H and I made a trip to Home Depot today. We decided that a trip I'm involved in feels like charades. I'm waving my hands all over the place telling him we need "a thing - you know the THING" while he has no idea what I'm talking about.
Ftr, it was a utility sink and peg board things (have ready forgotten the name ).
Post by rootbeerfloat on Oct 13, 2015 18:41:00 GMT -5
My sister borrowed my car while were OOT, and because she is even more of a clean freak than I am and was apparently horrified, she vacuumed the inside and drove it through the car wash.
I just did solo bedtime for the first time. It wasn't horrible but DS1 did go to bed 30min early. I threw a few books and trucks in his crib so his happily chattering...for now.
Crockpot dinner was a bust so I'm trying to decide what to do for myself & DH instead.
Post by redheadbaker on Oct 13, 2015 18:44:48 GMT -5
I'm getting worried. DS sprained his ankle Saturday afternoon, and still breaks down in tears if he tries to walk on it. FI is going to call a pediatric orthopedics doc in the morning.
DH and have both gained weight recently, so we agreed to start eating better together starting "after Columbus Day." That seemed really far away when we discussed it last week ;( I'm really going to miss my nightly junk food.
Something metaphorically blew up in Michigan so DH is currently driving up there with another one of his guys to manage it. I shouldn't complain since it really doesn't happen all that often anymore, but I hate this part of his job. The, zero notice and he's on a plane leaving me on my own, part.
So since tomorrow has both a make up soccer game and a parent meeting for the Girl Scout troop that I'm leading happening at the same time, we scrambled and my 20 year old brother is taking DD to soccer lol, God love him. And I'm still trying to nail down babysitting for the boys otherwise the iPad in the back will have to amuse them during my meeting.
I'm letting the older two stay up late to watch the muppets. They're thrilled. Fx my cold is GONE when I wake up.
I'm having more feels over daycare. H got home from work early so we both went to pick up DS. Ms. J told us DS has started biting (he's 15 months old, expected) but then made a big show over showing us the bite marks on the other baby. And making a point that we need to clamp down on it at home. This is a first for him and he doesn't bite us. I tried my best not to get defensive but I caught my H's eye and gave him a look. He's the oldest in the room, teething, and frustrated because he doesn't have many words. Like, hello, this is normal, don't shame us for it.
Bumping up to the next room cannot happen soon enough.
Post by spankswife on Oct 13, 2015 19:06:16 GMT -5
DS has been getting up in the middle of the night for 2 weeks, last night it was 3x. He hasn't been eating much in the day, so he's hungry at night. Plus I think he''s teething. I was so used to him sleeping, this is brutal.
Oh! And DD, youngest August birthday kid in her redshirt-crazy kindergarten, got her first progress report today and she is doing AWESOME! Rising to the occasion, zero maturity issues even when half her class is more than a year older than her. I wasn't worried, but I was. You all know what I mean.
The only things we need to work on are really related to her speech issues. And tying her shoes because well we haven't taught her that yet. Whoops!
DS is in a surprisingly good mood for this time of night. Unfortunately, he's wide awake and does not seem like he's going to sleep anytime soon. I, on the other hand, am about to pass out because I'm so tired.
I burned the grilled porkchops tonight because I was busy snapping pics of the kids. I regret nothing.
My kids go to DC two days in a row this week and I'm so excited. I have to work part of that but the rest will be catching up on fun stuff. Picture organizing mainly.
My kid went into an empty crib for 2.5 years. She refused all pillows, blankets, stuffed animals, etc. In fact she was offended if you offered them and immediately threw them to the floor.
In the last two weeks she has decided she "needs" a pillow, blanket, about 72 stuffed animals and dolls, and several books to read to her "friends." Tonight she added Doctor's kit to the list.
I got 17 clearance items at ON today for $57! Score!
H was my hero and stopped at the store on the way home and I not so subtly indicated he should pick up these certain cookies. He didn't get them because he feels fat. Omfg, dude. I didn't say I needed to share. Fail.
Stressful day. Craniofacial team was supposed to call today but didn't. I gave him a bath tonight and when his head was wet the deformities were so obvious I wanted to cry.
The head of a national cranio group has been holding my hand through this and she has been giving me great advice. Today she finally told me that it's okay to say "I think he needs surgery" and I think that was really freeing.
We had such s good night last night with DD sleeping in the bassinet, dare I get greedy and think we might get two in a row?
Overall we had a good day, I took DD downtown for lunch with my college roommate in the South End then we toured a daycare in the afternoon and we made chili and cornbread for dinner. If my clogged duct didn't hurt like a bitch today would be a top day since DD arrived.
C tried to stall bedtime tonight with "MORE BOOOOOOOOOKS!" and then more songs. I ask what he wanted to sing and he tells me, "Mommy love song." ::heart melts::
Post by cincodemayo on Oct 13, 2015 19:54:54 GMT -5
DS constantly requests Daniel Tiger and Paw Patrol and it is so damn annoying. Tonight DH told me to give in and I was stubborn.
I made a game where I threw a pile of his farm animal toys in the living room and then yelled an animal and made him run as fast as he could to retrieve it.
I know a lot of you do stuff like this all the time, but I was proud of myself and DS was a sweaty mess at the end.
Ds wouldn't stop kicking me while I was trying to get pjs on him. I left because I was about to really lose it. Then I cried because we had such a good day and that totally soured it. DH is up there getting him in bed now. Ugh.
My mom also flew back home today and I miss her .
In good news my mil also went home today. Visits with her are so so awkward. She's even awkward with Ds.
C tried to stall bedtime tonight with "MORE BOOOOOOOOOKS!" and then more songs. I ask what he wanted to sing and he tells me, "Mommy love song." ::heart melts::
Apparently the only song I'm allowed to sing is this little light of mine.
I'm so tired of it!!
I usually do "Twinkle Star" if I'm trying to be quick, but I think he's onto me because he also calls the "Mommy love song" the "big one." It's a Tony Lucca song that I've been singing to him since birth.
We are trying to start an actual bedtime for DD instead of having her with us downstairs until we go to bed. Some nights she goes down easily, some nights she does not. Been trying to put her down for almost 90 mins now. She'll fall asleep at the breast. I put her in rock and play. Leave room. A few mins later she starts crying. Repeat. Repeat again. And so on. Blahhhhhj