Random Thoughts XII - This Thread Delivers

[cowgirl836]

Can't you just pump and have husband feed baby during night some?

You can, we're a bit early for that as if I skip a feeding, it tells my body to make less and/or that body part will wake me up anyway cause it's time to feed. I will offset a bit so DH can practice giving bottles in the evenings. A couple more weeks and things should be established. Plus right now I'm trying to take the middle of the night feeds so DH can get solid sleep since he's at work and can't attempt to nap during the day.

But yes, eventually once my body is sort of set on what it needs to make, I'd like to let DH take over a late evening or before work feeding so I can get a longer stretch.

 

[SCyclone]

It's great that more and more women are going back to breastfeeding. I am 100% convinced it makes better children, and also strengthens that bond between Momma and baby.

 

[cowgirl836]

Reason #378535 why Im not ready for kids, I like sleep too much. Sounds like you are hanging in there though. Although, you starting to sound like you need people time ASAP.

I also love and miss sleep. You're young. No need to rush. Enjoy some adulthood time sans kids. That's what we did and I'm glad.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I also love and miss sleep. You're young. No need to rush. Enjoy some adulthood time sans kids. That's what we did and I'm glad.

A lot more people do that nowadays.

I went the "have them early" route, so didn't do a lot of stuff when I was in my 20s & 30s. But I was an energetic 40-something chasing them around to all of their extra-curriculars, and an empty-nester who finally had disposable income for things WE wanted (like ISU FB & MBB season tickets) in my 50s.

I think there are pros & cons to both routes. You travelled to Scotland when you were about 20 years younger than I was when we went...

 

[wxman1]

Soooo I got called out at an HOA meeting that I don't live in last night. @bawbie may enjoy this.

So Marion is FINALLY building a new YMCA. Long story short it had been planned for one location where the land was gifted to them but it was in a flood plain so they had been working on raising the land. For whatever reason they decide not to build there and buy land on the north side of town right next to the Mayor's neighborhood and a close coworker of mine. We get talking about it and he tells me that the Mayor wanted to plant a bunch of pine trees and what not to block the view for privacy. I think that's funny and to add wood to the fire in the local FB group I throw that into the discussion. A couple of people found it ironic but the discussion moved on fairly quickly.

Fast forward to last night and they apparently say "A WxMan (obviously used my real name) posted on FB that the Mayor wanted to plant trees." Coworker fessed up and most people thought it was funny mostly because no one else wanted to deal with trying to get trees to grow.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

t-noah is already redesigning the new FB uniforms

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

t-noah is already redesigning the new FB uniforms

He's a designer, he wastes time designing new uniforms. We waste time posting in a 400+ page thread. No judgement from me

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

There was still some cake left over from yesterday

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It now costs $110 to renew your passport?

 

[CloneLawman]

He's a designer, he wastes time designing new uniforms. We waste time posting in a 400+ page thread. No judgement from me

Are you British?

 

[ImJustKCClone]

It now costs $110 to renew your passport?

Got one more year on the current ones (second round for us).

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Sadly People really do believe this junk.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Got one more year on the current ones (second round for us).

This will be my third. I used the first one once, the second one 3 times with one of those being Canada.

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[ImJustKCClone]

This will be my third. I used the first one once, the second one 3 times with one of those being Canada.

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Funny but true - PapaLew is greatly disappointed that not all of the countries we have visited have stamped our passports. TBH, so am I.

 

[cowgirl836]

A lot more people do that nowadays.

I went the "have them early" route, so didn't do a lot of stuff when I was in my 20s & 30s. But I was an energetic 40-something chasing them around to all of their extra-curriculars, and an empty-nester who finally had disposable income for things WE wanted (like ISU FB & MBB season tickets) in my 50s.

I think there are pros & cons to both routes. You travelled to Scotland when you were about 20 years younger than I was when we went...

honestly, for a lot of friends in our group, finances are the reason they are delaying kids. At least two couples would love to have/have had their kids earlier but it wasn't financially wise.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

honestly, for a lot of friends in our group, finances are the reason they are delaying kids. At least two couples would love to have/have had their kids earlier but it wasn't financially wise.

Funny - among our friends at that point either one or both were in school or grad school. None of us had much money to speak of. The mindset was kind of "if you wait until you can afford kids, you'll never have them". Probably not the most financially sound idea ever!

But, since we were all in similar circumstances, we had a very good support group and a lot of shared child care, entertainment, and other things. We had canning parties and chicken-plucking parties where we piled all the kids in someone's living room and took over the kitchen for food prep, and we took care of each other's kids in emergencies (like the birth of a sibling, for example). Money was tight but we survived.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Funny but true - PapaLew is greatly disappointed that not all of the countries we have visited have stamped our passports. TBH, so am I.

They never stamped mine in Italy, Not sure why.

 

[harimad]

I was the third of three girls.
What's new look like?

Third of three here also. The hand-me-down struggle is real.

*forgive me for digging up this post, I've been away from RTT awhile, catching up here.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Third of three here also. The hand-me-down struggle is real.

*forgive me for digging up this post, I've been away from RTT awhile, catching up here.

The one saving grace for me was that at that point in time, fashion tended to run on five year cycles. By the time the clothes got to me they were trendy again.
Middle sis got new clothes most of the time because she was tall & flat-chested, while oldest & I were short and somewhat more rounded.

 

[cyrevkah]

I need to find someone willing to take the 4T and under items from me and pay me.