@Randoms 5/21

[bk1]

We are potty training!!!!! And no tears so far!!! Lots of laundry but getting better.

C has a fever. Poor girl does not feel well.

[estrellita]

bk1 Yay for PTing but boo for the sickness! Hope she feels better soon!

[estrellita]

A has been completely flipping out lately, particularly when H puts her down. Our evenings are busy trying to get everyone fed, me pumping, baths (we don't every night but probably need to start with E because he has sunscreen on 99% of the time), washing dishes/bottles/diapers/laundry, etc. So we have to put her in her chair, the Bumbo, the play mat, somewhere. None of those seem to be working. We might have to try the exersaucer again. She was still a little too short when we tried it but maybe it'll work now!

Also, I think I want to start A on solids this weekend! She'll be 6 months next week and I think she's about ready. She imitates our chewing and stares when we eat, grabs at food, etc. I'm excited to start!

[bk1]

May 22, 2018 15:31:25 GMT -5 estrellita said:

A has been completely flipping out lately, particularly when H puts her down. Our evenings are busy trying to get everyone fed, me pumping, baths (we don't every night but probably need to start with E because he has sunscreen on 99% of the time), washing dishes/bottles/diapers/laundry, etc. So we have to put her in her chair, the Bumbo, the play mat, somewhere. None of those seem to be working. We might have to try the exersaucer again. She was still a little too short when we tried it but maybe it'll work now!

Also, I think I want to start A on solids this weekend! She'll be 6 months next week and I think she's about ready. She imitates our chewing and stares when we eat, grabs at food, etc. I'm excited to start!

We put a big book under the girl's feet when they were too short. It made it work just fine.

[luv2rn4fun]

estrellita- what bk1 said! I also used a towel on the back for more support/cushion! Good luck with solids!! Oh, and maybe try baby wearing if she won’t let you guys put her down...it isn’t the best scenario but it works when you have to.

bk1- yay for potty training!! I hope C feels better soon! Poor girl 🙁

My dad called completely lads minute and asked if I had time to run! We did a 5 mile run and then I ran to a park with the boys! We were supposed to meet up with my friend and her son that is moving but she must have gotten stuck packing and didn’t make it.

My Shutterfly order of 370 pictures came today so I started on DH’s Fathers Day present during nap! I still need to put the dates on but I am through 2/11! Not bad for a couple hours (although t took hours to upload/order pictures, get supplies, etc). I am hoping to be done with time to spare. But I also need to get to a place where I can decide what pictures I want to order next (I had duplicates in this order so probably need another 20-30 pictures). I was also brainstorming last night and I am going to try to convince DH to go to the beach where he proposed for our anniversary and get a picture with him and the boys and have that as the cover/happy Fathers Day picture!

[estrellita]

bk1 luv2rn4fun last time we tried it she was still pretty wobbly too but she'd probably do better now! Also last time I tried the carrier she screamed her head off so I'm afraid to try it again Plus I can't really wear her while pumping and I think it would be hard for H to wear her while trying to take care of E. I just don't understand why she's screaming. She shouldn't be hungry, her diaper is clean, etc. I think she just wants to be held and I'd love to just snuggle her but I can't because then nothing with ever get done. It's stressing me out. I wish I could drop this pump but I'm pretty sure I'll lose ounces (I only pumped 4x on Sun and was down a few ounces). I also think I had a clog on Sat and now my slacker side is barely getting anything anymore.. ugh. So frustrating!

[christy082]

For weeks now C has been waking for the day way too early. She hasn't napped since she was 2.5. This early rising is making for awful bedtimes. She's SO tired by afternoons. Tonight was just awful. The usual 3 year old shenanigans of acting silly, not listening, etc. with the added fun of screaming hysterically at my husband because she hadn't earned 2 books (by cooperating doing teeth, potty, etc) but wanted two.

Not helping matters is my exhausted, stressed out and overworked husband not using any strategies to try to calm her, just threatening her losing books, straight to bed, etc. Trying to hold her down in his lap to get her pullup on. Basically doing everything that we know makes her dig her heels in and resist even more. She is incredibly strong willed.

Then he gets pissed at me because I went upstairs to try to calm her because "she screams every night to get you up here and she has no respect for either of us ". I'm like, dude. She's 3. She's extremely exhausted. Her brain isn't fully developed and your expectations of her aren't reasonable. She cannot calm herself on her own when she's overtired and melting down.

He fell asleep laying next to her in her bed and I left him there because I was annoyed with him and didn't want to end up bickering more. Ugh.

[estrellita]

Sorry christy082 E does the same stuff. He naps at DC but not at home, but either way he's crazy at bedtime. Tonight was a hard night here too which led to E only getting one story. He was mad about who knows what, then wanted the pull up with the cars, not the dinosaurs (cars ones were gone), then he wanted a DIFFERENT dinosaur pull up.. sigh.

H likes to dig his heels in a lot more than I do and it gets frustrating sometimes. I do want to be a little more stern at times but I also like to see things from E's perspective. Like tonight H was just moving from thing to thing as E stood there and cried (didn't pick a pull up, so H did, didn't pick PJs so H did but E couldn't even see what his choices were without making a mess out of the pile which H probably would have gotten mad about). It's so hard to know what the right thing is. Dig in and make him learn a lesson or decide it's not worth the fight and let him think his behavior is acceptable.

Anyways, totally get the frustration, especially when your H isn't totally on the same page. 3 year olds are tough!

[luv2rn4fun]

christy082 estrellita- ((Hugs)). We have similar situations here. I have way more patience for C at times than DH does. DH tends to want to do things for C himself vs letting C do things for himself. Mostly because it takes C longer or he might (will) make a mess. I tend to not fight my battles and strive for him to care for himself where he can. Messes are part of it. Sometimes I just watch DH start a “battle” and can easily predict how horrible it’s going to go. I get pretty frustrated with DH with this because his expectations aren’t realistic. We also have a hard time at bedtime, nap or no nap, it doesn’t make a difference. He is usually ok til DH gets home and then the routine is interrupted and it goes downhill fast. So frustrating.

estrellita- I would probably try to get your DH to wear A. It’s not ideal and might make it a little harder to care for E, but not impossible. L still gets really cranky around 5p every night. I still have to wear him when I am doing something and can’t hold him and he won’t calm down. He’s 20 months old this week. He’s always been like this...I let him cry a lot but there are times he really just wants/needs to be held and I do it if I can. C wasn’t like this at all so I get the annoyance. It can be so frustrating when he’s screaming and I am trying to get stuff done (usually dinner for everyone).

[krystee]

My work asked me to spend another night in DC to help with an event Friday, so I won't be with the baby for another night. I really miss him! (I miss J too, but at least I can talk to him!). Balancing all of this is challenging. H is sort of drowning with two dogs, two kids, a long commute, and J's twice-a-week swim lessons. Plus our roof is being installed and we have a car in the shop. Both kids were still awake well past their bedtimes tonight because it takes so long to get everything done alone. He isn't complaining at all, but I feel bad.

[estrellita]

luv2rn4fun H is the same way. I tend to let E do stuff in his own as much as possible but H will just do things if E isn't going fast enough which a lot of times results in a tantrum. I do it sometimes when we're in a rush but I usually try to take the extra time and avoid the meltdown!

I'll see what H thinks about wearing her. In theory it's a great idea but we'll have to see if she will actually like it or not!

[ewall]

Checking in with an overtired, melting down 3 year old at bedtime! He actually does better on the weekends because he doesn't nap. For some reason, the daycare nap gives him just enough in the tank to be totally wound up and losing it at bedtime. I feel bad for him, but also, go to sleep! All of you 3 year olds, go to sleep!

estrellita do you have a highchair that she could sit up in? Sometimes at that age I could keep DS occupied with toys on the tray, plus he had a good view of everything.

[ewall]

bk1 good luck with potty training!

[luv2rn4fun]

krystee- ((Hugs)). I hope the time goes by fast. Your poor H...he is a rockstar to do all that solo (not that there’s anything you can do about it- you have a job you have to do!)!

[estrellita]

ewall Yes, but I have no idea where to put it right now, lol. Plus I typically eat on the recliner instead of at the table (sometimes I eat while pumping or I'm eating after E is done so he's not at the table anymore) and she sits right in front of me. Either way we're going to need to get the high chair out once we start giving her solids!

[pooh8402]

May 22, 2018 14:11:52 GMT -5 bk1 said:

We are potty training!!!!! And no tears so far!!! Lots of laundry but getting better.

C has a fever. Poor girl does not feel well.

Liked for the potty training, not for the fever. Is she feeling better?

[pooh8402]

Hang in there krystee!


And I'm glad I'm not the only one with bedtime shenanigans.

[bk1]

May 23, 2018 14:09:02 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

May 22, 2018 14:11:52 GMT -5 bk1 said:

We are potty training!!!!! And no tears so far!!! Lots of laundry but getting better.

C has a fever. Poor girl does not feel well.

Liked for the potty training, not for the fever. Is she feeling better?

Not yet

I know she is teething but her fever is just higher then normal. It got up to 101.5 yesterday but would come down with ibuprofen. She was at 101.3 when she woke up. I gave ibuprofen, it went down, and was back up to 101.7 after nap. Poor girl. She is clingy but otherwise pretty normal when medicated. Eating fine, drinking plenty, napping a little longer then normal and still sleeping through the night.

[pooh8402]

May 23, 2018 14:45:18 GMT -5 bk1 said:

May 23, 2018 14:09:02 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Liked for the potty training, not for the fever. Is she feeling better?

Not yet

I know she is teething but her fever is just higher then normal. It got up to 101.5 yesterday but would come down with ibuprofen. She was at 101.3 when she woke up. I gave ibuprofen, it went down, and was back up to 101.7 after nap. Poor girl. She is clingy but otherwise pretty normal when medicated. Eating fine, drinking plenty, napping a little longer then normal and still sleeping through the night.

Poor baby. Hoping it passes soon.

[estrellita]

A has a fever today. Not high, but enough that they called us and I'm going to stay home with her tomorrow. I'm going to bring her into the doctor. She's been fussy at night like I've mentioned here before and I noticed last night she was possibly pulling at her ears (hard to tell, she might have just been flailing, lol). Might as well make sure it's nothing! Bright side, I can maybe get a few things done tomorrow and/or nap. I've been so exhausted I actually dozed off while pumping last night, lol.

[luv2rn4fun]

Hope C is feeling better bk1!

estrellita- hope A feels better soon and you are able to get some rest!

I am taking the boys to CA Adventure/Disneyland first thing this morning! We are having May/Grey so it’s pretty wet outside. Hoping it clears by the time we are there!

C was so cute last night! Singing a bunch of songs from preschool! He also talked about playing with his friends at school and wants two of them to come to the lake with us “next time we go”! I really like one of the moms so I am definitely going to set up a play date!

[bk1]

C is doing better! Woke up with a 99.4 fever which is so much better. Getting there at least.

[HoneySpider]

So one of DS's first words was "nine" and he often says "nine nine nine" which we find hysterical, but at the same time we're like, what does this mean? Clearly he isn't using it to mean the number 9. Recently we've come to realize that he is referring to the cats, which we can't figure out at all. Like I will point and say "cats" and he says "nine." It's so weird. The cats are Smokey and Plinko so it's not close to their names.

[pooh8402]

May 24, 2018 12:36:06 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

So one of DS's first words was "nine" and he often says "nine nine nine" which we find hysterical, but at the same time we're like, what does this mean? Clearly he isn't using it to mean the number 9. Recently we've come to realize that he is referring to the cats, which we can't figure out at all. Like I will point and say "cats" and he says "nine." It's so weird. The cats are Smokey and Plinko so it's not close to their names.

"Mine"? Like "those are my cats"

[estrellita]

May 24, 2018 13:28:50 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

May 24, 2018 12:36:06 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

So one of DS's first words was "nine" and he often says "nine nine nine" which we find hysterical, but at the same time we're like, what does this mean? Clearly he isn't using it to mean the number 9. Recently we've come to realize that he is referring to the cats, which we can't figure out at all. Like I will point and say "cats" and he says "nine." It's so weird. The cats are Smokey and Plinko so it's not close to their names.

"Mine"? Like "those are my cats"

I was going to say this too!

[HoneySpider]

pooh8402, estrellita possibly, I thought about that too! He says it when seeing cats in a book too though. Maybe he thinks all cats are his? Seems oddly possessive though considering he likes the cats and all but isn't THAT into them.

[luv2rn4fun]

May 24, 2018 12:36:06 GMT -5 HoneySpider said:

So one of DS's first words was "nine" and he often says "nine nine nine" which we find hysterical, but at the same time we're like, what does this mean? Clearly he isn't using it to mean the number 9. Recently we've come to realize that he is referring to the cats, which we can't figure out at all. Like I will point and say "cats" and he says "nine." It's so weird. The cats are Smokey and Plinko so it's not close to their names.

My first thought was “nine” is R’s version of “mine”.

bk1- glad C is feeling better!! How is potty training going?

We survived a pretty wet day at CA Adventure (we went to disneyland at the end but only saw Mickey Mouse)! We were able to do some new things at CA Adventure but also bummed we couldn’t ride Luigi’s Roadsters(closed because of the rain), Toy Story (closed during our fastpass time), and Zephyr (can only have 2/seat and no lap sitting...C was so bummed...he also was bummed about not being able to ride go go gadget coaster by Mickeys house).

Came home and got the boys down for a nap! Unpacked everything, ate lunch, made dinner, and worked on DH’s Fathers Day project! Planning to rest and maybe see our neighbors this afternoon!

We go on vacation one month from today!! Starting to get excited!

[estrellita]

A is doing better today. No fever! Doctor checked her out and said it was just viral. I figured, but better to get checked and make sure she didn't have an ear infection or anything.

I did notice though when they weighed her today that she hasn't gained a ton since her last checkup. And when we got home she was screaming her head off even after changing her and everything. She really shouldn't have been hungry (it had barely been 2 hours since her last bottle) but when I finally tried it she grabbed it and chugged. Maybe she's having a growth spurt? Or maybe eating more often during the day will help her sleep more at night? I also bought some stuff to make purees so that'll hopefully start this weekend!

[pooh8402]

May 24, 2018 17:23:18 GMT -5 estrellita said:

A is doing better today. No fever! Doctor checked her out and said it was just viral. I figured, but better to get checked and make sure she didn't have an ear infection or anything.

I did notice though when they weighed her today that she hasn't gained a ton since her last checkup. And when we got home she was screaming her head off even after changing her and everything. She really shouldn't have been hungry (it had barely been 2 hours since her last bottle) but when I finally tried it she grabbed it and chugged. Maybe she's having a growth spurt? Or maybe eating more often during the day will help her sleep more at night? I also bought some stuff to make purees so that'll hopefully start this weekend!

I tend to assume growth spurt any time an infant or toddler is acting hungrier than usual. I bet if you go back to the doctor in 2 weeks, she'll have put on a few pounds.

[estrellita]

May 24, 2018 17:26:56 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

May 24, 2018 17:23:18 GMT -5 estrellita said:

A is doing better today. No fever! Doctor checked her out and said it was just viral. I figured, but better to get checked and make sure she didn't have an ear infection or anything.

I did notice though when they weighed her today that she hasn't gained a ton since her last checkup. And when we got home she was screaming her head off even after changing her and everything. She really shouldn't have been hungry (it had barely been 2 hours since her last bottle) but when I finally tried it she grabbed it and chugged. Maybe she's having a growth spurt? Or maybe eating more often during the day will help her sleep more at night? I also bought some stuff to make purees so that'll hopefully start this weekend!

I tend to assume growth spurt any time an infant or toddler is acting hungrier than usual. I bet if you go back to the doctor in 2 weeks, she'll have put on a few pounds.

She actually has her 6 month checkup in a week so hopefully she'll gain some by then!