Hello Tuesday. Randoms.

[malvo]

How's it going?

[malvo]

M slept 12.5 hours. She didn't make a single peep all night. She hasn't eaten solid food since around 5pm. She screamed and arched her back as I tried putting her in the high chair this morning, so I gave her a sippy and we left. DC will do breakfast. I'll make them deal with her food issues. Ugh.

We have her 15-month appointment at 4, and then I have to somehow get her to SO so I can head to an eye doctor appointment at 6.

I'm working on figuring out why I have such anxiety over taking away M's pacifiers and forcing cold milk on her. I guess I'm just afraid of rocking the boat? Afraid she'll never sleep without a pacifier and I'll forever be tired? I don't know. Transitions always make me super anxious, to the point of being obnoxiously illogical. Sigh.

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malvo I haven't tried taking paci away from e yet either. She only gets it for naps, bedtime and in the car not having it at will during the day. She is still using the 0-6 because she didn't like the 6-18 but I am thinking of switching to them (have some already) to start the weaning process.

Eta we never heated her bottles over room temp. Maybe warm her milk but don't do a full amount and slowly add more cold milk to it so she gets used to cold again.

[ladymike]

malvo, I'm on your team. Why do we have to mess with what's working?!! It seems like once we're in a good spot, there's something we're "supposed to" change.

[ladymike]

Parents of the Year: We sent N off to DC with a low fever. She's happy and normal, just hovering around 100. I'm hoping it was just a silly 24 hour thing, maybe teeth, the heat, whatever, and she does well today. MH can always pick her up early.

So, hoping for a breezy day and then I have a private pop-up tonight. The fun part is that.. I have a huge box of new shit coming that needs photographed BEFORE the sale. HA! That's always a blast. But, she has over 300! people in this group, let's hope for a good one!

@megaugust10, sending your link today.. coleybug13 decided to join in, so I'm just going to update it real quick and then add you to it!

[sjep922]

malvo I'm the same way with transitions. I hate thinking about rocking the boat too. A has usually been fine after transitions though and it was mostly in my head. Fx the same thing happens with M.

[sjep922]

Morning. I'm sleeping. A usually sttn with no problems and we get uninterrupted sleep. The last time we didn't was when she had a stomach bug.

She obviously feels bad though because she was sleeping, but it was fitful. She was up moaning, whining and crying every hour for about 5-10 min. Around 2:30-3 I finally gave her some more Tylenol and a bit of milk. Then she went back to sleep no problem and has been mostly quiet since then. Poor girl.

Fx she feels better soon! Mum is going to watch her for a few hours while I work today.

[bekbek]

malvo, I still nurse A to sleep at night. I keep saying I'm going to stop but I'm not ready to give up my baby. Don't worry about DC. I'm pretty sure one of As teachers still warms her milk a little.
I'm so tired. I lost the remote to the fan in my room last night and spent way too long looking for it instead of just pulling the chain like a normal person. I started going through clothes for a consignment sale after the girls went to bed. I'm pricing everything super low but it makes me sad to be getting rid of baby clothes. I want another one!
I'm also expecting af to visit like yesterday so I'm super emotional.

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There is the link for my llr party if I left anyone out. Please join the fun with ladymike and coleybug13

[malvo]

ladymike There is so much pressure and I constantly feel rushed to do things. I want to enjoy my baby, not always worry about the next transition.

@megaugust10 I agree on slowly making her sippy colder and colder. She just isn't a fan of straight out of the fridge. Take the chill off and she's good to go.

sjep922 M has done well with transitions, too (i.e. Swing to crib, out of the swaddle, bottle to sippy, etc.). It's just the f'ing with her sleep and taking her pacifiers that has me in a tizzy. She sleeps sooooooo well! I don't want to break her!

[ladymike]

malvo, THERE IS. You know what's best for your baby and you. Mom's intuition is real, follow it! I did things like nursing to sleep until it no longer worked FOR ME. When I was like, THIS IS INSANITY AND NEEDS TO STOP. If you're happily warming M's milk, keep it up! Who cares?! Once you start to feel like it's getting ridiculous, then change it.

[graciest719]

You guys are such better mommies than me. Warm milk? Nah girl, Jo has had that shit fridge cold for over s year.

bekbek You can borrow my baby! I could really use more than a 4 hour chunk of sleep.

[graciest719]

Guys. I had the word tomorrow misspelled on my banner on my LLR page. It was up for 5 days. Embarrassed does not even explain what I'm feeling

[malvo]

Jul 12, 2016 8:28:11 GMT -5 ladymike said:

malvo, THERE IS. You know what's best for your baby and you. Mom's intuition is real, follow it! I did things like nursing to sleep until it no longer worked FOR ME. When I was like, THIS IS INSANITY AND NEEDS TO STOP. If you're happily warming M's milk, keep it up! Who cares?! Once you start to feel like it's getting ridiculous, then change it.

graciest719 We never warmed M's bottles in the beginning. We didn't know any better and she was fine. My sister and BIL and step-mom were all, "Warm milk is better on the tummy! You make that poor thing drink cold milk?" So, we started warming her milk AND BROKE HER FOREVER. Never again am I listening to either of them. We were fine and now my baby is broken. Jerks.

[ladymike]

graciest719, I didn't even notice and I've been spamming your page all week, trying to decide on a stupid Randy. WHICH ONE IS BETTER, SOMEONE PICK FOR ME. I'm awful at decisions.. haha!

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Jul 12, 2016 8:50:11 GMT -5 ladymike said:

graciest719, I didn't even notice and I've been spamming your page all week, trying to decide on a stupid Randy. WHICH ONE IS BETTER, SOMEONE PICK FOR ME. I'm awful at decisions.. haha!

I like the striped one

[ladymike]

Jul 12, 2016 9:04:29 GMT -5 @megaugust10 said:

Jul 12, 2016 8:50:11 GMT -5 ladymike said:

graciest719 , I didn't even notice and I've been spamming your page all week, trying to decide on a stupid Randy. WHICH ONE IS BETTER, SOMEONE PICK FOR ME. I'm awful at decisions.. haha!

I like the striped one

Yeah, I don't have a striped one yet, so that's the current winner.. but I'm really addicted to the solid ones... haha..

[graciest719]

ladymike The solid one is the sheer-ish cottony. More summer. The striped one is amazing, though.

[bekbek]

graciest719, I didn't even noticed the misspelling or I would have told you!!! And I'll take your baby any day. I'm not sleeping anyway.

[sjep922]

graciest719 +1 to giving cold milk. We rarely ever warmed A's milk. She always liked it better cold!

[sjep922]

A is up and not happy about it. I tried to put her in her high chair for breakfast and she scream cried. Refusing food or drink at the moment.

She's still pretty warm but I can't dose her with Tylenol again quite yet. Ugh. Mama wants to stay home and snuggle my baby better all day, not work!

[ladymike]

Jul 12, 2016 9:14:42 GMT -5 graciest719 said:

ladymike The solid one is the sheer-ish cottony. More summer. The striped one is amazing, though.

Is it like .. the tissue t-shirt type fabric? 'Cause that would probably seal the deal for me. 

[malvo]

GAH! The pediatrician's office we take M to has had issues with a vaccine shortage. They do not have the MMR for today. Thankfully we can give it to her at 18 months and her schedule won't be totally screwed up. But, c'mon, don't allow me to schedule this kind of appointment when you know the vaccine won't be available! WARN ME!

I want this office to get their act together because the other option is the office in a city that is super loud and chaotic. DNW to go there!

*end rant*

[LesleyEO]

Hey ladies! I wasn't here Sunday or yesterday... I mean I read, but only here and there.
Had a little school drama yesterday that I spent the day dealing with. Class placement letters did not get sent out in June like they were supposed to. Someone in the office just didn't do it. So then am/pm placements went out over the phone yesterday and there was drama because my welcome letters had already gone out and referenced the am/pm placements-- which they should have gotten in June. So then of course, parents all want to talk to (I mean... yell at) me even though it has basically nothing to do with me and I can't make any changes, so please just stop emailing me and leaving voicemails. So much easier when they get their info on time and when the school is closed!!
Oh. And I found out I have a kiddo coming to school who is still in diapers. Not even pull-ups. We are totally unequipped to deal with diapers in TK. But, there's nothing in Ed Code that says there is a potty training expectation before enrolling. Only for preschool... And we aren't preschool. So. Diapers in the classroom until the DO comes back with a plan for us. Mom has suggested to us that she will drive to school and change him as needed. No medical issues or reasons why, other than mom says he isn't ready to potty train... At 4 years, 8 months.
I kinda can't believe this is real life.

[LesleyEO]

malvo-- the only thing I can say is that in our case, if we choose not to rock the boat, something else does! Seems like we are forever getting one thing down just in time for something else to change with the kids.
ladymike- Hopefully just a teeth issue and nothing else. Babies are so hard to figure out!
sjep922- Sorry about poor A! Hope she's feeling better and will sleep well for you tonight!
-bekbek- Looking endlessly for the remote when you're already just exhausted is something I'd totally do. Why do we do stuff like that?!
graciest719- Didn't notice the spelling error but I feel you. Hate that.
Going back to my classroom now to hopefully get more work done but I'm not going to listen to voicemails or check my email. That red light on my phone just stresses me the F out! I'm still on vacation, people. Leave me alone!

[ladymike]

LesleyEO, ....she will drive in and change him every few hours? I can't imagine he's not ready.. I assume this is an issue on her part and I feel bad for the kid :-\

[LesleyEO]

Jul 12, 2016 11:04:49 GMT -5 ladymike said:

LesleyEO, ....she will drive in and change him every few hours? I can't imagine he's not ready.. I assume this is an issue on her part and I feel bad for the kid :-\

That's 100% my impression.

[maddisonrose]

malvo we haven't lost the paci either...but he usually only has it at bedtime. FWIW there are quite a few kids at daycare we still walk in the doors with their paci's and they are 2+. Try not to put so much pressure on yourself, everything will work out

sjep922 I hope A feels better asap!

LesleyEO I feel bad for the poor kid I hope he doesn't feel weird or bad about being the only one still wearing a diaper to school...but maybe that would force potty training with his mom?

[maddisonrose]

Not much going on today.....D has decided to go back on food strike again and barely eats during the day. I get so worried about him but he still drinks all of his milk and will snack throughout the day but still. Please just eat regular meals at regular times. At his 15 month appt he weighed fine....24 pounds which was a total gain of 4 pounds since 12 months and I have absolutely no clue how?? He has been the pickiest little bird for the last little while which is so frustrating coming up with ways to get him to intake proper nutrients. I cannot keep up the creativity. I hid mashed cauliflower in his banana pancakes this week.....where can I hide more things?!?!

[ladymike]

maddisonrose, I don't like to encourage them, but when N is being picky, I'll give her one of those pouches. I try to buy ones with less sugar/more fiber and are veggie mixes. Sweet potato pancakes? I buy frozen chopped spinach and mix it in things. Totally weird.. but.. mix it with some applesauce and then add to oatmeal or yogurt. Or mix with mashed potatoes, eggs, etc. I have actually tried to feed her penne noodles and hid peas inside them.. LOL.