January Check In

[bonzo2012]

It's 2017! How did everyone's holidays go? What did you do for New Year's? Any big plans for this month? For 2017?

We had a good trip out to CA. I feel like visiting for Chanukah and Christmas was a little more stressful than our usual visits at Thanksgiving, but overall it was good.

First night of Chanukah with my family, and for the first year ever my sister and I were in charge of the latkes. Normally my mom and my aunt do them, but my mom had cut herself pretty badly on a can of tomatoes the day before, so we took over the task. All turned out well, and my aunt declared the torch officially passed.

Then we had a laid back Christmas day with the ILs. Christmas used to be a giant thing, with MIL's sister's whole family coming for a huge 30 person dinner. But apparently since we moved 2 years ago they've stopped doing that so it was just me, H, 2 SILs, MIL and FIL. We made cocktails and played CAH, which was lots of fun.

We also spent some time with my BFF, her husband and her 16 mo son; did an escape room with the ILs, went to Monterey with my parents.

We got back on the 30th, and had a nice NYE in the city. Unfortunately, I woke up with food poisoning on the 1st, and then that turned into a nasty cold, so I've basically just been sick since 2017 started. It can only go uphill from here, right?

[bonzo2012]

kaeguri missjenniebean lecky11 toratoratori agpjt413 caitost21 pengy86

[pengy86]

The end of December was super busy! DS birthday was the 18th so we had a house full to celebrate his 2nd birthday.
We went to christmas eve service and DS actually did great in class. Normally he has a meltdown about being left so one of us ends up missing service. We have been lacking on going until we felt he was ready. We have been trying to make it more consistent to go.
On Christmas we had to go to both sides of DH families house. I was hoping to space it out over a couple of days but as usual last minute we get told (aka 7pm) we are going to MIL house. It was a long day, we got home around 11pm and we left at noon to see family. We saw my family on new years eve. It was calmer.
We stayed home for new years. DS stayed up until 8:30pm and we gave him some sparking grape juice. He was excited and went around saying Happy new year for a few days. Daycare said he said it to every parent that came in.
DS starts soccer this weekend. We told him about it and he is excited to go to soccer.
We are trying to eat healthier and we setup our home gym so we can get into a routine for exercising more.
We have DH grandmother's birthday party later this month. Otherwise it's a mostly calm month.
The only thing we have planned for 2017 is we would like to start ttc #2 closer to the end of the year.

[bonzo2012]

Wow, that sounds like a long and exhausting Christmas Day, pengy86! I'm glad the rest of your holidays were a bit calmer!

[lecky11]

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip bonzo2012. I hope you start feeling better soon!

Sorry you had to pack seeing everyone in at one time pengy86. And happy birthday to your DS! My DD1 will be 3 in May and I need to start looking at getting her involved in something. Good luck TTC.

Our holidays were pretty quiet and relaxing thankfully. DD1 was really into opening presents this year.

[missjenniebean]

Well. I wrote something and it disappeared. Silly phone.

Anyway, holidays went well! Always more exhausted than before it started. But love the family time.

V and I went with SO's brother and wife to Florida for a weekend. It was beautiful and much needed since so gloomy here in Ohio. Though this weekend is suppose to be nice.

No major plans. Just to get back in the groove of working out, TTC for #2, and get married. Hehe




Also started going to a women's group at church. Very nice to be around women with similar needs.


Can't wait for spring/summer!

Feel better bonzo2012!

Good luck TTC Pengy86!

Glad your holidays were quiet lecky11.

[bonzo2012]

Are you getting married this month missjenniebean? How's all the planning going?

[missjenniebean]

Jan 21, 2017 9:59:40 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Are you getting married this month missjenniebean? How's all the planning going?

Not this month. We don't know when because we are going through the steps at church before we pick a date.

Eta: really bad at planning for my own stuff. Hehe so not going well!

[bonzo2012]

Jan 21, 2017 13:19:26 GMT -5 missjenniebean said:

Jan 21, 2017 9:59:40 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Are you getting married this month missjenniebean ? How's all the planning going?

Not this month. We don't know when because we are going through the steps at church before we pick a date.

Eta: really bad at planning for my own stuff. Hehe so not going well!

Ok, I had remembered that you were planning but I thought I may have missed a date or something. What do you have to do at church before you pick the date?

[missjenniebean]

Jan 21, 2017 16:10:31 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Jan 21, 2017 13:19:26 GMT -5 missjenniebean said:

Not this month. We don't know when because we are going through the steps at church before we pick a date.

Eta: really bad at planning for my own stuff. Hehe so not going well!

Ok, I had remembered that you were planning but I thought I may have missed a date or something. What do you have to do at church before you pick the date?

Nah I'm just a slacker. Haha

We have to meet with the priest or deacon four times and attend a marriage preparation course that spans over a weekend. Seems like a lot but preparing for marriage is no joke! My SO was surprised there was so much. Better to be prepared. Hehe


How are you feeling? Any better?

[bonzo2012]

Jan 22, 2017 2:16:48 GMT -5 missjenniebean said:

Jan 21, 2017 16:10:31 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Ok, I had remembered that you were planning but I thought I may have missed a date or something. What do you have to do at church before you pick the date?

Nah I'm just a slacker. Haha

We have to meet with the priest or deacon four times and attend a marriage preparation course that spans over a weekend. Seems like a lot but preparing for marriage is no joke! My SO was surprised there was so much. Better to be prepared. Hehe


How are you feeling? Any better?

I am better, thanks! It took a while - the food poisoning turned into a nasty cold, then H got a bad flu, and then AF started with cramps and crankiness. But this last week my body has finally gotten back to normal. I'm back to taking tons of Vit C to ward off sickness, since winter is going to be pretty busy with lots of plays!

[missjenniebean]

Jan 22, 2017 10:23:22 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Jan 22, 2017 2:16:48 GMT -5 missjenniebean said:

Nah I'm just a slacker. Haha

We have to meet with the priest or deacon four times and attend a marriage preparation course that spans over a weekend. Seems like a lot but preparing for marriage is no joke! My SO was surprised there was so much. Better to be prepared. Hehe


How are you feeling? Any better?

I am better, thanks! It took a while - the food poisoning turned into a nasty cold, then H got a bad flu, and then AF started with cramps and crankiness. But this last week my body has finally gotten back to normal. I'm back to taking tons of Vit C to ward off sickness, since winter is going to be pretty busy with lots of plays!

I'm glad. Sickness is never fun. Yes! Lots of vit c, and tea, and food vibes.

[kaeguri]

Hi all! It's been awhile since I've been on TCF but trying to avoid FB from now til the end of time probably haha. Not much new going on here, E has been learning to say a few words. She can say duck, bird, all done, dada, and quack. Also roars like a lion. Is rather obsessed with lion actually. And thinks the word for cow is mama. -_- Toddlers man.

bonzo2012, hope you're still illness free! Food poisoning is the worst. It should be illegal to have your period at the same time as any other illness.

missjenniebean, weddings are exciting! And TTC #2! We're going to start soon too.

[bonzo2012]

kaeguri, thanks, I have been illness free since those 2 hellish weeks! All those words from your LO -- it's so fascinating to me how language develops in toddlers.

[kaeguri]

bonzo2012, right? She doesn't say anything useful, like milk or more and she rarely says no (so far lol). But she can quack and make penguin noises and scream cat at the top of her lungs. Priorities. I also hear "what is this" about 80 million times a day.

[bonzo2012]

kaeguri, omg I love that she makes penguin noises!

[kaeguri]

bonzo2012, I used to watch the claymation show Pingu a lot as a kid, so I taught her penguins say noot noot. It's adorable.