Only 3 days until we head out for vacation! Keeping my fingers crossed DD can sleep well in the car overnight. Otherwise it's going to be a very long 12 hour drive.
God speed. We tried this once and it failed. Miserably. I hope you have MUCH better luck than we did.
The bagger at whole foods just walked over to DS2 (4 mths) and took his paci out of his mouth to "talk" to him and then shoves it right back in. It happened so fast I couldn't even intervene. Argh
Only 3 days until we head out for vacation! Keeping my fingers crossed DD can sleep well in the car overnight. Otherwise it's going to be a very long 12 hour drive.
God speed. We tried this once and it failed. Miserably. I hope you have MUCH better luck than we did.
lol! She's been really great (knock on wood!) for car trips before. We did VA to NY (8 hours) this past summer and it was fine. And it was during the day. I am just worried about her not being able to roll around at night. Ugh. Oh well
God speed. We tried this once and it failed. Miserably. I hope you have MUCH better luck than we did.
lol! She's been really great (knock on wood!) for car trips before. We did VA to NY (8 hours) this past summer and it was fine. And it was during the day. I am just worried about her not being able to roll around at night. Ugh. Oh well
Our biggest problem was the flashing of the lights on the highway as we drove by. It kept him awake. If I would've known that was going to be a problem I would've rigged something up
DD loves daycare so much. When she gets dropped off she can't get out of her coat fast enough and crawls off at warp speed to the toy area and her friends. I am so thankful for our DCP. Also, I get my hair cut tonight. I love having freshly cut hair!
I always feel like a slob at the pedi's office. Today there are two other moms with young babies with no makeup and in yoga pants. I feel more normal today.
Post by dougthedogsmom on Feb 10, 2015 10:54:37 GMT -5
I am so over the snow! We have had about 75 inches of snow in 17 days.
I learned the hard way that 8:00pm is too early to put DD down for the night. After reading about bedtimes here, I felt like we were putting her down too late. Turns out, she likes to sleep in and go to bed later. By later, I mean 9:00pm.
DH got another promotion which is amazing, but I am a little bummed at the timing. He got taken off a project in Puerto Rico which would have led to DD and I tagging along for a week in March. I NEED warmth and sun.
I'm so disappointed in DH. It's been a long-standing rule that we don't invite people over without discussing it together first. Like I wouldn't just invite my parents over for dinner without consulting DH first.
We're having a family birthday party for DS at the end of the month. We decided to invite DH's adult cousins and their school-aged children. They're good friends of ours, and we haven't seen them in awhile. DH apparently extended the invitation to the cousin's elderly parents, who I've never met, without asking me first. We were already tight on space and I'll be 37 weeks PG. I said that upset me, that I didn't want strangers at DS's birthday party, and I'm disappointed he invited them without asking me. Now HE'S mad at ME for not "understand his family's etiquette" and understanding that he "grew up with these people." So now we're both mad. Great.
I say this as someone who cried in IKEA at least 3 times Friday night over a twin bed (i.e. very pregnant): extra guests when I already have a lot of people over are a situation where I just try to be gracious. I have lived in small houses. I've hosted parties for 18 in an 1100 square foot duplex. Life's a lot easier if you focus on being welcoming and hospitable than letting an extra 2 guests (who sound important to your H - you have never met his aunt and uncle??) throw you for a loop. Borrow 2 more folding chairs. 2 elderly adults aren't going to change your menu quantities, they won't require party favors...I'd try not to let it ruin my day and give on this one.
The reason I'm so upset is because I think *my* feelings, as the very pregnant person who's actually CREATING this party, should be DH's priority. Not his cousin's parents who I've never met. They not his aunt and uncle FWIW. The adult cousins are actually his 2nd or 3rd cousins I think, and their parents are DH's grandparent's cousins. Or something like that.
I just didn't want to make small talk with people I've never met at DS's party. His last one as an only child. A party I'm already stressed about.
Post by loskadoodle on Feb 10, 2015 10:57:26 GMT -5
DH is pressuring me to go back to work full time. And while I was considering adding a 4th day, even before he brought it up, I'm fighting it because I don't want him to pressure me into it. We make plenty of money for me to only work part time, but we havent really cut back now that we are paying for child care with 2.
I'm having a FWP. The local drive thru starbucks is always a clusterfuck.
My town doesn't have drive-thru's! Before I had kids this was NBD, and I thought drive thru's were for lazy people who couldn't get out of their car. How could I have been so ignorant?
I got about three hours of sleep last night. I was up until after midnight doing schoolwork, then C was up at 4:00 to eat, so I didn't go back to bed. I did get lots of baby snuggles this morning though, so it was worth it. Nothing better than sleepy baby snuggles.
I'm so overwhelmed by work right now. I like my job and love teaching, but I feel like I'm ten steps behind every day. I hope I get into a groove soon.
I've been sick with a cold, sore throat, and cough for the last week or so. I found watermelon cough drops at Target, and omg they are so good.
DH is pressuring me to go back to work full time. And while I was considering adding a 4th day, even before he brought it up, I'm fighting it because I don't want him to pressure me into it. We make plenty of money for me to only work part time, but we havent really cut back now that we are paying for child care with 2.
The reason I'm so upset is because I think *my* feelings, as the very pregnant person who's actually CREATING this party, should be DH's priority. Not his cousin's parents who I've never met. They not his aunt and uncle FWIW. The adult cousins are actually his 2nd or 3rd cousins I think, and their parents are DH's grandparent's cousins. Or something like that.
I just didn't want to make small talk with people I've never met at DS's party.His last one as an only child. A party I'm already stressed about.
Give a warm hello and chat for a few minutes and then circle back later if you want to chat with them more. These two being there doesn't mean your son won't get the attention he deserves at his last as an only child party.
I understand you and your H have a rule about not inviting people without asking the other, but I feel like you're really looking for a reason to make this a big deal.
I think your marriage would be a lot easier if both of you quit making such a big deal out of tiny things. I get that you post here instead of talking to people in real life, and things are extra frustrating when you are eight or nine months pregnant, but you let very tiny disruptions to your plans or routine make you very upset.
I can be a type a control freak sometimes also, but the older I get I am learning that it's a lot easier to sometimes just go with the flow and not get so frustrated when things don't go how I envision. Don't look for how your husband is irritating you in every situation ("he is ignoring my feelings as the creator of the party!!!") and think about if this will really be a big deal in 3 or 6 months. Or even in 3 weeks.
You complain that he digs his heels in for no reason, but you're kind of doing the same thing here.
Post by electricmayhem on Feb 10, 2015 11:31:55 GMT -5
I just called and made a referral to get DS (3.5) an EI eval. He had a hard time at the state-mandated preschool screening (though he did pass) and daycare noted some potential issues at conferences two weeks ago. He has also started hitting and pushing his classmates within the last week. I'm not sure what's going on; nothing's changed there or at home. And while I know the eval may be a good thing if he truly needs help, I just feel so sad that he's having such a hard time lately, and like DH and I failed him in some way.
Poor B is sick as a dog. I opened his door at 8 to find him sleeping body on the floor, head on the bed. 100.3 fever and coughing with a runny nose. He's drank three sippies of milk in the past hour but is so cranky and refusing solids.
Waiting for nurse to call DH back.
I'm at a pediatric cardiologist office and I'm the only person without a child. Have to check out the baby's heart.
Good luck. I also had a fetal echo, so if you want to see pictures I can text them to you. It's just as "easy" as an ultrasound. But obviously a different experience emotionally. Keep us posted!
I hope B perks up and is better by the afternoon!
I'm having a fetal echo done in Thursday. DH's brother died from tetralogy of fallot (at age 37), so the new MFM doc is extra conservative and is ordering this to rule out minor defects. I did not have one with DD, doing am nervous even though I know it's just precautionary. We haven't even told family since we don't want anyone to worry, especially after all my BIL went through as an infant and adult. BIL was 10 by the time medical advances came around and a full repair was possible, but his heart was already too damaged at that point and it wasn't recommended for him.
Post by waterchurch on Feb 10, 2015 11:42:55 GMT -5
My mom told me yesterday that people who don't vaccinate aren't ignorant, they're educated people who have done research and are doing what they think is best. Now she's sending me articles with "a sane perspective." And complaining about how anti-vax moms are being attacked on message boards. All this because I still don't think I'm going to be comfortable taking 3 month DD to Disneyland next month.
Post by gibbinator on Feb 10, 2015 12:01:14 GMT -5
The Vet trip was fun. Couldn't squeeze my girl cat into the laundry baskets, so she got a harness and seat belt in the front seat. She regretted being uncaged once we went into the office and she wedged herself as close to underneath me as she could. Funny how crying cats in the car don't even evoke the slightest bit of pity anymore. I guess crying babies have desensitized me My male cat is officially obese and on a diet. He weighs 9kgs, up 1.5kg from last year which is apparently the kitty equivalent of gaining 30lbs :s
UGH. Daycare just called and said DS puked. And refused lunch, which if you know DS, refusing food just does NOT happen.
They're putting him down for a nap & hoping he's back to his old self after some sleep. I don't have to pick him up just yet as the puke might have been from running around like a goofball directly after breakfast. Hoping to avoid Pukefest 2015.
Also, he's set to go for his make up vaccinations this evening because he was sick at his 15 month well visit. And now he has gunk draining from his ears. Between ear gunk and puke, I'm hoping he's considered well enough for the shots this evening.
As soon as I walked in the door at work today, my coworker was like, WE NEED DATA BY 10AM! I had partially read the BFing thread on the train and I was like DON'T YOU KNOW THERE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPENING ON THE INTERNET?
Thankfully the data was easy to pull lol.
Story of my life. My cube is right outside of my department's VP's office. There are times where I will come in in the morning, he'll hear me and come out to my cube immediately to ask me for something. And then he'll go, "Oh, I'm sorry, good morning." Dude. He's an awesome boss and makes up for it in other ways, but give me a minute to settle in!
I'm back at my desk for the first day since Friday 1/30. I was either out sick or in a store all of last week and yesterday. I have SO many emails to catch up on and it sadly feels good to be at my desk again. In some ways I loved being home and watching endless amounts of TV, but I was getting stir crazy.
I always feel like a slob at the pedi's office. Today there are two other moms with young babies with no makeup and in yoga pants. I feel more normal today.
I always feel like that when I go to the pedi with M. I LOVE the person we see but she is drop dead gorgeous, always dressed the nines and put together even after seeing screaming kids all day. I am normally there in my sweaty workout clothes, no shower and a baseball cap. I always feel like such a slob.
The reason I'm so upset is because I think *my* feelings, as the very pregnant person who's actually CREATING this party, should be DH's priority. Not his cousin's parents who I've never met. They not his aunt and uncle FWIW. The adult cousins are actually his 2nd or 3rd cousins I think, and their parents are DH's grandparent's cousins. Or something like that.
I just didn't want to make small talk with people I've never met at DS's party.His last one as an only child. A party I'm already stressed about.
Give a warm hello and chat for a few minutes and then circle back later if you want to chat with them more. These two being there doesn't mean your son won't get the attention he deserves at his last as an only child party.
I understand you and your H have a rule about not inviting people without asking the other, but I feel like you're really looking for a reason to make this a big deal.
You're absolutely right, thanks for the head check. And sjh722