I wanted desperately to run in here earlier and tell you guys something.... I can't remember what it was 😂😂😝 I am sure it was worthwhile though. 😬Maybe it will come back to me.
In other news Hubs is putting fussy face to sleep and leaving me to sip my wine in peace and quiet. It is the most blissful thing I could have imagined. We have both been trying hard since our crabby day.
Post by scorpioscuba on Feb 7, 2017 20:55:32 GMT -5
So my day started with my employee in another state slipping on the icy parking lot and getting a trip in an ambulance to the ER.
I ran to Target at lunch and proceeded to leave over $80 of purchases in my cart in the store as I drive to grab lunch and back to work when I finally realized I left my bag. Thank goodness Target still had it.
Then when it was time to leave to pick DS up from school I realized my car keys were missing. I thought perhaps I left them in my car. Nope. By this time I'm late to pick DS up so I call the school office to grab him and call my parents to pick him up. Thanks to the kind soul who found and turned my keys in to lost and found at work I finally got them and was on my way.
TL/DR it's a 2 glass of wine night for me too. At least 2. Maybe more. And an early bedtime for all.
It feels like a wine kind of night here too. All I have is champagne left over from NYC. I don't even know if it's still bubbly. I'm in a really good mood though. H is at game night, it's almost bedtime, and I am actually looking forward to the time to myself.
On his cubby was a list of names in his classroom.
For Valentines.
I have to do Valentines for a toddler class?!?
I thought I had until Kindergarten to start this nonsense. I knew about the party and signed up to bring something to that. Ok, fine, but come the hell on with the Valentines for 1 year olds.
This year is the first year that my oldest has been able to fill out his own valentines and he is in the first grade. It is amazing! Valentines at that age is just more work for the parents.
Remember how I was looking forward to having time to myself? Yeah... it's been an hour and I'm very bored. I'm about to start pinteresting to entertain myself. Or looking at vehicles. But that could lead me down a crazy, jealous, it's-way-out-of-budget spiral.
Post by crimsonandclover on Feb 8, 2017 5:43:08 GMT -5
scorpioscuba, what an awful day!! I hope today goes better for you!
silverspoon, I'm sorry, but I had to laugh at the mental picture of the animal mess chaos. It was a sympathetic laugh, though. I love cats, but I told DH I don't want any until everyone else in the house is done relying on me to clean up their puke and wipe their poopy butts. I can only handle so much bio-waste at a time.
It feels like a wine kind of night here too. All I have is champagne left over from NYC. I don't even know if it's still bubbly. I'm in a really good mood though. H is at game night, it's almost bedtime, and I am actually looking forward to the time to myself.
If it's been open since New Years..... dump that out!
Bubbly won't stay bubbly more than a day - maybe two if you have a really good stopper on it, but even then it will be subpar.
It feels like a wine kind of night here too. All I have is champagne left over from NYC. I don't even know if it's still bubbly. I'm in a really good mood though. H is at game night, it's almost bedtime, and I am actually looking forward to the time to myself.
If it's been open since New Years..... dump that out!
Bubbly won't stay bubbly more than a day - maybe two if you have a really good stopper on it, but even then it will be subpar.
Good to know! I am clearly not a wine expert.
I hate Wednesdays. I can't wait until I have a vehicle of my own. Even when I have my license I can't use H's car on Wednesday because of how our schedule works.
Speaking of vehicles, does anyone have recommendations for minivans?
Lollipop - I have the Honda Odyssey and I LOVE it! We got a gently used one.
Sorry for all of the ladies who had rough days/nights yesterday I hope that the rest of the week gets better! It's 75 degrees and beautiful here! I have my house windows open - in February!! It's so hard to focus on work - lol!
14joa31 I'd give a lot to open windows today. It's 5 degrees and windy. Friday is mid 30s though so we will be getting outside and I may open the windows for an hour just to freshen things up a bit! Everyone has a cold. Except me. I just get to clean all the snot and disinfect. I should feel lucky, but I am stuck thinking it just makes more work and less sleep for me. Baby girl decided to bite me while nursing at nap time. Then she laughed. I was not amused and I put her to bed. Darn teeth.
M has an upper lip tie. It's causing a gap in her teeth. I have a gap in my teeth caused by an upper lip tie. Apparently only 5% of people with the same thing still have the gap after age 15. Mine will only be fixed if I get braces and have the tie cut. I did a bit of research, and it's unclear whether getting M's cut will fix the gap without braces or not.
Post by crimsonandclover on Feb 9, 2017 3:36:55 GMT -5
Lollipop, how involved is the surgery? General anesthesia? What is the recovery time? I think a lot of information like that would play into my decision. In the end, it is a surgery that is mostly cosmetic, so if there was much risk involved, I wouldn't do it. If there is little risk involved, though, and recovery time is short, then I might. Hard decision. Parenting is full of them, it seems, and I say that as someone who is in the privileged position of never having had to choose between feeding my child or heating the house.
Tomorrow is the bday party, and I am so not on top of things. :/ Also, DH forgot and planned a work meeting for 2:30. The horde will descend on our house at 3. I am not amused.
Post by scorpioscuba on Feb 9, 2017 11:06:43 GMT -5
Lollipop, I agree with crimsonandclover that you need more information. If it is a simple snip, that heals fast, no anesthesia etc I'd probably just do it. They do lots of lip tie fixes to help with breastfeeding and latch so I can't imagine it is too involved but I really don't know.
We have a different but similar dilemma and H and I are on opposite sides of the fence. DD has 2 skin tags near her right ear. We have been to specialists to confirm there are no underlying issues; they are just cosmetic. They will likely grow as her face grows. An ENT recommended removal after 12 mos of age. That requires general anesthesia and a minor surgery. I don't really want to do it. But I feel like eventually she will want them removed so it might be better to just do it now when she won't remember it. BUT anesthesia!?! H wants to just get it done. So, we might do it in the summer but I'm not completely on board and have major reservations at putting her under anesthesia for something cosmetic.
Post by NellieOleson on Feb 9, 2017 11:15:28 GMT -5
scorpioscuba - That is a tough choice! Personally I think I would do it soon. It would be so scary and difficult to see your baby go through that, but I think it will be easier to manage than when she is a toddler. She eventually won't remember it and it will be taken care of. So so hard to make that call though. Good luck.
crimsonandclover and scorpioscuba it's just a quick snip, with just a local. Some places use a laser. It takes about a week to heal. I think I'm going to talk to the doctor about it at her next check up. I don't want her to go through life hating her smile like I did.
Lollipop if I were you I'd do it. scorpioscuba I'd do it in your shoes too. I really think it's easier to do some of these things when they are young. Dd3 has a large birth mark that has a 10% risk of cancer and yet they suggest we leave it. Dh and I have told them we would like it removed and our doctor is fine with that. We will have it removed whenever we meet our deductible (highly unlikely) or when we've saved the money for it. I can't imagine having a fort size, hairy birthmark on my back. Sorry, I'm never going to see that as "my special mark" as the dermatologist said she may.
I survived the dentist with dd3. It was her first trip and she was not excited at all. She ended up doing fine which was a total relief. Dd3 did a craft at mops yesterday. She was surprisingly into it. I need to remember to include her more often in those things. Perhaps you could pick up some small ready to make craft projects for nanny to do scorpioscuba? "If you could help dd make these for grandma and grandpa if really appreciate it!"
scorpioscuba - from what I understand, there are two types of "skin tags." There are the ones that are just skin and can be sliced off after getting some local anesthetic. And then there are the kind that have cartilage inside of them and will require undergoing general anesthesia. It sounds like your DD has the second kind.
My DS has the second kind as well - it protrudes out next to his ear. I have an AMAZING dermatologist - I actually just came back from seeing him and he cut a bunch of moles off of my face/lasered off some of my veins, etc. I took DS to see him when DS was a baby because I was worried about his skin tag. My dermatologist said that it's not a good idea to put a baby or young child under anesthesia for cosmetic reasons. He said that the risk isn't worth it. He advised that I wait until DS needs to go under general anesthesia for some other reason - maybe having tonsils out or whatever. He said that I should have the skin tags removed in conjunction with something more necessary. I agree with this approach and I will wait until he goes under for something else or until he's older.
I'm surprised your doctor seemed so glib about a baby going under general anesthesia.
Had a good visit with my BFF today. She was running late, so I ended up walking S to school. She pulled in about 10 seconds after M and I got back, so she was about an hour later than normal. So I quickly got M out of her snowsuit and into the car seat and we went for lunch and to wander around the store for awhile. After we got home from picking S up I put M down almost immediately for a nap.
I am exhausted. I don't know why. But it's reaching the point where I get cold and can't warm up it sucks. On the bright side, only 2 more days until H is on holidays
Post by scorpioscuba on Feb 9, 2017 22:03:31 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your perspective 14joa31. I needed to hear that. Pretty much where I stand on it. So we will see where we end up as she gets older. Has your sons grown in size as he has gotten older?
Post by scorpioscuba on Feb 9, 2017 22:05:21 GMT -5
I'm just so sad about SND and little Gracie. I am praying for a positive outcome and the other 2 to stay healthy. They have been through so damn much I don't understand why they can't catch a break. 😪
It is so upsetting for SND and her family. The triplets first year was so tough. I had really thought that they were completely out of the woods. Everyone looked so happy and healthy in their first birthday pics!!
scorpioscuba - it has not grown much. I think it's worth waiting, even if it means he has a scar that's 1 or 2 millimeters longer because he's a bit older. Definitely worth waiting!!
S woke M up early this morning. This is throwing off my whole day. M is napping now, which means she won't while S is at school, which means I can't get the stuff done that I planned to.
Post by dizzycooks on Feb 10, 2017 15:37:31 GMT -5
Ugh we are not having a great day. Dd1 has been such a sass and full of back talk. she will not be quiet when asked and persists on her point. Today she screamed in my face when I turned her around to go to her room. I slapped her. I feel awful! I don't know if my ring scratched her or if she scratched herself or if my hand left a red mark but she has a long red mark on her cheek and I feel terrible. Obviously we need a better solution to her meltdowns because me losing isn't a good option either
dizzycooks I've been there. I've been doing better lately, but I tend to lose patience with S easily.
I just put M down for a nap, once she's actually asleep I'm going to sneak in a shower. My BFF is taking me out for dinner tonight for my birthday. We're going for burgers. Without the kids or husbands.
H is off work for 10 days starting Sunday, and I'm so pumped. I am going to clean/purge/organize as much as I can while I have another set of hands around. I'm going to catch up on folding and putting away the laundry, and purge S's toys. I have to work around my next 3 driving lessons, but that shouldn't be a problem, since I forgot H had the week off when I booked them so they're planned around his work schedule.
Post by NellieOleson on Feb 10, 2017 16:49:59 GMT -5
I'm trapped in bed with a sick baby. She's whimpering in her sleep and wakes up looking miserable any time I try to move, so I'm just lying her with her letting her get some rest. She still has a 102 fever even after getting Motrin a few hours ago, poor little girl.
Reading snd's update brought me to tears. It's hard enough seeing my girl feeling this sick, I absolutely cannot imagine what she is going through. My mind pretty much won't even allow it because it makes me too panicky.
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