July 1 - ?? Friends Chat Here - Page 5

[lena_girl]

Wow, a lot of excitement for me today and tommorow. I had my carpets cleaned and the guy who did it offered us his German Shepherd. His other dog attacked and killed the neighbors dog so they need to find another home for both dogs as the neighbor is really ticked off. We'll see. He said she's really sweet, and I told him that we would have to be extremely picky about any dog we brought into our home b/c of having little kids. DH would love to have a GSD at home.

I also have an OB appt. today. I plan to refuse any vaginal exams if they want to do one (I don't know if they will be planning to do the GBS swab or not). Last time I went by myself with DS it was horrible sitting there on the table waiting with just a little paper thing over me while DS ran around trying to get into things. He knows very well how to open a door and I was so stressed out trying to keep him out of stuff and away from the door while having no clothes on my lower half!

I am going to do my shopping for things to entertain DS while I am in labor and afterwards when he comes to visit us at the hospital. Tommorow I am meeting a local MDC momma at a mall, and then DH comes home I might get a pedicure at the mall if DS is cooperative. I need to get a haircut too. I want to cut it really short (think Halle Berry's short style) so it is easy for those first couple of weeks.

Magemom- you are cracking me up! I don't have any hobbies that I would actually admit to any random person. Somehow I don't think most people would consider obsessisng about cute diapers, handknit soakers, and the ways to clean them as a very healthy hobby. Sorry to hear about your coworker.

Traci- Can't wait to hear how your appt. went. Hope the contractions were harmless

Melissa- I'm so sorry about your 'roid troubles. It sounds very painful I am worrying about this babies position too. Even though she has dropped, she still manages to some how turn the wrong way on me every so often. I start getting a horrible ache in my tailbone when she does it. I'm worried about having a back labor as I've heard they are much longer and much more painful.

Bears- yum, ice cream. I hope it was good. I'm not feeling weird about how I look in my nether regions this time around, but I have had no interest at all in hanky panky w/ DH since baby dropped. Very different for me than last time. Anyone else feeling that way? Poor DH.

Foxy- hadn't even though about protecting the car. Thanks for the tip!

Katje- I would not have shared w/ Dh. I would have eaten it right in front of him smacking my lips. Of course my DH doesn't like most ice creams, candy, chocolate, ect (yeah, I know. He's weird)

Christeeny- I'm feeling the same way. I'm tired and uncomfortable. I am sick of being in my pregnant body, but I am also so happy to be preggo and want to stay preggo as long as baby needs

Madrone- I'm glad it wasn't in public. After feeling so terrible having strangers looking at you too would have been horrible

K8- I feel like withdrawing too. I start too, but then I get bored. It's like I don't have energy to do all the things I am normally occupied with. I'd really like to just lay down for an awesome nap each day. Maybe I will today with DS when he naps.

Have a great day ladies. Grow some babies!

[magemom]

Originally Posted by lena_girl

Magemom- you are cracking me up! I don't have any hobbies that I would actually admit to any random person. Somehow I don't think most people would consider obsessisng about cute diapers, handknit soakers, and the ways to clean them as a very healthy hobby. Sorry to hear about your coworker.

Thanks, we got he official notice today. About the dipes- it is something you do. I have become a MDC addict recently. I can't hang out on my yahoo groups at all. I went no mail on them a month ago for computer trouble and didn't turn them back on! As to anything non computer related? Nothin'

Originally Posted by lena_girl

but I have had no interest at all in hanky panky w/ DH since baby dropped. Very different for me than last time. Anyone else feeling that way? Poor DH.

Ok, you started it. I wanted to say something but didn't want to sound mean. DH started a new med that may have sexual side effects and he was really worried. So this weekend he nearly killed me. (worn out) I felt so bad that I didn't see him not being able to have sex for the next 3 months as a problem! So this morning I had some hugely sexy dream and I jumped HIM! I am sure he loved that.
I am huge, uncomfortable, can't reach well- not feeling particularly sexy. Not to mention my boobs hurt! But then I was thinking about those 'prolactin deposits' speeding up labor and am thinking I need to figure out how to get more. It could be the meds I am on. It could be pregnancy. Heck it could be my fear about getting pregnant again while pregnant. (am I the only freak who worries about that?) I have 5 kids with 5 forms of b/c... it isn't totally out of line.

[Solange]

:
Back from appt.
The contrax did nothing major and my cervix is starting so soften but not a lot. SO I was just dehydrated and too much shopping under my belt yesterday.
I did opt for the GBS test since it is so non-evasive....my CNMW/OB office do not do any routine testing but she said if I wanted it she would do it so we did...

My iron level was low so now I have an iron supplement to take 2x aday...

I gained 2 more pounds,and everything looks fine for me to VBAC.

The baby is weighing in now around 5 pounds 10 ounces by the US.....we made it through the US and are still unknown to the sex of our baby! ! I was so proud of dh for not giving in to the tempatation of finding out!

so that is it for me...I am outtie.....

[naturegirl]

Apmama!

So happy that all the testing went well and the VBAC looks like it is a go!

Speaking of sex.... Is it okay to have orgasms all the way through the pregnancy? I seem to be becoming more ummmm excited, recently and orgasm fairly easily. (Which unfortunatley is not usual for me...) I feel it is okay but would like some confirmation. I don't want an pre-mature baby or anything. :eel

A couple of 'roid treatments...

A paste made from powdered comfrey root can be used in poultice to heal bleeding hemmorrhoids.

An elderberyy poultice can relieve the pain associated with hemorrhoids. A mullein poultice can be used as well.

Other beneficial herbs...buckthorn bark, collinsonia root, parsely, red grape vine leaves and stone root taken in capsule or tea form.

Of course make sure these are all safe during pregnancy! I don't believe their are any contraindications here but you want to double check.

I am also feeling slightly uncomfortable these days. Starting the "waddle" and having a hard time sleeping soundly. This next month will be a doosy I can tell already. But it is all good! Anything for my healthy, beautiful baby.

Cheryl

[Jlcampbellkidz]

I am usually up to reading on our Thread two or three times a day to stay caught up but I have felt like doing nothing but resting this week. I ended up going to the Dr. office w/ my sister yesterday. It was her 17 week apt. and I was again concerned w/ the baby's lack of movement. We heard the heart beat nice and strong 145 bpm. so I am feeling better about it again. Then that afternoon we went swimming and that felt great. TMI to follow.... I am feeling such incredible pressure down low, specially rectle pressure. I am having nothing but pee and the runs. So gross. I am drinking like a mad woman trying to stay hydrated but I don't know how much of it I am actually retaining. Having lots of BH but they don't hurt. Sometimes 10 in an hour. I am just not concerned about it though. I did try to check myself and gosh darnet my fingers are so short. So I got nothing as to report.
Today I finally got to see my chiropractor after about 4 weeks. I cracked and popped all over. But the best thing was when she popped my left ribs back into place. This little baby has taken to propping her feet up under the ribs on the left side. OUCH!
Sorry no responses this time around. I am enjoying reading up on everyone right now though! Maybe I will have more energy later.
Bye For Now!

[ketilave]

I had an appt today also. Mostly just gossiping with my mw. I did the GBS too - I know I have said this before but my CNM is the only HB midwife for MILES - I'm not a fussy pt so I let these things slide to help her "cover" her bases. Did an internal too. The baby is not breach and has dropped some - but while we were there she backed out for a bit - looks like by the end of the day she settles in low and is trying to duck into my pelvis. Totally new as neither of the kids dropped before. Last time my uterus was posterior and not so this time. Won't do any more internals from here on out. MW likes to feel around the pelvic cage to get an idea of alignment to help come up with good positions to labour in.

More to say but GTG

[LizaBear]

I am absolutely lost - I cannot keep up with this thread now

Just posting to say I am still here thoguh.

[mommycaroline]

I'm lost too! I like yahoo, personally. Soon enough, I know...

So, I'm still hanging in there. MW appt on Friday. Hope she doesn't try to rag me too hard about the baby being "too big". According to U/S last week, it's already 7 pounds and they think I'm not due until August 23. I might rethink fudging my dates next time. LOL. (I'm really due a week earlier, so not too terribly different).

My best friend from high school is on her way here from California. Her flight was delayed, so she doesn't land until 9:37 tonight. Ugh! I could send DH, but that seems rude somehow, since I'd likely be asleep when they got home. I'll just suck it up and pick her up myself. I'm really hoping she realizes how low key her visit has to be. I mentioned to her on the phone the other day that I'm just not up to doing much, and she sounded kind of disappointed. We'll see how that goes.

I probably never should have agreed to her visit, cause I'm totally feeling like a hermit these days. Don't want to be around other people, just stay home, nap in the afternoon, read books, swim in our neighbor's pool, play with DD, that sort of thing. Starting to nest in a small way. Suddenly realizing that in just a few weeks, all that stuff that's sitting in boxes (diapers, baby clothes, etc) is going to HAVE to be used. Yikes!

Good news, though, is that DH has agreed to a cleaning lady! Woo-hoo! I'm so excited. We normally give ourselves an entertainment budget of $50/week, and we eat out with it. I wheedled and moaned until he agreed that we only need to go out every other week, so I can use the remainder of the money on a cleaning lady! YAY! I just know once the baby comes, I'm not going to be in much of a mood to eat out anyway, so it's a nice way of getting what I really want all along. LOL. I really hope I can find someone for that price!

Traci! What great news about your VBAC appt. I'm rooting for you girl! You're a couple weeks ahead of me, so I'll be watching you, if it's not too much pressure. You can do this!

Cheryl - orgasms are just exercise for your uterus. The more you can fit in before baby comes, the better off you'll be. Tell your DH it's Dr.'s orders. LOL.

Wish I could say something to everyone. Just know I'm thinking of you!

[lena_girl]

I also had my appt. today. 36w 5d. I went ahead and did the GBS this time since DS was actually being good My OB checked me at the same time and said "Oh, WOW, are you dialated now! I think we can be pretty sure that this will def. be a July baby." We'll see though. I'm still holding out hope to make it to 40 weeks. I finally gained as much weight as I was supposed to since my last appt. DO you think it could be because of all the candy I've been eating My weight gain is almost 18lbs! Doctor said baby is still looking to be a nice size though. She could feel the exact position baby was in and said it was perfect

Glad to hear about all the good appts. This is when it starts getting exciting!

[frognladybugmama]

add me to the list of ppl that can hardly keep up lol...

i'm seriously retreating into my hole it seems...i've hardly read/posted online lately and i'm becoming a recluse/hermit irl. nesting like crazy, but overwhelmingly exhausted all of a sudden. i am napping each day when the kids do again like i did w/ the first trimester.

traci, k8, and lena, glad y'all had good appts...wow lena, a july baby? awesome! i'm not due till the end of aug (still unsure of dates though) so i'll bet i definitely have an aug baby...

speaking of, mommycaroline - i've measured big this whole time which is really odd for my pg's...we're looking at baby being 9+lbs at birth, but i'm totally unsure of dates...i know i had that u/s at 7wks to date this pg, but the dr did it, not the u/s tech - so i'm not sure how good he is at them...plus, my only 3 af's after having shelby were aug/sept/oct...if i had a period anytime in oct (even if my first day of LMP was oct 31), the baby would be due no later than 8/8, how'd they get 8/21??? i'm so beyond knowing anything at this point...i'm hoping to gain some insight on monday when i go back to the doctor.

[foxytocin]

Originally Posted by lena_girl

I'm not feeling weird about how I look in my nether regions this time around, but I have had no interest at all in hanky panky w/ DH since baby dropped. Very different for me than last time. Anyone else feeling that way? Poor DH.

I think that this is real reason that doctors advocate perineal massage........a little something for DH when you yourself just aren't at all interested. My poor DH......he's already lamenting the nursing.........with DD, nursing really took the umph out of my sex drive. I tell DH that maybe it'll be different this time around? Who knows? These 2 pregnancies have been so different, I don't see why the nursing experience might not vary as well?????

And Cheryl, near as I understand, the word these days is that sex and especially orgasms are really good for pregnant ladies. I agree with MommyCaroline.

Sounds like a good round of check-ups for all. I go tomorrow and am very curious about the babe's position. Lena, you cracked me up re: keeping track of your DS while you're perched on the table half bare. I'm so looking forward to my appt. tomorrow in part b/c DD will be with my MIL and not rummaging thru cabinets and papers at the OB's while I'm stranded on the table. She really, really wants those buttons on the exam table.

Felt sorry for DH and the dog today being stuck with me........I'm on a very short wick and the two of them really had nowhere else to run. It's part of the hermit thing, isn't it? I just want everyone and everything to leave me alone. Not at all like my usual gregarious self.

And what! Magemom? Did you say that people can get pregnant while pregnant? What??????? It never ever occurred to me. What's the biology behind it? Does it have something to do with the longevity of spermies?

Over and out,
Leah

[Bearsmama]

Hi Everyone!
Please excuse me if I sound snarky and grumpy tonight. We had the hardest day with DS. I can't even put it into words. I must have raised my voice 10 times. And tonight trying to get him to sleep I yelled and made him cry! Our nighttime routine goes on forever (really about an hour plus AFTER we've read stories and nursed). I am a firm believer in parenting him to sleep-this is what our guy needs. But GEEEEESHHHH, I just don't know how this can keep up... :

Had my first weekly visit this morning. Started out a nightmare. DH went in to work late so we could all go together. He hasn't been to any appointments with me this time around. Well, when we told DS that he'd be coming, too, he freaked. Cried, and cried and cried. Of course, after about 20 minutes of this I decided to go alone. My DS is such a challenge, nothing is ever easy... NOTHING!!! Of course, I get to the office and there's a momma-to-be with her little boy whose about DS's age just reading books together in the waiting room. Rubbing it in!! I digress...

So, took about 1/2 hour figuring out insurance stuff (there was more energy put into whether or not I was actually covered than there would have been if I had gone into labor right there and then). But after all that, I had a great nurse and got to know a doc a little better that I hadn't seen that much before. She asked if I wanted an internal this week b/c she doesn't usually do them this early. Perhaps next week. I said NO. I didn't want to do anything that could promote labor when DH is going awat tomorrow. So, just general stuff and the GBS swab (which is completely non-invasive. The swab tip is not even inserted). Baby's HB is good. My BP is great measuring fine, etc.

Traci-So glad to know you weren't in labor!!!!!!! Not happy to hear that you overdid it. Of course, it's hard to NOT overdo it with another child to take care of.

Lena-I, too, am thinking about gifts/toys for DS while in labor. I had a friend suggest getting DS something "from the baby". Thought that was a cute idea. Something special. He's really into trains, so perhaps a new one. Maybe you'll be the first of us to go!!!

Nature-I've heard that orgasm is just fine and dandy during pregnancy unless you have some kind of pre-existing condition that might make you prone to early labor. And orgasm might be a good way to speed things up when you're waiting on baby!

Jl-Glad to hear that all is well with your sis's baby

Caroline-Feeling very hermitsih myself lately...

Leah-I, too, was surprised about the getting pregnant while pregnant talk! Who knew??? Maybe I'm just in the dark. Although I can be pretty sure it won't happen with us b/c we aren't having sex. Just aren't. Although I've had more of a libido lately but I really don't want to do anything to promote labor right now...

Okay, I'm outtie, too. Gotta go get some zzzzzzzzzzzzs. And snuggle up to DS and apologize for my terrible mommy behavior and lack of patience earlier, and well, frankly, all day...

[SamuraiEarthMama]

naturegirl, here's some info on orgasms in late pregnancy:

"A study in the February 2001 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology challenges the assumption that sexual activity during late pregnancy (29 to 36 weeks gestation) can increase a woman's risk of pre-term delivery. In fact, researchers found that intercourse as well as orgasm during late pregnancy were associated with a reduced risk of pre-term delivery."

so tell dh to keep at it! he's doing his part to prevent a preemie!

midwife came for the home inspection visit tonight... we seem to have passed with flying colors. baby has dropped even lower (no wonder i'm in the bathroom every ten minutes), and still in great position. we talked about where to set up the tub, and it sounds like things are coming together nicely.

i ordered a baby backpack from REI... we had the gift cert from our wedding from last year and hadn't used it. i know baby won't be able to ride in it for months but still it felt good to be picking it out!

sorry i don't have time to plow through all the posts, but it looks like most of us are doing well (tho' poor bears! hope ds calms down a bit for ya soon).

hugs to all us huge and lovely mamas!

katje

[Solange]

awww....thanks you guys for being such a great group.....all the well wishes and warm messages you guys send my way sure are appreciated
I am glad too that everyone who had visits today it is all looking great with the babe...from memory:
Lena...dilated already wow...Maybe you will have the blue moon baby!
I also have no interest in sex either-at all ..I have tons of discomfort down there and almost am reaching for the bottle of tylenol at this point b/c it just plain hurts!

Bears
Your son and my son must be twins tonight as we had the worst time getting him to bed today too. I am right there with you in parenting to sleep ..but I failed miserably tonight. I started type our experience but realized I was getting into a novel. SO short story of the night... I yelled too...but ds laughed in my face. He hit and bit us (dh and I both) tonight and laughed the whole time we tried to talk to him about no physically hurting in our house. He would lick me while I lay beside him trying to get him to sleep-again laughing the whole time. He had me so mad/upset I was just beside myself what to do. The gentle, choice giving, natural consequence of actions that usually works for us did not . He was in rare form tonight. Exhausted me to no end. Bears lets hope it does not continue after the babies comes or you will find me in a new white jacket in the corner......

I understand to all about not being able to catch up on posts and wanting to be a recluse-the nesting, you name it....oh and how about the insomnia..anyone joining me(notice my time of post)?
gtg and try to get back to some more sleep to deal with my laughing little man in the a.m. who thinks it is a hoot to make his poor mama cry.

[lena_girl]

bears. It must be esp. frustrating that your DH is leaving... today, right? My DS always has a hard time the first two days or so daddy is gone. He kicks and headbutts me a lot at night even! I so understand about seeing that other boy at the doctor's being so quietly well-behaved. My DS was wonderful today at the docotos, but he was still doing things like running really fast in circles all around the waiting room and crawling under all the chairs. But he wasn't getting in trouble (although I'm sure someone probably thought I was a bad parent for letting him act that way ) Every kid is different, we just happen to have wonderful little boys who require a lot of momma love and patience.

Traci- We're up together! My DS licks me all the time when I am trying to put him to sleep! What's UP with that?!

Well, I could use some suggustions from you wonderful ladies. I guess my body is really truely getting ready. Last night I felt horrible. My tailbone just hurt so bad, my tummy was so crampy, and my whole pelvic region ached. On top of which I was having a horrible time with my asthma. I took a bath (with DS b/c I'm not aloud to do anything w/o him) and just laid in there on my side wishing there was a bed in the tub. I ended up just crawling in to bed afterwards. Luckily DS crawled in too and actually shortly went to sleep on his own! ANyway, I would love any advice on how to help all the pains I'm having, esp. the tailbone pain. I didn't have all this pain at all with DS. Can I use a heating pad, or would it make me to hot for baby?

I also don't want to eat anymore. Well, cereal and candy are the only things left on my list of things that sound any good. Is that normal? At this point will it effect the baby any if I'm not eating all the veggies/fruits ect that I should be?

Well, I guess I'll go clean since I can't sleep anymore and DH comes home later today.

[ketilave]

funny - my ds is a licker too. My brother taught him that...

I have become a much stricter parent with 2 kids than I was with one. I don't have the time to play games with DS when I also need to deal with DD. We don't use physical discipline (with the exception of a slap on hand because we WILL NOT STOP PLAYING WITH ELECTRICITY) but there are consequences. When Amelia was first born Brannon pushed all the limits and everytime I sat down to nurse her he did something he KNEW he wasn't allowed to do. Good luck to you all. It is a very emotional time when the new one arrives but your lives were modified when the first one came along. Now there is another one - DON'T feel guilty. Kids are resilient and it won't be long before they have forgotten what the world was like before the new kid arrived. Kids play on our emotions - they are so much smarter than often given credit for. Trying to help not lecture!

We are not going to SD at all this summer. She came for her first visit and cried and pouted; lied etc. So DH had a long talk with her and she said she just didn't want to be away from her mom (for the first time in months her mom took her out for a special day before she was dropped off. Same S different summer.) So DH sent her home and told her she couldn't come back. If she couldn't be away from her mom for a week then how is she supposed to handle 3? Well, they wanted to know if she could come back for camp ($500) and we said no. We've already called to cancel to get as much money back as we can. Then SD said she wanted to come see the baby - I told DH if she makes no calls asking to see her Dad then forget the baby. The baby is not a doll. For three years we have been in court about this, for three years I have had that hag screaming at me on the phone, for three years I have had this tearful, lying child interupt my summers and holidays. It has done so much damage to our marriage. DH finally said enough. There is no way we can play these games with a 9yo and her mother. We do things as a family - they do things differently in their home and we can't compete with that - SD is upset because Mommy loves me more than anyone why don't you Daddy. Well, the ex is married and has another kid - how sick is that...But, that's the thing the relationship is sick. When SD is here the ex just sits at home waiting for her to come back and if SD is with us for a holiday she won't celebrate the holiday (even if she has to make her entire family wait) until SD comes back. Sorry for the rant. I can't even begin to catch you up on the struggles we have had - it has been so bad at times it made me rethink my marriage.

[ilovebeingamom]

Hi everyone-

I think Kangaroos are the only animal that get pregnant while pregnant. Lol!

Ketileve-Sorry you are having to deal with this stress right now! Hopefully with dh's decision you have some calm about your house now!

Lena-I can understand about the tailbone pain, do you have a birthing ball? I find that helps the pain just by sitting on it. Also, is it possible for you to see a chiro? Especially with the birth, it would help to make sure your pelvis is aligned, etc.

ap-so glad to hear your VBAC testing went well!

bears-sorry to hear about your struggles with you ds! If it helps, I think it might be just more age related than baby coming related. Your ds sounds just like my ds at that age. Could be testing...will my mom love me even if I act like a monster? I don't know if you use time outs, we used them and it worked for us. But I know somedays it seems like they are just determined to be miserable, no matter how much positive love and attention you give them, it isn't enough. Hang in there!

samurai-thanks for the info on orgasms,etc. We just finally took the plunge again last night. I was worried before about pre-term labor. Now I am 36 weeks and figure that is safe. I still am not too interested in sex overall. Just hard to feel sexy in this alien body!

Which reminds me... I had a friend who told me she shaved her pubic region for the birth. I thought it was wierd when she told me, and now I think, how the heck did she even accomplish that! I can't see anything past my belly, and no way would I go near anything down there right now with a razor! Maybe her partner helped her, but she didn't mention that part!

I had a "girls night out" at our house last night. It was really fun. People always bring such good food. I have learned alot too, they aren't all ap'ers, but we are learning alot from each other, and aren't judging each other at all. Well, at least not publicly! I was surprised to get several "wow! I want to hear all about your homebirth when your done!" So overall it was a good night, we had chicken enchiladas, mexican dip, veggie pizza, cheesecake, mmm... and i got all the leftovers! Yea!

Better go! Have a great day everyone!

[Jillybean]

hi all,
sorry I haven't been posting much either, been keeping up though. I can totally relate to feeling like a hermit and not wanting to talk to anyone! I am making myself go to LLL and API meetings to get out and be social. Plus, poor ds gets so sick of being in the house all the time. I am trying to keep him busy and do fun things, but what I really want to do is lay on the couch and watch TV and read!

Lena: Wow that is so exciting that things seem to be happening. Is your DH home yet? I think you can use a heating pad. My mw recommended one when I was having some back pain. I would just not use it for long periods of time. You may want to double check that, though.

ap: So happy for you that your vbac testing went well!

bears: sorry you are having such a tough time with your ds. Do you think its related to all the changes going on (DH leaving for a while, babe coming soon?) My ds has his difficult moments, too and I'm not sure if I should chalk it up to his being 2 1/2 or b/c of the baby coming...

sex during pg: hmmm not me! Not lately anyway. DH is very understanding, b/c I have zero interest.

I've been having some bad lower back pain lately. Not sciatic anymore, thats much better. Its like my bones hurt! My hips and tailbone are so achey and nothing seems to help Just have to deal with it for another month or so I guess. Maybe it means baby is getting into position? I hope so!

well, I've missed a lot but not much time to post. I hope everyone is doing well!

[Jlcampbellkidz]

Lena: I seem to have lots of tailbone pain too. The thing that takes the pressure off is sitting on my birth ball or "Excercise Ball" If you don't already have one you can find them for cheap at Walmart or Target, just look in the athletice department. It really is a great Thing and really good during labor!

Nothing much going on here. I can sympathize with those of you having trouble with your toddler/s Mine is extra clingy these days and throwing lots of tantrums. When does that end?!!! She even head butted my belly the other day. It made me cry wich made her sad and she said she was sorry.
Last night she was being nice and lovey though. I had my shirt up over my belly watching the baby move and she came in the room and wrapped her arms around my belly and exclaimed "BALL"!!! Where do they come up with this stuff. It made me laugh.
I took her to get her hair cut this morning. I love her curls but if I don't keep it trimmed it get's so tangled. Hopefully her dad won't notice. He is so iffy about cutting her hair. She cried the entire time even though they put in a blues clues video but was ok after and i took her to play on the playground at Chic Fil A We are supposed to go swimming with my sister in just a bit when the kids wake from thier naps. Yeah, I just get so relaxed in the water. Then this afternoon supposed to go the gravesite of my clients little boy that was stillborn this same day a year ago. I am so glad i can be there for her, I know it will be an emotional time together.
Here's hoping the rest of you are taking the time to rest before the new little one's arrive.
I have posted new pictures to the link in my signature!

[mealymama]

I confess, I just came here to vent and cry and b*tch... but I thought it would only be kosher to read through all the other posts and reply and pretend that my head isn't 2 feet up my own a$$...
...however...
there were just too many of them and by the time I was done I couldn't remember who had said what.
So:
whoever has roids
whoever is having trouble with her dd's temper s
whoever is having good sex
AP, (I remembered one!) congrats on your test!
whoever was talking about getting preg while preg, I was going to say YES, you probably ARE the only one worried about that... but then I saw the frenzy everybody went into so I guess I should say you probably WERE the only one... :LOL

Now to vent: Brian got his letter from the army telling him to report within 30 days for a physical and evaluation. They're looking at over 100,000 men and they'll only take 6,000+, but because of his position and training he's really worried. So the last few days have been a nightmare around here and finally last night he broke down in tears. And then he was trying to psych himself up, saying that if he goes it could be for only 6 months to relieve other troops, and that he might end up in Afghanistan not Iraq. Which might be better, but still doesn't sound all that great to me, because either way there's a lot of danger involved and he'll come back to a baby who doesn't know who he is, besides the fact that I'll be frazzled and exhausted from taking care of 2 kids on my own with whatever scraps of money he'll be able to send hoome to us... This is awful. I had no idea that anything like this could happen. He's been out of the service for so long and I did not sign on to be a military wife... I can't even say military wife because we're not married and the army is really old-fashioned about our situation. Our child and I wouldn't be given so much as a nod from the army.
This morning he had to get up at the crack of dawn to pack for yet another business trip to Rochester, so on top of not sleeping he's driving 6 hours to NY only to be put to work as soon as he arrives, and they'll have him working straight through the weekend. He won't be back until next Teusday. He just got back from NY last week! All this garbage is just piling up on him all at once... if he knew I was writing about this, he'd kill me. But the poor guy is at the breaking point, and I can't lean on him at all for fear he'll just crumble. So I have to worry about what's happening to him, and in the meanwhile, I'm having a baby in 7 weeks, and all of the worries that go along with that are being put on a shelf.

Ok. Sorry that was just awful but I had to get it out. Sorry sorry sorry.
I have to go do this, now: