September 2010 Weddings
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Happy Monday!
I'm way too excited for a Monday. I guess I had a pretty good weekend. I went shopping on Saturday and got some new work clothes, so that was exciting.
RPI tied and won this weekend, so we're 7th in the country! I'm making tentative plans to go to Atlantic City (conference playoffs), Bridgeport CT or Manchester, NH (NCAA playoffs) and maybe even St Paul if they get to the frozen four (NCAA Championship). I'm totally getting ahead of myself, but we haven't been this good since the 80's.
I'm semi-bummed cause the Steelers lost. However, I won $200 in a Superbowl pool, so I'm very excited about that.
So yay! I hope everyone else had a good weekend!
(An unmatched left parenthesis creates an unresolved tension that will stay with you all day.
The Princess of Anything is Coming!
Had a dream I was queen.
Woke up. Still queen.
The Princess of Anything is Coming!
Had a dream I was queen.
Woke up. Still queen.
Re: Happy Monday!
Send some of your energy my way.
Pretty mellow weekend - leftovers & DVR'd tv on Friday night, taxes and avoiding the ice on Saturday. K & I went to see The Mechanic. Jason Statham rocks my world. *sigh*
Took a trip to Queens yesterday morning to pick up new tires for the truck (because K is an ebay addict). Note to self: Never, EVER go through Jamaica Queens again. Even in daylight. K and I were betting on tons of stuff through the super bowl last night to get out of dirty diaper changes. Net result? He gets one free pass. I'm betting he forgets about it.
Today will be busy - hopefully it gets better. Already spilled coffee on my hand. My thumb is a few nasty shades of red. Hoping for no blisters...
susieQ--I cannot believe you are already 30 weeks! time is FLYING!
i am sooooooo tired today, i cannot even think. i slept like crap last night, and that was after not getting into bed until a full hour after my usual bed time
and i ate too much, so this week i need to really step my a$$ into gear for double dub (ww).
i also went shopping this weekend, got a new coach purse, 4 new sweaters, some tees and tanks, two pants, a dress, and gerren's big valentine's day gift--the huge craftsman tool chest that he has wanted since he was maybe 4 years old.
is it next saturday yet? i want to sleeeep.
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Wow Susie! You are really pregnant! I can't believe your ticker has a pumpkin! (I really like the food ones because I can really relate to how big the baby is that way, even though some of the berries earlier on just make me hungry) And you really liked The Mechanic? H has been bugging me to see it and I love the he!! out of Jason Statham. Maybe we'll go this weekend or something.
And Shauni, can you PIP your purse? I'm considering putting my superbowl winnings towards a new coach, but I have no idea what I want. Andplusalso, I'm terribly nosy.
The Princess of Anything is Coming!
Had a dream I was queen.
Woke up. Still queen.
My monday is super shiity... I didn't sleeo at ALL last night. I thnk I saw every hour. Was running late for work this morning since I had to go and get lunch because I had NO time this week.
And worst of all my Blackberry isn't working. I can scroll but can't open anything. It might be my fault because I want and Iphone and kept saying well I really don't need on my BB is fine. I guess I jinxed my BB, however I can't really get a new phone till payday(friday). grrr.....
I am meeting our home inspector at 10am and then later this afternoon I meet with a background investigator for the sheriff's department here, part of the screening process for this dispatcher position that I want. I had a kick butt run yesterday with a running group and as soon as I got home, I sneezed 12 times. seriously. So now it looks like I have a slight cold (running nose and sneezing). ick. H read my mind last night, asking if I wanted to get pizza instead of cooking - even with pizza and a brownie yesterday I still lost 2 lbs on WW, go me!
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
lol...yeah, K keeps pointing that out to me too.
I liked The Mechanic, but I tend to go for more guy-type movies - action, etc. There were one or two scenes I thought were more violent than necessary and I was really mad about the garbage disposal scene.
And yes, Shauni, please PIP your purse. All my money is being saved for daycare. I need to drool over something pretty.
Monday...ugh!
I didn't do too much this weekend. Don worked a whole lot so I did plenty of laundry and cleaning while he was gone. I went to Kohls on Sat and got 2 tees, 2 sweaters, and dress pants...I saved almost as much as I spent - so happy about that! Yesterday I made a new crockpot bbq recipe and it turned out really tasty so that made me happy! The Steelers lost so Don wasn't a happy camper when he finally got home from work at 9:15, grr. Oh well, it didn't really matter to me which team won. It was a good game to watch though.
I made a decision finally about my job situation over the weekend too. I'm not going to take the other job an hr away because I don't think the amount that they're offering me is enough to offset the cost of having to move Don and I at the end of our lease in June. Plus, I'd be living away from Don for the next several months only to come home on the weekends, which he works too. So, it just wouldn't work out I think. I'm kind of bummed, I really would have like the job, but the timing wasn't right.
Old Navy is having a 30% off adult clothes today only online and in store...I have a few items in my cart online that I'd debating on whether or not I shoul pull the trigger and get. It's 2 tank tops, 1 sweater, and dress pants...I'd save about $30 total and spend $70 - what's a girl to do!
Shauni, I'm dying for a PIP too!
I can't believe how far along you are, Susie. So are you drinking coffee? One of the things I'm not looking forward to when I'm pregnant (someday) is giving up coffee, so I'm just curious!
I wasn't nearly productive enough this weekend so I'm home desperately trying to finish the stuff I was supposed to do. I have the news on and there are two interesting things going on:
1) someone left a toilet with a cell phone strapped to it in front of a local courthouse, so it's shut down that area. So weird. I'm betting it's JUST that, like a practical joke - hopefully it's not a bomb.
2) They're doing a 'wedding in a week' contest on the news. I don't really like the idea of giving complete control to other people and having my wedding broadcast on TV, plus only giving people a week's notice to be able to travel and everything, but I just realized that the viewers even get to vote on the dress and headpieces. I would die if someone gave me a dress I didn't like and a birdcage veil. Makes me wonder if people will vote for ugly/unflattering things just to be mean.
and 4 sweaters, 3 shirts and tanks, 2 pairs of pants, and 1 dress. but i cant find pictures because they were all from outlets.
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GO PACKERS!!!!!!!!!!! This is the best monday I've had in a while. just cruising on the high from last night's game.
Shauni- SUPER cute purse. love it!
Went snowmobiling on saturday with hubby. 5 minutes into our ride, I flew off, hit the windshield (breaking it) and it just sucks. We kept riding afterwards, but I had bruises all up and down my legs by the time we got home and that night, yesterday and today, I'm super sore. Feel like I was in a car accident. But it was fun!
Happy monday all!!!
I love a good shopping trip. Nice work Shauni!
I also want it to be next weekend.
I could not give up coffee. I thought about it, but I figured people being able to tolerate me in the morning, and vice versa, was more important than TOTALLY giving up caffeine. I did start cutting my coffee - half regular, half decaf to at least have LESS caffeine. But my OB also said that 2 cups of regular coffee a day is fine - there's an actual mg limit that they give you but I forget what it is.
I def do eat/drink stuff that they tell you not to. When I started reading the literature from my OB, I was in shock - they basically want you to crawl inside a box and stay there for 9 months. Did not go over well with me, especially when I was diagnosed with GD and had to give up bread, pasta, etc. I occasionally will eat a turkey sandwich (or ham or italian, whatever floats my boat - but it's like one a month, maybe). And I had a margarita on my birthday. That was the best damn margarita I've had in years. I'm such a rebel.
Gotta do, what you gotta do! I know there are tons of studies out there that look at the effect of certain foods/drugs/etc. on babies. I usually agree with those because those people would know more than I would. HOWEVER, I always think "well, what they h*ll did people do back in the day before all these reports came out?!?! Obviously women still had babies and they still turned out ok!"
I too, will have a struggle with giving up coffee or diet coke when the time comes.
I think I just know people that take it to extremes (they're already sort of crunchy granola types) - two cups of coffee a day is doable, and I would probably try the half-caff route so that it stretches a little more. I wasn't judging you (hope it didn't come off that way) just curious. Glad to know that your OB says two cups is fine.
There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions about this sort of thing - especially with alcohol. In Europe I know they're a lot more liberal with how much you can drink (we're not talking total boozing here, just a couple of glasses a wine per week or something like that, I'd have to look it up) and they don't have a higher incidence FAS there. Here, many people are staunchly zero alcohol during pregnancy. I would want a more liberal OB/GYN because I think some are way too restrictive with no real reason/evidence.
Susie-- totally can't believe you are THAT far along ALREADY---- I have been semi stalking your pregnancy
) Very cute! Very happy for you 
)
Today I am uber pukey sick--- so I'm home -- O is here for a bit-- don't know if he will stay all day...but I'm about to go play some Wii - Epic Mickey
) *swooon-- memories of Disney and our HM*
Possibly if I feel productive vibes I may (or may not) do the dishes.
When you guys are home from work sick-- do you ever sleep so much you just can't sleep anymore?? That's where I'm at. I went to bed at like 9 lastnight and O said I didn't stir at ALL--- especially through Liv's tantrums last night at bed and this morning getting ready for daycare/preschool...I'm nuts!
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First - no offense taken. Everybody makes their own choices, these are just mine. I know there are people out there who would not agree with me - and that's their choice. I do not make my decisions blindly - I take into account my OB's advice, my Peri's advice, what I read on the internet, and my own lifestyle. But in the end, I'm the one who has to be able to live for these 9 months, and beyond, with the choices I make.
Second - I completely agree with you & moleson. Our mothers (or their mothers) drank like fish, smoked like chimneys and we still turned out okay. W/r/t a lot of the research that is presented, it's not ethical to deliberately put pregnant mothers at risk for the sake of a controlled experiment, so the results are skewed. And oftentimes (like with Lysteria from lunchmeats) the risk of actually contracting/having the problem is minute - 3% or less - but some people insist that 'any risk is too much risk' and so abstain completely. I make calculated judgements and go from there.
Susie - the lunch meat thing sort of blows my mind. I get being more careful when you're pregnant, but I don't want listeria EVER, pregnant or not. Yet, I eat lunch meat regularly and have never had a problem, and I don't plan to stop when/if I get pregnant. There are lots of other examples of things like that. You just have to keep living your life. Don't get me wrong, I will cut back on some things, especially anything that my OB suggests (unless they seem like a crazy nut, and then I'll get a new doctor), but I want to see some evidence that there's a reason.
My aunt and uncle only feed my 4 y.o. cousin organic food, even though they don't eat that way themselves. It's so strange, because even though she eats 'big people' food now, she has to eat separate meals. I don't know when they're going to stop doing it, but I just find it so bizarre.
Again -- not trying to piss anyone off-- however- I didn't drink alcohol (I don't smoke anyway) and I ate SUPER healthy. My personal choice was this- I ate the things that gave Liv the best nutrients and vitamins as possible. It helped me be healthy so she could have the best start to her life- w/o being any kind of under the influence. Of course I was uber bummed when I got anastesia before labor...b/c that's drugs...but I did all that I could during pregnancy to eat healthy and excercise.
I think my take on it- for people that DO booze regularly or drink tons of coffee or (this one bothers me more than anything) smoke during pregnancy is that-- everything you do to your body affects that little person inside of you. Yes they may turn out alright (like we did) or whatever....but you should do things with the conscience effort that everything you do from here on out will DIRECTLY effect them. I was never more healthy than when I was pregnant. I didn't mess around and took it seriously. When the docs told me to relax I did, stay home, yup- ease back on sweets - you better know it. Liv is awesome, witty and much smarter than most of the kids she plays with on a regular. Not being a self righteous jerk here-- but I'm just saying that how you take care of your baby -in and out of utero- makes them who they are. So why not start with a clean slate, ya know???
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Hello everyone. My tummy hurts from all the snacking I did yesterday. Here's a pic of the snack stadium I made.
Next year I plan on making it bigger.
Plans for today include working out and doing laundry.
Wow, I didn't realize you were that far along!
BTW, last night I dreamt that I was pregnant. In my dream I was FREAKED OUT, but then I calmed down and dealt with it, which I thought was strange.
Friday, I did absolutely nothing!! Literally I sat around the house, H didn't get of work untill 11 that night so when he got home I was like thank gosh your finally home I was about to pull my hair out, you can only clean your house so many times.
Saturday, laundry during the day and when H got off we went over to BIL and soon to be SIL and hung out over there and talked we hadn't seem them in over a week or so. Then Sunday, we I went to go have brunch with my mom and then we went to her house and played fetch with the dog and sat outside it was so nice. About 70 degrees with a nice calm breeze. Unreal that it had snowed two days before. Then I went to my dads house to watch the game and eat!!
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I guess my thing is - unless you're going to CONTINUE that lifestyle after the baby is born, then what is the point? You can be as healthy as you want during pregnancy, to give your child the best start possible, but if the baby comes out and you go back to your old habits, like fast food every day, your kid is going to pick up those habits as well. Pre-pregnancy, I stood by "everything in moderation" as a motto, and I'm continuing that through pregnancy. And my doc supports me in my choices - he knows I'm not boozing it up every night (week/month), my checkups are good, I basically give him no reason to complain.
The moms that kill me are the ones who judge me for having one soda while pregnant, but then proceed to feed their kids every processed snack on the shelf, while the little darlings veg in front of the tv for 10 hours a day. I think you just have to look at the whole picture - not just the time of gestation.
Ferdy - it's not because of allergies in my cousin's case. Except for soy milk, because she's lactose intolerant, but that wasn't part of my original point. I don't see how a child can be 'allergic' to non-organic food.
I think that smoking while pregnant is categorically wrong, but there are studies that saying a small amount of alcohol or caffeine are fine. If my doctor told me not to go above xx mgs of caffeine or glasses of wine, then of course I wouldn't, but if there's no evidence to go completely without then I don't think it's necessary.
I probably will completely give up alcohol while pregnant, since I don't drink that much anyway and I think it could be awkward explaining to people that I only have one glass per month (or whatever) when they start questioning me while I'm drinking and obviously pregnant. But like I said, studies have shown it's fine to stay below a certain amount, so unless I see a pregnant woman drinking a lot, I don't judge it.
I completely agree-- especially with the last paragraph. Being pregnant has changed the way I eat on a regular. I don't eat fast food anymore and even get frustrated when she is at my dad's house and they give her chicken nuggets.I can't tell you how much the change has been obvious in our home vs other people's where they give their kid soda in a sippy cup and Liv asks for watered down juice. Not saying Liv is sugar free-- her fav treat is fruit snacks and marshmallows -- but it's not everyday.
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