Super curious as to what is going on on @deej 's Facebook. Anyone care to fill us non-Facebook friended people in?
deej posts status about being tired due to kids waking up a lot and sleeping with them.
Two "friends" make comments from atop a giant high horse about how THEY taught their kids to self soothe and "I would never let my child interfere with my sleep" (LOLOLOL at that).
I cannot log into GBCN at all from my phone or my tablet. The app is just not letting me in. I was off work for awhile and was just being a lurker for the past 5 days.
Post by mainelyfoolish on Apr 1, 2015 10:41:20 GMT -5
I saw someone an hour ago driving around in a convertible with the top down. I get that it's April and spring fever has hit, but it's only 39 degrees outside today.
sjh722 That's the danger of going prior to 40 weeks with your first-----not that I can speak from experience. I have always gone late so I'm still not really even concerned except that my luck will be that the baby will be born on Easter and that would make me sad to miss Easter with the other kids!
Yeah, I think the first time I expected to be overdue, then I wasn't. This time it's the opposite, LOL. I'm with you - I would rather not be in the hospital on Easter!
DS has started saying something that sounds suspiciously like, "hi dada" while looking directly at DH. I get nothing but babble-babble-babble directed at me.
There is no justice in this world. DD's first word was also "dada."
This morning I asked C if he loved his mama. His response: "Daddy?" Whatever kid.
My toddler terrorist woke up at 5 a.m. I waited the requisite amount of time to see if he would self-soothe (no) then went in to find he had fallen out of bed and apparently was pissed about it. And by "bed" I mean his 3.5 inch crib mattress on the floor. Anyway I put him back in, give him three blankets and try to sneak away but he then demanded milk. I did not respond. He then started screaming "no!" over and over again so I climbed 40 stairs and got him milk anyway. I did make him say please and thank you.
He then slept in until 8:40 while I went to therapy. The little jerk.
Yeah WTF with the whole "I dont let my kids interrupt my sleep."
I would LOVE for that to work in my house. LOL.
signed, my son was up at 1030, 12, 230 and 5.
I would love for these delusional people to come spend the night. Ha.
YOU ignore "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! All done! Out! Out! Out! Out!" for hours every morning until it's when you think it's "time" to get up and your 2-year old is wide awake. Hahahaha. Yes, everyone is getting great quality of sleep during that time.
I'm 21 weeks today and had a MW appointment this morning. Apparently I gained 8 (!) lbs in the past 4 weeks. I don't even know how that happened. For the first time I got the weight lecture, including her telling me that I should only gain 15-25 lbs total. Well, the 15 lb mark is very close and I still have 19 weeks to go. And also, I gained 45 lbs with both girls, so looks like that's likely to happen again.
I'm 21 weeks today and had a MW appointment this morning. Apparently I gained 8 (!) lbs in the past 4 weeks. I don't even know how that happened. For the first time I got the weight lecture, including her telling me that I should only gain 15-25 lbs total. Well, the 15 lb mark is very close and I still have 19 weeks to go. And also, I gained 45 lbs with both girls, so looks like that's likely to happen again.
Blech.
If it helps, I gained 6lbs in the last 4 weeks (I am 22 weeks today). This means 15lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight My midwives didn't mention anything then, I brought it up, and they were like "what are you talking about?" lol. I tihnk our bodies just gain what they want to gain. I work out 5 days a week. I generally eat healthy. I gained 40lbs last time (and then I worked out 7 days a week!). So whatever I just repeat "let it go"
I'm 21 weeks today and had a MW appointment this morning. Apparently I gained 8 (!) lbs in the past 4 weeks. I don't even know how that happened. For the first time I got the weight lecture, including her telling me that I should only gain 15-25 lbs total. Well, the 15 lb mark is very close and I still have 19 weeks to go. And also, I gained 45 lbs with both girls, so looks like that's likely to happen again.
Blech.
If it helps, I gained 6lbs in the last 4 weeks (I am 22 weeks today). This means 15lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight My midwives didn't mention anything then, I brought it up, and they were like "what are you talking about?" lol. I tihnk our bodies just gain what they want to gain. I work out 5 days a week. I generally eat healthy. I gained 40lbs last time (and then I worked out 7 days a week!). So whatever I just repeat "let it go"
That does help (thank you!) She lectured me on eating processed foods, but I really don't. I did bake cookies this week so I could definitely cut back on the sugar, but I really think my pregnant body just does what it does and I'm not going to change that considerably.
We're getting our new dining room table today! I'm so psyched to graduate from my 10-year-old IKEA table. Stuck in the house all morning waiting for delivery, though.
DS1 was very confused by the empty dining room. He insisted we eat our breakfast picnic style in the middle of the rug.
Oooo what did you get? We just ordered one from World Market but it won't be here for 6-8 weeks
If it helps, I gained 6lbs in the last 4 weeks (I am 22 weeks today). This means 15lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight My midwives didn't mention anything then, I brought it up, and they were like "what are you talking about?" lol. I tihnk our bodies just gain what they want to gain. I work out 5 days a week. I generally eat healthy. I gained 40lbs last time (and then I worked out 7 days a week!). So whatever I just repeat "let it go"
That does help (thank you!) She lectured me on eating processed foods, but I really don't. I did bake cookies this week so I could definitely cut back on the sugar, but I really think my pregnant body just does what it does and I'm not going to change that considerably.
I would ignore her and possibly change me if she kept chastising you about this unless it was causing problems for you or baby. Some women just gain more weight than others when pregnant.
Post by Velar Fricative on Apr 1, 2015 11:44:20 GMT -5
April 1st birthdays are fine because if you're born in April that just makes you an awesome person by default.
Exceptions: Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein.
I saw what happened on deej's feed before the callout but was in a training and all I could think of was, "Yeesh, this is going to be ugly by the time I'm done." Yay for calling them out! And deej, I don't how you do it and still manage to be so funny here.
heygrey, no, she's the one who actually had 2 kids. But she had them like 7 years apart, so she has no idea what it is like to try to keep 2u2 and yourself alive.
i really want to respond again (brightly!), "then you should be extra compassionate towards sleep deprived moms!"
but then i figure that you might actually see and have to interact with these people in real life so i should probably try to not be too big of an asshole.
Oh, and one more. For the past few years, we've had an April Fool's Day prank at the office. We move someones car, our local PD gets involved, comes, tells employee their car was stolen, fun times. We've had new people each year so it works out- this year, we have no one new. I'm more sad than I should be that the prank is going to die today.
I HATE pranks like this, and this is why I'm such a grinch about April Fools Day. I would hate to be the person that was pranked and have my entire office laughing at me and my reaction. It just feels like bullying, everyone is laughing at the expense of one person.
I just ate my first semi meal ( noodles with butter) since Sunday. Guess this means I am feeling better but also means I will most likely eat back all the weight I lost from food poisoning in like 2 days.
We're getting our new dining room table today! I'm so psyched to graduate from my 10-year-old IKEA table. Stuck in the house all morning waiting for delivery, though.
DS1 was very confused by the empty dining room. He insisted we eat our breakfast picnic style in the middle of the rug.
Oooo what did you get? We just ordered one from World Market but it won't be here for 6-8 weeks
We got a farmstyle table (Is that what it's called? One of the big sturdy ones with benches on the side) from a local chain here. We love it; it's a little big for our current house but we decided to go for it anyway since we hope to move in the next few years.
How do you use surgery to sleep train, people? I'm going to change the names and post it here.
"Nope, I had to train E. J was a natural. E had to have surgery and be trained. Since the ear surgery and that he's trained life is good. It was rough with him doing the tough love thing, but best my husband and I did."
Is that even English?
Well there's your solution. Get your kids some surgery. Walla!
A previous employer must have told our nanny that it's not appropriate to call baby boys "papi" or "papito" (I have no problem with either, FTR) because she calls DS "big boy" all the time. It sounds particularly funny because she speaks to him in Spanish otherwise.
April 1st birthdays are fine because if you're born in April that just makes you an awesome person by default.
Exceptions: Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein.
Everyone has to be born sometime! I don't think the average person thinks April= Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. (Although I will admit to knowing that Fidel Castro is an August baby, as are my son, my husband and my dad.)
April 1st birthdays are fine because if you're born in April that just makes you an awesome person by default.
Exceptions: Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein.
Everyone has to be born sometime! I don't think the average person thinks April= Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein. (Although I will admit to knowing that Fidel Castro is an August baby, as are my son, my husband and my dad.)
Oh I know, I was just joking. Though I feel like Hitler's birthday is fairly well-known so wanted to be clear that I don't think Hitler is awesome because of the month of his birth lol.
Are there more birthdays is April than any other month? It feels like it.
Off to google.
Tell me they skew towards the beginning of the month, okay? Like the 2nd and 3rd?
Most April people I know have birthdays towards the latter half of the month (including me). So, get ready to be pregnant for another few weeks. Maybe your child will share a birthday with the Royal Second Baby.
Oh I know, I was just joking. Though I feel like Hitler's birthday is fairly well-known so wanted to be clear that I don't think Hitler is awesome because of the month of his birth lol.