Auld Lang Spam!

lioness13

I love watching The Twillight Zone marathon on New Years Day!

riansmommie

It's official!!!! My hubby leaves on the 28th and will be home on the 29th!!!!!!!!!!!

When he gets home he gets 17 days off! Yall I'm so freaking excited and ready to have my hubby back home.

bumpuser7846882

@riansmommie‌ Yaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!

@LimaBeanMOM‌ everyone has given great advice! My only caution is to be careful with giving too much formula. My milk didn't come in for 5 days with B, but he didn't starve. The tiny amounts of colostrum they get are enough (not relevant now that your milk is in), but the more sucking, the more milk you'll produce. If you skip too much, your problems may snowball. There's nothing wrong with formula, but if you want bf to work, try not to undermine yourself. DO contact a LC. Today. They love to help, and know that babies need to eat everyday. It's not like it's a big family holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving.

lioness13

@riansmommie‌ - that's awesome!!!

ColieAnn31

@riansmommie‌ I am so happy for you!!! And I can't wait to see the pictures!

ColieAnn31

I kind of stepped back yesterday because I was super frustrated with getting Grayson to take medicine. We were able to get Tylenol and ibuprofen in him but when it came to the tamiflu he would immediately throw up. I'm calling the doctor in a little bit to see what our options are. He's got his appetite back and he's drinking water and the fever is gone so that's good. Thank you for all the advice.

dmlk413

That's awesome news @riansmommie !!!

lioness13

@mcbush‌, I agree with @steamboat123‌. I am big chested and like the idea of fashionable scarves but I don't wear them often either. I think I will purge mine too!

bumpuser7846882

majwv8 said:

We visited a friend this afternoon with a two month old. I don't know how you ladies handle the two under two! She wanted to be all up in the baby's business - shoving a pacifier or bottle in her mouth. I was worn out!

B likes to show M how the pacifier works before he tries to shove it in her mouth. He mostly leaves her alone now, or asks to "hold it! hold it!" When he wants to cuddle her.

daffy2k

@mcbush, I think it depends on the scarf and what you wear with it. I also have the Gs, but I still wear pashminas often. Especially in the winter with dress coats. Also, thinner scarves might help detract from the massive boobage, but something chunky that rests and bounces on your cleavage won't give the effect you are going for

megaroo64

majwv8 said:

I want to call nyquil and tell them dads take sick days all the time.

I think the same thing every time I see that commercial!

ColieAnn31

I get to go back to work tomorrow! I haven't worked since last Tuesday! I never would have been this excited to go back to work if I we're still working at a grocery store. Plus I have new shoes and clothes from Christmas that I want to show off! Haha

lioness13

@ColieAnn31‌ - how are you feeling?

lioness13

DH took this. Like mommy like daughter...

ColieAnn31

lioness13 said:

@ColieAnn31‌ - how are you feeling?

Much better! Thank you for asking! I still have a lingering cough and my nose has been leaking like a faucet all day but I feel 100% better than I was on Sunday!

megaroo64

I just had to call to report a drunk driver. This guy was swerving all over the road, almost got in a head on collision and then practically ran us off the road while trying to pass us. Oh and the street was a quasi residential road with marked no passing. Thank God H was driving and was paying attention enough to pull over to the side of the road so he didn't run us over. And both kids were in the car! After that, he went about 70 down the road and then just stopped and basically parked his car in the middle of the road- which worked out, because then we got his license plate number. I have never wanted someone to get a DUI so badly in my life- he almost killed us, and at least two other cars!

riansmommie

For your viewing pleasure, I give you matching fluff butts!!!

hellooldfriend

I think I am more in love with Cal today than ever before and I didn't even think that was possible. He was so cuddly and sweet today!! Earlier we read some books before nap and he held my hand. Then tonight after bath, he hugged me so hard and patted my back, they looked at me all puckered up for a kiss. ::::swoon::::

Lizzybizzy80

mcbush said:

Who has to work tomorrow? I don't (ever work) on Friday, but my H does. I feel so confused, it feels like a Sunday going into Monday. But instead of laundry and prepping for the week ahead, I'm watching a movie in my PJ's.

I have to work tomorrow, so lame!

Lizzybizzy80

My mom texted me: "Google dancing dogs. It's wonderful."

It is taking some effort not to reply with a grumpy cat No.

megaroo64

@34blondie‌ - my Nora is just moving in to size two! Why do they grow so quickly?

ColieAnn31

34blondie said:

Norah moved into size 1 diapers today at just 6 days old. I'm frantically trying to cycle through our last unworn newborn outfits before I can't stuff her into them any longer!

There is a newborn outfit (I think) that I request a picture of N in!!! Please and thank you

ColieAnn31

Grayson passed out at 7:30 tonight. Alex decided he would rather play video games so I have been enjoying a movie by myself while painting my nails!

daffy2k

subliminalrabbit said:

E has been napping for 2 hours rather than 3 the past three days...  I really, really hope it's not a permanent change but I'm gearing myself up for it.  That extra hour makes such a big difference in my ability to work / recharge -- and I'm struggling to fill the extra time with E right now too, while it's so cold outside!

you get 2-3 hours daily?? I am SO jealous! Lol. We are lucky to get a 1 hour nap over here

riansmommie

For the last 3 hours I have been in a relentless cycle of trying to get my newborn to go to sleep! I just want my freaking shower. He wants to nurse but is over eating and causing himself to spit up. He doesn't get that I'm trying to help him out by just giving him the stupid pacifier. He is now getting to the point where he is over tired as well. It's gonna be a long night and tom is gonna suck!

ColieAnn31

I'm staying up way later then I intended to but I just got carried away watching tv by myself!!!

ColieAnn31

Past midnight and I am still awake. I have been in bed for almost 2 hours but I just can't fall asleep!

Cricket81

So I picked last night to completely stop motn nursing (I know, late to the party). I have really loved bfing, and will still nurse once during the day, but part of me really wishes I had weaned before he was able to verbalized wanting to nurse. It's so hard to hear him crying for it so specifically and not let him. We were up for an hour and a half last night of sobbing (H started and I took over) and then he asked again when he woke up. This morning we are watching all the cartoons and doing all the errands to distract him until nap time. Weaning sucks.

lioness13

Doesn't look like we will make it to 1K this week. Do vacations and spending time with family really take precedence over bumping with the June Bees? Really? :P

cynthia2007

Just woke up a little hungover and smiled leaving friends house bc it's FRIDAY not our typical Sunday and we both took today off! 3 more days until we're back to the grind yay!

cynthia2007

@42Butterflies‌ hope you feel better

cynthia2007

On a sweeter note, my bestie told me last night that A makes her want to have a baby since she's so well behaved and fun to play with but that it's countered with her niece that is 3 months older than A who she says is a terror.

Her and her H have been on the fence for years about having kids. Until they decide she makes her husband wear a condom before they "bone"....her word not mine hahaha

dmlk413

It was 85 degrees in my office this morning.  I had to open the window because it was so uncomfortable. 

ColieAnn31

So I'm thinking (hoping) that Grayson being sick reset his sleep schedule.  He went to bed at 7:30 last night (on his own!) and slept until 6:30 this morning! I don't mind the early wake ups but I just can't deal with the late nights.  The night is when I'm supposed to have me time.  Not wrangle a toddler to bed and then pass out myself.  Here's to hoping he's back on track!!! 

daffy2k

@heelibrarian‌ we are the exact opposite for naps. She has her best naps in her crib, but I'm lucky to get over an hour out of her. If we are in the car or travelling it's more like 20-30 min. And good luck trying to rock the girl to sleep or have her sleep on you. She even quit nursing to sleep around 7-8 months old. That was pretty much the worst day of my life, since up to that point I knew I could always successfully get her to sleep somehow no matter how much she was fighting it. I'm thankful our nights are good though, otherwise I'm sure we'd both be crabby.

daffy2k

@ColieAnn31‌ I totally agree with you on that one. My SIL is always bugging me to try and bump M's bedtime back just a little so it's easier to schedule dinners and stuff. But I'll be damned if I'm going to start messing with our evenings "off". She is in bed by 7 at the latest every night and it's glorious! H and I get to chill out and unwind a bit and we can still get to bed at a reasonable time. I hope she goes to bed at 7 for a long, long time, lol.

dmlk413

sctiger said:

So I picked last night to completely stop motn nursing (I know, late to the party). I have really loved bfing, and will still nurse once during the day, but part of me really wishes I had weaned before he was able to verbalized wanting to nurse. It's so hard to hear him crying for it so specifically and not let him. We were up for an hour and a half last night of sobbing (H started and I took over) and then he asked again when he woke up. This morning we are watching all the cartoons and doing all the errands to distract him until nap time. Weaning sucks.

We are down to before bed now but I'm having such a hard time stopping. I need to get my H to take over bedtime and it will be fine, but it's our only time to snuggle and I'm going to miss it. But I need to do it really soon to get ready to TTC again.

DD is finally weaned but we still do a very similar bedtime routine.  I still cuddle with her, rock her and sing to her before putting her down just minus the nursing.

daffy2k

@sctiger‌ does she like wcm or something similar? With DH working so much/late with unpredictable hours this summer I couldn't rely on him to consistently be there to do bedtime to help with the switch. But I started giving M some warm wcm while we snuggled and read stories. It was an easier transition for us that way and then we just slowly pushed back her milk to the point where now we don't have any at all after bath and teeth brushing. I think by her having something else to do while I was reading her books kind of helped distract from the fact that we weren't nursing at the moment. Once she was over that (I kept the milk before bed for another month or so) we moved the milk part back to before her bath and now it's just with supper.

summer2times

Ive only been summoned for jury duty twice in my life and this time i could not get out of it. Sitting here waiting, Im hoping its too slow and i can go home. What i would do for a hair cut and manicure without having to arrange daycare..

hellooldfriend

For you weaners: may I suggest that before you switch to milk, you switch to nursing downstairs before bath or as the last thing you do before you do the night time cool down session. Separate it from the regular routine first. Then when you switch to milk, it isn't something that is disrupting the bedtime routine, but rather just changing one things (nursing) and then after bath, book and bed are consistent.