LittleSpy
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Giraffes -- Yay for Christmas cards! Last year was the only year I've ever sent so many out. Had the cutest baby picture ever on them. 
I haven't even made our card this year so that's either happening this weekend or not at all and since my laptop recently died, I'm thinking not at all. Oh well. 95th percentile is awesome! I remember when Maisie was that much of a chunk! She's quite slim now (you know, for a toddler) at like 20-something % for weight and 70-something % for height! She's been able to wear 12 month clothes since March! She's gotten too long for some, but still even fits in some 9 month t-shirts and stuff. Totally crazy to me since she was in 9 month clothes this time last year. They sure do make it hard to buy cheap off-season clothes a year in advance to try to save money! Almost all of her winter stuff was 24 months and now I'm thinking that stuff may have to wait until next winter. 
Cris -- Haha, I had my nursery done and hospital bag packed by this time the first time, too!
The nursery is a huge mess right now. I haven't even tried to go through newborn clothes or toys or anything. I probably won't pack the bag until 36 weeks or so this time, if then. OMG, I just realized I have to find the infant car seat and base and install those at some point (still plenty of time). I'm completely unprepared for labor. The ONLY thing I have been preparing myself for is breastfeeding and doing everything I can while pregnant to try to increase my supply from last time. Obsessed doesn't even begin to describe it. I'd share the lengths I've gone to already but you all would probably have me committed. 
I've made the insane decision to apply for grad school next August (when I'll have a 4 month old and a 24 month old). I am hoping so hard that what I can do is go on maternity leave and never come back to this job. Then, start school in August and be a SAHM, possibly working part-time, with hubby working full-time. Hubby seems on board with the plan for now but I'm so uncomfortable relying on him as the provider (as horrible as that sounds). He's held down a part-job for a total of maybe 18 months of the entire 6.5 years we've been together. And he had really crappy jobs. I've worked full time all but one month of those 6.5 years, and at many points I've held down a full-time job and up to THREE part-time jobs at the same time. Right now he claims to be working from home at his own business but he hasn't made a single penny yet (and it's been many, many months). I'm beginning to get really irritated about it (haha, "beginning to"). His entire stance is that he doesn't want to have a job he hates. Yet here I am, bawling my effing eyes out at work every day I hate it here so much recently. Just not sure why it's okay for me to support us by working a job I hate when that's something he's unwilling to do. I would love for him to love his job. But it's been 6.5 years. And he's so defensive when I try to bring it up. I understand he INTENDS to be "the provider" and pay the bills and whatever. I truly do think he wants to do that. But all I can see is what he's actually doing and that's being a really, really crappy housewife when we really can't afford to be a single-income family on my salary.
I haven't even made our card this year so that's either happening this weekend or not at all and since my laptop recently died, I'm thinking not at all. Oh well. 95th percentile is awesome! I remember when Maisie was that much of a chunk! She's quite slim now (you know, for a toddler) at like 20-something % for weight and 70-something % for height! She's been able to wear 12 month clothes since March! She's gotten too long for some, but still even fits in some 9 month t-shirts and stuff. Totally crazy to me since she was in 9 month clothes this time last year. They sure do make it hard to buy cheap off-season clothes a year in advance to try to save money! Almost all of her winter stuff was 24 months and now I'm thinking that stuff may have to wait until next winter. Cris -- Haha, I had my nursery done and hospital bag packed by this time the first time, too!
The nursery is a huge mess right now. I haven't even tried to go through newborn clothes or toys or anything. I probably won't pack the bag until 36 weeks or so this time, if then. OMG, I just realized I have to find the infant car seat and base and install those at some point (still plenty of time). I'm completely unprepared for labor. The ONLY thing I have been preparing myself for is breastfeeding and doing everything I can while pregnant to try to increase my supply from last time. Obsessed doesn't even begin to describe it. I'd share the lengths I've gone to already but you all would probably have me committed. I've made the insane decision to apply for grad school next August (when I'll have a 4 month old and a 24 month old). I am hoping so hard that what I can do is go on maternity leave and never come back to this job. Then, start school in August and be a SAHM, possibly working part-time, with hubby working full-time. Hubby seems on board with the plan for now but I'm so uncomfortable relying on him as the provider (as horrible as that sounds). He's held down a part-job for a total of maybe 18 months of the entire 6.5 years we've been together. And he had really crappy jobs. I've worked full time all but one month of those 6.5 years, and at many points I've held down a full-time job and up to THREE part-time jobs at the same time. Right now he claims to be working from home at his own business but he hasn't made a single penny yet (and it's been many, many months). I'm beginning to get really irritated about it (haha, "beginning to"). His entire stance is that he doesn't want to have a job he hates. Yet here I am, bawling my effing eyes out at work every day I hate it here so much recently. Just not sure why it's okay for me to support us by working a job I hate when that's something he's unwilling to do. I would love for him to love his job. But it's been 6.5 years. And he's so defensive when I try to bring it up. I understand he INTENDS to be "the provider" and pay the bills and whatever. I truly do think he wants to do that. But all I can see is what he's actually doing and that's being a really, really crappy housewife when we really can't afford to be a single-income family on my salary.
maybe someday
xx
And then did it again this morning. WTF?!
