Last week of March

[shauni27]

Hard to believe this weekend will be April!

S is doing great with his sleeping, he does often cry or scream when we put him down (at night or for a nap) but it is USUALLY for less than 5 minutes. He slept straight through the night last night without waking up at all! He HAD been waking up crying himself back to sleep for a few minutes here and there up until last night.


He had a cold this weekend so we kept it pretty low key. He also puked all over G last night right at bed time. Super aggressive puke lol. G was covered.

Other than that, not much going on. We leave for Florida on Saturday and I am so excited/stressed about how much we need to do, haha.

[loira]

I'm done with this month. I've started getting to the point in my job search where I'm depressed and I feel like no one wants to work with me. I keep getting put on eligibility lists for government positions (good, but not as good as actually getting the position), and private companies keep giving me interviews and then either ghosting or deciding I'm not the right fit (whatever that means, sometimes salary, sometimes other stuff). I really don't want the expense and hassle of moving, but this is a small city and the job market is not that big. I feel like I've run the gamut of the private sector here and I can't afford to sit around waiting for an eligible government position to open up. I need to network more (the city is very small-town minded, too, everyone knows everyone) but it's hard with A in daycare and being unable to go out on a moment's notice in the evening. I know it's not personal, but it FEELS personal. I can't tell H any of this because he's already worried it will look bad on our application, even though there's no minimum income requirement for spousal sponsorship. I'm left wondering if it was a colossal mistake to leave London.

[starryfish]

Hugs loira-job searching is the ultimate SUCK
shauni27 I am so glad he is sleeping well!!!! It is TRULY a game changer!!! S has been sleeping well for a long time, but she has been constantly sick lately and so is occasionally up in the MOTN and I am SO SO over it! i NEED my sleep lol!

S has ANOTHER ear infection. This is the 2nd in 2.5 weeks. 4 weeks ago we had tubes put in. WTF.....ENT mentioned that if she keeps getting lots of ear infections, that adnoids are coming out next. So BRING IT ON lol.....I am so sick of her being sick! We have been to the doctors office every week for 7 weeks now.....this is getting SO OLD and my $$$ is going to byebye to it all!!!! Ugh. Pity party over lol

[oneslybookworm]

So glad he’s sleeping better for you, shauni27!!! And yay for Florida!

G and I are both sick, again. I swear, I am counting down the days until he’s out of daycare for good (8 days!), and hopefully the plague will leave our house for good! I will miss our daycare a lot, though, we were so happy with them. We’ll likely be putting him back in, in a few years, when J goes back to work.

I’m so excited for Easter this weekend! I bought stuff for G’s basket and I’m excited to get it all ready! Hopefully he likes the stuff (though he couldn’t give two rips about Easter), and I’m ready for the food!!

[oneslybookworm]

Huge hugs loira. Hoping you find the right job ASAP!

[shauni27]

loira, I am so sorry. It is really rough to job search.

[scm1011]

Yay, shauni27! I'm so glad that sleep is starting to improve!

I'm sorry, starryfish. That's a lot of sickness. Poor S and poor you!

loira, big hugs. Job hunting is THE WORST. I put in my notice today, but have been searching on and off for years (I've been at my current company 9 yrs). I would go through breaks because I felt the exact same as you. My market is bigger, but my skills are very nichey. Have you had any one look at your resume? What about reaching out to a recruiter or trying to network through Linked In?

I put in my official notice today! Then promptly got a call DS had a fever and I needed to come get him. Second time in 2 weeks, gah. I guess better now than when I start my new job in a few weeks? He was walking around this afternoon and somehow managed to trip and smash his face into my knee and get a bloody nose. Poor kid is having a day.

[loira]

scm1011, thanks. I do work freelance, so I'm not totally out of a job. It just sucks because I don't really want to take my consulting to the next level and would much prefer a permanent position. I'm having a friend in HR look over my CV this week. I think it's pretty well-written (it's obviously getting me a bunch of interviews) but I haven't updated the look in a few years, so I'm not sure it's on trend. Excited for your new job, though!

[shauni27]

ugh, S was up from 3:30-5:30. At 4:30 I went in and did the nose frida and tried to calm him down. Finally got him calm and put him down at 5. Started back up crying again. It was awful. We were then up for the day at 6:30 (for work) and G started throwing up everywhere. UGH. Here's hoping tonight goes better!

[thoseareradishes]

E has her CT scan tomorrow. I'm pretty nervous about how this is going to go. I'm waiting for the nurse to call to give me instructions about when she can eat (she's going to be sedated so not food/formula x hours before). This kid gets majority hangry, and I'm going to feel like a giant asshole not feeding her. We don't need to be at the hospital until 11, so it's going to be a long morning.

I'm trying really hard to not worry about whether the sutures have closed. I keep telling myself that there is nothing I can do about it. It's hard.

[shauni27]

thoseareradishes of course you are nervous! You have gone through so much for this little girl you want this to be as easy and simple as possible. Fingers crossed it goes smooth and the results are positive!

[loira]

thoseareradishes, I'll be thinking of you guys tomorrow! I'm sure it will be difficult, but just remind yourself that the hanger and scan won't last forever. Not worrying about the results will be harder to achieve. I have everything crossed they are good.

[mpc]

I went by the OB's office this morning for my NIPT blood draw. They said to call back in 10 days for the results. That's next friday and we will be on our way to a weekend camping trip. Ironically, about 18 months ago we were driving to a weekend camping trip when we got the call with the results about DD. So funny if it's exactly the same this time. Since I was at the office I asked the nurse if she would try the doppler and we heard the heartbeat again, 160 bpm.

shauni27, I'm sorry sleep was rough last night!
thoseareradishes, best of luck to you and E tomorrow. I will be hoping for good results for you.

[scm1011]

((thoseareradishes)) Sending good thoughts to you and E tomorrow.

[thoseareradishes]

No food/formula after 3am. I almost started crying on the phone with the nurse. I'm so mad at myself for not insisting on an earlier appointment.

[dellabear]

Thinking of you thoseareradishes ,

Sorry you're dealing with frustration with your job search loira , I understand what you are going through with the government they are so slow and bureaucratic sometimes. It will 100% not matter for immigration though, so there's that at least. They just want to know that it's a real marriage.

We are flying across the country tomorrow to visit the ILs. We really should have bought DS a seat but we decided to save the money and take him as a lap baby one last time... I'm a little nervous about how it will go.  He's pretty big and starting to exhibit some terrible twos.  Eek.  I went to the dollar store and loaded up in snacks and new toys and stuff so hopefully it all goes ok.

It is kind of a big deal trip as I have been offered a job in our hometown and DH has a second interview whil pe we are there.  We really want this to work out.  Cross your fingers for us!  Happy easter all!

[thoseareradishes]

FX dellabear!

[loira]

Thanks dellabear, that's what I keep telling him. Luckily the process has been made a lot easier and faster in recent years. I've looked over all the guides and forms and it's quite straightforward. Awesome news about maybe moving back to where you're from, and good luck to your DH on his interview!

[kellikans]

Hope y'all feel better soon oneslybookworm.
Hugs loira. Hope you find the right thing soon.
Thinking of you and E thoseareradishes.
Good luck dellabear!
Yay @daylily! I'm so excited for you to finally meet your little girl!

We've been adjusting pretty well to having L home. The middle of the night feeds are hard to get used to since I love my sleep, lol. And L tends to cluster feed in the middle of the night. He had his first pedi appointment today and is up to 4lbs11oz (he left the hospital Friday at 4lbs7oz), so he's gaining weight. I haven't been breastfeeding, only pumping and giving him formula in the middle of the night because I'm so worried about him getting enough to eat. I feel like I have to make sure to measure every ounce he eats. But overall everything is good. I just want to hold him and stare at him all day. I can't believe he's already 11 days old.

[turboteal]

kellikans, that is awesome weight gain! Glad everything is going well at home so far!

@daylily, good luck! Hope your induction is smooth and you get to meet baby soon!

thoseareradishes, thinking good thoughts and sending calm baby vibes for tomorrow!

Sorry for all the sick kiddos/parents, hopefully cold season is on its way out. Good luck loira on the job search, sorry it's so awful right now.

So I'm pretty sure I'm in that first tri exhausted phase, though the sleep situation around here hasn't been ideal. There was an empty lot next to our house for the past 5 years, and someone finally started building on it. They are there M-F, 8a-6p, which is basically covers all my sleep time on days before/after I work my night shift. The amount of noise is unbelievable. Nail guns and sledgehammers and apparently throwing around wood beams and plywood for fun. The frame seems almost complete now, they are working on the roof beams. I'm hoping it gets a little quieter once they move to drywall or whatever is next. Of course starting next week we are having our master bath redone (H could hear the shower leaking from the floor below, so we need to redo the stall, and decided to redo all the tile on the floor/tub surround since it all matches and was builder grade stuff). That will be another 2-3 weeks of noise in my house and probably my dog barking his head off at the strangers coming in/out. Super excited about it.

I'm actually excited about my next ultrasound which is this Friday. I'll be 8w6d, and I'm still very nervous about is everything going ok? It's so hard not knowing what's going on or feeling anything different that might reassure me.

[Chrysanthemum]

Hugs thoseareradishes,. I’ll be thinking of baby radishes tomorrow!
Yay @daylily, such a cute tradition! Good luck tomorrow!

[janegold]

Good luck @daylily! Yay!!

[Mushe]

Hugs and good thoughts for you tomorrow, thoseareradishes! DS has to have surgery for anadhesion, and I know how hard it is to not be able to feed them beforehand!

@daylily, that’s freaking adorable! Good thoughts for tomorrow!

[icedcoffee]

Mar 26, 2018 18:55:11 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I put in my official notice today! Then promptly got a call DS had a fever and I needed to come get him. Second time in 2 weeks, gah. I guess better now than when I start my new job in a few weeks? He was walking around this afternoon and somehow managed to trip and smash his face into my knee and get a bloody nose. Poor kid is having a day.

I started my new job Monday.  At 12:45 on Monday I got a call that DS had a fever and needed to be picked up.  WTF?!?! LOL  My H had to do handle it all.  It's been one hell of a week.

Congrats on giving notice!

[pooh8402]

Mar 28, 2018 7:24:48 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Mar 26, 2018 18:55:11 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I put in my official notice today! Then promptly got a call DS had a fever and I needed to come get him. Second time in 2 weeks, gah. I guess better now than when I start my new job in a few weeks? He was walking around this afternoon and somehow managed to trip and smash his face into my knee and get a bloody nose. Poor kid is having a day.

I started my new job Monday.  At 12:45 on Monday I got a call that DS had a fever and needed to be picked up.  WTF?!?! LOL  My H had to do handle it all.  It's been one hell of a week.

Congrats on giving notice!

That happened to me last year! I started my new job, and right after nap on my first day, got a call that E had a fever. DH also had to handle that one!

[icedcoffee]

Mar 28, 2018 7:39:37 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Mar 28, 2018 7:24:48 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

I started my new job Monday.  At 12:45 on Monday I got a call that DS had a fever and needed to be picked up.  WTF?!?! LOL  My H had to do handle it all.  It's been one hell of a week.

Congrats on giving notice!

That happened to me last year! I started my new job, and right after nap on my first day, got a call that E had a fever. DH also had to handle that one!

It's like they know!  Little stinkers.

[shauni27]

thoseareradishes, good luck with E today!
HAPPY INDUCTION DAY, @daylily!!!!!! Cannot wait to meet little baby.
kellikans, that is great news about L! He is doing well with eating and you are doing well feeding him. I remember those first few weeks with S NOT gaining weight and it was so stressful. And exhausting with the night cluster feeding. You are doing great. It gets better! Enjoy snuggling that little cutie <3

[scm1011]

That is absolutely adorable, @daylily!! Thinking of you, and I hope today goes smoothly!

icedcoffee, I've already warned DH that if anything like that happens the first few weeks at the new job it's his problem lol. I think I'm actually going to tell daycare that he's the one to contact first going forward (at least for a while). Why am I always the one to get the call? C has 2 parents!

I hope everything is going well at the new gig!

[thoseareradishes]

Sending good thoughts for today @daylily!

[kellikans]

Happy baby day @daylily! Good luck.