Last Thursday of 2016

[hikingmama222]

htle07 yay for sleep!

We're still only getting one 3.5-4 hr stretch followed by lots of 2-2.5hr stretches. At this point DD was doing 6-8 hr stretches. DS is definitely more high maintenance than DD was.

After being so busy the last few weeks I definitely crashed yesterday. We stayed home and did nothing other than play with DD'S new toys. I was so exhausted.

Meeting my mom, brother and sister for lunch today. Need to stop at Costco and Toys R Us as well.

[adouces06]

Yay for kickass sleep htle07!

Work today. Poor DS is all jacked up with a killer cold right now. His congestion seems to have moved to his chest and he has a hacking cough, so I think I am going to see if I can bring him in to be seen by the ped tomorrow to check his lungs. Poor kiddo. I am trying my best to keep him away from DD. Hopefully she will be spared...

[britta]

hikingmama222 +1 for the second being way more high maintenance than my first. If DS2 would have come first...it's doubtful I would have wanted a second. But here we are.

DS2 was consistently sleeping 8-9pm to 4-5am for a couple weeks, then the last few days, he was getting up around 3am instead. Tried giving him his usual 6oz bottle, but he was still wide awake and chomping on my shoulder. I tried giving him a paci, which only pissed him off. I made up another 2 ounces and he hammered that and passed back out until 8-9am. Last night he got up at 12:30(!!!), hammered 8oz and then woke back up at 5:30am. His sleep during the day varies so much. Most days he fights sleep and barely cat naps every couple of hours, then days like yesterday he'll sleep for 2-3 hours in the middle of the day, with a late morning and early evening cat nap. There is no schedule with this kid. By this age DS1 was SO predictable.

[britta]

PWing to avoid a huge wall of txt on my last post...

Anyway, DS1 is at daycare again. Really hoping 2.0 decides to have a decent day so that I can be productive again. It's so frustrating how much he cries sometimes. Le sigh.

UO (Thursday right??!!): I don't find leggings or yoga pants comfortable, at least not anymore comfortable than jeans. I hate things that are tight and cling my body, so if I'm lounging, sweatpants it is. And if I'm in public, I'd rather wear jeans.

Edit. On, not one.

[britta]

jwinct how is your dad?

[ksyknelvr73]

I'm home alone with the baby while DH and my boys are at his parents' celebrating Christmas...DD has been vomiting and I was worried she might throw up in the car (45 min ride) or just throw up there in general. She hasn't gotten sick since last night but she is eating way less. I hate when little babies are sick.

Selfishly, I am a little happy to be at home with her. I love DH's family but the holidays have cut into my one on one time with her...this is still my maternity leave and it's almost over and I have had to share almost the last 2 weeks.

[jwinct]

Dec 29, 2016 9:01:54 GMT -5 britta said:

jwinct how is your dad?

Thanks so much for asking. He's not great, but okay. They are doing a chemical stress test on his heart today. He has some signs of heart failure, but his cardiologist thinks a change in blood pressure meds may fix that, so we should know more today.

[britta]

Dec 29, 2016 9:27:30 GMT -5 jwinct said:

Dec 29, 2016 9:01:54 GMT -5 britta said:

jwinct how is your dad?

Thanks so much for asking. He's not great, but okay. They are doing a chemical stress test on his heart today. He has some signs of heart failure, but his cardiologist thinks a change in blood pressure meds may fix that, so we should know more today.

😖 I hope the stress test is negative. Keep us updated.

[penguin129]

Good morning. We're watching Finding Nemo. HL had a poopslosion so I gave her a bath. Now we're crashing on the couch. Mr. P enforced rest time for me yesterday and I'm sure he'll do the same today. I was getting all red amd flushed in the face. He is gaining a big appreciation for all I do and finally understands why I say I need a break from the girls. He didn't understand when it was just AG. He said HL is a little monster (kidding of course). I really think she reacts to who has her because she doesn't give me nearly the hard time she gives him.

[penguin129]

Hoping your dad gets good results/news today jwinct.

[erien22846]

Dec 29, 2016 9:18:08 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I'm home alone with the baby while DH and my boys are at his parents' celebrating Christmas...DD has been vomiting and I was worried she might throw up in the car (45 min ride) or just throw up there in general. She hasn't gotten sick since last night but she is eating way less. I hate when little babies are sick.

Selfishly, I am a little happy to be at home with her. I love DH's family but the holidays have cut into my one on one time with her...this is still my maternity leave and it's almost over and I have had to share almost the last 2 weeks.

Not selfish at all. This maternity leave is so different from the others for me. Tuesday my husband implied I was going to go return Christmas presents. I snapped back that I have no interest in running errands. It's all I've done on maternity leave to prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I want to just spend time with lo without an agenda for my last week of leave. Thankfully he's taking and picking up kids from daycare this week so I get to even sleep in!

All that to say, enjoy your time alone!

[britta]

I'm hungry already. Is it lunchtime yet?

I'm not nearly as motivated as yesterday, but really need to purge/organize toys while DS1 is at daycare today or tomorrow. I did strip the beds and have laundry going, so at least I've done something.

[adouces06]

jwinct hope you get good news about your dad!
ksyknelvr73 hope DD feels better soon!

[hikingmama222]

I'm officially below my pre DS pregnancy weight. Not sure how I managed that throughout the holidays but I'll take it. 12 weeks out I'm happy. Now to tone up and lose the rest of the weight I need to.

jwinct glad your dad is doing better, hope you get good news today.
britta DS has no schedule at all. I don't even bother looking at the clock day or night. And +1 to no motivation. Giving myself a few more days then I really need to start prepping for DD'S birthday party on the 8th.

[penguin129]

I want to run errands and stuff, but most likely won't. I need to pick up my anxiety meds and HL's new medicine for her GERD. I can send Mr. P and just chill at home. I get cabin fever so I'll see how I feel later. Right now my head still feels off. I don't really have a headache per say and definitely not a migraine. I'm slowly feeling better.

[britta]

penguin129 which med is she on and why did you change?

[britta]

I had bologna and cheese on pretzel thins for lunch. Don't worry, im kind of disgusted with myself.

[penguin129]

Dec 29, 2016 11:53:40 GMT -5 britta said:

penguin129 which med is she on and why did you change?

She was on Zantac and it helped the majority of the time. We noticed that when she sleeps she is straining her neck to one side really bad to relieve the pressure of the silent reflux that comes up and goes back down. She also still had projectile spit up once or twice a day. I asked them to try her on Prilosec, but they called in Nexium granule packets. She still isn't as bad as AG was, but we want to prevent that from happening.

[penguin129]

britta HL is on the Gentlease Formula. They keep asking if I am mixing cereal or oatmeal with her Formula and I told them I never had to do that with AG and she was worse so I'm not doing it for HL.

[macaronmama]

htle07, isn't that first really long sleep just the best?
jwinct, hoping for good news about your dad.

DH is home sick but teleworking. DH is being pretty good this morning - playing happily on the mat while I do laundry and napping well every two hours, so yay getting chores done before my parents get in. Defrosting some of our freezer chili for dinner, gonna make cornbread.

Big chore of the day is putting away all the 3mo clothes and washing all the 6mo ones because DS looked like a little Italian man with how tight and low the 3mo onesies were on him.

[britta]

Dec 29, 2016 12:06:40 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

britta HL is on the Gentlease Formula. They keep asking if I am mixing cereal or oatmeal with her Formula and I told them I never had to do that with AG and she was worse so I'm not doing it for HL.

I see.

I tried the Gentlease with DS and it did nothing for him. We switched to the AR when the GERD was so bad he was having trouble swallowing and was refusing to eat. The AR is thickened with rice starch, so basically the same thing as adding rice cereal, but without the added calories and trouble. He was able to swallow the thicker formula. Now that he's on the Prilosec and his esophagus has healed we could probably switch to a regular formula, but I'm leaving well enough alone.

ETA: I was told that, regardless of which medication he was on, spit up was to be expected because of their anatomy. The medication has no bearing on that, it just blocks acid production. So, the stomach contents are still coming up, but aren't painful because no (or less) acid.

[sanibel21]

We had a playdate this am. Just finishing up lunch now. My aunt and cousins are coming for a visit early this afternoon. DH is working late probably.
LO didn't hate tummy time as much as normal this am. We have this roll thing that props her up a bit and I think she liked that.
I ran into the college girl across the street yesterday. She's home for a month, and we got to talking about her coming over for a couple hours here and there while she's home as like a mother's helper so I can get some stuff done around the house. Or just sit in my room in the silence, lol. I have no idea what to pay her. She said I could decide. Any ideas? If it goes well, maybe I'll even leave the house. I just need some break from the monotony and to feel productive sometimes. I've resisted paying someone to come, but at this point, it will be worth it.

[ksyknelvr73]

My daycare director just called to confirm the start date for DD and I seriously had to choke back tears. I have done this twice before but it's still hitting so hard. I am going to soak up my last week and a half, but I am so sad it's gone by this quickly. I think some of it is the finality of everything...it's one thing to say she is my last baby, last maternity leave, etc and then another to really move forward with that realization.

[Deleted]

Just me and little miss today.
Im doing some laundry and I took down and put away all things Christmas.
DS barely slept last night, so neither did I. I got about 2.5 hrs total. DH gets so much more sleep than me. It's balls.

[iwantbacon]

I worked from home today, ahead of my office return on Tuesday. DS1 has been acting a fool all day. DS2 is 50/50--sleepy, but not his usual smiley self. My patience was at an all time low, so i feel like a jerk. I just don't do well with so many competing demands. My very poor holiday eating habits are definitely not helping.

[sanibel21]

Dec 29, 2016 16:28:10 GMT -5 @kitchen said:

sanibel21 care dot com has some info about typical rates for sitters by geography. I'd assume you'd probably be paying the low end of the range for a mother's helper?

Yeah I was thinking it would be less than if I were actually leaving the house, just not sure how much less. I'll check out the site. Thanks!

[Deleted]

Double stroller ordered! Even though I wear a lot, it's nice to have the option to throw em both in

[Deleted]

Dec 29, 2016 20:34:51 GMT -5 htle07 said:

Dec 29, 2016 20:02:42 GMT -5 @snuff9861 said:

Double stroller ordered! Even though I wear a lot, it's nice to have the option to throw em both in

Which one did you get? I'm thinking of getting one too...

The guzzie and Gus connect 4+
Seriously check it out, it's so neat!

[iwantbacon]

Dec 29, 2016 20:40:39 GMT -5 htle07 said:

Any LOs with cradle cap? Anything special you're doing about it? Mine is developing one the past week or so. Nothing like his brother whom had it pretty bad for awhile. DS1's was smelly when first formed, like stinky cheese. Then it got really scaly for 2-3 months.

I'm just applying baby oil a few hours before each bath and brush it out. Works really well, bc again, it's a mild case.

Yup. Not doing anything about it right now aside from a gentle scrub in the bath. It's not terrible, but not pretty either. Maybe I'll try some oil before the next bath.

[becole]

I used olive oil once with this baby before the bath and the cradle cap is gone.