@jimbobcooter for Target at least, you can. I got my coupons a few weeks ago and was in Target this week adding to my registry from my phone and got 15% off the stuff I had just added. You just have to go to the front of the store after you add them where they have the printer and print the barcode for your registry to use with the coupon. I also ordered from home online and did the same thing. As soon as it shows up on your registry you can use the coupon for it.
I figured this out when I went to the store to finish up my list and they didn't have the bottles I wanted in store. One of the ladies who worked there just told me i could change it on my phone to get a different kind that were in store and still get the discount.
I made a baby registry at Target just to get the free gift card for creating one and the completion coupons. I added pads and tucks and nursing pads to it so I get a percentage off them with the coupons. No one knows about the registry, I am strictly using it because I want to save money on all the after birth essentials. I am cheap.
And a genius.
+1 the genius factor (guess what I'm doing this weekend?)
Post by ThePalindromicOne on May 1, 2015 10:51:17 GMT -5
mathistm - I was wondering this, I want to make a mass purchase since these coupons can only be used once, but only some items are available in store. Maybe I should just make the mass purchase online (which I was probably going to do anyways...)
@jimbobcooter - I'm pretty sure you can add stuff too. I've plan on moving a lot of items from BRU to Amazon (if fullfilled by Amazon and less than or equal to the BRU price) to get the 15% vs. 10% with free Amazon Prime shipping. The rest will stay on BRU for Endless Rewards (leaving some items that I won't need till later to purchase when my endless rewards come in)
We didn't finish our Labor & Delivery class. We went to the first day and skipped the second (it was two days). I was feeling a little worried about this, but it's not like the doctors are going to look at me and say "Didn't you learn about that in your class" mid push. I'm tempted to not go to anymore classes but DH has never changed a diaper - so we're going to the newborn care one.
I am EXTREMELY close to throwing DH's phone in the toilet, so that when he claims to be doing something he'll actually be doing it instead of browsing Reddit
Rant ensues DH has been out of town all week, and my stress level has been... better than halved. The dishes come out of the dishwasher clean, at least one side of the couch is cleared off when I need to sit, DS hasn't whined in days (his dad gives him whatever he wants when he whines - I say "no whining" and he doesn't get whatever it is for at least a couple of hours - so when dad is out of town, it's "Mommy, catch grasshoppers?" instead of "WANT GRASSHOPPERS! NOW!"), no one is leaving on lights when I'm trying to get DS to go to sleep so it only takes 15 minutes to get him to sleep instead of an hour or more... There's lots of mess, but it's toys/books, not spilled food/drink (DH spills roughly one glass a night and gives DS crumbly/sticky food at the couch. DS spilled ONE glass all week. And DH rarely cleans up his own dishes/dinner spills.) DS is reading/coloring/playing outside more instead of watching videos all evening. There's no one smacking food at dinner (the 2 year old eats with his mouth closed, why the f can't his dad?) No one says "go take a nap, I'll take care of X," only for me to come out (after a "nap" where DS pounds on the door repeatedly asking for Mommy) to find that I have half an hour to get X + dinner done instead of the hour and a half it will take (and DH is confused about why I'm pissed. If you say you'll do something, DO IT.)
Then I remember DH doesn't know if he'll have a job a week after the baby is born. And he might be here to "help" all the time while he job hunts. Cue long mental expletive here. (DH is very supportive and loving. But he is the opposite of helpful.)
Here's mine - I never made it through the first trimester of any of our pregnancy books, and I haven't read a page of a baby book. I reference the pregnancy book on occasion when I'm curious about something I'm experiencing, but they just stressed me out. For the baby, We have done the baby basics class and I will refer to them as we go, but I honestly don't think I will ever read one cover to cover...
Same, except I haven't done any sort of baby class. Every now and then I'll look something up, but... gave up reading pretty much immediately after buying the books.
Also, I've never had anything to do with babies in my entire life. I've never changed a diaper, I've never changed their clothes, hell, I haven't even carried one around. I've like, held a baby for a few minutes while sitting. That's pretty much it.
Some kind of maternal instinct has got to kick in....right??
This makes me feel so much better! I'm thinking the same about maternal instinct and I have been around babies so I'm familiar. One of my best friends has a 4 month old so I ask her questions too. I just can't get on board with reading a book that has ever scenario of what may or may not happen, what your kid may or may not be like until I'm actually in it. Hopefully this theory pans out or I know what I'll be speed reading when I'm up at night feeding LO!
I have 3 weeks left until I officially start Maternity Leave. I have decided that as of today, I have mentally already started. I plan on spending the next 3 weeks doing as little as possible without losing my job. I'm just so tired...
I work at two schools on Fridays. I'm currently sitting in my car at the parking lot of the second school reading this thread. I also may have taken a quick nap in the car.
Also, I stopped wearing jeans 3 weeks ago. Yoga pants and dresses from here on out. There is no teacher dress code in the county I work in. Today it's yoga pants, tee shirt, hoodie, and flip flops. Zero fucks.
I fully believe little girl knows when I am talking about her. Whenever she hears her name mentioned, she starts moving around like crazy. She's clearly gifted
I am EXTREMELY close to throwing DH's phone in the toilet, so that when he claims to be doing something he'll actually be doing it instead of browsing Reddit
Rant ensues DH has been out of town all week, and my stress level has been... better than halved. The dishes come out of the dishwasher clean, at least one side of the couch is cleared off when I need to sit, DS hasn't whined in days (his dad gives him whatever he wants when he whines - I say "no whining" and he doesn't get whatever it is for at least a couple of hours - so when dad is out of town, it's "Mommy, catch grasshoppers?" instead of "WANT GRASSHOPPERS! NOW!"), no one is leaving on lights when I'm trying to get DS to go to sleep so it only takes 15 minutes to get him to sleep instead of an hour or more... There's lots of mess, but it's toys/books, not spilled food/drink (DH spills roughly one glass a night and gives DS crumbly/sticky food at the couch. DS spilled ONE glass all week. And DH rarely cleans up his own dishes/dinner spills.) DS is reading/coloring/playing outside more instead of watching videos all evening. There's no one smacking food at dinner (the 2 year old eats with his mouth closed, why the f can't his dad?) No one says "go take a nap, I'll take care of X," only for me to come out (after a "nap" where DS pounds on the door repeatedly asking for Mommy) to find that I have half an hour to get X + dinner done instead of the hour and a half it will take (and DH is confused about why I'm pissed. If you say you'll do something, DO IT.)
Then I remember DH doesn't know if he'll have a job a week after the baby is born. And he might be here to "help" all the time while he job hunts. Cue long mental expletive here. (DH is very supportive and loving. But he is the opposite of helpful.)
My DH has been out of town a lot the last few weeks, including this week too. Just replace Reddit with the Chive and I'm right there with you.
I've been sleeping great without DH in the bed. But the thing is DD is like a mosquito, so if she doesn't have another human being to fly around its just me, then I can't get anything done. Also DH leaves a trail of trash and dirty clothes every where he goes, both inside and outside of the house, and its gotten to the point that I'm so sick of cleaning it up so I just leave it there at least half of the time. So even though he hasn't been here there have been reminders of him everywhere, such as dirty socks and empty soda cans in and around DD's swing set... so DD has been finding all of these gems this week while he has been gone. I want him back, then I want to smack him upside the head and tell him to clean up his mess.
Both my husband and I kiss our dog and tell her we love her before we leave the house. It has become such a habit that I didn't even realize this morning when the old lady who lives across from us commented on how cute it is that she hears my husband and I do this to each other, that it is actually each of us doing it to our dog. I am in bed when he leaves for work in the morning and he isn't here when I leave.
My husband and I do this as well!! I have a whole conversation with the dog before I leave. Tell him to have a good day and to be a good boy for daddy (DH is currently unemployed) When DH leaves to go run errands or what not, he has the dog sit on the couch gives him a kiss, tells him to leave his sister (bunny rabbit) Alone and that he will see him in a few hours. I wonder if my neighbors can hear us! But I have been doing this with my pets for as long as I can remember!!
Fffc- I have guests over for the week and I hid my stash of chocolate, cookies and candy b/c I'm really territorial over food right now. I have a box of candy squirreled away in my closet. Pregnancy is turning me into a nut-job.
The image of you hiding and hoarding your food made me giggle - I may or may not have imagined it a bit like Gollum "My precious!" (That being said, I totally get it - I've started labeling my food.)
FFFC- I live in Baltimore, the States Attorney came out today and said she is charging the police officers in the death of Freddy Grey. Now people are up in arms because the police officers are getting charged... I cant take it anymore...there is probably going to be more rioting tomorrow night because of a group that is coming to town to protest (its the same group that started the riots on Monday) I just want my city to go back to normal. I don't want to hear police helicopters at night, i dont want to be on the NATIONAL news, I just want to be able to go out at night and not be scared!
Post by lunalovegood on May 1, 2015 13:23:31 GMT -5
dmoney so sorry for the unrest in your city. I keep reading about everything going on there and can't even imagine being in the middle of it all. Be safe!
dmoney so sorry for the unrest in your city. I keep reading about everything going on there and can't even imagine being in the middle of it all. Be safe!
Thank you!! Where I live is out of harms way, but we were supposed to go to a concert tomorrow, and it got postponed until September because of it. I love my city but this just makes me cry!
mathistm that is hilarious! I'm convinced that I'll hear the same from my neighbors one day soon because as I walk out the door each day I say "I love you! Be good today!" @ktpatter first trimester I put a couple in my cart on Amazon and never decided which one was best. I think it's a little late to order at this point so, confession: I have read 0 pages of any pregnancy book ladymouse & @littlechivette the phones and computers are definitely frustrating! I have wanted to throw DH's on several occasions!
Post by mrskblack11 on May 1, 2015 14:21:55 GMT -5
FFFC: Told my husband that I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on professional maternity and newborn photos. We agreed we could just borrow my parent's nice camera to take a few photos. We wanted to save the money for baby stuff. Now I am online camera shopping for a nice DSLR. Buying a camera falls into the "baby stuff" category.... right?
My husband and I do this as well!! I have a whole conversation with the dog before I leave. Tell him to have a good day and to be a good boy for daddy (DH is currently unemployed) When DH leaves to go run errands or what not, he has the dog sit on the couch gives him a kiss, tells him to leave his sister (bunny rabbit) Alone and that he will see him in a few hours. I wonder if my neighbors can hear us! But I have been doing this with my pets for as long as I can remember!!
I'm so glad I have you ladies to make me realize my H and I really aren't as strange as we seem. When we leave, the younger dog (Everett) gets put in his kennel and the older dog (Opie) stays out because Everett still likes to randomly eat things - mostly paper - if he's by himself too long. Anyways, we ALWAYS tell Opie to be a good boy and take care of Everett and not to throw any parties while we're gone.
Crazy animal conversationalists...unite!
+1 for sure! Every night DH and I say good night to the pup and do this big production of "we love you, you're such a good boy"etc. the other night, DH tucked the dog in and went to go watch TV in the living room.. And forgot to say goodnight to me. Ha! Our dog definitely rules the roost.
FFFC: Told my husband that I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on professional maternity and newborn photos. We agreed we could just borrow my parent's nice camera to take a few photos. We wanted to save the money for baby stuff. Now I am online camera shopping for a nice DSLR. Buying a camera falls into the "baby stuff" category.... right?
100000% we bought two cameras last year before we started trying a DSLR and a point and shoot. Everyone questioned us, but we said we wanted the DSLR for when we have kids, and the Point in shoot for when we go to amusement parts or trips with the kids that we cant really take the DSLR on! Best investment we have ever made!
I'm so glad I have you ladies to make me realize my H and I really aren't as strange as we seem. When we leave, the younger dog (Everett) gets put in his kennel and the older dog (Opie) stays out because Everett still likes to randomly eat things - mostly paper - if he's by himself too long. Anyways, we ALWAYS tell Opie to be a good boy and take care of Everett and not to throw any parties while we're gone.
Crazy animal conversationalists...unite!
+1 for sure! Every night DH and I say good night to the pup and do this big production of "we love you, you're such a good boy"etc. the other night, DH tucked the dog in and went to go watch TV in the living room.. And forgot to say goodnight to me. Ha! Our dog definitely rules the roost.
Every night we say Boh come snuggle in bed with us, give mommy and daddy kisses... he jumps on the bed and after about 10 minutes of snuggling we say, its time to go to Bohs bed. He jumps off the bed and either goes to his bed (if the window is open, its right infront of the bed) or he goes and lays down in the bathroom because the tile is nice and cold!
Costco and Sam's usually has great deals on DSLRs too. We got a point and shoot that is pretty incredible and DSLR like at a super price there with a good memory card.
I made a baby registry at Target just to get the free gift card for creating one and the completion coupons. I added pads and tucks and nursing pads to it so I get a percentage off them with the coupons. No one knows about the registry, I am strictly using it because I want to save money on all the after birth essentials. I am cheap.
As we speak I'm making a registry on Amazon just for the completion discount.
Adding PP stuff is a good idea.
Make sure what you add is covered by the discount. It has to be fulfilled by Amazon and available in the Baby section, for starters.
And about the Target registry completion discount, it's good for one day in-store AND one online purchase. Make sure you use it for both!
Uh, yeah it definitely does. Seriously... we did the same thing! Except we got a Sony a5000 instead of the DSLR... it takes amazing, high quality pictures and is a little less cumbersome.
It absolutely does! I used baby logic to put an iPad on my Target registry (that no one but I used) and then used the completion coupons and my red card. WIN! I've got a Nikon D5100 and love it and in the non DSLR department the Canon SX280 (from 2013 - I'm sure there are updated models). I highly recommend the Canon as an alternative to the traditional DSLR since you're still able to shoot in manual if you want, it's significantly less bulky, and cheaper. Lots of options out there!
I have the Nikon D5200 and I looooove it! I believe there's a D5300 now. Yeah it's bulky, but the picture quality is gorgeous and I love that the screen can be flipped around all over.
Post by ombradellarosa on May 1, 2015 15:58:38 GMT -5
My FFFC: I have a million things to do to get ready for baby, and then another half a million baby-unrelated things. I desperately want to be productive, but I want just as desperately to have a nap. All week I have been getting nothing done because by the time I'm ready to do anything I'm exhausted and need a nap and then when I wake up I don't do anything either. I am so worried that this will never end and I won't get anything done and baby will come and I won't be half ready!
My FFFC: I am really contemplating leaving all my husbands dirty laundry on his side of the bed and not washing it. He's had two days off and all I've asked is that he help with the laundry and he's done one load... I may smother him with his dirty boxers tonight I'm sofa king pissed.
My husband does his own laundry and I do mine. 50-50 since we both work. I say you implement this plan. You can tell him I said so!
Post by leenziepops on May 1, 2015 18:38:26 GMT -5
My FFFC : DH wants me to work up to 2 wks prior to EDD. He even thinks I could work longer. Screw that. I had agreed to 2wks. I hit major lazy town 3weeks ago so I dramatised what the MW said about laboring earlier and gave him fake statistics that my chances of labour at 37weeks is more than 60%. I have no clue. But it worked. Last day 3weeks before EDD!
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