Thursday Randoms/AWs/Vents

[Lucille Bluth]

A friend of mine wrote when she discovered we were expecting and said she thought we didn't want kids. I'm not really sure if/how to respond to that.

[2curlydogs]

As mentioned in HDBD, Bitlet's popping out more and I'm not sure how I'm going to hide this for another 4-6 weeks.... Blazers and cardigans are only going to cut it for so long.

A co-worker brought in awesome donuts today. If he'd gotten crappy ones from Krispe Kreme or DD it would have been easy to refuse. But noooooo. He had to go and get the good ones from a local polish bakery. Dammit. OM NOM NOM.

According to the gym yesterday I have gained 1 lb since my 12 week appt. Last time I was gaining 1 lb a week, which was fine for the weight I started at. This time around I started 10 lbs heavier, but it seems Bitlet is content to feed of those existing fat reserves. Good job, kiddo!

I got really dizzy while just sitting here maybe 10 minutes ago. Not sure what that was about. *chugs water*

[trafficgirl]

Exciting!

I worked an intense 14 hour day yesterday, and am paying for it today. It makes me nervous because I don't want to wear myself out and be put on bed rest. After this project finishes it might be time for a Come To Jesus with my project managers.

[winecheery]

I found a fantastic day spa I want to go to hopefully at the end of June/early July. It looks like a peaceful oasis in wine country and though I cannot drink the vino, I love the look of the place and the Japanese garden and...ahhhh I must go to there.

Just trying to recruit a friend or two to come with...I have two pg girlfriends I mentioned this to first. Hoping at least one of them jumps on this with me!

Otherwise...I will make the journey alone I expect...but it will be way less fun.

[LaceyV]

We found out on Tuesday we are having a girl and I am SO excited. I want to buy all the baby clothes in the world but I don't get paid til Friday so I have to wait. Boo.

And I swear that this baby has worked her way up my belly since I left the house this morning. I was carrying pretty low and now all of a sudden my belly starts right under my chest.

[simpsongal]

I lost a couple pounds and I'm showing some tone from exercising more and eating a little better. I had a little extra padding for winter. Still feels like it's all for naught.

My green breans are really sprouting in the garden - so excited to see them emerge!

[magpie]

It's the last day of school and I have a terrible cold! I'm a coughing and sniffling mess. At least I can blow off tomorrow and have a four day weekend to recover before I come back and clean out the library for summer.

Also, the HR person has yet to mention my maternity leave again since she said that we'd talk details "later." That happened over a month and a half ago. I sort of wanted the details (and the search for my sub) before everyone leaves for summer.

[vmars]

My MIL is so cute she called DH last night but really wanted to talk to me about the baby. She's so excited! She asked if she could tell her sisters this weekend since they will all be together and I said yes but to call me so I could tell them and hear their reaction. I am close to her sisters - we all go on vacation together every summer to Rehoboth Beach

[osulori]

So far I have 18 patients opting to take a break from speech while I'm on maternity leave and 16 wanting to see another SLP while I'm out. This is FABULOUS, because it means less work for me (less kids to find slots for with other SLPs). I still have a handful that I have to hear back from but of those there are some that I'm 99% sure are going to take a break.

My mom and I are going to the outlet mall this weekend...yay for holiday weekend sales! After yesterday's impromptu L&D trip, I'm more motivated to at least start thinking about getting my bag packed so I plan on picking up some things to that effect this weekend (new pajamas and bathrobe, nursing tanks etc). Plus BFF is bringing over the baby furniture this weekend so then we can get Junior's room put together. Wheeee!

[iheartvino]

tulips, it keeps on going from sunny to a downpour here too.

H and I are going to an expectant parent orientation tonight at the peds I think I want to use for the baby. It is all feeling so real these days. And I hope we like the place, because there is a lactation center attached to it, and it is in a convenient location.

[AHappierHour]

My left boob is now bigger then my right and it is annoying me. This didn't happen with my girls. I hope they even out :/

[sookie]

Hi, my name is Sookie and I've officially started with pregnancy hormones and mood swings. I was on the phone with H yesterday and started crying because I doubled in size from last week to this week, and while I know the bump will still grow and shrink for a little bit, I am frustrated and feel huge which isn't ok because I've got so much longer to go. Then I cried harder because I thought he thought I wasn't thankful though for a growing, healthy baby and that I am thankful and was just having a bad day. Then I started crying even more because I couldn't stop crying. Go ahead a lie to me that the emotions go away.

[sookie]

May 23, 2013 10:56:06 GMT -5 Lucille Bluth said:

A friend of mine wrote when she discovered we were expecting and said she thought we didn't want kids. I'm not really sure if/how to respond to that.

Someone else told me the same thing and said "oh how times have changed" but I don't know where that came from because we've ALWAYS wanted kids, but the timing wasn't right until recently.

Even if you had never wanted kids though, maybe you do now so she should've just left it at congratulations.

[urbancowgirl]

I'm still in pajamas and my belly is hanging out the bottom of my shirt. I feel like a character on Honey Boo Boo.

I have a cake in the oven and I'm pretty excited about it.

[osulori]

May 23, 2013 13:17:28 GMT -5 JRo said:

May 23, 2013 12:54:10 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

I have my NT scan tomorrow, and I'm super nervous. I saw the baby at the beginning of last week and all was well, but I'm still afraid things are going wrong. I don't know why I'm so weird.

Not weird at all. I didn't start having peace of mind until I could feel him kicking regularly. Even now, I get a little nervous when he has a calm day.

BB if that makes you weird then I'm weird too because I'm the same way.  Now I'm like JRo...when Junior has a calm morning, the rational side of me has to remind me that everything is just fine before the irrational side of me starts freaking out.

[adlove]

I forgot my mom's bday today and I feel terrible about it I already treated her to dinner this past weekend but I texted her this morning about something else and completely forgot to say happy birthday. Whoops!

[sookie]

May 23, 2013 14:06:37 GMT -5 adlove said:

I forgot my mom's bday today and I feel terrible about it I already treated her to dinner this past weekend but I texted her this morning about something else and completely forgot to say happy birthday. Whoops!

I did that one year and called her later in the day when I did remember and just told her I didn't want to text it to her and even went so far as singing her happy birthday "to make it special."

[purplecow0206]

I just got out of a meeting with my boss and while I was in there, I had a nausea/dizziness attack. Luckily, he was at his desk with his back to me, printing something out for me to take care of. I'm sitting there, with my head partially between my knees and hoping that my stomach and head would settle down. He was turned around and making sure he knew what I needed to do while this was going on, and I was thinking to myself, "Please don't let him turn around! I don't want to have to tell him yet." Luckily, everything cleared up enough to fake it by the time he did turn around.

[greencrayon]

May 23, 2013 13:01:12 GMT -5 AHappierHour said:

My left boob is now bigger then my right and it is annoying me. This didn't happen with my girls. I hope they even out :/

Mine too! I'm just glad they're growing, even if it is one at a time. I hate my tiny boobs. 

[Jalapeñomel]

I just googled how much weight is a normal amount to gain in the first trimester, and I am on the high end. Boo! I should really stop thinking about my weight gain.