Monday after Christmas

[penguin129]

Good morning! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. Let the toy purging begin

[penguin129]

Our Christmas was ok despite a Migraine.

Around 1 am I woke up with terrible nausea and was throwing up. We pin pointed the beginning of my Migraine troubles with the insertion of my IUD. Mr. P called the ER and asked if they could help us out and they told us they could. We dropped AG off with Mr. P's parents and drove the hour to the ER. All they could do was give me Zofran. I'm on the phone now (on hold) trying to schedule removal. We are 99% sure I am allergic to the copper or nickel used in the Paragard. I've My mom is allergic to nickel. I really wish I would've done research on this before I had it placed.

ETA: Scratch that... the office is closed today. They are placing a call into the Midwife or Doctor that is on call.

[hikingmama222]

penguin129 Hope removing it makes you feel better. What bad timing through the holidays.

Another busy day today. Dinner with DH 's side of the family so leaving after lunch for that.

Tomorrow is DD'S 4th Birthday (and my brothers as well). Need to wrap her gifts, make cupcakes, and pick up balloons. While we are gone my sister is going to come over and set up the doll house my family is getting her. We're setting it up downstairs so easy enough to hide it from her for a day until the big reveal.

I also need to make a dessert for tonight... need to figure out what I'm making. Bringing a bunch of cookies but wanted to make a pie or cake...

[britta]

Good luck penguin129.

H is home today because Christmas Day Observed. I'm so glad to have some help.

I need to grocery shop and pick up the boys' meds from the pharmacy (inhaler for DS1, Prilosec for DS2). H needs to drop off our snowblower at the small engine repair shop. For some reason it's not starting and H has tried everything he can do. Otherwise we have no big plans. Hoping to, at least, organize DS's toys so the house looks presentable, I'll purge later this week when he's back at DC.

Did everyone see George Michael died yesterday? Man. Good riddance 2016.

[penguin129]

The Midwife on call called me back and told me they should be able to take it out tomorrow. She actually suggested Mr. P and I take it out on our own "if I want it out that badly". I did try to do it yesterday, but started to feel faint just touching the strings. She asked me why the ER didn't take it out.

[iwantbacon]

Happy Boxing Day! We are on our way to visit H's family for a few days. Distance driving, even as a passenger, ramps my anxiety way up so this is not the most fun. But DS2 has slept for most of the trip which is awesome.

penguin129 I hope the removal helps with the migraines.

hikingmama222 happy almost birthday to DD!

[jwinct]

penguin129 - I hope removing it will help with your headache! That really stinks. I'm alleric to nickel, so I would probably have an issue with it, too. I'm sorry you've had to deal with this over the holidays. I also wonder why the ER didn't take it out - did they say why?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Our was really nice, though I was I had been so incredibly tired yesterday. DS slept all through the night on Christmas Eve and we all had to wait for him to wake up before going downstairs because we didn't want to go down with out him. I was hoping for the same last night, but no luck. He was up at 11:30 and 3:45. It normally doesn't affect me getting up, but I really needed the sleep. So, I feel somewhat hungover today, without the alcohol.

My kids got SO MUCH STUFF. I seriously don't know where we're going to put it all. My girls are happily playing one of the new XBox games they got right now and DS is sleeping, so it's nice and quiet. I need to venture to Target at some point to buy some formula and a couple of other things. I'm dreading it because it's going to be a madhouse.

[smallpotato]

Good morning!

Considering both boys were up until after 10 last night, today is going fairly well. G woke up at 4 and then 7 to eat. N did not get up until 7:30. I spent a half hour putting together the playmobil playground for N, and he's been playing with no tv on for over an hour. No plans for today except playing with new stuff and being lazy. MH is at work today so we're laying low. Both boys are congested so that's probably for the best.

penguin129, I hope the removal helps with the migraines. That sounds awful.
hikingmama222, happy almost birthday to your DD!
britta, I saw the George Michael news on our way home last night. 2016 can GTFO. I hope the snow blower is an easy fix.
iwantbacon, I hope your drive goes smoothly. I tend to get nervous on long drives with the boys too.
jwinct, good luck with Target. I have to go to Kohl's at some point to return a couple of things and I am not looking forward to it.

[adouces06]

penguin129, hope you feel better!
hikingmama222, happy almost birthday to your DD!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Today is the day for a toy purge and getting organized. We have SO.MANY.TRUCKS. I don't even know what to do with them all. I also need to organize DS and DD's clothes. Add on top of that I need to clean my house top to bottom since my MIL is coming to stay with us for 3 days, I will be crazy busy. And I go back to work tomorrow. Womp womp. That was a fast 12 weeks...

[penguin129]

Thanks ladies.

jwinct They had trouble putting in the Paragard at the office and had to do it under ultrasound guidance. Apparently the location of my C-section scar, fibroids, and a curvy pathway to my cervix complicated issues during placement. I was in excruciating pain because they didn't give me anything to soften my cervix. It took 3 attempts to place it. Anyway, the ER didn't want to risk yanking it out and hurting me. I asked how common this issue was and the guy said he's never seen it in his 25 years of working in the ER. I should play the lottery.

[erien22846]

penguin129 how crazy. I hope you pinpointed the problem and get relief soon.

[sanibel21]

penguin129 so sorry you're having to deal with the migraines during the holidays. I hope the IUD removal fixes it.
hikingmama222 good luck with birthday festivities!
What does everyone do when they toy purge? Donate (where), throw out, pack away??
We're off to Christmas #2 of 4. I was up a lot last night with stomachaches. I think it was just nerves and crap eating. Yesterday started out nice with just the four of us, but quickly got away from me once people started showing up. Its usually stressful for me but was more so and in different ways this year. Still trying to determine what's my normal anxiety/depression tendencies, what's normal stress for having a 2 year and 2 month old, and what's probable PPA/PPD. I just didn't want to participate in most of the conversations (though they were a lot about politics, sports teams I don't follow, people's health issues (who seem to always have and always talk about health issues). I was always on edge waiting for LO to need to nurse or big one throwing a tantrum or not being appreciative. Basically everyone outdid DH and I/Santa, which made me feel crappy. And just... toddler...
I'm giving myself another couple weeks for the holidays to die down, regular activities to pick back up, and maybe better sleep before I'm going on meds.
Sorry all I seem to do is complain. Just venting and seeing if I sound crazy to anyone basically.

[penguin129]

Sending you many hugs sanibel21.

[iwantbacon]

Big big hugs sanibel21. We are here to listen whenever.

[britta]

We don't mind listening sanibel21. Take care of yourself.

Well, we went grocery shopping and picked up the boys' meds. We also dropped a load of stuff at the Salvation Army; some unused housewares and maternity clothes, mostly. It feels so good to be slowly purging things. Both small engine repair shops locally are closed today, so that will have to wait until...tomorrow? I guess I'll have to do it while H is at work.

H decided he wanted to hunt tonight. I'm kind of annoyed, but I guess not annoyed to tell him not to. Mostly I'm annoyed because he has to take my car to do it, since the snowblower is already loaded up into the bed of his truck. DNW it sitting out on state land for some yay-who to come by and take it while he's hunting. So. He's dragging my brand new SUV down a muddy ass, rutted up two track. Great. Thanks H. Seems appropriate.

[britta]

Oh! DS2 rolled from belly to back today. I thought it was a fluke, but he did it 5x in a row.

Now he doesn't have to fight tummy time. He just rolls over. 😐

[adouces06]

Ugh DS has a fever - 102.9. Poor buddy! Pretty sure it is whatever his cousins had, which we didn't know about until about two hours into us being around them... awesome. Hopefully, DD won't get anything.

[britta]

Dec 26, 2016 21:05:38 GMT -5 adouces06 said:

Ugh DS has a fever - 102.9. Poor buddy! Pretty sure it is whatever his cousins had, which we didn't know about until about two hours into us being around them... awesome. Hopefully, DD won't get anything.

Ugh. FX everyone else stays healthy.

I'm on edge after having my sister here Saturday. Her DD puked Thursday night into Friday, my sister joined us for dinner Saturday afternoon and then started puking Sunday morning. I'll feel much less on edge if we all make it through tonight and tomorrow without getting sick.

[erien22846]

Go away germs! If my kids are going to get sick, it needs to happen this week. I go back to work next Tuesday. With any luck, I'll spend my carried over vacation days taking care of sick kids in January.

[erien22846]

sanibel21 Glad to hear you're aware of your mental state but sorry you're struggling. It does sound like you're experiencing something a little more than sleep deprivation (I'm not a medical professional but you asked our opinion).

That said, I also dread baby wake ups or toddler tantrums when I'm alone. It's difficult to explain but even if DH is busy doing something else and can't help me, I don't feel the anxiety if he's around. It's strange. It's like being afraid of the dark growing up. It was I my scared if I were home alone, not when other people were home.

I hope you settle into a good routine as holidays wind down.

As far as toys, unopened toys are donated to toy drives at Christmas time. For used toys, I try to find women shelters or other organizations that get the toys to needy families without profiting from their sale. And other times, out of convenience, everything gets donated to Goodwill or Salvation Army because they are nearby and take a variety of goods.

Children's clothes go to Families Helping Families (support foster families).

[penguin129]

erien22846 I love that you donate everything to good causes. That is so great.

adouces06 I hope your DS gets better soon and the rest of you stay healthy.

sanibel21 I'll second what erien22846 said about your mental state. I hope you start to feel better soon or can make a decision on what to do.

[erien22846]

Dec 27, 2016 4:18:48 GMT -5 htle07 said:

Dec 26, 2016 22:01:33 GMT -5 erien22846 said:

sanibel21 Glad to hear you're aware of your mental state but sorry you're struggling. It does sound like you're experiencing something a little more than sleep deprivation (I'm not a medical professional but you asked our opinion).

That said, I also dread baby wake ups or toddler tantrums when I'm alone. It's difficult to explain but even if DH is busy doing something else and can't help me, I don't feel the anxiety if he's around. It's strange. It's like being afraid of the dark growing up. It was I my scared if I were home alone, not when other people were home.

I hope you settle into a good routine as holidays wind down.

As far as toys, unopened toys are donated to toy drives at Christmas time. For used toys, I try to find women shelters or other organizations that get the toys to needy families without profiting from their sale. And other times, out of convenience, everything gets donated to Goodwill or Salvation Army because they are nearby and take a variety of goods.

Children's clothes go to Families Helping Families (support foster families).

I'm still scared of the dark when I'm home alone at night. Lol

Haha, but now I have kids to protect me