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September 2016 Moms
TheTamedShrew
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SAHM check in?
TheTamedShrew
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Okay, I know we have like 5,000 check in threads on this board, but are there any other SAHMs here? How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? What summer activities are you planning with the kids? Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)? Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)?
I am seriously dragging now that I've hit 32 weeks. It's like 1st tri fatigue all over again, except I have trouble sleeping now on top of it. I feel so bad because of the heat I have not wanted to get out of the house with DD1 except to go to the library or swimming. Luckily she still has MDO two days a week (our program doesn't close in the summer) or I would be letting her watch way more television than I could feel good about.
I am seriously dragging now that I've hit 32 weeks. It's like 1st tri fatigue all over again, except I have trouble sleeping now on top of it. I feel so bad because of the heat I have not wanted to get out of the house with DD1 except to go to the library or swimming. Luckily she still has MDO two days a week (our program doesn't close in the summer) or I would be letting her watch way more television than I could feel good about.
Re: SAHM check in?
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? Not great. I have to chase her down for every diaper change and to change her clothes. And to brush her teeth. And half the time when we are in public (the other half time, she's great at holding my hand and walking with me). I feel like she didn't used to be this defiant. I don't know if that's true or in my mind, but she's going to be 2 in September, so I think it's not all in my head.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
Swimming, park, library. Walks when it isn't too hot. The last week has been pretty nice, so we've gotten a lot more walks in than we were.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
Yes. I wonder how I will manage to take care of two by myself when one seems hard enough. I know we will eventually get our new rhythm down, but just really nervous about how it's going to be at first with a newborn. DH is taking 3 weeks off, which will be a great help, but it feels like not nearly enough time.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)?
I'm actually finding more time/energy for these things right now. I did the same during my first pregnancy. I think it's nesting for me.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge?. l have good days and bad. I'm usually exhausted and pretty sore by the time evening rolls around. There are days where I have to remind myself that I'm 7 months pregnant and to stop over doing it.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
Swimming, amusement parks, beach trips and indoor play places for the really hot days. I just realized a couple days ago that DS only has 4 weeks left of summer break, so I'm trying to cram a bunch of stuff in before he goes back to school.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
Yes. I wonder how I'll handle 3 by myself once DH is back to work. I'm also worried about not being able to carve out enough individual time for each child.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)?
Most days, yes. I've seriously looked into the cost of hiring somebody to come deep clean my house once a month. If I can't keep up now, I'll certainly struggle to keep up with it with baby #3 in tow.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? Its so hard! LO wants to go outside constantly and its so hot and we have terrible mosquitos (but getting yard sprayed again today). Its hard to go outside unless it involves a pool or splash park and even then its difficult to do solo bc LO just wants to run around and he's getting really fast for this waddling mama! We watch A LOT of Sesame Street...
What summer activities are you planning with the kids? We have memberships to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens so we've been trying to do those in the am before it gets too hot outside. Both of my parents live close by and have pools for the weekends so we go to one of their houses every weekend. There's a bunch of museums around too that we haven't gone too yet bc Im not sure if he's too little to enjoy them but at least they are indoors with AC! We've also been doing a lot of shopping for things around the house and for new baby. Target, the mall, Home Goods, which is fun and then we can get lunch or stop by a park, but it's also getting expensive
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)? YES. I've finally enrolled him in a PDO program. So for now he goes once a week. Registration for fall is next week and Im trying to decided bt 2 or 3 days. We also have a nanny that will stay home with LO2 for 2 days and now stays with LO1. When she is there is when I get to work, 11-6. But the PDO is 9-3 so we're trying to figure out how to get him back home/picked up. I'm a wine salesrep so I make appts every hour from 12-5 and am driving around to restaurants/retail stores all over the city during those hours so it's going to be hard to squeeze in the pick up. The rest of the week its all me and DH will start his normal wkg hours in the Fall (11-11). So I've been worrying about bath/bed time in addition to having them all to myself and trying to work from home, esp the 3 days I have no help.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)? I can't bend over to pick up his toys and Im constantly trying to bc I dont want the dogs to get to them. Yesterday I noticed the tub was getting filthy and I contemplated cleaning it for about 30 mins before I decided it would be too difficult and asked DH to do it just before LOs bath last night.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while feeling huge?
I have a 11 year old, 9 year old, 7 year old and a 9 month old. I'm a lot slower at everything and finding myself getting winded doing the simplest things. It's getting harder to put the youngest in her crib, pick her up off the ground and hold her in my non existent lap. With the older kids it's hit or miss. The oldest is pretty independent but my 7 year old still wants me to play with her like, board games, puzzles, dolls, what have you and it's tough to get myself on the floor/back off the floor lol.
My husband has really light summer hours so I am super lucky to have his help! Putting my shoes on got hard this week, but I don't feel super huge yet. I can still function pretty normally.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
We go for walks almost everyday. We have a great play set in the back yard with a big sandbox that we use a ton. We just play outside a lot. They "help" me water the plants and we play with chalk and all their little car toys. Lots of play dates with cousins and friends.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home?
I think I'm in denial. Things are going great right now and I'm like oh one more wont be that bad! I'm completely blocking out how hard a new born is. But nursing and having them sleep for 18-20 hours a day seems easy compared to a 2 and a 1 year old.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done?
Its hit or miss. I'm expecting less of myself and trying not to feel guilty if things don't get time in a timely manner. I think the third trimester is going to hit with a vengeance. I've been feeling so good. Now I'm just waiting for the aches and pains to hit.
Sebastian 3-11-14
Simon 5-2-15
Baby #3 Due 9-29-16
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? Well I decided to do a 3-day crash course on potty training over this past holiday weekend. I'm so f*cking tired, but little man has shown amazing progress (fingers crossed) and is using the potty on his own will now. It was literally like having a newborn all over again because you have to keep track of the time they last peed and you're constantly cleaning up messes and doing a sh*t ton of laundry (the first couple days anyway).
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
I formed my own SAHM local group and we rotate going to each other's houses, just for a change of scenery. It's nice that the kids entertain one another because I feel like my beached whale position on the floor gets old pretty fast for my 2yo. We also did a crafty thing at Michaels last week and plan to start up some swimming lessons soon. For his birthday, he received a zoo pass and discounts at other places. We have yet to use it because it's been so freaking HOT! I'm trying to find cheap, fun things to do and luckily the summer months offer a lot!
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home? ABSOLUTELY. DH will take a 2-week leave again most likely and that will be good for me to re-coop from the hospital and get LO familiar with nursing. I dread when he goes back to work as it will be a challenge to breastfeed and tame a 2yo. It kind of makes me sad that he'll be using his vacation day for a paternity leave when this time last year we were on vacation @ the shore. No vacays planned for this year...sigh...
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done? Yes, especially this past few days have been a literal sh*t show at our house. I'm currently in bed bumping as DS sleeps in the next room. Thank God he still naps and is a good sleeper in general.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids? We are going camping in a few weeks. But we have also been spending a lot of time at my parents house letting the boys swim. They ask every day when we are going.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home? Once you go from 2 to 3 or more it's a breeze. And since they are older they are more independent. The 8 year old is a huge help with his little brother when he wants a snack or something.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done? DH and I have always split the house work so nothing had changed there. The kids are also stepping up and helping, I may have to bribe them with an ice cream come but they get it done. Haha
I was planning on doing a lot of parks, but good god, every day is predicted to be over 90 in the 15 day forecast. We have the library class on Mondays, music class on Wednesdays, and gym class on Fridays so I'm hoping we can stay entertained indoors.
At 29 weeks I'm just starting to feel like it's harder to do the things I need to do. That's only getting worse, obviously. At least my kid is old enough to pick stuff up and hand it to me, even if I have to still lift her into her crib.
Last time I was pregnant around the same time, it was a mild summer over which I did not work. I'm glad that even then I could appreciate it. I think I read like 30 books that summer. This is not the same experience.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? I get impatient with her so easily lately when we are trying to get ready to leave the house. Mainly because she still requires me to dress her, take her to the potty, and brush her teeth. As soon as I say it's time to get ready to leave she bolts to the other end of the house laughing at me. I really would like to teach her how to fully dress herself soon.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids? She starts a swim class at the Y next week. We swim, go to the library, play in the creek at the park, play dates, visit grandparents (they all live close by). She also has PDO two days a week from 9-2 so she gets plenty of social time and it keeps her in a regular weekly routine. I don't know what I would do without PDO...
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)? Yes. I don't really think about it much, until DD is having a difficult moment, and suddenly I'm like "how on earth would I handle this WHILE holding a screaming infant?"
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)? Everything is just getting physically more difficult for me now. I have burst into tears several times over having to bend over and pick up all the clutter that DD and DH create in the house. My belly makes it really hard to get laundry out of the top loading washer and into the front loading dryer. Also mopping feels like I just did some high intensity work out, and I end up having to pop a tylenol afterwards because my back gets sore. I have to do most errands in the morning because by afternoon it is too hot for me and I'm just too drained.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge?
Oh man-thankfully my little guy doesn't move too fast yet (he's 15 months today and is just starting to "run").
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
Hanging out at my parents lake house, library clubs, and staying inside as much as possible. I feel like a terrible mom, but it's just too hot out for me! Poor little dude doesn't get to play outside very much these days.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
YESSSS! I keep playing out scenarios in my head of diaper changes, nursing, nap time, grocery shopping, etc. etc. etc. with 2 munchkins.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)?
What is housework? Ha-yes...I have no energy right now so I feel like trying to keep up with the housework is tough. Errands are ok right now because I know we need to get out of the house every now and again. My DS does pretty well while out and about for short trips.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge? Desperate and overwhelmed! We have a membership at the Children's Museum, so we go there all the time. We recently moved to a county with awful, underfunded libraries so the story time program is lame. Sometimes I drive to the county over and go to their story time. We play in the hose a lot and visit some splash pads and various parks. We have a zoo membership but it barely gets used because it's SO hot there. Not a ton of shade. Otherwise, we hang out with our besties Daniel Tiger and Chuggington.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids? We're doing a beach day at the end of the month for my birthday, which should be nice. Might be going to a theme park tomorrow. Not a summer for big plans, that's for sure.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home? YES! I keep having this awful feeling that DS2 will be getting the shaft on everything. We had DS1 after trying very hard, so I did a ton of stuff for him. Detailed birth book, I crocheted him an afghan and made him a cool quilt. I keep feeling like I need to do an equal amount of things for DS2, and it's so stressful! Now that I have a toddler, I have so much less time, and I find myself stress-crocheting as fast as I can, trying to get this damn blanket made, and slightly resenting it the whole time. Definitely not the same calming, motherly experience I had crocheting the blanket for DS1! Haha...
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done? Always. Always. Always. It's never-ending.
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge?
I'm tired! I'm very lucky that my son is (usually) pretty mellow, and also that my H has a lot of time off in the summer.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
We're heading to the beach for a week soon. Other than that we try to go to the park super early, before it gets hot, but more often than not, we don't get out of the house quick enough. We did Costco today - super exciting
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
Yes! I'v never had two little ones at the same time. I spent all day just holding my son when he was tiny, so this will be different. My girls will help when they get home from school/activities. I just need to make sure the oldest gets her driver's license, so I don't have to be picking them up and taking them places.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done?
Yep, but that's not new for me! My H does A LOT. We might hire someone to come once or twice a month because I just don't do floors.
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I only recently became a SAHM we moved back home from North Carolina when I was 20 weeks along, I worked full time before the move and I am so much happier being able to spend this time with my baby girl before her brother comes along. There are days when I'm tired but I can actually relax if I need to, when before I would have had to miss work if I needed to rest.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
We got a Zoo pass the first week we moved back, so we've gone there a lot, it's good for me because I get a long walk and my 18mo girl is obsessed with animals. We also walk a lot, it's easy to walk downtown or to stores, Target and a ton of parks so I can take up a half a day walking to the store and then stopping to play on the way back. We live in MI again so we also have a our family cottage and other lakes to cool off in, I'm actually preferring this Summer pregnancy because I've been able to float around as much as I want and it has kept me from swelling up too. On tired days we pull out the kiddie pool and I read while she splashes around.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
Yes. Yes. Yes. I feel like this pregnancy has flown by! I'm emotional about how fast my DD has grown and will soon not be the baby anymore. I also am so nervous because there is no freaking way that this new baby will be as easy as DD, we didn't even hear her cry for at least a week, you don't get that lucky twice! I feel like it's going to be a difficult adjustment with toddlerdom and tantrums just starting, that alone is difficult without nursing newborn every two hours....yikes.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done?
I have my days, but mostly I feel much more able to keep up than before. When I worked I was incredibly overwhelmed and our house was a mess, now I have all day to get things done with no real time constraints. Of course it is usually completely undone as soon as I turn around, so some days I want to just take a break from even trying to tidy up.
I also suggest meetup.com (they also have an app). There are mom groups on there open to new members.
If you can afford it, classes like mommy and me yoga, baby music class etc. I met a good friend at a hip hop dance class that met in the evenings.
As as another poster suggested, the libraries (and even Barnes & Noble) have free weekly story time. (Although for some reason I find it difficult to put myself out there at those sorts of things, myself)
How have you been feeling chasing the littles at home while being huge?
Move been doing fine with DD1, minus the few days when I just feel like crap...I feel like I take it out on her way more than I should.
What summer activities are you planning with the kids?
We do story time at the library every week, along with swimming, playing at home with the water table/sprinkler, inside play places, mall, and parks on mornings when it's not hot.
Are you feeling nervous about adjusting to one more child at home (I am)?
Hell yes. Yes yes yes. I cannot say yes to this enough. I already have days when I cannot wait for DH to get home because I'm so done. I don't even know how I'm going to manage 2U2 while getting no sleep.
Are you struggling to keep the housework/errands done (I am)?
yes. I still get basics done, but the deep cleaning has taken a serious hit. Ugh. Sometimes I just feel like I can't keep up with it all. Mostly it's choosing between a nap or cleaning, and I figure I should get naps while I can.