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tttwalters · March 2014

@tiffletons518, I hate your computer!

tttwalters · March 2014

why is the cat's water dish the new favorite toy? He works so hard getting himself over there, then I have to pull him away and then there is a huge meltdown!

tttwalters · March 2014

you are way to chipper this morning @subliminalrabbit

ColieAnn31 · March 2014

3 hours of sleep with 2 babies today...bring on the coffee!

tttwalters · March 2014

WasNotWas · March 2014

Where is @gigglejiggle??

Nix55 · March 2014

ColieAnn31 said:
@subliminalrabbit‌ I rock Grayson to sleep still too

That's sweet and all, but this might be why you are so worn out. He needs to be able to put himself to sleep.

Nix55 · March 2014

tttwalters said:
why is the cat's water dish the new favorite toy? He works so hard getting himself over there, then I have to pull him away and then there is a huge meltdown!

My LO goes crazy trying to get the cat's food and water. This is from a few months ago.

ColieAnn31 · March 2014

@NaChelleBeck‌ I would be livid too! And I would talk to my SO's parents directly because I know he'd end up brushing it off as not a big deal when talking to them about it.

tttwalters · March 2014

@nachellebeck, I so wish we could all be there to let them have it! Not cool, that is their grandchild! If they didn't know how to reinstal then let you know, or at the very least make it obvious that it was not installed.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

@nachellebeck NOT cool of your ILs! You should be able to trust them more than that but let me toss out there that for your own sanity, check your seats any time the car is out of your sight. Like, if you take it in for a service. Even if there is no conceivable reason for the seat to have been messed with, it happens.

@colieann31 Hugs to you. I hope this is a step in the right direction!

@HoneyB1993‌ Ugh ugh ugh I HATE fevers

I hope your LO perks up today

lioness13 · March 2014

tttwalters said:

why is the cat's water dish the new favorite toy? He works so hard getting himself over there, then I have to pull him away and then there is a huge meltdown!

I hate that they understand when we take stuff away from them now. It sucks. KJ can even locate things that I hide from her. *sigh*

needanustart · March 2014

@nachellebeck I'd be so pissed. This is where I know I'm lucky that DH is more OCD about these things than I am and he has no trouble confronting his parents about things.
Which reminds me they need confronting soon. They are slowly starting to drop by and let themselves into our house whenever they feel like it. I came back last week to all my knobs changed in the kitchen (I like them, but weird guys) and new curtains (also like, but maybe ask me first? and not while I'm gone). Then last weekend while the boys were napping DH and I were fooling around and then I was going to go downstairs to workout but I heard noises downstairs. I looked out our bedroom window and saw their car and realized they were in the house installing flooring tiles in the basement- while we were upstairs having sex!!! I really wanted to go down in my undies to grab a seltzer water but that plan was obviously dashed. It makes me feel like a hostage in my own house unless I want to get stuck in a long conversation about whatever they are doing to my house behind my back.

WasNotWas · March 2014

Shoogars GL with the next part of your life; full of no dietary restrictions, whatever undergarments you want, and day drinking!!

BunnyLove416 · March 2014

calikat80 said:

@nachellebeck I'd be so pissed. This is where I know I'm lucky that DH is more OCD about these things than I am and he has no trouble confronting his parents about things.
Which reminds me they need confronting soon. They are slowly starting to drop by and let themselves into our house whenever they feel like it. I came back last week to all my knobs changed in the kitchen (I like them, but weird guys) and new curtains (also like, but maybe ask me first? and not while I'm gone). Then last weekend while the boys were napping DH and I were fooling around and then I was going to go downstairs to workout but I heard noises downstairs. I looked out our bedroom window and saw their car and realized they were in the house installing flooring tiles in the basement- while we were upstairs having sex!!! I really wanted to go down in my undies to grab a seltzer water but that plan was obviously dashed. It makes me feel like a hostage in my own house unless I want to get stuck in a long conversation about whatever they are doing to my house behind my back.

Wait, your in-laws are secretly renovating your house while you're out?

lioness13 · March 2014

NaChelleBeck said:

So, my in laws were using my car while we were away (for grocery trips & local things). Not only did they drive to the north side of Houston (about an 1 hr drive & without permission) I just figured out that they unbuckled Kaels car seat.... I am 'smoke out the ears' pissed. Ive had him in that seat everyday since Sunday. If they think they will be borrowing my car again...HA! I told my husband, and he is not as upset as he should be. They ALL have another thing coming when I get home tonight. Im so done with them....

Did they not understand how it works? My dad and stepmom did the same thing when I asked them to get KJ out of the car one day. They didn't understand that it had a base and the seat clicked in. After I showed them, they felt like huge idiots. If they don't know how it works then this is a good time to teach them. Then you'll just have to teach them again when you switch to a new seat. I can see how this would piss you off but if they didn't know then you have to cut them some slack.

lioness13 · March 2014

GiggleJiggle said:

Where is @gigglejiggle??

Love this! This morning I googled Cosby Show gifs just because and had a few laughs.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

calikat80 said:

@nachellebeck I'd be so pissed. This is where I know I'm lucky that DH is more OCD about these things than I am and he has no trouble confronting his parents about things.
Which reminds me they need confronting soon. They are slowly starting to drop by and let themselves into our house whenever they feel like it. I came back last week to all my knobs changed in the kitchen (I like them, but weird guys) and new curtains (also like, but maybe ask me first? and not while I'm gone). Then last weekend while the boys were napping DH and I were fooling around and then I was going to go downstairs to workout but I heard noises downstairs. I looked out our bedroom window and saw their car and realized they were in the house installing flooring tiles in the basement- while we were upstairs having sex!!! I really wanted to go down in my undies to grab a seltzer water but that plan was obviously dashed. It makes me feel like a hostage in my own house unless I want to get stuck in a long conversation about whatever they are doing to my house behind my back.

Oh. Fuck this. Your DH needs to have a refresher course on boundaries, like, yesterday.

lioness13 · March 2014

Drive by done. Back to work.

ASmallWonder · March 2014

I could give them a pass on the unbuckling if they honestly thought that's how you use it. BUT they know (if for no other reason then they actively UNbuckled it the first time) that it has to be buckled in. They needed to make it damn clear they had not reinstalled it as it had been given to them.

needanustart · March 2014

@bunnylove416, yes, basically. My MIL has great taste and really knows my style well. When we bought our ginormous house 2 years ago it was from an 86 year old lady and everything is like floral wallpaper and brass accents and fixtures. It's 100% not my style and she knows we're too busy/broke to do anything about it right now so she's just trying to help. It comes from a good place and I'm trying to be patient.

@elmoali he had a discussion with them (like took them out to drinks without me or the kids and said he needed to talk to them) last year when I was pregnant and losing my mind and they totally backed off for a few months. It's just ramping up again. When we saw his dad's car pull up during dinner on Monday DH jumped up and was about to stop/confront him at the door but I could tell it was going to get heated and I felt bad about it. I mean, his dad is 80 so I feel guilty about scolding him and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. So I totally let him come in, distract G from finishing his dinner and accepted a pair of old khakis, a carton of egg whites and a new stuffed animal for G (I HATE stuffed animals!). He thinks of excuses to give us stuff we "need." The carton of egg whites actually made me laugh.

DH is an only child so even in college he would be so short with his parents on the phone and I was like, "you're so mean! they just want to know about what's going on!" and he would tell me they need to be limited because they have no boundaries in terms of getting into his life and now I totally get it! I am really relieved he's not defensive about it and we can be on the same page (at least about this because lord knows we're in different chapters on other stuff!)

BunnyLove416 · March 2014

calikat80 said:

@bunnylove416, yes, basically. My MIL has great taste and really knows my style well. When we bought our ginormous house 2 years ago it was from an 86 year old lady and everything is like floral wallpaper and brass accents and fixtures. It's 100% not my style and she knows we're too busy/broke to do anything about it right now so she's just trying to help. It comes from a good place and I'm trying to be patient.

@elmoali he had a discussion with them (like took them out to drinks without me or the kids and said he needed to talk to them) last year when I was pregnant and losing my mind and they totally backed off for a few months. It's just ramping up again. When we saw his dad's car pull up during dinner on Monday DH jumped up and was about to stop/confront him at the door but I could tell it was going to get heated and I felt bad about it. I mean, his dad is 80 so I feel guilty about scolding him and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. So I totally let him come in, distract G from finishing his dinner and accepted a pair of old khakis, a carton of egg whites and a new stuffed animal for G (I HATE stuffed animals!). He thinks of excuses to give us stuff we "need." The carton of egg whites actually made me laugh.

DH is an only child so even in college he would be so short with his parents on the phone and I was like, "you're so mean! they just want to know about what's going on!" and he would tell me they need to be limited because they have no boundaries in terms of getting into his life and now I totally get it! I am really relieved he's not defensive about it and we can be on the same page (at least about this because lord knows we're in different chapters on other stuff!)

I'm torn between being horrified for you that they have no boundaries and jealous that elves come in the night and make your house pretty.

needanustart · March 2014

Also when said 80 year old FIL comes over to try and "fix" or update things it always ends up being a huge fight between DH and him and a waaaaay bigger project. He actually broke our toilet Christmas even two years ago trying to fix a really minor handle issue that we had gotten used to. Like he went to use the bathroom, couldn't help himself and half an hour later comes out with soaking trousers. We had to call an emergency plumber on Christmas eve! Because of this incident, at least MIL and FIL got the message loud and clear that no appliances or water or electric can ever be touched without our supervision. I'm so afraid he's going to try and fix our leaky bathroom sink while I'm gone someday!

needanustart · March 2014

@bunnylove416 that's exactly it! I am trying to take the good with the bad. And the new tiles in the basement (like those big interlocking rubber gym tiles) are AWESOME! I just didn't want them getting installed while I was upstairs banging. So I don't want to piss them off with a really defensive boundaries conversation because I know how DH would do it it would be effective but hurt their feelings.

And then I would have brass fixtures forever! But honestly just the incidents I described were the tip of the iceberg so I think we really need to get them to back off a little for our sanity.

needanustart · March 2014

Omg @NaChelleBeck‌ I forgot they live with you! I'd die. I'm already mentally getting ready for the argument when fil passes away and mil might want to move into our in law suite in the basement. That suite is supposed to be for MY parents because we moved away from my family to live with his so I'm never budging on giving up that space.
And the point is you are right- your kid's safety trumps all else, so they need a talking to.

HeartLikeMine3 · March 2014

Just catching up sorry to all the mommies that didn't get any sleepy.
@ColieAnn31‌, I'm glad y'all have a plan and I hope not works.
All at the crazy in laws I'm glad mine are 10 hours away!
@NaChelleBeck‌, I'd be livid about the carseat!!!

HeartLikeMine3 · March 2014

Anybody take their LO to the gym and let them stay in the childcare area while you workout? I really need to get my ass in shape and there is a Gold's gym close by. I SAH and think it would be a great way for me to get a little break and let Grayson get used to a little social interaction. I'm just so nervous he's never stayed with anyone but my mom. I guess I just picture gyms being a breeding ground for germs/bacteria. I'm going to go check it out today and see how it looks.

lioness13 · March 2014

NaChelleBeck said:

NaChelleBeck said:

So, my in laws were using my car while we were away (for grocery trips & local things). Not only did they drive to the north side of Houston (about an 1 hr drive & without permission) I just figured out that they unbuckled Kaels car seat.... I am 'smoke out the ears' pissed. Ive had him in that seat everyday since Sunday. If they think they will be borrowing my car again...HA! I told my husband, and he is not as upset as he should be. They ALL have another thing coming when I get home tonight. Im so done with them....

Did they not understand how it works? My dad and stepmom did the same thing when I asked them to get KJ out of the car one day. They didn't understand that it had a base and the seat clicked in. After I showed them, they felt like huge idiots. If they don't know how it works then this is a good time to teach them. Then you'll just have to teach them again when you switch to a new seat. I can see how this would piss you off but if they didn't know then you have to cut them some slack.
Weve switched to a convertable, and theyve taken him to and from my parents house in it before. They know how it works.

needanustart · March 2014

HeartLikeMine3 said:

Anybody take their LO to the gym and let them stay in the childcare area while you workout? I really need to get my ass in shape and there is a Gold's gym close by. I SAH and think it would be a great way for me to get a little break and let Grayson get used to a little social interaction. I'm just so nervous he's never stayed with anyone but my mom. I guess I just picture gyms being a breeding ground for germs/bacteria. I'm going to go check it out today and see how it looks.

Yep, I put all three kiddos in there for 45 minutes at the Y on Tuesdays. Lo always falls asleep in the stroller and the big boys grumble about not wanting to play in there but the ladies are really nice and I need to go for a run for my sanity sometimes! I think the big boys complain because I do it right before their open gymnastics time which is fun so I think they just think I am delaying open gym for them. But as for germs and stuff it will be more germy than your own house but they are pretty good at our place about wiping things down a lot. I used to work in one myself and we all had to be CPR certified and have a lot of experience so just see what they require of their workers, check the place out and if both seem good to you go for it!

momofcatan · March 2014

sctiger said:

We have some friends who turned their LO around after she turned one. Ugh. I can't believe people don't know how much safer rear facing is!

I think this is the norm in Canada. I don't think I've ever seen anyone rear face past 18 months.

needanustart · March 2014

GiggleJiggle said:

HeartLikeMine3 said:

Anybody take their LO to the gym and let them stay in the childcare area while you workout? I really need to get my ass in shape and there is a Gold's gym close by. I SAH and think it would be a great way for me to get a little break and let Grayson get used to a little social interaction. I'm just so nervous he's never stayed with anyone but my mom. I guess I just picture gyms being a breeding ground for germs/bacteria. I'm going to go check it out today and see how it looks.

go for it! social interaction is good for your LO. I'm sure they keep the child care area clean.
I took J all the time before the hospital. I am going to try again this week. His separation anxiety is awful since we left and they page me every time at the gym (

This was the case when it was just G and I was pregnant. I always got 13 minutes into a run and they had to come find me. I only tried three times before I gave up. Lo is pretty bad with separation anxiety now but I think he calms down because his big brother and pseudo big brother are with him. It will pass!

tiffletons518 · March 2014

sctiger said:

We have some friends who turned their LO around after she turned one. Ugh. I can't believe people don't know how much safer rear facing is!

We did with both of our girls sometime between 12-18 months. Everyone we knew did the same. My H was really surprised when I told him it's now the law to leave them rear facing until 2.

WasNotWas · March 2014

So I'm still super motivated and just did some weight circuits at the gym...ran into my old trainer and my super (bitchy) competitive neighbor, who looks fabulous btw. I told her she looked great, she looked me up and down and (after, legit like 7 seconds) said "so do you"...I said "I don't, but thank you, I will soon though!"

then I dropped the mic and walked away

tiffletons518 · March 2014

WasNotWas said:

So I'm still super motivated and just did some weight circuits at the gym...ran into my old trainer and my super (bitchy) competitive neighbor, who looks fabulous btw. I told her she looked great, she looked me up and down and (after, legit like 7 seconds) said "so do you"...I said "I don't, but thank you, I will soon though!"
then I dropped the mic and walked away

That is my favorite motivation. H's bffs wife pisses me off regularly enough. But, this girl that I HATE moved into our neighborhood. When we were friends she would always make comments about how she hated being bigger than me and she didn't even have any kids. We now go to the same gym and I've seen her run through the neighborhood too. She's the skinniest I've ever seen her, but I'm not far behind her. I have run past her house on purpose. 3 kids now bitch, what.

momofcatan · March 2014

@Sympkin‌ So far I think my friends agree that it is safer, but don't do it themselves out of ease, so I don't think I will look too crazy

. I think I influenced one of my FTM friends to keep her 12 month old rear facing for now *pats self on back*. I'm also happy so far DH agrees with me after thinking about the physics for 2 minutes.

HeartLikeMine3 · March 2014

Glad to hear all the positive responses I'm really excited to go check the gym out after his nap. I hope it's clean and they let me try it once because I have no clue how he will react. He always wants to be held and interacted with but is usually ok with others. Fingers crossed this could really help my sanity and beach body!

weddinginthecove · March 2014

Public health nurses here in Canada are really pushing keeping them rear facing as long as possible now. Most people seem to see the weight limits and switch them as soon as possible. I didn't realize it was the law now to switch them after two in the US. I think Canada needs to really get their act together and follow that. I see way too many people switch them early and it really bothers me. These are the same people that take their kids out of car seats/booster seats before they are ready and leg them ride up front. It has already been a battle trying to explain why I intend to keep my LO rear facing until at least after 2. I always get "but his poor legs will be cramped up" or "he would be so much happier if he could see". Right, because those reasons definitely trump safety (side eye).

weddinginthecove · March 2014

@NaChelleBeck‌ I would definitely be super angry too, which would be guaranteed to lead to a fight with my H when he took his parents side. I have been obsessively shaking his car seat to make sure it's been tight since my LO was born and feeling kind of crazy for it. I am now feeling not quite as crazy, or at least thankful for my craziness.

HeartLikeMine3 · March 2014

I also have multiple friends and a cousin who switched to front facing around a year. I only know because I've seen pictures on FB. So unsafe.

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