Had an amazing play date day today. It was the first time one of the husbands had shown up for these things, and him and DH way hit it off, so I think that will add to continuing these dates as a thing, which is just awesome. All five babies are within 2 weeks in age of each other, and we've all grown to be such friends, it's fantastic.
That being said, I now have to work all night cause it went way later than expected. Motivating to work a Saturday night sucks. Blech.
Post by yellowbrkrd on Mar 29, 2014 19:43:59 GMT -5
I am meeting DH in Chicago after he finishes a certification class at the end of April. Originally, I asked my mom if she could watch M so we DH & I could have our first weekend away, but she had to work, so we were just going to take M with us. Now my mom's schedule has changed and she can watch him. I don't know what to do. I know it'd probably be good to get away, but I get anxiety thinking about leaving him. GAH.
After AJ and I had dinner with my parents tonight, we all went to BRU so I could pick up a car seat (the Graco My Size 70-they're on sale for $145 right now...I would have had a hard time fitting the box in my Accord but it fit in the back of their CRV with no issue) and while I was digging in my wallet for my debit card my mom pulled the "hey Lori, look at that!" to distract me while my dad swiped their credit card instead. They also already bought a Nextfit for when AJ rides in their cars (which is fairly often). I love them for so many reasons least of all their generosity (not even with money so much as time and willingness to help anyone in any way they can)...but sometimes I just have to shake my head.
My 18mo is getting her first 2 year molar. NOT ONE DAMN WEEK AFTER HER LAST CANINE. Also, we only got 34 minutes into Wolf of Wall Street before she woke up screaming bloody murder. Wish me luck.
Post by theintended on Mar 29, 2014 20:12:09 GMT -5
Shameless AW: my kindergartener can subtract 168-32 (for example) in her head by thinking of 32 as three groups of ten and two ones, then counting backwards by that number of tens and ones.
Signed, proud and amused I've birthed something with math aptitude.
Post by AlpineSlide on Mar 29, 2014 20:24:01 GMT -5
I want a beer so bad right now. I haven't had any alcohol in over a year and have not missed it a bit until this weekend. Going to hit up the store tomorrow!
I ate so much today. And mostly crap. I wanted to give up sugar as of April 1st. But it's sooooo good.
Thanks. : )
I hear you on the eating. I've been mostly sugar and alcohol free since early Dec, with a couple breaks for celebrations. I've been slow to curb it after the latest break and am considering going to the store now for vodka to go with my grapefruit.
The main board has gotten really boring. And then bliss came back for a good flaming and people were all "be nice to her". WTF? Where is the fun drama?
Three friends gave birth in the last 25 hours! One was due in March, and ended up having DS#2 on DS#'s 3rd birthday (what are the chances!?). The other two were due in May. One went into labor on her own. The second Had an emergency c-Section after being dx'd with pre-ecclampsia. Everyone is healthy, thankfully.
We played cards against humanity with a new group of friends tonight, and I really had a lot of fun!
DS1 has a fever. Ugh. We just gave him acetaminophen melts for the first time, which he thankfully took. Usually we have to force down the liquid stuff and he ends up spitting out most of it. Hopefully it helps his fever.
Now to keep DS1's fever away from DS2 and me. Easier said than done.
Post by winemaker06 on Mar 30, 2014 4:44:06 GMT -5
The in-laws were over for a big fancy birthday lunch that DH cooked for his dad. DS was an angel for an hour or so and slept in his swing with a pacifier for a bit while everyone ate. But then got and stayed fussy.
I was so happy MIL offered to take him until I realized that she was just going in the other room to stick the pacifier back in his mouth so he stayed calm while holding him. After the second time, I asked her not to give him the pacifier. We're trying to use it very sparingly because my LC said it could be contributing to his painful latch issues. I didn't have time to explain all this, but that shouldn't matter. MIL shoved the pacifier in his mouth anyway and said, 'but look he likes it'. And I got a really nasty glare from her when I took it away (turns out his diaper was soaked). I told DH later because he was in another room and he wasn't too happy. At least he sees my frustration? Not looking forward to being undermined more as the baby gets older.
Don't know if other kids are like this, but if we give DS a pacifier, sometimes he'll take it even if his diaper is a mess. So it kinda masks the real problem... It kinda makes me want to use it less for that reason too. So right now we're trying to use it only when he's overtired or just won't go to bed when we are sure he's dry with a full belly.