The Official New Mom Thread Part 2

[zalansky]

Robin! Molly looks adorable! Where did you get that from? I was in Walmart today and they had a ton of new Disney princess and fairy costumes and the Tink one looked like that could be the same one?

Jill - Get back to school work!

 

[Hillbeans]

Tamie - Sweater shirts and leggings are back in style? That sounds like my uniform circa 1990 - LOL!!!!!! I was 19 at the time and that's what I wore every day at college, I remember it very clearly. I weighed 120 and at 5 foot 7 and I thought I looked fat then, so I could only imagine me trying to pull that off after having 2 kids - NOT.

Loretta and Robin - sorry the kiddos are still sick. I hope Connor is ok before your trip Loretta - better he get sick now before WDW. Glad you and Floridafam are doing ok during the tropical storm. Edited to add I LOVE the picture of Molly in her costume - what a DOLL!

Ginamarie - best of luck with your move and closing. I just went through that earlier this year and it was an adventure. The lawyers never get the closing $ right and you end up running around at the last minute to the bank. I wish you a lot of luck and lots of patience!

Jill - Sorry to hear school is rough for you - and that the commute and parking are such a nightmare! It's a lot different going at night while you have a family. At least you're nearing the home stretch and you'll be done in a few months!

I can't stay on long tonight, because i'm doing some floor moping at the moment.

Funny story though - today I had to take the cat back for a recheck of her ears - after my first visit 4 weeks ago at $250 and today's visit at $90 i'm starting to realize that this darned cat is expensive! All the vet did was clean the gunk out of her ears and give her a shot, and 2 minutes later I had to cough up $90 for it. They even made me another appointment for 3 weeks from today to come back for another ear cleaning, but i'm going to cancel that. I know people spend a lot of money on their pets but it's not as if this is a showcat! I hope my next and last vet expense on her will be when she gets her spay.

Is there anyone else on here who has a Kindergartner starting school this fall or who already started in the last few weeks? I thought there may be one other like Diskim or Buzznbelle or Gottalovethem???
Kevin got his papers in the mail today and he starts school next Thursday the 7th. He is so excited but i'm starting to get a little sad that he's growing up so fast!

I also needed to add that Liam has slept the best he's ever slept on Monday night and Tuesday night! Now i've jinxed myself for tonight, but at least i've gotten some real sleep. Loretta, are you sleeping any better these days?

Gotta run, talk tomorrow!

 

[Alice28]

Z- I got it at disneyshopping.com. It was on sale for $24.99, and I had a 20% code, so it was $19.99...the slippers were $7.99 after discount.

The Peter Pan one is on sale now, but my code is no longer valid, AND no free shipping. It's cheaper just to get it at the store. And for whatever reason, Hook isn't available as a child's costume online, but it's in the store.

GM- I can't believe you're so close to moving in! That's great! Your reading does sound tedious....

Kim- It is hard dealing with other people's children sometimes, isn't it? And I hate it when I feel like my friend's aren't disciplining enough. I tend to be pretty on the ball when it comes to my own kids, and in tune with how comfortable the other children are...it's hard when other people don't do the same.

What are everyone's plans for the weekend? Mine are:

Friday- go shopping and get a pedicure in the morning.
Saturday- kids have a party to go to in AM; in late afternoon we take them to mom and dad's to spend the night and DH and I are going to Benihana and having an adult shopping trip at Crate and Barrel. And I might get the boys their costumes as well.
Sunday- church with my parents. Nothing else so far. Maybe some sort of BBQ with my parents after church.
Monday- BBQ with good neighbor friends in evening. Ribs are on the menu, and it's their son's 2nd bday the next day, so I'm going to bake a cake for him as a surprise.

 

[justhat]

Robin that costume looks so cute! I can't wait to see the 3 of them together-it'll be adorable!

Zalansky, I hope Connor gets better soon. Ya know, my husband thinks of a lot of things as "Germ World" but never WDW. Of course, he's fanatical about washing Madison's hands (and mine and his too actually), but he's like that everywhere we are, including our home. I won't mention that to him cause it might just add to his list of paranoias.

DisKim, my mom has a beagle who is, imo, the best dog for a family. He's so incredibly sweet and great with kids. Madison has dressed him up like a doll and he just lays there. Only thing is he howls so he can't be put out in the yard at night or early morning cause he disturbs the neighbors.

Jill, it's kinda funny to me to hear that you're the oldest one in your program cause I was the youngest one in mine so I got kinda the same feeling. People were always talking about stuff that happened when I was a kid. Of course, when I eventually go back I'll fit right in! Good luck with your courses this semester though. Oh, and I can only give you my sympathies about having to commute. That's the big downfall to this area.

Fabumouse, Henry was not about napping yesterday either. I think it had something to do with his tummy though cause after a nice messy diaper around 8pm he was down for almost 4 hours. GOod luck managing on your own-if I can do it then you'll be fine! I think it's actually kinda nice to be alone actually cause I've been able to sorta get a routine going.

Time to put Henry in bed. He was sleeping but then pottied and woke himself up. He's not a fan of a dirty diaper. Madison could have cared less, right up till she trained!

 

[llij]

Ok, not much reading being done here! My good friend called so I ended up chatting on the phone with her for a bit.

Robin - Your weekend plans sound great! That is so sweet that you are going to bake a cake for your friend's son.

Hillbeans - I think that GLT's dd is starting Kindergarten too. I'm not sure who else has a Kindergartner. You are right that the kids grow up so fast! Meagan is in her last year of Elementary school this year and it makes me sad to think that it was just yesterday that she was in Kindergarten. Woo hoo on Liam sleeping for you! I hope he keeps it up!

Zalansky - I promise to get back to work!

Ginamarie - Good luck with all of the packing! Gosh, it is hard to believe that you will be moving in a few short days. I can't wait to see Christening pictures too!

DisKim - Wow, that little girl sure was a holy terror! Poor Aidan! It really is a sticky situation when your friends don't watch their kids and they cause havoc with the other kids. One of my cousin's kids is out of control and she never ever watches them or disciplines them when she visits. Something bad always happens or someone gets hurt. At my baby shower for John, she flooded my neighbors basement and ruined their carpet....long story...it was a nightmare.


Ok, I really need to go this time. My plans for the weekend are: Friday - the kids have open house and meet the teacher at their school. Saturday - We are visiting with college friends for a cookout. Sunday - I am taking the girls to see Beauty and the Beast. Sometime in between these events, I will be reading.

Everyone have a great evening!



ETA: Justhat - I just saw your post! I saw in the Washington Post today that DC has the 2nd worst commute in the nation. No surprise there! I also saw on the Today show a segment about older moms vs. younger moms and it made me think if I was being judgemental about younger students vs. older students in school. I guess I am being paranoid about being older, but at the end of the day we are all trying to achieve the same goal and can really help each other. Young student or older student it doesn't matter. I'm still going to make fun of myself though and call myself an old geezer. It is good to hear from you too!

 

[tkyes]

ff - LOL! That is too funny! Great minds think alike No, I'm not too busy with growth charts. I'm working on Tuesday of next week and I have a couple possible orders, but nothing definite yet. I could definitely do one for you if you're interested.

hillary - I won't be joining the sweater dress and leggings trend any time soon. I can't do the skinny jean thing either. You have to have no hips to do that!

alice - Oh Molly is sooo darn cute! I love it! Sorry you were having a funky kind of day. Your weekend sounds fun. I really need to get to Benihana some day.

val - I forgot to respond to your bad day. I'm so sorry to hear you aren't loving it. :hugs: I bet it's something you'll get the hang of. The time away from the family though would be hard to get used to. How many hours are you working? Don't feel silly if it doesn't work out. It would be worse to stay with it just because you are worried about what others might think.

ginamarie - How exciting that your move is getting so close!!

jill - I saw that on the Today show too. The older vs. younger mom thing was harsh! I was thinking how great it is on here that we don't judge eachother. I know we have younger and older moms here and I can't imagine talking about eachother like they did on the show. For those that missed it, younger moms said older moms were selfish and older moms said younger moms were irresponsible. It was sad really.

justthat - Tyler can't stand a dirty diaper either. There were days I thought he was fighting naptime, but he really just had a messy diaper. (he filled it after I laid him down)

diskim - what a scary little girl! I'm glad you caught her in the act!! What a stinker.

fabumouse - Sorry your MIL went home. I bet she was a great help!


Weekend plans - We are headed up north to go camping on an adults only weekend with another couple. Tyler is hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa.

Almost time for Project Runway. I wonder who will go home tonight?


Tamie

 

[nucpharm29]

Hey all!

The gymnastics class was really fun. There are only 3 other girls besides Emma in this morning class so they all get a lot of instruction from the coach. And I am really amazed how great the teacher was with the 2 year olds. It's mainly a class to get the kids acquainted with being in the gym, taking turns, and following direction. Emma had a blast swinging on the rings and bouncing on the trampoline.

Alice--that costume is sooooo adorable!!! Hmm, maybe I should check into that for Emma

Here are our plans for the weekend
Friday: Clean house in the am, take Matthew to his 9month check up right after lunch, be at the airport by 3 to pick up IL's, and then be home by 5 to meet BIL and his wife (yes, we will have a full house!)

Sat.: Boys watching am football, Girls heading out to eat breakfast, rummage through the farmer's market and then some mall shopping. Then DNiece's 1st b-day party at 2, and then my Alma Mater is playing USC in football that evening. (Should be saying that we are leaving for WDW--but as we all know we had to cancel our trip--Boohoo!!)

Sun: Church (probably), then a bday party for DH and his twin brother.

Mon: Recover!!!!!!

Until I typed all that out I didn't realize how busy we are going to be. Yikes!

DisKim--I would stay away from cocker and springer spaniels--my parents had both and neither were calm or good with kids. They had to put the Springer down b/c she kept attacking other dogs and they were afraid she would turn on the babies. We have a humane society mutt and she's the best. She will actually just lay on the floor and let Matthew pull on her tail, grab her fur, and pretty much bodyslam her.

fabumouse--I may have missed an earlier post, but it looked like in the most recent one you were worrying about bfeeding the baby in the car, w/ having to hold onto everything. We travelled 15hrs. by car with DS when he was 2 months old and I bfed him in the car whenever we stopped. What worked great for me was to prop his head up with one of those travel neck pillows--kinda like a mini boppy just for his head. And then I had one hand free to cover up with a blanket.

Jill--hope you can get some work done!!!

Well, it's off to watch Project Runway! Have a great night all!!

 

[Alice28]

Hillary- I have one who is going into kindergarten! Joshua is starting next week. Sam will be in 3rd grade. Josh is in PM K, and I'm glad; they called me today to ask if I would switch to AM and I was like No Way Jose. Let me ease into this two kids in school thing, and it makes things easier to only have to get one ready to go by 7:45. Plus Josh likes to sleep til 9 usually. AND, they don't do the busses for AM kinder. He would be picked up, but I would have to go get him every day. No thanks.

Justhat- glad Henry got some good sleep for ya there!

nucpharm- sounds like Emma's gymnastics class is a good one!

oops- gotta go---try and check back later!

 

[cm387]

Hi there moms....a lurker here with a question I'm hoping someone can help me with. Baby #4 (Grayson) is now 4 months and 11 days old...I've been breastfeeding a little differently than I did with the first 3 so I have a couple of questions. By this age my other 3 had already had bottles...I haven't been able to locate my pump this time around so he's only had a breast...I know that he's coming close to having juice introduced (we've already started cereal ) and I may break down and buy another pump so I'm wondering if he'll have any problems at this point taking a bottle. I know every child is different, but if I could get some kind of idea it would be great. Has anyone gone to a cup at this age? With the first 3 I used a rubber Nuk nipple from Gerber, but it seems as though I can only find silicone now. His pacifier is rubber so I'm not sure what I should do. You would think that number 4 wouldn't have been so hard! Any input would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

Barb

 

[vald1977]

Hi all,
Robin,
OMG! Molly is to die for cute as Tink ! I love your costume theme for the kids.

Jill,
Sorry the commute to school is such a drag. It will all be worth it in the end, though.

Diskim,
That little girl sounds nasty. No wonder Aidan wasn't being too social with her. I wouldn't be either if I was getting smacked.

Barb,
Sorry I can't help you as I'm a bottle momma .

GM,
Good luck with the closing . I think everyone is a bit paranoid about the cost of their house when they close. I know we were. But it all worked out in the end.

SL,
I'm sorry you are feeling hurt by your mom. I would too if I was left out like that. I'm glad you got your computer fixed.

Hi to Tamie, Hillbeans, FF, J&D, Loretta, GLT, and everyone .

Thanks so much to all of you who gave me advice and well wishes about the job situation. It has gotten better the past couple of days. One of the girls took me aside and talked to me and made me feel a lot better. It's still tough when it's busy but I'm getting more and more comfortable with things. I think it will work out just fine. As for missing the kids, well I still do but at least I'm lucky enough to have them with dh while I'm working. I'm just hoping that it gets better and better the more I get used to things. All the people there are so wonderful and that makes all the difference in the world.

Can you guys believe what happened on BB7 last night?! I can't believe what a smooth talker Will is! He totally cracks me up. I did feel a little bad for Danielle though because I know she has a family and could really use the money.

Well, I really should get to bed. TTYL

 

[Ginamarie]

Hillbeans- I know all about the last minute running around. I scheduled the closing for 11 am so that we'll have enough time to go to the bank in the morning and make out the checks. Usually I'm the attorney trying desperately to make the numbers work. Surprisingly, I'm in complete agreement with the sellers. Now I just have to see what the bank attorney comes up with!

cm387- When my mom had my sister (8 years ago!) she solely breastfed for the first couple of months. About 3 months in she caved and bought the pump. So that's when she started bottle feeding. I'm pretty sure she started with the slow flow nipples, so the milk wouldn't come out too fast. The transition worked pretty well for her, so I hope it works for you too.

Your son is just a tiny bit younger than my DD (She was born April 6th).

Yes, I'm STILL working on this impossible motion.. and DH went to bed without uploading the new pics.

 

[J&D]

Robin- I just ordered the Tink costume for Jenna. I went to order just the PJ pals, bathing suits, etc. that are on sale for $2.99. My total would have been $62.87 ($50.37 for everything plus $12.50 for shipping). I found a code (new15off) for $15 off and free shipping for purchases of $75+. I added the Tink costume, and that brought my total to $77.86. Take $15 off of that, and my total was $62.86. Basically I got the Tink costume for free!!!

I have a lot of housework that needs to be done tonight, so I'll have to catch up with everyone later. I just wanted to share my great deal. If you need to do some Christmas shopping, then check out the Disney Shopping sale. There are some Pooh grandma sweatshirts for $9.99. I got one for my Mom and MIL for Christmas.

TTFN!

 

[fabumouse]

Fabumouse- She’s 8 now, and looking forward to Space Mountain and Expedition Everest, but clearly told me she won’t go on the Bug’s Life again.

It really was painful - I'm not sure which was worse - that or the Haunted Mansion (which, I swear, she insisted on going on!)

Jill - I was trying to calculate the ages - and holy crap, realized that I graduated from undergraduate school in 1990 - exactly 16 years ago, too! While my student loans are a bummer, I'm also really glad that I'm not taking any more classes right now.

Tkyes - I don't have any cable (by choice) and I'm dying - sweater dresses and leggings? wasn't that mid 80's?? Help me out here Jill!! . . . ..

Justhat - ITA - it seems like once Madeleine gets everything moving in her system, she poops and passes gas and then essentially passes out! DD5 was NEVER like that and I never got a break. And you're right -I could use a routine. I've sent most of the thank you cards and announcements. I sent flowers to my MIL for taking care of us. There's tons of food in the freezer and DD5 starts school in 5 days. I'm a little irritated in that we received a purchase list TODAY that includes a back pack and sleeping mat.

Nucpharm - thanks for the car suggestion. I have a gray neck pillow - a mini boppy - that I will try out.

 

[Alice28]

cm387- I always had good luck with the playtex bottles- I like the ones with the disposable liners and my kids always liked the nipples (the brown ones, not the clear ones). I too mostly breastfed, but they would take those bottles without a problem. Good luck!

I'm in a bit of a quandry about Molly's costume- it barely fits. I really have to tug at it to get it on. How can it be though, that I would need to order my not even 18 month old, a 4/5???? I mean, come on! (I bought her the XXS which is a 2/3). I am just so afraid to exchange it, and have the 4/5 falling off of her, and have to pay shipping AGAIN to return that one. (no more returning at the Disney Store). I think I am going to ask my mom to put in a crotch extender to give her more room in the torso. The length is perfect. The wings are a bit too big too, so that is the other thing- I'm sure the 4/5s wouldn't even stay on her if the 2/3s barely do.

I wish I could think of other shopping to do at disney shopping, so I could at least get Joshua's costume at a deal. I tried coming up with $75 worth of stuff the other day, and just felt like I was spending money just to spend it.

Val- I'm glad you are feeling better about the job situation. I'm sure in a few weeks you will be an old pro. And think of all the extra $$ you are making for Disney!

Did I tell you guys that the preschool teacher who wants me as her sub dropped off the paperwork yesterday? I figure every time I do it, a few times a quarter, that is a pedicure at Coldwater Creek for moi. Works for me!

BB7- Will is SUCH a smooth talker- he should have been a lawyer, not a doctor! He has a talent! I wanted Danielle to win the money too, but now that she's acting like a crazy woman, forget it. I'm rooting for Will, Janie and CG for final 3. I think Dani will get the boot first this Thurs....then I *hope* it's grody Mike Booger and then Erika.

OK, I meant to respond to more, but I hear Molly screeching....she has had such an off day...she's 'sleeping' with her brothers cause they wanted her to, but clearly it's not working out! She napped from 4:30-6:15 and was grumpy for an HOUR when I woke her up. I swear, two off days for naps and she's totally off kilter. She was like clockwork- 12:45- 3:15 or so, and then bedtime between 8-8:30. Not so much the last 2-3 days.

ETA- as I was putting Molly to bed, I was totally taken aback by what I saw on Outdoor Living Network (I was watching old reruns of Survivor)- it was seriously DH's childhood backyard/neighborhood! (About 5-6 miles from my house). It was a special on Pat Tillman, who was an NFL player who joined the Army and was killed in Afghanistan. I knew he had gone to DH's high school, but it was REALLY weird to see the same trails and neighborhood houses that I have walked on many a time on TV! This guy was a few years younger than me, but I kept expecting his friends being interviewed to be people I knew from church or something. Crazy.

 

[J&D]

Check out MotherWear.com's $5 sale. Ends 8/31.
http://www.motherwear.com/cat.cfm/cid/82/va/1

 

[DisKim]

Hillbeans - Alex is starting 1st grade this year which feels really hard on me. I won't see him in the mornings and he won't get home until 4pm. I will only see him for 4 hours a day. I am so used to him always being with me right after work (2pm) that I feel like my heart is being ripped out because I am going to miss my big boy so much. LOL about the sweaters and stretch pants. I wore that too. However, I switched it up and usually wore a big Champion sweatshirt with leggings in college. I was never 120 pounds though!

justhat - Madison cracks me up. I'm just picturing her dressing up your mom's dog .

J&D - It sounds like you got some great deals.

cm387 - I would think 4 months is too young for a cup. It is so hard to give advice on the bottles because every baby is different. My 3 all took to the bottle without a problem. They were all introduced to the bottle early though for various reasons.

Val - I'm so glad the job is getting better!

nucpharm - Thanks for the advice . I always wanted a cocker spaniel when I was little because Lady and the Tramp was my favorite movie, but I've heard they can be very nasty.

I have a bunch of clothes in my cart at Gymboree for the boys and I'm hesitating in placing the order. It's a biggie and I've been shopping so much but I haven't gotten any clothes for the boys. Aidan probably can wear Alex's old clothes but I've been too lazy to take them down.

Weekend plans - NONE! I'm looking forward to the nasty weather so I can get things done around the house. I'm going to just spend as much time with the kids as I can before school starts. Friday is Emily's first horseback riding lesson so I'm very excited for that!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Hi moms. Thursdays seem so far apart now that it's the only day during the week I have off. I might take Lucas out somewhere to look for fall pants for him but I haven't decided where yet. Tonight DH is bringing home pizza for dinner - we discovered a new pizza place in town and we can't get enough!

val - I'm so glad your job is going better now. I agree that the people there make all the difference. Ever since my friends left my job, things haven't been the same for me and I get upset easily and have no one to talk to about it. Maybe you'll make some new friends!

llij - Just reading about your school adventures is making me very excited for January. Taking things one day at a time sounds like the right thing to do.

J&D - Great deal! I just bought Lucas a couple PJ Pals for the cooler weather. It took a lot of self control to not venture into the housewares and halloween sections.

ginamarie - Good luck with the closing!

hillbeans - Good luck to Kevin on his first day of kindergarten. How is his tooth doing?

fabumouse - I hope you're doing better since the IL's left.

DisKim - Good luck choosing a dog. We're strictly a cat family so I don't have any breed advice, sorry!

nucpharm - Gymnastics class sounds like so much fun. Glad Emma's having a good time.

I better run, I hear Lucas stirring. He hasn't slept right since Monday's no nap/amusement park disaster so I expect he'll be a little moody today. I'll check back in later!

 

[justhat]

SL, your pizza sounds good. We've had far too much take out this past week, pizza being one of them. Joey's last day off was last Wednesday and stupidly we didn't go grocery shopping and I haven't felt like going myself then carrying all the bags up the stairs, along with 2 kids.

DisKim, I should add that my mom has a freak beagle, in that he must have a deformed gene cause he's literally 2-3 times the size of most beagles. We should have known when we saw he was much larger than his littermates, but stupidly we looked at him as "healthy" instead. So now she's got this 50 pound beagle. Imagine how cute he looks with clothes on at that size!

Fabumouse, Madison was nothing like Henry either. Like your older daughter I imagine. She was my motivation to not have another baby for a long time, longer than 2.5 years in fact, but can't change that. This one though, if she were like this I would not have hesitated to have another one. Right now he's just chillin' on the couch in his Boppy. Last night I fed him at 8, then again at 9 after I changed him (the boy can certainly eat!) then he slept till 2, ate, and slept till 6. Well, he was very gassy at 4 so I woke up, but he was pretty much still sleeping and no desire to eat. I think I might get him some Mylicon cause he can be pretty gassy, which Madison never was.

BTW, I used your skills and did a search for LglBlonde and noticed she hasn't been online since 8/7. I hope Jake is doing well and that she is holding up okay. Hopefully she'll come back with a good update soon.

Weekend plans for us will be driving to SC tomorrow. My mom wanted to come to DC for the weekend but being in my house adds a lot of tension cause she's always rearranging my stuff to her liking, etc. So I suggested we go to her condo in SC instead cause she's sellling it so we won't be able to go next year. Of course now we'll get to drive through Ernesto the whole way there so that should be fun.

Time to get going cause I've gotta get the oil changed in my car since it's long overdue and I'll be driving 8 hours tomorrow (well longer with the storm I'm sure) and then pick up diapers and my bridesmaid dress. Speaking of that, the bride called me last night at 10:30 to ask if Joey could come to the wedding. He just got his schedule yesterday so I told her I'd tell her Wednesday, but after he got home from call he slept for hours, then he went to Burger King to pick up dinner ( ) and after we all ate, I bathed Madison and he put her to bed and fell asleep with her. So yes, I know I should have called her since I said Wednesday, but I totally didn't even think about it and at 10:30 I was sleeping so not thrilled to have the phone ring and wake me up (and Henry since the phone was next to his bed, though he went back to sleep pretty quickly).

 

[dizagain]

Hi, Everyone...

If it's ok, I'll join in! Just had baby #3 on the 16th - Carson is doing great thus far and he is a super easy baby for now. My DD's are 10 and 12 and they are LOVING this baby thing which is nice. I had various relatives in town until a few days ago and I'm TRYING to find some sense of order around here but I'm not doing such a great job! I can't seem to get anything done...if I take Carson out to run errands I'm shot for the whole day, and if we stay home, I don't have that as an excuse!!! But, I know it will come together eventually and if I can keep everyone in clean clothes and get the lunches packed (I know, I know, they could do it themselves, but...) I'm doing ok. Hey - I made lasagna the other night which was pretty impressive! Tonight - homemade macncheese and soem veggies which will be good for DH over the weekend as well. If I produce a meal every other day or so, maybe noone will complain. At least DH will cook over the long weekend!

Ok, so what do I do with all of the clothes Carson has received? I am SO grateful for everything, but he has WAY TOO MUCH STUFF! It seems the stuff I would think of returning had no receipts and the sweet Gymbo and Gap stuff does have receipts but I want that for sure...I feel guilty having so much that we can't use.

Justhat and Fabumouse - Hey! Glad your little ones are pretty easy-going too...I'm guessing my DD#2 would have fit right in with your oldest kiddos!! I was just thinking about LglBlonde as well - hoping all is well with them. I keep checking in at the Moms-to-Be thread waiting for a few more of those babies to be born.

Have a great day, ladies!

 

[zalansky]

Good morning moms!

Dizagain - LOVE the name Carson! I lean towards names that start with a "C". I have a Connor and a Cameryn (girl). CONGRATS to you!!!! As for the clothes, I say either donate the extras for a tax write-off or sell them on Ebay if you have the time and the will. I have tons still myself and we are donating the plain things and I am listing my Gymboreee th9ings on Ebay soon.

Sl - you've got me craving pizza first thing in the morning while I sit here with my coffee!

I love pizza - as a matter of fact I have taken the kids to the PIzza Hut lunch buffet 2 weeks in a row because it is darn good and Connor eats free so the total cost is about $7.00. The only downside is I eat the equivalent of an entire pizza myself which amounts to more cheese on me!!!

justthat - drive safe tomorrow and have a great time at the wedding!!

Hillbeans - good luck to Kevin on his first day tomorrow! Is he excited?

vald - SO happy to hear the job is going better! I knew it would, and it will only get better with time. Beofre you know it you will know that menu inside out and you will be the expert. I cannot wait for BB tonight!!! My best friend is so into it she has me watching the feeds and I admit it, I am addicted!!! I know Robin has seen me on the BB spolier thread and can vouch for my obsession. What a dork I am.

Hi to all the other mommies! I need to get in the shower to get myself ready for a girls night out tonight. Yes I need to do it now because Cam just went down and Connor is finally back in school. I keep praying the phone doesn't ring saying he needs to come home. He has been fever-free for 2 days and just has a cough now.

And weekend plans??? Well, you all know mine! Boardwalk villas here we come! We leave in 72 hours.

Have a great day everyone.