Misc Monday

redneckmomma25

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

BeebopandBuddy

We had a ridiculously busy weekend.  I actually don't even feel like I had a weekend at all.  We drove up to NY Saturday morning, got in at 2, and had to bathe the kids and change everyone to get to the family Christmas party at 3:45 (it started at 3).  The party was alright except MIL only brought juice for the kids, which they never have and people kept giving them cupcakes and cookies.  At first I let it go because it's Christmas, but then I legitimately started getting worried that they would get sick since Ethan threw up everywhere the last time he had too much sugar.  The kids were all high off of the sugar and acting crazy.  Everyone was laughing at them.  It was a little nuts.

Then we had lunch with SD's and drove back yesterday afternoon.  By the time we got in last night and got all of the new toys put away and cleared things out, it was 10:30.  I still have suitcases in the hallway but I figure I should just throw their contents in the laundry to prepare for re-packing.  I am so not looking forward to making the trip again.

I still have to finish wrapping presents, handle laundry, do the re-packing and find time to color my hair.  I told DH that he has to bake thr Christmas cookies, which means I also have to stop at the store for pre-made cookie dough on Wednesday after work, because I know he's not going to do it.  At least I have a couple of days off next week.  I will breathe then.

BeebopandBuddy

melody921 said:

Is anyone else's S12er afraid of random stuff? We went to a light display at the local zoo, and DD freaked out about the lit-up tunnel. I could see nothing scary about it, but she just kept saying, "No, scary" and clinging to me like a koala bear. 

Ethan is absolutely petrified of the car wash.  Maybe it's being enclosed?

BeebopandBuddy

IndigoVader said:

Max told Indy,"You can be a dinosaur,Indy.A dinosaur nugget!" And they laughed like mad men for almost twenty minutes, with brief pauses for Max to yell, "Chicken nugget,"  and then they would crack up again. I was so proud of Max's zinger

We have a family meeting today, SS is having issues and has been hospitalized. Being a grown up sucks ass sometimes, y'all.

Sorry IV.  I hope things get better.

redneckmomma25

hmp1 said:

27boo said:

redneckmomma25 said:

I need to PT Grace and I need to take the paci away. She chews them so they start to rip. Then I have to get new ones which is ridiculous since she's over 2.

I feel like she's ready to PT but she still has never peed on the potty. I stopped putting her on it because it was just fun. I don't know. I guess if she's not ready we just stop. Not like we have to continue or anything.

Aria has been sittin on the potty for about 6 months. She never peed in it until Friday at daycare and Saturday not at all. She just never seemed aware of being wet in her diaper and she is in underwear, so I decided to go for it. We've had a few small wins, but it still sucks. Everyone tells me not to turn back. I just hope they're right. I think I will go with a pullup to see Santa today. I have a few and really don't want to deal with that kind of accident. This is stressing me out.

Ha, just saw this. I would do this too. I didn't go out of the house with James the first week in underwear (except daycare). I was ballsy and didn't do any kind of car seat protection but got lucky that he never peed in his seat.

It's easy for me to not leave the house for a few days. I work Wednesday. I could start Thursday and not have to leave for 4 or 5 days as long as we have groceries.

hmp1

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

We do that. Our kids don't have a problem with it. They usually want to play with each gift as they open it so while they are playing with something, either DH or I will open a gift. Santa doesn't wrap so we don't have a lot of gifts to open but it does spill over until after nap usually.

Flamingemu

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

I really dislike this. DH's family does it and it drives me up the wall. Most adults are respectful enough to not all plow thorugh at once, but making each person go around and open one at a time is so ridiculously boring for the rest. Especially when the gifts are not even. 

Woahisme moment - when DH & I had been dating for 5+ years and I was still only getting pillowcases from his mother, I sat for like an hour, watching everyone else open gifts. I am being a child just remembering how much it sucked to not open presents - ha - I can own it though.

MRoxy0628

@Pokedot‌ Do you think he has a stomach bug? Hope he feels better soon!

Flamingemu

L opened everyone's presents this weekend. She officially loved Christmas. She gets to open all the presents even if they aren't for her. 

Flamingemu

The questions at the Christmas party came, but the good thing about having an active toddler, I had to quickly excuse myself to chase L. So if someone asked, I came up with an 'in good time' response and went to chase L. Worked pretty well.

The rest of the weekend was a good news bad news kind of weekend. L has a croupy cough from the molar she is cutting, which caused her to barely sleep on Friday night. The chain reaction no sleep, bad behavior, only wanting mom snuggles came from that. BUT, she still fared pretty well around all the people wanting her attention and lack of sleep. I was pretty impressed. 

MRoxy0628

We have to open one at a time at my in-laws, which wouldn't be so bad if everyone didn't have 10 gifts each. It's taken close to 2 hours before.

willy_gert

A friend of mine's family doesn't put names on the gifts, they put some sort of code/ puzzle and you have to decode it to figure out which gift is for which person.  No one can open presents until all of the gifts are figured out correctly.  I can't even imagine trying to do that with toddlers, but I guess they learn if you always do it that way.  

We have always done the one at a time thing, but honestly, I hate being watched.  I would love a moment to have my feelings without them being known, because my face shows everything.  

Pokedot

MRoxy0628 said:

@Pokedot‌ Do you think he has a stomach bug? Hope he feels better soon!

I'm thinking so. He isn't running a fever and will play between getting sick so he isn't lethargic of any sort. Just hoping it passes soon.

willy_gert

Pokedot said:

MRoxy0628 said:

@Pokedot‌ Do you think he has a stomach bug? Hope he feels better soon!

I'm thinking so. He isn't running a fever and will play between getting sick so he isn't lethargic of any sort. Just hoping it passes soon.

That sucks @pokedot!  Are you feeling better?  Luci's daycare informed me today that her morning class has confirmed cases of influenza A and her afternoon classroom has confirmed cases of stomach flu.  I am hoping we manage to miss it, but who knows.

hmp1

Flamingemu said:

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

I really dislike this. DH's family does it and it drives me up the wall. Most adults are respectful enough to not all plow thorugh at once, but making each person go around and open one at a time is so ridiculously boring for the rest. Especially when the gifts are not even. 

Woahisme moment - when DH & I had been dating for 5+ years and I was still only getting pillowcases from his mother, I sat for like an hour, watching everyone else open gifts. I am being a child just remembering how much it sucked to not open presents - ha - I can own it though.

I do think it is different if you are with extended family. It is just the 4 of us. If the kids are opening gifts that I know are the same, they open at the same time. 

redneckmomma25

hmp1 said:

Flamingemu said:

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

I really dislike this. DH's family does it and it drives me up the wall. Most adults are respectful enough to not all plow thorugh at once, but making each person go around and open one at a time is so ridiculously boring for the rest. Especially when the gifts are not even. 

Woahisme moment - when DH & I had been dating for 5+ years and I was still only getting pillowcases from his mother, I sat for like an hour, watching everyone else open gifts. I am being a child just remembering how much it sucked to not open presents - ha - I can own it though.

I do think it is different if you are with extended family. It is just the 4 of us. If the kids are opening gifts that I know are the same, they open at the same time. 

I love it. I loved it when we did gifts with our extended family too. I don't find it boring either.

Pokedot

willy_gert said:

Pokedot said:

MRoxy0628 said:

@Pokedot‌ Do you think he has a stomach bug? Hope he feels better soon!

I'm thinking so. He isn't running a fever and will play between getting sick so he isn't lethargic of any sort. Just hoping it passes soon.

That sucks @pokedot!  Are you feeling better?  Luci's daycare informed me today that her morning class has confirmed cases of influenza A and her afternoon classroom has confirmed cases of stomach flu.  I am hoping we manage to miss it, but who knows.

I'm feeling fine except my glasses are annoying the crap out of me. I have to wear them for 7 days while I have drops for my eyes. I just called my mom and he seems much better. He hasn't gotten sick in 3 hours and has kept down pedialyte, a banana and some applesauce so that's a plus. Thanks for asking! And I hope Luci dodges the bullet especially with everything you guys have going on.

hmp1

MRoxy0628 said:

We have to open one at a time at my in-laws, which wouldn't be so bad if everyone didn't have 10 gifts each. It's taken close to 2 hours before.

I also think my parents avoided the "is that it" thing by having us take turns. It was never a bam 15-20 minutes and I'm done. It takes over 2 hours with just us because we let them play too.

MRoxy0628

hmp1 said:

MRoxy0628 said:

We have to open one at a time at my in-laws, which wouldn't be so bad if everyone didn't have 10 gifts each. It's taken close to 2 hours before.

I also think my parents avoided the "is that it" thing by having us take turns. It was never a bam 15-20 minutes and I'm done. It takes over 2 hours with just us because we let them play too.


Yeah the time it took 2 hours was with 7 adults, no kids. Now the adult kids pick a name, which helps a little.

redneckmomma25

Stephan and I were discussing family size yesterday and I think we may be done at 2. It makes me incredibly sad at the prospects of being done but almost really happy and ready for our family to be done and grow together if that makes any sense at all. 

I told him I didn't want to say we were done yet. I wasn't ready to. That idea of the "perfect" family is pretty tempting. 2 kids, 2 parents, boy, girl. I know it's so cliche and I hate when people say that you have the perfect family now, but It really kinda feels that way!  

hmp1

About a month ago I posted on Honest's FB page asking if they will do new prints for their training pants because I was bummed to see the same three options (one being a princess print) that they had when James was in them 2 years ago. They said they would look into adding some more prints and they are always looking feedback from the customer, blah blah blah. Well, I got an email saying they have new prints!! They are so cute too. I'm super excited. Only downfall is the email came exactly 3 hours after the email notice of my shipment going out so I have to wait another month for the new prints.

redneckmomma25

I need a new pair of boots. 

melody921

Flamingemu said:

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

I really dislike this. DH's family does it and it drives me up the wall. Most adults are respectful enough to not all plow thorugh at once, but making each person go around and open one at a time is so ridiculously boring for the rest. Especially when the gifts are not even. 

Woahisme moment - when DH & I had been dating for 5+ years and I was still only getting pillowcases from his mother, I sat for like an hour, watching everyone else open gifts. I am being a child just remembering how much it sucked to not open presents - ha - I can own it though.

LMAO at the pillowcases @flamingemu. Was that her way of telling you not to stay at your own place and not use his?

tinyhumantoe

There is a piece of land I want (11 acres), but the covenants allow for 3 horses, "no commercial livestock"

So........... I don't want horses, but do you think I can have a few chickens, some goats, and a miniature donkey?  Does anyone know what commercial livestock qualifies as?  The realtor isn't answering fast enough

melody921

hmp1 said:

MRoxy0628 said:

We have to open one at a time at my in-laws, which wouldn't be so bad if everyone didn't have 10 gifts each. It's taken close to 2 hours before.

I also think my parents avoided the "is that it" thing by having us take turns. It was never a bam 15-20 minutes and I'm done. It takes over 2 hours with just us because we let them play too.

Yeah, our kids like to open a gift, play with the gift, before moving on. It definitely drags out the gift process, but it's nice. I like to stop, play a game, read a book, enjoy everything.

melody921

loislayn said:

How do I know if what I thought was a milk blister is something more? It's red and hard and hurts like a mofo. Eff, I need to call, huh?

Yes, definitely call. When I had a milk blister, it was white, not red. You do not need mastitis.

Flamingemu

melody921 said:

Flamingemu said:

redneckmomma25 said:

Nothing super meaningful. I just like to see the reaction for each gift. I like the idea of one person opening at a time. So when the kids get older and more patient we will do that. Just can't do that now.

I really dislike this. DH's family does it and it drives me up the wall. Most adults are respectful enough to not all plow thorugh at once, but making each person go around and open one at a time is so ridiculously boring for the rest. Especially when the gifts are not even. 

Woahisme moment - when DH & I had been dating for 5+ years and I was still only getting pillowcases from his mother, I sat for like an hour, watching everyone else open gifts. I am being a child just remembering how much it sucked to not open presents - ha - I can own it though.

LMAO at the pillowcases @flamingemu. Was that her way of telling you not to stay at your own place and not use his?

Ha! Pretty sure we lived together by then. I only received household items from my inlaws until last year when DH legitimately told them not to. He felt so guilty that I got crap from his parents and everyone else got spoiled. He was like, just give her a giftcard if you aren't going to put any thought into it. That would be nicer than another tablecloth that we won't use.

tinyhumantoe

I'm so confused.  This kind of sounds like I can't have goats.  Bastards.

tinyhumantoe

Sorry, technical difficulty

amandad715

@27boo‌
Add me to the potty training over break camp. I want to do the 3 day method this Fri-Sat-Sun, when DH will be home I'm not stupid. Last time with Jack, I did it alone over Spring Break with a 6m old. Not fun.
DH and I were talking about it this morning. He thinks it's too soon, but I feel like we're going to have a newborn in less than 3 weeks. This is the time we can devote to him 100%. If it works, it works. Victory. If it doesn't, than we'll try again when I'm home on leave. He pees in the potty before every bath, randomly during the day and is starting to say when he has to poop. Jack is a good model and VERY encouraging, which is so sweet. I think I may change the rules in the 3-day method and do stickers instead of incentive toys what with Christmas.

hmp1

tinyhumantoe said:

I'm so confused.  This kind of sounds like I can't have goats.  Bastards.

I read it as long as you are not selling the goat milk, you can have them.

jenndub

@tinyhumantoe‌ Goats are cute but they're crazy. I had two when I was in high school, I named them Wayne and Garth. They like to jump on things and get up high. Turns out those things can't be made of wood or hard plastic. They ate an entire bench and a dog igloo thing. We had to put cinder blocks in their pen and a giant boulder so they could stand on them. I loved having them though.

jenndub

Sawyer started preschool today. She was super excited and ran off and left me the second we got there. I cried in the car, then at Trader Joes and then in my house. Hopefully she's doing fine, I am a wreck.

amandad715

Today is my first day of break. We ran errands, finished my shopping, went to the crazy-busy grocery store and had lunch. I'm exhausted. 36 weeks, 3 days tired.
They are down for naps and I need to finish my wrapping for DH and his extended family. He should really be helping but if I finish today during naptime, then he can't say no to wrapping all the boys' gifts tonight.
I just want it all done, so that I'm not dreading Xmas Eve. I want to enjoy myself and not be up forever like we usually are after church and all our running around.

melody921

jenndub said:

Sawyer started preschool today. She was super excited and ran off and left me the second we got there. I cried in the car, then at Trader Joes and then in my house. Hopefully she's doing fine, I am a wreck.

Aww, hugs mama! I'm convinced it's always harder on us. She's going to make so many friends. I'm glad she ran off rather than clinging and crying. 

BeebopandBuddy

jenndub said:

Sawyer started preschool today. She was super excited and ran off and left me the second we got there. I cried in the car, then at Trader Joes and then in my house. Hopefully she's doing fine, I am a wreck.

Aw.  Hugs.  She's such a little go-getter.  I'm sure she is doing great.

amandad715

Super random-I've been doing this weird ice chewing thing the last couple of months. Mentioned it to my dr bc I read it probably was low iron. I got tested about a month ago and sure enough low iron. So they recommend iron pills, which a)did not stop my ice-chewing and b) TMI(?) triggered horrible hemmeroids. So I stopped the iron pills. The ice thing is almost a combo of incredible thirst and anxiety thing. I have a 52 oz Bubba Keg that I drink from all day, so it's not like I'm deprived of water.
DH doesn't get it and is grossed out by it. He thinks I can just stop. I literally can't and it's super weird.
Last night, I hid in the laundry room with my Bubba Keg of water and half-melted (my favorite is half-melted) ice chomping away while I changed the laundry over and had the dryer on high. ">

27boo

My housekeeping skills are fairly subpar as well. It's never all done at the same time, which is the frustrating part. I did sweep and mop my kitchen/bathroom/living room today. But if I'm being honest, I only did it because Aria has speech this afternoon, and the therapist sits on the floor with her.

tinyhumantoe

@indigovader sorry to hear about your troubles   ((hugs))

@flamingemu I'm glad you made it through all of the questions.  I'm sorry if it was uncomfortable

@willy_gert That sounds like a situation I would get myself into.  That is incredibly rude, and now you know not to make that mistake again.  Wow. 

@bobkat22 those are what I call life suckers.  They suck the life out of the people and plants around them.  You can't help someone that miserable.  I'd be done with them.

@jenndub Wayne and Garth, LOLOLOL!  I hope you can get through your day!  I'm sure Sawyer is thriving!

My mom just gave me a long talk about 'new rules' at Christmas - one at a time gifts, done by age (youngest go first).  I'm rolling my eyes a little.  How bout someone hands out gifts, a few at at time, and a few people open at once.  I hate the focus being on me, especially for the gifts my mom gives me because I'm usually like What The ???

amandad715

@BobKat‌ That makes me feel so much better that I'm not the only one and that it wasn't the same after. That's what I'm hoping.
I'm actually looking forward to the ice from the hospital! I remember it was perfectly chewable. I was sent to L&D last week to do a longer NST from my dr's office (everything was perfect) but was not offered any ice. Since I'm a RCS they wanted me off fluids just in case. Sadsies. And I had my water with me but couldn't drink it until I was discharged.