RAWV anyone?

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All vents here. Ds has bronchitis and double pink eye so I have to miss work today and administer drops 4 times per day (he hates it) and antibiotics that cause stomach upset unless he has yogurt beforehand (he is refusing) and salt spray and run the humidifier and wash everything and sanitize so we don't get it. Also the heater broke last night and it was in the 40s (cold for California) and I placed a warranty service call but don't expect it to be fixed today. I'm cold you guys. And h had the gall to complain that ds woke up during the night. It's cold and he's sick! We are all suffering h. Come on now.

That's all I got

[gastro]

Omg. All the hugs. Seems like we all get better just to get sick again.

Vents here too- DH has been traveling a ton and came home Sunday morning only to tell me he had a last minute trip scheduled so he left yesterday and not back till Thursday. My mom is also gone for the month traveling so I am flying solo. I interviewed a nanny yesterday but it's a no go. Baby is teething so sleep is crap. I need to clone myself so one of me can sleep and one of me can parent.
A small silver lining in all of this is I stopped my progestin only pill last week and I was the moodiest I've ever been. Didn't put it together until the weekend but started the pill again and feel 1000x better.

[quesyrah]

Man, that sounds horrible! I'm sorry, hope everyone is on the mend soon.

The only thing I have is a random. I'm making surprise eggs for the kids easter baskets and I feel slightly dorky but super excited. They're going to love them!

[abs]

Oh no!!! It's been a rough go for you guys. I'm so sorry.

Give a probiotic if you aren't already. It will help his stomach.

[soexcited317]

R: it's going to be in the mid to high 60's today! Last week Tuesday we got 8+ inches of snow and DH had a snow day. I am so happy to be able to get these kids outside.
Aw: My little lady is three months old today. She is such a peanut and so laid back compared to my boys. She is also the best sleeper to this point by far.
V: I am excited about the warmer weather, spring, summer etc...But I feel so hopeless when I remember I will need to wear a bathing suit and shorts. I am really unhappy with my body. I know I am the only one who can make changes to improve how I look and feel, but after three kids (with not a lot of effort in between) the task seems pretty daunting.

[mamaalysson]

Oh, @itsbritt, I'm sorry. And, gastro, that sucks. DH has not had to travel as much this year, but he was in Seattle last night and it was a struggle. I don't know how I dealt when he was traveling every month last year.

Vents here too. DD had a horrible day yesterday. Mega meltdown, complete with hitting/kicking/scratching, on the way to school, sobbing at drop off, and then I picked her up to learn she punched a kid in the arm. I'm at a loss. Then this morning she woke up with bright red cheeks and says her throat hurts. Fever of 101. Fuck. At least maybe the fever explains the shitty behavior?

DH was OOT last night. DD woke up around 2:30 because she peed her bed. She came into mind and she and DS chatted and squirmed into me for what felt like hours. Everyone was up by 6:30 and DD had peed my bed. DS tried to poop in the potty, missed, and was attempting to clean it up when I found him.

8:30 is too early for booze, yes?

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I'm liking these posts out of solidarity for our mom struggles.

gastro I feel your pain. I have been solo many times with h out of town and it is soooo difficult. Hope it goes smoothly for you.

quesyrah I'm excited for your surprise eggs! What are you putting in them and what size eggs? Details please ds is obsessed with surprise egg videos so that sounds so cool!

soexcited317 I know it's raiser said than done but try to be kind to yourself. You have a 3 month old-your body just made an entirely new human only three months ago!!! It takes time and I can totally relate.

mamaalysson some of the worst melt downs ds has ever had are usually related to being sick sorry it was so rough. That sucks.

I feel like we all need mini vacations stat!!!! Hugs all around

[honeydew1894]

R: I am obsessed with chopped salad.
AW: I haven't had a good night sleep in 2 weeks and I am not a total B.
V: Not really a vent, but a sad. My poor Grandpa has been actively dying since Sunday, and he is still hanging on. My heart breaks for him bc his wife is gone and he hasn't been happy since she died in 2013, and yet he is stuck here.

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Sorry about your grandpa honeydew1894

[dizzycooks]

@itsbritt gastro and mamaalysson you have had a rough day already! I'm so sorry! Mimosas for all.

R: I need to update the girls dressers. It's warm and they have very little to wear.
Aw: dd2 played outside for almost 45minutes while I cleaned the floors and nursed the baby.
V: is it possible to feel like you do nothing and have too much to do all at the same time?
Also, I want a vacation. With kids, without kids. I don't care. Somewhere else with dh.

[cna]

AW: my new refrigerator was delivered this morning! It's purdy.

AW: it appears that DS2's fever is going down. Hopefully he will be back at school Thursday.

V: DS1 is still running a high fever and generally feeling crappy. At this point I will be happy if he goes to school at all this week.

V: if I am sick and have still done more than you have today, you (a very specific you) are a lazy fucking asshole.

[momin2013]

R: My dinner plan has gone off the rails because I realized I don't have enough of a key ingredient. I just realized my back-up idea will also be a no-go because I don't have enough of another ingredient. So I have chicken breasts out and have no clue what to make with them.

AW: DS went to the dentist for the first time yesterday and he did so awesome!

V: I have a huge list of things I MUST do by Friday to get this house sale-ready (pics are being taken Friday afternoon) but I have no energy to get them done. Instead I'm GBCNing, because that's productive.

[thecheshirekat]

AW: my first baby is supposed to be enrolled in Kindergarten today. I was totally weepy while filling out the application last night.

V: we're not going to make it to enrollment today because that same child woke up at 3:45 with a fever and vomited all over his bed, and he's been vomiting bile all morning. Today was supposed to be the day that I got everything done that I couldn't do yesterday because everyone was acting like an asshole, and now I have a sick kid at home AGAIN. I mean, COME ON, UNIVERSE!

Big hugs to all the other sickie mamas. This illness season really feels like it's been dragging on forever and ever.

[mamaalysson]

Mar 8, 2016 12:27:27 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

@itsbritt gastro and mamaalysson you have had a rough day already! I'm so sorry! Mimosas for all.

R: I need to update the girls dressers. It's warm and they have very little to wear.
Aw: dd2 played outside for almost 45minutes while I cleaned the floors and nursed the baby.
V: is it possible to feel like you do nothing and have too much to do all at the same time?
Also, I want a vacation. With kids, without kids. I don't care. Somewhere else with dh.

That's awesome that your DD player outside on her own for so long. You were struggling with that recently, weren't you?

[dizzycooks]

Mar 8, 2016 14:15:02 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

Mar 8, 2016 12:27:27 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

@itsbritt gastro and mamaalysson you have had a rough day already! I'm so sorry! Mimosas for all.

R: I need to update the girls dressers. It's warm and they have very little to wear.
Aw: dd2 played outside for almost 45minutes while I cleaned the floors and nursed the baby.
V: is it possible to feel like you do nothing and have too much to do all at the same time?
Also, I want a vacation. With kids, without kids. I don't care. Somewhere else with dh.

That's awesome that your DD player outside on her own for so long. You were struggling with that recently, weren't you?

Yes! I'm not ready to say problem solved, but it was such a relief. I'm hoping we can do a lot more of that now that the weather is turning. As soon as dd1 got home from school she asked where her sister was and ran outside too. It lasted another 15 minutes, I'll take it!

[mamaalysson]

Mar 8, 2016 13:45:09 GMT -5 thecheshirekat said:

AW: my first baby is supposed to be enrolled in Kindergarten today. I was totally weepy while filling out the application last night.

V: we're not going to make it to enrollment today because that same child woke up at 3:45 with a fever and vomited all over his bed, and he's been vomiting bile all morning. Today was supposed to be the day that I got everything done that I couldn't do yesterday because everyone was acting like an asshole, and now I have a sick kid at home AGAIN. I mean, COME ON, UNIVERSE!

Big hugs to all the other sickie mamas. This illness season really feels like it's been dragging on forever and ever.

I have a crapload of errands, too. Stupid, quick little in and out errands that I was already not looking for to dragging one kid along to. With two kids? One with a fever? Probably not going to happen. I wish there was a service from which you could hire someone to just ride along in your car with you and sit with your kids while you run in and out of stores.

[mamaalysson]

Mar 8, 2016 14:16:33 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

Mar 8, 2016 14:15:02 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

That's awesome that your DD player outside on her own for so long. You were struggling with that recently, weren't you?

Yes! I'm not ready to say problem solved, but it was such a relief. I'm hoping we can do a lot more of that now that the weather is turning. As soon as dd1 got home from school she asked where her sister was and ran outside too. It lasted another 15 minutes, I'll take it!

Outside is pretty magical. Our backyard wasn't safe for a long time, and then DS was too little to really be out there without an adult. Now our yard actually functions and is not a death trap, and the kids can hang out there on their own. It's amazing.

[quesyrah]

Mar 8, 2016 11:48:56 GMT -5 honeydew1894 said:

R: I am obsessed with chopped salad.
AW: I haven't had a good night sleep in 2 weeks and I am not a total B.
V: Not really a vent, but a sad. My poor Grandpa has been actively dying since Sunday, and he is still hanging on. My heart breaks for him bc his wife is gone and he hasn't been happy since she died in 2013, and yet he is stuck here.

I'm sorry about your grandpa. Hugs.

[quesyrah]

Mar 8, 2016 11:42:35 GMT -5 @itsbritt said:

I'm liking these posts out of solidarity for our mom struggles.

gastro I feel your pain. I have been solo many times with h out of town and it is soooo difficult. Hope it goes smoothly for you.

quesyrah I'm excited for your surprise eggs! What are you putting in them and what size eggs? Details please ds is obsessed with surprise egg videos so that sounds so cool!

soexcited317 I know it's raiser said than done but try to be kind to yourself. You have a 3 month old-your body just made an entirely new human only three months ago!!! It takes time and I can totally relate.

mamaalysson some of the worst melt downs ds has ever had are usually related to being sick sorry it was so rough. That sucks.

I feel like we all need mini vacations stat!!!! Hugs all around

I'm using these large plastic eggs I got at target and I'm putting paw patrol figures in them.

DH keeps saying he doesn't understand it and I keep saying me either but the kids will love it! Lol

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Mar 8, 2016 14:47:28 GMT -5 quesyrah said:

Mar 8, 2016 11:42:35 GMT -5 @itsbritt said:

I'm liking these posts out of solidarity for our mom struggles.

gastro I feel your pain. I have been solo many times with h out of town and it is soooo difficult. Hope it goes smoothly for you.

quesyrah I'm excited for your surprise eggs! What are you putting in them and what size eggs? Details please ds is obsessed with surprise egg videos so that sounds so cool!

soexcited317 I know it's raiser said than done but try to be kind to yourself. You have a 3 month old-your body just made an entirely new human only three months ago!!! It takes time and I can totally relate.

mamaalysson some of the worst melt downs ds has ever had are usually related to being sick sorry it was so rough. That sucks.

I feel like we all need mini vacations stat!!!! Hugs all around

I'm using these large plastic eggs I got at target and I'm putting paw patrol figures in them.

DH keeps saying he doesn't understand it and I keep saying me either but the kids will love it! Lol

I might have to check target for the big eggs, ds would get a kick out of that!

[chatterbox]

@itsbritt sorry your son is sick. DD wasn't a fan of the eye drops either. I gave up on day 3.

Sorry about your grandpa honeydew1894

R: DD is finally not sick after weeks of some virus and a cold. She has been eating so much! Like pretty much anything I put in front of her!

AW: DD is starting to play independently and it's really cute to see her imagination emerging.

V: My cough has gotten a lot better since I started using the inhaler, but I managed to strain a muscle before it started working. Now it really hurts to sit or stand or roll over. I need it to heal before its time to have this baby!

[nicolewi]

Sorry to everyone with germs. This cold/flu season should end soon, right?

Sorry to honeydew1894 about your grandpa. One of my grandpas was "actively dying" for about a week and it was really hard.

re: kindergarten...I just registered DS for kindergarten, too, and even though he's my second one to go I still have lots of feelings about it. I'm really going to miss him next year during the day.

R: It's super beautiful outside! We can go outside with no coats on, which is amazing.I saw some bulbs coming up!
AW: Um...?? We had to go to the grocery store and it was fairly quick for once, and all the kids were good. I'm glad we got it over with.
V: We also have been sick. The kids have had various colds since the start of the year. DD1 is on antibiotics now so her nose is FINALLY better. The other kids are still snotty and coughing. Baby DD (14 months) was up for HOURS last night after she woke up coughing and just couldn't or wouldn't go back to sleep. The night BEFORE last, DD2 threw up in her bed from coughing. Ugh.

Also, a guy was supposed to come meet with me today about re-doing our front walk as part of a landscape plan. He just didn't show up. No email or call, nothing. I don't know what went wrong.

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Ok now I have more to add since the day is getting a little better (albeit loooong):

R-the hvac guy that showed up was surprisingly...good looking. Blue eyes and from Ukraine with the whole sexy accent going. So glad I was wearing a rumpled Victoria's Secret sweat suit when he showed up (mortified!)

Aw-I managed to get a lot of work done remotely since ds napped for over 2 hours. So at least I can hit the ground running when I get to the office tomorrow.

Aw-I am going to cook up a storm when ds gets up since I had meat thawed for last night (didn't happen due to ds) and for tonight. Making chili and oven roasted pork mmmm. Love having left overs so tomorrow will be a no cook night.

[mamaalysson]

I have a second round too.

AW: DS pooping all over the bathroom floor means my bathroom is now bleached and sparkly clean.

AW2: DD peeing in all the beds means they all have fresh sheets and are made neatly.

V: I called the pedi, and they suspect she has strep throat AGAIN, so we have an appointment first thing in the morning for a strep test. Yay.

V2: Today is DD's last day of theater class - performance day. She has to miss and she is crushed.

[Deleted]

Sorry mamaalysson ! Ds is having poop potty training regression so after 3 dirty underwear, I threw him in pull ups. I just couldn't take it anymore on top of everything. 5 dirty pull ups later, I'm glad I threw in the towel man

[jag01]

honeydew1894, sorry about your Grandpa. It's hard going through that.
R: DS and I were out in the field, and we found a grasshopper. Maybe spring is here?
AW: when DS and I were wandering around, he grabbed my hand and said "mom, I don't need to hold your hand, but I just want to" melted my heart.
V: my skin broke out like a 15 year old boy.

[lexus]

Mar 8, 2016 18:18:44 GMT -5 mamaalysson said:

I have a second round too.

AW: DS pooping all over the bathroom floor means my bathroom is now bleached and sparkly clean.

AW2: DD peeing in all the beds means they all have fresh sheets and are made neatly.

V: I called the pedi, and they suspect she has strep throat AGAIN, so we have an appointment first thing in the morning for a strep test. Yay.

V2: Today is DD's last day of theater class - performance day. She has to miss and she is crushed.

Way to find the bright side!