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Monday Randoms
1. I totally sucked at clean eating over the weekend. After my race I was starving so we stopped at Wawa and got a hoagie and smoothie. Then it just escalated the rest of the day and I ended up having a mango margarita and cheese-covered portabello burger for dinner. I'm starting again today.
2. My toenail finally fell off, and the one that is growing underneath it is weird-looking 
Will it grow out looking ok?
3. My grandma has been totally annoying me (what else is new, haha). A couple of her friends donated towards the run I did on Saturday, and I called her to ask for their addresses so I could send thank you notes. She proceded to remind me how nice they were to do that and to write them "nice" thank yous. How do you even write a not-nice thank you? "Hey, Thanks for donating, I guess. You probably could have given more, but you're a stingy b*tch."
4. We took the dogs to a dog park yesterday, which I was a little hesitant about because I've heard some stories about aggressive dogs, but they absolutely loved it. We didn't want to split them up so we put Kiwi in with the larger dogs, and they were so happy. They got to run around and sniff other dogs and both of their tails were up and wagging the whole time. Plus they were super exhausted when we came home (we also took them on a 2 mile walk around the park) so we were able to get work done on the house without them wanting to play/being whiny. It was win/win.
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Re: Monday Randoms
As of this morning, my mom has begun complaining to me about my parents marriage, which now makes two parents that lean on me for emotional support. At least now I have something new to talk to my therapist about on Thursday.
I found a job ad for something interesting, and even though I'm stupid pregnant, I'm applying anyway.
Aw, I'm glad they loved the dog park!
My randoms:
I still have not caught up on work since coming back from vacation and I feel swamped. I worked late every day last week but it didn't seem to help
Last night I had a dream that my H had 3 cell phones and was texting women on all of them right in front of me. I have no idea where it came from.
We went to ILs last night to celebrate MIL's birthday and my FIL pissed me off so bad. He told my H he was considering buying him Steelers tickets to a game in October or November and that they could go together. Normally this would be great, my H is a huge fan and we try to go to one game per year while also visiting his family up there. But this year is different because we'll have a new baby and I just don't think it's a good idea for him to leave me at home with a newborn and go to a football game 10 hours away. Not to mention it's expensive. I said "FIL, I'm glad you think you can just plan a trip for the two of you when we will have a new baby at home" and he said "what, you can't handle it on your own for a few days?". ?!?!?!
OMG I was so mad he actually said that to me, I didn't speak to him the rest of the time we were there.
Of course H says he doesn't want to go or won't go, but now that FIL has planted it in his head, I know he wants to go. Blah.
Ugh, I'm sorry they're doing that to you. What I do in that situation is just ignore. If you're on the phone and they start doing it tell them to stop or you'll hang up, and then follow through. Just don't engage when they talk about it. It's kind of worked for me, even though they still bring it up sometimes, it's been less frequently.
And you should totally apply for the job! GL!
71 workouts completed in 2012
LOL at your grandma!
I always seem to fall off the wagon on the weekends when it comes to eating healthy. I did so well all week and then had Mexican twice on Saturday, not to mention the margaritas at home that night. They were 95 calorie margaritas though so it barely counts
The mocha mint iced coffee at wawa is frigging to die for. I love the hell out of that stuff.
DH and I had a date night to see the Avengers last night! The movie was awesome and Jackson was great for our friend. They watched Wall-E and then Jackson went down for him without a peep at his normal bedtime. We have only been out once down here since he was born and the other time was a total disaster, we came home early and haven't bothered asking anyone to do it again. I'm really glad I decided to call in the favor, as it will be weeks before we could get up to Jersey to have someone watch him so we could go.
Daycare is SO exhausting!
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poppy - omg, I would be so pissed if my FIL did something like that! Your H isn't going, right?
peachy - I haven't tried the mocha mint coffee, but it sounds awesome. I love anything chocolatey and minty.
And I'm glad you got to go on a date night! Hopefully there will be more in your future
71 workouts completed in 2012
He better not! It sucks because now that FIL has said something about paying for the tickets, I know my H will want to go. I told him "if you go and leave me with a newborn by myself I will make your life hell". So hopefully he understands, lol.
Ugh, I'm sorry about your H! I mean honestly, I probably could handle it by myself for a few days, but uh, I don't want to. Who knows what state I'll be in physically and mentally, and I just don't think it's a good idea. I have MIL, SIL and my sister here to help if I needed it, but I don't want to have to rely on them when my H should be home.
I seriously wanted to punch my FIL in the face last night. Like, I wish I would have.
I know exactly how you feel! My mom has already said that she can come help for that weekend. That's not the point. The point is, I'm RESENTFUL! lol. Here we are, having sacrificed the fun in our lives for 9 whole months. Why on earth are we the ones stuck at home with a newborn while our husbands get drunk at weddings and go to sports games? Not fair!
I am 5 away from being done marking case studies, and I'm disappointed by number of them that smell like "incense".
DH's grandmom nearly broke my heart this weekend. She's in hospice care at home, and I went with Lucy on Saturday, and yesterday with him. Also- I'm turning into my mother, needing to know what's going on and "managing" a death, as I call it. I feel so bad for MIL and her sisters. And grandpop, jeeeeez. So so sad, Grandparents are in their 90s and still so in love. ugh.
I am DONE school on Wednesday til JULYYYYYY!!!! HOORAY!
When I was at my grandma's house yesterday, we started talking about how my granddad had had a bald spot, and my grandma said he told her he got it from "a short bed and fast company." LOL.
My dad starts chemo today, and my grandma is the only one who said what we're all thinking "for what it's worth." I really hope it works and does something besides make him sick.
I kind of feel like a bad mom right now. I am leaving Joanna with my mom for the day next Friday to go to the beach. I'm planning to ask her to watch J this Saturday night so that H and I can go to dinner. I'm perfectly content with H basically taking care of Joanna all weekend so I can do my own thing. I HATE feeding her - she dribbles milk everywhere, spits up, and then cries and fusses from gas. I just want H to do it all the time. And, while we're talking about milk, I think my left boob is trying to kill me. It gets so hard EVERY time between pumping sessions, and I have to give it special attention when I do pump. I'm so ready to switch to formula. I don't feel like the nurturing mother type at all, and it makes me feel like something is wrong with me.
And **TMI** **flameful** **TMI** I have this odor from below that I think is normal (like a period on steroids), but it's fuckinggross. have my postpartum appointment next Monday, and I really hope my snatch stops smelling before then.
We were unbelievably productive this weekend. And we also did a ton of fun things. My house is clean, projects were completed and we met up with friends several times over the course of the weekend. Who knew limiting the time yourass spends on the couch could result in such great things.
This is the busiest week of my year and I am feeling a bit zen. I am almost done with this monster project for my measurement class and I am really freaking proud of myself. I have cried a lot over this project but I am almost done. And that feels awesome.
I wish I could have a bottle of wine to celebrate. :-)
I am so tired. I came back to work after maternity leave last Monday and this is rough with 2 kiddos. I stay up late to pump. I wake up at 5am. I get the kids out of the house by myself as H leaves for work at 4:30am. Its a lot. And he is leaving Wednesday night through Monday for his brother's graduation in Washington DC and leaving us behind. I'm a little scared. I was hoping my parents would come and help me, however my dad is having heart surgery Wednesday morning so that is out. Ugh.
I am so tired.
I want to go home.
My daughter was so incredibly sweet and loving all weekend. I wish I was snuggled up in bed with her watching cartoons.
-no matter how bad work is today, it will be okay because my kid is in a mommy phase and i'm going to pick her up after work.
-i fixed my pool. i had some professional guidance, but i fixed a thing with the pump and it's SPARKLING CLEAR after an algae disaster of epic proportion last week. i am a badass.
-my ILs are gone and i have the house to myself. i love it. the visit went well, but i'm exhausted. also, i've realized we don't share a sense of humor (or something). i love my kid. you know i'm crazy about her. i am kind to her and patient with her and i get that she's 2 and being 2 means stubborness and limit testing and tantrums. that doesn't mean that stubborness and limit testing and tantrums aren't annoying as all get out. and that i can't use strong language like "my goodness, she's such a pain" or "she reminds me of kim jong il" sometimes when talking about them. i don't say it too her, but my ILs kept talking to me in a voice you use with a spooked horse about how L is just a normal kid. i got it. she's normal. and a normal toddler can make you insane. this was tempered by my MIL telling me that L is, in her (expert; it's her job) opinion, L's language skills are mega advanced and that she's awesome. which she is.
I had a very unproductive weekend, or it feels like it at least.
We had dinner guests saturday night. The couple is both deaf. I'd never met them before and was super nervous about communicating with them. They were awesome and we had a good time.
I did clear out an overflowing box worth of DD's toys. We're still going to have to clear out a lot before we move. I just don't think we're going to have the same amount of space in a new house.
I need to sweep and mop the kitchen, do laundry, vacuum and workout tonight.
I have a ridiculous migraine and had every intention of staying home from work....until I remembered that no one else in my section would be in until at least 9:00. So I got up and got ready and came in. As soon as the girl that works at the front desk gets here, I'm going home and going back to bed. I think migraines for pregnant women are cruel and unusual punishment since I can't take anything that will really do anything.
I want my bed.
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Thanks, I'll try that. I'd probably be happier if I decreased my supply in both boobs, actually. Pumping a ton of milk just makes me feel less guilty about the fact that I'm only doing it for another few weeks.