Monday (Solstice) Randoms!

[dashook]

Happy summer everyone!

[raven]

LO's first dentist appt is today at 10 am today. This should be interesting since she doesn't really let me look at her teeth.

[dashook]

raven, GL! I guess I should probably start thinking about getting LO in to see a dentist, huh? He has 12 teeth, and I discovered lucky #13 poking through last night.

[bkmama0]

Summer solstice and a full moon tonight... Very mysterious
Ch was born on the winter solstice 12/22, a week before due date. (DD was 12/31 but I thought I'd go over and have a Jan baby since I was a week-late baby, but such was not the case). So it's kind of nice knowing that she's a year and a half today star-wise.
I have to get busy, hope everyone has a great Monday.

[BabyStandish]

Pretty sure we should take our LO to the dentist soon too. I'll probably wait until after his 18 month appt.

[BabyStandish]

I hate summer time. Running is the worst this time of year. I'd like it a lot better if I lived near a beach or had a pool.

[littlelion]

Well, I can say that Leo has visited the dentist twice already.  Are they supposed to go every 6 months like we do?  I'm pretty sure he saw both dentists when he was less than a year old.  And lately, he won't let me brush his teeth since he can do it himself supposedly.  We brush our teeth together and it's funny to see him brush his teeth cause he'll make a noise...I think he's imitating my electric toothbrush. 

I really wanted to stay home today.  But I thought I should be good and just wait until next week when my sister is in town. I'm trying to think of a good excuse to leave a little early though. 

[Deleted]

DS went with me to my last dentist appointment. He was a bit scared when the dentist had on her mask and glasses while working on me so the assistant took him out of the room and watched him. After my checkup they brought him back and my dentist just checked his teeth and brushed them. My DH takes care of brushing DS's teeth but he doesn't seem to mind it.
I have a feeling this week is going to crawl. I have an interview on Friday and I'm nervously excited.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Hi friends,

It got hot here over the weekend!! Holy moly, hello summer!!

I have to meet with my group this afternoon to work on that creative presentation. Sooo I should probably work on that.

And I have to finish my slides for my other presentation..... Should probably work on that too.

Lol.

[littlelion]

I am bored.  I need to run to target for milk and other misc groceries but then I'd have to figure out where to store it until I leave.  Or buy some ice and a cooler to keep it in the car. Ugh. I'd rather do it now than be rushing around with Leo after work. 

Speaking of Leo and milk.  I caved and gave him a bottle last night.  He drank milk from his sippy cup in the morning.  But none the rest of the day.  I had an extra bottle in the diaper bag and he drank almost 9 oz before bedtime. DH thinks he's too young to take away his bottle.  I think I over analyze his milk consumption which stresses me out.  

[bkmama0]

Jun 20, 2016 13:21:45 GMT -5 littlelion said:

I am bored.  I need to run to target for milk and other misc groceries but then I'd have to figure out where to store it until I leave.  Or buy some ice and a cooler to keep it in the car. Ugh. I'd rather do it now than be rushing around with Leo after work. 

Speaking of Leo and milk.  I caved and gave him a bottle last night.  He drank milk from his sippy cup in the morning.  But none the rest of the day.  I had an extra bottle in the diaper bag and he drank almost 9 oz before bedtime. DH thinks he's too young to take away his bottle.  I think I over analyze his milk consumption which stresses me out.  

Curious as I am not sure about this, so what's the requirements with milk? I remember drinking lots of milk as a kid, chocolate milk, 2% milk, Ovaltine with milk, hot chocolate with milk- we went through gallons and gallons of milk. Not to mention kool-ade and frozen juice concentrate that you mix with water, and sweet tea. Obviously not too healthy and not the way we should do things anymore.
What is the current recommendation? Are 18 month olds supposed to reduce milk intake?
Ch drinks mostly water and around 8 oz of milk, yogurt, fruit smoothie (sweetened with banana only, plain yogurt), plus a little BFing (which she's been asking for more and more). Is that good? I've been trying to get her to drink more WCM but she hates it. How should I wear her from BF if not with WCM? Ah so confusing.

[bkmama0]

Oh I just googled it... Got it. Iron deficiency concerns. Also Ch eats a LOT of cheese and yogurt.

[littlelion]

Jun 20, 2016 14:26:02 GMT -5 bkmama0 said:

Oh I just googled it... Got it. Iron deficiency concerns. Also Ch eats a LOT of cheese and yogurt.

Yep, and Leo keeps testing below the iron levels for his age. And yesterday when he wasn't drinking a lot of milk he definitely was eating more even the meats I served him.  But then I worry he isn't getting enough milk. Because milk is still important, right? Hence the over analyzing.  

[littlelion]

My favorite pic of yesterday

[ashlantic]

dashook now I have all the songs from Frozen stuck in my head. I was teaching preschool at the height of Frozen mania, so we listened to the soundtrack every day. Multiple times a day. Lol
raven my lo is like that about his teeth too. How did the dentist go? Mine said I don't need to bring lo until 2 or 3.
BabyStandish it's 90 here today and I've seen a few people go by running this afternoon. Crazy!
littlelion lo insists on brushing his own teeth too, which is really just him gnawing on the toothbrush. He adores floss, though, and asks for a piece whenever he sees me with floss. He likes to pull it through his mouth.
@alexipodes good luck with your interview!
ourcrazynavylife sounds like you have a crazy busy semester! Good luck withwith all your projects.
bkmama0 good luck with that transition. Hopefully she'll decide she likes it soon.

[ashlantic]

Had my annual ob/gyn appointment today and she let me skip my PAP because I've never had an abnormal result. That was a nice little win for a Monday!

It's looking like lo has some heat rash under his neck/chin. He had it last year and it took forever to go away. This kid gets the weirdest rashy skin.

[laceysbryan]

Woo happy Monday to all. I'm glad it's over.
Possible trigger

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So yesterday afternoon I had a weird pinch-like pain in my uterus area - like to the point I stopped what I was doing and was like what the hell?! Then today I spotted. Not a lot, and in the middle of the day only, and it was not a start your period thing. I'm on CD21ish I think?
DH and I DTD a few times when we were out of town approx a week/10 days ago. So there's that.
Not going to lie, I had abandoned the idea of TFAS right now. I'm excited to slowly start my back to school/change career path journey, and I think a pregnancy would derail those plans. On the other hand we had a hard time conceiving LO and another pregnancy would be a huge blessing. DH isn't getting any younger and I've always been jealous of those women who just get pregnant without trying trying (ie - OPKs, fertility treatments, charting, etc).
Idk. I'm torn and feel like crap for even having selfish thoughts.
TL;dr I'm freaking myself out about possible implantation.

Ugh. Monday can just get outta here and stay gone.

[ourcrazynavylife]

laceysbryan that would be amazing. The crazy train is hard sometimes. I hope it turns out like you want. I'll keep my fx.

[reginaphalange3]

laceysbryan it sounds like either way will have positives, hope it works out how you want it to!

[littlelion]

laceysbryan, GL! I'm a big believer on things happen for a reason. Now you just have to wait and see.