(Good) Christmas Eve morning (aka Wednesday randoms)

[rugbywife]

Happy Christmas Eve!

We drove over 5 hours last night so we could be home this morning. It is nice to be back.

[arch01]

I'm stuck at work. It was pouring down rain this morning and I had to skip a much needed run. I'm really hoping it lightens up this afternoon and I can sneak one in.

[rugbywife]

Also, now that we are home essentially a day early and I have all the time in the world, I want to go to target later. That makes me an asshole right? In related news, if I wanted to buy a waffle iron, anyone have any brand suggestions?

[mcfelix]

My brother and his fiancée drove to my house yesterday (Chicago to Baltimore) and I have no idea what time they got in. They are asleep but I'm guessing it was 3 or 4 am. I absolutely love his fiancée and it's so sweet that they really wanted to be here for Christmas. Future SIL texted me a few weeks ago to say she was having so much fun buying gifts for DS.

[linz]

I'm watching Married with children. Funny to watch the actress playing Peggy. complete opposite personality of Gemma.

[linz]

Also I'm so excited for A Christmas Story! I always stay up and watch it and this year have two little babes to snuggle with

[andthentherewere10]

My husband just looked at the baby and said "let's change you." It is a Christmas miracle. He's finally developed a sense of when changes need to happen.

[andthentherewere10]

Dec 24, 2014 7:43:20 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Also, now that we are home essentially a day early and I have all the time in the world, I want to go to target later. That makes me an asshole right? In related news, if I wanted to buy a waffle iron, anyone have any brand suggestions?

My oster makes perfect waffles...every other year when I actually use it.

[zarapipe]

Yippie christmas eve! Christmas is so much better once you have kids. I'm so excited to see her face in the morning.

Trying to decide if we are doing church tonight. Our small hometown only has 6pm services. We are planning on dinner then celebrating with my grandma and aunt tonight. I told dh I would like to skip church this year so we could be with them tonight seeing as next year we don't be here for xmas. We will see.

[Deleted]

E was posessed last night. She went down at 745 and woke at 815. She was then up until after 11. I'm exhausted. I don't know what was wrong with the child. If I held her she was quiet but not sleeping. If I put her down or h held her she screamed and cried hysterically like we have never heard before.

I'm so excited for today and tomorrow! J is getting excited for Santa to come and is excited for mass today because I explained to him that we are going to sing Christmas songs to celebrate baby Jesus' birthday. He LOVES Christmas songs lol.

[Brie]

H and C are snuggling in bed with the dog and I'm getting ready to head in for work. I am hoping they let us go early so I get paid for the whole day, but if not I'm leaving by 1 anyway.

[rugbywife]

Does anyone else have a baby that goes from 'happy, smiling, playing baby' to 'crying must be fed this absolute instant baby' in about a split second???

[rbp]

Ferber night five was a success! Twelve hours of sleep with one wakeup! Merry Christmas Eve to me!

Unfortunately Mr. Dr. Peppers was on call last night and was at the hospital from like 12:30-3 am. (wilted)

[thebreakfastclub]

It's 2 hours into my day off, and I am ready to drop DS off at day care. Whoops

[Deleted]

I have to go to work, but it will be a light day.

Doctor's appointment and then I'll let everyone go home early. Normally at 3:00, but I might do 2:30. I do what I want! As this is basically the only power I get, ha!

[rbp]

Dec 24, 2014 7:43:20 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Also, now that we are home essentially a day early and I have all the time in the world, I want to go to target later. That makes me an asshole right? In related news, if I wanted to buy a waffle iron, anyone have any brand suggestions?

I don't think going to Target would make you an asshole. A crazy person, maybe.

We're running low on toilet paper and I'm trying to ration to get us through to Friday. No way I'm going near Target today! I guess CVS would be ok in a pinch.

[hetty]

I have to work until noon then I have so much shit to do at home. I expect H will be zero help as he is suffering from the dreaded mancold. You know, the one I had even worse two months ago but which still allowed me to wake up multiple times overnight to feed our child, do other baby care, clean the house...(all unmedicated, might I add, since I'm still nursing).
Grr

[pierogigirl]

DS2, the one who woke at 4 am yesterday, slept until 7:30. Daycare is open today and DH and I have today off. What to do, what to do?

Unfortunately, DS1 does not have school, so no daycare for him (he can only go on school days unless we pay lots and lots of money).

I have to wrap a metric ton of presents and maybe buy one more. One present is out for delivery and one is stuck in town, but not scheduled to be delivered until Jan 2.

[Deleted]

Dec 24, 2014 7:50:16 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

We're dropping B at daycare for the morning and going out for brunch. And while we're gone? Cleaners are coming over. Best Christmas ever.

Perfect Christmas Eve morning IMHO. I'll be doing that in two years once DS3 is in part-time daycare.

DS1 (5) is so jacked about Christmas and ALL THE PRESENTS that he doesn't want to leave the house. Or do anything. Going to be a long day....

[oswin]

DD is being good and sleeping in. Except for the noises she made half an hour ago that woke me and DH up (and we couldn't seem to fall back asleep). Anyone have suggestions on how to entertain my MIL today? Preferably without leaving the house, since DD has pinkeye.

[arch01]

Dec 24, 2014 7:55:55 GMT -5 @mrsbecky said:

I'm so excited! Still need to make one type of cookie but it looks pretty simple so fingers crossed! My parents are coming this afternoon to spend the night and I think when DS sees all their presents hes going to start flipping out. I don't think he gets what's going to happen tomorrow LOL

DS is getting a recycling truck, a flatbed truck, some other random truck that I can't remember and a fire engine (among other gifts).

The fire engine he has been asking for.

Yesterday he said all he wanted was a monster truck. He's going to be okay and overwhelmed as it is right. We don't need to go out and get a monster truck do we ?

He'll be fine!

[rugbywife]

I must be going through some weird hormonal pregnancy surge because my hunger/stomach have been right off the past two days.

This is where I don't complain and realize how lucky I am that I never had brutal ms because it would SUCK.

[cincodemayo]

Ugh. We have no food in this house, I am a tired crabby monster, my H is going to bed because he works overnight tonight and I have to take DS to get shots today. This is NOT Christmas!

No, I'm going to get on the bright side. We are hosting dinner tonight for friends with a newborn and I can NOT wait to snuggle the tiny peanut and spoil the new parents. And DS is so damn adorable in his Ninja Turtle jams right now. Him and I are wearing our Christmas jams tonight and I hope we get a good picture!

[karinothing]

So tired. Stupid croup

[chickens987]

It's already 2 pm here! H and the ILs are at the pantomime and dd is napping. I just finished wrapping and I am watching the remake of coyote ugly, aka burlesque. So terrible but so good.

[Deleted]

DS was EXHAUSTED from playing with Grammy all.day yesterday. He went to bed super easy at 8:30 and STTN until 8:30am! Amazing.

Tonight we're making cookies and having hot cocoa. Look what I found for DS at Starbucks yesterday! A tiny mug (I think it's actually an espresso cup) just the right size for hot cocoa for him.

I CANNOT WAIT for Christmas tomorrow! I have big bows for his Santa gifts, and awesome stocking stuffers, and cinnamon rolls!

[cobber06]

I was able to get the girls to say jingle bells and Santa today- it is so cute!

We are going to my parents' house today- I can't wait! The girls enjoy opening presents so this year should be so much fun.

[Deleted]

Dec 24, 2014 8:54:50 GMT -5 @simpledog said:

We cracked beers at 8am.

I have pecan whiskey for my stocking. I may bust it out and get that in my coffee. 

However, I drank half the day away Saturday with H and cousins, had more booze on Sunday at a Christmas party, had margaritas with my aunts on Monday. I kind of need to get off the bender. 

Then again, it is Christmas.  

[matildasun]

We are at my parents' house. My kids are wound up.

The bike my dad found at the dump is perfect. My mother kept telling me it wasn't exciting enough for under the tree. It is plain, but M will be ecstatic anyway.

[kdubs923]

Dec 24, 2014 8:54:50 GMT -5 @simpledog said:

We cracked beers at 8am.

I like you, a lot.