Post by shellbear09 on May 14, 2014 10:12:49 GMT -5
I had to take off today to take the dog to the vet. I hope he ok and not too expensive ugh. I am excited to have the rest of the day to myself though. We all had a nice morning and dh dropped dd at daycare .
lulu21, super cute! I wish I could pull off short hair some days, today my curls are OOC, but I'm at DGAF status.
I'm trying to decide if our mail is slow or we aren't invited to something. If we aren't invited I will be majorly pissed and it will result in a major come to jesus talk in our household with DH. You can disrespect me, even my husband, but when it affects our child, all bets are off.
I DGAF too, that's why I chopped it No one but J and DH see me, so if it turned out awful only they would judge me
I just reserved the Duggar book, BJ Novak's book, and the next Janet Evanovich book at the library! I'm really excited for them except the Janet Evanovich book, but I'm too invested at this point to stop reading them. Move the plot along.
I'm teaching soon and then picking up sushi to have lunch with a friend.
BJ Novak has a book out? What's the title? I'll be curious to hear what you think of it!
Post by dukesilver on May 14, 2014 10:38:13 GMT -5
V rolled over for the first time this morning! I'm so lame, I actually cried, lol. She's been close for weeks but I was still surprised when it happened. She looked so proud too .
Our move is still a mess. Still in temporary housing. Still don't know if we're buying the house we have a contract on. I'm getting really tired of being in limbo.
Post by lillioness on May 14, 2014 10:52:39 GMT -5
The school nurse where I work keeps making comments on how big I am. Today she said she can't believe that the baby is still hanging in there. When I told her I wasn't due until August she had this look of shock and disgust on her face. WTF. Really, I know I popped in the last couple of weeks, but I'm not that big. I try not to take comments like this personally because I know that people are dumb, but it's bothering me today.
The school nurse where I work keeps making comments on how big I am. Today she said she can't believe that the baby is still hanging in there. When I told her I wasn't due until August she had this look of shock and disgust on her face. WTF. Really, I know I popped in the last couple of weeks, but I'm not that big. I try not to take comments like this personally because I know that people are dumb, but it's bothering me today.
People seriously suck with pregnant women. I was constantly told "what a big boy" the baby would be. My remark was always "thanks so much for commenting on my size. That's just what a pregnant woman loves to hear." It usually shut people up really quickly
Post by catsarecute on May 14, 2014 11:07:15 GMT -5
I'm at a loss of ways to entertain my one month old. She isn't napping much or at all during the day. I feel bad sticking her in the RNP because she just sits there staring at the mobile. We do tummy time but she gets fussy after 2 minutes. We walk around the house but again, fussy.
I feel like I'm just waiting for her to eat next and hoping she will fall asleep after that meal.
DH came to bed last night saying "maybe we should have another baby so DD is happy". This brought to you by stupid ass family members saying "poor DD, she'll be so lonely and unhappy if she doesn't have a sibling".
DH has always said we can do whatever I prefer. I've actually been leaning more towards the one child idea lately, I feel very happy and content right now and really start feeling anxiety with the thought of another child.
Anyone know of blogs from parents with only children?
When I'm at work J usually takes 2 hour naps for H. When I'm home he only takes 45 min to 1 hour naps. Whhhhhhy buddy? Mommy needs some alone time(or a nap too!)! He's already taken 2 naps and it's only 12:30.
I'm getting a bit sick of having a disposable wardrobe. I gained, and continue to carry, a lot of weight with L. We'll likely TTC #2 soon. I don't want to buy things that I'll get to wear for only a few months and that might not fit whenever that hypothetical pregnancy is over. Plus, new house. $$$, etc etc.
But in the interim, all my clothes are basically target and ON. My wardrobe has been like this since 2011 when I got pregnant. I just want pretty things!
I'm with you. My wardrobe consists of a lot of layering pieces & some flowy tops. I'm the queen of cardigans. Also, I hate pulling out big heavy drawers full of clothes I can't wear, just to grab the 1-2 pieces on top I do wear.
I have another post pregnancy unpleasant side effect - the bunion on my right foot got worse
Post by purplecow0206 on May 14, 2014 11:42:31 GMT -5
Can you sleep train without night weaning? I feel like DD still needs to eat once a night, but she's been doing this obnoxious "wake up for an hour at 4AM" thing the past few weeks and DH and I feel like zombies.
She goes down at the beginning of the night really easily. We put her in the crib still awake, and she settles right in.
We know that the paci is part of the problem, but we're not sure how to handle the whole thing, she falls asleep so well in the beginning of the night, and even goes down very quickly when I feed her between 1 and 2 AM. It's just this 4AM (and the past 2 nights, a 10:00 thing) that's driving us nuts.
Someone remind me that it's okay to stick my kid in the PNP in front of some Sesame Street when he gets up at 6 am so I can a) continue sleeping until normal time and b) get ready for work?
I'm starting to feel slightly guilty, since he's been getting up earlier than normal lately which equals roughly an hour of TV before he leaves for daycare. (Other than that, no TV during the week.)
Ds watches pbskids on the iPad if he gets up before I m ready. He also watches it while I make dinner . Don't let it get you down!
I'm at a loss of ways to entertain my one month old. She isn't napping much or at all during the day. I feel bad sticking her in the RNP because she just sits there staring at the mobile. We do tummy time but she gets fussy after 2 minutes. We walk around the house but again, fussy.
I feel like I'm just waiting for her to eat next and hoping she will fall asleep after that meal.
Have you tried singing to her? We play music when J is on his changing pad and sing to him with lots of exaggerated hand & face movements. He loves it! It's a little earlier but you can try pulling out a play mat too. At 1 month J loved staring up at the mobile on his swing.
Post by scribellesam on May 14, 2014 12:51:48 GMT -5
DS was so awful during our first toddler gymnastics class today that I cried the whole drive home.
We were ten minutes late because I didn't check the location and first we showed up in the wrong place. Then there was a train table in the lobby so he spent the first half of class tantruming because I wouldn't let him go play with it. Then he spent the second half tantruming because ... two year old, I guess.
I didn't leave because I was afraid then we wouldn't be able to come back if we missed the first class of the session. I was so flustered trying to stay calm and get DS to calm down that I just lost it in the car. I came back to the gym so I could put DS in daycare for a little while and calm down. I don't know how I'm even going to walk back in the door next week, I'm so embarrassed. I don't know why I didn't just leave five minutes in.
My pp hair is looking horrible. I just called to make an appointment and I can't get in until June 7th! I need a Saturday since leaving DH with all 3 at bedtime would be an epic disaster. The only other option was May 31st and that is the day of J's 2nd birthday party. I guess I'll just hide until then. The pp shedding and grey are just awful
I just reserved the Duggar book, BJ Novak's book, and the next Janet Evanovich book at the library! I'm really excited for them except the Janet Evanovich book, but I'm too invested at this point to stop reading them. Move the plot along.
I'm teaching soon and then picking up sushi to have lunch with a friend.
BJ Novak has a book out? What's the title? I'll be curious to hear what you think of it!
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It's called "One More Thing". I'm next on the waiting list, so I'll let you know when I'm done with it. If it's anything like Mindy Kaling's book, it will be hilarious. I know they are BFFs, so I have high hopes for it.
I just got an email confirming that my 18mo DD is "in" for the winter 2015 preschool enrollment at a center on the local college campus. I have friends who worked there as part of their early childhood education curriculum and it's very highly rated. I applied for enrollment when she was 3 months old and there were 100 families on the wait list ahead of us. I feel smug for thinking so far ahead.
And a minute later I started worrying if it was safe. What if there is a shooter on campus?
I hate pickup trucks. Like for real hate, hate, hate them.
I came out of the he grocery store today to find some jackass had parked his giant truck diagonally in the spot next to mine so I couldn't even get in my door, let alone put DS1 in his. I had to crawl across the fucking passenger seat. If it hadn't been raining I totally would have left him a nasty note.
Can you sleep train without night weaning? I feel like DD still needs to eat once a night, but she's been doing this obnoxious "wake up for an hour at 4AM" thing the past few weeks and DH and I feel like zombies.
She goes down at the beginning of the night really easily. We put her in the crib still awake, and she settles right in.
We know that the paci is part of the problem, but we're not sure how to handle the whole thing, she falls asleep so well in the beginning of the night, and even goes down very quickly when I feed her between 1 and 2 AM. It's just this 4AM (and the past 2 nights, a 10:00 thing) that's driving us nuts.
We did, at 5 months. We Ferbered because DS was waking hourly, mostly because he kept spitting out his pacifier. We weaned from the paci and put him into a sleep sack - he was previously swaddled or in the merlin sleep suit. We were lucky that it worked. It got us down to 2 night wakings to eat, and then he dropped to 1 at 6 months, and has sttn intermittently since 8 months.
OK, how did you know (and how did he know) when it was OK to be awake vs. it's time to go back to sleep?
I am over being hurt about dd preferring my husband but I wonder if her level of obsession is normal. Anyone else have a kid with a STRONG parent preference? Dd moves my hand if I touch dh while he is holding her, runs to him if I get her in the morning, etc.
I am sorry I think I remember that crazygame's daughter had a super strong mommy preference?
My daughter's mom preference is really strong. Everyone told us it was a phase and dad would get his time of being top dog. While she has allowed him into her life more, she is 3.5 and still has a strong preference for me and days where she is so freaking mean to him that it is painful for all of us. I can't really answer your question as to whether it is normal, but it is our normal. I hate it. I hope your daughter eases up on you soon.
And a minute later I started worrying if it was safe. What if there is a shooter on campus?
I can't win for trying.
DD's preschool is at a private elementary school and the orientation last fall included explaining all the procedures for school safety, especially the changes they've made because of Sandy Hook. I was 9 months pregnant and a hormonal mess about my oldest starting preschool to begin with, I totally came home and cried at just the very thought.
We're having the plaster fixed in all of our main bedrooms and the work is displacing us from the bedrooms for about a week and a half, so we're all bunking together in the attic bedroom. DD did shockingly well, even with me reading in bed and dropping things.