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How about a confessions post...
... because it's slow, and I am not creative enough for a poll... *sigh*
My confession is a little TMI:
My Gyno recommended I try Nuva Ring for BC. And it has been great as far as keeping the emotions in check, I've been extra stressed but not BS Crazy like I was a few years ago. So far the most annoying side effect is that my breasts are growing. FFS. Like they need to be any bigger. Jerks. I need a new bra, right now. I can't walk without "moving" around. Suuuuuper annoying. I've also gained a few pounds, but nothing a good run won't be able to handle.
Also, I've recently switched to a vegetarian diet and I so miss steak. DH hasn't joined me in this quest, so I cook meat for him, but not for me. If it wasn't for how amazing I feel, I would steal his plate and eat like a true carnivore. Meat does not get along with my system, I've found out. 
Re: How about a confessions post...
Yesterday was by far the hardest day of motherhood for me yet. DD was up the night before from 11pm-1:30am. She was WIDE awake and kept waking up the baby. When both of them were crying around midnight I thought I was going to lose my mind. The baby woke up about every hour after I finally got DD to sleep. And then the little bugger (DD) was up at her regular, butt crack of dawn, time. I tried to get her to take an early nap, when she refused I sat there and cried.
She laughed at me.
I contemplated getting my tubes tied more than once yesterday.
I really don't think I want any more babies.
I have another one.
My neighbors son (high school aged) came to our door after we moved in and asked if he could mow our lawn. I already hired someone to it, but I might have the boy do it instead. He was overweight and came to my door drinking a can of Pepsi.
I only want to hire him so he will get some exercise.
I think that quite often, and I only have one!
I'm sorry you had a hard day. I hope things get better.
I'm glad H isn't home this month, though I wish he were not home in a safer place/job. This is pretty much the biggest month of my non him life, and I need to be really focused.
ETA: MM, I'm sorry, that sounds like a horrible night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmdEg3T8IOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L27KqRVZPwA
I'm the ewoks. You're C3PO. I am amazed by you.
So I also dedicate this video to you.
This made me LOL. I am a terrible person, I know.
::Hugs::
I am sorry you had a rough day.
I have all of my family here, and yet, somehow I still feel all alone sometimes. I need more friends. Good friends.
On several occassions I have thought to myself, 'why the hell didn't I just stay in CA?'
I miss you M!
Are you my twin? I'm serious. I don't eat a whole lot of meat, and honestly if you start cooking more vegetarian more often your H might be more open to it. E is really okay with only having meat 2 nights a week as opposed to 7 its really nice.
And the Nuva Ring is great! I'm not the hormonal mess on it I was on other forms and I gained a little weight at first but I'm heading into my 3rd year on it and my weight stabilized after the first 6 months.
Hugs sweetie.
I don't think I understood what baby fever was until I met my niece. She is such a sweet baby!
I've been going over there and giving my brother and his wife the opportunity to unpack and organize their stuff while I snuggle/feed/nap with their baby and now I'm all jealous and want my own!
67/200
I'm pretty sure I would suck at having something I had to take out every 3 weeks. I rely on my pill pack to tell me what week I'm on. I forget to take a pill sometimes though so I think I just suck at birth control in general. I guess this has become my confession? lol
ETA: I was talking about NuvaRing
Photo bomb, yeah!
I have an alarm on my phone. It is one hell of a lot easier than taking a pill every day. And it is lower dosage, so I don't feel like I need a straight jacket to get through the day. I was nervous about going back on Hormonal BC, but I am not ready for an IUD, and Natural Family Planning during my crazy school schedule is difficult. I think that this is okay though. We will see in a couple more cycles if I go insane or not.
I think you'll be fine on it. May I ask what you were on before? I was on the generic of Yasmin because that was all our insurance would allow. The name brand I was fine, generic I was a mad woman. I cried all the time, and would go off the handle for no reason at all. I finally just decided I was okay with going crazy, but then I was forgetting pills when my mom was sick. I switched to Nuva Ring and after the first 3 months I felt like my old self again. It made E and I both very happy that I was no longer going crazy.
Hmm...an alarm is a good idea. I've been contemplating changing methods for a good while now. I thought about the shot but it would be such a pain in the asss to have to make regular dr appointments.
Photo bomb, yeah!
I keep a calendar in my bathroom with " In" and "Out" marked on the days it goes in and out. Its not that big of a deal to remember as long as I mark it on the calendar.
I was on some form of Yazmin or Ortho. I think I went through 3 or 4 different pill variations. It was terrible. I haven't had BC in a few years. After I got tested for my mom's disease we thought we might TTC, but it was always a "how do we feel this month" sort of thing. But life got crazy, and I decided I wanted to have a career, so it's on hold again.
I like it so far. No big deal yet.
You're in Florida right? Or are you from FL?
I left DS for six days to see my sister through major surgery in California. I was against it at first, but I let DH and MIL convince me that it would be okay.
It was not okay. Surprisingly, I was okay, but DS is a mess. He cries all the time since I got back and he's not sleeping. He never used to cry. Seriously, never. I feel like I broke our bond and I'm really mad at myself for it.
MIL and FIL want to buy us a trip to Europe for DH's graduation this summer and of course they'd be keeping DS. It's such a sweet offer and I know DH would jump at the chance, but after this I'm not willing to leave DS again. I also don't want to travel that far with him at this age if it's just for a week or two. The time change and routine shake up plus the extra expense for an experience he won't remember isn't worth it.
They want me to plan the trip and have them pay for it and leave it a surprise for DH. I don't know what to do about it since I told them I'd love to go when they offered it - before I went to California.
ETA: I just re-read this and I sound like a brat. The ILs are offering me a trip to Europe and I'm complaining. Gah! I hate this.
I know I just lurk here but FWIW, I don?t think you sound like a brat. I definitely think you have legitimate concerns.
Mel you are not a brat. This was your first time away from N right? I think he will be okay in a few days. Maybe you can talk to your ILs about your concerns?
I want to. My only reservations is that MIL stayed with N while I was gone and I don't want to make her feel like she did a bad job, KWIM?
I definitely see what you're saying. That's a crappy place to be. How long have you been home for? I would give it a few days. Kids are so resilient and he will get back in his groove again soon. Whenever any sort of big life event happens or a grandma comes to visit DD is a pill for a while afterwards. I think she's just used to getting spoiled and I have to re-teach her that throwing a screaming fit of rage is no way going to get her "hop hop" crackers.
I say give it a few days and reevaluate.
I see what your saying but I agree with Mango. Just wait a few days and see what happens. I think it will be okay. Hugs.
It isn't worth it. I talk to her like a normal person and not my mom, and that has made my entire life easier. ::sigh:: Let's hold hands and and ignore our moms together.