Post by chickens987 on Jul 28, 2014 8:45:28 GMT -5
Best.Day.Ever.
Went into DD's room this morning to get her, and she practically jumped into my arms shouting "mummy! mummy!" I missed her little face so much these last few days, and it made my heart grow a billion sizes to see that she feels the same.
I'm hosting a bridal shower in a few weeks and am putting together a cookie bar for favors. We're also going out of town for a week on Friday, and I need to get everything else prepped/cleaned/decorations made in the time I have left, so I'm making the cookies this week and freezing them. NEVER MAKE COOKIES WHEN HUNGRY. I think I could eat the entire bowl of cookie dough right now, but I slapped it into a pan and threw it in the oven and then poured soap all over the mixing bowl so I couldn't eat it. I need to make at least one more batch of chocolate chip, and then 2-3 batches of 3-4 other kinds of cookies this week. I'm doomed.
We had some insane thunderstorms last night and N was up a lot, and then woke up for the day at 5:30. If he wakes up before 6 I can generally nurse him back to sleep, but for the past three days he's been having none of that and just rolls around our bed screeching gleefully until one of us gets up with him. Not cool, kiddo.
I did this for our wedding, and the only thing that stopped me (other than not wanting to have to make alterations to my dress!) was doing it in stages. I made the dough and froze it about a week ahead of time, then baked them the Tuesday/Wednesday before the wedding. It was helpful to not know that I was doing only part of it, and I needed all the dough to make sure I had enough cookies for everyone.
It's been a week and a half since I nursed DD, but she was asking for it allll weekend. Here I was thinking I was going to have one of those "My kid just suddenly lost interest and weaning was easy peasy" experiences. Not so much. The worst was Friday night, at like 1 am after a very long drive to a friends house. Thankfully DH was able to get her down, but it took a looong time.
Just to check, I squeezed on Saturday, and nothing came out. You all led me to believe there'd be milk there for years! I guess low supply rears its head again. Anyway, it makes not giving in to her a lot easier, I guess.
I got volunteered to get canceled at work today since the census is way down. So DD and I get a couple more days together before I go back to work on Wednesday. I think we will go to the farmstead this morning since the weather is nice.
Went into DD's room this morning to get her, and she practically jumped into my arms shouting "mummy! mummy!" I missed her little face so much these last few days, and it made my heart grow a billion sizes to see that she feels the same.
When I went in dd's room this morning to get her up, she rolled over and said "dada?" Apparently only doing wake ups 5% of the time comes at a price, lol.
LOL! She usually makes me "chase" her around her crib and cries when I take her out, so this was a nice change. I expect we'll be back to the normal routine tomorrow.
It is so humid, I'm just dripping. The weather is supposed to be thunder showers thus afternoon so hopefully that'll take the awfulness out of the air.
Fortunately for me my mom is visiting so I'm hiding indoors in the basement and plan to have a cool shower in the next few minutes.
Hi undecidedowl, let's form a club and get jackets made.
The cats peed on the stroller rain fly, which threw a nice wrench in our morning routine. I'm taking V in to DC early so I can sort out midday arrival logistics once he moves to Toddler 1. So I'm packed for a climb up Mount Everest on the bus - one bag full of CDs, another full of blankets and clothes and food.
M has a six sense of when I have reached my breaking point with his meltdowns. Saturday was bad, really bad, but then yesterday he was so good and adorable. He is saying "I'm cute" and "love you". He even was so well behaved while we had friends over for dinner and entertained himself so we could finish eating.
So after all the back had forth on where to go H and I have decided on Bermuda. I just couldn't swallow the cost of the tickets London or Paris. I am kind of bummed to not be doing and international trip with H but I am traveling to Africa and Latin America for work in the next couple months - too bad they are in countries I basically will not be able to step foot outside of the hotel or office.
Today is our last day in Germany. As anxiety inducing and hard as it was for me leading up to the trip, mainly because I was leaving my older two kids, I am just beside myself excited to get home and see them tomorrow. So having kids has ruined the anticipation of vacation for me, but it has really enhanced end/coming home part.
We've had a great time, relaxing, leisurely visiting with lots of friends, the food, the beer. But I miss air conditioning badly. I just want to sit in a refrigerator.
Post by catsarecute on Jul 28, 2014 10:27:31 GMT -5
As much as I want (and need) to lose weight, my cravings for junk food are through the roof. I live by "everything in moderation" but have a hard time sticking to it. I wish I was naturally thin.
I have my first pp period in almost 2 years. CRAMPS YOU CAN SUCK IT!
One month before I got pg I ordered a Diva cup. I was kind of excited to use it except the removal is a little more, um, messy than I expected. Am I doing it wrong or is there a way to get it out without touching my unclean ladybits?
DS was up 11:30-12, 1-2:30 and 3-4:30 last night. The first time he was screaming from, I think, teeth. The second time he wanted to clap, and the third time he was waving at everything in his room. He has his 9 month appointment this afternoon, so at least it's a short work day.
I'm exhausted. H is out of town until Thursday night. I need a day off. How do other working moms deal with 2 kids (I have 4yo and 1yo) alone? The morning and night routines are just chaos! I'm not looking forward for tonight.
Oh, and our dog has been giving us poop surprise when we get home. I really hope there's not going to be a mess waiting for me when we get home.
I just want gallons of coffee, and it's one of the few things I can't tolerate right now. I was able to down a small cup but I need an IV's worth to get through today's workload. Mondays, bah.
The magnetic chalkboard is (almost) complete! I seriously have been working on this thing for months. With all the money I wasted on magnetic primer and chalkboard paint and paintbrushes I kept forgetting to wash out I should have just bought an actual chalkboard. The many layers of primer that I didn't think to sand made the chalkboard surface too rough so I ended up covering it with chalkboard decals. B thinks chalk is delicious so I think I'm gonna pack it away for a while and just get magnets for him to play with. At least he can't climb into the fireplace anymore.
That magnetic primer is terrible. I tried so many layers and it barely held the strongest magnet known to man.
This morning M tripped and smacked his head, then shortly after that he dropped a very heavy book on his toes, and when we got to daycare he tripped over a toy and fell again. Poor kid had a rough morning. He also started to cry when I left, which never happens.
bbonanza Sorry to hear about your DD; I hope the others don't get it! I can't believe how much it's going around right now.
We entered L in a "beach babies" contest for a local radio station, and I've realized that I am far too lazy for these things, lol. My friends and family keep asking me to vote for them each day, so I've been doing that but it takes so much time and some days I don't remember at all. Safe to say we are probably not going to win, hah.
DD2 had her one year well check appointment today. Poor baby had to have 3 shots and a blood draw, and they couldn't get the blood to flow quick enough from her left arm so then she tried her right arm as well. She was so upset, and there was nothing I could to help It was awful. The nurses still don't think they got enough arm, so one nurse asked if I wanted her to give it a try, but honestly--no f*n way could I let them do any more to my baby! The nurse who was doing the actual draw seemed pretty upset too.
I have to go to a work thing later this afternoon and I just feel so bad leaving her. I like working (usually), but more often than not lately I wish I wasn't.
I'm watching DS play at Chick-Fil-A. There's a big wet spot on the back of his shorts, it's not a diaper leak, it looks like he sat on something wet up in the play tubes. I hope to sweet baby Jesus it's milk or something, and someone else didn't pee up there
Cubicle world sucks. I have no idea who the new person is on the other side of my cube, but she's been humming all morning. Sometimes singing. I swear, on top of an already crappy night/morning, this just might be the thing to put me over the top.
@envinoveritas, empty it earlier before it's full and tips during removal. But yes, there is menstrual blood in your vagina so when you stick your fingers up there to remove the cup you're going to get some on your hands. There's no way around that. I LOVE my diva cup, love love it. Having tampons sit in your bathroom trash can is MUCH grosser IMHO than getting your hands a little dirty.
After waiting for weeks, my new ceiling fan arrived. I was so excited, since we haven't had an overhead light or fan in our bedroom in this house ever, that I spent the last two hrs installing it. It was a monster to wire and dd2 kept trying to climb the ladder. I finally get it done, call dh to see which breaker it's on and he informs me that he hasn't hooked the wire up to one yet.
:/
So I'm sitting in bed sweltering while it mocks me. Off.
Post by scribellesam on Jul 28, 2014 14:18:00 GMT -5
My parents brought DS a Brio train set as an early big brother gift this weekend. I've now spent approximately ten thousand hours sitting on the floor of his room watching him play with his "choo track."
Oh, and it seems I'm raising a little sociopath. There are some tiny wooden people that came with the set. DS likes to hold them at the top of his mountain tunnel, say "Help me! Help me!" then throw them off the mountain and laugh. Of course now he won't stop doing it because it made us all laugh until we cried the first time he did.
DS started purposely swatting at his play gym toys this week and just now he started taking shots at Freddie Firefly. He's also started to fuss less at certain things - diaper changes are becoming NBD and he might have actually started enjoying his bath halfway through it last night. Oh and feedings have started to space out a bit. Yay for progress!
Found out today that the new roof we had slated for early 2015 needs to be purchased now. Shit.
Post by rootbeerfloat on Jul 28, 2014 18:54:24 GMT -5
H is home with the kids today. He just called to report that WHILE HE DOZED ON THE COUCH, DD cut her hair. He claims it's "not that bad," but I'm awaiting visual proof. Way to go, lazy bones.