Friday, Friday, Friday!

[lakegirl]

DS was down to just a morning nursing session. This morning I gave him his sippy cup and he hasn't tried to get at my boobs. I'm excited to have my boobs back for a few months, I can actually take the diclegis the doctor gave me (weeeeeee!!), but I enjoyed our nursing relationship and am sad it's probably over. ALL THE FEELS 😭😭😭

[judyblume14]

Jul 1, 2016 6:13:43 GMT -5 lakegirl said:

DS was down to just a morning nursing session. This morning I gave him his sippy cup and he hasn't tried to get at my boobs. I'm excited to have my boobs back for a few months, I can actually take the diclegis the doctor gave me (weeeeeee!!), but I enjoyed our nursing relationship and am sad it's probably over. ALL THE FEELS 😭😭😭

Fist bump, mama.  My girl is down to only asking once every couple of mornings. *goes to sob in the corner*

[judyblume14]

We're having a big big party this weekend (the first time we've ever hosted a big event). The list of chores I have to do is outrageous. Thankfully, I'm working a short day from home, and my awesome SIL is coming over to help me out. And my FIL and his wife are coming back up to stay with us this weekend and will help us set up tomorrow.

[heybulldog56]

Good morning! Today is DS's last day of daycare for the summer. Unfortunately it will not be a "me" day since DH and I have his grandmother's burial to attend. Hope everyone's Friday is off to a decent start!

[meeggaannw]

Good morning ladies! I've been trying to leave my phone behind while on vacation this week so I haven't been around much. Right now I'm laying in bed while DD sleeps, glorious. Also, I am officially 14 weeks which means, 2nd trimester!!! So happy. Enjoy your Friday everyone!

[jrun2013]

Good morning!

Just trying to figure out what to do today. I think I might take DD to Barnes and noble, then grocery shopping. We don't have any long weekend plans, but we do have a wedding to go to tomorrow, so that should be fun.

Have a great day!

[rinny]

Ahhhhh big day, lakegirl. It's totally bittersweet.


Soooo pumped for the long weekend. We are taking DS to the zoo for the first time, I hope he loves it.

[heybulldog56]

I should be getting dressed for this funeral but it's so hard to get up. I took DS to daycare and collapsed on the couch as soon as I got home. I did pick up an iced latte but I have yet to take a sip.

[peaseblossom55]

I'm at work. I hope we get let out early today, even if it's an hour early. The Friday before Memorial Day weekend we got out at 2:30. We are having a picnic hosted by the department. I am really looking forward to it and all the yummy food. I can't wait for watermelon.

It's supposed to rain and thunder all day we were supposed to go to a friend's house tonight for a BBQ and fireworks at a nearby park. The fireworks are already cancelled, they are having people over for pizza tonight and for a BBQ/fireworks tomorrow. I really don't want to go at all, we only know 2 people going and if we do go I'd rather go the night the people I know are going. I just want to stay inside and avoid people really. Especially now that I am showing.

[vlagroupie]

Jul 1, 2016 6:14:44 GMT -5 opheliainwaders said:

Aww, lakegirl I know how that feels! If it helps, DD is still a cuddlebug, despite having weaned last fall.

I wish I could say my DD was a cuddlebug, apparently she is just how her daddy was when he was a baby, according to mil. I'm really banking on this baby being a cuddlebug.

[vlagroupie]

Question for those with dopplers...where did you buy it? I looked on Amazon and the one recommended here was even listed.

[elisef]

Jul 1, 2016 8:35:18 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Question for those with dopplers...where did you buy it? I looked on Amazon and the one recommended here was even listed.

I actually got mine at a local second hand store so if you don't mind a used one you could call a few around your house.  It is a little older but works great and was pretty cheap.  I didn't want to spend too much since I only use it for a few weeks until I start feeling baby move.  

ETA: I spent 10 dollars and it has now made it through 2 pregnancies.  

[ellabee]

Jul 1, 2016 8:35:18 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Question for those with dopplers...where did you buy it? I looked on Amazon and the one recommended here was even listed.

Here's the link for where I got mine. Shipping was super fast. They were a few dollars cheaper than elsewhere.


www.clinicalguard.com/featured-products/sonoline-b-handheld-pocket-fetal-doppler-174.html

[ellabee]

Hugs for all the complicated weaning feels lakegirl! It's a big accomplishment and while you feel proud and liberated, it's also so hard to end that part of your relationship and realize how big they're getting. I feel you, girl!

Trying to decide if traveling today at noon (for a 2hr trip down the Cape) would be better or worse than going first thing in the morning tomorrow..... decisions decisions....

[LovesMeSomeCake]

Happy Friday! Except that it's Day 1 in Accounting/Finance which is hell day. boo. I got a headache last night so bad I couldn't sleep, it's still with me, I want to cry. Aint nobody got time for this!! Tylenol is the only safe med right? I'm going to run out at lunch.

Oh! Get this, yesterday some jerkface stole my snacks out of the office fridge. Not just one, no, ALL 3! My sugar free jello, low sugar yogurt and a peach cup. WTF! I can't even. I'm going to write a note, I think it will start with "I have a very special set of skills..."

[ellabee]

DD slept until 7:20 today. Seven freakin' twenty! It was glorious.

[judyblume14]

LovesMeSomeCake, I'm in first-of-the-month hell, too. Solidarity.

[ellabee]

Jul 1, 2016 9:11:44 GMT -5 LovesMeSomeCake said:

Happy Friday! Except that it's Day 1 in Accounting/Finance which is hell day. boo. I got a headache last night so bad I couldn't sleep, it's still with me, I want to cry. Aint nobody got time for this!! Tylenol is the only safe med right? I'm going to run out at lunch.

Oh! Get this, yesterday some jerkface stole my snacks out of the office fridge. Not just one, no, ALL 3! My sugar free jello, low sugar yogurt and a peach cup. WTF! I can't even. I'm going to write a note, I think it will start with "I have a very special set of skills..."

This is gag-worthy, but I couldn't not post after reading about your office thief:
metro.co.uk/2016/06/30/couple-put-dead-lizard-in-pizza-to-get-revenge-on-food-thief-5977230/


ETA: tl;dr - office food thief ate a pizza that someone put a dead lizard in to get revenge.

[heybulldog56]

LovesMeSomeCake, I will never understand snack thieves. Don't be a lazy ass! Get in your car and go buy your own fucking snacks!!!!!!

[LovesMeSomeCake]

did anyone else keep a gift list from their wedding to use when attending future weddings? just wondering as I write out this check for the weekend's wedding.

[lakegirl]

I would murder someone LovesMeSomeCake. I can't believe how rude people are. Is it yours? NO? Then leave it alone! I would leave a note and throw in some pregnancy guilt if your pregnancy is public knowledge.

[lakegirl]

Jul 1, 2016 9:34:45 GMT -5 LovesMeSomeCake said:

did anyone else keep a gift list from their wedding to use when attending future weddings? just wondering as I write out this check for the weekend's wedding.

Unintentionally yes. My list had everyone's addresses on it so I kept it. I will admit to referencing what I received when shopping/check writing for the couple.
ETA: more out of curiosity, not to be spiteful!

[judyblume14]

Yep, we kept a wedding gift list to refer to in the future. We don't do tit-for-tat or anything, and would never "downgrade" a gift after consulting. But sometime we'll up a gift if we notice someone was extra generous.

There are people that didn't give us a gif, which is fine. We don't "hold it against them."

[lakegirl]

My mom is having a family get together in a couple of weekends and offered to get a hotel room for me/mh and keep DS overnight. There will be SEVEN dogs in that house. Most of them are large and not well trained. Two of them I don't trust around me or my dog so big fat lolz at letting my baby stay there without me (I also doubt my mother's ability to properly supervise DS in a giant house that is not baby proofed and filled with people and dogs). My mother has taken offense to this and doesn't understand why I refused a night away from DS even though I clearly spelled it out for her.

I know it's not Thursday but I'm feeling the pregnancy rage and won't remember the UO for next week. Evidently my opinion is unpopular with my half brother (3 dogs) and brother (1 dog). If you own a dog(s) you need to properly train them and be able to afford to kennel them for the weekend in situations like this. It is rude to bring your dogs to an event where there will be a large number of people including easily knocked over babies and elderly folks. Our dog will not be making this trip because wtf to a houseful of dogs.

[peaseblossom55]

LovesMeSomeCake, no I don't keep a list of who sent what for gifts from our wedding, we don't tit for tat. That is awful about the snack thief. I'd be so angry.

[LovesMeSomeCake]

Jul 1, 2016 9:58:00 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

Yep, we kept a wedding gift list to refer to in the future. We don't do tit-for-tat or anything, and would never "downgrade" a gift after consulting. But sometime we'll up a gift if we notice someone was extra generous.

There are people that didn't give us a gif, which is fine. We don't "hold it against them."

exactly this.
 

Edit: It is on our guest list with addresses, which is now our holiday card list on google, I don't think of it as a tit for tat thing, more I'd feel horrible to give less than they gave us, some of our friends were embarrassingly generous.

haha, maybe I should have moved this to FFFC?

[judyblume14]

lakegirl, I share your frustrations about untrained dogs. My SIL and BIL have a VERY hyper dog (a lab). It's not aggressive, but is very jumpy and playful. before we moved, they could never stay with us because we wouldn't let them bring their dog to our tiny apartment.

Now that we're in a big house with a big yard, we're letting them bring her to our party this weekend. It's a trial run and may very well be the first and last time they bring her here.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves. I don't mind your dog licking my face, or following my kid around. But the second it knocks her over, or jumps on me? Fuck no. Get out.

[lakegirl]

judyblume14, yes! I believe my brother's dog could be a nice dog if trained. She's very sweet by herself but too crazy with other dogs. She's thirty pounds of pure, compact muscle so when she jumps, you get knocked flat on your ass!

I'm not super close to my half brother as we didn't grow up together but he gets a huge wtf side eye for his dogs. The youngest one has nipped the other two to the point of bleeding on several occasions. And even my brother won't let his rough and tumble dog play with it. How are you not addressing this problem?! I'm astonished.

[judyblume14]

lakegirl, my BIL and SIL are like "aw, she's still in her puppy phase...she'll calm down."

Um, no. Your 6 year old lab is "untrained," not "a puppy."

[heybulldog56]

This is really random but I didn't think it was worth its own thread. What do I need to do to prep my pump? Do I need to replace anything? We are sitting in a waiting room at Arlington National Cemetary waiting for the funeral (stars at 1). Just trying to occupy myself.