amesie
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Post by amesie on Dec 26, 2017 13:40:32 GMT -6
Thanks guys! It's been a srs struggle bus. I suggested to my H that we just make a very short list and pick when we meet her. It will help take some of the pressure off! Even if it means I can't make pretty personalized art for her room. I think this is the route we’re going with this baby. We are having the hardest time deciding. We have a short list of about 3-4 names that we like, a couple of those are slightly higher on the list. So we’ll probably make the decision once we see her.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 13:56:59 GMT -6
This is a really really bad germy winter, guys. Take care of yourselves! I have yet another cold. This sucks. Ugh yes, it has been terrible and it is just starting! We have had a bad respiratory virus (complete with double ear infections for both kids) and a stomach virus sweep through our house already. One of the daycare moms has diagnosed influenza which I am terrified of this year. Excuse me while I lock myself in a bunker until spring. And I hope you feel better soon!!!
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Post by pippiann on Dec 26, 2017 14:00:44 GMT -6
I’m a little discouraged today because last week the doctor had dangled today as a potential release date for at least one of the boys but it’s clewrly not going to happen today. I knew it was a long shot and I still have a ton of stuff to do around here... but I’m still sad. Twins (but Friday). I called to check on L and the OT told me she moved him back to phase 2, he was on 4 and we were just waiting a week for him to be off caffeine to go home. I am so sorry, I hope your boys will be home soon.
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 26, 2017 14:14:18 GMT -6
This is a really really bad germy winter, guys. Take care of yourselves! I have yet another cold. This sucks. Ugh yes, it has been terrible and it is just starting! We have had a bad respiratory virus (complete with double ear infections for both kids) and a stomach virus sweep through our house already. One of the daycare moms has diagnosed influenza which I am terrified of this year. Excuse me while I lock myself in a bunker until spring. And I hope you feel better soon!!! You too! This is the third cold and we've had stomach bug too. My SILS work has HFM going around and one of my friends has the flu 😳
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Post by teraiin on Dec 26, 2017 14:25:45 GMT -6
I’m a little discouraged today because last week the doctor had dangled today as a potential release date for at least one of the boys but it’s clewrly not going to happen today. I knew it was a long shot and I still have a ton of stuff to do around here... but I’m still sad. Twins (but Friday). I called to check on L and the OT told me she moved him back to phase 2, he was on 4 and we were just waiting a week for him to be off caffeine to go home. I am so sorry, I hope your boys will be home soon. aw I’m sorry. I hope all our babies can be home soon! I keep reminding myself that I want them to be in the NICU just as long as they need to be in order to be healthy and strong enough to come home for good. Easy to say, harder to accept lol
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Post by tiffrobot on Dec 26, 2017 14:31:03 GMT -6
sunfrogger I also think that is a nice name and fine as a stand alone first name! flippinchica I really like Asher William but we strongly considered Asher ourselves for quite awhile if it’s a boy. teraiin and pippiann I hope your babies are home soon!!!
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Post by tiffrobot on Dec 26, 2017 14:34:46 GMT -6
Can I add to the name game? We’ve had Noe.lle Franc.es picked out for awhile if it’s a girl, but I started liking Maya the other day too. Ma.ya Fra.nces. Thoughts?
Chill Boxing Day here. We had a great family filled Christmas with a big family meal every day from the 23rd-25th. Went back to my parents today to see my siblings before they went home and help with the leftover food situation 😉
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 14:41:11 GMT -6
I am finally starting to get into nesting mode with the bustle of the holidays behind me. I did allllll the laundry while my kids were napping (so. much. laundry.) and I am about to go dig the newborn clothes out of the basement to give them a quick wash. I am washing all of our bedsheets and blankets because our house has been so germy lately. Now I need to come up with projects for tomorrow!
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Post by aprilz81 on Dec 26, 2017 14:42:10 GMT -6
We have a full size upright deep freezer in our garage so we should have plenty of room... That being said how many freezer meals is realistic? I have a bunch of recipes ready to go and I'm working on my shopping list, most recipes will provide at least two meals for us, some with potential leftovers. I already have one meatloaf in the freezer and 3 or 4 portions of meat sauce so I have a start already... A small start, but better than nothing.
I'm guessing it is impossible to have "too much food" in the freezer (unless we get a power outage, but in the winter the food would stay at safe temps for awhile) and I won't be sorry to be over prepared (if there is such a thing)... What all are you guys going to do?
Our church will provide us either 6 or 8 meals, scheduled for roughly every other day so our first two weeks home from the hospital will already be worry free. After Ava the meals were so large we had leftovers with every meal and still put stuff in the freezer for later. Some people would bring us two meatloaves and sides, so half would go straight out to the freezer.
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 26, 2017 14:45:46 GMT -6
Can I add to the name game? We’ve had Noelle Frances picked out for awhile if it’s a girl, but I started liking Maya the other day too. Maya Frances. Thoughts? Chill Boxing Day here. We had a great family filled Christmas with a big family meal every day from the 23rd-25th. Went back to my parents today to see my siblings before they went home and help with the leftover food situation Maya is pretty!
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Post by flippinchica on Dec 26, 2017 16:05:22 GMT -6
Thanks. I do like that William is classic and has lots of nicknames. It is a family name but we decided not to do DH name IV. I just don't love it though. I got my first version of "when is the baby coming today". My dad asked me if I have any idea how soon he will be coming. Lol. I have no idea
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Post by flippinchica on Dec 26, 2017 16:14:11 GMT -6
I slightly prefer Noelle over Maya but i like both
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Post by yellow711 on Dec 26, 2017 16:25:16 GMT -6
sunfrogger I love the name Nora and I think it stands alone great. flippinchica I think I like the name William Asher better. I would consider the name William for this baby but it is my BIL's name But Asher William is great, too! tiffrobot I like both names. tough decision. If I "HAD" to pick...it would be Maya.
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Post by yellow711 on Dec 26, 2017 16:27:21 GMT -6
Add me to the "someone attended Christmas while sick" club.....
My cousin brought her son to Christmas Eve and he had a suspected stomach bug. He was miserable and sat by a trash can all night (to throw up). Eventually she brought him home but not before he exposed everyone to the suspected stomach bug. Grr. As of now, DH, myself or DD have not caught that bug, but I wasn't happy
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Post by flippinchica on Dec 26, 2017 16:41:42 GMT -6
Are you guys trying to make me feel better that we didn't visit with extended family this Christmas. If so, it is working.
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Post by tiffrobot on Dec 26, 2017 16:50:18 GMT -6
Thanks! We’ll likely just have to wait and see if baby is a girl and what we see then. It did help writing it out and seeing it in print and other people “saying” the names though!
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Post by hiimjamie on Dec 26, 2017 17:13:30 GMT -6
Add me to the "someone one attended Christmas while sick" club..... My cousin brought her son to Christmas Eve and he had a suspected stomach bug. He was miserable and sat by a trash can all night (to throw up). Eventually she brought him home but not before he exposed everyone to the suspected stomach bug. Grr. As of now, DH, myself or DD have caught that bug, but I wasn't happy Noooooo! I’m sorry 😞
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Post by jessijean on Dec 26, 2017 17:23:10 GMT -6
My MIL made me cry this morning. She called and told me that she thinks I need to call my OB to ask to be induced earlier (already scheduled for Friday) because of my pain. I get that she hates seeing me miserable and the induction date was scheduled before my fall. The OB won't do it before 39 w which is Thursday so really what's one day. After discussing it with DH at noon I have decided to just wait. Obviously if I go into labor before I'll be ecstatic since I have all of my grades submitted but I'd rather give myself a couple of mornings to just relax before jumping into baby care.
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Post by benandjerrys on Dec 26, 2017 17:27:47 GMT -6
I slightly prefer Noelle over Maya but i like both +1
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Post by benandjerrys on Dec 26, 2017 17:28:42 GMT -6
H and I have agreed to get 8 hrs of sleep each night (lights out at 9) every night until the baby comes. How long do you think that will last?
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 26, 2017 17:46:50 GMT -6
I am having a rough day. It’s been long, tedious and stressful. I am not going into details because it’s nothing crazy just too much to do. Baby boy will be here in the morning and my hospital bag isn’t even packed.
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amesie
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Post by amesie on Dec 26, 2017 17:47:58 GMT -6
We have a full size upright deep freezer in our garage so we should have plenty of room... That being said how many freezer meals is realistic? I have a bunch of recipes ready to go and I'm working on my shopping list, most recipes will provide at least two meals for us, some with potential leftovers. I already have one meatloaf in the freezer and 3 or 4 portions of meat sauce so I have a start already... A small start, but better than nothing. I'm guessing it is impossible to have "too much food" in the freezer (unless we get a power outage, but in the winter the food would stay at safe temps for awhile) and I won't be sorry to be over prepared (if there is such a thing)... What all are you guys going to do? Our church will provide us either 6 or 8 meals, scheduled for roughly every other day so our first two weeks home from the hospital will already be worry free. After Ava the meals were so large we had leftovers with every meal and still put stuff in the freezer for later. Some people would bring us two meatloaves and sides, so half would go straight out to the freezer. in my opinion, you can’t ever have enough. I only did a handful when I had my DD and really wished I had done more. Now, I have about 12-14 meals in my freezer ready to go for his baby haha. You won’t be sorry if you do too many!
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Post by amesie on Dec 26, 2017 17:48:50 GMT -6
I slightly prefer Noelle over Maya but i like both +1 I THINK I agree with this. Both names are beautiful. I might prefer Noelle slightly over Maya.
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Post by benandjerrys on Dec 26, 2017 18:08:51 GMT -6
I am having a rough day. It’s been long, tedious and stressful. I am not going into details because it’s nothing crazy just too much to do. Baby boy will be here in the morning and my hospital bag isn’t even packed. I didn't realize tomorrow is baby day for you!!! Good luck momma!
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Post by sunfrogger on Dec 26, 2017 18:21:26 GMT -6
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Post by marygracerich on Dec 26, 2017 18:23:48 GMT -6
Thanks benandjerrys and sunfrogger. I am exhausted and stressed and not really mentally in a good state. I have too much to do and no time to do it because baby will be here tomorrow.
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Post by pippiann on Dec 26, 2017 18:28:16 GMT -6
marygracerich first off YAY to meeting baby boy tomorrow! Try to relax as much as possible (I know easier said than done) make a list and tackle the most important stuff and the other things will have to wait. Hugs
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Post by tiffrobot on Dec 26, 2017 18:35:21 GMT -6
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Post by pippiann on Dec 26, 2017 18:35:26 GMT -6
I have been feeling like crap all day, headache, cough, and low fever. It’s sucks being sick bc I can’t go see L. I guess it’s a good thing he’s not coming home on Friday. On the bright side hubs got the car seat today for L. Tomorrow I will have hubs put together the swing and the stroller bassinet. L will hopefully be home next week.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 18:39:44 GMT -6
I am sorry you are feeling that way marygracerich. Everything will change when you see that sweet face tomorrow. Happy baby day eve and sending love your way!
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