been and my lesson plans are almost done. I want everything done today so that the hubs and I can focus on our anniversary tomorrow. I can't believe it has been a year.

Happy Saturday, ladies! I hope everyone has a great one.

[boxerrrmama85]

aggiebug- boo for bad sleep. I'm all about the naps on weekends! If only I could schedule them during my work week!

We woke up to some crunching coming from the living room-- our boy boxer got a hold of my husbands new glasses not a great wake up call that's for sure! This is the second thing in the past 2 days-- my husbands hat and now glasses! He is nottttt happy.

Prepping us for parenthood maybe? I'm going to go buy some new chew toys and see if that helps.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

[cogdis]

I hope you get a nap and have a great time at your shower aggiebug !

And I hope your teen and tween are fun mom2xover2002 !

**TMI and 'dear diary: woe is me' warning**

I've had little to no sleep (again) because of nausea. I'm a FTM and my MS never fully went away (the longest break I've had this whole pregnancy was a 2 week period without vomiting, but the nausea has been almost daily, even during those 2 weeks). I had gone the past 4 or more days without vomiting only to puke 5 times yesterday.

I know it is going to end once the baby is born, and I love my baby but lately I've been questioning my family planning. The goal was to have a minimum of 2 kids but I don't think I can commit to another pregnancy if this constant MS is what pregnancy is going to be for me. Ugh! I know I'm lucky to be able to get pregnant and all of that but I seriously never thought pregnancy would be this debilitating and miserable for me. Ugh. Sorry to complain, when I know so many people have much worse things to deal with in their pregnancies than me (eg. High risk, constant bed rest, etc.). I'm just in a funk and can't seem to claw my way out.

[boxerrrmama85]

cogdis I'm sorry you are having to deal with this. It must make this joyful time really stressful. It's also hard because if you do say anything people retort with : just be lucky you are pregnant. But SHIT--
Pregnancy is hard and you are allowed to feel how you feel and bitch as much as you want! I hope that once little one is here you can just bask in all the happiness!

[valentino2013]

Morning everyone. I'm up early waiting for a roofer to come give us an estimate. Trying to be productive today and do laundry and clean.
Was wondering thought if any of you use the pregnancy pillows? Multiple nights of bad sleep are making me reconsider getting one. Worth it?

aggiebug enjoy your shower!!
cogdis sorry your nausea is so bad, hoping you can get some relief.

[wanderinga]

Good morning Mommas! I'm cuddling my fussy toddler while H makes me coffee and breakfast...things could be worse! I'm going to get my new phone today and maybe/hopefully finish my math homework. Woohooo, gettin' crazy up in herrr!

[thedish]

Ugh cogdis that all really royally sucks. Everyone gets to complain, no judging here (maybe because I like you!) Plus, MS is a really terrible thing to deal with. Anywho, the thing I always try to find comfort in is that no two pregnancies are alike, even for the same woman. It's a gamble, you could feel exactly the same next time, but there's that chance that it could be different for you. That all being said, just try to keep your chin up and get through this and remember you get to have a baby soon (!!!!!). Give yourself some time and then start thinking about having another kid and maybe then start worrying about how you feel during pregnancy.

[cogdis]

Thanks boxerrrmama85
Sorry about your DH's glasses!

My friend just had the same experience with her 10mo old doodle and a remote.

When our fur ball was teething we ended up having to let her have sticks in the house to chew on. I know, it is a "no no" according to the vets, but we had no other choice. We literally had hundreds of dollars of chew toys, raw hides, kong and other food stuffed toys, stimulation hide-the-treat toys, etc and NONE of it appealed to her. We were super diligent about keeping our things out of her reach (which was difficult because she knew how to open zippers and some doors) and we sprayed all the furniture with bitter Apple spray (which was disgusting) but despite the array of chew things and our protection efforts she fixated on sneaking under the sofa and chewing it from underneath. Sticks were the only thing that saved us!

Just thought I'd share in case you get driven to your wits end. I know sticks aren't recommended by vets but we only let her have them under supervision. Raw bones also worked but are more expensive and have to be tossed after a certain amount of exposure. So I still say sticks are the way to go!

[danitaec]

Good morning! Been up since 6:00 because my hips won't let me lay any longer. Haven't found the magic relief fix for that yet, other than birthing this kiddo! Today is a big work day on the nursery. Our furniture is ready to pick up and the room that will house it is getting a massive purge/renovation! Hopefully we'll have enough energy/ motivation to get it done.

[cogdis]

Jan 17, 2015 9:25:42 GMT -5 thedish said:

Ugh cogdis that all really royally sucks. Everyone gets to complain, no judging here (maybe because I like you!) Plus, MS is a really terrible thing to deal with. Anywho, the thing I always try to find comfort in is that no two pregnancies are alike, even for the same woman. It's a gamble, you could feel exactly the same next time, but there's that chance that it could be different for you. That all being said, just try to keep your chin up and get through this and remember you get to have a baby soon (!!!!!). Give yourself some time and then start thinking about having another kid and maybe then start worrying about how you feel during pregnancy.

Thanks thedish
That actually really helps to know that it is possible for it to be different next time. And thanks for saying it is ok to complain. In my 3-d world I have to be super careful about complaining because it would be like the rich girl complaining to her friends about having to shop for a new expensive handbag when her friends can't afford their rent and groceries. My 3-d friends either can't get pregnant or are in their 30s and single and worried they'll miss their window. So I'm very aware of my privilege.

Anyway, that's my long winded way of saying "thank you" :-) I'm so happy to be in this online community! :-)

[mylazypony]

cogdis ugh that sucks! I know you're doing a home birth too. Would love to hear how you're prepping is going. I picked a case of coconut water yesterday, so I have some tasty drinks on hand as well as bendy straws!

Happy Saturday! Ugh soo tired! I'm doing some of my bakeries early morning deliveries a few days a week but I think I need to hand the duties over completely to my delivery driver. I have a midwife appointment soon, so thrilled she comes to me now!

[munchkin8590]

Good morning ladies! I can already tell it is going to be a long day for me here. I decided to stay up with DH and finish the last few episodes of Breaking Bad (which I'm am completely horrified about it being over now. And yes I know I'm super late). Didn't get to bed until about 3am only to be woken up by my 6 year old around 7. He was not in a good mood either and now he's sitting next to me whining for who knows what. *sigh*

cogdis sorry you're still having ms. Mine finally went away a few weeks ago but it was replaced with horrible acid reflux and heartburn. we just can't win

[cogdis]

Jan 17, 2015 9:41:24 GMT -5 munchkin8590 said:

Good morning ladies! I can already tell it is going to be a long day for me here. I decided to stay up with DH and finish the last few episodes of Breaking Bad (which I'm am completely horrified about it being over now. And yes I know I'm super late). Didn't get to bed until about 3am only to be woken up by my 6 year old around 7. He was not in a good mood either and now he's sitting next to me whining for who knows what. *sigh*

cogdis sorry you're still having ms. Mine finally went away a few weeks ago but it was replaced with horrible acid reflux and heartburn. we just can't win

Thanks! And OMG, see this is why this community is so helpful to me. I would much rather deal with MS than heartburn (I think). I've only had heartburn a handful of times in my life and I'm pretty sure every time I worried if it was a heart attack if I was dying or something.

I hope your heartburn and reflux goes away. That totally sucks!

These babies better be cute! ;-)

[smyers2girls]

cogdis so sorry you are dealing with all that! I can only imagine.

Today's a bitter sweet kind of day. My grandmother, who is really more like a mother to me, has closed on selling her house. My grandfather had that house built 50 years ago and it's the house I grew up in. My grandfather passed away 3 years ago and the house has just been too much for her to deal with on her own. We moved her into my moms house until her apartment is finished, in my aunts basement. We all took a pic in front if the house before we left. I know this is what is best for her, it is just so hard to let the house go. I know the memories we made are with us and not in the house though.

[munchkin8590]

Jan 17, 2015 9:44:42 GMT -5 cogdis said:

Jan 17, 2015 9:41:24 GMT -5 munchkin8590 said:

Good morning ladies! I can already tell it is going to be a long day for me here. I decided to stay up with DH and finish the last few episodes of Breaking Bad (which I'm am completely horrified about it being over now. And yes I know I'm super late). Didn't get to bed until about 3am only to be woken up by my 6 year old around 7. He was not in a good mood either and now he's sitting next to me whining for who knows what. *sigh*

cogdis sorry you're still having ms. Mine finally went away a few weeks ago but it was replaced with horrible acid reflux and heartburn. we just can't win

Thanks! And OMG, see this is why this community is so helpful to me. I would much rather deal with MS than heartburn (I think). I've only had heartburn a handful of times in my life and I'm pretty sure every time I worried if it was a heart attack if I was dying or something.

I hope your heartburn and reflux goes away. That totally sucks!

These babies better be cute! ;-)

I'm hoping that old wives tale about "having a lot of heartburn means your baby will have a ton of hair" is true... and you know our babies will be cute because all their mothers are pretty damn awesome

[cogdis]

Jan 17, 2015 9:41:03 GMT -5 mylazypony said:

cogdis ugh that sucks! I know you're doing a home birth too. Would love to hear how you're prepping is going. I picked a case of coconut water yesterday, so I have some tasty drinks on hand as well as bendy straws!

Happy Saturday! Ugh soo tired! I'm doing some of my bakeries early morning deliveries a few days a week but I think I need to hand the duties over completely to my delivery driver. I have a midwife appointment soon, so thrilled she comes to me now!

Thanks for the support :-)

Yes, team home birth (if baby cooperates) here, too! Our home visit is on Monday so we'll be scrambling to get our supply list purchased and our small renos fixed up before then! It is going to be a busy weekend once I turtle-roll myself out of bed!

Have you done this before? I'm a FTM so this is obviously all new to me. I never even thought about food and drinks! I'm glad you mentioned your beverage and straw prep! Now I'm going to copy you! :-) thanks!

[wimcgrath]

Good morning, mamas! Well, last night our dishwasher officially broke. We had just run it and my hubby was trying to open it... It's completely stuck! He tried for almost an hour to get it open, which, of course means he broke a piece off of the latch as well.

This is right after he was bragging about how many dishes he was able to "Tetris" into the dishwasher... He's very proud of his packing abilities (haha). So now we're waiting around the house for a few hours for a random repair guy to come by and free the hostage dishes... I will take every opportunity to have a lazy Saturday morning and not run errands

[mom2xover2002]

Jan 17, 2015 9:35:20 GMT -5 cogdis said:

Jan 17, 2015 9:25:42 GMT -5 thedish said:

Ugh cogdis that all really royally sucks. Everyone gets to complain, no judging here (maybe because I like you!) Plus, MS is a really terrible thing to deal with. Anywho, the thing I always try to find comfort in is that no two pregnancies are alike, even for the same woman. It's a gamble, you could feel exactly the same next time, but there's that chance that it could be different for you. That all being said, just try to keep your chin up and get through this and remember you get to have a baby soon (!!!!!). Give yourself some time and then start thinking about having another kid and maybe then start worrying about how you feel during pregnancy.

Thanks thedish
That actually really helps to know that it is possible for it to be different next time. And thanks for saying it is ok to complain. In my 3-d world I have to be super careful about complaining because it would be like the rich girl complaining to her friends about having to shop for a new expensive handbag when her friends can't afford their rent and groceries. My 3-d friends either can't get pregnant or are in their 30s and single and worried they'll miss their window. So I'm very aware of my privilege.

Anyway, that's my long winded way of saying "thank you" :-) I'm so happy to be in this online community! :-)

You can always complain to us! All 3 of my pg have been different. DS I was sick for a month, DD never got sick just felt sick, & this LO ms until I was 15 weeks pg 24/7.

[mylazypony]

cogdis FTM here too! So I'm going in blind. I feel pretty good so far, about everything. I've been going to a home birthing class once a week. Also just watched More on the Business of Being Born, mainly because it's on Netflix After watching that, I got more of sense on how I want things to unravel the day of! I have gotten a bin and slowly started pick up items on the list my midwife provided. A nice doula in my neighborhood is letting me borrow her pool. So I've packed everything neatly and out of sight. I was getting anxious looking at everything everyday.

[aggiebug]

H came home from his rub with a chai tea latte for me.

boxerrrmama85 oh no bad boxer!

valentino2013 even though my sleep was sucky it would have been much worse without a pillow I know that. It is so much better on my hips and shoulders. But I have a cheap body pillow from target I didn't get a pregnancy one

cogdis ms sucks and it's OK to hate it. I can only imagine. I actually have a mild fear that this pregnancy has been relatively easy and the next one will be awful. Thankfully not every pregnancy is the same so there is definite hope for you that next time could be a breeze. But there is no need to fret that now soon you will have your LO in your arms and the possibility of being pregnant again will be far from your mind. When it comes time to make that decision I bet it will be clear for you.

[abb1701]

Ladies I had the oddest dream last night and all of you were in it! All of our LOs went to the same daycare and we were having some sort of F15 anniversary/birthday celebration with a delicious cake. We all had a great time discussing everyone's drama. But we all looked and acted like a badly drawn video game! (Think Sims style) other than that I'm pretty sure it was a great party!

[rmsteele]

cogdis I hope you get some relief soon! With DS I only got sick one time but was sick for 15-16 weeks with this one. Hopefully your next time around is easier. I couldn't imagine dealing with MS this long.

My spam is that I have to work today At least it's only a 9-hour shift but I'm by myself today so that means if I get a lot of patients, I'll be on my feet all day. Crossing my fingers that people act like they know how to drive today!

[misshart00]

Good morning. Nothing much from me. H let me sleep in a little this morning while he got DD up. But now he has to go to work until at least midnight.

I hate this constant exhaustion. I went to bed at 8 last night and I'm still so tired. I even nap during the day.

[miniwheat]

cogdis I am sorry you are still feeling so crummy. Soon you will have your LO in your arms and the MS will seem a million miles away.

Today DD has been having a tantrum since the moment she woke up. I am already drained of all energy and I have a splitting headache. Today has really shaken my confidence on how I am going to handle a toddler and a newborn. I have 2.5 weeks to figure it out which luckily is the same amount of time until I can have a nice glass of wine.

On a happy note, I am starting to get the hang of this new forum!

[Deleted]

cogdis I'm so sorry you're experiencing that! We all have our own difficult parts of pregnancy, yours isn't any less valid. My god, I'd be miserable if my terrible nausea hadn't let up after first tri. It's no joke, and affects your whole daily life immensely.

I feel for you, and fully advocate letting off steam about it to us as much as needed.

[kerrigrooves]

Good morning ladies - the countdown is so on and I woke up at 7 and have been doing "stuff" ever since...Dh is assembling crib today and moving some furniture around. Cant wait to get my new iphone tomorrow!!

[pitdigger]

Hello ladies! Nothing much here. Happy hour at the gym last night and forcing DH to hang out there for an hour was fun. He got to get a few tips from btdt dads and snack on tasty foods.

Tonight we are doing either Ethiopian or a restaurant week thing for dinner because I think I'm going to try my hand at homemade falafel tomorrow.

Yesterday I got the crib wiped down and put a sheet on it, washed bottles and pump parts, and started packing my hospital bag. I'm feeling reasonably ready at this point.

[DBJackson25]

It's my best friends baby shower today and I think I'm more excited for hers then I was for mine! she is due exactly two months after me so it will be awesome having our kiddos grow up together. In other news I'm finally over that damn flu and my new job starts Feb 2. That's super close to my due date (Feb 11) and it kinda makes me nervous but they know I'm pregnant and are completely supportive. I can't wait to be in a healthy work environment!