Post by Velar Fricative on Aug 5, 2013 10:00:08 GMT -5
I got my first belly touch from a stranger at my SIL's wedding on Saturday. He didn't even say a word when he did it - just touched, then walked away. Not that saying anything would have helped, but I was annoyed and so were relatives who witnessed it. Also, asshole was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and sneakers to a formal wedding so I'm guessing etiquette isn't his strong suit.
My random is that this pregnancy has lit a fire under my ass in terms of getting all of our house projects (finally) done. We have some complicated issues with water intrusion and it's been an ongoing problem since we moved in over a year ago. Today I am hanging out at home waiting for a guy to come over to give an estimate on building a french drain alongside the house to stop water from getting into our first floor den, which we hope to remodel into a nice guest suite (hint hint, out-of-town parents and in-laws, come stay with us and babysit!) I want this shit fixed NOW so that we can move on to the more fun cosmetic/design/decorating part of the process!
Post by cincodemayo on Aug 5, 2013 10:30:24 GMT -5
I still haven't gotten the nesting bug. Our house needs a scrub down, definitely. I'm kind of banking on my mom or MIL coming and helping us clean stuff up after the baby is here, ha.
I did not sleep nearly enough last night, but I'm in a pretty good mood today, which is a nice change from yesterday (weepy and so cranky)! I feel you ladies on the hip pain, though - as soon as I stopped being able to sleep on my belly, the pain started. When I first wake up especially, it feels like my hips are just going to fall off.
I hope this week goes fast - we're going to a crab and craft beer festival at a local shore town with our friends this weekend, and it should be a really nice time even without being able to partake in the beer half.
I have Rappers Delight running thru my head. Possibly the best fucking earworm EVAR.
This weekend was the first time I really felt like "pregnant lady". Like, I can't bend and fold the way I normally do. And belly's starting to really get out there (well, for me).
Also, omg, fuck you 3rd trimester endurance drop. I have shit to do!
So, get this. My ILs babysat B this weekend, right? Well, first they showed up an hour earlier than we told them. And they BROUGHT THEIR FUCKING DOGS with them. I don't trust one of their dogs - he's growled at B before just because B moved quickly, or whatever. So instead of watching B, they had their two ill-mannered 160 lbs of dogs to wrangle (because these dogs fucking JUMP our fence and escape thru the neighborhood).
Oh. Also. They let B run around on our street while walking back from getting ice cream at the shop up the road. We NEVER let B in the street or even CLOSE to the street. Ever. People go tearing thru there quickly to avoid construction routes. I've nearly been hit while out walking the dogs. And if he does, he is always holding our hand. Always. I want to send an email to MIL about it. Because, really, NOT COOL.
Post by blindyswife on Aug 5, 2013 10:50:21 GMT -5
I haven't had any stranger belly touches this pregnancy, yay! BUT, on Saturday, H and I went to a drive-in movie. As I was walking to the bathroom before the movie started, I walked past a group of people and heard a lady say, "oh my lord, that poor girl!" Ha. Yes, I am huge and waddling, and clearly my uncomfortableness is evident to perfect strangers. :-P
Post by Stingyshark on Aug 5, 2013 11:12:08 GMT -5
I have nothing but first world problems over here. I'm pouting because we aren't in the Bahamas. It's opening week for lobster season and i've been going since I was a kid.. There have been many years where I haven't gone, but we've been the last 2 years and I'm legit moping around.. Poor H.
A real problem; We have two guest rooms, one is already painted pink/cream so we were just going to use that as the nursery and not have to paint. Yesterday we went to move my work desk, and all the cable crap out and learned that we only have data cable hook up in one room. WTF. I can't even complain about the builder because it was my dad, and my husband. lol. H swears he ran data cables to every room. So now, we will be using the other room which needs to be painted. ugh.. i suppose that's another FWP.
I want to fast forward to my appointment next Friday so badly. Patience is not an attribute of mine, ha. I'd just love to know that my feeling like shit is because there actually is a baby in there!
My body was hurting this weekend in the pelvic region and shifting positions in my sleep was unpleasant. I think babywine is pressing on a nerve or something because my hands feel weird...like I can't make a good fist. Called the advice nurse and her advice was not that stellar...soooo it's good I have a check up today.
My ob is out of town so I'll be meeting one of the midwives instead. I don't know if I mentioned this before but my delivery will automatically have midwives and an ob present and they tag team so that is really cool. I have no intention of going med-free, but I like the idea of a person who is solely invested in the mental process of labor and delivery, and not just the medical aspects of it, by my side.
It's chilly this AM and makes me get excited for the holidays. And having a baby during the holidays :-)
My maternity clothes from Pink Blush Maternity were delivered today! I'm ridiculously excited, especially considering it will be a couple of months before I can wear them..
We bought a crib and mattress! I'm so happy to have gotten something checked off the list - they were a bit of a splurge, but not insane (rationalizing....).
I saw a friend who has a new baby. She made some good recommendations too. I feel like I can start making some decisions now -- it's a good feeling, for sure.
Healthwise, I've had some minor sciatica pain, likely b/c baby is in my back. Also some twingy cramps in the nether-regions - just a little uncomfortable. MS continues, sigh.
My maternity clothes from Pink Blush Maternity were delivered today! I'm ridiculously excited, especially considering it will be a couple of months before I can wear them..
I won a $25 credit and got a dress from there that I got over the weekend. I had 2 I really liked and had dh choose. I was on pinterest later that day. Turns out I pinned that dress 3 1/2 months ago.
I had my first baby shower yesterday. It was a small group, but we got the high chair, changing table, pad and cover, some bath toys and a few misc. things.
Very few clothes (which is fine; we are set up to 6 months; thank you hand me downs!), no diapers and wipes though (which kind of surprised me).
My FIL showed up announced last night for the second week in a row. I'm braless (last week I had seriously taken it off 30 seconds before), but with a shirt and dh is just in his boxers. We were just lounging around watching tv, but he can see us on the couch and instead of leaving or waiting he uses his key to get in. What the heck???
And dh wasn't bothered by it at all. But I am because I know it's going to happen again and especially when the baby comes and I do not want to be caught with my boobs out nursing.
FIL is so socially awkward and wouldn't care, but I do.
It's chilly this AM and makes me get excited for the holidays. And having a baby during the holidays :-)
I don't like the cold, but I was trying to figure out a halloween costume for the baby. I have black baby leg warmers and thought about taking a white onesies and diy'ing something like this. But really I'll probably just buy a Halloween themed onesie.
Post by Cricket0619 on Aug 5, 2013 14:41:32 GMT -5
I tried on maternity pants for the first time and bought 3. I put on a fake belly they had to see how they fit and it was soo weird to see a belly on me like that. It made me excited to start showing.
I wanted to strangle DH last night. He just started going to the gym after over a year off and he wouldn't stop complaining about how much his muscles hurt. I don't care about the complaining so much, but he couldn't sleep and of course that means he wouldn't let me sleep. So now I'm exhausted and I have a bunch of work to get done but can't keep my eyes open. Tired, angry pregnant women here, so don't even think about messing with me today!
It's chilly this AM and makes me get excited for the holidays. And having a baby during the holidays :-)
I don't like the cold, but I was trying to figure out a halloween costume for the baby. I have black baby leg warmers and thought about taking a white onesies and diy'ing something like this. But really I'll probably just buy a Halloween themed onesie.
I am actually not a fan of the cold either! Much prefer warm weather.
But I love a chilly morning in the holiday season when I can drink my coffee and snuggle my cats...and that's as close to winter as you get here!
And this costume is cuuuute haha DH and I usually match up, and now we'll have to include baby and be "one of those families" for a few years. Babywine will be approx 6-7 weeks old at Halloween. :-)
Post by AHappierHour on Aug 5, 2013 15:09:18 GMT -5
I will be 20 weeks tomorrow and I'm kinda nervous and sad. .The 2nd half of pregnancy sucks. It's uncomfortable, painful, the heartburn, waddling everyone, not being able to get up and down easily. It sucks!!
I wanted to strangle DH last night. He just started going to the gym after over a year off and he wouldn't stop complaining about how much his muscles hurt. I don't care about the complaining so much, but he couldn't sleep and of course that means he wouldn't let me sleep. So now I'm exhausted and I have a bunch of work to get done but can't keep my eyes open. Tired, angry pregnant women here, so don't even think about messing with me today!
This is why H and I recently started sleeping in separate beds. If one of us has an off night (which is usually me instead of him nowadays) it doesn't throw the other one off.
Post by SallySparrow on Aug 5, 2013 15:20:42 GMT -5
Back in December when I was applying for nursing jobs outside the hospital I had applied at a hospice that I wanted to work for. Had an interview, they went with someone else, blah blah blah. They called today because they have an opening for a RN case manager that they want to talk to me about. They left a message, I haven't called them back yet. The hours are better. It's more in line with what I want to be doing. But I am clearly very pregnant and couldn't even start until mid-October due to maternity leave. Do I mention that on the phone? I don't want to just go in for the meeting and be like, "surprise!". Hmm...
Morning sickness has offically started to kick in. I felt so blah all weekend and this morning was the worst so far. On the bright side, we had our 1st ultrasound and appt. this morning. Got to see the little bean (only 1 thank goodness) and hear the heartbeat. We are planning on spilling the beans to close family and friends tonight. I'm excited, but a little weird about it too. I've enjoyed having our little secret, but it's killing DH not to tell.
Back in December when I was applying for nursing jobs outside the hospital I had applied at a hospice that I wanted to work for. Had an interview, they went with someone else, blah blah blah. They called today because they have an opening for a RN case manager that they want to talk to me about. They left a message, I haven't called them back yet. The hours are better. It's more in line with what I want to be doing. But I am clearly very pregnant and couldn't even start until mid-October due to maternity leave. Do I mention that on the phone? I don't want to just go in for the meeting and be like, "surprise!". Hmm...
Also, I need a nap. lol
I'm not certain what to say to them; I believe honesty is best, but I'd wait til I was in person to discuss this. I might be way wrong tho. But I feel that you don't want to be discriminated over the phone, and once they have face time with you, they may feel less inclined to do so. Like once they see you in person, they'll be reminded why they liked you in the first place. And honestly, mat leave sucks so hard hard in our country it's not like you're not going to be gone too long.
I spent part of the weekend in L&D. Had another internal on Friday, which found me to be 1-2cm dilated so I was sent home to pack a bag and head to the hospital. Was monitored all day/night and put on nifedipine because apparently I'm having a ton of contractions that I'm not really feeling (and some that I am). Got rechecked Saturday and released for good ute behavior. The nifedipine gives me nasty dizzy spells and I'm STILL having contractions. I go back to get another check on Friday, and I suspect I'll end up back in the hospital after that. I think the point of no return here is 3cm, so it's possible I'll be having a baby this weekend if I've gotten that far this week!
I'm a little nervous because it's early (though baby girl will have 6 weeks on my son, so I'm sure she will be fine) and super excited that we may get to meet her early. Apparently, my babies think this full term thing is more of an optional deal. I already have no control, LOL!
Back in December when I was applying for nursing jobs outside the hospital I had applied at a hospice that I wanted to work for. Had an interview, they went with someone else, blah blah blah. They called today because they have an opening for a RN case manager that they want to talk to me about. They left a message, I haven't called them back yet. The hours are better. It's more in line with what I want to be doing. But I am clearly very pregnant and couldn't even start until mid-October due to maternity leave. Do I mention that on the phone? I don't want to just go in for the meeting and be like, "surprise!". Hmm...
Also, I need a nap. lol
I'm not certain what to say to them; I believe honesty is best, but I'd wait til I was in person to discuss this. I might be way wrong tho. But I feel that you don't want to be discriminated over the phone, and once they have face time with you, they may feel less inclined to do so. Like once they see you in person, they'll be reminded why they liked you in the first place. And honestly, mat leave sucks so hard hard in our country it's not like you're not going to be gone too long.
GL! And take a nap!
Thanks! I'm just worried they're going to feel like I wasted their time by interviewing if they need someone in like, three weeks, because I obviously won't be available then. Why couldn't they have just called in 6 weeks? lol