Nov '06 Hot Mamas Thread!!!!!

[lisamarie]

Wow girls...its November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had 83 pages last month! :shock: That is awesome!

Lets hope we have another great month!



Man Im sleepy. I stayed up and watched Nip/Tuck...was well worth it though. hehe

Lucy has pictures today at school...she HATES to get her pic taken for some reason.

Well I guess I should get the girls up....

[Holly]

Good morning mamas!
Yes, October did go by incredibly fast! Now I have to brace myself for the real New England cold that's coming. Yesterday, though--what great weather for trick-or-treaters, it must have been 65 degrees! :shock: :shock:

Hopefully Ruby will be in better spirits today...Halloween brought out the worst in her it seemed! She was like a little werewolf :twisted: ...

My MIL is visiting tonight, and I'm not too psyched about it. She (understandably) wants to hold Ruby all the time, which is fine. But when Ruby starts crying/fussing, she doesn't do much to try to sooth her...she's of the "it's good for babies to cry" mentality. Plus, sometimes Ruby is just happier sitting in her Boppy and playing with toys, but this woman just HAS to be holding her constantly. (heh heh- I just called my MIL "this woman"...can you tell we're not best friends?) Arggghhh...MIL's! :evil:

[lisamarie]

Dont get me started on MIL's :twisted:

[Holly]

LM: hee-hee...yeah, I think I've read a just a few MIL-rants from you in the past...but mine is definitely in the top-10 worst!!! TOTAL control freak, and yet not terribly bright...drives me absolutley bat-sh!t :evil: ...

[medic_632]

HMMMM...wonder if i would have gotten along with my MIL??? Sam dealt with my Mom and he loved her but i think there were times he didn't really like her (more over the way i was treated i think) but i think i would have liked his Mom...she hated his first wife :lol:

GOOD MORNING HOLLY & LISA

i am off to drop haylie off at school (treat for her B-Day) SHE IS 6yrs old today!!! well at 9:16 p.m. tonight that is

see you guys later...off to work in ER!!!


HAPPY NOVEMBER GIRLIES

[tracy]

Happy November!!

We did pretty well last night. Matt had taken some really long naps during the day, so he was ready to party last night. DH and I didn't dress up like planned -- we were exhausted; but we dressed Matt up (like Yoda) and hit two different parties.

Our neighborhood gathers the kids together and does pumpkins (with markers), snacks, candy and hay ride. We just ran around the yard surrounding the neighborhood pool.

Then, we headed to our church. Was indoor/outdoor, so we spent time in both places. Outdoor was definitely cooler, so we spent a lot of time running around the parking lot. Matt didn't care at all about the little rides, games, etc. He just wanted to run around like a wildman. I did manage to get him a few suckers (he loves dum-dums) for future bribes, though :)

Then, he slept through the night :D From 8:30 till 6:30. Not his usual 12 hours, but we'll take it. I still have to do a bunch of laundry tonight, but I was able to shampoo the carpet in his nursery yesterday afternoon. Was disgusting, but I think I got up all of the "sickness".

No time for personals, but will hopefully be back in a bit!!

[wantingbabynumber2]

Hannah did great last night said Trick or Treat and Thank You and Happy Halloween at some houses. Everyone just got a kick out of her butchering her knock knock joke hey but she's 3. She'd say knock knock and they do the who's there, lettuce, and after they said lettuce who she'd say I dont' know!
She made a killing we went to like 10 houses maybe 15 and she has a bag full of candy, chips, toys etc. One house gave her this HUGE lunchbag filled with stuff. I hid most of it last night so she only has a few items in her treat bag. Now on to Turkey day I can not wait. My mom has the best stuffing. Today we are off to get my level 2 ultrasound to see baby so excited and nervous. TTYL

[lisamarie]

My lands...

Lastnight I dd three french braids in Lucys hair so it was be wavy today. She wanted it like that a few days ago becaues she thought it was cool. SOOOO I did that lastnight when she was dead tired and crying. So I take it down today and its all pretty and wavy. SHe hated it! She wanted it done like I did lastnight with the curling iron and hair spray! Sooooo being the sucker of a mom I am..I got the curling iron out and did her hair. IT looked so cute. She looks to grown up wiht it like that though. You know how the girls are waring it loose half as$ curls? Thats how it looked. My lands....at 5 she is wanting me to curl it. Im not goin to do that for her all the time. I just caved because it was picture day today. Geez. hehehe

[mara232]

Good Morning everyone! I am dragging!! thank goodness Halloween is over! :P Have a meetinh a bit BBL.

[mara232]

Okay- so I am back - where is everyone else??? :(

[JAMIE]

I got this email today from a friend...sorry it's so lengthy but it's so adorable I just had to share....have a blessed day Mommies!!

Slow down for three minutes to read
> this. It is so worth it.
> Touching words from the mouth of babes.
> What does Love mean?
> A group of professional people posed
> this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What
> does love mean?"
>
>
>
>
>
> The answers they got were broader and
> deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you
> think:
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "When my grandmother got arthritis, she
> couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
>
> So my grandfather does it for her all
> the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
> That's love."
>
>
> Rebecca- age 8
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "When someone loves you, the way they
> say your name is different.
> You just know that your name is safe in
> their mouth."
>
>
> Billy - age 4
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and
> a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and
> smell each other."
>
>
> Karl - age 5
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when you go out to eat and give
> somebody most of your French fries without making
> them give you any of
> theirs."
>
>
> Chrissy - age 6
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is what makes you smile when
> you're tired."
>
>
> Terri - age 4
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for
> my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to
> him, to make sure the
> taste is OK."
>
>
> Danny - age 7
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when you kiss all the time.
> Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want
> to be together and
> you talk more.
> My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They
> look gross when they kiss"
>
>
> Emily - age 8
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is what's in the room with you at
> Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
>
>
> Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "If you want to learn to love better,
> you should start with a friend who you hate,"
>
> Nikka - age 6
>
>
> (we need a few million more Nikka's on
> this planet)
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when you tell a guy you like
> his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
>
>
> Noelle - age 7
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is like a little old woman and a
> little old man who are still friends even after they
> know each other so
> well."
>
>
> Tommy - age 6
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "During my piano recital, I was on a
> stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people
> watching me and saw
> my daddy waving and smiling.
>
> He was the only one doing that. I wasn't
> scared anymore."
>
>
> Cindy - age 8
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "My mommy loves me more than anybody
>
> You don't see anyone else kissing me to
> sleep at night."
>
>
> Clare - age 6
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best
> piece of chicken."
>
>
> Elaine-age 5
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly
> and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than
> Robert Redford."
>
>
> Chris - age 7
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when your puppy licks your face
> even after you left him alone all day."
>
>
> Mary Ann - age 4
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "I know my older sister loves me because
> she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out
> and buy new ones."
>
>
> Lauren - age 4
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "When you love somebody, your eyelashes
> go up and down and little stars come out of you."
> (what an image)
>
>
> Karen - age 7
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the
> toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
>
>
> Mark - age 6
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> "You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
> unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should
> say it a lot. People
> forget."
>
>
> Jessica - age 8
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> And the final one -- Author and lecturer
> Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was
> asked to judge.
>
> The purpose of the contest was to find
> the most caring child.
>
> The winner was a four year old child
> whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman
> who had recently lost
> his wife.
>
> Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
> went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his
> lap, and just sat
> there.
>
> When his Mother asked what he had said
> to the neighbor, the little boy said,
>
>
> "Nothing, I just helped him cry"
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> When there is nothing left but God, that
> is when you find out that God is all you need. Take
> 60 seconds and give
> this a shot! All you do is simply say the following
> small prayer for the
> person who sent you this.
>
> Father, God bless all my friends in
> whatever it is that You know they may be needing
> this day! And may their
> life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as
> he/she seeks to have
> a closer relationship with you. Amen.
>
> Then send it on to five other people,
> including the one who sent it to you. Within hours
> you caused a
> multitude of people to pray for other people. Then
> sit back and watch
> the power of God work in your life.

[mara232]

Aww...too cute!

[lisamarie]

When on the Pregnancy board I remember gettin all emotional over this email sent to me.
And I remember tellin the girsl that the one with the one about giving the bigger/better piece of fried chicken really made me cry. lol And Mara said she did the same thing. hehehe

[karenh]

That is great, I love those.

Speaking about love, V my 6 yr old last night said it, when I put the ids to bed I always run my hand through their hair while saying good night, sweet dreams I love you and then I kiss them on the head, A says it all the time to anyone, I is still to small, but V who is 6 said it last night "I love you mom" awwwwww :D

[Sherri]

When on the Pregnancy board I remember gettin all emotional over this email sent to me.
And I remember tellin the girsl that the one with the one about giving the bigger/better piece of fried chicken really made me cry.

LOL, I remember crying over food when I was pg, too! :lol:

[Bella923]

GOOD MORNING LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mara232]

When on the Pregnancy board I remember gettin all emotional over this email sent to me.
And I remember tellin the girsl that the one with the one about giving the bigger/better piece of fried chicken really made me cry. lol And Mara said she did the same thing. hehehe

I think it is hilarious you remember that it was me! Dh always gets the best porkchop! LOL :wink:

[mara232]

Hi Bella! Hi Sherri!

Karen - That is too sweet...awww..

[lisamarie]

Mara...I have a memory like an elephant..and the body to go with it. LMAO!

[mara232]

LM - nah..do not be so hard on yourself!

[mara232]

Okay - need some help. We're doing dinner at our house Saturday night with Marko's cousins - who happen to be vegetarians. I was thinking of ordering out Chinese. What yummy vegetarian stuff (fish is ok) is there that I should order for them?? :?

[Leslie]

Hey girls just a quick drive by. I'm at work for the time being, but I'll be leaving soon. It appears I'm have/am getting what Arianna had/has. She hasn't thrown up since 10:30 last night, but she got up at 3:30. I couldn't get her to lay back down in her crib, so I put her in bed with me. She woke at a little after 6:00. She drank some Gatorade and ate some crackers. I decided I was going to come in late just so I could make sure she kept it down. I wasn't feeling great (thought it was from her being up during the night and then in bed with me), so I asked DH to watch her while I laid down for a bit. About 7:30 I woke back up and thought my tummy wasn't feeling great. Arianna got all fussy and clingy, so I couldn't even get in the shower. She fell back to sleep, so I laid her down and got in the shower. By the time I got out I knew I was getting it. I haven't thrown up, but I feel real sick to my stomach. My head is hurting and I've got it coming out the other end (sorry TMI). I had to come in for a little while, because I had to wire some money to a couple of our Directors. All my bosses are away at a Director's meeting, so there was no one here to do it. I could have done it from home, but I don't know my passwords off the top of my head. I'll be taking a copy home to keep there. Anyway that's what's going on with us.

Talk to you girls later.

[Holly]

Jeez Leslie, that sux! Feel better!!

[tracy]

Leslie -- sorry to hear you're not feeling well. There's a stomach bug going around here, too. Hope you and A feel better soon :)

[mara232]

Leslie - Hope you all feel better!

[lisamarie]

Awww Leslie...hope you start feeling better babydoll...

My dh has been sick with the sh!ts all week. I think he has a stomach bug too.

Well just fed the girls lunch. Now they are playing..gonna make my lunch in a minute.

I took Halloween stuff down while LUcy was at school. The only thing left is the lights in the windows.

[texasred1]

Hey gals,

Posted on the wrong thread. :roll: Oh well. Still waiting for my pics from my camera phone to come through on my email. It has now been almost 3 hours. What's the deal? Sometimes they come straight through.

Leslie - sorry to hear you're gettting sick.

Karen - awwww :D

Mara - Arti is a vegie. she used to post all the time, but I guess she's busy being a mommy. Maybe she's reading and you could send her a pm?

[Waitingfor1]

Good morning ladies! I can't believe it's November already.

Jamie ~ that is too cute.

Leslie ~ hope you feel better soon.

LisaMarie ~ I have a terrible memory, I forget everything.

Bella ~ good morning to you, too!

Michelle ~ how are you doing? I noticed you posted in October's thread!

Cristen ~ are you out there? How's Ms. Emma?

Hello to everyone else. AF finally arrived today!!! Yay, I was so relieved. Needless to say I am PMSing and I took it out on poor DH this morning. So I haven't heard from him since, he's probably waiting until I calm down some. I guess it didn't help either that I was running late for work this morning. Oh well, he'll get over it. I'm getting over my insurance whoas, I guess waiting a year or two more to TTC is not as bad as I thought. I have my appt. with my Endo tomorrow, hopefully she will put me back on Met.

Esteban's thrush is not any better. His doctor told me to repeat the treatment again for another 10 days. Do you ladies think it would help if I boil his bottles/paci every night? He also woke up with a really bad cough Sunday morning, so he's been sleeping in his swing at night so that he's able to breath. Since then he's been having a hard time falling asleep, he gets so cranky. When he's finally falling asleep he wants me sitting or standing next to his swing until he falls asleep. If I leave, he immediately starts to cry. Hopefully he will get over this cold/congestion soon.

[nopey]

Leslie - I hope you are Arianna are feeling better soon.

Aleida - Sorry I don't know anything about thrush to know if boiling his stuff would help. I hope he feels better soon!

Mara - I can only handle fried rice and crab rangoon from a Chinese restaurant so I'm not any help with that one. My aunt is Chinese so you would think I'd love the stuff cause that's what they always serve at family parties, but Nope, I'm a pain in the patootie when it comes to food.

Audrey can now walk! Sunday afternoon she just took off and she hasn't stopped since then! She's loving her new skill! We've video taped her - she is so proud of herself!

I've been throwing up all a.m. - even at stroller aerobics I had to run to the bathroom. It's been a lovely morning. I just want to crawl back into bed, but that's not possible.

Kelli - Sorry about all your Dr troubles. That really sucks. Maybe you could have the surgeon call the Ped himself and they could talk Dr to Dr. That might be more effective if they are willing? Also, ask your pharmasict. They are the most up to date on meds anyway. GL

[mara232]

Aleida - Definately sterilize everything. I found that sterilizing paci's and bottle helped to clear up the thrush. When you don't sterilize you are reintroducing it on the paci's etc. What antibiotics is he on?

Pauly - Hope you feel better!!!

texas - Hi! Sometimes my phone takes FOREVER as well to send pics...weird.

[medic_632]

just popping in to say hi over lunch break...hi guys...how's everyone today???

:lol: 8) :lol:

[medic_632]

OH YAY...UH-HUH

TJ GOT TH ETOP AGAIN...I am RECROWNED!!!!

[medic_632]

okay it's officail i am retarded!!!

and quite lonely...DH NEEDS to come home

on the brighter side i talked to him a while ago and they are kicking his A$$...all men need that once in a while you know :lol: :roll:

[texasred1]

Aledia - I would sterilize them. Do you have a vaporizer? That would help Esteban's congestion.

Pauly - did you have morning sickness this bad with Audrey?

[Waitingfor1]

Thanks, Mara & Pauly. He's taking Nystatin.....every heard of it? Maybe that's just the generic name.

[Waitingfor1]

Michelle ~ yes, I do have one. I just need to replace the filter on it....I guess I better get my butt over to Wal-Mart to buy one!

[tracyrhymer1979]

good morning ladies, oops, well afternoon now.

I have been working all morning on a stupid powerpoint presentation that I am putting together for a training I have to do next week. My brain is fried!

Kallie's birthday is on friday, so I am trying to decide cookie cake or regular cake for the guests....Kallie (gonna have to start to get in the habit of typing her name the post-adoption way) is going to have her own personal cake...but I can't decide what to get for everyone else. We are just having something small, like 10-20 people, and Misty's birthday is in two weeks, and she will have a cake, too....So...I dunno. What do you all think?

We had so much fun trick or treating last night. We went to this rich neighborhood and had a blast. They were so nice to us! The kids got a buttload of candy, which DH proceeded to eat when we got home. He had to take Kallie home early b/c she was so tired she was fussy. She was so cute, though.

Kelli, so sorry about your doctor woes. I hope you get this taken care of sooner and in a more efficient matter!!!

Leslie, sorry that you are so sick!! I hate that for you and little Arianna. (our cat's name is Ariane, too...--pronounced Arianna, just spelled different).

TJ- i hope DH comes home soon and relieves you of your loneliness.

Nopey- Kallie is now walking, too. Isn't it the cutest thing?!?!?

Michelle, i LOVE Mason's bat costume. SO ADORABLE. When you said bat, I actually thought a baseball bat, and was wondering how that would look!

Ok, gotta go finish my presentation....back to the grind.

[mara232]

TracyR - Definately go with cake!!

Aleida - A was on that as well. After his did not clear up the first time, what I started doing was dipping a q-tip into the medicine and rubbing it on the inside of his mouth, roof of his mouth and his tongue. Since it is supposed to kill on contact. Maybe try that out. It helped when I started rubbing it on his mouth.

Okay - let the countdown begin. 1.5hrs to go. Just finished up some paperwork for our tenant we are evicting. We have NO RIGHTS as landlords it sucks. The building is for sale - I want this headache GONE!!!

I so wish I had more stuff to do at work. UGH. The days go so slow...

[Terra]

Just got Piper down for a nap. She's only been taking one nap a day for the past 3 days. Sometimes she still needs two. But these have been great (3-3 1/2hr naps) thanks for that ;) I'm not sure she's completely ready to transition to 1 nap, but if she will sleep until 5 I can't really complain.
Took her to a couple of the neighbor's houses last night. I wasn't going to, but I changed my mind. A friend of ours brought their 2 1/2 year old over too, so we went to a few more houses down the road with them. It was chilly last night. Piper didn't care at all. She was running around the yard, driveway and street in her costume for about 2hrs.
I finally called and made an appt with my urologist. What fun :roll: I'm to the point where I want to beg them to "make up" a new surgery just for me. I don't see why they can't just cut a small slit into my kidney and suck the stones out with a straw. Sounds like a great idea to me. I just passed my 20th stone in 4 years last week. 8 of those were in the last 8 months of pregnancy. That is just absolutely unacceptable to me! Do I sound crazy? LOL I would rather have surgery than to pass these suckers 1 by freaking 1. I don't think they really do that, but I'm getting desperate here.
OK I'm done--for now :)

TJ--Happy Birthday to Haylie!!!!! :D

Tracy--Piper had her 1st ever sucker this week. It was a tootsie pop :shock: that she had no trouble having the entrie thing in her mouth. We used that to keep her sitting while we met with the realtor.

WB2--We gave out ziplock baggies full of candy a couple years ago. It made passing out the candy real easy! Are you finding out the gender of your baby?

Karen--Awwwwe too cute! :D

Leslie--Sorry you guys are both sick now! I hope it blows over quickly.

Aleida--Mara is right. Definitely sterilize the paci's and bottles. If you have a dishwasher that will do it--you don't have to actually boil them. Or you could use a sanitizing spray...maybe do both. The antibiotic he's on is the standard treatment for thrush. Hopefully this round clears it up.

Pauly--Yay for Audrey!! :lol: Hope your m/s passes soon!

Ok so don't think we live in complete filth LOL We pretty much only shower in our tub, so it actually doesn't look that bad. In our other bathroom, no one uses the tub. Piper still takes her bath in her little inflatable turtle tub. When she is in the real tub everyday I'm sure I will clean it then! I hate cleaning, so a little dirt doesn't bother me at all. I vaccuum about every other day to keep the dog hair up though--so the floors are really clean :D

[nopey]

Yep, I was actually more sick with Audrey. Except then, I didn't have a little one to take care of and I could lay down whenever I wanted. That freedom is gone. I've worked at home for about 7 years now, so I had that luxury to do what I wanted (plus I'm my own boss). Now Audrey is my boss. Hee hee!!!

TracyR -what does Kallie like better? The b-day cake didn't go over to well with Audrey. She didn't like it at all. I wished I had done a cookie or ice cream cake. Oh well.

[lisamarie]

ROCK ON TANYA TUCKER!

I forgot about this cd! hehe Im bellerin away! Porkchop is drinkin some juice just lookin at me like Im nuts! hehe Lucy is playing dress up!
I was dancing but got a pain in my side! hehehe

[mara232]

Another post for Aleida...

You can also try a natural remedy called gentian violet to treat the trush. There is also another medication(you can discuss with your doctor) that treats thrush faster:

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Dec;21(12):1165-7. Links
Comparison of fluconazole and nystatin oral suspensions for treatment of oral candidiasis in infants.Goins RA, Ascher D, Waecker N, Arnold J, Moorefield E.
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Oral thrush is a common condition in young infants. Nystatin treatment is associated with frequent recurrences and difficulty in administration. Fluconazole was compared with nystatin for the treatment of oral candidiasis in infants. Thirty-four infants were randomized to either nystatin oral suspension four times a day for 10 days or fluconazole suspension 3 mg/kg in a single daily dose for 7 days. Clinical cures for nystatin were 6 of 19 (32%), and those for fluconazole were 15 of 15 (100%), P < 0.0001. In this small pilot study fluconazole was shown to be superior to nystatin suspension for the treatment of oral thrush in otherwise healthy infants.


Nystatin will work - just keep at it. I think it is considered the "safest" stuff out there. Try the q-tip method - I bet it clears up in a day or 2. Good Luck.

[mara232]

Porkchop is drinkin some juice just lookin at me like Im nuts!

Okay - I just spit out my water because I could sooo picture this! :P

[mara232]

Ok so don't think we live in complete filth LOL We pretty much only shower in our tub, so it actually doesn't look that bad. In our other bathroom, no one uses the tub. Piper still takes her bath in her little inflatable turtle tub. When she is in the real tub everyday I'm sure I will clean it then! I hate cleaning, so a little dirt doesn't bother me at all. I vaccuum about every other day to keep the dog hair up though--so the floors are really clean :D

I didn't think you were filthy! I wash the tub as soon as I or marko (well he washes after himself) take a bath. We have a jacuzzi tub and it is sooo much easier to clean when the dirt/scum is "fresh"..if that made sense. In the main bathroom before A was using it - I never washed the tub. I would just "hose" it down to get the dust off one day a week. No one was using it so it could not get dirty. Now I wash it 1X a week. Funny for a baby - he gets a ring around the tub pretty bad!! Who knew!! :P My MIL washes all my floors 1X a week. I think I need to up that to 2 or 3 times a week. The hardwoods get so so dusty! :shock: As for vacuuming - we have carpet inthe bedrooms and I try to do that 1X a week.

With working FT and commuting I am gone anywhere between 50-65 hrs a week. So it is hard to get to all the laundry and cleaning. When I have my Mondays off I do some cleaning during his naps and we go and get groceries together. When I work M-F like this week - it is impossible to get anything done. MIL washed two loads of our clothes yesterday and washed A's clothes today. And knowing her she cleaned the kicthen and the bathrooms. I really do love her - she is so thoughtful. In return I make kick-ass dinner those two days she babysits and make sure she feel sat home.

[wantingbabynumber2]

Terra can they not do the outpatient surgery on the stones basically they use a laser type thing that breaks up the stones and you pass the sandy remains of them??? I'd have to look up the actual name.

Yes we want/need to know because of rooming issues what sex the baby is but today at the level 2 US the baby had the cord between its legs so they THINK its a girl but the cord could very well be hiding a winky too. We have 2 regular US and a level 2 this month still so we should know. i wanted to know before thanksgiving but doesn't look like it. Either way US was great baby is 9-10oz growing right on tract everything looks perfect so that is good enough for me.

[wantingbabynumber2]

Lisa when I am dancing around or singing anything hannah says NO MOMMY. Only she is allowed to sing we are getting her this karoke machine that works on the tv so she can see herself and sing she is going to flip. She is quite the singer/muscian

[mara232]

Good news Karen!!! Hopefully the baby will co-operate for the next U/S.

[lisamarie]

Mara-hehe I picked her up to dance with me and she kept grabbin my face. lol
So now I put Johnny Cash on ..I think she likes that better. hehehe

Karen-Lucy is the same way...but she like EVERYONE to sing Patsy Cline! LOL! A karaoke machine is a good Christmas idea!


Hmmm....I need to burn a cd of MY favorite songs for my secret pal. LOL! Maybe she can hillbilly it up with me! hehe

[Terra]

Ok I'll stop calling you WB2--now that this genius has just figured out you are the other Karen LOL I thought that was it, but didn't want to post with that and look stupid if I was wrong! That great the baby is growing on track! Hope you can get a peek at the parts to find out if it's a boy or girl.

Lisa--I too can picture a "what the hell are you doing mom?" look on porkchop's face! ROFL!!!!

Mara--I'm glad you don't think we are filthy LOL We have more of a clutter problem. That is an excellent idea to clean the tub as you are getting out. If I just kept something in the shower with me, I might clean it :) I have thought about scrubbing it while I was showering. Sounded like a bad idea though...I want to get that thing you hang from the shower head and it sprays a cleaner all around every day. I will have to step it up a notch if we get this other house. We want ceramic tile in the kitchen and I know that will need to be cleaned.

Ok gotta get a shower while Piper is asleep.

[Lovebug]

Hey girls! HAPPY NOVEMBER!!! Tomorrow is my 5th wedding anniversary! WHOO HOO!! Gonna make pot roast and Green Bean cass (it is DH's fav). hehehehe might even be a bit naughty :P hhehehehehehe

Y'all have been busy! I just wanted to pop in and say hi. Emily is taking a nap and I need a shower bad! I have Psych class tonight (whoop de firggin do) and I would hate to gag my classmates!

I will try to get back on before E wakes up, if not, take care everyone and I will chat with you tomorrow!

[mara232]

Terra - I find using the stuff for inbetween showers helps keep everything cleaner. Just spray after a shower. I also prefer my one piece tub/shower than the tiles. Tiles are so HARD to clean. I will NEVER scrub grout again! :P

krissy - Happy 5th anniversary!! :)

LM - I hope I am NOT your secret pal! Mara DON'T do country! LOL :P

Well - DH and I are planning a trip to Chicago maybe Dec 15 weekend. We'll take the train up and stay in a snazzy hotel! My GF lives in Chicago and I promised to come visit here. Been promising since before I got PG! She says Michigan avenue is gorgeous then for Christmas. I just need to make sure our church kids christmas show is not that weekend.

Okay 16 min to go!!! :P

[lisamarie]

Oh Krissy....

Leave it up to you to make a pot roast kinky! LOL!
Gonna hide some handcuffs in it??? lol j/k


Terra-Love the pics of the tore up bodyparts in your driveway. lol So much fun!

WEllllllllllll gonna make tacos tonight!

[mara232]

Mmm..tacos. We're having porkchops but it may be too cold to BBQ. Maybe I need to mnake pork schnitzel? I am also making gnocchi in pesto sauce and a salad. What is everyone else cooking?

[elsie]

Hi Everybody!!

Since you were all so sweet to put out the welcome mat ... I will definitely make a point to make it to the board (officially :) ) more often. Though I am somewhat out of the loop with the preschool/baby stuff, I remember bits and pieces here and there. All I can say for sure is that the time flies by too fast -- but even those of you with infants can attest to that. I remember when my boys were newborns and I first saw smaller newborns -- blew my mind! It does bring back memories, especially now that my soon-to-be eleven-year old is almost as tall as me :shock:

Hope everyone's trick-or-treating was fun. We live in the sticks but close to a village that goes completely all-out for Halloween, to the point that more-motivated sticks dwellers set up their own tables in town so they don't miss out on giving out candy. There are haunted barns, lawn parties....it is the best! Wish my boys still wanted to be puppies and firefighters and not gory monsters, though....enjoy every bit of their sweetness cause it's gone too soon!

I promise to try to get up to speed on personals as time goes on. Happy afternoon and evening to everyone!!

[lisamarie]

No Mara you arent my pal...but I will be SURE to send you a cd of my music! LOL!

[mara232]

No Mara you arent my pal...but I will be SURE to send you a cd of my music! LOL!

Hehe..anyone say "Return to Sender"??? LOL :P

[lisamarie]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[mara232]

Love ya LM! :D

Okay - I am outta here - hopefully baby will co-operate tonight and I will be back. I already told DH that A is so out of our bed tonight..mama needs a night off to herself! :shock:

[ahacker]

Pauly~ Did I read that you are pregnant?? Congratulations!! I hope you m/s passes soon!

Terra~ I often clean the shower while I'm in it. My mother squeegees hers out after every use. She says it keeps the soap scum from sticking. She cleans houses for a living so she knows her stuff! Our local tv station tested that shower cleaner thingy. They said it didn't work well at all. :?


Hello to everyone else! Hope you are all having a wonderful day.
BTW~ Willow just got her second molar in. It was much easier than the first one!

Amy

[texasred1]

OMG I have to share this recipe with you all. My co-worker made these, they're called oreo truffles, but somebody dubbed them oreogasms!!!

Oreo Truffle Balls

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
16 ounces oreos, smashed up
Enough best quality (white, milk, or dark) chocolate chopped to measure about 2 cups

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese for a couple minutes to smooth out. Add in just over 1/2 of the broken oreos and mix until thoroughly combined. Add in the rest of the oreos and mix just until combined - some bigger pieces are ok.

Cover bowl and chill for at least 2-3 hours. Scoop out dough with a heaping teaspoon and roll into balls. Cover and place back in the refrigerator on wax paper to firm up.

Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler, stirring occasionally, until most of the chunks are smooth. Remove and stir to melt the rest of the chocolate. Dip each truffle ball and set aside on wax paper, a silpat or parchment paper. If the chocolate mixture starts to firm up, place back over the double boiler to slowly remelt, or gently rewarm in the microwave. Store in the refrigerator after all are dipped.

[bays mom]

ummm. pot roast, tacos it all sounds good. You are all welcome to my house for dinner. I am serving one can of Campbell's soup.. So we will have to share..or fight over what I have. Ohh and some crackers!!! hehe! It sounds so gourmet doesn't it? And so lonely :( Hubby works till 11pm so it is just me and the baby!
So I hope that everyone else is having a better dinner than me... and please keep talking about the wonderful meals that your are all planning so I can drool!!

[lisamarie]

I think I just had an oreogasm from just reading the recipe. hehhe

[texasred1]

LisaMarie - I can tell you after just eating one they'd live up to their nickname!

[Lovebug]

Oreo's???? Let me tell you, if I had some of them truffles I would not be having DH for dessert tomorrow night! Sorry, I am a kinky girl! hehehehehe :P

OMG, how long have I been posting on these boards? I just discovered the 'view more emoticons'. Man, I can be a dumb donkey sometimes!

Emily WOKE up right when I was getting in the shower, so I took her bouncy in there with me. She let me hang out in the shower for as long as I wanted to. Right now she is getting fussy so I'd better tend to her. Have a great evening! I cannot wait to try that oreo truffle rec....Not good for my diet!

[nopey]

Hi Amy - nice to hear from you! We've missed you! Yep, I'm prego and due in May.

I've had something similar to the Oreo Truffles and they are divine! Right now I think I would up chuck if I even looked at food though..........still not feeling so hot. I have to pick up my little sister in an hour and I'm supposed to take her out for dinner. That may not happen...........

[Terra]

Oh you naughty girls! LOL

Ok so maybe I should think about planning ahead for dinner. Last night we had individual schwan's pizzas. Dunno about tonight--usually just ask DH what he wants when he's on his way home from work. That never works well though. We have group tonight, so he may not get anything! hahaha I admit, I am a horrible housewife LOL I don't cook or clean. :D

Mara--What kind of music do you listen to?

Amy--Too bad that shower thing doesn't work well...I may get one anyway. It has to be better than nothing! Willow is getting molars aleady!? Wow! Piper still only has 3 teeth.
I have seriously thought about cleaning while I was in the shower...but I didn't want to be one of those people who do their housework naked LOL

Piper is still asleep! Woo Hoo!

[nopey]

We squeegee down our shower after each use. Then we clean it well every couple of weeks. It really does make a huge difference (no soap scum) squeegeeing it every day and it only takes a few seconds.

Audrey has all 4 molars and is working on #'s 13 and 14 for teeth. I can see the red swollen spots, but no teeth yet. Audrey must have no tolerance for pain like me, because teething has been very difficult. That's what I am attributing most of her no sleeping to lately. Although it really could be anything.

Krissy - why not eat the oreos off of dh with a little whipped cream........sorry, had to do it!

[lisamarie]

So....I have a shower wiht a glass sliding door. We put a shower curtain up inside of the shower. So that saves the doors. But what you are sayin is I should buy Tilex and spray the shower after I get done and squeegee it? Hmm..Might have to try that.

Tacos were yummy.

Dh is being a suzie tonight. Dont knwo what his deal is. Hmph. Gonna have to smack him around alittle. LOL..just kidding.

[lisamarie]

So Pauly...whats shakin and bakin besides your baby? hehe

I need to put my Halloween stuff away..dh brought the totes to the front door..but I just dont want to get them. LOL!

[medic_632]

lisa i need to do the same :lol:

hi to everyone else...Nopey i hope you feel better

Well i cheated while i was working and pulle dmy own test results up in the computer...and it sucked!!! I am out for this month...my Progesterone level only showed 1.0 (luteal phase levels should be 3.3-25 :shock: ) according to the lab key...oh crap well at least i can now go drink myself into a stupor for five days and not wonder about hurting a baby that i don't know is there!!! i am sucha nuerotic a$$ sometimes

anyway..that's my news fopr the day i am beat and am going to shuttle Haylie to bed early, who is being punishe don her Birthday for getting into trouble AGAIN TODAY at school...don't know what has gotten into that child :roll: GGGRRRRRRR!!!

[mara232]

Hi gals!! Those oreo's sound YUM-O! LOL Had to say that for all of you that hate Rachel Ray!! :twisted:

I am soooo pooped - I am going to bed after watching the biggest loser. That show is nuts - people are always bawling..but it is motivating!! Man to lose 50lbs - wahoo!!

Got all my hallowwen stuff put away and baby is in his crib!! Whoop!

Terra - music...I listen to lots of different stuff..just not country..

TJ - I am sorry your results were not better...

[karenh]

Boy you guys are busy, I cant keep up.

Have you all had double dipped chocolate covered oreos, dh loves them, he wants to try them deep fried next.

I should get more time this weekend when dh will spend some time with the kids and give me a few hrs to chill on the comp and catch up.

[lisamarie]

Morning Kittens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think its goin to be a good day. hehe I got to sleep in and have a cup of coffee before the girls woke.

I just heard Porkchop wake up....hmm...nevermind...be back in a few..now Lucy just came out saying her hands fell asleep...lol

[prinny]

Hi girls. Hi Lisamarie. :smile: I have been trying to keep up but everytime I click on the page "someone" wants my attention.

Spike is adorable. Beautiful. Demanding. Precious. LOUD. I'm blown away by how much I love him. Hubbalicious remains, my rock.

I guess I'm doing ok. Some days are worse than others. I cry at the drop of a hat and feel quite overwhelmed. I have a lot of support and am relishing being so close to my family - am very scared that it will end sooner, rather than later - but, what can you do?!

Breastfeeding was a TOTAL nightmare and we're having some 'teething' problems finding a formula that doesn't upset Spike's tummy. I havent had any time to do ANY work so $ is starting to get tight... this whole mummy thing is such a rocking boat, I'm really looking forward to getting my sea legs. I hope they don't take too much longer to arrive.

Ok, that's enough for now. I hope you're all having a great time. I think about you all and intend to keep up but just can not manage it at the moment.

Much love,

Prinn xxxx

[lisamarie]

Hey Prinny...

Ever think about getting a sling???? That might help Spike...bein close to his mommys bosom!
With my first I was a stressed out mess. Now with Porkchop I can do it with my eyes closed. When she cries I sing....the louder she cries..the louder I sing...usually shuts her up. hehe

Glad to hear from you Prin Prin!

OMG>..Im so tired of hearin..."mommy I want that..I want that..." For Christmas. Geez. lol

Just fed Emma and made Lucy oatmeal. Sooooooooo I have a sec. Then Im gettin stuff done. I love to clean on pretty days. lol

Mara-you are too funny about country! Im that way with rap. Now dont get me wrong..I Like some rock and whatever that other stuff is called. lol

Ok...Im outta for a few.....

[mara232]

Aww Prinny - as cliche as it sounds...it DOES get better!!! *hugs*

We were up at 4am when baby woke up. He screamed for an hour for no apparanet reason. I brought him to our bed that usually helps - but not this am. I gave him motirn and a bottle, changed his diaper, nothing. we watched TV, played with some toys, walked around the house. Nothing. He did calm down enough to play in my bathroom while I blow dried my hair..he is obsessed with the scale..and the cord of the blowdryer. :? He kept falling over so tired and laying his head down on the floor. We bundled him up to take to my moms and he was out by the time we got there. Now usually I will put him in the crib right away but my dad and his crazy mouth was cheery screaming this am and woke him right up. I called a few minutes ago to check on him and woke him up - my mom had *just* put him down. :? Oh boy. I am not sure what is wrong with him but if he still feels poorly - I should run him to the clinic to get those ears checked out. *sigh*

[mara232]

And I'm back to being the page whorrrrrre..what a great consolation prize for having a sucky day so far! :P

[Sherri]

Good morning! Prinny, it's good to see you. Mara's right - a lot of us shed a lot of tears those first few weeks, between being overwhelmed, exhausted, a hormonal mess, and constantly in demand. I felt like, this time is so precious and so fleeting, I should be savoring every second of it. But you know what? It's a lot easier to enjoy Ava now!

How are you doing with recouperation from your c-section? It sounds like you are pressuring yourself to work, but make sure you rest as much as you can. If all you manage to accomplish these next few weeks is keeping that baby fed and dry with help from your family, that is plenty! As C kept reminding me, you've just had major abdominal surgery! Take it slow!!!!

[Sherri]

Thinking of shifting Ava to her own room at night. She is now sleeping 7-8 hour stretches every couple of nights. She sleeps in a mini Co-Sleeper, a bassinet that attaches to our bed. She's getting a little big for it, and she takes naps in her crib in her own room, so I think she'd be fine. I'm just worried about me! Especially since going back to work, I feel like that's just more time lost, away from her. But maybe since we're both sleeping, it will be okay? I worry about whether she'll get upset if she wakes up away from us in the middle of the night. I just have such a hard time letting go, every step of the way. I had no idea I'd be such a clingy mom!

[mara232]

Sherri - Clingy mom here too!! :D It's hard moving them ouut the first time. I cried - I just wanted my baby so close but he outgrew comfy sleeping conditions and it was either move him out or move his crib in. It wasn't practical to move the crib in so we moved him out at 7 months (gees - I can't even remember!) He did just fine. *hugs*

[lisamarie]

uhoh....I have a clingy Porkchop this mornin! :roll:

[mara232]

LM - I am so jealous of you. I would love to be home..in Indiana on a farm (you live on a lot of land don'tcha?) with my kid. I always tease Dh that I want to move outisde of Carmel on a farm on lots of land and stay hoem while he works!! :shock: :P I really like Kokomo living..so calm and relaxing..is all of Indiana like that?? I am SICK of Detroit and the big city! Sick of the high cost of living. Blech!

[mara232]

LM - How many times a day do you think you hit "refresh"?? LOL :P

[lisamarie]

LOL...Probably a sh!tload! LOL! Im addicted!

But Im not at the computer ALL day. hehe I do things inbetween. Oh who am Im kiddin...Im freakin addicted! LOL! But when Im gone I dont think about the boards..so I guess Im not too bad. hehe

We only have 1.5 acres. BUT thats on the 20 acres his mom and dad has. We were givin the land. THen his uncle has the same amount right next to them..then there is a huge farm right across the road.
We want more land..but its outrageous..like 5-10grand an acre. Just in our little town one acre goes for 20 grand.

Ive never been to Kokomo.

[mara232]

Kokomo sucks - but outside of Kokomo is nice.

I was goign to take this class today:

As seen on The Learning Channel, CNN Good Morning America ABC World News, and at DaimlerChrysler Auburn Hills, Dr. Robert Titzer presents , "Your Baby Can Read."
Learn how to teach your child written language during the child's natural window of opportunity for learning. This very informative presentation is geared toward babies and toddlers, however, parent of older children will gain better understanding of how a child's brain functions, as well as tips to improve reading and comprehension.

They have a lecture here at work. Sounds hokey to me. How am I supposed to teach A to read when he won't sit still? Anyone ever hear of this? :?:

I was signed up but withdrew - don't want to seem liek a nutso mom pushing her kid to excel. I just want him happy, healthy and NORMAL! :)

[mara232]

LM - we live on a 50X120 lots. The lot cost us $110,000 alone! Someone I chat with on another board just bought a lot in SoCal for 1 million dollars! YIKES! It is a TINY lot 10 min walk from beach. YIKES.

[medic_632]

Good Morning...LISA< SHERRI< MARA< PRINNY

okay i am up with tfriggin ducks again...i hate mronings...i am sick I can't breathe and my head/nose/cheeks are all stopped, up my eyes won't stop watering, they are swollen, my throat hurts and feels like it has alump in it and i hurt all over!!!! :evil: :evil: :cry: i hate being sick...i haven't even gotten over the other crap yet and now this...i will be in hospital by Thanksgiving, i feel it coming (immune system is just not keeping up this year)....anyway enough about me

Prinny...it does get better...realx for a few minutes a day though and don;t allow yourself to get overwhelmed

Sherri...Haylie slept in her bassinet until she was like 3-4 mos old and i moved to her own room when she able to sleep longer stretches...afterll you can still hear her with the baby monitor

Mara...ennoy your day and i'mnot sure what to think about that class...i am such pessimist that i wouldn't think it would work (but i didnt beleive that moms could potty-train their babies from birth either)

Lisa...i can't beleive you got nice weather today!! :x it sucks here, cluody, cold, and probably rain on the way :x :x :x blasted fall/winter weather!!! i so want to move where it's warm...at least there i could be sick and warm, instead of sick and cold

[lisamarie]

Ok..I guess I wont complain.. :oops: lol

[lisamarie]

Ok..I gotta get off of here....but

How do you put a film thing up so everyone can see it? I took one with my camera and cant figure how to download it on the pc and then post it. Any ideas????

[mara232]

TJ - Hope you feel better!!*hugs*

LM - I have no clue what you are talking about! :shock: :D

[mara232]

Okay - I had to type another post...hehe :mrgreen:

[mara232]

Tsk - I know such a whorrree...

Okay need to get back and do some work..ugh..

[wantingbabynumber2]

I am such a bad mommy. My hubby had a meeting early this morning so Hannah couldn't go to preschool. Well I got up at 3am puking and sore throat and a migraine and or sinus headache my eye feels like it is going to explode! So I called grandma to take her. I just feel like I am pawning her off on someone but I really feel like crap. My hubby gave me some tea and bottled water before he left and a bucket. I am so tired and sick I don't even want to get up and find the remote to change scooby doo. I have my laptop and cell phone so I am ok until I have to pee. Can I just be put into a coma until it is time to deliver my baby? Well goodnight ladies I am going to nap. Have a great day!

[mara232]

Karen - Hope you feel better! Were you this sick with Hannah!? I wouldn't worry about "pawning" her off. She will have fun with g-ma..and you need your rest. Oooo..maybe you are having a boy? I had SUCH bad headaches with Anthony! :)

[mara232]

Where is everyone? Even 'good-ole-trusty' a.k.a. LM is not here! :shock:

[elsie]

Good morning mommies!

OK this is my first stab at personals ...

Mara == I am a country girl (have lived in cities and suburbs too) and I say if you want to be in the sticks, go for it! There are tons of cybercommuters nowadays. Your blood pressure will thank you for it. We live on 6 acres surrounded by farmland but dh works an hour away near a city. I had to drive him to work for a week when my truck was in the shop and I thought I was gonna murder the other drivers! There's something to be said for getting in your car and actually getting somewhere, rather than idling in traffic. Here I thought I was so mellow, but now I realize it's just the country living that lets me be that way....
Also, I agree that the workshop looks interesting but is probably bs. I've seen a lot of trends with early learning come and go and most exp. teachers will tell you that you can't reinvent the wheel. Every kid develops at his or her own pace... We read tons to our older son, attended every story hour at the library, etc. and he started reading right at the average time. Then came our younger son who never wanted to be read to, ran around during story hour, and according to his kindergarten teacher arrived in k already reading. Huh? He continues to be the top reader in his class, no thanks to us.

TJ === We're having the same kind of weather here -- cold and rainy and dreary. I came home from dropping ds's at school and lit my brown sugar candle -- now it's all cozy and s-l-e-e-p-y in the house. But after the fight my dh and I had at 5:55 am :shock: when he was leaving for work, I need to decompress. Oh well, I was just thinking to myself that it had been a looong time since we'd argued....P.S. Both my ds's got in trouble in school yesterday too -- for fighting with each other! P.P.S. Hope you feel better soon!

Sherri == my dh's and my favorite saying is "We were much better parents before we actually had children." Isn't it funny how you act so much differently than you thought you would? It doesn't end with the baby years either -- I work with teens and catch myself thinking how I'll do things so much differently than their parents, then remind myself that it is uncharted territory and I have no clue how I'll act when the teen years arrive!
That said I would say go for it if you can get Ava to adjust to her own room. We gave in to the "family bed" (well, Mommy and baby bed since dh worked nights at the time) with older ds but younger ds would've gone into his own room from day one. If you get a better night's sleep you may find you enjoy her even more when you're both awake! On the other hand, don't worry that she won't go to her own room later on if you decide to keep her close to you for a while longer. Once we finally put ds's in the other room they have been problem-free sleepers ever since.

OK, I've already written a book so I'll quit while I'm ahead. I'll try to catch more of you mommies next time. Bye bye for now!

[Sherri]

On the other hand, don't worry that she won't go to her own room later on if you decide to keep her close to you for a while longer. Once we finally put ds's in the other room they have been problem-free sleepers ever since.

Thanks Mara, TJ and Elsie. Elsie, here's the thing. She is usually a great sleeper, and has been for awhile now. She usually wants to nurse about an hour before I get up for work, which works out well b/c I just bring her into bed and feed her/doze for an hour. Sometimes there's one middle-of-the-night feeding, too, which doesn't take a lot of effort and keeps me from feeling engorged.

The issue is intimacy/privacy with my partner. I really feel torn. I guess checking on her at night and bringing her back into bed to nurse in the mornings would be a good compromise.... I just miss her so much when I'm at work, it's hard to think about giving up nights just yet. Anyway, thanks for saying not to worry too much about keeping her in for awhile longer. I think I'm in the process of being ready to move her to her room, but not quite ready yet. Sigh....

[lisamarie]

Whewww Ive kicked butt! hehe

Got all the Halloween stuff put up ..but I need one more tote to put a few things I coudlnt fit in the other totes. It is sooo dusty in here.

I get so much done when Porkchop sleeps and LUcy is playing. lol

Emma woke up a few minutes ago..so thought Id see what was goin on before I have to take care of them. hehe

Elsie...I hate city driving..hate it! But I also get really annoyed when Im on country roads and I cant get around a tractor! LOL!

[nopey]

Mara - we have the Dr. Tizler series of DVDs your baby can read or something like that. Audrey will NOT sit and watch tv for anything. She won't watch cartoons, Baby Einstein, movies. Nothing. Every once in awhile I'll put it in. They do sing Head, Shoulders Knees & Toes. I always sing along and she's gotten the hang of that, but it's probably more from me singing and making a fool of myself. She won't watch the tv. We have a 72" tv so you can't miss it and she could care less about it. No interest in the tv whatsoever. So, I don't really know how effective the tapes are (first question, how do you get babies to pay attention to them!)

[texasred1]

Morning!

The weather is cool and crisp here today, as they say it's perfect Chamber of commerce weather. We had major wardrobe malfunctions this morning. :twisted: I hate pantyhose. I haven't worn them since this time last year and I thought since it was cooler today I should. So out of the package, a brand new pair and by the time I pulled it up past my shin I ripped a giant hole in it :twisted: :twisted: . Found an older pair in the drawer and did the same damn thing to that pair! So, I have bare legs, had to wear a skirt cause the few pants I have that fit are in the laundry. :oops: Then tried to get Mason dressed and he is growing out of clothes and not fitting into others yet and what's the dang deal with baby sizes? they're worse than blue jeans for women! Oh well, he looks better dressed than me this morning, I'd rather have that scenario anyway. hehehe

Went to dinner with my bf last night. She hadn't seen Mason since he was like a week or 2 old. I felt kinda bad too when she went to hold him, he was so uninterested in her and at one point started pouting! She bought him 2 CUTE little Calvin Klein outfits with matching blankets. I was teasing him telling him he'd better be nice to his 'Auntie Chell' because she loves to shop and will spoil him rotton!

So Krissy - did you try some oreogasms with dh? couldn't resist, hehehe

Pauly - Sorry to hear your m/s is still rearing its ugly head

Terra - You sound like me when it comes ot dinner. :roll: :oops:

TJ - at least now you can dance on the bar, lol.

Mara - I love the Biggest Loser, but they switched nights and it competes with Lost, so I'm not watching it this season.

Karenh - I hear the deep fried oreos are pretty good.

Prinny - (((hugs))) are you still bf or are you on to formula now? Have you tried soy based? There is a formula by similac that is supposed to be good for upset tummies.

LisaMarie - what's going on with you today? Are you talking abou tputting a video on the board like Kelli & Sarah did?

Sherri - I'm a clingy mom too. NEVER thought I'd be one either. I know what you mean about time away from the baby. I need more hours in the day.

Mara - I want to know more about that class. You say they were offering it to you at work? What do you do for a living?

The price of land/houses. Dh's Aunt Betty passed away and he and his step-mom were the beneficiaries of her will. She lived in a 1500 sq. ft. house on a 6000sq ft. lot in Nappa Valley. The house was built in the 50's and had never been updated. It sold for $600,000!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: Houses here in Houston (brand new) that size probably sell anywhere from $100,000 - $150,000 tops!

Karen - I don't think you're being a bad mommy, just a m/s one. Hope you get to feeling better!

Elsie - my parents moved from the big city to the country 20 years ago. I thought they were crazy then, but would so do the same if given the opportunity. I think it's the reason the haven't aged like others their age.

Pauly - a 72" tv? Holy crap! It would be like watching life sized people! My dh would love to come to your house, lol.

[elsie]

Hi Sherri! Yeah, I can see how feeling torn is a tough spot to be in. Kids certainly cut into the mental closeness of a couple, and when they're a physical barrier between you on top of it, it can sometimes feel like too much. My situation was different in two ways since I was a sahm and dh worked overnight, so it's hard for me to say how I would've handled it if I was working or had to share the bed with both of them. I can tell you that the crowding on my dh's one or two nights off definitely became a problem, but we usually just carried ds to his own crib after he fell asleep so we could have the bed to ourselves for awhile (then carried him back in with us when he woke up like an hour later, lol). Older ds also was hospitalized for a week after birth for abnormal jaundice and then had surgery for pyloric stenosis when he was five weeks, so we were somewhat making up for lost cuddling time. Same reason I swear the bfing went so well -- it was the only time I was allowed to hold him for the first week he was born.

But I sympathize with your dilemma even if my situation was different! I was only trying to put your mind at ease that you won't have a clingy kid later on if you end up letting her stay with you longer. This is what everyone told me and believe me when my ds's were running around like maniacs as toddlers I found myself wishing they were the tied-to-the-apron-strings types. Good luck, whatever your next step will be :) Isn't it amazing how something as simple as sleep becomes sooo complicated?!

[mara232]

BBL - but had to CRY! :cry: My boss is leaving immediately and I have a new boss who is awful (from what I have heard)!! I have been with my boss for the last 7 years! I want to cry. My life is over. He has been so understanding with the pregnancy and mom thing and this new guy is a woman/mom hater. Good God help me! :cry:

[medic_632]

okay i made it to work...barely...and i am sooo dizzy when i stand that i am sitting until i HAVE to get up and do something...fortunalty it's slow-for now...I am here though and i will keep checking in

MARA & LISA...HI AGAIN and woo-hoo on the kicking house-cleaning butt, can you do mine next???

Sherri...Ava will be fine...but i would miss teh ****ens outta her too, she's so cute

TEX...HI there girlie, loved the costumes...my BBs would never fit into that stuff now, mine are shrinking with the weight loss, granted that's all that is shrinking

Elsie...glad mine isnt the only one who is bad in school, and thanks for the well wishes

[lisamarie]

Mara....I do believe that is a sign to move to Kokomo... :wink: lol

[texasred1]

TJ - it's amazing what a corset will do for cleavage. I've seen someone with a B cup all of the sudden - shazaam! Instant cleavage. Now, they couldn't breathe very well, but who cares?

[Terra]

I'm gonna get the top now :lol: :lol:

[Terra]

We just got back from our mommies group and I am making Piper take a morning nap. She's just been cranky and not like herself.

Mara....I do believe that is a sign to move to Kokomo... Wink lol
I was just thinking that too! And yes all of Indiana is pretty much like that. Even around Indy you don't have to go too far to find a cornfield or a farmhouse. I'm not convinced that you can teach babies to read. But our friends have a boy who at 1 1/2 knew all his letters. He doesn't know what they spell, but knows their letter names. He saw a cup with Dale written on it. And was like D-A-L-E. It was impressive. He learned most of his letters from watching ABC videos :D They read to him too, but he loves his DVDs. Sorry that your boss is leaving!

TJ--Sorry your #'s don't look good for this month. Go out and party hard though! Hope you feel better soon too!

Hey there Prinny! :D

Lisa--I on the otherhand love rap! LOL It was cold here this morning when we left around 9. The windchill was 19!

Sherri--That's great that she is already used to sleeping in her crib during naptime. Piper was about this age--maybe a month younger--when we moved her to her room. It should be a fairly easy transition for her. Maybe not so much for you :) I know what you mean about the intimacy thing...I tell DH to not even think about touching me if she is the room. It's just me--but that weirds me out LOL

Red--My Dad built his big 2-story house in San Antonio for the same price as we paid for our tiny 1-story in Fishers. We were ranked the 8th best county in the country to live in though :lol: And it's the snobbish suburbs LOL

Ok so I have to go clean up a little bit (or a lot). If this house has to go on the market :roll: I did some networking this morning and may have found a couple hubbies that do investing. I need someone to buy this house now and let us rent it back for 5 or 6 months before they sell it again for profit. Fingers crossed that one of these guys will go for it!

[lisamarie]

Terra-hehe You are so funny. I can see you with them pants hangin off your a$$ and bright white sneakers with huge gold chains..rappin away! LOL!

[mara232]

Terra-hehe You are so funny. I can see you with them pants hangin off your a$$ and bright white sneakers with huge gold chains..rappin away! LOL!

Thansk for the afternoon laugh!!!

Okay - I have calmed down some and it *might* be okay. Time will tell - who knows maybe he will LOVE me?

Michelle - I hate hate nylons! UGH! A man must have invented them. What a hugs waste of $$$! I hate tights too - why oh why can't we wear comfy cotton socks with dresses? :D As for what I do - I'm an engineer at DaimlerChrysler - i work at HQ and we always have some stuff like that going on. Dr. Phil was here about a month ago telling us to "Keep it Real". :roll: I am sure that the event today was part of their whole "benefits for mom program". :roll: Don't get me started!

Sherri - What we do is put A in his crib until he cries. Usually 2-4am then we bring him in our bed. Gives us alone time and then some snuggle time. No one is really sleeping too well - but it goes with the territory I guess.

Terra - Hope your networking pans out! Maybe it is a sign to move to Indiana! :? And I agree - I think the reading stuff is crap. :P

[mara232]

Wooooow....we can say CRAP and not be edited! Good to know! :P

[lisamarie]

Yo Yo Terra...this is Snizzle Wizzle Lizzzzzzzza..Yo Yo....watchin da corn grow...high..so high..ya da corn grow.

Thats my best rapping skills! LOL!

[lisamarie]

Mara-Yep....Im serious...I know these things..I know its a sign to for you to become a 'Hoosier' Girl!!!!

[mara232]

hehe..I'd have to learn some new vocabulary...

soda = pop
hon = tack that on to everything I say
y'all = you all
it's wrecked = it's broken

That's my best Kokomokian...love those people! :)

Okay - this was in today's employee newsletter (yes, we actually do work sometimes :? ):

Laugh off stress
Laughter can improve health, as well as bring joy to your life. It has therapeutic value. The United Nations International Labor Organization issued a report that said, "Stress has become one of the most serious health issues of our time." Research has confirmed that humor can reduce stress, boost immunity, relieve pain, decrease anxiety, elevate mood, stabilize the brain, enhance communication, inspire creativity, maintain hope and bolster morale. One quick and very effective way to beat stress is to literally laugh it off. Laughing takes no special talent. You don't need a permit to laugh. It makes you feel good—it's fun, fat-free and doesn't require batteries. (Carmel Institute of Humor )

Smile facts:
It takes 43 facial muscle to frown, but only 15 to smile.
By the time a child reaches nursery school, he or she will laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh an average of 17 times a day. :D It is estimated that hearty laughter can burn calories equivalent to several minutes on the rowing machine or the exercise bike.

[mara232]

I like that part about burning calories...I'm laughing, I'm laughing... :D

[lisamarie]

I love to laugh..those kind of laughs that you cant stop and they make your whole body hurt. hehe

Its the best when someone busts their a$$ OMG! That is the best.

I just talked to Leanna..she said to tell you girls HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lovescurtism]

Hello Ladies! I am new and it has taken me a while to get over from the preggo board! I love being a mom!

Prinny - I stopped bf when I went back to work - it was just a little much for me. I produced tooooo much milk believe it or not and had thrush, engorgement constantly for weeks on the right side and so i bagged it. I feel bad and shed many tears over it - felt like a bad mom - but you know what?? I feel great and am coping with the other aspects great! So for me it was the right decision. ANYWHO - Olivia had a hard time with formula too and we tried the Similac Soy and she did great immediately. The ped also said with the powders if they have a hard time to put it in the blender and let it go - her first milk margarita! It worked and now she needs no special treatment.

Hello to everyone else and I hope to be a better poster!

[mara232]

Hi and Welcome Jenny! :D

[cvalentine]

Just a quick pop in to say hola! I can't use the net at my new job so I can only pop in now and again. I miss you guys!!

Mara - good luck with the new boss, maybe he'll be better than what his reputation is saying...

Halloween was a blast. Emma was a pea pod - I'll post pictures later of her. Pretty funny...

DH is still moving forward with starting his own business. Everyone say a prayer for me because it's really stressing me out!!! He's really excited though so I guess that makes me a little happier about the situation...we'll see...

Take care everyone!

[esarah]

Hi everyone!

Welcome Lovescurtism!

Sorry I can't get to everyone right now. I will try to soon.

We all have colds at my house. Dh stayed home yesterday. He never does that so he must have been really miserable. We are just pitiful right now.

I think that I might have O'd in the last day or two. I have bagged temping this month because with my UTI and now with my cold I have had fevers most of this cycle. I am just hoping that I did o and that something happens but if not I will be ok. After this month it's not likely that anything will happen until March or later because of our schedules and beig away from eachother at the wrong times in the next few months so I am going to try and not stress about it too much.

Leata is torturing the cats so I had better go entertain her and save them but I will write more later.

[mara232]

Sarah - poor CATS! Hope your UTI goes away and good luck caatching that eggie!

Cristen - Good Luck to your hubby! What sort of business is he starting??

Woe is me...just found out that my new boss is here because he was kicked out of the plant at his old job. And he is known for being abrasive. God help me! :shock: I meet him tomorrow!

Anyway, I just booked an aromatherapy masage for myself and DH and some fruity sounding place. We got gift certificates last Christmas so I had to use them ebfore Dec 25th! YIKES! I hope it is nice. Not my usual thing. They had to book us back to back - so DH is apprehensive about having a massage by himself! LOL :D We've done the couples massage before (another GC) and he loved it mainly because I was there and he didn't feel "weird". Anyway - since we ar back to back - he can have a coffee in the lounge area and read a book while I have a massage, then I think while he i sin I will go pick up the baby from my parents. His company is having a Christmas open house so we might take the baby to check it out and stop off at the mall.


I also have GC to book at a spa for a 3hr treatment for facial and pedicure and manicure - that expires this month - it was a baby shower gift.

[mara232]

And just because I'm a whore..

[Terra]

Hey Lisa you mean looking like this

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n228/Munchkin00/Terra.jpg



It's a horrible pic taken with an old camera phone about 3yrs ago. I don't even know why I'm humoring you with it! I was wearing John's clothes for some reason?! don't really remember, but if you look closely, the jeans are on backwards! I think I was dressing like Kris Cross--remember those boys?

ROFL on your rapping skills :lol: I can't stop laughing at you sitting at your computer saying that out loud! And pockchop has her wtf? look going. hahahaha

[lisamarie]

lol..I love that word...

Umm...Terra...please tell me that you were just 'dressing' up. LOL! Dont tell me that was your actual outfit! LMAO!

[Terra]

No I didn't wear that out! LOL
Maybe I was dressing up for Halloween at work or something?

[lisamarie]

Terra...I cant stop laughin! LMAO! I bet you werent dressin up!
Im sure if I drove to your neck of the woods youd be wearin that now! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes...Im quite good at my rappin skills. hehehe

[lisamarie]

Terra...I never truely understood how short you were till I noticed the lightswitches in the back! LMAO! They are at eye level! hehehe You are sooooooooo cute. hehe

[mara232]

I wish I could see the pictures.... :?

[lisamarie]

Mara...You would burn ALOT of calories if you could see it..lol

[mara232]

Mara...You would burn ALOT of calories if you could see it..lol


:P :P

[mara232]

Less than 2 hours to go - Lord help me! :(

[Waitingfor1]

Mara ~ thanks for the Q-tip idea and for the info on the other drug. I will attempt the Q-tip method today and if it doesn't clear up after 10 days, I will ask his doctor about the other medication. I know......I wish I could see the pictures too. With this new firewall at work I can't see them anymore. I can't even go into photobucket to download mine......AARRGGHH

LimaMarie ~ I wish I lived out there in the country too and that I was a SAHM.....you're so lucky.

Michelle ~ I know what you mean about pantyhose, I hate them too!! I tear them so often that I've lost count of how many pair I buy a month. I try to not tear them, cause they're not cheap.....I pay $8 for each pair! I'm sure glad the weather has gotten cooler here, but like you I can never find something to wear when it's cool. Specially after gaining all this weight.......nothing fits!!

Good to hear from Prinny and Cristen! Hello to everyone else.

I just came from my Endo's office. They took 3 vials of blood to run some tests on my thyroid. She agreed I should go back on the Met, so I started today. I will be taking 1500 mg of the ER version. I just hope I don't have to run to the bathroom!! I'm about to go into a meeting, I will try to check in later.

[lisamarie]

8 bucks for a pair of pantyhose????? I seriously can NOT remember the last time I wore hose. LOL!

Ok..just heard Porkchop....gotta get her and do more stuff...whew!

[mara232]

I pay $8 too for my Big Girl pantyhose. It is expensive. I was telling DH the other day. Don't you think they could make them from cotton with a bit of lycra and make them feel soft, cozy and durable? I'd pay $30 for them if they lasted more than 1 or two times. :?

I want to go home. I called my parents and heard Anthony laughing and playing in the background. Everyone gets happy baby and I get miserbale cranky baby everynight! :cry:

[texasred1]

Jenny - welcome!!!! Did you posts pics of Olivia? Did you post when you had her, if so I missed it :cry: And you're already back at work? wow.

Cristen - can't wait to see the little pea pod. I miss you posting over here more. Don't you hate when work gets in teh way. Good luck on dh's new venture!

Sarah - hope everybody starts feeling better.

Mara - that's just crazy how many times you get to the top. hmph! I wish my company did stuff like that. However you don't sound like what yours does is all that great though. You enjoy that massage and spa treatment - how heavenly. I loooove stuff like that!!!!!

OMG TERRA!!! LMAO!!! I have burned up sooo many calories just looking at that pic.

And LisaMarie - how funny is that, "look at the light switches" Woo Hoo. Terra, I'm so not laughing at you about that, but it is funny. btw: I need to share that with my co-worker, she too is 4'11"

Aleida - Yep, I'm taking those damn pantyhose back to the store! I didn't even get the other leg in 'em! But they were only like $4. I saw some spanx at Target too and they were $10. I said oh no, not for me and my luck with pantyhose.

[texasred1]

Mara - I have to buy the "big girl" pantyhose too. Actually big girl would be an understatement. I can never find them big enough for my HUGE legs. :cry:

[lisamarie]

What I 'remember' of pantyhose. Id get them damn things on and then once I got to bringin them over my upper thighs and hips I would literally have to jump around to get them to fit. :oops: lol

Hmmm...good thing I aint girly and just wear jeans. lol Actually some days I just want to get all fixed up..do my hair..wear makeup..smell good...Yumm Yumm! Lol.

I bought new makeup over the weekend and have used it once. I have so let myself go. Ok...Im gonna snap out of it..its a good day Lisa...good day!

[lisamarie]

BOO-YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOS THE PAGE WH@RE NOW?????????????????? hehe I wasnt even trying! hehehe Thats so great. Ok..too much excitement..I know. :roll:

[Terra]

Well I'm glad ya'll (for you mara--i NEVER say that) can burn a few calories at my expense LOL And yeah Lisa the switches are at eye level. That's really observant too--you girls must be studying that pic :D

[mara232]

Doesn't take much to excite Lisa! :P

Red - I hear ya - I need the big gilr ones too. That is why I lOVED maternity nylons. Really it's not my big legs or butt it's my big PCOS stomach.

Anyone else have the PCOS belly? Swear If I had smaller boobs and a smaller stomach I'd like 50lbs lighter! On the Southbeach Diet I lost 10lbs and ALL of it was in my belly. In 2 weeks. I should really just try that again. What is my PROBLEM???? In 2 weeks to lose 10lbs!!! I think I might. Anyway, I swear my stomach is bigger now than when I was 5 months PG with A - no joke. AND my AF is missing..so I porbably did not O as I thought. I HATE PCOS! :twisted:

[mara232]

You Indiana gals are too funny - how far do each of you live from Kokomo?? We'll have to meet when I am down there next!

37 min to go..Lord help me :roll:

[lisamarie]

I never had a big gut..but I do now! Its hideous.

I dont know how far Kokomo is from me..maybe 2 -3 hrs???

[mara232]

Okay - small rant. I was on my other board and a woman gave her 3 month old chocolate to eat on halloween and even posted pics with him sucking on it. Also a pic of his face covered in chocolate. She also gave him a lolipop to like for "a couple of mintes". :shock: Is she NUTS!?!? they say to give only breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months - not to even start rice cereal (low allergin) until 6 months. So I went checking her other posts - she started the baby (spoon feeding) cereal at 2.4 months. I mean he can't even sit up really!!! Makes me sooo mad that ANYONE can literally have a baby! :shock:

[mara232]

What town again LM?

[Michele]

Hi Girls,

I’ve been super busy- I read up every day and even start a post but never seem to complete it. Cassidy is everywhere- I do not have a minute to myself unless she is napping and that is when I have to get my work done. I am putting that on the back burner for a few.

I love all of the Halloween costumes!!! Terra your house looks awesome!!! DH would love to do that but I won’t let him- the kids that are near us are all little and I don’t want to scare them.

Okay, I have a pantyhose tip for all of you. I worked as a store manager for Talbots for 13 years then I switched to the buying thing for the Military and now I just crunch #’s every day. I am finally pantyhose free, however, I have gone through a few boatloads of hose. I eventually went with tights- they last soooo much longer. Now that I have rambled on and on I’ll tell you my secret to get another wear out of your torn hose…. It will sound ridiculous but it works. Always buy the same brand and color. When you get a tear or run just cut off that leg- so you have one good leg and the top of the hose. When you ruin another pair do the same thing. So you have two pair of stockings with good legs and tops- just put them on- you’ll have on double on top but two good legs. Just a tip but it works :)

Okay, I am going to finally post a pic of Cassidy. She hated the Tom Arma bunny costume (too much on her head). Thankfully, my sister bought her a Minnie Mouse costume too. She even kept the ears on all day.

Talk to you soon,
Michele from Philadelphia area

[bays mom]

mara I absolutely have the big gut and the big belly. My dh once told me that when I go grocery shopping I need one cart for my groceries and one for my belly!!

[lisamarie]

Mara-Brookville...actually Im in a smaller town near it but I dont want to say. hehe But its close to Brookville.
What other board are you on? Soulcysters?

Michele-Hey chick! GLad to see you back!

[lisamarie]

Ummm...Tonya....are you serious?

If so....I sure hope you knocked every last one of his teeth out. :evil:

[Leslie]

Geez... I'll tell you what, I cannot keep up if I'm not at work. If I'm at work and busy I can't keep up then either. I'm sucking at this board thing right now.

Sorry to everyone who is sick or has sick babies. Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks for all the well wishes for Arianna and I. I was sick as a dog yesterday. I had the runs and felt horrible. Arianna seemed to be doing better until about 5:00 pm at which point she started throwing up again. At 9:30 I had our ped paged, because I could not get her to stop throwing up. She told me to try pedialyte again, and if she didn't keep it down to take her to the ER. Arianna won't take the pedialyte, so we did gatorade. She took 2 oz and kept it down. She slept until 6:00 this morning at which time she woke with diarrhea. I changed her then had it myself. I put her in bed with me, and we slept until Brad's mom called at 8:30. Needless to say I'm home again today. I NEVER take three sick days in a row. Oh well. I'm feeling much better now, and Arianna seems to be too. I feel real dizzy though. I think A does too, because she keeps fall over (more than usual) when she tries to walk. Hopefully we will be all better by tomorrow. She is drinking better today and actually ate something for lunch other than crackers and kept it down.

Well, I should probably be back to work tomorrow, and maybe I will be able to keep up with you all then.

Toodles.

[mara232]

Feel better Leslie!!!


LM - Nope - not on a PCOS board. A fertility board and the women there can be sooooooo nasty and condescending. And there must be 1000's of them. the board is soooo huge. Not as nice as our small quaint "community" board here!

[Michele]

I love all of the Halloween pics. Here are a few of Cassidy. It has been sooo long since I have posted pics, I hope that I do it correctly.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/michele911/012_12.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/michele911/013_13.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/michele911/008_8.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/michele911/002_2.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/michele911/030_30.jpg

Michele from Philadelphia area

[Michele]

I was soooo cunsumed with posting the pics correctly that I put them in the wrong section.... sorry!!! I will post them in the Halloween section.

Michele from Philadelphia area

[mara232]

[color=blue]Mara-Brookville...actually Im in a smaller town near it but I dont want to say. hehe But its close to Brookville.
What other board are you on? Soulcysters?



Okay - you're 2.5hrs away..too bad. But we could meet up 1/2 way!! :wink: :lol:

[mara232]

Michelle - Forgot to say..I just can't get myself to wear tights. My shoes don't fit as well, my feet stink more and I hate the way tights feel. I need super sheer silky nylons. :?

[bays mom]

lisamarie- yeah I let him get away with that one. If you only knew half the things that I say to him you would know why. :oops: I am working on being nicer.. but some times he just makes it too easy to be mean!

[lisamarie]

2.5 hrs aint that bad. hehe

Michele-That minnie mouse outfit is adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mara232]

Okay Lisa - I just looked at the map. Dang girl! I had a job in Cincinnati that's finsihed up! You were a hop skip and a jump away!!! :P

[Michele]

I finally get the top and I spell a word wrong.... ugh!!!!

Mara- try that tip with the stockings- it does work. A little extra up top but you'll get another wear out of them.

Michele from Philadelphia area

[lisamarie]

Son of a biscuit!!!!!!!!!!!

My RE was on the east side of Cincy!

We alll need to meet!!!!!!! lol

Thats it Mara...you just need to move down here. You would know so many people! hehe

[mara232]

I wish I could..get away from it all....

Michele - thanks for the stocking tip - I got to try that one out...

Darn DH is running late. I am working 8 monutes over so far... :roll:

[mara232]

I am out of here - you girls have a good night. I want to catch up on pics tonight (firewall at work)... :P

[Terra]

Michele--Cassidy is getting sooooo big :shock: I keep picturing her as that tiny baby on your ticker!

Mara--maybe you and Lisa should meet 1/2 way in Indy!!! Lots of fun things to do in the capital city! ;)

[medic_632]

hi guys...i am FINALLY starting to feel better...still stoppe dup but much better feeling wise...i am sooo cinfused about the TTC thing righ tnow...not sure where to go with this month's info :?

hi everyone...i'm sorry i don;t have time to do personals right now but i jsut wanted to say i and I HATE HOSE TOO

thinking of taking off work tomorrow so i get an extra night with DH before he has to go back to work...HHHMMMM wonder if he'd rub my back??? prob not after he's been getting his butt kicked all over the place this week (he said it is worse than boot camp and the police academy put together :shock: ) AAWWW poor baby, i feel bad for him--well a little...he better remeber that i go through my own set of boot camp type training every year for my classes too

[medic_632]

PS...the pics are absolutley ADORABLE?!?!?!

[texasred1]

Mara - I know what you mean about those other boards. I posted this on the secret pal thank you, but I'll say it again here. I got something in the mail from my secret pal and my dh opened it. He shuffled his feet like a little kid and said, "I wish I had a forum were you got a secret pal that sent you stuff. I just got kicked off my forum." lol I thought he was just joking and teasing me for being on a forum, but oh noooo. The only one I ever saw him use was a Univ. of Texas fan forum. According to him they're very clickish and strict and kicked him off for using the word natzi to describe someone's ways. :shock: :roll:

Ok, I was just in the hallway and there were some vendors walking around with two boxes of cookies and a box of cupcakes :oops: So what did I just polish off? A chocolate cupcake AND a chocolate chip cookie *sigh*

So Saturday we are going to the Renaissance festival I am so excited! My parents are going to come stay with us to watch Mason. Their 1st babysitting gig.

Michele - Cassidy is precious. I agree with Terra, I keep thinking she's that tiny baby on your ticker.

[texasred1]

btw: I do think we should all meet up at some point.

[texasred1]

Hi Prinny & Misty... I see y'all on here! how are those precious babies?

[texasred1]

WOO HOO!! Look who's on top now.

Go Red, it's your birthday! (me doing a cabbage patch dance) :roll: :wink:

Can you tell? I'm so bored... I really want to go home.

[wantingbabynumber2]

Gosh go to sleep for a few hours and look at all I have to catch up on!

[Terra]

I'm off to work for a staff meeting! Yay :roll:

[kirsten]

Hi gals - it's Kirsten on the quick check-in. :D

We're doing good over here. Henry started wearing his corrective helmet about a month ago and we're already seeing improvements, so hopefully he won't have to wear it much longer. I'll download some pics to photobucket and post later.

We sign the final offer on the A-frame up in the mountains tonight, and will officially be in escrow tomorrow morning. I am sick to my stomach and I can't stop shaking. I am so nervous...

I'm going to add my myspace url. to that thread as well - hope you don't all think I'm a weirdo after that!!!!

Miss you all.
xoxoxo,
Kirsten

[corinna]

Now I have to brace myself for the real New England cold that's coming. :
I hear ya there lady! :x

"Arggghhh...MIL's! "
Can you say Controller!!! :lol:

but V who is 6 said it last night "I love you mom" awwwwww :D
Awwe! That's awesome Karen! :D


Medic- Hey there! :D

Lmarie- Hey girl! :D

Tracy- We were blessed w/ a touch of what southerners get every year for Halloween....warm weather!!! It's stink'in Vermont and we didn't even have to wear a jacket!!! It was AWWWWWWESOME!!!! :D Well...that could be taken that the ozone is getting reeeeaaaally bad too! :shock: I enjoyed it anyhow! :wink:

Hanna- Gavynne got TONS of candy also! She'll NEVER finish it all before Easter! :lol:

Jamie- I had that e-mailed to me before...it's very sweet! :wink:

aleida- :( I would definately boil all the dtuff that goeas in his mouth or get some of those disinfecting microwaveable bags and throw his nipples/pacie's in that after he uses them each time. Hope it clears soon! :wink:

Red- Hey texan gal! :D

Leslie- Hello! 8)

TracyR- I LOVE cookie cakes so ya have my vote there! :D

Terra- Hey girl OUCCCHHH!!! So sorry! That's aweful! :shock: What can you do to prevent them??

Kirsten- Hey there! :wink:

Prinny- How ya hang'in in there hunny??? :D

Well update on me...... :roll: Went to the docs and gained five pounds!!! FIVE STINK'IN POUNDS!!!:shock: :shock: I have to have my thyroid retested...he thinks that it's gotten even worse despite the meds. :cry: I have heard since then that sometimes the generic Synthroid, (thyroid med), doesn't work as well as the brand in this case???? So i am going to insist that they give me the brand when/if they up it.....I'm so frustrated and depressed about this...I just want to unzip this body and step out of it ya know??? Whine whine...sorry gals. Besides that!, We had a wonderful and warm Halloween..I am posting a few pics of the kids in there outfits on the pic forum. Have a great TGIF girls! :wink:

[medic_632]

okay i'm pissed cause I get off tomorrow night...stupid governemnt...you know you would think that of all the extra shifts i try to pick up over there and all the damned people that i work for when they really want off, that when i friggin actually ask for a day off I WOULD FRIGGIN GET IT!!!! Nut no...i have asked off 3 different times in the last month and had to withdraw it at the last moment cause NO ONE would fill it...GGGGGRRRRRRRRRR :evil: :evil: I feel a horrible day coming tomorrow!!!

tomorrow is DH's first day home after being gone for going on 6 days now and i was really hoping to get a head start on "catching up" if you know what i mean...i have been sick and lonely this week and talking to the walls gets quite insane after a while :lol:

Corinna...HI THERE GIRLIE!!!

Kristen...WAVES & how are you?? that's great that the helmet is working

Tex...I agree we should all try to find somewhere rather universal and meet!! that would be so cool! and have fun at the Festival

I know my festival is coming up in less than a week now and i am soo looking forward to it!!! Still couldn't talk tot he Doctor today about my Prog level, he was off /on call and when i paged him he was upstairs delivering a baby

Oh yeah and in other news my other (older) worthless sister had her baby on HALLOWEEN :shock: a little girl, 8lbs 12oz. named Bethany Ann...YAY for her, but i really do feel bad about the way the child will grow up, and yes i spent the entire day working at the hospital she is in and NO i did not go and see her..i did get a co-worker to go upstairs and look at her and tell me what she looks like though...all ten fingers & toes~~

[mara232]

Hi everyone!! Finally got to see all the pics posted!! Too cute!!

[lisamarie]

HAPPY FRIDAY LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my lands...I think has froze over! hehe
Ive already got makeup on and half of my hair curled! hehhe

Mara-Wasnt that pic of Terra hilarious??? lol

Kirsten-Hey babycakes! :wink:

Corinna-Your weight gainin sounds like how I gain weight. I can just breath and I gain 5lbs. Hope they can figure out whats goin on.

Tj-That sucks no one will work for you.

Red...hehe you did get the top!

Well gotta go finish my hair and then get the girls up.

[Holly]

Quick hello, girls! I've got to catch up reading the last few pages of posts later...Ruby has been a little fuss-pot over the last few days, and I've had no computer time! :( She seems to be chilling out today, though, so hopefully I'll have some time after morning housework...TGIF!

[Lovebug]

Hey chickies. Happy Friday! Well, DH and baby are both sick. Emily has a really bad runny nose and keeps gagging on drainage. She threw up twice. DH keeps coughing his head off. He called in sick to work today. My parents are coming in tonight so I have got to get my house cleaned up. Spent ALL DAY w/MIL yesterday and had fun. She cooked supper, so my Anniversary dinner fell through. DH didn't mind, though. His mom is a great cook! So, no oreogasms yesterday. But I am thinking about making them today. And some pumpkin ribbon bread. YUMMY! And homemade soup. We go tomorrow to get MIL's Christmas present. A picture of all the grandkids. WHOO HOO! Almost done w/my shopping! Ah, crap, gotta run..BRB. I hope! Hugs and Prayers for all the sick babies and mommies! TAKE CARE!

[mara232]

Mara-Wasnt that pic of Terra hilarious??? lol

Yes! Poor Terra! :)

Hi Krissy - I hope you all feel better! I bet your MIL will LOVE the pic!!

Hi Holly!!

Hi Michelle! Thanks for the Death bY Chocolate Card! It was a nice suprise!! :D One thing I didn't get is..what are all those black squares on the bottom???? :oops:

Well it is freezing here today!!! Brrr....and work is dragging on already and it isn't even 10am yet. My boss is out so I plan on being out early today! :lol:

My sister works at FORD and may be losing her job. Her DH is German and wants to move back to Germany if she loses her job. :cry: I think it's a stupid idea.

[mara232]

Okay jamming with my IPOD. Just snapped at a supplier. Mean mean Mara. :? I have been too nice and i was getting tired of excuses. We've got deadlines!!!

Where is everyone??? :P

[texasred1]

Kirsten - Hey chicka! We miss you over here, but know you're one busy momma. Good luck on the house, can't wait to see pics.

Corrina - At least you have a thyroid problem to blame your weight gain on. Me I have a hand to mouth problem... :oops: And like LisaMarie said, I could gain 5lbs, just by breathing *sigh*

TJ - didn't you adopt one of your sister's kids? Or do I have you confused with someone else?

LisaMarie - getting dressed with m/u and doin her hair! woohoo, have to post some pics :wink: If I didn't have to go to work 5 days a week, I'd never be in m/u. Hell, I barely fix my hair now as it is, it's in a ponytail all the time. Shoot, I didn't even wear earings while out on maternity leave for 9 weeks and I thought the holes just about closed up! yikes! :shock:

Hi Miss Holly - hope Mason's girlfriend is in a better mood today. :P

Krissy - sorry you're all sick - yuck. Pumpkin ribbon bread? Sounds YUM, I love anything with pumpkin.

Mara - I don't know what the black squares were :? Leave it to me to be sooo observant :oops:

Today is my coworkers last day. She gave her notice right after I came back. Things are going to get weird around here. She was a graphic designer, hired in right after college, that's what the position calls for. My boss already posted the job and it requires 5-7 years experience, hmph! He told her there was no room for growth in this company, then he goes and "betters" that position? and he is "reducing" mine? I smell a rat...

[tracyrhymer1979]

Morning ladies. Today, my baby is 1 year old. She is getting so big. We are having her party tomorrow.

I am home sick. Icky.

I am hungry. Will post more after breakfast.

[mara232]

Happy Birthday Kallie Paige!! :)

Hi red - I year ya sister..breathe and gain weight. *sigh* :?

[mara232]

Mara in the HOUSE! :lol:

[tricia]

Ladies...

Annie posted on the preggo board...she's having a c-section this afternoon....

Lisamarie and I both have Annie's address and maybe others too. We kicked around ideas of "showering" Annie with diapers, gift cards or even cards of encouragement as they will need it in the days/months to come...if you feel led to do something...PM Lisamarie or myself for the address.

PRAY PRAY PRAY for those babies....[/b]

[corinna]

Good friday girls! I think I need to get out w/ DH and go on a date tonight! :wink: Gavynne is going w/ her Bio-dad tonight untill Sunday morn and Aiden can go w/ my in-laws....Gavs been home for two days now because of teachers' conferences. I took Aiden, Gav and a friend of hers from school yesterday to swim at my gym and then to McDonalds to play and eat...they had fun. Today, I am sooo tired and I did manage to get some decent sleep last night...went to bed early. Took down all the Halloween stuff...that took some encouragement :roll: Well, off to get Aiden...he just woke from his nap....here's a pic of me and Aiden taken a couple of days ago....you can really see my weight gain in my face now :cry: Have a great afternoon girls! :wink:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a196/bencorgavbabe/Watch%20%20us%20grow/100_1224.jpg

[lisamarie]

Corinna-Im dead serious...I really do think me just breathing makes me pack on the weight. hehe I mean the scale just keeps goin up and up..and like Red.....I dont have a thyroid issue as the cause. Its crazy.
Cute pic.

Mara-Hey babycakes!

TracyR-Happy Birthday to Kallie.

Krissy- Hi!

What a morning. hehe Lucy had school. So I go and talk to the chicks I used to work wiht. Then had to go to Krogers. Then met up with another friend I used to work with. We went to this place called Bee Active. Kinda like the Y but smaller. It used to be just for kids and now they are offering things for adults. To use the weight room and equipment is 35/month. The thing that blows my mind is they are open 24 HOURS!!!!! You just punch in your code and they have cameras and stuff. So I could go after the kids go to bed.
Im really kinda excited about this. Its somethign I would have to do later in the evening once the girls go to bed. NOw I just need to see if dh is goin to throw a sh!t fit. Hmmph.

Ok..Lucy is being a damn brat...so I need to feed her lunch ...

[Holly]

Happie Birthday Kallie!!! To bad you're too sick to enjoy it, Tracy...feel better!!

Cute picture Corinna--I think you look great!

I definitely think Annie needs to be showered with LOTS of stuff...good idea Cheflady and LMarie! OMG, I can't believe she'll have 4 new babies by tonight! WHOA MAMA!!

Ruby is being a lot sweeter today...I think her fussiness this week had to do with the shots she had on Monday...poor thing! But now she's napping and letting me eat lunch....AWWWW YEAHHHH!!

Hi Tex, Mara, TJ and everyone else...TGIF!
8)
Holly

[medic_632]

Tracy...congrats on Kallie's B-Day!!!!

Tex...yes i do have one of my sister's children (the younger sister) and the paternal grandmother has the other...i hate to talk bad about them but , i promise everything i say about them is the truth...very sad situtation
(my siblings all seem to think that the world owes them the type of life they want & see no reason to go get it for themselves)

Holly...happy babies are wonderful aren't they :lol:

Lisa...that place sounds great...wish there was one around here :?

Corinna...hey that pic is so cute!!!!

and i want Annie's address, i plan to send her something...LM someone said you have it!!! will you PM it to me please?

[medic_632]

Me i am at work :evil: i feel like crap and DH has called to say how much he misses me and that he wants me home tonight!!! :!: :evil: :!: I am gettign ready to call and say i am going home sick, so they need to try and get someone in here (i really am sick) everyting that hurt yesterday is twice as bad and now i am sick to my stomach and tryin not to puke up all my friggin meds :x !!!

there is my update on me for the morning

[Holly]

I just realized I wrote "Happie Birthday" to Kallie... :oops: Motherhood is stripping me of my spelling skills...who knew??!!

[lisamarie]

TMI

I dont know what to think. My boobs have been hurting. THen like kinda hurting so much they burn. Then Ive been having cramps like Im goin to start. Then today I SMELL like I have af ..but no af. I know that is so freakin nasty....but what the hell is goin on? Anyone ever have this happen to them?

[kirsten]

OMG - I'm here two days in a row - yippee!!!!

Corinna: I need to take brand also, I just don't absorb the generic as well. Here's a tip - take your pill on an empty stomach - no food for 30 minutes before or after - that helps it absorb better - thyroid is tough for the body to absorb for some reason. It'll come back up fast - only takes six weeks for your thyroid to return to normal on a proper dose - even when my tsh was 47.7 I was back to normal in six weeks (I was amazed.)

Have a great romantic weekend with hubby :)

TJ: Sorry you couldn't get the day off :(

LisaMarie: Do you get gussied up like that every day?? I'm impressed. Sounds like you had a fun and social morning.

Holly: I LOVE the name Ruby.

Krissy: Get well soon.

Mara: Hope your sis doesn't go, but if she does it's always fun to have family in places where you like to travel. My older bro was in Germany for 16 years, I would look for off-season air-fare and buy like three months in advance, and it wasn't too expensive to get out there quite a bit, and I love munich.

Michelle: I've been so out of the loop, so tell me everything now, okay? When did you go back to work, what are you doing for daycare and how is it going?

TracyR: Hi!

Karen: Hi to you too! I got your message the other day and sent you an IM the other day. Hope all is well. I want to know about these kidlets!!! Hopefully we can catch up soon. I'm outa town all weekend...

xoxoxo,
K

[kirsten]

TMI

I dont know what to think. My boobs have been hurting. THen like kinda hurting so much they burn. Then Ive been having cramps like Im goin to start. Then today I SMELL like I have af ..but no af. I know that is so freakin nasty....but what the hell is goin on? Anyone ever have this happen to them?

Are you pregnant??? :wink:

[wantingbabynumber2]

TMI

I dont know what to think. My boobs have been hurting. THen like kinda hurting so much they burn. Then Ive been having cramps like Im goin to start. Then today I SMELL like I have af ..but no af. I know that is so freakin nasty....but what the hell is goin on? Anyone ever have this happen to them?

Are you pregnant??? :wink:


I was gonna say the same thing maybe your hpt was too early???

[Holly]

Uh-oh...sounds like Lisa's KNOCKED UP!! :shock: :lol:
Seriously, I would say definitely HPT again!

[lisamarie]

Stop it you silly ladies. lol Im not pregnant. I'll take another test later just to make sure..but I know I aint knocked up. lol

But I was kept thinkin yesterday....Wonder if I have breast cancer...then I was like..Wonder if I have suzie cancer???? I keep thinkin these horrible things when it is prbably just this pcos thing being mean to me. But i just wondered if any of you had your af do something stupid like this.

[Sherri]

TMI

I dont know what to think. My boobs have been hurting. THen like kinda hurting so much they burn. Then Ive been having cramps like Im goin to start. Then today I SMELL like I have af ..but no af. I know that is so freakin nasty....but what the hell is goin on? Anyone ever have this happen to them?

Are you pregnant??? :wink:


I was gonna say the same thing maybe your hpt was too early???

I just wanted to see what all these quotes looked like stacked up together! :D

[medic_632]

lisa i can always tell AF is coming by the TMI smell...but since my cycles have been so retarded here recently I have no idea if i have had on ethat did that...actually i think shortly after Haylie was born i always felt like it was coming all teh sympoms but it would never come

maybe YOU ARE knocked up!!! :lol:

[medic_632]

HAHA Sherri

SHERRI GOT THE TOOOOPPPPPP!!!!

[ahacker]

Hey all ........ Good morning!

Ah, Willow is napping.

I was going to say the same thing LM!! Hmmm......

It is cold here! Burrrrrrrrr.

Just trying to work on my ebay stuff and get my secret pal stuff together. This is soooo much fun! What great ideas you have LM!

Willow has another molar almost through!! That makes 3....... I can't believe it. I hope the rest of her teeth come through this fast. Then we can get on with our lives... hopefully with less cranky. .. and more eating.

I don't know when my baby girl is going to move out of size 12M. I think her pants were a bit tight this morning. It might be time!! She does wear 18M shirts though. How weird is that?? I think they must make the tops smaller or something. :roll:

Hope everyone is having a great morning.

I am going to go see my friend in the hospital today. She broke her leg and foot the other day. She is in alot of pain. Plus she is going to have to be off work for at least 2 months. Yuck. Thank goodness for insurance!


Amy

[Sherri]

OMG I got the top! Hi everyone! Happy Friday!

My excellent news is that my "small bits of chocolate" experiment went very well, and Ava didn't stay up all night puking or even spit up any more than normal! I just had my first mocha (small, skim) since July. With caffiene! Look out! :shock: :D

[wantingbabynumber2]

Yeah I did in July and was super irritable and was PREGNANT sorry couldn't resist. No if you think something is going on make a dr appt to check out your suzi and get a mamogram. A friend of ours went in for some pre surgery testing and found out she had an anneurism luckily they caught it and fixed it. I swear I am going to do a full body scan one of these times to check for any cancer or abnormal vessels in my body. I have seen too many bad things all my years in medicine I worry about stuff like that. Even more so now that I have kids I want to be there to watch them grow up. As soon as I have this baby I swear never okay hardly ever no junk food/fast food. Going healthier and going to lose weight. I don't wnat to be that fat mom at school I want my kids to be proud of me not teased cuz their mom is overweight.

[medic_632]

YAY for Sherri...i sooo could not live without chocolate

although since my most recent (like 5mins ago) worship pf the porceilin toilet gods...i don't think i like anything right now

i have meds to prevent the puking but i can't take them here cause of the narcotic content and the chance of getting fired :roll: stupid rules!!!

anyway i think i am going to get to go home...the LT has found several people to split the rest of my shift up, i will find out in about an hour...so YAY for me (i hope)

HI AMY!

[lisamarie]

Woohoo Sherri got TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do you even do those quotes??? I cant figure out how to do it. hehe

Tj-hmm...I dont know whats goin on. lol

I really dont think Im preggers..my body is just flogged up... :roll:

Amy-It wasnt actually my idea. When I was on the TTC board...Judy did a pal exchange over there. But thanks! lol
Do you sell alot of stuff on ebay?

Karen-I know..I HATE being the fattest damn mom out of the other moms in Lucys class.

[Sherri]

How do you even do those quotes??? I cant figure out how to do it. hehe


You click on Quote instead of Post Reply, and then delete everything but whatever it is you want to quote.

[wantingbabynumber2]

The quote button is in the upper right corner of each persons post. You can also delete out the portions you don't want to show in case you have just one point you want to mention.

I can luckily say at Hannah's preschool I look pretty damn skinny compared to some of the moms almost anorexic pretty sad considering I am over 200#.

[lisamarie]

I just got an email from Tracy...she is at the Childrens Hospital right now with Matt. She said he got a bad stomach bug and coudlnt keep anything down so now he is getting an iv of fluids because he is dehydrated. She wanted me to tell you guys.

That is so scarey!!!!!



Ok....I took a pee test and it was negative. lol I knew it was...but you guys started freakin me out. lol

[mara232]

TMI

I dont know what to think. My boobs have been hurting. THen like kinda hurting so much they burn. Then Ive been having cramps like Im goin to start. Then today I SMELL like I have af ..but no af. I know that is so freakin nasty....but what the hell is goin on? Anyone ever have this happen to them?

Are you pregnant??? :wink:


I was gonna say the same thing maybe your hpt was too early???

I just wanted to see what all these quotes looked like stacked up together! :D

Then I am pregnant too. Because I am going through the exact same things and AF was due a week ago. But I'd be suprised because I only think we BD-ed once. I remember vaguely always thinking I was PG in my early PCOS days with these symptoms. :?

[mara232]

Poor Matt!! Lots of prayers for him!! Poor Tracy!

[lisamarie]

Mara...thats makes me feel better you had the same thing too.

[mara232]

I'm in a phone conference...please someone shoot me. It is like United nations on the phone - 5 different accents I am having a hard time following. :?

TJ - I hope you get to go home!

Sherri - Yay on the caffeine and chocolate! YUM!

Karen - I plan on being the FAT HOT mom. :lol:

Amy - You reminded me - I have so much Ebay stuff to sell. Maybe I will do that on Saturday night.

Corrina - I take synthroid and it works well BUT I have to take it on an empty stomach and wait 2 hrs to eat so I can absorb it. It took 2 months for my levels to come down.

Hi Holly! Hi Kristen!

[wantingbabynumber2]

Yeah but Lisa it wasn't first morning so who knows?! Do you know when you may have O'd? Or BD? count from there just to make sure. And make sure the tests u use are sensitive enough.

[mara232]

Kristen - About teh germany thing. I'd rather she be here than in germany. She's the one who lives 2 blocks away and had a baby 5 days after me. I see her at least 5X a week and talk to her everyday. If she moved I'd lose my best friend.

[lisamarie]

Mara-If she moves then you just need to move to Indiana. hehe

Karen-I used a dollar store test. hehe Id bet the bank I aint knocked up. Last time I got preggers the cheap test still showed a positive. So I dont think thats the deal... lol I just aint preggers. Hey have you guys picked your names out yet?

Man.....Im sleepy.

I really want to start goin to that gym. I think IM goin to get off of here and call my friend that went and checked it out with me. hehe

[mara232]

I wish we had dollar tests! We don't have that in canada. I hate testing becuase my tests cost $10 a pop. :shock:

[medic_632]

Mara...hi chickie!!!

I am going home!!! i am so shocked...like three people calle dnad said they'd come in and work when the page went out that someone was sick (so why didn't they just do that yesterday?) :roll: anyway the important thing is that i am going home!! to my bed where i can sleep and be warm (except for the chills i keep getting) and drink soem peppermint tea and take some phenerghan (to stop the puking)!!! no fever so i guess that's a good sign but i surley am having the chills and sweats...i wonder what wonderful bug on eof my patients has shared with me now :roll: i am going to stop on the way home at the Doc's office and do a strep & flu swab to make sure it's neither of those

[lisamarie]

Hey Mara....whenever you need some.....Send me the money and I can buy you some from the dollar store...1.50 a test! LOL! thats cheap. And when I got pregnant with Emma...I took an EPT and a dollar store test in the same day and they both looked exactly the same.

[mara232]

Thanks Lisa!

TJ - Hope you feel better!!!


Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........this meeting is killing me. Someone just dropped off a bag of chips on my desk. :shock: I need a pop - maybe I can swap the chips for a diet coke.... :P

[mara232]

Okay - my cube mate is gone to get me one..too sweet! :D

[lisamarie]

LMAO! Mara you are crackin my sh!t up! LOL!

You guys...Mara caught me! LOL! When Im on here I hide my online status. hehe So it looks like Im not on here all the time. LOL But she figured it out. hehehe Shame shame on me. hehe I really dont sit at the pc all day long though. hehe

SO funny...I hate diet coke...hate it. The thought of it makes my mouth get dry and I feel like I have a hair ball in my mouth. hehe

[tracyrhymer1979]

LM---Secretly, you were hoping you were preggers, weren't you????? Its ok, your secret is safe with us!!
You should totally join that gym. It makes me feel so good when I leave, knowing that I did something good for me. I don't have much time to do things for me, but I am learning on how to MAKE time. Hard lesson to learn.

Mara, I;m with you about boring meetings. I used to have to sit in for two hour phone conferences and I would bring books to read while in those stupid pointless meetings. It had nothing to do with my job, but they wanted me to go!

I am laying on the couch, bundled up while DH is watching Mail Call on the military channel. BORING.
I was totally catching up on my General Hospital until he came home for lunch.

TJ- Isn't DH coming home today?

[medic_632]

Yes...he is...only for tonight and tomorrow and he's taking off when i leave for work Sunday morning...but i will have 36 hours of peace with him and tomorrow it will just be me and him cause Haylie is going with a friend of mine for the day and night as another B-day treat...so suddle time for us all day...granted i will be doped up and probably unconcious but what counts id we're together right?

[lisamarie]

Oh no TracyR...Im not ready to be preggers yet. lol Im dead serious. I mean I would be happy..but worried if I was now. lol We havent even paid off the doc bills from having Porkchop. LOL!
You watch GH? I LOVE Nicolas. Now he is for sure a good lookin piece of eye candy..yes indeed!

[mara232]

I wish I were PG again I think...

TracyR - I wish i were snuggled on the couch! So jealous! :P

[tracyrhymer1979]

I love GH. Been watching since I was born. I love Lucky and Elizabeth, and was PISSED off when they wrote his pill addiction and affair into the story. I hate this new Carly, she looks like a horseface.


Mara, come on over. I've got one of those chaise lounge couch, but instead of sitting one its the whole love seat thats a chaise...NICE and comfy!!!!

[mara232]

YUP - I am jealous! :P

[mara232]

Okay - it's been an hour..I am dying! LOL

[lisamarie]

I would love to be pregnant again..but not right now. hehe

I want to cuddle up on the couch too and just chill. But I cant. The kids are in the room with me playing. When I get up to do something they like freak out. Hmmm....can we say needy? LOL!


I HATE this Lucky. Im used to the old LUcky. This Lucky reminds me when he played Dan on 'Charmed'.
Now the Carly that was before this Carly..she was a freakin Horseface. Whewwwwww weee...she was beat with the ugly stick. hehehe

So Judy got a negative? Is she goin to do another cycle or did fil just sign the loan for one?

[tracyrhymer1979]

I dont know if her blood test was negative, I have not checked with her yet. No, she has two frozen, but she is going to take a break from going right back into it. Her FIL signed for this one cycle, only. She is scared about the debt already, they need a new car. She said she will probably wait until she gets healthy to try again. Her frozen embryos are not as healthy as the two she transferred.

[mara232]

Who is Judy???

[tracyrhymer1979]

SunshineDust, in the TTC thread.

[mara232]

Oh - I thought it was someone on GH. Well I hope she is PG.

[ceskow]

I can honestly say some days we can talk up a storm...I *think* there have been 4 pages since this morning...(I can't remember what page number we are on all of a sudden.) Boy have we been busy! Just my two cents for right now.

[tracyrhymer1979]

Do you watch GH, too Mara?

Hey Christy!!!

[mara232]

Tracy - no, I don't much tv at all...

[tracyrhymer1979]

I see. There are only a few shows I like to watch. But I watch them religiously...Law and Order SVU, Sex and the City (edited version), House, Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy....and GH. When I can remember to set the TiVo.

[ceskow]

Hello Tracy! Happy Birthday to Kallie as well...

BTW - Is the adoption finalized? I think I might have missed all of that conversation.

[mara232]

I might watch TV if I had TIVO - can't get that here in Canada.

[tracyrhymer1979]

Thanks Christy! No, its not finalized yet. This month marks six months since they have been placed with us, so our social worker can recommend finalizing now, and then the worker in Oregon can petition the courts to finalize. It probably wont be final until next month or January....SO EXCITING though!

Mara, why can't you get TiVi in Canada?

[lisamarie]

I LOVE SEx in the City..but I want to see the uncut version. lol I just see the ones on TBS now.

I like to watch Friends... Roseanne....Raymond..Charmed...VHI stuff...Antiques Roadshow...Oh and my NEW fav ...is Little People big world.

I cant stop yawnin. Just got done talkin to my mom. Im really sleepy now. Just laid Emma down again..she is really tired for some reason.

[mara232]

Tracy - we just dont have it.....

[lisamarie]

Damn...Judy got a BFN :(

[lisamarie]

:lol: Come on Mara....Come on....post.....you know you want to...come on lady......join me in my obsession....lol

[tracyrhymer1979]

oh no. Poor Judy.......

[kelli3384]

Oh no, I was really hoping this would be it for Judy.

[kelli3384]

You guys got me thinking about my favorite shows! Sex and the City of course, Queer as Folk, The Wire, The Office (anyone see it last night...it is soooo funny). I also like some creepy shows like Ghost Hunter and Haunting Evidence but then I have to sleep with the lights on!

[wantingbabynumber2]

Kelli~ have you seen the new show called Dexter on Showtime I think it is? That is cool. Need to catch up haven't seen all the episodes but in a nutshell the guy from six feet under "david" is a cop who works homicides and forensic stuff the spin is he is also the serial killer he is investigating!

I also like the show Weeds about the soccer mom who's hubby dies and she starts selling pot to make money.

[kelli3384]

We just got back from our stay at the caesars resort. It was so nice! We had a chalet on the lake and it was beautiful! We had a great dinner last night but of course little one was fussy and yummy breakfast in bed which the girl delivered it to us on a bike!

[kelli3384]

Kelli~ have you seen the new show called Dexter on Showtime I think it is? That is cool. Need to catch up haven't seen all the episodes but in a nutshell the guy from six feet under "david" is a cop who works homicides and forensic stuff the spin is he is also the serial killer he is investigating!

I also like the show Weeds about the soccer mom who's hubby dies and she starts selling pot to make money.


i have not seen it but I want to. Six feet under is another one of my favs. I was totally addicted.

[lisamarie]

I like that show with Jennifer Love Hewitt too...is that Ghost Whisper? She annoys me bu tI like it....I too get scared Kelli and my imaginations runs wild!

[kirsten]

Kristen - About teh germany thing. I'd rather she be here than in germany. She's the one who lives 2 blocks away and had a baby 5 days after me. I see her at least 5X a week and talk to her everyday. If she moved I'd lose my best friend.

Awwwwww...well then she had better stay!!!!!!
Do you want me to talk to her? J/K