It was absolutely pouring at the time I would have had to unload three kids into the stroller and walk into the gym to make the Zumba class I've been taking on Wednesdays. So instead, I skipped it and waited for a break in the weather to head inside. Frozen soundtrack, FTW. I then decided to do 15 minutes on the elliptical and take the next group exercise class. It was some sort of strengthening and toning thing.
Well it was a chair class so to say I was the youngest by 35 years is not an exaggeration lol. But I didn't want to be rude and get up to leave, so there I was, stretching and toning to the oldies.
Confession: my core is so weak that I actually got a decent workout with the sitting down scissor kicks.
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.
Ugh, yes. Both of my kids were severely mom-obsessed until at least 2-2.5 yrs old. That shit gets old when DH is around and wanting to play with them or put them to bed and all they can say is "I want mommmmmy!"
They've both gotten better about it though, thank goodness.
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.
This is probably flameful, but I would probably have opened my door very wide or brushed my coat/diaper/car seat against the other car. Unfortunately that's just how you get in your car, not your fault the jackass parked like that. If you happen to scratch their car because they do that, it's on them. Note, I will not do this if people park normally.
I'm so tired of hearing chainsaws and lawn mowers. Can we just all agree to mow at 8:30 on Saturday mornings when I'm not home? Thanks neighbors.
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?
Ok, I re-read your original issue (about the 4 am wake-ups). I'd recommend reading the Ferber book because it's good. For us, we had a mental timeline of when we expected him to nurse, and if he woke up otherwise, we'd do the Ferber intervals / let him cio back to sleep. So for us, that was something like "any time after midnight = feed him", and then "4 hours after the first nursing session, feed him again." Ferber does mention that wake-ups in the early morning (like 3-5 am) are tricky because the kid might just get up for the day. But we generally found that the more we practiced going back to sleep on his own, the better he got at it, and the better he got at connecting sleep cycles without our help.
OK, so in practice, if she wakes up after midnight (usually between 1 and 2) I feed her, but would use the Ferber method any other time. I've read the chapter on sleep associations, but should re-read to make sure I understand it, and you're right, there's a lot of good stuff there.
I just know that whatever method we use we HAVE to be consistent, and I didn't know if feeding her would make it inconsistent enough to confuse her more.
I've decided that a toddler tula would be nice for DS1 because he climbs out of the stroller and there are times he really needs to not be wandering. I wrapped my brain around spending the money but of course, the only prints that I'm finding super cute are out of stock everywhere.
Since they're from Poland I'm half contemplating waiting till we're in Europe in July. But probably not. Waiting for anything has never been my strong suit.
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.
Ds has been like this with dh for the past month or so. But since I'm pg it doesn't really bother me cuz I can't carry him all day.
We had a showing this morning and they loved our house! Our realtor just said they're going back to the office to write an offer. Everyone cross your fingers it's above our bottom line so I can finally wash my hands of this former bachelor pad!
OHMYGOD OHMYGOD That's fantastic!!!! If there's hope for you, there's hope for meeeeeee! We've been on the market a month, if we don't get an offer by this weekend we're going to drop our price
OHMYGOD OHMYGOD That's fantastic!!!! If there's hope for you, there's hope for meeeeeee! We've been on the market a month, if we don't get an offer by this weekend we're going to drop our price
We got it, but it's just okay. We're debating how to counter.
Am I remembering correctly that your first offer was a lowball from a investor? So at least this offer isn't that, right? I think you can work with "okay." It's better than nothing, which is what we have. NOTHING. I think we're going to have to bring money to the table to sell our place.
I just found out my SIL is pregnant. This is the wife of the BIL who has constantly said he never wanted kids for years. She's only 24, he's 31 but acts younger than her & neither of them have worked F/T pretty much ever. They said they waited to tell us until after the first trimester but they can't even figure that out because the EDD is December so they are not in the 2nd tri. They also have a ridiculous amount of pets, many which aren't particularity safe (poisonous snakes, pit bulls, etc). I'm thrilled I'll have a neice/nephew nearby but honestly I'm gonna be worried sick. Nothing I can do...but guess I'm not selling my baby stuff. They'll get everything they ever needed in terms of equip free at least.
I was guilted into signing up as assistant coach for E's cheer squad next year. The training is 4 freaking hours long. It also involves doing the basic stunts. WTMF.
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.
I do a lot of singing but she doesn't quite seem to love it. Haha!
Ok, I re-read your original issue (about the 4 am wake-ups). I'd recommend reading the Ferber book because it's good. For us, we had a mental timeline of when we expected him to nurse, and if he woke up otherwise, we'd do the Ferber intervals / let him cio back to sleep. So for us, that was something like "any time after midnight = feed him", and then "4 hours after the first nursing session, feed him again." Ferber does mention that wake-ups in the early morning (like 3-5 am) are tricky because the kid might just get up for the day. But we generally found that the more we practiced going back to sleep on his own, the better he got at it, and the better he got at connecting sleep cycles without our help.
OK, so in practice, if she wakes up after midnight (usually between 1 and 2) I feed her, but would use the Ferber method any other time. I've read the chapter on sleep associations, but should re-read to make sure I understand it, and you're right, there's a lot of good stuff there.
I just know that whatever method we use we HAVE to be consistent, and I didn't know if feeding her would make it inconsistent enough to confuse her more.
Chapter 6 in Ferber addresses this situation, I think.
DSs were having some tortilla chips and salsa and a sharp edge of a chip got caught in DS1s mouth. He freaked, and in trying to get it out, he made himself puke. Three times. At least 2 of them were in the bathroom, and the remaining one on the tile floor. Yay?
Post by Stingyshark on May 14, 2014 17:39:08 GMT -5
These threads where people are selling their houses hours after listing is making me panicky. I want to list & sell our house, but HOURS? Oh my. I'm hoping that when/if we sell our house, the buyers will be A.winter residents or B. buying this for a weekend house - either of these would be ideal so we aren't forced to evacuate in a super quick fashion.
I've been looking at houses in the town we want to move to for ... awhile. Like, years..and there are maybe 3 houses that we are interested in. 2 of the 3 have been on the market for a while, so maybe they will still be around when we can actually buy.
After a month of hemming and hawing, I finally pulled the trigger on a Tula yesterday. Then I got a text from my mom this morning saying she and my MIL talked on the phone and would like to go in together and buy it as a first birthday gift for DD2! Unfortunately it's already shipped so I guess they will just write me a check for it? lol.
Also, DD1 finally appears to be making friends at her new school. She is so shy and takes such a long time to come out of her shell, but lately when I pick her up she is happily engaged with the same 2 or 3 girls. I am going to need to strategize how to meet their moms so we can begin setting up playdates and she can get her pretending to be Anna and Elsa fix from someone other than me.
I'm not at all ready for a second baby yet, but all week I have found myself missing being pregnant. Wtf?
I went through this. I was even envious of my pregnant friends even though I wasn't ready for a second kid. I really have no idea why because I HATE being pregnant. (To be fair my second pregnancy was worse than my first and is a major reason I'm done having kids.)
I was guilted into signing up as assistant coach for E's cheer squad next year. The training is 4 freaking hours long. It also involves doing the basic stunts. WTMF.
Were you involved in cheer yourself? I can't imagine doing stunts
Hahhahaha. No. I am told it doesn't matter. Though the head coach also coaches HS drill team so I expect to feel inferior.
Because J was so ridiculous last night and we are running on empty we made an exception to no tv on weekdays and are watching Tangled. Gotta say I am happy with this decision.
We did the same thing last night with pizza and Finding Nemo. We even ate pizza on the couch WHILE watching TV for the first time ever. I was very happy with that decision.
I was guilted into signing up as assistant coach for E's cheer squad next year. The training is 4 freaking hours long. It also involves doing the basic stunts. WTMF.
Wait ... the coaches are doing the stunts? I'm' assuming at E's age they are limited to 1 level stunts. Please tell me I'm right? I can't imagine asking coaches to do full extensions, and double downs.
I don't know what these things mean...lol. They do have a certain level of stunts approved for each grade level and since we are k/1 it is pretty basic. Mainly two girls on all fours with another standing on top of them. Also some stunt where a girl lifts her leg and the other holds it?
OK, so in practice, if she wakes up after midnight (usually between 1 and 2) I feed her, but would use the Ferber method any other time. I've read the chapter on sleep associations, but should re-read to make sure I understand it, and you're right, there's a lot of good stuff there.
I just know that whatever method we use we HAVE to be consistent, and I didn't know if feeding her would make it inconsistent enough to confuse her more.
Chapter 6 in Ferber addresses this situation, I think.
OK, I'm only on chapter 5 right now, I'll have to see what it says about that.
J's golf league got cancelled tonight so he had a couple of beers with his golf buddy then came home...with ice cream for me. Coconut almond fudge ripple for the win!
After a month of hemming and hawing, I finally pulled the trigger on a Tula yesterday. Then I got a text from my mom this morning saying she and my MIL talked on the phone and would like to go in together and buy it as a first birthday gift for DD2! Unfortunately it's already shipped so I guess they will just write me a check for it? lol.
Also, DD1 finally appears to be making friends at her new school. She is so shy and takes such a long time to come out of her shell, but lately when I pick her up she is happily engaged with the same 2 or 3 girls. I am going to need to strategize how to meet their moms so we can begin setting up playdates and she can get her pretending to be Anna and Elsa fix from someone other than me.
I know an almost 4 year who'd love to play this game once school is out. It's driving me nuts too.
This is the best plan I have heard all month.
The heat is totally fine! I'm glad to hear it won't be this way all summer long, but it's tolerable. In Atlanta it would get this hot AND we would have 90% humidity... when they say "it's not the heat, it's the humidity" they are speaking the truth.