Friday Junior Randoms

[hmr11913]

@kaydee0402 --- we have a shark steam mop and I love it! I've been using it so much lately... plus, I love that it only has water in it.

[Lucy]

I'm not doing the glucose tolerance test for a few different reasons. My OB suggested skipping it and said it's fine since I have a glucose monitor and monitor for low blood sugar anyway. Except, he wants me to check fasting blood sugars (no problem), before eating (no problem), and 2 hours after eating -- the problem with that last one is that I rarely go 2 hours without eating. First world problems, for sure. Luckily I don't have to check them every day, just every once in a while to keep an eye on things.

[Winnifred]

Hello, ladies! It's been a busy morning over here. My OB check up went great this morning, I'm super excited because I didn't gain any weight between weeks 22-26, but I'm measuring right on track. I was feeling some pressure not to gain so quickly and now I feel like I'm back on track, ready to start gaining again. Dr also said they don't let people go past 41 weeks, which is a relief for me. I don't know why I think this baby will be super late, but I just do.

crimpgirl, I'll be 33 weeks by the time we take pictures, we based the appt more on the fall leaves than my bump. I totally understand your thinking, maybe ask for a slight delay?

WineNChocolate, oh man, thinking about outfits is tough!! I'm 100% set with one outfit for me but I need to figure out one more. DH is tough, he wants to wear a flannel shirt and I don't want it to be too loud in the pictures. Can't imagine needing to plan yet another outfit for a kid! Eek! P.S. Your pictures are SO CUTE, I can't handle it!!!

mrsp121308, woo hoo! That's so exciting! Care to share it? And have you started using it yet?

[Winnifred]

P.S. I bought two sets of knit headbands for baby, they were attached to cardboard backings and I just hadn't unpackaged them yet. Apparently my dog was bored yesterday, pulled both sets of headbands out of the bag and somehow managed to get the headbands off of the cardboard without injury (they were attached via plastic - also left intact), and ate the cardboard.

I was very surprised to walk into the nursery last night and find the headbands strewn about on the floor, completely intact, no packaging to be found... How did she even do it?!?

[requiressnacks]

FFTC: I never scrub my tile by hand. Guess I need a steam mop.

Ps. I'm basically the worst housekeeper.

[requiressnacks]

Sept 8, 2016 11:50:36 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

P.S. I bought two sets of knit headbands for baby, they were attached to cardboard backings and I just hadn't unpackaged them yet. Apparently my dog was bored yesterday, pulled both sets of headbands out of the bag and somehow managed to get the headbands off of the cardboard without injury (they were attached via plastic - also left intact), and ate the cardboard.

I was very surprised to walk into the nursery last night and find the headbands strewn about on the floor, completely intact, no packaging to be found... How did she even do it?!?

Glad she didn't eat them!

[Winnifred]

requiressnacks, me too! There's not even a single tooth mark in any of the headbands. Crazy.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 8, 2016 11:59:49 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

FFTC: I never scrub my tile by hand. Guess I need a steam mop.

Ps. I'm basically the worst housekeeper.

Haha, I'm very anal about our tile floors.  First we sweep, then scrub, followed by mopping and finally drying with a soft towel.  I do this every week.  You could eat off them...which is good because that's what my toddler usually does  

[mrsp121308]

Winnifred, her name is going to be Hazel Irene. I've started saying Baby Hazel to myself, but since we haven't told anyone IRL we haven't used it much.

[mrsp121308]

Sept 8, 2016 12:09:48 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Sept 8, 2016 11:59:49 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

FFTC: I never scrub my tile by hand. Guess I need a steam mop.

Ps. I'm basically the worst housekeeper.

Haha, I'm very anal about our tile floors.  First we sweep, then scrub, followed by mopping and finally drying with a soft towel.  I do this every week.  You could eat off them...which is good because that's what my toddler usually does  

So are you available for hire?  We cleaning people come every other week and our floors aren't even that clean after they leave.  

[kaydee0402]

mrsp121308, lol please reference above where I said I just bought a steam mop because my old back can't take bending over and scrubbing anymore! My back is so bad this pregnancy it's ridiculous. I'm going to blame it on the baby rather than my age

[Winnifred]

mrsp121308, aww what a sweet name!!! We are keeping ours a secret but we still refer to her by name at home, when it's just the two of us. It makes everything feel a lot more real than just calling her 'baby.'

[requiressnacks]

Sept 8, 2016 12:09:48 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Sept 8, 2016 11:59:49 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

FFTC: I never scrub my tile by hand. Guess I need a steam mop.

Ps. I'm basically the worst housekeeper.

Haha, I'm very anal about our tile floors.  First we sweep, then scrub, followed by mopping and finally drying with a soft towel.  I do this every week.  You could eat off them...which is good because that's what my toddler usually does  

Wow. I'm impressed.

[kaydee0402]

requiressnacks, don't be too impressed. Only the kitchen and bathrooms are tile. The rest of the house is carpet and wood, so it's not like I'm scrubbing a huge area!

[lola]

My glucose test is next week, and I plan to take myself to a nice breakfast after, since I have to do blood draws at both 1 and 2 hours for some reason. I have to fast after dinner, and I haven't gone that long without eating in months! I'm dreading it.

[hmr11913]

My glucose test is Thursday - the nurse had said I could eat beforehand if I needed to (something light and healthy) but I'll probably try to avoid it if I can. I'll def. be hitting up a restaurant after on my way to work!

[harfamilyof3]

Sept 8, 2016 13:29:41 GMT -5 lola said:

My glucose test is next week, and I plan to take myself to a nice breakfast after, since I have to do blood draws at both 1 and 2 hours for some reason. I have to fast after dinner, and I haven't gone that long without eating in months! I'm dreading it.

I had my 3 hour today and was dreading it terribly - turned out to actually not be nearly as bad as I (or google) expected it to be!  The worst part was going without eating for that long!

[lbonga1]

My OB gave me the order for the glucose test at my appointment last week, but she told me to wait three weeks to do it. I need to schedule it.
We're doing a character breakfast at Disneyland on Saturday for DD2's bday, and I'm really excited about it. But I hope it's not too hot because I almost passed out when we were there a couple weeks ago. Heat when you're pregnant is no joke!

Anyone thinking about Halloween plans yet?

[harfamilyof3]

I was the crazy person who called the OB 2 hours after my 3 hour glucose test to ask if they had the results yet - and they did! I was so excited and so relieved that I passed without any issues!

[Winnifred]

lbonga1, I was just thinking the other day that I would like some kind of simple but funny costume for myself. Anyone have ideas? We'll all be feeling huge around that time so we'll be ready!!

[lola]

@harfamilof3 So glad to hear it wasn't that bad! I scheduled super early to get it out of the way.

Winnifred Totally agree on simple! We have a big work event, and people generally wear costumes. I think I may do Juno. Striped shirt, hoodie, jeans, skirt and Slurpee cup.

[littlelion]

I've been thinking of dressing DS as a panda. Black pants, black hoodie with ears and white stick on tummy. I guess I could do something similar for myself but only if someone invites us to a halloween bash.

[Winnifred]

lola, ha ha, that's a great idea!!

[Deleted]

lbonga1 and Winnifred Working at a middle school means I get to do Halloween each year, it's fun. This year I got one of those shirts that looks like an xray and has a baby in the belly. I'm going to make a cardboard cutout that says "xray" on it. Simple, but fun.

[lola]

Sept 8, 2016 18:27:46 GMT -5 W said:

Why do some OBs require you to fast the night before, some the day of, and some not at all?

I have no idea, but as someone who has to fast, I'm grumpy about it.

[requiressnacks]

Sept 8, 2016 18:28:50 GMT -5 W said:

Guys I got an email from UPS that says my breast pump is on the way!!!! I'm so thankful for insurance.

Also, it's super early. I was told I wouldn't receive it until like 9 more weeks.

Yay! Did you need to get a prescription from your OB for it? Or just call insurance.?

[mrsp121308]

Sept 8, 2016 18:26:40 GMT -5 W said:

Sept 8, 2016 15:53:15 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

lbonga1, I was just thinking the other day that I would like some kind of simple but funny costume for myself. Anyone have ideas? We'll all be feeling huge around that time so we'll be ready!!

following! I have been looking on Pinterest a little but would love more ideas!

DH and I dress up every year, this is our plan for this year:

[WineNChocolate]

requiressnacks, just jumping in here I called my insurance at 30w and then they told me that I needed a note from my Dr. So at the next apt my Dr. just did a note saying that I needed one and I was 30w. They sent it before they got the letter, but they needed it for the records. Have you called your insurance about it yet, also some insurance like to know that one is one the way. EVENTHOUGH you have been claim all these maternity codes with insurance they like to be informed. NOT sure how that is rocket science.

[lola]

I called my insurance and they directed me to a medical supply website to order. I ordered it by putting in my insurance information, and the company does all of the work contacting insurance, doctor, etc. and then ships immediately. That being said, I did this several weeks ago and haven't yet received it, so I guess I need to call and follow up!

[fikafairy67]

lola, my insurance covers it, and the medical supply company already took care of everything, but they aren't shipping until 2 weeks before my expected delivery date. I did my order over the phone, and they told me to just call if I needed it sooner. Maybe the company you are using does the same thing?