Someone tell me some reasons not to have kids too close together! Alternately, tell me why 18-month spacing is amazing. DH and I can't stop talking about having a second kid, and DD is only 8.5 months. We know in our heads that we're planning a 2-year spacing, so we have to wait at least a couple more months, but somehow waiting is getting really hard. We can't even start TTC now and assume it will take a few months, since we basically got pregnant on the second try last time.
Because when you have a newborn, your 18 month old will be cutting canines, which are basically devil fangs from hell.
Doesn't teething last like forever though? If we delay, we'll just hit the 2 year molars instead.
@this I watched Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter Is Dead a few weekends ago when H took C to a birthday party. It was just as "amazing" as I remember it being. Then again, I've got a lot of 90's nostalgia lately, so anything from that era probably would have made me happy. Empire Records is another fab one!
Center Stage is my favorite girly movie to watch when DH is OOT. Have you seen it? I forced him to sit through it once in college. It must have been a sign of how much he liked me back then because now he's like "nooooo" whenever I suggest putting it on, lol.
LOL! No, I didn't ever see it. I don't think. I'm getting this confused with the dancer movie with Julia Stiles. lol
Last time DH was OOT I watched The Time Traveler's Wife. I want something like that maybe.
Did you watch Instructions not included? I bawled my eyes out at the end. Child death trigger though.
Post by catsarecute on Jul 17, 2014 10:10:06 GMT -5
I either need to hide multiple people on Facebook or just disable my account all together. I'm so tired of people blindly following whatever cause they believe in. Do some research before posting!!!!!
Ooh Save the Last Dance. Love that too. Rachel McAdams did another time travel movie that was super cute. I forget it's name but it's recent and was much better than The Time Traveler's Wife.
Good to know. DD only has one tooth so far, so we haven't had a lot of teething madness yet.
Just confirming that canines are the devil. They are worse than anything in the history of ever.
Yes. I honestly thought my child was possessed. He would literally just writhe on the floor shrieking and drooling and NOTHING I could do would calm him. It was like a toddler with colic. Which is bad, because they're 3X the size and 15X as strong as a newborn at that point.
I am so sad! DD was congested for the past 3 days. We thought it was from drooling a lot from teething but it turns out that she has a double ear infection. She was not fussy, no fever, and didn't seem to be in pain. I am kicking myself for not calling the pedi earlier.
I am so sad! DD was congested for the past 3 days. We thought it was from drooling a lot from teething but it turns out that she has a double ear infection. She was not fussy, no fever, and didn't seem to be in pain. I am kicking myself for not calling the pedi earlier.
Don't beat yourself up, it's happened to all of us
I had my first stereotypical pregnancy moment this morning. I woke up at 3 am to pee, and was mad I'd woken up because I'd been having an awesome dream about being at a breakfast buffet with banana nut waffles and hash brown casserole.
Similar moment, I woke up at 1am to pee and was pissed I'd ruined a dream where I was cuddling with Sam from True Blood
ETA: Holy huge pic guys, sorry! I was posting from the app and didn't know it was so HUGE. Fixed it.
Someone tell me some reasons not to have kids too close together! Alternately, tell me why 18-month spacing is amazing. DH and I can't stop talking about having a second kid, and DD is only 8.5 months. We know in our heads that we're planning a 2-year spacing, so we have to wait at least a couple more months, but somehow waiting is getting really hard. We can't even start TTC now and assume it will take a few months, since we basically got pregnant on the second try last time.
I also have a similar gap with two boys like @lcap. They are 20 months apart. I got pregnant right around DS1's first bday, but DS2 came 3 weeks early.
The first 6 months were tough. DH and I don't do well with sleep deprivation and newborns in general, lol. So I'm not sure if it was the age difference or just the fact that I had another newborn and it would suck no matter what the age difference. But now at 2 and 3.5 year old - OMG - it's AWESOME! They play together well 90% of the time and melt my heart on a daily basis. They now share a room and I hear them chatting it up this morning and went in there to start getting them ready and DS1 was just chilling in his bed "reading" books aloud to DS2 (who is still in a crib). They told me they weren't ready to get up yet and to get out of their room. So I happily obliged and went back to drying my hair and getting myself ready for work.
The thing that DH and I do remind ourselves of pretty often is that even though they are great playmates and DS2 is super verbal for his age, he's still 1.5 years younger and we need to stop expecting a 2 year old to act like a 3.5 year old when it comes to listening, tantrums, etc. We don't want to fall into the "why can't you be more like your older brother" trap with him.
But I totally get why people get baby fever around 9 months-1 year old. I LOVE that baby stage! Sitting up, crawling, babbling, mostly STTN. Great idea to have another one of these awesomely cute kids!
But with all that being said. I was definitely not ready for a 3rd when DS2 was 1. I slowly came around to the idea of a 3rd when he was 18-20 months old and we are not officially TTC this month now that DS2 is 2 years old.
It's my anniversary! Four years! DH got me wasabi peas and flowers. He said there's another gift but it's cute because he ate ALL the wasabi peas last time I bought some.
Babysitter tonight! We are headed to a free concert and then to dinner!
Post by matildasun on Jul 17, 2014 12:32:29 GMT -5
We are supposed to leave on vacation in two hours. Princess No-Nap is napping, which means only one thing, she is sick. She feels a little warm, and was complaining that she was achy. Blaugh. Oh and I can't find her stuffed cat.
My baby sister is in town this weekend! SQUEE I AM SO EXCITED! Her & my middle sister are going to pick N up from daycare today.
I still haven't heard back about the job/promotion I applied for Every time I get a new outlook notification, I have a near heart attack (I found out about my last offer via an outlook appt from HR). They said they wanted to make a decision this week, so boo. I also have my mid year review next week, so I will know before then. At least yay for getting a few days in Chicago, kid free & on my company's dime!?
And so begins 9 months of checking the toilet tissue for blood every time I go to the bathroom. I spotted all through my 1st tri with DS, and had pre-term labor twice (gushing blood) in the last month. So I'm super paranoid about it. Ugh.
Post by rootbeerfloat on Jul 17, 2014 12:40:48 GMT -5
I love Save the Last Dance. @this, the next time I have an evening to myself and manage to stay up, I plan to watch Jane Eyre (on Netflix). Brooding Michael Fassbender = swoon!
@supergreen, Sam suffers from being surrounded by hotter guys. I mean I'd rather cuddle Eric, Alcide or Jason.
Post by scribellesam on Jul 17, 2014 12:57:39 GMT -5
Chilling with my pizza baby at Costco sharing a slice of cheese. Also, I finally broke down and bought the wholesale size box of the Devil's Crackers (aka Goldfish).
If I could do gifs I'd put No Regrets Chicken right here.
I had my first stereotypical pregnancy moment this morning. I woke up at 3 am to pee, and was mad I'd woken up because I'd been having an awesome dream about being at a breakfast buffet with banana nut waffles and hash brown casserole.
Similar moment, I woke up at 1am to pee and was pissed I'd ruined a dream where I was cuddling with Sam from True Blood
I was actually happy to wake up for my 2am pee because I was dreaming about ds crying somewhere out of sight, I was in early labour and I had also broken my glasses.
@vicmo, give it 2 more days and you'll probably feel fine. Expressing an oz occasionally for comfort won't hurt the drying up process.
Someone tell me some reasons not to have kids too close together! Alternately, tell me why 18-month spacing is amazing. DH and I can't stop talking about having a second kid, and DD is only 8.5 months. We know in our heads that we're planning a 2-year spacing, so we have to wait at least a couple more months, but somehow waiting is getting really hard. We can't even start TTC now and assume it will take a few months, since we basically got pregnant on the second try last time.
I also have a similar gap with two boys like @lcap. They are 20 months apart. I got pregnant right around DS1's first bday, but DS2 came 3 weeks early.
The first 6 months were tough. DH and I don't do well with sleep deprivation and newborns in general, lol. So I'm not sure if it was the age difference or just the fact that I had another newborn and it would suck no matter what the age difference. But now at 2 and 3.5 year old - OMG - it's AWESOME! They play together well 90% of the time and melt my heart on a daily basis. They now share a room and I hear them chatting it up this morning and went in there to start getting them ready and DS1 was just chilling in his bed "reading" books aloud to DS2 (who is still in a crib). They told me they weren't ready to get up yet and to get out of their room. So I happily obliged and went back to drying my hair and getting myself ready for work.
The thing that DH and I do remind ourselves of pretty often is that even though they are great playmates and DS2 is super verbal for his age, he's still 1.5 years younger and we need to stop expecting a 2 year old to act like a 3.5 year old when it comes to listening, tantrums, etc. We don't want to fall into the "why can't you be more like your older brother" trap with him.
But I totally get why people get baby fever around 9 months-1 year old. I LOVE that baby stage! Sitting up, crawling, babbling, mostly STTN. Great idea to have another one of these awesomely cute kids!
But with all that being said. I was definitely not ready for a 3rd when DS2 was 1. I slowly came around to the idea of a 3rd when he was 18-20 months old and we are not officially TTC this month now that DS2 is 2 years old.
Aww! I'm getting more and more convinced to just start TTC for #2 right away. My brother is 26 months older than me and we played together as kids, so clearly the whole range 20-26 months works just fine. Which isn't to say that a bigger spacing doesn't work, but at some point the dynamic changes I think. If we decide to have 3 or more kids, 2 of them will have to share a room, so closer spacing is probably better for that.
@supergreen, Sam suffers from being surrounded by hotter guys. I mean I'd rather cuddle Eric, Alcide or Jason.
True, but Sam's got the best personality. Someone I would actually cuddle with. He's loyal, smart, rich, AND hot. Eric, Alcide, and Jason are hotter, no doubt. But Eric is incredibly self-absorbed, Alcide is a hothead with growling issues, and Jason is an idiot. So, in my dream, I went for the guy I would be most likely to actually date, apparently.
@supergreen, Sam suffers from being surrounded by hotter guys. I mean I'd rather cuddle Eric, Alcide or Jason.
True, but Sam's got the best personality. Someone I would actually cuddle with. He's loyal, smart, rich, AND hot. Eric, Alcide, and Jason are hotter, no doubt. But Eric is incredibly self-absorbed, Alcide is a hothead with growling issues, and Jason is an idiot. So, in my dream, I went for the guy I would be most likely to actually date, apparently.
I agree with your deep analysis, lol, and I actually love Sam (especially in the books). But in my dreams, I'm only concerned with the superficial.
Post by cincodemayo on Jul 17, 2014 14:14:25 GMT -5
So 2 more randoms.
I just went to a fab little Italian place and ate my weight in bread and pasta. I usually scoff at gluten-avoiders who are not celiac, but holy crap, I actually am noticing how terribly sluggish I feel. hmmmm.
I won a Nike dri-fit polo today. I never win anything. It's too bad I don't wear polos either or I'd be super excited.
Someone tell me some reasons not to have kids too close together! Alternately, tell me why 18-month spacing is amazing. DH and I can't stop talking about having a second kid, and DD is only 8.5 months. We know in our heads that we're planning a 2-year spacing, so we have to wait at least a couple more months, but somehow waiting is getting really hard. We can't even start TTC now and assume it will take a few months, since we basically got pregnant on the second try last time.
I did 18 months apart twice in a row (well 2 & 3 are 19 months...). I'll be honest, the first 6 months is rough and pretty intense (and the last few months of pregnancy) but then it gets easier and I really enjoy the spacing. And mine are still really little so it's not like I just can't remember lol.
I want to see my mom and be at the lake but I really don't want to drive 4 hours to get there.
The dogs are super annoying even though they aren't really acting differently. I should stop resenting them soon right?
Yesterday we put all the stuff (minus the travel crib) we want to bring on our trip in ONE suitcase and weighed it ... 25lbs!!!! Yay! So all we are bringing is 1 suitcase, 2 carry ons and the stroller.
Oh tell me your ways! I need to start packing for our trip and I really would like to keep it light but I am NOT good at that historically lol.
I'm baking a vegan lactation cookie bar recipe. I'm hoping they are good. If they are I'll post for the other nursing moms dealing with MSPI or other food allergies.
I'm having to pump after nearly every feeding to try and rebuild a freezer stash for when I go back to work. I have about 130 oz frozen but it all has some issue either I had thrush or I was eating dairy, eggs, nuts, or soy etc. I plan to dilute milk with that milk once they are older but I have 3 oz right now of usable milk. I hate pumping.