I'm up. Got myself ready for work and am downstairs making my (first) cup of coffee.
DD joined the ranks last night of the other F14 babies who have begun waking up screaming. That happened right around the time we were going to go to bed. I went in and rocked her to sleep, put her down, and she started screaming again. Then DH went in to rock her and the screaming was awful. Luckily, he is very patient and calm and got her to relax and go back to sleep.
Finally, we had peace and quiet, and fell asleep only to be woken up by DS running in to ask me (again) why the smoke alarm went off while I was cooking dinner and if there was a fire in our house. No, just some smoke because the oven was so hot. Ugh.
I'm up! LO is still sleeping. DH is still home. I have to call the dentist at 8, so DH is waiting to see if/when I get an appointment. I hope he goes to his office to wfh. This is my reading time!!
I haven't posted much the past few days but I have been lurking (I tried to find a creepy/lurky emoji but no luck)!
So I've picked today to tell my supervisor that I will only be working a few more weeks before becoming a SAHM. Ahhh :-SS I don't know why but I am terrified.
Having a dentist appointment gives feelings of anxiety incomparable to any other feeling. But it's so worth it once it's all over and you have super clean teeth! I always swear to myself I'm going to floss everyday - twice a day, brush after every meal and buy that water floss/picker my dentist has been recommending for the past 2 years - and that promise is usually broken somewhere between 1-12 hours after visiting the dentist.
@sjelwood thanks, I can't wait for that feeling of relief after its all over! But I have to wait until our meeting at 2pm. So I'll just be sitting here stumbling over what I am going to say the entire day.
I love how I started the randoms and then disappeared. Right after I hit post we had a serious poop situation to handle. And then I left for work.
But hi!!
@JammersC he did come to bed around midnight after he heard me go into the nursery to deal with T. Way to sneak in man... but when I came back to bed he apologized and said he would try to do things on his own, and I'll try not to instantly jump down his throat with baby related things.
Some unsolicited advice? You have to make sure you're giving him room to do things on his own, expecting him to do things on his own, and allowing that he'll do things differently than you might. For example, in our home, DH does bathtime. He knows it's bath night every other night or if LO is messy from dinner. He just does it without a peep from me. I don't go in the bathroom at all during bathtime. It's something he's in charge of in regards to LO. I like that it's something I'm not in charge of, and I feel like it empowers DH to feel like he can take care of lo's basic needs -- and he's therefore more inclined to try other things.
I remind myself all the time that DH is as much a parent as I am.
I am glad that he apologized, and I hope it's a smoother road ahead.
So my dental appointment was at 11. I'm still waiting. I know it's a last minute appointment, but I can't stand this kind of stuff.
LO was fed and drowsy when I left. And in his crib. But apparently no nap happened. So that's fun. I'm scared to think of what the rest of the day might look like.
So what I thought was an eczema outbreak on her chin started spreading. Went to the ER last night. Hand, foot& mouth. Poor baby. No fever, so just the rash and cranky.
So what I thought was an eczema outbreak on her chin started spreading. Went to the ER last night. Hand, foot& mouth. Poor baby. No fever, so just the rash and cranky.
This has me wondering if this is what R has. We assumed it was eczema but now I wonder. I hope your LO heals quickly.
@sakura0019 Sorry she didn’t gain more weight, but that’s great that she didn’t slide lower down the chart. I know how stressful weight issues are. If you ever need someone to commiserate with, PM me!
@katybriggs Maybe it’s teeth? I hope the Tylenol works.
Morning! I'm about to dive into the randoms. I'm waiting at court to testify on a work matter. I've been here a few other times but never had to actually testify. I'm scared!! I don't want to screw it up!
I hope to create a real siggy but first I need some sleep!
Wow. I feel like I haven't "seen" you guys in weeks....
@elf828 GL with the interview prep and the interviews tomorrow! @shellbell3845 I hope they got you in/do soon and that it goes well! @mosaicmoscato I agree with @squirm - PIP please! @Sakura0019 - I'm in favor of you having 4 lo's because SUPER CUTE! @armfruit - you have a trick to having LO not throw his cup??? babyG doesn't exactly throw it (not yet anyways) but he deliberately reaches his arm out and drops it... @utpony - Have you seen Rio2? I about died with this...
babyG is finally healthy. Took him to dc Thursday for the first time since before Christmas and he was ecstatic! dcp and another parent were talking about how the other parent's 5mo had a little low grade fever but no cough and they were chalking it up to teething.... babyG crawled right over to the 5mo to say "Hey Buddy, long time no see!" - was really cute.... Until Friday we found out that the 5mo actually has RSV and was having some breathing treatments... Now I've spent the weekend with DrGoogle, bc I have no idea how to know if babyG's got RSV or not... So far, so good, no cough/fever, but he did wake up 7 times between 9p and 7a this morning (which is only 50% unusual, so it might be nothing)
Also, I'm feeling so far behind on this birthday thing... His birthday is 2 months from this past Saturday (but it's on a Tuesday) so I guess we have to figure some s**t out...
And I think I might have to start this TriviaCrack business...Sudoku is getting boring.
formerly skoczera ~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
F14 October Siggy Challenge - Animals in Costume ......
So my dentist appointment was fine. I'm pretty sure I cannot continue going to this dentist though due to the nosy receptionist. Also? I forgot/didn't know that MIL uses this dentist. Here's my conversation upon scheduling my next appointment:
Me: It would be great if I could have the first or last appointment of the day so my husband can miss as little work as possible to watch our baby.
Receptionist: Don't you have a MIL to do that?
Me: Uh, no I do not.
R: Silly! Yes you do! [MIL's name] would be happy to babysit!
Me: No, not an option.
After some more insisting by the receptionist, I finally told her that I knew MIL had complained about me to her dental office (which is true, she told us she did) and that my husband would be doing all childcare during my dental visits, so can we please move on?
@shellbell3845 oh wow. Talk about unprofessional. Wow. I'd say call to complain but then I imagine you'd get a hold of her?
I'd imagine so. I'm in the middle of a multi-step procedure, but then I'll be finding another dentist. Even if I had a great relationship with MIL, it's not the receptionist's place to decide who will watch my baby while I get a filling.
@squirm - I'd take the watching but not interacting... According to dc, babyG will notice his dc-girlfriend eyeing a toy and speedcrawl over to grab it - it's like he's saying "Oooh, she likes that toy. It must be cool. I must have all the cool toys". Not that he takes it out of her hand or anything, but still, I keep worrying that he's going to be a bully... And since it's really just the two of them (and the 5month old who's not yet mobile) they have an interesting interaction...
When he goes to play in the toddler room, they all want to play with him and he loves that - as in they crawl around with (guarding) him and they love making him laugh & smile.
formerly skoczera ~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
F14 October Siggy Challenge - Animals in Costume ......
DD is on her fourth wake up already so I just dosed her up with Motrin, maybe it's a tooth bugging her? I didn't see any belugas when I inspected today but they're known for being lurking assholes. I really hope that helps and we get some sleep...prayers to all of F14 for slumber. Can you imagine if all our babies STTN tonight? We would fart so many rainbows at each other tomorrow.
Love titting not because wake ups but because: lurking beluga assholes and farting rainbows. Legit lol. Sleeeeeeeep babies. Please.
Re: Monday Monday Monday Randoms
And DH is wfh until I get home. At least this breaks up my 14 hour solo day! (I did not do this on purpose.)
I haven't posted much the past few days but I have been lurking (I tried to find a creepy/lurky emoji but no luck)!
So I've picked today to tell my supervisor that I will only be working a few more weeks before becoming a SAHM. Ahhh :-SS I don't know why but I am terrified.
Good luck @adinashoshana!
@shellbell3845 good luck at the dentist!
Having a dentist appointment gives feelings of anxiety incomparable to any other feeling. But it's so worth it once it's all over and you have super clean teeth! I always swear to myself I'm going to floss everyday - twice a day, brush after every meal and buy that water floss/picker my dentist has been recommending for the past 2 years - and that promise is usually broken somewhere between 1-12 hours after visiting the dentist.
Nothing wrong with a mental health day @dreamingbabies
Good luck @adinashoshana @shellbell3845 and @elf828
Good luck to your husband @katybriggs
I remind myself all the time that DH is as much a parent as I am.
I am glad that he apologized, and I hope it's a smoother road ahead.
dx PCOS 2007
BFP #1 (natural) 12/23/2010. Stillbirth due to IC 4/2/2011
TTC #2 starting 03/2012
RE starting 07/2012
05/2013 BFP on a Letrozole (Femara)/trigger!
Cerclage, Procardia, Makena, GD (with insulin), MBR, and we made it!
Our Angel was born sleeping at 20 weeks due to IC.
LO was fed and drowsy when I left. And in his crib. But apparently no nap happened. So that's fun. I'm scared to think of what the rest of the day might look like.
This has me wondering if this is what R has. We assumed it was eczema but now I wonder. I hope your LO heals quickly.
I hope A feels better soon @KatyBriggs ! Poor little guy.
Hugs @lalaprep I hope your LO feels better soon!
No advice on paci weaning @JoyBaby5 just wanted to offer hugs! I know how hard and frustrating something like that can be.
@sakura0019 Sorry she didn’t gain more weight, but that’s great that she didn’t slide lower down the chart. I know how stressful weight issues are. If you ever need someone to commiserate with, PM me!
@katybriggs Maybe it’s teeth? I hope the Tylenol works.
Mom to Lily and Colin!
@elf828 GL with the interview prep and the interviews tomorrow!
@shellbell3845 I hope they got you in/do soon and that it goes well!
@mosaicmoscato I agree with @squirm - PIP please!
@Sakura0019 - I'm in favor of you having 4 lo's because SUPER CUTE!
@armfruit - you have a trick to having LO not throw his cup??? babyG doesn't exactly throw it (not yet anyways) but he deliberately reaches his arm out and drops it...
@utpony - Have you seen Rio2? I about died with this...
babyG is finally healthy. Took him to dc Thursday for the first time since before Christmas and he was ecstatic! dcp and another parent were talking about how the other parent's 5mo had a little low grade fever but no cough and they were chalking it up to teething.... babyG crawled right over to the 5mo to say "Hey Buddy, long time no see!" - was really cute.... Until Friday we found out that the 5mo actually has RSV and was having some breathing treatments... Now I've spent the weekend with DrGoogle, bc I have no idea how to know if babyG's got RSV or not... So far, so good, no cough/fever, but he did wake up 7 times between 9p and 7a this morning (which is only 50% unusual, so it might be nothing)
Also, I'm feeling so far behind on this birthday thing... His birthday is 2 months from this past Saturday (but it's on a Tuesday) so I guess we have to figure some s**t out...
And I think I might have to start this TriviaCrack business...Sudoku is getting boring.
~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
...
August Siggy Challenge-Rainbows & Unicorns
March 10, 2014 - G was born
When he goes to play in the toddler room, they all want to play with him and he loves that - as in they crawl around with (guarding) him and they love making him laugh & smile.
~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
...
August Siggy Challenge-Rainbows & Unicorns
March 10, 2014 - G was born
~s.h.
38 y.o. w/PCOS
...
August Siggy Challenge-Rainbows & Unicorns
March 10, 2014 - G was born
Love titting not because wake ups but because: lurking beluga assholes and farting rainbows. Legit lol. Sleeeeeeeep babies. Please.