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kleigh926 · April 2014

My confession is that I think DH was being a bit of a baby when he was sick yesterday. Don't get me wrong, it is a truly horrible virus. But he kept telling me all night long that he was scared he was going to die, he was sorry for anything he ever did wrong to me, and he loves us all. I was like, "You've been sick for 4 hours. I know that feels like a long time, but you are not going to die from a stomach virus in 4 hours."

Last night he asked me to make him a piece of toast. The bread was already out and he didn't want anything on the toast. He was also in the kitchen. So all he would've had to do was open the cabinet, get out the toaster, and put a piece of bread inside. I did it for him, but I was laughing a little on the inside that he couldn't even make his own toast.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

lol at drama queen man-sick. That is one reason I'm glad I'm single right now. I just couldn't humor a man with an illness right now. I'd be all, "Oh, that sucks, honey! Call me when you feel better. Take care of yourself, k? Bye"

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

Confession? I am drinking leftover chai latte with almond milk this morning. I bought it yesterday on my way to the therapist's office. It's still delicious.

Drea926 · April 2014

I don't do well sick either. I'm the baby between my husband and I. I also hate not being able to do things.

I thought I just came down with a cold, but this has turned into some nasty flu with a cough. I am super weak and can barely move off the couch. I feel so bad that I've sent DS to daycare every day this week except for Monday. I planned on sending him a couple days, but I was really looking forward to spending extra time with him this vacation. When he does come home I can't really chase him around and play with him. I think he knows something's up and he doesn't like it. I know it can't be helped but I still feel like a crappy mom this week.

Sorry to still be talking about not feeling good. I've had limited contact with people and hardly left the house!

eriannc22 · April 2014

All this talk of chai lattes made me want a warm beverage this morning. I made myself hot chocolate and am watching The Vampire Diaries while little dude runs around and eats Kix off the ottoman. Yay Friday!

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

What's 2ww???

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

I haven't seen the movie "Frozen" and neither has my kid. I've also never heard this "Frozen" song that everyone keeps talking about. That's how out of touch I am. I have no desire to see it.

I also realized the other day that my kid has never seen a movie. During the holidays, I tried to make him watch "The Muppet Christmas Carol" with me. He looked at the screen for a few minutes and then was sort of like, "So, ma, can we get back to playing?"

I didn't realize how weird this was until we had dinner with some of our friends on Tuesday night. The couple we're friends with is going to start TTC in the fall. The husband asked me what DS' favorite TV show was. I told him that he didn't watch TV. He looked at me, appalled, and said: "What does he DO all day?!"

Now before y'all go thinking that I'm being a sanctimommy who doesn't let her kid watch TV, I'll be clear that DH and I don't have cable because we're cheap and can't rationalize paying for it. Being a med student, he doesn't have a lot of time to watch TV. I've never been a huge TV watcher, so it would be a waste of money. That's why the only TV conversations I can chime in on are those about Netflix series.

I also just never really think about it. ::shrugs::

sjames2 · April 2014

TarheelMama202 said:
I haven't seen the movie "Frozen" and neither has my kid. I've also never heard this "Frozen" song that everyone keeps talking about. That's how out of touch I am. I have no desire to see it.

I also realized the other day that my kid has never seen a movie. During the holidays, I tried to make him watch "The Muppet Christmas Carol" with me. He looked at the screen for a few minutes and then was sort of like, "So, ma, can we get back to playing?"

I didn't realize how weird this was until we had dinner with some of our friends on Tuesday night. The couple we're friends with is going to start TTC in the fall. The husband asked me what DS' favorite TV show was. I told him that he didn't watch TV. He looked at me, appalled, and said: "What does he DO all day?!"

Now before y'all go thinking that I'm being a sanctimommy who doesn't let her kid watch TV, I'll be clear that DH and I don't have cable because we're cheap and can't rationalize paying for it. Being a med student, he doesn't have a lot of time to watch TV. I've never been a huge TV watcher, so it would be a waste of money. That's why the only TV conversations I can chime in on are those about Netflix series. I also just never really think about it. ::shrugs::

I also haven't seen frozen and do not really care to right now.
When DD was younger I would watch musical movies like Rock of Ages or Pitch Perfect or Mamma Mia. I would usually only watch these when she was sleeping on me during the day. Well her favorite move is Rock of Ages. She can be doing anything and as soon as that movie comes on she has to go watch. I think it's the music she likes not the actual movie. I really try to limit her watching it to 30 or less a day. She also will stop doing whatever if I turn on the music channels or pandora on my phone. DH is a tv addict, and I use it as background noise during the day. So I'm sure she's going to watch more than she should. I do try to make the first 2 hours she's awake tv free. But that only works if it's just me home.
Ok I'm rambling now. Sorry.

kleigh926 · April 2014

@Tarheelmama202, I can't even believe that kids at this age will sit and watch TV. DD always has to be on the go and couldn't care less about what's on the TV screen. My friend's son is 3 months older than DD and she's been telling me for months that she'll put on the Disney channel to keep him occupied when she has to do something, and it has never computed in my brain that he will actually sit and watch it.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

@TarheelMama202 are you me? I could have written that post except for the DH and sanctimommy part. I'm a little bit sanctimommious about DS not watching tv

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

Ok, fine, I'll keep my sanctimommiousness to myself. hmph.

eriannc22 · April 2014

It's my last Friday before I start work. It's raining. And all my friends just bailed on our plans to take the babes to this awesome indoor play place. I am irrationally upset about this.

Andplusalso... I don't wanna go back to work. WWHHHIINNEEE

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

verovladamir said:

lrtrauth said:

OH NO,.. not another sanctimommy thread!!!!!

I will admit that when a few of our fellow Feb. 2013 mommies came back this week and said it's been awhile since all the drama went down,.... DEFINITELY looked up the previous drama and relived it all over again.

Just say no to sanctimommy threads, Frenchie.

I took a few months off and I think I missed most of the drama. No idea when it even happened…

blah blah blah plastic toys blah blah blah something else blah blah blah OMG I HATE YOU AND YOUR HORRIBLE

blah blah blah tension blah blah blah blah blah

blah blah blah... blah

And here we are. Did I get it right?

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

I think you forgot the part about fair-trade chocolate, Frenchie.

Puck1182 · April 2014

DD mostly likes TV if music is involved. And even then she has a limited attention span. She will ask to watch Fraggle Rock (So proud! My Jim Henson indoctrination is paying off!) and less than ten minutes later she will get down and play with her toys. But as soon as they start singing a song, she will pay attention again and start clapping or bopping along with it. :-)

We usually limit TV to a half hour a day. More if she's feeling sick and just wants to cuddle. I figure like just about all things, moderation is the best approach. Place limits, don't turn it into forbidden fruit.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

Uhh, I could AW this on my kitty thread, but I think it's more fitting here…

So, I managed to pick up the floor for the carpet cleaners but forgot about my little *ahem* toy bag that was still in the living area, sitting on the desk. Unzipped.

…

I'mma die.

eriannc22 · April 2014

pinesnow said:
@eriannc22 is it a new job? what kind of work is it? (nosy)

It is the job I was at when I got pregnant. A public accounting firm in the audit department. They were pretty generous with my maternity leave but when I didn't want to come back for tax season I officially quit. But we both agreed the door was still open. So now I am coming back for two days a week plus 8 hours from home. It really is a great, flexible situation. I'm just worried about fitting the 8 hours in and being away for the two days. But we want to start saving up to get a house.!

DublinMama · April 2014

Mine is that I am buying a bottle of bubbly tonight to celebrate my sheer joy that this hellish week is over. The goal will be to have all of it.

cinnasugar · April 2014

@eriannc22 - That is great that you can return like that. I came back to my job after maternity leave two days a week and then after a month or two switched to three. All three days are in the office - not sure how I could get anything done at home - but I love the flexibility and it is nice to be working part of the week and at home with the kids the rest of the time.

@tarheelmama202 - Not really a huge TV fan here either. When DD was two-ish, we started letting her watch a 30 minute show as a treat or if we needed to get stuff done like when only one of us was home or something. Now, as a three year old, it is still something that we don't do every day. Probably every couple of days, and she gets to watch it if she's been behaving well. I like that it isn't a given to watch TV when she's bored. But I do have to say, it did save me when DS was first born and nursing all the time. I'm not THAT sancitmomious. And, we did rent Frozen and she did love it (I thought it was cute too)!

Drea926 · April 2014

I also wish DS would watch TV. Elmo will hold his attention for like 5 minutes max. That's when I try clip his nails. :P I would love to have a half an hour of him sitting still. LOVE. And I love TV. We don't have cable either, just hulu and Neflix. But I love it. Always have, always will, not ashamed.

mediaperuana · April 2014

JJ will watch Daniel Tiger (and he's positively giddy about it), but that's it. i tried showing him the Winnie the Pooh movie and he had zero interest. nor does he like to watch Friends with me in the afternoon (though he does occasionally stop to watch the Pioneer Woman, so maybe he wishes i were cooking him steaks or something).

my FFFC is that i kind of regret enrolling JJ in Little Gym. i wanted him to have a chance to socialize with other kids his age since he's not in daycare and doesn't have any cousins nearby, but it's really just 45 minutes of me chasing him around trying to get him to pay attention while he drums on random things, which we could do at home for free. he has very little interest in doing any of the structured activities, and doesn't even like to try climbing on the equipment. sigh.

StephPeth · April 2014

@mediaperuana We love Daniel Tiger in my house! DD goes nutty for him, plus the episodes are short so I dont have mommy tv guilt

The only downside is I have that music in my head all day long at work. Not cool.

Drea926 · April 2014

@pinesnow would you share the title please? I do a lot of reading about mindfulness.

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

PeanutR1 said:
Someone on a local mommy board I lurk on asked if there were any "creative movement dance classes" for a 1.5 year old.

My FFFC is that I was like
:-O. [-(. It's called "turn on the radio". That poor kid. Talk about over scheduling kids and pushing them too early.

"Creative movement" dance classes at 1.5? I feel like normal toddler movement is creative enough, thanks.

SummerLove21 · April 2014

Frenchie, that about summed it up. Honestly...I still get nervous logging on. Especially because my new board has some...not very nice people on it. I'm trying to hang in there and be nice to all the newbies coming in. It frustrates me that there are so many people on TB that are more concerned with tearing people down than commiserating together and supporting one another *kumbaya moment* Why can't all boards be like this one???

FFFC - my sister is due in two weeks and we are not speaking because I feel she is being an idiot. I know I'm being a little bit sanctimommy towards her but she's never been the sharpest tool in the shed and now it might actually affect someone (and an innocent newborn at that)other than herself. It peeves me off.

ETA: Reading the first paragraph and the second makes me realize I am a huge hypocrite. Oof.

Meggiemuggins · April 2014

We have the TV on for background noise but Nicky's favourite show is Jeopardy it's the only show we've watched every day since he was born.

As soon as the theme music starts he gets a big smile on his face. Every time there's a Daily Double he looks at me (because I make the Daily Double noise) and claps. Then he tries to sing along to the Final Jeopardy music with me. It's pretty darn cute

SummerLove21 · April 2014

We try not to have the TV on around B (although, truthfully, we don't try all that hard because he doesn't pay a ton of attention to it), but we've watched every A's game since the day he was born. Today, I turned on the replay of last night's game (since I missed it) and as soon as the players came on the screen, B started clapping and smiling. I was such a proud mama.

wholenewworld · April 2014

I "worked from home" one morning this week.

Buuuut the joke is on me because I have to work on a project over the weekend now. That's ok, baby snuggles at home on a rainy morning was worth it.

wholenewworld · April 2014

je+suis=fatiguee said:

@TarheelMama202 are you me? I could have written that post except for the DH and sanctimommy part. I'm a little bit sanctimommious about DS not watching tv

This. I judge my friend who has soap operas on all day with her young kids in the room. DH was basically raised by a television. No bueno. Not to say we have never had the TV on with DS in the room, but we prefer music for background noise anyway.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

Oops.

ally2011 · April 2014

PeanutR1 said:

I have another FFFC, though I totally expect to be flamed. DD has been playing a new game. Throwing all the pacis out of the crib, then moaning, whining, and eventually crying until I come end "naptime". Today I'm putting my foot down. Thanks to teeth, she fell asleep 1.5 hours later than normal last night and woke up 1.5 hours early. She took a normal morning nap, but is playing her game again.

So trying to nip it in the bud, I turned the monitor off and she will be staying in the crib until 4 regardless of if she falls asleep or not. If you threw all the pacis out, it's time to learn to a) not do that b) sleep without one. I hate hearing her whine, but tough cookies, kiddo.

Eta: she got Advil at lunchtime, so this is being a cranky toddler, not excruciating pain. I'm not cruel.

This wouldn't work for me. If I know she still needs to sleep I will put the pacis back, hit the lullaby thing again and get out fast. Otherwise it is just crying and no sleep. If she's really overtired I will rock her some. Then I get more naptime, yay.

ally2011 · April 2014

PeanutR1 said:

DC2London said:

No flames from me, Peanut. Toddlers are tough and, as hard as it is, sometimes they need tough love. It still SUCKS to hear them crying, even when you know you are doing the right thing.

Thanks. Update- she proved me right. I went to get her at 4, and as soon as I walked in, she stopped crying, stood up, and pointed at the pile of pacis on the floor. I simply said no, and that when she throws them out, they don't come back in.

There will be vodka tonight. And steak.

Mine knocks them out in her sleep mostly, but has thrown them out too....usually they fall out by accident.

tamarar5 · April 2014

PeanutR1 said:
Someone on a local mommy board I lurk on asked if there were any "creative movement dance classes" for a 1.5 year old.

My FFFC is that I was like
:-O. [-(. It's called "turn on the radio". That poor kid. Talk about over scheduling kids and pushing them too early.

$:\$ "> I put dd in creative dance classes at 18 months. In my defense, it was sheer self preservation otherwise I would have become one of those mom's who ate her young. But for 45 minutes once a week, I had time to myself.

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

TamaraR4 said:

Someone on a local mommy board I lurk on asked if there were any "creative movement dance classes" for a 1.5 year old.

My FFFC is that I was like
:-O. [-(. It's called "turn on the radio". That poor kid. Talk about over scheduling kids and pushing them too early.
$:\$ "> I put dd in creative dance classes at 18 months. In my defense, it was sheer self preservation otherwise I would have become one of those mom's who ate her young. But for 45 minutes once a week, I had time to myself.

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tamarar5 · April 2014

DC2London said:

TamaraR4 said:

PeanutR1 said:
Someone on a local mommy board I lurk on asked if there were any "creative movement dance classes" for a 1.5 year old.

My FFFC is that I was like
:-O. [-(. It's called "turn on the radio". That poor kid. Talk about over scheduling kids and pushing them too early.
$:\$ "> I put dd in creative dance classes at 18 months. In my defense, it was sheer self preservation otherwise I would have become one of those mom's who ate her young. But for 45 minutes once a week, I had time to myself.

You got to drop her off?! Man, Jack will be 4 on Tuesday and I still have to stay for his classes. Boo

On a side note, Rhys is one of the most attentive, well-behaved children in Jack's art class for 3-5 year olds O_O

Well, I head to stay in the building, but with my headphones on and hiding in the corner of the building, I could pretend I wasn't there! Lol

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