Went for a family walk this morning which was lovely and made our semi-neglected dog quite happy. MIL and FIL are coming over soon for an unexpected visit which will be nice. My partner and I are going out after E goes to bed on Weds to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary. I think we are going to go to a VIP movie (19+, fancy recliner seats, and food service at your seats).
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
There's something so weird about lying in bed and not having to get up to get baby. I kinda miss him haha.
We had a great night last night until SO was all moody about no one wanted to get a beer after the show and somehow it was me who didn't want to? We came back home at 1 am. It's late enough ffs.
healz413 Have you been to a VIP theatre yet? I swear they are life changing. So much fun. Nothing makes you feel like a modern day Marie Antoinette quite like having a root beer float delivered to your seat in a theatre.
Re: airlines, one of my best experiences was SwissAir. I randomly flew with them from Poland to Canada (layover in Zurich) and they walked around mid flight with baskets of warm baguette and Swiss chocolates. Don't mind if I do!
Domestically, the best customer service is WestJet. They really go above and beyond when things go wrong, which is the hallmark of a good company in my books. Air Canada is the worst. Last time I flew with them I took A as a lap baby and the gate agent tried to tell me I had to pay taxes for her as a passenger. Air Canada also recently tried to tell my best friend that she couldn't bring pumped BM unless her child was travelling with her, and that she may have to drink it at security to prove it is safe. She told me this and I instantly sent her the legislation proving otherwise. Such idiots.
London yes! We went all the time in the year between losing the twins and Ellis being born. It was awesome for us to be guaranteed to have no kids around and they don't get crowded like regular theaters so it was a way to get out without really having to do much with other people. Plus that was back when you could use 1000 scene points for any kind of movie including VIP and we put IVF on our scene visa so we had lots of points
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
My best airline experience was Lufthansa back when I went to Germany at 18. But they had upgraded me to business class and it was a dream.
I'm having a hard time being around my mom right now. I have a lot of frustrations around her that seem to be coming to a head. I don't enjoy myself when I'm around her. Last night we went to a BBQ at my cousins and she was there. I immediately got all tense because I knew all the judging and comments would start. She can't help herself. She is an extremely negative person. So it started right away. the baby won't go to her, she's scared of her, she hates her, etc. The baby won't go to ANYONE but me and H. She is a baby with free will. I can't make her!!! So DD cries sometimes when she's overtired before she falls asleep. So we had her in the stroller laying down and she was rubbing her eyes and starts crying. I say leave her to H and he tells the people at the table that she does this sometimes before a nap. And I come out of the house with food, sit down to eat it and my mom starts squealing, "Ohhhhhh sheeeeee's cryyyyyyyying". So I yelled back what the fuck do you want me to do? Then felt guilty.
I can't even explain this well enough to vent my frustrations. She is constantly on panic alert or negative rants. I was down talking to someone I hadn't seen in awhile and she comes up all panicked and asks where my older son was. They can't find him!!!!!!!!1!! Just two minutes before I saw him with my 25 year old cousin. So I walk in the house and he's playing with her on the floor about 15 feet where my mom was sitting. I just looked at her and said did you look in the house before freaking out? And she waves me off all disgustedly and walks away. She just acts like I'm the worst parent ever and I'm sick of it. We left right after that last incident.
healz413 Have you been to a VIP theatre yet? I swear they are life changing. So much fun. Nothing makes you feel like a modern day Marie Antoinette quite like having a root beer float delivered to your seat in a theatre.
Re: airlines, one of my best experiences was SwissAir. I randomly flew with them from Poland to Canada (layover in Zurich) and they walked around mid flight with baskets of warm baguette and Swiss chocolates. Don't mind if I do!
Domestically, the best customer service is WestJet. They really go above and beyond when things go wrong, which is the hallmark of a good company in my books. Air Canada is the worst. Last time I flew with them I took A as a lap baby and the gate agent tried to tell me I had to pay taxes for her as a passenger. Air Canada also recently tried to tell my best friend that she couldn't bring pumped BM unless her child was travelling with her, and that she may have to drink it at security to prove it is safe. She told me this and I instantly sent her the legislation proving otherwise. Such idiots.
I flew for MTL to TO every week for 6 months a couple of years ago and West Jet were the worst haha. Their terminal is very far at the Trudeau airport and they were shitty many times.
Air Canada would randomly upgrade us and once hold a plane for my boss and I.
I haven't been around these parts much. I'm just feeling very overwhelmed and defeated lately and don't feel I have much positivity to share.
Anyone else sometimes feel like it's just all too much? On the one hand I am so so very happy. I love my little family to bits. But I am so ever loving exhausted. I feel like there is no end to the madness at work.... I miss my body but have zero time and willpower to dedicate to changing it. I'm basically a walking whining sad trombone. :-(
Being an attorney is not very conducive to having a family sometimes. Says the person working on Sunday and will be working all week to get an appellate brief done. Bitch away. I feel like I'm drowning 95% of the time and that somethings is always neglected. My house is trashed all the time because I try to focus on the kids when I'm not working. I almost have DH on board to hire a cleaning person. Hope it slows up soon.
Ellis slept until 8 this morning (two overnight wakeups). She hasn't done this in months! Of course we have plans this morning that were designed around a 6:30/7 wakeup
She got a surprise tooth over night. Her left top lateral incisor broke through and we had no idea it was on the way. That's the 4th tooth in 6 weeks bringing her total to 6
We have cut 6 teeth in TWO weeks. They all came in at once. 4 on top and 2 on bottom. Little man slept until 9:30 with 2 overnight wake ups/paci plugs)
Ellis slept until 8 this morning (two overnight wakeups). She hasn't done this in months! Of course we have plans this morning that were designed around a 6:30/7 wakeup
She got a surprise tooth over night. Her left top lateral incisor broke through and we had no idea it was on the way. That's the 4th tooth in 6 weeks bringing her total to 6
We have cut 6 teeth in TWO weeks. They all came in at once. 4 on top and 2 on bottom. Little man slept until 9:30 with 2 overnight wake ups/paci plugs)
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
I just got a baby shower "event invite" on fb. It's for a girl that used to work with DH (she quit at least 2 years ago), and whom I haven't even spoken to in person in at least as long. Let me put that on my calendar ASAP! Top priority!
I am moved to tears by what happened in Orlando. My friends are all safe, but some friends of a friend didn't make it out. (I don't live in FL, I just know people there)
There is just so much hate in the world that it feels like too much sometimes. I am trying to remind myself of all the good people who want to help, and the fact that there is more love than hate. Apparently there have been so many blood donors that they're turning them away for the rest of the day.
mowkey criticism and scrutiny is hard from anyone, but I think the hardest when it comes from a parent. Hugs.
For those who had babies who cut a lot of teeth recently, have you noticed that they have taken to solids better? I keep hoping that Finn's aversion to solids is because he has barely one tooth. Like once again I put cut up raspberries on his high chair and he LOST IT. Especially if he touches solid food, it is over. But not even one minute later he got a hold of a piece of paper and was happily munching on that.
Good thing H & I didn't drink last night. We got so much stuff done today! I made us breakfast, then H's buddy stopped by to help move our pool cover to the side yard for cleaning. I ran to the pool store grabbed all the chemicals we needed. Fed everyone lunch. Loaded everyone in my car went to another pool store for a patch kit for our cover since the other store was sold out. Kids PTFO in the car so we head to the supermarket. Get all our groceries for the week. Clean & patch pool cover. The H wrangles the kids so I can vacuum & add more chemicals to the pool. I can't wait to drink when the kids go to bed!
I am moved to tears by what happened in Orlando. My friends are all safe, but some friends of a friend didn't make it out. (I don't live in FL, I just know people there)
There is just so much hate in the world that it feels like too much sometimes. I am trying to remind myself of all the good people who want to help, and the fact that there is more love than hate. Apparently there have been so many blood donors that they're turning them away for the rest of the day.
Ice had a tough day with this all day. My little brother is gay and has good friends in Orlando. My brother went out last night to a gay club in our town to celebrate his bday and started getting texts from his friend during the ahooting. He got out ok ,but This morning it hit me in waves how my brother was in that club maybe a month ago, and how easily something like that could happen where he lives and how young the patrons were and just all of it.
MH and my brother had a convo yesterday too about stobewall and how far things have come but how it's really not changed enough and then this.
That's so awful. I'm so sad that we live in a world where people are targeted for stupid reasons. And this whole tragedy will just make it harder for youth of today to feel secure and confident in who they are, which is so unfair.
I'm glad your brothers friend was able to get out of there ok.
I am moved to tears by what happened in Orlando. My friends are all safe, but some friends of a friend didn't make it out. (I don't live in FL, I just know people there)
There is just so much hate in the world that it feels like too much sometimes. I am trying to remind myself of all the good people who want to help, and the fact that there is more love than hate. Apparently there have been so many blood donors that they're turning them away for the rest of the day.
Ice had a tough day with this all day. My little brother is gay and has good friends in Orlando. My brother went out last night to a gay club in our town to celebrate his bday and started getting texts from his friend during the ahooting. He got out ok ,but This morning it hit me in waves how my brother was in that club maybe a month ago, and how easily something like that could happen where he lives and how young the patrons were and just all of it.
MH and my brother had a convo yesterday too about stobewall and how far things have come but how it's really not changed enough and then this.
Hugs to you and your brother. I'm glad his friends are safe
I am moved to tears by what happened in Orlando. My friends are all safe, but some friends of a friend didn't make it out. (I don't live in FL, I just know people there)
There is just so much hate in the world that it feels like too much sometimes. I am trying to remind myself of all the good people who want to help, and the fact that there is more love than hate. Apparently there have been so many blood donors that they're turning them away for the rest of the day.
Ice had a tough day with this all day. My little brother is gay and has good friends in Orlando. My brother went out last night to a gay club in our town to celebrate his bday and started getting texts from his friend during the ahooting. He got out ok ,but This morning it hit me in waves how my brother was in that club maybe a month ago, and how easily something like that could happen where he lives and how young the patrons were and just all of it.
MH and my brother had a convo yesterday too about stobewall and how far things have come but how it's really not changed enough and then this.
So glad your brother and all his friends are safe. This is a terrible tragedy and I cannot imagine how those in the LGBTQ community must be feeling after this.
Haven't read anything, hopefully I can catch up soon - and I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Finally home. Exhausted. Have to re-pack and then hit the road for Tahoe in the morning.
Come home to find that our dog sitter seems to have had some sort of AF mishap, or puking episode, or who knows what. There are odd red-brown marks/stains on things like the side of the guest bed and all over the bathroom. Our bathroom trash can is also missing. Everything is cleanable so not a big deal but I really hope Bed Bath & Beyond still sells our trashcan because we oddly love it. So weird.
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