Tired Tuesday randoms

[sweetieheart32]

It's time to slap my cheeks a couple of times and get going. I need to be productive today.

DD had a checkup yesterday. Poor baby had four shots. She knew what was up as soon as the nurse came in with the basket. Sad baby.

flyinghorses6 how is your back today?

What else is going on today?

[loves2shop4shoes]

sweetieheart32, your poor daughter! I got a shot yesterday at the OB's, and if I could've screamed like a child and demanded a lollipop, I would have.

For me, I have a metric fuck ton of work to do today, and I haven't really been feeling motivated at work at all these days. I just have too much going on and work is stressful. Very stressful. But I need to get a bunch of things done today, so I'm hoping a spurt of productivity hits me.

[littleredfish]

Rain here. Which is nice because we need it but sucky because my kids are driving me up the wall. Thank goodness it's cheap day at the movies so we're going to see secret life of pets this afternoon.

One of my neighbors I actually like lost her battle to cancer yesterday. Just an all around nice lady, the kind of person who woke up early in winter to shovel the sidewalk for the whole street because we're a back road and it takes the city forever to get to us. I'm sad that she didn't really have any family other than her disabled sister whom she lived with and cared for. Don't know what will happen to her now. I'm taking over some frozen portioned meals for her later.

[oldbaylover1024]

flyinghorses6 - hope your back is feeling better today.

sweetieheart32 - shots are no fun!

loves2shop4shoes - sorry you had shots too. Good luck getting everything done today.

I'm home sick. Trying to avoid taking anything. FX this is the end of exhaustion for all of us. I'm so ready to have some energy back!

Good news is MH made amazing progress on the bedroom. FX it's done by Labor Day and we can get our room back!

[ellabee]

Sorry about the shots sweetieheart32. It always breaks my heart a little bit when I have to hold DDs arms down. I swear I can see the betrayal in her eyes when she looks at me after they're done.

I'm hoping for a productivity spurt too loves2shop4shoes. I know "senioritis" is a thing for highschoolers...but I feel like I have maternityleaveitis, or pregnancyitis. I keep procrastinating things in favor of TCFing or looking up pregnancy/baby/nursery things online.

[sweetieheart32]

Feel better oldbaylover1024! Maybe a day off is just what you need.

[zcookiemonster]

littleredfish, sorry about your friend

sweetieheart32, shots are no fun!

oldbaylover1024, feel better!

Long work day for me and also raining here. I brought leftover cookies from a dinner I was at last night and already ate them. Womp. That was my supposed to be my afternoon snack.

[loves2shop4shoes]

Aug 16, 2016 8:26:42 GMT -5 ellabee said:

Sorry about the shots sweetieheart32. It always breaks my heart a little bit when I have to hold DDs arms down. I swear I can see the betrayal in her eyes when she looks at me after they're done.

I'm hoping for a productivity spurt too loves2shop4shoes. I know "senioritis" is a thing for highschoolers...but I feel like I have maternityleaveitis, or pregnancyitis. I keep procrastinating things in favor of TCFing or looking up pregnancy/baby/nursery things online.

Guuuuurrl.... I feel you on a soul level. First trimester, I was SO exhausted constantly that it really affected my productivity. Now that I'm 15 weeks, I'm still pretty exhausted. Not fighting to keep my eyes open, but still exhausted. And when I am up, I'm thinking more about my pregnancy, family, friends, and marriage. Not about work.

Idk. Lately I've just honestly been reevaluating work in general. I feel like I work too much. DH probably works 80 hours a week, I work probably 60. Our jobs are both stressful. 85% of what we talk about is work. Now that I have a LO on the way, I'm reprioritizing and asking myself "Have I been working to live or living to work?"

I'm really considering finding something with more flexible hours and downsizing our expenses however I can....

[nomnom]

I'd be less tired if my kids didn't wake us up by 5:50am. I have some work tasks, the house is a mess, and daycare is closed today.

[ls2012]

My 2 yr old has decided this is a no no no day. Everything is no. She is presently running around the house in a skirt and refusing all shirts, and alternating giggling and sobbing. I may cry if she doesn't nap today.

[CoffeeOnIce]

Aug 16, 2016 10:08:29 GMT -5 ls2012 said:

My 2 yr old has decided this is a no no no day. Everything is no. She is presently running around the house in a skirt and refusing all shirts, and alternating giggling and sobbing. I may cry if she doesn't nap today.

Are there any other kind of days for toddlers? No I'm seriously asking lol, cause I feel like every day and every hour is a full-on "no" event. DD is 18 months. FX your 2yo takes a solid nap so you can collapse on to the couch! That's what I would do

[shellbell]

Aug 16, 2016 11:43:40 GMT -5 CoffeeOnIce said:

Aug 16, 2016 10:08:29 GMT -5 ls2012 said:

My 2 yr old has decided this is a no no no day. Everything is no. She is presently running around the house in a skirt and refusing all shirts, and alternating giggling and sobbing. I may cry if she doesn't nap today.

Are there any other kind of days for toddlers? No I'm seriously asking lol, cause I feel like every day and every hour is a full-on "no" event. DD is 18 months. FX your 2yo takes a solid nap so you can collapse on to the couch! That's what I would do

Occasionally toddlers are really fun/funny. Between the flurry of "no," there are really cool days. I mean, not even once a week. But. The unicorn days do exist.

[flyinghorses6]

sweetieheart32 thanks so much for asking. It feels better. Yesterday at work wasn't too bad and I got a whole 5 hours of sleep when I got home this morning--so feel pretty good. Thanks oldbaylover1024

littleredfish so sorry to hear about your neighbor. Cancer sucks so much.

[shellbell]

Oh, it has been one of those days (definitely not a unicorn fun day LOL). I took DS to Barnes & Noble to play with the Legos and trains. It was meltdown city. At one point, he was crying because there was a little boy who...wasn't playing trains. 🙄 So after my patience met its limit for the 19th time, I hauled him out of there kicking and screaming. We went to jimmy johns for lunch (which was basically my motivation for even leaving the house today). It was all good there because chips...until DS cut his finger on a sign on the wall. It was not a bad cut at all. But omg end of the world. So I had to feed him his lunch one bite at a time while he held his cut finger with his other hand.

Thankfully he is napping now.

[shellbell]

loves2shop4shoes I think pregnancy/motherhood can really make you reevaluate things like work. Right before I had DS, I found out the school I was teaching at was closing. It sucked, but it made me figure out what I wanted for my kid, my family, and my career. I learned I wasn't willing to stop working (despite what I told others before I had another job), but I also realized I wasn't ready for a full-time teaching job and all the extras that come with that. I ended up at a different school where I teach two days a week. I feel like it's a really good balance for all of us. And yeah, I could be making much more money teaching FT in a public school, but...

[shawnabm1320]

Aug 16, 2016 10:08:29 GMT -5 ls2012 said:

My 2 yr old has decided this is a no no no day. Everything is no. She is presently running around the house in a skirt and refusing all shirts, and alternating giggling and sobbing. I may cry if she doesn't nap today.

my child was so whiney this morning. He just woke up from a 2.25 hour nap, so hopefully his mood is improved. I don't see a tooth coming, so I'm not sure what his deal is. Hope your kiddo took a nap and is in a better mood!

[shawnabm1320]

littleredfish, I'm sorry about your neighbor.

[shellbell]

Oh. My toddler decided to cut his nap in half. Good. Great. Wtf do I do with him for 3 hours until DH gets home?

[monicageller]

littleredfish sorry to hear about your neighbor. Cancer sucks.

[wildflower810]

Posting and running. I haven't been around much because my MIL is here this week and I'm trying not to spend all my time on the computer while she's here. She's cleaning and organizing my house and it's amazing!

[Deleted]

I'm beat. Had a dentist appointment this morning and did a bunch of running around. My gums are so sensitive this pregnancy. It was torture getting my teeth cleaned. I've had a headache all afternoon and fell asleep for about an hour while DD napped. I still feel like crap. Ugh. The heat index is over 100 for the sixth day in a row and I'm so over it. I want Fall and cool weather.

[pivot]

littleredfish I'm so sorry about your neighbor.
sweetieheart32 Hope DD made a quick turnaround from those shots!
wildflower810 God that's amazing that she's cleaning for you! Enjoy it!

It's been a long work day here too. I announced to everyone at work with the donuts/message and ultrasound on the lid saying "eat up my mom can't be the only one with a growing belly". It was so fun to see everyone's reactions!

[notagoddess]

I'm in Vegas! We just got here earlier this afternoon. I am pretty excited to have some time off and get a change of scenery.

[crazycatlady6]

littleredfish - I'm so sorry about your neighbor.

I'm tired of the heat and humidity. This weather can suck it.

I bought my first sleeper for the baby today. It was a big step since I was afraid that buying something was going to jinx the pregnancy. Gotta love PGAL brain.

[Deleted]

@littlereddish - sorry to hear about your neighbor.

Also sorry to hear so many ladies here are having rough days. Seems like too many to tag you all. 👎🏻