February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[Jaxvipe]

Aaaw Brandi! She is so precious

I am also nesting like crazy but feel like I'm not getting anywhere! I can't clean and organize for very long because my hips are so sore and I have so much pressure in my bump and pelvis. But Im hoping to get our closet and room organized this week and atleast bring the crib into our room, even tho we won't set it up yet.

I have my 1 hour glucose test on Tuesday! Fingers crossed I pass!

 

[mommylov]

Brandi - she is beautiful!! Sorry to hear about your mom and ex... that is just terrible.

Jax - happy belated birthday!!!

:wave: to everyone!

Pretty tired here and wondering how Im going to be able to continue to work full time until Feb... whew! lol

 

[mommylov]

Question (sorry a bit TMI) but I have notice an increase in discharge the past few weeks but its more like water now. I have to wear a liner because my underwear would feel so wet but its just a little spot that I see. Has anyone else been experiencing this? I put a call into my nurse just incase I need to get it checked out but was wondering if anyone else had this going on. I know amnio fluid is suppose to smell sweet but I havent really noticed that. It kind of really doesnt smell like anything.

 

[PriandRafa]

Brandy, she is SOOOO PRECIOUS!!
Loved the one she is smiling!!!!

Mommy lov,
I always had discharge, so I always wore a liner and yes, had been feeling my liner wetter than normal
According to my app, this is normal, as long as it does not smell, so I personally am not worried about it. But if it will ease your mind, give the nurse a call!!

 

[mommylov]

Thank you! I did send a note to my nurse and she said the same thing. I know that if it smells "sweet" then that could be a sign of amniotic fluid but my senses are so off that I don't think I would even know lol. So if I happen to be in the bathroom and I smell an apple pie, this might freak me out lol

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Thanks ladies!

I want this week to end already. Clogged toilet that burst a pipe in my basement and destroyed almost everything...we have no Christmas tree or decorations anymore, some of the kids' Christmas presents are wrecked...all replaceable, just annoying. But to top that off, my furnace is broken and it's -7 and snowing (19F) and my house feels like an icicle. Furnace guy came out today and said he has to get a part but isn't sure how long it will be til it comes in, and he has to get approval for the part from the property manager (landlord) before he can even order it. So we've been without heat for over a week, and who knows how much longer. And of course, yesterday, I left for half an hour to grab my kids from school, and came home to a warm house. I was temporarily excited until I realized that my water heater, which had been leaking that morning, had actually burst and my hallway and basement were flooded...again.

So I called the property manager who claimed they have no idea where the water heater came from, and they haven't been paying for it. I've been living here for 3 years and never paid for it, so they said they'd try and trace it. It's been more than 36 hours and still no response from them. Landlord and Tenant Board says they are responsible for providing ACCESS to hit water, but not for paying for the water heater itself, so I called Reliance, the owner of the heater, and they claimed a water heater doesn't exist at my address...meanwhile, I'm standing there, staring at it spray water and do more damage. In order for them to even consider coming to fix it, I had to agree to a $100 diagnostic fee, plus parts and labour, PLUS the cost of a new water heater installation, OR sign up for their rental program. So I sucked it up. I'm joining their rental program, so they are supposed to come tonight to put a new one in...sometime between 4pm and 8pm, and it's now after 5pm and no call from them about what time they're coming at.

So I'm sitting here with a destroyed basement, no heat, and no hot water. I can't shower or bathe my kids, I can't do my dishes, I can do laundry on a cold cycle only but was told not to run any water until the water heater gets here so I can't do laundry.

What a week from hell. And it's only Tuesday.

 

[mrswichman]

Aww Sorry all that has happened Brandi!! I hope it all gets worked out and you end the year better

 

[Jaxvipe]

Brandi- idk the laws in Canada but that does not sound legal. If the landlord owns the building and fixtures they should be responsible for anything broken. And if you water heater is broken then you don't have access to hot water right? That just does not seem right to me. I worked in the rental industry for 7 years, but then again I'm not sure how the laws go in Canada. I'm so sorry this is happening to you!

Had my drs appt today and did my glucose test. Hope to get the results tomorrow, also my dr said that I measured 31 weeks! A month ahead! He said it could just be him and he wasn't measuring correctly today. So he is going to see what I measure next appointment and if need be I will get an ultrasound. Baby was measuring right on 2 weeks ago so I think it was just my doctor measuring weird and not that I'm having a giant baby.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Their logic is that the water heater provides the access, but I still have to pay for the heater itself, I guess. Reliance came by tonight and installed a brand new water heater. The one I had was almost 22 years old. I couldn't go without hot water any longer. I have 4 kids to bathe, dishes to wash, laundry to do. The man who came to install it said his father is a landlord and that I might be able to file a complaint with the landlord and tenant board to make the property managers pay for the monthly rental. I'll have to try. Either way, we have hot water again...still without heat though, which is 100% illegal. They're legally obligated to provide us a source of heat between September 1 and June 15, but they won't even give me a portable heater to heat up the living room, or upstairs while the kids sleep. If the temp wasn't going back up tomorrow, I'd check myself and the kids into a hotel and bill them for it. I've had to send my medically fragile daughter to my friend's house for 3 nights in a row now because she has heat so her health is safe there. Hopefully it's not much longer til we have heat again because the temp is supposed to drop again for Saturday and it's already been over a week.

 

[Jaxvipe]

Can you escrow your rent for the mean time until they fix it? That would be my suggestion. I hope you get everything fixed! Such a crappy situation.

 

[Quantea]

Oh my god, Brandi, that sounds beyond illegal. What kind of people leave a family of 4 kids and a pregnant mom with no heating in sub-zero temperatures???? Would you care to try and put some extra pressure on them, like threaten to go on all kinds of social media with this? If it's a largish rental company they might hate the negative publicity, regardless of whether or not they have an actual working conscience...

Jax, my baby has been measuring large-ish too, but I find I don't mind so much... My GTT was negative, so now I'm just imagining chubby legs and telling family members not to get us too many newborn size outfits as gifts, hehe. I have an OB appointment next Monday to have another quick look on little bug's size. I hope your glucose test results get back okay!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

I'm hoping I hear back from them today. They did this to my neighbour two weeks ago. She has a 2 and 3 year old and was without heat for a few days and they told her because the temperature wasn't below 0 (yet) that it wasn't an emergency to get it fixed.

Well it's been below 0 for a week now, and I thought the furnace was running and that my big windows in the kitchen and living room just made it colder in my house, until I finally asked them to double check a few days ago. Sure enough, it's broken. It's supposed to only be at the freezing mark tonight (currently -6 at 7:30am, so about 20F) so it won't be as bad tonight, but if I don't hear anything by the time my kids head to their dad on Friday, I'm calling again, because this is just ridiculous now. And to refuse to provide even a portable heater is all kinds of illegal.

 

[DaisyDreamer]

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Brandi I am really sorry to hear about your heater situation. OMG! Unbelievable. not sure what else I could say that would be useful, definitely can't fix your heater for you.

Holidays are stressful but I never thought I would be seriously contemplating becoming a single mother so early on in my motherhood journey! Feeling sad but little Zodi in there gives me a nice kick whenever my mind starts to drift. I love this baby so much! They are the only thing that keeps me going sometimes.

 

[mommylov]

OH Brandi that sounds terrible! I hope they take care of those issues soon.. you cant have no hot water!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Well, we have hot water now. I sucked it up and signed up for the rental program so we got hot water last night, but still no heat. If I don't hear back by 3 tomorrow regarding the furnace, I'm calling them again, because this is ridiculous.

 

[Jaxvipe]

Hope you hear back and get everything straightened out Brandi!

Ugh these past 2 weeks have been horrible. My cousin was killed in a farm accident and we just had to put our dog to sleep this afternoon. Hoping things can only go up from here.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Awww, I'm so sorry, Jax. I hope things do look up for you soon!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

So sorry Jax
Brandi, that's horrible!! I hope it gets fixed soon!! Unreal.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Emelia's having a "Drive Mom Crazy" night. Two hours of braxton hicks, plus some major dropping. Grey sweater is a week ago, first pink shirt is two hours ago, and last pink shirt is about 45 minutes ago. It's like she's still dropping. Major low pressure. Going to lay down and rest after chugging a bunch of water and hope they stop.

 

[dustergrl]

Brandi, so sorry about your situation. That's downright rotten to do, but on the other side it's amazing what our bodies can handle! Hope things are remedied soon!

Jax, so sorry for the losses.

AFM I ordered/received our crib! DH needs to start haulin' it for the nursery to be done in time...

All is well here; no news is good news. Time to get up and work on Thanksgiving dinner. To all that celebrate, have a wonderful day!