Thread: Oct/Nov Mommy Check In!

Since we have the combined board now, I thought it would be helpful for Oct moms to get to know the Nov moms better and vise vera.

So.....

Name/age:
LO(s)/birth date:
Where do you live? How long have you lived here?
Do you work? What do you do?
What's your favorite TV show?
Do you have pets? What one(s)?
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food?
What's your favorite drink?
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears?
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids?
Tell us something random that might not know yet:

Name/age: Wendy/27
LO(s)/birth date: Ronin/ 27 September
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? I'm from Queensland, Australia. I have lived here my whole life, but in my current town about 18 months.
Do you work? What do you do? Yup, I work in child protection
What's your favorite TV show? Glee
Do you have pets? What one(s)? 2 cats. If you frequent the cat thread you have probably seen me offer them up for free a few times.
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I love cooking. I don't know what my favourite food is.
What's your favorite drink? It varies
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? Nope
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Avoiding for now unfortunatly
Tell us something random that might not know yet: Ummm let me think about this one, I need more coffee for the brain to function.

Name/age: Jackie/28
LO(s)/birth date: Aiden/Nov 2nd
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? I'm currently living in Del Rio, TX. We've been here for almost 14 months. We will be moving to North Carolina soon.
Do you work? What do you do? I am a SAHM.
What's your favorite TV show? My guilty pleasure is Grey's Anatomy.
Do you have pets? What one(s)? Yes, one annoying cat named Max.
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Love to cook! (See my blog?) I love, love, love pasta especially macaroni and cheese.
What's your favorite drink? Southern Comfort and Dr Pepper. Though Aiden's not so great sleeping over the months has started to bring back my coffee addiction.
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? Just have my navel pierced.
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? My husband thinks we're NTNP. I just happen to know the better times to hit on him. (He'd love to have another kid, just doesn't like TTC after the 3 years it took us to have Aiden.)
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I almost died from toxic shocks when I was in college. No idea how I got it other than it wasn't from tampons.

Name/age: Laurene/40
LO(s)/birth date: Ryan 21, Melissa 19, Samantha 16, Cheyenne 14, Miranda 3.5, Delaney (almost 1)
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? Renton, WA I was born in Renton
Do you work? What do you do? Yes, I am an office manager at my 2 DD's high school. My hubby & I also own a moving company.
What's your favorite TV show? I like storage wars, super pawn, stuff like that...no time for a weekly show watching
Do you have pets? What one(s)? Billy, chihuaha mix
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Cooking is ok...I've been making meals for my family for 20 years, it gets old. lol I love mexican and chinese food.
What's your favorite drink? Diet Pepsi....and I just discovered that I really like martinis
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? 2 tattoos and my ears double peirced.
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? DONE, DONE, DONE....did I say done! lol Got that taken care of after I had Delaney.
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I was a state champion dart player back in 2004.

Great idea!

Name/age: Janice/27
LO(s)/birth date: Lucas/October 8
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? I'm from Ontario Canada. I grew up and was born in the GTA then moved to my current city when I was 9 and lived there for 10 years. Then i went back to the GTA for a couple of years for college and life experience (ha!) then moved back home and now I am back where i belong. Love this city!
Do you work? What do you do? Yes, I work at the head office of a large retail company. I love my job, but it can be very very stressful.
What's your favorite TV show? Grey's anatomy and trashy reality!
Do you have pets? What one(s)? 2 cats. Liam and Gilbert, they are brothers and we have had them since they were 8 months old. They are now 7
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I hate cooking, I prefer baking. buffalo chicken!
What's your favorite drink? usually my go to is a screwdriver
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? No, but i would like a tattoo someday.
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Avoiding for now, hopefully this time next year.
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I have an unhealthy lip smackers obsession. I probably own about 100 different flavours and there is always one(sometimes two!) nearby. My lips feel dry and burny without them.

Name/age: Erin, 29, the big 30 is creeping up on me
LO(s)/birth date: Teagan Tesla; Sept 25th
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? Tucson, AZ; 2 years
Do you work? What do you do? I'm in grad school full time getting my PhD in genetics
What's your favorite TV show? I'm a sucker for Gordon Ramsey cooking shows
Do you have pets? What one(s)? 2 dogs and 2 cats
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I LOVE to cook. I especially like making pastas. It's the Italian in me.
What's your favorite drink? I'm a beer and wine snob.
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? 2 tattoos (a rose tramp stamp and a beagle on my right ankle); I used to have my tongue pierced back in the day when people did that
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? We'll try again after my comprehensive exam .... so maybe at the end of next year
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I don't know that there's anything the 'chat crew' doesn't know about me . Let's see .... I wanted to be a speed skater when I was little.

Name/age: Kathy 27
LO(s)/birth date: Oct 19
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? USA foreva
Do you work? What do you do? SAHM...was a vet tech, manager at a horse breeding farm and their head tech
What's your favorite TV show? We don't have TV, but I loved Teen mom, the real housewives of OC, Kendra...I love reality TV;0)
Do you have pets? What one(s)? horses-7 was up to 9, cats-6, dogs-5, 2 rabbits, and a rat.
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I like to cook, love to eat, and hate cleaning up. I love everything but seafood! I love birthday cake!
What's your favorite drink? Diet Dew
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? I used to have my navel, ears all the way up, tounge, and the piece on the inside of my ear...I took them all out because I don't want my daughter wanting them...lol. (took em out 5 years ago)
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Want to TTC next winter!! EEK! I LOVE BEBES!!!
Tell us something random that might not know yet: hmmmm.....I want to be a world class horse breeder and win a big big title:0) (I think I have the stock to do it!) Just need more $$! lol!

Name/age: Anna/30
LO(s)/birth date: Lyla/10/6/10
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? In Texas for 23 years, in my current town for 10.
Do you work? What do you do?No longer working. I have a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction and I'm certified to teach Speech and EC-5th grade.
What's your favorite TV show? Grey's Anatomy
Do you have pets? What one(s)? 2 Dogs, a Corgi named Sissy and a cat killing Corgi-mix named Buddy
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I do like to cook, but it gets old when you HAVE to cook every day. I love anything with a bunch of carbs.
What's your favorite drink? Wine
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? I have one tattoo and I had my belly pierced until I got pg with Lyla.
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Currently pregnant with a very serious case of preggo brain.
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I think my Oct ladies know this, but I was born in Mexico and raised there until I was nearly 7. My first language is low German and I learned to speak English in 2 weeks at age 7.

Name/age: Kristi, 30
LO(s)/birth date: Alaina (Lainey) - Sept. 25
Where do you live? How long have you lived here?
Do you work? What do you do? Grad student, working on my masters. NOT going on after that.
What's your favorite TV show? How I Met Your Mother, I guess. I don't watch a lot of TV. I usually can find something on TLC, unless it's a wedding dress show - no thanks.
Do you have pets? What one(s)? Dog- rat terrier. Lovebird.
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? I don't like cooking, but love baking. Favorite food......I can't pick one!
What's your favorite drink? Water - I'm simple.
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? Navel piercing
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Avoiding. We're undecided on the 3rd kid thing. Probably not, but at the same time....maybe. We'll decide next spring/summer. If we do have a 3rd I want to TTC in late spring/summer
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I just recently learned to crochet and I love it!

Name/age: Molly, 27
LO(s)/birth date: Madison 10/21/10
Where do you live? How long have you lived here? Madison, Indiana- 8 yrs
Do you work? What do you do? Yes, I am a Medical Assistant for a neurologist
What's your favorite TV show? Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Law & Order SUV I love Fall
Do you have pets? What one(s)? We have 10: 4 dogs, 3 cats, 2 Chinchillas, 1 bird
Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Hubby cooks, I bake.
What's your favorite drink? Sweet tea
Do you have any tattoos or piercings other than ears? 2 Tats, more to come
Are you pregnant/TTC/NTNP/avoiding for now/oh-dear-god-I-don't-want-anymore-kids? Oh dear God, no more kids. We're really happy with one.
Tell us something random that might not know yet: I love Hanson. Sad. Yes. lol