Frontier is fine. Just make sure you're aware of the costs to check and carry on bags. They're not so different than any of the other airlines charging for baggage now. Though I do think they charge for sodas and the like.
This week was really hard. I stuck to my meal plan but I felt hungry all week long.
I'm trying to figure out how to carb load on Whole30. I ran 4 miles and it sucked everything out of me. I'm going to try and tweak my food and figure out what veggies can help me feel better while running.
I remember when I did this the first time that my energy levels when working out were completely awful. My coach said it had to do with my body needing to learn to adjust to protein and vegetable carbs instead of burning traditional grain carbs.
I've found that sweet potato is a good option pre-workout. It sits well in my stomach and seems to be good fuel.
Also, are you consuming enough fat? I've found that when I'm hungry it's usually because I'm not eating enough fat. Even a small amount is very satisfying. Don't be afraid to eat more food too. It's pretty tough to overeat meat and vegetables.
We don't scare each other. I don't think H would find it funny and I'm an incredibly jumpy person. I can be walking right up to you and I would still jump if you said 'boo'.
eta: We used to do it to new girls when I worked in a country club. We would take them upstairs to see the men's grill after hours. It was always dark, so the guys would go through the main entrance and a few of us would take the new girl up the back entrance. When she opened the door, the guys would jump out. One time, a girl had a glass of water in her hand and she soaked the guy to her right when he jumped out at her. Now that shit was funny! We only had one person get mad about it and she didn't last long.
Can you elaborate on this? Does everyone feel this way about her or just you?
Honestly, it sounds a bit like PPD. As others have said, it can manifest in a lot of different ways, and this is definitely one of them. I would talk to your doctor ASAP. It's possible going on medication will help.
It's also possible that E is just a lump of a baby right now. DS started getting so fun around 6 months. Maybe things will start clicking when she can do a little more.
Yeah, it's everyone that spends a decent amount of time with her. My H is ambivalent towards babies in general, throw in a fussy baby who can't be soothed by anything other than boob and doesn't sleep, and he would like to run the other way and not have anymore kids. My MIL comes to watch them some so I can go to the dr or gym or whatever. She tells all the family how fussy she is and like tosses her to other family when they come around. It's just frustrating because L was also a baby lump and I still felt so different about him at the same phases.
I'm sorry. That sounds really rough. I hope she grows out of it soon and starts to be more fun.
I feel so guilty and SAD for her that she's like this helpless little baby that everyone feels meh about.
Can you elaborate on this? Does everyone feel this way about her or just you?
Honestly, it sounds a bit like PPD. As others have said, it can manifest in a lot of different ways, and this is definitely one of them. I would talk to your doctor ASAP. It's possible going on medication will help.
It's also possible that E is just a lump of a baby right now. DS started getting so fun around 6 months. Maybe things will start clicking when she can do a little more.
The baby woke up at 6:40. I went in and gave him back his paci. He went back to sleep and I'm still awake. So much for sleeping in.
We didn't make it to the children's museum yesterday because DS took a long nap, but we'll go today. We did go out for dinner with MIL though, so that was nice.
I really need to get some meal prep done this morning before we go to the children's museum but I don't want to get started until DS is up.
I was on the subway last week. A man was talking to a woman, they had obviously just started making small talk. He asked her to hand her an empty cup with a lid under her seat.
He took the cup, opening up a plastic soda bottle and filled the cup with what was in the soda bottle. I thought that was kind of weird, like why didn't he just drink out the soda bottle
At the next stop he proceeded to stay in his seat but throw the cup with lid out the door, however the lid came off mid throw. A small amount splashed on a woman siting by the door and a large puddle fell on the subway floor. At that moment I got the strongest smell of pee!
And I realized he had just thrown his pee cup out the subway car. Gotta love New York!
I am all kinds of wtf about this.
Why did he have pee in a bottle? Why did he pour it in the cup? Why in the world did he throw said cup out the door?
Anyone have a good side dish to serve with chili? I usually do corn bread and Mac & cheese, which obviously isn't going to work.
I rarely do side dishes with chili. Cornbread sometimes, but not usually. If you feel like you need a side, pick a veg. You're not going to find a good replacement for Mac n cheese or cornbread, so I wouldn't bother trying to find something similar.
How long has she been at her job? If she's been there a year, she would be eligible for FMLA leave. They would have to hold her job for her in that case and she'd have 12 weeks.
I'm so sorry all of you are going through this. Lots of hugs.
I feel like it's so hard to give advice about stuff like this because every kid and situation is different. If it were my kid, I would leave him for at least 10 minutes, but probably not more than 15. If he settles, great. If not, I would get up and nurse him back to sleep. I never ever take DS to our bed though. Bed sharing doesn't work for any of us, including him.
I'm glad she turned him back around. I'm always so curious what the rush is to FF, like why is this something to celebrate? Maybe it will make more sense to me when DD is older and trying to communicate with me.
Yeah, I don't get this. Maybe it will make more sense when he's older, but having a carseat mirror works pretty well so far.
Edit: just say the comments on page 4 and that this was suggested. I'd tell your DH that it's necessary, your sanity and ability to do your job and be a wife and mother is worth it.
For now, bc of the cost ($3k for 4 days is so steep!), I think we'll try other things and just deal with it for a few more weeks. =)
I would hire someone. Painting a floor sounds like a bitch. I'm just envisioning how thoroughly you would have to clean it to make sure the paint wasn't filled with little pet hairs and random debris, you know?
Would it be weird to have her come over 30min before we need to leave (paying her for that time, of course) to let her get settled while we're still around to get the dogs calmer?
Not weird. We're having this girl come over next week to meet us, dog, and baby. She won't actually babysit until the end of the month. I'll also have her come over a half hour before we actually need her the day of so DS will know she's there before I put him in bed and so H can walk her through some basics (tv, internet password, snacks for her, etc.).
Because having a conversation about new food safety standards and company protocols isn't a two-hour thing. They're shutting down for the day because it's an all-day meeting to make sure every employee understands the changes.
And it's a company with employees who work totally different shifts, have different schedules, and likely have many conflicts. You can't tell Joe Smith who works part-time in the evenings and goes to school in the morning that he has to be there tomorrow. Joe has to make arrangements.
I honestly don't think this is a PR thing. They've had some issues and they are clearly working pretty hard to fix them. I have no problem with Chipotle and will continue to eat there. Shit happens and they've acted correctly and honestly.
They aren't closing for the day. It said they are closing for a few hours, it's not an all day meeting.
Even so, my point stands. There's a lot of scheduling to work around to make a meeting like that mandatory for a company this large and with so many people with completely different schedules.
eta: The article says 'several' hours. I take that to mean at least 4 or 5 hours, maybe more. So, yeah, I consider that all day since most people work an 8-hour shift max.
I would make sure she's ok with dogs before she comes over. It's not at all unusual to be around pets as a babysitter, nor would it be weird to ask her to feed them or something if you needed that. I wouldn't kennel them unless they're weird around her or something. I assume they're friendly?
We're actually meeting someone next week to potentially have her babysit the following week! I'm a little weirded out about it, but we need to find someone so we don't have to ask MIL every time we want to go out.
Thanks for all of the suggestions! I am sending them a crockpot via Amazon. I asked and they don't have a Costco membership, but one of their friends does, so they could go together once in awhile.
I'm not 100 percent sure on this, but I think if you have a Costco gift card, you can use it even if you aren't a member.
Yes. This is correct. I used to buy gift cards for a friend so she could grab stuff there from time to time.
You know what I'm so mad about? When we lived in Dorchester(Boston) H and E would go to the Southie library. They brought home this book that was a children's book about Halloween-customs and crafts. It was from the late 70s/early 80s. It had a whole wheat gingerbread cookie recipe that was AWESOME. We kept renewing the book and I kept making gingerbread. Stupid stoner that I am I never copied the recipe and we returned the book. Then we moved and I have no idea how to start looking. IT WAS SUCH A GOOD RECIPE. And used only whole wheat flour. It still had molasses and brown sugar but at least it was all whole wheat, so kinda healthier.
Does the library have a website? Maybe you can put Halloween in as a search term on the library site. Our library has an online catalog of every book so you can put holds on books and check them out online.