Monday Whines/Wins

[bliz1712]

Anyone have any??

Whine: My boobs have officially shrunk back to pre Hanna.  I attribute it to BF.  It's unbelievable to me that at one point they can be a DD and then shrink down back to barely a B 

Whine: Eliza has her first tooth finally popping through so she's been sleeping like crap lately.  We were never consistent on good sleeping yet, but every couple nights of STTN was definitely awesome.

Whine: I've been really good at dieting/working out the last 2 weeks and it's frustrating.  One week I'll be down 4lbs and then I'll have 1 semi-bad meal and then be back to where I started.  I've kind of given up dieting for now.

Whine: We have SD state auditors here this whole week, ugh!!

Win: (I don't have nearly enough of these today) I've been good with not eating out during the week for lunches and been saving money

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Whine: ehhh weight? Since it's been warmer out, I've been walking to/from my commuter train instead of taking the subway one stop (about a mile each way). It's not a ton, but more than I was doing before. I was feeling pretty good last week and then Friday I popped a button on my pants My diet is just so bad at this point... I got in this mind frame of "I'm pregnant/breastfeeding, I can't diet!" that I've been in basically since getting KU with A (geez, what's that 2011?) and it's hard to change.

Win: Boss is out most of this week so no court for a few days and it should be pretty quiet and I can get caught up with a bunch of paperwork.

Whine: T's (ridiculous, over-the-top, Korean tradition) first birthday party is coming up fast and I have barely started to plan it besides reserve the venue and I have no idea where we're going to come up with the cash to pay for it all. I really don't even feel like dealing with it at all.

Win: T started actually crawling this weekend (he's been army crawling since about 5 months) and waving! He's growing so fast.

[britbratjf]

Whine: I am so sick of cooking. I've never loved it but now that I have a toddler and am pregnant I freaking hate it. I feel like I make the same stuff all the time (and half of those dishes Dagny still won't eat) and I'm so sick of what I am making but everything I want to try is too labor intensive! Ugh. I miss the days when H & I would just do appitizers or a meat/cheese//bread platter.

[cbear]

Whine: I'm working all week since my boss and coworker are both on vacation. I've gotten way to comfortable with my part time hours!

Win: my mom is watching the girls tomorrow and I'm hoping she will make me dinner too bahaha!

Win: as @summergirl1212 mentioned Teen Mom starts tonight WOOT woot!!

[britbratjf]

Oh another whine: I have to go buy maternity clothes. All my old maternity clothes are basically work dresses so I pretty much need a whole new wardrobe for this one. Ugh. Pretty much the last thing I want to spend money on.

[mightybee]

Whine: This is my last full week off before I start back up with work next Wednesday.

Win: I'm going to try to finish Parenthood during nap time and the evenings before next Wednesday. Wish me luck!

[junkytrunk]

Whine: The place my H is going to be working is taking their sweet ass time completing the paperwork so he can start working! It's been 3 weeks tomorrow that he interviewed. C'mon HR dept! My mom used to work in that HR dept and I know they take their sweet time, but we need money!

Whine: The way my H will be getting paid, he won't get a full paycheck until 45 days after he actually starts working, so we still have 2 months without money for him at least. I'm tired of this!

[summergirl1211]

Win: We started potty training and the weekend went better than expected. Several accidents, but it could have been much worse!

Whine: We got snow yesterday. It was 70 degrees a week ago and now we're back to the white stuff. Ugh.

Win: It gave me a reason to work from home, so I got to sleep an extra hour. And it should all melt within the next few days.

Whine: Riley and I are both sick. Neither of us have slept well in days. She was up a ton last night until my H decided to sleep on the floor in her room. We are all so tired!

Win (I guess?): Her temperature wasn't high enough to keep her home, which is good because I need to get work done. But I feel it's just a matter of time before I'm taking a sick day and taking her in to the pedi.

[laurski81]

Win: I had my 36 week appointment today w/a US and was in and out in 30 minutes. Fastest visit ever.

Whine: The actual words my OB said today while trying to take the baby's measurements were "Wow. This is the most active baby I have seen in a long time." Awesome.

Win: She doesn't think my vulvar varicosities will cause too much trouble during labor. She said if anything it may make my recovery a little tougher should any of them rupture. She said I only really needed to worry if I had any in my actual vagina but she couldn't tell.

Whine: Holy shit I could potentially have varicose veins IN my vag? And they can rupture during delivery? I never even considered this.

Whine: Apparently I'm taking this "I don't care what I eat anymore" a little too seriously as I gained 4 pounds in less then 2 weeks

[mightybee]

Mar 23, 2015 12:09:42 GMT -5 laurski81 said:

Win: I had my 36 week appointment today w/a US and was in and out in 30 minutes. Fastest visit ever.

Whine: The actual words my OB said today while trying to take the baby's measurements were "Wow. This is the most active baby I have seen in a long time." Awesome.

Win: She doesn't think my vulvar varicosities will cause too much trouble during labor. She said if anything it may make my recovery a little tougher should any of them rupture. She said I only really needed to worry if I had any in my actual vagina but she couldn't tell.

Whine: Holy shit I could potentially have varicose veins IN my vag? And they can rupture during delivery? I never even considered this.

Whine: Apparently I'm taking this "I don't care what I eat anymore" a little too seriously as I gained 4 pounds in less then 2 weeks

The end is in sight laurski81! That poor vulva of yours.

[pinkluna]

Win: DH and I got to go on a date yesterday to go see Cirque du Soleil and it was awesome! I've never been front row anywhere so that was an experience in itself. Thank you retailmenot for the random code that made the tickets affordable!

Whine: The warmer temps last week made me realize the A/C in my car is not working! Grrr. Need to get it fixed asap.

Win: Dh's birthday is this week so...CAKE!

[somethingcleverer]

Win: We put our deposit down on Disney and invited my parents and sister to go with! We were going to pay for my parents to pay them back for all the free childcare and for everything they've done for us but they are refusing so I'm going to see if h wants to offer some of that money to my sister and niece so we can all go! I'm so excited to have my whole family go, it will be so amazing for all of us to experience it with kids together!

Whine: it's snowing!

Win: I had a super fun weekend.

Whine I've been eating way too much junk this week.

[laurski81]

I have one more win. I wasn't even going to mention for the fear that I will jinx myself but...

My Pyogenic Granuloma is gone. I can still see a tiny, barely raised little bump, but that's only because I am looking so closely. Whatever was happening where I thought it was coming back must have just been part of the healing process because over the last week it is pretty much non-existent. FX that this is it!

[britbratjf]

Mar 23, 2015 13:46:46 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

Win: We put our deposit down on Disney and invited my parents and sister to go with! We were going to pay for my parents to pay them back for all the free childcare and for everything they've done for us but they are refusing so I'm going to see if h wants to offer some of that money to my sister and niece so we can all go! I'm so excited to have my whole family go, it will be so amazing for all of us to experience it with kids together!

Whine: it's snowing!

Win: I had a super fun weekend.

Whine I've been eating way too much junk this week.

Ah!!!! I am so jealous!!! We are going to go next year and it's way too far away!!!

[somethingcleverer]

britbratjf that's how I felt last year! I wanted to go so bad but we needed to save up! Then I almost put off going because traveling with food allergies is so scary for me. Now I'm glad everything is moving along and we are going.

[jodielyn10]

MC? Flame me?? I don't understand going to Disney with 2/3 year olds. I get it if you're going to go again, but if this is your one time to go, why not wait to go when your kids can enjoy everything? I guess my bias is showing because my family went once - and I was in a stroller the entire time while my brother got to ride all the rides. I've never been back and always been a little mad that my parents took us when I was too young to enjoy it and have any memory of it.
My H and I plan on going once, waiting till both kids can do it all and blowing it out on a week doing the whole bit, but maybe we're in the minority and most people plan to go back multiple times? Help me understand J12!

[xanthepants]

somethingcleverer, britbratjf, We are saving to go too! But alas I think it will be closer to when she is 4 not any sooner. Oh well - we will get there someday.

[somethingcleverer]

The reason we decided to go now is because it will be harder to take Shane out of school in the future. We are going in September because I've heard that's the best time to go. This year he will be in kindergarten and I'm ok with him missing a week. In the future we might not be able to do that and will only be able to go during peak times when it's super hot and overcrowded. Even though Aubrey will only be three and may not remember it, seeing her reaction to princesses and Disney will be priceless for me. I'm so excited to have the kids have that look of amazement on their face when they get there.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Mar 23, 2015 14:27:11 GMT -5 jodielyn10 said:

MC? Flame me?? I don't understand going to Disney with 2/3 year olds. I get it if you're going to go again, but if this is your one time to go, why not wait to go when your kids can enjoy everything? I guess my bias is showing because my family went once - and I was in a stroller the entire time while my brother got to ride all the rides. I've never been back and always been a little mad that my parents took us when I was too young to enjoy it and have any memory of it.
My H and I plan on going once, waiting till both kids can do it all and blowing it out on a week doing the whole bit, but maybe we're in the minority and most people plan to go back multiple times? Help me understand J12!

I am planning (hoping?) to go next fall. T will be about the age A is now and I think it will be fun for both of them, even if they don't remember it, I will. Then another trip when they are old enough to remember. When they're around 8 & 10, 9 & 11.. something like that. Before they're too old to think I'm super uncool and lame.

When I was little my grandma lived near disney so we went every year/every other year for quite awhile, then we went back when I was in middle school. Even though I don't remember most of the trips from when I was little I can still look at the pictures and see how happy we are.

I don't really understand saying "why do XYZ before they can remember it?" Just because they might not remember something, they shouldn't experience it? Might as well never do anything...

FFMC? A Disney World commercial actually made me tear up over the weekend and I can't wait to see my kid's faces when we take them

[britbratjf]

Mar 23, 2015 14:27:11 GMT -5 jodielyn10 said:

MC? Flame me?? I don't understand going to Disney with 2/3 year olds. I get it if you're going to go again, but if this is your one time to go, why not wait to go when your kids can enjoy everything? I guess my bias is showing because my family went once - and I was in a stroller the entire time while my brother got to ride all the rides. I've never been back and always been a little mad that my parents took us when I was too young to enjoy it and have any memory of it.
My H and I plan on going once, waiting till both kids can do it all and blowing it out on a week doing the whole bit, but maybe we're in the minority and most people plan to go back multiple times? Help me understand J12!

Well we aren't going until after Dagny is 4 & we plan on leaving new baby (who will be 1) at home with grandparents. While I don't think she'll remember the whole trip I think she will remember some experiences & my H & I will have those memories of her thrill & excitement of getting to experience that Disney Magic. My parents took me when I was about 3 or 4 & I do remember some of it (mostly bc I got an ear infection then the antibiotic made me sick - I puked in my moms hands after meeting Mary Poppins). But we went about evey 4 years and I really don't remember a lot about some of the later trips. I think my 2 most vivid trips are from when I was 15 & 20. My aunt & uncle took my cousin when she was 6 & she doesn't really remember it. So I don't think taking them later is a guarantee they will remember it & it may not be as "magical" experience when they're older. Plus I freaking love Disney & would go without kids. But we do plan on doing a second trip with both kids at some point.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Mar 23, 2015 14:42:35 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

The reason we decided to go now is because it will be harder to take Shane out of school in the future. We are going in September because I've heard that's the best time to go. This year he will be in kindergarten and I'm ok with him missing a week. In the future we might not be able to do that and will only be able to go during peak times when it's super hot and overcrowded. Even though Aubrey will only be three and may not remember it, seeing her reaction to princesses and Disney will be priceless for me. I'm so excited to have the kids have that look of amazement on their face when they get there.

This is why we want to go next year too. We want to go in October, which is usually a slow time for them because all the big kids are in school, and we won't have to pull A out. Plus, T will still be free to get in.

[britbratjf]

Mar 23, 2015 14:46:06 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Mar 23, 2015 14:42:35 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

The reason we decided to go now is because it will be harder to take Shane out of school in the future. We are going in September because I've heard that's the best time to go. This year he will be in kindergarten and I'm ok with him missing a week. In the future we might not be able to do that and will only be able to go during peak times when it's super hot and overcrowded. Even though Aubrey will only be three and may not remember it, seeing her reaction to princesses and Disney will be priceless for me. I'm so excited to have the kids have that look of amazement on their face when they get there.

This is why we want to go next year too. We want to go in October, which is usually a slow time for them because all the big kids are in school, and we won't have to pull A out. Plus, T will still be free to get in.

Ha we are totally planning on Oct next year! Disney G2G?

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Mar 23, 2015 14:47:21 GMT -5 britbratjf said:

Mar 23, 2015 14:46:06 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

This is why we want to go next year too. We want to go in October, which is usually a slow time for them because all the big kids are in school, and we won't have to pull A out. Plus, T will still be free to get in.

Ha we are totally planning on Oct next year! Disney G2G?

That would be awesome!

[jodielyn10]

Mar 23, 2015 14:43:45 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Mar 23, 2015 14:27:11 GMT -5 jodielyn10 said:

MC? Flame me?? I don't understand going to Disney with 2/3 year olds. I get it if you're going to go again, but if this is your one time to go, why not wait to go when your kids can enjoy everything? I guess my bias is showing because my family went once - and I was in a stroller the entire time while my brother got to ride all the rides. I've never been back and always been a little mad that my parents took us when I was too young to enjoy it and have any memory of it.
My H and I plan on going once, waiting till both kids can do it all and blowing it out on a week doing the whole bit, but maybe we're in the minority and most people plan to go back multiple times? Help me understand J12!

I am planning (hoping?) to go next fall. T will be about the age A is now and I think it will be fun for both of them, even if they don't remember it, I will. Then another trip when they are old enough to remember. When they're around 8 & 10, 9 & 11.. something like that. Before they're too old to think I'm super uncool and lame.

When I was little my grandma lived near disney so we went every year/every other year for quite awhile, then we went back when I was in middle school. Even though I don't remember most of the trips from when I was little I can still look at the pictures and see how happy we are.

I don't really understand saying "why do XYZ before they can remember it?" Just because they might not remember something, they shouldn't experience it? Might as well never do anything...

FFMC? A Disney World commercial actually made me tear up over the weekend and I can't wait to see my kid's faces when we take them

IF you plan on going back, I understand this completely. But if, like me, this is their only shot at going?  I felt jipped as a kid.  I absolutely resented my partents and brother for it when I see pictures of my brother doing everything and me in the stroller with no memory of it. 

ETA: we were broke as a joke when I was small and we couldn't afford to go back, so I always felt like I missed out on something that my brother got to experience. 

[xanthepants]

jodielyn10, We are kind of in the same boat. It will be a huge investment for us and we want to do it up when we do finally go. So we thought about waiting until 5 or so. However we are talking with a friends of ours who have a little bit older of a daughter and going together (which would be a blast since we are both one and done for the girls). We are thinking of splitting the difference of the "perfect" ages to go essentially.

[bliz1712]

I can see both sides of the argument and actually am in that predicament. V is 11 and we still haven't taken her. I don't necessarily want to go right away because H & E won't remember it or maybe even enjoy the experience (all day in a stroller might not be reasonable at 1-2). However, if I wait too long, then V will be almost too old for her to enjoy it or the "Disney" aspect of it. Once you get to a certain age I think the characters roaming around aren't as fun. Plus there's the aspect that her Mom may not allow us to take her.

We have taken her 2x to a local amusement park so she is getting the ride aspect of it. I personally preferred the Six Flags or those amusement parks over the actual Disney World. She's like me and just wants to ride all the exciting rides.

[pinkluna]

Well, I wanted to go to Disney before they turned 3 and are still free to get in. But I don't think that's gonna happen. I think at this age they'd still enjoy it a lot (they love just seeing the commercials!), they'd have plenty of photos to help them remember, and we would plan on going back again every few years. I also want to take advantage of being able to go during non-peak times before they start school. There's nothing I hate more than the heat and crowds.

[junkytrunk]

We have passes to Disneyland because we only live an hour away, but we are waiting to go to Disneyworld until M can go on all the rides at least. That is the only thing holding us back from going now.

He LOVES disneyland and whenever we ask if he wants to go, he screams yes. This is really the perfect age because everything is so exciting to them.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Mar 23, 2015 16:05:53 GMT -5 pinkluna said:

Well, I wanted to go to Disney before they turned 3 and are still free to get in. But I don't think that's gonna happen. I think at this age they'd still enjoy it a lot (they love just seeing the commercials!), they'd have plenty of photos to help them remember, and we would plan on going back again every few years. I also want to take advantage of being able to go during non-peak times before they start school. There's nothing I hate more than the heat and crowds.

October 2016 would be a good time to go