Intro & ask me anything!

[cheburashka1011]

Hi ladies! I've been a lurker on and off and haven't really participated much cause anytime I would think I had something to post, life or work got in the way. I also wasn't a huge fan of the bump so I hope it's ok that I join you guys now in this new space.

I'm a FTM and my boy Cooper was born 10 days ahead of his due date on October 3rd. I went back to work at the beginning of the year and Cooper is in daycare part of the week and hangs out with his grandpa the other part of the week. I'm an engineer and my husband is a nurse. We also have a dog, a cat, a Prius, a truck and a sports car.

I'm a smartass IRL so I hope that comes across in my posts. So that's all I got as my intro.....ask me anything!

[ashie0610]

Welcome! My son is a 10/3 baby as well. What kind of engineer are you?

[cheburashka1011]

civil engineer. Work on highways and rail. So apologies for all the road construction and train delays.

[raesofsunshine1]

What kind of sports car?

[crawford411]

Welcome. Any special meaning or reason for choosing your son's name?

Also, my daughter hangs out with her granddad during the week too. It's awesome!

[americanninjamommy]

Welcome!!

[cheburashka1011]

Jan 22, 2015 8:30:34 GMT -5 raesofsunshine1 said:

What kind of sports car?

corvette, c7 to be exact.  that car is my husband's firstborn.  

[raesofsunshine1]

Jan 22, 2015 8:49:13 GMT -5 cheburashka1011 said:

Jan 22, 2015 8:30:34 GMT -5 raesofsunshine1 said:

What kind of sports car?

corvette, c7 to be exact.  that car is my husband's firstborn.  

Oooo Im jealous. DH would be too. Thats our dream car.

[cheburashka1011]

Jan 22, 2015 8:39:18 GMT -5 crawford411 said:

Welcome. Any special meaning or reason for choosing your son's name?

Also, my daughter hangs out with her granddad during the week too. It's awesome!

we just liked cooper. we came up with a list of 10 names (all random, no special family association or anything) and each of us narrowed our choices to the top 3 names. and then we compared our lists and cooper was on both of them.

also, random unrelated facts, i was not dilated at all at my last appointment, 2 days before birth, and was mentally preparing myself to be pregnant forever. but then back labor started and got painful very quickly (good thing the hospital is 10 min away).  i dilated to 8cm in something like 2hrs and then it slowed down a bit after the epidural kicked in. i'm thankful everything went quickly and i had time to get drugs, but somehow mentally i'm still in denial that this baby came out of me.  

i'm also an EP-er cause of flat nipples (as witnessed by at least 5 nurses and the LC) and b/c my son likes to snack and i'd lose my mind if i had to have my boob out literally all day to let him eat at his snacky pace.  my goal is to keep pumping until at least 6 months.  i hope to stick it out to a year, but i'm not getting ahead of myself.

[rockynfrankie]

Hi! I was a long time lurker on TB and the same thing happened to me. Something always came up. I just recently started posting over there and then everyone left! Anyways hello!

[rockynfrankie]

Oh and what kind of dog do you have?

[cheburashka1011]

Jan 22, 2015 14:57:03 GMT -5 rockynfrankie said:

Oh and what kind of dog do you have?

we have a lab mix.  she's a 70lb dog who thinks she's a tiny lap dog.  she even lets the cat pick on her

[victoria]

If you were on death row, what would be your last meal?

[kfitz]

Jan 23, 2015 12:06:21 GMT -5 victoria said:

If you were on death row, what would be your last meal?

If you were on death row, what did you do to get you there?