LO is all over the place now that he is crawling. He has to be into everything and makes himself throw up right after he eats because he is so active. It's so annoying! Just chill, kid!
This is us over here, too. I find little stains of multicolored spit up everywhere. I try to get it when it's wet to wipe it up, but she's a stealthy one.
Post by creepyeyeball on Dec 12, 2016 10:23:37 GMT -5
Oh, HAI!! I'm alive!!
So I survived canning season. I finished my last two bushels of grapes the day before my mom had a serious surgery, which resulted in major setbacks and FIVE additional surgeries over the last two months. As the only daughter that lives in town and doesn't "work" (as my single younger sisters said, as if I lie around watching TV all day), mom's care fell to me. I spent the entire month of November seeing DH off to work each morning and then packing five kids up, heading to my parents' house, and then spending all day homeschooling in someone else's house while nursing a baby and suctioning out my mother's t-tube tracheotomy and helping with her feeding tube. Then I would cook dinner for my father and head home in time to cook for DH, put the kids to bed and collapse in exhaustion. But mom had her last surgery two weeks ago and now she and my dad can handle her care on their own.....
Just in time for the crazy holiday season.
I'm kind of burned out, you guys. My April baby is up every 1.5 hours through the night nursing on demand still. I'm beat up and haggard.
Now I'm off to play catch up here. I've been MIA for months now. What have I missed?
Welcome back creepyeyeball, that all sounds extremely overwhelming. lovemyk, hopefully the ear infections stop soon DO is still up constantly through the night, and it has been worse with his tooth pushing through. We gave him Tylenol last night, and he slept so much better the first half of the night. He was still up after 2.5 hours, but I will take it after the last week. We went to Dicken's Christmas Town yeaterday, it was so much fun! DD really enjoyed it!
Post by rubykitten on Dec 12, 2016 12:21:19 GMT -5
creepyeyeball, that sounds extremely stressful and overwhelming. I hope your mom continues to improve. Im sorta fuming over here after reading about your sisters. You obviously work extremely hard, and putting all that responsibility on you is wrong I'm glad to see you back tho!
creepyeyeball, I swear I was just thinking about you this morning. I was hoping you weren't gone for good. I am so sorry to hear of what a tough time you've had lately with your mother's surgery on top of little sleep. I sure hope an easier time is in store for you this winter.
creepyeyeball!!! I was just thinking about you. I'm sorry the last couple months have been so hard. You are a great mom and a great daughter. My LO is not big on sleep either, but after cutting 3 teeth last week he is doing much better. I really hope things start to get easier for you!
Post by creepyeyeball on Dec 12, 2016 14:42:33 GMT -5
Thanks, ladies! I didn't mean to come in here complaining after two month of absence. I was glad to be able to help my mom, just bitter that my sisters just assumed it would be me and never offered to help. One sister took a week off and went to Italy during this time. They both could have taken time off work to help. But it's over and my mom is healing well. We nearly lost her, so I'm just thankful she's here and the time caring for her was really good for our relationship. Silver lining!
This baby though. I do this every time. Bad sleep habits. Nursing on demand. Ugh. You'd think I'd have learned by now. No one to blame but myself.
Good to see you again creepyeyeball! I was just thinking the other day, man, this is one heck of a canning season.
As always you sound like superwoman. I'm glad to hear your mom is on the mend. You've earned some rest time and I truly hope you get it, even if it's just a night to yourself.
My mom just posted a picture on fb of DS in the bathtub at her house. You couldn't see anything but it still made me uncomfortable so I texted her to take it down. I think her feelings are kind of hurt. Maybe I am overreacting? But I just don't want to put bathtub pics on social media.
Teething is so rough. When M nurses he bites (only when teething). I'm debating bottle feeding and pumping for the next couple of days just to avoid it.
Yucky weather everywhere! Gross. We had freezing rain today and the temperature is going down into the negatives tonight.
Also, DS2 has a stomach bug. So much puke! I am so hoping that this does not take its time ravaging this family in time for Christmas Have I mentioned that I hate vomit? In others and especially myself. My anxiety is in overdrive anticipating the night/week ahead. We were supposed to go to a Christmas party tonight with the kids. We are all so bummed! Send some healthy vibes this way, please, if you could spare them.
I was wrong - the weather is dropping into the negatives today. It was single digits last night. I wonder if H's school will be closed tomorrow.
DS2 is feeling a lot better. I am crossing everything that he just swallowed too much pool water at swim lessons yesterday and that the rest of us are safe. Time will tell!
Two weeks left to pack. Next weekend is Christmas, so really this is the time to pack. This is horrible. I am having all this anxiety about moving. I felt good last weekend and now the boxes are multiplying. We are hiring movers. We have so much crap. I guess we have new year's weekend to pack and move too. I am packing my kitchen up now. Not cooking for two weeks. Just realized I need something for Christmas dinner. Whoops.
Ugh buttercup I can totally relate! I hate that feeling like "this is never going to get done!" But just know that it will and you will be so happy when you are settled in your brand new home!
We are on vacation for Christmas, and all my hopes of relaxing seem to be slowly disappearing. We just keep making more plans, and the days are filling up.
We were offered free tickets to go to Disneyland. I feel like the biggest scrooge for not being excited at all. I think that the 2.5 year old may enjoy it some, but I just feel like it is going to be so stressful. I hate NIPing, and I worry about how crowded it will be.
We are on vacation for Christmas, and all my hopes of relaxing seem to be slowly disappearing. We just keep making more plans, and the days are filling up.
We were offered free tickets to go to Disneyland. I feel like the biggest scrooge for not being excited at all. I think that the 2.5 year old may enjoy it some, but I just feel like it is going to be so stressful. I hate NIPing, and I worry about how crowded it will be.
When will you go? We have gone in December and it isn't bad. You can see what the crowds will be like online. You could make it low key. Can you block off relaxing days?
This Thursday. I will have to check online, that is really cool. I am usually one of those people who feels like they need to squeeze every last minute out of something like Disney, but that makes it more stressful. I am going to try to make this more low key, and not feel like we have to do everything, especially since the kids are so young and just can not handle that. Maybe try to do a few rides, and not stay more than 4 or 5 hours. And I may have to schedule relaxing days, that is a good idea.
lovemyk Did they switch antibiotics? Sometimes they just up the dose, but that isn't effective if the infection is resistant. I hope he feels better soon!
Well fuck. S has a high fever. He's lethargic and it is very hard to comfort him. Strep and flu are negative. Couldn't see eardrums and he hasn't been very congested so she didn't think it was an ear infection.
Poor guy. Did they prescribe anything or do they think it's a virus? H had a high fever like that before the symptoms of HFM showed up.
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