Yaaaay Friday!

[kaydee0402]

Because we touched on Halloween, here's what I wore while pregnant with DS.  And then for his first Halloween, we dressed baby boy as a pumpkin  (Please excuse DH.  He's supposed to be Joe Dirt or something stupid like that)

[kaydee0402]

The food festival is tomorrow and I can't wait. The baby and I are craving all the things! It's going to be hot today and tomorrow and then it looks like we're going to be consistently in the 70's and lower 80's. Thank goodness. My BIL is coming over this weekend to pull my fall/Halloween decorations out of the attic so I can decorate. Hooray for fall!

[mrsp121308]

Thank God it's the weekend. We're putting new carpet in our bedroom this weekend and DH is redoing our closet to add a little more space. And Saturday night we are going to the Illini football game and the girls are so excited. I love that they love going as much as we do.

[kaydee0402]

Oh, that hurricane glass with the candles in it and the fireplace set in my picture are both long gone. It's so crazy to see pictures of my house prior to baby proofing. I forget how adult it used to look

[kaydee0402]

FYI: The Babies R Us car seat trade in event starts today and goes until October 2 for anyone that's interested. 25% off a new seat when you trade an old one in.

New moms, check with your friends to see if anyone has an old car seat they wouldn't mind letting you trade in so you can partake in the deal.

[hmr11913]

Happy Shitty Friday! Someone apparently hit a transmitter pole a few miles from our house, so tons of people were without power from 10:45PM until 7:05AM.... talk about sucky! Although I do obviously really hope they are okay. I had a hard time sleeping since we didn't have any noise, no fan, etc... so we opened the windows and then all I could hear was the coyotes which was driving the dogs nuts. (We live in the boonies)... and did you ever try getting ready, with a 15 month old, in the dark by 6am? Yeah... not happening... I let her sleep in and then went to my parents house a few miles away to shower and get ready. Can't wait for this day to be over.

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hmr11913, This summer our power kept going out because it turns out some idiots let some mylar balloons loose and they got into a transformer box. Our power went off and on for about 4 days before the fixed it. Not cool. I can only imagine dressing a baby when it's hard enough to dress myself in the dark.

I'm so glad it's Friday. This week was long and I'm getting a cold. On top of that my maternity jeans combinded with the heat we had this week have given me chafing burns in some unpleasant places. It's supposed to cool down next week, I hope it does because I am so done with summer.

[Winnifred]

uggghh hmr11913, that is the worst! I NEED my fan to sleep!!! Plus getting ready in the morning is a nightmare, obviously. Hope your friday gets better.

kaydee0402, cute!! I'm so cheap that halloween is always tough for me, I love the costumes but I hate to spend any money on them! Need to brainstorm cheap/free costume ideas...

I'm excited for my shower tomorrow. Only a few people purchased items off of our registry, which is frustrating.... but I'm looking forward to seeing our family. A little nervous about how things will go tonight - people (who don't always/rarely get along) setting up while multiple dogs run around... could be stressful. My dog is going to lose her freaking mind when she sees my mom + my sister's dog... My mom always gives her treats on treats on treats, and 'treat' is obviously my dog's favorite thing in the whole world.

[mrswillie]

kaydee0402 that's cute! I want food festival food!

Yay for car seat trade in. I might trade in one of DS1's convertibles that's a bit old and buy him a lighter seat.

I'm sitting in the waiting room at my OB's. Already drank my glucola. Waiting to get my Tdap, rhogam, appointment and blood work. There's a couple in the waiting room with their daughter who are talking REALLY loud and are so annoying! Thank goodness they just took them back. I've never had anybody soooo loud in the waiting room with me.

Yeah so DS's gave me their cold. I feel like absolute shit. My last day of work was yesterday. I'm going for a meeting there though next Friday about doing some work from home for them a couple days per week for ~6 weeks. They're being kind of ridiculous about some stuff. So I figure I'll try it out and if I don't like it, just tell them sorry it's not working out.

[mrswillie]

Winnifred I've had people buy things on my registry at other stores because it was cheaper,l or they forgot to tell them to take it off, so hopefully you get things you want/need. Hope you have so much fun!

hmr11913 sorry about the power. Yeah, that totally sucks!

And I forgot to say it's been so freakin hot here... mid-90's and will be through the weekend and then mid-80's for a few days before dropping to the the mid-70's for a few days! Whew! There's relief in site!

[hmr11913]

Luckily my mom has her on Fridays, so I brought her over there in her pj's and just packed clothes --- but it was hard enough trying to pack my own bag as I also went in my pj's to shower lol. Ugh. I don't know how people survived back in the day.... I needed my fan on and I had nothing to do for hours since I couldn't even watch tv.

mrswillie, I get my rhogam Thursday... which I'm really not looking forward to since I'm already getting weekly ass injections. This last one left a huge welt that is painful and itchy!

Winnifred, yayyyyy for your shower! I hope that it goes well!!! We never really bring our dogs anywhere... partly because one of them is 220 lbs and not a lot of people want him in their house. LOL. He's a very good boy, but has a wicked tail.

[littlelion]

I am ready for luuuuunch!

And to go home!!

[littlelion]

@cahistoryteacher, feel better! Get plenty of sleep! 

[lola]

mrswillie @hmt11913 I also get my rhogam Thursday, along with Tdap (I think), and the glucose/blood draw (which I have to do at both 1 and 2 hours for some reason), along with who knows what else. Basically my doctor said to prepare to be there for a long time with lots of sticks. And to drink water so I don't pass out. My veins are hard to find anyway, so it will be interesting. And I'll be so cranky for having not eaten.

[hmr11913]

lola, I'm also doing the glucose Thursday --- although they didn't mention the TDap... wonder if I'm getting that too. At least that one doesn't go in the ass... But I just looked to see what time my appointment was at and it's not until 9:30...... oh man. I don't know if I can go that long without eating either lol. They said that I can eat something light beforehand, but IDK if I want to do that and risk failing! I'm gonna try not to eat, but we'll see.

[Winnifred]

mrswillie, That's annoying!! Dr's office waiting areas are for hushed tones only IMO. And yes, I'm hoping that I'll be surprised by how many items from my list actually show up without being taken off the registry (fingers crossed!).

hmr11913, thank you! We usually bring our dog to stay overnight at our family members' homes, just because they love to see her + she loves seeing people... it can be stressful/annoying sometimes, though. I'm trying really hard not to be annoyed that my sister is bringing her dog tonight. I understand she probably doesn't want to leave him unsupervised at my mom's house, but still... plus I don't think he's fixed yet and I worry about my little girl, who I think would be pretty sexy in the dog world (she's fixed, I just don't want her to be traumatized).

This is the first full Friday I've worked since May, and it is started to get to me.... Only 4 more hours but I have to skip my lunch to leave early... so it still feels mega long.

[lola]

hmr11913 I know what you mean about not wanting to risk it! Mine is scheduled for 8:30, so it's at least a little earlier. I think I'm going to have a late night bowl of cereal right before bed. Or maybe something without carbs would be better?

[hmr11913]

I'd probably do something without carbs, but that's just me... with G, I don't think I ate many carbs the day before and tried to keep it really healthy. I don't know if that made a difference or not, but it's what a doula had recommended.

[kaydee0402]

Winnifred, I'm the same way. Plus, we never really go out for Halloween, we just stay home and hand out candy anyways. So I just have my witches hat. I made the shirt I wore while I was pregnant with DS from a shirt I found at Wal-Mart and some fabric paint. I wore it work that day and everyone thought it was really clever

[kaydee0402]

Yuck, glucose test. I have mine on the 27th at 8 a.m. By midwife lets you eat prior, but I always just fast. I know me and know I would screw up and wind up eating something I shouldn't.

[Winnifred]

kaydee0402, YESS! You totally get me. I always wear a witch hat on Halloween and pass out candy. One year I purchased a couple yards of black fabric and wrapped it around my shoulders. We ripped up the edges a bit, it worked great!
P.S. Your shirt was very crafty, I like it! Maybe I can think of a basic fabric paint job I can do to a regular tshirt...

On the subject of Halloween, can we please have better weather this year?! Last year was our first in our new neighborhood and it was rainy and cold so we hardly had anyone stop by. Such a bummer...

[lola]

crimpgirl That's what I'm going to do when I have to make my next round of bra purchases.

[mrswillie]

hmr11913 lola it hurts going in, but not after like my PIO did. I know your weekly ass injections must hurt, hmr. They recommended I come back for my Tdap because of my cold. They got me nervous so I said ok and am going next week.

hmr11913 lola kaydee0402 I swear the directions they have me for my last two glucose tests were different. It had me eat as normal and eat a light starchy snack a certain number of hours prior to the test. The directions this time did mention that, but it did stress not to fast. I'm not sure what difference it makes though. Although I couldn't get my RhoGAM shot until after I had my blood drawn. I think I remember that from before too. Pic below of the sheet I was given with it.

crimpgirl I didn't even nurse last time but switched to nursing bras because they were more comfy.