Thursday Afternoon Randoms

[glitzy07]

I'm really curious to see how much weight I have gained so far this pregnancy at my appointment this afternoon. I swear I had a negative 5lb swing from the time I weighed myself last week to this week, meaning I was up about 10lbs total last week, but only 5lbs total today. I also have no clue what is "normal" at this point in pregnancy.

[Muddled]

We got a really nice diaper bag in the mail yesterday as a gift. H hates it. It's not my style. Why do I feel guilty that I want to exchange it for something else?

[pinotgrig]

H and I have been using the pull and pray method this month. I ovulated late (for me) on cd 20. Our timing was actually really good, though - two times on O-1 and once on O-3. Oops.

This would not be the best month to get pg given the whole needing to list our house and move next month thing, but we'll see. I'm 10 dpo today and trying not to test. P&P is actually pretty effective if done correctly.

[Muddled]

Sept 10, 2015 13:36:42 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

We got a really nice diaper bag in the mail yesterday as a gift. H hates it. It's not my style. Why do I feel guilty that I want to exchange it for something else?

How do ppl think they can pick these things for ppl?  My aunt bought me one and I feel bad but I ended up throwing it away bc it just wasn't my style.

You ended up just tossing it?


Eat the snickerdoodles.

[rootbeerfloat]

Sept 10, 2015 13:35:55 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

I really want to throw away the snickerdoodles she baked me bc otherwise I'll eat them all.

I would've eaten them all already. I love snickerdoodles.

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Sept 10, 2015 13:21:54 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

I said I would AW C's first day of school. It was a bit of a disaster though. Last night and early this morning she started getting teary about going but we managed to calm her down by telling her it would be a lot like the playgroup we went to while I was on mat leave. After that she seemed a lot more excited and was eager to go. When we got to the school she got really shy and quiet. When we got her all settled in her classroom, she started crying - by the time we left she was full-out bawling and begging us to stay. She normally is pretty confident and non-clingy so we were thrown for a loop a bit. She was the only kid visibly upset - although some of the kids started yesterday.

Anyways, here is a pic from when she was happy



How are the other new JKs doing? missmaddie @booby @hannymaren and any others I missed?

She is super cute when she is happy.
Fortunately my child has 2-3 friends in her class and never seems to care when I leave her places. Sometimes when I see other people's kids crying I actually wonder if my kid even likes me. Lol.

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This is the only one on my phone. Not great. 

[countthestars]

Why heartburn whyyyy?

[namasteak]

Sept 10, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

We got a really nice diaper bag in the mail yesterday as a gift. H hates it. It's not my style. Why do I feel guilty that I want to exchange it for something else?

Don't feel guilty!

Which bag is it?

[glitzy07]

I just started looking in the baby girl section of the Carter's website to buy a few sleepers in case this baby is a girl. OMG. My feelings about wanting this baby to be a girl just got about 10x stronger. SO MANY CUTE THINGS.

[Deleted]

I'm about ready to throat-punch people. An agreement was with the boy scout troop that is associated with the group of cub scouts that I am somewhat in charge of. The boy scout troop has been doing a fundraiser where people pay to have a flag put in their yard on certain holidays. The agreement was that they would pay for 1/2 of the cub scout day camp fees if we have the cub scout families help put up flags on one day each year. That day is Patriots' Day, which happens to be tomorrow. The camp was this summer so all of the famlies have received the benefit of this agreement but have not yet done the work, though they knew they would have to. Now that it is time to do the work no one will help. A couple have very valid excuses but a few are just lazy and pissing me off. I called one of the mothers this morning to ask which route (the houses where the flags go are broken up in to 14 routes) they would like and her response was "I have a job interview later that day and I don't want to get sweaty in the morning while putting up flags and we always help with other things so we aren't helping with this." What!?! Are you kidding me?
I've done this long enough that I shouldn't be surprised by people but I still am. I am not going to be in a supervisory role next year but I am taking notes for the person that takes over next so they can know which families are not allowed to participate in the fundraisers. Their kids are welcome to go to camp but they will have to pay out of pocket.

[Muddled]

Sept 10, 2015 13:49:04 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

We got a really nice diaper bag in the mail yesterday as a gift. H hates it. It's not my style. Why do I feel guilty that I want to exchange it for something else?

Don't feel guilty!

Which bag is it?

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

[cincodemayo]

Welp. My non-mom non-tactful coworker just asked in front of other people if I was pregnant. She says she has noticed my belly. I don't even think I look pregnant. 

So i guess I'm outed. Oh well. I made it to 12w,6days.

[namasteak]

Sept 10, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:49:04 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Don't feel guilty!

Which bag is it?

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

Probably

Was it ordered from PPB or somewhere else?

[pinotgrig]

Sept 10, 2015 14:56:49 GMT -5 cincodemayo said:

Welp. My non-mom non-tactful coworker just asked in front of other people if I was pregnant. She says she has noticed my belly. I don't even think I look pregnant. 

So i guess I'm outed. Oh well. I made it to 12w,6days.

Oh man! That is so rude!!!!! Sorry. Did you 'fess up?

I will never for the life of me understand how ppl get the guts to ask this question. I was hesitant to talk about bellies and pregnancy with people in my childbirth class because you never know. Lol My personal policy is that unless I see a baby exiting your lady parts, I will never ask / assume.

[dcn]

I went through Ds' baby clothes and I have three things in newborn size, one of which I bought over the weekend. I must have sent everything else to my sister?? There is a huge pile of 3 million the size though. Yay for having another boy in basically the same season!

[awkwardpenguin]

It's only day 7, but I am not finding my stride at this SAHM thing. I feel like DD is much fussier for me than she is when DW is around and she can breastfeed. Today I didn't plan right and we ran out of breastmilk while we were grocery shopping so I had to feed her backup formula which she haaaates. Cue full on screaming in the grocery store cafe. I just feel incompetent and like I can't make my baby happy.

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Sept 10, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:49:04 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Don't feel guilty!

Which bag is it?

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

This may be flammable but I hate PPB.  Return it.  If the person asks say you needed something your husband could also carry. 

[namasteak]

Sept 10, 2015 15:21:17 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

I seriously don't know how some ppl LOVE their PPBs. They just scream diaper bag.

The downtown tote looks fine, very low key esp in just black.  But yes I think feminine?

I loved my Sashay satchel in cotton navy. It really looked like a purse.

[nannersp]

Sept 10, 2015 13:36:42 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5 Muddled said:

We got a really nice diaper bag in the mail yesterday as a gift. H hates it. It's not my style. Why do I feel guilty that I want to exchange it for something else?

How do ppl think they can pick these things for ppl?  My aunt bought me one and I feel bad but I ended up throwing it away bc it just wasn't my style.

Hey! I sent you a diaper bag once, D! 

[Muddled]

Sept 10, 2015 15:21:17 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

I seriously don't know how some ppl LOVE their PPBs. They just scream diaper bag.

The downtown tote looks fine, very low key esp in just black.  But yes I think feminine?

They totally scream diaper bag. They seem very sturdy and easy to wipe down with lots of nice features, though.  

namasteak, It is from PPB. 

We'll have to find something to spend that money on.

[pinotgrig]

Sept 10, 2015 15:25:34 GMT -5 awkwardpenguin said:

It's only day 7, but I am not finding my stride at this SAHM thing. I feel like DD is much fussier for me than she is when DW is around and she can breastfeed. Today I didn't plan right and we ran out of breastmilk while we were grocery shopping so I had to feed her backup formula which she haaaates. Cue full on screaming in the grocery store cafe. I just feel incompetent and like I can't make my baby happy.

It sounds like you're doing a great job! It will get easier as you keep doing it. There's so much trial and error and figuring out their preferences. And they can act so differently for each parent. G was easily soothed by bf'ing for a long time. When that stopped, I was behind H in being able to soothe him since H had developed lots of other strategies. Hang in there!

[Muddled]

Sept 10, 2015 15:26:49 GMT -5 @ffbride0813 said:

Sept 10, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Petunia Pickle Bottom boxy backpack. I could see H die inside when he saw the fabric. He would prefer something much more neutral and I agree.  We are hoping to have one bag that stays with kid.


eta-  I wonder how he would feel about the Downtown tote.  All black, of course. Too feminine?

This may be flammable but I hate PPB.  Return it.  If the person asks say you needed something your husband could also carry. 

It's H's friend, so he can handle that piece, but we have to pick something else out. Just returning it and putting the money back on their card would be bad form.

[spk926]

I'm in that weird who knows that I'm pregnant and what can and can't I say around them phase. I'm into my 2nd tri I shouldn't have to do this anymore. It was easy when nobody knew because I didn't have to think about it. If it wasn't DH I didn't mention the pregnancy. Simple. But now that some people know and some don't it's harder. I was going to tell coworkers this week but with my friend and coworker recently having a miscarriage I decided to wait. I'm going to email her this weekend to tell her then tell work next week.

[cjeanette]

Sept 10, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -5 @forcuatro said:

I'm about ready to throat-punch people. An agreement was with the boy scout troop that is associated with the group of cub scouts that I am somewhat in charge of. The boy scout troop has been doing a fundraiser where people pay to have a flag put in their yard on certain holidays. The agreement was that they would pay for 1/2 of the cub scout day camp fees if we have the cub scout families help put up flags on one day each year. That day is Patriots' Day, which happens to be tomorrow. The camp was this summer so all of the famlies have received the benefit of this agreement but have not yet done the work, though they knew they would have to. Now that it is time to do the work no one will help. A couple have very valid excuses but a few are just lazy and pissing me off. I called one of the mothers this morning to ask which route (the houses where the flags go are broken up in to 14 routes) they would like and her response was "I have a job interview later that day and I don't want to get sweaty in the morning while putting up flags and we always help with other things so we aren't helping with this." What!?! Are you kidding me?
I've done this long enough that I shouldn't be surprised by people but I still am. I am not going to be in a supervisory role next year but I am taking notes for the person that takes over next so they can know which families are not allowed to participate in the fundraisers. Their kids are welcome to go to camp but they will have to pay out of pocket.

Dude. Always make them do the work in advance. People are flakey. Esp when they have no incentive not to be.

[missmaddie]

Sept 10, 2015 13:21:54 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

How are the other new JKs doing? missmaddie @booby @hannymaren and any others I missed?

It went well, I think. He was a little sad last night in bed saying he'd missed DD and I, but he seemed more comfortable today at the end of day 2.

I messed up the Interview date, and we were all supposed to visit Tuesday, start Wednesday; I had put down start Wednesday, interview today. Apparently interview = visit, and my 3 week post-party brain screwed up in the spring.

So because of that we didn't know teacher names until yesterday at arrival, BUT they are lovely. We met the ECE in the spring, and the teacher is a contract until the teacher is back from mat leave in January.

I hope C gets more comfortable there this week. She looked super cute and happy in her pic at least!

Eta - lol that autocorrect thinks post-partum should say party.

[ny96]

As soon as I could I got rid of the diaper bag and now just throw a wet bag in my tote with 2 diapers, wipes, and a change of clothes.

[lindsaymg]

I have embraced the baby wearing since DD insists on being carried at all times. I bought this on a BST board and I am obsessed with the color.

[turtlegirl]

DD had her 2 week check up and she was 9lbs, 3 oz! So 4 oz over her birth weight!

And she was hungry at the end of the appt, so I fed her in the exam room once the dr left and weighed her again and she was 9lbs, 5oz - so my best guess is she's getting about 2oz a feed and it was only like a 10 min nursing session. It's so nice that's she's a quick nurser.

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I hate cooking. Today I made bbq pork tenderloin in the crockpot. None of the kids will touch it despite eating this many times before. K told me "yuck!" When she put a bite in her mouth. I also don't feel like eating it.

We are eating cheerios for dinner

Eta: so, now I'm standing in the kitchen hiding and eating grapes. If the girls see me I will have to spend the next 10 mins cutting up 100 grapes into tiny pieces so they can eat them. And no, I'm not doing that today.

But, as I'm eating all of these organic grapes, because you know, grapes are one of the fruits you are "supposed" to buy organic it occurs to me I drink a ton of red wine (see earlier post about J pointing out the wine store) and that is not organic. So why do I buy organic grapes? Should I just hook up a pesticide iv?