@expandcontract I was JUST thinking of her. Hope all is well and she's just enjoying her vacation. I feel like i remember she said something about not being on much while she's gone but I could be making that up.
Things that piss me off: people in airports who are aggressively rude about your baby being a baby. Infants are allowed to exist in public places and if you don’t want to see them then you should either stay home or charter a private jet you miserable entitled rodent.
I’ve been traveling since 3 am US eastern time and my currently flight has been delayed for five hours. My baby has had a poopsplosion, vomited on himself, and his body thinks it’s 2 am. I am SO. OVER. EVERYTHING. And I totally bitched out a rude airport person.
@k2k2tog so glad my school still does A Halloween parade and the teachers decorate their trunks for a trunk or treat. My teaching team usually dresses up and we invite parents in to do some Halloween related math games in the class before the parade (then they can get their kids in the costumes for us). I understand if schools have large religious populations that don’t participate but ds1’s school is thinking of getting rid of Halloween because it interferes with academics and it makes me sad because school should be fun too.
Get rid of Halloween in school? I always thought school should just be cancelled for Halloween! It deserves an official day off!
@DuchessOfCambridge That airport experience sounds terrible. I'm sorry! And seriously, the average adult is more annoying than a baby on the plane anyway.
@Stormiewinter I'm pretty sure my school has done it out of respect for religious and cultural groups who don't participate. And, they don't stop teachers from talking about it and doing halloween related crafts, though I think most don't because we have a few families who are Jehovah Witness and cannot participate at all in Halloween events.
Getting rid of halloween in favour of academics is ridiculous. Fun is such an important part of kids' development.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe DD2: October 2016 DC3: coming May 2019
@DuchessOfCambridge oh no! Baby/Kid jet lag is the absolute worst, and then add in all the extras. I'm so sorry girl.
When we came home in May, my 5 year old didn't sleep a wink on the flight. We left at 2:00pm Amsterdam time so by the time she felt like it was her actual bedtime it was getting near time for decent. Not quite, like we still had a couple hours left to go, but she's much too curious of a kid to settle down quickly on a packed airplane so she was just nearly falling asleep when we landed. Then we had to get her up to go stand in the customs line up which shouldn't have been long but it took FOREVER. 3 year old was whining, and the 5 year old was crying at us from the stroller (I was wearing DD2 so DD1 could sit). The battery on her iPod touch, which she calls her phone, was just under 20% so it was in the red which in her overtired state meant it was fully dead. We tried to explain that it would last until we cleared the line, offered her our phones to use just to give her something to watch and calm down but she was just done. People kept giving us sympathetic smiles and saying to her, Oh, honey, I know how you feel, until she screamed at the top of her lungs "THE ONLY THING I NEED IS TO CHARGE MY PHONE!!!!" Then the people next to me were stifling their laughter while also side-eying me that my 5 year old had a phone and was apparently severely addicted to it.
I am a huge supporter of traveling with kids, and I wouldn't blink at doing another overseas trip with them, but sometimes it is really tough. I hope you guys make it home soon and its not too big of a struggle to get your LO back on North America time.
@DuchessOfCambridge omg! You had the trifecta! Im so sorry. People can feel so entitled sometimes. Are you guys gone safe, now? Also, did your son pick up a stomach bug?
Those of you traveling with kids are superheroes. We flew with DD1 ONCE just before she turned 2 - so we could take advantage of taking her along as a lap baby - and I've been scared off from doing it since. I'm not big on travel myself, so adding in a toddler that won't sleep, screamed through take-off and landing, pooped at least 5 times, and got bored of all the activities we brought for her after 20 minutes was like hell.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe DD2: October 2016 DC3: coming May 2019
Ahh @DuchessOfCambridge I’m so sorry! That sounds absolutely horrible. Having a delayed flight sucks enough when you’re alone. Fingers crossed you’ll be home to your own bed soon.
@k2k2tog don’t be scared. It’s definitely one of those things where the kids get better the more they do it, and one bad flight doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all be bad. I flew a lot with DD1 before DD2 came along. The way DH’s work schedule is though I often flew ahead and he would come for a shorter time. Even though I had mostly positive experiences flying with DD1 (we had one flight where I literally stood in the back galley rocking and bouncing her as she screamed the entire 3h45m flight, but the others went pretty seamlessly) I was scared as hell to do it alone with 2 so I never did. I did lots of road trips just the 3 of us, but was always too chicken to fly. After our trip in May I have regained my confidence for air travel though.
Thanks everyone ❤️ @expandcontract he definitely has something, H and I both feel fine but on Tuesday he was vomiting and then stopped for 36 hours only to start again today and add in diarrhea. We called his ped while we were abroad and they wanted us to come in (lol) but I probably will take him in tomorrow. We are not home yet but we are sitting on a plane that is supposedly taking off soon.
@k2k2tog H and I were big travelers before DS and have only slowed down a little. We definitely have to do it differently and there are of course times when it sucks (like today) but overall we love it too much to stop. We prioritize traveling over many other things we could do for fun like concerts or games etc.
She had a 3 day weekend but decides to tell me yesterday her science fair project information is due this friday.
Guess what we have been up doing? Making 4 batches of slime.
Actually we made 6 but trashed the 1st 2. Because she wrote the recipe down completely wrong qnd wrote down every measurement wrong and added ingredients the recipe didnt call for. So we not only did the experiments we also had to redo all of her papers on what the experiment was going to be.
Im so fucking done!
Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@DuchessOfCambridge yeah, I think part of my issue is that I'm not a big traveller to begin with. I find the whole packing, and stressing about flight times, and worrying that I'm going to misplace my passport in the bathroom thing a hassle, so whenever we go on a big trip, the process of getting there overshadows it. And then add kids in and it's even worse. Maybe if I actually liked travelling before kids, I would still enjoy it now.
@psychobutthead how old is she? She's pretty lucky to have a mother who will help her save her butt after slacking for a whole weekend!
They recently made space in the library for the prep teacher to have desk space and, on one hand, it's nice to have some company, but on the other, pregnancy has made me soooo gassy and it stinks.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe DD2: October 2016 DC3: coming May 2019
I love traveling but the actual part of traveling (flight, train, roadtrip) makes me super nervous. I can't imagine what our first trip as a family will be like. There's actually a wedding in Florida in June that we're supposed to go to. I just realized we won't be able to go because new baby don't even be a month old. Entire family will be there except us. Boo. Has anyone traveled with a brand new baby?
@expandcontract DD1 came with me to a wedding (2 hr drive away) at 2 weeks old, and then I flew across the country with her to visit some extended family at 4 weeks. There are mixed opinions about flying with a newborn before the first round of vaccinations, but I felt like I wasn’t too worried about going out in public with her and given how tiny and immobile she was, it was pretty easy for me to keep her clear of other folks and their germs. My mom, very cleverly, insisted on stuffing my nursing pillow into a carry-on bag. I told her it was such a waste of space but it turned out to be amazing! I nursed during take-off, then as most newborns do she fell right asleep and was able to keep her laying comfortably in my lap on the pillow rather than holding her for hours in my arms with no support.
@DuchessOfCambridge yeah, I think part of my issue is that I'm not a big traveller to begin with. I find the whole packing, and stressing about flight times, and worrying that I'm going to misplace my passport in the bathroom thing a hassle, so whenever we go on a big trip, the process of getting there overshadows it. And then add kids in and it's even worse. Maybe if I actually liked travelling before kids, I would still enjoy it now.
@psychobutthead how old is she? She's pretty lucky to have a mother who will help her save her butt after slacking for a whole weekend!
They recently made space in the library for the prep teacher to have desk space and, on one hand, it's nice to have some company, but on the other, pregnancy has made me soooo gassy and it stinks.
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Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@kbeers13 we are going to a friends house for halloween, and we have to dress up. I think I may be a basic bitch and be a witch. I've never dressed up as one and i have a grey wig that should pair well with that. Or I was going to buy one of those silly food costumes and be a taco.
@missy052819 before I continued reading I actually thought your costume was going to be "basic bitch." I saw someone last year who came in lularoe leggings, UGGs, hair in a messy bun, lipsense lipstick, Starbucks and whatever else qualifies. No one even questioned what she was, they just knew 😂
Well, I just had two students come up to me after I said I “hurt myself” and can’t do any lifting and that I’ll be sitting a lot and say, “Our moms think your pregnant.” I mean, I’ve been taking a lot of half days for appointments, but come on! Guess parents will be finding out at parent, teacher conferences.
ugh. Last time I traveled alone with my toddler (18 months), I ended up getting sick in the airport bathroom before my flight. (into the changing table garbage can no less. I felt like mother of the year ) Combination anxiety, antibiotics on an empty stomach, and a few adult beverages the night before. Luckily she was an angel and people took it pretty easy on me (at least those that spoke to me). Probably because I looked like death warmed over. Funny enough, DD was a nightmare on the way home when it was me and DH to take care of her.
I always endeavor to make my halloween costume as comfortable as possible. A few years ago I was "the dude" from the Big Lebowski because I got to wear loose pants and a big comfy sweater. This year I have no clue what I'll wear!
I always endeavor to make my halloween costume as comfortable as possible. A few years ago I was "the dude" from the Big Lebowski because I got to wear loose pants and a big comfy sweater. This year I have no clue what I'll wear!
I was the dude one year in law school! White t shirt, boxers, robe, slippers and a White Russian in hand at all times.
@expandcontract I love seeing new places but agreed, I don’t like the actual mode of transportation to get there.
I’ve got a stomach bug of some kind and it’s making today impossible. H is on his way home to parent so I can just lay in bed and occasionally vomit. Counting down the minutes til he’s here, this has been the longest morning of my life.
@DuchessOfCambridge you poor thing! The germs and getting sick is the other part of traveling that I hate. Thank god your husband is coming home soon iA. Im actually like this every single day, lol, counting down the minutes until my husband gets home so he can take over. I hope you get some rest and feel better soon. It's tough parenting while sick!
I've decided I'm getting a secret after school snack. Should it be McDonald's or Taco Bell? We are having Japanese for dinner, if that plays into it at all.
@liliumstargazer13 I love the secret snack! I do this after work/before dinner, and it's definitely along the likes of a McDonalds something or other. Enjoy!
Me: 33 DH: 34 Married: Oct 2015 TTC #1: Sept 2016 BFP: 10/19/16 ~ blighted ovum ~ D&C 11/23/16 BFP: 3/24/17 DD1 born 12/2/17 TTC #2: July 2018 BFP: 8/26/18 DD2 born 5/16/19
@liliumstargazer13 I vote taco Bell. I ordered from a sub shop some high guy created. It's amazing. I wanted to get one with lunchmeat covered in crushed Doritos but I can't bring myself to eat lunch meat, no matter how toasted it is. 😭 I got a garlic chicken pineapple teriyaki sandwich thing. I'm actually really excited 😂
@liliumstargazer13 I vote taco Bell. I ordered from a sub shop some high guy created. It's amazing. I wanted to get one with lunchmeat covered in crushed Doritos but I can't bring myself to eat lunch meat, no matter how toasted it is. 😭 I got a garlic chicken pineapple teriyaki sandwich thing. I'm actually really excited 😂
DD1 requested breakfast for dinner (specifically pancakes and bacon) and DD2 tacked on her request for eggs. I think that is the plan now, and I suggested to DH we rent Hotel Transylvania 3 tonight, make a big bowl of buttery popcorn, and curl up with the girls by the fireplace for movie night. After a nap and a cup of coffee, I'm feeling like it's going to be a fantastic Friday night!!
Re: Random Week of 10/8
I’ve been traveling since 3 am US eastern time and my currently flight has been delayed for five hours. My baby has had a poopsplosion, vomited on himself, and his body thinks it’s 2 am. I am SO. OVER. EVERYTHING. And I totally bitched out a rude airport person.
ETA @expandcontract @eatinwatermelonseeds I’m here! Our last few days of vacation were way too busy.
@DuchessOfCambridge That airport experience sounds terrible. I'm sorry! And seriously, the average adult is more annoying than a baby on the plane anyway.
Getting rid of halloween in favour of academics is ridiculous. Fun is such an important part of kids' development.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
When we came home in May, my 5 year old didn't sleep a wink on the flight. We left at 2:00pm Amsterdam time so by the time she felt like it was her actual bedtime it was getting near time for decent. Not quite, like we still had a couple hours left to go, but she's much too curious of a kid to settle down quickly on a packed airplane so she was just nearly falling asleep when we landed. Then we had to get her up to go stand in the customs line up which shouldn't have been long but it took FOREVER. 3 year old was whining, and the 5 year old was crying at us from the stroller (I was wearing DD2 so DD1 could sit). The battery on her iPod touch, which she calls her phone, was just under 20% so it was in the red which in her overtired state meant it was fully dead. We tried to explain that it would last until we cleared the line, offered her our phones to use just to give her something to watch and calm down but she was just done. People kept giving us sympathetic smiles and saying to her, Oh, honey, I know how you feel, until she screamed at the top of her lungs "THE ONLY THING I NEED IS TO CHARGE MY PHONE!!!!" Then the people next to me were stifling their laughter while also side-eying me that my 5 year old had a phone and was apparently severely addicted to it.
I am a huge supporter of traveling with kids, and I wouldn't blink at doing another overseas trip with them, but sometimes it is really tough. I hope you guys make it home soon and its not too big of a struggle to get your LO back on North America time.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
@k2k2tog H and I were big travelers before DS and have only slowed down a little. We definitely have to do it differently and there are of course times when it sucks (like today) but overall we love it too much to stop. We prioritize traveling over many other things we could do for fun like concerts or games etc.
She had a 3 day weekend but decides to tell me yesterday her science fair project information is due this friday.
Guess what we have been up doing? Making 4 batches of slime.
Actually we made 6 but trashed the 1st 2. Because she wrote the recipe down completely wrong qnd wrote down every measurement wrong and added ingredients the recipe didnt call for. So we not only did the experiments we also had to redo all of her papers on what the experiment was going to be.
Im so fucking done!
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@psychobutthead how old is she? She's pretty lucky to have a mother who will help her save her butt after slacking for a whole weekend!
They recently made space in the library for the prep teacher to have desk space and, on one hand, it's nice to have some company, but on the other, pregnancy has made me soooo gassy and it stinks.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
BFP: 8/20/2018 - EDD 5/4/2019
BFP: 8/20/2018 - EDD 5/4/2019
I’ve got a stomach bug of some kind and it’s making today impossible. H is on his way home to parent so I can just lay in bed and occasionally vomit. Counting down the minutes til he’s here, this has been the longest morning of my life.
BFP: 8/20/2018 - EDD 5/4/2019
Married: Oct 2015
TTC #1: Sept 2016
BFP: 10/19/16 ~ blighted ovum ~ D&C 11/23/16
BFP: 3/24/17
TTC #2: July 2018
BFP: 8/26/18