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January 2012 Moms
Huahine
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FFFC
Huahine
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Re: FFFC
I went out for a massage last night. When I got home DH told me that our little angel had actually been a total angel for him. After two weeks of regular evening meltdowns, where I end up walking and bouncing LO for hours b/c DH will just sit there and let him cry, LO decided to take a chill pill on the one night I'm not here.
Instead of being happy that everyone had a nice evening I'm a) annoyed that DH didn't have to deal with the melty man on his own and b) a little resentful that my kid seems to behave better for others than me.
I felt exactly this way the one time I left DD while on maternity leave. I was gone for 3 hours and she slept for the entire time and DH just watched TV shows. I was also frustrated that she was an angel for him, but happy of course that things went well. But more frustrated
My FFFC- I have a hard time remembering DD's birthday. I don't know why but 1/19 always comes to mind and she was born on 1/18. No idea WTF my problem is, but it makes me feel horrible!
I took all the batteries out of my daughter's toys- her jumparoo, play gym, exasaucer thingy, bouncer- I know she liked watching the lights and hearing the music, but HOLY F*CKING HELL I was about to lose my mind.
Now I just have toddler tunes on in the background for stimulation.
I am so glad that I am not the only one!!! DS was born 1/16 but my due date was 1/17 and when people ask when he was born I almost always tell them my due date. I don't know why it's so hard for me to remember that he was born 1 day early. I don't correct myself either because I don't want to look like a bad mother.
BFP 10/1/2010 MMC D&C at 11w4d
BFP 3/15/2011 M/C at 6w
BFP 5/25/2011 DS1 born 1:11pm on 1/16/2012
BFP 10/18/2013 EDD 6/28/2014 GROW BABY GROW!!!!
THIS! Depends on how nice my husband is to me today, I'm thinking I want to go out to dinner and use some gift cards we've been holding on to for a while...
Also, K was really cranky this morning and fighting going down for his morning nap, but stopped crying when I faced him toward the TV. So I let him watch in his swing as he fell asleep, and now I can enjoy my coffee and internet
I have another one: we haven't DTD since before K was born, and I'm kind of okay with it. I don't actually enjoy sex that much...
When we were dating and my husband met one of my aunts for the first time she told him "you know women in this family only have sex to procreate!" at the time I told him don't worry, that's not true... but it kinda is...
"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it the more it will elude you but if u turn your attention to other things it will come & sit softly on your shoulder."
BFP! 04/26/11 - DS born 12/28/11 - BFP #2! 04/02/13 - DD born 12/11/13 -
My Ovulation Chart
Ugh, me too! It's not like the babies that didn't survive ate here to tell you that.
The other one that gets me is "Happy Mom=Happy Baby". I realize what people are trying to say, but it gets thrown around way to much as an excuse for lazy parenting.
I have another one (after reading the college plan post). I don't understand it when people say something like "I don't want to pay for their college so they have to work for it and learn the value of a dollar".
My mom told me she would pay for my college tuition if I went to an in-state school, so I went to an in-state school. I still worked two jobs to pay for my living expenses, books, and everything else outside of my tuition. I know the value of the dollar more than most people I know, I save like crazy, and am ahead of the financial curve at 27.
I think if your kid doesn't understand the value of a dollar by 18, you're not doing your job as a parent. OK, that sounds harsh, but it's your responsibility to teach them about money.
And I have NO issue with people not paying for college, especially if it's going to hurt your retirement, current living situation, etc. But to use that excuse seems like a cop out.
I don't think anyone uses that phrase to mean you should do whatever you want and screw what happens to your kid. I think it's more about understanding that there are viable alternatives to things that leave you happy as well as your baby happy.
I cosleep with DS, but a couple times a night I have to pee. I'm too tired in the middle of the night to want to deal with a squirming baby while I pee. So I leave him in the middle of the bed (with barriers on the sides) while I pee in peace. I feel so guilty about it though that I always rush back. It doesn't help that he usually wakes up when I leave the bed as he's addicted to needing to touch me while he sleeps.
I'm also guilty of being a martyr mom. I let DH play his xbox rather than ask for his help. He always says he's willing to help if I just ask, but he gets so grumpy about it that I often just rather do it myself. I need to just give him DS and go do something for myself.
That's so funny, I do the same thing! DS was born 1/17 and I always want to say 1/19. Probably because that was my due date and I was so fixated on it for so long:)