Wake Up M17! Thursday Thoughts

[mosdub]

Hey! What's everyone up to on this almost-Friday?

[cosmicav]

It'll be a long day for me today. It's Back to School night.

-horror music plays in the distance-

Lol...it won't be that bad, just tiring. Just getting my room/closet ready. I doubt I'll have any parents or kids come see me, since I'm not a teacher per se, but gotta be prepared.

[moutonrouge]

My flight out to visit my mom was delayed, so I'm working for another...30 min until I head to the airport. At least I won't have to take as much PTO.

I've called the contractors who did work on our yard 3 times in the last 2 weeks about when they'll come by to do a final inspection and how to pay them. They've never called me back. Today I get a call asking where their payment is. I'm so annoyed. But apparently the guy who did the work got fired (great, great) although that doesn't explain why the office never called me back. I feel like we're delinquent on payment so I'm embarrassed, but the rational me doesn't think I was unreasonable.

[ladytiffany24]

I'm around. My nose is stuffier today so I think i'm on my way to a full on cold. Horrible timing, not only because it's paired with shitty nausea, but we're going away this weekend and will be staying in a big cabin with some of my family. At least I'll get to relax!

[cosmicav]

My fancy pants are too long for my stumpy little legs so I hemmed them with paper clips once I got to work #winning

[mls5871]

I'm here. Just boarding a plane to head home! Traveling two weeks in a row for work is no bueno. I miss my baby, and DH! I took tomorrow off so I can spend the day with DD.

[mosdub]

I confided in my SIL last night when my H made some poor life choices resulting in him being more drunk than anyone should on a work night. She delivered us Burger King this morning best SIL ever.

[meggypoo1]

I pooped! I feel like a new person and about 5 pounds lighter! ☺️

[kristhegirl]

Aug 18, 2016 8:37:15 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

I threw up while standing in the security line this morning. I at least made it to a trash can, but I haven't actually been sick in a while and that was the worst possible timing and of course everyone in line with me also seems to be on my flight. I stocked up on crackers and ginger ale so hopefully the rest of my day will be uneventful

Oh no! Throwing up in public is a weird fear of mine. I'd have immediately turned around all, "babies, man. What are you going to do?" So no one would treat me like I had the plague. Nothing awkward about that, not at all.

Hope your puking is over.

[mosdub]

ugaqueencity Awww I'm so sorry *hugs* I hope the flight goes better for you. I agree that I would probably tell the strangers next to me I was pregnant so they wouldn't be all "this bitch bringing the flu on the plane"

[caer]

I'm sorry ugaqueencity. I hope the rest of your trip is easy and uneventful!

[caer]

We're leaving for Maine tomorrow so I'm spending the day packing and getting ready. This is a total FWP but I'm not looking forward to the vacation. The lake house is really rustic, 10 feet from the lake and not child-proofed. So I basically have to stay within arm's reach of my toddler at all times, which is hard when I'm sick and just want to sit! I'm hoping DH and my MIL are extra helpful this year.

[callmeKD]

ugh ugaqueencity - hope you feel better ASAP

[callmeKD]

I've done more at work in the last hour then I did all day yesterday.

[glb30]

I'm here! Just boring. I do the same thing everyday.

Get ready
Train
Work
Train
Dinner
Tv or read
Bed

I went to bed at 8 pm last night- it was awesome

[glb30]

@justinslovo lol. I love the food that shall not be mentioned on a board of pregnant ladies.

[callmeKD]

I'm trying to eat a banana. it's making me gag. hoping some chocolate will help.

[missi]

... @justinslovo, that sounds sooo good. My sister owns a Perkins restaurant.. and has her own sausage gravy recipe different from the rest. I want that soo badly right now. Sadly, I'm in California.. she is in Indiana.

I called in sick to work this morning. Went to bed with a migraine, woke up with a migraine. The Tylenol + caffeine did not do the trick. First time I've called in there. The pain is being held back at the moment.. but my dh says I still have it.

[madameovary]

Maybe it's the gas pain but I cannot stop singing " did you ever know that you're my heeeeero , and everything I would like to beeee. I can fly higher than an eagle, you are the wind beneath my wings." The lyrics are close to that, right ? Being the wind beneath someone's wings actually sounds pretty insulting. Like, "beesch, you're just the wind beneath my wings <snap>."

[glb30]

missi I hope you feel better soon.

madameovary haha- pretty sure those are the lyrics. And they are kind of insulting lol

[missi]

Aug 18, 2016 9:40:08 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

missi love it for the gravy, boo for the migraine. Chug water! It is the pregnancy cure all. (At least cures most)

Ugh.. I'm having soo much trouble with water.  The reflux started early >.> and it tastes soo gross right now.  lol  Yes, though, you are correct, I am dehydrated sooo much. 

[kaits8]

Good morning everyone! DH is gone again today 8am-330am so I'm struggling through. My parents are gone, too, so when DD wakes up from her nap I'll probably go to Dunkins (again..this baby loves his/her bagels) just to get out of the house.

(Warning, rant/confession. If this makes me too terrible of a person I'll delete it!)
I have a stash of breast milk in my chest freezer (about 550oz) that I'm not going to use before it starts going bad (DD now chooses a cup of cow's milk over BM). A friend saw me mention on fb I was considering donating it and now has a friend who asked for it (she's pregnant w/ #2 & her supply dried up), so she's coming to pick most of it up later today. I feel like a really terrible person, but I was imagining donating to a mom with a teeny tiny newborn-like baby...but this friend's kid is over a year old. I 100% get wanting to give BM over a year (& I fully support nursing as long as you want, etc), but part of me is annoyed I'm now donating to someone with a kid the same age as mine. I know, I'm a terrible person, I just had to get that off my chest. I wanted to help a tiny newborn! I'm having a hard enough time parting with my stash *end rant..sorry!*

[caer]

Aug 18, 2016 9:46:51 GMT -5 missi said:

Aug 18, 2016 9:40:08 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

missi love it for the gravy, boo for the migraine. Chug water! It is the pregnancy cure all. (At least cures most)

Ugh.. I'm having soo much trouble with water.  The reflux started early >.> and it tastes soo gross right now.  lol  Yes, though, you are correct, I am dehydrated sooo much. 

I'm glad I'm not the only one! Water tastes so bad to me right now.
I can only handle ginger ale. I also feel so dehydrated!

[amacbaby]

kaits8, I don't think feeling that way makes you a terrible person. Breastmilk really is more useful for small babies, especially if they were premature. Can you give this friend half and see if you can donate the other half?

[kaits8]

Aug 18, 2016 10:05:30 GMT -5 amacbaby said:

kaits8 , I don't think feeling that way makes you a terrible person. Breastmilk really is more useful for small babies, especially if they were premature. Can you give this friend half and see if you can donate the other half?

I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. I hadn't given her an exact amount originally, so I ended up telling her "I think I have 300-350oz, I'll have to count". I felt bad lying, but I couldn't bring myself to say, "sorry but I don't want to give all of my milk to your toddler". A milk bank just opened up in the town next to us, so I'm going to research donating the rest there, or I'll head over to the Human Milk 4 Human Babies fb pages to see if I can find another local mom with a small baby. Thanks for making me not feel as terrible

[jnnfrrose6]

kaits8 another supporter that totally gets wanting to give it to a newborn. It is one thing to want the milk because you were unable to produce enough for your new baby and quite another to want it simply because your supply dried up when you got knocked up and your over 1 year old won't get any more.

[mikaela20]

ugaqueencity oh that sounds awful. I hope you make it through the flight ok.

moutonrouge that's annoying. Payment is due when the final inspection happens on the job. What if the guy did a crap job? Someone has to check it out.

glb30 you are describing my life.

I'm feeling mildly nauseous today, which is weird since I thought my nausea was over. Nope, guess not.

[kaits8]

Thank you everyone for the support! I'm really trying to remind myself that being able to help any baby (/toddler) is a good thing. Maybe I'll give her a less than I planned and tell her I decided to hang onto some of it. Or maybe I'll say I decided I'm going to try to get my DD to drink it after all...? I know I shouldn't lie, and shouldn't feel like I have to lie, but I can't bring myself to tell her sorry I changed my mind and don't want to feed your toddler. Ugh...I should have just donated it to a milk bank. But I really, really appreciate you all making me feel like less of a bad person!

[erinshelley21]

Aug 18, 2016 9:07:05 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

*Food warning*





MIL made homemade hash browns, scrambled eggs, with sausage gravy smothering it all. Omg. Heaven in a bowl.

And I'm not sure if a food warning is needed, but I know sausage gravy is not for everyone.

Omg I want. I've been wanting biscuits and gravy for a while.

[doves654]

Working from Colorado while half on vacation so I'm being a terrible poster!