SAHM Check-In (9/1)

Munchie2.0

Hello ladies... 

It appears we haven't had one of these since the 1st tri!   Please feel free to share any of the struggles and/or accomplishments you have going on this week. 

Tell us a little bit about your SAHM status ( How long have you been a SAHM / How many kiddos do you have? / Do you work at all outside/inside the home? )

 how are things going with your kiddo(s) and this pregnancy so far? 

Munchie2.0

I have a 2.5 yr old drama queen and I have been a sahm for almost 2yrs now. I do work PT as a teacher for MDO 2 days a week sept-may. 

I feel like I have been failing at all things these last few weeks because my sciatica has been flaring like mad. She has been getting way too much screen time lately   I was so nauseous the first tri and was excited about having more energy to get the house organized, and most importantly get my kid potty trained.  
Potty training is going well, except that now she is refusing to use a step stool of any kind and needs me to lift her up/off the toilet. My back can not handle this... oh and nap time, she has declared she is done with naps!  I just don't have the energy or strength to fight her and I can only imagine as my belly grows it will be almost impossible. 

We have been working really hard on trying to explain to her that there is a baby in mommy's belly because she loves to just jump into our laps/on us and that she needs to be careful with mommy. It's going about as well as can be expected. 

Overall, I am just having a hard time with this pregnancy and dealing with a "threenager" isn't helping. My husband has been really amazing with picking up all the slack and taking over bed time, since I usually can't get up the stairs at the end of the day. I really don't know what I would do without him. I just feel bad that he works all day and has to come home and clean up after us. (okay maybe not that bad sometimes) 

birdiejo

I have an almost 2 year old ( birthday next week!) and have been a SAHM since before she was born due to moving while pregnant. I don't work currently but I'm an aspiring photographer. 

My kid has gone from agreeable 1.5 year old to nut job 2 year old in the span of a few weeks. I have been having a truly hard time lately especially because we've been a bit stuck in the house. We moved to this very very small town last year and it's been a struggle...we have to drive an hour away if we want to do an activity. We're both going a bit stir crazy. 

@Munchie2.0 I've been letting her watch way too much Sesame Street this week. Mainly to keep my sanity. 

Munchie2.0

@homemake I don't know if I can watch peppa pig anymore! HAHA...   

Sorry you are stuck in the house because of a small town  Nothing worse than wanting to get out, but can't.

AliJorgensen29

I have a 3 year old (just turned 3 a few weeks ago) and a 1.5 year old. I've been a SAHM since my second son was born. I babysit from time to time but other than that I don't work outside of the home. (My kids and the housework are hard work enough lol) I would eventually like to start a photography business, but that may not happen for a little while. 

It has been a struggle keeping up with everything, but I am very lucky to have a great mom, mother in law and husband that help when I'm not doing well. I've been really sick this time around. 

@Munchie2.0 have you tried getting a little potty for your daughter? That way she's using the potty but it's not so scary to climb up on the big potty by herself. (And could save you on the back pain) That's what we did with our son and he still prefers it over the big potty. 

Munchie2.0

@AliJorgensen29 yes, we do have a little potty that we used when we first started training. It's one that doubles as a stool. We actually had to put it away because she had to carry it with her to every room which was cute until she pooped and peed without me knowing and proceeded to carry the potty to my room and it spilled all over her. *gag* 

I may need to bring it out again, if I can't get her to use the little step stool. 

kerris713

I have a 16 month old and have been a SAHM since she was born. I feel like we're just turning a corner because she was having a really hard time adjusting to my milk drying up right around 13 weeks. The past two nights she has slept through the night, something she has never done before so I'm getting a much needed rest. 
 I am also really looking forward to the fall. We signed up to go to a Parent-Child class at our nearby Waldorf school twice a week and im also signing her up for a tumble class. With it being so hot out this summer it's been hard to go out sometimes so bring on the sweaters!

jab3-2

I've been a SAHM for the past couple of years when my DS started needing more intense at home therapy and it just started to become pointless for me to continue from a financial standpoint. I have my DS and also my DD. It's been tough for me this pregnancy because they fight constantly and I haven't been doing too good mentally or physically. I'm literally counting down the days until DS is in kindergarten (next Tuesday) and then DD will also be in a half day preschool program starting on the 12th. @Munchie2.0 I was talking in the randoms thread recently about how I still haven't been able to get my DD potty trained and she will be turning 4 in a few weeks. I hear ya that it sucks.

Beauxbaton

I have an almost 3 year old (Sept 28th!) and a 19 month old. I haven't worked since me and DH got married 4 years ago. 

I'm going a little crazy. My thyroid levels aren't where I like them but I think my endo is afraid to up my medicine because I've also got graves disease so if I go too far the other way then that will be an issue. So I'm tired and a tiny bit anxious, but not anywhere near as bad as it was with DS2. But the tiredNess makes me feel worn out and burnt out. And DS2 is being extra ornery and extra cranky. So I'm just trying to get through the day until DH comes homes.

L Jane

I have 3 kids, ages 3, 5, and 6. I've been a SAHM for 5 years now. (Where did those 5 years go?!). My older two kids are both in school, kindergarten and first grade, so for most of the time it's just me and my 3 year old!!! It feels so...easy. Lol. We go to the pool a lot, the park, etc. She also is NOT potty trained- I've just been putting it off TBH. Any day now we will get started...ha!

FreshBakedBrownies

@Munchie2.0 would she try climbing up on the regular toilet facing forward? That's what my son did starting when he was 2. He had no problem getting up there himself facing the toilet, but still at 3.5 can't hop up there backwards with the height of our toilets.

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I'm not sure if I technically qualify as a STAHM but right now I feel like I am.  This is my first pregnancy.  I was working but got rudely laid off when I broke my nose at work and needed to take 2 weeks off to recover from the concussion. I'm looking for work but not real seriously because I just feel like crap everyday anyways.  And I'm not too keen on starting a new job and then taking maternity leave right away.  
My husband is also looking for a job but for the meantime he works at a restaurant to earn since money at least. 
I don't know how you ladies handle being pregnant while having other kids.  I'm so exhausted all the time! 

Munchie2.0

@FreshBakedBrownies now I want brownies!!!! LMAO

hmmm. i haven't tried that, but she is also super tiny. i will see what she thinks about trying to climb up. hell, she can even try to use the bathtub if it helps! 

Munchie2.0

@AfKash feel free to post here!  I was just thinking today how nice it was the 1st time around when I would call in to work and just lay around the house all day. 

It does seem kind of pointless to look for a job, just to turn around and take maternity leave.  It's an adjustment to SAH for sure though. 

Munchie2.0

I swear these little ones sense their world is about to turn upside down, so they are trying to make us miserable. 

Gingersnap

I've been single Momming the last 2 weeks and it's been tough. I'm ready for H to get home Saturday! 

JannieJ

We moved out of state right begore I became pregnant with my first and I was finishing up my last semester of my bachelor's degree. So I didn't work once we moved, but the plan was to SAH and I've been a SAHM ever since. My DS is 22 months. He's a lot fun! I'm trying to figure out how to make sharing mom and dad's time with new baby a smoothish transition... @Munchie2.0 I second if she is big enough to sit backwards on the toilet to see if she is interested in trying it that way. My DS lately will only sit like that. I still have to help him, but I've been doing it without the potty seat insert. Maybe changing it up will somehow get her using the step stool again. Good luck!           

Partyof6?

I'm never quite sure where to categorize myself but I am a full-time stay at home mom who also happens to be a full-time realtor. Basically what I usually tell people is that means my life is crazy chaotic all the time and that most of the time if I'm doing a good job at one of those jobs I'm not doing a great job on the other!   So in a week maybe I've sold two houses, but we are super behind on laundry and we had fast food everyday, LOL.  

When my twins were a year-and-a-half old I started my first year not teaching after my teaching career kind of slipped out from under me when the district I had been in for 5 years couldn't find a spot for me the next year. That first year I stayed home and tried to sub, but was paying my babysitter more than I made subbing.   I have been doing real estate for four years now and I absolutely love it.  

The twins are in second grade now and my younger daughter is 5 but will be doing half-day preschool again this year. She often does work stuff with me and is seriously my little sidekick.  

Is going to be very strange next year when my three older kids are in school all day and I will just have one baby at home. I can barely imagine what that's like, LOL. After starting with twins and then for a little while having three in diapers I can't even imagine what it will be like to just have one small baby home with me during the day!

I'm sorry I can't help much with potty training we are way out of that stage but I can tell you that I have 3 kids and none of them were the same as far as what worked and didn't!