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Reasons I Smiled Today - April Edition
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Hey! Motherhood (and life in general) is hard. What made you smile today? Big or small, let's hear it.
Re: Reasons I Smiled Today - April Edition
Watermelon + Tajin for a late morning snack today at work. Yummmmm
My aunt who raised me jump started this two days ago. She was looking at me dead serious and asked "Allyson, tell me the truth, is there a reason you're putting on so much weight? I mean- are you pregnant again?"
That did it for me. I know she said it out of genuine concern, and wasn't trying to hurt my feelings, and she didn't. It just made me realize when the woman who has told me I am too skinny my whole teenage and adult life is concerned about my weight gain, something's gotta give!
B either has some sort of allergy or teething issues. He was up until 2:30 am miserable with a stuffy nose. H and I switch off nights being "on call" for getting up in the middle of the night if need be - which is usually not necessary - but last night was my night. We ended up camped out on his bedroom floor for many hours just snuggling and lightly dozing in and out. He would reach out and hold my fingers or press his tiny little dimpled hands against my eyelids in his fitful sleep. It was so sweet that, even though I missed out on my precious sleep, it truly felt like quality time with him.
Bonus: I don't feel exhausted today like I expected which gives me high hopes for my state of mind during our long drive coming up!
What is REALLY making me smile today, is the spontaneous living room sexy time that happened last night out of nowhere. I mean at first we were just talking and cuddling and joking around, next thing you k ow BAM. Mom just got laid
@AllyTheKid try the Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss if you haven't tried it yet. Book one is The Name of the Wind. Awesome world-building like HP, very likeable protagonist (IMO), lots of characters who feel "real" despite it being a fantasy series. I just reread the first two and am eagerly awaiting the third.
+1 HP deserves its own genre. It has its own shelf of honor in my house
If you're at all interested in non-fiction you may enjoy Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It was really popular a few years back. It's two stories at once about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and America's "first" serial killer. Really interesting read and still sticks with me years later.
Maybe we should start a general recommendations thread for books, tv, movies, music, etc. Could be fun!
@ladybug2821 Oh my gosh how precious!
Unbelievable, where is the time going?
We went to the lake and saw a bunch of SO's family and had a good time. He has been doing great, and we start couples' counseling Thursday.
@allythekid Glad to hear you guys are going to counseling. Hopefully that will make a difference. I had a 4 day weekend and did not want to come back to work. I enjoyed my time so much with S. We also went to the pool and took a few walks, and went to a BBQ Competition.
@fitlady21 Sorry to hear about you and your H. I wanted to go off on my H last night. He knows the rules of sleep training. The loud thunder had woken S up a couple times. She would cry for barely and minute but then go back to sleep. He just so happened to come home right when it happened again and for some reason decided it was a good idea to just go in there. I have no idea WTF he was thinking and it pissed me off so bad. I told him we have to be consistent and he goes in there when she was barely even crying. I don't know if he just had a lapse in judgment and wasn't thinking and just reverted back to old ways, but I was SO mad. I told him don't ever go in there again unless I say lol.
My only downside was I had (have) diverticulitis and have had miserable abdominal pain.
@AllyTheKid also glad to hear you are going through with counseling. Fx that positive changes happen and old habits don't slip back, we all know change is hard
@brzvice We totally have ups and downs! Often times in the same day haha. Having a kid really does take a toll on us.