We are officially forward-facing now. New carseat arrived this week and we just installed it today. DS is more excited about his cup holder than being turned around. Funny kid.
I can't believe J will be 2 weeks old tomorrow! Time really flies; he already looks a little older. OMG the sleep deprivation...he was okay last night but it's still a lot of time spent BFing and changing diapers.
I'll AW him: His tummy time activity is pretty awesome. He's holding his head up really well and turning it from side to side. He even did a superman pose the other day - head up and both legs off the ground. That reminds me, I need to get my jiggly body back to yoga
I need to snap a good pic or two for his birth announcement. Would it be cruel to try and take him out in the snow? I have a bear suit he could wear...
I took DS out in the snow with a big snowsuit on. I don't think it's cruel and they need fresh air.
Post by kangaroo11 on Feb 15, 2014 13:52:47 GMT -5
DD refused her first nap. I can't handle her going to one nap yet! Mommy needs her sleep too.
I just saw on Facebook that MIL got an iPhone today. Lord, please don't let her learn about FaceTime. I don't need to see/hear her more than I already do. And now she will probably take more pics of DD when she's here. Ugh.
My poor husband got home at 1AM and has spent most of today trying to fix our drain. I really just want to call a plumber and call it a day. We also have dog training soon and he has to return his rental car to the airport 45 minutes away (he had to fly into a different airport last night due to the weather).
I am excited because despite eating fairly heavy carbs (80-100 a day) this week I still lost half a pound! I am definitely going back on the wagon next week though. I am not quitting this close to my goal (4.5 pounds left).
I haven't been tracking carbs, but have eaten quinoa and several low carb tortillas recently and am still losing. Far behind you - but I'm down almost 6 lbs in 3 weeks. Only 25 to go !
I have to go to a black tie optional event at 14 weeks pregnant. While all my pants still fit, dresses are whole different story. Most everything looked like I was crammed into a dress 3 sizes too small just in the stomach because everything was so form fitting. Apparently everything is extra clingy this season. I finally found something at JCPenney's and was able to easily find shoes to go with it.
mekiakoo DD saw your son's picture and asked what his name was. She didn't like it when I said I don't know so I told her his name was Ethan. Then every other baby picture in this thread she got excited and said "That's Ethan!"
I hope this doesn't sound stalkerish but, holy hell, when did your daughter grow up? She looks so much older in your siggy pic!
I just saw on Facebook that MIL got an iPhone today. Lord, please don't let her learn about FaceTime. I don't need to see/hear her more than I already do. And now she will probably take more pics of DD when she's here. Ugh.
MIL just got one about two months ago. To get out of FaceTiming, I cover my camera and say "oh, you can't see us? Ugh! Why isn't this working?! Ok, let me just call you back to save my battery since it isn't working."
Occasionally we have to do it, but normally she just calls DH so I can avoid it a bit more.
there's a new (awesome, apparently) daycare open near me that when L becomes mobile would actually allow me to work and take home money. i'm losing my mind sah but i really don't want to go to work and leave her. i know it's stupid. i had told my h i'd assess at 6 months and now at 5 months i don't want to go back to work at all. i guess we will see where i'm at in 6 more months. we don't need for me to work but i'm BORED.
maybe this is more due to a long, terrible winter? i always feel less bored/restless when it's nice out.
runner09 What counts as a continuous ear infection?
If it never clears with antibiotics. I think what you described would count.
With DD, she would completely improve but would get another infection with every cold. Some kids never clear the fluid between infections. This sounds like your DD.
Post by turtlegirl on Feb 15, 2014 15:24:42 GMT -5
We drove 2 hours today and with about an hour left DS2 started crying like a crazy man. After about 30 mins I couldn't stand it anymore so I pulled over and got some chocolate candy from the trunk, the only food I had in the car. I have a piece to each kid. He kept crying after he was done, so I just cranked No Doubt and one song later DS2 was out.
He's what he looked like when we got to our destination 20 mins later.
Post by leonard131 on Feb 15, 2014 15:32:51 GMT -5
Marmee m was the same way. We had our evaluation appointment and he wasn't really pulling up or crawling and by the time she came he was doing both. Same with walking. She says he is physically capable just stubborn. He is now standing and taking some steps but only when he wants too.
TamiTaylor if I didn't take M out every time he had a runny nose he wouldn't have left the house since August. I say go and enjoy time with your friend.
Total AW but I have stayed close to 10 lbs under my pre pregnancy weight for a year now. I sound like a cliche but I am over 40 and in the best shape of my life - even better then when I was doing marathons and triathlons in my 20s and early 30s.
We're going to play board games at a friend's house, but we're taking the kids with. It's going to be a disaster - DS has been a crying mess all afternoon for no particular reason, DD usually goes to be in 2 hours and I haven't tried putting her down while out in a while. But we're going anyway.
I know this is weird, but I hate when someone with strong perfume holds my baby and then she smells like their perfume. This objection makes me feel very mammalian. It's a weird reminder that I am an animal and want my baby to smell like me/our lair.
No I am the same way. DS always smell likes one of the daycare teachers perfume. I always give him a bath as soon as he gets home!
I know this is weird, but I hate when someone with strong perfume holds my baby and then she smells like their perfume. This objection makes me feel very mammalian. It's a weird reminder that I am an animal and want my baby to smell like me/our lair.
I used to find it weird, but now DD doesn't smell like her DCP and it makes me sad - she's too big and busy to be held all day
My mom is crazy but she lulls me back into thinking she's not so bad. It's very cyclical. Anyway, it's my fault, I've been giving her more rope lately but today I had to be firm and it blew up. We had planned on going to the aquarium for DS1's birthday but the timing was in flux (my first error) because we were waiting in my inlaws to be to town. I had told my mom earlier in the week probably close to twoish and that I'd call her the morning of with the exact time. Long story short, inlaws were making great time and it was looking like we'd all be able to meet up around 1:30.
It's a 20-25 minute drive for my mom and I call her at noon to tell her this and she's all hemming and hawing about whether or not she can make it there at that time, basically wanting to keep it all up I'm the air until she deems it time for herself to leave. She's alllwwways done this, my whole life. Always on her time, no matter what's been agreed to discussed. Doesn't matter how important or trivial. And it's because she's selfish. She gets to work on time, she's capable. She just chooses to have our world revolve around her. Gah.
I can't play this game anymore. I'm not going to stand outside of the aquarium with three kids in the cold waiting on her ass for 45 minutes when it's already too close to nap time, which is what it would have been, so I say that. Kind of bitchy, I admit, but seriously, I'm not doing it and I needed her to know that before so she'd have no surprise if we went in without her.
So yeah she hangs up and I have a big "oh fuck her" steam releasing talk with my DH and off we go to the aquarium. And it was CRAZY, INSANE, line-wrapping-around-the-block-to get-in packed. So, no. Not doing that. We just decided to go to lunch and come home to open presents and let the kids play with their cousin. I call my mom before we leave for lunch, just to make sure if she was on her way, to let her know we were skipping it. She was chilling at home, no intention of actually coming.
Long story long, she sucks and I'm glad I'm putting the baby to bed right now so I can have a much needed beer!
We went out to lunch at our fave sushi joint while my parents watched DS. When we got home my mom told me she lost DS's sock. When we got back to our place and changed his diaper, it was in the diaper hahaha
Tomorrow, DH's friend and wife may be visiting. I feel bad b/c this is the first friend of DH to visit DS since he's been born...so I hope they make it.
Monday DH is off and we take DS for his 2 month shots...hoping it goes well!
there's a new (awesome, apparently) daycare open near me that when L becomes mobile would actually allow me to work and take home money. i'm losing my mind sah but i really don't want to go to work and leave her. i know it's stupid. i had told my h i'd assess at 6 months and now at 5 months i don't want to go back to work at all. i guess we will see where i'm at in 6 more months. we don't need for me to work but i'm BORED.
maybe this is more due to a long, terrible winter? i always feel less bored/restless when it's nice out.
It's way more fun when they can do stuff. I was totally the lady bringing my infant to story time.
So I need to AW what I made today. The drop zone post inspired me. I drew out the bench that I wanted and asked dh if he'd make it for me, since he's the better wood worker. He made the mistake of making some, "oh will you harass me about it until I'm done if I agree to make it? Then no." comment. So I started at nap time and 4 hrs later had this. Guess who was on baby duty when she woke up 30 mins in? That's right, not me. This was more fun than I'd had in a while. Bonus that it was free since I used stuff we had in the basement. I'll get some hooks to go above for jackets tomorrow. Woot!
So I need to AW what I made today. The drop zone post inspired me. I drew out the bench that I wanted and asked dh if he'd make it for me, since he's the better wood worker. He made the mistake of making some, "oh will you harass me about it until I'm done if I agree to make it? Then no." comment. So I started at nap time and 4 hrs later had this. Guess who was on baby duty when she woke up 30 mins in? That's right, not me. This was more fun than I'd had in a while. Bonus that it was free since I used stuff we had in the basement. I'll get some hooks to go above for jackets tomorrow. Woot!
mekiakoo DD saw your son's picture and asked what his name was. She didn't like it when I said I don't know so I told her his name was Ethan. Then every other baby picture in this thread she got excited and said "That's Ethan!"
I hope this doesn't sound stalkerish but, holy hell, when did your daughter grow up? She looks so much older in your siggy pic!