I have a job interview to substitute in the district I graduated from and have had three long term positions in. They kicked me off their list when I didn't sub there last year and I have to start all over. Ugh. After that, mil and I are going to Kohl's with LO and to lunch before mil goes home.
Working my long day with the Dr. She's in a GREAT mood. Traffic was horrible this morning and I was not as early as I normally am (only 10 min instead of my usual 20-25 min early) and she decided to see the first patient without checking her in or having her pay the copay or anything. She is leaving at the end of the month and has totally checked out. Apparently she no longer cares about doing things the right way.
We are celebrating my parents wedding anniversary this weekend and my sister, husband and I are pitching in to buy them an excursion for their trip to Hawaii next month. My mom has always teased my dad about not going on a honeymoon since they got an arranged marriage, so he's finally taking her on an "official" honeymoon. My parents anniversary is actually on September 11, but there's no way we want people to see us brown folk celebrating on that day...my husband thinks it's funny.
edited: to clarify my husband thinks it's funny that we don't want to be seen celebrating on 9/11, not that he thinks terrorist attacks are funny
SO says he bought me a surprise. They were his favorite fudge bars. I told him to stop saying he bought me shit when he really just bought it for himself and feels guilty for not thinking of me. So annoyed but he says he's buying me subway in a bit so at least that makes up for it.
*Update* he bought me an ugly ass sweater. I said thank you but it's not really my style. I am now an ungrateful bitch. Pretty sure I said thank you though.
Oh, also I ate a fudge iced brownie with every meal yesterday and pumped a few extra ounces of breast milk. Coincidence....? I think I need to 4 brownies again today to test this
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
Oh, also I ate a fudge iced brownie with every meal yesterday and pumped a few extra ounces of breast milk. Coincidence....? I think I need to 4 brownies again today to test this
Like you, I noticed that when I eat crappy/fatty foods I get more milk production and a slightly higher fat content. Which is good because my DD is a fairly slow weight gainer (she keeps dropping % but is still gaining the recommended 4-7poz/week) TL;DR EAT ALL THE BROWNIES
I've been lurking this week but school has been crazy so no time to post till now. I'm feeling torn right now because I just got a promotion from Reading Specialist to Reading Program Coordinator....but no raise or perks to go with it. So now I'm doing a Coordinator's job for a teacher's salary and I feel like somehow I got duped...like they didn't hire me as the PC right off the bat because they didn't want to pay me for it. However I'm trying to look on the bright side and think of it as an awesome experience that will bolster my resume so I can go get a position that pays fairly next year.
Also my MIL is driving me crazy because now that she babysits twice a week, she thinks she knows H better than my DH and I do. She's always telling us things about her as if we don't already know them. Grr....
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
It still hasn't been a full year yet, so you should stay as positive as you can, as i'm sure she knows anytime within a year is "normal". I would just not make any comments like "When you are pregnant... ", "When you are a mom...", etc. that will imply that she is going to or not going to be pregnant soon. I just tend to say things like "It will happen if/when its meant to be". The "if" or "when" depend on who I am talking to and if I know there are known fertility issues.
Flick I hate when H tries to be nice and buy me clothes. He always gets it wrong and then I feel like a jerk. Our first X-Mas together he tried so hard and bought me a pair of shoes - hooker high heels, as I called them. Yikes.
+1 to never wanting DH to buy me clothes again. He got me a gift certificate for Xmas to a department store and that was an awesome gift!! I far prefer that.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Sept 16, 2015 10:33:42 GMT -5
My H knows better than to try and buy me clothes. For our anniversary last year, he bought me a vase and stenciled our names and wedding date on it. The problem? It was an urn. Might have looked slightly better if he had put flowers in it, but he didn't think that far. Our 2 year anniversary is coming up on monday, and I still haven't figured out what to get him. Oops.
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
I would hang out with her like normal and just give her a lot of opportunity to talk about what she is going through and how she is feeling.
My H knows better than to try and buy me clothes. For our anniversary last year, he bought me a vase and stenciled our names and wedding date on it. The problem? It was an urn. Might have looked slightly better if he had put flowers in it, but he didn't think that far. Our 2 year anniversary is coming up on monday, and I still haven't figured out what to get him. Oops.
I'm sorry, but this is hysterical! Hope he does a better job this time!
Flick I have a Pinterest board entitled "things I want" for this exact reason. My Christmas/birthday/anniversary gifts have been much better since DH discovered it
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
This is such a tough situation my best friend has been trying for about 2 years now and is about to consider fertility treatments. She tries to keep the mentality of 'it'll happen when/if it's meant to", but hates when other people say it to her. Last year, we were having lunch together and I just told her how much I loved her and that I know she's going through something terrible that I have no idea about. I reiterated to her that I may not say or do the right thing, but that I wanted to support her in any way possible and for her to let me know if she needs me to do something. Since this was when I was pregnant, I also told her that I knew she was happy for me, but I understood if she didn't want to hear about it and that I'd leave it up to her if she wanted to ask about anything. She later told me that she really appreciated that and I've just been taking cues from her. She also joined an online community which seems to be helping, so maybe see if your friend is interested in that?
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
This is such a tough situation my best friend has been trying for about 2 years now and is about to consider fertility treatments. She tries to keep the mentality of 'it'll happen when/if it's meant to", but hates when other people say it to her. Last year, we were having lunch together and I just told her how much I loved her and that I know she's going through something terrible that I have no idea about. I reiterated to her that I may not say or do the right thing, but that I wanted to support her in any way possible and for her to let me know if she needs me to do something. Since this was when I was pregnant, I also told her that I knew she was happy for me, but I understood if she didn't want to hear about it and that I'd leave it up to her if she wanted to ask about anything. She later told me that she really appreciated that and I've just been taking cues from her. She also joined an online community which seems to be helping, so maybe see if your friend is interested in that?
This is kind of along the lines of what I was thinking, so I am super glad to hear that your friend appreciated it. I don't talk about B when I'm with her, but it's extra tough since I'll actually have him with me. I suggested TCF to her, but I think she is already on TD. Hopefully she finds it helpful
So I started this in the motn thread but yesterday DS dropped a toy on his toe and in awkward toddler fashion it immediately turned the nail blue. He walked around and played the rest of the day but was highly sensitive to touching it, but I assumed it was just an unfortunate crash. Well he ended up waking up in a screaming fit last night with it still continually swelling and H took him to ER to get X rayed and checked out. There ended up being no visible breaks but they have sent the images in to a specialist to be sure there's no small fracture. But they did drain the toe to relieve some pressure and pain (which H told me he obviously cried through, but when they were done the procedure the dr yelled 'Popsicle! Stat!') and it's now wrapped up for 3 days and we'll have to treat it then.
Poor little dude, but he is doing much better today. I'll be running on coffee fumes.
Returned the sweater and bought him something I knew he'd like. He says " you just bought it to make me feel bad" I told him I bought it because I knew he'd like it. Totally bought it to fuck with him though.
Also my MIL is driving me crazy because now that she babysits twice a week, she thinks she knows H better than my DH and I do. She's always telling us things about her as if we don't already know them. Grr....
I feel your pain on this one!! My MIL watches DD every Tuesday for us... She tried telling family Monday night that DD is crawling... DH and I were both like, no shes not... she knows how to rotate in a circle and thats about it...
Is it awesome that since they watch our kiddies a little bit they know EVERYTHING they do or think they do??
tiffbot that's so sad, I hope he's ok. I swear I think boys are worse then girls I never hear anyone saying their little girl hurt themselves from climbing into a drawer, hoping for an accident free little girl after the tornado of DS.
He's running around and being himself today and not noticing his wrapped up foot so off to a good start anyway! Seriously never could have imagined he'd hurt it so bad!
I've had to wear suits the past two weeks for hearings and depositions. None of my suit jackets fit because of my giant breasts.
I liked that breast feeding gave me big boobs for once. But weirdly my boobs have shrunk past the point of pre pregnancy, even though I'm still breast feeding and pumping.
Thoughts on what to say to a friend that has been TTC since January and is getting disheartened? This girl is one of my best friends- she was the first non family member to know that we were PG. I want to offer support but don't want to sound like an asshole. We got our BFP the first month we tried, so I don't know what she is feeling/going through first hand- I can only speculate. Thoughts? We are having lunch later this week, and I have to bring B along.
So it took us 2 yrs to get pregnant and had to do IVF. For me I always appreciated when people would say things like "im sorry you have to go thru this, i dont understand but i do love you and want to support you however is helpful"
I hated hearing... "oh you will get pregnant soon, I just know it!" Ummm no you dont
"Just stop stressing and drink a bottle of wine - worked for me! Har har
" why dont you just adopt?" Grrrr
And like the other girls said, she might not even bring it up and just follow her lead. And since you are close my guess is that she will understand B being there and not even mind hearing a few cute stories
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