Post by SallySparrow on Aug 31, 2014 10:32:16 GMT -5
DD and I went grocery shopping this morning. She was so good, just chatted the whole time and even waved at some cute little old lady. So cute.
Caramel Apple milkshakes are back at steak-n-shake! It's officially autumn! I don't care of it's not even September and it's still 100 degrees outside. AUTUMN!!
Do we have the same MIL??? That is something she would buy my daughter too.
Oh, and I totally thought I could have another kid when my twins were 6 months old. Now I say there is no f'ing way. Don't let the calm before mobility lull you into insanity.
It drives me crazy! We also received expensive cheerleader outfits for the local football team... I guess I kind of knew that was inevitable, but totally not my style.
And thanks for the reality check on #3. Of course I know the storm is coming but if I think about it too much I might run away and leave my family.
OMG, are they from Pittsburgh? I've gotten cheerleader outfits, onesies and jerseys from EVERY sports team!
I love my husband. We only ever have days off together if one of us takes time off work, due to our work schedules, which means that neither of us get a sleep-in day. He's been off since Thursday and has handled all morning wakeups after I nurse, letting me go back to sleep. I slept until 10am!!!
tulips We totally have a climber. C figured out a while back that if he stands on the dog he can get on the couch. Or if he grips the leather with his toes he can get up in H's recliner.
I suuuper wish Carter's would stop making lineny cotton clothing so I don't feel compelled to iron my 1yo's clothes.
I don't even iron my own.
This is why I won't even go to Carter's anymore. I couldn't stand that fabric and Osh Kosh doesn't seem to use it, so I fully embraced their clothes instead.
Post by jeaniebueller on Aug 31, 2014 12:19:12 GMT -5
My husband took DS fishing about an hour away so DD and I will probably have the day to ourselves. DD is snoozing only chest and I am catching up on TV.
My niece (3) and nephew (7 in Nov) were awful at church today. I could hear them from the lobby area when I took DS (18 mo) out because he was fussy. They are loud pretty much every time. If I'm losing my patience I can only imagine how everyone around us feels. I wish I could say something to them but I'm sure no one (myself included) wants to hear that their kids are poorly behaved and get advice on what to do.
Post by cincodemayo on Aug 31, 2014 12:29:45 GMT -5
Oh man I attempted one nap today but he woke up after 45 minutes squealing. He's going to need another nap, boo. I wonder if he's squealing because he got overtired to begin with and is having trouble staying settled. His stupid cold doesn't help.
dh got back from his 10 mile run and I was able to lay back down for a nap. Woke up and he had put the grocery list together and is taking DD to see "Howie" (hippo at TJs, her favorite thing ever).
my only goal for the rest of today is to put away laundry and clean our master bedroom, it is out.of.control. messy.
DH took DS to Home Depot to get some stuff for the house, so I actually got some unpacking done. DS's room is about 90% done, I even hung his pictures. Holy mother of Jebus he has a fuckton of toys.
We managed to get our bedroom, C's bedroom, the living room, kitchen and bathrooms cleaned up.
I had a big pile of shoes out and was putting them back in my closet. I asked C, " "Can you bring Mommy the shoes?" She left the room and returned with 3 of her own shoes. Too cute.
Post by zeewifeandmama on Aug 31, 2014 13:42:58 GMT -5
My FIL just told me my son looked like a one year old ( just turned two) because he's so skinny & small. Ummmm no he's pretty much the quintessential long & lean. He does have a "delicate" frame but he's pretty long, just skinny. I know this is a direct result of having a nephew that is exactly one year younger but a moose. It's total BEC because I have issues with both my FIL but also my BIL/SIL. Ugh go away.
My FIL just told me my son looked like a one year old ( just turned two) because he's so skinny & small. Ummmm no he's pretty much the quintessential long & lean. He does have a "delicate" frame but he's pretty long, just skinny. I know this is a direct result of having a nephew that is exactly one year younger but a moose. It's total BEC because I have issues with both my FIL but also my BIL/SIL. Ugh go away.
I have never met the perfect 2 yr old (or any other age). Everyone has a kid that is big or small or tall or skinny or chubby for their age. They have an old face or a young face or hair that is too wispy or feet that are too big. So who is this normal sized kid? It truly is an average size. Not a mode.
Yeah my husband and everyone on his family is very tall...even the females. My family is the tall size of avg 5'8 for ladies 6ft for men. I'm 5'0. So it's a direct dig to BIL & SIL being 6 ft & over. Ftr, my dd is pretty long/tall so they find his "small stature" embarrassing
I lied to my SIL to avoid drama. She wanted to take DD1 with her to the beach with her H, my nephew, and my niece. I told her we had a playdate, but we're lounging in bed watching Harry Potter instead. She is legitimately mean to my kids, as is her husband, and she is a screamer. No way in hell was I letting her mean ass take my kid to the beach two and a half hours away. #SorryNotSorry
Went to the outlets today with DH and DS. I was hoping to get DS his first pair of HA pjs. I was trying to figure out what size to buy... Then DS spit up on their floor. And then the stroller tipped over (without DS in it) and DH's popcorn spilled all over their floor. We cleaned up as best as possible and ran out of the store. No pjs.
This is why we can't have nice things. Or I just need to shop online, lol
Ha it took you guys long enough. I have to X out a bunch of posts lately and I hate to be all baby expert after 15 months of parenting but there's been some ridiculous ones. Your baby is crying? Maybe because they are a baby. It's normal. Your four month old didn't stop STTN six weeks ago. They did it a few times and stopped. Not a crisis. New parenthood is tough. It's not a puzzle you can solve.
Went to the outlets today with DH and DS. I was hoping to get DS his first pair of HA pjs. I was trying to figure out what size to buy... Then DS spit up on their floor. And then the stroller tipped over (without DS in it) and DH's popcorn spilled all over their floor. We cleaned up as best as possible and ran out of the store. No pjs.
This is why we can't have nice things. Or I just need to shop online, lol
Buy online, they're worth it
But I never figured out the sizing before we destroyed their store! DS just moved into 18 month snug fit Carters PJs... do I order 70's? 80's? They had so many cute designs...
It drives me crazy! We also received expensive cheerleader outfits for the local football team... I guess I kind of knew that was inevitable, but totally not my style.
And thanks for the reality check on #3. Of course I know the storm is coming but if I think about it too much I might run away and leave my family.
OMG, are they from Pittsburgh? I've gotten cheerleader outfits, onesies and jerseys from EVERY sports team!
Nope, Wisconsin. They're hardcore about their football there (here I guess since we're still here.)
Ha it took you guys long enough. I have to X out a bunch of posts lately and I hate to be all baby expert after 15 months of parenting but there's been some ridiculous ones. Your baby is crying? Maybe because they are a baby. It's normal. Your four month old didn't stop STTN six weeks ago. They did it a few times and stopped. Not a crisis. New parenthood is tough. It's not a puzzle you can solve.
this is the snarky irritation you deal with as someone with an easy baby. Imagine how enraging it is for someone who had actual newborn baby problems, lol.
Your 4 month old doesn't STTN? Mine didn't STTN for 22 months!
Your 8 week old cries for 20 minutes at a time? AMATEUR
*Not engaging in a pain competition but gahhhhhh. PERSPECTIVE
mainly TIC, and I definitely wasn't referring to you. I have no clue who recent offenders are because I generally avoid the posts. Sometimes they aren't well titled though so I find my way inside... (example - if someone titles a post MAJOR SLEEP ISSUES, then I wander in, find out the child in question is 2 weeks old, lol). I do my best to avoid getting my bitter on.
Yeah it's been like "omg I don't know what to do about this sleep issue." Newborns don't sleep all night. The end,
mainly TIC, and I definitely wasn't referring to you. I have no clue who recent offenders are because I generally avoid the posts. Sometimes they aren't well titled though so I find my way inside... (example - if someone titles a post MAJOR SLEEP ISSUES, then I wander in, find out the child in question is 2 weeks old, lol). I do my best to avoid getting my bitter on.
Yeah it's been like "omg I don't know what to do about this sleep issue." Newborns don't sleep all night. The end,
I think I wrote something like that. The past month has felt like a year.
It's hard to see the forest for the trees... Especially when you're lost in the middle of the forest. All you see are SO MANY TREES.
Signed, It's 3am and hopefully that makes sense.
I appreciate that it could be worse, this too will pass, etc. But when people say things like "it usually gets better around three months" or whatever, they might as well be telling me that I might sleep again in six years.
Ha it took you guys long enough. I have to X out a bunch of posts lately and I hate to be all baby expert after 15 months of parenting but there's been some ridiculous ones. Your baby is crying? Maybe because they are a baby. It's normal. Your four month old didn't stop STTN six weeks ago. They did it a few times and stopped. Not a crisis. New parenthood is tough. It's not a puzzle you can solve.
Parenting is hard. Parenting a NB for the first time is fucking hard so I don't think there is anything wrong with the posts. The first few months you are just trying to survive it. It just takes time and experience that there is no logic behind any of it and that everything is a phase. A FTM with a two week probably cant get it but I have been in their shoes and can relate to feeling completely helpless.
You always talk about your easy baby. Not everyone has one. Life can be hard and I don't mind the posts if the poster can get some help or at least feel like they are heard.
IMO the first 6-8 weeks are an anything goes/survival situation. I had/have an incredibly easy baby (knock on wood). Still, I was more bone crushingly exhausted than I had ever been in my entire life. Throw in a hurricane of hormones, the uncertainty of your new daily existence, and the terror of doing something "wrong." Yea, you get a free pass for a while.