Post by pearsforpoops on Feb 3, 2015 12:12:38 GMT -5
goofygoff GL at the dentist. I went a couple of weeks ago and damn it hurt. She's like "you're doing a great job with your brushing!" STAB STAB STAB "your teeth look good!" STAB STAB STAB
Then there were tears welling up in my eyes and she said "are you doing okay?" but NEVER STOPPED ATTACKING MY FACE.
My cousin had her first baby yesterday and she had posted on social media that she was being induced so we knew the baby was coming (she lives in a different state). I was checking all day to see her announcement that he was born and when I woke up this morning, our aunt had announced it on FB including his name and everything. My cousin has still not announced and nobody in her immediate family has posted anything either. I just keep thinking of how pissed I would be to have my aunt announce the birth of my baby before I got a chance to!
THIS!!!
This is my biggest fear. My MIL is a social media whore and I cannot control her. Despite the fact that we repeatedly told her it was not FB news she "couldn't wait any longer" and announced we were expecting (of course this happened approximately 12 hours before I was planning on announcing so I was extra pissed). I called her and she took it down after it only was up for like 45 minutes but our friends saw it and felt slighted that we hadn't told them ourselves.
We had a family meeting over the holidays and informed them there would be NO POSTING OF ANYTHING BABY RELATED by anyone except the two of us. Once it is there, they are more than welcome to share it to their feed but this is my biggest worry.
I swear, if she slips once I'm demanding she give me her FB password so I can go in and delete things I do not find appropriate. I get the whole excited grandma thing but seriously, not your kid!
This just happened on Friday with my SIL and BIL. My MIL posted on FB that their baby girl had arrived before they even posted anything to announce her birth. I freaked out! I told my SO that he better call his mother and set her straight, we want to be the first to post on FB and then she can put an announcement on her page AFTER we do. She also posted naked pictures of the baby that she got via text message, ugh. I'm hoping she respects our wishes when our LO arrives.
goofygoff Good luck, indeed. I couldn't brave it right now. I've had the sensitive gums off and on during pregnancy and the dentist scares the shit out of me.
pearsforpoops Lovetit re: my ongoing appreciation for your ability to paint a hilarious picture with every post.
flmama622 I'm close to wearing flip flops. It's 45 when i wake but 70 by noonish here. However i can't paint my toes and i refuse to wear flip flops without painted toes.
Ughhhh ceo just sent a webinar invite for tomorrow for 2 hours. I hate these. My boss really needs to stop being sick so he can give me my raise already. He just needs to sign the paperwork. And less than 24 hours notice really? Annoying.
2nd annoyance- i had to audit someone's billing and it was way fucking off. Now i have a passive aggressive response from her waiting to be opened. Must have coffee first. I'm just doing my fucking job if you can't take feedback then that's your problem.
ETA: WTF is wrong with me! I am always pushing the button twice! Sorry for my duplicate quote you guys.
flmama622 I'm close to wearing flip flops. It's 45 when i wake but 70 by noonish here. However i can't paint my toes and i refuse to wear flip flops without painted toes.
Ughhhh ceo just sent a webinar invite for tomorrow for 2 hours. I hate these. My boss really needs to stop being sick so he can give me my raise already. He just needs to sign the paperwork. And less than 24 hours notice really? Annoying.
2nd annoyance- i had to audit someone's billing and it was way fucking off. Now i have a passive aggressive response from her waiting to be opened. Must have coffee first. I'm just doing my fucking job if you can't take feedback then that's your problem.
That's the main reason I'm not in flip flops either.
Also, I just want to bitch about how hard it is to be this pregnant. I felt the same way the first time, but I had convinced myself when we decided to have another baby that maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Dumb.
Don't get me wrong, I am happy for this baby to cook as long as he wants to, but I just need to complain. My back hurts, my hips hurt, I can't sleep, I have terrible heartburn even when I have eaten nothing, I'm moody, my vagina hurts, I pee constantly, I waddle, I contract constantly, I'm not allowed to pick up my daughter, and well, I would like to have a good stiff drink.
::deep exhale::
Gurlll, I'm liking this in commiseration. This pregnancy is killer. I didn't take E to Gymboree class today I think I'm officially at the point where I can't handle something like that alone. I feel sad for E. I know I talk about this like every day on here, but it really drags me down to think of all the fun and activities she'd like to be having/doing. But oy, just getting her food ready brings on ute tightening and breathlessness, let alone chasing her around Gymboree or even getting on the floor to play.
Yes! Gah I feel so bad for DD! Every time she reaches up for me to pick her up and I can't do it, I want to cry. I feel like I'm not enough for her right now and it is such an awful feeling.
Add me to team flip flops. I wore them to to work today and my boss side eyed the shit out of me..there is snow on the ground..but in my defense the high is 58, and nanny kid has music class today and I just can't deal with taking the shoes off and putting them back on in the span of 45 minutes. Nope. Nope. Nope.
Post by ashleyrh661 on Feb 3, 2015 12:41:22 GMT -5
All this sex talk is making me feel like I should give it a try. It's been at least 3 weeks for us. I dropped off DS at preschool and am now getting a pedicure! Because one: H refuses to trim my toes. Two: it's going to be in the 70's (79 Friday) all week and I need to wear flip flops! This is my first pedi in like 6 months.
Post by coozieinmypurse on Feb 3, 2015 12:43:10 GMT -5
Took me all morning to get through the thread. I feel for you ladies stuck with flip flops in cold weather. Would moccasins help? I've been living in my Minnetonkas for a couple of months because they help my feet not swell and when they do, it's not as uncomfortable.
Re: registries. I refused to register at Target for baby because my wedding registry experience was so bad. Amazon was good, but barely anyone purchased off of there. I ended up adding a bunch of stuff from Amazon to BRU right before my shower because I realized people needed to buy things in person. I moved a bunch back to Amazon to buy it with my completion discount afterward. Example, my Skip Hop diaper bag was listed at $70 at BRU. With 10% completion discount it would have been $63. It was listed at $60 when I added it to my Amazon registry. With the discount, I paid just $54. Definitely a better deal.
AFM - Our email was down all morning and just came back, so I'm trying to catch up. And I'm so annoyed with my boss. A big part of my job is dealing with media. We sent out a press release this morning and now my boss isn't sure we are going to do interviews on it. Are you kidding me? It's our news and it's good! Why wouldn't we do interviews! So frustrated. Job search starts again in earnest after maternity leave.
citybee I get anxiety thinking that someone might do that to me!! I worry most about my mom but I do have to give her credit. when we told her we were pregnant she was respectful enough to wait, but she pestered almost daily.
I slept for almost 12 hours last night! I feel lame. Looks like I will continue to feel lame because I basically put myself on bed rest. My contractions are out of hand, every time I walk around, bend over, lift more than 2 pounds, or even flip sides in bed I get one. I'll see what the doc says at my appointment tomorrow about it. Until then I'm laying in a hotel room binge watching Call the Midwife
I'll have to catch up later. DS woke up before the 6:00 am alarm this morning and I haven't had any coffee yet.
We stayed up late doing our taxes. We'll owe over 2k this year We talked again about changing our withholdings but finally agreed we prefer to have the money up front to invest/whatnot and owe later.
I think we're going to set up an FSA for childcare expenses because we spent over $10k on daycare and only get to claim a $600 credit. Does anyone do this? Is it possible to write checks from an FSA?
We do an FSA for daycare for DD and save about $1500 a year. It's through my work, though, so they take out ~$300 per paycheck before taxes and then give me the money separately directly deposited into my bank account. I think you can put aside $5000 per child in daycare. I had to enroll and get my paper in before Jan 1 but that might just be because the FSA is through my employer.
@ whoever has the smoking in laws..I forgot ; ) They sound like real peaches, I wouldn't go either!
goofygoff I was just at the dentist and my gums were super sensitive and she poked the hell outta them! She wouldn't even take a break when I flinched and whined.
I walked over to the cafe in the other building. It was a rough walk back to my desk. They changed everything so now we can go out the basement door but have to walk up 2 flights of stairs outside to get back in on the main floor. Louis is still sitting high so she is right at my lungs and it's very cold out (only 27) so the cold does not help. It took me a good 10-15 miss to catch my breathe once I got back to my desk. If I need lunch I will just go and drive somewhere instead of dealing with that.
Thursday I have a lunch meeting in another building for a women's group and we are talking about maternity leave. Luckily I can ride the shuttle bus over to the building. And Friday my teams is getting Chinese with our team money so free food 2 days in a row I can do that.
I'm also feeling pretty sad for my dd. I love getting on the ground and playing with her (she loves being "chased"), but I just can't anymore. She just looks at me with these sad eyes because she doesn't understand why mommy is no fun anymore.
I'll have to catch up later. DS woke up before the 6:00 am alarm this morning and I haven't had any coffee yet.
We stayed up late doing our taxes. We'll owe over 2k this year We talked again about changing our withholdings but finally agreed we prefer to have the money up front to invest/whatnot and owe later.
I think we're going to set up an FSA for childcare expenses because we spent over $10k on daycare and only get to claim a $600 credit. Does anyone do this? Is it possible to write checks from an FSA?
We do an FSA for daycare for DD and save about $1500 a year. It's through my work, though, so they take out ~$300 per paycheck before taxes and then give me the money separately directly deposited into my bank account. I think you can put aside $5000 per child in daycare. I had to enroll and get my paper in before Jan 1 but that might just be because the FSA is through my employer.
FTM, but my understanding of the FSA for child care is that how you get the money depends on the provider. Some let you write checks and get reimbursed (which would kind of stink because you'd be paying twice for a short time); others give you a stored value card (debit card, essentially). Some might bill the FSA directly.
Post by mommyofkaylin on Feb 3, 2015 13:05:10 GMT -5
earthian, I totally understand how you feel. My DD does the same thing. She's become more attached to her dad recently. It's a good thing, because she used to be a total mommy's girl, but it still makes me really sad.
Post by huggabugga11 on Feb 3, 2015 13:06:04 GMT -5
It has taken me all morning to get through the randoms. Darnit. I was so excited when I woke up earlier then DS this morning, because that meant I got to eat my cereal and drink my coffee in peace without him asking for it every 5 seconds. Sometimes I don't want to share everything I am eating with you, child.
mango sorry about baby changing positions! You still have plenty of time to flip though. So don't worry too much.
skrittens I have friends who post every kind of picture of their children, and then I have friends who don't post anything to social media for fear someone will do something wrong with the pictures. It takes all kinds.
Add me to the list who are finally getting it on! DH and I finally had sexy time that didn't totally kill me last night. I can say I actually enjoyed it. Until after when my vagina felt like it had just been infiltrated with sandpaper of course. But, hey, that's par for the course. I am so tired. And I slept pretty okay last night I thought. Guess not.
My random today is kind of AWing, but I am so excited! Things are finally starting to look up after the last 7 months of down. Last week we got our new car, and this week we got approved for a place! So we can finally move out of my parents house before baby is here! We are signing lease paperwork on Friday. I am STOKED! Living with parents is the biggest drag on earth, and I NEVER want to do it again. Thank God we should be out of here in the next couple of weeks.
I'm working on my labor playlist. Whether or not I'll have an opportunity and/or desire to use it... we'll see. I thought it couldn't hurt to have it ready just in case.
Still researching woven wraps and it's overwhelming. I don't want to spend over $100 but I am getting antsy to choose something soon. There are so many gorgeous, high-quality wraps out there...
Post by crystaltrues on Feb 3, 2015 13:23:13 GMT -5
Wow page 4 already I'm only up to 2 butt I Will catch up and be back ladies. I've been mostly lurking lately and posting rarely, I've just been very busy, so sorry for that.
I'm currently waiting for my dr at my 35 week appointment. I think they may have forgotten about me because the light in this room turned off wIth me in it.
Post by pearsforpoops on Feb 3, 2015 13:24:20 GMT -5
So I made my list of everything I need to do. Wonder how many things I forgot. I'm almost done assigning myself due dates for each task (#necessary).
earthian & mommyofkaylin I bitched yesterday but I'll commiserate again today. I'm so excited to have the boys so close in age, but trying to be pregnant and be mom is IMPOSSIBLE. Haden is totally starting to go to DH when he wants to play when he used to always come to me. I'm happy DH can still chase him and roll on the floor with him but shit I miss my kid.
Post by pennypretty on Feb 3, 2015 13:30:59 GMT -5
jlr025 I can't even with the people thinking it's okay to post about my life on FB. I tried to explain it in a way that would make sense to my MIL like, hey, I consider this a medical issue, do I go on FB and announce to everyone, "MIL had a stellar colonoscopy today!" No. So do not post anything about my going into labor, or my giving birth, or my baby.
It's just wrong what people think is okay these days. My child, my rules, cool your tits.
coozieinmypurse I had the exact opposite issue, I wound up trading things to my amazon registry off of BRU because the BRU registry wasn't moving and amazon was nearly empty. I think nearly all of our friends/family would prefer click a button (especially with prime shipping) rather than go into a store.
saltyfins WHAT, that's a lame dentist. Even when I wasn't getting a cleaning while pregnant my hygienist tells me to let her know if I need a break.
crystaltrues The bathroom at my sister's office has the motion sensor lights and she regales me with stories of her tossing rolls of toilet paper around above the stalls if the lights go out while she's in there pooping for too long.
Aww pele I didn't see your update. I'm so sorry about your sweet kitty!
Add me to the everything hurts and I can't sleep camp. I woke up at 5:45 to pee this morning (it has finally begun) and I accidentally woke H up getting back in bed. He then bitched about not being able to go back to sleep, so I tried rubbing his head to calm him down, which only irritated him more. I told him to go sleep on the couch and he said the bed is more comfy. I'm like, this pregnant lady needs sleep damnit! So I basically slept like shit.
Also, my mom is here to stay until after LO is born. How am I going to go back to daily life after she's been cooking for me for 2 months?!
Today is my 36 week appt. and GBS swab. Fx it's negative.
Post by huggabugga11 on Feb 3, 2015 13:32:19 GMT -5
I just caught up with Mondays randoms... pele I am so sorry about your kitty. It is so tough to lose a pet. They become such an intricate part of the family and when they're gone something is missing. You are definitely in my thoughts.
pennypretty I misspoke. It was the hygienist who was doing that during my cleaning. My actual dentist is awesome. He stops the second you look uncomfortable. He's so nice and I've been seeing him for almost 14 years.
Last night I price compared the remaining products on my registry to amazon prices, a few items were significantly cheaper so we purchased those from amazon last night and tonight were going to BRU to use all the giftcard we got. Its crazy to know that im hours away from buying every thing we need for the baby!
Post by coozieinmypurse on Feb 3, 2015 14:05:52 GMT -5
ruemorgan - Same experience. Amazon was so much cheaper.
pennypretty - I'm an Amazon devotee too. I only made the BRU registry because I knew I'd have friends and family out shopping an hour before the shower. Two days before the shower, when I knew who was coming and could see not much purchased from either registry, I added a bunch of "available in store" to BRU. That is definitely the stuff we got most of.
AW here - I just got surprised with a shower at work. I was so irritated with about half the people beforehand because they were acting so sketchy, but now I'm pleased. I kind of regret buying so much last week though. I'm going to end up returning stuff because I've already purchased and washed the equivalent. Not the baby socks, though. I love the baby socks.
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