I fell asleep on the couch last night and woke up at 3. I was going to go up and rock DS for the last time as a 2 year old but I missed it
I'm all emotional today since DH is now very firmly back in the OAD camp. I know I like the idea of having #2 more than I think I'd like the reality. DS has been trying our patience to the extreme lately.
Post by Willis Jackson on Dec 22, 2014 7:53:08 GMT -5
We're dropping like flies over here. DD is the only one who isn't sick. DH is going to go to work today but lay the groundwork for a sick day tomorrow. I'm paranoid about it looking like Christmas week slacking, even though I guarantee his boss wouldn't care. He's taken one sick day in 2 years.
At our family Christmas gathering H's 10 year old cousin asked for the girls' sippy cups because they "really like the pop". I remained calm, but was cursing myself for not being a helicopter parent. I checked out the situation and it was 27-year-old SIL who was giving them pop!
H plans on ridiculing her when we see her again in a few days. I just don't understand why people are so obsessed with giving my kids junk food- they get plenty of treats!
H is off this week so he has the kids today while I'm working. He definitely does not have a system down for breakfast like my mother does lol. It appears to be chaos down there but the kids are laughing and happy! I'm glad they get this time with him. He has been working a lot lately and last week he had a couple of days where he didn't see them at all. He leAves before they get up and came home late at night hours after they were in bed. He said he peaked on them at night and in the mornings just to see them because he missed them.
I'm at the gym on the recumbent bike. Dd cried/ woke me up at about 5:30am and I was like, "well... No time like the present..."
H works today but I don't. I'm going to take DD swimming this morning, then find something fun to do. I think she's getting bored home with me on Mondays and Fridays.
We had Christmas out my folks yesterday. Their present to us is a week at any condo in their network of places from Canada, US, and Mexico. I want to spend my day looking at options, but I have a house to clean and things to do to get ready for Christmas.
DS was up at 3:30, we let him fuss for a while but I eventually gave him tylonel because I think he's getting my cold. He slept an hour later than usual.
I'm making crockpot potato soup for dinner and I'm so excited for it. I've had it a few times at friends' houses so I know it's good.
I am bringing J back to the doctors because he's got a nasty cough now. He cries and winces when he coughs. It breaks my heart. I am finally starting to feel better and kinda have my voice back but it's still all crackely.
I think we're going to go to Ikea this afternoon if J's appt goes well.
I just downloaded the Couch to 5k app. Thinking about starting tomorrow. I'm scared. Once upon a time, I ran half marathons. Then pregnancy and injury got in the way, and now I haven't run in a year.
We're not going anywhere but the grocery store until chtristmas. I cant risk another illness.
This is EXACTLY where I'm at. I thought about going to the gym, but nope. I can't risk the kids picking something up in childcare. I'm feeling super lucky that all we've had is 2/3 with double ear infections lately.
My kids are breakfast food junkies. They go days subsisting on nothing but air and then have a few days of complete binging at breakfast time.
I freaking hate the treadmill. May have to resort to that if we have another icy winter. If I can break my ankle walking on wet grass, then icy sidewalk = death.
My mom is driving me a little bit crazy about my OB appointments. I've explained to her they're all the same- pee in a cup, weight check, blood pressure check, listen to the heartbeat, the end.
But every time I talk to her, she wants to know when my next is appointment is, or how did the last appointment go--what exactly did the doctor say?--or make sure you update me about the next appointment. It almost feels like she's expecting something to go wrong and is just waiting for the appointment when I find it out.
I feel bad venting, because she's so excited, but she is an EXTREME worrier (I'm pretty positive she has an undiagnosed anxiety disorder) and it's starting to get to me
There is no Starbucks at the exit we stopped at last night. DH is being grumpy about me wanting to stop at the next available one instead of drinking gas station decaf coffee. Umm, we have 10.5 hours to go, and I'm hanging out in the backseat with DD. I need Starbucks, dammit.
I keep looking at my 15 month old baby and thinking back to how the two previous times I've had 15 month olds, I've been third trimester pregnant with my next and I'm side eying myself lol. I guess it really is a situation where you just do what you have to when you're in the thick of it, but damn.
I met a post office worker yesterday who gave birth to twins when her oldest was 18 months (ie B's age) and I wanted to cry for her. I also thought of @awinter. They're 18 and 20 now but omg.
But see, by 18 and 20 it doesn't seem so crazy lol.
I was rocking one of the girls last night and thought about how soon they will be a year old. Then I realized, hey wait, you cant be a year old, J will still only be 2. I cant have two 1yo AND a 2yo. Then it hit me all over again, I have 3 kids really smashed together lol.
I met a post office worker yesterday who gave birth to twins when her oldest was 18 months (ie B's age) and I wanted to cry for her. I also thought of @awinter. They're 18 and 20 now but omg.
But see, by 18 and 20 it doesn't seem so crazy lol.
I was rocking one of the girls last night and thought about how soon they will be a year old. Then I realized, hey wait, you cant be a year old, J will still only be 2. I cant have two 1yo AND a 2yo. Then it hit me all over again, I have 3 kids really smashed together lol.
I currently have a 1, 2, and 4 year old. In two months I'll have a 1, 3 and 4 year old. I don't know which seems worse lol.
I have an 8:15 conference call that always lands while I'm on my way to work so today I talked dh into dropping DD off at daycare so I could take it from home and get ready more leisurely. Now I'm going to go pick up my favorite donut for breakfast before going out to see my one patient of the day. May get a pedicure this afternoon.
basically enjoying my freedom before the ILs arrive tomorrow night