The Official New Mom Thread

[DisKim]

Jill - Congratulations on the weight loss . I should go to weight watchers. I sabotage myself. I was below my prepregnancy weight and just started eating badly after I realized my weight was okay. I could really use to take off a few pounds before summer. Mainly, I would really like to get back in shape but I just don't have the time. I love JP's new picture. What a sweet little face he has!

lissawynn - It is just that time of year when students get lazy and teachers get frustrated. Mine are the exact same way. I can explain something 15 different ways and they still don't understand. Of course, those are the same kids that are completely inattentive in class. Our marking period ends tomorrow and they have been driving me nuts. After almost 10 years in teaching, I can basically tell that they will stop working right after they get back from Christmas break. First marking period is always the "honeymoon" because they are all jazzed to be back in school. Good luck!

SL - I'm sorry about your DH's grandmother .

Well, I was taking a break from my NC research. It's overwhelming. I'm checking out the schools now. I made the mistake of looking at the teachers' salary guides. They're awful. I would be taking a 10K pay cut. I don't plan on teaching down there anyway. I want to get my masters and do something else. I love teaching but I don't want to teach in a new state.

 

[J&D]

WonderBelle- Glad to hear that your ultrasound went well. Congratulations on expecting a boy!

KarenTX- Welcome! I live N of Houston. Where do you live?

Alice- Nice picture of Molly and your DH.

With sympahy, Strawberry Lemonade! May you and your family find comfort in this time of sorrow!

Jill- Congratulations on losing 5 lbs!

lissawynn & Tamie- Congratulations on booking your trip. I'm sooooo jealous!

Tamie- Hope your FIL's surgery went well.

Hillbeans- Glad to hear you had a good weekend.

DisKim- Hope your week gets better.

TTFN

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

J&D, DisKim, llij - Thanks for your kind thoughts.

lissawynn - Congrats on booking your tickets and getting all your ADRs.

DisKim - Good luck with your NC research. Do you have an idea of what you would do (career or job wise) if you move?

llij - Congrats on losing 5 lbs and I'm glad you're feeling better. I hope you can post the picture of your kids - they are all so cute!

DH's grandmother's wake will be Friday and her funeral will be Saturday. I hope this doesn't sound too morbid, but I guess she had laid out the clothes she wanted to be buried in before she even went to the hospital. I think that makes DH's family feel better, knowing she was at peace with the situation.

Switching gears... I'm a little ticked off at my bosses here at work. I work for a R/R & EAP firm (so we do some telephone counseling) and I open the office on the days I work. The girl who used to open with me on Wednesdays changed her schedule and is off on Wednesdays now and they didn't ask anyone to cover for her so now I'm alone here. There are supposed to be at least 2 people in the office at all times in case an emergency call comes in. Technically, since I'm not even on the counseling "team", if I happen to answer one of these calls, I'm supposed to get someone else. Ummmmmmm...there's no one else here! Here's to hoping it stays quiet this morning.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Morning Mommies!

SL--> sorry about your loss and i hope they find someone soon to help you out at work! <<Hoping everything goes well this morning>>

Question: how long did it take you all to lose the pregnancy weight? I am feeling so down about the way i look lately it's insane (i know i only gave birth 4 weeks ago). i just want to be back to 'normal'
I have my appointment on Monday and i can't wait to ask him about excercising!

Jill-->I love the pic in your siggy! so cute!

Have a great Wednesday!! LOST is on tonite!! woohoo!

 

[nucpharm29]

Good morning all!

We got back from our trip late last night. Of course everything was really delayed going through Cincinnati, so we got home later than expected. The trip, though, was wonderful. Can you believe we had 80 degree weather everyday we were there?

It was so cool to have DFIL and his GF there to vacation with us. They hadn't seen Emma in over a year and this was their first time to meet Matthew. DFIL hadn't been to Disney in 30 years and couldn't believe how things had changed. He though we were trying to kill him, though, with all the walking in the parks. We went last year when DD was 16 months and she didn't get much out of the trip. But this year, she took it all in, and remembers what she saw. Her favorite times were Chef Mickey's breakfast and the Princess storybook lunch in Norway. I'll post some pics later when I find where we packed our camera.

We made the plunge and became DVC members on our trip. We figured that we'd been to WDW 3 times in the last calendar year, so it made sense for our family. And after staying at SSR in a 2 brd villa, I don't think I can ever go back to a "regular" hotel room. The extra space and kitchen were wonderful!

Well, I better go and start unpacking (I did laundry in our villa, so it just has to make it back into the drawers). I'll try to catch up on all the posts that I missed. This board really does fly.

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

Thanks, DisneyMommyMichelle. I only gained about 25 lbs when I was pregnant and lost most of it right away. Since Lucas was born in the summer, I took him on a lot of walks which I think helped a lot. I'm still about 5-10 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight and I'm starting a yoga class with my mom and my sister in February so I hope to at least tone up a little. I can live with my weight, but I have to do something about my belly.

nucpharm - Your trip sounded great! I'm glad you had a good time. I hope to see some pics!

 

[justhat]

We got back from Arizona yesterday, in our house around 3:30am. Madison and I slept in till 10am but my husband had to be up at 6am for school. It's only a 2 week rotation, started last Tuesday and ends this Friday, and he missed 3.5 days, plus MLK Day was a holiday so he'll only actually be there for 5.5 days so he couldn't take anymore time off yesterday.

Our trip was sorta good-I'll try to keep it brief cause I know no one really wants to read someone else's trip reports, but it just seemed like such a string of weird events I want to share it. The flight to Phoenix was great (seat in front of us wasn't broken so Madison couldn't kick it!), but by the time we got to our hotel around 9pm, it was 11pm to us so we were exhausted and went right to bed. Then I had to drive my husband to his interview at 6am, which wouldn't have been a big thing except that it meant we had to get Madison up then too, which she was not too happy about. After his interview we headed to Tucson and checked into our hotel, which was beautiful, but really far away from 'Tucson' itself (we were in a town called Oro Valley). That night Madison woke up a couple of times vomiting in the bed. We thought she was getting a cold since she always vomits with a cold, so we didn't think much of it. Got up in the morning to drive Joey to his next interview and Madison was vomiting in the car on the way home. Stupid me didn't realize that she hadn't actually coughed or had a runny nose, I was just so sure that's why she was sick I didn't think about it. We ate breakfast at the hotel (which was so overpriced!!) and then she vomited everything she ate, all over herself and me. Still though, being the genius I am, I think it's a cold. We both took a bath then went to the zoo, picked up Joey, then went to eat at this Mexican place, supposedly the best in Tucson. We order drinks, Madison takes a few sips of milk and vomits all over the table. So we order our food to go and head back to the room. I have now realized that she has not coughed or sneezed all day so maybe she's got some sort of tummy virus (yes, it took me a whole day to realize that). We ate in the room while she napped, then we went to the laundromat to wash all the vomit clothes. Saturday we went to a really neat place, the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, which is like a museum/zoo/botanical garden all in one. The drive out there was worth it on its own since it was so beautiful. We ate dinner at P.F. Chang's, then about 8 hours later Joey and I were up vomiting, which lasted all night. We're not sure if it was Madison's virus we caught or food poisoning, only cause we felt so, so horrible for an entire day, whereas she was running around the zoo in between her vomiting spells. Plus we both got sick at exactly the same time, which we thought would be weird for a virus. Sunday we had to switch hotels (most anesthesia programs give you a free hotel night or a big discount on a nearby hotel so we booked their hotel for Sunday night for his interview Monday, but wanted more of a resort the rest of the stay). Well thank gosh we didn't stay there the rest of the trip cause the hotel was horrible. I was so sick I waited in the car while Joey and Madison checked in-1st room they went to smelled like cleaning products-not the best for people who have been sick all night and day. So he switches to another room, which is facing the sun and the building has no AC!! What hotel in Arizona doesn't have AC!?! Well, okay, we find out that they do have AC, but it's either heat or AC for the whole building and the people on the shady side are cold. Well the heat almost gets me sick again, so I spend the day laying outside the room (we happen to be literally right outside the pool so we had the pool deck and chairs) to get cool air. Joey was still so sick he had to skip the dinner with the residents Sunday night-we ordered a pizza for Madison, which she literally didn't eat a bit of, then went to bed. Get up the next morning and there's no hot water. I absolutely had to shower though, and I really wanted to bathe Madison just cause of all the germs we all had so we had to brave the cold water. She hated it and cried. I felt so bad about bathing her, but the room was so hot that I think she forgot about the cold water when she got out. We then hung out at the park till Joey was done then we headed to the airport. By that time the virus/food poisoning had gone away, but the morning sickness was back, so I was not feeling well anyway, but the flights were both good (we had to connect in Vegas) so that helped. I was so happy to be home and in my own bed though-I'm really glad we're not going anywhere for awhile.

SL, sorry to hear about your husband's grandmother. We'll keep you guys in our thoughts during this tough time for your family. On another note, I love the new photo. I really love Lucas' eyes, he's so expressive.

Lissawynn, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JIMMY!! Wow, can you believe he's already 1!?! I loved the photos of his party, he looked very happy. (And Madison had that birthday crown in pink!) Congrats on finalizing your WDW trip plans.

Jill, congrats on the weight loss! It's always so nice to see yourself make progress like that. I gained a lot of weight with Madison, way more than I should have (probably why she was 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 15 days early) and taking it off wasn't tons of fun so I'm trying to avoid that this time around. Of course, I'm much sicker this time too so I can't really gain anything while I'm not eating so maybe that will help. Glad to hear you've only got 7 pounds to go though! And JP's new photo is so sweet. He looks like such a big boy sitting in his Bumbo seat! He's got an absolutely adorable face. Happy 3 month birthday to him and Happy 10th Birthday to your daughter. Do you guys have any plans for her birthday?

J&D, Happy Birthday to Jenna!!! I know it hasn't come yet, but you had her party so thought I'd say it anyway.

Happy birthday to the mommies who I missed while I was out of town-I think just Hillbeans and Bellacam, but Happy Birthday to anyone else too!

Alice28, glad to hear your neck is feeling better and have fun with that massage! It is well-deserved by you! And I love the photo of Molly and your husband, it's so cute!

KarenTX, Madison wasn't a preemie and didn't have trouble putting on weight as an infant, but as she got closer to 1 she really thinned out-she went from 75th percentile at birth to around 15th percentile at 15 months. Just like your daughter, she simply won't eat when she's not hungry. Her dr said to feed her fatty foods, like cookies and hot dogs, just to get some weight on her (obviously things you can't do yet since your daughter is too young), but even that wouldn't work. We went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill last week and got Madison the chicken fingers and mac & cheese dinner and vanilla ice cream for dessert. She ate about 4 pieces of pasta, no chicken, and then maybe 5 spoonfuls of the ice cream and she was done. That was it and all she had eaten earlier that day was about 6 pieces of a blueberry pancake (and I mean hours earlier cause she took a big nap in between and missed lunch). Madison's finally back up to the 25th percentile in weight, but that's all through her own doing, nothing I can force. So I sympathize with you, but just take some comfort in the fact that as long as she is growing, even though it maybe be very slowly, then odds are she'll be just fine.

DisKim, good luck with your continued NC research. The pay cuts outside the NJ area are annoying, but if the rest of your cost of living is a lot less then that would make it much more tolerable. Would your husband's salary be enough to live on down there or would you have to work while getting your masters?

Hi to all the other mommies I missed, I know I'm leaving people out! Wow, I need to reply to these posts more often so that this isn't so long!

 

[lissawynn]

Good morning, all! I'm spending my day in our computer lab so my students can continue to research their topics. I did kind of flip the crazy switch just a few minutes ago. My students want me to find their information for them and I'm not doing it. I think I've heard my name about a billion times in the last three days. I guess I just need some peace and quiet.

DisKim - I know salaries in NC are much lower than in our part of the country. I think you probably make more in NJ than I do in PA. I do live in a relatively depressed area, and the big business that employed many of the people here packed up a few years ago. Things are not looking good for our contract, either. I have a terrible feeling it's going to be awful.

mommymichelle - I gained about 38lbs. while pg. I have about 5 more to lose. I did, however, lose 10 lbs. before getting pg, so I still think I'm 5lbs ahead of the game.

nupcharm - I'm glad you had a good trip with your FIL. I can't wait to hear all the details.

SL - I hope your work stuff gets straightened out. How weird that you'd be there alone. My sympathies on your loss.

Jill - Congrats on the weight loss!

Alice - Great pic of your DH and Molly! She's such a cutie!

Thank you all for the happy birthday wishes for Jimmy. He had a great party on Saturday and spent yesterday with his pop-pop and cousin.

I'm going to have to post our ADRs for our trip so you can all tell me what you think of our plans.

I've got to get back to the kids.

 

[tkyes]

Hi all!

alice - Great picture of your husband and Molly. I hope he is continuing to adjust to civilian life.

jill - congrats on the weight loss. I still have at least 10 pounds to go.

lissawynn - hope your day goes better. Yes, share your plans and reservations with us.

justthat - welcome home. I'm so sorry you all were so sick. What a trip!! Rest up and feel better soon.

nucpharm - welcome home too! I'm glad you had such a great trip. I'm jealous of DVC! I can't wait to see your pictures.

SL - I'm so sorry for your husband and family's loss. Grandmas are so special. My sympathies. I hope your day at work is quiet!

diskim - good luck with your research. That would be a big decision.


I'm doing the single digit dance. Only 9 days to go until WDW!! OMG, I'm getting so excited.

FIL's surgery went well. I think he's going home today. DH is just worn out though. He's spent so much time at the hospital this week and is a bit behind at work. He has to leave early to go pick up his FIL too.

Hi to everyone I missed - have a wonderful day!!!

tamie

 

[DisneyPhD]

DisneyMommyMichelle, (cool I just to use that smiley) Congradulations! The weight takes some time, don't worry it will come off if you work at it.

nucpharm29, cool about the trip and DVC! I hope you love it as much as we do. We love being DVC members! (but have never had enough points for a 2 bedroom!) Glad to hear the trip was good. So great about the weather! Wasn't SSR great? I guess you didn't need the rain cover after all (a good thing.) Never know if it will come in handy later though.

Feeling a little bit better, but I will have a cough for a while. Now that WDW trip is over I don't have much to look forward to until Spring. Winter is such a bore. The only really interesting thing going on in my life right now is Lily, she is so funny and doing new things daily. That girl is really walking great now too.

 

[lissawynn]

Ok, here are our plans (so far) for our July trip with our dad. I don't have ADR times yet; the travel agent didn't send them to me, with the exception of CG.
Sun, 7'23 - Leave Philly @ 7:55 A.M. and arrive at MCO at 10:45 A.M.
I have to make a ressie with Tiffany Town Car for our pick-up.
Attempt to check-in at the WL then head to MK.
We've made the latest ADR we could get for lunch at LTT.

Mon, 7/24 - MK day
Bfast at CP - again, the earliest ADR we could get
Lunch will most likely be a Pecos Bill's
Dinner at CG at 7:40 - We're hoping this will knock dad's socks off!

Tues, 7/25 - Epcot day
Dinner at Le Cellier
Lunch may be at Sunshine Seasons or one of the counter service places in WS.

Wed, 7/26 - MGM day
Dinner at Brown Derby
Lunch wherever
Bfast - some gross pastry at Starring Rolls

Thurs, 7/27 - AK day
Lunch at Tusker House - my sister is dreaming about their chicken sandwiches
I'm so excited about Expedition Everest!

Fri, 7/28 - Float day
Wherever we feel like going is where we'll land. I know I'm going to want to ride ToT a few more times before we leave.

Sat, 7/29 - Check-out day
We have a late flight home, so I got us the extra day on our passes.
We have an early breakfast at Kona Cafe. We'll probably go back to the MK before we head home. It sounds so depressing already!

Any other suggestions? I'm looking for counter service gems that I may not know about.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Hello everyone and thanks for the replies on the weight! with the C-section i also have that little shelf belly that is sooo annoying! i can't wait to start working out for real

Nucpharm29--> Lucky you on the weather in Florida! glad to hear you had a good time!! welcome back!

DisneyPHD--> thanks for the welcome! I love Royal Oak! they have the greatest and most unique shops! i have family in Ferndale, so we are there usually every summer for the Dream Cruise.

Have a good day!

 

[DisneyPhD]

DisneyMommyMichelle, we just a few blocks off woodward, so we know the dream cruise well. Often we are out of town for it though! We are around 12 and woodward area, so pretty close to Ferndale.

lissawynn, sounds like a great trip. Lots of fun. We like Columbia Harbor house for CS at Mk, give it a try if you need a meal there.

 

[zalansky]

Hi everyone, thought I'd check in since I hadn't in a few days. I hope I remember everything! (I won't - pregnancy brain has never gone away)

nucpharm - glad to hear you had a great time. I look forward to seeing you pics. And congrats on buying the DVC, I know you really wanted it! Would you believe we are actually reconsidering buying again, even though I had loads of reasons why we didn't buy? That 15% off offer is pretty darn good and if we only go with 150 points to start with, that is not a WHOLE LOT of $$$. How many points did you end up buying? Our guide is going to call us Friday.

Jill - glad to hear about your 5 pound loss! That is great. Yes, Cameryn's baptism is this Sunday, I just went to BRU this morning and got her gown. I am looking forward to it since we decided to keep it low key and not have a big party afterward, I am not stressed this time. I love the pic of JP in the Bumbo. I have to say I always laugh when I see babies sitting in them. They are just so precious and JP is no exception. He is too cute.

DisneyMommyMichelle - I have had 2 c-sections and with my last, I was scared because 6 weeks after delivery, I still had the hang over belly and wasn't losing the weight fast as I did the first time. I gained 37 pounds this time around. But, when I hit the 8 week mark, the weight started coming off on its own and by 12 weeks post partum I was back to my starting weight. I do need to tone up though, I admit that! To the gym I go....

Lissawynn - your plans look great. I do the same thing when I make plans, when I even look at the last day's itinerary, I get depressed.

Alice28 - What an adorable pic of Molly & her Daddy! And note, the cute Gymboree outfit, it is adorable. You must be THRILLED beyond belief to have him home!

tkyes - glad to hear FIL's surgery went well. How long will you be WDW again? Don't you love the excitement of counting down? That is half the fun of it all. I can't wait to hear how it all goes.

SL - I am also sorry for you loss. I love the new pic of Lucas...you always have great pics of him in your signature and keep them updated. He is so adorable.

Diskim - keep looking into NC on your free time. Maybe it will be less stressful if you do it more liesurely. ??? I think it is still worth looking into.

Well...my first week off is going well. I had a HARD first day because I am trying to get Cam on a napping schedule and she fought that as hard as she could on Monday. We were both in tears. But, yesterday and today were MUCh better, so I am optimistic. I feel like I am on vacation and being home is not real to me yet. I know that feeling will wear off soon!

DH found out today he won a trip to Cabo San Lucas with his work and gets to bring me....all expenses paid for 3 nights, and it is an all inclusive resort. I AM PSYCHED. Now we just have to make sure the in laws will watch the kids for us and I have GOT to get in the gym. Cam's up so I've got to run. Hello to all I missed, hope everyone is doing well.

 

[llij]

Hello mommies

I just have to vent here a little bit b/c today has been a terrible day! The insurance company is giving everyone the run around again about John Paul's RSV shot and I am so mad that my head is about to blow off! This is beyond frustrating at this point. The company has admitted that they have goofed twice and that we always should have been covered but someone put something in their "system" to deny us which puts us in an automatic appeal process. They 'supposedly' sent us a letter and a letter to the doctor's office saying that we are covered but it never arrived. They then 'supposedly' faxed my husband's HR department, my husband, and the doctor's office a letter with approval but it hasn't come. It is soooo messed up at the moment and the pharmaceutical company cannot release the drug to the doctor's office without approval or $1600 from us. The frustrating thing is that John Paul needs his shot within a 28 to 35 day window from his first one and that is supposed to be next week. The lady at the insurance company said "yes, they messed up" and we should have never had these problems at all but there is nothing she can do about it at this point. Ugh! I tell ya, I am ready to call the state insurance commissioners office at this point. This is negligence and we are going to be out a load of money if we have to cover this again. I wonder why I even bother to pay for insurance coverage if they aren't going to cover what is in our contract.

To top it all off, I was out running an errand today and someone dented my new car. The wind is pretty bad today and a car door slammed into my car and took a bunch of paint off and dented it. At least the lady left me a note and a phone number.

Then I get a phone call from Katie's school saying the her dental spacer broke so we need to get to the dentist this afternoon. Ugh! Phew! Ok, I feel better now......Thanks for letting me vent! This is one of those calgon take me away days!

Zalansky - Have a wonderful Christening this weekend! Be sure to post some pictures too! I'm so jealous that you are going to Cabo. That sounds wonderful! My DH used to win trips like that many years ago and they were always wonderful. I'm glad to hear that your first week at home is going pretty well too.

DisneyMommyMichelle - I had a c-section too so I can totally relate to the shelf belly comment! With both my dd's it took me a few months to take off the weight, but with John Paul it will take me much longer. I am almost 38 so age has something to do with it being harder to lose the weight and I started off the pregnancy about 15 lbs. higher than I like. I gained about 20 lbs. with the pregnancy and lost it all within two weeks (I got pretty sick), but the holidays really killed me with gaining weight. Someone told me once that it took me 9 months to gain the weight and it will take me 9 months to lose it. I like that and figure I can lose slowly and not worry too much about it.

Lisawynn - Your ADR's sound great! Yum! Yum! I loved dining out at Disney!

Justhat - You poor thing! I'm so sorry to hear that you all got sick on your visit to AZ! It sounds like you and your DH had food poisoning. I've had it a few times and it is awful. Nothing is worse than being sick while you are away too. I hope that you all feel better now. I feel so bad for you guys. Thanks for asking about my dd's birthday plans. She is having a slumber party for the first time with all her little buddies. We are taking 8 girls out to dinner and then they will come home and have cake/ice cream and watch movies. I'm sure I will be up most of the night hearing eight 10 year olds giggling and having a good time.

Nucpharm - Welcome back! I'm so jealous that you bought DVC! That sounds wonderful and I can't wait to hear more about your trip and see pictures!

DisKim - My inlaws live in NC and I remember them telling me that the salaries for teachers aren't too great down there. That is too bad. There are a lot of great Universities in NC so I bet you can get into a really good Masters program though. Good luck and keep us posted.

SL - I hope that you don't get too busy at work especially being on your own!

Tamie - Glad to hear that your FIL's surgery went well. I hope that your DH gets some rest.

DisneyPhD - Glad to hear that you are feeling better!

Thanks everyone for the kind words on John Paul's picture! He sure is a cutie, but then I am biased b/c I'm his mom! Thanks for letting me vent too. I feel bad about complaining but I had to get this off my chest.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

justhat, lissawynn, tkyes, and zalansky - thank you also for your sympathies.

justhat - So sorry you got sick in AZ. I hope you are all feeling better.

tkyes - Single digits! How exciting!! I'd be like that WDW commercial: "I'm too excited to sleep". Glad your FIL is doing okay.

lissawynn - Looks like a great itinerary to me! Le Cellier is one of our favorites.

zalansky - Have fun in CSL. My parents were there last year and absolutely loved it.

llij - Sounds like one of those days. I can't believe that insurance company is still giving you a hard time. I hope JP gets his shot.

Seems my boss was "unaware" of the "staffing issues". Whatever. Just get someone in here Wednesday mornings! They've done a little creative scheduling so I know next week will be better.

Tonight is a much needed dinner at the Olive Garden with another couple and their DS. We wanted to go on a weeknight so it wouldn't be as crowded and chose today because there isn't as much on TV tonight as on other days. How pathetic are we?

 

[Inside Ball]

Hi Haven't had chance to post for a long time but thought it was time to, I have been lurking for about a week. I was hoping someone has some advice Aimee is almost 6mnths old and still not sleeping through, with 2 other children as well I am starting to feel exhausted and short tempered sorry for the moan but any help would be great. Thanks

 

[lissawynn]

SL - Enjoy your dinner at OG. DH and I had a very memorable dinner there right after we got married. We went out for dinner and ended up drinking an entire bottle of wine. Needless to say, I was loaded. Then DH wanted to go to Best Buy to get a dvd player. I couldn't get out of the car; that's how much I had to drink. We laugh about that every time we mention OG.

Jill - I hope your insurance company takes care of all this nonsense with JP's shots. I hate insurance companies. They have given me my share of headaches. Btw, JP is SO adorable! I love the pic in your sig.

zalansky - Congrats on the free trip to Cabo. Too bad schools don't give incentive trips to teachers!

I just got the Land's End overstock catalogue. There are some good bargains in there! I am very tempted to buy a new swim suit or two!

 

[lissawynn]

Ok, so I bought 2 swimsuits @ $19.50 each. I also bought 2 pairs of leather sandals @ $9.99 each. I also bought a pair of boots for $19.50. I am very happy with the swimsuits. I'd rather buy quality suits than cheapie stuff. This way I got quality at cheapie prices. I just hope they fit!

 

[Hillbeans]

Hi Everyone,

I've been wanting to post pics of Liam's baptism over the weekend but I only have 2 pics on my camera, so i'm waiting to get some links from my friends and family. We had 16 adults and 8 kids to the Baptism, not a lot but just close friends and family.

Loretta/Zalansky - Cabo, how wonderful. I've always wanted to vacation there, so you'll have to let us know how it is. Glad to hear you're settling well into home life and trying to get Cam on a nap schedule. Good luck with that. How is she sleeping at night these days anyway? Have a wonderful Baptism this weekend with Cameryn.

Jill - Congrats on the 5 lb loss! Sorry to hear about the insurance woes.

Strawberry L - So sorry to hear of your Husband's Grandmothers passing.

Nucpharm - Sounds like you had a great trip and congrats on DVC!

Justthat - hope you're feeling better!

DisneyMommyMichelle - I hear ya about the "extra belly". I've been working out 4x a week but that belly is just not "snapping back". It's really very frustrating.

Lisawynn - Thanks for the update on the LE swimsuits.

Inside Ball - wish I could give you some advice. We're still up 2x in the night. I really do think we've tried everything as well and unfortunately some babies sleep better than others. I do think the swaddling below the armpits helps keep them snug and cozy and may help them sleep a little longer.

Things on my end have been so busy....this sunday is Kevin's 5th birthday. We're taking 10 kids bowling. Should be interesting but fun. It's been such a whirlwind with both of our jobs being so hectic, things with the house sale in PA (which should be done within 2 weeks now - So wonderful) and all the other stuff going on related to that. I guess sometimes it's best to be busy.

Talk with you all soon.