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Confessions?
I brought 3 little squares of fudge with me today as a post-lunch treat. Just ate them as my second breakfast 
Also we just found out that friends of ours who have a DD that is 8 months younger than DS is due in August and while I'm really really happy for them, I'm jealous too. I don't want another baby born around Christmas like DS, so I know that if I don't get PG this month we are waiting another 3 or 4 months, so I'm really hoping something happens this month. I have zero patience in general so waiting is going to kill me.
Re: Confessions?
Tuesday evenings are supposed to be "me time" for me and I will go run errands or get a hair cut, etc. But though I'd like to have that time to do those things, I often decide to stay home because I feel bad leaving DH with DS. And also, if I do go out, by the time I get home it's almost time for bed and I don't have time to relax or do anything around the house. So going out kind of stresses me out which is the opposite of what it should do.
I'm starting to get slightly jealous when I hear people announce they are pregnant with #2. My jealousy annoys me because I'm not even quite ready to start TTC again so I'm not sure why I feel this way.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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We're not even sure we are going to HAVE #2 and I still feel this way. I also feel guilty for leaving DD, but mostly because I haven't seen her all day and then I am away again.
I'm home with a kidney stone and want to pass out from the pain. I can't focus on anything work related.
I don't post like I used to right after I got married so sometimes I feel weird coming back to the board and posting. Especially since so many people now have children and I don't. Feel like I don't have much to contribute.
People are mentioning they are jealous of people announcing pregnancy #2 - I haven't even had one yet and am beginning to feel stressed that by the time we have kids all of our friends will be done having children and our kids will have no one their age to grow up with. Hate that I feel this way, but especially with FB now it seems like such a race.
I've started taking off when DH is OOT. Pick up/drop off is too hard by myself and it totally stresses me out. Staying home is fantastic - I get a bunch of errands done, doctor's appts, have some time at home alone to do all the random organizing/sorting I can never get to and some me time, and I go to lunch w/ friends, get a massage, etc.
Confession #1 - I've never played Angry Birds or even seen it.
Confession #2 - also on FB, but I was so frustrated w/ DD this morning, I could have hit her. I didn't, but good lord, I was pist off. She was mad too, she said "I'm angry at you Mommy!" I told DH, I'm so proud of how independent and strong willed she is, but some days I wish she wasn't. And, I'm annoyed w/ myself for being so annoyed about something that's so silly in the grand scheme of things. Today was a mothering fail.
This is what happened to me - its actualy OK, I just made new friends! I'm still friends w/ the others and its nice to see their kids w/ mine and get their advice, but we see friends w/ kids the same age way more often.
This except we wanted to start TTC #2 in October but my body is cooperating. I'm getting really frustrated that things are returning to normal post BFing so we can actually start TTC.
I hope the kidney stone is gone quickly! DH has had those and it was awful
Re: kids. Our 2 closest friends are done having kids. One has a 4 yr old and the other family has a 5 yr old and a 7 yr old. And we're just starting. I wish these kids would be closer in age, but that's just not how it happened and we are all still friends and still spend time together!
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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My headaches are killing me. I called out sick this morning because I could barely open my eyes the throbbing was so bad. After 3 tylenols, some caffeine, it's now tolerable, so tolerable I'm contemplating going to babies r us
I'm not half way through yet but I'm already counting down the days to my maternity leave.
i had terrible headaches right around 16 weeks...try magnesium capsules (my OB recommended it but check with yours first). It helped tremendously and they were gone within a week. Feel better, mama!
Someone's getting a little brother!
I feel you Amber!! I'm right there in the same boat!
Another confession is that I am so over living with my parents and I want MY LIFE back!! I have been back in MD for 5 months and H has been back for a month and we are so over being apart! We thought we found a place, but on inspection is had black mold, so we are back to the drawing board. I hate being in this holding pattern seeing my life go by me.
I hope you feel better soon! My Dad has battled with kidney stones for years and they sound miserable. Also please don't avoid the boards because of that!!!!
I have eaten a boat load of food today and it's not even 11 a.m. I have OB appointment today at 4:30 for my shot, and I'm actually thankful that they won't be weighing me. I really scared to jump on the scales at the doctors office. Obviously when I weight myself at home, I'm not as freaked out. But at the office, I have a tendency to freak out about everything.Damn you pre-e!
Thanks M! I'd no idea Mg could help. I'll ask tomorrow!
Here is mine- I just hid someone on FB who has a 4 week old baby girl, who is apparently colic-y and she let her cry it out for 3 hours. She has posted numerous times about the difficulty she is having with this baby. It's just a disaster and I feel so sorry for this baby girl. She's a month old and I feel her mother already hates her. Literally every post is about how difficult this baby is. I think she is doing everything BUT holding the baby.
I think she needs help, but we are really just friends of friends and I don't know what kind of support she has locally.
I just looked at her wall and literally the last 15+ updates are all about the baby, taking the baby to the doctor, or her older daughter doing something not good.
OMG.
those kind of posts make me sad. Its kinda worse that this is her 2nd kid too.
That's terrible
I stalk my friends' baby registries. I'm not pg or even TTC, but I love looking at all of the baby stuff that they pick out! I view it as homework for when the time comes for us to register one day...
Poor kids. I hope that mom can get some help - it sounds like everyone is miserable.
This lately...I am also not even close to TTC again, but when I hear all of these announcements, and FB posts I get slightly jealous. Mostly because DH thinks he doesn't want to have anymore and I would like at least one more for my LO to have a brother or sister.
Here's my confession: I understand why some people spank their kids. I am not saying I would, but whoa does Sean know how to push my buttons sometimes. There are some times where he is just deliberately mean or disobedient toward me and its really hard to keep my cool.
I didn't take a shower this morning.
I am so with you (especially today!)
Yep, this is the point where I just step out of the room for a few seconds. I would never do it, but I can see where some parents reach that point and that is what they decide to do. Especially when I see that little smirk/smile/side eye thing he gets when I am trying to get his attention and he is ignoring me, and he thinks it's funny.
I'm glad that DD is old enough to be sent to her room instead of to the step for time out. It gives me a little more distance to cool down when I'm aggravated with her.
She's started lying. And it's driving.me.nuts.
miscarriage on 11/26/09 at 5w6d
1- I hate the woman I just hired. As in, can't stand her in the least. She is out now for back problems and I'm secretly hoping she can't lift heavy dogs anymore and will quit. Or she'll get overwhelmed with all of the issues the rest of my staff is having with her and quit once we meet. I just want her gone and she's so nice but so.freaking.stupid.
2-I like FB less and less. I see the same people complaining all of the time about everything and it gets so old but it's my fault I don't just hide them and I let this silly social media networking site get to me haha. I just wonder how life is for people that find reasons to complain about everything, it's got to be miserable.
3- I am hoping and praying for at least one blizzard this winter! Come on, snow!
Me too.