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Post by katietopaz on Feb 26, 2018 16:19:54 GMT -6
lol I told one of my friends that I think I made a mistake with having a second kid. I think I need someone to hold me and tell me it'll be ok. I totally prefer having two to having one. Sure, it's super hard for awhile. But... it's better! It just is. I promise. No pressure, but I'm going to hold you to it. I'm firmly in the "holy crap what were we thinking" camp right now, especially with being in a 2-bedroom condo with no immediate plans to move?!
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Post by polson on Feb 26, 2018 16:22:22 GMT -6
I’m excited for the day I can say “go play with your sister.” +1...i have a friend with a 3 and 5 year old...i ask her to give me anecdotes about this all the time h and i ask each other “what have we done ?” all the time. i feel like i was just starting to feel “normal/back to myself” again and now it’s like i’ll be starting all over and it will be another 2 years before i feel like this again. i’m hoping i cope with the sleep deprivation way better this time around. at least i know there is an end to it...or i’ve just adjusted. not trying to freak anyone one out😬
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Post by filingjointly on Feb 26, 2018 16:35:26 GMT -6
I’m excited for the day I can say “go play with your sister.” I have a 4 year old and a 2.5 year old and I say this all day. Or “why don’t you go see what daddy is doing!” That one is my favorite.
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Post by filingjointly on Feb 26, 2018 16:38:57 GMT -6
Appointment #1 of 5 for this week completed. I basically live at the OB these days but I get lots of extra ultrasounds so it’s not all bad.
I have asked that they not inform me how large they expect this child to be after they guessed 5.5lbs at 32 weeks. I will just be surprised thank you very much.
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Post by woodenshoes on Feb 26, 2018 16:41:39 GMT -6
Also they’re estimating he’s about 7lbs right now, they said 70th percentile. I’m only 36+4 so I hope they’re estimation is high. Lol I had a growth u/s today too. I am 37+3 and the estimate is 9 pounds. I am really hoping it is on the overestimate side of an u/s not measuring accurately. The head and belly are both in the >97th percentile. My BP was a little high, so I am getting lab work done. If it comes back bad I am having the baby this week. If it is okay I convinced them that I need to get through next Monday before having this baby. So, I only have at most little over a week left. I am slightly panicked all off a sudden.
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Post by leatherpants on Feb 26, 2018 17:04:23 GMT -6
Happy Monday ladies! SO's house is still on the market and stressing me the fuck out. Anyone want to buy a house? Work is a shit show and will be until I'm done - which is 2 weeks from now! 8 working days if anyone is counting. I had a panic attack this morning about the fact that March starts in 2 days and I need to get my shit together, like yesterday so this weekend I have a plan of doing baby laundry and going shopping and just generally cramming all of my prep into one weekend. Aaaand, I'm getting the cold DS had last week. So, as always, I'm a bundle of positivity and a real joy to be around. Oh fuck I'm an idiot. 10 working days. Dammit.
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Post by leatherpants on Feb 26, 2018 17:05:09 GMT -6
Sorry, I haven't read today but if anyone is close to me - I think there are a few of us - Costco has diapers for $9 off/case.
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Post by katietopaz on Feb 26, 2018 17:07:42 GMT -6
filingjointly I hope your appts this week all go well! I'm glad you're getting lots of ultrasounds and reassurances about baby. woodenshoes Thinking good thoughts about your labwork! Hang in there - that just means at most a little over a week until you're cuddling your sweet baby! Today's ridiculous and random cleaning, courtesy of nesting: Oxi-spot-cleaned the couch, washed the couch pillow covers, Softscrubbed the sink and oven, replaced the furnace filter, and tossed out the old toiletries in the guest bathroom to replace with new ones for when my mom and then MIL are staying with us. What are other random, once-in-a-blue-moon type tasks should I take care of that I might not be thinking of? I haven't cleaned the baseboards in...years. So maybe that. Lysol-wiping the light switch and outlet covers? This crazed desire and energy to deep-clean is so weird, but I guess I'll take advantage?
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Post by auri on Feb 26, 2018 17:09:33 GMT -6
Speaking of diapers...does anyone know anything about the open box diapers on Amazon? I was going to order some, but the open box is cheaper but didn't know if they were missing some.
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Post by filingjointly on Feb 26, 2018 17:12:02 GMT -6
katietopaz Last time I nested I cleaned all my walls and doors/frames. It somehow made the house feel like 75 times cleaner.
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Post by katietopaz on Feb 26, 2018 17:15:22 GMT -6
katietopaz Last time I nested I cleaned all my walls and doors/frames. It somehow made the house feel like 75 times cleaner. Ooh, good call - for sure the door frames! Toddler sticky fingers mean everything from the waist-down could use a cleaning. It doesn't help that all of our doors are that cheap, flat white paint (hooray for renting) that shows every mark. Guess I should pick up another pack of magic erasers!
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Feb 26, 2018 17:16:12 GMT -6
Speaking of diapers...does anyone know anything about the open box diapers on Amazon? I was going to order some, but the open box is cheaper but didn't know if they were missing some. ive done it twice and the box just looked like it was squished - the actual diaper packages were still sealed.
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Post by snowmoon on Feb 26, 2018 17:27:45 GMT -6
katietopaz, while very pregnant with DS, I cleaned the washing machine and scrubbed the grout in the bathroom with a toothbrush 😂
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Feb 26, 2018 17:32:43 GMT -6
Speaking of diapers...does anyone know anything about the open box diapers on Amazon? I was going to order some, but the open box is cheaper but didn't know if they were missing some. ive done it twice and the box just looked like it was squished - the actual diaper packages were still sealed. This has been my experience too. I buy diapers often via warehouse deals on Amazon. The box just has some damage to it or is squished. The actual diapers themselves are just fine.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Feb 26, 2018 17:34:21 GMT -6
I hope all of your bloodwork comes back okay woodenshoes
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Feb 26, 2018 17:35:47 GMT -6
filingjointly I hope your appts this week all go well! I'm glad you're getting lots of ultrasounds and reassurances about baby. woodenshoes Thinking good thoughts about your labwork! Hang in there - that just means at most a little over a week until you're cuddling your sweet baby! Today's ridiculous and random cleaning, courtesy of nesting: Oxi-spot-cleaned the couch, washed the couch pillow covers, Softscrubbed the sink and oven, replaced the furnace filter, and tossed out the old toiletries in the guest bathroom to replace with new ones for when my mom and then MIL are staying with us. What are other random, once-in-a-blue-moon type tasks should I take care of that I might not be thinking of? I haven't cleaned the baseboards in...years. So maybe that. Lysol-wiping the light switch and outlet covers? This crazed desire and energy to deep-clean is so weird, but I guess I'll take advantage? And that’s how my mom went into labor with me...
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Post by ovenrack on Feb 26, 2018 17:38:35 GMT -6
I think my raking today was definitely a nesting urge.
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Post by polson on Feb 26, 2018 18:35:56 GMT -6
lol. i just got done with a “quick” swiffer job of the kitchen that quickly escalated into steam mopping and 409ing the baseboards. you guys are making me feeling slightly less crazy
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Post by tinyjoys on Feb 26, 2018 18:59:12 GMT -6
Y’all make me lol with your nesting. Mine kicks in about 6 weeks postpartum 😂 Mostly though because Okay, maybe not dying, but everything definitely hurts.
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Post by whatsit on Feb 26, 2018 19:01:59 GMT -6
Y’all make me lol with your nesting. Mine kicks in about 6 weeks postpartum 😂 Mostly though because Okay, maybe not dying, but everything definitely hurts. That is exactly what I said to H yesterday.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Feb 26, 2018 19:03:16 GMT -6
Y’all make me lol with your nesting. Mine kicks in about 6 weeks postpartum 😂 Mostly though because Okay, maybe not dying, but everything definitely hurts. That is exactly what I said to H yesterday. +1 my House was so so clean during my last maternity leave.
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Post by woodenshoes on Feb 26, 2018 19:03:37 GMT -6
Y’all make me lol with your nesting. Mine kicks in about 6 weeks postpartum 😂 Mostly though because Okay, maybe not dying, but everything definitely hurts. That is exactly what I said to H yesterday. +1 I don’t think I really nested with DS or this baby.
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Post by Rama on Feb 26, 2018 19:20:42 GMT -6
Howdy from L&D! Because my monitor-hating Houdini child was not having any of my NST today.
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Post by polson on Feb 26, 2018 19:43:53 GMT -6
woodenshoes i hope your blood work comes back ok and you get a little bit more time! Rama fx your babe cooperates now...keep us posted
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Post by ovenrack on Feb 26, 2018 19:45:06 GMT -6
Howdy from L&D! Because my monitor-hating Houdini child was not having any of my NST today. Remember to start a thread if you need to, yo.
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Post by Rama on Feb 26, 2018 19:54:00 GMT -6
Howdy from L&D! Because my monitor-hating Houdini child was not having any of my NST today. Remember to start a thread if you need to, yo. Oh you bet your ass as long as my phone still has power, my labor is gonna be liveblogged. Absolutely. I wouldn't hold my breath for today, though.
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Post by calendula on Feb 26, 2018 19:54:31 GMT -6
So tomorrow is DS's 100th day of school and today he came home with a homework assignment to fill a ziplock bag (provided) with 100 of something. By tomorrow. Preferably not things that roll because they will be using them for math class tomorrow. Tomorrow.
I'm standing in my kitchen at 5:30 freaking because we literally have 100 of nothing. I don't have enough cereal or pasta or beans and DH was working late so I couldn't send him out to the store.
Fortunately my son is a problem solver and found 100 small rocks in the backyard.
Hope you like gravel, teacher! The calendula household at its finest these days.
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Post by kayladawn91 on Feb 26, 2018 19:57:51 GMT -6
Also they’re estimating he’s about 7lbs right now, they said 70th percentile. I’m only 36+4 so I hope they’re estimation is high. Lol I take their estimates with a huge grain of salt. At 36w with DS1, they estimated his weight at 6lbs even. He was born at 39+1 and weighed 5lbs 11oz. To be fair, his head was proportionally much larger, percentile-wise, than his height and weight. And I believe they use head circumference as one of their factors for weight estimation... Anyway, all that to say that there's apparently a very large margin of error with those estimates, so don't panic! Yes, I have heard this from others as well and a he did say there’s a 1/2 pound margin of error either way.
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Post by nuggetrn on Feb 26, 2018 20:01:49 GMT -6
I've been so uncomfortable the past couple of days. The worst is the rib pain on my left side, I just cannot get myself into a position that relieves it. 6 more weeks feels like an eternity to me today. This morning my mom brought over some of the newborn clothes that I wore, and I loved all of them! I have all the newborn and 0-3 month clothes washed and stacked in the dresser, and all of my newborn diapers are washed and ready to go. My mom brought me old newborn clothes as well!! I am super bummed she didn't get things to me sooner (she said that was originally her plan) because I would have loved to bring baby girl home in my coming home outfit!! A lot of the outfits she brought were things she wore as a baby too. So cool.
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Post by kayladawn91 on Feb 26, 2018 20:02:34 GMT -6
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