Sorry, I don't think it would be wise to bring it up to anyone. I hate it when anyone tells me I am doing something wrong with parenting. Telling me my baby should be wearing socks, should not be sitting there, should not be held like that, is too hot or cold, should be eating this or that. blah, blah. It's extremely annoying.

Listening in!

I already bought all presents and stocking stuffers and spent $40-60 total on each child. I only spent $23 on my 3 year old and $10 on the baby (stuffed bear and fabric to make a blanket)... My kids are getting 3 presents each this year. We usually only do 2, but we added an extra because they all need backpacks so we may as well wrap them. They get things they asked for in their stockings too (laser pointers, knives, watch, card games, etc) They get lots of presents on their birthdays and we really do not need more STUFF in the house.

A few years ago we rented a 3 bedroom house in a quiet neighborhood with a heated pool and hot tub in the backyard for only $45/night. It was a few miles from Disney World, but you could see the fireworks every night. Check vrbo.com

Oh, and my parents oldest grandkid just turned 19. It's completely insane to think that they may have great grandkids in as soon as a couple years! Grandkid #48 is just a couple months old and #49 will be here in a few months. We're throwing a celebration for #50!!

I thought my parents have a lot (48 with only 6 having kids), but I just met someone who had 59 grandkids!

Not the same, but I saw light-up fluffy pillows at Walmart. Probably not an acceptable sub?

what great ideas!

very cute! I'll have to take a while to go through them

One of our babies passed away at 12 wks. He was miscarried around 3 wks later. I chose to do it this way and would do it again. D&E has risks and I was not willing to take those unless absolutely nec.

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:bigear: my pregnant self would like to hear recipes too

We're Catholic, so I guess it works ;)

We are not sure which of her Great Gmas we are naming her after yet. We have 4 to chose from, and it'll be whichever goes with her name. The other 2 girls are named after my mom and my m-i-l. Baby is due in March

I'll keep them in mind when spring outfits come in

I'm thinking I may need to wait until after Cmas when the spring stuff comes out? It's for a spring wedding and I thought I would pick them up around Cmas to take advantage of the sales. Will check out Carter's outlet some time. Carters online did not have anything

We do use family names as middle names, but our girls have 2 middle names. SO, her name will be Maria Rose? (insert Grandma's name) (last name). All 4 of my and dh's Grandmother's have very different names, not really cute, so we put them as the second middle names :)

Those are cute! I'm looking for a spring dress- might be too wintery?

Checked the 1st two. Never heard of crazy 8

Where can I find matching dresses for girls sizes 4t, 2t and newborn/3 mos? I've looked at several places but can only find matching 4t and 2t. Low price would be best

I tend to like these names: Rose Grace Sophia/Sophie Clare/Clara Ella Elizabeth Lucy Lillian/Lillianne/Lily Anne/Anna Louisa First name can not be Mary

We are expecting our third girl and can not think of a middle name to go with Maria or Marie We like traditional names eta: Just to clarify, we like Maria more, but are open to Marie since it goes better with some middle names Thanks

A box of nice chocolates or candies Rosemary- like that idea! Nice hand soap and hand towel or lotion Fresh apple cider (if you live near orchards) Local gift- veggies, jam, honey Small giftcard to blockbuster with popcorn and candy Small giftcard to starbucks or dunkin donuts Nice candle Picture frame

We have had one (without a net) for 10 yrs. We let all the kids play on it, but they cant jump too hard when someone under 5 is on it. We also do not allow friends on it, except in some situations. Then it is only one son and his friend, no brothers or other friends. Rule is, no pushing or jumpingon each other. If the rule is broken, tramp fun is over. We have never had a major injury. Most of my friends are completely against trampolines and horrified that I have one, but there are risks in everything and it is such a wonderful way to spend energy and have fun

We do not tell until after our 20 week ultrasound. The latest was 27 wks. If we could, I would not tell anyone but our kids. We could always tell them when we ask for prayers going into the delivery room:D I just like having a secret! I also think it is funny that my husband's sister gets furious at us each time. But we do appreciate the prayers during pregnancy