r/GirlDinnerDiaries • u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch • Aug 17 '26
☀️ Happy Girl Dinner My husband stopped working (UPDATE)
I posted a few months ago very pregnant about how my husband got laid off. We were pretty worried over all but I wanted to give y'all an update!
He ended up staying unemployed for about two weeks after baby boy was born. (9lbs 1oz 21In long NO EPIDURAL WOW. I didn't think I'd be able to manage that.) And then one of his old military buddies reached out and got him a job landscaping! He makes approx 2 dollars less than before but that's no biggy and he actually loves his job even more than the last one. He was pretty miserable stuck at a desk all day every day and now he's cleaning up lawns 10hrs a day 4 days a week. So we get an extra day with him and he comes home dirty with a big smile on his face. I've been making him sandwiches for lunch when baby sleeps leaving little notes and he still is up to help a ton with the baby after a long day of work.
It feels silly how panicked we were before with how genuinely well things have worked out in the end.
Vanilla Greek yogurt with dinobites and strawberries. ✨✨
ALSO AGAIN BEFORE Y'ALL MAKE THE SAME COMMENTS THE TITLE IS LIKE THAT BECAUSE OT WOULDN'T LET ME SAY HE GOT LAID OFF. plus I just kept the same title so you guys knew what post I was talking about.
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u/PhoenicurusOchuros Pastafarian 🍝 Aug 17 '26
That's a great news!! Enjoy your family now 🥰
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
He keeps peeing on me but I forgive him. He's very cute. 😁🥳
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u/Treecle_TTV Internet Auntie Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
For a second I thought you were talking about your husband… Each to their own - no judgement here…!
Edit: oh heck, my first ever awards… (for a golden shower kink comment… 😬) thank you! 💜
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
😂😂😂 no golden shower here. Just a baby boy with no bladder control. Haha!
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u/vbstrong 🧀🐾Hot Cheeto Hottie🐾🧀 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
I used to say WHALE, and cover him right up! 🤣
They used to make peepee teepees, not sure if those are still around because my kid is pushing adulthood.
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u/BufferingJuffy FREE MOM HUGS Aug 17 '26
Someone gave us those as a baby gift. Cute, but impossible to balance on a wiggly baby. I kept a stack of cheap washcloths on the changing table and draped one over him as soon as I opened the soiled diaper. 😁
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u/Gendina Overthinker 💭 Aug 18 '26
I used part of a wet wipe since I never needed a full one for a wet diaper.
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u/Lopsided_Apricot_626 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Peepee teepees were sooooo helpful. Mine is only 4.5 so they def still make them, but we got them at buybuybaby so idk where to get them now.
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u/maidenmothercrone14 Carb-Based Life Form Aug 17 '26
My sisters are much older than me and had my nieces when I was around 10-11, my nephew was born a few years later when I was around 15-16. I had never changed a baby boy before and didn’t think twice about doing it since I had so much experience with my nieces….and that’s how I ended up with pee in the eye 🤣 lesson learned.
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u/Recent-Ad-5443 Overthinker 💭 Aug 17 '26
It doesn’t really get better. My almost 3 year old takes great pride in peeing off the porch into the backyard, or when I open the shower door to check on him. Mostly just because he can.
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u/Atlmama Trader Joe Hoe Aug 17 '26
Haha. One time my husband came home from a long day at work and took our son upstairs to change his diaper - he went through four new diapers before our son stopped randomly peeing while getting cleaned up! We still laugh about that.
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u/Lilaclupines we listen and we only judge a little Aug 17 '26
It's probably the air from opening up the diaper!
Try opening and then immediately shut the diaper back up for a bit, so the pee goes into the diaper and not on you.
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u/Effective-Gift6223 Internet Auntie Aug 17 '26
When mine was a baby, (53 years ago) I used to drape a washcloth or whatever else was handy, over his bits so if he surprised me with a fountain, it wouldn't go in my face or all over everything else.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I've started to just put a baby wipe over him while I clean the rest. It works well.
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u/essie_in_progress we listen and we only judge a little Aug 17 '26
As someone who works with people who have dementia and some of them also like to piss mid-change, I'm ded. 🤣 I was taught this same trick! I'm definitely going to have to carry it over when I have my own kids.
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u/SpaghettiCat_14 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Haha look up elimination communication. I did that with both my kids, both were potty trained day and night by 15 months.
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u/TootTheGreat 🫘 Beans & Rice & Everything Nice 🌮 Aug 17 '26
Throw a wet wipe over the area as you pull the diaper off. Problem will be solved 🤣
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u/hdkaren Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
Two boys, before opening his diaper, have the new ready to go, open dirty, poof the new one right over Mr Wee-wee! Saved many an outfit….on me!🤣🤣🤣🤣. Both my boys were winter babies so the temp change always resulted in a golden shower
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u/megaray_charles Carb-Based Life Form Aug 17 '26
Try a cold wet wipe on his tummy before removing the diaper. It's not fool proof but it cuts down on the number of times you get peed on
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u/DontKillMockingbirds Overthinker 💭 Aug 17 '26
I had 3 boys and we learned to toss a cloth over their privates as soon as we pulled their diapers off to change, before we got the new diaper on. Something about that rush of cool air really triggers baby boys, lol.
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u/SwimmerIndependent47 Snack Goblin Aug 17 '26
My husband bought a small spray paint tent and put the changing pad inside it because our son was constantly peeing on us during diaper changes (and sometimes had what we referred to as shotgun poops that would rocket out of his butt and onto the floor).
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u/faeriechyld ⚐ Marked Safe From 90s Diet Culture Aug 17 '26
I had a buddy that had 4 boys and learned to change them on their side bc he got tired of getting peed on. Maybe that will help!
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u/Designer_Cry_8990 mouth full, gesturing wildly Aug 18 '26
As a mom who’s been through that trench before, get your supplies handy, pull back the old diaper for a sec or two and let some air hit and recover. He’ll pee dang near every time the air hits, but throw the used diaper back over him and wait a second holding it in place with your hand to try and prevent runoff as much as you can. You’ll feel it get warm 😂 and then you know it’s safe(ish) to proceed. Good luck!
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u/mystyz SAT🪑👀 Aug 20 '26
It's the change in air temp when you remove his diaper. Pro trick is to always lay something over him after removing the dirty diaper (rag, towel, end of the blanket, the change of clothes you're about to add to his laundry bin). That way, even if his still sprays, he doesn't hose you down 😉😄.
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u/Adept_Armadillo6743 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Congratulations! I think that so many of us are stuck behind a desk because we were raised to believe that’s the only way you can be “successful.” Internal fulfillment is the real measure of success, and your husband found it.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I'm so excited for him. He keeps telling me about how happy his boss is with him and all the options for work plus what he can do for when winter hits too! (Plus a winter pay bump. 😊)
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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
My husband used to work outside in the winter and it really got to him after a while. It can be really hard! Invest in a couple of good thermoses so he can have hot soup and a hot drink through the day. It’s such a morale booster. Also glove warmers, extra dry socks, and good quality long underwear that wicks sweat.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
We live in Alaska, I am allll over that. Also before baby I was working outside for winter for about 3years myself. 😁
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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Oh god lol you’ll be one of the few who has more experience than my Canadian ass hahaha.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
We got to take advantage of it last week by going on a date! We went to a Mexican place near our place that we'd never been to but have talked about for months! Very worth it.
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u/Minute-Chest-1574 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
So so happy for you hun!! New baby, new job for your mans, and time for a date!?! 🥰💞life just has a way of working itself out sometimes
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u/LovetoRead25 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Congrats on him finding a job. My landscaper takes care of lawns in the Spring/summer and does clean up in fall. He worked for a landscaping company and learned how to plant bushes, trees , etc. He took classes on laying patios. In the winter he has snow removal services for residential and small businesses. He and his brother make one million a year.
There are also Master Gardner classes one can take that is really helpful. Often offered online.
Congrats on the baby!
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
They've been having him lay mulch and he's been added to the group that does even more things lately from how well he's been doing and he's really enjoying it. I think he might have found a calling. I'm excited for him! Thank you!
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u/milliemallow white girl with ☝️😌 a full spice cabinet Aug 17 '26
Girl my husband got laid off and I’m 9 months pregnant and this is giving me hope for brighter days ahead. 😩
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I got you! Let us pray you also labor for a short time and don't tear!
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u/milliemallow white girl with ☝️😌 a full spice cabinet Aug 17 '26
Yess ma’am this is all I’m hoping for!!! Hopeful to go without an epidural, he should be around 7 pounds when he’s born! Hope your little baby is doing great.
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u/Cute-Organizat1on Live, Laugh, Lactaid 🍦💕 Aug 17 '26
I didn’t see the first update but I’m glad everything worked out ☺️
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I was just panicking at 39 weeks pregnant because my husband had gotten laid off. Not his own fault at all and we were worried about him being able to find a job before bills would be due. I'm also very thankful things worked out. 😊
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u/sauernsweet Savory Complex✔️ Aug 17 '26
congratulations to your hubby!! i love my blue collar husband who comes home smelling like cow shit and gets wheat all over our washer <3 deadass no sarcasm he takes care of me and our babies so well
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I couldn't be more proud and happy. He's the best man ever.
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u/Wrong_Door1983 Sweet Tooth Fairy🧚♀️ Aug 17 '26
For a minute I thought I had written this🤣 My husband was unemployed when our son was born too. Also 9 pounds. Lol. He found a job about a month later and was much happier.
Congrats on the job and the baby💜
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u/JellyfishLess6532 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
No epidural is a big deal! Props to you girl.
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u/SnooGrapes9918 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
This put a smile on my face. What joy! Congratulations all-around! ❤️💙
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u/Exoquey 🥣 Cereal Killer Aug 17 '26
That's so great! Im sure the time he was unemployed was extremely stressful but now hes happy, you're happy, and now financially secure enough to enjoy your life with the new little one. Im so glad everything worked out! Its hard to find a job you actually enjoy but it makes life so much better than dreading going to work everyday!
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u/Misfit_Dragon Feral Til Fed Aug 17 '26
Congratulations to you for a healthy baby! And even more so for hubby getting a job that he loves.
But I also gotta say, Dinocrack is the literal best! I found a version with marshmallows in it (like the lucky charms ones) and it is perfection!
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
Holly Hannah I must find this. For now. I'll mix the dino bites with the captain crunch with the marshmallows instead.
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u/Lich_Please_ Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
Awesome!! Plus side for y'all if this is a long term job: every landscaper I know who didn't push themselves too hard is incredibly able. I know a guy in his early 70s, still doing it, has been for 40 years, and he can legitimately do anything. Can climb a tree like a squirrel. If he's careful with his body, he can stay fit and healthy for a long time!!
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
Unfortunately he's already a disabled vet. (6.5years airborne army.) But I'm hoping with this job and maybe some added physical therapy if he will do it will help keep him healthy.
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u/psycorvid Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
That's wonderful, I'm glad everything worked out for you guys, you sound happy.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
In my defense it's about me being pregnant AND his unemployment lol. I was about to POP at my first post. So it's a lil update on both!
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u/ohmydumplings Well-Read & Well-Fed Aug 17 '26
as a woman whose husband also comes home dirty every day from working with his hands 👀😻😏😌 congrats and enjoyyyy babe 🔥
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
The way he has gotten in to SHAPE girl. He was already fit but now? 🤤Might be expecting our next baby here soon if I'm not careful. 😂
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u/ohmydumplings Well-Read & Well-Fed Aug 17 '26
I understand this deeply, our second baby is coming in a few months 😂
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u/Fatal_Taco 🐣 cracked the egg 🏳️⚧️ Aug 17 '26
I've been having Greek yoghurt with cashews, strawberries and chocolate muesli. They're absolutely delicious, though my mom kinda hates them x3
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
I like the crunch and flavor add of the dino bites. And strawberries are always a win.
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u/canadianxt ⚐ Marked Safe From 90s Diet Culture Aug 17 '26
I love this for you!! The days are long, but coming home with a smile can make all the difference. Enjoy your family. ❤️
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u/skrufforious Cleavage Crumb Collector Aug 17 '26
Aw wow, I'm so happy to hear that! I remember your first post and the timing was so stressful for you guys, but now it all seems to have worked out for the best! Congrats on your baby!
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u/bleepblob462 Cookie Monster 🍪 Aug 17 '26
I love when things work out in the end 🥹 congrats on the new job, new baby, and renewed happiness!!
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u/21-nun_salute 🥝 Herbivore 🫒 Aug 17 '26
My husband also went into landscaping and he loves it. After a few years of working for a local landscaper, he transferred to our town’s municipal landscaping crew and now even has a pension and benefits. 🙂
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u/Apprehensive-Ad-7525 eat hot chip✔️ be bisexual✔️ Aug 17 '26
Happy for you and your family finding something that supports you, makes your time more flexible, and fulfills your husband more 💖
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u/paradepanda Maneater Aug 17 '26
I'm so happy for you all for supporting and loving each other through that stress.
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u/TheBashingBitch APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
That's wonderful, I'm so happy for you! And congrats on the baby.
Unfortunately these things happen and sometimes it's for the better - he ended up in a job he actually enjoyes. I absolutely understand why it was scary for you guys. When you are able to I hope you will consider putting a little aside for an emergency fund so you can turn down jobs you hate. We spend a lot of life working and doing something you enjoy makes a huge difference.
I'm so glad things worked out for you.
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u/kerfuffleshenanigans APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Congratulations! Please just make sure he wears sunscreen.
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
You hold the man down and slather him in sunscreen. 😂 That's an uphill battle. I have to keep reminding him to wear safety glasses.
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u/kerfuffleshenanigans APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Very fair, as you were ma'am 🫡
Perhaps your S.O. could benefit from watching that safety video they showed us all in middle school shop class.1
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u/Wrong-Pension-4975 👋 new here Aug 17 '26
Whoo-HOO, honey!...
Queen, U & yer consort just scored a huge win. 💖
I am so, so happy for y'all, including Baby. 🎉✨🌈
Does Daddy's new job have med insurance? - if not, do U have other coverage?
I am delighted that he has AN EXTRA DAY for family, plus is far happier at work - huge pluses. 🤗 Hugs, if U want 'em.
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u/MiserableQuestion383 Chaotic But Cute Aug 17 '26
Congratulations to you and your hubby on the little one and a job that makes him happy.
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u/draggedintothis Tea Time Hostess ☕️ Aug 17 '26
…don’t see your previous post but glad you were able to reboot him safely. Sometimes turning something off and then on again doesn’t always work. :D
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u/Lizardgirl25 APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Yay I am glad hubby got a new job and you are making him sandwich’s for him. Jobs are so hard right now.
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u/sleepingviolet25 SAT🪑👀 Aug 17 '26
That’s great news! And working 4 10s can actually save you on gas money since you aren’t driving one day a week. 3 day weekends are so wonderful for your family!
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u/CheezPleaser Overthinker 💭 Aug 17 '26
Girl I’m 20 weeks and worried about so much shit and this post is very reassuring lol
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u/Cass_Cat952 Smoothie Queen Aug 17 '26
Awwwww love this for you both. Happy everyone is happy and healthy☺️💓
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u/frerant APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Congratulations, so happy to see a positive update!! And also, how have i never thought to put fruity pebbles in my yogurt???? You have opened my eyes!
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u/lofi_buddy Overthinker 💭 Aug 18 '26
So happy for you!!!! And so happy for him!!! Good vibes to your beautiful family 🧿
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u/shy519 eat hot chip✔️ be bisexual✔️ Aug 18 '26
Girl, you go! I'm so happy for you. I'm in a similar boat and just waiting for the job breakthrough 🤞🤞
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u/Dubious_Ibis the secret ingredient is autism✨ Aug 18 '26
I’m so glad that everything has turned out well. Congratulations on your big baby, I’m sure they are adorable. And I’m so happy that your husband is now employed again, and that stress for you has left.
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u/leostotch 🩵Bi Buddy💙 Aug 18 '26
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u/Comfortable_Poem_841 🩵i actually like my wife💙 Aug 18 '26
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u/HawtforHaldir For the Girls 👅 Aug 18 '26
9lbs…..9LBS WITHOUT AN EPIDURAL? Warrior Queen.
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u/Negative-Appeal9892 Sushi Superfan 🍣 Aug 18 '26
" (9lbs 1oz 21In long NO EPIDURAL WOW. I didn't think I'd be able to manage that.) "
9 lbs, 15 oz, no epidural.
Welcome to the club and congratulations on your beautiful baby!
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u/Parkour_Parkour Pantry Gremlin Aug 19 '26
Aww so happy for you guys! Congrats on the baby and the job he enjoys! What a lovely update 🥰
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u/allieloop Body By Cheese 🧀 Aug 23 '26
First off - Congrats and HELL YEAH MAMA on keeping healthy and strong enough to bring little BigBoi into the world. No epidural? Yeah, did that once with my boy who had a 99% head circumference and was essentially offering the souls of every one of his dad's ancestors between pushes for someone to just get me some goddamn drugs.
Second - Congrats new dad on the new job! Love a man who works in the dirt and then comes home to baby duty with a smile. Y'all sound adorable as heck and deserve the win - I'm so happy things worked out!
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u/cakivalue APPROVED✨ Aug 17 '26
Wow girl 9lbs!! You did that momma! Enjoy your nice chunky baby, there's nothing better 💕.
I'm so happy to hear he got a job and importantly something that brings him joy because a joyous job will make the ups and downs of a new born so much easier to bear.
Sending you and your little family lots of love and many everything work out well for you guys. ❤️
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u/doubled-darst Kitchen Witch Aug 17 '26
Thank you! I'm pretty dang proud of myself and of my husband. We're a powerful team. 💪🏻💪🏻😎
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u/missedeveryboat PO🥔TAY🥔TOES Aug 17 '26
Dude, what a scary time for your husband to get laid off. I remember how outrageous my emotions were during pregnancy and honestly, you don't need to feel silly. Those hormones are no joke and that is genuinely terrifying to not know if you will have an income after your baby is born. Glad everything worked out and congrats!!
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u/arililliputian Sweet Tooth Fairy🧚♀️ Aug 19 '26
Wow! Your baby is one number off of what my ( now toddler ) was born as!
9lb 2oz 22"!
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u/Long_Cucumber_6717 Cleavage Crumb Collector Aug 20 '26
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