August 2009 Weddings
Bailey17
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Dear Community,
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.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
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.
Confessions
It makes me so sad how dead this board has been lately. I miss a lot of the girls who don't post here anymore because of the Facebook group. I feel so disconnected from everyone. 
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I hate Nutella, nastiest sh!t ever, there I said it.
Re: Confessions
Don't be sad lady! I still check both, I think a lot just check FB because it's easier from a phone (that's my guess anywho). I miss everyone over here too though.
I've never had Nutella but I'm a little afraid to try it. I think it looks gross and I've just never wanted to try it.
My confession:
My boss is off today and tomorrow (even though my "manager" is still here) and I don't plan on being productive at all. I'm pouting because I'm stuck at work.
Confession 2: We are doing family pictures on Monday and I'm so unhappy with how I look these days. I'm back down to my pre-pregnancy weight but everything is in a new spot. That's the best I know how to explain it. Nothing fits right and I don't want to fall into the "mom" look. Ugh! I need to get back working out but with work, school and a 3 month old I just can't seem to make the commitment. Plus the place I want to go back to (I went there before I got married) is $75 monthly which I really can't justify since we are paying out more now for daycare etc.
Ok vent/whine over.
I agree Bailey. The slowness of the board gives me the sads.
My confession? I'm 2 lbs away from a total of 50 lbs gained so far. Eeek! The last trimester has not been kind. I have a feeling a LOT of it is fluid (and so will be gone quickly) but it's still not fun. I've resigned myself to "what will be will be" and know I've got lots of time to deal with it, but yeah.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
I don't plan on being productive today either. I was so busy Tues and Weds that I'm burnt out, so I'm not planning on doing anything for the rest of the week.
Don't be so hard on yourself Charity, I think you looked great in H's newborn pics!
I miss a lot too. I don't have FB at work, and I really can't be having my phone out at my desk.
Charity - I think you look great too. Don't beat yourself up. I am truly in the same boat (but I still have 6lbs until pre-pregancy weight, and I am almost at 2 years later).
My confession/vent - I am jealous of all the women who are small when they get pregnant, and are right back to their skinny selves within weeks of delivering. When I delivered I was excited to get home and step on the scale to see a huge weight loss. (I gained 75 lbs with my pregancy). Well I had only lost 10 lbs. I delivered 11 lbs of baby not including placenta's, water, etc. I was so swollen for the next few weeks....it stunk. Starting out a little heavy didn't help the situation. Where is the easy button when you need it.
Now, I go through doing well with my weight, to gaining it back (which is where I am at now). I need to get refocused, but by skipping WW today I am sure didn't help. I just couldn't face the scale today. Easter was not easy food wise for me.
You have such a great attitude Raynes, and I think you look great btw.
I also miss everybody here. I can't access FB at work, and also don't feel comfortable spending too much time on my iPhone while at my desk.
My confession is that the amount of actual work I do when I "work" from the NY offce is pretty minimal. I spend most of the time catching up with people in the office here. I guess that's networking, and somewhat considered beneficial and productive in my job, but it still feels like a bit of an easy few days.
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I miss this board too. It feels like the conversation is divided now and there's less of it overall.
I've had a rough couple of days work wise. Between parental nonesense and upcoming surplus meetings, I just want to curl up into a ball and forget the whole thing. The fact that my IBS has started flaring up again today doesn't make me happy. I spent this morning sobbing on Phil about how bummed out I am about everything right now.
I know I'm going to be with you on the baby weight front. I'm up 19, and I had a cap of 25 for the whole damn pregnancy. If I stay below 30, I'll be thrilled. It's hard, and I'm SO tired of people saying that I need to embrace the changes. Like, faaaaaaack, I don't feel like celebrating the fact that my body isn't what it was. I miss being able to walk to the subway without my hips and pelvis aching. So, sorry if I'm not on the whole 'miracle of life/warrior mama/pregnancy is the most amazing thing EVAH' train, but I cannot bring myself to a point of reconciliation with the fact that I do not recognize the person staring back at me in the mirror, nor do I recognize the rolling hormonal emotions that I, logically, know do not represent my personality. I am not who I was, and I don't feel like these changes are for the better.
And then I feel guilty for all of this because I feel like I should be grateful for being able to get pregnant in the first place.
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I miss it here too. Let's wake the board up and post more.
I confess that today I've been gone on errands today and have taken the longest route to get to each location so I don't have to come back as fast. I'm ready for the weekend.
I'm also a bit envious that my boss is going to London, Paris and Milan. I want a vacation.
I also need to add. I think Madonna needs to retire. Her new stuff sucks. Nicki Minaj seems a desperate Lady Gaga Wannabe. Lastly all three annoy the crap out of me.
end of hater-ade.
I'm enjoying all the FB activity, but I miss posting here. We should try to keep it alive.
My confession: I'm absolutely burned out at work. Our big deadline is Wednesday, and I'm to the point where I just want to file and be done. I don't care about the last little nit-picky changes to the reports, I know 'close enough' isn't a good attitude, but I'm sick of the auditors asking stupid questions, and I'm sick of the endless review process we do. I leave home at 4:45 and don't get back until 7 or later. I desperately need a few days off to take care of my house, and I also need a vacation.
kaesha, I think the only thing keeping me sane is that my doctors have not once said a thing about my weight gain other than "looks good". I guess as long as you don't get d/x'd with GD, your body is going to do what its' going to do. I laugh now thinking about my personal goal of no more than 25 lbs.
Is a lot of my gain due to the fact that I totally stopped exercising and have basically been a lump? Hells yes, but I'm not pulling a Jessica Simpson and gorging on pizza and burgers every chance I get. I may indulge more, but I'm still feeding this kid goodness.
And? I'm totally with you on the whole not getting the crunchy granola/earth mama/pregnancy is the most wonderful thing ever feeling. Yes, I'm very grateful that we were able to get KU easily, and that my pregnancy has been really easy so far, but yeah, the whole thing is just sort of weird. I'm looking forward to reclaiming my body.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
Thank you! I know I don't look as big as I did when I was at my highest weight ever (which is still 20 lbs lower than I'm at now) so I know it's not fat, but I also know I'm rounder than I was even at Halloween. However, it helps a LOT that nearly everyone tells me that I'm "all bump!". I just smile and say "thank you" to those comments now.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
Oh, pregnancy weight. I've actually started to indulge a little more in the past couple weeks and I guess my confession is that I'm sad that I'm going to have to stop that.
Also, now with the likelihood of a c-section in my horizon, I'm very worried about post partum exercise. I always figured that if I felt ok, I would likely be doing run-walk intervals before I'm officially 'cleared' for exercise. I have NEVER even had stitches let alone major surgery and I think I'm going to be a major wimp.
I miss everyone around here too. I'll admit that I don't even check the board as frequently anymore because it seems like there are never new posts.
Confession (actually more of a vent) - my inability to sleep lately is really getting on my nerves. I feel like I'm a major b!tch all the time because I'm always tired.
My confession...I have been over-indulging. I am getting back into a regular exercise and eating routine, but I've definitely gained more than I need to since I have been letting myself eat things I normally don't.
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I agree with Keshea I feel so divided. I feel like we have facebook group and a board group and they aren't even the same
I miss the old days! I don't have alot of access to FB at work and I find it much harder to follow on Facebook.
confession I took Jordan back to the donut shop today and ate 2 donuts for the 2nd tme this week plus all the other junk. I am super stressed out right now and its showing on the scale.
confesion 2: Somedays I wish my MIL would just get lost.
I miss it here too! I am here everyday, but I normally don't post on the good morning posts.
my confession: I've been indulging too, but it's mostly because I'm worried that I haven't gained weight. I'm still down 8lbs from my pre-preg weight and it worries me. Ronin is healthy and measuring on time, which is great, but I can't help but feel like I'm not doing something right. I've pretty much been eating what I ate before, but adding healthier stuff to the mix and eating more frequently. I'm going to ask my doctor about it at my appt next week.
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