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Traycee1242
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FFFC anyone????
Traycee1242
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I have been indulging waaay too much the last few days, and while it hasn't shown up on the scale YET I feel absolutely terrible about the crap I'm "nurturing" this baby with.
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Re: FFFC anyone????
also, I am really not eating as well as I should and I have no energy to do so. I don't feel like going to the grocery and just a can of soup or a frozen pizza etc... Is the best I've been doing lately by the time I get home from work. Blah, I feel gross!
I lied to my mother about my father (they have been divorced for 26 years & still HATE each other) coming over to visit Nolan because I desperately needed a BREAK from her.
She has been driving me CRAZY since he has been born & even more since coming home. She comes over & stays for HOURS on end & wants to tell me everything I'm doing wrong (or should be doing this or that way- (not understanding he is a preemie & things are different than a newborn) or wants to "try" & help out but it's always more trouble than it's worth.
I know she is just trying to help, this is her first grand baby when she thought she was never going to get one at all since my uterus was supposed to be removed (I'm her only child) but I NEED A BREAK!! She is keeping Nolan when I return to work (if I do, I'm having a hard time deciding) so it's not like she will never get to see him.
If she only came for a couple of hours a time instead of 6+ hours at a time it might be "o.k." but I'm at my breaking point. I NEED my time alone with him, I NEED my rest, I NEED quiet in my house - she just doesn't seem to get it!
Sorry this is so long!
I don't know how any of you can deal with some of the stuff you post about your kids and then have another. I swear some of what you talk about would break me. This makes me wonder how craptastic of a mother I am going to be. Incessent screaming? Not sleeping EVER? scares the living daylights out of me. You guys are amazing for dealing and it just makes me question myself.
Also tomorrow is my H's cousin's baby shower. It's 2 hours away and I REALLY REALLY REALLY don't want to go. She's not going to come to mine because she's due like a week later so I wish I had an excuse not to go to hers. It's a long drive and I don't care for that side of the family much. I do like her tho so I am going and will try to paste a smile on my face.
I can't speak for everyone, but for me- the good FAR outweighs the "bad". You will be a great mother, don't let posts like that scare you or make you second guess yourself.
Definitely this! Plus it is easier to find the motivation to take care of your own child. I can remember watching my sisters kids when they were babies (including getting up in the middle of the night with them when they were sick and little) and thinking "I am going to be an awful mother b/c I dont want to get up and get him" but i did then and once Nick was here you just get in mom-mode and do it. Same goes with disciplining and all the other "annoying" parts of being a mom. You just realize there is no option so you do it lol Plus as Emily says all it takes is a few minute of snuggling to make it all worth while :-)
In light of what I just said...
My FFFC is I am BURNT OUT on being a mom haha I just took Nicholas up to Cleveland by myself to visit my grandma and we just got back after 3 days of being his sole provider I am WORE out. My normally great sleeper took 2+ hours to get to sleep each night, he was all over the place and cried for the last 2 hours of the car ride home. I was SO excited to get home and hand him off to DH only to have DH call me and say he got called out on an emergency call and he wont be home until at least 8 or possibly later
I am ready to just chill and now I cant *stomping feet* Kudos to single moms and other moms whose husbands travel for work-- I had to do it all myself for 3 days and I am ready to pull my hair out haha I am used to having Nick to myself all day since DH leaves before he gets up and often doesnt get home until hes already in bed but its a totally different ballgame in a different setting all by myself. So to give myself 5 minutes to type this DH has been watching Cat and The Hat and Super Why....I am an AWESOME mom letting my 1 year old watch tv for an hour straight 
Oh well at least if his brain turns to mush I'll know who to blame ;-)
Mines not particularly scandalous or anything
I've been letting Henry watch waaaayyyy more TV than I should (we're talking 2 or 3 full episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse a day) Heck, I really don't think he should be watching any TV at all.
BUT - he 'talks' non-stop while it's on! He babbles like crazy at the TV and to me! And he sings! It's so wonderful to hear his little voice... he hardly makes sound at all during the day but for some reason Mickey Mouse really does something for him. Oh and he asks - with sounds not signs!! - for it. I can't say no
I mean, it's not like I stick him in front of the TV and leave, I sit right next to him and talk and dance with him... So, it's not that bad right? I feel like like we're starting a bad habit or something.. like he'll be hooked on TV for the rest of his life...
I just can't help but let him though - nothing makes him as excited or as willing to use words than that silly show! I'm so worried about his speech (well, his lack of) that I think we should just go with it.
Hannah
(For anyone who doesn't know, Henry is 21 1/2 months and in speech therapy for suspected apraxia. He only makes 3 consonant sounds and 1 vowel sound and can only say 3 or 4 words. Just didn't want anyone thinking I was talking about my 8 month old or something
I just sat here and ugly cried because I got a rejection email about a job I really wanted.
DS #1 born January 2010. DS #2 due June 2014.
Boo! I hope something else comes around.
My FFFC is that I let Leah watch way too much TV this winter. Now that it's spring, all I want is for her to play outside so I can stop feeling guilty.
For this reason, I would be justifying TV too... and a similar event happened in our house tonight.
Um, brand please?
Not that I need to spend $80 on a bra... but one of my 3 month old wacaol bras is already starting to break down. I know for some 3 mos is a good life, but this just makes me want to stomp my feet
And here's my FFFC: I tutor twice a week out of my house (it basically pays our daycare bill). Both days my appts were cancelled... not a huge deal, but instead of going and picking up DS early, I stayed home and had mommy time. And while I completed one cleaning project, the rest of the time I enjoyed piddling on the internet, watching the bachelor on my DVR, and in general enjoying the complete peace of my house. It was heavenly.
This is mine too. And he's so set in his ways I'm terrified that it'll be impossible to break his AM TV habit.
Jennie