@randoms 5/7

[bk1]

G was up at 2am, 3am, 4am, and for the day at 6:20. C was up by 6:40 which is early for her. I want all the coffee.

I have no explanation for the wake ups.

[luv2rn4fun]

So many ((Hugs)) bk1. L has been up a lot lately too (I was in his room 3-4 times last night...this is now the norm so I don’t even remember the times). I knew he would be up a lot though because he had a super long day and only took 2x 20 min naps in the car (I was hoping he would nap all the way home in the afternoon but that didn’t happen).

I hope you get some rest and the girls are in good spirits for you today.

[pooh8402]

E was up at 12 and again at 4ish, the last was because he was hungry. Well, that's because he didn't eat dinner last night. It took over an hour to get him back to sleep, and that was only accomplished by DH laying down next to him in his bed. He was up for the day at 6:20. Then he didn't want to eat breakfast either!

I was wide awake at 5:30 and went to the living room to read. I had originally gone to bed at 12:30. Ugh.

[bk1]

Sounds like rough nights all around. G would lay back down easily which helped. I just have a hard time going back to sleep after hearing little feet run through the house. 

[ewall]

DS normally sleeps until 7, but he's been up at 5:30 every morning. I convinced him to stay in his room this morning with juice and cereal until DH and I could get ready for the day. At least he wasn't in a foul mood.

He has memorized several books. It's super cute to watch him "read" to himself.

[estrellita]

Yikes, passing the coffee around to everyone today!

Yesterday E told some random guy at the grocery store "may the force be with you". So you know, we're obviously teaching him well 😂

He was also just a pain yesterday. So much whining. I was trying to heat up beans for dinner last night while H was grilling burgers. Suddenly E just SCREAMS and won't tell me what happened. Finally we get out of him that there are ants under the table where he was playing with one of the cats. Sigh. He absolutely flips out about bugs! I keep reinforcing that they won't hurt him and I understand how they can be scary when you're not expecting them. I also explained that the food he drops on the floor probably doesn't help. Haha. I can't wait for our wood floors so it's easier to clean up!

[Blue Moon]

I am currently browsing for blackout curtains because my kids think 5:15 is an acceptable time to start the day because the sun is up. I mean, H and I are up at that time anyway but we need to get ready for work. Trying to do so with two kids underfoot is next to impossible so we need them in their beds until 6 at the earliest. G keeps throwing his lovey out and then screaming bloody murder for it and I'm over it. Don't throw it out of the crib if you want it so bad kid!

Sorry for the rough night of sleep for you all.

[bk1]

May 7, 2018 10:24:27 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

I am currently browsing for blackout curtains because my kids think 5:15 is an acceptable time to start the day because the sun is up. I mean, H and I are up at that time anyway but we need to get ready for work. Trying to do so with two kids underfoot is next to impossible so we need them in their beds until 6 at the earliest. G keeps throwing his lovey out and then screaming bloody murder for it and I'm over it. Don't throw it out of the crib if you want it so bad kid!

Sorry for the rough night of sleep for you all.

I just got curtains on Amazon. They have laser cut stars so it shines little starlight in the window. Love them. And only way G was okay with how dark the blackout made her room.

[tacocat]

Last night was the first night DS2 slept in his crib. He did really well and fell asleep quickly. He woke up at 5:15. He had pooped through his diaper, so I had to change him before I could feed him. That kid screams bloody murder if you do anything in the morning before feeding him. I finally got him back down about 6:45, but it was for about 30 minutes.

This is the last week of school for DS1. He learned a lot this year, and is getting way too big too fast.

[awick14]

I’m sorry for everyone who didn’t get enough sleep last night.

estrellita- there are so many ants here and it’s driving me crazy!

Blue Moon- I need blackout curtains as well, DDs room is to bright and getting hot in the evenings. I’m hoping a blackout curtain will help.

[luv2rn4fun]

Blue Moon awick14- both boys have blackout curtains. We love them! Speaking of...C’s new think right now is freaking out because the fan being on makes the curtains move, this bringing in light (I even tuck them under the blinds to create a tight seal but it still doesn’t stop it 100%). He screams “fix it” and seems overall scared of the light coming in. Sorry kiddo, not much I can do...it’s hot so the fan has to be turned on.

C was adorable yesterday. I rarely wear my hair down but did for my brothers open house. I come downstairs and he says “look at you!”. Then says “you have crazy hair”...I tell him I have pretty hair and he responds “you have handsome hair” (which is what we call his hair when it’s actually brushed)! Later I went to put it in a ponytail and he said “don’t mess up your pretty hair!” 😍. Too cute!

[christy082]

I'm not going to survive 3 years old. C has been so uncooperative, wont follow directions and having major meltdowns when dealing with the consequences of not following directions..... omg.

[Blue Moon]

May 7, 2018 17:54:11 GMT -5 christy082 said:

I'm not going to survive 3 years old. C has been so uncooperative, wont follow directions and having major meltdowns when dealing with the consequences of not following directions..... omg.

Solidarity. I’m so tired of negotiating every single thing. Just put your shoes on without me having to count to 3 and threaten time out!

[luv2rn4fun]

christy082 Blue Moon- 3 years old has been the most challenging age by far. I saw a friend with a 4.5 year old yesterday and was like “ok, one more year and it’s not nearly as bad” LOL

[estrellita]

christy082 Blue Moon luv2rn4fun You know, E has finally started to get out of the insane screaming fit phase which is awesome but yeah.. the whining, the not listening, the attitude.. ugh. Threenager is definitely the right term, lol.

[estrellita]

Every once in a while E calls me mama and it makes me melt every time 😍

Also A was almost sitting up earlier, lol. H had her arm resting on his leg and hands ready to catch her and she sat there for a few seconds without wobbling too much! She's getting so big! She's going to be so happy when we finally let her have food. She was getting pissed when I didn't share my Fritos with her the other day and was trying to get H's food yesterday too! I'm thinking BLW might work well with her!

[tacocat]

Three can be so fun, but it's wearing me out. Oh, the whining drives me absolutely insane. He has also started repeating things. He'll ask me a question and I'll answer it and he'll ask the exact same question again. He'll do it a couple of times in a row. That might be worse than the whining.

estrellita I need to get food tomorrow for DS2. He's been after our food for a while. We let him taste a cucumber and he seemed to be a fan. He'll try to grab food out of your hand if you're eating while holding him.

[christy082]

C has started calling us "mom" and "dad" in addition to "mommy" and "daddy/dada", and it makes me sad! You're only 3!

Sometimes she calls my husband by his first name after she hears me do it and it always makes me laugh.

[luv2rn4fun]

May 7, 2018 22:01:02 GMT -5 christy082 said:

C has started calling us "mom" and "dad" in addition to "mommy" and "daddy/dada", and it makes me sad! You're only 3!

Sometimes she calls my husband by his first name after she hears me do it and it always makes me laugh.

C is 50/50 calling DH by his first name or my nickname for him. I find it hilarious but DH does not like it at all (probably why he’s doing it so much).

[luv2rn4fun]

estrellita- C never really went through the screaming phase (but L does scream already at 19 months old). It’s the whining, debating, and everything being “no!” that wears on me. Sometimes it feels like we are making progress and sometimes it feels like it’s just getting worse. He has some very awesome moments (the past couple days have been pretty good)...I love how he plays with L now (and he’s treating him much better than he ever has), today he was singing “Jesus loves me”, he will color and self entertain more, etc.

[MrsMB]

Coffee to all who need it!!!

How do you all store kids’ birthday cards? (Yes, I want to hoard beer for now.)

[krystee]

Three is quite the roller coaster. He goes from being the sweetest, most loving kid ever ("Good morning, my sweet mom! I love you so so much!") to throwing an epic fit in two seconds flat because we asked him to go to the bathroom. It's so tiring.

And my great-sleeper baby is currently WIDE awake at 12:45 am, and I so desperately need sleep. I didn't go to bed until 11:15 and he woke up at 12:15.

[tacocat]

MrsMB I haven't done anything with ours, but H's cousin did something neat with her wedding cards. She punched two holes in them and put them on big binder like rings. I'll probably put ours in a box.

krystee Hope you were able to get some sleep. I'm hoping to get back to bed soon after having to get up with the little one.

[estrellita]

May 7, 2018 22:01:02 GMT -5 christy082 said:

C has started calling us "mom" and "dad" in addition to "mommy" and "daddy/dada", and it makes me sad! You're only 3!

Sometimes she calls my husband by his first name after she hears me do it and it always makes me laugh.

The first time he said mom instead of mommy or mama I was like how old are you kid?? Lol. He switches off and has in the past used our first names too when he was in his phase of knowing everyone's full names!

[luv2rn4fun]

((Hugs)) krystee. I hope you got some sleep last night.

suzv- poor J and poor you. You guys can’t catch a break. I hope J feels better soon.

MrsMB- so far the only thing I have done is place the cards in the drawer in their nightstand. Not really sure what to do with them (I also have the cards from C’s baby shower).

L actually slept ok last night but it was either because of hitting his head and getting a good knot on his forehead or the Motrin I gave him. I woke up periodically starting around 1:30 worrying when he would wake up and if he was ok. He was up at 3:30, earthquake just before 5, and L has been up pretty much since.

[amaranth]

Coffee all around <3 I hate that you all are exhausted and dealing with toddler shenanigans, but it's also nice to feel not alone.

My three year old is such a jerk one moment, then my favorite person in the whole world a little bit later. It's mentally exhausting!

We realized the other day that if I had kids at the same rate and quantity as my mother, I would already be pregnant with #4. Isn't that crazy? Most days I feel lucky to have kept these two alive, and if I did it well that is just an added bonus. Mothers of big families are superhuman.

[luv2rn4fun]

I decided to take the boys to the regional park for a run (3.5 miles!) and some time at the playground! We needed a few things at Walmart so we did that and then stopped at in-n-out for lunch on the way home! All was great til L fell and hit his head again (now he has two bruises and one huge knot on his forehead and looks like he’s being abused). Naptime was a sh*t show...C finished his books while I was still BFing L and started screaming. Not sure if something is wrong with L or not but he only wanted to sleep on me for nap. I finally put him down and he’s asleep for now.

[estrellita]

May 8, 2018 15:13:45 GMT -5 amaranth said:

Coffee all around <3 I hate that you all are exhausted and dealing with toddler shenanigans, but it's also nice to feel not alone.

My three year old is such a jerk one moment, then my favorite person in the whole world a little bit later. It's mentally exhausting!

We realized the other day that if I had kids at the same rate and quantity as my mother, I would already be pregnant with #4. Isn't that crazy? Most days I feel lucky to have kept these two alive, and if I did it well that is just an added bonus. Mothers of big families are superhuman.

It's so crazy how different things are from when our parents were our age. My mom had both of us by this age (my sister at 21, me at almost 30 and I was a week before 28 and 30). But they also already owned a townhouse and built a fairly nice house in a nice area when they were about 34 and 38. Mostly on my dad's income because my mom didn't work until I went to school. Then she only worked part time. And they had the money to take us on vacations and I don't remember ever feeling like they had money issues. They weren't rich of course, but got by just fine. I can't even imagine trying to get by on just one of our incomes! Even minus daycare costs, there's still too many bills. I suppose they never had student loans though and that eats up a lot of our money.. anyways. That got long, lol.

[awick14]

((christy082)) ((Blue Moon)

[amaranth]

suzv estrellita my mom had 5 kids before she was 30 (all of us total in 6.5 years). Looking back she fully admits she was basically just in a survival haze for years and didn't have enough breathing room to enjoy our youth. She said she didn't have the time or energy to dwell our our silly comments or little smiles. She missed our on firsts to wipe butts or take kids to the doctor. We felt like a burden to her as kids, although we knew we were loved. My dad was always working and there was never much money. It was just so much for one person to do every day. She is happy to see her kids making slightly different choices because she doesn't want us to feel the way she did. I'm just glad she was honest about how hard it was so we didn't naively think it was an easy time for her. On the flip side, I have a sister in law with a bunch of kids who thrives and loves it. Her kids are the best cared for people I know. Everyone is just different I guess.