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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Friday Confessions? Anything?
The board is so slow lately! I need some entertainment to get me through the morning with day 3 of a migraine!!
Re: Friday Confessions? Anything?
- I got misty seeing the pics of Tiff and baby Ben. That's going to be me in no time
- My mom is at our house watching E today and I didn't clean a damn thing because I know she will.
- My IL's are coming today and will be here til NEXT Saturday. They are watching Evan while our daycare provider is out on maternity leave. That's such a long time to have people in our house....
love is for every her, love is for every him, love is for everyone
- I have had a migraine this week and non-stop eye twitching... stressed much?
- The housing ups and downs are not fun. Two offers in 3 weeks is great, but the "good" offer fell through last minute. It's been a slow showing week and I'm kind of over the whole thing.
- I'm hoping my migraine does not inhibit my Roja margarita plans this evening.
- Whenever I hear the OnStar commercial with a guy in an accident and he asks the OnStar gal to call his wife, it makes me teary.
- I need to lose 5 lbs. stat.
I loved that pic too of her looking at him! So cute.
-Someone brought red velvet cupcakes and I have had 2 already this week. Hopefully they are gone from the breakroom so I stop ruining my diet.
-I have a friend making some really stupid decisions right now that I don't agree with. I may lose her friendship over it b/c she knows how I feel but I for once don't care.
-It has been almost 5 months since I got my hair done. FIVE! Can't wait until my hair appt at the end of the month.
We have our A/S today and are finding out what our baby will be. While I'm super excited about it, and would love to say that I don't care what we are having, I am secretly hoping for a girl. I am terrified of having a boy since I know absolutely nothing about little boys.
I'm working on a dessert table for a wedding today and have to set up by 3:30 and I'm no where near done. Instead of working on it right now, I'm nesting and all I really want to say to the project is F-it. I know I can't though
* I am stopping pumping at the end of the month. I have mixed feelings about it. While I know it will be a huge relief to not have my pump attached to me all the time and I should be proud for making it this long, I have major guilt that Mason will have to eventually have formula.
* Also related to pumping, I have now counted my freezer stash 3 times in the last week because for some reason I thought I have counted it all wrong and I won't as much as a stash as I thought.
-I'm really, really glad Ruby isn't crawling yet. My neighbors' babies are and I'm so not ready for that stage.
-H and I have the opportunity for childcare tonight and I don't really want to take it. We *need* the time alone, but we can't afford to go out and I have no clue what else we'd do with our time.
-I want to narc on someone I know really bad. She's being an idiot when it comes to her kids' safety and I can't bear to watch it.
-I'm having a really hard time going back to cloth diapers. We used disposables the week I was at sign class and I'm loving the lack of leaks, stench and laundry.
-I found out that if we decided to go the cochlear implant route with Ruby, it would cost $90K...per ear. I want to throw up. We already have so much medical debt and we'll do whatever we feel is the best for her regardless of cost, but it still sucks to think of essentially having a mortgage on her ears.
-Some days I feel like just giving up and taking my family to live down by the river in our car. Our life is filled with so much uncertainty and dashed hope right now. Nothing makes me happier than my wonderful H and kids, but the rest of everything stresses me out non-stop. And if one more person tells me "God doesn't give you more than you can handle" I will b!tch slap them and/or start sobbing in their face.
WTMF? This is BEFORE insurance though, right??
Dude. GO. Most of the time when H and I get a date night, we just go for a long walk together. It's so important to have that one-on-one time to just talk and be together. You'll feel so much better.
I have a coworker of mine and Kendra's that I am damn near dropkicking. I do not want your advice on circumcision (VIA WORK INSTANT MESSAGING), I do not want your articles on homeschooling, on not-vaxing, on co-sleeping, etc. The MOMENT she found out we were having a boy, I received instant messages the entire morning on circumcision (or not)... Oh, and I don't want to go to Circumcision 101 with you, FYI. Since when is this YOUR decision to make for me?
She gives "natural" parenting a baaaaaaaad name.
My parents are taking Peyton and Berkeley tonight until tomorrow night. I STILL get a bit nervous when they ride from York to Grand Island with my parents--not because my parents are bad drivers, but because I just always fear accidents etc that wouldn't be their fault.
My OB asked me which TWO kids were mine at my appt on Monday....now, she didn't deliver Peyton and Berkeley but jesus lady, come on. And, Peyton already has a complex, don't make it worse, snatch.
Ahhh, I'm in a mood today.
Yes, but our insurance is whack. It's not certain they'll cover it and even if they do, our co-pays, co-insurance and max out-of-pocket are ridiculous. We're looking into private insurance since a THIRD of H's monthly income pays our premium and the coverage is so awful.
I know. We'll go. We're both just in a funk right now. I'm sure we'll enjoy it once we're on a "date."
I have a cousin who's son is getting tested for hearing because they think he may have something wrong. They have looked into the possibility of surgery (not sure for what exactly) but the insurance wouldn't cover it if they go through with it because they said the boy doesn't "need" the surgery. With sign language they don't consider hearing a need. WTF.
*DH accused me of only working with DS2 on new words. He's probably right, but damnit if DS2 didn't pick up a ball, show it to me this morning and go, "ba!" Ha! Success!
*I recently joined twitter. I only follow people for now and don't tweet anything since I'm afraid no one will follow me and that makes me sad.
*I don't co-sleep with my kids. Not because I'm opposed to it (I am), but because they'd never snuggle up with me in a bed. If they'd let me sleep with them like a teddybear, I'd do it in a hot second.
*My mom has been extremely helpful in getting stuff ready for Twice As Nice this weekend. I really really really hope this stuff sells so she thinks it was worth all her hard work and time.
*I'm going to a pool party this weekend, and I need to self-tan my feet. I look like I'm wearing socks.
My husband said to me the other day, "You used to be hot, but now you're just a hot mess". So last night I got my hair done (the works, cut, highlights, color, eyebrow wax). And today I'm going shopping for all new hair and makeup products. And can not wait for the "WTF?!" I get from him when I come home with everything.
F*cker.
I had a miscarriage at the beginning of June and it's been a lot harder on me than I think anyone realizes. It's to the point where I'm probably going to have to talk to the dr. about some sort of Anxiety Med or something because I can't continue to live like this. I hate that I feel this way I just can't seem to shake it. I haven't really told may about it, not because I don't want to but because I become a hotmess the moment I even think about trying to talk about it.
I know no less than 10 ladies pregnant right now all with in 4 weeks of my due date and I?m so very happy for them as I know they have all had their own struggles but I?m still throwing my own pitty party in my head. And they are all having boys? that?s so odd to me? Hopefully it gets easier.
I had a mc early in the year and was at the point where I felt like I was in the clear and was going to have an OK pregnancy and an August baby. I ended having to talk to someone about it. It was the best thing that I have done for myself, my marriage and my child.
After my two miscarriages I went on anti-depressants. Best decision ever. I had friends due around when I would have been due, both times (I was 15 weeks with one) and I found it really difficult to deal with. The meds helped. Anything that makes you feel like yourself is worth it. Hang in there
Ditto Robyn and Jamie, miscarriages are nothing to mess around with emotionally. Talk to someone and get some help if you need it. I struggled big time with my first (and 2-4th too, but first is the worst) and needed anti-depressants and counseling. It's a huge thing, I'm so sorry for your loss.
And he's still alive? Dude.
*I want to hug Skippy, Jess (and Ruby), and Amy&Andy.
*That's really all I have right now. I am drained.
Skippy --
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Calling my OB a few weeks later and asking for help was one of the hardest -- but best -- things I've ever done. I spoke to a therapist a couple times and went on antidepressants. My m/c wrecked me and it wasn't something I was able to "snap out of" on my own.
*Like*
thanks to jennied
DH and I are going out to dinner tonight, and it will be only the 4th time since Blythe was born that we've been out on a "date" alone together - we've done plenty of things with friends and most of them are with Blythe in tow. It makes me feel bad about how we have neglected this part of our relationship.
Our friends are due with a baby in late February, and I'm afraid for them re: money - they are in pretty dire financial straits and I'm not sure if they fully realize the financial impact (and general life change) of children. At least they don't cost much initially, but those upfront costs of carseats and crib, etc. could really break them. I'm nervous. I think the husband is very selfish and self-centered and doesn't realize how much the wife is worrying about everything and carrying the financial burden. And I know how bad it is because they freely tell everyone.
I'm signing up for an 8-week session of yoga classes even though we haven't explicitly budgeted for it. DH encouraged it.
I feel like a parenting failure and like I don't provide enough of a variety of fun, stimulating activities for Blythe.
I'm tired of how judgmental and competitive so many moms seem to be. I think it's worse in the Omaha area in particular as compared other parts of the country - a friend and I were talking about this the other day, and I've been preoccupied with the topic ever since.
I've always had this horrible fear in the back (and forefront) of my brain that either DH or I won't live long enough to see B grow up, or that something horrible will happen to B. I probably need therapy for it, because I think of and worry about it multiple times throughout the day and it brought me to tears last night.
thanks to jennied