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February 2014 Moms
Meghan14
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SAHM Check-in 9/9
Meghan14
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Happy Tuesday Ladies! With the SAH thing, am I the only one who forgets what day of the week it is on a pretty regular basis?
Anyway.
What were your successes this week?
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week?
What helped save your sanity?
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about?
GTKY: Favorite vacation?
Feel free to bring up any other thoughts, feelings, or concerns you are having.
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Re: SAHM Check-in 9/9
What were your successes this week? I went to a few "Meet-Ups" for mom in my neighborhood. I really like a few of the women I've meet and I've even organized an event for the group next week.
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week? Getting caught up after being out of town.
What helped save your sanity? I met a friend for froyo on Sunday. The weather has cooled a bit so I can walk again in the mornings.
Topic for the week: Leaving LO.
We're leaving LO with my parents when we go to a wedding in a month. It'll only be 1 night, but they'll have to put him to bed twice. I know he'll be physically fine, but I'm really worried he won't be "good" for them. I really don't want to stick them with a cranky baby for 2 days. He's becoming a little mommy obsessed and I worry they'll have a difficult time with him.
GTKY: Favorite vacation? I think my favorite trip was when DH and I did an Alaskan cruise. We were just about to start TTC and this was supposed to be our last big trip. It took 2 years to get preg. and DH ended up having some amazing business travel that I tagged along on, so I ended up with 4 big last trips, but this one was so special. We really enjoyed each other and we were in such a hopeful place taking about our baby. We did some incredible hikes and made it almost a second honeymoon. Plus Alaska is amazing and if you haven't been I highly recommend it.
Feel free to bring up any other thoughts, feelings, or concerns you are having.
All weekend there was something I wanted to talk about here, but now I can't remember. Boo!
What were your successes this week? Got the place baby proofed! mostly...somewhat..okay we covered some wall outlets and blocked off the entertainment center
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week? SLEEP! i am currently researching sleep training strategies bc obviously mine isn't working. i am desperate at this point. the last two nights i feel like LO was nursing every where and just ended up sleeping in the bed with us bc i was so tired from picking him up
What helped save your sanity? The bump. and youtube
i love to go on youtube and watch different vloggers (people who make videos every day about their life--its like reality tv but better!). and the bump has been keeping my attention when i just want to sleep all day
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about?
I wish i had somewhere I could leave LO over night with. as it is, i don't have even a sitter for the little guy. My parents are out of the question due to the way they live their lives (substance abuse) and my IL's are much older and can only handle him for a few hours at a time. My SIL would be GREAT except she herself has an 8mo old so an overnight stay might be too much right now...oh well. I guess the LO will be going everywhere with us until he's a toddler
GTKY: Favorite vacation?
The ILs took us to Hawaii a couple of years ago and it was AMAZING, but surprisingly it wasn't my favorite. There was a lot of tension between the BF, SIL and FIL (they're all super stubborn, outspoken and used to being in charge so getting the three of them to agree on anything is impossible) so it was a blast but it could've been so much better!
Theres talks of a trip to DC next summer and I'm positive that'll be my favorite bc I'm a huge history buff
It's been a pretty quiet week. LO and I are in a good groove.
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week?
Some of my depression and anxiety is resurfacing.
What helped save your sanity?
I had a girls night last week. It was nice to have an evening out.
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about?
We've left LO with MIL for a night. She stayed over our house. It was fine. We put LO to bed before we left, so she just had to sleep and give LO a bottle in the morning.
I do leave LO with ILs for several hours at a time when I work. It's nerve wracking every time because they've watched her the most and still act like they don't have a damn clue what they're doing.
GTKY: Favorite vacation?
DH surprised me with a trip to Jamaica for my 30th birthday. We stayed at an adults only resort. The beach was the nicest I've ever seen. It was exactly my dream vacation which is being a beach bum.
I'm so sorry you're going through all this!
Successes- Not getting annoyed or upset with my husband's ridiculous schedule and work hours. Wellll, I take that back, I do get slightly annoyed when his alarm goes off at 3:15 every morning.
Challenges/struggles- I've been getting no sleep. I can't fall asleep at night, the baby hasn't been sleeping well, then DH snores crazy loud when I am trying to sleep...I'm just exhausted.
Sanity- Having college football to watch! And this Thursday I have a date with a friend to get a pumpkin pedicure at our favorite salon. So very needed!
Topic- I've only left her for a few hours here and there, but I've never went on a trip without her. Not planning to any time soon, either, since I have no one to watch her.
Favorite vacation- Either Boston or Vegas. Love Vegas.
I'm late to the party this week. Thanks @meghan14 for running this!
What were your successes this week? Keeping it all together as I became a FAHM, dealt with a MIL issue, and got almost no sleep. Also really, really, really enjoying the times I'm doing professional stuff -- and it makes me enjoy being home more too!
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week? Sleep. Or rather, lack of. LO isn't sleeping, and he's getting up almost two hours earlier than normal. Those extra two hours make the day seem really long. Also last week he had a cold, 6mo shots, and was extra fussy.
What helped save your sanity? Iced coffee. DH coming home early one day because I was at the end of my rope.
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about? I haven't left LO for longer than 8 hours. Honestly? I'm getting to a point where I would be comfortable leaving LO for a night or two, but I don't feel like I can until he's reliably sleeping better at night. I won't lie -- my first thought when I woke up yesterday morning was that I was going to trade in the shoes I bought myself for my birthday for a night at the Hampton Inn. I know how this is going to make me sound -- but I'm ready and needing some space and some time alone (or with DH).
GTKY: Favorite vacation? Too hard. And we know when you ask me my favorite thing, I ramble on about 17 favorites. I've loved each time I've been to Europe for different reasons. I loved the cruise I went on with my family because so fun and exciting to be doing something that big with my family. One of my favorite trips with DH has been to Montreal -- we decided on a Tuesday that we were going to Montreal for the weekend (for our 2nd anniversary). We booked a hotel and pretty much flew by the seat of our pants for the whole long weekend. It was fabulous. It wasn't our longest or most elaborate trip, but I loved every single second of it.
Feel free to bring up any other thoughts, feelings, or concerns you are having. DH really stood up for me last night to his mother, and I can't begin to tell you how relieved and empowered that makes me feel. He said things to her that he's never said to me. I know he loves me and thinks I'm a good mom/wife, but the way he said it last night? Could have brought me to tears. I will treasure those words for a long time.
@Madisonpenny Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. T&Ps... I hope you are able to reach out and talk to someone, even if it's us here on the interwebz.
@Meghan14 You aren't the only one not moving! We won't be going anywhere for a while, I don't think. Although I would like to be closer to my parents... they move almost every other year, so I am not uprooting everything when they're likely going to move again!
What were your successes this week? We've had a pretty good week. Everything has pretty much gone smoothly all week, despite last minute plan changes. We took DD and lil sis to the parade and the fair on Saturday, which turned out to be really nice. It was the first time the lil sis has ever been to the fair (because it's too expensive for her family to go).
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week? Keeping calm. We have 14 days until our big trip (13 hour one-way road trip to my parents'--and that's without stops). DH wants to do the drive all in one day, so we'll see how that goes. I'm trying to figure out how we are going to pack a week's worth of stuff in my car... and have several lists started (because I'm a list person).
What helped save your sanity? Getting out and spending time with DH this last weekend. It was nice. I'm trying to focus on getting smaller projects done pre-vacation, rather than worrying about the big picture of packing, cleaning, shopping, etc etc.
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about? We have only left DD at the sitter's during the day, 2 days/week, and my SIL stayed with her one afternoon/evening a few months ago so DH and I could go to a baseball game with FIL and nephew. DD did great for the 10ish hours we were gone then. We don't have any plans to leave her any time soon--we don't really have anyone to leave her with except BIL/SIL, and they are busy with football season for nephew. We are going to northern MN in a couple weeks to visit my parents, and may leave DD with them for a 'date night' since MH and I haven't had a single date alone since pre-LO. We'll see. If my dad is home, I feel better about leaving DD--my mom is great, but tends to drink a little too much for me to feel comfortable leaving DD with her alone.
GTKY: Favorite vacation? I would have to say that my favorite vacation so far was our honeymoon, when we went to Gatlinburg, TN. We aren't really 'tropical' people, so it was perfect. We really had a great time, just being tourists and enjoying ourselves. I actually am working on trying to get my whole family to do an off-season 'vacation' (like, maybe for Christmas 2015) there. I also 'enjoyed' our trip to Lake Norfork, in Arkansas. It would have been better if it wasn't shortly after our loss, but it was a decent getaway. DH keeps saying we will go to Gulf Shores, AL at some point... but we've been 'planning to go' since 2010... and no solid plans have been made. It would be a family trip, with FIL, SIL/BIL, nephew, and us. (Although we may go on our own at some point if plans never are made with them!)
dx PCOS 2007
BFP #1 (natural) 12/23/2010. Stillbirth due to IC 4/2/2011
TTC #2 starting 03/2012
RE starting 07/2012
05/2013 BFP on a Letrozole (Femara)/trigger!
Cerclage, Procardia, Makena, GD (with insulin), MBR, and we made it!
Our Angel was born sleeping at 20 weeks due to IC.
Sorry I'm late to posting! It's been a busy week!
What were your successes this week?
I got to go out- TWICE this past week for a shower and girls night. I felt a little guilty that my husband had the baby so much but it was really good for me.
What was your biggest challenge or struggle this week?
Just trying to survive each day with LO's cold. We are currently on day 8. I think today is the last day of mine and it's been 12 days.....his last cold took 17 days to clear up. Now I hate getting sick because I'm convinced he's not one of those lucky babies who is done with it within a week.
What helped save your sanity?
Getting to go out (even though I was still a bit sick). And learning that LO will play over by the kitchen propped up in his boppy with toys while I cut up stuff for dinner or wash dishes. Hooray!
Topic for the week: I know JoyBaby5 is heading off on what I know will be an amazing trip. Has anyone else left LO yet? Are you planning to anytime soon? Concerns? Tips? Anything related to this to share or ramble about?
No plans to leave LO. He doesn't sleep well enough through the night, and even though I fantasize about our first night w/o baby, it's probably not going to happen until our anniversary in June. I might travel and leave LO in March for a trip with my sisters to see Newsies in Vegas but the trip idea just came up yesterday so who knows.
GTKY: Favorite vacation?
Husband and I went on a cruise about a year before we got pregnant. It was awesome. We worked so hard to save for it, and even though we don't drink and didn't do much compared to the average cruiser, it was great to escape technology and life for a bit. I told him he has to take me again to Bahamas when he graduates school in 2 years.
Other:
My MIL has no job currently and used to watch LO A LOT when I was working. Now that I stay at home, we use her maybe on the weekends to run some errands and once during the week MAYBE. I'm sure it's a me thing, but I feel like maybe she judges me for having her watch the baby while I do "frivolous" things like get a hair cut, or go meet up with friends. Anyone else feel this way? Maybe she's gotten busier but I feel like she's less available now than before. There was a day where I was just barely coming down with a cold I felt awful. And rather than offer to help, she said "sorry I have to go with (SIL) to the dmv to transfer her car to my name". Not even a "how about until 2, or give me until 2 and if we haven't left, bring him by. And this was at 10am.....I felt like being sick was fairly legit for needing/wanting some help and sleep. Anyways....yeah.
@JackieP1023 I am the same way with lists. I cross off and then highlight when it’s in the bag and not coming out. My sister also rubber bands her LO’s clothes together so it’s easy to grab clothes for the day or in an emergency change.
@Madisonpenny More hugs! I can’t imagine going through all of that. Last year my husband lost his dad and just the aftermath of that was incredibly hard. That’s a lot on your plate. Might I recommend seeing a counselor? I went a few months back and it was really helpful. Even just for venting, it’s good to hear from an objective viewpoint that your feelings are valid.
@Bookshelves We have colds here too. Hang in there! I can’t remember the last time I was sick. LO had a cold in July and then caught the one I came down with last Sunday. Humidifier seems to help him sleep at night but during the day, cleaning out the nose and wiping just makes for one irritated baby.
I liked Rome...but I was really young and really jet lagged. I'd like to go back.