Wednesday night!

[Brie]

C and I are jamming to Christmas music and making muffins. He was very excited to open our first Christmas card from the pugz family tonight.

Confession: my chiropractor used an essential oil on me tonight for congestion and I LIKED IT. Am I going to the dark side guys? Do I need an intervention?

[chickens987]

Dec 3, 2014 19:11:54 GMT -5 Brie said:

C and I are jamming to Christmas music and making muffins. He was very excited to open our first Christmas card from the pugz family tonight.

Confession: my chiropractor used an essential oil on me tonight for congestion and I LIKED IT. Am I going to the dark side guys? Do I need an intervention?

I keep a tin of badger balm headache on my desk for those terrible weather-related headaches I get. It does help. This is not the same as using them to cure ebola, I promise.

I am about to start wrapping my SS gifts - they should go out tomorrow or Friday!

[anna7602]

I have been using Tiger Balm to deal with migraines since I was about 10 years old. I don't put this in the same category as essential oils saving your heathen soul.

[andthentherewere10]

Brie - it makes sense to use essential oils for congestion. They are inhaled and thus therapeutic. Not as crazy as using a chiro to cure the flu.

Here's a confession: my husband is straight up obsessed EOs (and has been for about 12 years). He makes his own soap and "potions" for his face with them.

[anna7602]

Also, I am having anxiety about turning down a work project because I don't want people to think it's because I'm a "new" mom. It's because this particular project just doesn't interest me all that much, although if I had lots of time to do it and no childcare to pay for, I might feel differently. So, yeah, anxiety.

[karinothing]

I am tired and bored in the airport. I wish i was there already. Also really hope i can sleep on plane

[dcn]

I have to get four new tires for my car. Ugh. Merry Christmas subaru!

[lulu21]

On top of the fever, rash, hives that we've had the past two days, j was standing in his crib, let go and fell backwards and banged his head really fucking hard. The doctors said to keep him up for at least 2 hours... I'm sick to my stomach. We're watching tv together

[ssmjlm]

We put E to bed early bc she was a terror. Except she's just doing yoga in the crib now, 30mins later. Socks are off and blanket is dunzo.

I'm making cupcakes for one of my employees birthdays tomorrow.

DH and I discussed a new tv in our room and looked at one at target that DH nixed. I didn't realize that meant he was just going to buy one he wanted. It showed up on the porch today. Uh merry Christmas?

[fortmyersbride]

DH is OOT this week. We have so many activities each night and work is so busy this time of year. I was at a meeting till 9 last night, and have a 5:30am mtg tomorrow.

The kids and I are still eating t-giving leftovers for dinner, I'm gonna try to stretch this out all week.

The Christmas tree is up (b/c it was delivered), but not yet decorated. What are the odds I can convince the kids to wait till DH gets back on Monday to do it ?

I can sleep come January when the baby is born, right

[turtlegirl]

It's pouring rain and I'm in my car gearing myself up to run into Costco. At least I'm doing it on my way home from work and haven't picked up the kids yet. I would not want to deal with them and shopping in this weather.

This rain is crazy and I don't like the weather that much. But my inner environmentalist is happy because this drought is killing us.

[niq]

hooray 2-day marathon training is OVAH! ETA, just to clarify, I mean a 2-day work training that FELT like a marathon.

[halfpint]

I use essential oils for migraines. This is not the dark side.

[anna7602]

Add this to the list of reasons I suck as a mom these days: DH is invited to a holiday party every year in Rockefeller Center to see the tree lighting. Last year, DD went and loved it and had really been looking forward to it this year. I decided to stay home with DS tonight, given all our nursing troubles (I had to RSVP for the party before I knew how that would shake out). Instead of shlepping to RC with DD and DS when DS had his 4-month shots and was a fussy mess, I asked DH to come home and get her. Of course, he got stuck at the office, got home later than he wanted to and now just texted me that the crowds are so insane around RC that they couldn't get into the building to go to the party. The cops have blocked everything off and no amount of pleading will get them through. 

So now DD doesn't get her party because mommy couldn't be bothered to take her to RC herself earlier. I feel like crap. 

[Emerald1486]

DS is being super cute tonight, wanting to cuddle on the couch. He grabs a pillow and blanket and covers both of us with the blanket

[karinothing]

Dec 3, 2014 19:54:37 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Add this to the list of reasons I suck as a mom these days: DH is invited to a holiday party every year in Rockefeller Center to see the tree lighting. Last year, DD went and loved it and had really been looking forward to it this year. I decided to stay home with DS tonight, given all our nursing troubles (I had to RSVP for the party before I knew how that would shake out). Instead of shlepping to RC with DD and DS when DS had his 4-month shots and was a fussy mess, I asked DH to come home and get her. Of course, he got stuck at the office, got home later than he wanted to and now just texted me that the crowds are so insane around RC that they couldn't get into the building to go to the party. The cops have blocked everything off and no amount of pleading will get them through. 

So now DD doesn't get her party because mommy couldn't be bothered to take her to RC herself earlier. I feel like crap. 

Do not feel bad, it is all messed up due to protesters. They were there earlier too i heard. Plus it is just one year, make it next year!

[zeewifeandmama]

Dec 3, 2014 19:54:37 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Add this to the list of reasons I suck as a mom these days: DH is invited to a holiday party every year in Rockefeller Center to see the tree lighting. Last year, DD went and loved it and had really been looking forward to it this year. I decided to stay home with DS tonight, given all our nursing troubles (I had to RSVP for the party before I knew how that would shake out). Instead of shlepping to RC with DD and DS when DS had his 4-month shots and was a fussy mess, I asked DH to come home and get her. Of course, he got stuck at the office, got home later than he wanted to and now just texted me that the crowds are so insane around RC that they couldn't get into the building to go to the party. The cops have blocked everything off and no amount of pleading will get them through. 

So now DD doesn't get her party because mommy couldn't be bothered to take her to RC herself earlier. I feel like crap. 

::: hugs ::: no, not because you couldn't be bothered. You were attending to DS's needs as well. ALSO, you tried to get it covered but YH got stuck at work. Don't take all the blame, it wasn't your " fault". Sometimes things happen.

[anna7602]

Dec 3, 2014 20:01:04 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Dec 3, 2014 19:54:37 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Add this to the list of reasons I suck as a mom these days: DH is invited to a holiday party every year in Rockefeller Center to see the tree lighting. Last year, DD went and loved it and had really been looking forward to it this year. I decided to stay home with DS tonight, given all our nursing troubles (I had to RSVP for the party before I knew how that would shake out). Instead of shlepping to RC with DD and DS when DS had his 4-month shots and was a fussy mess, I asked DH to come home and get her. Of course, he got stuck at the office, got home later than he wanted to and now just texted me that the crowds are so insane around RC that they couldn't get into the building to go to the party. The cops have blocked everything off and no amount of pleading will get them through. 

So now DD doesn't get her party because mommy couldn't be bothered to take her to RC herself earlier. I feel like crap. 

Do not feel bad, it is all messed up due to protesters. They were there earlier too i heard. Plus it is just one year, make it next year!

Oh shit, protesters. I am so on planet-my-baby-was-screaming-all-day and didn't even think of that. 

[cincodemayo]

DS is staying with my mom until Friday night, yeah!!!!! Now this means I seriously really really need to get stuff done.

He was such a whiny little guy tonight and really in a mommy mommy mommy phase. i was pretty ok to see him go tonight. He'll love time at my mom's.

[yellowbrkrd]

You know what's awkward? Running into a colleague at the fertility office. We both quickly looked away and pretended we didn't see each other.

[holly116]

I was out of the house from 8:30-4:30 straight with the kids. Preschool drop off, target, kohls, lunch in the car, preschool pick up, off to the mall. While in the mall, pictures with Santa, hallmark for ornaments, gymboree for matching jammies for their st. nicks presents, a brief stop in BBW but no candles on sale, looked at stuff at crazy 8 and H&M. Macy's and penneys.

Got home, cooked dinner, started laundry, bathed the boys and they're asleep. DH's is playing his nightly board game with DD.

WINE.

I think tomorrow we'll try for cheap portrait innovations photos so then I can stuff Christmas cards. I knocked out a ton of shopping today but almost lost it in kohls. I had some old kohls cash and I know they don't take expired stuff anymore, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. Well, they took I but then the cashier forgot to give me my 20% off and my gift receipts. Gah! So off to the never-ending customer service line. So irritating. And no kohls cash? I guess the $15 thing lasted a day? I hate feeling like I'm doing it wrong with all their stupid promotions.

Speaking of which, of course today I find something I want to order at PBK. Right after their free shipping expired.

[mellymel]

I'm in Kansas City on business. I just got to my hotel room. Now I'm drinking wine! By myself! And then I get to starfish the bed!

I do miss my kids though.

But, cheers!

[chickens987]

Seriously, holly116, how do you shop with 3 kids?!?! I can't even do it with one unless I whip out the iPhone movies.

[zarapipe]

Sooooo pissed at dh.

[vtdiamond]

We have a dr appointment for DD tomorrow at 7am which is going to entail getting up at around 4am to get out the door in time to hopefully not get stuck in a bunch of traffic driving into the city, uggh.

[spk926]

When I wake up in the mornings I have grand plans of what I will get done that day. Then after work, dinner and putting DD to bed I sit on my butt and do nothing. :-(

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[minzy]

The kids are just down and DH will be home in a couple of hours.  Thinking all type A, I'd love it if I would mop the kitchen floor, work out, shower, get caught up on the Mindy Project while wrapping presents and then read my book, but it seems so daunting I'm not sure I'll do any of it.

[rugbywife]

I vote bragplaint too.

For some reason it appears that tonight it the night that I stress out about having to actually birth this baby. The pain…gah, the pain...

[Saudade]

@starry, slow/little weight gain can be concerning too. I gained a normal-ish amount with DS1 (33ish pounds). With DS2 I started at a lower weight and had a *really* really hard time gaining (and I only weighed 143#, so not lots/little). I think, at the end, I had gained 19.5 pounds. Each appointment I'd be hoping for a just barely enough gain. DS2 was 8# at 38 weeks, so clearly everything was fine. But it still scared me, and it's not like I was watching my eating #6packofdelicupcakeseachweek #formyself.

[holly116]

Dec 3, 2014 20:32:55 GMT -5 chickens987 said:

Seriously, holly116, how do you shop with 3 kids?!?! I can't even do it with one unless I whip out the iPhone movies.

I'm at a sweet spot with ages right now.  DD is four.  She listens lol.  The wild man, my almost three year old, is actually better if he's not restrained.  So I let him out and his generally pretty good about keeping one hand on the stroller.  If he's not, he's strapped back in the stroller and that's a pretty good threat.  The baby is along for the ride.  He's fine as long as we're moving and he has lots to see and he has two monkeys to watch.  I wore him in the ergo in kohls and he got a brief nap.

It's been kind of rainy and gross the last few days, and today it wasn's so I just needed to push through and get it done today.  There were probably moments where I let my 3 year old get into more than he should, but luckily none of you were there to judge me .