Moaning Monday!

[aggiebug]

Morning. It's a sleepy day this morning.


kartish congratulations!!! So exciting.

[dmorgendorffer]

kartish Congrats! Wishing you an easy and smooth 9 months!

My Monday moan - my train was 23 minutes late this morning, with no announcement or communication at all at any point. Not a great way to start the week.

We mostly had fun picking strawberries yesterday, but it was way too crowded and we spent more time waiting in lines than we did actually picking. We got some really good pictures of DD though and she loved eating them so it was totally worth it.

[lilyelayne]

My car battery is dead. It's supposed to storm all day. I can't get to the grocery store. Had a park play date doubly thwarted by weather & car battery.

Man I had a lot of moans today. Thanks for the appropriate thread title, aggiebug.

[kartish]

Thanks everyone! We were a little bit shocked at first, then we were like what did we do? We'll have to by a new car and get together another bedroom and how will V deal with not being a single child and being a big brother and ahhh!!!

But now I'm starting to get really excited. I need to call in and make an appointment with the midwife.

[aggiebug]

kartish our emotions were so different this time around its crazy. Still happy but there was a lot more. What were we thinking? And poor DD not being an only anymore? And why are you making me feel so poorly little trouble maker?

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kartish and aggiebug I feel like I already have a lot of those feelings and we haven't even decided to start TFAS yet. Can't even imagine what it'll be like when it's real.

I have nothing to moan about today. I forgot my wallet this morning, but DH and DD solved it by coming in and taking me to lunch so it was a good mistake.

[dreemkin]

kartish I think all normal feelings. I felt a little sad about "ruining our family of three" and ours was planned but omg, having two is so great! 2nd kids are little stinkers/trouble makers though for sure aggiebug. dmorgendorffer and lilyelayne sorry for the moans!

Yesterday my FIL and BIL were in town for just one night. "Lay over" from a family wedding they attended (we chose not to go being as it was OOT). It was nice seeing them! We went out for dinner and I had to drive home lol (german restaurant with a great beer menu).

My H is on a business trip for a few days starting this morning. I'll be sad tonight when he's not in bed =( Anyway, we are going to portillos for a birthday lunch for my cousin's kid. I don't like Portillos and it's going to be annoyingly loud and busy during lunch rush. Oh well, it's something to do to get out of the house after being cooped in last week. Anna's leg is almost unnoticeable today though! Thank got for antibiotics!

[aggiebug]

Another moan: I think maternity pants are coming.

[dmorgendorffer]

We've started talking about TFAS and I agree @alyllyra, I'm already having such mixed feelings about it. Other than feeling a little sad about DD not being an only and dividing our attention I have some strong reservations about committing myself to all those MOTN wake ups again. DD has been such a terrible sleeper, and DH is not helpful at all during the night. I know that I kind of brought it on myself but that would really need to change the second time around.

[dmorgendorffer]

aggiebug the maternity pants never left over here. I have no shame in still wearing my black maternity pants because they are so comfy with all the stretch and the elastic waist.

[aggiebug]

Jun 13, 2016 11:02:48 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

aggiebug the maternity pants never left over here. I have no shame in still wearing my black maternity pants because they are so comfy with all the stretch and the elastic waist.

I think it's an UO but I loathe them. In the last tri most people want pregnancy to end because they ache and are uncomfortable etc, I wanted out of those damn pants.

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug dresses/maxi skirts/leggings instead?

dmorgendorffer my nephews are 15 months apart. BIL did very little of the MOTN care with the older one, but he did nearly all with the younger one. He had to in the beginning & then said he realized how much time he missed with his older in the baby stage because he didn't get up at night. They were both formula fed which helps in equal sharing of nighttime duties, but thought it could be an encouraging anecdote for you.

[aggiebug]

lilyelayne I am hoping to go that route but I only have a few non maternity dresses and they are kind of dressy and the maternity dresses still look strange I am in the in between stage. It's not like I have a ton of maternity dresses either most are best for church. Oh and I don't get how to wear leggings. They confuse me. Are there Capri leggings for summer dresses? Long leggings sound hot. What dresses can you wear leggings with and when is it a no go? What length dresses?

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Jun 13, 2016 11:25:38 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Jun 13, 2016 11:02:48 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

aggiebug the maternity pants never left over here. I have no shame in still wearing my black maternity pants because they are so comfy with all the stretch and the elastic waist.

I think it's an UO but I loathe them. In the last tri most people want pregnancy to end because they ache and are uncomfortable etc, I wanted out of those damn pants.

Yep, def think that's a UO. I loved my maternity pants!

[kartish]

Two of my maternity pants were low cut and had elastic on the back,and they were super comfy. Once pair I still wear because they were work pants and I have do few work pants that either needed to wear them or but new pants. And since I hate shopping for pants...
But normal maternity pants with the panel? I hated them with a passion. Hot and uncomfortable. Plus they don't really stay up. No thank you.

[seamonster]

I hated my maternity pants because they didn't fit well and I could only buy plus sized maternity pants online so I couldn't try them on before buying them.

[seamonster]

DS is over his GI virus and I didn't in fact get it. Just run of the mill food poisoning. I shared an appetizer with a friend and we both got sick. She called the restaurant and got the meal comped.

I'm feeling better, but not great. Luckily I had the day off from work so I could take DS to daycare and nurse myself back to health by watching House of Cards.

[aggiebug]

Jun 13, 2016 12:55:47 GMT -5 seamonster said:

DS is over his GI virus and I didn't in fact get it. Just run of the mill food poisoning. I shared an appetizer with a friend and we both got sick. She called the restaurant and got the meal comped.

I'm feeling better, but not great. Luckily I had the day off from work so I could take DS to daycare and nurse myself back to health by watching House of Cards.

Like for do feeling better and you getting to take care of yourself today.

[dreemkin]

aggiebug maybe you didn't find the right maternity pants for you. I also could not stand my full panel ones because they never stayed in the right place. But I have these Gap dress pants that are the best! They have a short wide elastic band. I still wear them for nicer pant occasions! So comfortable. Plus going to Goodwill or other second hand stores helped me find what I liked without spending too much $$.

[aggiebug]

Jun 13, 2016 16:59:03 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

aggiebug maybe you didn't find the right maternity pants for you. I also could not stand my full panel ones because they never stayed in the right place. But I have these Gap dress pants that are the best! They have a short wide elastic band. I still wear them for nicer pant occasions! So comfortable. Plus going to Goodwill or other second hand stores helped me find what I liked without spending too much $$.

Maybe so mine would not stay up. I had to trash my jeans before DD was even born they were so bad. But even when they were new I just never found them terribly comfortable.

[tortor4]

Just getting a chance to catch up after a busy weekend. DH was away all weekend and took today off to spend with us so I spent all day thinking it was Sunday. We went to my SIL's baby shower on Saturday and it was so fun watching her open all her new baby stuff. We went way overboard and got her way more stuff than we were planning but I could. Not. Stop. Buying all the baby things.

[tortor4]

aggiebug old navy maternity jeans? That's what I wore and they were pretty comfortable but it could just be me.

[aggiebug]

Jun 13, 2016 18:03:52 GMT -5 tortor4 said:

aggiebug old navy maternity jeans? That's what I wore and they were pretty comfortable but it could just be me.

No motherhood maternity :/ gap/ old Navy are too short. Even their longs are too short unfortunately.

[dmorgendorffer]

dreemkin I think we have the same gap maternity pants! I still wear them to work because they look nice and they are so comfortable. The full panel ones are really terrible. aggiebug maybe try the ones from Loft? They're only available online but I bet you can return them in the store if the length doesn't work for you.

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Jun 13, 2016 12:20:52 GMT -5 kartish said:

Two of my maternity pants were low cut and had elastic on the back,and they were super comfy. Once pair I still wear because they were work pants and I have do few work pants that either needed to wear them or but new pants. And since I hate shopping for pants...
But normal maternity pants with the panel? I hated them with a passion. Hot and uncomfortable. Plus they don't really stay up. No thank you.

Yaaas! The low cut ones that sit under the belly were my favorites too. I had a pair of jeggings that I could seriously live in they were so comfortable.