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TriciaJoy · February 2010

Come on ladies.. what's eating you?

Something driving you crazy? Making you spit nails?
Spill it!

TriciaJoy · February 2010

Robbie related: Holy crap, the terrible 2s are in full force. The tantrums, the screeching, the out and out defiance. I'm pulling my hair out!

NBR: I got picked as part of the team to learn a new job at work (really, the same job, but for a different region and it's done completely differently, so it may as well be new) only we're getting no training. Every time we asked a question, we got a shrug. "We don't know." the entire "training" session was filling with "I assume.." "I think.." "We're hoping.." "I haven't been able to find out.."
And we start on Friday. Live. It's a total cluster.

borc0080 · February 2010

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I need this today...

This morning as I was rushing out the door, DD's peds clinic called. I returned the call on my way to work and they told me that their H1N1 vaccine is in short supply and DD's appointment on Thursday to get her 2nd dose would have to occur this afternoon. I took their latest appointment (4:10), but it still meant I had to leave work an hour and a half early to get her there. As I was about to leave work, I discovered I had a message on our home phone from the clinic that asked me to call back again. After waiting on hold forever, I was told that they didn't have the vaccine at the clinic today after all, but I could get it tomorrow. Angry Thankfully, they let me choose the time and promised they'd set a vial aside with DD's name on it. I'm still rather livid about the whole thing.

And it doesn't help that DD is teething right now, which makes her a bad eater and sleeper.

mamabear7910 · February 2010

DS was an absolute demon today. I swear he somehow switched places with the devil himself while he was sleeping last night. I don't even want to go into what he did today or how he behaved. DD has been fussy all freaking day. She hasn't wanted to nurse and she's been having diarrhea (she's got the same "bug" DS had last week, but she's had it for at least 3 days and he had it for 1). Dear God, I hate teething - especially when it's mixed with some weird sickness. Oh, and MIL thinks I'm abusing DS. She is so out of line. He's 2 years old! He's not throwing a temper tantrum for a legitimate reason, he just hates the word "no" !!!

*sighs* It felt good to get that crap off my chest. Thanks. Smile

*Sweet pea* · February 2010

Skylar dang teeth need to come in. She sleep horribly and man her red headed additude was in full swing yesterday

clyoungsey · February 2010

I had to drive 2 1/2 hours one way between work and kids drop off this morning due to the snow....hate snow. And winter, and RSV season, all of the above keeps us cooped up. Especially after hitting the 40's yesterday and getting a walk in.

innes1015 · February 2010

Sleep - or lack there of. I anticipated long nights, but at 10 months, I had hoped it would be better. He wakes up, and is standing at the end of his crib. I just have to walk in, pick him up, and he falls back asleep, so it's not time consuming, just frustrating. And on top of that, DH never hears it! (Sorry, this has turned more into a vent)

boolos2B05 · February 2010

DD has the croup and the steroids they put her on have made her , 1. Cranky. 2. Eat everything. (Guess this wil help with the weight gain issue) 3. not sleep. Today has been the worst. She woke up around 8 am and just now 6pm went to sleep. No nap at all, not even in the car. She was just sooo tired but wouldn't or couldn't go to sleep. Finally she passed out, now I am wondering if I should just let her sleep and risk her waking up at some insane early hour or wake her up in about an hour and give her a night-time bottle and see what happens.
NPR: We still haven't found a 4dr car. Still having to drive a 2dr explorer sport that sits up higher than most and the drivers seat doesn't move so I have to sit on a pillow, and we just had to switch DD into a convertable seat. DD is awake 6:30pm, here we go again.

Sweets2005 · February 2010

Oh, here is mine! We went to get our taxes done at one of the local college's because they have volunteers do it for free if you make under a certain amount of money. We go every year and we never have to bring our social security cards because we are in the system. I should have brought them anyway but I wanted to get out the door. Well turns out you need them now so I asked if DH could run home and get them (we live close) while we started the process but the guy kept lecturing me like I was a child or an imbecile about how these are volunteers who need to get home (they closed in an hour) and blah blah blah! I wasn't asking anyone to stay late! So he agreed and the whole time he kept pushing my buttons asking where the heck do we live (I guess he thought DH was taking too long but he was only gone 20 minutes!!!). So DH comes back with the cards and they don't even LOOK at them! So pointless! Gees, lol

boolos2B05 · February 2010

I HATE REFLUX!!!!!!

I have formula spit-up hair.

ijack · February 2010

Emma (also in the terrible 2 phase) had a full on tantrum when it was dinner time tonight. She told me she was hungry but didn't want to sit in her seat, so while my back was turned DH picked her up and asked her if she wanted an orange. WTF? You don't get fruit first around here and now she won't eat anything because she just wants the orange.

Mrs.tlcS · February 2010

I am so done with vomit. So, so, so done.

DS vomits because of reflux, and DD vomits every time she throws temper tantrums (at least once a day.... she's 20 mos old).

So done. So, so done.

Did I mention that I'm done?

Mrs. Destructo · February 2010

I'm mad, mad, mad, because for the last year or so our pedi has been promising me that we can assume my boys' lungs are as robust as termie lungs, because they have had many chest colds and tolerated all of them well.

Well. She was very wrong. (I'm not mad at the doc about this, I'm mad at the fates - how could the doc have known?)

Long story short, Leo went into respiratory distress (I think that's what it's called?) over the weekend. Low sats, retractions, grunting, flaring. The whole 9 yards. It was f*king terrifying. I didn't even know that 2 year olds can grunt and retract! He's okay now, but Saturday was very scary. We spent about 5 hours in urgent care waiting for the meds they gave him to kick in, and somewhere around hour 4 his sats finally went up to 95 and they discharged us. The hospitals around here are full to the brim with kids fighting RSV, otherwise we would have been admitted.

So we're back in modified isolation (can leave the house but we can't go where kids are) until the temps outside are over 100 (in about 2 months, we live in Phoenix). Which means he shouldn't be in daycare, so I can't go back to work this spring as I had been planning (assuming I could have found a job). And we might have to go back in isolation next winter.

effing prematurity.

SBMBride406 · February 2010

I also have a terrible twos monster in my house. He's decided to stop giving hugs or kisses to everyone but me, which leads to lots of hurt feelings among the other kids and adults in his life. He says "move" and pushes when he's annoyed (either a person or the air, depending on what's around). He throws himself on the ground anytime he hears "no" and yet, ironically, "no" is his favorite word.

ijack - I am totally guilty of giving Marino a clementine for dinner if he won't eat what I make. In my defense, he always eats a big breakfast and lunch + 4 snacks a day, so dinner is kind of just a bonus. But I had to blush when I read your post! Embarrassed

Mrs. Destructo - I'm so sorry you guys went through that - so scary! When does cold/flu season end there? Will you see your pulminoloigist and see what they say about good maintenence meds? Our pedi swears the only reason Marino hasn't gone into respiratory distress since October is b/c of our daily dose of Pulmicort. We actually quadrupled the dosage in early January and I haven't heard a wheeze out of him since!

ijack · February 2010

Sara, I think my issue with it was more that DH did it behind my back and she wasn't mad at what I made (it was chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries), it was just her being mad. She also ate like crap today at school so I know she's hungry. She threw at least 6 tantrums in the hour between dinner and bed. And DH goes oot this week

SBMBride406 · February 2010

ijack:
Sara, I think my issue with it was more that DH did it behind my back and she wasn't mad at what I made (it was chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries), it was just her being mad. She also ate like crap today at school so I know she's hungry. She threw at least 6 tantrums in the hour between dinner and bed. And DH goes oot this week

I feel your pain. The tantrum thing is really driving me nuts. My DH is definately a lot tougher than me...I give in a lot b/c I don't want to battle with him...my DH is totally unphased by tantrums.

SBMBride406 · February 2010

Also on my Mad Monday sh!t list...self-righteous SAHMs that act like working moms are just selfish and unwilling to make financial sacrifices for the good of our families. It's 2010...some of us are the freaking breadwinners in our families, and not everyone can afford to live on one income. I wish I had some decadent lifestyle that I was working to maintain...I have no clue how I manage to pay our bills every month. Honestly, I feel like dragging my butt to work and school everyday so I can put food on the table and, hopefully, put us better position for the future, is a sacrifice. I'm away from home 15 hours a day 2 days a week (and 9 hours 3 other days)...that's my freaking sacrifice. I don't think my situation is harder than anyone else's (including SAHMs...especially with a terrible twoish toddler, I recognize how much they have to deal with in a day), I'm just saying...that "sacrifice" crap is really wearing my last nerve today.

Mrs.tlcS · February 2010

SBMBride406:
Also on my Mad Monday sh!t list...self-righteous SAHMs that act like working moms are just selfish and unwilling to make financial sacrifices for the good of our families. It's 2010...some of us are the freaking breadwinners in our families, and not everyone can afford to live on one income. I wish I had some decadent lifestyle that I was working to maintain...I have no clue how I manage to pay our bills every month. Honestly, I feel like dragging my butt to work and school everyday so I can put food on the table and, hopefully, put us better position for the future, is a sacrifice. I'm away from home 15 hours a day 2 days a week (and 9 hours 3 other days)...that's my freaking sacrifice. I don't think my situation is harder than anyone else's (including SAHMs...especially with a terrible twoish toddler, I recognize how much they have to deal with in a day), I'm just saying...that "sacrifice" crap is really wearing my last nerve today.

Can I just say as a SAHM, that this line of thinking really cheeses me off as well? I know I'm in the minority with my opinion, but I feel that if you have to give up something that feels like a real sacrifice, then you can't afford to SAH.

But yeah, even though I have opinions on every issue... the whole mommy wars bit is enough to make me want to smack a b*tch. Wink Unless you're abusive or breaking laws, do what works for your family, yk? Seriously.

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