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Post by tinyjoys on Oct 12, 2017 14:09:20 GMT -6
I need to find some nursery inspiration. Our house was previously a duplex and renovated to a single family home prior to our buying it. So, there's two master sized bedrooms and two smaller, perfect for kids sized rooms. We plan on moving our guest room into what is currently our daughter's room and having the baby & our daughter move into the bigger room. I love our daughter's nursery, though. I'll probably end up doing similar in their shared rooms, with only slightly less pink.
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Post by dizzycooks on Oct 12, 2017 14:30:00 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004 same here. No nursery, same sheets. I probably need to move the rocker back in there though. And set up the cradle in our room. Exciting stuff.
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Post by katietopaz on Oct 12, 2017 16:00:05 GMT -6
Thinking of nursery stuff stresses me out. We're in a 2BR (renting) and I don't see us being able to buy a house before the baby gets here. We're hoping the PNP in our room for 4-6+ months will work out again this time, but then we have to figure out how to make sharing a room work for these two kids. I guess we also have to figure out the crib situation. DS is still in a crib and I have no desire to change that until I have to. His converts into a toddler bed, but do we just buy another convertible crib or a cheap non-convertible option a la IKEA or...I don't know.
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Oct 12, 2017 19:17:45 GMT -6
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Post by polson on Oct 12, 2017 19:17:45 GMT -6
so h neglected to remind me he is on call tonight. after i put dd to bed i decided to take a bath and read. it was glorious. then i had some apple pie for dinner while i watched jeopardy. i guess it wasn't too bad of a night after all!
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Post by clementine on Oct 12, 2017 19:19:50 GMT -6
so h neglected to remind me he is on call tonight. after i put dd to bed i decided to take a bath and read. it was glorious. then i had some apple pie for dinner while i watched jeopardy. i guess it wasn't too bad of a night after all! Sounds like my kind of night!
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Oct 12, 2017 19:44:30 GMT -6
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Oct 12, 2017 19:44:30 GMT -6
WTAF. I opted for a pat down instead of the X-ray thing at the airport and the TSA agent made a joke about not letting the agent performing the pat down know if I “liked it.” Gross dude.
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Post by ovenrack on Oct 12, 2017 19:47:44 GMT -6
WTAF. I opted for a pat down instead of the X-ray thing at the airport and the TSA agent made a joke about not letting the agent performing the pat down know if I “liked it.” Gross dude.
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Post by nuggetrn on Oct 12, 2017 20:37:07 GMT -6
WTAF. I opted for a pat down instead of the X-ray thing at the airport and the TSA agent made a joke about not letting the agent performing the pat down know if I “liked it.” Gross dude. Well that's incredibly awkward.
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Post by nuggetrn on Oct 12, 2017 20:41:40 GMT -6
My mom has apple trees in her yard and I spent most of today and yesterday turning lots of apples into applesauce, apple crisp, and apple pies. For all the work that we did I feel like we ended up with so little!! Which I know really isn't true (I have six 4x6 apples crisps in my freezer!!) It was fun but exhausting.
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Oct 12, 2017 21:31:50 GMT -6
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Post by katietopaz on Oct 12, 2017 21:31:50 GMT -6
After half an hour of trying, chugging Sprite, coughing, and wiggling to get baby to uncross their legs, the gal doing the scan was about to give up when we finally got the money shot.
We're team blue again!
I'm really emotional and feeling really guilty about the disappointment I'm feeling. We're putting DS to bed, then I'll process more with DH and I know I'll get to a better place. We'll talk through some names, and think about how we love how much baby was moving around in there and waving at us! It was wonderful to get a nice long look at him, and I'm so thankful for that.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Oct 12, 2017 22:50:55 GMT -6
katietopaz you can be disappointed about the sex and still love and be totally excited for your new baby. It’s ok to feel both. I think anytime you have expectations/dreams and things turn out differently, you have to give yourself a moment to mourn that expectation. It’s like you ordered dessert and got pie when you were hoping for cake. The pie is amazingly delicious but you wonder for a minute what the cake would have tasted like. ...though maybe I’m just hungry and making no sense.
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Oct 13, 2017 3:46:57 GMT -6
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Post by polson on Oct 13, 2017 3:46:57 GMT -6
katietopaz i think Leaf 🌱 said it better than i ever could. i think it's completely normal to have an idea of how you think your family will be - we spend months imagining! i have anyways. eta: i totally understand the guilt part too. i have been trying to process how i am feeling for months now, and i also have guilt for letting myself imagine things a certain way.
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Post by clementine on Oct 13, 2017 5:38:02 GMT -6
In the waiting room for my AS! We’re finding out but not until a gender reveal with our families the first weekend in November. So far awayyyy.
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Oct 13, 2017 5:44:01 GMT -6
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Post by polson on Oct 13, 2017 5:44:01 GMT -6
big day for anatomy scans! mine is at 10 this morning and i think nuggetrn has one too! hope everything goes well for for everyone!
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Post by nuggetrn on Oct 13, 2017 6:31:34 GMT -6
big day for anatomy scans! mine is at 10 this morning and i think nuggetrn has one too! hope everything goes well for for everyone! Yes!! Mine is at 10:45! So exciting!!
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Oct 13, 2017 6:53:59 GMT -6
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Post by babybean on Oct 13, 2017 6:53:59 GMT -6
katietopaz no one would question how much you love your baby, it’s okay to feel what you’re feeling. The additional upside is you get to reuse clothes and everything. Congrats!
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Post by calendula on Oct 13, 2017 6:58:15 GMT -6
Congrats katietopaz! Its normal to need to process big news like that. But your sons will have the wonderful experience of brotherhood, and that is really something special to celebrate. Glad everyone is healthy!
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Post by tinyjoys on Oct 13, 2017 7:19:08 GMT -6
A and I ran to Starbucks. My goal for Sunday is to make myself a bunch of bacon & gouda breakfast sandwiches to toss in the freezer, because they've consistently stayed down. Now, she's eating a croissant and watching PJ Masks on the iPad at one end of the couch while I'm curled up in the corner watching Fantastic Beasts and browsing pinterest for nursery inspiration.
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Post by alwayscheese on Oct 13, 2017 7:39:57 GMT -6
Yes katietopaz you're definitely normal lol. I have it firmly in my head that I'm carrying a boy. Partly because DH's family is full of boys so it seems like fate.? Lol And because I always wished for an older brother so my "prefect family" in my head has a boy first. I've realized recently that I kind of have a problem and will need to temper my expectations before the ultrasound! I'm loving Leaf 🌱's dessert example. 😃 Have fun at your ultrasounds today! nuggetrn polson clementine 😄
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Post by sweetc129 on Oct 13, 2017 8:41:18 GMT -6
katietopaz, ((HUGS)) It's ok to feel this way. We already have 2 girls and as much as I love them dearly and wouldn't change a thing. As disappointed as I was to find my second was another girl I am now over the moon and wouldn't have it any other way. I love having 2 the same sex. I love that they are close and we can bunk them up together and picture late night shenanigans (which of course will be all fun and no fighting/screaming). I think there are many special relationships between brother/sister or brother/brother or sister/sister that one isn't better than the other and ultimately you will come to value the brother/brother bond they'll have. polson, You're probably at your scan now!! Can't wait to hear, good luck! Leaf 🌱, Not cool, not cool. I probably would have said something very loudly regarding his professionalism (or lack there of)
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Post by Rama on Oct 13, 2017 9:07:57 GMT -6
After half an hour of trying, chugging Sprite, coughing, and wiggling to get baby to uncross their legs, the gal doing the scan was about to give up when we finally got the money shot. We're team blue again! I'm really emotional and feeling really guilty about the disappointment I'm feeling. We're putting DS to bed, then I'll process more with DH and I know I'll get to a better place. We'll talk through some names, and think about how we love how much baby was moving around in there and waving at us! It was wonderful to get a nice long look at him, and I'm so thankful for that. Stop this. You're an amazing mother. You will continue to be an amazing mother to DS2. It is perfectly normal to be disappointed when you hope for something new. It is perfectly normal to love what you have in spite of that disappointment. Don't feel guilty. Your disappointment doesn't reflect your love for your son, it only burns from the sorrow of missing out on what could have been different. Like Sweetc said, you'll love the bond your sons will have someday. So feel disappointed, that's a genuine emotion, but don't feel guilt for that. Don't shame yourself for something entirely human.
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Post by cornpop on Oct 13, 2017 9:21:48 GMT -6
katietopaz congratulations! Don't feel guilty about the way you're feeling, it's perfectly normal. It doesn't mean you're not going to love this little boy just as much! Good luck to all of you with anatomy scans today!
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Post by Rama on Oct 13, 2017 9:35:32 GMT -6
Alright, so, it's 8:30 on the west coast, that means I'm going to be seeing some of these anatomy scan updates soon, right????
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Oct 13, 2017 9:45:25 GMT -6
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 13, 2017 9:45:25 GMT -6
Is it flame worthy that I already have a girl so I'm kind of hoping I have another because I saved all DDs clothes and wouldn't have to do/buy anything? It feels flame-y.
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Oct 13, 2017 9:52:09 GMT -6
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Post by katietopaz on Oct 13, 2017 9:52:09 GMT -6
You guys...thank you for the incredibly sweet and encouraging words. You don't know how much it means! I was up for 3 hours in the middle of the night and couldn't turn my brain off, but what helped the most was looking back at pictures from when DS was first born. I get to do that all over again with a brand new, amazing tiny person.
I kind of always wondered if I'd end up being a boy mom, but I have such a wonderful relationship with my mom that my heart always wanted a daughter for that special relationship. I'm sure that I'll always miss that just a little bit, but how lucky am I to get to raise two boys to be compassionate, kind, and respectful men like my husband?
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Oct 13, 2017 9:53:17 GMT -6
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Post by katietopaz on Oct 13, 2017 9:53:17 GMT -6
Alright, so, it's 8:30 on the west coast, that means I'm going to be seeing some of these anatomy scan updates soon, right???? And this! I'm going to be stalking this thread all day for updates!! I hope everyone's scans show healthy, happy babies!
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Post by Rama on Oct 13, 2017 9:55:10 GMT -6
Is it flame worthy that I already have a girl so I'm kind of hoping I have another because I saved all DDs clothes and wouldn't have to do/buy anything? It feels flame-y. 0% flamey
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Oct 13, 2017 9:56:55 GMT -6
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 13, 2017 9:56:55 GMT -6
You guys...thank you for the incredibly sweet and encouraging words. You don't know how much it means! I was up for 3 hours in the middle of the night and couldn't turn my brain off, but what helped the most was looking back at pictures from when DS was first born. I get to do that all over again with a brand new, amazing tiny person. I kind of always wondered if I'd end up being a boy mom, but I have such a wonderful relationship with my mom that my heart always wanted a daughter for that special relationship. I'm sure that I'll always miss that just a little bit, but how lucky am I to get to raise two boys to be compassionate, kind, and respectful men like my husband?This is amazing. The world needs you.
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Oct 13, 2017 9:57:18 GMT -6
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 13, 2017 9:57:18 GMT -6
Is it flame worthy that I already have a girl so I'm kind of hoping I have another because I saved all DDs clothes and wouldn't have to do/buy anything? It feels flame-y. 0% flamey 100% speaks to my laziness 😂
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Post by tinyjoys on Oct 13, 2017 10:00:26 GMT -6
Is it flame worthy that I already have a girl so I'm kind of hoping I have another because I saved all DDs clothes and wouldn't have to do/buy anything? It feels flame-y. Nope. I feel the same way. We saved some of our oldest's, but I've since gone through it a few times and it's down to like two tubs of newborn to 5T clothes. I have two tubs of newborn to 6m girl clothes, though.
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