*crickets* Where is everyone these days? I am missing a lot of familiar faces here.
It is freezing here. The wind is keeping me awake because it is roaring against our bedroom windows. It startled DH and DS awake more than once. I put mittens and a hat on DS but I am thinking of moving the bassinet in to the living room and sleeping on the couch. It's chilly.
TTC Since 2009
BFP 1: Nov 2010 MMC at 5 Weeks
BFP 2: June 2010 First Round of Clomid Blighted Ovum at 7 weeks
Surprise BFP 3: Feb 2014, Healthy Baby Boy Due October 27th 2014. OB thinks this is it!
I'm up! Been in kind of a funk lately, and haven't posted as much.
H is currently cleaning out the fridge, but being loud about it and sighing about everything. Also asking me if things are any good any more. You're a grown man, I think you can figure that out!
LO has been on the boob ALL. FRICKIN. DAY. And he's been super fussy. He'll fall asleep nursing but then when I try to move him he wakes up and cries til I put him back on.
I sincerely hope whatever sleep we all get tonight resets things, cause we gotta be on top of our game tomorrow to cheer on our Seahawks!
So I think my neighbors are having a party. There was a group of girls yelling "woo". It's 4:30 and they have been blaring music since 2. Thank God DS is a heavy sleeper.
TTC Since 2009
BFP 1: Nov 2010 MMC at 5 Weeks
BFP 2: June 2010 First Round of Clomid Blighted Ovum at 7 weeks
Surprise BFP 3: Feb 2014, Healthy Baby Boy Due October 27th 2014. OB thinks this is it!
LO was ragey last night. Didn't want the bottle or pacifier, diaper changed, didn't want to be walked or rocked. Switched off with DH a couple of times. DH, who is usually against meds, asked if we should try the gripe water.
Don't know if the gripe water actually worked or if LO got tired. We plunked down on the couch with a white noise app and finally she slept. Ahh, the whims of a baby.
DH took her to the RNP while I was supposed to pump. I fell asleep on the couch instead. Full breasts are good for an alarm clock.
DS was fussy this morning half an hour after his feeding. I finally decided to try to feed him again in case he was still hungry (he had spit up a lot). I started to lift up my shirt, and he went from crying to a massive grin in a matter of seconds. The boob wasn't even out yet! Crazy kid.
I'm going back to work on Tues. I'm both excited and nervous. I still haven't written my damn lesson plans.
In laws are coming to town! This means DH and I get to go see a movie in the actual theaters for the first time since October.
Also, I'm sad panda about my voice. It's pretty much missing. I've basically had a cold the entirety of January. I thought it went away there for a minute and then it boomaranged on back around. Cough drops are a new food group, I'm popping those airborne capsules and drinking orange juice but it's not letting up. It's a small miracle that LO hasn't gotten sick.
Hello! I haven't joined the group on Facebook. I'm paranoid about privacy issues so using my real name makes me nervous.
Hopefully everyone's kiddos are cooperative today. Yesterday mine was super sleepy all day and I was sort of annoyed by it because DH was home watching him. Why can't DS be a super sleepy baby during the week while I'm home alone??
DH and I are at a crossroads in life. We are having a difficult time deciding where to live and where to work. By his family and friends or mine (1000 miles apart), at crazy demanding but high paying jobs or not, who will be watching DS while we are working, and whether or not me quitting my job will have seriously negative impact on my job prospects in the future. The status quo will not work. Something has to change in one or more of three major categories: apartment we live in, city we live in, and jobs we have. These decisions are occupying all of my available brain space! We disagree on what to do and it stresses me out. I'm not sure how to resolve when there just isn't a compromise for what state we live in.
@hiketheworld - sounds like a tough decision needs to be made as the current situation is unsustainable. Good luck.
@KUinCBUS - LO is only 12 weeks but I constantly have to remind myself to bite my tongue on cursing. It's especially hard when she is being a little monster. Then I kick myself because she doesn't have any other way to communicate her needs now. I'm sure time will tell.
@hiketheworld I recently faced the decision on which state to live in, Washington or Indiana. What helped make the decision for us is having a fact based discussion on what raising children around each family would be like. My family is loving but tends to fight a lot and we lack a cohesive family feel because of this. The last time I have been with my parents, sister, and brother was 5 years ago (side note this makes me very sad but there is little I can do to change this). DH's family fights but it's no where near as petty, frequent, or major proportions. DH and I felt that any children we might have would be better off near a peaceful environment than the crazy one, so we moved to Washington. I wish with my whole heart that my family could also be closer than a half a country a way, but it was and still is the best decision we could make. I say all this to suggest doing a pro's and cons list where you try to leave emotions out of the mix to help make the decision.
@heisenberg : we live in nyc in a one bedroom. Once DS is mobile this place will not work. We're lawyers, I think you are too? Law firm life is just not particularly compatible with raising kids. No matter how much people advise to "lean in" or whatever, I need to be able to see my baby and my job makes that difficult.
@arts : it is hard to be objective, but our advise makes a lot of sense. Thankfully we both have wonderful families that we want our kids to grow up around.
It's hard... We've kinda ignored the problem until the last minute
Also, DD is dropping the f-bomb left and right today. #-o
She picked it up a couple days ago... from us and a crazy client of ours (with anger management issues). It's adorable yet so so wrong. We need to curb this habit before we visit the in-laws in a couple weeks. MIL would NOT approve.
Also, DD is dropping the f-bomb left and right today. #-o
She picked it up a couple days ago... from us and a crazy client of ours (with anger management issues). It's adorable yet so so wrong. We need to curb this habit before we visit the in-laws in a couple weeks. MIL would NOT approve.
Have you seen the YouTube video of the little girl who yells the f bomb as she goes through the car wash? So funny and so wrong at the same time
@Wolkie happy you guys had a talk. That is definitely a good start to things! Having a baby changes everything for better or for worse but it does get easier as time goes on.
I am also sad about not seeing regs...not seeing @targetpopcornmomma and @smboswell1 and of course some others in a few days makes me sad. I'll be here though. I don't have a facebook for personal reasons.
@wolkie - glad you and your H talked things out. Your experiences and others whose H could be more supportive remind me how fortunate I am with mine. (Ok, dang, I just had to grab tissue.)
@lissydee - thanks for the rec for the Imak smart thumb. I will check them out.
I think we have found our day care provider. At least we have one when I return to work. DH will have to manage the drop off and pick up as it's located more conveniently for his commute. The ones we liked near home don't have vacancies right now.
@Wolkie happy you guys had a talk. That is definitely a good start to things! Having a baby changes everything for better or for worse but it does get easier as time goes on.
I am also sad about not seeing regs...not seeing @targetpopcornmomma and @smboswell1 and of course some others in a few days makes me sad. I'll be here though. I don't have a facebook for personal reasons.
Did I miss something? What happened to target popcorn momma and smboswell1?
@Wolkie yay for increased communication! H and I had a big talk last Monday, didn't solve everything but it feels good to clear the air sometimes!
That was one exciting game for hawks fans!!! Making it even better: we were watching the game at a friend's house with the same group we watched last year's championship game with, though last year was at a bar because none of us had kids We brought LO, and the hosts have a 3 wk old girl. Our other friends have a 3.5mo old, but live 3 hours away so we hadn't met that baby yet. Well, they surprised us at half time! First time all the babies were together, it was so cool! The dads have all been friends since high school, it was so cute seeing them so excited to have their babies meet
I guess I missed something. I noticed the board being dead but its not clear to me what happened. But I'll be here! I do not have FB nor do I plan on creating an account. I feel like the Nov. board is a nice little mama community to turn to. @kegcrc teething?!? Already?! Sigh. That is rough to have one foot out the door of newborn phase and the other in teething. We quite possibly could be a one and done family. But everyone talks about newborn amnesia. Either way no discussion for a 2nd for us until he is 2-3 years old. So I have been dairy free soy free for 2 mths and my sweet tooth is raging hard. I miss my fave cookies from my fave bakery. In fact I miss them so much I ate two boxes of dairy free soy free cookies in 24 hours. TWO BOXES. There is like 12 cookies to a box but still its ridic that I crushed two boxes without blinking. Also H and I went to the Pens/Rangers game today I had two beers and 3 waters while there. Came home pumped 7 oz tested the milk to be safe strips turned black. I was upset bc it had been hours since the last drink. Dumped the milk to only realize the expiration date said May '14 on the box. So I wasted 7 oz of milk today. I am still kicking myself.
@wolkie I feel your pain! I tried on every pair of jeans I had to go out to dinner and ended up doing lunges for 10 minutes to be able to zip anything up. I don't get how so many of the women here are down below their prepregnancy weight. I'm running or biking every day and I can't drop these last 20 lbs! I am afraid to go shopping...
I'm also not joining the FB group due to privacy issues. I won't even post a pic of LO on here because I'm so concerned about her privacy. I know "the people" could still find me here with IP addresses, etc., but active facebooking is a no-go.
Re: Sunday Randoms
H is currently cleaning out the fridge, but being loud about it and sighing about everything. Also asking me if things are any good any more. You're a grown man, I think you can figure that out!
LO has been on the boob ALL. FRICKIN. DAY. And he's been super fussy. He'll fall asleep nursing but then when I try to move him he wakes up and cries til I put him back on.
I sincerely hope whatever sleep we all get tonight resets things, cause we gotta be on top of our game tomorrow to cheer on our Seahawks!
Don't know if the gripe water actually worked or if LO got tired. We plunked down on the couch with a white noise app and finally she slept. Ahh, the whims of a baby.
DH took her to the RNP while I was supposed to pump. I fell asleep on the couch instead. Full breasts are good for an alarm clock.
I'm going back to work on Tues. I'm both excited and nervous. I still haven't written my damn lesson plans.
Also, I'm sad panda about my voice. It's pretty much missing. I've basically had a cold the entirety of January. I thought it went away there for a minute and then it boomaranged on back around. Cough drops are a new food group, I'm popping those airborne capsules and drinking orange juice but it's not letting up. It's a small miracle that LO hasn't gotten sick.
Hopefully everyone's kiddos are cooperative today. Yesterday mine was super sleepy all day and I was sort of annoyed by it because DH was home watching him. Why can't DS be a super sleepy baby during the week while I'm home alone??
DH and I are at a crossroads in life. We are having a difficult time deciding where to live and where to work. By his family and friends or mine (1000 miles apart), at crazy demanding but high paying jobs or not, who will be watching DS while we are working, and whether or not me quitting my job will have seriously negative impact on my job prospects in the future. The status quo will not work. Something has to change in one or more of three major categories: apartment we live in, city we live in, and jobs we have. These decisions are occupying all of my available brain space! We disagree on what to do and it stresses me out. I'm not sure how to resolve when there just isn't a compromise for what state we live in.
@KUinCBUS -eek! My nephew drops F bombs in the right context all the time. My sister can't figure out where he learned it.
@IndianaMommy08 - I love grocery shopping!
@hiketheworld -hugs, tough situation. FX that a happy medium can be found
@KUinCBUS - LO is only 12 weeks but I constantly have to remind myself to bite my tongue on cursing. It's especially hard when she is being a little monster. Then I kick myself because she doesn't have any other way to communicate her needs now. I'm sure time will tell.
I say all this to suggest doing a pro's and cons list where you try to leave emotions out of the mix to help make the decision.
@heisenberg : we live in nyc in a one bedroom. Once DS is mobile this place will not work. We're lawyers, I think you are too? Law firm life is just not particularly compatible with raising kids. No matter how much people advise to "lean in" or whatever, I need to be able to see my baby and my job makes that difficult.
@arts : it is hard to be objective, but our advise makes a lot of sense. Thankfully we both have wonderful families that we want our kids to grow up around.
It's hard... We've kinda ignored the problem until the last minute
I am also sad about not seeing regs...not seeing @targetpopcornmomma and @smboswell1 and of course some others in a few days makes me sad. I'll be here though. I don't have a facebook for personal reasons.
@lissydee - thanks for the rec for the Imak smart thumb. I will check them out.
Re: the fb group, too many privacy issues for me.
Baby obviously didn't sleep til 4.. Lol
That was one exciting game for hawks fans!!! Making it even better: we were watching the game at a friend's house with the same group we watched last year's championship game with, though last year was at a bar because none of us had kids We brought LO, and the hosts have a 3 wk old girl. Our other friends have a 3.5mo old, but live 3 hours away so we hadn't met that baby yet. Well, they surprised us at half time! First time all the babies were together, it was so cool! The dads have all been friends since high school, it was so cute seeing them so excited to have their babies meet
@kegcrc teething?!? Already?! Sigh. That is rough to have one foot out the door of newborn phase and the other in teething. We quite possibly could be a one and done family. But everyone talks about newborn amnesia. Either way no discussion for a 2nd for us until he is 2-3 years old.
So I have been dairy free soy free for 2 mths and my sweet tooth is raging hard. I miss my fave cookies from my fave bakery. In fact I miss them so much I ate two boxes of dairy free soy free cookies in 24 hours. TWO BOXES. There is like 12 cookies to a box but still its ridic that I crushed two boxes without blinking.
Also H and I went to the Pens/Rangers game today I had two beers and 3 waters while there. Came home pumped 7 oz tested the milk to be safe strips turned black. I was upset bc it had been hours since the last drink. Dumped the milk to only realize the expiration date said May '14 on the box. So I wasted 7 oz of milk today. I am still kicking myself.
I'm also not joining the FB group due to privacy issues. I won't even post a pic of LO on here because I'm so concerned about her privacy. I know "the people" could still find me here with IP addresses, etc., but active facebooking is a no-go.