Randoms - 3/27

[beefinch]

Last week of march randoms!

[beefinch]

How is it April next week?

I should get my first ultrasound in the end of April since I'll be nearing 12/13 weeks. And got my first appt 1 week tomorrow!

The weather is gorgeous today and I've got a load of washing on the line, it's nearly dry and it's 1pm.

DH needs to get this garden done asap so C can come outside and play. I need to get grass seeds to help the patchy grass

[esgrunner]

I'm home sick today. I feel like crap. Warm water with honey and lemon seems to be the best thing for me right now.

DS also got this crud and was in bed with us most of the night last night. We don't normally co-sleep but DH had to get up with him multiple times by 11pm, so I just took him and slept cuddled up with him. He still kept waking up, but it was easier to settle him and get him comfortable.

DH is at work and DS went to day care so at least I have some peace and quiet here at home. Is it nap time yet?

[esgrunner]

beefinch, we have the patchy grass thing going on too. We re-did some French drains last year and the grass we put down after that just did not do well so we'll need to try again.

[beefinch]

esgrunner sorry you're feeling like poop

It just seems to be one large patch, in the middle of our garden where the past owners had a fire pit or something like that as it's a circle of no grass lol, if the seeds don't help it disappear we are just going to put C's play house there!

[esgrunner]

beefinch, I wonder if the ph of the soil is all funky from the ashes from the fire pit still. I wonder if you could put something down to balance that? (Not sure if coffee grounds would work in that situation?)

[peggels24]

Happy Monday everyone (yeh I'm faking it LOL)!

I have a lot of work to do that I don't want to do but it needs to get done. Quite the conundrum.

I did find time to talk to DH this weekend about where we are going to put the new baby when it is born. We have three bedrooms and I really don't want to lose the guest room especially as I think we will need to take advantage of my MIL and my sister to watch the new baby for months 3 and 4. We've decided that we will keep the baby in with us for 4-6 weeks and then it will share with DD for the first year or two. If that arrangement doesn't work, we'll have to figure something else out but at least we have a plan.

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peggels24, I feel you on reorganizing the house. While we have enough space, new baby means we'll probably be combining the playroom and guest room. Though, we were hoping to have to playroom grow with the kids to a media room, which would not be a great space to also have for guests. And we do have people over fairly often since all of our family lives out of state.
The fourth bedroom's closet is pretty big. Maybe we'll just shove the kid in there when we have extra people stay over

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Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife just had their second son. In the article I read, it said his first son's name is Christopher, but they call him Kit, which I think is completely adorable.

[peggels24]

@annperkins, I think the closet is the perfect solution....so long as you have a boy and name him Harry

[spacedcadet]

I need to get some flowers and pretty up our front flower beds and pots. It is looking pretty rough right now. Hopefully I can get started on that this weekend.

I am also a bit stumped on where to put this new LO. We have a guest room that we will probably have to convert but I basically just need one more room in this house. DS's room is too small to share, unfortunately, so I don't think that is an option. We are looking to move in about a year though so hopefully we can add a room then.

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Mar 27, 2017 9:16:48 GMT -5 peggels24 said:

@annperkins, I think the closet is the perfect solution....so long as you have a boy and name him Harry

I may or may not already have a closet under the stairs and a small boy with a name very similar to Harry. We currently just keep shoes and coats in that closet, but I have grand plans to transform it into a magical portal to another world. Or at least paint it with some glow in the dark paint.

[theloveparade]

beefinch yay for the gorgeous weather and line-dried laundry!

esgrunner sorry you're sick, but yay for alone time at home!

peggels24 @annperkins add me to the home re-org club. Well, I guess add me to the losing my guest room but have lots of out of town family club. We are going to have to get creative, I guess. It stresses me out if I think too much about it but I assume we'll find some way to work it out!

[pootsen]

+1 for not knowing where to put the baby. We have a split level with 2 bedrooms upstairs and 1 in the downstairs. Our master and DS' room are upstairs which is perfect for now. I think the baby and I are going to live in the downstairs BR for the first few weeks, and then move it in with DS. We thought about moving our master downstairs and each of the LOs having their own room upstairs but I don't like the idea of being on a different floor from the kids

[diamondsndaisies]

oh goodness buttercup, I am so sorry to hear about that. I will keep your DS in my prayers. Hopefully, you find the answers you need.

[diamondsndaisies]

This weekend my exhaustion has really kicked in. I couldn't hardly function without needing a nap, and I didn't do jack squat. My house is in desperate need of a good cleaning. I used up all of my energy to get my homework done, so the house suffers.

[beefinch]

buttercup that's enough stress for anybody to deal with let alone being pregnant also, I think as you progress in the pregnancy you'll bond more, it's hard when they are only the size of a blueberry. Positive thoughts your way

[beefinch]

Just sorted out all of the kids play toys for the garden, DS's 2nd bday is in May, so he's mainly having outdoor toys from us and family. Just showed my MIL a couple things that we want for him and she choose the most expensive thing to get him! (Score!) a wooden swing, as my mum has a plastic one for C in her garden but it's so flimsy and C is like 34lbs.

We are getting him a really good water tray and he LOVES water so I know he'll love that.

My parents got him a play house at Christmas, we just haven't set it up yet and it's in our shed, so when the garden is done that's DH's 1st job.

[beefinch]

+1 for thinking where to put this LO. We only have a 2 bedroom house as that's all we are entitled to with the council, and unless we have twins (pls no) we won't be upgraded to a 3 bed until we have a third child and that's like 5 years away.

I'm fine about them sharing as we have a massive kitchen, and a massive garden to make up for it.

If this one is a girl, I will just add splashes of pink in their room and paint a wall pink (he has 3 grey walls and 1 blue wall in his room) the baby will be in with us until they are sleeping through the night anyway. Hoping for another great sleeper, as DS slept through at 3 months. It's fine if they obviously take longer than that as I will probably keep them in with us for 6 months.

Other than that this LO will just be either in their chair in the lounge or being held so she/he can't be beaten up by DS 😉 (for the first couple months anyway!)

[izz67]

buttercup, that sounds like a lot to handle. I'm sending positive thoughts for your DS. Try not to be too hard on yourself.

[pootsen]

buttercup I'm so sorry you're going through all of that at once. I hope things begin to look up soon. Sending lots of hugs to you and your DS

[izz67]

I woke up to bright red spotting yesterday, it seemed to slow down and darken throughout the day but my mind kept spiraling. My first appointment is tomorrow so hopefully today goes fast.

[peggels24]

buttercup, ((hugs)) I'm sorry - that's a lot of stress. Sending calming thoughts and prayers your way.

[kariann12]

Mar 27, 2017 10:40:48 GMT -5 izz67 said:

I woke up to bright red spotting yesterday, it seemed to slow down and darken throughout the day but my mind kept spiraling. My first appointment is tomorrow so hopefully today goes fast.

I've been having that since Sat. My doctor is not concerned, but I tried hard not to spiral too. Fingers crossed that everything goes ok tomorrow!

[peggels24]

izz67, fx that the spotting was nothing. Sending you good thoughts for your appointment tomorrow!

[lgraceh]

buttercup, sending you hugs. That is a lot of stress for you and your family. I hope it all evens out soon!

[spacedcadet]

I'm sorry for all of the stress buttercup. That is a lot to deal with at once. I'm sure as you progress things will seem more real. I hope you can get some answers soon regarding your son.

[spacedcadet]

FX everyone that is having spotting issues are resolved soon.

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buttercup, that's a lot of stuff for one person to deal with at one time. This baby is and will be loved through it all, whether you feel like you've bonded or not. It is nothing to feel guilty about.

[grumpycat88]

buttercup, sending you hugs