Lil bit of Jibba Jabba Tuesday

[WineNChocolate]

Hey ladies!

I thought I would start things off. I cried again this morning cause I am an emotional wreck! GUYS my daughter had a meltdown this morning and she screamed the whole way to daycare and then I drop her off finally. I get in the car. DH is on his way back from DC driving and happens to call me to say good morning. AND it kind of goes like this "Am I a horrible mother..." BRING ON THE WATERWORKS.  My DH went into the pep talk that I am just really sensitive due to our new one on the way and I am an amazing mom and that she does this with him as well. So great start for the new day.

OH did I mention its 61 degrees high today, I walk outside and its 52. WTH!?!?! I think we skipped fall and just decided its going to snow.

Is anyone else struggling with what your lil one is wearing to come home from the hospital in. I am...

[requiressnacks]

Good morning, WineNChocolate . I'm so sorry it's been a rough start.

[WineNChocolate]

requiressnacks, thanks! I am not trying to be the emotional one. I usually am not at all...so this is new territory for me. lol.

Anywho how are you today? Anything special going on?

[requiressnacks]

Sept 27, 2016 8:47:08 GMT -5 WineNChocolate said:

requiressnacks , thanks! I am not trying to be the emotional one. I usually am not at all...so this is new territory for me. lol.

Anywho how are you today? Anything special going on?

Nothing special here - just working away in my new shithole office. Luckily, I'll be going out on maternity leave soon!

One nice thing I forgot to mention yesterday, my coworkers threw me an office shower. We got lots of little gifts and THEN they handed me a $250 Amazon Gift Card. Like, whoa! So generous. That was nice.

I fell asleep watching the debate last night. What a total trainwreck.

[WineNChocolate]

I was alone with DD so I was saved from the debate! Omg what a shower...so sweet! We just scheduled mine for work. I get nervous cause I don't want people to feel obligated!

I am kind of looking forward to this weekend. I am switching out to fall colors and I am starting on the dresser for Lil mans room. Refinishing it.

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requiressnacks, that's awesome of your coworkers!

I'm hoping for an uneventful day and rest of the week. There's a fire that broke out last night in the mountains near-ish to my work. Yesterday it was a legit mushroom cloud, very creepy. It looks like it's going down the other side of the mountain this morning but I think we're in the flight path for the tanker planes and helicopters so it's probably going to be loud all day. At least the wind is going away from work and there's no smokey smell at the moment.

[Winnifred]

WineNChocolate, I'm sorry! Pregnancy emotions suck and I can't imagine adding those to the daily management of a toddler. You're going to get through this - and you are an amazing mom!

requiressnacks, I don't want to wait until HDBD to see your maternity pics, I think you should AW them today! (just my two cents, lol). Also jealous of your shower. I wish I just knew already what/if there would be a work one thrown, seriously a gift card would be THE BEST and I'd rather have it sooner than later.

We have our first baby class tonight and I'm excited! However, I know that come afternoon I'll be less and less excited since I'll just want to go home. Class is from 6-8... I'm also a little nervous because we made chili for dinner last night and it gave me terrible gas. I currently have a jar of it in the work fridge waiting for me to eat it before class, I think I'm going to try to get by on the smallest amount of chili possible and plan on having more when I get home later... Gross.

Also, I tried a yoga video last night to help with my back ache. And maybe 3 poses in, I was like, "well... that got out of hand quickly." I am not bendy, but pose after pose I couldn't even conceive of being able to do, let alone pregnant... booo. I need beginners 3rd tri yoga. Do they make beginners 3rd tri elderly videos? That might be more my ability at this point.

[WineNChocolate]

@cahistoryteacher,Well that is kind of scary! I do hope it stays to the other side of the mountain!

[WineNChocolate]

Winnifred, omg lol...I am not sure about the 3rd tri for the elderly. omg that makes me laugh so much. I really need to find a oyga class or video for this last three months. My abilities are becoming so few. Umm on the chili do you have an antacid or tums could help with the gas issues a lil you know take them to the least amount. That would be rather fun to be blowing up the class and trying to keep a straight face. lol

[hmr11913]

Add me to the list of crying this morning...... I get my injections on Tuesday and it was SO SO painful today, I legit cried. Ugh. I think I made DH feel bad.

requiressnacks, that's soooo sweet of them! Any plans on what you're going to use it for?

@cahistoryteacher, YIKES! Glad that you're safe... those huge fires are scary.

[WineNChocolate]

hmr11913, *creepy internet hugs* ugh that sounds horrible. I hope your day gets better. Tears are not the way to start the day by any means.

[littlelion]

WineNChocolate,hmr11913, sorry for the tears ladies.  Hope your day improves!

[littlelion]

Morning all! I have to work from home this afternoon. DS got the eye infection I had last week. Sigh.  DH is taking him to the pedi's this morning to get a note for DC (they won't let him stay if he's contagious).  It doesn't look that bad but they did notice he had discharge and his eye was a bit swollen.  No actual red eye though. 

I hope there's no fire drills at work and maybe I can do some stuff around the house.  

[requiressnacks]

Sept 27, 2016 9:02:12 GMT -5 WineNChocolate said:

I was alone with DD so I was saved from the debate! Omg what a shower...so sweet! We just scheduled mine for work. I get nervous cause I don't want people to feel obligated!

I am kind of looking forward to this weekend. I am switching out to fall colors and I am starting on the dresser for Lil mans room. Refinishing it.

I put my mums out this past weekend and put up the fall wreath. finally starting to feel like fall!

[requiressnacks]

hmr11913, I'm thinking we will buy all the leftover necessities - bottles, safety kit, grooming kit, breastfeeding/pumping supplies, humidifier. Nothing glamorous!

[requiressnacks]

Winnifred, we did a newborn care class on sunday and I found it rather informative! Hope yours goes OK and you don't get really bad gas.

re: the shower - I was really happy that my boss gave me a heads up that it was happening. She knows that I hate surprises.

[mrsp121308]

My allergies are absolutely killing me. All the farmers are in the fields now and the grain dust is awful. Sometimes I hate living in a farming community.

[mrsp121308]

Also, we got Baby Hazel's closet primed and I painted the front door yesterday, so making progress. I'm picking up her bedding tonight so I can paint her room this weekend! I feel like stuff is FINALLY getting done.

AW: this is a cute little throw pillow that is basically a waste of money, but it's cute. This is the same fabric as the crib skirt

The polka dot stuff is the valance and the aqua color is the curtains.

[hmr11913]

Soooo adorbs mrsp121308!

requiressnacks, speaking of breast pumps, I'm pretty pumped (haha, okay bad joke) because I finally found a place after calling 15+ DME's that carry the Spectra! I had got the Medela last year with G and I didn't mind it, but I've heard amazing things about Spectra so I'm excited to try it.

[Winnifred]

Ha ha ha, requiressnacks, thank you! I hope it really is helpful, they're covering a lot of topics in 2 hours.

mrsp121308, cute!!

My sister sent me a baby outfit in the mail, and it's totally hideous. She has also made/given me several items I don't want and would never have picked out. My mom is just as bad... I appreciate that they're thinking of us, but I don't want any more items that I don't like/need/want. Any advice from my December ladies on graciously discouraging more gifts? I was thinking of saying thank you and going into how I feel like we have everything we need at this point... IDK

[mrsp121308]

Winnifred, I just try to talk about what we need/want so then they either have specifically what I want in mind or they realize we have everything. But if they keep giving you stuff, just set it aside and donate it or sell it later.

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Winnifred, no real advice as I'm in the same boat with MIL, she has bought some seriously ugly stuff. I basically have them in a pile and baby will wear them when she comes over only, or they will be put into DH's diaper bag as emergency changes of clothes that way I don't have to look at them.

[requiressnacks]

Sept 27, 2016 11:02:28 GMT -5 hmr11913 said:

Soooo adorbs mrsp121308 !

requiressnacks , speaking of breast pumps, I'm pretty pumped (haha, okay bad joke) because I finally found a place after calling 15+ DME's that carry the Spectra! I had got the Medela last year with G and I didn't mind it, but I've heard amazing things about Spectra so I'm excited to try it.

I'm going out on a limb and getting the Spectra too!

[hmr11913]

requiressnacks, if you end up not liking it, the medelas are SO common that tons of women (At least around here) have them and sell them on the local bf'ing fb pages... for pretty cheap too, and then you could always replace parts if you wanted to and felt more comfortable.

[tbonequeen13]

I am SO TIRED of these damn hot flashes! I have a fan blowing on me all day at work and I'm still sweating to the point of sticking to my desk. It needs to get cold here already (it's supposed to be in the 70s by the end of the week, but I'm looking forward to the 50s).

WineNChocolate, I have NO idea what my kid is wearing home from the hospital...not the slightest clue

We haven't started on the nursery yet...the room that's going to be the nursery is a hot mess of junk and boxes and the disassembled crib...I know I'm reusing the nursery set from DD1, but I haven't actually DONE anything yet.

Also, my BFF is insisting on hosting another shower for us. She hosted the one for DD1. I'm flattered, but we really don't need anything- a diaper genie, a mini swing, and diapers...that's really it...we've saved everything else from DD or bought it already (we found a great deal on an infant car seat). Would it be tacky to let her host one anyway? Also, would you find it tacky to go ahead and register for the car seat we'll need after the infant seat since it would be the only big item on our registry?

[WineNChocolate]

tbonequeen13 not tacky to ask for stuff you actually need! I wpild totally embrace the shower and just put down what you really need. Our nursery doesn't even exist yet. So stressful!

[lola]

We've made some nursery progress, but we haven't had any showers yet, so I don't want to start organizing until more stuff arrives.

I have my first shower this weekend, and it will be... interesting. It's a joint shower with my SIL. We're both FTMs, she's team green and I'm team pink. There will be 30-40 attendees, all my husband's family, many of whom I have never met, but of course they've known my SIL since birth. I feel like everyone will feel obligated to get me a gift, even if they haven't met me, since it's a joint shower. And I'm not a big fan of attention, especially with strangers. And my husband won't be there since it's an all-female shower. I'm sure I'm overthinking it, but I'm just really nervous about it. And I have no idea what we're doing regarding games or any other activities. I'm completely in the dark. They also encouraged people to send gifts to our houses vs. bringing them to the shower since we're both flying in for the shower. I have a feeling we're going to get lots of small things like clothes, handmade items, etc. and then I'll be stuck with shipping them home or trying to get them in my suitcase. I know, totally a great problem to have, but my introverted self is so freaked out.

[Lucy]

I miss sleep. Remember when REM sleep was a thing people could do? I'm up every hour to hour and a half to pee. Last night when I was getting back in bed after my 4th trip to pee at 2am, H asked if something was wrong. He assumed I was sick since I kept getting up. Nope, just had to pee. Again.

@kc295905, I'm not having a shower either. I've been asked a few times, but it's so much hassle, and everyone is all spread out, it's just easier to not. Plus, aside from a few things we don't need right away, I've already bought everything.

And speaking of having everything, a friend brought over a ton of baby girl clothes last night that she'd already separated by size. It all looks new or barely used, despite being a couple of years old. It's sizes newborn through 2 years. I'm washing the newborn to 3-6 month stuff today and it's so much pink! It's so exciting.

[Winnifred]

lola, I totally get it! That doesn't sound like much fun to me. And if people buy you things you can't bring home with you easily, that's an additional (huge) headache. Hopefully everything turns out fine!

@kc295905, isn't it funny how you can remember stupid details like that but totally forget major events from the last 10 years? Or maybe that's just me! Also, those outfits are adorable!

I decided to work through lunch and leave early, so my day is almost done. Why didn't I think of that sooner? I'm glad I have a chance to go home and change ---> sweater + dress + leggings is too hot for me today.

[emilie]

Those of you with the Spectra, did your health insurance cover it?