MONDAY RANDOMS

[blueballoon]

I had the best lazy weekend ever, now I'm sad that it's Monday again.

[ErinExpat]

Lacey, it means that your baby will be an awesome sleeper/eater/whatever and ours will have us pulling our hair out.


Sorry, puddle. I'm sure she's about to turn a corner with this sleep thing. It sounds like she's in between sweet spots.

[Deleted]

this weekend, i was out with my mom and L shopping (which was fun). anyway, right by the shops is a very adorable fire station, and the fire truck was outside. L is obsessed with fire trucks (obsessed). so we were walking around checking it out and a firefighter came out. i THOUGHT he was going to be like "um, beat it, we're serious business." but INSTEAD he wanted to know if L wanted to get IN THE TRUCK. which, duh. she was in HEAVEN. then we got to go into the fire station and check out the whole thing--the poles (ye olde fire poles, not stripper poles), the desk, the giant kitchen, the rows of lockers and hats, etc.

my kid's eyes were so big, they were taking up half of her face. she barely spoke except to say she wanted to stay "forever."


AND the firefighter was cute. i was going to get his number for a friend, but he was married. the only black mark on an otherwise totally kickass spontaneous experience.

[chedominique]

I'm working on the last bit of my scholarship application that will cover the costs of my 7 licensing exams.  I'm just waiting on my 3rd recommendation from my boss and then I can turn it in today.  I stayed up till 2am finishing the last letter and cramming everything on one page and I am tired.  Looking at the past recipients make me feel like my application is a freakin' waste. 

[sake]

I'm a judgey bitch this morning. 
SIL just posted pics on FB of her daughter who just turned 1 in her new carseat, forward facing. And I am trying hard not to judge here, but I am.

G had a not so great night last night. He woke up about 3 times, crying, which he never does. I am PRAYING this isn't the 4 month wakeful. Each time he woke up, he had scooted his face right up against the edge of the bassinet, and couldn't scoot back. It's mesh, so I am not concerned about suffocation, but he was pissed that it kept happening. He went right back to sleep every time I scooted him back to the middle. Hopefully that's all that was wrong. 

[Deleted]

@kit  good house vibes going your way!

[jane6672]

May 20, 2013 8:03:50 GMT -5 nursewife said:

May 20, 2013 7:57:26 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Last night I dreamed:

My FIL died
My BIL died
I put in contacts, and when I tried to remove them, it tore my eyes open and ruined my Lasik

That sounds awful! Can you call the doctor about it?

No, no, I dreamed I tore my eyes open. I did not, in fact, tear my eyes open.

[discogranny]

I feel like something is sitting on my chest. It's weird and slightly concerning.

I am supposed to go get a pedicure after work today and just realized I didn't shave my legs. I last shaved on Friday, so I am just going to be that person that rocks a four day growth. It's much better than risking an infection/irritation from going with freshly shaven legs.

ETA: AND Good Housekeeping did their ten most universally flattering suits and I turned right to that to see if The Suit was one of them. It wasn't, but there was a Catalina Swimwear ad right before the article.

[lilybug]

We rented Princess and the Frog from Amazon last night, and I'm letting the kids play it on repeat until the 48 hours runs out. I love it. Even though the prince is kind of an asshole for most of the movie. The music is catchy and that little firefly cracks me UP.

[lolly]

May 20, 2013 8:19:41 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

May 20, 2013 8:08:02 GMT -5 eddy said:

7 pm usually. Lately we have been stretching it out until like 7:15 or 7:30 and have been getting him to sleep in until 6:30. He seems to need like 10 1/2 to 11 hours of sleep at night.

Ugh. It's so hard! Em is such a crappy napper that it's a struggle to keep her up until 6:30 pm.
A few family members are making me feel guilty about putting her to bed so early but damn. The kid is exhausted and crying. I feel like it's mean to keep her up.
I just don't know of any other parent who puts their baby to bed at 6:30 at night. It's so freaking early.

My guys go to bed between 6:30 and 7. If we miss that window there is hell to pay and they will both be screaming until 9.

One of mine sleeps all night without a peep, the other has yet to recover from the 4 month wakeful. Baby sleep is a mindfuck.

[jssymom14]

I can't decide what to do about breastfeeding. A will be six weeks on Friday and I feel that a decision needs to be made if I keep trying or not. Most days she bf both sides for fifteen minutes each and takes formula (2-3 oz) right after. It's a tedious process that lasts 45 min minimum and begins again about an hour and a half later. She is getting up to 20 oz of formula a day, so I feel like she is getting very little from bf. I have considered going to pump most of the day time bc I get around 3 oz total from pump and doing half formula feedings/ half expressed milk except at night or to comfort nurse. What to do...what to do

[ElizabethBennet]

So what I thought were gunshots last night were gunshots. And they were REALLY close to our house. Like scary close. And apparently it was the second shooting of the weekend in the area.

One of the shots went through a living room window.

Is that a good enough reason to break a lease? I'm freaking out.

[falada45]

I don't know what I did at my riding lesson yesterday but I feel like someone punched me in my vagina. My inner thighs are all bruised/chafed up. That is so not normal. LMAO.

The house next door to us has been vacant for over a year. We finally saw people looking at it this weekend. I hope whoever gets it is decent and will stay for a while.

[mandy0810]

May 20, 2013 8:37:20 GMT -5 cville said:

this weekend, i was out with my mom and L shopping (which was fun). anyway, right by the shops is a very adorable fire station, and the fire truck was outside. L is obsessed with fire trucks (obsessed). so we were walking around checking it out and a firefighter came out. i THOUGHT he was going to be like "um, beat it, we're serious business." but INSTEAD he wanted to know if L wanted to get IN THE TRUCK. which, duh. she was in HEAVEN. then we got to go into the fire station and check out the whole thing--the poles (ye olde fire poles, not stripper poles), the desk, the giant kitchen, the rows of lockers and hats, etc.

my kid's eyes were so big, they were taking up half of her face. she barely spoke except to say she wanted to stay "forever."


AND the firefighter was cute. i was going to get his number for a friend, but he was married. the only black mark on an otherwise totally kickass spontaneous experience

That's so neat. If you got his name or badge #, you could write a letter thanking him for doing that for your daughter with a little drawing from her . My H's best friend is a FF and they love getting stuff like that from the kids whenever they do a tour or a presentation at a school. He says its so neat seeing the experience through a child's eyes. I'm glad your daughter had fun!

My random: We had such a nice we relaxing weekend (finally!!) it seems like we were busy pretty much every weekend since the last week of January and I was ready for a break. 

[ElizabethBennet]

May 20, 2013 9:10:27 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

May 20, 2013 9:08:57 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

So what I thought were gunshots last night were gunshots. And they were REALLY close to our house. Like scary close. And apparently it was the second shooting of the weekend in the area.

One of the shots went through a living room window.

Is that a good enough reason to break a lease? I'm freaking out.

omg.

I would try to get out of the lease somehow. Maybe help the LL find a new tenant? That's how we were able to get out of our last lease without paying a penalty. But at the same time.. hey! wanna live in a great neighborhood where you might have bullets coming through your windows? lol. Maybe not.

Good luck.

seriously. I hope they let us break the lease because if not were stuck here till nov :/

[picaflora]

random AW - DH just texted me that he got a 5% raise! Most of the office hasn't gotten one in a few years, and this is an across the board raise. Totally unexpected though, especially since DH got a rentention raise last year when another firm tried to poach him. He'll also finish his licensing exams at the end of June, and should get a good bump this fall (assuming he passes of course).

[sake]

May 20, 2013 8:56:43 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

May 20, 2013 8:41:41 GMT -5 sake said:

I'm a judgey bitch this morning. 
SIL just posted pics on FB of her daughter who just turned 1 in her new carseat, forward facing. And I am trying hard not to judge here, but I am.

G had a not so great night last night. He woke up about 3 times, crying, which he never does. I am PRAYING this isn't the 4 month wakeful. Each time he woke up, he had scooted his face right up against the edge of the bassinet, and couldn't scoot back. It's mesh, so I am not concerned about suffocation, but he was pissed that it kept happening. He went right back to sleep every time I scooted him back to the middle. Hopefully that's all that was wrong. 

Is it possible G is outgrowing his bassinet?

Also, is your SIL a first time mom? She may not know the new rec. is 2 years. Most people I know thought it was 1 year too.

Yeah, he probably is. I don't think I'm ready to move him to his own room yet though. I guess I will have to invest in a pack n play if I want to keep him in my room much longer though!

Also, I'm pretty sure she does know the recommendations, b/c we were just discussing them the other day. Plus she's a doctor who works at a children's hospital, so I assume that it's common knowledge for them. 

[styme46]

May 20, 2013 8:37:20 GMT -5 cville said:

this weekend, i was out with my mom and L shopping (which was fun). anyway, right by the shops is a very adorable fire station, and the fire truck was outside. L is obsessed with fire trucks (obsessed). so we were walking around checking it out and a firefighter came out. i THOUGHT he was going to be like "um, beat it, we're serious business." but INSTEAD he wanted to know if L wanted to get IN THE TRUCK. which, duh. she was in HEAVEN. then we got to go into the fire station and check out the whole thing--the poles (ye olde fire poles, not stripper poles), the desk, the giant kitchen, the rows of lockers and hats, etc.

my kid's eyes were so big, they were taking up half of her face. she barely spoke except to say she wanted to stay "forever."


AND the firefighter was cute. i was going to get his number for a friend, but he was married. the only black mark on an otherwise totally kickass spontaneous experience.

You should look into having her birthday party at a fire station! We did that for dd's party 2 years ago and the kids loved it! They got to tour the station, ring the old fashioned bell, watch the fire fighter get into his gear all fast, then get in the truck. It was neat!

[sake]

May 20, 2013 9:46:30 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

May 20, 2013 9:43:56 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

How are you feeling? How have the contractions been? I admit, I got a little nervous/excited when I didn't see you on here this morning.

It's been all quiet on the western (..er, southern?) front for the last few days.  BabyHoneychrrch is definitely fucking upset about his increasing lack of space, though.  oof.

I had a dream last night that you gave birth, and your baby had tons of red hair. 

[Deleted]

Google+ turned a "burst" (lol) of photos into a gif automatically. We were "leash training" the kids and this is what happened:

[pantsparty]

We had a really nice weekend, mainly just hanging out at home.

I also came up with a fabulous idea that one wall of our loft is going to be images of our favorite movies and TV shows. Stuff like this:








I am giddy excited for this idea. I want to start ordering stuff NOW, but it probably makes sense to wait until after we move.

[pedanticwench]

A few minutes ago, I felt my gut rumbling and so I proceeded to the restroom.

Got just inside the door and let loose the mother of all farts. I'm pretty sure everyone in the office heard.

[joshlyman]

I got sunburned on my chest yesterday despite SPF 50. It hurts. Damn my pasty white Irish skin.

[alzi]

May 20, 2013 9:46:08 GMT -5 @iamsnazzy said:

This is my last week of work at this job. I start my new job next Tuesday. My current dress code is casual (I'm in jeans and a t-shirt today) and my new dress code is business casual. I have barely anything that fits me right now and I can't/don't want to spend money on a wardrobe that will only last for a month. I have social anxiety and I'm afraid I'll have trouble making friends. I'm a nervous wreck.

On the upside, the nursery is almost done. I just have some artwork to add to the walls and I'll be all finished! We also worked on packing a hospital bag last night. It's getting real!

i have lots of xs/small maternity work clothes - if that would work for you, i'd be happy to send you some stuff!

[margotmacomber]

At DD's birthday party my sister came with her baby.  He is 3 months old and weighs 16 pounds.  She fed him water, cereal, and wanted sugar (?) for something or other to give him (I didn't have any so I don't know what she wanted it for).  I wanted to bang my head against a wall.  She also gave him a sucker and tried to feed him chicken.  wtf.  Pearl clutchy judgey mcjudgerson, party of one!

I really need to clean my house and do some yard work.  I can't get motivated to do anything at all.

[melodramatic26]

May 20, 2013 8:19:41 GMT -5 puddleofgrace said:

May 20, 2013 8:08:02 GMT -5 eddy said:

7 pm usually. Lately we have been stretching it out until like 7:15 or 7:30 and have been getting him to sleep in until 6:30. He seems to need like 10 1/2 to 11 hours of sleep at night.

Ugh. It's so hard! Em is such a crappy napper that it's a struggle to keep her up until 6:30 pm.
A few family members are making me feel guilty about putting her to bed so early but damn. The kid is exhausted and crying. I feel like it's mean to keep her up.
I just don't know of any other parent who puts their baby to bed at 6:30 at night. It's so freaking early.

puddle, Hazel goes to bed then too. I have tried, TRIED so hard to get her to go down even an hour later, and she just can't. I tried letting her cat nap until 6pm, I thought maybe letting her eat dinner with us at 6pm would help, nothing. As soon as 6:30pm hits, she's done. SO DONE.

[adhdfashion]

May 20, 2013 10:06:32 GMT -5 joshlyman said:

I got sunburned on my chest yesterday despite SPF 50. It hurts. Damn my pasty white Irish skin.

I feel your pain. My cleavage is well done at the moment. I wish rocking a big floppy hat wasn't weird. 

[ering1115]

H and I don't want to touch our savings other than the closing costs for our new house so the budget for our new bedroom furniture, setting up DS's room and the backyard is minimal. Sadly we had some car trouble and now the backyard probably isn't going to happen. How trashy is it if I sell some gold jewelry that I will never wear again? Ugh.

[VeryViolet]

I saw my ILs this weekend and they are talking about selling their house and buying a condo. For a lot of reasons it is really not the best idea and DH has told them this. I am irrationally angry about this. DH already is dealing with his grandmother because his parents won't and I just see the same thing happening in a few years with his parents, who are older and not in great health. I am going to mind my own business and seethe on the inside, and here.

Also, my MIL announced that I need to consider using her father's name for this baby. I have heard nothing but wonderful things about her dad and DH loved him and was very close. Unfortunately, his name is really bad and DH agrees. After she left I announced to DH that this baby will not have a name until he is born because we don't need any opinions.

We are going to the beach next weekend. The weather is looking cool which makes me sad. I really hope I can get one good beach day out of the weekend!

[Saint Monica]

ering- I vote not trashy at all.