A GTKY Thread

[jewelsofthenile]

I thought it might be fun to get to know each other a bit 😎😁😃


1. What's your due date?

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)

3. How did you meet your SO?

4. Favorite hobby?

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else

[remi]

1. What's your due date? March 27, which is the day after my birthday!

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)We live in MI, smack in the suburbs.

3. How did you meet your SO? We met at the county fair, in the steer barn. lol We have been together for 11 years and married for 7 (8 in Sept)

4. Favorite hobby? I love to read, listen to music, and watch trashy tv

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? I ran up the stairs waving the pee stick around. We had been TTC for awhile and I took the test so that I would stop obsessing and just accept that it was negative and AF was on the way. Shock to me when it actually turn positive. I'm really not good at holding secrets or surprises so I've never done cute announcements.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else: We are trying to think of cute way to announce and I'm not sure what to do. I hate attention on myself and I just get awkward.

What does everyone else have planned for how to announce??

[orangehibiscus]

1. What's your due date? March 31st, which is H’s oldest brother’s birthday

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want) In the Western half of the US

3. How did you meet your SO? We met at church when we were teenagers

4. Favorite hobby? I love to hunt, fish, camp, hike, be outdoors, and watch TV.

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? I tested at 8DPO to make sure the trigger was gone, and the test was positive. I thought it might be the trigger, so I tested again the next day, and it wasn’t any lighter. I texted H and asked him hypothetically if I thought I was pregnant would he want to know or would he just want to know if was for sure pregnant or not. He said he wanted to know. So in a text, I told him I thought I was pregnant, and he replied “cool”.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else: Nothing new I guess. Just so glad to be here, and I’m hoping I get to stay.

I haven’t even thought that far ahead remi! Maybe I’ll start thinking about that after I get to see a heartbeat.

[pambee]

1. What's your due date?
-March 21

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)
MO

3. How did you meet your SO?
High School sweethearts

4. Favorite hobby?
Uh, are we supposed to have these? Does Netflix count?? 😂

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?
-This one was kind of a bust since I was jaded from the 3 previous losses. I told him a few hours later that I had tested but it was really faint, and each day I just updated him on the darkening lines. For my daughter, I ran into the bedroom ala remi and waved the stick in his face. Our second pregnancy I texted him ala orangehibiscus, the 3rd I got a card and put the digital test in it, and the 4th he was joking about something and I told him not to yell at his pregnant wife. So, each of the others were a little more fun

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else
I bought E a cute big sister shirt back in Jan that we never got to use so I think we'll still use that when we do on SM - IF we announce on SM. I haven't decided yet. But we're going to the lake with my parents and sister/BIL next weekend and I think we're going to tell them then. It'll be my sister's birthday so I'll either do something with a card for her or maybe just put E in the shirt we got and see how long it takes for them to notice, haha. They've all seen a picture of the shirt before so I'm not sure if that will make them catch on faster or not?

[remi]

I just ordered a big sister shirt for DD and a couple of books on being a big sister so I can’t wait for them to come in! We probably won’t announce to family until the end of August per my Hs request. My mom already knows because I couldn’t keep it from her.

[jewelsofthenile]

1.What's your due date? April 1st

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want) Small town In Ohio

3. How did you meet your SO? At a college keg party. We were the least drunk of the people there.

4. Favorite hobby? Being outdoors, hiking gardening, running, photography, mostly I chase my kids around while trying to do these things now.

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? I was in florida on a girls trip for my moms 60th birthday. My period should have arrived by the 3rd day of the trip. When my temp was sky high that day. I sent him a text saying I have strong suspicions my period isn't coming. I took a hpt 3 days later when I got home from the trip. I left it in the bathroom for him to see.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else. Nothing today other than I am hungry!

[pambee]

Jul 31, 2018 14:05:51 GMT -6 remi said:

I just ordered a big sister shirt for DD and a couple of books on being a big sister so I can’t wait for them to come in! We probably won’t announce to family until the end of August per my Hs request. My mom already knows because I couldn’t keep it from her.

We told our parents right away with E and with the first pregnancy this year, but haven't until after we knew about the losses on the others because it was easier on me that way. But my mom knows we've been trying and brings it up semi-frequently (she tries to be subtle/indirect because she knows it's a sensitive topic, but she can't help herself) so I know we can't keep it secret for too long. And my sister lives 3 hours away and we only see them once a month if we're lucky so I don't know when we'll have an opportunity if we don't next weekend, so we're just going for it. 

It's a hard secret to keep, though! 

[remi]

Jul 31, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -6 pambee said:

Jul 31, 2018 14:05:51 GMT -6 remi said:

I just ordered a big sister shirt for DD and a couple of books on being a big sister so I can’t wait for them to come in! We probably won’t announce to family until the end of August per my Hs request. My mom already knows because I couldn’t keep it from her.

We told our parents right away with E and with the first pregnancy this year, but haven't until after we knew about the losses on the others because it was easier on me that way. But my mom knows we've been trying and brings it up semi-frequently (she tries to be subtle/indirect because she knows it's a sensitive topic, but she can't help herself) so I know we can't keep it secret for too long. And my sister lives 3 hours away and we only see them once a month if we're lucky so I don't know when we'll have an opportunity if we don't next weekend, so we're just going for it. 

It's a hard secret to keep, though! 

So hard! And I’m really, really not good and not sharing big, exciting things like this. Lol and I feel a lot better about the pregnancy now that I’ve seen the heartbeat. And I’m living in the fact that hoping does not make bad things happen.

[pambee]

Jul 31, 2018 14:13:24 GMT -6 remi said:

Jul 31, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -6 pambee said:

We told our parents right away with E and with the first pregnancy this year, but haven't until after we knew about the losses on the others because it was easier on me that way. But my mom knows we've been trying and brings it up semi-frequently (she tries to be subtle/indirect because she knows it's a sensitive topic, but she can't help herself) so I know we can't keep it secret for too long. And my sister lives 3 hours away and we only see them once a month if we're lucky so I don't know when we'll have an opportunity if we don't next weekend, so we're just going for it. 

It's a hard secret to keep, though! 

So hard! And I’m really, really not good and not sharing big, exciting things like this. Lol and I feel a lot better about the pregnancy now that I’ve seen the heartbeat. And I’m living in the fact that hoping does not make bad things happen.

❤❤❤🙌🙌🙌

[Yogurt]

1. What's your due date?
Ff says 3/27, everything else says 3/28

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)
California's central coast

3. How did you meet your SO?
He was the manager of the bar I was bartending at back in PA

4. Favorite hobby?
Knitting

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?
Texted him a pee stick pic, to which he replied, "Oh snap!" And a bunch of baby emojis. Then he commented on how solid the line was.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else
I also bought a big sister tshirt amd bought a "rainbow is my favorite color" onesie. I'll probably announce at work somewhat soon if my ultra sound looks good because I work with children who can be aggressive and I'll need to be mindful of that.

[jewelsofthenile]

remi I loved the county fair growing up. My best friend from high school married a boy she met at 4H camp.

And as far as announcing I just made my first ob appt today on 8/24. If everything looks good and dates line up then I will start thinking about telling work/friends and family. I am gun shy after my loss we told our families early and my husband told coworkers and friends early and we had to untell a lot of people. Which felt awkward. Although my family may have strong suspicisons before i tell them. They are always on the look out for fake drinking.

[Wicket]

1. What's your due date?
March 16th

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)
ON,Canada

3. How did you meet your SO?
We met teaching English overseas. It will be 10 years this year. 6 years married

4. Favorite hobby?
I try to read but am usually tired and end up watching something on netflix after the girls go to bed haha

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?
I just told him. Boring I know. I had what I thought was a weird, light period so I didn't think we were pregnant but I started getting aversions and took a test while he was at work. It was really positive but I was in disbelief and had no more tests so I needed him to bring some home.

6. Rants/raves/anything else
I keep getting really emotional at songs and tv shows. Currently I am tearing up at the end of the children's movie Home...pregnancy hormones man

[tapdancer]

1. What's your due date?
March 21

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)
MD

3. How did you meet your SO?
He almost ran me over with a trolley set piece in a high school production of Hello Dolly. We knew each other through the theater program and our sisters were friends but we didn't date until after college when we found out I was teaching in the neighborhood where he was living. We reconnected after my brother saw his picture on a folder at his college orientation.

4. Favorite hobby?
Crocheting and sewing

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?
Took a test and came it and told him "remember how I thought I had my period yesterday? About that..."

[Tlex]

1. What's your due date?
March 6

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want)
BC, Canada, Vancouver area but with bears

3. How did you meet your SO?
Stalked him on FB ☺️ then he asked me out for pho

4. Favorite hobby?
Listening to true crime podcasts at the moment

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy?
We gradually watched the lines darken together on my “windowsill of science” as he calls it.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else

As frustrating as it was TTC I’m looking forward to having a larger age gap between this baby and my 2nd kid. I’d do it again in a heart beat for how close they are (they’re 2 years exactly apart) but it was definitely hard and I’m just finding the positive in the larger age gap. D2 is already older than D1 was when D2 was born, and I’m like omg!

[Tlex]

Jul 31, 2018 14:13:24 GMT -6 remi said:

Jul 31, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -6 pambee said:

We told our parents right away with E and with the first pregnancy this year, but haven't until after we knew about the losses on the others because it was easier on me that way. But my mom knows we've been trying and brings it up semi-frequently (she tries to be subtle/indirect because she knows it's a sensitive topic, but she can't help herself) so I know we can't keep it secret for too long. And my sister lives 3 hours away and we only see them once a month if we're lucky so I don't know when we'll have an opportunity if we don't next weekend, so we're just going for it. 

It's a hard secret to keep, though! 

So hard! And I’m really, really not good and not sharing big, exciting things like this. Lol and I feel a lot better about the pregnancy now that I’ve seen the heartbeat. And I’m living in the fact that hoping does not make bad things happen.

I hate keeping it a secret! I think I’ll be comfortable being out when (hopefully) the panorama comes back with good news. I’m also going to be showing so obviously by then, it’s already pretty obvious now!

[jewelsofthenile]

Tlex I am excited about a larger gap as well. DS this week will be as old as DD was when he was born. It will be interesting to see how nearly 3 yo handles a new baby versus a just turned 2 yo. It was a bit of a shitshow last time.

[tapdancer]

Aug 1, 2018 11:48:54 GMT -6 jewelsofthenile said:

Tlex I am excited about a larger gap as well. DS this week will be as old as DD was when he was born. It will be interesting to see how nearly 3 yo handles a new baby versus a just turned 2 yo. It was a bit of a shitshow last time.

I really wanted kids closer together but due to many reasons DD will be almost 4 and I think it will be good. I feel like I will be able to converse with her more and rationalize to some degree that I have to attend to a baby rather then a two year old who has no control over their emotions

[Yogurt]

Tlex what true crime podcasts do you like? The ones I listen to are mostly True Crime Garage (my fav) and My favorite murder. I heard last podcast on the left is good too.

[Tlex]

Aug 1, 2018 18:50:13 GMT -6 Yogurt said:

Tlex what true crime podcasts do you like? The ones I listen to are mostly True Crime Garage (my fav) and My favorite murder. I heard last podcast on the left is good too.

MFM and Casefiles are my go-tos, I’m going to start last on the left for our road trip tomorrow, I’ll let you know what I think!

[Tlex]

Aug 1, 2018 18:30:40 GMT -6 tapdancer said:

Aug 1, 2018 11:48:54 GMT -6 jewelsofthenile said:

Tlex I am excited about a larger gap as well. DS this week will be as old as DD was when he was born. It will be interesting to see how nearly 3 yo handles a new baby versus a just turned 2 yo. It was a bit of a shitshow last time.

I really wanted kids closer together but due to many reasons DD will be almost 4 and I think it will be good. I feel like I will be able to converse with her more and rationalize to some degree that I have to attend to a baby rather then a two year old who has no control over their emotions

I think there really is something positive to be found in every age gap. My sister and I are 4.5 years apart (and lightyears apart personality wise) but as adults we’ve found an awesome friendship. Leads me to think not all good things are immediately obvious. ☺️

[Eames]

1. What's your due date? March 25/26

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want) outside Chicago

3. How did you meet your SO? Same major in college, we were friends first.

4. Favorite hobby? Travel and cooking/baking elaborate things, not so much right now though

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? I got some baby socks and wrapped it up with the pee stick.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything Else: I feel like shit today, for the first time I almost puked. My DD (3 years old) left a huge floating turd in the toilet for me to discover first thing this morning. Thanks honey! 😭😭😭

[grover]

1. What's your due date? March 31, but that possibly will be moved up now.
2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want) outside Chicago
3. How did you meet your SO? College dorms- I lived in room 669 and he lived in the room directly above mine.
4. Favorite hobby? Reading, baking
5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? "Um, I think the RE was wrong. Happy birthday?!?"
6. Rants/Raves/Anything Else: I think I am still in shock that there's currently 2 babies in me.

[grover]

Eames, Looks like we live in same general area!

[whoopster]

1. What's your due date? Apr 4

2. Where are you currently living? (be as specific or not as you want): Colorado

3. How did you meet your SO? At a bar lol. He tried to hit on me one night when I was way past gone, but I remember seeing him and thinking he was cute and he kept asking me to hang out and I kept blowing him off, finally said yes, and the rest is history.

4. Favorite hobby? Reading, working out, home decor, gardening

5. How did you tell your SO about this pregnancy? We decided to take one together because we both had a feeling I was. And sure enough.

6. Rants/Raves/Anything else: I'm nervous we're going to outgrow our house with baby #2.