Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 22, 2018 13:33:28 GMT -5
Paid C’s preschool fees this morning! If everyone else commits he starts next Wednesday and goes W/F! It’s only 2:45 hours but will be a nice change and break! He’s going to have a lot of fun too! And it will give me one on one time with L if I can get him down to one nap!
Lil man has two teeth popping through. Him teething verses L teething = SOOOOO DIFFERENT!
Yay!!!
We have the same except reverse 🙁. C cut 4-6 teeth at a time and was generally unaffected by it. L cuts 1-2 at a time and is a beast 😂. Thankfully he only has a couple more canines and 2 year molars to go!!
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 22, 2018 16:21:21 GMT -5
DH and I keep having the same fight over his grandma’s service. It’s next Monday, 11-2 (so nap time for both boys). It’s an hour away as well, no traffic.
We don’t have much (if any help). Even if we did, L has major separation anxiety and would likely scream the whole time we are gone (5 hours minimum). My step mom would help but she is hesitant because of her hip and carrying the boys (mainly L) up and down stairs for nap. Our neighbor offered but also has to pick kids up at two different times from school. Same with a friend.
DH really only wants my parents at our house. He also doesn’t prefer that they go but would choose that over me not going at all. I don’t want to go if I have to manage two cranky kids at a cemetery for 3 HOURS!!! But leaving them isn’t really an option either (realistically).
I am totally on board with him going solo so he gets to “enjoy” the service and get the closure he needs/be there for his family. But he is insistent on me being there...which I get and don’t get because I attended my moms without him so he could care for C (I had to take L because of BFing).
The other logistics is I have nothing appropriate to wear that is compatible with BFing. And, nothing appropriate to wear that is also compatible with chasing two kids around.
Why is this so difficult!?! I could see maybe going for an hour but the thought of 3 hours there makes me nauseous...
luv2rn4fun YAy for C starting school! It will be great! I'm sorry you and H keep having the same fight. Hopefully you can come up with a workable solution for everyone, but it definitely sounds easiest for him to go alone.
DS1 goes back to school tomorrow. They were out all last week for snow. I'm just ready to be able to get in some sort of routine with him going to school and how that affects things with DS2.
We're taking DS2's 3 month pictures on Saturday. I'm excited to see the difference from the newborn photos. I'd really like to get a sibling picture since DS2 is bigger now.
I’m disappointed that DH didn’t try to make going to the movies happen on Saturday. C is teething a molar & is moody about taking a bottle plus the theatre is one city over meaning we’d stay at my parents for the night so understand why he didn’t want to go. On the flip side, we had my parents over for supper and they had tons of fun playing with C.
I hate how reliant I am on other people right now, though. I can't drive for another five days, and then even when I can, the doctor has basically threatened me with death if I take the baby out in public in flu season before he's eight weeks.
M restarts preschool tomorrow. We withdrew him at Thanksgiving from what turned out to be an awful program and he has finally been accepted and enrolled in a new one. I'm very excited!
krystee I'd be so nervous going out too. The flu around here is insane
E is still sick today. Well, he still had a fever, at least. He acted fine all day (according to MIL). He did throw up once, but he had a cup of milk, and in the past, when he's had a respiratory virus, he seems to tolerate dairy less. So no milk for him for a few days!
L got really upset this morning because she didn't have a paci. (Don't judge me. We have our reasons as to why she still has it right now). DH got her dressed and into the car. She also cried (and CRIED) most of the way to school. I was trying to encourage her and be silly to help her spirits. I even put my hand back for a high five. She declined at first but eventually stuck out her hand. I gave her a high five. I tried talking about the things she was thankful for (we do it every morning on the way to daycare) and eventually she started piping up with her usual, "C, Dada, H...etc." When we got to school and I got her out of the car, she said, "Sorry Mommy." I told her it was all OK. There is nothing she could do to make me love her any less. We love her so much!
C was up crying and screaming in the middle of the night. It was so unlike her. Teething really gets her down. Thankfully DH gave her ibuprofen and got her back to sleep. I hope she has a better night tonight.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 23, 2018 22:52:25 GMT -5
((Hugs)) and prayers tonight is a better night bk1. Teething is the worst 🙁
The boys and I spent the better part of today at Disneyland with my parents! We were there for about 4.5 hours and did so much more than we usually do thanks to short lines! We only had to wait 5 minutes to see Mickey and didn’t wait any longer than 20 minutes! So much better than last week when we were there (also on Tuesday)! Great to be at Disneyland and even better to see my parents! L napped before we left and both boys slept on the way home. Even so, they were in bed a little earlier than normal...thank god because even I am exhausted and am planning on going to bed soon (it’s almost 8pm here LOL)!
Planning a restful day for the boys tomorrow. I will take them for a run but other than that I plan to be home. We might see the neighbors tomorrow but might just stay inside if they are acting tired and cranky.
luv2rn4fun- I’m sorry, that sounds hard. Can you get your neighbour to watch the boys for the first bit until she needs to pick up her kids and then your step mom can take over?
DD used to love being outside but all of a sudden she will just cry at daycare until she is held when they are outside. She used to love playing in the mud, of with the toys with the other kids but not anymore. 😞 We can’t figure out what is wrong.
luv2rn4fun- I’m sorry, that sounds hard. Can you get your neighbour to watch the boys for the first bit until she needs to pick up her kids and then your step mom can take over?
DD used to love being outside but all of a sudden she will just cry at daycare until she is held when they are outside. She used to love playing in the mud, of with the toys with the other kids but not anymore. 😞 We can’t figure out what is wrong.
I have thought of trying to arrange something like this but we need to leave 9:30/10, neighbor has to do first pick up at 11:30 and then again at 2:45. The earliest we can be home is 3/3:30.
DH told his mom that it will just be him and his BFF. But after talking to him today (he opened up and is having a hard time...I think it’s finally hitting him now that the services are so close) I am having even more mixed emotions. I am trying to convince myself that it won’t be too bad and just take them so DH feels supported. I will talk to him more and see what he says...I don’t want to not go and then have him be upset that we weren’t there (kind of like how I feel towards him with my mom...he started his new job right after she died and was completely not there for me...like wouldn’t even say anything to anyone at his new job and basically worked a ton of hours for months...it was really hard...I don’t want to be that person to him so I need to get to the bottom of what he really wants and just go with it).
luv2rn4fun that's so tough. If you can I would probably bring the little bit figure out a plan in case you can't be at the actual services just in case.
Neither of my kids likes to sleep. Ugh. I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed and he started yelling for me. After telling him to go to sleep a couple times I finally went in. He wanted me to cuddle with him. I hate saying no but I needed to go to bed! I tucked him back in and thought he was fine until he started yelling for us again. He doesn't understand that THIS is why he's so tired in the morning which results in screaming fits. He eventually fell asleep but not until like 10.
A also refuses to sleep. She's starting to be more alert between feedings, which is fine, but she's rarely content awake. She fusses a lot when she's awake and not eating. Then she will fall asleep for a bit, then wake up and make noises or start crying. Poor H has been amazing letting me sleep a lot of the night but he barely slept last night. We're both very much looking forward to him being home next week!
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 26, 2018 21:58:55 GMT -5
We took the boys on our first trail hike as a family of 4! We decided to do the hike DH and I did as our first date! We knew it was long and hilly but didn’t realize it was about 5 miles and the last part was really sketchy with the stroller (lots of deep ruts while going down a steep hill). We had a blast though and C walked/ran a ton! Both boys alternated being in the stroller and baby carrier...C hasn’t been in the carrier since L was born and I was surprised he wanted to be carried! He usually loves the stroller but he did well between all 3 options!
We went to game night at our friend's place which was fun, but the kids.. Ugh. We had E try to lay down in our friend's son's room with him (he's 5). Friend's kid fell asleep but E was up playing with stuff and even ended up leaving that room to go into their daughter's room, lol. Ugh. He finally fell asleep and wasn't too happy when my friend went up and brought him down to us. Then as we were driving back, A started screaming which woke E up and he got super upset. So we had 2 crying children for a while on our way back, lol. Poor E was talking super quietly between his cries and all I could understand was "baby sister" and "stop". We had to stop twice to give A her paci and finally they both fell back asleep. Now it's almost 3am and we haven't slept yet.. I'm pumping and H is feeding A. Hopefully E will sleep in and A will give us a bit before she needs to eat again!
I just signed my baaaaaaaby up for five-day-a-week preschool. I was going to keep him in daycare two days a week and preschool for three, but I changed my mind. I totally teared up in the preschool room thinking of him being in a real school next year (it's preschool through eighth grade). How is he already old enough for that?!
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 28, 2018 17:07:25 GMT -5
((Hugs)) krystee. I would totally feel the same way. C starts preschool (2 days, 8:45-11:30) on weds and I am both equally excited and sad that he’s growing up so fast.
We decided to take the boys tomorrow. God help me 🤣. Hoping L naps on the way there and they both take a short nap on the way home...and that there aren’t too many tantrums in the time between.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jan 29, 2018 22:23:12 GMT -5
Thanks ladies! It went pretty much as predicted. L fell asleep in the car only to be woken up 20 min later by squeaky brakes in traffic. We got there just in time. L would not be quiet during service and only wanted to crawl around so I spent most of the ceremony outside with him (C made it through maybe 1/2). Gravesite service they just played and C picked flowers. DH’s BFF was very helpful during that time and gave me a little break. We were supposed to do coffee and cookies onsite but there was a miscommunication so it didn’t happen and we wasted an hour trying to figure this all out and find another place to eat. We decided to stay even though it was the time we were planning to head home. Lunch went surprisingly very well and we headed home around 4p. Both boys took a 30 min nap...L woke up screaming which woke C up. Early bedtime and it will be interesting how L does...he was a clingy mess when we came home and was screaming while I was putting C to bed (DH got him to be quiet by talking to him over the monitor).