Wake up it's Monday!

[benandjerrys]

How is everyone doing this dreary day?

[ironunicorn]

Dreary indeed.

Normally I park in the garage, but we have moved an old couch we're trying to sell into my spot, so I had to park outside, in a puddle, in the rain.

I had to take my dog in for surgery today to remove a questionable mass, so she was skittish about the puddle and the rain, not to mention being left at the vet.

Hopefully today passes quickly so I can pick her up and snuggle her.

[pinkcat]

Good Morning and Happy Monday, everyone!

We got our Progenity results on Friday (a week earlier than expected!) and the most important news is all looked healthy! We also found out we are having a baby BOY! I am so happy all looked healthy and of course very excited about a baby boy, but am still processing a bit. I always imagined myself with a girl and am VERY close with my mom so I hoped for a mother/daughter relationship like we have. But now it's time to imagine myself with a little boy!

[pinkcat]

Hope all goes well for your pup today ironunicorn!

[marygracerich]

Good morning!
G and I just had a delicious breakfast. I made egg and cheese omelets and hasbrowns. I have a very happy belly right now.
G's teacher is coming today. I have to work for a few hours and do some cleaning.

[ironunicorn]

So excited for you, pinkcat. I have a lot of the same feels, and we find out this Friday.

[sarahh]

Today is already starting off bad. DH called me when I had been at work for 15 minutes and reminded me that the 2nd car seat was in my trunk so I had to go home and give it to him.

Tomorrow is my anatomy scan and I'm getting really nervous. For all of my appointments lately I am fine leading up to them until the day before and I become really anxious. Hopefully tomorrow morning is here quick.

[watermelonseed]

GL to everyone needing it!

Congrats on team blue pinkcat!

[pinkcat]

Thanks ironunicorn and good luck Friday! I bet you understand the conflicting emotions after going through IVF as well....You are so excited to BE pregnant finally and then feel guilty for hoping for one sex over the other, after all you did to get to this point. I'm a mess of feelings basically!

[jessijean]

pinkcat being a boy mom is pretty special too. I was sort of worried about the same and he does love DH but when he's not feeling good or wants cuddles, he turns to me. It's just a different type of bond.

[pinkcat]

Thanks jessijean! It sounds like you guys have such a sweet relationship

[amesie]

pinkcat congrats on a boy!! And a healthy boy at that! ☺️ FWIW, MH is definitely closer to his mom than his dad. He's just more comfortable sharing things with her and confiding in her than his dad

[rebeccabunch]

It's nice and sunny where I am today but not too hot or humid.

I'm at the dentist for a regular check up with DS1. He's weird and loves going to the dentist and doctor. I think he feels very special.

pinkcat congrats on the healthy baby boy news! I been vocal about it already but I had your same feelings when DS1 was born and because I thought he was a girl (team green) and couldn't imagine myself with a boy. Now, I can't picture myself with a daughter! Once he's here and you are caring for him it will be so different!

[aprilz81]

Back at work today after two weeks of around 50 hours at my desk. Hopefully this week is closer to normal instead of chaos.

We went down to see my parents (2 hours south) and it was a nice break. Mom cooked my favorite food and we ate out at my favorite hometown restaurants. Saturday I got a pedicure and we went shopping for fabric for a baby quilt and a few nursery decor odds and ends. We are doing an ocean theme and Mom bought Faith the cutest stuffed sea turtle! I ended up buying the fabric I needed, some decorative drawer pulls, and a few storage baskets. We have the furniture already from Ava so we are almost ready to start decorating, but I refuse to do that until after our 20 week ultrasound.

Saturday even around 7:30 Mom and I went to take a short hike at a nearby lake and as we were driving we were the first to arrive at the scene of a bad accident. Going down a steep and winding country road a Jeep was in the ditch on it's roof with no signs of life. My mom is a nurse so we immediately pulled over and she ran to the car. I had no cell service so I couldn't even call 911 (back country roads aren't great for cell service where my parents live). I was going to walk to the top of the hill to call and as I started up another car stopped to help and they said they would call.

As they were doing that the kids were able to crawl out of the back window of the car, and miraculously with only bumps, bruises and minor cuts. To make a very long story short a 17 year old girl had let a 16 year old boy with only a permit drive her jeep (he was a friend of a friends boyfriend) and he was racing a Mustang. He was going too fast for the road, over corrected the steering wheel and flipped into a ditch. If he had flipped the other way they would have been over an embankment and we wouldn't' have even seen them.

They boy was a total drama queen about everything and yelling at the girl to lie to the Highway Patrol so he wouldn't get in trouble for driving (his permit only allows him to drive with a licensed driver over 21). The kids got in touch with their parents and here is where things took a turn for the strange...

The boy's dad made a bunch of excuses as to why he couldn't get there immediately. I have to get dressed, I need to do this, I'll need to do that, I'll get there when I can. The girl's parents said they were on their way but took way longer than expected. Come to find out they were at the grocery store when they got the call and WENT HOME TO PUT AWAY THE GROCERIES before coming to check on their daughter who very easily could have died. When they got there there was barely a hug for the girl before they started BERATING her, calling her stupid and irresponsible and how her life is over because now she is going to have to quit band, work and her summer college classes. Mom and I just stared at each other in shock at their behavior. I know not everyone has the happy loving parents I was blessed with but this just seemed over the top.

Mom and I comforted the girl the best we could and found out that she is an honors student who is working as many hours as she can to save money, she is a member of the marching band and taking college courses through a state program that pays for the college courses and you get high school and college credit for them at the same time. This was a boneheaded move to be sure, but overall how "stupid and irresponsible" can someone be and still manage that kind of schedule and get good grades?

I just felt so bad for her. As her parents were talking to the cops she came over and gave me and Mom hugs and seriously asked if she could come home with us. I wanted to wrap her up and do just that. I want to do something so badly for her and I don't have her address. I want to give her a used car, but I don't have that kind of money. lol So if you are a praying person, please play for this teen and her parents to find peace and forgiveness.

[rebeccabunch]

aprilz81 what an experience! Luckily it was you and your mom that arrived first and everyone is ok but upsetting!

[pinkcat]

Thank you rebeccabunch and amesie! You guys are making me so excited about meeting him in 32 more weeks

[rebeccabunch]

Aug 7, 2017 7:48:20 GMT -6 pinkcat said:

Thank you rebeccabunch and amesie! You guys are making me so excited about meeting him in 32 more weeks

It will be sooner than 32 weeks! 😉

[pinkcat]

Aug 7, 2017 7:50:01 GMT -6 rebeccabunch said:

Aug 7, 2017 7:48:20 GMT -6 pinkcat said:

Thank you rebeccabunch and amesie ! You guys are making me so excited about meeting him in 32 more weeks

It will be sooner than 32 weeks! 😉

Haha- can you tell it's Monday and I can't math yet?! Let's try again- 28 weeks! That sounds even better! 

[Deleted]

Good morning! We are enjoying a chilly morning at the cabin. I am alone with the girls and my parents and sometimes it is hard getting them to coordinate around my girls' schedules. I am currently trying to convince them to go for a walk this morning before my 18 month old naps and they are having none of it haha! Luckily she is a good Tula or stroller sleeper. As much as I love that my almost 3 year old still naps I sometimes get nervous about how I am going to coordinate 3 children getting their naps!

[marygracerich]

Aug 7, 2017 7:53:35 GMT -6 pinkcat said:

Aug 7, 2017 7:50:01 GMT -6 rebeccabunch said:

It will be sooner than 32 weeks! 😉

Haha- can you tell it's Monday and I can't math yet?! Let's try again- 28 weeks! That sounds even better! 

Wanna talk crazy how time flies? I am delivering in 20w 2days! 😮

[jessijean]

We are back from camping and I was SO happy to sleep in my own bed last night. This week is basically the calm before the storm with school starting in 2 weeks. I have a week full of doctors appointments next week (including my AS!!) I really should be catching up on housework but mehhhhh

[sweetsurprise]

ironunicorn hope your dog is ok!!
pinkcat yay team blue!!! Get ready to learn every construction vehicle and transformer that exists. Lol. I always wanted a girl and here I am about to have another boy. It's a wonderful, joyful thing. It's just hard to imagine now. You'll see!
sarahh I hope your anxiety gets better. Good vibes!!!

[rebeccabunch]

Aug 7, 2017 8:34:56 GMT -6 sweetsurprise said:

ironunicorn hope your dog is ok!!
pinkcat yay team blue!!! Get ready to learn every construction vehicle and transformer that exists. Lol. I always wanted a girl and here I am about to have another boy. It's a wonderful, joyful thing. It's just hard to imagine now. You'll see!
sarahh I hope your anxiety gets better. Good vibes!!!

Did you ever think you'd be able to pick out a skid steer or know the difference between a backhoe and a front loader?!? 😜

[sweetsurprise]

Aug 7, 2017 9:16:55 GMT -6 rebeccabunch said:

Aug 7, 2017 8:34:56 GMT -6 sweetsurprise said:

ironunicorn hope your dog is ok!!
pinkcat yay team blue!!! Get ready to learn every construction vehicle and transformer that exists. Lol. I always wanted a girl and here I am about to have another boy. It's a wonderful, joyful thing. It's just hard to imagine now. You'll see!
sarahh I hope your anxiety gets better. Good vibes!!!

Did you ever think you'd be able to pick out a skid steer or know the difference between a backhoe and a front loader?!? 😜

Lol. Never!!! I'm a super girly girl and never had any interest in this stuff.

Do you have The Big Book of Big Machines?? It's pretty amazing. After we got that book (and DS wanted to read it numerous times per day) I have an encyclopedic knowledge of construction vehicles, among other machines. Hehe.

[sweetsurprise]

Usually I go to sleep around 10:30. Last night H and I watched GoT (omg omg!) and then a comedian and I didn't go to sleep until 11:30. I am le zombie.

[hiimjamie]

Back to work today. I've been dreading it. DS was hysterical at DC drop off. Just completely sobbing and hanging onto me for dear life. I felt horrible. He wasn't even that bad when he went from the NB room to the one year old room or from the one year old room to the "older one year old room" (they have them separated out as 12-18 months and 18-24 months in our center). He was fine after vacation in January and April. Ugh I just didn't want to leave him. His teacher finally took him from me and gave him his blankey. I cried on the way to work. I need a do over.

My 16 week appointment is tomorrow (I'll be 17 weeks on Wednesday) and they're making me do an early glucose test bc I have PCOS. I didn't have to do this with DS and didn't have GD so idk why I have to do it this time. I don't have any symptoms to anything. 🤷‍♀️

[clm585]

Aug 7, 2017 8:05:26 GMT -6 peachesncream said:

Good morning! We are enjoying a chilly morning at the cabin. I am alone with the girls and my parents and sometimes it is hard getting them to coordinate around my girls' schedules. I am currently trying to convince them to go for a walk this morning before my 18 month old naps and they are having none of it haha! Luckily she is a good Tula or stroller sleeper. As much as I love that my almost 3 year old still naps I sometimes get nervous about how I am going to coordinate 3 children getting their naps!

Wait, when do kids normally stop napping? They're supposed to stop before they're 3?!!? I need my 2-3 hours of break time while DS sleeps to get stuff done.

[smores]

Today is a good Monday for me! I'm off work today for vacation prep. We leave tomorrow and will be gone a week and a half. I also took the Thurs & Fri off after we get back to be able to catch up on post vacation laundry and such. So excited to not have to work for 2 full weeks! I also have an OB appointment right after we get back and, assuming all goes well, we will be officially letting work and everyone IRL know we're expecting again.

[Deleted]

Aug 7, 2017 10:26:44 GMT -6 clm585 said:

Aug 7, 2017 8:05:26 GMT -6 peachesncream said:

Good morning! We are enjoying a chilly morning at the cabin. I am alone with the girls and my parents and sometimes it is hard getting them to coordinate around my girls' schedules. I am currently trying to convince them to go for a walk this morning before my 18 month old naps and they are having none of it haha! Luckily she is a good Tula or stroller sleeper. As much as I love that my almost 3 year old still naps I sometimes get nervous about how I am going to coordinate 3 children getting their naps!

Wait, when do kids normally stop napping? They're supposed to stop before they're 3?!!? I need my 2-3 hours of break time while DS sleeps to get stuff done.

I know, right?!? I don't know what the average age is but some of the other August 14 kids have given up naps already 😱😱 I was naive enough to think they napped through kindergarten 😂 DD1 loves her sleep and takes a 3 hour nap every day so I am hoping it will last a while yet.

[clm585]

hiimjamie good luck with the test! I'm one of the weird ones who thinks glucola tastes delicious. Hopefully you do too 😉

We are back from the beach, and it poured rain all night. I woke up at 3:50 and couldn't go back to sleep. Miserable. So at 5 I got up and went to the gym. At least I worked out! Powering through work now with a steady flow of coffee today....