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What's on your mind today?
I've been sick for over a week. I now have green snot. I guess it's not going away any time soon.
I'm currently reading Sing You Home by Jodi Piccoult. It's overdue but I'm not done. Grr. I need to find another copy STAT but the library has 41 holds on it.
I'm sooooo excited to get the next season of Dexter! Sadly, we'll probably watch it in 3 days max.
Like every other day I have no desire to be at work.
My boss' husband passed away yesterday and I'm torn on whether or not I should go to the funeral. It's on Monday and I'm off work but I have no one to watch Evan. I don't feel right going to the visitation on Sunday. I feel like that's for family, close friends.
* DS1...allergic to dairy, peanuts, eggs and turkey *
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Re: What's on your mind today?
K- I think you should go to the visitation, it's definitely not a private event and she will appreciate that you showed up. I would go to the visitation over the funeral if I had to chose.
I am freezing today and can't warm up. I also can hardly move. My back and legs are killing. 5 days of intense workouts, tomorrow is yoga, I'm looking forward to Sunday off before 6 days next week.
This weekend is Kaylee's skating b-day party, I'm so excited and she is too. It will be fun to see her skate!
I'm ready for a vacation, but have nothing planned. Probably should start thinking about a family vacay sometime next year.
I'm terrified to hit 37 weeks. Every nurse I had in the hospital with Mara told me there is something about 37 weekers that, if they end up in the NICU, they end up being some of the sickest babies in there (which was the case with Mara). My OB told me yesterday she is thinking I will get to 37 weeks but not 38. I totally freaked out.
I have a million things going on at work and am beyond stressed about getting it all done before I leave.
I think if you watch Dexter in 3 days it's just fine... I watched it in 2
K- I would go to the visitation and not the funeral.
I'm going back and forth right now on what our house temp should be at night since I now have Saw to worry about. right now the house temp is set for 62 and his room was at 65 last night. Thinking of bumping that up a little even though what I have read they say room temps of 65-70 for babies.
Excited for the weekend. This week, I just haven't felt excited about coming to work. Nothing work has done, just very tired.
I really need to get on this losing the baby weight. I'm so lazy about it and then I get upset about not getting the last 10lbs off probably because I know after that, I need to get an additional 20lbs off. Just need to get on it and get motivated.
Hoping Saw will sleep in on Sunday since our clocks Fall back. Would love to capitalize on the extra hour of sleep.
K - another vote for going to the visitation.
I'm anxious for a job to post at my office that I want to apply for. I keep checking everyday. I feel guilty about potentially leaving my current post, even though I should not feel guilty AT ALL!
I'm nervous for daylight savings time. I think it means DS will get up super early Sunday morning. I'm also wondering how long it will take for him to transition to the new time.
I fell asleep on the couch at 9:15 last night. What is wrong with me? DH was kind of pissed. DS is sleeping through the night now, and has been for 6 months, so what is the deal? Maybe I'm catching up from all of the pre-STTN nights?
DS says "rawwrrr" when you ask him what a lion says, and when you ask what a fish says, he sucks in his little cheeks and squishes his lips together. It is so freakin cute.
I want to be pregnant. Fingers crossed for a successful cycle this month.
I got brave and decided to try adding rosemary into my diet because I love that flavor and have really missed it. Bad decision - I had a major reaction to it and am still not recovered (I ate it frickin' Tuesday). My entire gut hurts SO bad and I'm effing DONE with this. I've only been able to eat the same 8 foods for almost a year now. Most days I'm emotionally okay with this... today I am not. At all. I'm angry and depressed and I just want a little bit more freedom to eat. Any time I decide to trial something it scares the hell out of me because every.single.time. I've trialled a food I've had a long, very painful reaction. I want freedom but I don't want the pain, so I rarely take the risk. **SCREAM**
Where's the light at the end of this tunnel?
I'm sorry you're going through this. It would be horrible. I'm curious though - what 8 foods can you eat without trouble?
I am so tired lately. All I want to do is sleep. Actually, I stayed home from work on Wednesday because I was so dizzy, I could barely stand in the shower.
I am so stressed out by school. I have to write an interpretive paper in my old testament class (Robyn?
Wanna see my assignment?) and I also am in a capstone course that requires us to act as a consultant w/ HDR for the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the South Omaha Development Project. Talk about heavy courseload. And then, next semester, I will have class 3 nights a week.
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9.10.2004
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- I can't believe I'm still pregnant with what's been going on with my body.
- SEVEN DAYS!
- I'm finally really excited to meet this baby. Up until this point, I've always had some other feeling about it (anxious, nauseous, nervous, too busy to dwell on it, etc.), but I'm finally HAPPY and excited. Feels good to finally be here.
- I have been a crazy, cleaning, organizing fool lately and it's awesome to get all this junk (where the eff did it all come from anyway?) outta here!
And, another vote for visitation. Sorry about your boss's loss.
Little bro left for Afghanistan on Sunday, he emailed me this morning and said he's part way thru a 3 week movement to his final destination which is a compound in an Afghan village, NOT A BASE. I just hate the whole thing, and hate it even more that he is probably traveling in a convoy as we speak...I decided I'm not watching the news anymore.
He's been to Iraq twice, but it's been a few years...and I think I must be getting more emotional with age, plus I worry about my Mom-because I know she never sleeps well when her kiddos are gone...I can't wait till he's home and safe again!
Planning a rendezvous to Cancun with bro, his wife, my DH, and my folks is helping all of us to take our mind off things...
I went at 37w3d with C, and while we had a NICU stay, he was far from the sickest dude in the unit. That's my dose of glass-half-full for you this morning
I have a relatively big project that I need to finish today. Like, prior to my 1pm conf call. I am not motivated at.all to do so.
The wait between giving my notice and starting a new job is painful! 5.5 more days....
I am on call this week and DS picked last night to sttn while I took support calls at 3:13 and 4:02 this morning
Here's to hoping if you have an early 37 weeker like I did, that they don't end up in the NICU at all!
I think it's shiitty they told you this. Like, what the hell was their point with this?
I know this means nothing, but my friends pop out babies crazy early and not a one has even gone to the NICU. I know this means nothing, but neither does the nurses' saying that, you know? Every baby/situation is different and to tell an already high-risk mom that "37-weekers are always the sickest" is effed. I'd question the nurses, actually, if what they're saying IS truth.
He's going to be fine.
Big hugs. I'll be praying for him/your fam.
The hubs and I are going on a kidless vacation next weekend. If I am still effing sick I will cry. Otherwise, first kidless vacation ever since #2. Woot! We need it.
The second half of season 5 for Dexter just arrived in my mailbox, I?m ready to hunker down and watch it all this weekend. Everyone must have Dexter on the brain.
My 2.5 yr old is driving me BSC. He is in the completely bipolar, unable to please him stage. With a side of ear splitting screaming and hitting. And he?s on the verge of dropping the afternoon nap. Hold me.
I hate Fall back. It used to be awesome before kids, but now we ?gain? an hour of trying to force our kids to go to bed before they?re ready. Sweet. Wait, do I have that wrong? My brain has been fried by all these different cold meds.
I?m so glad it?s Friday.
thanks to jennied
I'm just slightly paranoid by it. But I think that happens once you have had a NICU stay...Peyton and Berkeley were 35 and 36 weeks with no NICU
I can eat chicken, beef, sweet potato, carrot, apple, blueberry, olives/evoo, and a special brand of sunflower seeds (no gluten or nut cross-contamination). For seasonings I can tolerate sea salt (not table salt, as it's cross-contaminated by corn) and pepper, and a little garlic and onion powder. I have to take my food with me wherever I go, since there's nothing I can just pick up somewhere aside from an apple. Everything must be made from scratch in dedicated pans with dedicated utensils so there's no risk of cross-contamination.
I'm a fvcking prisoner who enjoys zero spontaneity... I can't even kiss my husband without him brushing his teeth first in case there are food molecules in his mouth. I fully realize that people are dealing with far more serious issues, but this is *really* weighing me down lately. (depression is part of the reaction process... it'll pass in a few days) /pity party
- K, another vote for visitation. We talked to more people and had more friends of the family at FIL's than at the funeral. The family usually gets some time before the visitation to say their goodbyes.
- My H is becoming a shriner next weekend. I am curious to see what kind of doors this opens up for both of us and excited about meeting new people.
- My MIL has been coming over let our dog out because of his peeing issues. While she's there she's been picking up our house. I feel so bad that she's seeing our house so messy and embarrassed, usually I am pretty neat and clean, but since Ian and going back to work nothing is getting done.
- My H has put the fate of our dog into my hands. He can't put him down. I just don't know how much more I can take of the peeing in the house (it only happens maybe once every couple of weeks now, if that, it's frusterating because it's not the dogs fault, he can't help it), the constant need to drink/pee, the meds (he's taking a ton of pills per day, poor pup) and the money. We've spent over $400 just this month in vet bills and blood tests. $400. That's a lot of money.
Your track record speaks volumes. Screw those nurses. That was horribly rude.
thanks to jennied
I'm jealous of people with new houses. I hate the layout of ours and that we have no space. I wish we could afford to move and really hoping we will next week. For some reason I'm now in the mood to clean and organize. Also to scrapbook.
I start bootcamp Monday. I'm scared. I've done it before and I know the results are amazing but I'm 20 lbs heavier. Ugh I hate how I've let myself go.
I love my new job! SOOOO Happy! But I can't play on the internet as much
but I guess it is good I'm keeping busy and shouldn't be on here anyway.
DH works 2nd shift now so I haven't talked to him since Monday morning and he is going out of town this weekend. Kind of makes me sad.
Yes, yes, it's totally understandable to be paranoid by it. OF COURSE you're paranoid, which is why those nurses saying that was completely rude and out of line.
Teresa, Hope you feel better.
- K, I vote for the visitation if you feel like it. That is so sad about her husband! Does it all stem from the situation when they were on vacation?
- R, I can understand how worried you are - I hope everything works out and that (fingers crossed??) there is no NICU stay....is that a possibility?
- I haven't posted on here in a couple of weeks and it feels wierd
- I lost 2.8 pounds this week and will probably ruin it all with lunch out today. lol
- Pandora's Adele station is amazing
- I really want to hire a cleaner/cleaning service for a solid deep clean of the house. Maybe it can be a Christmas gift to myself...or a New Years fresh start gift or something. Ha.
- I bought some stuff during the Sephora F&F sale and I'm obsessed with all of it...I need to win the lottery in order to sustain those purchases on a regular basis, though
Mine isnt quite as bad as what it seems like yours is..but Im allergic to corn and anytime I have it(or corn syrup, or corn byproducts) I swell up like Im 6 months pregnant and it causes horrible pain
I totally feel you on this one. It sucks.
I just had my baseline ultrasound and praying to God that this month I get to actually start shots so we have a chance to conceive! This is the third month in a row we have tried to start them, but my body has kept creating cysts which has prevented me from even getting to try! I should hear from the doc in a few hours...
I'm actually looking forward to parent teacher conferences today because it means I can leave work early...even if they tell me my kids are little devils and need to do better at school, I'd still be happy because I'm there listening to that instead of sitting at work.
Someone posted a cartoon on Facebook today that said "I'd tell you to go to hell, but I already work there and I wouldn't want to see your face everyday.". Yep.
DH's ex sent me a text today asking me if I decided yet what our plan is for the weekend that my youngest SS has confirmation and C makes his first communion..they are the same day and she's F'ing up my plans because she decided to do something 'different' this time then she did for all the other boys and wants everyone to go to brunch at the same time we have 1st Communion..she wants me to ask if I can change C's mass to a different mass. If I don't do it then the IL's won't be able to go to brunch with SS...if I do change it, then we'll have to take our entire family to brunch with her family...and I don't know what to do..and she's asking me that now....It's not until APRIL!!! I don't know WTF I'm doing tomorrow, let alone trying to decide something 6 months away. I'm not answering her...I'm still mad at some BS she pulled last week screwing up our chance to spend time with oldest SS before he left for the Marines...
Thank God it's Friday....I need to pop a Zoloft and get happy.
-This widsom teeth removal recovery has been interesting. I'm loving laying on the couch watching tv and napping for three days.
-I wish my head would stop pounding. It's annoying.
-I should get a haircut today.
-I really want to run Beer and Bagel on Sunday. (Waves hi to jln's DH!) I think I'll feel well enough to do it, but DH says he won't take care of me if I screw somethin up. Fair enough, sweetheart! Weeeee, I get to raaaaace on Sunday!!!
-Paula Dean makes the most disgusting food I've ever seen.
-Gina Neely annoys the *** out of me. She's not NEARLY as adorable as she thinks she is.
-Yesterday's Make Room for Multiples episode on TLC had triples named Jaden, Journee, and Jeerzee. Shame on those parents. They should be ashamed of themselves.
I hate the waiting game for AF or a BFP, this month feels like the best chance for us so far, but neither one have happened yet.
I am so jealous every time I see someone is moving out of our townhouse community. I really don't like this place. We only had a three day trip last year to find somewhere to live, so we ended up here. I am not looking forward to another winter with crappy old windows here. I really hope we're in a better spot to buy a house when our lease is up in March.
Holy cow, we're going to have a little sister!!
I LOVE Adele!