lilyelayne thanks for asking yesterday about my anniversary weekend! Plans kind of didn't work out as expected and it made me a little surly on Sat. I learned it's hard to change your routine for 1 night too. But Sunday morning we had amazing "hey, honey" time and a great brunch buffet so overall it was a nice few days away aggiebug congrats on the big news! I hope your insomnia and indigestion subside.
I'm a bit bummed that our board is breaking apart. All you pregglies are going to be active on your new board (which is understandable) and I've been noticing a lot of people not participating in general. I guess the monthly boards don't stay up forever but it's sad to see it dying. How active is the most recent FB group? I'm debating making a profile just to connect back up with you all (if it is active).
dreemkin sorry it didn't work out the way you hoped. DH and I will be celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary this weekend and will probably do something next weekend too since we'll be visiting the IL's so we have babysitters for both weekends. DH and I have been a little cranky with each other lately so hopefully some time to do something just the two of us will help alleviate that.
If the theme of last week was "my baby really can sttn!" the theme of this week so far is "just kidding!" We were up for 2 hours again last night until I ended up giving her Motrin which seemed to do the trick.
Just realized DS has been in the bath for half an hour because he's so happy playing and I've been on my phone. Oops. Guess I should wash the shampoo out of his hair and get on with our day.
Just realized DS has been in the bath for half an hour because he's so happy playing and I've been on my phone. Oops. Guess I should wash the shampoo out of his hair and get on with our day.
Hey, as long as you don't leave him unattended. He's probably having a great time.
Seeing how much DS likes bath time makes me feel like I really need to start him on swim lessons. Maybe he won't be too freaked out if we start early.
lilyelayne thanks for asking yesterday about my anniversary weekend! Plans kind of didn't work out as expected and it made me a little surly on Sat. I learned it's hard to change your routine for 1 night too. But Sunday morning we had amazing "hey, honey" time and a great brunch buffet so overall it was a nice few days away aggiebug congrats on the big news! I hope your insomnia and indigestion subside.
I'm a bit bummed that our board is breaking apart. All you pregglies are going to be active on your new board (which is understandable) and I've been noticing a lot of people not participating in general. I guess the monthly boards don't stay up forever but it's sad to see it dying. How active is the most recent FB group? I'm debating making a profile just to connect back up with you all (if it is active).
Our FB group is really active and we have grown very close. DM me if you're interested in joining. The group is secret so no one can see you are member (not that it matters if your FB is only for that).
Just realized DS has been in the bath for half an hour because he's so happy playing and I've been on my phone. Oops. Guess I should wash the shampoo out of his hair and get on with our day.
Hey, as long as you don't leave him unattended. He's probably having a great time.
Seeing how much DS likes bath time makes me feel like I really need to start him on swim lessons. Maybe he won't be too freaked out if we start early.
Not unattended at all I want to do swim lessons, too. I should really look into that.
Ya'll make me sad with this Facebook talk. I want to be where the action is, but I just can't deal with Facebook. I do have an account that I made as I teenager, but I gave it up a long time ago.
The issue I have with the FB group is I know there are several people that were only active here for like a flash that are on it and they completely left once they were on FB. I don't know you and FB is not private enough.
You peeps on here? Yeah I would chat with you all day over there but I 'know' you all.
But I am not shocked this place is dying I called it when the FB group was made.
Eh, no one from the Facebook group has been thrown in a well and used to make a skin suit yet, but to each their own
I agree, I feel like the Facebook group is a lot more private. And you don't have to "friend" everyone in the group, so your personal profile can still remain private and you only share what you feel comfortable with sharing. I feel much safer venting and sharing in there than here where anyone and everyone can lurk.
FFTC: lurkers don't wig me out. When we were pregnant & especially when our LOs were small infants, lots of our discussions had tons of useful info or that's-so-me-I'm-not-alone moments so I'm glad if that helped someone even if she was too shy to speak up. Now I figure no one cares that much about our chatter. /shrug
But maybe that's just me. After all, I lurked TB F15 pretty hard for a couple months before saying hi. I didn't know what to say / didn't know if I'd fit in / didn't have much time to post between work & throwing up 12 times a day.
Oh I know FB and the differences in privacy there verses here. To each their own, but yeah the further out we get from some of them posting here (Dec, Nov or even Oct) the harder it is for me to want to step over there.
A majority of the lurkers on this group are posters in other forums on this board. Most are trolling for entertainment or boredom but not really paying attention or stalking us. I would guess the number of lurkers who are just here to follow us is close to none. I mean we are kind of boring anyway. lol.
Oh I know FB and the differences in privacy there verses here. To each their own, but yeah the further out we get from some of them posting here (Dec, Nov or even Oct) the harder it is for me to want to step over there.
For someone who has so much to celebrate, you are awfully negative. Everyone on this board was invited to join the FB group. No one is holding a gun to your head. Ok--you don't dig FB (for the numerous reasons you continue to defend...against whom I'm not sure). Great...we get it.
A majority of the lurkers on this group are posters in other forums on this board. Most are trolling for entertainment or boredom but not really paying attention or stalking us. I would guess the number of lurkers who are just here to follow us is close to none. I mean we are kind of boring anyway. lol.
I know I look at other boards when I'm bored. I lurk parenting, breastfeeding, and several other boards also. Posting on my phone is a pain so I mostly just do it for you ladies.
Oh I know FB and the differences in privacy there verses here. To each their own, but yeah the further out we get from some of them posting here (Dec, Nov or even Oct) the harder it is for me to want to step over there.
For someone who has so much to celebrate, you are awfully negative. Everyone on this board was invited to join the FB group. No one is holding a gun to your head. Ok--you don't dig FB (for the numerous reasons you continue to defend...against whom I'm not sure). Great...we get it.
You are correct today I am a little upset about it. Because it is incredibly disconcerting to know that others are sharing my pregnancy in a group without asking me. In the end I am not mad that is was done and I know it was done out of shared happiness and kindness not ill will and yes there are people on there I still think about and wish they came around and am fine with them knowing but it still feels like a violation in many ways. And I mean if they really wanted to know about me and whats going on in my life I am here right? I dunno. and I like a lot of the ladies on here that don't have FB and I am sad that this place is tanking and that those friendships are going to possibly disappear because of a fb group.
For someone who has so much to celebrate, you are awfully negative. Everyone on this board was invited to join the FB group. No one is holding a gun to your head. Ok--you don't dig FB (for the numerous reasons you continue to defend...against whom I'm not sure). Great...we get it.
You are correct today I am a little upset about it. Because it is incredibly disconcerting to know that others are sharing my pregnancy in a group without asking me. In the end I am not mad that is was done and I know it was done out of shared happiness and kindness not ill will and yes there are people on there I still think about and wish they came around and am fine with them knowing but it still feels like a violation in many ways.
But I am stepping away now.
It was shared in happiness and celebration because you posted it in a public forum. Do you see the irony in this?
Regardless, congratulations and best wishes from EVERYONE in the FB group.
Just thinking out loud here re: fb. I'd love to join but I have to make an account first lol. I had one before from waaay back but when i became a parent I had concerns regarding the privacy settings/sharing that CAN'T be monitored (aka: SIL posting photos that I post and strangers commenting on it). So I do get that aggiebug. Buuuuut if I make a totally new FB account just for my mommy friends from here then you're right kaydee0402, it is more private than here.
I'd have to make a new email to sign up with too lol since my old account is attached to my current email. I'll see if I decide to do that and reach out to you, badw0lf. Thanks!
badw0lf yes, that's true but it's the Internet and that's a risk on any site. Yes the FB group is secret and private, but that's also opening yourself up to less anonymity overall to those in the group. And things can be shared there to by members to non members, so there is always that risk.
But my reasons have little to do with privacy and much to do with my dislike of Facebook. I choose what I put out here and I enjoy this format far more than any other out there.
You are correct today I am a little upset about it. Because it is incredibly disconcerting to know that others are sharing my pregnancy in a group without asking me. In the end I am not mad that is was done and I know it was done out of shared happiness and kindness not ill will and yes there are people on there I still think about and wish they came around and am fine with them knowing but it still feels like a violation in many ways.
But I am stepping away now.
It was shared in happiness and celebration because you posted it in a public forum. Do you see the irony in this?
Regardless, congratulations and best wishes from EVERYONE in the FB group.
I shared in a public forum knowing others can see it yes, but sharing it with a group of people that "know" me is kind of like talking behind my back? do you see what I am saying? and yeah again its fine really but it smacked me in the face and left a bad taste in my mouth about the whole situation.
Just thinking out loud here re: fb. I'd love to join but I have to make an account first lol. I had one before from waaay back but when i became a parent I had concerns regarding the privacy settings/sharing that CAN'T be monitored (aka: SIL posting photos that I post and strangers commenting on it). So I do get that aggiebug . Buuuuut if I make a totally new FB account just for my mommy friends from here then you're right kaydee0402 , it is more private than here.
I'd have to make a new email to sign up with too lol since my old account is attached to my current email. I'll see if I decide to do that and reach out to you, badw0lf . Thanks!
So just an fyi on fb security. If you have a post that is set so only your friends can see the picture no matter who shares it that is all who can see it. Now my MIL has figured this out and will download and re-upload a picture so all her friends can see it so there are ways around it but your SIL can also be uploading pictures without your knowledge I presume. I like being on fb so I can see what they are sharing of my family. They are overall quite respectful but I like knowing.
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