You may think I am crazy but.........................

[sarahlynn]

Sarah, it totally stinks when you second guess yourself. The only way you know you're going to be happy is if you try. Maybe you could make a list of the pros and cons of having a daycare and going out into your field to work. That would kind of organize your thoughts on the matter.

Christi, are you feeling any better yet? I was wondering how your soreness was coming along. :(

Pros and cons is a good idea..i am gonna do that tonight

whats wrong with Christi?

[MarchMommy]

whats wrong with Christi?

sarah, i fell down my stairs on monday holding madison. i tripped over my dog.

im better, my arm is still sore...yesterday i was REALLY sore...

[CandiceLeigh]

Pam, I don't think you're a bad mom for not knowing that. In fact, I'm not entirely sure that she does understand you. All kids learn things at different paces, and this is probably another one of those things.

Sarah, that is so cool that you might start your own daycare! Too bad you don't live here! I agree with Jess, a list of pros and cons is a good idea. Oh, and meanie Lucea is absolutely adorable! We need to see new pics of her!! :D Christi fell down the stairs holding Madi the other day. It's a few pages back.

[MarchMommy]

:) I wasnt really anywhere..i just get lost sometimes with all the new posts..so i took a mental break and decided to limit myself..HA! small doses for me..

and with that i just have been worn out with DH, Dkids, work, school...it all seems like a blur sometimes..
i hear ya....sometimes i feel that way too.

i have my moments when i love it here, and my moments when im fed up with it...but its like a vaccum...always drags me back in

[haydensmom]

:) I wasnt really anywhere..i just get lost sometimes with all the new posts..so i took a mental break and decided to limit myself..HA! small doses for me..

and with that i just have been worn out with DH, Dkids, work, school...it all seems like a blur sometimes..
i hear ya....sometimes i feel that way too.

i have my moments when i love it here, and my moments when im fed up with it...but its like a vaccum...always drags me back in

I totally agree. Too bad it's not like that with my house too. :roll: It can come on over here and vacuum it any time it wants to... But it always seems to just suction me. :?

[sarahlynn]

OH CHRISTI i am sorry i didnt know about the fall...i am glad to hear your doing ok..and baby is ok to?


i have my moments when i love it here, and my moments when im fed up with it...but its like a vaccum...always drags me back in

This is how i am to....



OK OK OK am i the only one that thinks all white chicken nuggets ROCK..now when i eat them i dont get the squeeemishies and all weirded out because of thinkin gwhat the hell is in them..

[MarchMommy]

OH CHRISTI i am sorry i didnt know about the fall...i am glad to hear your doing ok..and baby is ok to?


i have my moments when i love it here, and my moments when im fed up with it...but its like a vaccum...always drags me back in

This is how i am to....



OK OK OK am i the only one that thinks all white chicken nuggets ROCK..now when i eat them i dont get the squeeemishies and all weirded out because of thinkin gwhat the hell is in them..

yea she was fine, i was holding her facing out, and i guess i squeezed her as we went down....cause she started crying immediately. but i held onto her for dear life. i fell on my butt and ended up going down half on my side, half on my butt. i got my arm caught in the banister going down....
it sucked

[CandiceLeigh]

Just wondering, anyone know where Jenn has been this week? Seems like I haven't "seen" her around much. Come out, come out, wherever you are!! :D

ETA: I made it to 1000 posts and just now noticed!! Only took me a year!! :wink:

[newmami]

Too late as usual....
Sarah the pro-cons list is a wonderful thing to do, it always helps me to make up my mind about stuff. I agree you would do WONDERFUL with a daycare, but do it at your own pace!!

Pam, don't feel bad!! I also talk to Dani like she is an adult, and I know she understands some things... and decides to ignore other ones... the secret is to keep talking to them, discipline them, and hope they learn!! (I deal with a 9 yo who just REFUSES to learn :roll: )

I thought about doing the home daycare as well, but I dont have enough space... I am still trying to convince DH that we need to move out of Florida, get a big house and then I can do the daycare!!!

[sarahlynn]

we dont have a really large house..not big at all really..but would be fine for a small daycare..under 7 kids...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I HATE DECISIONS!

[rhiannasmoms43]

I am not a cook. I need a recipe everytime I make shepherds pie for pete's sake.
Sooooooooo...
I had chicken in the fridge that was going in the garbage if I didn't cook it up today, and I went online to get ideas on what to do with it.
I found this recipe for chicken divan, but I didn't have all the ingredients for it- I substituted 2 cups plain yogurt for the required 1 cup sour cream, and 1 cup mayo, and it called for 1 c dry white wine and I had rose.
It is baking in the oven right now and I'm sitting here nervous that it is going to royally suck.
Oh well, pizza is a phone call away.

[MarchMommy]

oh yea.....ive done that many times....tried different chicken and ordered pizza instead!!!

i get tired of the same ole chicken....i like to try different things!!!!

my DH loves shephards pie...id love to see your recipe!

[sarahlynn]

MMMMMMMMMMM I LOVE FOOD...shepards pie is yummy..and chicken to..you guys have me hungry..i need to eat my oatmeal..


SOOOOOOO QUESTION FOR YOU LADIES!!

if your husband left his email open on the computer..would you read it?

I DID! ..my email is through outlook and he can open it anytime cause its right there no password or nothing..but he is heading out on vacation in 3 weeks because his friend will be back from iraq and another friend is getting married so they are doing the whole bachelor party/nudy bars/wedding/sking/fun stuff ... and i was drawn to look at the emails from his friend to see what else was planned that might not have been slipped out to me. :shock:

BAD? NOT BAD?

[MarchMommy]

not bad....if its open ....its fair game! i read DH email all the time because he forgets and i ususally respond to most of them for him. he hates computers....

[sarahlynn]

hmmm tonigth i am gettin my hair cut..i need someone to talk me out of short hair again..eveyrtime i go in i am thinking JUST A TRIM..i really want to try long hair again..but i get there start browin through mags and i think EEEEK I LOVE SHORT HAIR and i end up lobbin it all off..

i would like extensions but they are around $300.. :shock:


So what do you ladies think of your DH,DBF going to strip clubs?

OK? NOT OK? DEPENDS? SIGN ME UP I AM WITH THEM?

[haydensmom]

Sarah, I've read dh's stuff before.. but if it's open, then I guess it's fair game.

[without]

If it was open I would look. If your not sneeking around to do it I think its OK unless he asked you not to then I would question why. LOL

So what do you ladies think of your DH,DBF going to strip clubs?

I don't see any thing wrong with it if you have a healty relationship and its only once in a blue moon with a buddy who is about to tie the knot. On the other hand if you and your sig. other have issues in the bed room or selfconfidance issues then I would say no its best not even to go there!

[sarahlynn]

i totally agree...if the relatinship is healthy and everyone is on the same page strip clubs arent a bad thing (Once in awhile)

but when their are issues with self esteem etc it can really hurt the other person..


i remember being 9 months preggo and my DH looked at pron online..at the time i was irational and wanted to scalp him..now looking back i think umm sarah you werent feeling all that good abotu you at the time so that could be the reason for the flippin out..now if i had been my usualy self i would have been like YOU BIG SICKO get off the computer and come to bed..

:lol:

[Jai]

DH and I share an email addy so I always read his. BUT now, I do read his MySpace messages sometimes. And he reads mine. Not a big deal to us.

About the strip clubs. DH has never been. The one that his friends go to is VERY expensive. Like 15$ for a beer etc. So he hasnt even said anything about going. When the time comes, I dont know how I would feel. Actually, I know I wouldnt like it. BUT it is because of my own self conciousness. I think if I was comfortable with how I looked it would be different. I dont ever think he would cheat, thats not it. I just would feel bad that he would see all those SEXAY women and then have to come home to ME!! :shock:

HIS bacholer party I was a wreck for a week before it. My stomach was in knots. Again not that I thought he would cheat, just because of myself. And I KNEW what those whorey girls do there. And I seen a pic afterwards and it confirmed my feelings. YUCK! Luckily DH wasnt pleased with the one thing they did either and told the girl to get "it" out of his face (only his words werent so nice). I would maybe think he was lying but my dad told me that. :lol:

[haydensmom]

Personally, dh and I don't get into that whole porn scene. He used to, but after it almost destroyed our relationship (long story - lies, etc), he stopped looking (yes it is possible). Also, I hate the idea of those images floating around in his head (because they stay there indefinitely for men). In my mind, him lusting after other women, in strip clubs or online is like a type of mental adultery.

It may sound odd to some, but I don't want my dh to picture himself having sex with anyone else and then to get off to that image. :yuck: Or worse yet, picturing that while he's with me. Yes, dh is coming home to me, but I want him there 100%, even in the bedroom. We have a really honest relationship now and have been through a lot. We're each committed to keeping it that way. It just seems like if he's involved in that side of himself, our relationship goes downhill because he starts lying.

Each person is different and if you don't mind or enjoy it yourself, then more power to you! That's just my view on things. :D

[rhiannasmoms43]

...actually the chicken divan was really good! We all liked it. I will be making that again.

marchmommy wrote:
my DH loves shephards pie...id love to see your recipe!

SHEPHERDS PIE

2 tsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced (I use 2)
1 lb lean ground beef
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 can stewed tomatoes (I use 1 jar Classico 3 cheese spaghetti sauce)
1 1/2 c frozen mixed veg (I use 1 can of creamed corn and 2 c frozen vegetables)


TOPPING

3 c frozen hash brown potatoes (I boil up 6-8 potatoes and mash with butter and milk)
1 c shredded cheddar cheese
pinch of salt and pepper
1 egg beaten

>>>In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes. Add beef, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper; cook breaking up meat with back of spoon for about 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
>>>Add tomatoes, breaking them up further with spoon, bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for abot 15 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in vegetables. Spoon into greased 10" pie plate. (If using mashed potatoes, or extra vegetables you will need a bigger pan- I use a glass lasagna dish.)
>>>Topping: In bowl, toss together potatoes, cheddar, salt and pepper; stir in egg until combined. Spoon evenly over meat mixture. Bake in 400F oven for 30 minutes. Broil for 3 minutes until top is golden brown.

[without]

Jess,
I feel the same way you do! Its not for me. Due to the problems I had with Ex-dh I don't think I could stand it if my BF or DH went but if some one else is OK with there husband or who ever going then who am I to judge. Whats wrong for me may not be wrong for some one else.

[rhiannasmoms43]

So what do you ladies think of your DH,DBF going to strip clubs?

My dh has no time for them, but if he did, it wouldn't bother me for him to go. I use to go when I was younger, but even then, it was more a girl's night out than a 'Oooooooohhhhh lookee lookee' :lol:
It definitely depends on not only your self image and esteem, but also how the man goes about it.
Some guys just have no clue and no class, and if I felt that it didn't 'feel' right, then I would have no problem saying so.

[sarahlynn]

WELL THAT SUCKED BIG A$$~

i went to take a look at the daycare center for lucea..UMMM yeah let me pay you $430 a month so my daughter can sit in thie closed in 12x12 room wiht 3 other children...i said do they go outside..well umm somtimes we snatch one up and take them out..its really hard for one person (the infact caregiver) to take them all out ya know..OK yeah kinda but no..so is this the only room they are in or do they have a separate play area? nope just this room, thats it! WHAT?

ok i am done *****in and cryin..that place is not gonna work for me.

so next step..i am sooo sooo soo close to doing my own daycare..i just need the extra balls to make that leep

[haydensmom]

WELL THAT SUCKED BIG A$$~

i went to take a look at the daycare center for lucea..UMMM yeah let me pay you $430 a month so my daughter can sit in thie closed in 12x12 room wiht 3 other children...i said do they go outside..well umm somtimes we snatch one up and take them out..its really hard for one person (the infact caregiver) to take them all out ya know..OK yeah kinda but no..so is this the only room they are in or do they have a separate play area? nope just this room, thats it! WHAT?

ok i am done *****in and cryin..that place is not gonna work for me.

so next step..i am sooo sooo soo close to doing my own daycare..i just need the extra balls to make that leep

That is insane! Just that one room?!?! For that much money?? I definitely wouldn't take my child there!

[newmami]

I would not mind if DH went to a strip club... he has never been on one!! I told him it is fine with me, the only problem would be that he would come back horny as h#ll and wake me to have sex!!!
I don't have a problem with porn either, we are the kind of couple who watch porn together... so there it is!
And him watching other women, well it annoyed me for a while, when I was having some serious weight issues... I may be annoyed now, but it is mostly because of how I feel about myself... I am not jealous or anything else!!

Sarah, sorry the daycare didn't work.... GO FOR IT and do the one at home!!

[sarahlynn]

I am gonna call the county and see what goes into getting licensed so i could have more than three kids.

i am a nervous wreck

[without]

In AR you have to take the kids out side for play time if its not frezzing out side to keep your license. They also have to have so many feet of open place space per child. You can do it!!! Go for it!

[CandiceLeigh]

Oh Sarah that sucks about the daycare!! Here's some extra balls .. :lol: As for strip clubs? Not my style at all and DH isn't allowed either.

My goodness, there is craziness in Random and I so hope it does not leak into new moms!! :?

[sarahlynn]

we are like the frickin golden girls in here compared to random..thats why i stay here .. unless i peek in there to ooogle at all the crazy drama..i like my life calm and relaxed and dramafree :D

[sarahlynn]

just curious..i now visit an MS message board and much to my surprise when i signed up i wasnt granted full access for awhile..they make you go through a trial newbie period where you have to hang out on the front porch chat wiht the oldies and get to know peopel and visa versa..if you show real intersest and share who you are they eventually grant you access into the whole forum..at first i thought what a pain in the wazooo but now i can see why they do it..they want only peopel there who are truly there becuase they care and want to be there..

i wonder why APA doesnt try this with newcomers..make em go through a trial newbie period before full access..

also the MS Forum has kick but emoticons..like 100's i love them.. :lol:

[without]

I think this is a great idea! You should write Admin!

[haydensmom]

Yea that is a good idea, Sarah! I wish we had more emoticons. I'm on another website too and they have a bunch of really cool ones! :(

[MarchMommy]

thanks for the recipe Julie!

i dong MIND that DH goes to a strip club (which he only does when hes at a batchlor party) but i dont like it when he gives them OUR hard earned money. i dont care if he goes there to drink and for the guy time, but i refuse to let him give them my money!!
we are like the frickin golden girls in here compared to random..thats why i stay here .. unless i peek in there to ooogle at all the crazy drama..i like my life calm and relaxed and dramafree

i KNOW, i have to go there because im a mod. but im SICK and TIRED of the flack that mods get around here. im constantly reminding SOME people that this is a support forum (its no one HERE, its some of the ones that hang out in random all the time)...its not about how many posts you have, or WHERE you post..for geeze sake.....its about support. those people who CONSTANTLY rag on specific members tick me off. i mean, if you dont like it, then find somewhere else to go, KWIM.
sorry ill get off my :soapbox: now.....see this is what happens when i have to sink to their level...i get ticked :evil: vent over.... :roll:

[sarahlynn]

I think this is a great idea! You should write Admin!

i think i will just to see what they say..i can even give them the websites addy so they can check it out...ist a good strategy for weeding out trolls and trouble makers. :lol:


So i am off to visit another daycare today..its ahome daycare and she only takes ONE infant...she sounded super nice on the phone..its weird how much you can tell from a phone conversation..and i also talked with my mom..she said if i really want to stay home her and my sis are willing to try doing a daycare center..maybe renting out a home or building and opening a REALLY good daycare center..


so thats it..how is everyones friday going? any big plans..

i am taking the kids to barnes and nobles tonight for story time..the humane society brings out some pets and the kids get stories read to them...and me and my mom are going to be making some mei tais this weekend to sell to try make extra money for a trip for us and the kids..

dat about it

[haydensmom]

Dh and I are dropping Hayden off tomorrow with my mom for a date/home cleaning spree.

Are we the only ones that have too much crap? I mean, it's ridiculous the amount of stuff that you acquire and don't use/look at. I'd like to do a "clean sweep" this weekend.

We also need to organize all the stuff we do have. It's all just driving me crazy. I can't wait until we get into a house. We decided to renew our lease for another year in order to try and pay off all of our debt (cars and credit cards) before we move. :roll:

I'm going insane.

[sarahlynn]

YOUR NOT ALONE!!!!!

when me and DH moved from put little cabin we rented into our house i swear to you i threw away 2 truckloades of **** that was useless to us..i couldnt for the life of me figure out why i had kept this stuff in the first place...we are doing a pretty good job at keeping our new place clutter free but i can be a pack rat so its kinda hard..
:lol:

[MarchMommy]

im a bad packrat...DH is always harping on me to get rid of stuff. i tell him im not a packrat, im sentimental!

[haydensmom]

It's so hard! Dh and I kept most of our college textbooks in case we would need them someday... but honestly, the chances of me going into music therapy again before those are all outdated is very slim. :roll:

[MarchMommy]

i have all my old ones too that the bookstore didnt take back. and i have some of my dad's old ones too....i actually referenced them for college papers, so that was pretty cool....

[haydensmom]

Growing up, I used to always go and look through my dad's old textbooks. Then when he moved, he just got rid of them all. Makes me think, they took up space for that many years just to be tossed anyway.

Maybe I should try to sell mine while I still can!

[without]

I bought my home 6 years ago and the junk I now have in my home is just stupid. I have been saying for the past year I want to move every thing out of my house and into the front yard and then move back in once the house has been empty! :roll:

[newmami]

DH is also a pack rat... he has tons of boxes with comics and baseball cards... at some point he would realize what a waste of space they are, and get rid of them!!

No big plans for the weekend, just to stay warm (it is cold here, FINALLY!!), maybe go out with DH to take some pictures and spend the day out. I need to be on my feet to prevent the pain in my clacker.
Other than that, I need to clear my head from all this crap that is happening at work... long story, but they scared me yesterday that I should be aware I may lose my job... talk to DH and he is OK, but if I got fired, he is getting an attorney... so maybe I can be a SAHM after all!!

Anyways, don't want to think about it!! My only plan for this afternoon is hit Starbucks after lunch and get a VENTI chai latte!!!

Has anyone seen Jenn (divadlx)??? I MISS HER!!!

[haydensmom]

I know! Jenn hasn't been on here in forever, it seems. Come out of hiding, girl!!

I hope nothing happens to your job! Why would they fire you? Because of the pregnancy? I sure hope not! I would get an attorney as well if that was the case! :evil:

[without]

Claudia,
I hope you have a great weekend with your family and try not to think about work.

[sarahlynn]

does it really get cold in florida?? :lol:

I hope you have a good weekend and can your job off your mind...

[newmami]

It was 39F this morning!! that is COLD here!!!! :wink:

No, it is not because I am PG (I would already had an attorney if that was the case), it is some crap that happened with one customer, I had NOTHING to do (Fraud from another person external to the bank) but we need to absorb a $100k loss, and the bosses are not happy

Dh said, lets look at the bright side... we can file bankruptcy, we get rid of all the debt, start all over again, and maybe you can stay home with the kids or work PT... sounds like a plan to me!!!!!
I dont think they will fire me... but you never know, right?? I wonder if they reconsider b/c I am PG, and just give me a slap in the hand and a stern talk..... we will see!!

[sarahlynn]

awww man that sucks...but hey gettin rid of all the debt sounds like a plan..that is my goal this year..to rid myself of debt..

when i married DH i had GET THIS $300 in CC debt total..now thanks to DH we have $8000 UGH I HATE TO EVEN WRITE IT DOWN makes me so angry.. and he still doesnt understand how it happens..

IF YOU DONT HAVE MONEY HONEY DONT SPEND :evil:

[EvandAl]

IF YOU DONT HAVE MONEY HONEY DONT SPEND :evil:

It took me and my DH 6 years to figure that out :roll:

At the beginning of last year we were alomst $20,000 in CC Debt!!!! I am happy to say that we are now down to $3,500 :D And we will never be more than that!!!

Now if we could only pay off DH's student loans, but we will be like 50 for that to happen! :cry:

[haydensmom]

So you know how I said dh and I were dropping Hayden off tomorrow? Well we were planning on some practice sessions (for ttc, if ykwim) without a baby to worry about. But no, aunt flo had other plans. Ugh I'm so annoyed! :roll:

[EvandAl]

So you know how I said dh and I were dropping Hayden off tomorrow? Well we were planning on some practice sessions (for ttc, if ykwim) without a baby to worry about. But no, aunt flo had other plans. Ugh I'm so annoyed! :roll:

Ugh That Bites!!!

Maybe Next weekend?? :lol:

[MarchMommy]

So you know how I said dh and I were dropping Hayden off tomorrow? Well we were planning on some practice sessions (for ttc, if ykwim) without a baby to worry about. But no, aunt flo had other plans. Ugh I'm so annoyed! :roll:oh no!! im sorry!!! :cry:

we have no CC debt, we used to, but paid it all off. NEVER again...

[tralynne75]

This was on page 2!!

So now Katie is a full speed crawler. I just bought a new baby gate which cost me 100 dollars. I love the gate and so does Katie. And I finally got to go pee all by myself. :lol: I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now. I wonder why this gate has had such an effect on me? My MIL said I was crazy to spend so much but I had to get a gate that would span at least 6ft and of course i needed to get one that is good and would last.

Oh and we have 2 bottom teeth coming in!!! She isn't too fussy, she seems like she feels bad, i thought she was getting another cold and when she bite my finger i felt 2 teeth.
My baby is growing up!!!

[haydensmom]

Aww Katie is growing so fast! Teeth and crawling!! :lol:

When you said you got to pee all by yourself, I definitely scanned it as you finally got to pee all over yourself and I was like, WHAT?! :lol: We need an icon that smacks itself in the head! That's what I'm doing right now.

[CandiceLeigh]

Hi everyone!! It's 7:22 here and I'm already at work! :roll: I hitched a ride with DH and this is what I get!

Claudia, that sucks about your job. I hope everything gets straightened out.

Jess, were you able to get your a house all cleaned up? I need to do the same to my house. I have boxes with I don't know what in them!

As for Jenn, I've talked to her and she's fine. Hopefully she'll pop back up this week! :D

[haydensmom]

Candice, thanks for the update on Jenn. Good to know she's doing all right.

We got the house cleaned out. We got rid of a whole bunch of junk and took some more over to my mom's.

Now it's a wreck in here and I need to clean. :roll: I'm excited to get organized though. We bought some shelving and different items just to get some of the clutter off of our dining room table and the kitchen counter. I also got a new cabinet and shelving for my bathroom and Hayden's room.

:D

[without]

I feel so sick!! I know its because I haven't poo'd in over a week. Ugh! If I could just go to the bath room so my tummy would stop hurting!

[MarchMommy]

ugh pam! im sorry....take some stool softener!!!

i cannot believe that katie is crawling tracy!! thats awesome...shes a little pro!!

thanks for the update on Jen...i miss her, i hope she pops in soon!

[without]

I just noticed how random my post was. :lol: It was all I could think to say. My tummy is cramping so bad!

[sarahlynn]

girl drink you some water and eat you some fiber :lol: i hate belly aches..


So monday again ladies..BLAH...i think i found a daycare..she is a stay at home mom whos girls did not do well when she had to take them to daycare..she tried it for a week and they cried the whole time..so she said heck with it and stays home..she will only take lucea and thats it..lucea loved her girls and the toys..totall priness stuff.doll houses. kitches sets..all over the house lucea was thrilled..

i decided to do this while getting licensed myself..and than when summer rolls around and cy is ready to go out of school i will try start up the daycare..perfect timing i think with kids out of school.i would behome with both my kids..save $$$$$ on daycare..i just with DH was more supportive..we have been at each others throats lately.

i feel like a horrible wife..i know the MS has him so tired..and now with his once a week shot he gets sick and really tired..so he spent most of hte weekend sleeping..which kinda drove me nuts when i am running around cleanign and taking care of kids..BUT i kept telling myself he isnt just being lazy.. UGH its so hard to get used to this life change.. ok sorry i had to biatch for a second..

i just want to get taxes back and crap paid off..DH is leaving for 6 days in a few weeks..gonna be a nice break for me..absence makes the heart grow fonder right?? :D

so how was everyyones weekend?

[newmami]

Pam, take some stool softners or fiber... there is no need to be miserable like that!!!

Sarah, sorry about DH... I understand how hard it is to get it, that he is tired... the girl here in my office explained it to me, their bodies just don't respond, so they need to rest before it becomes worse! She is actually out all this week because of that!!
I like your daycare plan... I hope you can get your license!! if we lived closer, I would send Dani & Christi to your daycare!!! :wink:

My weekend was great, no SK, so it was DH, Dani and me. Went shopping and had tons of fun (maternity clothes this time), then out for dinner, it was awesome!! yesterday I stayed home doing laundry and playing with Dani, I made a TON of pear sauce, it is delicious!!! instead of using the food processor, I used the immersion blender, 2 min I had a beautiful pear puree!!

My belly grew this weekend, it is looking big and I think I am carrying higher than I did with Dani... eitherway DH wants to take pictures of me, so hopefully this week I would have belly shots!!

DH and I had a conversation and he told me he is going through a mid life crisis... OMG! how do I handle this one????????? :shock:

[sarahlynn]

how fun..i loved maternity clothes shopping..they have such cute stuff now..and sounds like all around a nice relaxing weekend for you..I cant wait to see belly pics..you have to post them here so we can all see them..

do you freeze your pear sauce? i would like to do some for the kids


OK when you are talking about your APA friends..what do you say..

with mom and DH i say my forum friends, internet girls, etc

but with other peopel i always just say a friend of mine because i worry they will think i am some kind of weird internet freak show..HA :lol: know what i mean?

[haydensmom]

Sarah, I know what you mean about talking to people about APA! I usually say something like, a person on my forum, etc. I try not to care what they think!

My dad is so skeptical about the internet - especially talking to people on it. When I met Julie (julbella78), she came to my dad's house (we were there over Christmas). My dad just thought she was gonna be some person who would steal all of our stuff. I tried to explain that I'd known her since I got pregnant, but he just didn't get it. :lol:

[Jai]

DH calls you all my "APA friends" and hes such a dork, he doesnt say A-P-A friends, he says it like apa... a-pa . Was that understandable? :lol:

With everyone else I say a mommy friend of mine, because I know they wouldnt understand how I could be friends with someone over the internet. My family is NOT very up to date with computer stuff.

[newmami]

Sarah, I froze part of the pear puree... see how that goes!! maybe I should add some malic acid or something to keep it longer in the fridge (note to self, ask my dad about preservatives for pears)

When I tell DH about you girls, it is the girls in the forum... he knows about it! if it is other people, I just say a friend of mine

No belly pictures yet... :oops: DH promised to take some of me, like he did when I was PG with Danielle. I will post those, I PROMISE!!

[CandiceLeigh]

I always say "the girls" when I'm talking to DH. To everyone else, I say a friend of mine...I don't like to say forum or anything like that because then I have to go into this long explanation. :roll: And then there's the weird looks and the warnings to watch out for those people on the internet. Riiiiight. You guys are my friends!!! :D

[DIVADLX]

I say "a mommy friend of mine." Sometimes when I need to I just make it sound all important... "I am a member of the American Pregnancy Association, and I met her that way..." or whatever. People still have this thing about online relationships (I used to be one of them!) and just don't always understand.

Pam - poop for God's sake poop!!!! You and Stella, man, completing for most constipated APA member... do I need to come feed you one of her smoothies? Honestly though, I hope you feel better soon!

Christi - are you feeling better from your fall? How's Pop?

Sarah - I know how you feel - when DH is sick, just with a cold, I get all impatient with him on the inside - I just want to shake him and say "suck it up!" but I know its not his fault. You are not weird or mean for feeling the way you do.

Claudia - I do envy your big beautiful baby belly! I can't wait to see pics!

Pears.... mmmm - give some to Pam - those'll move right through her! :D

[sarahlynn]

WELCOME BACK GIRL!!!!

[CandiceLeigh]

WELCOME BACK GIRL!!!!

Exactly what I was thinking!! :D :D :D YEA!!! Jenn is back!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Oh, how we have missed you!! No more week long breaks from APA, it's too trying on me! :wink: I hope all is well with you and Ms. Stella. YEA!! You're back!!

[Bells614]

Hi Girls!

I've made it through my first full week of work. Man, that was tough. DH and Manda just didn't seem to get along, and now she is starting this screaming thing...hoping it's a fase (how do you spell that???)

Sarah, I think you have a great plan. This way, it allows you to plan it all out and advertise.

Claudia, I so want to see those belly pics. I bet your just beautiful!!!

[MarchMommy]

kelly, im happy you made it thru your first week of work! hope it wasnt too too hard on you!
how did amanda do with the change?

JEN....i PMed you about Pop...thanks for asking! and IM HAPPY YOU ARE BACK!!!

we havent gotten Brians W2's yet... :? i wanna do our taxes darnit!

[Bells614]

I don't know if Amanda's screaming and being whinny is a result of me working or if it is just a coincedence. She is driving DH batty. The first morning, I came home to two angry people...he said they had been "arguing" (meaning that amanda was doing the scream/whine thing and DH was trying anything and everything and no luck). That first day was no fun. Seemed to get slightly better the next two days...we will see this week, it will be crazy with school and my last bit of training. ICK!

We need 2 more W-2's and a bunch of stuff from the bank (mortgage, etc.) then we are off to the tax man. I can't wait. We are expecting a BIG return and I can finally go get the Britax and get the savings account looking a little better!!!! :D :D :D

Christi, I didn't see, how are you feeling after that nasty fall?

[sarahlynn]

that first week back can be hard on everyone...it takes time to adjust..

my DH is chewing at the bit to get taxes done..he has a trip planned in two weeks and well we have no money..DUH honey i told you that..we are waiting on one more W2 and i need to dig up lucea SS card..

i wish someone would cook for me tonight..

its so frickin cold and windy here its miserable..

[MarchMommy]

oh im better! i was sore for a few days!

i gave myself a black eye on saturday tho...i was trying to keep madi from crawling out into the garage as i got the vaccum cleaner, and the door swung open and hit me in the face, and i had my glasses on and i have a black eye on my right lid!! ha! it HURT...it still hurts!!

im making meatloaf tonight!!

[sarahlynn]

man you just keep beating yourself up :(

meatloaf sounds good..i am leaning towards shepards pie..the problem is .. Cy is starving by the time he gets home and i need things fast fast fast..or he gets nasty..

[Bells614]

Man, Christi, take it easy on yourself!!! :wink:

I think we are doing Italian Sausage with Egg Noodles. I forgot to buy canned veggies this week, so it will probably be anything in the freezer...hopefully some steamed veggies. We will see.

I also bought some Mango's for Amanda. Need to find the website and see how to prepare them. I don't feel like cooking them tonight...do they need cooked??

[DIVADLX]

No need to cook the mangos! Serve as-is!

:)

[Bells614]

Cool! I love the easy-serve stuff...like banannas and, now mangos!

[MarchMommy]

nope, no need to cook mangos!

madi loves them!

i have carrots steaming right now for madisons baby food, and i bought some plums. shes starting to move away from the mushy foods and onto the people foods!

[Bells614]

I can't wait until she moves on from the mushy stuff...not that I mind fixing it...I just think it might be even easier then.

I bought some puffs and started giving them to her. I know it says they should be crawling, but she is sooo interested in what we are eating. She does pretty well with them. She gets a little attitude when she has them in the palm of her hand and can't get them in her mouth. But when she gets them with her finger and thumb, watch out! She's a puff eating fool!!!

Jenny's post about Ronin and the peach got me to thinking....

[CandiceLeigh]

I made Mac & Cheese Pie last night!! It was pretty yummy and fun to make! I got the recipe from Kraft Foods, there's a lot of recipes I would like to try on there!

Hey Christi, you're a BD Artiste!! :lol: When did that happen?

[sarahlynn]

I am so happy we moved away form the mushy stuff...at daycare lucea still hast he regular baby food but at home i just do the mash mash mash and call it good..she does surprisingly well with all textures and chunks..the other day me and her went to lunch (italian of course) and she ate all the veggies out of my soup.. :D and now when she is done eating she spits her food EVERYWHERE..all over the place..than proceedes to touch it with her fingers and smear it all over the place.. :shock: she is a very bad girl..


Soooooo get this..what a call to get in the morn..my mom calls me and says (in a quiet kinda sad voice) "Will you put the dog to sleep for us" :shock: ummm well ugh umm i guess...poor 14 year old dachshund has been a mess for the last two days...well she is a mess all time..suffers from seperation anxiety and stress and she is sure eveyrone is out to kill her..you drop a feather and that dog jumps 20 feet and hits the road...she spends most of her time under my parents bed..pretty sad..so i am now waiting for the call on when i have to do this..i put my dachshund to sleep a coupel years ago and i still break down over that..i vowed to never get another dog in my life because it was so hard for me..
oh well my family knows i am the most animal lovey one of us all so she will be in good hands if i take her.

ok that ended up being a long post...

mmm mac and cheese pie sounds good..i made shepards pie last night..and night before last i made oatmeal choc chip cookies..that is a big feat for me..i dont bake much..they turned out pretty good but i was out of baking soda so nto sure if that had an effect on them..

[newmami]

Sorry about your mom's dog Sarah!! :(

Christi, you need to Mommy proof your house now!! what is up with all those accidents girl??? Hope your eye is doing better!!

We are ready to do our taxes too, just waiting on DH's W2 and the info from the daycare lady... then we mail everything to FIL, who does our taxes!!

I finally went and got my chai tea this morning, it was cold!! 39F, I even had ice on the windshield :shock: . So far the morning is good, nothing much to do, so I am fooling around in APA.... I haven't heard anything about the fraud thing, and I am not stressing... part of me is hoping I get fired, so I can stay home!!

Dani has been a handful throwing temper tantrums when she doesn't get things her way... DH snapped yesterday, but I told him he needs to handle things better, and he agreed. So we are working on getting her to understand life is tough, and she cannot have all her little heart desires.

And we finally decided on a bedding set for Christi. DH didn't like one of my favorite ones, but the one he likes was also on my top 3 list... take a peek http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/lai/lai80000v.html

This was my favorite one http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/kli/kli6009beds.html

[sarahlynn]

OOOOOOOOOOOOO i kinda like the magic garden one as well..but they both are adorable...man it seems like ages ago i was pickin out lucea bedding..

i was a bad mom this morning..twice i forgot to put the gate up and lucea was heading up the stairs..luckily when i caught her she was only 3 up but when DS noticed her she was about 6 up.. :shock: how can they be so darn smart to know to watch for that gate not to be up..

LOL MOMMY PROOF!

[without]

I just thought I would let every one know I am back!!! I will have to catch up a little later I need to catch up on work right now. I had to leave work yesterday. I was in so much pain. I think I am going to have to make an appointment to see my DR because I do drink a lot of water 30-40 oz a day. I don't poo for weeks and then I get to where I can't keep any food down until I poo again. I didn't know how bad it was until Morgan came into the bath room while I was getting ready and walked over to the potty and pretended to vomit in it! :shock: Its time to see a DR!

[DIVADLX]

BD Artiste??? Sounds kind of... kinky...

[newmami]

Hey Pam!! glad you were able to poop..... what about eating more fiber?? would that help??

He he! I have been promoted to a BD Artist... let me ask DH what he thinks.... I know his answer would be YEAH RIGHT!!! :roll:

[tralynne75]

OH I love both of the beddings for Christi. It makes me want another baby.


Pam, glad you finally feel better.

Jenn, are you feeling better?

And Christi, please be careful!!!

[sarahlynn]

He he! I have been promoted to a BD Artist... let me ask DH what he thinks.... I know his answer would be YEAH RIGHT!!! :roll:


OOOOOOOO LA LA that does sound interesting :D

[MarchMommy]

admin added new "titles" for x-number of posts. its in "read me" under the forum index.

i know, i need to mommy proof my house :lol: ive gotten so clumsy in my mommy-hood!!!! i used to be pretty graceful, now im full of bumps and bruises.
my eye looks pretty nasty today, its at that greenish brown color :roll: VERY sexy!

[Bells614]

Oh Pam! Definately time to see a doc!!!

I need to vent girls! FIL!!!! URGH!!!! He has a credit card that he put DH on as an authorized user. I am working on refinancing our mortgage and guess what I find out. He is 60 days late on this card!!!!!!!!!! I don't know how many times I have asked DH to get his dad to take him off this account. We don't need a card hanging around on our bureau report with a huge limit and a large month to month carry over. And now, I find out this! I am beyond p**sed!!!!!

[MarchMommy]

oh Pam...please go see a dr. that is so scarey and dangerous!!!

kelly...are you kidding me? my FIL and DH were together in a mortgage too once for a trailer that my FIL owned,(DH name was on it to help him build credit) and he couldnt get his name off of it till FIL refinanced it, but he couldnt refinance till his divorce was final. it was a NIGHTMARE..

im sorry you have to deal with that!!

[haydensmom]

Oh Kelly, that totally sucks. I would be way upset!

Dh is putting up shelving in my bathroom. We're getting organized, slowly, but surely. It feels good! It's a process. :lol:

[MarchMommy]

DONT LAUGH....


but i just fell...AGAIN. in the kitchen...going to get the phone from the dining room where i was scrapbooking earlier. i was in the living room, watching american idol...and i ran to get the phone....and slipped on the linoleuim floor :cry: :cry: :cry:

now im sore again :(

[tralynne75]

Ok Christi if I do come up Thursday I am buying you a helment, knee pads and elbow pads.

Kelly, I was on a loan with my brother to help him build his credit and he killed mine. He also stole my idenity and my credit report looks aweful. I will never allow my name to be on anything again that I don't pay myself.

I wish I get just get my house cleaned, organizing it would be a dream.

[MarchMommy]

Ok Christi if I do come up Thursday I am buying you a helment, knee pads and elbow pads.



my DH came down cause he heard me fall, and just shook his head and said that i needed to wrap myself in bubble wrap. :roll: :D

ive fallen, hit myself, and gotten hurt more in the past week than i have in years....

[sarahlynn]

Did ya like american idol tonight? they had some pretty good ones/bad ones on there...i liked the last lady who simon adn randy had it out with..



Does anyone else have lower abdomen pains when ovulateing? please say i am not alone in this.. :( it doesn ache horribly just little twinges of pain

[MarchMommy]

ha, yea it was funny. that chick who talked like a little girl...she was getting on my nerves with her DH in the room, but she could sing!!!!


i thought it would be longer than an hour



ok...one of madisons toys keeps randomly going off... :shock: its freaking me out....

[DIVADLX]

sarah - its called mittelshmertz - and I get it too. I could tell within the hour of ovulation (or so) which was really cool because I can tell you that Stella was ovulated out at between about 11:30am and 12:30 pm and came from my right ovary.

Since BFing it has been harder to tell...

[tralynne75]

I wish I knew when I was ovulating. I just assume it is about 2 weeks after AF visits.
We are going to the dr today to get shots. Katie still hasn't gotten her 6 month shots. I hate taking Katie to the dr.

[haydensmom]

I totally forgot American Idol was on last night. :x

Christi, I HATE IT when one of Hayden's toys goes off randomly. Totally creeps me out!

[Bells614]

Geeeezzzz Christi! I'm with your DH on the bubble wrap. Your a mess :wink:

I've been getting awful cramps all over the month. If it's happening when I'm ovulating, then I'm ovulating every other day!!! My reproductive system is a MESS and my doc keeps saying to give it another month or two. So, I sure know what the abdominal cramps feel like...they suck...right along with the lower back cramps, upper back cramps and every other cramp that seems to hit me constantly :roll: Sorry...little vent there.

So I talked with DH about his FIL and this credit card. He is ticked. There is soooo much more to the situation as FIL is a mess. But, he said he would talk to him...asked him if he had, when I got home from work last night and he laughed and said NO! He was half asleep, so I'm going to give him a few days to work up the nerve. I'm already the wicked DIL, so I'm not touching this one. We would end up in a screaming match, and, while it would feel awesome to finally tell FIL where to go, I just can't step into this one. It's all DH and I feel sorry for him. :( :? :?

[MarchMommy]

yea kelly i think its probably best if you stay out of this one, as hard as it is.

so im all sore again today since i fell again last night. :roll:

i shaved my legs for the first time this morning in a few days, im all smooth! you guys really wanted to know that didnt ya? :oops:

[haydensmom]

Seriously MM, what's going on???? You really do need bubble wrap! Maybe you should get your inner ear checked or something. It could be throwing your balance off.

Or maybe you're just like me and a total clutz!

[Bells614]

I meant to ask how you were feeling Christi. ooops.

I know I need to let DH handle this one and I will, but there is that little devil side of me that really wants to say something. He had no problem blaming me for all our problems when we had a high amount of debt (when we first got married) and it would be nice to say something like...well at least we paid on each month :twisted: ahhh well....

So I have a lunch/play date in a few hours. It's a new mom's group that spun off the crappy one I joined a few months back. This one already seems better. We are meeting for pizza...keeping my fingers it goes well.

[newmami]

Ok Christi, what is up with you??? I am going to send you some bubble wrap!!!

No ovulation pains here, just a little one kicking the crap out of me!!! :lol:

Kelly, if your DH was placed only as an Authorized user on the card, he is not legally liable for the account, and the past due should not affect his credit records. If he is a coborrower, then it would get screwed up!!! Make sure he pulls a copy of the credit report to be on the safe side

AI was weird, at least people were not begging.... I liked the guy who sang Crazy by Seal, he should be a comediant, he was HYSTERICAL!!!!

Remember the problem in my bank?? now that I am hoping they fire me, I know it is not going to happen... ugh!! that would have been a good excuse for me to stay home, and maybe find something I could do from there, to get some extra money......

So Andi (Daisy) is coming to Orlando next week, I am EXCITED to meet her!!!! (I know, I am a dork :P)

Pam, where are you??? how are you feeling????

[sarahlynn]

shaved legs are the best especially before ben(EEEK I WROTE BEN) meant BED...maybe its a freudian slip..i dated a guy once names BEN and without much BDing my mind might be thinking bad thoughts.. :shock: .... shaved legs on soft sheets are the best before BED..ok i need to shave one of these days...but heck i am the only one who enjoys them.. :?

I wish we had playdate thingies around here..there is just nothing..i live in the cave man days here in ND...crap crap crap..

THey want me to do a seminar for work next week..but its out of town and an hour differnce which means leaving early in the day and coming back late at night probubly around 10 or later..so would i be unreasonaly asking for the whole mornign off the be with lucea..cy will be at school so i wont even see him but at least i could spend the mornng with lucea.i am kind of irritaed they are even expecting me to do this..they know i am the only one inthe frickin office wiht kids and nurseing to boot..GRRRRR i wann quit..why wont my DH work 3 jobs so i can stay home :lol: and work part time

[newmami]

Sarah, when my office wanted me to go to NC for 3 days, I said no thank you, cannot do... I WARNED them before I took this position that I would NOT be available after hours!! I know DH can take care of Dani for those 3 days, still I was not willing to travel out of state for their stupid meeting!!

I need to get my act together and find another daycare... I don't know what is going on, but ours went from 6 to 3 kids only in a week... maybe the parents found something else, but I want Dani to socialize with kids her age, and also to start learning something... the daycare woman would not give her crayons when the other older girls are drawing, and I told her Dani LOVES crayons... ugh!!! besides, I am starting to get jealous of the daycare woman, and it is not healthy for me!!

I had the weirdest dream yesterday, Christi (MM) invited us to her house for BBQ, so we were a big bunch, and then all the sudden this friend from College appeared and asked me if I wanted to have an affair with him!! :shock: Dang hormones!!

[sarahlynn]

besides, I am starting to get jealous of the daycare woman, and it is not healthy for me!!

Why?

and why not give her crayons..jeepers...!


I start Lucea at a new daycare tomarow and my stomach is mixed up..i hate starting new daycares..but what can ya do...i wish summer would be here so i could really think about being home/working part time.

[DIVADLX]

I loooove newly shaved legs. I married a European, so I don't have to do it all the time ;) but I sure love that feeling when the sheets fall onto them...

tracy - thanks for asking! Um, not really better. Haven't been able to connect with the doctor about a course of treatment. Have been getting some good talk therapy off-line with Trisha (bubblegum) which helps. I am hoping that there is an appointment still open next Tuesday when the doc is back from vacation.

Christi - I guess this is what happens when AF returns. She makes us all clumsy again. But jeez girl, avoid canyons, waterfalls, and jaguar enclosures!

I would love to have a small daycare too. Just one or two more kids here. Preferably like a 3 year old and an infant - that would be perfect!

[newmami]

I don't know why she would not give her crayons.. even if Dani eats them, they are not dangerous (I ate more than enough when I was little)
She really doesn't care about teaching the kids anything, as DH would say, she is just a babysitter... which works when babies are small, but I know Dani needs the intelectual stimulation, she is too curious and smart! (Ok, my 5 min of bragging here)

Why jealous? this is what I posted on working Moms :(
I know someone else posted about this, but I am starting to feel very jealous about the daycare provider....
She gets to spend about 140 hrs/day with Dani, I get 2.5, except during the weekends... Dani has become a very affeccionate girl, she hugs everybody, including the daycare lady and her husband (home daycare), and she seems to be annoyed when I pick her up (I am sure she is just tired after playing all day, but hey, hormonal mom feelings here!!)

Ugh!! I know in my heart I would NEVER be replaced, but besides the guilt of being a working mom, I am starting to feel left out....

Hey Jenn!! hope you are able to see the Doctor... good news is that you are talking to someone who's "been there, done that"... it helps TONS to know you are not alone!!

Hope the new daycare works Sarah!! I am torn thinking about moving Dani, but I want the BEST for her!!

[DIVADLX]

How do working moms do it? I mean, I work 4 hours a night, 1/2 of which I know Stella is asleep and I still miss her so much! Thankfully I have a job where I get to talk about her ALL THE TIME - but I couldn't imagine a) being away from her 14 hours a day, and b) for a job that i hated. How do you do it Claudia? I would be totally jealous of the day care lady too. Anyway, all my heart to you - you are a braver woman than I! :)

I totally agree with you - she needs someone else. She needs someone who is going to play with her and interact with her, and help Dani develop that smart brain of hers! And if she eats the crayons, you just keep trying!

[newmami]

Honestly I try not to think about it... and my main motivation is the money and the medical insurance... other than that, I really have no real reason to be working, I hate this place and I hate being an absent mom!!

[sarahlynn]

i'm sorry you hate your work...that just stinks.. :( and also makes it 500 times worse to leave your baby for a job you dislike...but you are right you will never be replaced or even comparedto because your the MAMA :D

I cant say i hate my work i just feel so unfullfilled is all..its not my niche..i talked with my mom about doing daycare and she backs me 100%..she even asked if i would consider going in together and doing a center type/group daycare..maybe renting a house just for the business..so we wil lhaev to see..i am gonna start small this summer and see what the demand is like..the house right next to ours is vacant..no clue why he hasnt rented it out..but maybe sincei live next door he would consider renting it to me..i am sure insruance issues would come up..hmmm i hate detail work i just want it all done for me and thats it.. :D

I feel like mush..i feel bloated, achey, crabby, tired, I HATE AF! :evil: that is the onlything i liked about BC is not having this stupid period every month.

[Bells614]

I'm back from my lunch/play date thing....it was great!!! I'm so happy I've met some moms that are not stuck up or crazy! :D Actually, I can't believe I'm even happy about that, who would have thought I'd have any reason to be?!?!

Amanda was the youngest, they are all 2-5, but the other kids just adored her and she gave a couple of the moms baby fever...ooops :wink: The crazy thing, she weighs the same or more than the two--two year olds. It's crazy...my little moose :)

On the credit card thing...I went ahead and pulled both mine and DH's credit...and there it is...authorized user and all. Right at the top of the report for all to see....with a balance well over $3000 :shock: :shock: :shock: Not sure what to do about it, other than DH ask his dad to take his name off as an authorized user, but it still won't disappear...not for 7 years. Dang it Dang it Dang it!!!!!!!!!!!! The whole situation just stinks.

[Peach]

How do working moms do it?

It's easy for me probably because I love my job. Plus I go and bf Anna during the day so I see her for about an hour and half during the day. My older daughter is old enough now that she needs to social interaction so I am glad she's at montessori school. Plus she learns a ton there. When she's with me we just play. :D

It would be terrible if it was 14 hours per day and I didn't like my job. Hugs to you Claudia.

[MarchMommy]

shaved legs are the best especially before ben(EEEK I WROTE BEN) meant BED...maybe its a freudian slip..i dated a guy once names BEN and without much BDing my mind might be thinking bad thoughts.. :shock: .... shaved legs on soft sheets are the best before BED..ok i need to shave one of these days...but heck i am the only one who enjoys them.. :?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

you crack me up!!!!

i cant respond to the working moms thing...i hate that you ladies cant be with your wee ones 24/7.

its supposed to get ICY and SNOWY here tomorrow !!

[DIVADLX]

Stella kissed. I had one of her plush flowers and leaned it in and "kissed" her, and she took it from me, brought it to her lips and kissed it!

That girl.. always knowing more than I think she does!

[MarchMommy]

thats funny isnt it?!! they see and do EVERYTHING we do at this age...madi isnt far behind and shes already mimicking mommy and daddy!!

[Heidi]

thats funny isnt it?!! they see and do EVERYTHING we do at this age...madi isnt far behind and shes already mimicking mommy and daddy!!

I still can't get over your BD Artiste title!

[MarchMommy]

HA! i know....its strange huh?



OH i forgot to tell you ladies that followed and have been asking about my Pop (grandfather) who fell ill while visiting my aunt in texas....i have an update.
hes back home now, in SC...like two hours away from here, BUT hes moving up here to charlotte, and into an assisted living facility. heres the great part...its RIGHT behind my house...there is a creek behind my house with a little bridge that my neighbors built (to get to the local bar without falling into the creek) and i can walk over the bridge to see him. it literally backs right up to my property. when the trees are in bloom i cannot see the building, but when there are no leaves, i can see the old folks walking around the property and what not. its assisted living, so thats good. apparantly hes already put his deposit down. so he will be close to us, and i can take him food and check on him everyday!!
plus he loves madison, and she can get to know her Pop....

[EvandAl]

OH i forgot to tell you ladies that followed and have been asking about my Pop (grandfather) who fell ill while visiting my aunt in texas....i have an update.
hes back home now, in SC...like two hours away from here, BUT hes moving up here to charlotte, and into an assisted living facility. heres the great part...its RIGHT behind my house...there is a creek behind my house with a little bridge that my neighbors built (to get to the local bar without falling into the creek) and i can walk over the bridge to see him. it literally backs right up to my property. when the trees are in bloom i cannot see the building, but when there are no leaves, i can see the old folks walking around the property and what not. its assisted living, so thats good. apparantly hes already put his deposit down. so he will be close to us, and i can take him food and check on him everyday!!
plus he loves madison, and she can get to know her Pop....

That is great! I loved spending time with my Great-Grandfather as a little girl!! And I'm sure he will love being able to see you guys :)

[MarchMommy]

thanks, but honestly, i dont think he has much time left. hes not doing well....so im glad madi can enjoy him while hes near me.

[Heidi]

thanks, but honestly, i dont think he has much time left. hes not doing well....so im glad madi can enjoy him while hes near me.

I am glad he's able to be near you, that's fantastic news.

[Jai]

Christi, Im glad to hear that your pop is moving right by you guys. Even if he doesnt have a lot of time left, the remaining time will be filled with love and Im sure him seeing Madi all the time will make him feel great!

[Jai]

I have a couple different things I wanted to talk about, and didnt want to make a thread so I thought, Ill post here!! Lucky you guys huh? :lol:

Marissa and I went to her "girls night" tonight at her school. Thing is, it was a Daisy's Meeting (the younger of the Girl Scouts). Yea, they tricked us into coming but I was SOO glad. I must have missed the sign up for Daisys because I didnt even know they had one! Anyways, Marissa is now a DAISY!! :D Its really cool. There are 10 girls in her troop, and 4 of them are in her class. The others are in the other KDG classes. She was so happy to play with her friends, and get to do crafts, and dance, and sing etc. Meetings are only once a month, but its something to get her involved with extra cirricular (sp) things. Shes starting either ballet/tap or gymnastics in March so shes looking forward to that too!

Now onto the LONGER story. If you dont want to read the whole thing, the main part is my brothers moving back here!! YAY!!

The reason why, and a understanding.

My uncle died 2 years ago, actually on my 21st birthday. He overdosed. He was a recovering (or so we thought) drug addict. Had been clean for like 20 years. After he got clean, he went to school and opened up a drug rehabilitation clinic. A couciling center. He had 3 different offices. He was doing great, and then he had a heart attack 5 years ago. We think after he had the heart attack he started doing drugs again, although we'll never know for sure because we didnt know he was using again when he OD'd.

When he died there was a big lawsuit involving his co workers. A man and a woman. My dad was put in charge of his estate, but all the money went to my grandparents. During the lawsuit there obviously had to be lawyers involved, so my dad just used his (my uncles) lawyer.

During all of the lawsuit, my dad was being threatened by the one guy (and girl). My dad was actually attacked and put in the hospital. He was at his shop cleaning out the building and 3 guys came in. They jumped him and beat him up bad. My dads a BIG guy too. But they used some pipe and a brick. Anyways, this happened while my dad was there by himself. My brother had actually just left to come to my house to drop some things off. When he got back, my dad was laying on the ground covered in blood, unconcious. My brother called 911 and the ambulance and police came.

When my dad came to he said that whoever they were who did it were doing it for the guy that my dad was in a lawsuit against. The guys who attacked him told him that if he didnt drop the lawsuit that he would be "with his brother", meaning they would kill him.

Ok, so fast forward to now. My brothers in TN and is staying at my aunts house (my dads sister). My aunt and uncle (my dads brother who was visiting) were in the living room and thought my brother went outside, when really he was in his room. He heard my uncles saying that my dad screwed up the estate, and he shouldnt have had so and so lawyer, he should have done this, should have done that etc. My brother is VERY protective of his family and got so hurt and upset they were talking like this about my dad who did nothing but put himself in harms way to make the most out of what happened.

My brother called my dad almost in tears and said he was coming back home. He told him what happened, and that they didnt know he heard. He went on to say (mind you, almost in tears) "they didnt have to find you in a pool of blood", "they didnt have to watch mom be afraid to walk in the house if no one was home" "but yet, here they are bad mouthing you and what you've done to help" My uncle got my uncles 60,000 boat, my aunt got my uncles brand new jag, my dad got a TV!! And their saying all of this.

My brother is so disgusted and hurt and MAD, but cant say anything in fear of upseting my VERY old grandparets. So my dad is going to pick him up on Fri.

Im so sorry for the HUGE NOVEL I just wrote. I had to talk about it though. Thanks.

[Heidi]

Awe man, what a stinky position to be in. Good for your brother for standing up for you dad though.

[DIVADLX]

So did he not say anything ever to the Aunt and Uncle? They were being jerks to talk about him like that... I am glad they got caught!

And I am SOOO happy for you that he is moving back though!!!

I can't wait for Stella to be a Daisy or something like that... we must see pictures of Marissa when she gets her uniform!

[Jai]

No he never said anything, at least not yet. When my dad gets down there on Fri Im sure they will wanna know what happened so my dad might say something, but Im not positive because they dont want to upset my grandparents.

My aunt had to know something though. Steven (my bro) packed up all his stuff out of my aunts house while she was at work and put it back in his trailer at my granparents to come home. So she came home to him not being there and all his stuff gone.

I just realized though that my story did not make a lot of sense. Im sorry about that. Ive never really talked about it before besides to my family so explaining the whole thing was hard and I know I left pieces out, but you get the jist. :lol:

Stella would be such a cute Daisy!! :D They have these little blue smocks that they wear. Marissa will get hers at the next meeting so Ill be sure to post pics!

[DIVADLX]

You did just fine explaining!

I finally got a doctor's appointment today. This is how much I love my doctor - she is on vacation this week, yet she is going to come in just to see me. Love that family doctor thing! Anyway, we'll talk about my options...

And tonight is Ugly Betty and Greys and I get to be home because I am also having a wisdom tooth pulled so no work for me! Yay!

[tralynne75]

Jai, I am glad your brother is coming home but I hate how your aunt and unlce were talking about your dad. Maybe your aunt will realize what she did after seeing your brother gone.

Jenn, I am glad you got an appt. Let us know what she says. Having a tooth pulled, no fun! I hope you are not in any pain tonight!

Yay Grey's is going on tonight. I look forward to Thursday and get so dissappointed when it is a rerun. I am just getting into Ugly Betty since normally I am trying to put Katie down during that time.

Christi, I am glad you grandpa is moving close to you. I had to laugh at the "built a bridge to walk to the bar" though. I hope your falling thing is over before you try going near the creek.

I love staying home with Katie and i hate that some of you have to work and can't be home. Claudia i hope something good happens and you get to stay home with your babies. Can you sew? Well if you come up with an idea to sell/make something I will help out as much as I can.

[sarahlynn]

WOW JAI! I am so happy your brother is coming back..to bad under those cirsumstances..

AND YAY for the DAISIES..sounds like a fun place for her to spend extra time..

Cy does gymnastics once a week and loves it..they Tai Quan Do went down the crapper after amonth..WAY TO MUCH dicipline than Cy cares for :roll:

[MarchMommy]

i just read your post on your brother jai..how scarey and terrible with what your dad went thru.

but im happy hes moving back! that is GREAT news for you!!!




Christi, I am glad you grandpa is moving close to you. I had to laugh at the "built a bridge to walk to the bar" though. I hope your falling thing is over before you try going near the creek.

tee hee tracy you cracked me up!!!! you are right, i hope it does too...
Pop is balking at wanting to come to the nursing home now, so we are all working on him to come. my father is the power of attorney, so if his dr says that he NEEDS to be in an assisted living place then he HAS to go...
the only bad thing is that the room my dad reserved looks RIGHT into my backyard...so pop will be able to see me even if in in my kitchen!! :shock:

[sarahlynn]

OH MY.... :shock: KEEP YA CLOTHES ON GIRL :lol: if pop can see into your kitchen..


My aunt and uncle are moving up here to Bismarck..and i found out my grandma might follow them up here in a year to assisted living..what is it with all the movin around..i love love love having family close by..if it were up to me they woudl all be around me..ok well the ones i like..my FIL and his parents can just stay in Iowa where they belong.. :shock:


Well Lucea is at her first day of new daycare today..i am doing surprisingly well..i dropped her off and she was all smiles..she saw the ladies two little girls (2 & 4) and her face lit up..this lady is staying home only because her kids BAWLED every day she left them at daycare. :( i couldnt imagine that..ugh i would never be able to work if my kids cried for me everyday i left them.

[newmami]

Wow! I am actually working today and missed a lot!!

Jai, awesome that your brother is coming home... too bad the circumstances :( I guess it is easy to talk trash when you are not directly involved in the problem... Family sometimes stinks!!
Are Daisies like brownies?? either way, how cool that she joined, she will have a BLAST!!

Jenn, how cool that your Dr is back to be there for you!! talk about service!! I hope the PPD gets better, so you can start TTC soon, you make beautiful babies!!!

Christi, awesome that your Pop will be close to you!! I am sure his days will be better knowing family and beautiful Madi are close to him.

Aww Sarah!! Glad that Lucea liked the little girls she will be with. Dani loves to be around older kids, the only problem is that she wants to do all those girls can, and gets frustrated because she can't (the girls at daycare are 2 & 3).
I have been doing some research for another daycare, but haven't found anything that looks Ok on a reasonable price :? . I contacted a Methodist church, they are calling me back tomorrow... I liked what I read on their website, and DH's mom was Methodist, so we are cool.
** sigh** I wish I knew how to saw, but the best I can do is put a button back :roll: . DH is trying to get into studio photography, so I am encouraging him... so far our job (Dani & Me) are models... but it would be GREAT if he can do this as a side job, I can help and quit the bank.... if not, once Christi is born and hospital bills are taken care of, and while on Maternity leave, I will decide what to do... we are having couple of changes in structure here, and DH said well, sign on the list to be laid off!!!

[EvandAl]

Jai I'm happy to hear that your Bro is coming home but the whole family talking trash thing sucks!

I really wish that I had family near by. So days I get really lonely and I would love to be able to drive over and visit my mom or sister :(

Sarah I'm glad that Lucea seemed happy to be at the new Daycare :)

Claudia that is cool about your DH, I thinking being a Photographer would be great fun :)

Are Daisies like brownies??

Okay I must have a sweet tooth today, when I read this I perked up and said Brownies out loud HAHA. I think I may have to make some :?

[CandiceLeigh]

Hi ladies!! All kinds of exciting things have been happening in here while I was gone! (well does one day count as gone? :lol: prolly not!)

Chris has an ear infection :cry: and I have an awful cough. I stayed home from work yesterday, but I'm back today and I am dragging so bad. Thank goodness I get a day off for my b-day. Too bad I have to use my free day being sick. Ok, enough poor me... :oops:

I am going today to buy supplies for my scrapbook after work and I am super excited! We got a bonus at work (the company was sold) and I'm buying new stuff! I've been wanting to work on it for so long and the scrapbooking thread really has given me scrapbook fever!

Jai, I'm glad your brother is moving back home, however the circumstances suck! And yea for Marissa! Can't wait to see pics!

Christi, that's good about your pop. I'm glad ya'll were able to get him back home and you'll be able to spend some time with him.

Jenn, that's awesome about your doctor! I still can't wait to see you pop out another baby though! :wink: Your time will come and I am so excited for you!

Sarah, I hope Lucea had an amazing day at daycare! She's such a cutie! I would love to babysit her any day!

Whoop for Grey's tonight! :D I can't wait to see if anyone accepts the proposals!!

[EvandAl]

Okay I have to whine for a minute :?

John is killing me at night! I thought we were finally over the crib hurdle, he slept in there for 4 nights straight and only woke up 3 times to eat!! And now he is back to hating it and getting up every hour :(

Then really early this morning I fell alseep side laying with him and I guess I had my head funny and I woke up with my neck killing me. I can finally turn it to the side but I have to do it VERY slowly and I can't really look down or up very well. So I have been a loser mommy and making him stay in the jumper or bumpo seat, since it hurts to hold him in my right arm.

At least we got a few things done. He loves to watch me in the kitchen so I put his swing in there and we made brownies :lol: (with M&M's) and we already finished dinner (soup). And now he is down for a nap.

Thank goodness daddy will be home in an hour or less :D

Okay sorry this is so long! I have been trying to not whine about it today, but I had to share with someone HAHA

[EvandAl]

Candice I'm sorry to hear about Chris having an ear infection and your cough! I hope you guys feel better soon!!

Yahoo on the scrapbook supplies! I agree the thread has given me major inspiration!

[tralynne75]

So i pulled my scrap book suplies out and put Katie down for a nap and was all excited to get back into it well Katie woke up after 10 mins and Dylan along with 2 girls and 4 boys came piling into my house. :shock: I can never get to my scrap book anymore.

Candice, sorry about Chris's ear infection.

Evandal, i hope your neck feels better tomm. and I hope John does better in his crib tonight. We still get up somewhere between every hour to every 2 hrs but that is no matter where I let her sleep.

Jenn, how are you? How did the tooth pulling go?

Sarah, I hope Lucea had a great day. Where does CY go, to after school care? I hope with the other little kids Lucea will have fun.

[EvandAl]

Evandal, i hope your neck feels better tomm. and I hope John does better in his crib tonight. We still get up somewhere between every hour to every 2 hrs but that is no matter where I let her sleep.


I meant to say that he does this even when sleeping with me. Like last night I gave in at 1 and brought him to bed with me (at that point he had already gotten up 3 times) and I think he woke up at least 4 more in bed with me :(

Glad to hear I'm not alone, you know Miserary loves company :roll: J/K

[DIVADLX]

He won't do it forever. I know that sleep seems like something of the past, but it will come back. And then he'll be 12 and you'll find it impossible to rouse him out of bed for school.

Sooo... Wisdom tooth. Ouchie. Had to numb me 6 times. The stuff is already wearing off and I am starting to hurt.

Doctor - we decided on Wellbutrin for the PPD and I also asked for BCPs. I do not want to get PG while on the antidepressants. I feel so sad that Tom Cruise would disapprove. I just won't tell him. ;) Hopefully I'll feel better soon! Looks like if all goes well, June is our month to TTC. I'll do the BCP for 3 months, then get off them...

Anyway, sorry ladies if I didn't respond to other stuff. I am a little bit the center of my universe today.

[Jai]

Candice, Im so sorry to hear about Chris' ear infection! :(

Alison, I hope John starts sleeping good for you. No sleep sucks! Whine all you want, we're here to listen!

Sarah, Im glad Lucea was liking her new daycare. That must make things a lot easier!

Traci, Im sorry you couldnt get to scrapbooking with all the kids! YIKES!!

Jenn, I hope your mouth feels better soon! I had to have all four of my wisdom teeth pulled, well, basically dug out since they hadnt come in yet. I didnt have the room in my mouth for them. That pain was horrible! I actually think that was worse than recovering from giving birth.

Im glad your dr appt went well. Im so glad your getting what you need to make you feel better. *HUGS* And *Super Fast June Dust*

[MarchMommy]

Jen, im so glad that you decided to get on wellbutrin! i think thats a great choice for you!
are you ok with waiting to TTC until june?

[DIVADLX]

I have to be. There's really no other choice, other than not getting well. And Stella and DH deserve a better mommy/wife more than we need a new baby right now.

I would rather be TTC'ing than being PPD'ing, but that's the way the cookie crumbles!

I think that March is still a very nice month to have a baby. I hear that babies born in March are pretty darned cool! :)

[MarchMommy]

I have to be. There's really no other choice, other than not getting well. And Stella and DH deserve a better mommy/wife more than we need a new baby right now.

I would rather be TTC'ing than being PPD'ing, but that's the way the cookie crumbles!

I think that March is still a very nice month to have a baby. I hear that babies born in March are pretty darned cool! :)

i hear ya girl!!! you are right,and you are an incredible woman for making these hard decisions for your family!!!

march is a GREAT SUPER month to have babies!!!!! i think thats a good choice in a month to have a baby!!!!

[tralynne75]

He won't do it forever. I know that sleep seems like something of the past, but it will come back. And then he'll be 12 and you'll find it impossible to rouse him out of bed for school.


This is soooo true!! I was thinking the other day, i must have been a little crazy to have another baby...Stay at home mom with a teenage was great...sleep when I want, read, watch tv, go as I please...but then again I wouldn't be enjoying all the blessings of a baby.

[MarchMommy]

my DH always says that hes going to remind madison when shes a teen and WONT get up about all the times taht she kept us up at night and fought sleep!!

[sarahlynn]

I have to be. There's really no other choice, other than not getting well. And Stella and DH deserve a better mommy/wife more than we need a new baby right now.

Your such a smart and wondeful mama...

[newmami]

March babies are THE BEST!!!! :lol:

Jenn, sorry about the teeth... hope you feel better soon!!
And you are right, Stella, Daddy and future baby NEED a happy mom, you will get there in no time dear!!!

It is Friday!! I am happy and I don't care what happens today!! no one is going to ruin my weekend!!

[sarahlynn]

I feel rotten..i let Cy have it this morning cause i was so darn stressed out..lucea has been crappin like a crazy girl for 5 days..just runny runny runny diapers all day..no fever, not sick..so ugh i dont know..and i couldnt find Cys mitens and hat..i asked him where they were he didntknow..we get in the car no mittens..he is upset and than says..well my black mittens are on the playset in the yard..UGH so i get out run in the backyard get the FROZEN mittens hand them to CY and say "dont put them on they are to cold, put them in yoru backpack your not going outside at school anyways" .......... well instead of putting them in his backpack he tries to put them on and freaks out cause they are cold..starts crying whineing and UGH I WANTED TO PULL MY HAIR OUT.

So i say "CY LISTEN TO ME...PUT THEM IN YOUR BACKPACK" he gets even more upset and i drop him off at school crying and go to work feeling like a ****ty mom...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

all the time i run around like i am nuts in the morn to get these kids ready and out the door to school work daycare DH is snoreing on the frickin couch..i want to choke him..go somwehre where and sleep where i dont have to look at you when i could be useing your help..

and than this morning i get into our checking accoutn and see DH has proceeded to use the joint accout for subway, big boy, hardees, taco bell..and no more than 3 days ago i said DO NOT USE THAT ACCOUNT we dont have the money for junk right now..oh no he cant possible not eat fast food for a frickin day..so i took the debit card out of his wallet :shock: and left him a note saying TOOK THE CARD, DONT HAVE MONEY TO BE USEING IT ANYWAYS..

i guess everyone got a arse chewin from me this morning..

Rant for the day now over :x

[DIVADLX]

Ok, so I know you are trying to be generous with Matthew with the disease and the sleepiness, but I would actually be pretty PO'd if I then found all those junk food purchases. This is why: research shows that often people can manage and control their symptoms with diet and body temperature. Those who eat a healthier more veggie and fruit rich diet tend to be able to control their symptoms better. So the junk food would have made me angry because while you have taken on the responsibility of taking care of the family alone, the exchange should be that he has to work at making himself better with every bit of his energy. You take care of family=he takes care of himself to become a contributing member of the family. I could be totally wrong Sarah, I don't live there and don't see it day to day... this is just my opinion!

I really thought that having a wisdom tooth would hurt! The only thing that really hurts is where they injected me...

I feel like such a terrible mother! I saw the post about the R&K photo contest... and I have not taken any good pics of her in over a month! Yikes!

[MarchMommy]

sarah you are entitled to a bad morning....especially when you dont have much help!!!
i try to get everything ready the night before so i dont have to rush around on the days that i go into work.
i can imagine with two kiddos its alot harder!!!

[haydensmom]

Oh man Sarah, I'm sorry you had such a rough day. I think I would wallop (yes, I said WALLOP) dh if he acted like that. You already have two kids, and an "adult kid" is like adding two more. That just stinks!

Jen, you're totally not a bad mom! I realized the same thing the other day, so I've been snapping ever since. :lol: You haven't been taking pictures because a) she is too darned fast b) you're too worried about her getting into something and don't have enough hands for a camera and c) you are more busy playing then picture taking... ok I don't really know if those are true, but I bet they are! :lol:

[DIVADLX]

Actually they are true! She is just too fast - the moment is gone before I get a chance to pick up the camera, and if i just walk around with the camera attached to my eye, then I miss out on a lot!

[MarchMommy]

yea when i grab the camera madi stops doing what she was doing!!!

[BBKCD]

yea when i grab the camera madi stops doing what she was doing!!!

Same here...she then either, 1) comes after the camera, 2) ignores me, or 3) will not smile no matter what.

[MarchMommy]

same here! or she will try to grab it so like almost every pic is of her with her little arm out trying to grab the camera! :roll:

[haydensmom]

Hayden is such a ham for the camera. He used to stop dead in his tracks - blank face and all. But now he'll turn and smile and giggle... silly boy. :roll: :lol:

[YellowRose]

Caleb used to be like Hayden, smile whenever he saw the camera, but now it's sooo hard to get his picture because he doesn't hold still. He sees the camera and starts walking towards me.

[DIVADLX]

Cuteness alert!

So my new favorite thing is that Stella will take your hand and lead you to something. Its usually not much, but for instance her favorite is to take my hand and lead me into the bathroom, ask me to sit on the floor with her and play. Last night she did something I have been waiting for my whole life! She took my hand and led me to some books, sat me down, grabbed a book and climbed into my lap to read. Of course, we didn't make it past page one without her turning the pages and "reading" it to me, but I just loved that moment!

[BBKCD]

Breaking News...
(Ok, I told Christi my secret first)...
Everything's complicated, but I POAS yesterday---and again today (CD 24 today)....
And....
Yup.
A line's a line is a line.
You know, I blame this on Melissa. :wink: ..I told her since she sold all her maternity clothes, she would get pg again. That's me running my mouth about my superstition when I'd just put all my stuff on Ebay, and then I go get a BFP.
Baby will be due 10-19-07. Hope the little bugger makes it....send LOADS of sticky dust! (I m/c last may in my 5th month)....
Don't grill me yet, please. Just send ((HUGS)) :lol:

[HollyJo]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Hugs Sherry}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Congrats! :D

And YAY for Stella and her love of mommy & books!

Oh, and C shuts down when the camera comes out too. :P

[sarahlynn]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ON THE BABY!!!




so has this been discussed already...did you ladies see that florida (not srue where) they are going to require the HPV vaccine for girls in school :shock: did this surprise anyone else..i mean i can see some vaccines but this one is pretty new and its for sexually transmitted dis? it may be a wonderful breakthrough adn who knows my daughter may get it someday..but as a requirement for school? do you think thats ok?


so what else is new here i need scroll back a bit and see whats been goign on..i am behind when i am not at work..

[MarchMommy]

Jen that is SUCH a great moment!! stella is such a cutie!! i cant wait for that moment!!!

Sherry!! (thanks for sharing your news with me first) but CONGRATS again!! just take care of yourself...and get thee to a dr, and get put on some Lovenox ASAP!!!!!!!!

im so happy for you!!!!

[MarchMommy]

also i need some cyber hugs sent to madison, shes really sick right now. i thought i was going to have to take her to the ER this morning.
shes got a SUPER bad cold!

[HollyJo]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Madison}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Get well soon sweetie!! Quit worrying your mommy and get better soon. :)

[Heidi]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[EvandAl]

Sticky baby dust to you Sherry!!!

And Hugs for Madison, I hope she feels better soon :D

[sarahlynn]

BIG HUGS TO MADISON!!!!!!

[MarchMommy]

thanks ladies...
im WORN out from taking care of her all day being sick!!!

[MarchMommy]

ok i have a question...are there some things (or ONE thing) that your DH does thats almost BETTER than you? my DH gives madison a bath about 98% of the time. well tonight i decided to take on that duty because i could give a flip about the superbowl. but everytime i give her a bath i SUCK at it...i get water everywhere, she cries the whole time, and when DH does it shes splashing and happy....

its almost like he does it better than me...and shes more comfortable with him giving her the bath. im VERY wary about water...for a few reasons...but hes soo much better at it than me!!!!

by the time the bath was over i needed a stiff drink!! :roll:

[haydensmom]

I'm not sure if there's anything dh does better... He does pretty well with most stuff, though.

Did you have a drink? I'm on my second amaretto sour. :D

[<3.Mel.<3]

I don't know how I would put this other than "dh is better at kicking back and relaxing with Ethan than I am"
Dh and Ethan can lay on the couch together and watch football FOREVER!!! The second I take him from dh and sit down to watch football with him he FREAKS OUT!!! It drives me absolutely batty!!!!!!
Like watching football is "their" thing. :x :cry:

[MarchMommy]

yea maybe thats what it is...THEIR THING.....because she was like "why are you giving me a bath mommy?" :lol:

i dunno, im not as good at it as he is i suppose!

[<3.Mel.<3]

yea maybe thats what it is...THEIR THING.....because she was like "why are you giving me a bath mommy?" :lol:

i dunno, im not as good at it as he is i suppose!

Ya see it's totally "their" thing!! I think that is definately what it is. Just like Ethan has a VERY hard time going to sleep in his cosleeper if dh tries because that's OUR thing. I ALWAYS put him to sleep for the night.
The only way he will go to sleep at night for DH is in his swing.

[MarchMommy]

yea, its their thing. i told DH, that was a stressful experience for BOTH of us. he gets her out and keeps her warm, i couldnt get her out without getting the towel all wet and then she was cold...they have a routine that im not privy to i guess :roll:

[<3.Mel.<3]

LMAO!!! I think you should stick to what you LOVE to do with Madi and let DH continue to do "their" thing :) I think it's sweet that they have their own special little time.
She probably got in the bath thinking (Yay I get to play with daddy) and than mommy comes in being clumsy girl and she's like "WTH???" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jai]

CONGRATULATIONS Sherry!! Lots and Lots of Sticky Dust and Hugs!!

Christi, Im so sorry to hear that Madi is so sick. :( *BIG HUGS* to you both. I hope shes feeling better ASAP!!

Jenn, that is SOOO cute that Stella likes to read with you and ASKS you to read to her!

[haydensmom]

Lots of HUGS coming your way Sherry! That and LOADS of STICKY BABY DUST! Congrats dear!

Christi, how is miss sick baby feeling? I hope she's doing better today!

Jenn, that's so awesome about Stella! Such a cool moment!

[MarchMommy]

shes still sick. she keeps waking up crying cause she cant breathe...
and now i think im getting it now. :hissy:

[AprilMommy]

Yuck.. I hope you and Madi feel better soon!

[tralynne75]

Congrats and sticky dust Sherry!!

Poor Madison, hugs to you both and I hope she gets well soon and you dont get it Christi.

Yay for Stella wanting to read.

Sarah, i think you are a grat mom. I tell ya you have more patience then me.

I do not beleive DH can do anything better then me!!! I am perfect...LOL! :lol: Well when it comes to Drew and Katie, Drew is all thumbs! Wait he is better at furstrating the h3ll out of Katie and Dylan, does that count?

So can u tell that since Dec 31 Drew has been on my crap list? It seems he screws up daily. I sound like such a witch. BUt daily I go through the whole the world revolves around Drew. Tonight Katie was pulling to stand, slipped and busted her face on the metal baby gate. He makes fun of her! I ask him to go get her bottle from the car that I just fixed (we were leaving) and he said "in a minute, do u think I can have a break"...I went off. A break..ok my Katie just got hurt, she is hungry and sleepy. He has done nothing all day and he pushed until I gave in to go watch the super bowl at his friends. And he needs a break!!! I go through something like this daily. I dont understand. Some days he is awesome with Katie, acts like he loves her to death and wants another baby. Then he pulls crap like this.

[DIVADLX]

Big hugs to Madison!

Gentle careful hugs to mama to be Sherry!

Aw... poor little katie! Sheesh... Drew is your teenage boy, or your DH? Either way, how rude! Hugs to you and Katie!

Stella is teething something awful... the runny nose, the crankiness, waking up in the middle of the night... I am exhausted!

On the bright side, I get to have a play date with Holly this week! Oh yeah and Stella gets to play with Caiden too. ;)

[CandiceLeigh]

Ahhh Jenn, that is so cute that she leads you!! I can just picture it!

Sherry, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :D :D That's awesome!!

Christi, I feel you on the sick kid. Chris has had the worst cold of his life + ear infection and it blows. Then to top it off, I had flu like symptoms, but not the flu and I couldn't even take care of him. Had to send him with grammy. :( No fun. I hope Madi gets better soon!

Traci, I'm sorry about Katie falling. Ouch! Poor little girl, ((BIG HUGS))

[YellowRose]

CONGRATS Sherry!!!!!!!!

Hugs for Madi!! I hope she feels better soon, Christi!!! A sick baby is never fun!!!

[without]

How was every ones weekend? Mine felt really long. Not a bad weekend or an GREAT one but just good. LOL

[MarchMommy]

ugh....someone shoot me...

i feel SOOO horrible. i caught madisons sickness (whatever it was). my face hurts, my right ear, my throat, my right eye is pouring something nasty...and im all stuffy. if the way *I* feel is any indication of how *she* felt, then i know she was feeling pretty crappy this weekend. luckily shes better and now i have it!

[newmami]

Sorry Christi that you and Madie are sick :( hope you feel better soon!!

Tracey, DH would be on my crap list too if he acted like that... mine comes and goes, most of the times he manages to get out of the list, specially when he lets me go sleep without asking for sex!!!

YAY Stella!!! how cute that she wants you to play and read to her!! so precious!!! And don't feel bad about the pictures, I do the same, so I decided to take at least one picture a day!!!

My weekend was OK, Saturday I felt like CRAP all day (still crotch pains), but we were out and walking helped a lot. Sunday I felt better, so I actually cleaned my house and we took Dani to the park, she was all over the place playing with the leaves and dirt, and going down the slides... my little dare devil wanted to climb the part where you slide!!! :shock:
So we have a 15 month going on 5, and an 8 yo (SK) going on 2!! :roll: . He is so pathetic... I was laughing with Dani and he got jealous or something (he actually said Claudia is laughing too much... hello happy people here!!!) and then he started faking this laugh for no reason... UGH!!!

I was afraid that Dani would hate books because I didn't read that much to her, but she is the book ho... she brings them to me or Dh so we can read to her, and she knows she can sit on my leg... so cute!!!
Yesterday I was sitting in the floor playing with her, and I needed to get up check on dinner, she would NOT let me!! she was actually sitting in my leg and then all over me, so I couldn't move, it was PRICELESS!!!
The other cute thing she does is when she is going to sit down, she backs down until she feels the step, so I go BEEP BEEP, like a truck backing up.. well now everytime she walks backwards, she goes BEEP BEEP!!!! :P

To the question on what DH does better than me..... maybe change her diaper, he is faster and she doesn't wiggle that much, other than that, I am PERFECT!!!

[without]

Oh, I can't wait to take Morgan to the park to play!! It will be at least 2-3 more months here before it will be nice enough to go. I have to really cool kites I can't wait until she gets a year or so older so that we can fly kites together!!!


Christi sorry your sick! I got sick last week and had to leave work early. Then lucky Ms. M caught it from me and I had to miss another day of work.


I am so sorry you are still having the crotch pains! I hope they go away. I spent a lot of time washing dishes just because it was some thing to do while standing up so that the pain wasn't as bad.


So you know that guy I have been talking to over via email..... Well this is part of his last email.

Give me a call sometime. Oh, and if you call my house, I really only have a
phone for the internet. There is an answering machine and I will pick up if
you call there and I recognize who you are. There were like 24 messages on
it this morning and I never listen to them. I delete them religiously about
once a month when I actually listen to them. To be honest, I really hate a
phone at home but I have to have it for the internet.


HUMMMM I am sorry it sounds kind of like call me but I prob. won't answer! What do you think?

[newmami]

Call him once and see what happens.... remember it is HIS loss, not yours!!!

[sarahlynn]

OH man Christi...what is it with all the sickness lately..i hope your dong better soon..good to hear the babe is better.


Idont think it says that..i think it says call and if i recognize you will answer..so make sure to say THIS IS ME! :lol: so he has no excuse not to call you back or answer..internet romance how romantic.. :wink:


my weekend sucked..i worked all weekend and the weather was so so cold..i just cannot wait for summer time to roll around.

[MarchMommy]

well ill be honest, i HATE having a home phone. i HAVE to because i work from home and need a fax line. i would be like him....i NEVER answer my home phone, its usually off anyway because of madison. so i can see how he feels about that, i dont think thats weird at all, to be honest!!!!

thanks for all the well wishes, i feel like death warmed over...i did get to take a nap...madi has been asleep for 3 hours! :shock:

[haydensmom]

Christi, I hope you feel better soon!!

Pam, I think he wants you to call. That should be incentive enough for him to check his messages! :wink:

I can't wait for warm weather either. I was thinking about that this weekend. It's really cold here today... I have the heat on 74!

I'm going to Michaels today to pick up my stuff that is on hold from the power outage. I can't wait to bring it all home to scrapbook!! :D

[DIVADLX]

Pam - sounds like he screens and would probably pick up if you called, but he doesn't want you to think he's rejecting you if he doesn't call you back if he doesn't pick up.

I hate the phone. Hate it. We never had one in Hawaii and now we have one because we have Stella, and 911 can find us in an emergency.

What does DH do better than me? Make her laugh and put her to sleep by swaying with her and patting her back. She just gets too wound up with me and it is impossible to get her to fall asleep.

[without]

I think if tonight is a calm night I will give him a call. I DONT want to call if Morgan is screaming in the back ground! LOL

What time is to late to call? I would rather call him after she goes to bed but that would be 9 and that seems a little late to be making a phone call. What do you think?

[MarchMommy]

i wouldnt call past 8 or so!!

[tralynne75]

Oh Man Christi I hope you feel better soon.

Drew is Dh, if that was my 13 yr old I would back slap him into next year! Not really but he does not treat me nor anyone else that way. I raied him alot better then that.

Pam, I think 9 would be fine but no later then 10. My rule here is no calls later then 10.

How cute that Dani now says BEEP BEEP when backing up. I just love watching kids learn new things and exploring.
I use to have those crotch pains, it was sympouis pubis (?) the ligament was too loose around your crotch. Mine didnt quit hurting until Katie was about a month old. I hope feel better soon!

Jai and Jess I love your new siggy pics!!

[BBKCD]

Hope you're feeling better Christi...and Madi, too, of course!
Insane weather across the counrty. It's been cold and rainy for DAYS here...40's overnight...At leat I'm not in NY, but we're not used to this weather. My rose bushes are looking a little deflated. We didn't have frost, but I should have covered them. And C's sneezy this morning. Hope it isn't a cold.

I won a bid on Ebay for a scrapbooking mystery box...Thought it would be junk, but the girl asked me what I was into, etc., and sent loads of really cool stuff! I think I won it at $12...I must have $50-75 in stuff she sent, easily. Her ebay ID is xandria. She rocks!

I have to get going...these gloomy days leave me with zip for get-up-and-go!

[haydensmom]

Sherry, that's so cool that you got a lot of neat stuff!

I went out and spent way too much on scrapbooking materials yesterday. :oops: I told dh that I'm done buying stuff for a while and he was like, yea sure you are. :lol:

Random, but I just noticed that Hayden's feet seem really big today. U wonder if he'll still fit in his shoes. :?:

[sarahlynn]

we dont have a home phone..just our cell phones..i wouldnt have it any other way..


So whens the last time you had a dream about soemeone other than yoru sig other? I did last night and i cant get the dream out of my mind..and it wasnt even this wonderful sex filled dream it was just me seeing this guy saying his gave each a quick kiss hello and he siad he would see me around..EEEEEEEEEEEEEK...i dated this guy for 3 years..and i know i am havin these dreams because my sex life (HA OK WHAT SEX LIFE) in nonexistant and i need some frickin attention..

i am gonna ask DH how he feels when he dreams of other woman..i am totally curious..causei cant get this dream out of my darn nogin..

[newmami]

Sarah, it happened to me maybe about a week ago.. had this steamy dream about a college friend.... I don't tell DH because he would want to hear ALL the details!!! :oops: (my little perv)

We are considering getting rid of the home phone and stick with cell phones as well...

Hope all sick babies and mommies are feeling better... I am sorry the weather is so terrible it doesn't help!! and hope all you girls who live in the North are OK!!! we complain about "cold" here, and then I remember what you girls are dealing with!!! One time I was in CT and it was -8F... NOT FUN!!!!

Warm hugs and some sunshine from FL!!!

[without]

OH!! I had a great dream like that a few weeks ago!! Only bad part was... I was doing it with a young Ozy! :shock: Wow in my dream he was so atuned to my needs. LOL

[sarahlynn]

Ok you nutty ladies make me feel better about my dream...hey at least i have some type of fun..even if its just in my darn dreams...

DH is leaving for 6 days next week :shock: hmmmm

i'm bored out of my mind today... ihave a stupid seminar to get ready for tomarow..i dont want to go..i wont get home untill close to 10:00..BLAH...

[without]

i'm bored out of my mind today... ihave a stupid seminar to get ready for tomarow..i dont want to go..i wont get home untill close to 10:00..BLAH...


That reminds me of the super bowl ad where all the office people are running around in the jungle trying to to get caught by the office super. or they will have to go to a training seminar. LOL Sorry I just got done watching all the ads on the computer again. :lol: as you can tell work is really busy today. NOT!

[newmami]

Sorry about the seminar Sarah... BORING!!!

We are having a big audit in April, so we had a "warning" meeting this morning... and the whole time I was sitting there I was thinking "like I care!!!!"... yes I have reached the point where I honestly don't care about what happens here!!! :shock:

Weather has been awful here... Cold and gray... this weather really depresses me!! I wish I could be home drinking hot chocolate and playing with Danielle!!!

I am starting to feel jealous of all the beautiful scrapbook things you guys are making..... I DON"T HAVE TIME!!! :hissy: . Another reason why I need a part time job only!!! :wink:

[haydensmom]

You totally need a part time job! :wink: I wish you'd find one!!!

Boo for boring work stuff! I remember all too well. Here's to hoping all of your work days go speedily along!!! At least you have APA! :lol:

[MarchMommy]

Claudia, i work on mine after madi goes to bed at night!! some nights i have to skip it and do other things, but mostly it gets worked on at night!!!

im making a grilled cheese and bologna sammich!! i cant wait till its done.....although i probably wont be able to taste it with this darned cold!

[Bells614]

I wish I had time for scrapbooking too! My body seems to have gone on strike since going back to work. All I want to do is sleep. :?

I hate Missouri. I totally forgot about our Personal Property Tax bill. OOPPS! It was due December 31st. There is another $500 I have pull out of thin air. URGH!

Sorry, just had to get that out.


So, need some advice....remember the FIL not paying the credit card bill fiasco...well, DH still hasn't talked to him. What do I do? It kind of looks like the man quite paying all his bills. I know he has the money and I know he has the time, he is on disability for no reason and does nothing but sit around the house. What do I do? Before I know it that stupid bill will be 90 days past due!!!! AHH!!!

[without]

I love to do scrap booking!!! I did a great scrap book from our trip to Alaska. I just don't have the time now. Morgan goes to bed at nine and then I clean house and shower. We have to be up no later than 5:45 am so I have to get in bed no later than 11 or I am a zombie the next day.

[sarahlynn]

i am in the same boat..my office could blow up and float down the river tomarwo and i would be just fine....

i want to work on my scrapbook to but i just am to darn lazy to get allthe crap out after lulu goes to bed..mayeb tonight i will find the darn energy..

so my son is addicted to X-BOX thanks to my husband who drug the stupid machines into my home...so my rules are NO XBOX on school nights..AT ALL and on weekends he can only play if he has been good all week..i made a weekly chart so he gets to put stickers on the good days..if there is even ONE bad day NO XBOX..sound harsh?? i hate those stupid things..ugh i keep telling DH what a nusance they are..

well just finished taxes and well they will all be gone in no time..paying off bills.. :cry: stupid DH and his spening habits..well this is it..starting friday we both get paid and everything is split right down the middle..and can yo belive when he was mad at me the other day he had the nerve to say I could pay for my car payment by myself since its mine :x just becaus ehe wants more spening money i suppose..than he said the only reason he said it was because he was mad..HUH..brat..

oh well next year we are taking the kids to Disney so that will make up for paying bills of this year..i am paying off CC and cutting them up..all but one for emergencies..

[Jai]

so my son is addicted to X-BOX thanks to my husband who drug the stupid machines into my home...so my rules are NO XBOX on school nights..AT ALL and on weekends he can only play if he has been good all week..i made a weekly chart so he gets to put stickers on the good days..if there is even ONE bad day NO XBOX..sound harsh?? i hate those stupid things..ugh i keep telling DH what a nusance they are..



That doesnt sound harsh to me. But I do the same thing. :lol: We have a chart on the fridge only ours is for going to bed good. If Marissa doesnt go to sleep when shes supposed to she gets a frown face. One frown face means she cant spend the night at Grannie or Grandmas on the weekend. So far in the 6 months of doing it she has had smiley faces everyday except for once. She didnt get to go to grandmas that weekend and every since shes went to bed on time. :lol: Although MIL was pissed at me about it. :roll:

[newmami]

Sarah, I don't think it is harsh at all. You need to keep those videogames under control, otherwise the kids would have NO LIFE!!

DH's son is like that, ALL he wants to do is play videogames... oh yeah he goes to the neighbor's house to play Wii.... it is pathetic if you ask me!! if we are home, he is in his room playing videogames or watching TV, he does not socialize or do anything with us, and when we go out, he keeps bugging when are we going back so he can get idiotized in the TV!!! :shock: Apparently for DH it is not an issue, and as he is not my son, I honestly don't care what he does!
Last Sunday we went to a park he was begging to go, after 10 minutes the "I am bored"... we didn't stayed long because it was chilly, but Dani was having a blast and superbowl (what a fiasco) was about to start, so we left once we were done.

About money spending, DH is also a spender, and I am stressed... I don't buy anything unless it is absolutely necessary, and usually it is clothes for Dani or my maternity ones, I don't have any hobbies, so all I buy is things we need for us/house. We used to have tons of money problems until we decided to combine the accounts, now WE pay for everything and it seems more fair!! but I know it doesn't work for everybody!

[tralynne75]

Dh wanted us to have seperate accounts and then a joint to pay bills out of. It was ok with me until he wanted his paychecks and his trust fund monthly check to go in his account and just my paycheck to go in mine and we split the bills evenly. Most of the bills are his!! So when I got laid off I closed all accounts but the joint one and took his debt card. :lol: He got mad and got over it. Now I can stay at home since he cant spend all the money. OF course he does slip a check in or takes money out without telling me and screws up our account. He cant stand not spending and when I force the issues I have to hear how he supports me and my son. :roll:

So I need a job!!! Tired of hearing it!! I know someone on here works from home answering calls for orders..like infer-commericals (something like that) I want to work maybe 3-5 hours a day when Katie sleeps and answering the phone would work out great for me. If you can remember who does this job please let me know so I can pm her.

Ok so now I feel awful! Katie was climbing on me, grabing my laptop, and she fell back and almost hit the end table. So i put her on the other side of the room where her toys are, well she is sitting there playing but she looks so sad. So i better go play with her. Why is it that they love to crawl on us and love to get into things they cant have?? :?

[haydensmom]

I don't know, but they do always want the things they can't have.

We did our taxes last night and I'm sooooo excited!!!! :lol: We're getting a little over $5000 back!! WOOHOO!!! It's all going towards our credit cards and we'll be able to pay almost all of them off!

YES! :D

[without]

We're getting a little over $5000 back!!


Wahoooo!! Good for you! I am going to have mine done today and I am praying for a large return but I guess we will see. EX DH didn't put much in so we may not get much back. :(

[stephiegirl]

We haven't even done our taxes yet. DH is meeting with the accountant next week. For the past two years we have OWED money! :(

[Bells614]

WOW Jess! That is awesome...we are hoping for about the same. We lost our BIG over the road deduction but gained Amanda, we hope they are about equal. We shall see next week!

[sarahlynn]

We always pay in the MOST we can because i have no clue where we would come up with money if we owed in..

Christi how ya feeling?


I AM HAVIN A GOOD DAY for the first time in well about 2 months we BD'd this morn.. :D AND DH could actually feel things..WTMI but i was worried our sex life was gone as we know it .. But acting like the dumb irresponsible 13 year old parents that we are..we didnt use protection :shock: i honestly didnt think we had any condoms (looked afterwards and there was 1 in the drawr) :? afterwards we are laying there and i say .. hmmm probubly not the best timing hon..i just ovluated.. :shock: his reaction OH GREAT why didnt you tell me.. yeah like after a two month dry spell we would have just up and quit anyways..whatever honey..so i am sure he is home stewing about how we are going afford three children :lol: i will have to reassure him that i am more than likey not knocked up..even though all it takes is us looking at one antoher for conception to accur. :roll:

so thats my fun happy news ofthe day..makes going to the seminar a little more bearable tonight..at least i can go in a good mood..i guess i will be testing here in a few weeks just to ease my little stupid mind :lol:

[MarchMommy]

5K! wow thats great!!! we havent done ours yet either!!! we had to pay last year, so im dreading getting them done!!

[Peach]

We haven't done ours but I am hoping for 2k. We usually get money back. I am worried about next years taxes since it will include my mom's estate in it. So much paperwork and crap. I am so worried we'll get audited.

And on the topic of BD'ing I haven't since my mom died so we're almost up to two months ourselves. It's a good thing DH is so understanding about it all. :(

[newmami]

$5K is a NICE tax return, I am jealous!!
I don't know how much we are getting, my FIL does our taxes, and we are waiting on DH's W-2 from his former employer :?
We do not pay state tax, so our returns are not huge, but both DH and I claim 0 dependents, so we can get the bigger return.

Not sure what we are doing with it, but part goes for a crib, bedding set and a stroller for Christi.

YAY Sarah for BD!! and that DH is recovering feeling, that is wonderful news!!!

Poor DH is suffering the dry spell, I haven't been in the mood (too much pain), but he will get some tonight!!

[Bells614]

But Christi...don't forget that super cute little deduction sitting there in your siggy!!!

The more I look at ours, the more I'm really hoping it goes well. We got such a great return last year that we can't top it, but with the high amount in deductions we have and the high amount taken out of DH's checks, it should work out well....now I'm stressing!

Go Sarah!!!! WoooHoooo!!!!!

[chellebelle32]

Hi, I'm Michelle. I am fairly new here, but I wanted to let you know that I love this thread. You all have covered so many topics, but most importantly, you are so supportive of each other.

I have a 2 year old named Morgan. She is currently working on potty training. It is so hard for me not to push her on the days that she wants to "take a break."

Michelle

[without]

Yeah!!! Welcome! Another Morgan! My DD is 1 and her name is Morgan also! Good luck on the potty training!

Good luck to all with there Tax returns. My mom and dad always have to pay in they own a farm. Last year they had to pay in over 20,000 dollars!!! I would have had to just crawl in a whole and die! Who has that kind of money laying around. :shock:

Kudos for the BD'ing!!!! Humm....that and the free Coke products is the only thing I seem to miss. :oops: :oops: I know I know shame on me. LOL

[sarahlynn]

We're getting a little over $5000 back!! WOOHOO!!! It's all going towards our credit cards and we'll be able to pay almost all of them off!

THATS JUST LIKE US..we are getting abotu the same as you and its all gonna be gone in a heartbeat..but hey so is most of the CC debt as well..i am so excited to get a clean slate.

I have a 2 year old named Morgan. She is currently working on potty training. It is so hard for me not to push her on the days that she wants to "take a break."

yeah that potty training is a blast isnt it..i remember with DS..he was 3 years and 1 week when he got potty trained :shock: yeah i took the lazy mom approach :lol:

YAY Sarah for BD!! and that DH is recovering feeling, that is wonderful news!!!

I KNOW I KNOW i am so happy today..i feel like we are getting back to a little normalcy and back to who we were...


OK I NEED IDEAS FOR A FUN VALENTINES BOX for cys school valentines???any ideas

[chellebelle32]

What kind of things does Cy like? Morgan is in a preschool-type daycare and they will be having a valentines day party. I am using a shoe box that is bigger on one end than the other. I will stand it on the big end and find a picture in one of her coloring books to make a face on the front and cut out a hole where the mouth is to drop the valentines in. Of course, Morgan is only 2, so this still works for her. I'm not so sure about a child that is older.

Michelle

[haydensmom]

Michelle, I'm so glad to see you posting here!! :D

Sarah, YAY FOR BD!!! Woohoo for you. I'm so excited for you. Dh and I are holding off this week because I'm supposed to 'o' tomorrow. I hope you're not prego unless that's what you want. :wink:

Dh wants the feds to take less out of his paycheck this year so we won't have as big of a return next year. :? I'm not sure how I feel about that. I love knowing that we'll get back some moolah!

[newmami]

Hey Michelle, welcome to this nonsense thread!!!
Good luck with the potty train, please feel free to share your frustrations or accomplishments here!!

Ok, so apparently this time my belly became public property, available for people's comments.... every day I have to hear stupid morons telling me how big my belly is :?
1. It is really not that big, and I know I am having a big baby!!
2. Why all this comments have to come from people who have never been PG????
3. At least mine is a baby, and not the cheetos and coke I stuff in my mouth for breakfast!!!

Yeah, I am a total b#tch with this PG.... DEAL WITH IT PEOPLE!!!!

[haydensmom]

Hey Michelle, welcome to this nonsense thread!!!
Good luck with the potty train, please feel free to share your frustrations or accomplishments here!!

Ok, so apparently this time my belly became public property, available for people's comments.... every day I have to hear stupid morons telling me how big my belly is :?
1. It is really not that big, and I know I am having a big baby!!
2. Why all this comments have to come from people who have never been PG????
3. At least mine is a baby, and not the cheetos and coke I stuff in my mouth for breakfast!!!

Yeah, I am a total b#tch with this PG.... DEAL WITH IT PEOPLE!!!!

People were the same way with me. I ALWAYS had people asking me, "Are you sure it's not twins??" Sometimes it didn't bother me, but if they caught me on a fat day, part of me wanted to say something like, "Oh, do you think that's what's wrong with you, too? How did you get them to grow in your butt???" :roll:

[sarahlynn]

Sarah, YAY FOR BD!!! Woohoo for you. I'm so excited for you. Dh and I are holding off this week because I'm supposed to 'o' tomorrow. I hope you're not prego unless that's what you want.

are you holding off so you dont get preggo? i am a moron..i thought mayeb holding off so you can BD when you ovulate and get preggo..i am not makin any sense..

NO BABY RIGHT NOW FOR US..nope nope nope..i mean it wouldnt be the end of the world but i am not ready..i love lucea age right now and i cant imagine another baby around .. iwant to enjoy her for awhile :lol:

[haydensmom]

Sarah, YAY FOR BD!!! Woohoo for you. I'm so excited for you. Dh and I are holding off this week because I'm supposed to 'o' tomorrow. I hope you're not prego unless that's what you want.

are you holding off so you dont get preggo? i am a moron..i thought mayeb holding off so you can BD when you ovulate and get preggo..i am not makin any sense..

NO BABY RIGHT NOW FOR US..nope nope nope..i mean it wouldnt be the end of the world but i am not ready..i love lucea age right now and i cant imagine another baby around .. iwant to enjoy her for awhile :lol:

We don't want to be prego again yet either! We're going to start trying in July/August but definitely not before then!! I started charting so I'll have the hang of it when we try... :roll: So we're avoiding sex this week, which really sucks because I just got my libido back!! :x

[without]

OK I NEED IDEAS FOR A FUN VALENTINES BOX for cys school valentines???any ideas

Take a 2 Lt. coke bottel and put pink paper all over it and cut two tp rolls in half and glue them on the bottom for legs. Take a pipe cleaner (black) and make a curly tail. Whre the cap is put two black O's for nose wholes and add ears and eyes and you have a pink pig for a bank. I did this with my sister one year and it turned out so cute! I wish I had a picture because its hard to put in words. :roll:

....how did you get them to grow in your butt like that!!!

Oh, my that is to funny!

[chellebelle32]

Pam, that idea sounds so cool. I might have to file that idea for down the road.

For the preggo remarks, all I can say is at least people think you look pregnant. Right before I got pregnant I had lost about 30 pounds. When I came back from maternity leave I had all these people who were surprised to hear I had a baby. They all thought I was just getting fat again. I work in a foundry, though, which is almost entirely male. Go figure.

Michelle

[MarchMommy]

But Christi...don't forget that super cute little deduction sitting there in your siggy!!!


ABSOLUTLY!! i hope we get some back this year!!1

im still SO sick guys, im going to the dr in an hour. i think i have a horrific sinus infection, and dangit...its causing me to miss all the drama in random!!! :hissy:

[without]

I came back to work after having DD and the 1st thing any proud mom does is put a picture of her child on the desk right?? Well a profess. came into my office and asked who's baby that was! :shock: Where in the heck did he think I had been for the last 12 weeks?? Ugh!

[MarchMommy]

I came back to work after having DD and the 1st thing any proud mom does is put a picture of her child on the desk right?? Well a profess. came into my office and asked who's baby that was! :shock: Where in the heck did he think I had been for the last 12 weeks?? Ugh! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[sarahlynn]

We don't want to be prego again yet either! We're going to start trying in July/August but definitely not before then!! I started charting so I'll have the hang of it when we try... So we're avoiding sex this week, which really sucks because I just got my libido back!!

give me a crash course in how charting works?

im still SO sick guys, im going to the dr in an hour. i think i have a horrific sinus infection, and dangit...its causing me to miss all the drama in random!!!

I hope the doc is able to help you out ... get you something to make you feel better...

fill me in on the drama in random...that place scares me so i dont go there often. :shock:


Oh the pig sounds to cute

[newmami]

Pam, we are surrounded by morons, no doubt about it!!! :roll:

Christi, hope the Dr gives you something to make you feel better, being sick SUCKS!!!

I don't know what happened in random, all drama seems to happen when I am out from work... whatever!!! really you don't need to hear it, it is so childish it is not even funny..... some people just need to get lives!!

[haydensmom]

Sarah, I just started so I'm no expert.... But, I take my temperature every morning before I get out of bed. I try to do it around the same time, but it's hard when a baby tends to be your alarm clock.

You have to have a thermometer (digital) that gives the temp to the tenth degree (BBT). Then I input my temp into fertilityfriend.com.... that's all I'm doing so far. If you visit ff, it will give you more info.

MM, I hope you get some antibiotics that make you feel better!!!

As far as people's remarks for pregnant people, they all pretty much suck! :roll: :lol: Whether you're "small" or "large", kwim?

[tralynne75]

YAY Sarah for finally BDing. Isn't Dh leaving this weekend? I am so glad he was able to feel something.

Christi i hope you get some meds to knock this out kick. How is Madi?
I wonder if all your falling has had something to do with this cold????

Last year we had to pay for taxes. Sucks too since before getting married I was getting back at least 2k just for being a single mom. I told Dh we need to divorce so I can collect all this single mom tax money. hehehe We have to use his dads accontants and they will not even take our tax stuff until about the end of March. I wish I could use my own accountant but they will not allow me to even see his trust fund info. :roll:

More drama in Random? I don't think I could be a mod, i will just block everyone that cause problems. hehe

The pig sounds so cute, Sarah if you make it I want to see pics.

Anyone heard from Jenn? Hope you are starting to feel better, PPD sucks.

[newmami]

Bumping this one up......

I just had a huge cup of latte and a Banana nut muffin,.... I am in heaven!!!

[MarchMommy]

yea so i went to the dr yesterday and i have a severe sinus infection. she said my sinuses were all swollen and my throat was raw.
i was SOOO sick last night before i got the antibiotics in me. about an hour later i finally started to feel better. she gave me a z-pack. today im still really stuffy but im not as weak and my face doesnt hurt anymore, thank God!!!!
the antibiotics is giving me hellacious diarreah, but other than that, im feeling so much better!!!!

madison has laptime at the library today, so hopefully we can finally get out of the house again!!!!

claudia, i could use a good latte!! ive barely eaten in four days!!
the good news is i weighted 129.5 pounds at the dr yesterday! :shock: which is less than ive weighed in about 5 years!!!!

[newmami]

Aww Christi, I am sorry you have a terrible sinus infection :( hope the medication does the trick and that you can feel better in no time

YAY for the weight loss... sorry it is because you feel so miserable!!
Promise me once you feel better, you will get a double venti chai latte!!!

Sickness is in the air, DH told me he is feeling not so good, and Dani has been coughing and with a runny nose... Spring anyone??????

HUGS to everybody!!

[without]

Christi I hope the medications make you feel much better and have fun at laptime.

Ummm..... I now want some warm banana bread.


Has any one gone to www.sharingmom.com they seem to have good stuff if you can find some one in your area.

[MarchMommy]

thanks, so far they are working great! i still dont have an appetite tho!! :?

i cannot get madison to take a nap today, its driving me nuts!!

[haydensmom]

Christi, I'm glad you're finally feeling better. I guess if you have to be super sick, losing weight is the only good side effect!

[MarchMommy]

meh i guess....and the antibotics gave me horrible diarreah, now everything i eat runs thru me...dangit!!!
oh well, i FEEL better (sinus wise) i guess thats the most important thing!!!!

i finally got madi down!

oh and when we were at laptime at the library there was this little girl, i think maybe around a year and a half or so, but she "walks" on her knees. she did get up on her feet a couple of times and she walks on her tippy toes, and her legs are bowed out. super cute little girl, and she gets around great, but she was "walking on her knees" and ran right over my little madison. madison falls back, and hits her head on the floor...the girls poor mom was mortified....but the little girl didnt even see madison and i didnt have time to react to move madison out of the way. it was so sad...madi was ok, just a little POed at that girl....

[newmami]

Aww poor Madi that got ran over :( But YAY for the nap!!

We were on the mall the other day, and I took Dani to the little play area.... I realized how many kids behave like MONSTERS!! they are all over the place, pushing, shoving and running like they are not alone, and their parents are the biggest oblivions. I had to stop a kid from sliding right after Dani, he would have crashed against her!! :shock: I also realized I have no shame in telling those little terrors to wait or stop what they are doing, if Dani is caught in the middle!!!
We ended uo staying only couple of minutes, Dani is not used to the crowds and she got overwhealmed!!!

How is the weather girls?? It warmed up here, so it is nice... I am concerned about you suffering the horrible snow and cold weather!!

[DIVADLX]

Christi - yahoo for breastfeeding! I wish I had felt good enough while BFing to lose weight... but alas. I'll have to do it now! I am glad you are starting to feel better, but man it stinks that you have the squirts.

Tracy - you are so sweet! I've just been busy lately. Stella keeps me very busy these days and I gave my 2 weeks notice at BRU so I've been using her nap time to job search. I am so excited - I have an interview at the Seattle Opera on March 1. That would be awesome.

Sarah - I know how you feel! When DH and I finally BD'd after 11 months of nada, it was so nice to feel close again. AND I am SO glad he felt stuff! I'll bet it has really helped his morale.

I am going to miss working with the mommies and daddies at BRU... but I just can't deal with everything AND the stress of BRU right now. I need to do things that make me happy.