Friday randoms/weekend plans

[hokiegirl82]

Happy Friday before Christmas everyone!

Random: I just read over my written annual reviews from the attorneys I work for and our HR director. I had my verbal review last week and it was fine, as I expected. I feel happy after reading the written reviews - not one bad remark from any of the 3 people completing the review, and it makes me grateful to know I work for 2 attorneys who really appreciate the hard work I put into my job. Now, the pitiful raise (if you can call it that) is another thing, but I try to focus on the kind words I get from the people who's opinion matters at work instead of just the dollar amount.

Weekend plans - Saturday - not much, hopefully getting one of the cars inspected and finding the energy and motivation to clean my disgusting house.
Sunday - putzing around in the morning, then afternoon driving an hour and a half to Maryland to my cousin's house to visit with family for the afternoon. I'm not super excited to drive that far, and we won't get to stay too long since we both have to work on Monday morning and I get cranky if I don't get enough sleep these days, but I am excited to see my aunt and uncle that I haven't seen in 2 1/2 years.

I have to go to the grocery store somewhere in there, and I really don't want to deal with the Christmas masses - I might get up early Sunday morning and go to beat most of the crowds.

[Stingyshark]

We have no plans this weekend... having a baby would be nice, but I'm not counting on it.

[lulu21]

I'm at work. DH is off and packing up our house. We we're suppose to close Thursday on our house... Now it may be Monday. I am looking forward to my day off on Sunday. I'm exhausted. I'm going to be pretty grumpy this week seeing I'm 6 months pregnant and still working 6 days a week and this is our busiest week. And I'm working Christmas Day with a person who makes working with them like working alone. I need a new post pregnancy job.

[browneyedgirl9]

We are having our annual Christmas party at our house tomorrow. I will prob be exhausted after a day of cooking and having guests over. Being on my feet all day at 36 weeks is going to be a challenge.

[hokiegirl82]

Have fun on your vacation bricco!

Stingyshark - come on babyshark!

lulu21 - congrats on the new house; and working 6 days a week does sound exhausting - hope you get a break soon!

I just got my first funny comment from a coworker that made me laugh a little - she asked how long I'd known I was "preggo" - god I hate that word - and she asked if it was a surprise or were we trying. I only "outed" myself last week and I have mostly gotten "congrats!" from coworkers, and some asking how I've been feeling - this was my first "preggo" comment. I'm sure I'll get many more comments over the next 6 months.

And god help the first person who tries to touch my stomach - they won't be happy with the outcome.

[Stingyshark]

Dec 20, 2013 8:10:45 GMT -5 hokiegirl82 said:

And god help the first person who tries to touch my stomach - they won't be happy with the outcome.

This was a giant fear of mine - I've had 2 or 3 people touch w/o asking. Two were at my baby shower, and one was a girl I ran into while black Friday shopping - it was a quick pat, not a full on belly rub.. I've been pretty vocal about not wanting people to touch - plus, I have a permanent bitch face, so people tend not to mess with me. -- I also have no co-workers, so that could also attribute to the lack of belly touches. 

[vmars]

Today is my due date....and no signs of Gabriel. DH is off today to take me to the doctors and discuss the next step.
We decided if no progress is made we will schedule a c section. Hoping we have this little boy soon!

[sent]

I have to churn out the shower thank you notes today. Must. Ugh, I hate writing thank you notes. One or two isn't bad, but I have like 50 to write!

[SJ]

Today- at work now, having dinner at my grandparents' with a lot of extended family

Tomorrow- sleeping in, cleaning and prepping for our party Saturday night

Sunday- church, meeting, relaxing, and probably wrapping presents

[shaynaatl]

No major plans this weekend. Going out to dinner and watching Hunger Games 2 with friends. It is supposed to be in the low 70s here on Sunday.

[disappointedkittens]

I'm hoping for an uneventful weekend! Tonight H and I are going out for supper with a gift card his boss gave him for Xmas. Woohoo! Tomorrow we have a Christmas party in the afternoon at a friend's house and then we are planning to go see the Hunger Games.
Sunday we may have to go get some groceries but hoping to mostly just veg in the house. I have monday off work too so I'm hoping to sew a neck pillow for H that he wants, I haven't been able to do it yet without him knowing so I hope I wake up feeling motivated lol.

[mellimel19]

Today is my last day of work until January 2nd, and DH will be off that whole time as well. I'm so excited!! I'm hoping to get lots of baby stuff done.

No big plans for the weekend, just cleaning and decorating the tree.

[Deleted]

Hope he comes soon vmars!

Tonight-dinner out and shopping with my H
Tomorrow-work at home, laundry and then Christmas party at our friends' house
Sunday-maybe spending time with family from out of town

[degal99]

DH and I heading to Baltimore to the aquarium tonight since they do cheap tickets after 5. $12 vs $35, yes please! Before we go though, we have a tour at a daycare. I'm hoping they're cheaper and we like them, cause the cost of the others we've liked makes me sad.

Tomorrow is a birthday party for a friend. And then Sunday is cleaning and prepping for my parent's arrival for the holidays.

[Cricket0619]

Tonight- probably go out to dinner just H and I or another couple
Tomorrow- I work in the a.m. and then not sure. We are supposed to have bad weather.
Sunday- We have our birthing class. I really hope it doesn't get canceled because of the weather. I don't know if we would get into another class before the baby comes.

[Stingyshark]

Dec 20, 2013 11:18:25 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Who is going to be my alibi? DH just told me to get over my bad mood.

KILL

oh no he didn't!! 
I'll be your alibi!

[disappointedkittens]

Ooh, also my sister had her baby and I went to see my new niece last night. She was so sweet and tiny!
My baby kicked her the entire time I was holding her. I was like ooh, rivalry begins early! lol.

[disappointedkittens]

Dec 20, 2013 11:18:25 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Who is going to be my alibi? DH just told me to get over my bad mood.

KILL

Me of course!  At this point he should be following you around showering you in love/gifts/compliments and telling you how brave you are being.

[vmars]

Dec 20, 2013 11:49:48 GMT -5 namasteak said:

I know I'm difficult right now but come on dude! I'm huge & uncomfortable, idk wtf my body is doing, we have no plans for Christmas (my favorite holiday) and everyone keeps asking me (not him) when the baby is coming.

Blargh

I already got a 7:30 am text from FIL, a frantic phone call from my sister, and texts from my boss and mom. The day isn't even half over…apt is at 1:30 now because my dr is never running on schedule…le sigh.

[marie3246]

No big plans this weekend. Both Dh and I have been sick, so the house is a mess. My parents are arriving late Sunday so I have some major cleaning to do this weekend and H has to work on the master bathroom. I cannot freaking wait until it is done. It's over a year now since he started and its really looking like its not going to be done by the time the baby comes

Vent: I was up 31 lbs at my doctors appt the other day and its so depressing. It's been so hard to eat right when cooking/veggies are just not on my radar at all. When I cook, its just super easy stuff like frozen meals. I got a bit back into working out, but not as much as I should. I really need to get it under control, but its so much harder than I thought it would be. I have no energy or drive to eat healthy at all and most good foods just taste like crap to me.

[D2M]

In very grown-up and somewhat baby-related news, we have our health assessment for life insurance tomorrow morning. The appointment's at 10 and we can't eat before then. This is not ideal, but it's got to be done.

I spent 10 solid minutes laughing at my desk about my nephews' recent photo with Santa. They look like they hate him so much. It is amazing.

[annabear07]

Dec 20, 2013 8:18:31 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

Dec 20, 2013 8:10:45 GMT -5 hokiegirl82 said:

And god help the first person who tries to touch my stomach - they won't be happy with the outcome.

This was a giant fear of mine - I've had 2 or 3 people touch w/o asking. Two were at my baby shower, and one was a girl I ran into while black Friday shopping - it was a quick pat, not a full on belly rub.. I've been pretty vocal about not wanting people to touch - plus, I have a permanent bitch face, so people tend not to mess with me. -- I also have no co-workers, so that could also attribute to the lack of belly touches. 

Related to this, I don't really care if anyone touches my belly it just doesn't bother me. And wouldn't you know that I have not been touched once!  I even had to convince my MIL that I didn't care if she touched it.  It one of those weird opposite things, like when you attract the most men when you are in a committed relationship and none when you are single.  You know what I mean?!

[annabear07]

Dec 20, 2013 11:18:25 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Who is going to be my alibi? DH just told me to get over my bad mood.

KILL

We can easily hide bodies in these parts...just saying!

[Yankees21]

We are going on a holiday lights bus tour tonight and tomorrow I will wrap presents and have our annual watching of The Christmas Story with H's family. I'm excited, work has been getting me down so I need some distraction.

[winemaker06]

Dec 20, 2013 14:10:04 GMT -5 annabear07 said:

Related to this, I don't really care if anyone touches my belly it just doesn't bother me. And wouldn't you know that I have not been touched once!

I'd be interested to know what you think if it ever does happen. I have had a few people touch and didn't care enough to stop them. But to me it tickles and feels kinda odd. It gets stranger the bigger I get too. Probably because friends just pat lightly or whatever, making it feel extra weird. Or maybe the ticklish part is just me but I've taught DH to not do that too!

Today felt like a hard day at work even though it was only 6 hours, so I'm definitely glad it's the weekend.
Tonight DH and I are wrapping presents and baking cookies (dinner replacement, probably?).
Then we're doing gifts with both sets of parents Sat and Sun so at least I have stuff to look forward to. Christmas will be pretty low-key this year, but I think that will be a good thing.

[annabear07]

winemaker06 I'm 39wks 3 days so time is running out on the touching!

My randoms- I'm feeling all the feelings right now and trying my best to not worry about getting stuck with my labor progress right now.

Plans for the weekend- Have a baby? If not I'm going to hopefully get some cookie baking done as I have done zero so far. I usually do a minimum of 6 different kinds!

[shelbyann]

I have had kind of a scary morning.

We're at my mom's house in WA (flew in from Atlanta late last night) and this morning I woke up with a bit of a headache. My neck and shoulders were a little sore too, so I chalked it up to discomfort from the 5 hour flight. Thought a little caffeine might help so I had half a cup of coffee. (Which I have a few times a week, but usually in the form of a latte or something, not just straight coffee.)

An hour or so later, I started feeling really off...nauseous, clammy, headache was worse. Took some tylenol. Then I took my BP with my home cuff and it was pretty high, like 145/100. (I normally run a bit high on BP, but like 120/80.) So, yikes. We debated calling my midwife practice but weren't sure what they would tell us to do aside from going to a local (i.e. not in our insurance network) L&D, so we decided to wait a bit and see if it came down. I took a shower and tried to nap for an hour. It's still a bit high but much less scary now (I just took it and it was 125/87.) And I think the Tylenol finally kicked in because my headache is much better, although still there. Baby is moving around normally and the nausea/clamminess is gone. I haven't had any swelling or anything and my weight is normal.

I am thinking this was just a bad reaction to the coffee and not pre-eclampsia. But I'm taking it easy on the couch today and monitoring my BP hourly just in case. I really don't want to spend the day in a random L&D ward 3,000 miles from home and end up paying thousands of dollars out of pocket for monitoring...ugh. No more coffee for me!

[D2M]

shelbyann, glad you're feeling better now but man, that's kind of scary. I hope you don't have any problems for the rest of your visit.

[Stingyshark]

We just went on a short walk; on the way back I got this intense pressure all the way around my abdomen.. I don't even know how to describe it - That was a long walk back to the car. It hasn't happened again though... That was weird, and unpleasant.

[lulu21]

The doctor just called and I passed my glucose test! Woohoo! But she said I need to start taking iron.