Lite - I like them. They're.. a bit different textured than I'd like, but the taste isn't bad. A little too sweet for me, but I can get past that.
Vrogers - Same! I feel so vulnerable! I always keep my socks on so I feel a little better haha. I read someone put them in oatmeal and stuff like that.
Greats - I'm so sorry! That's just terrible. I hope your husband can find some peace and comfort. That'd be so hard to deal with especially during this time a year when almost everyone is happy.
I pushed for 40 minutes then they used the vacuum assist. I wasn't making much progress I guess? I don't know. I just know he seemed stuck and it was because of his position and the fact that his hand was on his face so he came out head and arm.
Midnight - Labors that fast can be traumatizing anyways. It all just happens so fast and then you look back and think about how it all could have gone differently. Some hospitals almost push for an epidural here. It's ridiculous. The hospital I go to is like that and aren't likely to help you get through labor like they should. Like using other pain reliving techniques. They're very medicine based and a nurse that worked with my instructors even said that. Talked about the epidural like it was the best thing. Sure, it's great, but it's not everyone's wish and you as a nurse should be an advocate for your patients and be there for them instead of sitting at the desk watching monitors. It irritated me! I'm not worried about inconveniencing them, though so I'll get what I want! Still planning on going to the small hospital here in town, though.
Circumcisions are generally just common in the US. I read somewhere that it was going up in practice somewhere else, but it's been falling in the US.
Froggy - They can do it after your hospital stay, but I think they'd want to still watch and wait for them to have urine output before you leave. They were going to do it about 24 hours after DS was born.
I actually read both that it doesn't matter and that it does. I'm not concerned about my boys being different than their father.
Ally - I'm weird. I like nuts, but not in food.
Slammer - Wrinkled little baby testicles can be a pain to clean!! I don't think DS will ever notice this young. He's more interested in watching the urine stream
By the time he starts using the potty I know DH won't allow him to watch like he does now. He'll just have the next boy doing it!
My pushing didn't feel like 40 to me. Felt like 15. You get into a zone sometimes, I think.
I didn't even notice contractions to release the placenta. I never had any contraction pains after birth. Even when they pushed on my belly it didn't hurt. I did feel my contractions even with the epi, but only really on one side. Which I was SO thankful for because I had no urge to push and wouldn't have known when to if it wasn't for my epi wearing off. I'm going to try to go without one again because I really fear not knowing when to push.
I did start eating the dates. I know I'm a few days shy of 36 weeks, but I figured it wouldn't be a huge deal.
I have to go to a birthday party for my nephews. I almost forgot
I was looking for more Christmas gifts for DS, saw something I know one of my nephews would like. Then it slapped me. I am so over this pregnancy brain! They were both born in December so they're just doing it together. One was the 15th the other was the 24th. Last year they didn't get many people to show when they did it close to Christmas for the oldest so this should work out a lot better. Now my father might have another December grandson! That would make 3 in Dec, granddaughter in January, and then DS was born in September. He'll never keep the December boys straight!
it does sound like you'll like them if you like prunes. 
Thanks for the info on the dates! I did some research and found there's actually some data backing it up. I'm not a fan of dates but I might start forcing myself to eat some. Anything to make things easier 
I will try to force myself to like dates! Cool that you can just blend them with nuts for easy squares! What kind of nuts did you use? 
