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amberpro

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amberpro

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

blainethetrain

amberpro said:

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

Green with envy I am.

cboink

amberpro said:

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

How dare you leave your kids in a safe environment and take time for yourself and your husband?!?!

blainethetrain

DH comes home after being away for a training for 2 weeks. I'm partly sad because A. I won't be able to go to bed at 930 anymore and B. The house will be messy.

amberpro

cboyington said:

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

How dare you leave your kids in a safe environment and take time for yourself and your husband?!?!

Right?  Lol.  I usually try to pick them up fairly quickly when I get off.  Mainly because I drop them off at 7am, so it's an awfully long day.  But also because both boys are in bed before 8:00, so that doesn't give us much evening time together.  HOWEVER, it was really stinkin nice to have a dinner alone with my husband.  

Mrbatesisinnocent

I don't blow dry my hair in the morning anymore because it might wake up C. I look like a hot mess, but she sleeps an extra hour or two.

Caitlinh27

Mrbatesisinnocent said:

I don't blow dry my hair in the morning anymore because it might wake up C. I look like a hot mess, but she sleeps an extra hour or two.

I think I have blow dried and straightened my hair once since LO was born. I either braid it or throw it up in a bun.

sleepymonkey

I'm actually finding it nice to be living with my parents right now.  I can get things done a little easier now, like going to the bathroom and making dinner, because I can just have my parents watch LO for a few minutes while I do what I need to do.  I really expected it to be much more uncomfortable but so far the worst thing has been having to share a full-size bed with DH.  Of course it has only been a week so we'll see how I feel about this whole arrangement in a few months.  I'm sure I'll be ready to run out the door by the time our new house is ready.

Caitlinh27

I have read LO a book one time.

Caitlinh27

MrsP821 said:

Caitlinh27 said:

Mrbatesisinnocent said:

I don't blow dry my hair in the morning anymore because it might wake up C. I look like a hot mess, but she sleeps an extra hour or two.

I think I have blow dried and straightened my hair once since LO was born. I either braid it or throw it up in a bun.

My FFFC is that I don't know how to braid. I can barely get pigtails to look straight. I'm so screwed when I have to do DD's hair when it gets long enough.

Watch a YouTube tutorial! That's how I learned how to french braid.

mavgirl_73

LO's baptism is Sunday. Family descends tonight. I have nothing ready and I am planning on doing as little as possible to entertain and may even offload kids on family and go be alone for a few hrs tomorrow. This week at work. It's been terrible.

blainethetrain

lisa1129 said:

I drive a Ford and I like it, but I was afraid of getting flamed if I admitted that yesterday. Honestly, I don't think I would ever buy a luxury vehicle even if we could afford it- just NMS. My kids don't care if I'm driving a Ford, a BMW, or a Maserati- they're still going to puke in the car and grind goldfish crackers into the carpet. If we had the money to spend, I would probably put it toward a minivan with lots of perks.

I want the minivan with the built in vacuum!

notkateanymore

lisa1129 said:

I drive a Ford and I like it, but I was afraid of getting flamed if I admitted that yesterday. Honestly, I don't think I would ever buy a luxury vehicle even if we could afford it- just NMS. My kids don't care if I'm driving a Ford, a BMW, or a Maserati- they're still going to puke in the car and grind goldfish crackers into the carpet. If we had the money to spend, I would probably put it toward a minivan with lots of perks.

I wouldn't flame anybody else but Herc. My dad drives a Ford.

jy725

lisa1129 said:

I drive a Ford and I like it, but I was afraid of getting flamed if I admitted that yesterday. Honestly, I don't think I would ever buy a luxury vehicle even if we could afford it- just NMS. My kids don't care if I'm driving a Ford, a BMW, or a Maserati- they're still going to puke in the car and grind goldfish crackers into the carpet. If we had the money to spend, I would probably put it toward a minivan with lots of perks.

This!

notkateanymore

hckygrl909 said:

I drive a Ford and I like it, but I was afraid of getting flamed if I admitted that yesterday. Honestly, I don't think I would ever buy a luxury vehicle even if we could afford it- just NMS. My kids don't care if I'm driving a Ford, a BMW, or a Maserati- they're still going to puke in the car and grind goldfish crackers into the carpet. If we had the money to spend, I would probably put it toward a minivan with lots of perks.

I want the minivan with the built in vacuum!

Seriously and I guess this will be my FFFC...I would rather drive Herc's POS Ford than any sort of minivan, foreign or domestic.

lp0

I have recently discovered that DS will happily sit in his high chair eating Fruity Pebbles one by one for at least 45 mins. DD falls asleep in her swing so this gives me 45 mins to an hour of uninterrupted time to shower, clean, do laundry, etc.

My FFFC is that I don't care at all that the Fruity Pebbles are loaded with sugar. One handful lasts him forever and is sooo worth it.

(Disclaimer: I have the video monitor set up so I can watch him and make sure he doesn't choke if I step out of the room)

mamaj1220

cepayseur said:

I will NEVER drive a mini van. NEVER NEVER NEVER.  I hate them!!!!!!!!

THIS!! Actually DF and I are writing our own vows and his actually say "I will never let you drive a minivan no matter what you say" bc he knows I will be all "oh roomy" the first week then cry until I get an SVU the next

imrachellea

My SIL had a baby one week ago today and I secretly hoping she struggles (but in the end is SUCCESSFUL) with BFing because she made some snide comments about my waking up DH to help me at night when we had major BFing challenges since he was working and I wasn't. I hate that she judged me when she has never been there and doesn't know how it was.

KFED103

MrsP821 said:

cepayseur said:

I will NEVER drive a mini van. NEVER NEVER NEVER.  I hate them!!!!!!!!

I've said I will never do a lot of things before DD was born and I'm doing them. Minivans was on my list of "I will never" and I know I'm not that far away from potentially getting one, especially when we add a second baby.
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I appreciate your self-awareness lol. There definitely comes a day when you see that other mom in the Chick fil a parking lot whose kids are acting up and running away from her and all she does is click a button, all the doors of the minivan open, the kids jump in, she throws the stroller in the trunk, hits another button so all the doors close, turns on a movie in the car and when you see the relief on her face you think to yourself...man I need one of THOSE!

KFED103

cepayseur said:

lisa1129 said:

cepayseur said:

I will NEVER drive a mini van. NEVER NEVER NEVER.  I hate them!!!!!!!!

I used to say that too, but after watching my nephews and niece for the last 4 days and driving my SIL's Sienna... I've realized that minivans are very handy. I just can't hate it anymore.

I'm sure it is handy.  But gosh, I just can't.  I refuse to wear mom jeans, get a mom hair cut, or drive a mini van.  IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!

Lol sure. You can still look hawt driving a mini van IJS

golfingdarwinfish

I plan on jetting out of the office in about 20 minutes because it's raining and I don't feel like getting caught in traffic later.  I have a ton of reading to complete and I'm more likely to get through it at home anyway.

thesportsgal

amberpro said:

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

When does the crippling guilt pass for me to do this??

thesportsgal

cepayseur said:

I'm sure it is handy.  But gosh, I just can't.  I refuse to wear mom jeans, get a mom hair cut, or drive a mini van.  IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!

Oh come on, these are nice! 

tyedyeme12

I'm bloated and the only pants that fit today without giving me a painful muffin top...are mom jeans.

Yep, rocking the mom jeans today...at 24 years old.

amberpro

thesportsgal said:

amberpro said:

Yesterday I got off work at 4.  Instead of picking up the kids from DC, DH and I went and had a nice dinner alone.  We had fajitas, and I had a couple margaritas.  I was like a mini-date .  It was so nice that we decided to do it at least once a month.  

We picked up the kids 10 minutes before closing time.  

When does the crippling guilt pass for me to do this??

Around the time it becomes impossible to enjoy a meal with them.  Mommy just wants to eat her food before it gets cold and sit at the table and talk to another adult!

rkcaraway

I want a minivan!! I have a new explorer and I'm short so I have to raise the kids so high to get in and out. As well as the stroller.

Also, getting the mom cut tomorrow and still wearing maternity jeans because they are comfy. Twins are 8 months old.

notkateanymore

hercules03 said:

Awe. Kate. You are so cute.

Thanks! Seriously though, why can't you take a fucking joke? You know I'm just screwing with you. You give but can't take. That's like zero fun!

notkateanymore

hercules03 said:

lisa1129 said:

@hercules03 said:

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Is your oldest in a booster or is she big enough that she doesn't need one? (I can't tell by the picture.) I don't know what kind of truck you drive, but do you think it's big enough to fit three car seats across? DH wants a truck someday, but the way we're planning on spacing our kids would probably put us with three kids in car seats at the same time.

She's only 9, so she just got out of the 5 PT harness a few months ago. She's got several more years left in a booster. It is a Ford f150 super crew. Tons of backseat space. More backseat space than front seat space. You can very easily fit any three car seats back there, we had three on car seats for just a couple months.

That reminds me...some kid asked me why DD had to ride in the backseat and when she could ride in the front. Well kid, considering she's 50kbs and 50inches like never?

azmama20

@lisa1129 I think she means like non-chic/non-trendy short hairstyles that look outdated being mom hair. I think there is a way you can go shorter, being a mom, but still look attractive. Just like there's a way you can wear non-low rise jeans and still look attractive. It's about style, not length or height, in the case of the jeans.

dollypardon

I still maintain that mom jeans= super high rise jeans, and find that style to create the worst muffin tops of all with the high, tight waistband.

Also, I feel like the last 15+ years of lower waisted jeans have redefined how we see our butts, as in where the buttzone begins and ends, and I simply can't get behind the longbutt that high-waisted jeans create. Yuck! It's Gitano as fuck. It makes me feel like Aunt Jackie.

notkateanymore

cepayseur said:

lisa1129 said:

@cepayseur‌ All the pictures you're finding of mom hair are super old. Is it just the short hair you don't like? Or those specific styles that are kinda outdated? Cuz I think short hair styles can still be cute even though they might be "mom hair."

Not just short... even though "mom hair" typically is... I guess it is the outdated/i've given up look that is not my style.  Here are some long "mom hair" pics...

So basically if you're a Duggar, a sister wife or Kate plus 8...

tyedyeme12

Oh man, I thought mom jeans were ones that were at least belly button high. Maybe I'm not in mom jeans just yet!

eggmankate

thesportsgal said:

cepayseur said:

I'm sure it is handy.  But gosh, I just can't.  I refuse to wear mom jeans, get a mom hair cut, or drive a mini van.  IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!

Oh come on, these are nice! 

LOL, pumping while reading these. Thanks for helping me induce another let-down!

KateVA

My confession: I have a favorite kid. And feel ridiculously guilty about it.

margaerytyrell

I've created a monster when it comes to LO sleeping. I used to wonder why people would say don't let LO eat and then sleep and now I totally get it. DS cannot self soothe.
My FFFC is I am considering the Ferber and extinction methods and hope to start soon.
I will be a total mess if DS continues waking up 3 to 4 times a night to eat during the summer when I am home with him all day.

thesportsgal

KateVA said:

My confession: I have a favorite kid. And feel ridiculously guilty about it.

I'm DEFINITELY my parents' favorite kid.

Mills0309

cepayseur said:

Heaven802002 said:

cepayseur said:

I have a FFFC...  It is kind of a local thing though...  When someone tells me they are going on vacation at Myrtle Beach...  I judge them a little.

Why? I've always wanted to go there. Not really sure why but I just do.

It makes me think of rednecks... LOL

I have always wanted to go there! If that makes you think of rednecks..never visit south Alabama

notkateanymore

Mills0309 said:

Heaven802002 said:

I have a FFFC...  It is kind of a local thing though...  When someone tells me they are going on vacation at Myrtle Beach...  I judge them a little.

Why? I've always wanted to go there. Not really sure why but I just do.

It makes me think of rednecks... LOL

I have always wanted to go there! If that makes you think of rednecks..never visit south Alabama

Yeah, that's probably fancy compared to Gulf Shores.

KateVA

cepayseur said:

@kateva  What makes you favor one than the other?  Personality? Behavior? What?

My middle child and I just click. He is so impossibly sweet, thinks only of others and is into things I like. I stopped working after he was born and he's always been my little buddy. I think I'm feeling it more because I'm so sad he's going yo kindergarten in the fall. I think most parents have favorites and that favorite changes, but you still love them all the same (infinitely)

KateVA

lisa1129 said:

abc123babies said:

I've created a monster when it comes to LO sleeping. I used to wonder why people would say don't let LO eat and then sleep and now I totally get it. DS cannot self soothe. My FFFC is I am considering the Ferber and extinction methods and hope to start soon. I will be a total mess if DS continues waking up 3 to 4 times a night to eat during the summer when I am home with him all day.

I'm right there with ya, lady. We started sleep training last week and then went out of town and everything got fucked up. So we have to start all over this weekend. Probably with extinction because checking on him gets him even more worked up than he was before.

Me three. We tried extinction CIO for a week and it didn't work. He's goes down fine at night but wakes 3-4 times to eat. I can deal with that but he also does not nap. Like at all. He snoozes in the car seat for about 20 minutes three to four times a day. I need a break. And a beer.