DS sleeping well last night. DH teleworking today so I can virtually attend a two hour meeting and then do a tele-meeting with my boss. Grapefruit season. It'll help with my weight-loss and mood. Netflix for keeping me entertained. Chocolate. 'Nuff said. DH doing all the laundry this weekend so I had leggings again.
Now to debate whether to go back to bed one more time if DS settles or to go down, get tea, and start my day.
I am grateful DH got a cost of living raise this week. We're not loaded by any means, but we've made it longer than I thought we would with me working per diem. So I'm just grateful for where our finances are right now. I am grateful for our health and safety. It doesn't stop my anxiety about something happening, but I am so truly grateful. I am grateful for some really great mom friends I've made in the last 2.5 years who I can commiserate with, and who can support me, and I can support, during this very very difficult job of mothering.
I havent decided if I'm going to get us out of the house today to get a few things or bundle us up and go for a walk this morning. I definitely think I need to start exercising, but it is damn cold out. And I do need the things I would go buy. Here's to a new day.
Thankful that despite both kiddos being super congested, they both slept well last night. Thankful for the nose frida and the nasal aspiration. So much snot in my house right now. Thankful DH got his Christmas bonus. It was exactly what we needed to get me through the rest of my maternity leave unpaid.
Poor DD got DS' cold, and she is so congested. I think it's one of those colds where it sounds worse than it is because it's not affecting. Her breathing while she eats or sleeps so that is good. I was contemplating whether or not I wanted to buy a second nose frida before giving birth to have on hand for the baby, but I figure I could just use the same one for both. Now with both of them sick at the same time, the thought of those germs bouncing back and forth to each of them from using the same nose frida is grossing me out. Making a Target run today to buy a second.
I'm thankful for the 2 decent stretches of sleep we got last night. I'm thankful for MH who takes care of the overnight diapers so I can rest a little more before feedings. I'm also thankful for my new nephew who was just born a little while ago! He's a cutie with a bunch of dark hair. I'm also thankful they picked a great name for him after some of the odd ones that were in the running.
I think MH is hanging Christmas lights outside today. I have to go to the post office and mail Christmas cards. At least we're all home today.
Post by vavavictoria on Dec 8, 2016 8:23:46 GMT -5
I'm thankful for long stretches of sleep. C slept for 6.5 hours last night. I had actually woken up already and was half asleep apparently waiting to be summoned when she finally work up. Then she slept until 7. I'm feeling wonderful this am.
#1 has santa pics at daycare today so I'm about to get her up and ready for that. I may be going to grab donuts on the way home from dropoff I'm very thankful for donuts. Lol.
I'm also thankful for H. He is self employed and has really altered his schedule a lot while I've been on mat leave so that he can come home and I can have some adult interaction during the days. It has helped a lot.
I'm thankful for my husband getting a vasectomy so birth control is no longer placed on me. I love our kids so much and even though I have had easy pregnancies and l&d experiences, no more kids for us. Looking forward to our family finally moving away from the baby stuff. There have been a lot of things we couldn't do with our family since there's always been a baby and I like to keep on schedule. I will always miss baby snuggles though.
I'm thankful for my husband getting a vasectomy so birth control is no longer placed on me. I love our kids so much and even though I have had easy pregnancies and l&d experiences, no more kids for us. Looking forward to our family finally moving away from the baby stuff. There have been a lot of things we couldn't do with our family since there's always been a baby and I like to keep on schedule. I will always miss baby snuggles though.
PREACH.
MH hasn't had his vasectomy YET, but totally agree on moving away from the baby phases (and also being a stickler about schedules). I love snuggling newborns and babies, and I hate to wish away time, but I can't wait until DS2 is older to see how he and DS1 interact. Plus all the fun things we can do as a family. Camping and fishing and hunting and baseball games. All fun things with older kids. Not so much babies and young toddlers.
Post by hikingmama222 on Dec 8, 2016 9:31:47 GMT -5
-I'm thankful DS had a good night last night and he's almost always easy to put back to sleep. -the roof over our heads and two reliable vehicles (with the freezing Temps and icy roads a lot of people are having issues) -my year long maternity leave and EI benefits -my boss and coworkers who continue to include me in events while I'm off work -a good investment opportunity that we made 5 years ago that just allowed us to pay off all our debt (minus mortgage and truck) -my two healthy babies
I'm thankful that: - DS napped a bit better at daycare yesterday. He took several short naps and a one hour nap, which is better than he did last week there. - He is doing really well adjusting to his crib. He slept from 7:30pm to 2am, had a bottle and went back down from 2:30am to 5:15am. - My mom has always been wonderfully helpful with my kids, being their primary babysitter during the work week. She always babysat my girls 3 days a week before they were in school. She was still working, so those were the three days she had available. Now she's retired and watches DS 4 days a week. The only reason she doesn't do 5 days is because my dad is in a clinical trial for an immunotherapy drug and they have to go to the hospital every Wednesday. - I'm thankful that my dad is now cancer-free due to the clinical trial he is in. I think the study ends in June - it was two years long.
I had the vasectomy conversation with DH again the other day and he said no way, because it'll hurt. I basically said: Are you fucking kidding me? I've been cut open three times for baby extraction, plus one extra time in between to remove a fallopian tube, so the least he could do is get a tiny little procedure done, so that I don't have to be on birth control anymore. Nope. It pisses me off so much. He said he'd rather just stop having sex. Really? Because I can easily make that happen. I have a drawer full of fun toys. One of which has rotating beads and is one of the most amazing things on earth. No husband needed, just batteries.
Oh, I need to share this recipe with you. My friend had it at her housewarming party this weekend and it was AMAZING. I could have sat there and eaten it with a spoon.
I'm thankful for -a warm, dry house in the midst of this snow that we're getting -caffeine, as per usual -DS1 randomly telling me that he loves me. Puts my PP mom guilt to rest, at least temporarily. -my sister coming to watch the kids this weekend so I can go with H to his work Christmas party. We really need a night out without the kids. -my nightly walks with the dog
DH is off during the day today because he's on night call tonight, so we're headed out into this bitter storm to get some errands done. I need shoes for the Christmas party and we're hoping to get some Christmas shopping done while we only have one kid in tow. The roads are slick and it's snowing and blowing pretty good, but it's supposed to be like this for at least the next 3-4 days so it really doesn't matter when we go out. The joys of living in the lake effect snow belt. 🙄
I had the vasectomy conversation with DH again the other day and he said no way, because it'll hurt. I basically said: Are you fucking kidding me? I've been cut open three times for baby extraction, plus one extra time in between to remove a fallopian tube, so the least he could do is get a tiny little procedure done, so that I don't have to be on birth control anymore. Nope. It pisses me off so much. He said he'd rather just stop having sex. Really? Because I can easily make that happen. I have a drawer full of fun toys. One of which has rotating beads and is one of the most amazing things on earth. No husband needed, just batteries.
I might literally take him up on that. I cannot fathom how he can think it's okay to say no because it'll hurt. Grow the fuck up dude. I'm livid on your behalf. Horray for institutionalized sexism! Where society says that a man should not agree to any birth control with any potential discomfort in any way after his wife just carried his baby. Horray! EYEROLL.
ETA: to snip the quote. SWIDT? SNIP!
GURL. I'm also raged for you. Would also be withholding the cookie.
I might literally take him up on that. I cannot fathom how he can think it's okay to say no because it'll hurt. Grow the fuck up dude. I'm livid on your behalf. Horray for institutionalized sexism! Where society says that a man should not agree to any birth control with any potential discomfort in any way after his wife just carried his baby. Horray! EYEROLL.
ETA: to snip the quote. SWIDT? SNIP!
GURL. I'm also raged for you. Would also be withholding the cookie.
Ditto this. Men are such babies. Labor even when it's easy is much harder than a vasectomy. And he only has to do it once.
Oh! I'm also thankful for all of you and mom friends. It's nice to chat about parenting and have that support. And we're headed to a play date this morning.
Yes to all of this. I am the first in my group of college and high school friends to have kids, so I am super thankful for all the mom friends I have made both here and IRL. Gives me someone to commiserate and celebrate parenting ups and downs with
I don't think I shared this with you, ladies. Sad alert.
On November 5th, just 6 days before her 37th birthday, my cousin went into cardiac arrest and has been in a vegetative state ever since. She is anorexic and has a drinking problem, so her blood chemistry is so bad that her body just couldn't take it anymore. Her doctor thinks she has significant brain damage and nobody knows if she will ever wake up. Her family lives in Massachusetts, but she has been living in Indiana for the past year (and Florida before that), so she is alone in a hospital out there. She has two young children, who have been living with my aunt & uncle for the past couple of years or so. She was always such a sweet girl and ended up making a lot of bad choices growing up. We were not super close, but it makes me so sad. The last time I saw her was two years ago, after we met up with her and her sister and my aunt & uncle after Red Sox game. She looked horrible and almost got us kicked out of Boston Beer Works because she was so drunk. And then she had to get an Uber home from my other cousin's condo (with her parents AND HER KIDS!) because she wouldn't stop drinking and was just so drunk. I hate that this is probably going to be my last memory of her. And I feel so bad for her kids.
Please keep her and her/my family in your thoughts. This holiday season is tough for them. My uncle told me last night that they are doing okay, but the not knowing if she'll ever wake up is really hard.
Post by macaronmama on Dec 8, 2016 12:04:48 GMT -5
jwinct, add me to the angry about your DH and sad about your cousin. Will hold your family in the light over the holidays.
DS has discovered the play mat. I've put him on it before but he's never really cared enough to do more than smile at me and wait to be picked up again. Today it's like he suddenly sees the hanging toys and is freaking DELIGHTED. Trying to hit them, smiling at them, kicking, so fun to watch.
So DH decided he needs a new outfit for the Christmas party. Good Lord. This guy is harder to please than me. He did help me find some cute booties to wear with my dress though.
I'm thankful for my husband getting a vasectomy so birth control is no longer placed on me. I love our kids so much and even though I have had easy pregnancies and l&d experiences, no more kids for us. Looking forward to our family finally moving away from the baby stuff. There have been a lot of things we couldn't do with our family since there's always been a baby and I like to keep on schedule. I will always miss baby snuggles though.
PREACH.
MH hasn't had his vasectomy YET, but totally agree on moving away from the baby phases (and also being a stickler about schedules). I love snuggling newborns and babies, and I hate to wish away time, but I can't wait until DS2 is older to see how he and DS1 interact. Plus all the fun things we can do as a family. Camping and fishing and hunting and baseball games. All fun things with older kids. Not so much babies and young toddlers.
Ditto to this. I will miss tiny baby stuff for sure but I am really looking forward to being able to do more and not having to worry about schedules as much. Also looking forward to DH getting his vasectomy but it won't be until summer, so back on BC for me for a little while. There is an end in sight though!
Post by ksyknelvr73 on Dec 8, 2016 12:52:34 GMT -5
Also, plus a million to being mad on your behalf jwinct about your H's resistance to getting the snip. My H pouted for about a minute - a few years back when the discussion was brand new, but he is fully on board now. Granted, I know he will probably try to milk his recovery as much as possible, but as long as he actually does it, I don't care.
+1 for being relieved about starting to move out of babies, but savoring baby snuggles.
I've heard that the most popular day to get a vasectomy is the Thursday before the NCAA basketball tournament starts so that dudes have an excuse to hang out in a recliner in front of the tournament for three days.
That is genius and how I plan to convince DH, except another sport. Love it.
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