November 14th-10th Daily Updates! - Page 2

[2+twins]

Kate - that same thing happened to me a few weeks back. I totally panicked, but movement has since picked up again. I think it's very normal to have periods of quiteness - especially this (relatively) early on. Nothing you mentioned sounds like you put your baby at risk to me - not even the 2 ice teas. My episode of no movement occured just after I got overheated/dehydrated and almost passed out. The baby was all over the place just as that occured, then nothing for a week or two. It was very hard, but all is okay, as I'm sure it is with you. And I hope you're dad's surgery went off without incident.

[PheobNFam]

Yeah, i catch myself thinking, "When is the last time he moved??!" often. Luckily it's usually just earlier that same day
I got to see him kicking my belly while I was in the bathtub! He kicked 3 times where I could actually see it. I wanted to call for DH, but the baby always stops when i call for DH.. :

I had a big energy spirt yesterday afternoon, so today I have very little energy. And what's worse is I'm BORED with no energy to do anything! :

But... I'll be 19 weeks tomorrow. Time does fly!

[eilonwy]

I tried to do some cleaning today, but I had two small children following me very closely and making it all but impossible to get any real work done. It's a major bummer, because the rooms I was working in don't have light fixtures or lamps so there's no light and you can't work in them after about 4:30pm. Yeah, lamps are definately on our "list of things to buy when we get some money" but since we need a washing machine... Argh. Ever feel like your entire life revolves around money? Being a grownup sucks.

[AdinaL]

I do....being a grownup does suck. Between the trying to buy a house, or waiting for a year (not that things will be better in a year) and the holidays and the midwife and....and.....and........bah. I would like to win a small lottery - say 500K? That would solve sooo many problems. Heck - even 100K would fix it all. I don't want mega millions - just enough to be abl eto grocery shop each week without having to put it on a credit card, or worry that we won't be able to pay our car payment or student loan because I "chose" to eat. :

[AllisonK]

Eilonwy: I so understand trying to clean with kids. Mine are two and four so it is so hard. One thing that they love to do is spray water. I give them each a spray bottle of water and a rag. They go around and spray things and wipe them off. Keeps them busy and I can actually clean something.

I am so sick of worrying about money!!! My DH is in Masters school right now so we are living from quarter to quarter on student loans and scholarships. I cannot wait until June when he is finished.

Allison

Also, How do I get one of those cool week ticker things I see on peoples signatures??? Can you tell I am computer literate "those thingy's"

[PheobNFam]

I am RIGHT there with you guys about being sick of worrying about money!! DH started up his own business this year. We've been waiting for it to support us now since he started. We finally maxed our credit cards (not a good feeling) a few weeks back. My cloth diaper business helped for a bit, but I've been slacking. Luckily there's a light at the end of the tunnel. DH started a really big project last week that should really be good for us financially. We'll see, but already things are looking up. I will be so releived when I can go grocery shopping again! Thank goodness for food storage!!

[eilonwy]

I'm not even going to try to clean today, I'm just going to snicker when Mike gives me about it later.

Mike wanted to get a washing machine this week. A guy he works with knows a guy who refurbishes washing machines to sell. The problem is, Mike has no idea where the the guy is, and the one at work wasn't there this week. So he's been telling me all week that we can't make any other plans because we have to buy a washer, but there has been *zero* progress on that front. : Mike, of course, doesn't understand why this makes me want to smother him with a pillow while he sleeps. A friend pointed out two Leap Pads (prospective Channukah gifts for the kids) on the Trading Post for very reasonable prices, but I needed to talk to Mike before I could buy them. He said, "Well, if we don't get a washer this week we wont' get one this month at all, and probably not next month." Um, yeah, okay, but I've seen absolutely *nothing* to indicate that we might actually *get* a washing machine this week other than in your dreams!!!! : So I said yes to the Leap Pads-- that's one problem *solved*. Argh, I'm so ready to strangle him!

Do men do these things on purpose, just to piss us off?! I'm so ready to smack him for so many reasons.

[KerriAZ]

Hi ladies!

I know I am WAY behind on my update this week, but I have just felt "blah" and I haven't felt like even reading all the updates! I read them today, though... I amnot gonna poat replies, would take too long! LOL

Anyway, there isn't much to update this week. Just more of the same... Feeling icky off and on, having NO energy, feeling my little one beebop all over (kind of like a pinball! This kid is all over! Is this kid is this active after birth... I'm in trouble! LOL), trying to find things to keep my 3 yo busy, still waiting to hear from my state's health care system to find out if we are going to get some help, putting my car into the shop so as to stretch our money out even further and putting MORE stress on me!!!!!!!! Etc...... I am SOOO freaking sick of money problems! And then DH has to pay for school coming up on Dec. 13th... NICE hit right befre Christmas, don't you think???

Anyway, just feeling kind of depressed this week due to finances....

Kerri

[PheobNFam]

I think I'm feeling a lot like you, Kerri. Finances are getting me down. I'm already REALLY tired, and thinking about depressing things makes it worse. I was SO tired today. I took a nap in the morning and slept for 2 hours. I was a major grump when I got up. I had NO patience with Maddy. I even took a relaxing bath. I finally did get to the pile of dishes and a load or two of laundry. I watched about 45 min. of While You Were Sleeping, too.

I'm hungry, and there's nothing that sounds good to eat. :

Yeah, obviously I'm suffering from some MAJOR pregnancy hormones.

[hairpin]

I'm a bit confused as to what happened to threads and postings. I just assumed everyone is busy and doing well.

Anyways, I started a new thread here. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...34#post4156834