DS slept like crap again last night. I'm over this 18 month sleep regression. On the bright side, my sister was in Northern Virginia/Maryland over the weekend and brought me back an apple cider doughnut! Annnd it's only a three day work week! Daycare is closed Thursday and Friday for teacher training before reopening for the new school year on the 6th, so I'm taking DS to Florida to visit my parents I can't wait!
Post by fikafairy67 on Aug 29, 2016 9:23:05 GMT -5
I'm fighting off a cold. AGAIN. Thanks DS...
kaydee0402 and @kc295905, I LOVE apple cider donuts. I live in PA, so the grocery stores have them all over the place. I may or may not have had some this weekend for breakfast... I love fall!!
I ended up not getting out of MIL visiting this weekend, it made for a long Saturday. So many inappropriate questions(am I having any leakage from anywhere?). She brought a massive bag of baby stuff she's bought too. Some of it is cute, but the bulk of it is the most hideous stuff I have ever seen, I'm not even sure where she found some of it-they aren't brands I recognize. It makes me wonder if in the 16 years I've been with DH she has ever paid attention to any clothes I wear or my personality at all. Neon, big bows and glitter(I hate glitter) are not things you will find in my closet unless I was made to own it by work and will not be in baby girl's wardrobe until she's old enough to pick it herself. I've already started a "for when grandma comes over" pile.
OMG apple cider donuts... I need one!!! Maybe I can con my way into one this weekend. Add me to the crappy sleep train, stressful dreams + our neighbor's dog waking me up for what's become her nightly 10 minute barking session... annoying. I feel like there's a friendly/stern conversation coming their way soon...
@cahistoryteacher, that totally sucks. I have a shower coming up in a couple of weeks and no one has bought anything off of our registries so I'm prepared to receive lots of outfits I would never in a million years consider putting on her. P.S. I love glitter. P.S.S. Your MIL asked about leakage?!? Those TMI topics stay on this forum...
Post by requiressnacks on Aug 29, 2016 9:53:57 GMT -5
OMG - apple cider donuts sound AMAZING kaydee0402. I am so ready for fall - give me all the apple and pumpkin things!
I feel so run down today. I started painting the babies room yesterday morning while DH was still away on his Guy's night at the casino. I got so much done that I ended up just finishing it myself. So I painted for 4 hours straight. I'm paying for it today.
requiressnacks, I have the hardest time putting down my paintbrush!! You can see how close you are to finishing and it's just so hard to put things away and I never believe I'll pick it back up and finish within a reasonable timeline. I totally get it, hopefully you're feeling less sore/tired soon! What color did you go with?
I worked on a diy flower mobile yesterday and was in the crafting zone so hard I that worked from 2:30 - 7:00pm, barely taking breaks for food/water/bathroom. DH just stayed out of it as much as possible, I had total tunnel vision. I'll post a pic on the pregnancy nursery thread.
Winnifred, I used to be pro-glitter until a student was using some in my classroom and spilled an ENTIRE bottle of fine glitter all over my classroom. She seriously left a trail about 10 feet long. That was something like 4 years ago and I'm still finding it on things. No more glitter for me. I get my glitter from jewelry.
requiressnacks , I have the hardest time putting down my paintbrush!! You can see how close you are to finishing and it's just so hard to put things away and I never believe I'll pick it back up and finish within a reasonable timeline. I totally get it, hopefully you're feeling less sore/tired soon! What color did you go with?
I worked on a diy flower mobile yesterday and was in the crafting zone so hard I that worked from 2:30 - 7:00pm, barely taking breaks for food/water/bathroom. DH just stayed out of it as much as possible, I had total tunnel vision. I'll post a pic on the pregnancy nursery thread.
Yeah, it would have killed me to leave half of it unpainted, just for the sake of making H contribute. haha. We just went with a boring gray. The babies will have navy/pink bedding so it seemed like a logical choice.
Post by tbonequeen13 on Aug 29, 2016 10:07:48 GMT -5
kaydee0402, you're making me drool. We get apple cider doughnuts in Oct when we head to the mountains to see the leaves...so good!
We came home from a busy Saturday to find our male cat had puked in the house (he does that somewhat regularly- he has a sensitive stomach)...well Sat night and Sunday he was hiding in a corner and wouldn't get up and wouldn't walk and was acting very weird. Of course, the only vets open on Sundays are the expensive places- PetSmart and the emergency places. We took him to PetSmart and spend all day yesterday dealing with that....8 hrs and $275 later and they really had no idea what was wrong...blood work came back normal and I wasn't ready to drop another $100 on x-rays. They gave him fluids and anti-nausea meds and he seems back to his normal self. The problem is, the female cat will no longer come any where near him b/c he smells funny and so now I fear she's going to end up getting sick b/c she won't come downstairs where he is, which is also where the food is, and so he's eating all the food....last time this happened it was 3 days before she'd come within 50 ft of him and by then it will be 3 or 4 days since she's eaten....and bringing food up to her won't work b/c the male will follow the food and then she'll hide somewhere else.
Post by littlelion on Aug 29, 2016 11:44:43 GMT -5
My tummy is not feeling right. I keep having to run to the bathroom. I feel obligated to tough it out and stay at work since last frid (this week too) I came in late due to appt.
@kaydee0402 – Yay for 3 day weeks!!! I also really NEED an apple cider donut! I may need to find one this week…
mrsp121308 – We made fruit kabobs (the rainbow ones) for DD birthday and they SUCKED to put together. I feel for you! What a cool treat though and I’m sure the kiddos will love them.
@cahistoryteacher – leakage?? WTF. I’m assuming that you’re not that close with her. Awkward.
requiressnacks – pumpkinnnnnn yessssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG – 4 hours of painting…. Are you nuts! Navy & pink bedding sounds so darn cute.
tbonequeen13 – I hope your kitty feels better… our dogs always act super weird around one another if one is at the vet or the groomers… must be the smell.
littlelion - I'm also not feeling well... I've been kind of nauseas the last few days, not sure if it's because of the heartburn or what. Just not feeling very good. I hope that you feel better soon - I hate having an upset stomach at work. Ugh!
sorry about your kitty tbonequeen13. is he peeing regularly? I have had male cats that have had urinary issues with that sort of behavior (it's not uncommon in males).
I love that you say genetically blessed.... I have a few friends that have "sworn" they didn't get them by using this cream or that cream... I don't buy that. You're either going to get them or you're not. I got them on my lower belly with G however even in that year they've faded so much!!! I know that I'll get more this time around if I go full term, which I'm totally fine with, but what bothers me more than anything is they get so damn itchy sometimes!
I love that you say genetically blessed.... I have a few friends that have "sworn" they didn't get them by using this cream or that cream... I don't buy that. You're either going to get them or you're not. I got them on my lower belly with G however even in that year they've faded so much!!! I know that I'll get more this time around if I go full term, which I'm totally fine with, but what bothers me more than anything is they get so damn itchy sometimes!
I'll be honest - I haven't been using any cream, so if they were going to be prevented by a cream, I missed that boat.
But yeah, I think genetics is the overriding factor here. I have stretch marks in other places, so I knew it was only a matter of time. And with twins, I'd be curious if there are twin moms out there who DON'T get stretch marks.
Yeah, my doctor said the same thing about stretch marks. Lotions will help ease the itchiness but if your mom had them, you probably will too. I already have them from growing up, so I'm sure there will be more.
I love that you say genetically blessed.... I have a few friends that have "sworn" they didn't get them by using this cream or that cream... I don't buy that. You're either going to get them or you're not. I got them on my lower belly with G however even in that year they've faded so much!!! I know that I'll get more this time around if I go full term, which I'm totally fine with, but what bothers me more than anything is they get so damn itchy sometimes!
I'll be honest - I haven't been using any cream, so if they were going to be prevented by a cream, I missed that boat.
But yeah, I think genetics is the overriding factor here. I have stretch marks in other places, so I knew it was only a matter of time. And with twins, I'd be curious if there are twin moms out there who DON'T get stretch marks.
I had used I think vitamin B oil or something with G, however once I started getting my stripes I stopped using it. I figured meh, who cares. I had them on the inner parts of my thighs and my lovehandles anyway from having gained weight so I knew with a baby they would come.
Yeah, my doctor said the same thing about stretch marks. Lotions will help ease the itchiness but if your mom had them, you probably will too. I already have them from growing up, so I'm sure there will be more.
My mom actually never got any! And I did... lucky me! LOL
sorry about your kitty tbonequeen13 . is he peeing regularly? I have had male cats that have had urinary issues with that sort of behavior (it's not uncommon in males).
it's hard for us to tell...we have 2 cats so we don't know who is doing the peeing....i haven't heard him in there crying or anything....they tried to get a urine sample yesterday but couldn't (he was dehydrated)...if he starts acting funny again, we'll take him to a regular vet and have it checked out
Post by littlelion on Aug 29, 2016 14:47:33 GMT -5
I meant to update you all on the baby shower I went to this past saturday. I think my cousin got the kind she wanted. It was a bbq, coed and there was a mechanical bull. A couple of games were played but as you can imagine, the bull was the focal pt for many. And I left around 8 pm when it started to get dark and the gifts had not been opened. I can only assume she did that afterwards on her own. Which I kind of missed that part. But oh, well. Like I said, I think she got the party she wanted.
I meant to update you all on the baby shower I went to this past saturday. I think my cousin got the kind she wanted. It was a bbq, coed and there was a mechanical bull. A couple of games were played but as you can imagine, the bull was the focal pt for many. And I left around 8 pm when it started to get dark and the gifts had not been opened. I can only assume she did that afterwards on her own. Which I kind of missed that part. But oh, well. Like I said, I think she got the party she wanted.
wow! A mechanical bull at a baby shower - that's a first for me!
Sounds like a fun party, at least. A few of my friends did the co-ed/BBQ thing.
I haven't gotten any stretch marks yet but I'm sure they are coming. I have many tiny/pearly white ones all over my bottom and hips, I remember being SOO pissed off when they kept appearing as a teenager. Every now and then I put on cocoa butter, but only like 5% of my brain actually thinks it might help. This may be the same 5% that always assumes good weather is ahead and is totally shocked by rain/wind/snow... every damn time.
lola, I added a picture to the nursery thread on Pregnancy. I'm still a little unsure of whether I made the right choice or not, since we've picked out so many fun things for her room and the flowers feel a bit too precious/maybe old lady? I don't know, I think I'm just completely indecisive...
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