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dmlk413

@CatalinaPink I'm the same way. I only listen to audiobooks that I've already read because it's not a big deal if I miss something.

Cricket81

violet1183 said:

@CatalinaPink‌, I can't focus on them either. H says it took him a while to learn how to listen.

I don't know if he would appeal to either of you at all (not sure of your reading preferences) but I really enjoyed listening to Bill Bryson's audio books.  I found them to be a good "warm up."  Most of his books are about his travels to different places and so it's sort of a string of little, quirky essays.  That means that if you space out for a while, it's okay because you aren't missing major plot.  He also has a great, dry sense of humor that I really like and a very pleasant voice.  He's lived in the US and UK, so he's got a bit of an accent which made it easier to hold my attention.  If you're a science nerd, I highly recommend his book A Short History of Nearly Everything, but make sure you get the one narrated by him, there are two versions out there. If you like history, At Home is great.  He goes through each room of his house and explains different things in history that affected the way we live (why we have salt and pepper on the table and not cinnamon or garlic - random stuff like that).

I'm kind of a fan.

BC&LM

elmoali said:

I'm in a FB tiff with a girl I went to high school with who is a sonographer.  She copied this whole list of issues sonographers have with OBGYN patients.  Some I can totally see like how it's not show and tell for your whole family and whatever but one was "If I tell you that you need a full bladder, do it.  I can and will look.  If you didn't, you will sit in the waiting room until you do."  I jokingly said that the sonographer must have been pregnant and not know how physically impossible it is to time it out so that you give them what they want without pissing yourself while you wait.  All her sonographer friends are like "Um, we know that but then I guess we can't help you figure out if you're going to have a preventable miscarriage.  We're not being mean."  Um ok.  First, I was teasing because I know you're not being mean but seriously, if I'm going to piss my pants and you haven't called me yet, I guess yes, you will have to wait for me and not treat me like I was an idiot who couldn't follow directions.

I don't even know why I got so annoyed with this chick but I found myself in a FB argument spiral lol

Also, they tell you to drink way too much. Then if they can't see properly because your bladder is TOO full, they tell you to go let some out, but not too much. Um, it's bad enough trying to stop in the middle of peeing when you are not pregnant let alone while pregnant.

Thank goodness you only need a full bladder for the early ultrasounds!

BC&LM

melOHdy said:

FFMC: I'm trying so hard but my side-eye is getting the best of me.  Previously mentioned friend is having her 3rd baby in the next couple of months.  Her oldest will be 2 yrs and 7 months when her youngest is born (their middle will be 1 and a half).  I am looking at her registry for her baby shower (totally fine, I don't think there is a limit if someone wants to throw you a shower) but a formula dispenser...really?  I really like her. And sure, a formula dispenser may be useful.  I might just buy it for her just because...

Are you side-eyeing the third shower or the formula dispenser? I get side-eying having a third shower/registering for the third baby, but I don't see what's wrong with the formula dispenser itself.

lioness13

elmoali said:

lioness13 said:

Just got a text message from our daycare that no one is there and the head DCP is on her way in from out of town. WTF! So thankful DH is doing drop off later this morning.

Whaaa?  Like, the other workers just didn't show??

It's a very small daycare with 1 head DCP and 2 PT assistants. Thankfully an assistant showed up around 9.

lioness13

CatalinaPink said:

Random thought: I just can't get into audiobooks. I tried three last week and I just can't do it. I space out way too easily.

Me too! I spend more time rewinding than listening. Total fail...

musicalsilver

The only "audiobooks" I've been able to get behind have been Harry Potter fanfiction.  I'm a sad, sad individual.

Harry Potter for lyyyyyyfe.

lioness13

Mommycoffee said:

Anyone tried oil pulling?? I don't think I could swish it around for 20 full mins

I used to do it regularly. Stopped when I got pregnant because I couldn't find any info on if it was okay. I miss it though. It's weird at first so you can try for 5 min and build up to 20. I got used to it pretty quickly. I did it in the morning while dressing and doing my makeup. I used coconut oil. The only downside is that coconut oil solidifies in the winter so you have to wait for it to melt in your mouth.

dmlk413

@ColieAnn31‌ how are you doing today? Did you and SO get a chance to talk?

HeartLikeMine3

@Sympkin‌, I totally agree I'm lucky to get dinner made. Tonight after dinner while DH was entertaining LO I ran around like a mad woman cleaning.

ColieAnn31

dmlk413 said:

@ColieAnn31‌ how are you doing today? Did you and SO get a chance to talk?

I'm doing a lot better today. We haven't gotten a chance to talk about anything yet but we are talking and going about our night like normal. He worked late and has only been home an hour or so and I've been chasing Grayson around. Hopefully we can talk after he goes to bed. Thank you so much for asking!

HeartLikeMine3

My supply has tanked, I am so ready to be done BF but LO will not take a bottle or sippy. He has resorted to waking up every 3 hours at night to nurse. I feel terrible like he's starving this sucks! I've been power pumping the last couple nights after he goes to bed but haven't seen an increase at all. (

itsStackie

So coffee newbie here. I joined the club while DH couldn't carry or help with LO but could make breakfast.
Anyway he showed me how to make it for myself in the morning, but I know I've heard people say you can have it ready and just turn it on. So my question is do you go ahead and put the grinds and water in it and let it sit overnight?

riansmommie

FFMC: I encouraged my hubby to "take care of himself" before he gets home (hopefully wednesday) because him going 2 weeks without any means lame short sex thats nowhere near enjoyable for me.

itsStackie

Mommycoffee said:

itsStackie said:

So coffee newbie here. I joined the club while DH couldn't carry or help with LO but could make breakfast.
Anyway he showed me how to make it for myself in the morning, but I know I've heard people say you can have it ready and just turn it on. So my question is do you go ahead and put the grinds and water in it and let it sit overnight?

Yes & yes.

I knew I should have put @Mommycoffee‌ lol

HeartLikeMine3

@ColieAnn31‌, I hope y'all have a good talk. Keep us updated!

PinkPuffyHeart2

@Mommycoffee‌ and @heelibrarian‌ I tried oil pulling a few years ago. Personally, I didn't see or feel a difference, but I didn't do it as long as they recommend. I think I did it for a week. It's supposed to draw toxins out of your body.

kelly422

The thought of swishing around olive oil makes me want to barf.

ColieAnn31

You all are seriously the best!! I'll keep you updated on our talk for sure!

kelly422

@CL8badB said:

kelly422 said:

The thought of swishing around olive oil makes me want to barf.

Coconut!! Not olive!

The link @majwv8‌ posted said you can do a vegetable based oil like olive!

ColieAnn31

Grayson is fighting sleep like it's his job...I am going to fall asleep before he does!

ColieAnn31

My SO just took Grayson and told me to go to bed because I walked into our room holding Grayson crying because he wasn't going to sleep, I'm falling asleep already, and I'm in a ton of pain. Maybe some of what I said last night got through to him.

ColieAnn31

@CL8badB‌ I hope J settles down for you soon so you can sleep!!

ColieAnn31

Thanks @subliminalrabbit‌ !! Off to bed now!!

dmlk413

Guys, I'm done. I can't decide if there's something wrong with J or if she's just being a jerk. All I know is that I'm exhausted and tired of fighting with her. We went to the doctor on Friday and he said she was at risk for an ear infection but didn't actually have one. They told me to bring her back if she has a fever and is pulling her ears constantly; she's doing neither.

She was a nightmare all weekend but had a better night last night. She was a perfect angel at daycare yesterday. Tonight she's been up every three hours and has just now fallen asleep after being up for two hours. At this point, I don't know what to do. I may call the doctor in the morning and see what they recommend. But I'm pissed that she was good at daycare and is giving me a hard time and I'm pissed that she hasn't slept good for the past two months. I'm just so over it.

Cricket81

@dmlk413‌ I totally know how you feel. Could it be teething? That turns my guy from a sweetie during the day to demon spawn at night.

dmlk413

@Cricket81 I don't think it's teething because she hasn't ever been this big of mess before a tooth shows up. Maybe it is.

@mcbush DH did help some last night which was great. He just stopped working graveyard shift last week so it's new to have him help in the motn. I'm not sure if sleep training will work for us because if she's mad, she'll just scream bloody murder until she makes herself sick. If she's just fussing, I'll leave her but the past week or two she will have a meltdown the second I put her in the crib even if she was asleep.

Maybe separation anxiety? When her ears were bothering her she would scream whether I put her down in the crib or the PnP. Last night I put her in the PnP (next to my bed) and she fussed and rolled around but eventually fell asleep. I feel like a jerk for being so frustrated with her but she's wearing me down.

tiffletons518

Mommycoffee said:

I'm having a mini existential crisis. I really thought by 9+ months my child would be sleeping through the night consistently. I'm tired and I want to be able to look in the mirror and recognize myself and feel like myself when I am with LO and also when I am away from LO. Balance is so hard & confusing!

Amen. I still don't have it figured out. I went through this hard with DD2 because the kid was flat out determined that she didn't need sleep to function. Evar. It does get easier. Most of the time. Lol.

BC&LM

melOHdy said:

BC&LM said:

FFMC: I'm trying so hard but my side-eye is getting the best of me.  Previously mentioned friend is having her 3rd baby in the next couple of months.  Her oldest will be 2 yrs and 7 months when her youngest is born (their middle will be 1 and a half).  I am looking at her registry for her baby shower (totally fine, I don't think there is a limit if someone wants to throw you a shower) but a formula dispenser...really?  I really like her. And sure, a formula dispenser may be useful.  I might just buy it for her just because...

Are you side-eyeing the third shower or the formula dispenser? I get side-eying having a third shower/registering for the third baby, but I don't see what's wrong with the formula dispenser itself.

I didn't explain myself well. I was side eyeing that there is even anything she needs to register for. Shouldn't they have what they need? And after having two wouldn't you weed it down to like five things to keep your baby happy and healthy? I like the formula dispenser and can see how it would be handy.

Yeah, I would think she should just need new bottle nipples or something at this point, and there is no point in registering for that!  

Cricket81

Ugh, my parents live in an old house that has tons of giant mirrors all over the place. I hate that part of visiting them. I always end up seeing myself from some new, unattractive angle.

ASmallWonder

Sleep last night was royally fucked.  Quinn woke up at 11:30 and then Aiden woke up at 11:45, 12, 12:30 and 1 and then Quinn woke up at 3.  After all that, our alarm clock thought it was doing us a favor by not going off so I got up an hour later than normal and had to skip a shower so I feel like a scrub.

Totally unrelated - my best high school friend and I had some issues and grew totally apart during college but reconnected in a pretty superficial sense - we do FB and she came to my baby shower for DS1, stuff like that.  We never hang out socially but I just got a message from her that she's having a 31 party.  I know I'm being played because if it weren't for the party I wouldn't have heard from her but I WOULD like to see her.  I hate those frigging parties and the fact that people have the balls to invite people they normally have no interest in seeing.

HeartLikeMine3

I feel the same way my LO is almost 10 months and he's still waking a couple times a night. It's funny how I thought he woul be STTN by 4 months or so HA! Sorry for all the exhausted mommies, bring on the coffee.

HeartLikeMine3

@majwv8‌, we've never had to get blood drawn.

momofcatan

There are so many words! I read them all but by the time I get to the end I can't remember what I wanted to say. I'm also very lazy and dislike typing on my iPad, so there is that....

dmlk413

mcbush said:

Don't feel like a jerk. I get frustrated sometimes too. It's hard when they can't tell you what's wrong.

It could be separation anxiety. L has been doing something similar. She is waking up at 1AM and crying. Doesn't want to eat, just wants mama (or dada sometimes) to hold her. I rock her back to sleep. I put her down. I can walk all the way to my bedroom door and I hear here again. So I go back. I pick her up, rock, pat, comfort (she snuggles in and goes right to sleep). I put her down, I stand by her crib and wait. She isn't moving. I turn to leave, get to the door, and I hear her stand up in the crib again. This went on for almost an hour. Finally just rocked her until she was heavy. Put her down. Went back to sleep. She was up again at 4:30. I nursed her, though she probably didn't need it. I'm waiting to hear her again soon. Hopefully this will pass soon.

And I hear you about being perfect at day care - except that's my husband for me. When I leave her with him, she takes 1 hour and 45 minute naps. For me I'm lucky if we get an hour!

@mcbush That sounds exactly what we've been dealing with at home.  Ugh.  I'm sorry you're dealing with it too.

lioness13

I finally bought my ticket to NY!

Western Diva

@elmoali‌ What's a 31 party?

riansmommie

@Western Diva said:

@elmoali‌ What's a 31 party?

It might look more familiar asThirty-One. It's a party like pampered chef but it's all sorts of bags, cute stuff but I think it's over priced.

ASmallWonder

Western Diva said:

@elmoali‌ What's a 31 party?

It's one of those shitty "Host a party, annoy all your friends and earn money and free gifts!" things.  It's tote bags and shit.

riansmommie

If anyone has and spare T&Ps please send them up for the families of all those involved in a deadly shooting at the base my hubby works on. 2 people were shot and killed, one civilian and one sailor, happened late last night on one of the piers. Also the part to fix the helicopter that will bring my hubby home is supposed to arrive today and Hopefully it will fix it, I'm ready for my hubby to be back home.