Can someone please start some drama, sat motn

[zarapipe]

It's so dead and I'm so tired that gbcning is all I can do right now.

Flamefuls?

Dd was being horrible for a bit today during "rest" time, aka momma lies down while she is unsupervised bc she hates to ever rest even a bit. She was jumping in my bed, hit my head and scratched my arm. I had enough and locked her out of my room for 10 minutes. She didn't like that and straightened up quick.

[pugz]

I think we are done CDing until the next kid. We just are not using them as much as we used to and I'm going to be working more starting next month so I think switching over completely will streamline things.

[mrshandy]

I don't like the names Grayson or Nora.

Sorry to anyone who named their kids that.

[zeewifeandmama]

My kids are finally asleep. The two year old skipped his nap and was a monster and the five year old was just sleepy & whiny.
Flameful?
I kind of what mh to fall all over himself with gratitude when he goes away for business and I'm solo all week. He comes home with stories of networking dinners, shuffleboard, pool, late night tailgate and I'm like " I'm exhausted and got my ass handed to me this whole week with two kids" it's gross to think that I need to be preened over, I know. But fuck.. These week long trips and super long/late weeks are getting harder with two.

tailga

[rugbywife]

I posted on FB that it took DD 25 minutes to CIO before she napped. And then a friend and I commiserated on napping and I mentioned that DD wakes a lot at night.. DH's cousin's wife responded with the following…

Just another persp.ective, but why leave her to cry? *** and I never believed in the "crying it out" method or Mr. Ferber. For every person that thinks he's amazing, there is another parent who completely disagrees with him. Neither of our children slept thru the night until they were over 2 years old. No judgment, just offering other options. Each family is unique.

Good for you. You think that I think that CIO is the ONLY option? Really? I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS…

[zarapipe]

Sept 20, 2014 19:17:06 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

I posted on FB that it took DD 25 minutes to CIO before she napped. And then a friend and I commiserated on napping and I mentioned that DD wakes a lot at night.. DH's cousin's wife responded with the following…

Just another persp.ective, but why leave her to cry? *** and I never believed in the "crying it out" method or Mr. Ferber. For every person that thinks he's amazing, there is another parent who completely disagrees with him. Neither of our children slept thru the night until they were over 2 years old. No judgment, just offering other options. Each family is unique.

Good for you. You think that I think that CIO is the ONLY option? Really? I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS…

Bitch.

[bowies]

I don't understand the appeal of Alabama or Mississippi. Surely there are people that enjoy living there, but...why?

Peach cobbler tastes like vomit.

[mellymel]

Kids are still awake here. Nothing exciting to report yet. I'm opening a bottle of wine and getting crafty making this wreath from the Baby Rabies tutorial after they go to bed so hopefully I don't injure myself with a hot glue gun or anything. Lol.

[ssmjlm]

I got nothing. We went to a cookout at DH's coworkers house. E was a doll. Played great. It was nice not to have to hover over her.

Ever since I told DH we were talking about sex he thinks we need to do it all the time. Which fine, but I need more foreplay than let's have sex.

[zarapipe]

One more...

Out of the blue dd started calling the baby Ada. No idea where it came from, dh nixed that name months ago. It's been a couple of days and it's still Ada to dd. I kind of hope it sticks and she makes our decision for us.

[bowies]

I bought some plants yesterday with the intention of getting them in the ground today. I cleaned out the old beds and laid down the weed block fabric, and then just hit a wall. I went inside and told my H that DS looked hungry so could he finish up? And he did. DS nursed all of 5 minutes. Whoopsie!

[osulori]

AJ went to bed at 8pm and is still fussing...I think he's ramping it up to pissed. I'm giving him until 830 (so 5 more mins) then I'll go get him and try to get him settled back down. I think its teeth...he went down fine, the fussing started about 10 mins after I put him in bed. Poor buddy

ETA ::whispers:: I think he's asleep. Please please please let him have an ok night tonight, I have a race tomorrow am and have to take AJ to bff's house before.

[Deleted]

Flameful? DD was easier to deal with today, when I've been all by myself since 8AM, than she has been when DH has been home. Also, because I win WOTY points for sending him on his way to his alumni weekend, he is on DD duty alllll day tomorrow after he gets home (probably between 10 & 11AM). WIN-WIN!

[rugbywife]

I don't really care, it was just so…I don't know, not necessary? People who do CIO know there are alternative…duh, it's called the first 5 months before you can do CIO. I mean, really?

Anyways, DH was a little peeved when I told him but then he told me that when he was visiting his g-ma last week she mentioned that this cousin's kids are super entitled and impossible to please, used to getting whatever they want, whenever they want it…so, yeah…

Okay, I have two more flamefuls.

1. I have an unhealthy addiction to salted caramel. I have a chocolate dipped coconut ice cream bar in the freezer, caramel in the fridge and salt in the cupboard. There is a reason I haven't lost most of my pregnancy weight.

2. I think I am a points hoarder. We have this points system at the grocer store I go to. You get 'offers' each week, if you buy certain items, you get points. They give you offers based on what you usually buy. For example, I always have broccoli, avocado and peppers in my offers, we buy those weekly…anyways. I told DH that when I got to 100 000 points (100 dollar store credit) I would use it. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I want to HOARD. I am at 80 000 point and I am totally not going to spend them when I get to 100k. I have no idea why I feel this way, I just do.

[spanikopita]

My 4.5 yo said "dammit" four times today. I'm surprised that's ALL he's picked up.

[MadamePresident]

Quick, suggest a rom com for me to watch on Netflix. My husband is gone and its movie night.

[Brie]

I am going to need bail. I put an APB out on FB for a specific seasonal flavor of ice cream that was discontinued and I was craving. My CW found it and brought me a gallon from across the state line. Go to get it out tonight and guess what? It's half gone and I haven't touched it yet.

I legit bawled for 20 minutes while my H attempted to apologize while cracking up. NOT FUNNY.

[Deleted]

My dd1 is asleep holding the iPad right now. Lmao.

[mellymel]

OMG Brie, I'd be so pissed. What flavor was it?

[rugbywife]

Sept 20, 2014 19:43:19 GMT -5 tulips said:

We kicked bottles this week and it was much less dramatic than I thought it would be! (He was still getting milk in bottles at wake up and bedtime.) There were some tantrum moments and he refused the sippy before bed the hardest, but the last two days he's been like "NBD!" Wheee! Phasing the paci out is up next. 

Flameful: We did it while he was battling bronchiolitis. Probably crappy of us to do a major change like that when he was sick, but we'd already done a couple days and didn't want to go back to bottles and start over.

We met with our doula today and I <3 her!

Confession: I am jealous that H is out with friends tonight and bar hopping. I haven't done that in forever.

DH is out at a friend's and I don't know if I am jealous or not.  Part of me is.  Part of me is enjoying being home alone.

[SJ]

Sept 20, 2014 19:26:57 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

One more...

Out of the blue dd started calling the baby Ada. No idea where it came from, dh nixed that name months ago. It's been a couple of days and it's still Ada to dd. I kind of hope it sticks and she makes our decision for us.

Ada is a fantastic name

[Brie]

Sept 20, 2014 19:47:41 GMT -5 mellymel said:

OMG Brie, I'd be so pissed. What flavor was it?

Blue Bell Magic Cookie Bar. It's sooooo good and Blue Bell toys with your emotions with all these damn seasonal flavors.

And we even had two other flavors in the freezer!

[rugbywife]

Sept 20, 2014 19:50:49 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Sept 20, 2014 19:30:38 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

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2. I think I am a points hoarder. We have this points system at the grocer store I go to. You get 'offers' each week, if you buy certain items, you get points. They give you offers based on what you usually buy. For example, I always have broccoli, avocado and peppers in my offers, we buy those weekly…anyways. I told DH that when I got to 100 000 points (100 dollar store credit) I would use it. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I want to HOARD. I am at 80 000 point and I am totally not going to spend them when I get to 100k. I have no idea why I feel this way, I just do.

PC points? I am a fucking PC points master! I love that program. I usually use my points totally at random.

I earned 7,000 points today, lol.

Yep!  11000 points today - 19000 last week but they screwed me on an additional 9000 so I have an email into them. It's like crack.  DH thinks I am insane. I see what my offers are on Friday and then I plan our weekly menu around what they offer me, as long as it is stuff I would normally buy anyways. 

[zarapipe]

Brie what in the ever loving world was he thinking?!?! Does he realize how great of a crime that was? I assume he is sleeping on the couch after he gets back from across state lines to get you more.

When I first read your post I thought your friend ate half then brought you the leftovers haha

[rugbywife]

Sept 20, 2014 19:52:44 GMT -5 deej said:

Sept 20, 2014 19:35:51 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

rugbywife, I would have had a hard time not saying something like "I guess that's why your kids are such assholes! They're exhausted because you didn't help them learn how to sleep well on their own."

Yeah...way to be judgmental of those of us who don't do CIO. :/ There are plenty of bratty kids whose parents used Ferber and plenty who didn't.

I don't think that's what she meant - and it isn't what I meant.  I don't care what people do…but I do find many people who don't believe in CIO to be judgemental of people who do, as if we are torturing our kids or don't love them enough because we can listen to them cry.  Regardless, I don't think that Bunnybean meant CIO caused her kids to be bratty, I think her kids are just bratty because they are and I should shove it in her face. Which I wish I could but she is extended family and I won't do that.

edited for clarity. because apple cider.

[MadamePresident]

Sept 20, 2014 19:45:08 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Sept 20, 2014 19:42:31 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

Quick, suggest a rom com for me to watch on Netflix. My husband us fine and its movie night.

Sweet home Alabama

Nothing hill

Love actually

Great suggestions, but Netflix doesn't have any of them.  

[rugbywife]

@punky I was confused with your link to 'this'…initially I thought you meant the poster, not a link to a video. Lol.

[Brie]

Sept 20, 2014 19:54:33 GMT -5 deej said:

We don't have Blue Bell here. From everything I hear, that's probably a good thing. I eat enough ice cream as is.

It's so good but they are sneaky and get you addicted to flavors that they only make for like, a month. And then you either have to hoard like a crazy lady or ask friends to find it like you.

[zarapipe]

Anyone else have friendly's ice cream? It's a restaurant/ice cream shop up north but they just started carrying it in nc. Soooo good.

[osulori]

Oh! I spent $40 on AJ's first pair of big boy shoes at Stride Rite today. Go big or go home, right? At least now I know he's a 4.5W so I can return to my regularly scheduled bargain hunting...