http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/ Trying to Conceive, Pregnancy, Parenting, Momtrepreneurs and so much more! en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:38:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/images/aurora/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/ http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10684&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:18:04 GMT :sigh: Contractions that woke me up AGAIN! I felt FINE when I went to bed, was actually frustrated that I wasn't having contractions then about 4:00 AM the contractions got crampy enough that I could no longer lay in bed quietly without disturbing Kevin. So, here I sit, ALONE, again, watching the news :rolleyes: I sure hope this crap is doing something because I have given up a whole lotta sleep for this!!

On a positive note; 37 WEEKS today....FULL TERM!!! :hula: ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum Mama Sandy http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10684 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10682&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:02:11 GMT I've been meaning to update about this.

Rita's house had to be completely gutted to the framing boards because of the mold that was growing so quickly. They had the demolition crew that was from a Baptist church somewhere near Cincinnati Ohio. They came in and took the floors up, along with 4ft of the drywall and treated for mold. We decided that since most of her house was plastered instead of dry walled we were going to finish pulling out the cardboard that they had for insulation, and insulate the entire house really good, along with putting up new drywall. We finished pulling down the plaster from the rest of the rooms, and took out what little bit of insulation that was in the house along with fixing all the electrical and running new wires for internet, cable/satellite, and phone. The house will be all new except the actual frame of it. She did have an organization that is donating all the stuff to drywall, all she'll have to do is pay the guy to do it (which she found someone who does amazing work for CHEAP :hehe:), which is a very reasonable deal. He is going to start Thursday, which means we have to finish running all the wire and such to get the house ready for his part. It looks like (with fingers crossed) she'll be out of our back yard within a month and will be back into her house. ]]> News and Discussions NathanielsMomma http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10682 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10681&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:36:36 GMT So, the last three? four? nights in a row I've thrown up. Six times since last Sunday afternoon. I guess that even with medicine, my body just has to do it.

My jury trials start September 20 and continue for 2 weeks. I don't know how I'm going to make it. :(

And then Doug wants to go to Ohio (okay, and before this week, I wanted to go, too) the second weekend of October, but just thinking about the drive makes me want to throw up.

He will be really disappointed if I want to back out of this trip. But right now, I have acid stomach (bad dinner choice for vomiting) and nausea and I just want the day to pass quickly. ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum theWrap http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10681 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10680&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:33:25 GMT Would you rather have someone say "I'm thinking of you" or "How are you doing?".

(This based on the fact that you're going through something really rough and they know this)

Does your answer depend on how well they know you or is it the same answer for anyone? ]]> The Cabana Carmen http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10680 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10679&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:29:11 GMT Got a text from her a few min ago. She says "im already 5 cm. Waiting 4 my epi! Omg this sux so much."

I'll let you all know if I hear more! ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum bettercowpatty http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10679 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10678&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:25:11 GMT :loveshower:

You heard that right!! :yahoo: I have been up since 3 am. And they are coming sporadically. THis is nothing like I've been feeling but I know it has to be it because they come every 10ish minutes or so? Not sure. I haven't been timing them at all but I can't sleep because I keep feeling like I need to take a crap.

I have crapped 2x already in the past 2 hours. I just got out of the shower (just in case!). The pain is centrally located in my lower belly...it feels like period cramps but not really more like a deep poop/pressure pain.

:hula: Maybe this is it. I really hope it is! Now I'm wondering what those other things I've been feeling are. :confused: ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum Jojo http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10678 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10677&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:32:42 GMT :hehe:

My friends are trying to get their latest album funded. I told them I'd post this everywhere :thumb: They are cuties though...

Kickstarter--- Love Destroyer

You can listen to their stuff here: Oak and Gorski

I wouldn't normally put things like this in here, but these are good guys. Decent, adorable, living the musician life :hehe: They work hard, they are amazing to watch and I just love the poop outta them :love: :thumb:

So...now I can say I posted it :hehe: ]]> The Cabana Bootysaurus http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10677 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10676&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:24:46 GMT Not sure if anyone is interested but thought I would pass this along. ... Not sure if anyone is interested but thought I would pass this along.

http://www.wickedcooldeals.com/2010/...e-recipes.html ]]> The Recipe Luau Mama Sandy http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10676 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10671&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:25:17 GMT Well, we got to go home yesterday, which has been wonderful. With my mom here, things have been so easy. The night before we left the hospital we... Well, we got to go home yesterday, which has been wonderful. With my mom here, things have been so easy. The night before we left the hospital we had Avery all night. She was great! I slept well, DH on the otherhand, was up every 5 minutes checking on every noise she made. :love: Once we got home, we all got to take a good nap and finally felt pretty well rested. My brother flew in from Massachusetts, Avery made him an uncle so he was excited and couldn't wait to meet her. Overall, Avery has been a very good baby, very easy. She's sleeping well, eating well, and doesn't fuss at all. I feel VERY lucky in that aspect.

It does look as though she has a cow's milk protein allergy. They're 95% sure that's what caused the blood in her stool. Right now she's getting special Alimentum formula....translation: expensive stuff....until we can wean her back to the breast. We have to wait a week to be sure the milk protein is completely cleared from my system.....translation: I'm on a SUPER strict non-dairy diet, ie. no milk, cheese, yogurt, soy, whey or derivatives of any of these. I'm pretty much on a whole foods diet without dairy. I'm pumping and dumping for the moment, but will start to transition back to BFing next week. She should grow out of the allergy eventually, but where she had such a severe reaction at such an early stage they want to be very careful with reintroducing the milk protein, when they do.

Overall, things are going great though. It's great to be home. ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum angelltn http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10671 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10669&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:58:22 GMT I took John this morning to my parent's house so I could get some work done. A partner at work told a judge we would get this enormous document to him on Wed, and with the holiday weekend, that means we both need to work in order to get it done. Great. :rolleyes:

I'm sitting at their kitchen table. It's so pretty here, out in the Maryland countryside. And my mom has a hummingbird feeder right outside. I can't stop watching the bird.

Ugh. I'm getting nothing done. ]]> The Cabana bettercowpatty http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10669 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10668&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:47:03 GMT I lost my mucus plug and was all bloody. :hehe: Who'd ever thought I'd be happy to have a dream like that? ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum Jojo http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10668 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10665&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:58:29 GMT I sent out over 100 resumes in May and June....Maybe even some more in July.

I've had at least 6 in person interviews and 2 phone interviews and I still don't have a job.

I know the economy is bad, but these people are hiring, and I know I wasn't their only interview...But do I give off that bad of a first impression that I'm not wanted at any of those jobs? What the hell???

The interview I had yesterday went great! They had excellent benefits too and most jobs at Dr's offices don't even offer benefits any more. We were laughing, and talking, I knew their computer system, I had great experience in the job they were hiring for, and I could start within a few days (she said a lot of people she's interviewed can't start for a while cause they want to give a current job notice), she wanted me to wait for the doctor to come see me so she wouldn't have to call me in for a 2nd interview, he was really nice too and we talked as well, I thought it went amazingly well. I mean, when she asking me what salary I'm looking for, I just told her 'well I made ___ at my last job but I know no one is really paying that", because no one I've interviewed for is, and that's fine, I am actually usually the one asking people how much they pay, but she asked me first. She said that yeah, that is a lot. But surely she got that it's negotiable because I understand no one pays that...If not, why else would she have kept me there almost an hour and had me wait on the doctor??? It's not like I had to interview with him. So now I'm wondering if I was too "comfortable" and they didn't like it. But isn't that better than being boring or freakishly nervous? I. Don't. Get. It. She said she'd be meeting with the doctor that afternoon and calling that night, and I didn't get the call so I'm assuming I'm out. WTH?!?!?!? Not only that but she said she did two other interviews that morning, but she obviously wasn't crazy about them or she wouldn't have called me at lunch to come in after lunch.

I'm confused. I feel like a failure and that now it's my fault no one is hiring me and I'm totally blowing these off. So many of them I thought have gone really well, that's where I think maybe I'm to "comfortable" acting for these people? I've had quite a few interviews like I said so I'm getting less nervous each time, they are getting routine and actually quite annoying because they are wasting my time and going NO WHERE! I don't understand!!!!!!! My ex's unemployment ran out, he's waiting to see if he can get 20 wks of state extended benefits, which I'm assuming will be less money, and even though I don't rely on his child support and still have money saved up, I don't want to run out my total savings and have no way to pay my car or rent.

I'm totally just at loss here..... ]]> The Cabana rach083084 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10665 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10664&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:28:11 GMT We FINALLY got a new car. Our car was feeling pretty unsafe, so it was definitely time. Pics of the new car: Image:... We FINALLY got a new car. Our car was feeling pretty unsafe, so it was definitely time. Pics of the new car:









:hula::hula::hula::hula: ]]> The Cabana AddiesMomma http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10664 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10663&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:34:59 GMT I now have to tackle Layla in order to do her hair. I have to spray her hair with water to help soften up her curls and she HATES this! I was trying... I now have to tackle Layla in order to do her hair. I have to spray her hair with water to help soften up her curls and she HATES this! I was trying to get her ready to go out yesterday and she kept running away from me yelling "I no wan it!" over and over, as clear as day. I was happy that she actually said a 4-word sentence for the first time but I was also annoyed that my fat, pregnant butt had to chase her around. Neither of my girls like getting their hair combed so I guess it really is a blessing that we're have a boy next. :hehe: ]]> The Kiddie Pool Cali Mama http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10663 http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10661&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:08:38 GMT Okay, mommies of multiple children...how does your experience weigh in on the following two old wives' tales:

1. a rougher pregnancy (with more nausea and vomiting) means you're having a boy; or

2. if your second (or third) pregnancy is like your first one (i.e. lots of nausea and vomiting in the first trimester during both pregnancies), it means you are having the same gender you had with your first pregnancy. ]]> Pregnancy and Post-Partum theWrap http://www.mothershideaway.com/forums1/showthread.php?t=10661