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wabash15 · January 2019

I side eye folks joining this board when we are nearly through the first tri... I know, I know, folks can have all sorts of reasons for not wanting to join in right away.... I just can't help it...

mrosek91 · January 2019

I guess I outed myself to anyone who reads the one-off posts. But I am a compulsive internet stalker. If you post something that makes me curious I will go down the rabbit hole of everything you ever posted on TB.

zamoraspin · January 2019

I've had a bagel with cream cheese for dinner four nights in a row this week. I'm not that nauseous, I just find all food gross, especially in the afternoon and evening. Despite this I've been encouraging friends to come to a snow crab boil at a restaurant next week even though I am not sure I can actually eat snow crab.

mkrel · January 2019

My daughter is 19 months old and I have yet to spend a night away from her. We have a weekend in April planned for my husband and I to get away before baby #2 is due, and I'm already nervous about it!

sourlemon · January 2019

I love that my girls are super girly and I get annoyed when people criticize us for encouraging/allowing the traditional gender stuff. They have plenty of tee shirts and jeans, yet choose to wear frilly dresses as much as allowed.

wabash15 · January 2019

@mkrel my twins were nearly 2 before I spent a single night away from them and it was not by choice (a work trip)... since then only because DD#2 was in the hospital I was away from them for 7 nights other than that I think I could count on 1 hand the number of nights away and they are almost 4...

aecm · January 2019

I can’t remember the last time I vacuumed. Pretty sure it was before Christmas. My floors are starting to get super gross. I’m just too tired to bother!

jmesue1030 · January 2019

@mkrel @wabash15 I’m the opposite! We spent our first night away from my son when he was about 6 months old and since then we love our time away! I think the longest we’ve done is 8-9 nights in a row. My mom likes to take him for 4-5 nights every couple of months to have some QT and give us a break. I feel like I need the time to disconnect from being a parent and get to enjoy just being an adult with my husband. No judgement to anyone who feels differently— this is just what works for us!

wabash15 · January 2019

@jmesue1030 I think it would be different if we had any family that lived anywhere near us and or if I trusted our parents to watch them....

suzycupcake · January 2019

I ate lunch meat Wednesday night and loved it. Also, it’s my plan to eat sushi this weekend and NGAF!

aukeev · January 2019

I had a Jimmy John's sandwich for lunch, as per my normal routine, and have no plans on giving it up.

ElcaB · January 2019

@aecm I can't remember the last time I vacuumed, either! I try to get the housekeeper to come every other week, even though lately she & I have taken turns postponing the cleanings. When I see how bad our floors are, though, I just think, "Alyse comes in three days, no point in me doing it now!"

My FFFC is that I don't feel guilty about taking time away from my Pickle. It helps me be a better mom.

ElcaB · January 2019

@oklahomak girl, you know I love me some Jimmy's! I get it almost once a week: #5 with mayo & hot peppers, every time!

MollyH1987 · January 2019

@mkrel @wabash15 I'm similar. Besides the week she spent in the NICU, I've only spent 3 nights away from DD and that was when I had to go out of town for my grandmother's funeral.

ElcaB · January 2019

I don't trust Alexa or other similar devices. I *do* think they're always listening and I have no desire to get one.

mrosek91 · January 2019

The only time I've spent away from DS#1 is the two nights I was in the hospital when DS#2 was born, never been away from DS#2. But I blame DH, he is such a homebody he hates travel.
This June I'm forcing him to come with me on a work trip to NYC, Sun-Thurs. Will get out at 5 every night and have the evenings to ourselves. Leaving the boys with my mom. I'm nervous, but I can't wait. I just hope he doesn't back out. (or the client doesn't cancel, no way we can pay for a NYC hotel for 4 nights ourselves.)

aukeev · January 2019

@ElcaB I also think they're listening... but that didn't stop me from buying one so I could put all my lamps on smart plugs and command it to turn my lights on for me or start the next episode of GOT

jmesue1030 · January 2019

@wabash15 makes sense. We are very fortunate to have family within a couple of hours drive who we trust to take good care of him.

mkrel · January 2019

@jmesue1030 No judgement at all! Both of our families are not local. My parents are actually moving here, so I'm hoping we can get more date nights and time just the two of us, it just hasn't been an option. Then when we do see our family, we want to spend time with them also! We actually didn't even go out on a date until my daughter was 9 months old and we brought my parents on vacation with us.

Beauxbaton · January 2019

With DS 1 I can't remember exactly when we had our first night away but it was definitely before 1 year. With DS2 we went to Boston when he was 6 months old and left both boys with my m and Aunt. With DD I can't remember the first time we spent away from her but it was probably early.

I'm definitely addicted to Starbucks and I don't caaaaare.

Beauxbaton · January 2019

Also I have no desire to potty train my almost 2 year old. I mean, I'm still trying. But I really don't want to.

MamaK225 · January 2019

@Beauxbaton - Don't even sweat it, if they aren't willing/ready, it's like beating your head against the wall. Mine's 2.5. I mean ... she can't go to 5K untrained, so ... I've got time

I have spent 2 nights away from DD since she was born (2.5), one was for an overnight my girlfriend and I did a few hours away to see Eliza Schlesinger and the other was an overnight related to one of my fertility treatments. On the other hand, DH has traveled for work and has had 20-ish nights away ... in a way, I'm super jealous.

Hubs bought me an Alexa and an Echo for Christmas and he got some major side eye since I'm also paranoid about them listening (though, TBH, we're super lame), but he did it out of love so that I can have morning jams programmed and ready to go and so we can start our way towards having a smart house (read: when I get around to doing it, since I'm the techie in the house).

FFFC: I swear around/at my toddler. I don't celebrate it, but sometimes whispering "chill the f@ck out" on the precipice of a meltdown is exactly what she needs to hear to know mommy's serious without me raising my voice. Her feelings are hurt much more easily (and meltdown less often avoided) when I yell than from an errant swear word. The only thing that has ever been repeated - and she's been clearly, consistently talking since 16-ish months - has been "oh shit" when something is dropped, but with her precious Southern accent (that I don't have), it sounds a lot more like "oh shoot" or "ouch it." Though, TBH, "shit" doesn't bother me at all.

heml · January 2019

@zamora_spin I have eaten a bagel and cream cheese for dinner three times this week. MH texted that he picked up more bagels from our fav deli so this will continue!

Beauxbaton · January 2019

@mamak225 I don't even think that she isn't ready. She loves sitting on the toilet and tells us when she poops and pees. I just don't want to put the effort in lol. Well that and having a potty trained kid isn't all it's cracked up to be. All it means is more stops on road trips and more laundry. But I know if I don't do it soon I'm going to miss the "easy" window and I'll be begging her to pee in the toilet so she can go to kinder haha.

Beauxbaton · January 2019

@MamaK225 I also swear around/at my kids. None of them repeat any of it. The boys have a time or two but I just told they were grown up words and they never did again

zamoraspin · January 2019

@heml I ate my last one last night but I am hoping to pick up some more on the way home or get DH to. We don't have great bagel places around us so the ones I've been eating are Finagle's from the grocery store.

@suzycupcake No judgment on the sushi, but early on we were traveling and had sushi for lunch. I ordered a California roll figuring all the things in it would be cooked. Woops, it had fish eggs in it but I ate it anyway figuring the fish eggs had been frozen and were ok. DH had the same thing plus also a tuna roll. DH got food poisoning that night and is sure it was the sushi. The place we ate at had really good reviews and lots of people. Felt like the universe was telling me not to chance it from thereon out

suzycupcake · January 2019

@zamora_spin *plugs ears* La la la la laaaaa I'm not listening!

Avrilmai · January 2019

@zamora_spin I’ve had a bagel for breakfast everyday this week...and toast for dinner for the last 3 nights.

wabash15 · January 2019

@Avrilmai I don't know if you are near a ghiradelli or a soda shop but they should make malts...

Avrilmai · January 2019

@wabash thanks! I actually edited that part out of my post. I forgot what thread I was in. Thoughts it was the food one! So I posted over there. Unfortunately we don’t have either of those here.

lilmamabebe3 · January 2019

I talked to the nanny about giving the boys too much screen time and said she needed to not give them screen time during the day.

Mostly because I want that screen time reserved for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

thirdtimesacharm2019 · January 2019

Is this the thread where we dump all our dirt?

I have zero physical desire to be intimate with my husband right now. It’s been a while because I’ve been all day nauseas and he is definitely deserving. I’m *starting* to feel a little more normal (as in I’m not nauseas 24/7), so I feel like he’s expecting something soon, but it’s just not at the top of my to-do list when I finally get some energy back. I love him and all that good stuff but the thought of being jostled around still makes me want to hurl.

Allycat11 · January 2019

I did not spend a night away from DD until she was 3.5 years old and that was to give birth to DS...labor, delivery and recovery I was gone about 36 hours and she came to the hospital twice .

I left DS for the first time at 15 months for 5 nights for a work hard play hard trip. He stopped nursing after that and legit forgot who I was for a few days. It traumatized me.

Next May I have a chance to go to a Sandals resort with coworkers and I am already thinking I will do it despite the above experience. Baby will be 9 months old and I know I will have major mom guilt. This will probably be my last and I already have anxiety about not being able to breastfeed again after the trip.

Dh and I have actually only spent 1 night away from the kids together in the past 6 years. We would gladly take more time away but lack a good support system to happily take then overnight for us. In 2021 I am hoping we will be able to take a week away for an all inclusive or cruise for our 10 year anniversary.

nimo-ad · January 2019

@thirdtimesacharm2019 me neither, and it's not because of nausea...but I just don't have it in me 😭

sourlemon · January 2019

I travel for work about one week a month and I started travelling again when both babies were about 5 months old. I don't like it, but I don't have a choice. DH also travels the same amount. We've overlapped trips once and the kids stayed with my mom. I will say though that the first night of the first trip for each kid was the beat sleep I ever got haha. Talking 12 hours+ of glorious sleep each of those nights.

cmessamore · January 2019

I worked nights when DS1 and DS2 were young, so I was away frequently at night. With DS3, I wasn’t away until I gave birth to DD1. We have yet to spend a full night away from DD1 and she’s almost 15 months old and I probably won’t be away until I give birth to this little one.

We have Echos and I believe Alexa is listening, but I don’t care. We are soooo boring. She’ll hear me say “no” to two toddlers all day and “no” to a moody tween all evening. Lol

My FFFC (now FFSC I guess) is that I haven’t gotten Italian subs on multiple occasions this pregnancy and feel zero guilt. I’ve also been living off of cheese and Girl Scout cookies this week.

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