I realized at 4am that my coupon for the BRU trade in event expired yesterday. I needed to buy a new car seat for my biggest girl Today we have school this afternoon and I work. Of course the baby is sick, I think it's just a cold, but she's miserable. Dh is going to try to come home early so I do t have to take her to child care
October really snuck up on me. My bullet journal is a mess and I need to get it organized this afternoon. My house is tolerable, but I need to spend some time getting caught up on little things. I wasn't going to use the moms morning out program this week, but I think it might be helpful.
I think yesterday marked the first actual teething experience. When his bottom 2 teeth came in, I really didn't notice anything unusual about J. Yesterday he was grumpy, a slight fever, runny nose, and drool. Buckets and buckets of drool. SO MUCH DROOL.
I'm just here at work looking around my office at the stacks of papers I need to do something about. Maybe I'll shift them around a few more times. That always makes me feel a little more productive.
Post by crimsonandclover on Oct 3, 2016 10:02:26 GMT -5
Today is German Reunification Day, so DH's aunt came and we all went on a hike together, which was nice. I'm feeling pretty worn out, though, which is not the best way to start a week with our nanny on vacation.
I also realized today that DH has things for the firefighters (exercises, training sessions, etc.) every single Saturday in October. Every one. I'm feeling very resentful about it.I get that they need to practice, I do. But really - every Saturday???
Post by silverspoon on Oct 3, 2016 10:09:40 GMT -5
I could use one more weekend day.
I got so drunk at a wedding on Saturday that my husband had to carry me to the car. Like, I have never in my life been that drunk. I don't even remember drinking that much, but clearly things took a turn at some point and I didn't realize it. I'm 31, not 21. I'm very WTF with myself about that. So I'll be abstaining from my wine for a little while. I don't think I could smell it without immediately becoming nauseous.
silverspoon reorganizing always makes it seem like the tasks are more manageable. Good luck!
We have a crazy week here. I have family coming from across the country for thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend/next Monday) I have a lot of cleaning/cooking/baking to do. It's a lot of fun but also rather stressful.
Post by scorpioscuba on Oct 3, 2016 10:31:15 GMT -5
Does it really have to be Monday? Do not want to adult today.
On a positive note, my company announced last week that they are going to start offering 3 weeks paid parental leave (not much, but at least it's something! They are also the first company in our industry to offer something like this). I figured, ah great, nice benefit but won't do much for me, right? Well, I was wrong! As long as you take the leave after 1/1/17 (when it's effective) and before the baby's first birthday, you are good. DD was born on 1/29 so I am able to take 3 weeks paid leave after the new year. Since I took so much unpaid leave, it feels like something I just can't pass up even though I feel guilty considering taking it.
Post by crimsonandclover on Oct 3, 2016 10:56:50 GMT -5
silverspoon, yeah, a few months ago I was making my best effort to get in the mood and had 3 glasses of wine, resulting in a hangover the next day and me abstaining from wine for about 2 weeks. Hope your stomach soon forgets so you can get back to enjoying wine!
This is moving week; we move Friday. I'm excited and just hoping everything goes ok. I think/hope we are ready. October is my favorite month so I'm happy and yay for all the pumpkin things everywhere!
Life has been busy. I've been consumed with toddler drama, baby bulldozing everything, possibly switching jobs again (back to my old job...long story).
H cannot seem to shake whatever it is he's had since S's birthday. We have cleaning that needs to get done. Our house is a disaster. So while M is still sleeping I'm going to clean the living room and playroom, hopefully H will start on the kitchen, and one of us will tackle the dining room. Then I need to do a few loads of laundry and make some food for M.
kelltothekell we have diono radion r100s for the big girls. I drive an Elantra so I need tiny seats. I'm hoping I can use this one rfing for dd3 next spring, but in the mean time Dh needs a seat in his car for a third child so I got this one bc small
I can't get in to see my doctor until the 19th. And I have to figure out how to get S to school that day, since my appointment is at 11:30, and he has to be at school for 12:19. I wonder if my sister is working that day...
I also cannot believe it's October. Other than the chilly rainy weather, of course dizzycooks, yay glad you got a good deal on the car seat! Hope baby gets over her cold fast. silverspoon, oh no sorry about the wedding. I might be crazy but getting drunk actually sounds fun right now. crimsonandclover, hmm a reunification day sounds interesting! I wonder if Poland has anything like that. I also meant to comment on that one day when you were sitting with one of the women at your seminar and she told you about leaving her previous husband and all that.. holy crap. I mean that's fine for her I guess, but to dump all that on you in the first 5 minutes is rather weird and shocking! scorpioscuba, absolutely take the leave. I get what you are saying about feeling guilty taking it now and I'm not sure I would do it myself but if you and your husband can take advantage of it then that's great! Maybe a small family vacay? lucanjo14, good luck girl!! Moving is so stressful! Lsquared, good to hear from you on here! I'm surprised you are going back to your old job, I know it was a hard decision to switch but I know you liked the hours better. Hope you get it figured out!
My mood is definitely starting to change with this weather. It's been cloudy, rainy, gloomy, and chilly. I hate it! I'm crabby. Today we had DD's storytime and then played in the park. Went home for lunch and naps and then went to my mom's house for a bit. DS is such a little rugrat. He speed crawls everywhere and tries to pull up on everything and he knows I always say "stay on the carpet" and when speeds away he always looks back at me and gives this huge smirk and then keeps going. You know, just to make sure I see him not doing what he's supposed to. It is so adorable. I could seriously eat him up.
There was not enough coffee this morning. DD2 is teething, stuffy, and in the middle of a sleep regression. I'm so tired. I did get a nap in so I'm a little better. She's been happy most of the day but had her extra crabby times. Big sister has taught her to scream when she's mad, and like big sister everything that she's not allowed to do makes her mad. She's the energizer baby. She just keeps going after what she wants. Climbing to sister table, climbing the stairs, climbing on the kids trampoline, trying to get off the trampoline, edging towards the edge of the stairs, trying to get the dog water...... it just goes on and on. Yes I have gates, just not at the bottom as we didn't need them with one kid that I could follow around. The lack of sleep has made my patience go to a zero the last few days. Hopefully we come out of this crap soon. icequeen you do so much daily. I try to stay home more often. I like how everything is comfortable here. DD2 is cruising along the furniture like a mad woman. DH says she's not allowed to walk till he gets home. Hoping that'll be in the next 2 weeks. And yes that smile of "I know it's wrong but here I go" is too adorable.
Post by crimsonandclover on Oct 4, 2016 3:03:11 GMT -5
Feeling very frustrated about my weight. I've been very careful about lots of things (no more diet coke, GD-friendly breakfasts and morning snacks, no evening snacks, etc.) for four weeks now. I've also been upping my exercise a bit, although my main concentration is decreasing my intake. I'm not expecting the weight to melt off, but some slow progress would be nice. Yesterday I felt like I was making progress, and today I stepped on the scale again to make sure it wasn't a fluke, but apparently it was. :/ Basically I have lost almost nothing in 4 weeks despite some very constant changes that I was sure would make at least *some* difference.
And yes that's an empty container of fruit. They ate all the strawberries, 3 bananas and 2 apples with their two bowls (each) of Cheerios. How will I afford to feed them when they are teenagers??
@dizzycooke oh my gosh! How cute!!! I can imagine how feeding three little ones can get your grocery bills sky high. Sometimes you must wonder where they but it all.
What would I do without my sister? She has the 19th off, so I asked if she could take S to school for me. She offered to come a little early to drop me of at the doctor's office and keep M while she takes S to school and then pick me up from the appointment. I love her.
DH and I had a blast in London! It felt so good to reconnect away from the kids for a weekend - I feel like our marriage got a much-needed recharge! Our five year wedding anniversary is this Saturday
dizzycooks - your daughters are gorgeous! You will need to buy some rottweilers or something when they are all teenagers!! silverspoon - sometimes, you just gotta get wasted!! I think maybe you just need it, ya know? I accidentally got drunk on a date night with DH in June - whoops! Hopefully it's out of our systems for a while Lollipop - so glad that your sister can help you out - what a relief! That's why God made sisters
Post by pinktartan9 on Oct 4, 2016 21:51:00 GMT -5
Hey all,
Dumb question that doesn't warrant it's own thread: when do you/did you give your kids a blanket to sleep with? Right now DD sleeps on her crib sheet but has nothing else in the crib. We would like to give her a blanket or a lovey but I am nervous. LMK please
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