Wednesday Whatevers

[katespade]

I have a tattoo appointment today, which I'm wicked excited about.
I need to find time to do my workout before I go, because there's no way I'll want to afterward. lol.

[MrsMB]

I'm getting back into essential oils....which I am really excited about.

[tacocat]

We might be taking lunch to H's grandma today. She fell a couple weeks ago and broke a couple of ribs. She's getting better, but still not getting out of the house a lot.

I've been feeling crappy the last couple of mornings and I'm over it.

[pooh8402]

I'm having trouble getting motivated to get my stuff together, leave the house, and work on my final paper.

E was really mischievous this morning. Like, he was annoying, but in a funny way? He was in a great mood just not wanting to listen.

Also, he likes to go find a somewhat hidden corner to go poop. He was hiding for like 30 minutes this morning pooping. Should I ignore/encourage/discourage this behavior?
We have a potty, but the only thing we've been able to do is get him to sit on it fully dressed. I am trying to let him lead the way when it comes to potty.

[amaranth]

katespade what are you getting??

pooh8402 if you want to head towards potty training maybe you could quick stick him on the toilet next time he is pooping, to see if he likes it better? I did that with M and he has pooped on the potty on his own initiative every time since! Pee is still a journey.

[katespade]

amaranth - This is probably going to sound weird, but I'm getting a palm tree cartoon character. lol. A very different style from the sleeve I've been working on!

[pooh8402]

amaranth, we've tried that and he wasn't having it. It's not so much that I want to push him towards potty training, but do want him to be daytime trained before I have (as of yet still hypothetical) baby #2, which will be at least a year from now. So plenty of time. I just want to not miss any cues that he could be ready, you know?

[amaranth]

Apr 26, 2017 9:59:28 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

amaranth, we've tried that and he wasn't having it. It's not so much that I want to push him towards potty training, but do want him to be daytime trained before I have (as of yet still hypothetical) baby #2, which will be at least a year from now. So plenty of time. I just want to not miss any cues that he could be ready, you know?

well I'm sure he will be ready in a few more months. Definitely in at least a year

[wineandcheese]

I have been so busy lately. I have a killer headache and debating about leaving work early.

[katespade]

MrsMB - EOs have seriously been life changing for me. I'm not one of those crazy people who thinks they cure cancer or anything, but I use them every day. My diffuser is actually on right now. lol.

[MrsMB]

Apr 26, 2017 10:10:45 GMT -5 katespade said:

MrsMB - EOs have seriously been life changing for me. I'm not one of those crazy people who thinks they cure cancer or anything, but I use them every day. My diffuser is actually on right now. lol.

I dabbled in them when going through the fertility journey...and promised I would get back in them one day. I finally found a decent group of reps to go with. I'm pretty pumped. 

[estrellita]

pooh8402 my E has a pooping spot at daycare, both grandparents houses, etc, lol. I agree with either taking him to the potty or at least talking to him about it. We ask if he's pooping, he'll usually say no, then we'll tell him if he has to, he should go on the potty. He has asked to go on the potty a few times and successfully used it, so it'll eventually catch on, lol.

[pooh8402]

estrellita, we do ask him, and it's a toss-up whether he'll answer yes or no. right now we ask him "are you pooping?" he'll say yes or no, but usually he is pooping. then we ask "do you want to poop on the potty?" and it's always no. this weirdo seems to prefer pooping standing up on his tippy toes.

[awick14]

MrsMB- I want to get into them too but I don't want to spend the money right now.

I didn't sleep well last night. Which makes it the second night in a row. I've had maybe 4-5 hrs the last 2 days. It's frustrating. (It's all my insomnia not dd)

I am trying to get ready to go work on the house, I just have no energy. But we have 2 weeks to get the house show ready.

[katespade]

awick14 - If you're interested, I could send you some samples to try.

[estrellita]

pooh8402 it took a while before we could get him to willingly sit on the potty. Now he's learned he gets a treat if he goes on the potty (actually goes, not just sits). Bribery FTW!

[pooh8402]

So I just did the calculations. Even if I make 100 on my final for my pathophysiology class, I will not get an A (89.7, and no rounding per policy). And a 40 on the final will give me an 80.7.

So. I now have very little motivation to study for my final, ha.

[katespade]

pooh8402 - LOL. I did that before every final, too. Especially before deciding how much effort to put into a paper.

[Blue Moon]

suzv, give yourself a break! Six months isn't a long amount of time at all, especially when you've been continually sleep deprived. I felt like I phoned in every aspect of life until my daughter starting sleeping better when she was around a year. When I was well-rested, I had motivation to cook more, exercise, be more engaging with DD, etc. Hugs!

I am seriously slacking on some thank you cards. I keep forgetting to drop them in the mail and now it's been an embarrassingly long amount of time. I guess let is better than never though.

[ewall]

pooh8402 I asked our pedi, and she said it's a normal boy behavior. DS doesn't want to use the potty for it even if you ask him.

suzv Definitely give yourself a break, but sounds like you are making good, small changes to something better. It took me at least a year to get back to somewhat "new" normal life.

Blue Moon There were some thank yous that I never got around to :/ Terrible person, right here...

[pooh8402]

suzv, E is 21 months, and I still feel like I half-ass everything. so give yourself a break! I rarely cook, the house is a perpetual mess, my social life is basically non-existent, I always feel behind on my school work, and I feel like I can't do as great a job at my actual real work as I'd like because I've got all of those other things going on.

[awick14]

That's ok katespade, a friend of mine just started selling them. So she is going to get me some samples soon. 😊

suzv- I am half adding everything lately too. (Except our house renos, they are almost done) You only have to hold it together for 6 weeks and then you can work on the rest over summer. Will you keep DS in daycare over the summer? Or will you take him out? (I don't know how that works with not working all year and maybe losing your spot if you don't take them over the summer.)

[luv2rn4fun]

suzv- give it time and be easier on yourself. I SAH and still feel like things could be much better. My priority for now is making sure the boys are fed and sleep well. I also make sure DH has food at work. The house is a mess and I hardly exercise, even though I could with the boys but taking a shower is a little trickier. Same thing happened when C was born. It got much better when he was 1 yo...I started exercising again and then found out I was pregnant again 2 weeks later and had to stop LOL (running, that is). It will just continue getting better as J gets older and less needy 😀

[grover]

We are visiting my great grandmother today. I'm pretty sure she's 98 years old, turning 99 in August. Just wish my grandma would come visit from NC so I can get a 5 generations picture.

[estrellita]

suzv I'm at 26 months and am just starting to feel slightly like I have things together. Lol. We rarely eat something not out of the freezer. Laundry piles up. Dishes pile up. It's frustrating but at the end of the day it's not the end of the world. Just have to try better tomorrow! Don't feel bad, kids take a lot of energy out of you!

[bk1]

Big hugs suzv! I'm right there with ya. I'm at home all day and I can't manage to cook every meal, let alone menu plan. My house is a disaster. I have put away 4 baskets of clothes today and there is still more to wash and more to fold. C is basically living in pj's because she has outgrown her 6 month stuff and I've been searching for 9 month hand me downs and still can't find them. And believe me, I have it much more together with two kids then I did with just G! It's just so hard adjusting to all the new normals. You are doing awesome! J is the cutest little guy and he is so lucky to have such a fantastic mama!