Apparently, DS is into puzzles! He wasn't interested in the ones at home, so I just assumed he couldn't do them yet. Then I picked up at daycare yesterday and he's going to town on a bunch of M&D puzzles by himself.
Cue me then wanting to buy ALL the M&D chunky wooden puzzles so he has them at home. If anything is in the slightest bit educational, then I classify it as a need instead of a want. I need to find a balance between spoiling vs. having helpful/enriching items to have on hand. As in, I should probably just buy maybe a 3 pack to start, not every puzzle available through Amazon oh and hey, here's a wire stacking rack for your 20 new puzzles.
I do this too. I've gotten better about it after I cleaned out our craft cabinet and found a ton of unused "helpful/enriching items" that had never been touched. But if either girl expresses the vaguest interest in a book, I have to buy it and any other ones by the same author.
Insurance is so weird. They approved the request for P's genetic testing today, which costs roughly $5K OOP so who knows how much they bill insurance for. Yet, we are still fighting with them over $200 of Prilosec.
Tomorrow should be fun. We have swimming lessons in the morning with both boys, then nap/lunch, then a swimming pool party with family in the afternoon. C is pumped.
After 5 days of grandma visiting and taking wonderful care of our kids, we are heavily leaning towards trying to relocate to the Pittsburgh area which is close to where my parents live (and they would try to move to any town we do if in that area whereas moving to my current area is just way to $$$). My field is a bitch so I don't know if this will work out but I'm very excited and nervous.
I just got a second email from my old boss who recently left, for the same reasons I want to, encouraging me to apply for a job at his new company that he thinks I would be a good fit for. He sent me the link a few days ago and it looked interesting and pays well, but I haven't had the time to put together a cover letter. I brought my computer today so I can go to Starbucks at lunch and apply.
I went out of my way (not that far but opposite direction) to go to a high-end grocery store because they're the only place that I know of that carries my favorite snack; Hi I'm Skinny Sticks - Sweet Potato flavor. They were out with no tag or space on the shelf for them! :-( They had other flavors but not the sweet potato. So I was totally that customer that went to costumer service and filled out a request for them to start carrying them again.
Post by humpforfree on Aug 14, 2015 12:26:36 GMT -5
At L's pediatrician appointment this morning she didn't seem worried at all about his talking, she even seemed impressed? I don't know if I had crazy expectations, or if I'm expecting too much based on kids here, but she said he is fine. He has a bunch of animal noises (which apparently "count"), and a few regular words, plus 4 or 5 signs. He tries to repeat some phrases ("night night mama", "good girl") and even though some (all) of his words wouldn't be understood by anyone else, they are fine. He even said a bunch of them in front of her and she loved it. Oh.
Post by humpforfree on Aug 14, 2015 12:32:32 GMT -5
Ugh waiting on a call back from the doctor to find out if I actually need to go to the er like the nurse told me. That seems like a crazy overreaction to this pain I'm having. It seems like a muscle pain or something. It's been achy in my ab area for a... NVM doc just called. No er. She thinks it's normal abs/belly button stretching too. I need to take some Tylenol though because- TMI- just the slight twist/lean to wipe on the toilet kills... like brings tears to my eyes. Ugh.
Post by rootbeerfloat on Aug 14, 2015 12:47:56 GMT -5
DD smashed her pinky in the bathroom door during after-school care yesterday. It doesn't seem to be broken, just swollen, and fortunately it's her non-dominant hand. On the way to school today, she says, "I do a lot with my pinky. Now I can't pick my nose!"
I'm pretty sure Ethan pooped in his sleep but I'm gonna go shower instead of changing him.
I'm finally seeing my Li..ttle and I'm dreading having a talk with her about money and boundaries. I don't want to be cruel. How do you tell a 14 year old that you don't want to spend all your spare time and money on them anymore? I regret letting it get to this point.
I'm so glad I got the 'ok to wake' clock, it really works for DS. I heard him moving around in his bed and mummering to himself around 5:45, but he did NOT call for us. At 6:01am he said "mommy! My clock is green!" Huzzah to NOT having to get out of bed at 5:45!
I just got one in the mail yesterday. Not sure if it was a fluke or what, but at 7:00 DD came in our room with her green clock, so proud of herself! I assume fluke and there will be more of a learning curve, but I'll take it! I just needed her to stop waking up just as I was going back to bed after DD2's 5am feeding.
I think the key with DS was I had to be SUPER consistent and firm when I trained him about the clock. At the advice of MMM, I set the clock to a realistic time for HIM, not when *I* hoped he could sleep until. No clock is going to make my early riser sleep until 8am KWIM? So I set it to 6am. The first morning post-clock he called for me at 5:30am, I said firmly over the monitor "I am not coming in until the clock is green." Cue hysterical crying that I completely ignored, I did not speak to him again until 6:01. Then I went into his room SUPER CHIPPER saying "your clock is green! You can get up now!" I only had to do that twice. Ever since he's complied with the clock.
I'm so glad I got the 'ok to wake' clock, it really works for DS. I heard him moving around in his bed and mummering to himself around 5:45, but he did NOT call for us. At 6:01am he said "mommy! My clock is green!" Huzzah to NOT having to get out of bed at 5:45!
I think it's helped us too. DS hasn't woken at 5:30am in weeks (!!!!). Sometimes he wakes before the clock, but we make him wait until it turns green (6:15am).
I am running off to buy this. I thought maybe DS was too young for it, but am willing to try anything since he's been waking up between 5 and 6 lately. Thank you!
My stepmom was in town for work, so she came to hang out. She watched DS for me so I could run to Target. What a lifesaver! I love her, she's so awesome and I feel lucky that I have so many awesome moms.
namasteak, I think DS hates the ring sling the least, lol. It was certainly easy to use once I watched videos and got the hang of it. I think I'll use this to let him get used to being worn, then transition to other carriers.
I just got one in the mail yesterday. Not sure if it was a fluke or what, but at 7:00 DD came in our room with her green clock, so proud of herself! I assume fluke and there will be more of a learning curve, but I'll take it! I just needed her to stop waking up just as I was going back to bed after DD2's 5am feeding.
I think the key with DS was I had to be SUPER consistent and firm when I trained him about the clock. At the advice of MMM, I set the clock to a realistic time for HIM, not when *I* hoped he could sleep until. No clock is going to make my early riser sleep until 8am KWIM? So I set it to 6am. The first morning post-clock he called for me at 5:30am, I said firmly over the monitor "I am not coming in until the clock is green." Cue hysterical crying that I completely ignored, I did not speak to him again until 6:01. Then I went into his room SUPER CHIPPER saying "your clock is green! You can get up now!" I only had to do that twice. Ever since he's complied with the clock.
LOL, I'm just picturing some looming command: OBEY THE CLOCK
I was so happy it worked. Good advice on the realistic time too.
My day has been pretty glorious so far. Just finished my mani-pedi. farmvillelover - I went ahead and got a gel mani anyway, I went with bubble bath since that's pretty sheet anyway. Had my emissions checked earlier and now I'm going to hit Carter's, old navy and target. Also the wallpaper guy is finished at our house - we had wallpaper installed in our master bath and powder room. What he's done so far looks awesome! I'll pip later.
DS (7) is going to a sleepover tonight. I asked him if he remembered to pack his bathing suit. Nope. I asked him if he remembered to pack any clothes. Nope. Huh. He had packed his kindle (which I took out), toys, books, his stuffed bear, and a helmet.
I think the key with DS was I had to be SUPER consistent and firm when I trained him about the clock. At the advice of MMM, I set the clock to a realistic time for HIM, not when *I* hoped he could sleep until. No clock is going to make my early riser sleep until 8am KWIM? So I set it to 6am. The first morning post-clock he called for me at 5:30am, I said firmly over the monitor "I am not coming in until the clock is green." Cue hysterical crying that I completely ignored, I did not speak to him again until 6:01. Then I went into his room SUPER CHIPPER saying "your clock is green! You can get up now!" I only had to do that twice. Ever since he's complied with the clock.
LOL, I'm just picturing some looming command: OBEY THE CLOCK
I was so happy it worked. Good advice on the realistic time too.
LOL it's kinda true. I blame inanimate objects for things, he seems to accept that better. Like "the clock says" when wakeup time is, so he doesn't blame me. I use the timer on my phone to transition between activities, so "the timer says it's time to leave the park" goes over MUCH BETTER with DS than mommy saying it.
I pushed for an early discharge today, so DS and I are home. The hospital bed was so uncomfortable, i just didn't want to spend another night in it, despite greatly enjoying the peace and quiet of a newborn in a hospital (compared to the insanity of our two kids at home!). I also haven't really slept much at all for the past two days, so I wanted my own bed. And I felt bad having DH solo parent the girls again.
I'm regretting that, hard core. The girls have been off the wall crazy. Dd1 threw an absolute fit at bedtime, which eventually led to DH taking away her scooter for a week. (Way to go, DH. Punish us too! It's going to be a really long week if she can't use her scooter.) dd2 is just all over the place, and I'm currently laying next to her hoping she'll fall asleep. It's not going well.
And I'm irritated that I came home today and had to do dishes, give the girls a bath (they were both filthy), clean up the kitchen, put a ton of stuff away, and try to keep the girls from driving DH even more crazy.