Weekend randoms!!

[geners]

Happy weekend ladies! What are you up to?!

[geners]

I'm getting ready to head out for a run. This afternoon I'm getting my hair done... trying to decide if I should stick with what I've been doing or shake it up in terms of color and/or get a couple inches chopped off. I don't usually stay with the exact same thing this long, I've just been too lazy to come up with a new idea.

So we requested the background check on that nanny we're supposed to meet with tomorrow. Before it came back, she reached out and let us know that we'd see on it that she was arrested for stealing from a grocery store a few years ago and said that she was at a low point in her life, hanging out with the wrong people and practically homeless at the time - but she's turned her life around, etc. I don't think I can get comfortable with someone who has a history of stealing being in my home, no matter the circumstances. We were still going to meet her and see how she explains it and if we hit it off otherwise, but now I'm thinking no. Too many red flags. Back to the drawing board... I reached out to a few other people and two responded so we'll be calling them this weekend.

[thatgirlrachel]

geners, I'm sorry about the issue with the nanny, but I think still meeting her and seeing how it goes is a good idea. Go with your gut. Fx it goes well or works out for you soon!

[thatgirlrachel]

I am enjoying my second cup of coffee before starting a cleaning spree. The house gets pretty neglected during the week other than just straightening up clutter so it will be good to do a deep clean. And H offered to take us out tonight so I will make up for all the calories I burn cleaning and eat all the food tonight!

[cnf2013]

Boo, that's too bad geners. That's nice of you to give her the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully you'll find someone you like soon.

Ellie leaked out of her diaper last night. I normally keep two layers of sheets and protectors on her crib mattress but there was spit up on the top sheet and I had it in the wash. I didn't bother putting a different one on since we've never had an issue before that's required me to strip the bed during the night, so of course it happened last night. I just changed her and cleaned her up then stuck her in bed with us. I had no desire to bother dealing with the bed in the middle of the night. It's all in the was now though and there are two fresh sheets on her bed. Lesson learned.

H is working all weekend, so I don't really have much going on. Took Ellie out for a quick two mile run this morning and now she's napping and I'm just relaxing.

[expatmama11]

geners Such a bummer! I am in complete agreement with you about stealing, especially as an adult. I would be nervous all of the time, which is not good when someone is watching your baby.

Not sure if you use nextdoor app to stay connected with your neighborhood but I'm always seeing posts in ours about people sharing information on childcare. Might be worth checking out.

H is firing up the smoker right now for a bbq lunch we are having with our neighbors. The one set is bringing their 3 week old twins so that should be fun!

H leaves Monday so we will be doing a ton of grocery shopping so he can take most of our supplies with him.

[aswedishbee]

geners, sorry about the nanny

thatgirlrachel, can you come clean my place? I'm over it!

Sadie was home with hubs and FIL yesterday since it was a teacher work day/orientation. She didn't eat normally and was kinda fussy. Forehead temp was just 99 (he doesn't like to do the rectal one). When I got home she snuggled and was whiney. She was warm but her checks weren't. She started to look more and more sickly so we took her temp when we changed her diaper and it was 102.5! We felt so bad =( cue Tylenol, bottle and bedtime. She slept the whole night and temp when she woke up was 99. She does have a pinpoint (flat) rash on her feet, legs, hands, arms and tush. Hoping it's just from the fever (or maybe the Tylenol?) Because this has happened once before but it's been a while.

[cnf2013]

Man, I am full of #momfail today. Ellie just lost her footing pulling up on one of her table toys and smacked her face on it on the way down. Thankfully she only cried for a minute and is now happily playing, but she's got a big old shiner from it.

[physiomeg]

geners, Man, you guys aren't having good luck! I'm sorry that you have to keep looking, but I agree that I'd always feel a little uneasy. It's too bad too, since she does seem so remorseful.

cnf2013, poor Ellie! She doesn't look too upset, at least!

We're going to go out and do some shopping for baby proofing stuff and a new TV stand - the one we have right now doesn't hide wires at all, and A loves to army crawl over there to try to get the cords.

Later tonight, my parents are coming over to watch A while we go up to the city and see Phantom of the Opera. I'm super excited for a real date night where I get to dress up a little. Plus, going to the theater makes me happy anyway. We got a subscription for this year, so this will be a monthly thing until summer :-)

[cnf2013]

Gah, adulting is way too much work. Tried to setup online banking for our new credit union, but apparently H has my wallet (he's at work, of course) which has my member number in it, so can't do that. Decided to setup my HSA for my new insurance, but I got locked out of the new account registration and now have to call to have them work me through what's wrong, except they're only open business hours, so I can't call until at least 4:30 on Monday if I'm home on time since I have new teacher trainings Monday and Tuesday all day, otherwise it has to wait until Wednesday. SO ANNOYING.

[geners]

Aug 27, 2016 11:31:57 GMT -5 DoesItComeInPink said:

I got DD down to bed early and she only woke up once and then just needed her paci and was back to sleep!!!!! My hopes are so up that we can keep up this new bedtime! Going to try again tonight and hopefully it goes well!

That's awesome!!!

[geners]

cnf2013, poor Ellie! Glad she is okay!

[salemkitty]

We are trying to get the playhouse built. We've only had it 2 months. I'm not sure why everything is always an ordeal. But I expect it now so at least it's not as frustrating. Maybe we will make some progress.

[inthewoods]

My younger sis and her fiancé are in town so we had family brunch.
Dh made salsa ( I helped a little) 23 jars done!!
Tomorrow I have some school prep but nothing crazy.

[obscurereference]

My kid started crawling today. Yay!

[aswedishbee]

We bought a commercial-grade treadmill yesterday from a fitness company that resells equipment from professional gyms. It's a few years old but maintained well and the company has certified techs to make sure everything is in great shape before it leaves their warehouse. Now maybe I can get to a happy place. (I'm heavier now than I was 5 months ago. =(

[baylorbear]

geners sorry about your nanny. I think I would have a hard time with it too.
obscurereference yay for crawling!!
DoesItComeInPink yay for sleeping!!
@cnd2013 poor thing but sounds like she handled it well!
I'm amazed at all the crawling/standing babies. Mine got up all all fours rocking yesterday so it won't be long now. Yesterday my in-laws came for the morning and got us lunch so that was nice. We decided to stop with the potty training since I don't think she's really ready. We are just hanging out today and will probably do some grocery shopping.

[cnf2013]

Aug 28, 2016 6:36:36 GMT -5 aswedishbee said:

We bought a commercial-grade treadmill yesterday from a fitness company that resells equipment from professional gyms. It's a few years old but maintained well and the company has certified techs to make sure everything is in great shape before it leaves their warehouse. Now maybe I can get to a happy place. (I'm heavier now than I was 5 months ago. =(

We have a pre-owned commercial grade treadmill that came out of the fitness center at H's last college he worked at. Ev3n though it has like 34k miles on it, it's amazing!

[cnf2013]

Hey, our roofers are here!

[aswedishbee]

cnf2013 Good to know! I can't run much because of my knees but I used to have good results with just walking and switching up the programmed workouts.

[cnf2013]

Aug 28, 2016 7:07:02 GMT -5 aswedishbee said:

cnf2013 Good to know! I can't run much because of my knees but I used to have good results with just walking and switching up the programmed workouts.

Seriously, H and I will never put enough miles on it, I suspect it might outlive us both, lol. The thing is a beast. We're actually going to put it in our new basement this week because it won't fit down the stairs once they frame in door jams.

[lickwed]

Aug 28, 2016 6:47:16 GMT -5 baylorbear said:

geners sorry about your nanny. I think I would have a hard time with it too.
obscurereference yay for crawling!!
DoesItComeInPink yay for sleeping!!
@cnd2013 poor thing but sounds like she handled it well!
I'm amazed at all the crawling/standing babies. Mine got up all all fours rocking yesterday so it won't be long now. Yesterday my in-laws came for the morning and got us lunch so that was nice. We decided to stop with the potty training since I don't think she's really ready. We are just hanging out today and will probably do some grocery shopping.

My baby is still on all fours and pushing himself backwards.

[lickwed]

DS has a mucousy swollen eye. I'm taking him to the doctor and hoping it's not pink eye. I have been putting BM on it just in case.

[salemkitty]

lickwed I hope your LO does not have pinkeye

We are on day 4 of our trying to get the playhouse built. MIL and SIL are coming over soon to sit with the kiddos

I'm hoping we can get this thing done before my mom gets here next weekend (she bought it for them) I know she'd like to see them use it

[obscurereference]

DoesItComeInPink What did you end up getting?

[lickwed]

No pink eye. Urgent care thinks it's spillage from sinus. I'm going to keep putting BM on it just in case but at least we got the all clear for day care. That was the main reason I took him in.

[cnf2013]

I think E might be getting sick. Her nose is runny today, she has a little cough, and has been a mix of slightly clammy and slightly warm on and off. Booooooo

[geners]

Aug 28, 2016 14:36:48 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

I think E might be getting sick. Her nose is runny today, she has a little cough, and has been a mix of slightly clammy and slightly warm on and off. Booooooo

Aww I hope she doesn't!

[HelgaHuffle]

Today has been a crap day. Why are 3 year olds so hard? It's a constant struggle/battle about every single thing from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to sleep. He gets mad about things he wants to do. I told him we were going to go get French fries and a milkshake and he yelled and yelled and yelled that he just wanted to go home. So I turned the car around and we came home. Of course he's been crying that he did want a milkshake ever since then. I give up.

I wanted a milkshake.

[gdaisy09]

Sorry I've been MIA, we were visiting Hs grandma over the weekend, it was awful, I'm hoping it'll be several years before we have to go back, if ever. Within hours of getting there I was given flack because we're "still" BFing, I was shamed for not being interested in local church services, throughout the weekend there were comments about my decision to go back to work, and how I should stay home if H gets a new job, h was told to go take a nap (which he did) then grandma went and took a nap, leaving me alone with a cranky baby. There was never enough food and I was hungry all weekend. Guys, we were two blocks from the beach and my feet didn't touch sand once!!