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Post by August Blooms on Aug 1, 2017 21:16:26 GMT -6
duskymonkey I keep getting food on the belly and below where I can't see. DH will tell me I have food on my shirt and I can't see it and wonder how long it's been there.
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Post by seventythree on Aug 2, 2017 8:06:05 GMT -6
I'm on this bench, too. It's hard because between the heat and getting bigger I don't want to do all that much, but I'm never just gonna have DD again. At the same time I'm trying to soak up the pregnancy because I don't plan on doing this again, either...so many feelings!! Omg same here...Also I read your post yesterday about PT and Toddler Beds... so many changes at once!! I feel your pain and the pressure because of the other M15 babes! We had a good transition into the toddler bed, but not PT, so I'm waiting until she's ready.. you gotta do what's best for you and A, not because there's a baby coming! Totally know what your feeling!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks, lady! I know I shouldn't compare my kid/life to others, but sometimes it's hard not to. Ps, it's nice to "see" you around these parts!  I can't believe our A's are gonna be big sisters soon, aaahhh! |
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Post by seventythree on Aug 2, 2017 8:44:11 GMT -6
duskymonkey I keep getting food on the belly and below where I can't see. DH will tell me I have food on my shirt and I can't see it and wonder how long it's been there. Bahaha! Yesterday I noticed a stain on the bottom of my shirt when I saw my reflection in the bathroom. No idea how long it had been there. Stay classy, 73. Pregnancy is so glamorous. |
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Post by duskymonkey on Aug 2, 2017 10:08:28 GMT -6
racegurl87 I think there must be another growth spurt around the 27/28 week mark. I am 28 weeks and my bump was so sore and the muscles were feeling stretched/torn over the weekend. duskymonkey DH comes home tonight (really really late)! So in like 15 hours. I can't wait for him to be home. He'll have been gone for 9 full days and we're definitely ready for him to be back. Also - our nanny is Thai. She's amazing and she is basically a part of our family. We have her and her daughter over for holidays and do birthday celebrations - all that jazz. She's been with us 3.5 years now, so she knows our routines and is basically like a godmother to DS. We're so fortunate to have her. If I could bring her back with us to the states some day I would, but it's so, so hard to get visas to the U.S. I really wish the USA had a better guest worker visa program...childcare costs are outrageous in the U.S. and I think a guest worker nanny/caregiver program (like they have in Hong Kong and Singapore) would be so beneficial to so many families in the USA. Oh well - don't see that changing anytime soon, esp with the current rise of xenophobia I have been seeing in the states. Just so happy you have someone to trust. Esp. With no family close by. I feel bad that my mom has to do all the lifting and chasing with DS, more so than usual. I mean she does that almost on a daily basis when I'm working on-site but I usually handle him in the mornings and all weekend. Yes, I've heard work permits have been harder to come by for foreign workers and many companies even the massive corps. No longer want to sponsor work visas anymore. With the current state of affairs now it will be even worse I imagine. Back home, I'm glad they now have agencies that will lookout for the well being of these domestic workers. I've heard many many horror stories. I sometimes wish more people who hire them treat them better. It's just so sad and I'm deeply embarrassed to say I've witness family members ( my dad's side ) treating them like servants. ITs common for SEA families to have servants but my mom's family have always treated them as part of our family, as a result, they usually stay with our family until they depart this world and even their children if they choose to marry sometimes continue working for the family. We also take care of any family medical and basically their well being. I dunno, I guess it depends on how each family is raised and what is taught about respect. I just feel sad whenever I visit my dad's side of the family to see such things and usually my mom will make it a point to talk to them and invite them to eat with us (to my aunts horror of course) which they usually decline but she'll make sure they would be fed as well as the family would during her visits. I know they would often look forward to her visits. |
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Post by Taitai on Aug 2, 2017 20:08:48 GMT -6
duskymonkey That's awesome your family (excepting your dad's side) treats their employees well. We've seen so many terrible situations living out here - the poor Burmese really get taken advantage of. One easy way to tell if someone is a good employer or not is to see how long their employees stay with them. I have a few acquaintances whose nannies, maids, and drivers are always "running away." Ummmm - yeah - probably because you pay them crap and treat them like slaves. Don't complain to me about that - you will get no sympathy. I think certain groups of expats are the most highly sought after employers, because they tend to treat their employees well/pay them better.
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I can't believe our A's are gonna be big sisters soon, aaahhh!
