Thursday evening randoms/MOTN

[ssmjlm]

It my Thursday work wise

E was a mess when I got home from work. Threw a fit if one of us wasn't holding her, wouldn't take any snack offered, didn't want milk, etc.

Finally got her calmed down with dinner and she had seconds. WTF kid.

[Brie]

The Birth Plan post on GotP is making me LOL.

[hilwithonelary]

I was browsing etsy earlier just for fun and saw a lot of dresses with the straps pulled through the front. Is it me, or does it look odd?

DD is becoming an expert at stalling bedtime. Tonight, she wanted to hug our cat that she calls "yellow cat" and wanted "2 waters" instead of the 1 cup she gets every night.

[rugbywife]

Oct 1, 2014 20:15:22 GMT -5 Brie said:

The Birth Plan post on GotP is making me LOL.

Am I the only one who wanted MORE internal checks?  I wanted to know how far along I was ALL THE TIME.  CAN WE MOVE THIS ALONG A LITTLE FASTER PEOPLE???

Also, is pushing on your on rhythm (or whatever) ok? I totally had to be coached to keep it up, lol, I was ready to throw in the towel and just leave her stuck in the canal. 

[Deleted]

Oct 1, 2014 20:15:22 GMT -5 Brie said:

The Birth Plan post on GotP is making me LOL.

I had to go read it, and I nodded along with all of the normal, sane people, like you, krystee, etc.

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Oct 1, 2014 20:21:31 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Oct 1, 2014 20:15:22 GMT -5 Brie said:

The Birth Plan post on GotP is making me LOL.

Am I the only one who wanted MORE internal checks?  I wanted to know how far along I was ALL THE TIME.  CAN WE MOVE THIS ALONG A LITTLE FASTER PEOPLE???

Also, is pushing on your on rhythm (or whatever) ok? I totally had to be coached to keep it up, lol, I was ready to throw in the towel and just leave her stuck in the canal. 

Me too! Then again, I was stalled at 2cm for ~24 hours with contractions every 4-5 minutes. When I went from 2-4.5 and then 4.5-9 in a short span, it was like well how the eff did that happen?

I did push on my rhythm, but only pushed for 50-55 minutes. I am sure if I pushed longer, I would have needed to be coached. There were several contractions that came and went where I "rested" (lol). I was incredulous that after 6ish pushes, the nurse and DH could see her head, lol. See above RE: being at 2cm for.ev.er.

Also, I didn't need an IV or even hep lock until I requested drugs.

[greycat]

Oct 1, 2014 20:06:10 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Oct 1, 2014 20:01:05 GMT -5 jr009j said:

I agree that the cadence is soothing and I think that article explains the beauty of it well. You are almost forced to read it in a certain, very specific way.

And the fact that DD1 can identify everything on every page and wants to play a Goodnight Moon matching game almost every day doesn't hurt either.

DS loves pointing out the fireplace. Lol.

DS loves pointing out the fireplace too!

[greycat]

Oct 1, 2014 19:33:10 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Omg, you guys. Twentytrucks on YouTube is Bas's favourite thing of all time. Of aaaallll time.
greycat thank youuuuu!

I'm so glad Bas liked it!!

[rbp]

OMG. One of our good friends from college called tonight to talk to H. He got married last year, so I was all "eee, he's calling to tell us they're having a baby!" Guys don't just call to chat, right? So 1. I am now *that* person.

Now they have been just chatting for 15 minutes. Haha. And 2. H just asked him when they're joining us in parenthood. Jerk! Womp womp

[water*drop]

Oct 1, 2014 20:15:22 GMT -5 Brie said:

The Birth Plan post on GotP is making me LOL.

Posts like that make me happy that my hospital has a standard "birth plan" that you fill out when you pre-register or check in. It's basically a checklist of stuff and you check whether you want it or would prefer to avoid it or whatever. Like, for pain medication, you can check "I will ask for pain medication when I feel I want it" or "I would like to try other forms of pain relief before an epidural" or "I want an epidural." It covers the basic stuff while being clear that these are best case scenario wishes, and I feel like a standard form makes it easier on the nurses and doctors.

[greycat]

I think DS has HFM. I noticed some spots (sort of like blisters) on his hands. Nothing on his feet or in his mouth and no fever.

We had a play date earlier today. I feel terrible.

If it is HFM, when can DS go back to daycare? I'm assuming he is ok as long as he feels fine & is fever free.

[loskadoodle]

Both if my children are still awake. ? tomorrow should be a treat (um no)

[rbp]

I forgot to fill out my hospital's birth plan. I just did what they told me. Lol

[jene]

Oct 1, 2014 20:40:39 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

My kid just ate three bags of Doritos for "dinner". I think it was the 1st time she'd had them.
So, here's to starting off with a bang! She was shooting a Super Bowl commercial.
The amount of orange dust on her hands and skirt is unreal. LOL

Kirklette is going to be in a super bowl commercial?! That is awesome!

[sent]

DD drank 8 ounces over a leisurely 70 minutes this evening to get bottles #5 and 6 in her before bed. She took 3 breaks to play. Luckily she wasn't super hyper like last night so she was easier to manage but it is annoying to not know when her bedtime is going to be.

In other news, she sat up unassisted today! Finally! Only took her 10 months or 8 months adjusted. That's like the third milestone for her baby book, right behind "smiled" and "rolled over." She is slooow and runs on her own schedule.

[humpforfree]

Oct 1, 2014 20:58:20 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

DH just told me that he was talking to BIL earlier, who told him about a gender reveal party (he did not know the term of course). His mind is blown at the absurdity of having a party over this.

Apparently, the future parents did not know the sex beforehand, either. So some dude (their friend I guess) knew. And then, they had the parents blindfolded, and the woman was wearing a white shirt. The man's hands were then led into a tub of paint (pink or blue!), and then he put his handprints on his wife's shirt.

That is...lame.

Also, they had to bring a dish to share. lol.

Ummm my co-worker just posted a gender reveal photo of this exact method this weekend.

[Brie]

Oct 1, 2014 20:42:20 GMT -5 @starry said:

Surprisingly enough after my sucktastic delivery I still think birth plans are a good idea. Mine read:


I plan on utilizing an epidural for pain relief, but would like to delay as long as possible

Please allow the umbilical cord to finish pulsating before clamping.

If possible, we would like to delay newborn procedures until after the baby has breastfed and we are

ready.

Please ask our permission before introducing formula or a pacifier, as we would like to not use these if

possible.


Only the last one happened. And that's ok.


I will give you a bit of a hard time Brie because you say not to be rigid but your plan states:

In the event the baby and I must be separated, my husband is to stay with the baby at all times.

That isn't always possible... like in my case, if you are in the OR, your husband is not allowed to be there and they won't separate mother and baby. So really everyone comes from their own place of bias in terms of what they think they absolutely won't accept... but will probably actually accept if push came to shove.

True. I am mostly rolling my eyes at the tone in the OP, not the content necessarily. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar and all that.

[Brie]

I got a flu shot and a library card today. I feel very responsible and grown up.

[cincodemayo]

I just had a huge bowl of freaking cheetos. I haven't had cheetos in years, I forgot how good they were. I am a bridesmaid this weekend and now I've guaranteed myself to be bloated and gross along with all broken out. I need some hormonal BC to even out my damn skin but I don't wanna.

[chickens987]

I am proud of myself for bypassing the dessert buffet entirely. Now to bed, it's way past my bedtime.

[Deleted]

I can not make up my mind about when to go back to work, or whether to go back at all. I can go back as early as a week from Monday, or any time between then and November 21st. DH is fine with either, as he is out until November 21st or December 1st either way (his leave technically ends as of the 21st, but he was going take some additional time at reduced pay). Then today we were talking about me SAH. Technically speaking, we can afford it, but our lives would not be fun and we might have to (slightly) cut back on retirement (drop from 18-20% to 15%) to make the numbers work. We're roughly 3x ahead of where we should be based on our ages so this is not the end of the world. We would use his bonuses to make up the difference if we started to fall behind and fund fun things. Then again, daycare is roughly half of my take home and the rest would go toward a lot of convenience items like more takeout, a cleaning person, etc. I don't know what to doooooooo. These are the sorts of things that keep me up when the baby is sleeping (when I should also be sleeping).

[meltoine]

TIL my pelvis floor is not strong enough for the trampoline park.

[Brie]

Oct 1, 2014 21:30:10 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

I can not make up my mind about when to go back to work, or whether to go back at all. I can go back as early as a week from Monday, or any time between then and November 21st. DH is fine with either, as he is out until November 21st or December 1st either way (his leave technically ends as of the 21st, but he was going take some additional time at reduced pay). Then today we were talking about me SAH. Technically speaking, we can afford it, but our lives would not be fun and we might have to (slightly) cut back on retirement (drop from 18-20% to 15%) to make the numbers work. We're roughly 3x ahead of where we should be based on our ages so this is not the end of the world. We would use his bonuses to make up the difference if we started to fall behind and fund fun things. Then again, daycare is roughly half of my take home and the rest would go toward a lot of convenience items like more takeout, a cleaning person, etc. I don't know what to doooooooo. These are the sorts of things that keep me up when the baby is sleeping (when I should also be sleeping).

Go back in a few weeks, and give it a 90 day trial at least. I was sure I wanted to SAH. I went back and once we all adjusted I was reminded how much I like my job and it's been great for all of us. I make peanuts once daycare costs are subtracted but oh well.

You can always quit later if it's not working, but if you quit and regret it you can't really ask for your job back.

[greycat]

Oct 1, 2014 21:30:10 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

I can not make up my mind about when to go back to work, or whether to go back at all. I can go back as early as a week from Monday, or any time between then and November 21st. DH is fine with either, as he is out until November 21st or December 1st either way (his leave technically ends as of the 21st, but he was going take some additional time at reduced pay). Then today we were talking about me SAH. Technically speaking, we can afford it, but our lives would not be fun and we might have to (slightly) cut back on retirement (drop from 18-20% to 15%) to make the numbers work. We're roughly 3x ahead of where we should be based on our ages so this is not the end of the world. We would use his bonuses to make up the difference if we started to fall behind and fund fun things. Then again, daycare is roughly half of my take home and the rest would go toward a lot of convenience items like more takeout, a cleaning person, etc. I don't know what to doooooooo. These are the sorts of things that keep me up when the baby is sleeping (when I should also be sleeping).

If you aren't sure what to do then go back. You can always quit if you decide it's not working.

I wound up quitting after being back for 6.5 months because it's just wasn't sustainable (vet long commute, long days, little flexibility). I was home 6 month and went back to work. I am happy I went back because it helped me sort out what I wanted to do.

[redheadk]

Oct 1, 2014 20:20:24 GMT -5 hilwithonelary said:

I was browsing etsy earlier just for fun and saw a lot of dresses with the straps pulled through the front. Is it me, or does it look odd?

DD is becoming an expert at stalling bedtime. Tonight, she wanted to hug our cat that she calls "yellow cat" and wanted "2 waters" instead of the 1 cup she gets every night.

OMG, knot dresses. They are a "thing" and I hate them! The knots don't stay and they are just fussy, kwim? DD has one knot dress and I'm cutting off the straps and adding big buttons. It works with the style and was on major clearance. I know I'm one of the few that likes Matilda Jane on this board and MJ does a lot of knot dresses but I avoid them because I don't think they are remotely practical. 

[heygrey]

give the baby white noise, they say. so we run a fan in his room every night.

except tonight we have no power and guess who isn't sleeping.

[scribellesam]

I was just putting DS to bed and he was stalling a little, asking me "What's that Mama?" about random things in his room. And I thought he was pointing at the video monitor, so I explained what it was. He replied, "No, what's that, Mama?" I wasn't sure what he meant, so I said, "I don't know buddy, what do you think?" And he said, "Friend!"

Um. So apparently my son has a friend that lives on his ceiling. Great. Not at all unsettling.

[heygrey]

Oct 1, 2014 22:39:01 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

Oct 1, 2014 22:38:08 GMT -5 heygrey said:

give the baby white noise, they say. so we run a fan in his room every night.

except tonight we have no power and guess who isn't sleeping.

white noise app? Sorry, I hope you get power back soon.

both of our phones are almost dead we're in a sorry state over here. well resort to cosleeping before too long.

[rbp]

This is the second time today that I've mistaken the smell of a diaper for poop. WTF?

[humpforfree]

@mrswindycity no, not IL. I had never seen this as a gender reveal before.. I wouldn't want someone else knowing first either.