The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[DisKim]

I'm sorry to hear about all the sick mommies. I hope everyone feels better soon!

Tasha - My DH has gained weight since going back for his master's. Studies show that stress makes you gain weight in the stomach which is where he gained it. Also, he's up late doing work and he gets hungry.

I just finally got home since 11 am. I hate days like this. We ran some errands after skating. The stores were nuts. It took me an hour to pick up a cake and fixings for my mom's birthday dinner in Costco. I'm so finished with the stores. Anything else I get will now be a giftcard.

My mom was really happy with her dinner. I made dinner because she travels for work and gets sick of restaurants. My aunt and uncle ended up coming so I think she felt happy that everyone made a fuss over her. Emily bought her a book with her own money which I thought was so sweet.

How ironic is this... after all my Elmo searching, my mom told me my aunt and uncle had gotten him one and they didn't want to tell me so I'd be suprised that they found it. I sent them a bogus e-mail saying that TRU cancelled my order, etc. My mom said they were so proud that they found it for him.

Well, I think I'm going to kick back and relax in front of the tv. I sent DH to Walmart. I ordered the Blue Man Group keyboard online and it didn't seem to be doing the demo right so I sent him to exhange it. Somehow, he lost the reciept I gave him. I could just kick him! I don't know how they are resolving it since he told me they had none left. I am really beginning to hate all this holiday stuff. Next year, I want to just give to St. Jude's in each child's name and that's it. I don't think that would go over too well with them.

 

[gottalovethem]

Hi gals. I have had a couple horrible days, though I'm feeling better at the moment. Almost-Xdh was to get his stuff today and he removed all of one item form the house and maybe 3 things from the garage (where I packed and placed his stuff) in the span of 4 hours. I truly don't get it.

We are so disagreeing on things from custody to money that I'm sure this is not goig to be pretty. We have a hearing on Thursday at 2 p.m. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers so that things go 100 percent in my direction.

I totally lost it the other day, a whole tantrum and everything. Didn't get me far, but hopefully I'm back on track on keeping myself in check.

On a totally different front, Leif had his 15 month appt. this week. He was 24.11 pounds and 31 1/2 inches tall - around the 60/50th percentiles. He got two shots, the poor guy. His stomach bug is gone, then it was teething and now the shots. I hope he is feeling all good soon!

DD and DS are doing pretty well.

We have been getting some packages in lately, but I can't open them because I have to hide them from the kids! I can't thank you DIS moms enough for opening your hearts and pockets to help out my kids this Christmas. The fact that they will have something to open is 100 percent because of all of you!!

Tamie - OMG your comment How I wish it were that easy!!

Bnb - thanks for thinking of me and thanks for the package...and the pants to the leotard . I can't wait to fill the kids' stockings! I honestly have hardly given the holidays a thought, so I have to thank you so much for thinking of things for me. I do stare at your star and just smile. Thank you.

Joats - eww, so sorry about Jace puking in your friend's car, that would have been tough. I hope it was nothing and he's feeling better!

GM - Have a great time! I'll be thinking of you.

Tasha - so good to hear from you. WTG on the grades, you rock!

dizagain - I keep missing it, where is Collierville? What state, I know south....I hope things work out with the house and the money. I know how stressful all that can be.

Diskim - If stress makes you gain weight in the tummy I'm in HUGE trouble!!! With my stress level lately I will look like I'm pg!! I'd better start doing some crunches!

Robin - I got your package today, I hope to run down to the basement soon and see what's in there!

FF, Zalansky, nyprincess and all other sick households - feel better!

I hope to do a proper post later. Thanks again so very much for all you do, say and pray for me. I so greatly appreciate all you so much and hope I can one day repay you all the favors!

Night DIS moms & Babes, sleep well and have a super day tomorrow!

 

[Alice28]

Hi Gals~~~

GLT- after all that fuss your soon to be X did about the stuff, he took hardly anything? I'm telling you, he's just saying all these things to you to ruffle your feathers. I'm super glad the package arrived safely. I think mostly everything is wrapped in there, but there were 1 or 2 things I threw in for your stocking that may not be wrapped. And the stuff in the blue Pooh paper is from Loretta, but I put that in a note in there.

Alissa- I keep buying towels from Costco. They are $5 or 6 a pop and they last pretty well. Probably not as good as Lands End though. I love anything they make.

Kim- I gain a lot of weight in my stomach.... for me I think it's more genetic though....everyone on my dad's side of the family has strong, muscular legs, thin hips and then a gut. I hate it. I hope you are able to figure out the keyboard thing- we bought one for Sam....I wish now we weren't giving it to him until the basement is done in a few months!

I know what you mean about the stores. We went as a fam to Target and Costco tonight cause Costco was having a special open house for military families ONLY. It was dead quiet in there- maybe 150-200 people total and TONS of food! I'm so full! It was great! We impulsed bought a few things- a BIG Darth Tater that had all the pieces for Darth Tater, R 2 Potatoo, and the Spud Trooper. I had bought Joshua two of them separately, but couldn't find the Spud Trooper, so DH said, "Buy it, and I'll give the individual ones as gag gifts to friends." Then I found a 6 pack of Wiggles board books for Molly's stocking. And some crab puffs to serve on Christmas (frozen). Oh, and the AA batteries every parent needs for Christmas day.

Joats- I am sorry you weren't able to go to Carter's with your friend and that Jace got sick. That's a bummer.

BNB- that cracked me up about Celeste and Santa re: Hello Kitty. How cute! And that she got kicked off the assembly line for sampling.

Z- so sorry you are still feeling so crummy. That sucks. I hate being nauseous and barfy.

Diz- My DH can be the same way about finances (regarding your DH wanting to buy the house that would stretch you a bit financially). It bugs me sometimes and stresses me out. Hopefully you guys will be able to come to a happy medium.

Tamie- the ice skating sounds like so much fun! Where is the pond from your house? Right nearby?

FF- Holding good thoughts for Monday and Kona's appt!

Jill- Glad you got to spend some alone time with your DH yesterday. DH's work party is next Saturday. I really need a new blouse or sweater. I'm tempted to go to Coldwater Creek, but I need to recheck my budget for the next 10 days. I'm always spending everything the first week, and then scrambling the 2nd week to make our dollars stretch. I am sick of that.

I'm hoping since GLT got her package, that my Secret Pal got her package today too......but she hasn't posted yet! Oh, I gotta say a 'yay' for Sunshine Rewards again- the owner of the site sent me an extra $2 with my $20 in Disney Dollars today! No reason, just an extra $2 plus some Mickey stickers for my kids. Very nice and made me smile. I also got some Gymbo hair curlies I won on ebay for a few bucks so I was happy with that too. I love fun mail!

 

[Ginamarie]

Fabs- Awww, we could start a cycle about getting choked up about getting choked up! Of course I had to check in and read the posts from you guys. I found a great program so I could hook into the unlimited internet connection on our phones through my laptop, so here I am at midnight, checking in! My lime green crocs will be on tomorrow—uh today.

Lissawyn- We registered for cheap Target towels when we got married. I still have most of them four years later and they’re in decent shape, but not great. I’ve since bought a bunch of towels at BJs, which I love. They were also cheap towels, but really plush and they have no signs of fraying at all.

Zalansky- oh gosh- feel better!

Nyprincess- Glad to hear your DH is doing better.

Joats- Sorry Jace got carsick!

GLT- I’m glad Leif is healthy. Don’t worry too much about things coming together on the divorce. Even when people think they’re going to have things happen amicably there are always disagreements. In the end though, things always come together because they have to.


OK, I’m not posting anything on my end except that we’re here. Everyone is sleeping, and I need to do that too. I got NO sleep last night and we had to get up around 3 am to get to the airport on time. It’s 12:30 am now, so I’m nearing my breaking point. I started typing my trip report and I’m on page 4, but I’m only at the point when the plane landed! I think I’ll start posting the trip report later this week, when I’ve put some pictures on the laptop, now that I know how easy this internet connection is. Anyway, time to check in quick with WPASADI and then get some sleep. Tomorrow is AK and EE!

 

[J&D]

Hi, everyone!

I'll be glad when the first WPASADI challenge is over tomorrow so I can return to my "normal" life for a while. I really miss you gals. I don't think my WPASADI team members like me much. I've tried to be straightforward and honest with them about various things, and one of them said that one of my comments was insulting to the team. The comment was totally misunderstood, and now I feel that they think I'm snarky. I think I'm far from snarky.

Robin- I know for a fact that your pal hasn't received her package.

I really want to stay and chat, but I need to go and work on our WPASADI website! Hope to be able to catch up tomorrow night.

Good luck, Robin and Ginamarie.

 

[dizagain]

Ok. It's midnight and I just picked Hayley up from her first "party". A dad from the cast of her show reserved a restaurant for the kids and she went with a group of friends. She had my cell with her and I really expected her to call and want to leave early since she always gets tired. No call...she was having so much fun when I picked her up - very cute and grown up. Funny tidbit - they had really nice photos of the cast from dress rehearsal up on the wall outside the auditorium. Hayley had a nice close-up shot of just her up there as well as a bunch of group shots. Anyway, they sold them for $1 after the show and I went to buy Hayley's and it was GONE!!! The mystery of it all...the girls had a blast guessing who bought it but noone confessed. I definitely feel like the parent of an almost-teenager tonight. Sad but sweet. Well, I'm NEVER up this late and we've gotta catch the train downtown at 9...goodnight!

 

[Alice28]

Hi, everyone!

I'll be glad when the first WPASADI challenge is over tomorrow so I can return to my "normal" life for a while. I really miss you gals. I don't think my WPASADI team members like me much. I've tried to be straightforward and honest with them about various things, and one of them said that one of my comments was insulting to the team. The comment was totally misunderstood, and now I feel that they think I'm snarky. I think I'm far from snarky.

Robin- I know for a fact that your pal hasn't received her package.

I really want to stay and chat, but I need to go and work on our WPASADI website! Hope to be able to catch up tomorrow night.

Good luck, Robin and Ginamarie.

I'm feeling really bad, cause our team leader is working on uploading everything to the website. I've tried to help as much as I can with descriptions, pictures, etc.;...I know she is going to be up late tonight, but I think two or three people working on the same site is confusing...I hope she doesn't do herself in.

I'm sorry your team misunderstood what you were saying. It's so hard to interpret tone on the internet, esp when it's people you don't know- they should all know that and know you weren't meaning anything mean by it. It's called constructive criticism folks! Good luck to your team too- I hope our 3 Mom teams make it past the first round. Although this is definitely exhausting- and to think this is supposed to go on about 2 months? Whoa. They weren't kidding when they said this would be a lot of work, but man, a free trip to Disney would be worth it! I would just go with DH I think....the kids could stay with Grandparents.

I'm bummed that um, you know my secret pal hasn't rec'd her package yet. Boy, are we obtuse or what?

Diz- that's cute about Hayley- I wonder who bought her picture?

 

[DisKim]

Good morning ladies! I slept in today - 6 am!

Robin - That's so nice that Target opens just for military families. I've never heard of our Target doing that.

GLT - I'm sorry your soon-to-be ex-H is trying to ruffle your feathers. I'll be thinking of you on Thursday. My friend keeps hoping her ex-H will just move away, but she hasn't had any such luck yet.

I have to hand it to you girls doing WPASADI. I could never do it. I hope you all get past the first round.

GM - Have fun at AK today! I'm totally jealous! EE is now one of my favorite rides!

I'm totally stressing over money again. I nearly fainted when I saw how low my bank account was yesterday. We were going to take the kids to a small theme park down here tomorrow but I'm going to hold off. It worked out well because they were fighting like cat and dog yesterday so I took that away as punishment. They were devastated so I think the message hit home!

 

[nucpharm29]

Well, we slept in here until 6:45 What is it with kids? Emma used to sleep until 8 but not anymore Well, guess it's good b/c I have to help out in the nursery today at church so I gotta be there early!

glt--Hugs to you! Will definitely be thinking and praying for you this week! I'm so glad that we could help out for xmas for you! you and your kids deserve to have a wonderful holiday despite all the other drama.

gina--Have fun at EE today! I'm soooo excited to try it in April!

j&d--you are definitely not snarky! I agree with Robin that sometimes it's really hard to interpret "tone" online--and especially if your just getting to know them. Hope today is better for you!

alice--that costco trip sounded like fun! I want to go out somewhere today, but don't know where--I was toying with the idea of taking the kids to see Santa, but that would probably be a disaster!

diz--glad that Haley had a good time! Hope you can find who has her picture! Is today AG day??? If so have a great time, say HI! to Michigan Ave for me!

Well, DH has tonight off. I'm excited b/c we'll actually be able to see each other for more than an hour since last Sat. But he has to go back to working nights Monday, so we'll still be on opposite schedules. I spent last night after the kids went to bed, making some yummy candies. I got the recipe on the Dis and they are super easy

Oreo Truffles (aka Smack yo Mama Candy)
1 package of Oreo cookies
1 8ounce brick cream cheese, room temp
Chocolate for dipping candies

take 9 oreos and grind them to fine crumbs in a food processor. Place in a small bowl. Place the rest of the oreos in the food processor and grind to fine crumbs. Place in large bowl. Mix cream cheese with oreos in large bowl (easier with hands than spoon) Form mix into golf ball or smaller candies and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Place in refrig to get cold. Meanwhile melt the baking chocolate. Dip each cooled candy in the chocolate and then dust with reserved oreo crumbs. keep in frig! Yummo!

Have a great sunday all--going to finish checking my email and then get ready for church!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Hi moms! This will be quick since we have a million things to do this morning. DH and I went to NYC yesterday and had good time. We saw the tree - it's huge! We also made a stop in World of Disney. There were wall to wall people everywhere and it made even walking down the street pretty difficult.

I'll be sending my Secret Santa package out tomorrow. Are we not supposed to say who it's from?

I'm surprised this whole wpasadi thing even started before the holidays. I'm sure most people are busy to begin with and this seems like an awful lot of work.

lissawynn - Our towels are Target's finest. I get bored with the decor in the bathroom every few years and buy matching towels when I change it.

glt - Sorry your XH is being a butt.

gm - Have a great trip! My sister and her family are there right now, too! If you see a family with 2 blond one year old boys and a teenager with too-tight jeans, that's them. (The teenager is my cousin - she went along to help with the boys)

I have to go. Sorry I missed most of you.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Morning all! I have a couple minutes before I have to hit the grocery store. I forgot to mention--yesterday morning, DH took the three older kids to the mall--bwa-ha-ha! My car battery died on the way to Jocelyn's dance class, so he needed to go get a new one at Sears, so he took the kids shopping for me. Robert is SOOO lucky he didn't get left in the toy store, apparently he drove his dad nuts! Between the whining, the bathroom breaks, and lugging 8000 packages, DH was exhausted when he got back. I was just like, "Um, what do you think it's like for me daily, and P.S., I don't have two hands and a hot meal waiting when I walk through the door, either!"

GLT--We'll be thinking of you this week. I had to laugh about those gym pants--it was bugging me so bad that I couldn't find them, then they turned up behind the dryer! They'd probably been there for a year! Anyway, I hope your kids like the stuff I got--I really wanted to send candy canes, too, but was afraid they'd break.

nucpharm--I'm going to try that Oreo candy recipe TODAY! I think we'll bring them to our GS party tomorrow--they certainly sound simple enough for Jocelyn to make with supervision. And I feel your pain on the sleeping in--Celeste is always the first one up. She took a shower with me this morning. So much for quality alone time.

Gina--Have a fabulous time today. I didn't get to go on EE, but my kids loved it, and Jocelyn said I would be okay on it (I only like certain types of coasters and get motion sick). Soarin' is still #1 in her book, though.

Kim--I feel your pain on the bank account--my Target Visa bill arrived the other day, and that's the card I've been abusing. I was afraid to open it! The good news is, I have some money put aside, and can pay a good chunk of it, and maybe next month pay the balance off. We're cashing in some stock in Jan. to pay for DVC, and there will be $ left over for the cc bill.

Oh, speaking of which, we got our closing papers yesterday for DVC! I have to read, sign, and get a large cashier's check--hopefully I can send the stuff out Tuesday. We should close by 12/15! Of course, we don't get to go to WDW until 2008, but I'm already planning (and living vicariously through you guys!).

Robin and J&D (Sorry, I forgot who the other WPASADI-lion is!)--Good luck with the whole thing. I remember reading soem stuff on the first one, and it seemed so involved, I didn't even want to sign up as a cheerleader, for fear that I wouldn't be able to do what I was supposed to! I does seem like fun, though, if I could count on spare time (ha ha!).

dizagain--How did we arrive at this point, where our girls are going to "real" parties and having someone over their picture? Jocelyn has a holiday dance that's a "formal"--WTH does that mean when you're 11??? Oh, for the days when she just wanted to bake Easy-Bake cookies and have a tea party with her bear!

I haven't mailed out my Secret Santa thing yet because I don't have any chocolate. She cannot get a Christmas box without candy! Hopefully by Tuesday when I mail the DVC stuff.

 

[justhat]

Yesterday was a very busy day, which culminated in getting locked out of our house and waiting in our car for 2 hours for the locksmith to show up!! Kinda funny story about it was that Madison fell asleep on our way home and then stayed sleeping for around an hour and 45 minutes of waiting in the car. She woke up and Joey says to her "Hi Madison. We're locked out of our house." and her eyes grew to about 3 times their normal size and her mouth dropped open. I guess she thought he meant forever and we were now living in the car. It provided some much needed humor to the situation.

I haven't caught up yet and have to head out to the store to buy some fruit, juice, and paper products for Madison's class holiday breakfast tomorrow. I want to go early cause I hate grocery shopping as it is, but on a Sunday, ugh. Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

 

[joats]

Good Morning Moms.
My headache is gone but T-Rex is a crankaroo! Poor thing is getting all four of his "eye" teeth (canines?) and I think the 2nd molars might be coming in too. He has been in his crib since 10:00 and I think he finally just went to sleep as it's finally quiet after screaming, crying, runny nose, and throwing his lamb and blanket out of the crib multiple times. I was going to take him to see Santa today - but maybe I'll wait until next weekend. I'm sure he'll freak out and be scared anyway. I do however want to work on my holiday card picture of Jace. Any advice on how to get him to stand in front of the tree and smile? I have not been successful at that!!

Justhat: Sorry to hear you got locked out of the house - how awful. Glad Madison could provide a bit of humor in the awful scenario.

BNB: Glad your DH got to experience a piece of your daily life.

SL: Glad you had a nice day in NYC. Oh, I forgot to post how nice your new photos came out.

Nucpharm: OMG! I am so going to have to try the Smack Yo Mama Candy. Sounds heavenly!!

DisKim: This time of year is not good for bank accounts.
Glad you had a nice dinner with your family.

J&D, Robin and GM: Sounds like quite a lot of work that you have taken on in this WPASADI thing. I still don't know what it even is. But I doubt I'd ever try to do it - It seems ilike it can be very time consuming and frustrating.

Dizagain: Glad Hayley had a good time at the party. Wow, you were up late posting!

GM: Have a blast!! Can't wait to hear about your trip.

Robin: How cool is Costco to do that? That's fabulous. Nice score!

GLT: I am so sorry that you have to go thru all this and XDH is being such an blankety-blank. It's ok you got a little T-Rex - I imagine you are going thru so much you need to vent too!! It might get worse before it gets better, but brighter days are ahead Hang in there!!

Hi Lissawyn, Tamie, Jill, Zalansky, Hillbeans, Val, IceBrat, Ryan, FF, Tasha, NYPrincess, Fab and anyone I'm overlooking. Hope your doing well.

I have a ton of stuff to do today. I need to finish up some shopping errands, make a lasagna for dinner and clean up around this cyclone of a house. My mom is coming by this afternoon to drop off something and visit with Jace. I can't believe tomorrow is back to work. It's not even noon and I already have the Sunday night blues!!! Better go maximize my time.

 

[vald1977]

Hi mommies,
I am sorry to not have time to do a catch up but I am so sick. Since yesterday it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest and my back is killing me. I also feel like I really need to burp but can't (sorry tmi ). I have no idea what's going on and really don't have time to be sick . Guess I'll be at the doctor's tomorrow after work if it doesn't go away.

We went to see Santa today. I was going to stay home but then I heard ds say to dh that he was sad the whole family couldn't go so I sucked it up and dragged myself there. Katrina wasn't afraid of the Santa so that's good. Dh also got the tree up although there aren't any decorations on it yet. Katrina can't keep her hands off of it already. Should be a fun couple of weeks .

I have been keeping up with reading and I hope all the sick moms and kids are feeling better soon. I will be keeping ff, Jill, and glt in my prayers. I didn't get to send out my package yet but it should go out tomorrow barring any catastrophes.

Good luck to Robin, Jen and Ginamarie in the Wapsdi (or whatever it is )! I really hope one you win the trip .

Take care all . I really hope to have some time to really post soon.

 

[Alice28]

Val- drive by post-

The only time I felt like I had an elephant on my chest and needed to burp but couldn't, was when I had a gall stone pop out and block a bile duct to my liver. If you don't get to feeling better I would get that checked out...esp if maybe your urine starts to turn dark/orange.

I hope you feel better soon!

 

[floridafam]

val,

I'd go get checked out. Could it be your heart? The only time I had symptoms like that, it was my heart.

 

[nucpharm29]

val--I agree with Robin and FF--go get yourself checked out! Glad the pics with Santa went well--hope Katrina stays out of the tree for you!

Well, I'm really shocked at myself. Somehow, I decided to turn into Betty Crocker today. Making that candy last night must've shocked my system or something--today I've made pot roast (be it in the slow cooker), homemade dinner rolls, and peanut butter cookies with Hershey's kisses--and I still want to cook more! AAAHH--I'm turning into my mother!

It's been nice having DH home today, but since he's still on that backwards schedule we still haven't actually seen him much! I'm babysitting my neice tonight so my dsis and bil can go out to a xmas party--hopefully, she'll do the same for us next Sat.

Well, time to go see what I can fix next. DH is really going to think that I've been taken over by aliens or something! Hope he's not going to expect a Donna Reed clone from now on!

 

[fabumouse]

Argghhg.. Today has been one of those days. DH still has the "man flu" from last weekend, but this weekend he slept more. I *totally* believe he is sick - but - Justine - you must know how I feel - I get so little of his time, and it really really sucks when he's sick! (meaning he's been useless all weekend long).

Nucpharm - I love hearing about your runs- they keep me inspired. Please keep posting them. (I couldn't get to the gym this weekend, I'm feeling very down about that).

I'm overwhelmed and crazed.

 

[lissawynn]

Evening everyone. I just wanted to pop in quickly. This weekend went so fast. I had another weird day today. DH and I got up early and went to Lowe's and Home Depot. I went to Target with Jimmy while he picked up the tile at Lowe's. I got all out of breath and light-headed in Target. I got a drink and sat down after I checked out. DH was done not too long after that and we came home. I've been busting my butt all day trying to get the laundry done so we all have clean stuff to wear this week. I am going to crash hard soon.

If you could all say a prayer for my dad tonight, I'd appreciate it. He's been having headaches for two months and finally went last week for blood work and an MRI. He gets the MRI results tomorrow. He's diabetic, so his health isn't always good. To top it off, one of his friends passed away on Saturday night from brain cancer. My dad is completely freaked out b/c his friend was only diagnosed a few months ago. His friend was 57 and my dad will be 57 in a month.

I hope all of you and your families are well tonight. I hope to read up tomorrow. Night all.

FF, Jill, and GLT - Positive thoughts your way!

ETA - Val - I have felt that way through much of my pregnancy with Jimmy and this one, too. I have had severe indigestion and had this feeling like someone was standing on my chest. It's gotten better, but this weekend was pretty bad. My dr. prescribed Protonix, which is some kind of kick a$$ antiacid. It helps a lot. As soon as I had Jimmy, it was gone. I'm hoping that's the case when Annabel is born, too. Good luck and I'll be thinking of you.

 

[justhat]

My internet is not working well tonight and I just lost my post so this one is gonna be short cause I have to clean up and go to bed.

Fabumouse - I sympathize with you. My husband left work early last month cause he had a migraine and while Madison was thrilled to see Daddy come home early, he spent the day sleeping so that was a bust. He's on call tonight and we spent hours in our car last night so this weekend wasn't so great time wise too.

Oh, and about your question regarding school dropoff, do you actually have to walk Kailey into her school? At Madison's school there is a dropoff line, so you can just pull up and they'll take your kid out of the carseat and walk her into school. So when we don't walk (which will probably be the case as long as the high is 25) I just pull up and let them take her out. For pickup the process is the same, but I (and many parents) typically park in the car line and get out and meet her at the playground gate. It's right in front of my car so I can see it at all times, but I generally leave Henry in as I only drive when the weather is bad so why take him out? Sometimes I'll let Madison play for a bit (she doesn't seem to mind the cold) and again I just leave him in the car, but I'm really close to it so I think it's okay. I have left him in the car in front of our house to open the door and turn off the alarm but that's about it. And I know to most people that wouldn't seem weird, but we have street parking only so it's not like I'm in my driveway or anything, but I think it's better than leaving his seat sit outside the door in the rain or whatever while I open the house. If you actually have to go into the school though where you can't see the car I think I might be a little nervous about that.

Val - I would go to the dr cause it sounds like you're pretty uncomfortable. I hope it's nothing painful and that it goes away for you. Let us know how you're doing.

Lissawynn - Try to take it easy and rest some cause you can't forget that you're pregnant!! I remember moving when I was about as pregnant as you and it was exhausting. I hope things are just fine for your dad and I'll keep him in my prayers. Be sure and update us on his results.

GLT - Sorry to hear what you're dealing with on all the issues with your husband. I'll be praying that things work out in your favor. Glad to hear that your kids are doing well though!

Nucpharm - That candy recipe sounds delicious! The last thing I need right now is more candy, but I think I might have to try that. Sounds like you're having fun with all the baking. I bought a decorate a cookie kit from Target and did that with Madison tonight but that's about it for me!

Well time to get everyone's clothes ready for tomorrow and finish the fruit platter. There's a class breakfast for Madison's class and I bought all the stuff but the fruit platter has grapes and those are not allowed so I have to take them out and put some apples and strawberries in their place. Then it's time for bed cause I'm so tired and we have to get up even earlier than normal tomorrow so I can make sure we're all dressed and ready (sometimes I take Henry in his jammies but I guess I should put real clothes on his tomorrow).