Post by heybulldog56 on Jun 9, 2016 7:38:58 GMT -5
I am up and at work. Only about 8 kids in my homeroom today which is great but also boring. I love the end of the year. I am feeling pretty good. Tired, but good. I was running late so I wasn't able to stop for coffee. So I will be bored and un-caffeinated.
heybulldog56 How long is home room for you? I remember home room being 10-15 minutes at the start of the day. It sounds like you have them for much longer.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Jun 9, 2016 8:02:10 GMT -5
TGIT I love my work from home day, it makes the day so less stressful for me. I'm so tired and nausea it sucks. There isn't one inch of my face that's not covered in acne. It's worse than when I was 13.
Post by heybulldog56 on Jun 9, 2016 8:03:33 GMT -5
meeggaannww, homeroom is only 15 minutes but the same kids stay for 1st period. I just refer to my 1st period class as my homeroom since it's the same thing. I have a feeling all my classes will be "dry" as the kids say. We've already submitted their grades, their "prom" is tomorrow, and their promotion ceremony is Monday. A lot of them will not show up the rest of the week.
I'm here and waiting for the flooring guys to get here. I'll be spending the day upstairs with the dog, so I packed a cooler full of snacks. It's so strange to have nothing on our first floor right now. DS cried when we went down stairs so we could go to DC because his toys were all gone.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Jun 9, 2016 8:59:51 GMT -5
Yesterday work was super slow and I found a rocker/recliner I liked to eventually use for the nursery. I prefer for the babies to each have their own rooms, H wants them to share a room for the first few months. H wants to keep the other bedroom as a guest bedroom for the first few months, for help from his parents. I absolutely love my inlaws, but I mentioned to H besides cooking some laundry maybe some cleaning I didn't know how else they could help. I plan to breastfeed and pump, so I don't know how they can help in that case, especially for them to stay overnight. Am I missing something?
DD got sent home from daycare yesterday with a fever and then overnight she started getting red patches and itchy bumps. We're seeing her pedi in an hr. I hope we just have to give her some benadryl... Needless to say it was another super crappy night for sleep.
Yesterday work was super slow and I found a rocker/recliner I liked to eventually use for the nursery. I prefer for the babies to each have their own rooms, H wants them to share a room for the first few months. H wants to keep the other bedroom as a guest bedroom for the first few months, for help from his parents. I absolutely love my inlaws, but I mentioned to H besides cooking some laundry maybe some cleaning I didn't know how else they could help. I plan to breastfeed and pump, so I don't know how they can help in that case, especially for them to stay overnight. Am I missing something?
I will say that I was super sad that neither of our families stuck around at all after DS was born (they both live about 4.5 hours away). I felt totally and completely lost for the first few weeks, and I wasn't supposed to go up and down stairs so laundry was impossible.
Of course, it really depends on how helpful they're planning to be. Some family members like to come and just hang out and not actually help with stuff after the baby(ies) come. But I would think it would be helpful to have some folks around to help with 2 so that there are extra hands to feed, change, etc. They could bottle feed pumped milk to the babies, so that could be helpful.
Yesterday work was super slow and I found a rocker/recliner I liked to eventually use for the nursery. I prefer for the babies to each have their own rooms, H wants them to share a room for the first few months. H wants to keep the other bedroom as a guest bedroom for the first few months, for help from his parents. I absolutely love my inlaws, but I mentioned to H besides cooking some laundry maybe some cleaning I didn't know how else they could help. I plan to breastfeed and pump, so I don't know how they can help in that case, especially for them to stay overnight. Am I missing something?
I will say that I was super sad that neither of our families stuck around at all after DS was born (they both live about 4.5 hours away). I felt totally and completely lost for the first few weeks, and I wasn't supposed to go up and down stairs so laundry was impossible.
Of course, it really depends on how helpful they're planning to be. Some family members like to come and just hang out and not actually help with stuff after the baby(ies) come. But I would think it would be helpful to have some folks around to help with 2 so that there are extra hands to feed, change, etc. They could bottle feed pumped milk to the babies, so that could be helpful.
I think ILS would be willing to help with some house things and some cooking for us. I really want to breastfeed. I feel like in a way H having help is for when I inevitability fail at BF'ing. I could just be over analyzing everything right now too.
Post by heybulldog56 on Jun 9, 2016 9:24:34 GMT -5
So sorry ellabee. bepandnick, we put hardwoods in and soon as we bought our house. Love them so much.
peaseblossom55, I second what geekmama, said. Overnight guests are WONDERFUL if they actually plan on being helpful. My mom stayed with us for two weeks after DS was born. She was invaluable. I was BF/ pumping but she put herself to work cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, running errands, etc. She is the reason I was able to shower, take naps, and eat. Also, the emotional support she provided was priceless. I felt so lost and overwhelmed. Having her their just to listen to my anxieties was worth it. The first few weeks are really rough and if your in-laws have the potential to be supportive/ helpful, I would take advantage.
Post by LovesMeSomeCake on Jun 9, 2016 9:25:12 GMT -5
on the way into work today, my car radio wouldn't turn on. I've been asking DH to DO SOMETHING about the mice I can smell in the garage for MONTHS. and I had hired people and then he gets all pissy about how he was JUST about to do it, so I need to cancel the service. WELL FUCK THAT. I'm so pissed. I texted him and he's like, you should check under the hood. NO! I can SMELL THEM I know what it is jerkface. He can be SO lazy!
sorry. I love him dearly, just pissed I couldn't listen to Marketplace on NPR.
Yesterday work was super slow and I found a rocker/recliner I liked to eventually use for the nursery. I prefer for the babies to each have their own rooms, H wants them to share a room for the first few months. H wants to keep the other bedroom as a guest bedroom for the first few months, for help from his parents. I absolutely love my inlaws, but I mentioned to H besides cooking some laundry maybe some cleaning I didn't know how else they could help. I plan to breastfeed and pump, so I don't know how they can help in that case, especially for them to stay overnight. Am I missing something?
I actually made a no house guest rule for the first few weeks. Luckily my parents live close so when my ILs came when dd was born they stayed with them. For me it was still uncomfortable having them around so much, right after is such a vulnerable stage. I think it really depends on your relationship. Also they were hold baby people not really do dishes or help in other ways people. My mom on the other hand I was happy for her to come help whenever she could. She always brought food, vacuumed, unloaded the dishwasher, really anything to help. If we lived away from them I would want her to come help.
Post by LovesMeSomeCake on Jun 9, 2016 9:29:42 GMT -5
peaseblossom55, tell me about this rocker you found... I don't love the look of the gliders, but realize that the removable padding = washable which is ideal. Also, some of the padding looks so thin, I want lots of squish. I was leaning towards a big cozy lazyboy, maybe the kind that will lift you out, since I've been expecting a c-section, and then I can use it in the living room for a reading chair.
peaseblossom55, I don't want to be a downer, but I do know that EBFing twins is really, really hard. And it should never been seen as "failing" if you need some help or decide to supplement. Of course, this is all really premature, because who knows, it might go great! I just hate to hear when people think of having to do something other than EBFing as "failing." :/
My ILs stayed with us for the first days after we brought DS home. They cooked and went grocery shopping and ran to pick up various things we needed but didn't have. It was actually really helpful. I'm sure it totally depends on the degree of helpfulness of the guest. But I was able to plop on the sofa and nurse my baby all day without worrying about anything else, and I'm pretty sure that was a lifesaver.
Post by LovesMeSomeCake on Jun 9, 2016 9:34:30 GMT -5
meeggaannww, heybulldog56, Moms are the best. we lived with my parents in between houses, and I joked it was like having a sister wife, but better. She cooks and cleans the same way I do, because she taught me, and she isn't going to hold back because of my feelings, she'll jump in if needed. It was glorious, I'm actually looking forward to having her around after birth. She needs a hip replacement though, and I'd much rather she get that done than worry about being with me. who am I kidding, not me, BABY is the big draw now.
My coffee aversion is back. I had this with my last pg too. It could be worse I know, but WHY coffee??
As for overnight guests, I guess it depends on the guests. I think my MIL would be fantastic help and I almost hope that she will volunteer. They live an hour away so she would probably stay. My mom I love to pieces but unless she turns herself around, she's kind of a basket case right now and I don't think she'd be very helpful, just critical. My dads wife would probably be fantastic, but my parents divorce is only about 5 years old so there's bitterness between my parents. Don't need that drama. But MIL definitely would be welcomed. She could take care of H for me lol.
My ILs stayed with us for the first days after we brought DS home. They cooked and went grocery shopping and ran to pick up various things we needed but didn't have. It was actually really helpful. I'm sure it totally depends on the degree of helpfulness of the guest. But I was able to plop on the sofa and nurse my baby all day without worrying about anything else, and I'm pretty sure that was a lifesaver.
Oh, that actually reminds me of one drawback to having family here. We had my ILs here for about 24 hours after DS was born, and they're very "cover up or go into a different room while nursing" people, which was frustrating when I was still trying to get the latch figured out and everything. That was really the only bad part - that I couldn't just sit in the living room with my bewbs out.
peaseblossom55 I don't think he thinks you'll fail at breastfeeding, I think more that with twins they don't always eat on the same schedule or sleep on the same schedule in the beginning and he's probably thinking while you guys have your hands full with all the newborn things x2 grandparents can help cook, clean, laundry and snuggle while you take a nap, or while nursing one baby they feed the other a bottle.
Yesterday was crazy busy! I missed you guys today is more slow, just a lot of editing. And it looks like my shoot this evening might be rescheduled because rain. Again.
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