SAHP Check-in 9/18

[penguin129]

Achievements:


Challenges:


Plans for the week?


How are YOU doing?


Q's/Vent?


Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions??

[penguin129]

Achievements: We got DD to take a bath last night without screaming bloody murder.

Challenges: Getting DD to take a bath Friday night and Saturday afternoon

Plans for the week? I have such a busy week this week. It is good though because it will make time go by faster.

Monday- Story Time
Tuesday- Get Car Seats Inspected
Wednesday- Cleaning at the Dentist
Thursday- Mommy and Me
Friday- Midwife appointment
*and sometime this week I have to meal plan and get to the grocery store

How are YOU doing? I'm doing ok. I do find myself losing patience with DD and H a lot quicker. I think it is normal given how far along I am in the pregnancy and that I feel done being pregnant.

Q's/Vent?

I was so amazed at how H seemed so patient with DD over the bath thing. He told me last night after he was able to give her a bath that he was so happy she did because he was about to get really upset. It was nice to hear he was just as frustrated as I was.

H works really hard and teaching wears him out sometimes. That combined with him going to bed late results in him taking a 1-2 hour nap when he gets home some nights (his mom does the same thing, I think it has something to do with them both being introverts). I've been cool letting it happen because DD is pretty easy to take care of. I keep reminding him he won't be able to do that when DD2 is here. I'm just worried about all the changes that are going to happen once we have a newborn in addition to a 3 year old.

Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? Taking DD to the pumpkin patch at one of the churches here in town. I really miss PA this time of year. If we lived up north I would probably find and apple orchard to take the kids too.

[cam]

Achievements:
Little things related to SN.

Challenges:
Trying to catch up on dishes now that the faucet is fixed but my hips and back are really hurting. I also got inundated with a ton of paperwork to do at once. Through all of this, LO had a rough week.

Plans for the week?
Kick butt around the house. Get together with friends. Not sure what else, haven't had time to think about it yet.

How are YOU doing?
Overall, I am well. The hips and back obviously could be doing better.

Q's/Vent?
Not really.

Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions??
Only if you count celebrating LO's birthday and playing in leaves. LO asked me the other day if we could play in leaves. 'Do you see any leaves to play in? Guess we'll have to wait.' Lol.

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Achievements: She has rolled over three times, so excited for her to do that more.


Challenges: Breathing. Friday she stopped breathing and turned blue and floppy. I had to call 911 and do cpr. It was terrifying. We were in the hospital overnight and everything came out okay, it's apparently just a thing that sometimes happens and they don't really know why. But she's okay now.


Plans for the week? Watching R breathe. Lol. Nothing really planned. Maybe take a few bus trips to get coffee or something since she likes the bus.


How are YOU doing? Living off coffee. My anxiety is understandably sky high and I'm afraid to sleep. I finally got a little bit last night, so hopefully I can get more tonight. My clinician comes over on Tuesday, so I'll talk to her then. The nurse is checking in on me tomorrow. Never happier to already be set up a psych services.


Q's/Vent? Does anyone have the Owlet? Opinions?


Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? Nope. Baking maybe? I do most of my baking in the fall.

[penguin129]

Wow that's so scary @led! I'm so sorry that happened to her and you. I hope it was just a one time thing.

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@led, I'm glad she's ok now! That's terrifying.

I've never used the Owlet. We tried the Angel Care Monitor, which I think is supposed to do the same thing. We never were able to get it to work right, so I wouldn't suggest the Angel Care.

[teraiin]

Achievements: rolling over, holding his head up like a champ.


Challenges: he's been nursing a ton lately, which is great because weight gain has been a big concern. However he's starting to refuse bottles some of the time and that makes it difficult for us if I need to go somewhere. He's never had an issue with bottles of pumped milk until recently.


Plans for the week? Wednesday my BFF and I are going to babies r us and trading in expired car seats. She's due in November so she's buying an infant seat and I'm buying a second convertible.


How are YOU doing? Stressed about money. I still feel like we haven't gotten a clear picture of our expenses in comparison to DHs salary. We've had a lot of baby related expenses like buying a crib, buying a mattress, car seats, etc so I feel like maybe we look worse than we are. I just would like a couple
Of "normal" months with no emergency home projects or big expenses. LOL


Q's/Vent? DS has his 4 month check up. I'm so hoping the doctor is happy with his weight gain.


Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? Nothing really but now that we have DS we would like to start some!

[teraiin]

Sept 18, 2016 19:15:19 GMT -5 @auri said:

@led, I'm glad she's ok now! That's terrifying.

I've never used the Owlet. We tried the Angel Care Monitor, which I think is supposed to do the same thing. We never were able to get it to work right, so I wouldn't suggest the Angel Care.

@led that's what I've heard too, that angel care doesn't always work right.

I've also heard that owlet can be overly sensitive but I feel like i would prefer that in some ways lol

[cam]

@led, so glad LO is okay and that it seems to have been a one-off. Best wishes to LO, medically, and to you as you handle the emotional aftermath of such a scary incident. Hope you get some naps or something to help you get some rest.

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Sept 18, 2016 21:19:04 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Sept 18, 2016 19:15:19 GMT -5 @auri said:

@led, I'm glad she's ok now! That's terrifying.

I've never used the Owlet. We tried the Angel Care Monitor, which I think is supposed to do the same thing. We never were able to get it to work right, so I wouldn't suggest the Angel Care.

@led that's what I've heard too, that angel care doesn't always work right.

I've also heard that owlet can be overly sensitive but I feel like i would prefer that in some ways lol

I can't get past the price of the Owlet. For $250 I feel like I should just learn to deal with and accept my anxiety. I don't know. It's all still so fresh. Hopefully after I manage to get some sleep it'll get easier.

[teraiin]

Sept 18, 2016 22:09:43 GMT -5 @led said:

Sept 18, 2016 21:19:04 GMT -5 teraiin said:

@led that's what I've heard too, that angel care doesn't always work right.

I've also heard that owlet can be overly sensitive but I feel like i would prefer that in some ways lol

I can't get past the price of the Owlet. For $250 I feel like I should just learn to deal with and accept my anxiety. I don't know. It's all still so fresh. Hopefully after I manage to get some sleep it'll get easier.

If you have an eBay account you could try to pick one up from there, it might be a bit cheaper.

Although im sure rest would help out a lot!

[schmella]

@led that is terrifying, I'm so sorry you have to deal with that! I can imagine sleeping would be nearly impossible, I hope you find some way to calm your fears!

Achievements: Took the twins to story time and they did great! W is walking, for real now. A is waving and clapping.
Challenges: A screamed all night Wednesday- confirmed ear infection on Thursday. We decided to go ahead with our road trip this weekend, and W woke up snotty yesterday. I'll be taking her to the pedi in the morning, she's been clawing at her ears today but she settles pretty easily. We're almost home and this trip was hard.
Plans: pedi Monday, story time Tuesday if everyone is feeling better? ILs are in town W-F so I'm hoping to take advantage of them so I can run some errands/do some house projects.
Me: Physically exhausted. They never stop moving. Rough nights, crappy naps, and being completely off schedule means I've gotten very little sleep at night and no chance to catch a nap or even some downtime during the day. I left the babies with DH & MIL to get a much needed pedicure on Saturday and I'm trying to be more vocal and proactive about my needs.
Q/vent: I'm irrationally irritated by everyone today. I'm going to just hide at the house with the babies tomorrow!
Gtky: pumpkin carving! My whole family gets together to carve pumpkins every year. This year will be the first time we've had kids in the room in over a decade? Hoping to take the babies to a pumpkin patch this year

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Achievements: DD pooped on the potty yesterday!


Challenges: Still working on fully potty training. I can't wait for her to be completely trained so we can do a couple of classes that I think she would enjoy.


Plans for the week? DH and I are taking DD to see Disney on Ice Saturday. We took her last year to Frozen on Ice and she loved it. Well, at least the first half of it, until she realized that there were places to explore.


How are YOU doing? Doing good. Looking forward to some cooler weather and the festivals that we have coming up.


Q's/Vent?


Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? We've been taking DD to the zoo for trick or treating, and the pumpkin patch. I'm hoping this year to take her to a corn maze too

[younglove316]

Achievements: I haven't had to actually get up MOTN with DD2 in a few days now. I think the sleep training might actually be working!


Challenges: Getting DD2 to take decent naps when we are at family's houses


Plans for the week? We had a death in the family last week so it's a depressing week of services and the funeral. I may take the girls to the zoo once everything is settled.


How are YOU doing? I'm OK


Q's/Vent?


Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? Not currently but I want to start some. Last year we took DD1 to pick her own pumpkin so I want to do that again and then paint them. I also want to do some apple picking and making homemade applesauce

[younglove316]

@led how terrifying! I'm glad everything came back normal and hopefully it is just a one time thing.

[ashiscute]

@led that is terrifying! I'm glad she's okay now and hope it's just a one off. I have never used those types of monitors but you may be able to score a used one for a better price. I'd pay for one in your case because the peace of mind would be worth the money. Hugs lady.

teraiin how old is he? My older two never took a bottle after about 3 months old. For some reason they got to a certain point and said "no thanks".

[penguin129]

younglove316 I'm sorry for your family's loss.

[tkford216]

That is so scary @led. Glad she's okay but, man. They didn't say anything other than "it happens sometimes"?

[ashiscute]

Achievements: we did a sticker chart with the big kids and they completed it this weekend. DD had started having 1-2 accidents per day as she started kindergarten and was lying about it. She only had 4 accidents in he 3 weeks of the chart!

Challenges: DD's psychologist had neck surgery and is out until January! I am trying to stay calm.

Plans: my dad is having surgery today so help if needed there, school and appointments for big kids, dentist for me, and then H is going OOT Wednesday- Friday. Oof! Then we're headed to Indy this weekend.

I'm alright. Feeling a little overwhelmed at the state of my house right now! I should probably be cleaning and not on TCF.

Vent: why is nothing open at 9am? I drop DD off at 830 for school and it's pretty much the grocery store, target, or Home Depot. Everything else is closed until 10. And this time of year it's usually very wet at the park still.

GTKY: pumpkin patch with some friends, HallZooween, Fallfest at our community park.

[teraiin]

Sept 19, 2016 8:39:11 GMT -5 ashiscute said:

@led that is terrifying! I'm glad she's okay now and hope it's just a one off. I have never used those types of monitors but you may be able to score a used one for a better price. I'd pay for one in your case because the peace of mind would be worth the money. Hugs lady.

teraiin how old is he? My older two never took a bottle after about 3 months old. For some reason they got to a certain point and said "no thanks".

He's 4.5 months. It was around 4 (maybe 3.5 months) when it started. Be never really had any issues then all of a sudden it's just like you said it's a "no thanks" response.

He will take one only if he must at my mils house if he gets hungry enough but it's always the bare minimum of the 1oz per 1hour rule and she says he does it grudgingly with many dramatic looks for a baby hahaha

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Sept 19, 2016 8:48:43 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

That is so scary @led. Glad she's okay but, man. They didn't say anything other than "it happens sometimes"?

They said it might have been reflux that caused it, but it's just a guess and yeah. Pretty much just that it's kind of common and one of those things that just happens sometimes.

[namastebiotches]

Big hugs @led

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younglove316, I'm sorry for your family's loss.

[namastebiotches]

Achievements: I can't really think of anything out of the ordinary

Challenges: DS' listening skills at times

Plans for the week? nothing today I don't think, speech & OT tomorrow after school, getting DS out early Wednesday for a physical therapy evaluation, soccer Thursday, dentist Friday, swimming Saturday.
ILs are visiting this weekend so we'll see what we do. Maybe the zoo.

How are YOU doing? meh. Still have a dry cough at times & mucous issues.

Q's/Vent? nope

Gtky- Do you have any fall traditions?? decorate for Halloween, ToTing, pumpkin picking & carving, apple picking, baking apple pie, corn mazes, all those fun farm activities places we go to have!