Tuesday Randoms and Links

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Coffee, coffee, coffee...

I mean, good morning! Coffee=a good morning. How are you ladies today?

Max woke up at 5:30 and decided to start his day, so I had company in the shower and while getting dressed. Trying to diaper a squirmy 25 pound baby while you're dripping wet is an exercise in futility, my friends.

GTKY: What do you do for a living? Do you like it? Will you continue to work after baby arrives?

I'm a middle school teacher and I love it. I left for two years to try other things but came back because I missed it so much. I will try to keep working but it depends on my boss giving me enough leave time with this baby.

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I've been running late all morning today, and this greek yogurt is just not cutting it today for breakfast.



I'm an environmental specialist for an oil and gas company. I identify problems and find solutions that minimize hazards to the health of the environment and the population, so I mostly deal with oil spills. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either... but I'm very pro-regulations while O&G companies are not, so I kind of feel obligated to stay because I actually care about what happens. It's a mixed bag.

I will continue to work after the baby comes, unless I win the lotto.

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Lorelai - What do you teach?

[sake]

I got to work SO early this morning. It was weird getting here and being one of the first cars in the parking lot, since I'm usually getting here right on time/almost late.

I am an elementary school teacher. I don't have a choice about coming back after maternity leave. We need the money, and neither of us are willing to sacrifice our quality of life so that I can stay home. At least I get summer breaks to spend extra time with the little bean!

[ssmjlm]

Can I join? I always forget about this board.

I put too much water in my oatmeal this morning, I hate that.

I work for the government. I like my customers, not all the red tape big govt stuff. I will be back to work after baby. I'm the breadwinner in the house.

[osulori]

I actually got up to meet my friends for a butt crack of dawn run this morning...and got to wear a short sleeved top and shorts! Yay for random warm weather in Ohio in December.

Also, I have my initial appt today. Cross your fingers my sad puppy face is successful in getting me an u/s-I don't thiiiink I'm supposed to get one today and won't be pissed if the sad puppy face doesn't work but it's worth a shot right? I don't wanna wait until next Monday!

I'm a pediatric speech-language pathologist. I love it-no day is exactly like the one before it, and I pretty much get to play all day (aside from the odd dealing with behavior issues). As of right now, I will be going back to work full time after this kid is born (well, after mat leave)-I make significantly more than my H so we can't afford for me not to. We're hoping to work out his schedule (mostly nights) with mine (730a-6p Tues-Fri) so that kiddo will only need a sitter for the time between when he leaves for work and when I get home.

[iheartvino]

I finally got back into MFP and going to the gym in the mornings, after about two weeks off. I really want to stay as healthy as possible through pregnancy.

I work in nonprofit for an organization that does workforce development, housing counseling and real estate development. My favorite part to work with is real estate. We take houses that are falling down, rehab them (mostly with govt money) and sell them to low/moderate income individuals/families. They purchase them at fair market value, so we're putting homes back on the tax rolls and providing quality, beautiful, affordable housing.

My MIL would flip her shit if our child goes to daycare. I would flip my shit if my MIL watched my child full time. So Im working on getting my real estate license, so I have a flexible schedule and a way to still make money.

[adlove]

I think my m/s is getting worse. Is that typical? I just hit 9 wks yesterday.

I am currently unemployed and have been for nearly 3 years. Since we got married we've moved 3 times to different cities and just never got settled enough for me to find something, then we moved abroad and I can't get a work visa anyway.

So that being said I will likely be a SAHM. At least people won't be asking me "what do you do all day?" anymore, thank god People are unsurprisingly very judgy toward me being a "housewife" and I'm over it haha.

[mswax]

I forgot my usual breakfast (granola bar) that I eat on my way to work, and had to eat my afternoon snack instead (trail mix). Unfortunately, that didn't sit well in my stomach and I had to find an empty bag in my car b/c I thought I was going to vomit. Thankfully I didn't.

I'm a Mechanical Engineer by day, and I teach a couple group fitness classes each week in the evenings. I plan to continue both after the baby comes, but I will need to re-work my teaching schedule as I'm hoping to shift my work schedule so I get out earlier. DS1 will start kindergarten in the fall (yikes!), and that will mean even more drop off/pick up logistics to work out.

[mrssandro]

Enjoying my 1 cup of coffee now. With a shitton of coffee creamer.

I like working and making a income. I have no interest in being a stay at home mom. I am a project manager for a small recruiting company. I manage Finance/IT/Marketing type projects.

[mrssandro]

The mocha's are totally fine compared to regular coffee.

www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/peppermint-mocha

I have no guilt about getting me a grande peppermint mocha during this time of year.

[countthestars]

Dec 4, 2012 8:49:07 GMT -5 adlove said:

I think my m/s is getting worse. Is that typical? I just hit 9 wks yesterday.

Mine got much worse between 8-10 weeks and then better starting around 10 weeks. Hope you start feeling better soon!

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betty, I teach 5th grade English and Social Studies (Ancient History), 6th grade Social Studies (Medieval History through the Renaissance), and I alternate quarters teaching 5th-8th grade Creative Writing or Theatre. I love the material (and I got to write the curriculum for Creative Writing and Theatre) so this is a good fit.

adlove, I think with Max I got progressively sicker until 12 weeks, and then stayed at the same constant rate of nausea until 16 or 17 when it miraculously stopped. I'm hoping I don't have it as long this time. My SIL had 3 weeks of mild nausea...I'm aiming for that! It started this past weekend. I mostly have massive aversions to foods and feel sick when my stomach is empty. If I stay full and eat from a very limited list, I'm functional. Here's hoping you have an easy time!

[jssymom14]

DH and I were talking about Xmas last night and my parents are having our immediate family on the 29th, which is a Saturday evening. DH works retail and will work that day, and Xmas Eve but not Xmas. I usually travel the 2 hours to my parents house around Xmas Eve, stay there for a couple of days and come back during our break. He asked me last night to stay with him for Xmas Eve/Xmas day. I have never spent an Xmas Eve away from my family and am really struggling with what to do as he usually works that night but doesn't this year, the guilt of trying to appease everyone gets to me.

I am also a teacher and will be returning to work (after 4 months off due to some awesome planning!) I teach in a high school, but am the primary 9th grade World Geography teacher. I usually love my job, but some days there are a few students who barely make it out alive

[countthestars]

My belly button is looking super awkward. It was an in-betweenie before and now the top part has been popping out. Ew.


And I am 95% sure I already look pregnant (could be bloat). I spent all day yesterday sucking in my stomach (was in the office but normally WFH). I'll be happy that I can "come out" next week.

[baconlettucetomato]

Howdy! I'm stuck in training all week at work. Oye. And I duked it out with a co-irker before it was even 8:30! What a day.

I work for a government contracting company. We use simulations to train National Guard Soldiers that are getting ready to deploy or who just want to learn the technology . It's a double edged sword. I'm also a National Guard Soldier so it can be interesting when the unit we're training is my own or someone I know. I love what I do and love all but one of my coworkers(the one from this morning).
ETA- Yes, I'll be coming back after LO is born. We still own a house in Chicagland even though we moved to PA over a year ago. We can't afford it and if we could, DH would SAH/WAH.

[joolz]

Esquire, I wish I had time to mail you a dress! I went to so many functions during my last pregnancy that I have lots of dresses.

I am ALSO a lawyer. I practice family law. I work at an awesome small firm that allowed me to come back to work four days a week after my one year mat leave, and I'll do the same after this next guy (or girl). Also I love my job. And travelling and shopping way too much to stop working.

Lorelai - my coffee is aMAZing this morning.

Ruxin, I am the saddest for your half-coffee/lazy Keurig.

[joolz]

Oh and BettyHW, my husband does business development for a remediation company - he has an MA in Environmental Management. I bet you guys would be friends. Hee.

[osulori]

And I'm back from the initial "education" appt. I gave up a cup of pee and six vials of blood, none of which is to confirm pregnancy supposedly (though part of me wonders if they just tell newly pg ladies so they don't bug the office for lab results). No dice on the quick u/s which didn't surprise me at all, I just figured I'd try. I have lots of stuff to look over when I get home from my hair appt tonight, which is always fun.

On the upside, I got $10 for agreeing to participate in a CMV study. All they needed was an extra vial of blood (and when you're already looking at five empty vials to be filled what's one more?) and I'll be extra closely monitored for CMV during my pregnancy so why not? One of my current patients had it in utero...it can be scary stuff.

[joolz]

Is anyone else as consistently cry-y as I am? God. I feel like everything sends me to tears this pregnancy. That did not happen with the last one.

Today's cry (so far, it's still early): This video from a WHL game of the annual teddy bear toss onto the ice for charity (every year, after the first home team goal, people throw bears onto the ice for donation to hospitals and other charities).

deadspin.com/5965150/fans-throw-21000-teddy-bears-onto-the-ice-after-goal

Sniffle sniffle, cry.