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May 2016 Moms
Jenly17
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Three Things Tuesday 6/14
Jenly17
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That's not a typo. Now that we have these tiny humans needing us constantly, I think we should cut it down to three things and try to make it more manageable. If you have the brain power to list more than that, well, go you!
1. H has been saying a lot of "I can't take much more of this" when DS cries or when H is feeling exhausted. I'm not really sure why he feels so entitled to say things like this in my presence! I mean, dude. You wake up for about a minute before you're sawing wood all night again. You're gonna be ok buddy.
2. Trailing off of #1...the newborn phase is a serious test of your marriage.
3. I still haven't gone to the grocery store with both kids and I'm 3 weeks PP. Alot of it is because I don't feel confident doing a serious shop with them, but the other part of me gets great satisfaction that H has to do all of the running around like I used to.
1. H has been saying a lot of "I can't take much more of this" when DS cries or when H is feeling exhausted. I'm not really sure why he feels so entitled to say things like this in my presence! I mean, dude. You wake up for about a minute before you're sawing wood all night again. You're gonna be ok buddy.
2. Trailing off of #1...the newborn phase is a serious test of your marriage.
3. I still haven't gone to the grocery store with both kids and I'm 3 weeks PP. Alot of it is because I don't feel confident doing a serious shop with them, but the other part of me gets great satisfaction that H has to do all of the running around like I used to.
Re: Three Things Tuesday 6/14
1. We kept DS in daycare a few days per week to help me recover and adjust to SAHM life and ease the transition for him. Yesterday was my first day home with two kiddos and it went better than I expected! He's back at daycare today and I'm looking forward to snuggling DD all day, I need bonding time!
2. Transition to two in general has been easier than having our first. Except DS bedtime...and getting both out of house into car...drama.
3. I feel incredibly better than I did 1 week pp the first time around. So if your recovery was hell like my first (I'm talking peri bottle until 10 weeks) there's hope for an easy second round!
2. My LO is already outgrowing 3 month clothing at 6.5 weeks. She's a giant!
3. My weight loss has plateaued. My fat has to be reconfiguring itself though as my belly is still shrinking, my ass must be huge!
2. I really want to take DS on a walk every day, but 95° heat + southern humidity = nope.
3. I still haven't gotten my dad anything for Father's Day, and I really have no idea what to get him.
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
1. DD had a 6 hour stretch of sleep last night after 3 days of no napping and 3 nights of practically no sleep...she's either going through a growth spurt or that lack of baby sleep has finally gotten to her; either way, that 4.5 hours of straight sleep that I got last night (I was up twice to pump) was absolutely amazing.
2. Thanks to all that sleep last night, I've been up with DD since 6 and have managed to drink my morning coffee, eat breakfast (it's a miracle), fold laundry, start a new load of laundry, and clean the stove.
3. Today is supposed to be fairly nice and not get blistering hot, so I think DD and I will go for a walk!
2. Alex started smiling and all the smiles are just too precious. My little man has so much personality.
3. Alex is 4 weeks old. He's been outside 2 times and both times was a trip to the pedi. Not sure how I feel about this...
2. Thinking about DS in daycare in 5 weeks is making me cry. I don't know if I'll be strong enough to go through with it.
3. Thanks to PP about bringing up Father's Day... Now I know what I should be doing today!
2. DH goes to work for 10 hours tomorrow, 12 hours if we include the commute so I'm at home with DS for the first time alone for 12 hours, I'm honestly scared.
3. I'm 5lbs from pre-pregnancy weight today! Woohoo! Now time to cut some fat and build some muscle!
2. On that note coffee is awesome.
3. Really wish DS didn't have a meltdown every time he went into the car seat. I'd love to be able to get out of the house today.
2. Of course I'm sick and still woke up in the middle of the night hacking up a lung. I swear moms should not be allowed to get sick.
3. My 8 year old is getting a little bit of an attitude. She's a really good kid but has her moments. Yesterday the baby was easier than her. Dealing with the back talk is more exhausting than dealing with a one month old.
2. That being said, I still feel like an inadequate mom for not being able to feed her enough from the tap.
3. Still waiting for DH's Father's Day gift to come in the mail, hope it comes in time!
2. This is going to sound so weird, but I think I expected my daughter to treat me like my pug does. He's been my child for 10 years now, but he hates kisses and forced cuddling. So when my daughter lets me kiss her and cuddle with her, it's so shocking to me. I have no idea why I expected her to act like my dog.
3. My husband brings me flowers once or twice a week, but now that we have a baby, I told him to stop. Watering flowers is one more thing for me to do, and every bouquet he's brought home since she was born has died a slow painful death. He still buys them though because he knows I love fresh flowers.
2. The real reason DS1 is sleeping over at his grandparents is because I'm planning on watching James Franco's reboot of Mother may I sleep with danger on lifetime with some friends.
3. My weight loss has also plateaued. The only pants that fit me are leggings and I couldn't be more sick of wearing them.
Edit: I actually feel bad for making that joke.
DH will be fine with it - he likes him as well
2. I've been having difficulty sleeping "when the baby sleeps", mostly because she sleeps more during the day right now and for some reason I can't sleep during the day the way I used to before I gave birth. This morning I managed a nap while she was napping though, so...progress? It was only for an hour though.
3. My daughter makes the girliest sounds in her sleep. It's so damn cute - wish I could bottle this feeling for those moments when it gets tough!
2. My husband has been amazing. I am a second time mom and my older daughter will be two next month. He makes sure I get a daily nap in, takes full toddler duties and since we are formula feeding, I call him the "bottle master" because he washes all of our Dr. Browns (a million parts...) bottles several times daily, fills them with water ahead of time and measures our the formula in out handy formula containers. It really makes my life easier. He also still gets up with me in the night to help out. I am so happy to say that this second baby has gone so much smoother.
3. @lionstigersbears your #3 I could have written myself! With my first, I had a level 3 tear and spent the first 4 weeks at least in some serious pain. This time, I had a very minor tear and actually pooped twice with no pain before I even left the hospital! My delivery start to finish was so much better too. I am feeling so good about how everything is going.
4. For those of you that are really struggling with baby blues, I also had them with my first baby. I think we all just want to be the best mom possible that we beat ourselves up for "selfishly" wanting a break. We are in no way selfish! We all need a break!! So if someone offers to watch your little one for any period of time, take it! You are all doing an amazing job and it really does get better! With my first, it was at the 3 month mark. After that, everything just got better and better and became actual fun for me.
2. LO has been sleeping in his crib every night since we brought him home but all of a sudden at 4 weeks he decided he hates it and will only sleep in the RNP. I really need to transition him back but when he's inconsolable at 2am I just don't have the energy to try.
3. I have been feeling like my days are blending together since I've been home alone with LO and I'm really getting a groundhog's day feeling this week. I need to put more effort into coming up with activities during the day or find some way to stop feeling like this because it's semi depressing.
2. DS1 had his first dental appointment this morning and he did so well! I'm so proud of him that he didn't fight or cry. He let them count and clean his teeth and listened. We went to the playground afterwards because it was nice out and he listened so well.
3. I finally got baby smiles today! He has smiled in his sleep, and at DS1and DH, but not for me (ya know...the workhorse and milk machine) until this morning. I got 5 solid minutes of smiles and coos!
Bonus #4. DS1 made me laugh over the weekend. He was drinking milk at lunch when we were out and DH asked him where milk comes from. First thing he yelled was "Mama! Mama milk!" and patted my boob like you'd pet a puppy. DH was looking for "cow"...
2. I go back to work July 18th and it makes me kind of sad because it seems so soon! How is my baby almost a month old already??
3. We got our newborn photos back the other day and this photo of my husband holding Harper is so amazing and I love it so much that I start to cry every time I see it. It's just SO goddamn sweet.
2. DD was in a summer class for part of the day while I took DS to his dr appointment. When I went to pick her up she said "not yet, mommy!" This is such an improvement from when she would cry and beg me not to leave her. I'm proud of her, but it's also bittersweet to see her growing up.
3. We're leaving for Hawaii in 1.5 weeks (hence the 2 month shots at 6 weeks). I'm nervous to travel with a newborn and a toddler, but I'm pretty excited about the trip!
2. Two moms at baby clinic today we're talking about their ten month old babies. The mom just set her baby down on the carpet and put a puzzle in front of him. I literally dream about Ezra being that independent! Am I really only 8 months away from that?
3. Ezra's sleeping more and better but I'm somehow more exhausted? Maybe Ez and I are on different REM cycles so he's waking me up when I'm in my deepest sleep.
2. Feeling super un-motivated this week to do anything. House is a mess, I'm a mess, and I just feel like ordering pizza every day. So. Tired. DH forced me to go for a walk with the dog without LO this morning and it was so nice! I forgot what it felt like to walk around without the constant fear of someone running into my stroller or me tripping on the sidewalk when LO is in the wrap (not that either of those things has actually happened).
3. Really glad I'm not going back to work full-time, but kind of feeling "lost" professionally. I've been working in wine most of my adult life and now I'm not going to do it anymore, or at least for a few years. I plan on staying home with Jet until she's in school but wonder what I'll do professionally when that time comes. Kind of weird to not know what I'm doing.
2. I had a friend visit yesterday and she brought me a ring sling carrier. I have messed up how to adjust it though so S still needs support with my arm, but it is *still* easier than just holding her.
3. I haven't left the house completely by myself since S was born. I was thinking about leaving her with my mom for an hour to make a target run, but I don't know if I'm comfortable leaving her without DH present.
imagine there are 100 kids in line. If your child is in the 50th percentile, she's the 50th kid in line, which means she's just about average.
Another example, my LO is the 95th percentile for height, which means he's at the top end of the line and he's therefore taller than most kids his age. But he's 65th for weight, which means although he's bigger than the majority of kids his age there are a lot of kids bigger than him.