Its an celebration Monday!

[aggiebug]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Happy Columbus day which means 3 day weekends for some.

[aggiebug]

As for me? I go to the grocery store and get my car to the shop for an oil change. My life is thrilling.

[pitdigger]

Today I take over SIL's kitchen to process 40 lbs of apples. Yay!

[toadandbuggie]

Yay! Today I am supposed to go shopping with my IL's and LO. Hopefully LO cooperates and doesn't have a meltdown because I'm not sure he will be able to get a morning nap in. Wah.

I don't have many pics of the wedding yet since the photographer hasn't given me any but here's a few!



It really was an amazing day. We had to do it inside, which turned out to be beautiful and I wasn't even disappointed. The only thing I think I would change would be to do more photos outside and bear with the coldness. I was like "I'm done" after 1/2 hour because it was freezing. I'm not sure I got any good photos of me and LO either.... but I could just be imagining all of this because I haven't seen anything the photographer did yet.

[johanna]

toadandbuggie - oh wow! Congratulations! You look stunning and your husband looks so handsome. I'm glad you guys had a great time.

[toadandbuggie]

johanna, Thank you

[dreemkin]

toadandbuggie what an adorable couple. Such beautiful pics!

Happy Thanksgiving to our neighbors to the north!

I feel kind of unloved today. Many friends and family that I always at least text on their birthday, didn't acknowledge mine. Only my immediate family and two best childhood friends wished me a hb. Even my ILs didn't even say anything (besides a card from his parents a few days ago). I'm not one if those huge birthday celebration people but I guess it just hurt my feelings to see how little I rate.

[ChickenOnSunday]

Oct 12, 2015 7:28:05 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

toadandbuggie what an adorable couple. Such beautiful pics!

Happy Thanksgiving to our neighbors to the north!

I feel kind of unloved today. Many friends and family that I always at least text on their birthday, didn't acknowledge mine. Only my immediate family and two best childhood friends wished me a hb. Even my ILs didn't even say anything (besides a card from his parents a few days ago). I'm not one if those huge birthday celebration people but I guess it just hurt my feelings to see how little I rate.

Happy belated birthday!

Are you not on Facebook? I find that is where most people send their wishes. However, I would rather the folks who matter text or call instead of getting lost in the sea of randoms.

[johanna]

dreemkin - happy belated birthday! Sorry that you're disappointed. If it is any consolation, I think people just get wrapped up in their own lives and forget how nice it feels to have special acknowledgement on your birthday. I know that sometimes I am like that so I try to be understanding of others. You're probably a more considerate person than I am though ..

[johanna]

aggiebug - it must be a car maintenance kind of day. I'm going in to get new tires today.

Then off to work this evening. Yippy!

[hollydfromtn]

I just clicked on F16 by accident and was really confused for a second when I saw the thread titles lol. Anatomy scans, postpartum support belts, and appointments are not on our radar at the moment.

I don't know why I was so hesitant to sleep train. Last night was night 5 and he was asleep within 15 minutes and only had 3 wake ups. One of the wake ups doesn't technically count because it was 6:30 and I just brought him in bed to get a couple more hours out of him. I feel amazing!

[mommadozer]

lilyelayne Thanks for the check-in. I am doing well. I'm just not on my phone very often anymore and we have been busy with trips lately. We took DS to Disneyland a little over a week ago. We managed to get through both parks and be in the park from 8am-11:30pm with no melt downs.

toadandbuggie congrats!!!! Your dress, DH, and everything else looked amazing!

dreemkin happy birthday!

ETA: removed smiley face that was a bunch of question marks

[dreemkin]

No I'm not on FB but I remember birthdays (or they are at least on my calendar). Oh well, guess I had too high of expectations

[johanna]

dreemkin - I am sorry that I implied your expectations are too high. They are not. You deserve for others to acknowledge and celebrate your birthday and I am sorry that it did not happen. Again, I am sorry.

[aggiebug]

Oct 12, 2015 8:34:09 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

No I'm not on FB but I remember birthdays (or they are at least on my calendar). Oh well, guess I had too high of expectations

I am sorry. It is disappointing when you feel like you aren't valued by those you care about. I always try to remember that different people show their affection in different ways, and sometimes it doesn't match what I want or deem important. It doesn't mean that I am not disappointed or hurt, it just helps me move past it some times.



Eta 2 random stories.

My bff usually remembers my birthday but rarely any of our other mutual friends so I always text her and remind her. She tries but generally forgets on the day of.


Even better is my brother. My gosh that guy I love him to death but he is awful at dates. My sister and I share a birthday (no we aren't twins). One time he called me to chat on the way to work, as we were closing the conversation I reminded him to call our sister because it was her birthday. About 15 minutes later he sheepishly called me back and wished me a happy birthday too.

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug thanks for reminding me I need to get my oil changed & a new brake tag.
toadandbuggie love the pics! The indoor venue turned out so lovely, and you & your husband were stunning!
dreemkin hugs. That unloved / undervalued feeling is so, so rough.
mommadozer glad you're doing well that pic is too cute!

[aggiebug]

toadandbuggie beautiful pictures of beautiful people. You both look so happy congratulations! I am glad you had a fantastic day and everything went well. You could always do a "trash the dress" session in the spring to get some outdoor pictures, H can wear a suit LO can be there. And it doesn't even have to trash the dress.

[lilyelayne]

Oct 12, 2015 9:15:16 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

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Even better is my brother. My gosh that guy I love him to death but he is awful at dates. My sister and I share a birthday (no we aren't twins). One time he called me to chat on the way to work, as we were closing the conversation I reminded him to call our sister because it was her birthday. About 15 minutes later he sheepishly called me back and wished me a happy birthday too.

This made me laugh, and totally sounds like something I would do. I'm such a space cadet about stuff sometimes.

[aggiebug]

Oct 12, 2015 9:22:59 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:15:16 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

~snip~

Even better is my brother. My gosh that guy I love him to death but he is awful at dates. My sister and I share a birthday (no we aren't twins). One time he called me to chat on the way to work, as we were closing the conversation I reminded him to call our sister because it was her birthday. About 15 minutes later he sheepishly called me back and wished me a happy birthday too.

This made me laugh, and totally sounds like something I would do. I'm such a space cadet about stuff sometimes.

He once called my mom FIVE times on her birthday and forgot to say anything. My dad finally called and suggested next time he called he wish her a happy birthday bahaha.

[taberbtb]

Holiday Monday here (except I'm working) but it does make for a nice, light commute.

I had a nice day with DH and DD yesterday and we didn't do much but we enjoyed having him around. He worked almost 90hrs last week and his dad was still pushing him to work a half day yesterday. I'm glad DH and his brothers stood up to him.

Also, I think I have a cavity and need to make a dentist appt, but it's a holiday so not today. Even though it hurts I'm secretly glad I can hold off one more day. I have never had a cavity before and DH has freaked me out about them using a giant power drill in my mouth! I know he's joking but still so skeerd…

[cloe111479]

At work, but only until 2:30, I have a dentist appointment this afternoon.

It is slow here today, but I guess people figure that we are closed for the holiday -- but everything is open. State courts, etc are so we are. It's just weirdly quiet.

[GeekBeagle]

Not much going on here. I think I'm about to spend a bunch of money on clothes for DS from The Children's Place because they're having a sale. BTDT moms, how long do kids stay in the toddler sizes? I'm trying to gauge when he'd need long vs. short sleeves, but I'm clueless. I'm used to him changing sizes every couple months now, but I know that time should be a little longer when they get older.

[mishka29]

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are spending the day with the ILs.

Love, love, love the dress toadandbuggie

Happy birthday dreemkin

[GeekBeagle]

@holachica Thanks for the insight!

[taberbtb]

Oct 12, 2015 10:48:03 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Oct 12, 2015 10:31:02 GMT -5 GeekBeagle said:

Not much going on here. I think I'm about to spend a bunch of money on clothes for DS from The Children's Place because they're having a sale. BTDT moms, how long do kids stay in the toddler sizes? I'm trying to gauge when he'd need long vs. short sleeves, but I'm clueless. I'm used to him changing sizes every couple months now, but I know that time should be a little longer when they get older.

Fyi, I have a couple onesies and shirts and imo, they run small. They're 12 month sizes and he's outgrown them, but not other brands at all.

+1 to this. I received gift cards to TCP and went in trying to buy something for DD. At the time she was not quite into 6m stuff and I was looking at 9m clothing that no way was going to fit her. Not sure if their sizes are meant for lower weight than other stores or if they are just oblivious to the fact.

[tortor4]

toadandbuggie how beautiful! Congratulations! You and your husband look absolutely perfect!
dreemkin happy belated birthday! I'm sorry you're feeling unloved. What a horrible feeling to have, especially on your birthday. I have to admit I'm horrible with knowing what the date is now that I stay at home with LO so I have to set an alarm in my phone to remind me when it's someone's birthday.

We took Celia to the pumpkin patch yesterday and she loved it! It was perfect weather and we all had so much fun. It's the last year this pumpkin patch will be around so we're going back next Sunday with the ILs. Hope no one minds if I AW a couple pictures!

[greenpony33]

Beautiful wedding toadandbuggie. I am sure your photographer got good pics. It's always amazing what they're able to get without you realizing it.

Happy late birthday dreemkin . I generally feel the same way about birthdays and friends in general. It always seems like I am the one to reach out to friends for anything, that if I didn't put out the effort then I feel like I'd never seen anyone (not that I see a lot of friends as it is ).

Since I am not supposed to lift DS I had him go to daycare today and tomorrow while DH is at work. Not going to lie, not having a baby to attend to all day has been nice, and I have been able to get so much done. I even went to Ulta (and probably spent to much!) But it was nice, and oddly relaxing, going somewhere and only having to worry about myself. It also doesn't hurt that daycare texted that DS had a massive poop that she is pretty sure ruined his shirt (glad he got that out there!). But she did remind me that his only extra clothes are summer clothes so I have to find some winter clothes to keep there that I don't mind him not wearing often (since he doesn't usually need his extra clothes there a lot).

[PikoPiko]

toadandbuggie, beautiful photos. You're a gorgeous bride.

I see a lot of pumpkin patch photos lately, I just told DH we have to go visit one too this coming weekend!

DS is teething and has a cold. Now I'm watching him on the daycare cam crying and crying. The lady there has been holding him for an hour and he's still crying and fighting her. Poor thing. Apparently he puked on his blankie and now it's in the wash at daycare. Failed mummy, I forgot to pack his other lovey, so much crying. I can't watch.

[Deleted]

dreemkin Happy birthday! I know how you feel, I'm also not on FB but remember everybody else's B-days anyway. But no one remembers mine except family and close friends. I've learned to live with it now but just a couple of years ago I still felt disappointed. You are totally allowed to feel that way! Hugs

toadandbuggie Such beautiful pictures, you are an adorable couple. Congratulations!

We haven't done anything interesting today. I wanna plan an outing for tomorrow just to get out of the house and do something fun, but I'm low on ideas. Any tips?

ETA Totally jeaulos of your pumpkin patch outings BTW! Sadly, there is nothing like that around here...

[PikoPiko]

Oct 12, 2015 10:31:02 GMT -5 GeekBeagle said:

Not much going on here. I think I'm about to spend a bunch of money on clothes for DS from The Children's Place because they're having a sale. BTDT moms, how long do kids stay in the toddler sizes? I'm trying to gauge when he'd need long vs. short sleeves, but I'm clueless. I'm used to him changing sizes every couple months now, but I know that time should be a little longer when they get older.

If your boy is chunky, don't buy long sleeves from CP. Chubby arms don't fit. The fleece sleepers are OK and didn't seem to shrink too much in the wash, everything else shrinks a lot. LO wears CP 12-18mos but only 12mo from Carters