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November 2015 Moms
rubirubi89
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Ten Things Tuesday?
rubirubi89
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So I went ahead and stole this idea from another month club! Simply list 10 things going on with you. (I'm sorry if this bores you, I like stuff like this for when my baby won't sleep).
1-I'm a bad sister!! I totally forgot to buy a Christmas Gift for one of my brothers!
2-I hate my MIL. Apparently my baby gets fussy because of what I eat, drink,wear or BREATHE.
3-I was playing random songs from my MP3 player to my son and broke down when Mariah's "Without you" came on. Why? I do not know.
4-Had my 6 week check up today and all is well.
5-BLUE BELL IS BACK IN TOWN!! (Christmas Miracle maybe?)
6-This year will be my first Christmas without my mom. She will be spending it at her in-laws.
7- I'm excited to get our own little family tradition for Christmas. We are adopting the ugly sweater picture idea and watching this really bad Christmas movie I love.
8-I miss my pregnant belly, this giggly thing left behind is just not cutting it.
9-My mom took the baby with her while I went to the Dr and now I miss him. 30 minutes more.
10-That elf on a shelf toy is creepy AF.
1-I'm a bad sister!! I totally forgot to buy a Christmas Gift for one of my brothers!
2-I hate my MIL. Apparently my baby gets fussy because of what I eat, drink,wear or BREATHE.
3-I was playing random songs from my MP3 player to my son and broke down when Mariah's "Without you" came on. Why? I do not know.
4-Had my 6 week check up today and all is well.
5-BLUE BELL IS BACK IN TOWN!! (Christmas Miracle maybe?)
6-This year will be my first Christmas without my mom. She will be spending it at her in-laws.
7- I'm excited to get our own little family tradition for Christmas. We are adopting the ugly sweater picture idea and watching this really bad Christmas movie I love.
8-I miss my pregnant belly, this giggly thing left behind is just not cutting it.
9-My mom took the baby with her while I went to the Dr and now I miss him. 30 minutes more.
10-That elf on a shelf toy is creepy AF.
Re: Ten Things Tuesday?
2) Yesterday was a struggle, to include: leaving a bag at the grocery store (one of the items in it our ham for Christmas dinner), breaking our bottle brush, messing up dinner a bit, etc.
3) My Christmas present for my husband won't arrive until after Christmas. And maybe not even until after he has left and will be gone for a month and a half.
4) Today I actually have managed to complete all the chores I had planned for the day and it's not even noon yet!
5) I feel like my dogs have been totally neglected since we brought the baby home. Their needs are met and that's about it.
6) My parents had planned to come out to visit next month, but that seems unlikely to happen now. Which sucks because none of my sons family has met him yet and I don't know when they will. Some for sure not until after his first birthday.
7) There's and awkward empty spot on our Christmas tree, but I only ever seem to notice it when I have a sleeping baby on me and don't want to wake him to rearrange ornaments
8) There is nothing christmasy about christmas in Hawaii and I can't seem to get into the spirit
9) On the same note, I wanted to get my sons picture taken with Santa, but I want it to be a Santa in the red suit. All the santas here seem to be in shorts with suspenders, sometimes a Hawaiian shirt. I don't want it to scream hawaii, I just want it to look like Santa.
10) I am so scared of getting pregnant. I've never felt that way before in my life. I don't know if it's because the mini pill apparently is less effective than the normal pill or just knowing how overwhelming two super close in age would be, but I'm legitimately terrified of it.
1. LO and I are sick. My heart breaks for him today cause he had to get a chest xray and some deep suction done.
2. I miss my pregnant belly as well! The Phantom kicks are killing me! Lol
3. I love watching my son grow and discover new things.
4. I'm excited to see how magical christmas becomes for my little guy over the next few years.
5. I'm slowly coming to terms that I'm not going to be able to EBF my son.
6. I cried at the doctors today because it sucks not being able to help my little boy.
7. I'm ready to get my eating habits back in order and start exercising again. After Christmas of course
8. I've been binge watching Army Wives on Netflix and that is not a good idea when your hormones are still out of whack.
9. We were supposed to go over the mountains after Christmas but the passed are a mess and LO is sick so we can't go
10. I'm over being exhausted all the time.
1- watching Chocolat
2- baby WONT STOP EATING
3- getting sick of visitors
4- just writing my thank you cards today for baby showers
5- even though I love, LOVE spending time with my little boy, I miss work
6- really looking forward to getting back into my fav yoga studio in a few weeks
7- can't believe how incredible my man is with Jackson, he's constantly surprising me
8- loving my home at Christmas time... The tree, the fireplace... All is so nice and cozy
9- keep on contiplating FL in February (we live in NY), but I'm afraid to travel with the baby. Feel like we just have to get over it and do it.
10- writing this list has made me thirsty, it's time for some wine
2. I can't wait for my LO to smile at me. I try So hard every day and he just stares back at me.
3. It doesnt even feel like Christmas this year. I'm hoping Christmas Eve at our house with our families will change that.
4. I watch the food network all day every day and never actually cook anything.
5. I am starting a serious diet change January. Until then I am eating like crap (hence why I sent DH for outback take out tonight).
6. I am so excited to have a few drinks on Christmas Eve and take advantage of both grandmas here to hold LO so I can enjoy it.
7. I am debating taking LO to church Christmas Eve to avoid the crowds but I know I won't hear the end of it from MIL (super Catholic).
8. One of my best friends was due last week and is now 7 days overdue. She is team green and I'm dying to know what she has in there!
9. I ordered grocery delivery for the first time because I'm on that level of lazy. I think I will continue it.
10. I finally put away my maternity clothes and it made me realize I miss being pregnant. How crazy is that!
2- I'm obsessed mildly with Lost right now.
3- I know my mom has had 5 kids, but I really don't fully trust her with my baby.
4- I can't wait for new years eve... It will be the first time I'll be going out with my so. I'm pumping milk for the occasion, lol. It will just be for a few hours, and I want to be home at midnight to be with my baby. Still, so excited to just go. Out. Away. Lol.
5- I have these moments of terror, where I wonder how I'm going to be a mom for the rest of my life. My life beforehand was the antithesis to motherhood. I love it, it's just.. Well, you guys know. Just hard.
6-GEE, SO GLAD I GOT ALL THAT EXTRA SLEEP WHILE I WAS PREGNANT. IT'S REALLY ROLLED OVER TO THESE NEWBORN SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. I FEEL SO REFRESHED.
Heh.
7- Started bleeding some bright red again at 3 weeks. I feel like I need to slow down, last 2 weeks I've been moving nonstop.(Though I'm the only one who has noticed.)
8- Eight... I have ate nothing today.
9- I feel like I should spend some breastfeeding time reading more.
10- It didn't end with pregnancy; still the President of Google University.
1.) I think my husband finally found how the mice were getting into the house. 3 days later and we haven't caught one!
2.) I don't want to go back to work. I wish my husband made enough that I could stay home. While I like being in a leadership position and making my own money I don't want to leave my son.
3.) I miss my mom more than anything this year. She passed Feb 2010. So not only do I have the sting of missing her again this Christmas but now my son is missing out on her as well.
4.) I'm still having issues adapting to motherhood. I constantly think I'm not doing something right and I'm constantly second guessing myself.
5.) I just want a routine. I'm a total type A personality and not being able to know how my day is going to go kills me. Today we tried a "loose" schedule with my son as yesterday he refused to nap and made my life hell that day. So far so good.
6.) As of right now I don't think I want another baby. I'm hoping that feeling changes because I'd like to have a little girl. But this baby is taking everything out of me and I don't know if I would want to do it all over again.
7.) I wish my husband would step up more. I know I'm home and he's working so I take 99% of the night feedings. But when he's off he's not that involved during the day. It kinda makes me sad.
8.) I bought a sound machine today and so far it's been great at helping my son nap. I'm hoping it keeps up!
9.) I would be a complete disaster without my sister. She's been such a HUGE help, I truly am blessed.
10.) I'm so excited for Christmas morning this year. Even though I know my son will have no clue what's going on in excited!
2. My fiancé wakes me up every morning when he gets home from work (night shift 7pm-7am) & makes me do a mile on our treadmill because he's tired of hearing me bitch about my weight lol I tell him I hate him but I'm secretly so happy he does that for me.
3. I'm more excited for Christmas next year then this year because I will (hopefully) have a full time job instead of part time & be able to go all out. Also hoping I have my own place.
4. I told fiancé I may want another kid when LO is 5 (we'll only be 26) & he damn near had a stroke
5. My 3 yo is on a freaking hunger strike & driving me insane. He refuses to eat anything! Idk how he does it.
6. Being a mother of 2 kids has turned me into a caffeine addict. Definetly not going to help me lose weight.
7. I want to go back to work because I miss the kids (gym daycare) not looking forward to my catty co workers though. I work with only women so you can imagine.
8. I turn 21 on Monday. I won't be doing anything though because everyone works except me.
9. My in laws moved back to town & they call me constantly. It drives me nuts so sometimes I just don't pick up & act like the boys have been keeping me busy.
10. My sons godmother asked me if we would consider getting my 3 yo tested for autism because he doesn't like being around a lot of people. If he was autistic we would still love him & give him everything he would need to thrive but he's not & frankly she can kiss my ass for that. Just because my kid walks on his tippy toes doesn't make him autistic. That's literally y she said I should have him tested. If he was autistic I'm sure my grandma who has worked with special needs kids her whole life would have noticed. I would have noticed or his pedi would have noticed.
2. But even though I'm sad, I'm excited for Christmas with my new family and I'm almost afraid it will pass by too quick.
3.I'm really upset that my attempts at cooking keep failing. When SO and I moved in together I cooked some pretty good meals, but now it seems like everything is failing and it's depressing because his mom is such a good cook so I feel like I'm starving him.
4. My PP visit is on Monday (I'll be 4 weeks out). I know they usually make you wait 6 weeks but I'm wondering if they will clear me for exercise and sex. I'm excited to get cleared to "do the deed" but I'm also so afraid because I got an episiotomy.
5. I really want my loose belly to go away. I feel so self-conscious. I don't even want to step on the scale.
6. LO is still sick and although the doc said she's fine it still breaks my heart. Especially using the saline because she freaks out.
7. I still have yet to have a sip of alcohol and want a drink so so bad. A frozen margarita right now would be amazing.
8. I've gotten a lot done in the past few days and I feel so accomplished.
9. I feel like I'm not eating enough but I'm having a hard time finding time/ healthy, filling snacks to eat.
10. My in-laws are still driving me nuts. If I hear one more time that my daughter is spoiled and that I hold her too much I'll punch someone.
Thanks for reading.
2- I never believed in Santa, but it is important to DH so we are telling our kids there is a Santa. It feels so weird to me.
3- With DS I was so excited every time he went up a diaper or clothing size, and with this LO I want to keep her small forever (ok maybe not forever, but she is getting big to quickly).
4- DS turned two in October and still has not had a haircut. I hope our daughter has more hair.
5- I love that I have my tubes tied and do not need to worry about another baby.
6- I want cheesecake
7- I am plotting how I can get cheesecake
8- I feel bad asking DH to go get me cheesecake and I am too lazy
9- will barnes and Noble be crazy tomorrow? That have cheesecake factory cheesecake.
10- I am going to barnes and Noble tomorrow.
2. I love being a Mom more than I thought I would.
3. I wish I didn't have to go back to work in two weeks.
4. My Christmas tree only has lights on it because I have not found time to decorate.
5. My house is a constant mess even though I spend time cleaning it every day.
6. I'm not buying my kid Christmas gifts and I dunno if I ever will. I hate having too much stuff and DS is already spoiled by family members.
7. It's too warm outside.
8. My little sister sent me a Christmas card with a check in it and I think that is really weird. I know she has money because she has a full time job and lives at home. Our family does secret Santa for Christmas and I know for a fact she has my husband so I dunno why she sent it.
9. DS is finally getting pretty good at breast feeding. He is only eating every 2-3 hours for about 20 minutes. Before it was 1-2 hours for 45...
10. My best friend has really been getting on my nerves since DS was born. She's not married and has no kids. She calls me several times a day to complain about her job and I just don't care.
2. We just put our lights up today
3. His name is Byram not Bryan or Byron.
4. We have been eating out so much
5. I'm way nervous for my postpartum appt tomorrow
6. I still haven't decided what kind of birth control I want to do....
7. I'm so tired even coffee doesn't help
8. I swear I still get cravings!
9. I haven't started eating healthy or exercising yet.... New Years resolution?
10. I went to target twice today.
2) I agree that it doesn't feel like Christmas.
3) My mother makes comments every time I speak to her about how I spoil my baby because I "pick her up at the first whimper". And while that's true it really pisses me off because a. How the hell can you spoil a newborn? And b. My mom literally has no idea what I do because she hasn't seen us since we were in the hospital and LO is 7 weeks old.
4) I was thinking of going back to work, but I left LO with DH for a couple of hours this weekend. When I got back she was crying. I took her and she stopped crying instantly. I have her back to DH and she started crying again. I took her back and she stopped. I know it's stupid but it made me feel like she missed me and want to stay home with her.
5) I love the feeling of baby fingers on my skin.
6) I'm also terrified of getting pregnant. I had to have an emergency c section and I can't imagine going through that recovery with two babies.
7) DH is talking about having another in a couple of years and I worry that denying him that will mean that I'm selfish.
8) I never want DH to go to work when it's time for him to go, but I hate it when he gets home because he always says he wants to take the baby right away. A few hours later he will actually take her and then just set her down and of course she immediately wakes up. I don't know how to tell him he can't take her though.
9) DH's family is taking a vacation to Disney in January and it's been planned for over a year. I really want to go, but I know LO would be miserable in the car for that long (14 hours).
10) I feel incredibly dull for not having a tenth item on my mind.
1. LO has spent the last few days screaming for most of his awake time (including when he's eating) and he is not napping as long as he needs to which makes him more overtired and upset. This cycle is driving me crazy and I'm having a hard time enjoying being a mom now because of it.
2. Tomorrow is my 6-week PP. I'm not totally ready because I'm not ready for sex yet (and DH is dying for it).... I'll be sad to not have that excuse anymore. It was so much easier to blame the doctor than to have to tell DH regularly to back off.
3. We're spending Christmas with my in laws. I'm dreading it sooooo much for a large number of reasons. Mostly having to do with feeding LO and how fussy he's been.
4. I'm worried my in laws are going to judge me as being a bad mother because this kid will not stop screaming (and I know they'll take him from me to calm him down)
5. Good lord kid. Stop screaming.
6. I didn't get LO a thing for Christmas. Or DH. But he didn't get me anything either. And frankly, I don't care. Grandparents are spending money on our kiddo for Christmas so we don't have to.
7. I haven't wrapped Christmas presents yet and I have no idea when I will. This kid won't let me put him down when he's awake and we're still struggling with going down when sleeping (0 for 3 on attempts today)
8. I go back and forth between loving how helpful DH is with the kid and being annoying that he's not stepping up. Mostly because he goes in spurts of helpfulness (he'll make me breakfast or he'll stay up with the baby so I can sleep a little bit) and periods of unhelpfulness (wishing me a good night and going off to bed while the kid is screaming in my arms).
9. Mostly I wish DH would take a night time feeding so I'm not up alllll night. He's done it twice in the 2 weeks zeke has taken a bottle when he said he would do it nightly.
10. I'm so flipping tired and I feel like I'll never get enough sleep again. I don't mind that Zeke doesn't sleep through the night but I wish he would sleep on his own better so is at least get quality sleep in the bed when he is asleep (rather than half my nights still being in the recliner)
2. Breastfeeding was getting so much better but LO won't eat today booo...
3. My sister in law flew 29 hours to visit us for a month and that makes me feel so special! My in laws are awesome.
4. I had surgery 4 days before my 6 week pp so still none for the good stuff
5. DH has been absolutely amazing with our little girl. I'm actually surprised at how much he's been involved.
6. I still have to go back to work eventually.
7. I made DH carry me to bed and I've been making him do alot for me. Sometimes I feel like I'm more work than the baby. Lol. This morning he was helping me get out of bed and I said what will I do when I get better. Maybe I'll just keep making myself sick. Lol. He told me not to push it haha.
8. Today is the first day I actually completed lots of house work AND cooked dinner since uhh...month 8 lol. I think DH thought he was being punked when he walked in the door.
9. I'm enjoying my LO but not really much else. I'm kind of annoyed all the time because I feel like this pregnancy and afterwards has been so much harder on me than my others. I can barely carry LO for a few minutes and my whole upper body is in pain.
10. Number 10...my only true wish right now is to feel back normal soon.
2. I hate the book Fox in Socks. I'm pretty sure I've NEVER read it completely correctly.
3. I've started with potty training older daughter, and I think she looks adorable in training pants!
4. Ruth only wakes up when she's hungry at night. Which is great! But, sometimes I wish that husband had to get up at night too.
5. I miss having a lot of people and fun threads on here all the time!
6. It has been in the seventies and on and off raining all week. It doesn't feel at all like Christmas!!
7. I commonly use the phrase "boob attached".
8. I've been reading Harry Potter out loud to my girls while I nurse.
9. I love Ruth's smiles and tiny laughs!!
10. We got older daughter 2 gifts for Christmas, and Ruth 1. All three gifts are just perfect, and I don't see a need to get them anything else just to say that we got them more stuff!
2 - I have to work early, but I'm waiting up to switch the diaper laundry over once my husband's load is finished in the dryer (I have to stay awake to make sure our finicky W/D have done their jobs correctly).
3 - I'm unreasonably excited about said diaper laundry because It's my first try with "skittle farts" - a mixture of Tide powder and Gain Apple Mango Tango that's supposed to clean really well and smell amazing.
4 - I am having trouble deciding whether or not to get a few more GroVia NB diapers. It would give me a little more time between washes and she's only now outgrown the smallest snap settings. I feel like she'll still be in them for a while, but who knows when she could get a crazy growth spurt and suddenly fit into a OS?
5 - Changing a diaper only to have your LO soil the new one right away is about a bazillion times more frustrating when you CD.
6 - LO is stirring, but I hope she sleeps a while longer because my nipples are sore and I want to give them as much of a break as I can before nursing again. I'm also hoping she stays asleep so that I can get the laundry switched and go to bed right away; nursing could potentially take an hour or more, and I've got to get some sleep.
7 - I'm having mixed feelings about my work situation. On one hand, I would really like to get a promotion and a raise, but on the other, I feel like the money saved on gas, lunches, and childcare are making PT hours look enticing.
8 - DH is snoring, and it's driving me crazy.
9 - I was surprised at how few burps I was getting from LO today after nursing until later in the day, when I realized the bubbles were coming out the other end.
10 - I'm really glad that we have good coffee at work, because I am definitely going to need it.
2. I feel so much guilt that this LO does not have my undivided attention like DD1. I would rock DD1 for hours and just admire her. I don't have time to just rock and admire DD2 for very long and every now and then it gets to me.
3. This is the first year I've ever watched Elf and it is definitely now in my top 3 favorite Christmas movies.
4. After 4 miserable years of teaching third grade (I despise third grade) I am finally teaching first and missed the excitement of Christmas because of maternity leave. So many cute activities I wanted to do. Oh well there's always next year.
5. I hate the Mother Goose Club.
6. I'm so excited to take DD1 to see Daniel Tiger at the end of January.
7. I don't know how my spaz of a dog hasn't knocked down our tree yet.
8. I'm starving but LO is napping on me, and I won't dare move myself or her.
9. It's raining here for the next 10 days. Total BS. Awesome end to my maternity leave, even the sky is crying for me.
10. I have done so much laundry, however it's all in a giant pile in LO's crib. I don't think it will get folded...ever.
2. Dear God babies need a lot of stuff! For a 5 day trip, I think I packed half the nursery. May need to get my ILs to invest in some baby items for next time!
3. Cecily started to fuss as we started the drive, so I had DH change his Xmas station to the new Star Wars soundtrack. She quieted and passed out, which I consider a parenting win.
4. Brought disposable diapers because I don't want to deal with cloth while we're away, and I know DH is going to complain more about the cloth when we come back. Or maybe she'll have some awesome blowouts and he'll see the light? Probably not.
5. I really miss sleeping on my stomach, I tried last night, but my boobs got in the way
6. I really hate shopping malls. Took LO for a stroller walk around the big mall near us and it made me super cranky with all the people and the music and the sensory overload.
7. We skipped Santa photos this year because Santa is probably covered in god knows what germs and that shit is expensive!
8. We didn't get the baby anything for Christmas because she doesn't need anything and I know the grandparents and aunts and uncles are going for to get her a bunch of stuff.
9. The seatbelt makes my boobs sore.
10. Ten things is a lot.
I was obsessed with Lost last winter, watched the entire thing on Netflix. I mean, hellooooooooo Sawyer!!! HOT.
2. It's been a mild winter but it's gotten down to -25 and the last two days I've had to help my moms flower shop with deliveries. I've acquired new "cold hives", one under my eye that has swollen up so now it looks like I got punched.
3. I'm So excited for my two girls to open their presents on Christmas morning.
4. We are staying home Christmas night for the first time in 12 years. We have always slept over at my parents and this year my husband wanted to wake up at home. I'm kind of sad but he has said we can go back to staying at my parents house next year.
5. I'm loving that my baby is going longer stretches between nursing. I just wish he would sleep longer at night!!
6. I can't wait until the new year so I can clean and purge my house! It's bad...
7. I'm working on having more patience with my girls.... They are just so annoying sometimes... But they aren't really doing anything wrong.
8. Going out and about in the cold with 3 kids is so much work and I wish I didn't have to leave the house
9. I love hearing my kids talk about Santa Claus
10. My hives are itchy.
There are a couple things that get me about the show... They always have torches readily accessible. There is a perpetual full moon because you can always see everything at night.
And my personal favorite; how perfect all those girls eyebrows are, and how their armpits and legs are so smooth.
Give me 5 days on that island and they would mistake me for a gorilla or something..
I know I know, it's a show and you just got to overlook those things... Lol.