Tuesday tidbits

melody921 · June 2014

I've eaten way too many of those little Dove chocolate squares. The message in this last one was, "Indulge your every whim." Don't mind if I do.

hmp1 · June 2014

Holly_1007 said:

Who is making all the paper flowers on IG for their wedding? I'm impressed

I haven't seen the posts in a while but I think her IG name is the same as her bump name and she doesn't hang out here anymore.

MommaP12 · June 2014

I'm struggling to find bedding for DD's room too.

I'm doing the colors grey, robin's egg blue, and red. I'm painting the walls of the room grey, I'm chalk painting my old dresser in robin's egg blue and putting red knobs on it. I'm putting up red curtains. I found sheets in both grey and robin's egg blue at Target so I REALLY want a red quilt or blanket for her bed (toddler bed, she's tiny so we won't move to twin size yet) and I can't find one anywhere.

Basically the room will be blue and grey, with touches of red in the curtains, dresser knobs, and her blanket. I'm contemplating these shelves from Ikea also:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80278838/

BPer · June 2014

Thoughts on this duvet cover? I'm going to go with different sheets, the pink ones are a bit too frilly for me.

PenelopePond · June 2014

Flamingemu said:

PenelopePond said:

I'm so crabby. It's sad that vacation: a) isn't really a vacation because I'll still be taking care of the boys, and b) becoming stressful because of all of the long lost relatives I have to see. Growl grumble grumble.

DH just requested that we go somewhere that we don't have to see any family or friends.

I haven't been home in 3 years and haven't seen my dad in almost 2 years. It definitely sucks that our vacations are to Wisconsin/home/family, but I'm not sure we'd take vacation otherwise. I think we're doing a long weekend in the Georgia mountains again this fall, so at least I have that to look forward to (even if it is with my in laws (they rock, so it's cool)).

hmp1 · June 2014

MommaP12 said:

I'm struggling to find bedding for DD's room too.

I'm doing the colors grey, robin's egg blue, and red. I'm painting the walls of the room grey, I'm chalk painting my old dresser in robin's egg blue and putting red knobs on it. I'm putting up red curtains. I found sheets in both grey and robin's egg blue at Target so I REALLY want a red quilt or blanket for her bed (toddler bed, she's tiny so we won't move to twin size yet) and I can't find one anywhere.

Basically the room will be blue and grey, with touches of red in the curtains, dresser knobs, and her blanket. I'm contemplating these shelves from Ikea also:
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80278838/

Just plain red? Did you look at babybedding.com?

https://www.babybedding.com/solid-red-toddler-bedding

MommaP12 · June 2014

@hmp1 you are the bomb diggity. I never even heard of that site and I swear it never came up in all my crazy googling!

Flamingemu · June 2014

I totally forgot there is a primary election today until I got my daily news email. Now I have to figure out if I can get out of work early and head to the polls. VA is a dem state, so this will be our candidate for Congress in the fall.

pharmer78 · June 2014

melody921 said:

DS has become the king of backtalk. I'm not being fair to him, I'm being rude to him, blah blah blah. Meanwhile, he just really doesn't want to do whatever I'm asking of him, such as get dressed, go to bed, let me brush his teeth. I'm exhausted, DH says I "engage" him too much (making me want to punch him right in his smug mouth too).

This is how my daughter and I were getting, then I started doing the 1-2-3 magic technique and it really helped me not to engage in lame 4yr old arguments!
It's really helped me adjust my perspective on parenting her.

BPer · June 2014

Also, back to hot yoga.

When I'm not PG, I go to a studio opened by an instructor that I have basically followed around the area. His classes are so badass, it's like doing cardio up until the cooldown.

Calorie burn for his 90 minute classes were anywhere from 650-800. And he had the best playlists, and never played the typical ambient, instrumental yoga music.

I cannot wait to go back.

jenndub · June 2014

BPer said:

Thoughts on this duvet cover? I'm going to go with different sheets, the pink ones are a bit too frilly for me.

I love it! And I really like it with the pink. Maybe that's because Emma's favorite color is pink so now I love everything with pink too.

jenndub · June 2014

Name update. I just talked to DH on the phone, we are headed to Yosemite on Sunday, it's his 30th birthday trip (I am a cougar). And we decided to flip a coin to decide on Baby #4's name. One side is Lennon and one side is Elliott. We'll flip it as soon as we enter the Yosemite Valley. It's DH's favorite place in the world. And since we can't seem to agree on this, I'm cool with letting the fates decide.

pharmer78 · June 2014

jenndub said:

Name update. I just talked to DH on the phone, we are headed to Yosemite on Sunday, it's his 30th birthday trip (I am a cougar). And we decided to flip a coin to decide on Baby #4's name. One side is Lennon and one side is Elliott. We'll flip it as soon as we enter the Yosemite Valley. It's DH's favorite place in the world. And since we can't seem to agree on this, I'm cool with letting the fates decide.

Ooooh excited to find out!
PS I will be working at the children's hospital off of highway 41 (the one that looks like a castle) on Sunday, so if you're driving that route, wave to me as you pass by!

BeebopandBuddy · June 2014

jenndub said:

Name update. I just talked to DH on the phone, we are headed to Yosemite on Sunday, it's his 30th birthday trip (I am a cougar). And we decided to flip a coin to decide on Baby #4's name. One side is Lennon and one side is Elliott. We'll flip it as soon as we enter the Yosemite Valley. It's DH's favorite place in the world. And since we can't seem to agree on this, I'm cool with letting the fates decide.

Sounds like a good way to decide. Even though I'm a baby so I would agree to something like this, but still be attached to the name I like and want it even if I lost the coin flip.

amandad715 · June 2014

Pokedot said:
Also I used the Monistate chaffing gel on my face today like some of you recommended. A-mazing! My face is usually oily by now in my t-zone. Barely anything today! I'm so excited.

I've always wanted to try it but where is it located in say, Target or Walgreens?
@Pokedot‌

Pokedot · June 2014

amandad715 said:

Also I used the Monistate chaffing gel on my face today like some of you recommended. A-mazing! My face is usually oily by now in my t-zone. Barely anything today! I'm so excited.
I've always wanted to try it but where is it located in say, Target or Walgreens? @Pokedot‌

I actually ordered it on Amazon. I never checked stores so I have no clue. Sorry!

MarisaKathleen · June 2014

@jenndub, if he wins, will you use Lennon as the MN? Elliott Lennon sounds great IMO. :-) Then again, so does Lennon Elliott.

melody921 · June 2014

jenndub said:

Name update. I just talked to DH on the phone, we are headed to Yosemite on Sunday, it's his 30th birthday trip (I am a cougar). And we decided to flip a coin to decide on Baby #4's name. One side is Lennon and one side is Elliott. We'll flip it as soon as we enter the Yosemite Valley. It's DH's favorite place in the world. And since we can't seem to agree on this, I'm cool with letting the fates decide.

Did you say what the MN will be @jenndub?

kelbel527 · June 2014

melody921 said:

DD doesn't have enough words to talk back. The extent of her defiance right now is "NO!" followed by crying. DS, however, is a shrewd, sharp 4-year-old, who often seems to be outwitting me.

Yep. Aedan is all "No no no"

Brody is: "Mom you don't know EVERYTING..." followed by trying to prove that I don't in fact know everything. Which ends with the fact that I don't know where Kung Fu Panda lives. (Though I thought I did...)

jenndub · June 2014

@MarisaKathleen @melody921 Middle name will be Mae for either name. Mae is my SIL's middle name.

MarisaKathleen · June 2014

I just spent the last 20 minutes looking at the wedding registries of one of my childhood/high school best friends. I wasn't invited to the shower, since I'm his friend, and not hers. They registered for $840 worth of bedding. The fitted sheet & the flat sheet were each $220. The pillow cases were $120.

They got a knife set that was on sale for $466.

I know my friend has worked for the governor for the last few years but I guess I didn't realize they had so many well to do friends/family on her side.

jenndub · June 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

I just spent the last 20 minutes looking at the wedding registries of one of my childhood/high school best friends. I wasn't invited to the shower, since I'm his friend, and not hers. They registered for $840 worth of bedding. The fitted sheet & the flat sheet were each $220. The pillow cases were $120.

They got a knife set that was on sale for $466.

I know my friend has worked for the governor for the last few years but I guess I didn't realize they had so many well to do friends/family on her side.

$120 for pillow cases?! Holy hell! That is crazy.

jenndub · June 2014

LoisLayn23 said:

When I first read @jenndub's update, I thought she meant she was going to name her kid Yosemite. I wanted to gently urge you to reconsider.

Hahaha! DH would totally do it if I let him.

melody921 · June 2014

@MarisaKathleen: flamingo alert on Zulily

PenelopePond · June 2014

We are about to get a kick ass storm

Holly_1007 · June 2014

MommaP12 said:

@hmp1 you are the bomb diggity. I never even heard of that site and I swear it never came up in all my crazy googling!

all of the stuff in Colby's room is from there. Great quality!

miss50 · June 2014

melody921 said:

@MarisaKathleen: flamingo alert on Zulily

I think of marisa every time I see anything flamingo. I try to tag on IG then I remember you don't have one. If you do, please let me know. I cannot believe how much flamingo stuff I see.

We even picking the flamingo for our balloon animal at the carnival this weekend. By we, I mean, I picked it!

PenelopePond · June 2014

Seen on my local B/S/T

watercolor5 · June 2014

hmp1 said:

watercolor5 said:

Now that Sophia has please and thank you down (well, we still have to constantly remind her to use them, but when we do, she does,) DH has started to teach her to say "yes, sir" or "yes ma'am" when we ask her to do something. It really has nipped back talk in the bud because instead of saying a long-winded "don't talk back to mommy," we can just tell her to say "yes ma'am". It's a bit of an adjustment for me because it strikes me as super southern, and I was raised in New York, but it really does make for a very polite kid, so I'm liking it.

Not to be all "just wait" but back talk from a 3-4 year old is very different than a 1.5 year old. James has been saying sir and ma'am for a long time (we live in the South) but it hasn't stopped the attitude challenges.

@hmp1 Oh I know, I'm just happy it's working for now!

MarisaKathleen · June 2014

miss50 said:

melody921 said:

@MarisaKathleen: flamingo alert on Zulily

I think of marisa every time I see anything flamingo. I try to tag on IG then I remember you don't have one. If you do, please let me know. I cannot believe how much flamingo stuff I see.

We even picking the flamingo for our balloon animal at the carnival this weekend. By we, I mean, I picked it!

@miss50, I had to get with 2014 :-). I do have one now, but I don't know how to edit pictures in cool ways, or share to FB. my IG name is verdesaucy.

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