Tuesday Afternoon/Early Evening Randoms

[ssmjlm]

It's 5 o'clock on the east coast!

DH just texted me E peed on the potty several times at daycare today.  I'm not going to read too much into it, but I would be very happy to be rid of diapers by the holidays.

Then again, sometimes diapers are so.much.easier because, no looking for a bathroom!

[Mushe]

Ditto Starry, ssmjlm. Maybe the first month or so was harder than diapers, because we had basically zero notice of impending pee, but it's 1,000 times easier now.

My kid wanted to play zombies last night, and we couldn't help but laugh. We asked how he heard about zombies, and he named this kid in class. I asked if Colton has older siblings. He didn't seem to really understand what zombies do, besides walk around with their arms out and try to eat things. Like dinosaurs. Zombies really like dinosaurs, apparently.

[chickens987]

I am a dumbass. I filed paperwork today to get on H's health insurance, not realizing it would cost an additional $450/PAY PERIOD. I am not sure why I didn't double check the numbers. So I'm desperately waiting for the HR person to get back to me to see if she didn't get to it today (hopefully) and checking out my much cheaper options on the exchange. Ugh, this will suck otherwise because his open enrollment isn't until March so if she did already put it through, it's a lot of $$ wasted that we really should be saving

[ssmjlm]

I'm going OOT in November and I really wanted to pull a @starry and let DH do it while I was gone. #MOTY

[robyn]

I applied for a new job today, that, in the ad anyway, sounds amazing. I've been at my current job for 10 years and the thought of leaving makes me want to puke. But I know I need to make a switch. I need better benefits, and more flexibility. But I don't know what the salary is. I'm very worried that I'll fall in love with this job and it won't pay enough. I'm way ahead of myself, because I just applied today so obviously haven't heard anything. Fingers crossed I at least get an interview.

[mrssandro]

I have been searching now for toys for 9-12 month old to hit together (one in each hand). Apparently the PT lady said DD needs this. I am not sure what we should get her.

My inlaws bought so many new toys for the baby. She needs them for development reasons but I just don't recall this phase at all with the 1st.

My baby is 1 tomorrow. I can't believe the year has been blowing by.

[countthestars]

I am still 1cm and my doctor couldn't even strip my membranes because "the baby is in like Vermont. Or Canada." Lol. Sorry @starry! Looks like you won't be moving up in line any time soon!!

[egishere]

It's been an exhausting week so far. One of my girls has a terrible case of croup. Pedi yesterday and back this morning for two breathing treatments and steroids. I have to take her back again this afternoon for a recheck. It's her and her triplet sister/brother's birthday today luckily we celebrated this weekend but I wish she would feel better.

[noodleskooze]

Bleeding money. Expensive car repairs on top of a bunch of house repairs. We don't have the money, so we basically have to decide which things are most dangerous if not done. ugh.

[antoniamarchette]

ssmjlm I could have written the same post today! I was thinking how proud I was of him for going but then what a pain no diapers are going to be in public.

H ran to the store after work and came home with a 12 pack of hard cider from a local apple orchard. My Tuesday night is looking good!

[hermione]

My kid shows negative interest in potty training. For a few weeks I thought she was getting interested but no. She'll sit on the toilet at school but never goes. Today I asked her if she wanted to pick out something at the toy store for a potty prize. "I no need potty prize, Mommy." Ok then.

[Deleted]

We have back to school night tonight. It still feels weird to me that J is old enough to have a "back to school night."

I am really hating my job lately. Now that my kids are no longer infants and we know we aren't having anymore, I'm feeling discouraged at how much my career has stalled. I know that overall this job is what is best for my family, but right now my Type A is having a hard time with the fact that I am stalled in a boring job. It was magnified by a meeting yesterday in which I had to listen to two presentations by people in jobs that I am far more qualified for than they are. But one of them I wasn't eligible to apply for at the time it opened and the second I was on maternity leave with J when this woman slipped into the role (wasn't an official job opening, just a complete change in duties). sigh.

[countthestars]

Sept 29, 2015 16:21:03 GMT -5 @starry said:

Sept 29, 2015 16:16:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

I am still 1cm and my doctor couldn't even strip my membranes because "the baby is in like Vermont. Or Canada." Lol. Sorry @starry! Looks like you won't be moving up in line any time soon!!

I am glad you have a good attitude. I feel like mine is already worse than yours.

you are allowed because you have never been this pregnant. I am a pro at going way over

[starburst]

I'm watching the episode of Friends where Rachel has her baby. It almost makes me want to have another right now, but then I remember I have a 3-month old who wants to be held 24/7.

I wish I had some candy corn right now, but I'm trying to cut back on sugar. One good thing about having an infant is that it makes it much more difficult to jump in the car and go to the store to buy whatever junk I'm craving.

[thebreakfastclub]

Sept 29, 2015 16:21:23 GMT -5 antoniamarchette said:

ssmjlm I could have written the same post today! I was thinking how proud I was of him for going but then what a pain no diapers are going to be in public.

H ran to the store after work and came home with a 12 pack of hard cider from a local apple orchard. My Tuesday night is looking good!

It's not bad to pee in public. I hold him up facing the toilet to get him a foot higher and he pees in. All of the boys stand to pee in his daycare class.

[minzy]

It wasn't pretty since I really only know letters, but I started a conversation with a deaf parent today. Yay for new friends!

[SallySparrow]

We got an offer on 5 acres of land we own. And it's not bad. But I'm starting to have second thoughts even though we don't have any plans for it in the future.

I found out that my employer has a company leave that I'll be eligible for when I have this baby. It's still unpaid, it's only 6 weeks, but I won't have to reapply for my job.

My child is a sassy pants. She asked for a book today and I told her I couldn't get it right then. She pointed at me and said, "Momma. Book. Now." and pointed at the ground when she said "now". I was like, "Umm, we don't talk to mommy like that", but I had to try really hard not to laugh because it was actually pretty funny.

[minzy]

Sept 29, 2015 17:05:31 GMT -5 swizz said:

Finally made a derm appointment for the skin check I've been putting off for ages.

I feel pukey about it.

Thanks for the reminder. I need to do this again soon too!

[Deleted]

I keep looking at houses in Maine. I want to mooooovvveee.

My new boss starts tomorrow & I have done poop all in the last month besides student counseling & meetings whoops

I want to move, have another baby & become a Disney travel agent

[chickens987]

It's an effing miracle! DD ate veggies for dinner (a veggie burger, but still!)

[sjh722]

Sept 29, 2015 16:22:16 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Sept 29, 2015 16:20:13 GMT -5 @starry said:

I need to throw away these fucking Kirkland Macademia nut clusters. I have stopped eating anything else is the major issue. Like I think I've had 9 of the clusters today, a popscicle, and some toast.

That's how I am whenever I have crackers in the house (cheezits, chicken in a bisket, ritz, etc).  A few times, I've literally thrown boxes away to get myself to stop eating them.

This is why I can't keep snacks I like in the house. Dill or Rosemary Triscuts, chips of any kind, etc. I cannot be trusted!

[sjh722]

Anyone's kid get hyper from anesthesia?

DD has been bouncing off the walls since we got home. No nap. She is driving me insane.

[fashionx]

I've been complaining about DD's fingernails for 2 days and haven't gotten a chance to trim them, so DH said he'd file them for me while I was out earlier today. I come back and somehow he made them worse, like they are filed in the middle of the nail only and now look concave, with the edges coming up and all pointy. Wtf? I fixed most of them but need her to settle down enough to finish a few fingers.

On a fun note, DD is cooing and babbling a lot in the last week and it's SO fun. I die.

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[turtlegirl]

I just woke up from an almost 1.5 hour nap. It was bedsharing with DD, but I'll take it. She's still sleeping all swaddled in the bed, so I'm just chilling here on my phone until she wakes up.

I'm so thankful my MIL took the kids to her house after school today allowing me to have the chance to nap in a quiet house.

[cjeanette]

My Gmail inbox.

Boom!

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[namasteak]

Please remind me I'm not the only one who feels like they are loosing their mind around 530. I thought I got DS2 down for a nap so I started to feed DS1 dinner but baby would only stay calm if I had him wrapped & kept pacing around the kitchen. After 40min of that nonsense I called to ask DH how far away he was and he snapped at me

[sjh722]

Sept 29, 2015 18:13:16 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Please remind me I'm not the only one who feels like they are loosing their mind around 530. I thought I got DS2 down for a nap so I started to feed DS1 dinner but baby would only stay calm if I had him wrapped & kept pacing around the kitchen. After 40min of that nonsense I called to ask DH how far away he was and he snapped at me

Yes. That's the worst time of day.

I am currently sitting on the bathroom floor drinking wine during a very early and very extended bath time.

[namasteak]

Sept 29, 2015 18:14:27 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Sept 29, 2015 18:13:16 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Please remind me I'm not the only one who feels like they are loosing their mind around 530. I thought I got DS2 down for a nap so I started to feed DS1 dinner but baby would only stay calm if I had him wrapped & kept pacing around the kitchen. After 40min of that nonsense I called to ask DH how far away he was and he snapped at me

Yes. That's the worst time of day.

I am currently sitting on the bathroom floor drinking wine during a very early and very extended bath time.

I'm not brave enough to attempt bath time solo. Which is bad because DH never bathes DS1.

[preppy]

We attempted to go to a nursing support meeting at 1pm today, but she started nursing and nursed so lone I would have been 20 mins late. So I will try again Thursday.

Instead I brought S to paper source and I got a new phone case then to the grocery store. So still a success since we left the house?

[rootbeerfloat]

Sept 29, 2015 18:22:36 GMT -5 @starry said:

how did the weird 18 year old guy on CEP find this place? Is he for real?

I was about to ask this! Well, I want Cliff's Notes. I don't want to read because I find his presence and a bunch of old ladies giving him life advice super weird.