Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

edoliesmom

celticlullaby said:

I think D's sleep is completely screwed up after being sick on and off for a few weeks. I'm soooooooo tired.

Got a physical for the new job this morning - the office was running 2 hours late, and I made the receptionist cry. I feel like an asshole now. I complained, and it turns out they laid people off and cut everyone else's hours this week. #-o But FFS they should have canceled appointments! How in the hell do you run 2 hours behind at 8 AM?? There was standing room only in the waiting room when I left.

FFWC: I wish I could make people cry. Not for the fun of it, but just people who really need to be knocked down a peg or two. Is that awful of me? ;;)

emilyann64

@3crazykitties‌ I'm so sorry. I hope they find your cousin or that he contacts you guys soon.

Caroline doesn't have very many gifts either, but now that she's crawling and all over the place, I feel like I should get more! Guess I'll wait to see what she gets from the grandparents.

deidremaria

meg.eliz1 said:

We got DD the zany zoo to add to our playroom that we are putting together before LO#2 gets here. We figured now was as good a time as any to get it and she can have fun unwrapping. We also bought some things that we are running out of that we needed to get anyways, wrapped them and threw them under the tree for her to have fun unwrapping. I know the grandparents will get her more than she needs so we went for practical. 

I considered wrapping a case of diapers and wipes. I think I will

Twirple

@3crazykitties I hope you find your nephew soon.  I can only imagine how hard it is for you, not knowing how he is.

So, I picked up breakfast on my way to work this morning, about an hour ago.  I just looked all around my work space for my breakfast.  I've already eaten it.

DD is getting the Zany Zoo from Santa.  I our house, gifts from Santa are unwrapped and set up.  No need for me to wrap the Zany Zoo!

Teresa1896

My LO has very few gifts. A tool bench and train, new booties, clothes, socks, a few cars and trucks. He has everything from dd so he doesn't need much.
DD, on the other hand, is getting every gd princess thing under the sun.

ladygali

@3crazykitties‌ thinking of you.

DS is getting a few things that we got as baby gifts before he was born and a couple toys that I let him pick out at BRU and then hid. I can only imagine the mountain of toys he's getting from family. He likes boxes better, anyway.

Twirple

dani+california said:

So are you Yanks going to be able to travel to Cuba soon? What's this I'm hearing on an end to the embargo? I love Cuba, let's all meet there! Haha

Looks like the White House may lift some of the restraints, but it will take Congress to lift the restrictions completely.  Until they can do that, it will be limited to specific types of travel (Family visits, U.S. Gov't travel, Journalism, Professional Research or Meetings, Performances, Humanitarian Work or Religious Work).  So if we meet, there, we will need to have an excuse!

Jessimax

Been 50 years since the Cuban missile crisis. Time to get over it guys. Although it was nice to not have any obnoxious Americans when we go there on vacation :P

CalinAZ

edoliesmom said:

FFWC: I wish I could make people cry. Not for the fun of it, but just people who really need to be knocked down a peg or two. Is that awful of me? ;;)

Become a teacher . Seriously, some years I would make kids cry daily. Not that I was super mean, just that when kids realize they screw up and you call them on it, tears almost always ensue. There is a certain satisfaction when a you make a kid cry after they've been a complete jerk, since that *hopefully* means they regret their decision and will do better. 

@3crazykitties - so sorry they haven't found him yet. If he's with older, more streetwise kids, they may know now to keep out of sight, which is why he hasn't been found yet. Sending positive thoughts that he's just laying low and will be found soon.

CalinAZ

And present wise, we bought a decent amount - ride on toy, small climbing gym, blocks, two books and a toy tote for storage. But, the ride on toy and climbing gym were both on the recommendation of his physical therapist, and he really needs toy storage for his bedroom, so I figure it's not too indulgent. I have no idea what he's getting from grandparents/aunts/uncles, so he may be getting a lot of stuff, but as of now we have almost no age appropriate toys for him and little boy is bored, so I'm really looking forward to getting new things. 

Merlyna04

My sister cousin is going to be on the Ellen show today is a sad story how she lost her 4 year son!

hlm184

mamrotu73 said:

Salt dough ornaments are in the oven! I'm pleased that it only took 4 attempts to get 3 good handprints. Made foot print ones, too. And one paw print so Indy wasn't left out. Grandparent presents: done (they also get fingerpaintings because A is so generous with his art).

This is such a good idea! I should do this. You're so crafty!

You say crafty, I say cheap. Potato tomatoes. ETA: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1/2 cup water. Mix, roll, print, cut (include a ribbon hole!), bake at 250*F for 2-3 hours. Paint when cooled if you want.

A straw makes the perfect ribbon hole.

I'm going to spend today and tomorrow telling you all how excited I am to fly home Friday and surprise my mom for her 60th, since I can't talk about it on facebook or anything because surprise.  Hopefully my dad can pull off sneaking out to get a carseat from a friend without giving the game up.  He's done great so far but he's not very good at keeping secrets!

edoliesmom

dani+california said:

OMG I just found an old VHS copy of Dot and the Kangaroo. Did anyone else watch this movie as a child?!

I've never heard of this.

smushi

dani+california said:

Been 50 years since the Cuban missile crisis. Time to get over it guys. Although it was nice to not have any obnoxious Americans when we go there on vacation :P

Lol. Our recent trip to Jamaica was the first and only time Americans outnumbered Canadians/other nationalities on our travels! We couldn't believe how many Americans were there. So many accents, so much football watching. Met a really nice couple from Ohio who were doctors married in APRIL who only got time off now to go on their honeymoon. Crazy!

Funny enough my sister and BIL were in Jamaica last week too.  

deidremaria

Spit bubbles :x

edoliesmom

I have 2 good UOs for tomorrow! Y'all don't let me forget. One could potentially be...... controversial and/or drama-inducing? Or maybe it'll be a big flop. Who knows!

deidremaria

@celticlullaby‌ he's so cute I can't stand it!!!

deidremaria

@mamrotu73‌ I'm so jealous of your awesome mom/homeowner projects

deidremaria

Operation transfer Dylan to his own sleep quarters is not going so well. I think he wants to turn over but can't because the pack and play doesn't have enough room. I'm not ready to move him to the nursery yet (

hordol

We love LOVE Montreal Steak Seasoning.

snowbound

Mmmm. I use that seasoning on almost everything. It's the best.

ladygali

So, I think the dried blood in DS' nostril last night was actually dried baby food. Haha, oops!

hlm184

elyse4281 said:

So, I think the dried blood in DS' nostril last night was actually dried baby food. Haha, oops!

M gets hummus up his nose all the time, and he screams when I try to wipe it out.

thomas930

Worse bumpie ever!!! I has no free time any more

deidremaria

thomas930 said:

Worse bumpie ever!!! I has no free time any more

We love you! What do they do if we do some bullshit while you and @WifeofaComposer‌ are MIA?

deidremaria

celticlullaby said:

deidremaria said:

thomas930 said:

Worse bumpie ever!!! I has no free time any more

We love you! What do they do if we do some bullshit while you and @WifeofaComposer‌ are MIA?

Plotting something?

Maybe

Teresa1896

Ugh. So that "stye" LO has had for almost 3 weeks has been flaking off skin and scabbing over. After bath time today it popped a bit so I squeezed it out like a giant zit. I don't think I was supposed to but I don't know what else to do. I don't think it's a stye and the doctor was less than helpful ("just keep doing what you're doing!" Yeah, cuz that's been working so fucking well for the past 2 weeks!!!).

Anyway, that was gross and TMI. So here's a pic of stye-eye-guy a few nights ago.

Teresa1896

@Ooopsbaby14‌, he keeps getting them. This is his 4th one in 6 weeks and it's gotten big! It doesn't seem to bug him and he doesn't rub it, but it's taking its sweet time to go away. I've called the doctor and seen them too, but at this point, I don't think there's much they can do. @eme suggested it was a chalazion, but treatment is the same as for a stye.

edoliesmom

@Teresa1896 He has SO MUCH hair!! That's awesome! Have you already had to give him a haircut??

Teresa1896

edoliesmom said:

@Teresa1896 He has SO MUCH hair!! That's awesome! Have you already had to give him a haircut??

Yeah, he's had 2 haircuts.... He had his first at 8 wks. And his sister had very little hair! Go figure! :-)

thomas930

@deidremaria I still am able to check in a few times a day but I just don't have the time to post right now.

 @dani+california‌ I'm doing pretty good, thank you for asking! The kids are doing good too. Logan I wont stop growing I pretty much go non stop from the time the kids get up in the morning until midnight. Silly me, I never really thought 3 kids would keep me so busy.

Teresa1896

Did the BumpJackie sticky finally disappear?!?

deidremaria

3crazykitties said:

DS sleep crawls. Almost every night he crawls into the side of the crib and hits his head. It is exhausting for everyone.

I noticed Dylan doing the same thing last night

thomas930

Teresa1896 said:

Did the BumpJackie sticky finally disappear?!?

It shoud have. I unannounced it yesterday.

Tferr02

Last night DS1 was "ice skating" in his room and he set up a line of matchbox cars to cheer for him. He cracks me up, I love his imagination

snowbound

Why are DH's so ignorant sometimes? Geeze. I don't complain about mine on here but today I will. He screwed up and his CC is going to get a nice workout today in return.

hlm184

How early should I get to the airport.  On one hand, I want to leave plenty of time because I have LO by myself, but on the other hand... I have LO by myself and the less time spent waiting to board the better...

deidremaria

Tferr02 said:

Last night DS1 was "ice skating" in his room and he set up a line of matchbox cars to cheer for him. He cracks me up, I love his imagination

This made me smile! That's so adorable

Tferr02

hlm184 said:

How early should I get to the airport.  On one hand, I want to leave plenty of time because I have LO by myself, but on the other hand... I have LO by myself and the less time spent waiting to board the better...

I always get there really early, like a hour and half early. Once with DH and DS1 we got there really close to leaving time and it was awful trying to hurry through the airport. I like to do it leisurely, get a snack, use the restroom and do one last diaper change beforehand. I also take my stroller and check it at the gate, so that makes the early thing easier because we just stroll the airport. Also, you can request for whoever is taking you to the airport to go past security to help you. They always let my dad or DH go with me to help me get through security.

hlm184

Tferr02 said:

How early should I get to the airport.  On one hand, I want to leave plenty of time because I have LO by myself, but on the other hand... I have LO by myself and the less time spent waiting to board the better...

I always get there really early, like a hour and half early. Once with DH and DS1 we got there really close to leaving time and it was awful trying to hurry through the airport. I like to do it leisurely, get a snack, use the restroom and do one last diaper change beforehand. I also take my stroller and check it at the gate, so that makes the early thing easier because we just stroll the airport. Also, you can request for whoever is taking you to the airport to go past security to help you. They always let my dad or DH go with me to help me get through security.

Hah, no one is taking me to the airport!  I thought an hour and a half would be good but DH seems to think I should get there two hours early.  It's also a two hour drive to the airport!  Then I'll have to park and get a shuttle... so maybe two is better.  Hello early morning!