Me...maybe I should have saved that for Thursday. I am stressing out about our trip. The first leg if our journey is 1000km. We are tossing around ideas if when to leave. Early during the day and risk LO screaming her head off when she gets fed up? Also DD#1 would get bored and fall asleep then be a ball if energy when we get to our destination at bedtime. OR Do we leave at bedtime and you know...Murphys law. Either way I don't foresee much sleep for me.
My spam for today is I am off work YAY!! Got all the laundry washed and dried now just to fold UGH. Dishes are done so I feel like its a Bump/Netflix day. I have only been able to watch 3 episodes of the new Orange is the New Black. Dang job is ruining all my social/free time but dang are the paychecks nice LOL. Give and take I have to remember that. It feels so good to be back ladies you have no idea.
Last night at Walmart I started school clothes shopping. It hit me that in reality I only have 1.5 months before I have to fully clothe 2 kids for another year. Plus with buying winter clothes for little miss and preparing for 3 birthdays and Christmas all in the next 6 months. I have to get on this! Clearance racks here I come.
Ugh I'm having such a hard week with my work/daycare situation. A while back I posted about quitting my job and staying home but we wanted to buy a house first. Well house hunting sucks and our house isn't ready to go on the market, I'm still at work long hours plus the commute and I'm getting really down about LO being with his DCP longer than he is with me. I know everyone says he knows who his Mommy is but I hate that she gets to spend all day with him and do all the fun things I would rather be doing. Not to mention I am not challenged at all in my current job and only stay for the paycheck.
We have our first "summer break" next week and tomorrow is a half day for the kids so I really should feel bad that I am not at work but I don't I love the extra time with K. And it's not like we could predict our DCP calling this morning sick. So there work sorrynotsorry you won't make me feel bad! Also in the spam note. DFs grandma is sick and needs help and wants us to move in with her. Great we'd save money etc. but I am worried that she doesn't undeestand/remember what it is like having a baby in the house. What would you girls do?
My spam is that I feel like @KateMW hasn't been around much lately, but today she's been in a few threads and this makes me happy!
Aww thanks! Summer has been kicking my ass. Just took DD to camp and DS is in MDO for a couple of hours, so I finally have enough time to read the board for more than 5 minutes.
I'm super excited to going to the beach next week with my family but nervous about how LO will do at the beach and that DH won't be there till Thursday night so it will just be me handling LO.
Kid only woke up once last night. Best mood ever! AAAND im getting second hand toms for her, practically new (because they dont actually walk) for $10. Great day.
I painted baby girl's toenails today. If the polish were red instead of pink, she'd look like I cut them off and left bloody stumps. I'm really not very good at this girl mom thing.
You tried!! That's all that matters. I'm terrible at painting toes so LO and I will just have to get pedicures together
I have tried, but I just can't get into it.
I painted baby girl's toenails today. If the polish were red instead of pink, she'd look like I cut them off and left bloody stumps. I'm really not very good at this girl mom thing.
Just keep practicing it will come to you in time, the more you paint the nails the eaier it is
I just laid the twins down for a nap and am laying with mason until he falls asleep, just thinking. I was thinking back to the day I was told I was having two babies. It was the weirdest feeling ever. It almost didn't feel real. But it was, I carried two babies and now have 2 six month olds. It hasn't been as hard as I originally thought it was going to be but, they aren't mobile yet that could change. I went through so many emotions during this pregnancy. I was excited but more scared than anything. But I'm doing it, I've made it six months with the twins and a two year old and I'm fucking proud of myself.
Just a pointless post.
You should be. I can't even fathom 2 babies at the same time. PLUS YOU HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD!? I know many people do it all over world and bla bla bla, but serious serious props to you.
Ummm... this is hercules and I'm logged in on the new app and I'm not hercules... I don't even know what to do. WTF?
I find so much humor in this being your AE.
I should've used it as an AE. FAIL!! Seems like several people have a thorn up their ass today and want to argue. Could've been epic. ;-) I'm in such a good mood today. Oh and today is baby girl's six month birthday. Awe. That means Christmas is six months away... YIKES!
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
How is everyone measuring their child's age? By how many weeks, or by the date they were born?
If we go by weeks LO is 6 months today, by date it would be July 1st.
By date
I take a weekly and monthly pic. But now that he's 6 months, he'll be that until 7 months, etc. No more weeks.
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
I cannot wait to get out of work tonight. I work in a windowless room full of cubicles and the a/c hasn't been working properly all week. In the morning it is tolerable but by the afternoon, it is miserable. Facilities doesn't know what is wrong with it and because of the nature of the program I work on, we cannot move anywhere else temporarily. I just want to go home and jump in the pool.
I am currently obsessed with Snyder's of Hanover hot buffalo wing pretzel bits. Soooo good!
This may change in a few months. I've looked forward to an Italian sausage pocket from a pizzeria down here since last year's vacation when I discovered them while pregnant. Had one yesterday. Anti climatic.
They've been my go to snack for years pre-pregnancy. I guess that could change after, but it's not simply a pregnancy craving.
5 cycles of "TTC" - 3 intentional, 2 not so intentional. 5 BFPs. My rainbow arrived 10/15/14. TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
Is anyone doing water, yet? How much is okay? Or how much do you give? I've never dealt with water so early because I've always breastfed so I'm at a loss.
I am glad you asked. This has never crossed my mind, and my pedi never said anything. But he rarely brings anything up unless I ask him first, so I'll put this on my list for our next appt!
I'm confused... Our doctor said breast milk was enough to keep her hydrated...??
------------------------------------------------ It is. But a little water is okay also. Just don't use it in place of feeding. It can fill the baby up so they won't want to feed and some parents don't realize that so doctors often say not to.
Me...maybe I should have saved that for Thursday. I am stressing out about our trip. The first leg if our journey is 1000km. We are tossing around ideas if when to leave. Early during the day and risk LO screaming her head off when she gets fed up? Also DD#1 would get bored and fall asleep then be a ball if energy when we get to our destination at bedtime. OR Do we leave at bedtime and you know...Murphys law. Either way I don't foresee much sleep for me.
@Kermode61581 - all babies are different, but we went almost 700km 2 weeks ago, there and back. The trip there was daytime, and was awful. LO was DONE of being in the car, and he ended up throwing up from crying. The trip back was nighttime and was amazingly different. Yes, it was hard getting home at 3am, but it worked so much better for LO.
We took put first family pictures tonight. I took my wedding and engagement rings off while I did my hair, like I always do so I don't get them covered in products or lotion. Well, I forgot to put them back on and just realized like 10 minutes ago after pictures had been over for about. 25 minutes. I'm so bummed!
@hercules03 I do water when I do solids, an ounce at a time in a sippy or a straw bottle. If it's hot out, I give her an ice cube or two in a mesh feeder which she LOVES. Doc said up to 2 oz a day are fine past 6 mos on days we do solids, if that helps.
And I wouldn't go around calling everyone who disagrees with me a bitch, an ass or fucking lazy but I'm not trash, either. So I don't understand their logic.
@hercules03 I do water when I do solids, an ounce at a time in a sippy or a straw bottle. If it's hot out, I give her an ice cube or two in a mesh feeder which she LOVES. Doc said up to 2 oz a day are fine past 6 mos on days we do solids, if that helps.
This. I just had a sick appt because LO hasn't had a bowel movement in 7days (solids). (I previously went by the notion that breastfed babies don't need water).
The doc said we should be introducing water (2oz max/day) with the solids. We're now on prune juice to help him go.
You, and all your LO's adorable outfits that are about to be ruined, have all my sorries. I hope he goes soon!
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I am stressing out about our trip. The first leg if our journey is 1000km. We are tossing around ideas if when to leave. Early during the day and risk LO screaming her head off when she gets fed up? Also DD#1 would get bored and fall asleep then be a ball if energy when we get to our destination at bedtime.
OR
Do we leave at bedtime and you know...Murphys law.
Either way I don't foresee much sleep for me.
Ugh I'm having such a hard week with my work/daycare situation. A while back I posted about quitting my job and staying home but we wanted to buy a house first. Well house hunting sucks and our house isn't ready to go on the market, I'm still at work long hours plus the commute and I'm getting really down about LO being with his DCP longer than he is with me. I know everyone says he knows who his Mommy is but I hate that she gets to spend all day with him and do all the fun things I would rather be doing. Not to mention I am not challenged at all in my current job and only stay for the paycheck.
Sorry for the long vent. Just feeling sad.
She had a luau before school got out!
Also in the spam note. DFs grandma is sick and needs help and wants us to move in with her. Great we'd save money etc. but I am worried that she doesn't undeestand/remember what it is like having a baby in the house. What would you girls do?
Aww thanks! Summer has been kicking my ass. Just took DD to camp and DS is in MDO for a couple of hours, so I finally have enough time to read the board for more than 5 minutes.
Had a fight with DH last night/this morning.
I'm super excited to going to the beach next week with my family but nervous about how LO will do at the beach and that DH won't be there till Thursday night so it will just be me handling LO.
AAAND im getting second hand toms for her, practically new (because they dont actually walk) for $10. Great day.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
If we go by weeks LO is 6 months today, by date it would be July 1st.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
TFMC 08.02.13 at 19+ weeks. Everyday I grieve for my little Olive.
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It is. But a little water is okay also. Just don't use it in place of feeding. It can fill the baby up so they won't want to feed and some parents don't realize that so doctors often say not to.