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Randoms/confessions/vents
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Re: Randoms/confessions/vents
- I'm have a cookie exchange at my house on Friday. I have yet to put up any Christmas decorations. The only ones that are up have stayed up since last year....
- I haven't had my hair cut since January.
- I am about 10 lbs below my pre-pg weight, while I am glad to loose this weight I feel like it's "too thin" for me.
- I had B-pics taken for DH like two years ago. I got to see them, but the photographer didn't ever get the pics to me. He sent me an email last week apologizing and said that he would be happy to reshoot them if I wanted....yea right not now. So instead I said I wanted family pictures, so that's what we are getting.
- I'm not sending out Cmas cards this year. I figure we'll be sending out baby announcements in 2 months anyway. I'm saving money on pics, postage and cards and putting it into awesome photos with Amy and announcements from Courtney!
- Evan has started calling everyone poopface and it cracks me up. He says it so nicely..."Oh, hi, poopface!" It's almost as cute as him calling guacamole, gac-a-me-meal.
- I'm going through my maternity stuff today to hand over to a friend. I'm so ready to never be pregnant again.
- I'm starting to be more at ease about the possibility of a c/s. I really don't want to risk this gigantor getting stuck and needing forceps like my tiny Evan did. That kid wrecked my lady bits. If given the choice, I'm 99% sure I'll opt for the c/s.
love is for every her, love is for every him, love is for everyone
This is hilarious!!
-- I wish this rain was snow. Flame away. Rain in December? WTF Nebraska.
-- If I don't get my car back from the shop today (promised two days ago) I will freakthefuckout. I'm getting all twitchy not being able to get my Xmas errands done and having to work around DH's longer work day schedule.
thanks to jennied
- I co-sleep with Ian. Dh and I said we would never let our babies sleep in our bed. I am so biting my tongue. Ian hates the crib, like real tears, it breaks my heart. I am a sucker, he's got me wrapped around his teeny tiny little finger.
- Seriously. There is glitter all over our house. Either from E outfits or crafts she brings home or ones she does at home or from my outfits, just kidding on my outfits! That stuff isn't easy to vaccum up either.
- I fit into my pre-pg jeans- holla! Except I have a mama muffin top. **Sigh**
I said I would never do this either, but since Mason has been sick we have been.
Guilty.....Jude hates the PNP but he loves the Rock n Play (Kim, I could hug you for that) and sometimes he falls asleep with me...whoopsies. I figure at 3 weeks, I just want sleep and he gets a solid 4.5 in the RnP or with me....
AND, I don't fit into my pre-pg jeans....I am guilty of still rocking elastic waistband pants/skirts/yoga pants all the time. I feel like I fit into regular clothes quickly after the other kids....the water weight I have been carrying around and the c/s mommy pouch SUCKS on the clothes front and I am sad about it.
I hyperventalated coming into the diaper store on Monday. Jude has been struggling to gain weight and we don't have the BF thing down yet and the thought of that, getting home to get the kids from daycare/school/make dinner/do baths/bedtime, etc with J at work made me cry ugly tears. Holler for dinner plans tonight to keep me sane and only having one kid for the time
I feel like Pinterest is adding unecessary stress to my life. I keep finding all these things I want to do/make and not having time to do it all is stressing me out. I spent almost 2 hours last night working on one of those damn yarn wreaths. I couldn't move my arm this morning. I mean, seriously. I should have just bought the damn thing on Etsy for $30 instead of thinking that it was such a great idea to make it myself. And I still have to make all the flowers for it, God only knows how long that's going to take.
My kid is really talking a lot more lately. Everything is either "WOW!" or "NO!". The tantrums are getting uglier and uglier though. They are now full of all sorts of loud, over the top, screeching. I really enjoyed the one that occurred in The GAP on Saturday all because I wanted to try a sweatshirt on him. Such a joy.
We are planning a trip to PA in June that involves flying. I'm already having some serious anxiety about it.... So much so that I'm contimplating talking to the Dr. about it. It's hard for me to grasp what's normal anxiety and what's not.
I tried the new italian place in midtown yesterday for lunch. They have these fried mozzarella and rice balls that were AMAZING. Everything else we had was just OK though. Probably won't go back.
We have Christmas with my DH's immediate family on Sunday. I spend months agonizing over what to get my neices and nephews and every freaking year they end up not liking what I get. But I do it again the next year thinking it may be different. I'm praying for a miracle this year. Nothing pisses me off more than spending money on a gift for someone that they don't like and won't use.
Myhusband calls glitter the "herpes of the craft world"! He says "you can't get rid of it!" haha
And believe me, if Hadley wasn't such a sprawled out, bed hog, she'd sleep with us. She's a terror to sleep next to though!
I have not been anywhere except my In-law's house and to take DD to pre-school since Thanksgiving! I need out of the house with out my kids soon before I loose my mind.
Because of the above, I'm in a serious funk. I'm crabby and have no energy to do anything!
DH can be so selfish sometimes it makes me want to scream. The really crappy thing is that I don't think he really relizes how selfish he can be.
I tend to tell him what I think about things but I never seem to stick to my guns or I loose my shiitt on him. However, I recently told him what I NEEDED and how I would feel if things were going to go his way and it actually went in the way I wanted it to. I'm so proud of myself for sticking to my guns without creating a huge fight.
DD has such an attitude anymore. The talking back is killing me Sometimes I forget that she is not 13 but almost 4! What in the world am I going to do with her when she is actually 13?!
DS is going to be 2 in just one week! It makes me so sad and excited at the same time. He's my baby and he's growing up but I can't wait for him to grow into a little boy. I also can't wait till he starts talking more! People keep telling me "Don't worry,you don't really want him to talk now. You will be wanting him to stop when he starts". No people I'm ready for the grunting and whining to stop! He needs to talk. Maybe then he and his sister can have conversations and she wont bombard me with all her jabbering all day.
We bought my In-laws old house from them when they built a new one. Since we moved in August I have not felt at home and still don't. Other than spending a bunch of money and changing everything I'm not sure I will ever feel like it is my house.
- If I could have an open container while grocery shopping, I'd sure as hell do it more often.
- While I probably couldn't have another kid, really surprisingly to me, I don't feel "done." I have not told H this, moreso because I have what is close to a nervous breakdown almost daily. He was putting away laundry the other day and asked if he should start donating j's clothes that are too small (already! SOB!). I quickly snapped, "NO!" He looked at me, crazily, and said, "Why not?" I said, "Um, uh, because your mom said she could make something out of some of their old clothes!" Crap!
What is it about a newborn that makes us want another one so soon?? I felt the exact same way. Days after having T the hubs started discussing getting snipped. I welled up and started crying uncontrollably. I'm not saying everyone is like this, but it went away for me after a few months. It went away with a vengeance. I'm cleaning house now and chucking baby stuff left and right.
thanks to jennied
**I got pretty wasted last night, after a really awful day at work. I cried a lot and woke up with puffy eyes. The past few weeks at work have been pure hell. I have lost so much respect for people I work with, and for a lot of physicians. I was called an assh*le and told I should be "electrocuted". All because we "made" physicians start reconciling their meds instead of having nursing do it. By golly, it sure sucks that we're forcing you to be safe for the patient.
**BF and I talked about what we'd name kids in the event we ever have them. He is also talking about building an addition on his house so it would be "comfortable" in the even the girls and I were to move in.
**We are having my family's Christmases this weekend. I'm pretty torn up about it, but that's what everyone wanted to do (other than me). So I'm sucking it up. It's going to be weird to not be with my family on Christmas day.
**I would probably crawl over rusty nails right now for some Little Caesars Italian Cheesy Bread.
I know it's not funny, but... did you laugh when someone called you an ahole? Because I feel like I would. Does that make me an even bigger ahole?
Kylee - wtf is with you and photographers never getting you pics!
I would imagine working with some physicians is similar to working with some psychiatrists. I feel your pain.
As much as I love Christmas, this year just is too stressful for me and I'm not having as much fun as I would have liked. I'm hoping watching S just tear the paper will be fun....shoot, I didn't put 2 of my Christmas trees up and we decided not to put our outside lights up either. I need snow too!!!! Praying for snow for Christmas. But I'm just looking forward to enjoying spending the day at home and relaxing on Christmas day and not running around town.
S will be 10 months on Friday and I love his interaction with us but I am jealous of all the babies. I just want to cuddle with him 24x7. Time is flying by too fast.
I wish I had the money to have a live in personal trainer who could get on my butt about working out. Then also another coach to push me to get my to do list done at home. I have so much to do or want to do that I keep feeling like I'm failing. But right now, I think....January 1st will be my turning a new leaf and really working on my downfalls.
On a positive note, I love having connections to things. We are working on a Christmas present for my stepson and what will end up being a family gift and it is thanks to my DH's connections in hockey. Just hoping it all comes through before the holidays. **crossing fingers**
I can't take this particular one seriously. He got caught getting a beej from a nurse. Nurse got fired. He got "suspended". For 3 days.
OK, this is relieving and hope it happens for me, too! Maybe this is how people end up with kids 13 months apart?
I should keep my mind on other important things, like building a grocery store that has bartenders.
That's why we're "that" aunt&uncle - we give savings bonds to DH's godchildren for birthdays and christmas! I know they have more than enough clothes and crap in general and I, too, hate spending money on something that isn't going to get used.
Ummmm.... I have four and don't feel done...hello mrs. dugger.
You go girl! It's not for everyone
thanks to jennied
thanks to jennied
I'm in a funk. I need to snap out of it!! I think that part of it is the weather and part of it is my new meds....at least that is what I'm blaming it on.
I have cried at my desk 2x today and I don't even know why.
I look totally frumpy today and I'm meeting people after work, awesome.
I've had that burning nose feeling for like 3 days straight. I'm like way out of tears at this point.
You know, I think it's the universe. I felt crummy last week, I felt really bummed and depressed. I'm starting to feel better though.
Im wearing my Sahm uniform out to eat tonight, because I'm pissed at all my jeans. I dontgiveafuck either, these workout pants and hoodie are comfy. I did my hair and put on mascara. That's good enough. Right?
My dad is watching owen tonight. I hope he has fun with him.
I painted the doors and trim in the house, it looks way better. I think this made dh feel like an assbag, because he fixed the countertop finally, after months of asking. Yay for me!
I love my iPad, but autocorrect, seriously..... I proofread my stuff now because there no telling what it says.
The embarrassing story I have to tell you tonight ought to help...
Girls night tonight for those above will make you all feel better and look better at least that's what happens when I drink with friends.
I live in sweats. Drives my mom crazy but I don't care at this point. Jeans aren't comfy around the house. I need new clothes but hate the current styles so I refuse to by new.
I'm ready for January. I love that month!