It's some long weekend randoms

[robotpcr]

Good morning. My child woke me at 7:30 singing Elmo's Song at the top of her lungs. And then some other verses: Lovey's Song, Daddy's Song, Mommy's Song. Thank you DH for teaching her that.

[amylee545]

I woke up to N's singing Minnie doll on repeat... so.loud.so.early

[amylee545]

Looks like MH got my cold too. Ugh. We're supposed to be going out for one of my BFF's 30th birthday tonight, but I might be going solo now.

[linny12]

W is limping again what the heck?

[marygracerich]

Jan 14, 2017 8:55:51 GMT -5 linny12 said:

W is limping again what the heck?

That stinks. I'm sorry. 😞

[marygracerich]

Good morning ladies!
I don't know what to do. G was up partying again last night. This is the 4th or 5th time this week. Normally if she woke up crying I would let her CiO but she is waking up happy. She is just playing for an hour or two. I don't what to do to make it stop! I can't sleep through it either.

[robotpcr]

Jan 14, 2017 9:19:36 GMT -5 marygracerich said:

Good morning ladies!
I don't know what to do. G was up partying again last night. This is the 4th or 5th time this week. Normally if she woke up crying I would let her CiO but she is waking up happy. She is just playing for an hour or two. I don't what to do to make it stop! I can't sleep through it either.

Ugh, that really stinks. I can't sleep through that stuff either.

[robotpcr]

Jan 14, 2017 10:35:44 GMT -5 McBgg21 said:

Omg I'm dying. H went to eat a banana. Took one bite, offered M one. She grabs the entire thing out of the peel, runs away, and eats the entire thing, minus one squished bite she gave H 😂😂😂. I was cracking up so hard.

Bahaha. So funny.

[robotpcr]

So Little Gym was good! M is in the youngest of the age range but she really enjoyed watching and participating towards the end and I think she will get more and more comfortable. I signed her up so yay for something to do on weekends in winter. She did announce to the whole group that her name was Tuna. 😄

[marygracerich]

Jan 14, 2017 15:07:07 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Jan 14, 2017 9:19:36 GMT -5 marygracerich said:

Good morning ladies!
I don't know what to do. G was up partying again last night. This is the 4th or 5th time this week. Normally if she woke up crying I would let her CiO but she is waking up happy. She is just playing for an hour or two. I don't what to do to make it stop! I can't sleep through it either.

Oh no! I never sleep through that either. Is there a sound Or something waking her up maybe??? New house, new sounds??

I don't know 😞it's just so exhausting.

[flyinghorses6]

My parents are here this weekend, helping me get some stuff ready for baby's arrival. We got groceries today and are gearing up to watch some football. They love spending time with K, and it makes me so happy to have them here.

[robotpcr]

We babysat a mom friend's toddler this afternoon who's the same age as M. They were pretty cute together!

[bethypoo83]

Busy day. Neither DH nor I are feeling great. I think he's still recovering from his work holiday party and I am just run down. I literally need a day to just sleep. I slept in an hour and then DH napped for like 3 this afternoon.

We took J to buy a potty today since he's been asking to use it the last few days. I couldn't get him to actually go on the toilet, most likely because he was uncomfortable and nervous that he would fall (I was just kind of holding him on the seat). Hopefully with something more his size he'll feel more secure! Even if he doesn't take to it right away I'm super proud that he has started asking to use it.

[marygracerich]

We are going to bed. I hope I can sleep all night.

[smilesp]

Jan 14, 2017 22:15:32 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

And as I'm going through her clothes bins to decide what to use for the quilt and what to sell, I'm becoming very emotionally attached even to the pieces that won't be a part of the blanket.

Maybe I won't sell things yet?? It's all just so SMALL and I feel like when I sell it, it's just the end of something I'm not ready to let go of yet!

DS had this super soft Dino sleeper that is 6 mo size or something. It has a hole in the toe so I should get rid of it. It's been moved around all over his room but I can't bear to throw it away because it's so adorable and small.

[marygracerich]

Good morning!
Last night was a little better. G was only up for about 40 minutes. I however couldn't fall back to sleep when she did so I had broken sleep again.

[flyinghorses6]

Good morning.

Stayed up too late watching football, K only woke up once very briefly but DH managed to wake me up 3 times, (once when he came up, once when the monitor he plugged in wasn't plugged in and died, and once when his alarm went off), add the 2 bathroom breaks and the general discomfort of pregnant sleeping and I feel like a zombie right now. Please coffee, do your thing...

Full blown baby prep today. Cleaning everything and all the baby gear with my mom today. My dads fixing a few things around the house and I will feel so much more ready to hit 37 weeks in a few days!

[hotcoconuts82]

bwisco123 I love the quilt idea! And yes, looking at those little tiny clothes really does open the flood gate of emotions. Its hard getting rid of baby clothes. DH has found me crying, surrounded by piles of baby clothes on more than one occasion.

[robotpcr]

Jan 15, 2017 10:17:54 GMT -5 McBgg21 said:

I am throwing this girl on FB so much shade. She keeps bragging about quitting smoking. Which is great, no doubt. It's been like 10 days! Except she also has a 10 day old baby -.- so you smoke your entire pregnancy, then quit when you go in for your RSC. And her baby is like 5lb.

Now today she talks about how its still hard not smoking in the car. She has 4 kids and I fucking hope she did not smoke with them in it. They have asthma (surprised?) and her mom just died who had COPD. I grew up with this girl and her mom always smoked in the house. Get a fucking clue dude. #judging #dontcurr

Poor kiddos.

[robotpcr]

So my kid no longer plays independently. At all. Not even for a minute. If I suggest it it's tantrum city. Send help plz. And wine.

[smilesp]

Jan 15, 2017 10:29:03 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Jan 15, 2017 10:17:54 GMT -5 McBgg21 said:

I am throwing this girl on FB so much shade. She keeps bragging about quitting smoking. Which is great, no doubt. It's been like 10 days! Except she also has a 10 day old baby -.- so you smoke your entire pregnancy, then quit when you go in for your RSC. And her baby is like 5lb.

Now today she talks about how its still hard not smoking in the car. She has 4 kids and I fucking hope she did not smoke with them in it. They have asthma (surprised?) and her mom just died who had COPD. I grew up with this girl and her mom always smoked in the house. Get a fucking clue dude. #judging #dontcurr

My dad was a smoker when I was growing up and I HATED it. I felt like I always stunk.

On the same lines, I have a student who sometimes smells SO strongly of smoke it's hard to be near him. There have been days where it makes my entire classroom smell because it's so strong. I feel so bad for him.

One day I was teasing my coworker and called her Smelly Ellie and she got upset. Apparently her parents smoked in the house when she was a kid and she got teased and called that at school. This is a 33 year old woman so I guess that stuff sticks with you.

[CatLady]

My dad smoked and I don't remember smelling like cigarettes. But now I wonder. I wonder why no one made fun of me.

[linny12]

W is an absolute mess.
There was 15 minutes of screaming over me putting my clothes on for church.

Now we're home and she's so frustrated because she keeps falling from her limp. It's horrible to watch. She can't balance on her right leg, even with support and her hip just pops out of place while she's walking.

[linny12]

And there's a 4yo at church that's so mean to the little kids and has targeted W the past few weeks. She ran up to us while I was carrying W and pulled on her arm really hard then twisted her wrist, then ran away laughing when W started crying. I never wanted to go off on a kid more than I do for this girl. She's always pushing the little kids off the slide too.

I'm teaching Sunday school next week and I'll be on her all day. I won't tolerate that with any child, especially my own.

[robotpcr]

I'm glad DH is home these 3 days in a row to see what I've been dealing with. I feel a little stupid being so burnt out after just 1 day alone with M but with her refusing to play independently right now it's exhausting.

[robotpcr]

Jan 15, 2017 13:11:59 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

Jan 15, 2017 10:34:03 GMT -5 robotpcr said:

So my kid no longer plays independently. At all. Not even for a minute. If I suggest it it's tantrum city. Send help plz. And wine.

Gah. That's how it is here too. So exhausting.

Sorry  It really sucks.  I don't know what to do.  M used to be pretty ok at it but not right now.  

And then she's been taking shorter naps than she needs so she ends up hanging on the gate to the kitchen and screaming while I make dinner.  

[obi]

Yesterday I felt like this weekend seemed long. Today it suddenly feels like it has gone by too quickly. What the heck?

We have lots to do today since we were OOT until last night, but my H just passed out on the couch and I dont want to wake him. He's been on the late shift for the last 2 weeks and definitely not getting enough sleep.
I also haven't been super nice about it because "Im huge and round and in pain so I dont f***ing sleep well either buddy!"
Pregnancy rage is real.

Also, I found out on Friday that I will be having a cesarean this time around because of C's shoulder dystocia, but also that DD is measuring so far ahead. I am happy this is our course of action but feeling really, really scared. I didnt expect to react this way, especially since I have been anticipating a cesarean. I need to do some reading about it. I think that will calm my nerves.

[robotpcr]

GL obi. I would be nervous too, I think that's normal. It's the unknown. You could always start a thread for some advice from some previous C section M15 mamas? I bet you'd get lots of good advice!

[marygracerich]

G has been in her crib for nearly an hour and has yet to fall asleep. She desperately needs a nap. Go to sleep child!

[obi]

Jan 15, 2017 0:08:55 GMT -5 smilesp said:

Jan 14, 2017 22:15:32 GMT -5 bwisco123 said:

And as I'm going through her clothes bins to decide what to use for the quilt and what to sell, I'm becoming very emotionally attached even to the pieces that won't be a part of the blanket.

Maybe I won't sell things yet?? It's all just so SMALL and I feel like when I sell it, it's just the end of something I'm not ready to let go of yet!

DS had this super soft Dino sleeper that is 6 mo size or something. It has a hole in the toe so I should get rid of it. It's been moved around all over his room but I can't bear to throw it away because it's so adorable and small.

MIL bought C a really cute sleeper last Christmas and took the tags off. It barely fit him so he only wore it the one time but I loooved it. I think it was 6m as well.
Anyway, she took it home and put it on a teddy bear for him. It looks super cute. Its at her house, otherwise I'd PIP. Maybe that is something you could do? It also gives a great excuse to snuggle it whenever you want.