Relaxing,waiting for my casserole to finish... AMA

[sake]

Anyone wanna play AMA for the next 45 min. While my breakfast casserole for Christmas morning finishes baking??

[Bernadine]

What kind of casserole?

[sake]

It is this one from Pinterest:
www.bubblecrumb.com/2011/10/11/bubblecrumb-bacon-breakfast-bake/

We added sausage, and took out the red pepper. It makes a metric Ton of casserole, and it will just be the 2 of us, so we are going to freeze the rest after we stuff ourselves in the morning

[Deleted]

Oh my goodness, that sounds amazing.
Anything with tator tots is automatically delicious in my world.

[Bernadine]

That sounds amazing!

[sake]

I freaking love tater tots!!
You HAVE to try this if you are a tater tot fan:
www.food.com/recipe/cheesy-chicken-bacon-tater-tot-crock-pot-bake-403520

[sake]

Omg, it just got to the part where you take the foil off, and put it back in the oven... It looks/smells SOOO good!!

[Deleted]

i just want to say i love you! and merry christmas.

[alzi]

Gypsy- I have always be terrified of pregnancy. It's a trip. And all the things I thought would be weird, like movement, totally is. I'm def not one of those people who love every minute of it....

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 21:59:34 GMT -5 tators said:

tator tots?! OMG!!
Ok How are you feeling?
Do you feel the baby lots?
This kid in me kicks a lot. I think I am going to miss that feeling.

Have you heard of the belly bandit? I just looked it up. I might buy it. BAHHHHH I wanna get skinny. My BIL is getting married end of June... that means I have uhhh 2 and half months until their wedding after the baby is born
sorry this is random!

Yeah, I love tater tots! That's one of the reasons I love you And little baby tater tot do much!!
I feel good! I love the holidays, so I'm glad that they're helping me get through these last weeks of being pregnant.
I do feel the baby a lot. He gets hiccups a lot, so I feel those, plus, he squirms around a ton. For a while when he was feet down, he would kick my cervix all the time, I did not like that so much.
I have heard of the belly bandit. I haven't wanted to cough up the cash for one though... I want to be skinny again too. I bought the shape wear that someone else recommended by Bally. It looks really small, but it's my pre pregnancy size... So hopefully I can squeeze into it, and it will suck me back in!

Are you planning on breast feeding? I am going to try it for a while, and hope that it jump starts my weight loss also...

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:00:13 GMT -5 lightyear said:

i just want to say i love you! and merry christmas.

Love you tooooooo!!!!!
I want to see your rigby ornament!!
Hope you have a very merry Christmas!

[alzi]

I totally get you. I always thought it was like the movie alien. And it kind if is. Kicks and movement are weird. And I'm a stomach sleeper, and have not slept well in months. I seriously can't wait to be able to sprawl out after. And I haven't even begun to think about getting this baby out.

Ill let you know after if it was all worth it;)

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:04:26 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

Overall, how would you say this pg has gone?

I am borderline phobic of pg, and I do recall you were a little freaked at the beginning? How long until you felt less scared, and overall, how terrible (or wonderful) did you find pg?

Honestly, there have been ups and downs. It has not been bad at all as far as morning sickness, or any of that stuff. I only got sick 3 times between 9-11 weeks, and then I was fine.
I think by 12 weeks I was less scared, and more accepting of things. Which means I knew I was pregnant for about 6 weeks before I was ok with it.
I don't love being pregnant. I really don't ever want to do it again. But I think that I will be glad that I got to experience it once. It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I'm still really scared about labor or possible c section. I really hate the unknown, and since everyone has various stories of how good/bad their delivery was, I feel like I really don't know what it will be like, and that makes me feel uneasy.

[Deleted]

Dec 24, 2012 22:08:19 GMT -5 sake said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:00:13 GMT -5 lightyear said:

i just want to say i love you! and merry christmas.

Love you tooooooo!!!!!
I want to see your rigby ornament!!
Hope you have a very merry Christmas!

i'll try to pip it tomorrow!

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:10:05 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:07:24 GMT -5 alzi said:

Gypsy- I have always be terrified of pregnancy. It's a trip. And all the things I thought would be weird, like movement, totally is. I'm def not one of those people who love every minute of it....

The movement is one of the things that scares me the most.

9/10 people respond "but that's the best part!"

Does.not.compute.

Nothing related to vanity terrifies me (like stretch marks).
It's not being able to sleep on my stomach and feeling movement when I'd like to be still.

The movement isn't that bad/creepy for me, but I have an anterior placenta, so I didn't feel him at all until around 22 weeks.
I don't mind feeling/seeing him move. It's kind of neat, but not something that I will MISS necessarily. And I slept on my stomach until about 33 weeks, so although I miss it SO much, I lasted a lot longer on my stomach than a lot of people do...

[alzi]

Sake I'm jealous you made it that far. I had to give it up a while ago. And I HATE sleeping on my side. I wake up with my hips and legs hurting a lot.

[alzi]

I kind of feel the same way about a C. ill try for whatever is best for baby, with all the drugs that are offered lol. But i will not be upset in the least if I end up with a C.

[flex]

I love tater tots. They are God's gift to mankind.

It you could be a tree what kind of tree would you be?

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:14:50 GMT -5 tators said:

Hmmm show me this Bally band you speak of.

I never know if it is really hiccups or not!
You dont have much longer! How do you think your dogs will do?


Gypsy- I also was not too enthused about being pg... I actually DO like the movement... although it is weird. I am more about the vanity part of it. My boobs are freaking me out ha. And I have some stretch marks, not a ton but enough that it makes me grumpy.

Here is what i ordered
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MX5YYM/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
I got it from amazon.
Someone on here who just had a baby posted before and after pics from using it, and it worked for her. if it doesn't help me, I will get the belly bandit.
I am so lucky that I didn't get any stretch marks. my nurse the other day said "hey, no stretch marks! good job!" which i thought was funny.. b/c i didnt even use lotion or anything.

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:15:08 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:12:30 GMT -5 alzi said:

I totally get you. I always thought it was like the movie alien. And it kind if is. Kicks and movement are weird. And I'm a stomach sleeper, and have not slept well in months. I seriously can't wait to be able to sprawl out after. And I haven't even begun to think about getting this baby out.

Ill let you know after if it was all worth it;)

Yes, report back!

Supposedly people often don't go back to stomach sleeping. Let me know about that, too. Haha.

Oh, I DEFINITELY will go back to stomach sleeping. I miss it so much, and my sides/back are not comfy for sleeping AT ALL.

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:18:11 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:13:12 GMT -5 sake said:

Honestly, there have been ups and downs. It has not been bad at all as far as morning sickness, or any of that stuff. I only got sick 3 times between 9-11 weeks, and then I was fine.
I think by 12 weeks I was less scared, and more accepting of things. Which means I knew I was pregnant for about 6 weeks before I was ok with it.
I don't love being pregnant. I really don't ever want to do it again. But I think that I will be glad that I got to experience it once. It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I'm still really scared about labor or possible c section. I really hate the unknown, and since everyone has various stories of how good/bad their delivery was, I feel like I really don't know what it will be like, and that makes me feel uneasy.

Thanks for sharing.

IMO you made it through the scariest part. The end will happen, and no matter what just remind yourself it's a small window of time (considering the whole 9 mo) and it will be over soon.

I'm one of those freaks that would prefer a C-section despite all of the "it's surrrrrgery" warnings. It seems more controlled and less chance to freak the eff out. Lol.

On Saturday when I thought I was going to have a c section, my mom kept telling me how much better she thought a c section would be anyway. She had one with me, and I think the thought of labor terrifies her. Honestly, both things terrify me. so I feel like I don't know what I would rather have happen.

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:19:46 GMT -5 alzi said:

I kind of feel the same way about a C. ill try for whatever is best for baby, with all the drugs that are offered lol. But i will not be upset in the least if I end up with a C.

I'm so fucking vain, and don't want a scar. that sounds so dumb, but i just really don't want a huge scar on my stomach. and THAT is the main reason I want a vaginal birth so badly. That is flameworthy, even to me.

[emsumm]

Do you guys have a name?

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:20:38 GMT -5 flex said:

I love tater tots. They are God's gift to mankind.

It you could be a tree what kind of tree would you be?

I would be a dogwood tree. They're pretty, and have pink flowers. I love those trees.

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:27:48 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Do you guys have a name?

Grant Marshall Lastname
Marshall was my grandpa's name.
And i love first names that start with G.

[emsumm]

I really love Grant. What a nice, strong, likeable name!

[emsumm]

Also, this isn't a question, but I get this vibe that you are really, really going to love being a mom

[alzi]

Dec 24, 2012 22:27:16 GMT -5 sake said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:19:46 GMT -5 alzi said:

I kind of feel the same way about a C. ill try for whatever is best for baby, with all the drugs that are offered lol. But i will not be upset in the least if I end up with a C.

I'm so fucking vain, and don't want a scar. that sounds so dumb, but i just really don't want a huge scar on my stomach. and THAT is the main reason I want a vaginal birth so badly. That is flameworthy, even to me.

well then I'm just as bad bc in afraid of tearing and ruining my vag lol

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:31:07 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Also, this isn't a question, but I get this vibe that you are really, really going to love being a mom

Awww... THANK YOU! That is a really nice thing to hear! I'm kind of nervous about it, but I hope I do a good job!

And I wanted a name that would sound good for a lawyer. I REALLY hope he is a lawyer that fights for animal rights. That's what i've been picturing him becoming. lol

[sake]

Dec 24, 2012 22:32:36 GMT -5 alzi said:

Dec 24, 2012 22:27:16 GMT -5 sake said:

I'm so fucking vain, and don't want a scar. that sounds so dumb, but i just really don't want a huge scar on my stomach. and THAT is the main reason I want a vaginal birth so badly. That is flameworthy, even to me.

well then I'm just as bad bc in afraid of tearing and ruining my vag lol

I really feel like there is just no good way to go about it... It's going to suck either way I'm afraid.