Post by obscurereference on Nov 5, 2016 16:21:47 GMT -5
Omg this wedding weekend has been a disaster. I decided we were all going to go. The baby was acting better and most of the extended family was going to be there so I bit the bullet and just said let's all go. Big mistake.
We hadn't packed anything so we ran around like crazy last minute and left later than I wanted to. Which meant we had to stop for dinner en route and the kids were totally wild from sitting in the car plus regular evening shenanigans. DS fell asleep for over an hour at 7:30pm.....and the baby only napped for like 20 minutes of a 4 hour car ride.
Oh and right before we stopped for dinner, DS looked at me and puked in his car seat. So I cleaned puke out of a car seat with wipes, paper towels, and bottled water.
DS was running a fever today, gave Tylenol this morning but forgot to right before the wedding so he started feeling really bad. Came back to our rental house and he had a 101 fever. Gave Tylenol which he spilled all over his wedding clothes. At least he had already refused to wear the sweater vest? Then he promptly passed out.
Sent DH, DD1, and DD2 to the reception. I'm hungry and there's no food.
Post by obscurereference on Nov 5, 2016 16:24:04 GMT -5
Oh and MIL is telling us to bring DS. She'll just hold him at the reception. Yea ok. I'm going to wake my sick kid up and load him in the car and take him to a party....
It's been a busy day, terrified of time change- M only took an early nap today. I think tomorrow is going to be the longest day ever....
In happier news, I'm having CFA fries for dinner and Margs picked out a stuffed owl today that is obsessed with. Her face light up when she saw him and she's been talking to him all afternoon. Too cute!
It's been a busy day, terrified of time change- M only took an early nap today. I think tomorrow is going to be the longest day ever....
In happier news, I'm having CFA fries for dinner and Margs picked out a stuffed owl today that is obsessed with. Her face light up when she saw him and she's been talking to him all afternoon. Too cute!
We only got an early nap today too. The first day after daylight savings time is always the looooongest day. I'm dreading it. R got up at 5:30 this morning. I don't want a 4:30 wake up.
It's been a busy day, terrified of time change- M only took an early nap today. I think tomorrow is going to be the longest day ever....
In happier news, I'm having CFA fries for dinner and Margs picked out a stuffed owl today that is obsessed with. Her face light up when she saw him and she's been talking to him all afternoon. Too cute!
We only got an early nap today too. The first day after daylight savings time is always the looooongest day. I'm dreading it. R got up at 5:30 this morning. I don't want a 4:30 wake up.
we had a busy day, Iz and I ran a 5K this morning (apparently I may have won a pie as one of the top 3 finishers in my age group, however we didn't stick around for awards as there is a TON of stuff to do at our house before we list it). I managed to get all the trim for the windows stained duing Iz's second nap. H got home this afternoon for a couple days and all my momentum I built getting house things in order came to a screeching hault. FX I can get H to take care of dishes while I get Iz in bed.
M was a jerk all day today. I think it might be teeth. I'm exhausted and drinking champagne because I have two bottles leftover from M's bday party.
I shared this on FB but I figured I would share here too since people were talking about shoes. M has been wearing size 3 shoes for a bit but we noticed that if I put them on with socks that they would fall off. I thought they might be a bit small but everyone kept suggesting they might be too big. I took him to the Stride Rite store today to get measured. Yeah...he should be wearing a 4.5. Oops, I've been cramming my kid's feet in shoes that were 1.5 sizes too small. You could totally tell a difference in the way he walked once he got his new shoes. Awesome. Mother of the year over here folks.
C took 5+ hours of naps yesterday. On Friday, he took one nap that lasted an hour and started at 9am, and that was it. This is why I feel like I can never make plans, I just never know what kind of day we are gonna get.
At least he's nursing again. I thought he was weaning this week and was feeling really down about it. I think it was just that he was congested and nursing was hard/frustrating for him, though. Still, he rejected me so many times and so emphatically - it was awful. I cried a lot.
I think we might go to the Air and Space with all the airplanes in it today. Its been a few years since the last time we went, hopefully it will be fun!
Well, the day has been mostly errands, baking, and a trip to a park. For the 3rd or 4th Sunday in a row, Clara becomes an absolute pain in the arse with tantrums and whining and just miserable to be around mid day. I don't know what it is!? We had such a nice morning, lots of play time, and then bam! We haven't been skipping with naps either. It leaves DH and I really sad by Sunday night and so grateful the weekend is over. Does this sound like anyone else's 3 yr old? Is this just a phase?
Well, the day has been mostly errands, baking, and a trip to a park. For the 3rd or 4th Sunday in a row, Clara becomes an absolute pain in the arse with tantrums and whining and just miserable to be around mid day. I don't know what it is!? We had such a nice morning, lots of play time, and then bam! We haven't been skipping with naps either. It leaves DH and I really sad by Sunday night and so grateful the weekend is over. Does this sound like anyone else's 3 yr old? Is this just a phase?
We have days where he's just one melt down after another. I have no idea what causes it.
Post by obscurereference on Nov 6, 2016 20:23:04 GMT -5
My kids slept until 7. I guess a crazy weekend is good for daylight savings. We also just put them to bed at their normal times and they all fell asleep almost immediately. Which is rare for the older two. I'm calling it a win.
DS ended up sleeping for 14 hours straight last night with one wake up when DD1 and I went in to go to bed. He was super sick all day today and we had to drive 4 hours home. He kept looking at me with tears in his eyes. It was horrible. And we had to force Tylenol on him because his temp just kept going up during the drive.
Ari was sort of awake at 4:30am, but we managed to wait him out until 5:30- he had a very poopy diaper, so we get a big pat on the back for leaving our child whine and wiggle for an hour when he really did need something. We had a busy day and his naps were all off. He did go to bed around the same time as usual and I'm hoping to get back on our old morning schedule tomorrow too. obscurereference I'm sorry you had such a crummy drive. Glad you made it home safely!
Well, the day has been mostly errands, baking, and a trip to a park. For the 3rd or 4th Sunday in a row, Clara becomes an absolute pain in the arse with tantrums and whining and just miserable to be around mid day. I don't know what it is!? We had such a nice morning, lots of play time, and then bam! We haven't been skipping with naps either. It leaves DH and I really sad by Sunday night and so grateful the weekend is over. Does this sound like anyone else's 3 yr old? Is this just a phase?
We have the same issues with DS - only he doesn't nap anymore. I attributed the whining and tantrums to being tired and overstimulated at times, but maybe it's just a 3 year old thing? I guess they don't get the threeager reputation for nothing
Saturday we had a busy morning and Emma fell asleep with H about a mile away from home. So he drove for 3 hours waiting out her nap. lol. I got to do a little shopping, relax at home, love on the dogs, it was lovely. My sister was out and so we worked on E's party plans. It is going to be a massive blow out, so excited. The house is going to look lovely. I swear I told my sister she needs to start a blog and a business party planning. She is so good at it.
Sunday E actually slept until 7/8. So that was good. Saturday night was a rough one so not surprising. She is still so congested especially at night. We are now doing AC vinegar in the humidifiers to see if that will help (chiro's suggestion). She has an appt with an ENT Wednesday.
She ended up taking two naps yesterday so then put her down at 8:30 but she kept waking up so laid with her on the mattress in her room and then in our room. H relieved me after watching the Broncos game around midnight and I got to sleep in another room. That was lovely! I think it was a better night as I didn't hear any crying.
Well, the day has been mostly errands, baking, and a trip to a park. For the 3rd or 4th Sunday in a row, Clara becomes an absolute pain in the arse with tantrums and whining and just miserable to be around mid day. I don't know what it is!? We had such a nice morning, lots of play time, and then bam! We haven't been skipping with naps either. It leaves DH and I really sad by Sunday night and so grateful the weekend is over. Does this sound like anyone else's 3 yr old? Is this just a phase?
We have the same issues with DS - only he doesn't nap anymore. I attributed the whining and tantrums to being tired and overstimulated at times, but maybe it's just a 3 year old thing? I guess they don't get the threeager reputation for nothing
We are at that point too- is she too tired, too understimulated, too overstimulated? Two days of no routine too much? I have no idea :/ but as Sunday wears on, her listening and following directions just nose dives and she is just out of control.
We have the same issues with DS - only he doesn't nap anymore. I attributed the whining and tantrums to being tired and overstimulated at times, but maybe it's just a 3 year old thing? I guess they don't get the threeager reputation for nothing
We are at that point too- is she too tired, too understimulated, too overstimulated? Two days of no routine too much? I have no idea :/ but as Sunday wears on, her listening and following directions just nose dives and she is just out of control.
My friend was having issues with her little one and couldn't figure out what to do. She started reading books on toddlers and came across something that really stuck with her. And her sharing it stuck with me. 3 year olds are learning to communicate, experiencing lots of emotions, and testing boundaries as autonomous little people. It's a lot for them to process. We (parents) are the safest people and provide the safest space for them to do that. I guess we can take it as a sign of the love, trust and security our kids feel with us. This helps me keep things in perspective about 50% of the time 😜
We are at that point too- is she too tired, too understimulated, too overstimulated? Two days of no routine too much? I have no idea :/ but as Sunday wears on, her listening and following directions just nose dives and she is just out of control.
My friend was having issues with her little one and couldn't figure out what to do. She started reading books on toddlers and came across something that really stuck with her. And her sharing it stuck with me. 3 year olds are learning to communicate, experiencing lots of emotions, and testing boundaries as autonomous little people. It's a lot for them to process. We (parents) are the safest people and provide the safest space for them to do that. I guess we can take it as a sign of the love, trust and security our kids feel with us. This helps me keep things in perspective about 50% of the time 😜
I've heard that too! I does help to think about, and I know 3 is challenging- but man, DH and I just can't handle it. Not to say she ruins the weekend, but she pretty much ruins the second half of Sunday
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