All the randoms 4/24

[peggels24]

Apr 28, 2017 8:04:45 GMT -5 beefinch said:

Booked our gender scan for Sunday 21st. Aaaaaaah 3ish weeks to wait. I'll be 16 weeks that exact day so hope it's fine. With DS it was very noticeable he was a boy at 16+2. But I'm hoping to see those 3 little lines but I don't think I'm going to, it's fine, I know how to deal with boys and either way I want a healthy little squishy. But damn I need some pink.

Now for a nap as DS will be waking up in an hour or so and I have a headache

Just three more weeks!!!!

[bethkate]

Ultrasound was all good. Measuring on track with a heart rate around 155.

[bethkate]

Better profile

[bostonbaker]

Awesome news bethkate! Cute baby

[izz67]

13 weeks today. And it's Friday, it's going to be a good day! Although I swore when I woke up it was Saturday. It's been a long week.

[laurensc927]

Awesome news bethkate! Have you told anyone yet?

izz67 I've been thinking it's the wrong day all week.

[blabbermouth]

Yay bethkate, I'm so happy for you!

izz67, I got to work ten minutes before we open and I was the first one here, I wondered for just a second if it was Saturday, hahaha.

[grumpycat88]

We weighed DS today. He weighs 30 lbs 😮 ... how is he this big and no wonder I have super strong back/arm muscles?!

[blabbermouth]

That's big grumpycat88! Win for you, I call that mom strength. I don't have any kids, so I'm always surprised how dead my arms feel after holding a baby for awhile, haha.

Anyone planning anything fun this weekend?

[grumpycat88]

I need help for a wedding gift.

We've spent about $1500 so far toward attending this wedding/DH being in the wedding (including a wedding shower gift). Are we expected to give a check/cash with our card for the actual wedding? If so what's appropriate? WWYD? The couple gave us $200 (or $300 ... I can't remember) for our wedding. The couple does not leave in a city/metro area. It is a "formal" wedding.

[cnf2013]

Great update bethkate!!

[blabbermouth]

grumpycat88, I hate when people in the wedding party are 'required' to spend so much. What kind of people are they? Do you think they're fine with no gift or would they be pissed if you didn't get them something? Although, I guess, what's another $200 on top of what you've already spent?!

[Deleted]

I'm working on priming our back living room. I'm using left over primer and I have a suspicion I won't have enough, which kind of sucks. But I have to go back to Home Depot to get the actual paint anyway.

My city is hosting an arts festival this weekend. I think we are going tonight around dinner since we're planning on being busy with yardwork tomorrow and Sunday.

[grumpycat88]

Apr 28, 2017 11:39:32 GMT -5 blabbermouth said:

grumpycat88, I hate when people in the wedding party are 'required' to spend so much. What kind of people are they? Do you think they're fine with no gift or would they be pissed if you didn't get them something? Although, I guess, what's another $200 on top of what you've already spent?!

I think they'd be ok if we didn't but I still feel funny about it. DH is against giving them anything more (and they are his friends). I did get invited to the bachelorette party too. I didn't go to that or the shower (we live several hours away). So idk. All of the online stuff I've been seeing says that if you are in the wedding party you are supposed to give more than just a guest. I've never been in a wedding other than my own so this is new territory!

[beefinch]

Argh been getting like pinching cramps all day, I wonder if it's because I haven't drank enough water. Or the baby is having a growth spurt. I hope so, they really set me on edge.

I mean I'm not worried as the baby was so wriggly and like a live wire when we saw them Tuesday, but can this pinching feeling go away please

[theiowagirl]

Apr 27, 2017 19:09:31 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

Apr 27, 2017 18:11:52 GMT -5 Miss Killjoy said:

My good friend and his girlfriend of three years broke up recently. I've become friends with the girlfriend too, and it was from her (in a group message) that I found out about the break-up. Now she's telling us all the dirty details and I am SO UNCOMFORTABLE.

But she owes me about $800 sooooo I am struggling with whether I need to let the money go and get out of this group, or just stay silent/stop reading and hope to one day reclaim the money I'm owed.

Fuck all of this.

This guy is the reason why I survived the darkest time in my life after a perfect storm of events I wouldn't wish on ANYONE, he is the reason why I am here today, and this is so awful for her to put me in the middle of this.

That's a shit move on her part all around. Can you mute the messages so it shows you're still in it but you won't get notifications and have to see everything she's saying? Then maybe message her privately once she's calmed down and ask about the money she owes you. I don't know about you, but to me $800 is a lot of money and I wouldn't let that go so easily. 

I second this. It sounds like a bad situation - and I wouldn't let $800 go either.

[theiowagirl]

Apr 28, 2017 11:27:37 GMT -5 grumpycat88 said:

I need help for a wedding gift.

We've spent about $1500 so far toward attending this wedding/DH being in the wedding (including a wedding shower gift). Are we expected to give a check/cash with our card for the actual wedding? If so what's appropriate? WWYD? The couple gave us $200 (or $300 ... I can't remember) for our wedding. The couple does not leave in a city/metro area. It is a "formal" wedding.

This is so tough. I was in a wedding recently. I was the MOH even, and spent nearly 2K out of my pocket for attire and events associated. We actually didn't gift cash with the card. Just gave a card.

[theiowagirl]

grumpycat88 I should mention much of the wedding party felt this way. It was an expensive wedding for us all to be in - and in hindsight - I'm still surprised I was her MOH as we had totally grown apart in college, etc. It was a weird situation all around.

[theiowagirl]

bethkate congratulations!! Such a sweet profile! 💗

[beefinch]

Apr 28, 2017 14:15:39 GMT -5 Miss Killjoy said:

beefinch, I know I get alarming cramps any time I don't drink enough water. I had forgotten about that this time around until it happened the first time on the way home. I panicked the entire drive until I pulled into my driveway and suddenly remembered this from my previous pregnancy.

Thanks for the reassurance! I've just got a big mug full of orange squash to drink, I've been having them since around 2pm. Not getting worse they are just there. I used to get a lot of round ligament pain with DS each time I moved to quickly and it's like that. But I'm not moving just sat on the sofa lol.

[cnf2013]

Ohmygod. One of my students told me today that's she's pregnant. Due on Christmas day, just found out. I think she saw the sadness on my face when she told me because she said she was on the pill and they used condoms. She goes, "miss, I swear I was listening to you." I'm so sad for her. I told her I'd talk to her or help her any way I can, but ugh.

[pootsen]

Apr 28, 2017 11:27:37 GMT -5 grumpycat88 said:

I need help for a wedding gift.

We've spent about $1500 so far toward attending this wedding/DH being in the wedding (including a wedding shower gift). Are we expected to give a check/cash with our card for the actual wedding? If so what's appropriate? WWYD? The couple gave us $200 (or $300 ... I can't remember) for our wedding. The couple does not leave in a city/metro area. It is a "formal" wedding.

This is tough and we are in the same situation. MH is best man in a wedding June and it's going to be expensive for us as well. We are going in on a gift with the other best man (yes, there are 2 best men lol).

[pootsen]

I got most of the genetic screening results back today! Just waiting on the CF carrier screen. Everything is normal so far! DH wasn't with me when the nurse called so I declined to find out the sex, but I picked up a copy of the results. So the sex of our baby is hidden in an envelope in my underwear drawer ahhh!

[Deleted]

cnf2013, oh gosh, that sweet girl. I had DD at 18, but that was because DH and I weren't as smart as her. Young moms desperately need good people in their lives. I'm so glad you're on her team.

[cdnfarmgirl]

Time to pull out the maternity clothes. By the end of the day my stomach hurts from my jeans/pants. I don't know if I even have dress maternity pants. Guess I'll look. I wish I could wear jeans everyday. 8 more weeks till summer break.

[jax1182014]

cnf2013 what a hard situation. It's good that she trusts you so much to tell you. I wonder if her parents know yet?

[blabbermouth]

Got my Gap order. The suggested pants are awesome, they fit perfectly. Much much better than the old navy ones. I haven't tried anything else on because I'm headed out the door to dinner and comedy night, but I'm wearing my new pants. Yay.

I'll report back on the rest tomorrow.

cnf2013 sorry you're dealing with that, it must mean you're a great teacher of she told you. Sorry the rest of my post is so frivolous too!

[laurensc927]

cnf2013 wow that's hard, at least she had you to confide in and to go to for advice.

[southernbelle]

Ah I never have time during the week to play here but I'm here now so does that count!?

Busy week. DD and I had a little get away just the 2 of us for one night. We had so much fun. Gosh I love her so so much. Got a call that my closest work friend who I sat next too all day Monday and Tuesday and who was at my house Saturday, tested positive for the flu. Called my ob and they put me on Tamiflu

I have been thinking about strollers and I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to sell my city mini gt that I bought in 2015 with DD. I love that stroller and it's in perfect condition really. I just really need a double stroller. I'm prob gonna do with the city select so I can have a single and a double option. Anyone know of a good place or way to try to sell it. I'm not on facebook but maybe I could get my sister to list it on there for me ...

[cnf2013]

Apr 28, 2017 17:59:33 GMT -5 jax1182014 said:

cnf2013 what a hard situation. It's good that she trusts you so much to tell you. I wonder if her parents know yet?

Mom took her to planned parenthood, so mom is at least as supportive as she can be.