The cruise is a tough one. Do you get all your money back if you cancel for DD and DH? If so I might be tempted to just hold off and go all together a little later. My 2nd choice would be parents taking DD. My last would be DH and DD goibg, but even then 36 weeks is usually just fine for a few days. Keep us posted on what you decide.
We have a name picked out, I had no idea it was from One Tree Hill, the first and middle name of a character, but we are keeping it anyways I hadn't even watched the show haha!
Also, you can likely count on doing some exchanging/returns no matter what your registries look like, because people may not always check registries so you may end up with doubles and/or things you really don't have need (or have room for, as was the case for us when we still lived in a 1 BR condo when DS was born!). I used that exchanging time to really make sure we had what (we thought) was necessary
Post by rosesquared on Jan 16, 2017 11:15:17 GMT -5
jmcbick yeah that's very true! I'm also still in the midst of simply making sure things are ON the registry... We added a bunch of random stuff yesterday so now I need to figure out what stays, what goes, and what's still missing.
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
rosesquared I have a BBB and Amazon registry, I've been just keeping everything on BBB unless it isn't available there and then it's on my Amazon registry. When we go to buy things I'll definitely price compare and buy the cheapest though. I thought about putting everything on both registries but that seemed like a logistical nightmare to keep track of or we'd get duplicates.
sleepymonkey I wouldn't be comfortable sending my kid with my parents if they weren't comfortable. I think you're making the right decision. You can always try to plan something later
@rosesquard people will shop around if they don't like the price on the registry. You don't need to worry about that.
DS woke up coughing this morning but he's at daycare so that good. I'm tired. DH didn't sleep well let night and kept waking me up.
rosesquared, I've been having registry stress too. Prices keep fluctuating and driving me crazy. I'm trying to get more zen about it. We have two, partly for the "in store" part, and partly because one registry will be sent north and one will be sent to us.
Post by rosesquared on Jan 16, 2017 11:54:43 GMT -5
icedtea ooohh so exciting! Our shower list is out of control but it's about done and my bff has the location down to 2 places. Neither would be my total ideal but I know what will make it are the decorations and the people. We're limited by how big it's going to be.
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
The cruise is a tough one. Do you get all your money back if you cancel for DD and DH? If so I might be tempted to just hold off and go all together a little later. My 2nd choice would be parents taking DD. My last would be DH and DD goibg, but even then 36 weeks is usually just fine for a few days. Keep us posted on what you decide.
We have a name picked out, I had no idea it was from One Tree Hill, the first and middle name of a character, but we are keeping it anyways I hadn't even watched the show haha!
We get our deposit back if we cancel by 1/21. Final payment is due on 1/22 and after that there is a penalty for cancelling. We won't reschedule the cruise for later because the only reason we were going on this is because it was a cruise with my parents and brother's family. I'm 99% sure a family vacation like that that won't ever happen again I'm sad that it's an experience we're going to be missing out on.
I slept terribly....no amount of pillows were helping with hip pain....DH didn't help because he's getting a cold....
Glad to have an extra day home...getting some cleaning done
My girls are playing baby= them whining and screaming until I come to check on them and hand them the toy they set down....and then the pretend baby talk....no you are 5 and 2....stop...just stop ...play a new game
Post by rosesquared on Jan 16, 2017 14:42:21 GMT -5
We just had a family friend come over who's an interior designer to help us figure out how we're going to clear out the room that will be the nursery and fit everything we need into our bedroom. It is a beyond daunting task because we are total pack rats and just have so much stuff! Our weekends are legit going to be filled with doing this huge transition!
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
sleepymonkey, that's a tough choice, but it sounds like you're close to deciding. Good luck!
AFM, I spent all weekend decluttering and organizing, and meal planning for freezer meals that I'll be prepping later this spring for post baby. I have the list of meals done, and now am working on putting together a shopping list for all the ingredients so I can watch for deals as it gets closer. And I started a new book yesterday!
I really need to go grocery shopping today but I so do not feel like it. I wish we had online ordering or peapod delivery but we're too rural. I'm going to try meal planning to help cut down on the bill but I find it overwhelming.
I made banana bread this morning and it's taking so much will power not to just eat the whole thing.
If you can get a method down with meal planning it's a life saver! I start by seeing what meat I have, and build meals around that and what's in my pantry. Then I just fill in the gaps with the shopping list. Saves so much money and wasted food, and not having to think about what to make during the week saves a ton of time.
Post by sleepymonkey on Jan 16, 2017 15:53:34 GMT -5
I have been spiraling a bit on stuff about Trump and his "plans" this afternoon after basically trying to avoid the news for the past 2 months. One of my takeaways is that I wish I could buy a new car now instead of waiting a year because it sounds like with all the tariffs he wants to put on foreign built cars, I'm not going to be able to afford anything I would want!
sleepymonkey, I have also been practicing some avoidance, aside from contacting some charities/senators. I recently tried to respectfully engage with a relative who voted for Trump, and was totally blown off. Oy.
Post by sleepymonkey on Jan 16, 2017 16:37:17 GMT -5
icedtea, yeah I feel like I need to prepare myself so I'm trying to get educated. My area is very red so I rarely engage in political discussions with anyone other that MH (who is more liberal than me). I have tried to engage with my conservative family a little bit but there does not seem to be any reasoning with them (my parents think anything different than the same old politicians is better and my brother, who is a police officer, is convinced democrats hate the police and that's all he cares about.) I have been reading the comments on some of the news articles about Trump and they make me so incredibly sad and frustrated. I was on the fence for a little bit on getting my tubes tied after baby boy is born, even though we know we're done. But now with the very real possibility that bc is going to be more expensive and/or harder to get, I am 100% going for it.
Post by rosesquared on Jan 16, 2017 16:52:01 GMT -5
sleepymonkey, icedtea or anyone else going to a woman's march this weekend? We're going to the Boston one and I'm debating making a sign but then I have to carry it the whole time which I think will get old really fast. But I really want some sort of message about protecting the rights of me, my wife, and our unborn daughter...
Like you guys I've been avoiding a lot of the news but my bff posts stuff like twice a day and is getting super active so it's hard. Everything I read is just so very freaking scary and depressing!
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
Add me to avoiding the news. I know it's not a smart thing to do but I just can't believe our reality. My mom's friend's sister works pretty high up with foreign officials (PDQ) and the world is just shaking their head at us. Not to mention that it's literally impossible to rationalize with one of his supporters.
But did anyone catch Alec Baldwin's cold open on SNL this past weekend? The only shining light out of this whole mess!
rosesquared we were going to originally go to the D.C. one but decided against it. We played with the idea of going to Boston but that meant dealing with the ILs and having to stay with them. I think we're going to do the small local one here on the capital
lupincat i about died laughing from the SNL cold open. "Thank you for peeing, I mean pissing, I mean being here." /ded
On a serious note, the potential loss of pre-existing condition protection has me worried. While I'm a state employee and our union contract protects that, if cheeto does away with unions, we're fucked. DS1 has juvenile hypothyroidism, DH has hashimoto's. While DS1 has a good chance of remission (according to his endo), DH will forever need treatment and has anxiety issues as well as a result. My pregnancies are all high risk. I have allergies and allergy induced asthma. We're protected by that clause but if they do away with it...
Now Trump is saying everyone will have insurance, and the government will pay?! I think he is just spouting off stuff, but we will see. His cabinet picks are horrifying, call US citizens lossers and enemies, comparing intelligent agencies to Nazis, how he handles the press, how he handles critism, his not so blind trust, his love of Putin, his flip attitude about nuclear warfare and environmental issues, all of that, and much more.... yikes!!! Yet I know a ton of super hopeful and happy Trump supporters. I don't get their optimism, and their ability to turn a blind eye to thousands of red flags.
sleepymonkey, icedtea or anyone else going to a woman's march this weekend? We're going to the Boston one and I'm debating making a sign but then I have to carry it the whole time which I think will get old really fast. But I really want some sort of message about protecting the rights of me, my wife, and our unborn daughter...
Like you guys I've been avoiding a lot of the news but my bff posts stuff like twice a day and is getting super active so it's hard. Everything I read is just so very freaking scary and depressing!
I didn't think there was one near me so we booked a weekend away. I belatedly found out there will be some. I'm going to see if I can get H to go to the Asheville one.
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