I have DDs 15 month appointment today. I think before then I'm going to *attempt* to take her to the park so she can run around. That may default into me just dropping her in the backyard with a ball or two. Oh well MOTY over here. Other than that, MHs insanely busy at work so he's been less than useless. He's on par with a chair that has a broken leg. Between being chief, getting ready for the new intern class, and applying for fellowship, I'm pretty sure the most I've said to him in the last week was hello and good night.
I am not even pretending to do work anymore. I haven't seen my boss for more than 5 minutes in the last two weeks and he is out of town all next week (which is my last week). Most days I go home early and take a nap before I pick J up from DC. It has been amazing.
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Post by cabbagecabbage on Jun 17, 2016 7:52:49 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure I wore my black or brown maternity pants at least 3 days a week to work when I was pregnant with DD. I wore the same jeans all winter this year and now I wear my black maternity shorts every other day or so. I also have two favourite shirts I wear the minute they're washed.
Even though I have no occasions and no money for it, I've started pinning and window shopping for flowy post-partum clothes as if I'll get a whole new wardrobe. I hate my maternity stuff right now.
In awesome news, I slept TWELVE hours last night (minus four bathroom trips). My DH saw me yawning at 6pm and sent me to bed.
Random: L and I are working on his reading skills every day after school but he gets frustrated so easily. Reading and writing doesn't come easy to him so I know that its hard and frustrating for him. It is so hard to keep my cool when he starts to loose it but so far I am managing.
I just want him to start first grade knowing how to read pretty well. I just don't think he imagined his summer time would involve "lessons" after school.
Post by housecarder on Jun 17, 2016 8:36:50 GMT -5
jenn83 I still have thank you notes to finish. I meant to bring them in my hospital bag.
My FFFC is that even though the girls are doing great as far as BF goes and I feel like a BAMF tandem feeding, I almost want to just go ahead and switch to formula because I know I'll have to when I go back to work and I'm lazy.
acorn99 I am right there with you. Soooo unproductive. I also haven't told work that I'm not coming back. Or that there's a chance I might be delivering at 36.5/37 weeks. Guess I should get on that...
Random: L and I are working on his reading skills every day after school but he gets frustrated so easily. Reading and writing doesn't come easy to him so I know that its hard and frustrating for him. It is so hard to keep my cool when he starts to loose it but so far I am managing.
I just want him to start first grade knowing how to read pretty well. I just don't think he imagined his summer time would involve "lessons" after school.
DD struggles with reading because she gets ahead of herself and then just guesses the word based off the pics. But she's more worried about getting better than I am so she is always getting books and asking to read to me. She even requested work books for her to practice writing.
Post by housecarder on Jun 17, 2016 8:41:09 GMT -5
Oh and just a forewarning. I thought my swollen ankles were bad before delivery...my legs are swollen all the way up to my thighs right now. So painful!
I will be really glad if no one sends us gifts. I already have everything and I hate thank you notes. DNW to spend 5 minutes of free time after the baby is born writing a thank you note for a 3rd copy of Goodnight Moon.
+1 to wearing the same clothes over and over again. I have 4 maternity dresses I rotate through, and if it's too cold out to wear them then I do yoga pants instead. Because my one pair of maternity jeans don't fit over the giant bump anymore...
Also +1 to hating thank you cards/not wanting anymore gifts. Especially clothing, staaaahp with the 0-3 month size onesies. This kid has enough 3 month onesies to wear a new one basically every day for a month, it's ridiculous. And I already washed all of that size so anytime more appear in the mail it's more frustrating than anything haha
housecarder you're the mom, you get to make the decisions! If you need any sort of motivation at all to continue bfing until you go back to work, just remember that they say any amount of time you do it is better than none benefits-wise. Whether it's for a year or a month. As long as those babies are being fed though that's all that matters, don't feel bad if you decide to switch to formula now instead of later!
Oh and just a forewarning. I thought my swollen ankles were bad before delivery...my legs are swollen all the way up to my thighs right now. So painful!
That was me the first time around. I was so swollen afterwards. Just in time for newborn/family pictures. I looked at the pics of me and was mortified. Those suckers got deleted.
Some genius thought it would be a good idea to give me the new task of helping coordinate/schedule interviews in Atlanta until I go on maternity leave, on top of my regular role, so I've been trying to figure out everything that comes along with that task all week and feeling sort of like I'm drowning. Do you know how hard it is to try and schedule interviews in Atlanta, when you live in Oregon and have a 3 hour time difference?! So I was up at 6am this morning on the phone, getting an interview scheduled for this afternoon. Only good thing about it is I'll be closing my laptop at 2pm and calling it the weekend, and taking a nice long nap!
Post by tikoberry99 on Jun 17, 2016 10:50:39 GMT -5
Omg it's my last day of work for 4 glorious months! I had a dream last night the big boss wanted me to go work for the magic department when I got back abd I started crying! Magic departnent wtf?
tikoberry99 that's the best perk about working from home, getting to wear whatever you want! I was told yesterday that they had hired my temporary replacement for maternity leave and that I'd need to go into the office for a day or two in the near future to train her...the thought of needing to put effort into getting ready before work and making myself look somewhat presentable makes me so sad haha
tikoberry99 that's the best perk about working from home, getting to wear whatever you want! I was told yesterday that they had hired my temporary replacement for maternity leave and that I'd need to go into the office for a day or two in the near future to train her...the thought of needing to put effort into getting ready before work and making myself look somewhat presentable makes me so sad haha
Uggg I can't even imagine trying to look presentable for the office, but yay they have your replacement!
Post by littlesthobo on Jun 17, 2016 11:13:24 GMT -5
Add me to the "recycling" maternity clothes club! This whole pregnancy I only bought one pair of pants and two pairs of jeans for work.
Now that I'm off, it's so much worse. I wore and slept in the same t-shirt for three days straight. I need to shower today but just don't feel like it.
All the stories in the news lately are really making me feel anxious. Some terrible local stories have popped up too and it's awful. I need to stay off FB for awhile. I hate to bury my head in the sand because that helps no one, but I can't handle it right now.
littlesthobo I've been feeling the same way lately. It's so scary to be bringing a child into this world when there are so many awful, hateful things going on. I've felt this way since Sandy Hook, but now that I'm going to have a child it's made these thoughts even worse.
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