Last nights storm was insane. So much lightening. It seriously looked like a photography line up, just constant flashing. There was one big clap of thunder (must was just rumbling) which sent DS running into our room. He jumped into the bed and buried his head in my armpit. Poor guy! I let him stay till the storm passed, and for one he wasn't horrible to sleep with. He did not kick me it was a miracle! lol. However, the storm kept me awake for an hour or so, so I am a bit tired.
I'm just going to spend the day waiting for the phone to ring hoping for a call from the REA.
Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canucks! Hope you have a great day. We're supposed to be going mini-putting and then to a pool party/BBQ but I think the thunderstorms may alter our plans.
Just getting the last of our bags packed for camping. I get to test out my new battery pack phone case. I also need to delete some pics off my phone so I'll have space to save more. Hi, I'm gibbinator and I have a camera addiction.
I am excited for my OB appt today bc I might have an ultrasound! Either this appt or next I have one to see how big the baby is. I love ultrasounds - DH and I could watch the baby move on the screen all day long. It's fascinating.
I need to decide if I want a doula this time. Last time she was great and helped us decide when to go ahead and get the pitocin and was wonderful with helping me get through painful contractions. I got to 8 or 9 cm before I said f this, give me an epidural. Ha! And she took amazing photos as DS was being born and I really consider those to be priceless.
So this time, I feel like I probably won't wait as long for the epidural since I know how amazing that was. But the coaching and photographing would be nice. However the price is now $500 or $625 (website has conflicting info - it's a program through the hospital). I am not sure if I should try to book one or not, but I need to decide soon.
I loved my doula, she was very helpful. It was $600, so I feel you on the cost. I tried to appeal to our insurance company to pay for it, telling them it was a pain management technique instead of an epidural. They shot me down, but it might be worth trying. I would probably go for it again so you should too!
Holy storms!! So bad -- thankfully both boys slept, but DH and I were up. We actually checked the house. I lost at least 45 minutes of much needed sleep.
FIL arrives this afternoon we need to make cookies before we collect him.
Another black church burned in the south - I can't believe it. It boggles my mind that people would even consider this. I literally can't comprehend this reason of thought. I just can't. So sad.
DS fell out of bed last night, but it was much more of a non issue than I thought it would be. I woke up when he started crying and went in to his room and he said "mama I fell down!" But was already halfway back in bed. He told me his toe hurt so I kissed it and tucked him back in and he was out like a light. Thank goodness.
I home for the morning with M. He still has a high fever and no other symptoms. DH is taking over this afternoon so I can go in for some interviews and meetings.
I may not have to work on Friday. If it ends up that I have off I'm going to drop the baby of at DC bc hers is open and have a fun day with dd1. Pottery painting, movies, lunch and I may squeeze in a hair cut for me.
Yesterday J was talking about where various people were at that time. Like Nana was at home in X town and Daddy was at work in Y town. I had gone in and worked at the office yesterday so I asked him where my office was. He sat and thought for a bit with a slightly confused look and said "next to the babies' room" lol. To be fair, that is where my office is 95% of the time.
We are staying with my parents. I love them but my dad is such a bigoted asshole. The older he gets the the worse it is. Last night he was saying the gays should have "civil unions" so that MARRIAGE can be reserved for the straights. Separate but equal! It's a winning idea! People will love it!
Guys, WTF with my 2yo's sleep? What is happening? He has been waking up every night or close to every night screaming. The waking has been happening for weeks now, but it's usually to ask for water or something dumb like adjusting his blankets. Annoying, but we're out of there in a second and even that had actually stopped recently. Now it's this screaming, often inconsolable, and I don't know wtf to do. It's not molars. Often he seems scared but can he be having nightmares this frequently?
I am so tired. This stuff seems to happen around 4-5am so I'm almost always up for the day because I know my alarm will go off soon - or the 50 million chirping birds outside my window are being assholes.
Night terrors? My BFF's middle child had them for over a year almost every night, from about 2.5-3.5.
I was so tired last night that I didn't hear any of the storms.
Tempted to take DD to $1 movies today. Have to decide if the movie is "safe" enough for her.
What movie? If I'm concerned about a movie I want to take my girls to I check out the info on here www.kidsinmind.com . You can look up practically any movie and it breaks it down and describes any parts that may involve violence/language/sex etc.
I just got notice that the foreclosing bank accepted our offer of less than 50% of their listing price on the building next door. It's bizarre and amazing. They also offered us a bulk deal on the rest of their properties in town. I'm totally overwhelmed.
Good luck chickens987! @mrswindycity my guess is night terrors. We had a crazy storm last night too. So much lightening. Thankfully the girls slept through it but we did not. DD2 might be on the other side of this growth spurt. I can only hope. She slept pretty well last night. The past few days were not good. We'll see how she is today. Hopefully happy while awake instead of screaming. DH is WFH today since the trains are not running. I kind of hope he doesn't work from the couch so that I can watch OITNB. His desk is a mess though.