MDW randoms

[pepperpottsj]

Dreading sitting in beach traffic for the weather to suck... so I am staying in bed as long as possible. What's everyone up to this fabulous long weekend?

[bepandnick]

Being stuck in traffic is the worst pepperpottsj. FX it isn't too bad for you.

We're sticking around home this year. We've got a bunch of stuff to do around the house before the baby gets here, but are going to try to have some fun too.

Usually we go to the Indy 500 with a bunch of my family, but my OB doesn't want me hat far away at this stage. I also wasn't excited about a 3.5+ hr car ride and wouldn't have gone to the race anyways.

[wannamimosa]

We are supposed to be working around the house and on baby prep but MH got grumpy bc of the yard and is pouting, so I went to run some errands to see if he can shake the funk. I'm so sick of his broken record about the f-ing lawn. I purposely went to a place with a line for an oil change so I get a break from mopey face.
In better news, it's turning into a pretty day...I think we get two days of sun before more rain comes in on Monday. I'll take it!


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[lotsoflotts]

This is what I'm eating right now. Because it's in the 90s, I'm hot/uncomfortable/done with being pregnant, and it took me over an hour and a half to get my toddler down for a nap.

It's delicious.


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[babystandish]

lotsoflotts yum! Buttercrunch is a good one.


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[Taitai]

lotsoflotts Omg that looks amazing. I miss Blue Bell so much...My fav was choc chip cookie dough (obviously) or pistachio almond. Somehow I never saw butter crunch - it's on the list for next time I'm in an area that sells Blue Bell for sure.

[babystandish]

I have Grooms cake blue bell in the freezer that I still haven't tried.


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It's just dawned on me what MDW stood for.

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I'm taking inventory of what clothes we have for the baby and then heading to the outlets to take advantage of the sales. I didn't get nearly as many pieces of clothing at my shower that I anticipated.

[lotsoflotts]

babystandish how have you not tried it yet?! We only made it an hour after buying to crack it open, and that was only because we were waiting to put the toddler to bed first.

Taitai I haven't seen it before this week, maybe it's a new flavor? But it's delicious!!!


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[pepperpottsj]

TIL my boat days are numbered... maneuvering in the itty bitty bathroom should have been video'd for pure comedic purposes

[bepandnick]

We are on Day 2 of project weekend. We got quite a bit checked off the list yesterday and are being pretty productive today ... even with the three year old's help.

[cateyes]

May 28, 2017 8:51:22 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

I'm taking inventory of what clothes we have for the baby and then heading to the outlets to take advantage of the sales. I didn't get nearly as many pieces of clothing at my shower that I anticipated.

I had the opposite issue, we got so many clothes and like nothing else!! Our problem is that everyone bought like sizes 6+ months. We needed to go get some smaller things for baby until he grows!

[marshian]

May 28, 2017 8:51:22 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

I'm taking inventory of what clothes we have for the baby and then heading to the outlets to take advantage of the sales. I didn't get nearly as many pieces of clothing at my shower that I anticipated.

I didn't get that many clothes either! I bought more in NB up to 6M and stopped there for now. We'll see how quickly (or slowly) baby grows into them and go from there. Hope you had fun outlet shopping!

[marshian]

Yesterday we spent most of the day downtown in the sun because it was supposed to be crappy rainy weather today and tomorrow. Today turned out warm and sunny (it rained in a few areas for a little bit, but I was inside at brunch and didn't even know it happened). I had brunch at my friend's place. She had a baby almost three months ago. He's cute, but huge! Very tall and also nice and chunky. Adorable cheeks. Then ran errands getting some needed items for baby.

Vent: I skipped a few stops because they were going long so I could get back to H, and when I texted him to come help carry groceries learned he went to meet a fellow resident. He said this morning he wasn't going to hang out with him (told me yesterday he might). So of course now I'm irritated. Too late to go back out because the stores close in a few minutes. No answer on if he's eating out or coming home for dinner and it's almost 6pm.

I know he honestly just doesn't think about logistics or planning or any of that, but it still greatly annoys me. I'm tempted to get involved with a project and then leave him to his own devices all night. (We usually will play a game or watch something on TV together.)

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May 28, 2017 16:48:17 GMT -6 marshian said:

May 28, 2017 8:51:22 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

I'm taking inventory of what clothes we have for the baby and then heading to the outlets to take advantage of the sales. I didn't get nearly as many pieces of clothing at my shower that I anticipated.

I didn't get that many clothes either! I bought more in NB up to 6M and stopped there for now. We'll see how quickly (or slowly) baby grows into them and go from there. Hope you had fun outlet shopping!

It was soooo busy at the mall. Like the week before Christmas crazy. But they sales were 👌🏼.

How was your shower?!

[brassyclarinet]

I had literally just packed away all the baby clothes for DS, and now I'm pregnant again! Sigh. I probably won't get anything ready until the anatomy scan.

This week is the last week of school. I perform at a few memorial day services tomorrow, then Tuesday is the last day with kids (and my dating u/a). Wednesday I have a 2nd interview for another job, Thursday is the last in service day.

[muscari]

May 28, 2017 8:49:43 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

It's just dawned on me what MDW stood for.

Took me a while as well! Then again I am not US based so I will use that as an excuse heh - just a regular weekend it was here

[muscari]

May 27, 2017 13:01:20 GMT -6 lotsoflotts said:

This is what I'm eating right now. Because it's in the 90s, I'm hot/uncomfortable/done with being pregnant, and it took me over an hour and a half to get my toddler down for a nap.

It's delicious.


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We are in the middle of some sort of heatwave here atm as well so mmmmmm that icecream looks awesome! Gimme some! 😁

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How's the day going ladies?

I spent about an hour at the pool, but it's already 95 here so I decided to get back into the AC. The pool was freezing cold so I dipped into the hot tub. Lol kind of a pool day fail all around.

We have a BBQ to go to later today, and meet our friends newborn. Super excited! Wish I could be drinking some rosé, but I'll settle on this sparkling lemonade.

[cateyes]

I am getting super annoyed with family at this point. They are all from our of town and will be here for a couple days after baby is born. Baby is scheduled for induction a week from today and already my family and H's family are starting drama. Like they both seem put off that the other family will be here, like why wouldn't both sides of the family want to be here right away. And then the idea that we have said nobody can sleep in our living room and they need to sleep in the family room or the guest bedroom as we would like to keep some space for just H, myself, and baby is just too much. And just the tone of everybody. Like I am about ready to say nobody can come visit the baby for the first month!

[Taitai]

cateyes Ugh - that sounds horrible. I hate family drama like that. They should just be happy you are hosting them at your house, even though you will have a brand new baby to focus on. Your request to keep people out of the living room is perfectly reasonable - no need to throw a fit over that people. It's your friggin house. My tolerance for this type of stuff is so low - I'd probably be asking them to stay at a hotel. Maybe I'm evil ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bepandnick]

That sucks cateyes. For the record, you're being much nicer than me. I'm making anyone who wants to come stay in a hotel, except my parents who will be watching DS and the dog. But they have to leave the day we come home.

[marshian]

May 28, 2017 18:08:11 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

May 28, 2017 16:48:17 GMT -6 marshian said:

I didn't get that many clothes either! I bought more in NB up to 6M and stopped there for now. We'll see how quickly (or slowly) baby grows into them and go from there. Hope you had fun outlet shopping!

It was soooo busy at the mall. Like the week before Christmas crazy. But they sales were 👌🏼.

How was your shower?!

It was great! My sisters did a very light "Beauty and the Beast" theme. We played two games: Guess who mom vs. dad (e.g. weighed the most at birth, swam first, talked first, etc), and then a guess-the-Disney-baby game (which was too difficult for most people; my family is Disney obsessed so they didn't realize it was too hard!). They also had a burp cloth decorating station. Everything was just perfect. About 15 people total, so just the right size. The food included "the gray stuff" from the B&TB movie. Some pics in spoiler:

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[marshian]

cateyes - Huge WTF and eye roll to your family. Everyone can stop making YOUR baby about THEM. I would threaten to kick them all out of your house or keep them away for a certain amount of time. I mean, seriously, it's not about them and they can all chill. You're amazing to even host them in your home with a newborn!

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Cute marshian! We also had a onesie/bib station where she had markers and iron on patches. Everyone loved it. Those game are fun! We only did one, the string one to guess my size. lol I was gracious about it. I'm glad it turned out well!

cateyes, what a bummer. The last thing you need is family drama before you even bring the baby home. I hope they start to act like adults and realize this is about making things comfortable for you and the baby.

[Taitai]

marshian Love the shower theme and pics! Super cute - glad to see it turned out so nice

[cateyes]

Thanks everyone. I had originally thought having everyone here for the same 3ish days would be nice and just get it over with so we can have time after for just us and baby instead of a parade of visitors. Now I am thinking we should have just said no to everyone. I am hoping the time goes fast and people just listen because I cannot be held responsible if hormones take over and the nice me goes missing :/

[marshian]

May 30, 2017 2:17:01 GMT -6 cateyes said:

Thanks everyone. I had originally thought having everyone here for the same 3ish days would be nice and just get it over with so we can have time after for just us and baby instead of a parade of visitors. Now I am thinking we should have just said no to everyone. I am hoping the time goes fast and people just listen because I cannot be held responsible if hormones take over and the nice me goes missing :/

Is your H already on board to help manage both families? If not, I would make a game plan. Maybe some code word/phrase/action where if you say/do it, it means you need a break and are either taking baby into another room alone or he needs to kick everyone out to another room? And agree on some general guidelines. If you want the living room (IIRC) as family-free (just you, H, and baby), H needs to be ready and willing to push people out of there if he catches them. 

It will probably all be fine and easy, but doesn't hurt to be prepared!

[Risscaboobs]

lotsoflotts - OMG I miss BlueBell Ice Cream!