Post by princessisadora on Jul 1, 2016 6:18:18 GMT -5
Today LO has his 2wk pedí appointment. I'm anxious to know his weight. He feels heavier to me but we'll see. Also TGIF and DH doesn't have to work on Saturday. I miss having him around during the day. My mom is still around and she helps out loads with housework but I need DH to help me with the squish.
I can't seem to get the hang of taking care of two kids and being a wife. I know many have done it before me and many will do it after me. I have to get it together!
On another note, it is FRIDAY! Hope everyone has a great start to the holiday weekend.
Outofhiding it is a hard adjustment but remember you don't have to do any of it perfectly. You also have to take care of yourself.
I think today should be the day we decide if we're taking the job and moving or not...DH is waiting on a counter offer from his current employer, this living in limbo is rather frustrating.
We are having family up this weekend, and we are going to smoke some meat, so I am going to go shopping for all the food we need. With 3 kids. I may be crazy.
What are you guys doing this weekend? I'm struggling trying to think of something to do with an infant and a toddler. We don't have family around and all of our friends have a cabin or their parents have a cabin that they are going to. The dells are 45 min away but I'm still slightly bleeding so I wouldn't be able to go on any of the slides and would have to sit with baby the whole time while dh has fun with ds1 (yes that's a selfish statement but dh has been doing everything fun lately while I'm home getting milked). If you are doing something fun please share.
Ds2 has slept 5 hour chunks the last two nights!! Keep it up buddy ds1 had a mental breakdown this morning kicking and screaming at dh. Then dh had no patience and was not handling it well. Dh is stressed about work so he's not being very nice to anyone. Get a grip dh asap.
txmommy14 how are you feeling? Outofhiding I'm sure you're doing a great job. And if you're not... They don't know anything different
titania they will be back Monday. I was going to go and camp with the baby but in reality husband and I would have killed each other. So it is a way better idea for me and baby to stay home.
Outofhiding being all of the above is hard. And takes time. I still suck. The idea of being intimate anytime soon petrifies me.
bighair12 I think part of the reason dh is being a turd is due to the lack of intimacy or even attention in general. I don't plan on dtd anytime soon because t petrifies me as well and if he were even to accidentally graze my nipple I'd scream.
bighair12, mladerri, without having read this thread, I posted something very similar re: intimacy in another thread. Glad I'm not the only one.
This morning I realized the true significance of 4th of July weekend -- my nanny has the day off on Monday. I'm unreasonably nervous about 3 days in a row of toddler and nursing-marathoner newborn, all day.
Little baby had a rough night... again. 6am-8am was a very fussy stretch, but I discovered that bouncing with him on the exercise ball WORKS. Do this, everyone. His eyes immediately went half-mast, and soon enough he was asleep. Asleep enough to eventually transfer him into the RNP! And he's officially napping! I didn't have to nurse again! It's the break all of us needed. Exclamation points.
What are you guys doing this weekend? I'm struggling trying to think of something to do with an infant and a toddler. We don't have family around and all of our friends have a cabin or their parents have a cabin that they are going to. The dells are 45 min away but I'm still slightly bleeding so I wouldn't be able to go on any of the slides and would have to sit with baby the whole time while dh has fun with ds1 (yes that's a selfish statement but dh has been doing everything fun lately while I'm home getting milked). If you are doing something fun please share.
I hear ya about being milked all the time. That said, we went to the pool last weekend and even though I couldn't swim, we had a great time. I sat in the shade with the babies and read a book and it was so nice not to have to worry about the big kids and be able to get out of the house and relax.
Post by princessisadora on Jul 1, 2016 9:34:21 GMT -5
Outofhiding, It is hard to balance everything but I think we will figure it out. I have a full house right now. My mom and granny have been here since May. They are staying at least til October when DH parents come from Ireland cause we want to schedule the christening then. My godmother arrived yesterday too. So all spare rooms in my house are taken. The great news its that they are tons of help with the household chores...bad news well there is a ton of people in the house...LOL
I'm jelly at you guys with babies that are sleeping 4h straight. LO wakes and nurses every 2h or maybe 2.5h if I am lucky. Also he is only 2wks. I can't wait til I am 6 wk PP cause I can't wait to go in the pool again!!
What are you guys doing this weekend? I'm struggling trying to think of something to do with an infant and a toddler. We don't have family around and all of our friends have a cabin or their parents have a cabin that they are going to. The dells are 45 min away but I'm still slightly bleeding so I wouldn't be able to go on any of the slides and would have to sit with baby the whole time while dh has fun with ds1 (yes that's a selfish statement but dh has been doing everything fun lately while I'm home getting milked). If you are doing something fun please share.
I hear ya about being milked all the time. That said, we went to the pool last weekend and even though I couldn't swim, we had a great time. I sat in the shade with the babies and read a book and it was so nice not to have to worry about the big kids and be able to get out of the house and relax.
BTW when did you guys take the baby out for the first time. Phoenix is 2wks and I really haven't taken him anywhere. We just dropped by my work after his 1st pedi appointment and have been in the car to run errands with my mom. We don't get out of the car , I just drive my mom and wait for her.
Post by broadwaymama on Jul 1, 2016 9:39:04 GMT -5
It's been a really rough week. Older kids have been awful. I can't wait to get them into some camps so they have some time apart and something to do during the day. LO has not pooped in 2 days and has been uncomfortable. I haven't been able to pump much because she constantly wants to be held and the older ones are at each others throats. And to top it all off I'm not feeling well at all today. Ugh
princessisadora they were 2 weeks when we went to the pool. I don't have any qualms about getting out of the house with a newborn, but I have two other little ones that go to daycare so I figure they bring home all the germs anyways so it doesn't do any good to stay in the house!
I hear ya about being milked all the time. That said, we went to the pool last weekend and even though I couldn't swim, we had a great time. I sat in the shade with the babies and read a book and it was so nice not to have to worry about the big kids and be able to get out of the house and relax.
BTW when did you guys take the baby out for the first time. Phoenix is 2wks and I really haven't taken him anywhere. We just dropped by my work after his 1st pedi appointment and have been in the car to run errands with my mom. We don't get out of the car , I just drive my mom and wait for her.
At 6 days we had his one week check up and asked the pedi. She said anytime was fine so we took him to restaurants that day and have been taking him out since. He had already regained his birthweight and seems very healthy so we just leave him in the car seat with a cover so people don't touch.
Two nights in a row of DS only sleeping an hour or two at a time. DH took a feeding and gave me a four hour stretch but I'm still a zombie. This 10:30 to 2:30 is an awkward time of day. He tends to sleep for a long stretch, but I am usually fairly energized at this point. So I don't know if I should try napping, or getting DS to be more awake, or just roll with whatever we end up doing until he is a little older and can establish a routine.
I'm glad there are STM+ moms on here to talk about how quickly this stage goes and trying to appreciate it. I keep reminding myself of that on the tough days, and it does help. He is a month old in a few days and it really is amazing how fast it went. He's awfully adorable when he isn't making me crazy.
We are going to a fun railroad this weekend for a train ride. It's a 3 hour ride so I think we will survive. We haven't told DS 1but he will be thrilled. I'm planning to wear LO in the carrier so we will see how it goes! DH was getting a little stir crazy and wanted to do something fun this weekend but LO is only 10'days old and I'm still bleeding/can't do strenuous things so options were limited.
princessisadora I took him to a restaurant with my mom and sisters last night (he's about a month). I actually probably would have started doing it earlier but he was cluster feeding around dinner time a lot and I didn't want to go to all the trouble of getting out only to have to sit in the car or go home to feed him. He slept in his car seat the whole time.
I'm taking G to see Finding Dory in a little bit and I'm looking forward to having some quality time with him! He's been acting out lately so I'm hoping that some one on one time will help.
Re. taking babies out in public. I'm in the camp of getting out of the house as often as I can in order to maintain my own sanity. Ive made it a goal to go out at least once every day and it's done wonders for my mood, even if it's just a trip through the Dunkin donuts drive thru. I just keep him in his car seat or in a carrier when we're out so people can't easily access him.
bighair12 I honestly can't think of much worse then camping with a baby (but I'm not much of a camper), but I hope all goes well for you solo this weekend!
manybellsdown we can dream right! Also totally agree- the exercise ball is awesome!
shoogars I know this job situation has been so hard on you. I hope it is resolved soon.
princessisadora we took her to a restaurant after her first appointment and have been making an effort to get out often.
Hugs broadwaymama! I'm so sorry for your rough week and I hope you feel better.
For the 4th it's my sister's birthday and we actually can see the fireworks from our apt balcony so we are having some family over to watch. Everyone is bring over food and I really don't need to do anything so it should be really nice and chill!
Baby slept a 4 hrs stretch last night and woke up hangry. I was happy about the 4 hr stretch until it took me 2 hrs to get him back to bed.
DS1 has a cold or something. Lots of sneezing and snot. But he is still in a good mood. I just really hope the baby doesn't get sick. That would be hell.
We are going to attempt to go out to dinner tonight. There's a restaurant a block from our house that has outdoor seating by the lake so DS1 can be as obnoxious as he wants and if need be we can always just walk home early. I'm irrationally excited about lakeside beers.
The train sounds fun sandandsea my niece & nephew love doing that. There's one up north with a roller coaster and a bunch of fun stuff I'm looking forward to going myself in a few years.
I want this baby out! My dad has joked that he'll go pick me up a "Prego Pizza" that supposedly induces labor and at first I was all eye rolls but now I'm thinking I'll try anything! Anyone in my neck of the woods tried Skipolini's? www.skipolinispizza.com/prego.php
I took all three girls shopping. We went to a new Fresh Thyme Market that just opened near our neighborhood ( it's awesome...a cheaper version of whole foods) and we also went to an outdoor mall. It was awesome, for the first time in a while I felt like not just a competent mom, but a good one! We had a great time...the big girls walked and I wore baby in my K'tan. Everyone was so well behaved. The girls played in a water fountain and I even met another mom with her two girls and a five day old in a boba...we totally bonded. Now we're home and going to clean and take naps.
ETA....then I got home and looked at myself in the mirror and realized my hair looked like I had just woken up. People probably thought I was a mess. Although, I *think I remember brushing my hair.
To those who are having hard time with LO and sleep...I've been there, it does get better. My first was horrible, but definitely started improving markedly at 7 weeks. I heard once that the days are long, but the years are fast. It's the truth. I had to learn quickly not to worry about being perfect and sometimes just had to do whatever worked best for us.
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