Sunday PM randoms/MOTN

[rbp]

On the flip side, @this, I talk to M like I talk to the dog. LOL. Here's an example: "who's my little baby? Who's a good little baby? You are! You're my little baby!"

[VillainV]

Oct 19, 2014 20:37:48 GMT -5 @this said:

Sometimes I find myself talking to the dogs like I talk to DD. Like over the top and exaggerated and overly enthusiastic or encouraging.

Our small dog just jumped from the bed to an armchair and I instinctively said, "WOW! That was a great jump! Good job, buddy!" (What the fuck? I don't care about his jumping skills.)

And earlier this weekend I had the other dog out on a leash and caught myself saying out loud (very sincerely), "Thanks for going to the bathroom so quickly! I appreciate it when you help me by doing that."

Both times I was like WTF did I just SAY? What has my life become?

Huh.  My MIL talks to C as if he were a cat.  When she takes his picture she sometimes says "here kitty kitty" to get him to look at the camera.  A few times she's called his hands and feet "paws."  She's kind of a crazy cat lady, and it's just because that's the voice/vocabulary she uses to talk to small cute things.  She's not actually insane.

[rikki]

Our new house is a few blocks away from the Obama family home. He is in town. I had no clue how many police, secret service, helicopters, etc would be around. We couldn't go for a walk today because our block was on lockdown. I did not at all expect this.

[Deleted]

Every time I read PM Randoms I think this thread is going to be about random private messages.

[Jalapeñomel]

I'm now wondering if my kid is drinking too much milk. He has sort of weaned himself off the boob during the day, but he still likes to drink milk throughout the day. I have a small stash still left that we are plowing through, but maybe he needs to eat more? I really never know what I'm doing when it comes to this whole mom thing.

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Oct 19, 2014 20:57:37 GMT -5 @this said:

Oct 19, 2014 20:56:45 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

Every time I read PM Randoms I think this thread is going to be about random private messages.

If only. Amirite?

How fascinating would that thread be?

I mean, I don't ever get PMs, but I assume everyone else does and that they're all titillating and full of secrets.

[catsarecute]

My baby has developed a distain for being home. She gets so whiny and impatient and nothing entertains her for long. As soon as we are out and about, she is fine. We went to the outlets, grocery store, kohls and a walk-all fine a and happy. The minute we walk in the door it's a countdown to when she is going to fall apart. Exhausting. It's like an ongoing witching hour.

[rugbywife]

DD is a teething nightmare but is asleep, for now.

I have plans to go to the gym tomorrow for 6am. For the first time in over 2 weeks. It is going to be tough to get my butt out of bed at 5:40. But I have to, not sick any more, no more excuses.

I wish we had a dog but realistically I don't think we could handle the extra work.

[Deleted]

The PM function is sorely underutilized around here. I enjoy them so much.

[matildasun]

We drove home from West Virginia tonight. We got home in time for a normal bedtime, despite everyone working against me as I tried to leave.

My kids are amazing. They were so good on the drive and on whole trip. They were the only children at the reunion and not only were they pleasant, I think they had fun. In the car they played with toys, drew, and colored for 6hrs before they asked for TV.

[Deleted]

After visiting 5 furniture stores and spending 5 HOURS shopping, we finally picked out a couch. At the 5th store we finally figured out that we couldn't get what we wanted in our price range. So we bumped it by 50% :-| So it's the perfect size, shape, color, and fabric, but cost 50% more than we wanted to spend. But at least it's DONE.

AND we made it through the whole day without bickering with each other.

[sjh722]

Oct 19, 2014 21:51:08 GMT -5 @supergreen said:

AND we made it through the whole day without bickering with each other.

This is impressive, LOL.

Furniture shopping with my H always involves him shaking the furniture or flopping on a couch to decide if it's "sturdy", and arguments over things like whether it matters if the back couch cushions are attached or not, or big sighs about WHY DON'T WE JUST GET 2 LA-Z-BOY RECLINERS AND A MATCHING SECTIONAL? And why is the chair a different fabric than the couches? It looks like we couldn't afford to buy all the furniture at once!

[bunch]

That 4:30 nap is biting me in the ass now that I can't fall asleep.


omg I just kicked the laugh and learn puppy on the couch and he yelled "bye bye"

I may have peed myself.

[niq]

It's 8:20 and he's still awake. I think he may be expecting a sippy of warm milk like last night. hmmm.

[jackie011]

Is there a favorite MMM solids resource? You know, like Kellymom for BFing and Troublesome Tots for sleeping? Our pedi gave us very little information to go by and I'm just not sure how much or what types of food DS should be eating right now.

We had such a nice weekend.  No major plans, nothing to work around, just a good balance of errands, meeting up with friends, and relaxing.  Too bad the week/end ahead are crazy with a short work week, after work meetings & programs, a hotel stay, and a family wedding 8 hours away.

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Oct 19, 2014 22:25:11 GMT -5 jackie011 said:

Is there a favorite MMM solids resource? You know, like Kellymom for BFing and Troublesome Tots for sleeping? Our pedi gave us very little information to go by and I'm just not sure how much or what types of food DS should be eating right now.

wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/

[Brie]

We just got back from seeing Gone Girl.

Guys, Missouri isn't that trashy. I swear.

[winecheery]

DD was put in her crib at 7:30pm, per a typical night here. She proceeded to walk around, play with her blankie and stuffed dog, and roll all over the crib for an hour. She only just fell asleep at 8:30pm. So bizarre, she's usually out within 5-10 DD and 20-30 on the odd night. Do you think she'll sleep in an hour later tomorrow morning?!?!?!?  :Y:

[jackie011]

Thank you @tokenhoser That is exactly what I need right now!

[hermione]

C was resisting bedtime. I finally said, "we are going to bed." Which she took to mean, "we are going bye bye." So she yelled YAY, grabbed her shoes, pulled down the backpack we're using as a diaper bag, and went and stood by the door.

So then I felt bad that she was all excited to go somwhere so I threw her in the car and drove around the block. Then she she willingly went to bed.

[turtlegirl]

DH is in football depression mood. Niners got blown out.

But the Seahawks lost for the second week in a row. So even though it sucks for the GBCN pick em league it makes me very happy.

[rbp]

We went for a walk yesterday to a festival down the street from our house. It was my first walk in four months! We walked about two miles. My ankle was pretty sore by the time we got home, but it wasn't excruciating or anything. The weather was so nice. We had food truck food for lunch and got a Christmas present for MIL!

[lo]

My baby who has STTN since about 7 weeks has been up twice already tonight. Not cool, baby, NOT COOL!! She's just over 3 months... Hopefully she's not starting that 4MW I've been trying to pretend doesn't exist.

[bowies]

I've been up for the past 3 hours because I can't get my brain to shut off. I've been laying here thinking about our ancient air handler and whether it's a fire hazard. Oy.

[heygrey]

r has been up 4 times in 3.5 hours. whaaaa? why is this happening to me? he just got a dose of Motrin so I'm hoping that buys me ~4 hours of sleep.

[marie3246]

As soon as we decided to CIO A slept thru the night for over 2 weeks, then for some reason stopped. We thought something was wrong so if she didn't settle after 30 min we would check but it just made it so much worse and then the only way to calm her is to feed her. Now she keeps waking up earlier and earlier.

If we let her cry it out til extinction how long is too long? I feel like she could go for hours if we let her. She isn't one of those babies that cries for 15 min and goes down. She always goes down easy for bedtime but when she wakes motn she won't fall asleep without being fed.

[jaybird]

I feel like the minute I complain about DD's sleep, she does something to make me wish the previous had occurred. For the past week she had been waking up at 5:15-ish and was cranky from lack of sleep. I bitched to my mom about it and tonight she woke up at midnight and had a two hour party. And she woke up at 6. Wtf?

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Oct 19, 2014 21:55:35 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Oct 19, 2014 21:51:08 GMT -5 @supergreen said:

AND we made it through the whole day without bickering with each other.

This is impressive, LOL. !

I thought so too! DH HATES shopping, hates it. He buys all his clothes and shoes online. He never goes grocery shopping, that's my job. He was unhappy to lose an entire Sunday to furniture shopping. But he acquiesced that you have to sit on a couch before you buy it. And that we want nice adult-looking stuff now in our forever home, no more Target stuff. I was proud of us for making it through the whole day. And that my normally cheap DH agreed to spend so much money. I can't wait for it to arrive! No more college futon with the broken cover!