Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[Gagrlinpitt]

I'm glad you hired someone!!! I've thought about it but I'm just so broke lol. 85% is really high! Hang in there and keep doing a bit at a time.

Surprisingly she only charged us $150 for the entire 2800sq ft. So with it to me.

 

[DobbyForever]

Nice! I don't have a spare $150 haha SO does but I'm not about to ask him for poo. We've been sniping at each other all day. Mostly because he is pissing me off.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Nice! I don't have a spare $150 haha SO does but I'm not about to ask him for poo. We've been sniping at each other all day. Mostly because he is pissing me off.

That's always such a hard situation.. dh thankfully is very supportive of me being a SAHM if I really want to be. I know it might be a little tight financial wise but my current job is just not worth the stress of me going back. Im the accounts receivable manager for four for-profit pharmacies... And there is no room for advancement and pay is crappy.. being home with my daughter is so much more important to me.

 

[DobbyForever]

Yeah I hear you. I'm glad it worked out that you could SAH . My mom sold her business and became a SAHM with the twins, and it was really nice. Her working was lovely too because she owned a business right across the street from the temple. And my grandfather lived with us so he took care of us. Good times.

 

[808malia]

Well, I'm off to pick up the last minute items for my baby shower tomorrow! I'll try to post some pics when I get a chance

 

[DobbyForever]

Have fun Malia!

Taking advantage of all the Memorial Day sales. Used my gift cards to get my ergobaby carrier . Used a 20% off coupon to get an arm's reach cosleeper (which totally pissed SO off because he cannot logically understand why I need a crib, a cosleeper/bassinet, and a pack n play ). Bought my avent natural bottles from Amazon since they were like save 40% with free one day prime shipping. I still have my work shower (little birdie mentioned $50 target card headed my way) and some gift returns here and there, but so crazy that all I need are the safety stuff and first aid and to find a place for everything.

 

[808malia]

Ha! my husband said the same thing "why do you need a crib, bassinet, and pack and play" lol! Cause I do!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Dobby it really sounds like you're getting this together... That's so exciting.

Dh and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary today. My mom and step dad are in town for our shower and they took us out to a very expensive and very good dinner. I'm so thankful for them. I'll post pictures tomorrow from the shower.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

Enjoy your showers this weekend, ladies.

BD and I have an all day (9:30am-4:30pm) prenatal class tomorrow. I'm excited and I hope we learn a lot of good stuff.

We also started looking at cars for him yesterday. He only had time to test drive 1 (a Mazda 3), but it's a start. Before we went to a dealership though, we got dinner and he started talking baby names again. I had come across a list of the top 25 boys names for 2016 and was reading that out, just for fun. He said that a few weren't bad. He found a list of unique and modern names and was reading those out too. However, half way through our discussion, I realized the names he was commenting on were not middle name considerations; they were first names he liked. *sigh* I thought we were passed this. I WILL fight him tooth and nail to name this baby Alex UNLESS the baby REALLY looks like a Matthew. I asked him if he'd like the name more if it wasn't almost the same as a manager he's not a huge fan of at work (Alek) and/or if one of the rookies on the Leafs hockey team was named Alex and he said probably. He also said that Alexander just seems like a lot of syllables, but I pointed out that we wouldn't be calling him that on a daily basis. I'm definitely gonna have to lay things out for him ASAP and make sure he understands where I'm coming from with my name choices. Oh, and I showed him the list of options I posted in the Baby Names forum. He apparently doesn't care if the baby ends up with his first or middle name, or if it gets his late grandpa's name, but his mom might appreciate it. Sometimes, it feels like it's 3 steps forward and 2 steps back.

 

[DobbyForever]

Aww Gag! Congrats on your anniversary! That was nice if your parents. Hope it was yummy! Can't wait to see pics!

Malia I'm so glad it's not just me. I was starting to think maybe he has a point and it was overkill

 

[DobbyForever]

Pretty sorry the name stuff is obnoxious. Misery loves company, it took us like 15 weeks to sort it out. Sounds especially aggravating because he doesn't seem to have an opinion with a basis, just an opinion, where you have legitimate reasons for wanting your names. Hope you two reach a compromise soon

 

[Girly922]

Sorry you're not having much luck with names Pretty. We've now given up even looking at names until bubs arrives.

Good luck with the showers this weekend ladies!

Happy anniversary gagr!

Dobby, it's definitely not overkill. We have a crib for our room, a cotbed in the nursery, a Moses basket for downstairs so I will have somewhere safe to place baby down while I cook etc. We also have a travel cot for when baby stays at my parents, or we go away. The Moses basket is the only thing I didn't have last time, but we also didn't have a houseful of toys, and a DD that is likely to wake the baby on occasion.

I finally got around to digging out my birthing ball this week so am currently sat bouncing. I think I'll start doing some spinning babies exercises from this week too as DD flipped back to back just before I went into labour last time and I'd really like to avoid that happening again if possible. At the moment baby keeps switching between head down and transverse, but that's quite common with second and subsequent babies as they have more room to turn.

 

[Ellie Bean]

If you don't mind me asking, how high was your BP? I have had borderline high BP through out this whole pregnancy and wondering if this might happen to me as well...

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[Ellie Bean]

If you don't mind me asking, how high was your BP? I have had borderline high BP through out this whole pregnancy and wondering if this might happen to me as well...

It wasn't terrible, 140s/90s. But I was also really swollen and had boarderline preeclampsia. And when I checked in I was already 3cm dilated and 50% effaced and having contractions every 10 min or so.

 

[Ellie Bean]

Here are my thoughts regarding crib bassinet and pack n play just from my experience with our first baby... my son didn't use a crib until he was 12 months old totally could've saved that money and got crib later. Second we never used the bassinet I would recommend getting a rock n play instead so much better than the bassinet and the baby can sleep in it way longer. Third definitely get the pack n play you'll use it a ton! Our son used the rock n play until he was like 7-9 months old and it was great bc takes up hardly any space in our room and folds up smaller. Also the rock n play keeps baby's head slightly elevated so less of a chance of having reflux issues.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Girly thanks!!

Pretty I'm sorry you guys are still not agreeing on the name. Hopefully you can come to some kind of compromise soon.

Dobby I don't think that's overkill but again I'm a FTM lol..

I don't mean for this to come off coincided at all but I wanted to brag on my girlfriends who are helping throw the shower.. one of them sent me this picture last night and I'm over the moon LOL. Growing up I never had any real girlfriends and was billied a lot so I'm very thankful as an adult I have created real friendships.

 

[Weebles]

Gagrl, Maria, I hope your showers today are tons of fun!

Gagrl, I get it. I'm at such a different point in my life. With my son no one threw me a shower, it's always kind of hurt. This time I'll be having two (so still one to go) and that was not my idea at all. It's not about the things, it's about the support and knowing you have people in your life who care is an amazing blessing.

Pretty, I was not with my sons BD when I found out I was pregnant, we had a very short "relationship". We did end up,getting married (also briefly ._. that's another story) but at the time of his birth we were not together. He wanted to name my son Skylar and while some people out there may like that name it is not my taste at all. He had his whole family come in to intimidate me, it was awful. Luckily a nurse came in, she kicked them out and didn't let them come back. She told me I could name my son Britney Spears if that was what I wanted to do. He has the name I chose for him, the one I loved. It's 100% up to you what your child's name is. 100% He's not your husband. He's not your boyfriend. And because of that any consideration you give to his feelings on the matter is a curtesy. I fully support you naming your son Alex.

Dobby, I got so frustraited trying to figure out which cosleeper to go with I just ended up passing on it all together. I'm putting the pack and play next to my bed. I've got friends and coworkers who have done the same so if it ends up not working I'll make the purchase after she's here and I have a better idea of what I need/want.

 

[DobbyForever]

Girly what do you do on the ball? I sat on mine and rolled in circles, A went nuts kicking after lols. But I don't know what I'm actually supposed to be doing

Ty ladies! I think if I was single story just two would be fine, but it's the idea of not having a changer or place to set him down downstairs that makes me need a third. I actually almost got two pack n plays so I wouldn't have to cart one between my house and my mom's lol. I do that with my dog stuff. They both have feeders and crates and toys and beds at my mom's so I just pack food. Used to take 20m to get everything in the car. My mom did bassinet to bedsharing and my cousin did pack n play to bedsharing, but tbh they did that as a lack of space and money. I saw the SNOO and told SO I thought it was stupid it cost $1200 and he hands me his credit card and said if that's the safest bassinet in the world and you want it then buy it. I declined on multiple principles. I wanted to say can you just give me $1200 in cash lol

 

[DobbyForever]

Weebles I get what you mean. I love the things but I never imagined so many people cared enough to show up . I'm glad you're getting two this time

I agree I spent days looking and each one has a different problem and is so expensive. But I let the coupon decide for me haha if it could use the 20% off then I got it

 

[Catalyst]

Elli bien congratulations on your LO

Been reading and cathching up.

I envy you all a litle about having showers, firstly they are not common here where I live but geting more frequent and also I dont have many friends and no relatives where I live so. My mum knits and has made so cute outfits and a owlbags (if I translate it directly not sure if it is called that in english) and her sister has knittet something too. Oh and this old woman who is my dads friends mother (must be about or over eighty) sent us some knitted stuff, said she didnt knowus but it is so special to have twins

Here you get 3 months, daddy 3 months and 3 months together to either split or for one parent to take, usualy the mother does. You get 80% of your pay each month if you have been working full time with a roof of almost 5000dollars. HAving twins we get 3 more months. Since I am/was a student I have to have been in full school for xperiod of time and finish x credits. Then I get a students maternity pay, 1620 dollars before tax, so not much. But I think we will get by. Now most ppl try to prolong their maternity leave, like if you take 6 months at 80% of your pay some devide it over 9 months and many over 12 months and the % of your pay lessens. I can not due that since I am taking students maternity leave but I will be 9months off, and maby more (without pay then) cause I am not optimistic I get a daycare right away.

We have not decited on names yet, hardly talked about it. We are so blank.. the name we wanted for a girl we had more than 5 years ago at my last pregnancy, had a boy. But since then his sisters daughter had a girl, named her that name but she died at two months old from SIDS, then his brother named his litle girl that name, she will soon be 3 years old and a relative of mine adopted twins 3 months ago and gave the girl that name. So that name is off. And We have thought of our mothers names but my DH does not like my mothers name haha, it is.. heavy name, kind of uniqe and I get it. But then we have nothing haha and I am 35 weeks pg today!! 50% of twins are born before week 37 and most between 36 and 37 so it is geting close!!

Ohh and I have not had a car for almost 3 weeks! taking thebus and walking, more than I was used to before I even got pg! and this heavily pg!! I walk to the daycare that is thankfully near butit is like 7 min walk away or so when not pg. I get at least 1-2 contractions on each way but still, I feel the walk is doing me good. But somedays when it is busy like I got to my school, have to walk from the bus stop up a hill, then go home, walk to the daycare and pick my son up, take a bus to get him to speechtherapy (mostly the r´s he isnt geting right) and then walking for almost 10 min to the bus stop to get home. OR taking bus to the hospital for my checkup then walking 1km downtown to get to the bus stop to get home and had to go more places after that. We have been looking for cars for months, tried so many, just missed some (sold just before we made an offer or something like that) or like one time most of the car dealerships are in the capital (this is a small country of just 300 thousand ppl) and there was this car we thought might be what we needed and would fit (4 carseats! two first ones and two highbackboosters) DH asked everything he could like if there was something broke or needed fixing or something. No nothing, the man at the dealership always just answered some of the questions not all so DH had to repeat them and stuff. Well he gets in the trouble of geting a lift to the capital (4-5 hour drive) and then stay at a friends house (who is splitting up with his girlfriend and things are weird) and the next day goes to try it out... he can feel instantly there is something off, gets him to this garage who does sales checks on cars, gets a list of things wrong with it, goes to a nother garage and gets an estimate of repair cost.. almost 6thousand dollars cost! My DH was furious, said no thank you and was so pissed cause he didnt want to leave me alone with the boys that long, twins can come anyday now. He staied two nights more and checked out other cars, one the owner lived in another town close by and didnt show up, two were in a garage geting fixed and some days til ready and he didnt want to wait longer, wanted to get back home to me.. and so on...
We now have a car in mind, in the capital. He got his friend to test drive it and he liked it, we have test driven a similar car and liked it and the dealership is willing to take it for us at eight a clock on monday to this special garage that does sales checks even though their dealership doesnt open untill 10. And if that comes out ok or nothing big DH will try make a quick trip there and buy it.
Here is a pic of the car:
https://www.bilasolur.is/CarImage.aspx?s=3&c=241285&p=120103&w=1280

Sorry about the rant! But about the pregnancy!
I still have carpal tunnel, it is geting worse. I also have some welling, not major butstill and have to be careful what I do or it gets worse. We had extra scan last monday and everything looked good, good flow through the umbilical cord, good amount of amniotic fluid with both, nothing that says the bigger one is taking from the smaller one. So next monday I get another growth scan to see if the smaller one is growing or not. Fingers crossed she is!!
We have done bit of prepping this past week, washed cloths and put away, bought dipers and wipes, started packing my hospital bag, put the crib up in our room and so on. Some left to do but it is geting close to done
The boys are so excited about the twins, ask alot when they will be here, rub and hug my bump, talk and sing to it and so on.
Except from the carpal tunnel and swelling I am feeling good, in good spirit feeling more and more pregnant though haha.