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Hi all, a week and a half until I'm officially in the 3rd. Day Care Costs are not affordable to most families these days. I know a friend who was making $10 an hour at work and paying $11 an hour for day care. Where is the sense in that? I'm choosing to stay home even though I would make more at work than the cost of childcare. Anyone else staying home? We're going to be very poor, our budget is about $400 short each month but we know it will work out some how. I'm more worried about going stirr crazy. I go nuts when we're snowed in for a day, I don't know how I'll handle everyday, but I really think that for now that will be the best choice for our family.

I know Erin yay us...lol. We finally made it. I and it keeps hitting me like okay Alicia... It's getting closer... lol. Yesterday was 3 months from our due date... Idk it all just seems so surreal... I was wondering where Patti was yesterday too. She probably stayed home... Lucky gal. I am trying to find someone to watch him... But I found out yesterday that if I put him in day care I can claim another 3k on my taxes for day care expenses. So that would be a plus but if he stays at someones house I wouldn't get that.... oh well.. i hearya on the snooze thing too. I am dragging a$$ lately. I yawn all the time and feel like I can hardly move. I am hoping they call me today about my test... I just wanna make sure im not hurting Mason or putting my or his health at risk. But when I listen to what you guys eat, it sounds the same as what I eat. I would freak if you guys only ate yogurt and nutragrain bars all day...lol. I have a granola bar a day but its also chocolate chip...lol I compromise... what can I say...lol

hey ladies. it's a very gloomy day in nyc today. I'm a sour puss today. but at least it's friday. we went to the doc last night, nothing exciting. just listened to hearbeat, eveything was good. he wants us to print out a list of covered peditricians for our insurnace so we can go over with him next appoitment and he can give us recommendations. I go every 2 weeks now, I can't believe how time flew. ekay, I think every trimester went super duper fast

Okay, so I posted my 27 week pic on myspace. The freakin flab hanging off my arm is enough to feed a family of eskimos. Nice.

That did make me feel better Erin. Let's see yesterday I had a granola bar ( choc chip) for breakfast, and checkers hamburger and fries for lunch and for dinner I had dirty rice... yummm... I just want to make sure I am normal...who knows yall could be like little robots only eating whole grains and rice cakes....lol We need every tax credit we can get. I am going to call my familys old cpa and ask him what we need to do. If I can find some old lady that would stay at home with him and not pay as much i would chalk it up and just pay her and not worry about the tax. I think the 1st tri went pretty fast bcuz we were all trying to get to know each other and learn all this neat stuff about being pregnant then last tri we knew each other and was more relaxed. I also think we kinda know whats in store for us and don't have as many questions so the time os dragging by....

Morning Ladies!! Yes, I played hookie yesterday!! I just didn't want ot go to work and so I called in sick. I think I was just getting overdone with everything the last week and needed a day by myself where no one knew I was home to bug me. I hung out with my puppy and played in babies room getting some stuff put away and washed and organized. It was nice. You guys sound much more relaxed about the whole glucose test thing. I am sure you willboth get your results todayd an dall will be fine. I was supposed to go this week as well and i just keep putting it off. I can't believe we are all finally in the third tri!! I know waht you mean Mommam about being three months to our due date!! WEIRD!! And just think, some of us may actually be in a less than three months!! SO far this pregnancy has flown by for me. I am hoping it continues to go fast, and I am hoping because there are some things we have planned in the next two months that it will keep going quick!! I want to meet her already!! Lol!! Imaptient is my middle name! Child care seems out of control down there!! I can't imagine paying that for someone to watch baby!. I think we are in the wrong business!! Again it makes me very appreciative of the fact that we get such a good maternity leave here. I will come down and watch any of your babies for you!! :)

Yea Erin that is what i am hoping for. I may choice to stay home if I can find 2 more babies to watch. One of my friends is due in Dec but idk what she is going to do for child care... i should ask... But if i can save $150 a week for Mason and watch 2 more babies and charge like $100 a week for each It will be hard but I thinkn we can manage plus Jermey will be out of school and working full time... I haven't said anything yet bcuz I want to wait and see what happpenes. Patti so good to have you back... I wish I could call out... They already freak when I go to a doc apt... well I am gone to go meet jeremy for lunch... We r going to have pizza... yummmmy... be back soon.

getting ready for our pizza party!!! it's our social work students last day so we're having a pizza party at 12:30, I can't wait!!! it's so funny how much food makes me happy these days. what's everyone having for lunch??

Pattttiii, so glad to have you back. I wish I could take a day off too. I had a meltdown yesterday. I feel like each day that goes by, I fall more and more apart. And yes, I throw myself a pity party because no one seems to care that I am trying to organize the move of a single family residence by myself at 7 months pregnant, with 3 kids in tow. But, that's nothing to do with you, so anyways. Glad you got some time to yourself. Isn't is fun going through everything for the baby? I remember loving that part. Mommam, I'm sure the childcare will work out. Everything seems to fall in place at the right time. I want pizza too! Sounds so good. I haven't been to the grocery store in ages, so I don't even know if I have bread for a peanut b___ter and jelly sandwich.

Thanks girls!! Good to be back! It is funny how much I miss talking to you ont he days that I cant!! :) Ekay - we are totally allowed to throw pity parties for ourselves whenever we want!! Especially when you have as much on your plate as you do. I wish I was closer and I would come help you.mommam- if you can find a couple more babes to watch that would be great!! Gabby - pizza party sounds delicious!! Never fails - you guys all have lunch before me and whatever youhave is what i want!!

hey, well i have just been crying all freaking morning. i had to go to one of those check cashing places, and still had to borrow 50 from my mom to get enough to cover all my charges! i hate this! hopefully we will get our stupid check in a month and get out of this mess! i took my glucose test this past tuesday. havent' heard anything but i go to the doc again thursday, im down to 2 wk appointments already and i have 84 days til my due date! woohoo! less than 3 months for me, but now i need her to stay til i get money to get everything i need, lol. oh, i dreamt AGAIN that i was having a boy! i am scared to buy anything now! but i won't get another u/s til around 37 wks to make sure she's flipped so i have to wait 9 more weeks! this sucks! lol

Pizza wasn't really that good... Wish I would of gone somewhere else...lol. But it was nice eating with Jeremy. Erin- If I lived close I would def make Jeremy and my brother help you move... My lil bro is a pro he has moved me 4 times now and he does such a great job. He has one of those big trailers and he just loads it up...lol. Usually i get his 16 and 17 yr old friends to come and then just buy them pizza or something... So it's kinda like free labor... lol.

I wish there was a magic pill that we could take that would completely eliminate our stress if only temporarily. I got the call today that my 3 hr test came back normal, so I am on cloud nine. My next appointment is on the 19th, so I'm hoping that nothing else comes up before then. I hope that you ladies have a wonderful Mother's Day. I will try to check back in before y'all go home for the day, but I'm getting stuck on 3rd until next Saturday, so I may be hit and miss.

no i sucked up my pride and called about food stamps a week or so ago and we don't qualify, right over the limit! i hate how when you try so hard you get squat! but if you sit on ur a$$ u get a d__n check every month! makes me mad, and they don't count me going to school either! that is so stupid, its not like i am sitting on my b___t or nothing, i am trying to better myself, and my husband works well over 40 usually closer to 50 hours a week and we don't get help. i hate this place sometimes!

HOPE YA'LL HAVE A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!! Wish me luck on Monday morning with my glucose test.

good luck erin! glad u get to see ur little one again! i wish i could just to ease my mind on the s_x anyway! lol. Happy Mothers Day to all you wonderful ladies!!!