Terrific TUESDAY!

No plans for the daytime here, except more chores!:)
Tonight I have a board mtg for preschool then the open house right after, so it's gonna be a long night!

Hoping to fit some cardio in during the day somewhere.

Stephanie, Thanks for the support/ideas for Gina. I'll def. be using them! I'm really hoping today is a better day for her. Before and after school she is such a different kid - wish us luck today!

Have a great one! bbl.
 
Good morning all!

Good luck with Gina Kate! And all the preschool events/open house.

Thanks for all the input on the d/c. Mine isnt weird or anything, its pretty normal, just more of it than i used to get. Nothing I cant handle...yet. Hopefully it doesnt get worse. And i hope my post wasnt TMI lol

I'm at work as usual. Its dad's bday today. I already gave him his dinner, cake and card. I want to send him an ecard (but the site is down) and give him a call later. ITs a little too early right now to do that

My pants feel SO TIGHT this morning and i'm uncomfortable. My weight always fluctuated a few pounds but i think i've gained between 6-8 pounds and im only 17 weeks (this wed). SIgh..i'll have to look up what the normal weight gain is because i dont remember. I've become too liberal with what i snack on and i need to cut it out!

Ok, i hope everyone has a great day!
 
Gina did good this AM. Some tears but it was manageable.

Jen, 6-8 pounds at 17 weeks is NORMAL AND HEALTHY. Repeat that to yourself! Break out the maternity clothes!! Why wait!? :D Are you feeling your little one fluttering yet? Don't remember if you've said/....

Better go work on the laundry.....:eek:
 
I dont feel anything yet Kate. Not that i'm aware of anyway. I've read between 16-20 weeks is normal to feel movement. So maybe any time now
All i know is that i'm sooooo uncomfortable today with the pants and my belly. I just feel cruddy today i guess. I have to go to the bathroom but when i do, nothing. Sigh...the joys of pregnancy...
sorry if its TMI.
Have fun with the laundry!
 
Hi ladies!
Kate--Good luck with Gina today!!

Jen--6 or 7 pounds is great! I had gained about 20 by 17 weeks :D. Of course I'm a big gainer with babies. The wonderful thing is, it comes off. I'm really looking forward to the challenge of losing the weight. If I were you, I'd go ahead and start wearing some maternity clothes. No reason to be uncomfortable!

Hi to everyone else!
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Henry's fever was gone this morning and he slept all night, so I'm SO happy. I was worried about him. Today, it's supposed to rain, so we'll take it easy. I overdid it yesterday. I may wash the dog (yuck) because DH keeps putting it off, and she keeps scratching. I told DH that I am nesting, and if I get a flea in this house, it quite possibly will push me over the edge. :mad: Anyway, hope everyone has a lovely day!!
 
Thank you Stephanie! that makes me feel a little better. Its my first time being pregnant so i have no idea what my body will do :)

Im glad to hear your little one is feeling better

I suppose I should maternity shop soon. The thing is, i do not have a lot of money. Lately I have spent more than my paycheck, but im not buying anything. My bills keep going up - i almost passed out when i saw our power bill yesterday. Between the house bills, mortgage, gas and groceries, I just cant keep up. We make beans for a salary and my husband sends most to the ex. We are kind of sturggling lately and I hope i dont have to get a second job. But my accounts are depleting. Yet, i havent bought anything at all for myself and barely anything for the baby (just a bedding set i got on clearance and with a coupon). I'm sort of scared what will happen with all the baby expenses.

I am just feeling stressed out, as we do not have much money and I am trying so hard to conserve but the bills keep rising. I cant even cut back on grocery costs - we run out of food before the week is up even tho i spend a crazy amount every week for just the two of us. Plus having 2 dogs is kind of expensive, but i love those little guys.
 
Jen, I'm sure you'll feel baby wiggling in the next few weeks. Sorry about the money woes. I think that's one of the hardest things on a marriage is when money is tight. I wish I had some better advice. Vent away, my dear, esp. on the bathroom woes!;) My midwife don't worry about how OFTEN you go - you just don't want to try to force yourself to go. Just a quick thought - Is there a consignment shop near you where you can look for maternity clothes???

Stephanie, Glad the fever is down! YAY! Isabel had a febrile seizure about this time last year and I thought she was going to die in my arms. I totally freak out over fevers now. Washing the dog?!?!?!? PASS ON THAT! I take ours to the vet and let them do it! No way am I washing that beast, pg or not!:eek:
 
Jen, with my last pg I gained 10-lbs by the time I miscarried (at 14 weeks). You're doing great. As long as you're eating as healthy as you can, and working out when you can....you'll be fine! Remember maintaining is the fitness goal in pg---not fitness gain. ;)

Hi ladies. Today is 1/2 day at work. Gotta love it. Long night last night---I didn't get home until 945 and my wee-ones were sleeping. It just breaks my heart (luckily that has only happened twice). The pharmacy is just so busy & unorganized right now with the change-over.

I did Cardio Coach 4 this AM---3.5 miles. Felt great. I was real nice and slippery wet all over by the time the w/o was done. Gotta love it.

Have a great day!
 
Jen--I understand about the money woes. We were really stretching things tight when Henry was born and I quit working. Miraculously, things worked out. God provided. I agree with Kate about the consignment shops. I'd send you some of my clothes (my smalls/mediums) because I've ventured into the XL maternity area (which is QUITE scary if you've ever SEEN an XL maternity garment LOL), but I'm so short, I know my stuff would be way to short on you. Consignment is great and even thrift store because women only wear this stuff for a very short amount of time. Also, and don't laugh, but K-Mart has some decent maternity clothes for lots cheaper than other stores, and now that they are owned by Sears, their stuff seems good quality. I've always loved their Martha Stewart linens anyway. I bought a couple of shirts there on clearance a couple of weeks ago for $2 each. They were just T-shirts to wear with khakis. I'm all about shopping K-Mart/Wal-mart for maternity and kid stuff because maternity stuff isn't worn that long, and kids grow out of clothes SO quickly.

Kate--Yep, we wash the dog ourselves. She's relatively small. Only about 19 pounds. She's just very hairy. The last time I took her to get groomed was when we lived in Kentucky, and the place had fleas, and she came home swimming in fleas. I was SOOOOO mad. I am SOOOOO icked out by all bugs, especially fleas. Blech!! So now we bathe her and give her Frontline at home. I even cut her hair the last time! LOL Don't think I'll be doing that any time soon, though. It was a tough job! As for Henry/fever, when we moved to Kentucky (we lived there for a very short amount of time), Henry was only 1 year old. About the second or third week we were there (I knew NO ONE there, btw), he developed a fever of over 104. I FREAKED out, and I called every pediatrician in the very small town, and they informed me they were taking no new patients. I was crying in the phone, and they still refused me. I had to take him to the ER, and it was "just a virus." Well, about a year later, we were living here and his fever shot up past 104 one night, and I called my very wonderful pediatrician at home, and she said to take him to Children's hospital. She thought it could be pneumonia. Turns out it was another "virus." I have always heard the kids tend to run big fevers sometimes, but Oliver never ran a fever over 101 in his life. It's very very scary -- I know. I'm still worried about him and these mystery fevers, so when he goes for his 4 year old check up in December, I'm going to get them to do a blood test to make sure he is OK. I'm SUCH a worrier!
 
Melanie, Yay for a half day! How long does that CC last?

Stephanie, I'd be worried about the fevers too - that's really odd. The flea thing is nasty! I'd been ticked too! We got fleas from a boarding kennel before - thanks so much! Mufasa weighs 150# - no way on earth am I washing him!!:D

Someone rescue me from Barbie/polly/Little People Land!!!!!!!:eek:
 
I'm so sad. I just cleaned out all of my cute little clothes from my drawers to make room for postpartum moo-moos. :( Bye bye size six jeans. Hello, size 14. Long time no see. Oh well. Feels good to have my drawers cleaned out. Now DH has to lug my skinny clothes up to the attic so I don't have to look at them any more!! We're cleaning out the master closet this weekend. Wish we had more closet space!! :confused:

On a brighter note, Henry has been SO good today. He's just been sitting at the train table drawing pictures and drinking chocolate milk (the only thing I've been able to get him to eat/drink lately). What a sweet kiddo!!

Kate--I'd gladly rescue you from Barbies -- I never get to play with them!! You'd have to be ready, though to play Hotwheels and Pokemon!

Melanie--I totally missed your post earlier. I'm sorry you had a late night last night. Maybe things will begin running smoother at work soon. Great workout!!

Forgot to eat breakfast. Better go grab something before the little one kicks me again. Ouch!
 
Stephanie, I miss having a waist! And rolling over in bed without requiring an act of God!:D Glad Henryis doing good today. I think Pokemon would actually be worse than Barbies!!!:eek:
 
Melanie - i am working out, um..maybe 4-5 days a week and i pick relatively challenging ones. The EATING is the problem tho haha. I do pretty well at work by packing my lunch, then i'll go home and eat dinner (if DH is home, which is rare) with him and i do ok those nites. But on the nites after i go home an dworkout i'm famished and then I eat and snack. So i have to work on that. Glad to know my weight gain is normal though :) I just dont want to go overboard.

Stephanie, thats very sweet of you to offer to send me maternity clothing :) I havent even looked at any yet. I dont know of too many consignment shops but i supose i can search around and see what happens.

Kate, we bathe our dogs. The more money i can save the better. My husband handles meatball, the bulldog, but he is EASY. He just loves the water and is just a big oaf.
Princess is about 6 pounds so i put her in the shower and lather her up. poor thing looks like a drowned rat and starts shivering, i feel so bad for her. i have to wrap her up in a towel and cuddle her. She is my little baby.

Thanks for all the advice and kind words ladies.
 
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Jen, LOL on the dogs! We used to bathe Mufasa in the kitchen sink. Then we moved to the utility tub in the garage. Then we moved to the bathtub. Now he's BIGGER than the bath tub:eek:, so to the groomer he goes. His hair is short so thankfully we don't have to take him all that often!

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Isabel gave me a reprieve from Barbies - been getting a lot of paperwork done!
 
The morning took a turn for the worse. My carbon monoxide monitor started beeping saying it had a low battery, but when I removed it from the wall to take the batteries out, the little battery incasement wouldn't budge and the thing started going off non stop. I cannot stop it from beeping. If I unplug it, it goes into full-blown alarm nonstop. Henry's ears were hurting, and mine STILL are killing me. Can the baby get hearing damage in utero? I was totally in tears afterward. We won't discuss the nasty email I sent the company. Geesh! Here's an idea: PUT AN OFF SWITCH on your stupid product!!!! We're going to have to take a sledge hammer to it, it seems. Now we have to buy a new one. But I'll never buy Nighthawk brand. UGH!!!
 
Question: do any of you have gas stoves? This is the first house we've owned with one. I had one in college that was from the 50s or 60s, and I rarely used it. I use my stove ALL the time, but I just read that you should get all of your gas items checked by a professional once a year, like your water heater, heater, stove, etc. I've never done this. Do you guys?
 
aw stephanie, sorry for your troubles! i had a little scare - you said it took a turn for the worse and mentioned your co detector and i thought you were going to say you had co or something! phew...

i dont have a gas stove, sorry. i have a ge stove but its not gas. i did have one that had flames in my apartment a few years ago. i dont know if the maintenance people ever checked it or not tho..hopefully someone can chime in and help you out.
 
Electric here too Stephanie. Is the detector still squealing or did you take a sledge hammer to it?!:eek:

Hey Jen!

Just did LS 4 mile interval jog/walk. I got a good workout but it isn't step! Cmon October!!!:D
 
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