I'm starting this to tell you that Owen finally STTN. I slept 11 - 6 and didn't get out of bed and it was GLORIOUS. The first time ever in very near 18 months (and honestly, I had to pee when pregnant, so well over 2 years).
My random. Last night dh seduced me with such one-liners as "if I do you doggy you can make me a sandwich" and "come on, it tastes like chocolate now...you don't believe me? Well, there's only one way to prove it." I think he said "sex" and "penis" so many times in 45mins that it got me thinking about it. He was as surprised as I was that this tactic worked
I'm starting this to tell you that Owen finally STTN. I slept 11 - 6 and didn't get out of bed and it was GLORIOUS. The first time ever in very near 18 months (and honestly, I had to pee when pregnant, so well over 2 years).
Yay! That is awesome.
DS slept 7-1140 and then 12-6 last night. I slept straight from 12-6 and I can concur it was GLORIOUS.
DS has been cracking me up lately. Bedtime has become an adventure since he learned how to get off the bed himself (where he get him ready for bed). NOw he is constantly getting off and shooting down the hallway. Last night I was doing dishes while DH was getting him read. DS was standing near the door inside his bedroom and kept poking his head out and shrieking with laughter whenever he saw me. It was awesome.
Also, a non mom related one. I injured my tounge a few days ago. I tis still killing me. I can barely eat. I just bought mouth numbing cough drops and they are a god send.
I am getting my hair cut and eyebrows waxed tonight. I can't wait for a little pampering away from the baby.
H and I take turns with bedtime because it often takes C a few wake ups to really fall asleep soundly. The last two nights I've found the baby and him cuddled up together, both asleep, and it makes my heart want to explode it's so sweet.
My DD had her first blown out temper tantrum this morning while I was trying to get the two kiddos out the house. She was PISSED that I wouldn't let her bring her bag full of Halloween candy to Daycare with her! It was ridiculous! When we got to Daycare she ran to her teacher and gave her a big hug and refused to give me a kiss. So the days of my daughter hating me have officially begun...
AW - my boss told me the goal is to bring me on FT before Thanksgiving so I'll get paid for the holidays and have benefits (including STD aka paid maternity leave) effective December 1st!
Post by Ashley&Scott on Nov 2, 2012 10:00:37 GMT -5
I REALLY need to buy some new clothes, my pre-pregnancy clothes are all falling off me. 6 people have commented on my weight loss this week. It's great to have the compliments but I have a feeling they're also thinking "dang buy some clothes that fit". I think I'll finally have time to shop this weekend. Also I'm a little worried I'll gain the weight back when I wean. (I haven't been this size in at least 10 years)
I am very much looking forward to longer stretches of sleep, I hope it happens soon.
I REALLY need to buy some new clothes, my pre-pregnancy clothes are all falling off me. 6 people have commented on my weight loss this week. It's great to have the compliments but I have a feeling they're also thinking "dang buy some clothes that fit". I think I'll finally have time to shop this weekend. Also I'm a little worried I'll gain the weight back when I wean. (I haven't been this size in at least 10 years)
I am very much looking forward to longer stretches of sleep, I hope it happens soon.
Happy birthday Mishy!
Definitely buy some new clothes. I am about 10 pounds below my prepregnancy weight and I kept waiting and wearing baggy clothes because I thought I would gain the weight back (it didn't come back after weaning, BTW). I felt so dumpy and homely. I finally went out and bought a few things that fit and I feel SO MUCH BETTER about myself. Seriously. Do it!
E has done six-hour sleep stretches four times now in the last ten days or so. It's been great. The problem is, he then spends the rest of those early morning hours grunting and straining through his sleep, and like clockwork wakes up crying 45-60 minutes before H's alarm goes off. It sucks. BUT. Last night he slept almost six hours straight, woke to eat, fell right back to sleep, and slept another three hours before waking to eat again. He's been sleeping again for the last hour. It's wonderful!
(And yes, I know not to count on this going forward, but for one night, it's awesome.)
Clothes that fit are important. I'm also 10 lb down from where I started, and I look so much better in pants the proper size. I'm still too paranoid to get rid of the too big stuff, but my weight has been steady for almost a year now.
Also, if I started a post that got 45,000 views, I would delete it. I can't imagine how exposed I would feel posting about the hardest part of my life and feeling like forty five thousand people had read it.
Also, if I started a post that got 45,000 views, I would delete it. I can't imagine how exposed I would feel posting about the hardest part of my life and feeling like forty five thousand people had read it.
Post by karinothing on Nov 2, 2012 11:18:13 GMT -5
In an effort to get back in shape me and two other mom's recently off maternity leave decided to exercise at work. We just walked up and down 26 flights of stairs. I am so freaken hot. I want to strip naked at work!
I am also now starving. I think my body is like WTF did you just do!
DD finally realized how the monitor worked last night. After we put her to bed she kept putting the base up to her mouth and talking to us. "Mom, I love you." "Dad, I have to poop." It was both cute and annoying.
DD is so cute lately. She loves to talk on the phone. Except, anything can be a phone to her. She'll pick up a sock or a piece of paper and put it to her ear and start babbling. And her conversations are VERY serious: "Adoo? Oy! Ah-gee. Ya. Ya. Da. Ba!" It cracks me up every time.
I REALLY need to buy some new clothes, my pre-pregnancy clothes are all falling off me. 6 people have commented on my weight loss this week. It's great to have the compliments but I have a feeling they're also thinking "dang buy some clothes that fit". I think I'll finally have time to shop this weekend. Also I'm a little worried I'll gain the weight back when I wean. (I haven't been this size in at least 10 years)
I am very much looking forward to longer stretches of sleep, I hope it happens soon.
Happy birthday Mishy!
Definitely buy some new clothes. I am about 10 pounds below my prepregnancy weight and I kept waiting and wearing baggy clothes because I thought I would gain the weight back (it didn't come back after weaning, BTW). I felt so dumpy and homely. I finally went out and bought a few things that fit and I feel SO MUCH BETTER about myself. Seriously. Do it!
Another vote for DO IT! I am also about 10 pounds below my pre-PG weight and all my clothes were too big. I also felt dumpy and unattractive. What a difference just a few items that fit made! I left DS with DH for just a few hours (between feedings) and have felt much better since then. Really, DO IT!
Definitely buy some new clothes. I am about 10 pounds below my prepregnancy weight and I kept waiting and wearing baggy clothes because I thought I would gain the weight back (it didn't come back after weaning, BTW). I felt so dumpy and homely. I finally went out and bought a few things that fit and I feel SO MUCH BETTER about myself. Seriously. Do it!
Another vote for DO IT! I am also about 10 pounds below my pre-PG weight and all my clothes were too big. I also felt dumpy and unattractive. What a difference just a few items that fit made! I left DS with DH for just a few hours (between feedings) and have felt much better since then. Really, DO IT!
Okay I'll make sure I go this weekend, I promise. I am 30 lb below my pre-preg weight. My current clothes look absolutely ridiculous. (I didn't even realize how bad they looked until I saw some pics of me in my "everyday" clothes last weekend)
Thankfully I did go out & buy a pair of jeans that actually fit for M's 9mo pics a few weeks ago.
and I'm peeved with dh. He keeps walking to work, which is fine, but it means he gets home late and I want him home at the normal time so I can have a break.