It's my morning to sleep in, the first in probably a month. So of course I'm wide awake. I'm trying to decide how long I'll hide in the bedroom. I like the quiet, but I would really like some coffee.
Today was my day to sleep in, and DS woke up an hour early, ha! Poor DH. It's only 8:30 and I just woke up, they've already played trucks, had a snack, and are now digging up rocks outside. We're supposed to go to church them out to brunch with my parents. I hope DS can hang that long!
Post by cincodemayo on Oct 26, 2014 7:48:15 GMT -5
DS woke up at 5 and I rocked him until 615, but we are both tired. He's also whining for a bottle. I want to be all firm "no bottles" but I can't when I know he wants his milk. He's going to be 2 and still getting a bottle, I know it.
Post by humpforfree on Oct 26, 2014 7:48:33 GMT -5
I can't stop kissing my kid's face. It is a combination of him being so kissable and the smiles and giggles I get when I do it. I justify it because I need to get a lifetime in now- he won't want me kissing him before long.
DD is into making caves and cages and houses out of blankets and pillows lately. It's pretty fun to watch her.
I have a case of the green eyed monster. Bad. I'm in a stage where I feel like everyone has everything and is doing all the things and spending ALL the money. I about lost it last night when SIL posted pics of her shiny new car. Thing is I have things and I do plenty. My little average life is quite charming actually. I don't know what's into me. I burst into tears last night over it and poor H doesn't even know what to do with me. I mean I can't even tell him "SOANDSO is headed on a whirlwind vacation" and "X went to this really cool dinner spot last night" without half-A$$ laughing myself. Like even know I it's ridiculous.
Post by chickens987 on Oct 26, 2014 7:57:30 GMT -5
I don't know who is teaching my kid manners, but it's awesome. Every time I hand her something or help her with her shoes, etc she says "tank you mummy". Melt!
M was such a jerk this morning. He started crying at 4:55 am and I soothed him back to sleep. Just as I was getting snuggly in bed, he started crying at 5:10. I decided he was probably hungry since I'd last fed him at 1. He woke up three more times after I fed him. At 6:10 I changed his diaper (it was only wet) and rocked him back to sleep. He finally went back to sleep until I woke him at 8:45. Of course, at that point I was awake for good. I laid in the bed seething for an hour before deciding to get ready for church.
On the plus side, we will make it to church this morning for the first time! H thinks M's demons need to be exorcized. Lol
Now that we bathe E every night as part of her bedtime routine, she just smells like baby shampoo all the time instead of her occasional funky sour milk smell... And I miss it.
I fully realize this is gross and weird.
Lol. I'm glad you're posting more. Would it make you feel better if I told you that I like the smell of Biscuit's breath? Lol.
FWIW, M's baths are super quick and often cursory. The MOC consultant told us to wipe down his privates thoroughly before the bath so we don't have to worry about it in the bath. We don't even use soap on him every day. Sometimes we just sit him in the bath and wipe him down with water. Newborns don't need to be thoroughly cleaned every day, so it's more about the routine than getting them squeaky clean every night!
I have a thousand things to do around the house. I just want my fairy godmother to magically empty the junk room and paint it so we don't have to. H is a procrastinator and I am just lazy.
I can't figure out how to unsubscribe from emails from my BMB on What to Expect. (It won't accept my email address?) So sometimes I click on the links to see what people are talking about. (The level of stupidity is on par with TB lol.)
Someone posted "how much sleep are you getting?" Fully half of respondents claimed that their two month olds were STTN. WTF?
I'm not sure how many of you still read the MM board, but I posted about some crazy shit that went down at work on Friday. I've spent all weekend so far worried about it. I'm out of the office on Monday, but have to go to a meeting that night. I won't actually see my Boss until that meeting and holy shit, I have such high anxiety about this!
Post by hilwithonelary on Oct 26, 2014 8:31:42 GMT -5
DD started calling pumpkins "boo boos" because of the book, "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" where the scary pumpkin head goes "Boo boo!"
Now she's also calling oranges "boo boos." I was so confused the first time she demanded a boo boo with lunch.
rbp, I'm cracking up at the demons needing to be exorcised, that's hilarious. We often pray for better sleep, lol. So therefore I'm also cracking up at the 2 month olds STTN. HAHAHA.
I made my kid sleep until 9:45am. She woke up at 7 and H brought her into bed with us. She went back to sleep until 8:10 when I told her, "it's still time for sleeping." At 9:15 H rubbed her back until she fell asleep again. At 9:45 she basically demanded milk and started jumping on the bed. POTY!
Post by scribellesam on Oct 26, 2014 9:02:58 GMT -5
So so tired. We were up with DS2 for a couple hours last night, and then DS1 woke up for the day at 5:45 about ten minutes after I put the baby back down after another feed. Since I was awake anyway I got up and let DH sleep in because he's impossible to live with when he does MOTN wakeups. I'm hoping he'll use this gift and agree to take DS1 to church so maybe I can stay home and nap/rest with DS2.
I have about 5hrs of work to do today, unfortunately it's essentially for free. I'm not allowed to make money while on the maternity leave portion of EI, and I can't say no to this client, so basically all the money I make is going to be deducted from my EI. The gross income from the project is going to be about $5 less than my weekly EI...so yeah. On the other hand, service Canada is dragging their butts and I haven't received a single EI payment even though I applied and was approved 2.5months ago...and this client pays very promptly...so, at least I'll have some money in the bank soon.
I can't figure out how to unsubscribe from emails from my BMB on What to Expect. (It won't accept my email address?) So sometimes I click on the links to see what people are talking about. (The level of stupidity is on par with TB lol.)
Someone posted "how much sleep are you getting?" Fully half of respondents claimed that their two month olds were STTN. WTF?
OMG. I read that post in the MOTN when I was up feeding for the third time. Between that and all the posts about babies regularly napping 1.5 hours 4x a day I want to fling my phone across the room.
Post by cricketwife on Oct 26, 2014 9:40:43 GMT -5
redheadk is posting her playroom again, so we can all be jealous again
chickens987, how did you get your DD to call you "mummy"? DH and I really want DH to use that, but we're afraid that being at DC all day, he'll say what the other kids say.
We went to the pumpkin patch yesterday which was fun. We have no plans today. DH is at church. I'm GBCNing while DS is napping. I should be doing stuff...I'm so unmotivated today.
It's my morning to sleep in, the first in probably a month. So of course I'm wide awake. I'm trying to decide how long I'll hide in the bedroom. I like the quiet, but I would really like some coffee.
We take turns sleeping in (though it seems my turn doesn't come nearly as often as dh's) but I'm not a late sleeper. I totally go get a cup of coffee then drink it in bedding while reading. It's a great way to start the day. Go get your coffee!
Post by catsarecute on Oct 26, 2014 9:51:12 GMT -5
I blame my mil on my husband's inability to properly keep on top of his laundry. I think every piece of clothing he owns was in the dirty pile. He is working all day so I'll be doing about 5 loads to get it all cleaned up.
Post by Willis Jackson on Oct 26, 2014 9:59:40 GMT -5
I'm at Starbucks taking my first real break since DS2 was born. I've been trying to be cram in chores when DH takes DS2 on the weekends (he insists on being held for naps), but everything caught up with me today and I just burst into tears. The car accident was a wake up call that I'm not handling everything well and I need a real break.
DH had already promised a father/son solo outing to DS1 today so as I was headed out the door he was like, "Could you do an hour now and an hour later so I can take DS1 out but get back in time for the Patriots ga-" Then he realized what he was saying ("I'm prioritizing a football game over your mental health") and cut himself off, telling me to go out and come home when I'm ready.
redheadk is posting her playroom again, so we can all be jealous again
Lol, this is the new one and it's not nearly as cute as the old one. It's just this one wall because I made that alphabet thing and, dammit, it's going to be on display for a good long time
I kind of wish we didn't have the piano so I could turn that room into a playroom...instead it's our "kind of fancy so we never spend time in it" room.
I can't figure out how to unsubscribe from emails from my BMB on What to Expect. (It won't accept my email address?) So sometimes I click on the links to see what people are talking about. (The level of stupidity is on par with TB lol.)
Someone posted "how much sleep are you getting?" Fully half of respondents claimed that their two month olds were STTN. WTF?
It drives me nuts because everyone's definition of STTN is different. I think officially it means sleeping a 7 hour stretch. To some it means only waking to eat. To me it means all the way until morning with no wakeups to eat.