FFFC - 6/5

[wifedeangel]

Jun 5, 2015 9:12:19 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

My fffc is an incredibly stupid parent moment mh and I had with lo when he was still in the infant seat for the car, and partly a PSA so no one else does our stupid mistake.

We live a minute drive from a grocery store. Anyway we had lo in his infant seat inside the cart while we shopped. Normally we just leave it buckled but I guess we unbuckled him for some reason and put the blanket on top of him since it's chilly in the store obviously.

Anyway finished shopping and got home and realized we never had buckled him back up (blanket was covering and we never checked I guess). I am extremely thankful nothing happened and still feel guilty about what ifs. It was literally less than a minute drive and only down one slow street, but what if it was longer? Ugh.

So anyway partly a PSA so no one makes our mistake. Please check seat every time. We have never made that mistake since.

H and I did this a couple of times with DD when she was in the bucket seat before we learned. I think it's part of the new parent learning curve.

[sugarkissed]

Jun 5, 2015 9:12:19 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

My fffc is an incredibly stupid parent moment mh and I had with lo when he was still in the infant seat for the car, and partly a PSA so no one else does our stupid mistake.

We live a minute drive from a grocery store. Anyway we had lo in his infant seat inside the cart while we shopped. Normally we just leave it buckled but I guess we unbuckled him for some reason and put the blanket on top of him since it's chilly in the store obviously.

Anyway finished shopping and got home and realized we never had buckled him back up (blanket was covering and we never checked I guess). I am extremely thankful nothing happened and still feel guilty about what ifs. It was literally less than a minute drive and only down one slow street, but what if it was longer? Ugh.

So anyway partly a PSA so no one makes our mistake. Please check seat every time. We have never made that mistake since.

It happened to us a time or two as well when DD was younger.  Such a terrible feeling!  

[wifedeangel]

My FFFC: DD has been doing really great with the visiting ILs, and is always snuggling and playing with them, and they are really great with her too, which eases my over-protective mama instincts for her care when I go into the hospital.

The FF part is that it also makes me irrationally jealous. Right now I'm just so over everything I'm having a hard time giving DD the attention she needs, so I'm glad she can get it somewhere, but dang I hate seeing her having a good time with someone else.

Of course I'm not saying anything to anyone because I'm being stupid, but grrr! She's MINE!

[ladymouse]

michyme123 - I imagine almost everyone does this at least once (in my case, I put the baby in the car seat, then put the carrier and diaper bag in the front seat so my hands were free, and completely blanked on buckling him in.) No flames here.

My FFFC: I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow and I don't have a bag packed for DS in case I go into labor before my mom gets here. Oops. It's on my weekend to-do list. I also haven't talked to the back up for his care in about a month.

[Widget123]

1. When I heard that DH's work was going to throw him a baby shower earlier this week, I was hoping to get a Babies 'R Us gift card and use the money to buy a sand box for DD (and later this LO). We have a combo sand and water table, but I am reluctant to put sand it in because I imagine DD will just dump the sand on the ground (like she does with everything else).

2. I hide mail from DH pretty regularly. Recently I hid a fireworks catalog from him for over a month because I knew we would be traveling near the fireworks stores and I didn't want him to buy any since LO will only be a few days/weeks old on the 4th of July.

3. On Wednesday my OB suggested I go on bed rest to conserve fluids and I told her I didn't want to. I told this to DH and he didn't want me to go on best rest either. I'm going to be at the OB or the radiologist 2-3 times a week for the remainder of the pregnancy, so I think we are being cautious enough.

[sully326]

I ate an Almond Joy when I left my OB appointment. Yes, I have GD. No, I shouldn't have ate it. But SERIOUSLY, I'm overwhelmed right now & I ate my feelings. Don't judge me.

[sully326]

Jun 5, 2015 10:42:34 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Jun 5, 2015 10:38:49 GMT -5 sully326 said:

I ate an Almond Joy when I left my OB appointment. Yes, I have GD. No, I shouldn't have ate it. But SERIOUSLY, I'm overwhelmed right now & I ate my feelings. Don't judge me.

You are being judged solely on your choice of candy - who even eats Almond Joys? I don't think I have ever seen anyone eat or buy one. #barf

PFFFTTTT. They're amazing. You're being judged for living under a rock :-P

[kemdupuis]

Jun 5, 2015 10:42:34 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Jun 5, 2015 10:38:49 GMT -5 sully326 said:

I ate an Almond Joy when I left my OB appointment. Yes, I have GD. No, I shouldn't have ate it. But SERIOUSLY, I'm overwhelmed right now & I ate my feelings. Don't judge me.

You are being judged solely on your choice of candy - who even eats Almond Joys? I don't think I have ever seen anyone eat or buy one. #barf

Oh man, I LOVE me some almond joys. By far, one of my favorite candies. I think I need one now. sully326 I don't think it's that heinous of a GD crime. You're almost about ready to pop this babe out- how much can one candy bar really impact her? I think you deserve it! (Disclaimer: I don't have GD and I don't know how bad it really is to have a candy bar, but it seems like one small indulgence shouldn't hurt. Flame away if I am grossly mistaken)

[sully326]

Jun 5, 2015 11:10:33 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Jun 5, 2015 10:42:34 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

You are being judged solely on your choice of candy - who even eats Almond Joys? I don't think I have ever seen anyone eat or buy one. #barf

Oh man, I LOVE me some almond joys. By far, one of my favorite candies. I think I need one now. sully326 I don't think it's that heinous of a GD crime. You're almost about ready to pop this babe out- how much can one candy bar really impact her? I think you deserve it! (Disclaimer: I don't have GD and I don't know how bad it really is to have a candy bar, but it seems like one small indulgence shouldn't hurt. Flame away if I am grossly mistaken)

My GD is under control & everything health wise is good with both myself & LO, so, I cheated. It doesn't happen often at all & with the way I've felt today, it was definitely worth it!

[sully326]

Jun 5, 2015 10:51:36 GMT -5 @pcrunk said:

Garlic stuffed green olives washed down with Simply Orange with Mango.

Yep. That just happened. It was glorious.

Freakin' loooove garlic stuffed green olives! I'm jealous.

[wink568]

Jun 5, 2015 10:42:34 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Jun 5, 2015 10:38:49 GMT -5 sully326 said:

I ate an Almond Joy when I left my OB appointment. Yes, I have GD. No, I shouldn't have ate it. But SERIOUSLY, I'm overwhelmed right now & I ate my feelings. Don't judge me.

You are being judged solely on your choice of candy - who even eats Almond Joys? I don't think I have ever seen anyone eat or buy one. #barf

The only problem I have with Almond Joys is that, like Reese's, it's just too easy to eat them in two bites and be left wanting more...

[sully326]

Jun 5, 2015 11:14:43 GMT -5 wink568 said:

Jun 5, 2015 10:42:34 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

You are being judged solely on your choice of candy - who even eats Almond Joys? I don't think I have ever seen anyone eat or buy one. #barf

The only problem I have with Almond Joys is that, like Reese's, it's just too easy to eat them in two bites and be left wanting more...

KING SIZE

[kemdupuis]

Jun 5, 2015 11:12:49 GMT -5 sully326 said:

Jun 5, 2015 11:10:33 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Oh man, I LOVE me some almond joys. By far, one of my favorite candies. I think I need one now. sully326 I don't think it's that heinous of a GD crime. You're almost about ready to pop this babe out- how much can one candy bar really impact her? I think you deserve it! (Disclaimer: I don't have GD and I don't know how bad it really is to have a candy bar, but it seems like one small indulgence shouldn't hurt. Flame away if I am grossly mistaken)

My GD is under control & everything health wise is good with both myself & LO, so, I cheated. It doesn't happen often at all & with the way I've felt today, it was definitely worth it!

Ps. I am not sure why I assumed your LO is a lady- you're team green, right?

[Flick]

I will not eat a folded potato chip. If it's folded I put it back in the bag. SO goes through when the bag's half empty and breaks them in half and even though I know he does it, I will finish the bag. As long as I don't see him breaking the chips and putting them back we're all good and I pretend they were good little flat chips.

[sully326]

Jun 5, 2015 11:33:36 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

Jun 5, 2015 11:12:49 GMT -5 sully326 said:

My GD is under control & everything health wise is good with both myself & LO, so, I cheated. It doesn't happen often at all & with the way I've felt today, it was definitely worth it!

Ps. I am not sure why I assumed your LO is a lady- you're team green, right?

Nope, you're right, baby girl on board

[kemdupuis]

I have been refusing to use a birthing ball to relieve back/hip pain because I am afraid it will encourage labor and I do NOT want to go early because I don't want my ILs to be here when LO comes. I've also been refusing walks and spicy food, sex, etc. I am not sure if it is working, but I want this kid to stay put! I think DH is really annoyed, but I do not care.

[jessila]

I've been 'training' my hair to go longer without washing while pregnant. That's what I keep telling myself, at least
Really I hate styling my hair and if it isn't in a ponytail I have to straighten it because it's a mashup of textures (top is stick straight, bottom 2/3 is wavy with random barrel curls).
Currently rocking 5 days without washing and no one knows.
Also, spray in dry shampoo is amazing.

[Flick]

You say weird, I say only perfect chips will pass my lips! I'm sitting here eating chips and french onion dip and have already put back more chips than I've pulled out. I just need them to look like the picture damn it!

[dmoney]

Jun 5, 2015 11:52:08 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

jessila - you and I are hair twinsies! Dry shampoo has saved my life! I am currently on day 4 of no washing. Sometimes I can go up to a week depending on how I wear it. Lately its been all messy buns because I am too lazy to blow dry and straighten.

 This makes me very jealous!! I have a lot of hair, but it is very fine. So Even with Dry Shampoo I have to wash it at least every other day.  I am going to see if I can go every 3 days while on Maternity Leave. If i just wash it and throw it up in a pony tail I wonder what it would do!

[sgarmand]

Jun 5, 2015 11:41:20 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

I have been refusing to use a birthing ball to relieve back/hip pain because I am afraid it will encourage labor and I do NOT want to go early because I don't want my ILs to be here when LO comes. I've also been refusing walks and spicy food, sex, etc. I am not sure if it is working, but I want this kid to stay put! I think DH is really annoyed, but I do not care.

I have reasons I don't want to go into labor early either so I'm also refusing unnecessary walking, sex, spicy foods, pineapple, and sadly pedicures. Luckily DH doesn't want me to go into early labor either so he's pretty supportive.. except for the no sex thing. He says he feels grounded lol

[islandgirl14]

Jun 5, 2015 11:43:25 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Jun 5, 2015 11:37:24 GMT -5 @hazeldublin said:

That's really weird

+2 to it being weird

I don't think it's entirely weird! I won't not eat them (double negative...), but I most certainly avoid them. I seek out the most perfectly sized round chip... but that's specifically if I'm dipping a chip. Because let's be honest, you can't easily dip a folded chip, right? Once I've dug out all the nicely shaped ones, then I'll attack the folded ones!

FFFC: I have weird chip eating habits too I guess... hah!

Mounds are the sh*t, almond joys are only good if you pick out the almonds! But then that's a mounds, so....

[dmoney]

Jun 5, 2015 12:20:36 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

dmoney - I have a shit ton of hair that is very fine also. It has a curly/wavy texture depending on what part of my head it grows from. Maybe you just need to find the right brand for you. I have been using Batiste. They have about 10 different options depending on your preference for color and smell, but I have found the original to work and smell the best! Plus its only $8! Can't beat that!

Where can you buy it from??

[periwinkledaydreams]

Speaking of incredible food choices, I just walked to the corner store with the intention of buying some fruit and something healthy to make myself for lunch, and ended up eating a fried beef patty and a TWIX ice cream bar on the walk home..... granted I've got a banana, pineapple juice, spinach and a can of tuna in a bag now, I'm now completely full. Cue the waiting for hunger game. I have no guilt and I have no shame. I may have slight intestinal upset regret but I REGRET NOTHING!

[beersandweirs]

I routinely go about a week without washing my hair. I also don't use dry shampoo, I think I have just trained it well enough due to my laziness that I only have to wear it up about that last day or two.

[erbear]

I have never heard of eating pineapple to kickstart things before. It's been one of my hugest cravings!

[beersandweirs]

periwinkledaydreams I love the cat in your siggy and frequently spend time just watching it over and over.

[honeybunches101]

This is part rant and part FFC. I lost my mucus plug this morning and have had a few minorly painful contractions. Even though I don't think I am actually going into labor, I am certainly letting DH think it could be any minute. He has been working crazy hours and leaving me to deal with our super active toddler and new house renovation project all by myself. Every day I have to deal with contractors, movers, lots of maintenance things that need to be fixed before we can move in in a couple weeks, plus packing and doing every day chores like meals, dishes, laundry. I am totally worn out and constantly in pain, but he refuses to delegate anything at work and is instead trying to finish everything he possibly can before the baby comes. I'm 38w weeks pregnant, I need help! So I plan to milk the mucus plus and contractions as much as possible today and maybe he'll actually start to pass off some work like he should have done weeks ago. He is a lawyer at a big firm, there are tons of other people who are capable of taking on these projects, he just won't let go!

[bruunk]

I'm feeling guilty that I'm going to miss work. I mean, I'm really really excited that today is my last day for awhile, and I cannot wait to be a mom (only thing I've every really wanted to do), but I'm really glad that I'm coming back in November. I feel guilty that I don't want to stay home all the time with the baby, but I like my job and I like going to work most days. I'm scared of my entire identity becoming MOM. I'm scared the rest of me will melt away.

[wink568]

Jun 5, 2015 11:44:24 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

Jun 5, 2015 11:35:31 GMT -5 Flick said:

I will not eat a folded potato chip. If it's folded I put it back in the bag. SO goes through when the bag's half empty and breaks them in half and even though I know he does it, I will finish the bag. As long as I don't see him breaking the chips and putting them back we're all good and I pretend they were good little flat chips.

but....that's the wish chip! How do you make a wish??

Or is that just some weird chip folklore my family made up?

My family totally had wish chips too.

[sordidvolition]

Jun 5, 2015 11:35:31 GMT -5 Flick said:

I will not eat a folded potato chip. If it's folded I put it back in the bag. SO goes through when the bag's half empty and breaks them in half and even though I know he does it, I will finish the bag. As long as I don't see him breaking the chips and putting them back we're all good and I pretend they were good little flat chips.

Whaaaa?? The folded up ones are my favorite. Extra crunchy!