Our small town homecoming was tonight... Normally there's a boob fire and it's pretty low key . Or new principal had free hot dogs and popcorn for everyone and then a massive fireworks display. I don't knew where she got the money, but I don't think the town will like her spending it on fireworks. I brought dd outside to watch them from our porch straight out of the tub and she loved it. I've also decided on really excited to tell my coadviser for the senior class in pregnant and won't be around for graduation this year because he did nothing today and is skipping out on a lot tomorrow because he's coaching while we're supposed to be running the cook shack.
Also finally felt a little nausea today from the smell of all the hot dogs they were cooking and while dd shoved one down her throat.
As PPs have mentioned childcare is a personal/family decision. I think that whatever works for some, may not be the right decision for others. I researched plenty of daycares for DD, I had to look for places while early in my pregnancy. In the end, MH and I sat down and looked at the finances and logistics and ended up deciding that he would stay home. I had mat leave for 4 months and then had my in laws and parents help out one month each (they live far away). So when my DD turned 8 months, we made the decision that DH would quit his job. He has the right personality and has bonded with her for the past 2+ years. She I now about to start pre-school (3s program). We still haven’t decided how we will proceed with this new baby but you figure it out. Explore all possible options and make the best decision for your family and situation.
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I think I think the daycare/SAHM decision is so personal and family specific. I have such a passion for my career, and as much as I would love to spend more time with my kids, I know I wouldn’t be happy at home. I know for me and my family, my kids have a happier mom and a happier family life with me working. That being said I would really like more then 12 weeks unpaid 😒. CT just passed one of the first paid family leave acts which will increase our already high taxes, but I’m really proud our state is taking these steps for mother’s and caregivers of ill family members. I don’t think it starts until 2023
We went out for brunch at the Cheesecake Factory today and I had so much trouble trying to decide what sounded good. I decided on a flatbread pizza and half a bbq ranch chicken salad. Then I took one look at all the cheese on the pizza and couldn’t eat it. 😣🤦🏻♀️
@pirateduck I was at the same place as you last time around except I had two 13 year old labs. One passed when I was 6 months pregnant while MH was away on a field trip and I was hysterical. The other was the one with cancer who I had to carry in and out of the house at 9 months pregnant and often had to put in the tub to bathe because we didn't get home in time and he fell in his mess. You can do it, I'm sure you love your furball as much as I loved mine. The summer after dd was born I'd nurse her in the middle of the night then carry doggo outside to go to the bathroom and bring him back in. It was a pretty sad summer watching him go, but I'm glad we were able to give him a good summer lying out in the sun with lots of love.
Awe. This made me tear up. It’s so freakin hard when they get old. Mine isn’t falling much, but she can’t do steps alone and we put a huge rug down on the Pergo floor so she could have better traction. Also she can’t hold it as long as she used to be able to, so the work day is a stretch. I know she can’t possibly live forever but despite her issues she shows no signs of quitting these days and is actually doing much better now than she was a year ago. I haven’t been through the old dog thing in a looooong time, not since the last one over 14 years ago. It’s tough. She will always have a big piece of my heart.
@pirateduck that was our biggest hurdle he would act like a puppy one day and be fine but the bad days started out numbering the good. We had so many area rugs making paths around our house so he could get around. When we redid the house in NY we carpeted the stairs because they couldn't go up and down them when they were wood. There's a big hole in our lives with out them but part of me is relieved in not getting up to pee, deal with our 1 year old and have to let dogs out so night long. When I was pregnant with dd in the middle of winter he took off on my husband and we lived near a road where people drive 60 mph. We were up for two hours looking for him all around town when the previous week we were spoon feeding him and thinking of was his time. I definitely don't have the energy to deal with that this time around.
@jhysmath haha, every now and then mine gets a wild hair and takes herself for a walk to a neighbor's house. I was cracking up when my neighbors from down the road were walking her around the neighborhood trying to figure out where she lived one day. Seriously, she is 14 and doesn't even wear a collar because she never goes anywhere and usually just lays on the porch waiting for someone to bring her inside so she can lay on the couch instead. I took her in the field a few weeks ago and generally she just walks around in slow motion sniffing things, but she still managed to get in trouble and found a dead animal! Some days she is still up to her old tricks. There are good days and bad, and you are right, we have to look out for when the bad begin to outnumber the good.
Re: Weekley Randoms - Week of 9/23
Also finally felt a little nausea today from the smell of all the hot dogs they were cooking and while dd shoved one down her throat.
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
As PPs have mentioned childcare is a personal/family decision. I think that whatever works for some, may not be the right decision for others. I researched plenty of daycares for DD, I had to look for places while early in my pregnancy. In the end, MH and I sat down and looked at the finances and logistics and ended up deciding that he would stay home. I had mat leave for 4 months and then had my in laws and parents help out one month each (they live far away). So when my DD turned 8 months, we made the decision that DH would quit his job. He has the right personality and has bonded with her for the past 2+ years. She I now about to start pre-school (3s program). We still haven’t decided how we will proceed with this new baby but you figure it out. Explore all possible options and make the best decision for your family and situation.
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
Awe. This made me tear up. It’s so freakin hard when they get old. Mine isn’t falling much, but she can’t do steps alone and we put a huge rug down on the Pergo floor so she could have better traction. Also she can’t hold it as long as she used to be able to, so the work day is a stretch. I know she can’t possibly live forever but despite her issues she shows no signs of quitting these days and is actually doing much better now than she was a year ago. I haven’t been through the old dog thing in a looooong time, not since the last one over 14 years ago. It’s tough. She will always have a big piece of my heart.