My husband and I are expecting twins, and we are thus far undecided whether we’re going to learn the genders before I give birth or not. He feels strongly that we should find out because it will be helpful to get all of our shopping, nursery decorating, and name choosing out of the way before the delivery day, since we’re sure to have our hands full with two infants. I, on the other hand, feel strongly that we should wait to find out until they’re born. While it isn’t set in stone, this will probably be our only pregnancy, and all my life I’ve been looking forward to the moment the doctor calls, "It’s a boy/girl!" I feel like not knowing will give me extra incentive to push while I’m in labor, and truthfully, how many good surprises are there in life? I understand my husband’s concerns and I think they’re viable… but honestly, largely superficial. There is no reason why we can’t decorate the nursery in light yellows and greens and purchase infant clothes and accessories every color of the rainbow. I honestly don’t think a baby girl will care if she’s snuggling with a light BLUE blanket, or vice versa.

So that’s where we’re at right now. We’ve talked about this dilema many times and will continue to do so until we reach a decision, but I would like to hear personal stories from other YA! users. Did you find out the gender before birth? Do you regret it? Why or why not? Any other advice?

BQ: We’ve actually narrowed down our name choices already. For two boys, we like Oliver and Charlie, and for a boy and a girl, we like Jack and Lucy. Any opinions you have to offer on these four names would be lovely, as well as middle name suggestions.

Thank you.

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I am having a baby in 4 months, and a girl from my husbands work was awesome enough to give us her almost new infant carrier/car seat. She also gave me a box of infant clothes as well. I was so excited and grateful to her until I got it home.
It smells like cigarette smoke really bad and I am allergic to cigarette smoke. Just from the stuff sitting in my living room for a day, I have a huge headache, my throat is very scratchy and I have a yucky taste in my mouth. I know I can re-wash them, but she washed everything before she gave it to me. I cannot use this stuff!! Plus I don’t want my baby in cigarette smelling things.
How do I give it back to her without hurting her feelings? She is SO nice, and I appreciate the gesture, but I can’t stnad the smell.
Any advice is great! Also, if there is something to use to wash everything that makes the smell go away I would love to hear about it, thanks

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seriously my 3 year old cousin ella is freakishly small for her age and she has hasn’t been growing, literally, she stands at 2 feet and 1 inches tall, and she weighs 15 pounds, she has a really big head, really small arms and she has short leg limbs, does she has some type of dwarfism?

PS: i see her every year and she hasn’t grown since she was an infant, she just stopped growing at age 1 at 2’1 and she still wears 15 month infant clothes, and she has a size 2 shoe.

PS: i have a 2 year old sister thats bigger than her.
she has averaged sized parents it’s hard to beleive she’s this small and her baby sister charlotte looks like a dwarf to, is it possible for two tall parents to have two dwarf children?

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I cant get zip files to work at all and theirs something from a site that my aunt really wants and i cant get it!!could somebody please!!go to ”totally sim crazy”and download some of the boy and girl infant clothes?!?!and upload them onto thesims2.com???in your message plz leave your username so i can find it!!thanks!!

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My friend is 7 months pregnant with her second child. Her daughter is 17 months old and my friend is getting nervous about getting things in order for the new baby. She lives with the father of the children and he is the only one working in the house. The father promised her he’d buy a bed and other important things. So far the guy has paid for 5 new pairs of shoes (for himself), sky-diving lessons, and he’s planning to get a big tattoo and a nice new watch. All while my pregnant friend only wants a few items for the baby (they don’t even have any infant clothes yet).
The kids have God-parents that have helped their daughter out immensely, buying things like a potty, car seats and clothes for the daughter. My friend told me that she’s considering asking the God-parents to buy the items she needs, but I told her I feel that is just giving the father an easy out and letting him further skirt his responsibility. He’s been saying for the last two months that he’d do these things so he should do them. My friend is afraid that she may go into labor early and not have anything in place for the new baby. My friend pretty much knows that if she doesn’t get the things necessary for this child while they still have money left, the father is going to blow the last of his tax refund on crap while their kids are doing without.
I suggested to her that rather than letting the God-parents pay for the expenses, she should take the guy’s debit card and order the things she needs online. The way I see it, he promised he’d do it, so she’s just doing what he said he’d do anyway. She said she’d seriously considered doing it (even before I’d suggested it). I understand the argument of "its stealing" but the father did promise to do those things for his children anyway, and at the rate the father is spending money, their infant will have nothing. My friend plans to leave the guy once she gets back on her feet (that was the plan when she was working before but this pregnancy pushed that back) but for now, she has to do what’s best for her kids.
Was the advice I gave to my friend right? Is it ok for her to take the money before he could blow it, if her intention is to make sure that their innocent kids are taken care of?
Mama, if you knew my friend, you’d understand that she’s got her own pair lol. She’s not the kind of woman to play dead on an issue like this. The guy is even wanting to get her hair and nails done, just ignoring what the kids need. She’s been nicely and not so nicely asking for these things for the last 2 months. Taking his card would be the last ditch effort.
My friend was in the process of leaving the guy when she got pregnant the second time. She was working and saving money and she got fired when her boss found out she was pregnant. She can’t take birth control because it made her sick and she’s getting her tubes tied after this one.She fully intends to leave this guy once she delivers this baby and gets a job to get back on her feet.

And technically it isn’t theft since the items are things he said he would buy anyway. Its not like he told her he wouldn’t buy them and she took the card.

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BRINGS BACK MEMORIES!
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The clothesline….a dead give away.
Do the kids today even know what a clothesline is? For all of us that
are older, this will really bring back the memories.
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THE BASIC RULES
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1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes.
Walk the length of each line with a damp cloth around the line.
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2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order and always hang whites
with whites and hang them first.
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3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders, always by the tail. What
would the neighbors think?
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A clothesline was a news forecast
To neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep
When clothes were hung to dry.
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It also was a friendly link
For neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by
To spend a night or two.
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For then you’d see the fancy sheets
And towels upon the line;
You’d see the company table cloths
With intricate design.
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The line announced a baby’s birth
To folks who lived inside
As brand new infant clothes were hung
So carefully with pride.
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The ages of the children could
So readily be known
By watching how the sizes changed
You’d know how much they’d grown.
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It also told when illness struck,
As extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,
Haphazardly were strung.
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It said, "Gone on vacation now"
When lines hung limp and bare.
It told, "We’re back!" when full lines sagged
With not an inch to spare.
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New folks in town were scorned upon
If wash was dingy gray,
As neighbors raised their brows,
And looked the other way..
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But clotheslines now are of the past
For dryers make work less.
Now what goes on inside a home
Is anybody’s guess.
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I really miss that way of life.
It was a friendly sign
When neighbors knew each other best
By what hung out on the line!

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When selling items on eBay, when is the time when you normally see bids?

Is it when the auction is close to being done?

(I am selling off my daughters old infant clothes that she’s now grown out of…This is my first time selling on eBay)

Does the product have anything to do with it?
All my products are listed from .10 to 6.99 (for a large lot of clothes) by no means are these purchase prices.

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About a month ago, a co-worker of mine had a baby granddaughter and she weighed in at a whopping 9 Ilb 13 oz and yesterday another co-worker’s wife just had a baby boy, are you ready for this………………………????? 10 lbs, 12 oz!! The first baby photos look like they are like 3 months old. I doubt any of the "newborn" infant clothes they received at the baby shower will even fit. I’m a mother of 2, my daughter was 5 lbs, 4 oz. My son was 6 lbs, 2 oz. These 2 babies above weighed twice as much as mine did. What makes some babies bigger than others? Is this normal for babies to be this big at birth? Needless to say, both mothers had an extremely hard time giving birth and I know one of them had to have a C-section.
I’m not judging the babies, I just can’t imagine a newborn being that big. I just feel for the mothers, must have been painful.
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Also, both babies were extra long, 22 and 23 inches
BTW, my babies were small and VERY healthy. Small babies can be just as healthy as big ones

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but not so much after she has had the child?

I know some pregnant women (not pregnant now) that were in need of some things for the baby. Everyone jumped to find their old cribs, bassinets, car seats and gently used infant clothes.

Now, I know some of the children at my kids schools are in need of things. I mentioned to one of the moms I know, that I was cleaning out our office and we had an old bunk bed (about 2 years old) and I might put a flyer up at the school for someone to just come take it. Also, a few bags of gently used children’s clothing.
She said that was weird.. why not take it to goodwill? I thought, well, because they will CHARGE for it there. I just want to give it away.

I notice everyone is anxious to step in for new babies and pregnant women, but is it really considered weird to offer things to older children (5 to 12)?
I wouldn’t make the flyer sound like charity. I would just something like, "Pink Bunk Bed, excellent condition. Must go- so Free to first person that responds!" And then something similiar for the clothing.

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what are your lo’s going as? hunter just turned 1 and he will be 13 months at halloween and he will be going as dumbo. i went to this great place called once upon a child, its a used childrens clothing store that buys all your used baby things. I sold some infant clothes and i got hunter a dumbo costume, authentic disney dumbo for 8 bucks!

he looks great in it! pix will be up as soon as i can take some
dumbo goes for fifty or more on the disney sites. heres a link.

http://www.brandsonsale.com/dumbo-baby-costume.html

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