Random FriYAYYYY

[soultrane]

csat, are they doing multiple blood draws or just waiting 2 hours to do the draw after you drink the drink?

I'm actually considering asking to just do the 3 hour from the get-go this time. Since I had to do both last time, I figure let's just cut to the chase and not waste everyone's time with the 1 hour. We'll see what my doc says!

[Flair Underwood]

Is anyone noticing that people are starting to treat you differently?

Just this past week, there have been two separate instances where I have VERY CALMLY explained things and expressed that I would need help with something, or would prefer something to be different. Both of these statements would've been true - pregnant or not.

In both situations people respond so OVER THE TOP treating me like I'm emotionally fragile and have no damned common sense in my head because I'm pregnant. Makes me crazy!!

[regal]

Feb 19, 2016 11:39:57 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

DS and I are planting his strawberries tonight. The roots arrived and have been soaking in water yesterday and today. They seem to be alive and have green plants starting to come out, so I'm hoping that's a good first sign! Any great strawberry growing tips? We live in CA so I'm not crazy for planting in February.

I literally grew up on a farm and have spent quite a bit of time googling "how to grow strawberries". My parents would be disappointed.

Animal control is the most important part. The animals wait until it's almost ripe and you are really excited and then they eat the sucker. If you can make a wire cage to go over it, I would.

[sandandsea]

Feb 19, 2016 11:41:51 GMT -5 Flair Underwood said:

Is anyone noticing that people are starting to treat you differently?

Just this past week, there have been two separate instances where I have VERY CALMLY explained things and expressed that I would need help with something, or would prefer something to be different. Both of these statements would've been true - pregnant or not.

In both situations people respond so OVER THE TOP treating me like I'm emotionally fragile and have no damned common sense in my head because I'm pregnant. Makes me crazy!!

I had a guy at home depot offer to help me put a heavy bag of rocks and mulch into my car for me.  It was very nice and much appreciated!

[regal]

My kids are really sick, better today but still may. The 2yo threw up all over my room/bed/laundry, thank goodness I hadn't fed him breakfast yet.

[ArgyleEnigma]

Flair Underwood No, nothing like that. What I've noticed is positive--more doors opening, more people stepping aside to let me go first for trains, elevators, etc. Offering to carry things. People have starting being extra nice.

[sandandsea]

Feb 19, 2016 11:49:53 GMT -5 regal said:

Feb 19, 2016 11:39:57 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

DS and I are planting his strawberries tonight. The roots arrived and have been soaking in water yesterday and today. They seem to be alive and have green plants starting to come out, so I'm hoping that's a good first sign! Any great strawberry growing tips? We live in CA so I'm not crazy for planting in February.

I literally grew up on a farm and have spent quite a bit of time googling "how to grow strawberries". My parents would be disappointed.

Animal control is the most important part. The animals wait until it's almost ripe and you are really excited and then they eat the sucker. If you can make a wire cage to go over it, I would.

Yes!  Birds seem to be the worst culprits so we will be buying a net to go over them and around them.

[csat]

soultrane, it's multiple draws, 45 min then every hour. I just passed the fast draw but apparently I'm the first person today to have passed that, which seems weird. The drink really isn't that bad.

sandandsea, we planted strawberries in our garden last year, mainly for DS, we don't really have room for a crop but he loved it and had a lot of fun being responsible for picking them once they were red, and eating them too of course. Just a lot of sun I think. We need to get on to planting this year.

[pbandj714]

bgkc4, I'm sorry you have to miss out on the girls trip. That Zika virus is ruining a lot of people's plans!

[frecklesnbrains]

bgkc4, I'm so sorry you're missing a fun wedding because of stupid Zika I second the suggestion that you should treat yourself to something fun locally instead. We had plans to go to the Virgin Islands last week but cancelled them, and went to Big Bend National Park instead. It was fun, but I really wanted that 80 degree water!

[soultrane]

mladerri, I missed this before but yay for your H almost being done with his season too! I'm at the point of the year where I'm just ready to have our lives back for a bit before jumping into summer team stuff. I'm sure you can relate!

[soultrane]

I have a total FWP today.

Our 5-year anniversary is in September and I want to surprise DH with a trip to the beach where we got married. I went to book the same condo that we stayed at when we got married and was excited because it's available and the price was right. When I started the booking process, they're tacking on almost $200 in extra fees, which puts me over the amount that I'm comfortable spending without talking to him first.

I messaged him and he said we could talk about it this weekend so it may still be an option but it totally ruins my surprise!

[titania]

Hi virginiaorjohn!

bgkc4, that totally sucks about the trip. HUGS! I also think you should try to do something fun locally. Also I too have been experiencing a cramp-like pain behind my belly button. A charlie-horse is a great way to describe it! I brought it up to my OB and he didn't seem concerned - he said it's likely from stretching. I think you should definitely mention it to yours.

Guys - pilates was so hard... good but hard. I'm so out of shape! I'm really glad I signed up. Apparently my homework is 100 squats every day, so I'm working on it in little bits.

[titania]

Feb 19, 2016 14:21:54 GMT -5 soultrane said:

I have a total FWP today.

Our 5-year anniversary is in September and I want to surprise DH with a trip to the beach where we got married. I went to book the same condo that we stayed at when we got married and was excited because it's available and the price was right. When I started the booking process, they're tacking on almost $200 in extra fees, which puts me over the amount that I'm comfortable spending without talking to him first.

I messaged him and he said we could talk about it this weekend so it may still be an option but it totally ruins my surprise!

Oh bummer ... maybe you could still surprise him with a special dinner?  Could you do a dinner on the beach??  

[bgkc4]

titania, I'm def going to mention it, but glad to know that your OB didn't seem worried about it. I'm proud of you for going to pilates. I've been putting off prenatal yoga for about a month now. This has been the laziest 5 months of my life. I'm just not motivated to work out. I really thing working out would make me feel better in the long run though.

[bgkc4]

Feb 19, 2016 14:21:54 GMT -5 soultrane said:

I have a total FWP today.

Our 5-year anniversary is in September and I want to surprise DH with a trip to the beach where we got married. I went to book the same condo that we stayed at when we got married and was excited because it's available and the price was right. When I started the booking process, they're tacking on almost $200 in extra fees, which puts me over the amount that I'm comfortable spending without talking to him first.

I messaged him and he said we could talk about it this weekend so it may still be an option but it totally ruins my surprise!

Don't you hate when you want to surprise someone but need their input before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.  In the beginning of our relationship I could (and did) surprise DH with a trip; but now even weekend travel requires him to rearrange his schedule to the point that I could never surprise him. I def thing returning to the beach where you were married would be perfect for a milestone Anniversary.  

[frecklesnbrains]

titania, 100 squats per day sounds like a lot! All the power to you!

[titania]

Feb 19, 2016 14:35:24 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

titania , 100 squats per day sounds like a lot! All the power to you!

the instructor said do 10 every time you go to the bathroom... the amount of times I am peeing every day I can definitely hit 100!

[soultrane]

Feb 19, 2016 14:34:31 GMT -5 bgkc4 said:

Feb 19, 2016 14:21:54 GMT -5 soultrane said:

I have a total FWP today.

Our 5-year anniversary is in September and I want to surprise DH with a trip to the beach where we got married. I went to book the same condo that we stayed at when we got married and was excited because it's available and the price was right. When I started the booking process, they're tacking on almost $200 in extra fees, which puts me over the amount that I'm comfortable spending without talking to him first.

I messaged him and he said we could talk about it this weekend so it may still be an option but it totally ruins my surprise!

Don't you hate when you want to surprise someone but need their input before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.  In the beginning of our relationship I could (and did) surprise DH with a trip; but now even weekend travel requires him to rearrange his schedule to the point that I could never surprise him. I def thing returning to the beach where you were married would be perfect for a milestone Anniversary.  

Yes!  It's like, "Surprise, let's discuss our finances before doing something romantic and spontaneous!!"

He loves the idea, so hopefully we can book it this weekend and then have a nice 3-month postpartum weekend getaway to look forward to! 

[frecklesnbrains]

Feb 19, 2016 14:41:17 GMT -5 titania said:

Feb 19, 2016 14:35:24 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

titania , 100 squats per day sounds like a lot! All the power to you!

the instructor said do 10 every time you go to the bathroom... the amount of times I am peeing every day I can definitely hit 100!

Sounds like good incentive to hold your pee for a REALLY long time... which is good for bladder control too!

[soultrane]

titania, the thought of squats is making me cringe so you are awesome! If I'm being honest, the thought of walking makes me cringe too, so any physical activity is kind of amazing to me right now.

[titania]

Feb 19, 2016 14:44:00 GMT -5 soultrane said:

titania , the thought of squats is making me cringe so you are awesome! If I'm being honest, the thought of walking makes me cringe too, so any physical activity is kind of amazing to me right now.

Haha thanks!  I will try to keep it up... we will see if I can stick with it.  Some of the women in this class were so impressive!  I know everyone is at different fitness levels, so I was not trying to "keep up", but it was pretty motivating for me.  

[ArgyleEnigma]

Feb 19, 2016 14:21:54 GMT -5 soultrane said:

I have a total FWP today.

Our 5-year anniversary is in September and I want to surprise DH with a trip to the beach where we got married. I went to book the same condo that we stayed at when we got married and was excited because it's available and the price was right. When I started the booking process, they're tacking on almost $200 in extra fees, which puts me over the amount that I'm comfortable spending without talking to him first.

I messaged him and he said we could talk about it this weekend so it may still be an option but it totally ruins my surprise!

Exactly this happened to me a month ago, trying to book my honeymoon cabin.  Fee-processing fees, I swear. It nearly doubled the cost.

[frecklesnbrains]

H and I just got pre-approved for a mortgage! Yay! Now we just need to find a house. I'm an excited but scared first time home-buyer.

[titania]

Feb 19, 2016 16:33:36 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

H and I just got pre-approved for a mortgage! Yay! Now we just need to find a house. I'm an excited but scared first time home-buyer.

So exciting!!!  Have you been house hunting?  Have you seen any that you have liked so far?   

[frecklesnbrains]

Feb 19, 2016 16:43:01 GMT -5 titania said:

Feb 19, 2016 16:33:36 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

H and I just got pre-approved for a mortgage! Yay! Now we just need to find a house. I'm an excited but scared first time home-buyer.

So exciting!!!  Have you been house hunting?  Have you seen any that you have liked so far?   

We're just starting. The market here is CRAZY, so basically everything sells immediately for above asking price. Last weekend we drove around and looked at some listed properties but they were all under contract already. We were mostly trying to get a sense for neighborhoods and price ranges. This week we settled on an agent and got the loan. We're meeting with the agent on Sunday. There's not much on the market right now, but expect that things should start coming up in the spring and we want to be ready to jump on them.

[sandandsea]

Feb 19, 2016 16:54:25 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

Feb 19, 2016 16:43:01 GMT -5 titania said:

So exciting!!!  Have you been house hunting?  Have you seen any that you have liked so far?   

We're just starting. The market here is CRAZY, so basically everything sells immediately for above asking price. Last weekend we drove around and looked at some listed properties but they were all under contract already. We were mostly trying to get a sense for neighborhoods and price ranges. This week we settled on an agent and got the loan. We're meeting with the agent on Sunday. There's not much on the market right now, but expect that things should start coming up in the spring and we want to be ready to jump on them.

That's the market type we're in too.  The house we bought went on the market Friday, we went to the open house over the weekend, committed to an offer Sunday night, placed it Monday at 7% over asking, and were in contract Tuesday morning.  There were 2 other offers and they thankfully chose ours.  We then got our house ready and sold it 2 weeks later, before we had closed on the first, after 10 days on the market (put on Wed, did 2 open house weekends, and accepted an offer the Monday following the last OH - we had 5 offers all over asking and sold for 6% over asking).   It really helped to have our ducks in a row so we could move fast.  If you're not really ready and prepared, you'd never get a house in this market.

ETA:  It is terrifying too because it's such a big decision and you have to move quick.  We spent a year casually looking and knew what we wanted and what we were comfortable spending, so we could make a fast decision, even though we're both cautious people!

[frecklesnbrains]

sandandsea yeah, that sounds exactly like what we're expecting. I'm nervous about making such a big decision so quickly and it's definitely not like either my or DH's personality - we're both very cautious. I wish we knew the areas and market better but we're in a bit of a rush to try to get something in time for baby and also before our rental lease ends on June 1. We would have started sooner but DH was just offered a new job and we couldn't start before then. We've spent a ton of time double- and triple-checking our budget in the past few weeks so I feel pretty confident in the price range we're looking for, which is the first step. I just wish I knew the neighborhoods better.

[2dogs2kids]

frecklesnbrains buying house is so exciting!! Not sure where your located but as someone who would like to sell my house I do like the sounds of multiple offers and getting over asking price. Hopefully it will be that way when we get around to selling our house! As a buyer it can be super stressful though when you have to make a decision so quickly or risk losing it.

[titania]

frecklesnbrains wow that sounds like an intense market, but it sounds like you are ready! Good luck!!!