E's 18m appt is today. Right now, she is (reluctantly for me) on her way to Chuck E. Cheese with my dad. I have a terrible relationship with him and have no desire to speak to him regularly, but he's been going to therapy and taking his medication so this is kind of a test run to see if I trust him to be with E alone. He's supposed to text me when he arrives and when they're on their way back. I'm sure she's fine but it still makes me nervous. He has been an awful father to me and I wasn't keen on giving him somewhat of a "second chance" to be a good grandfather but I'm doing it for my mother's sake.
He's supposed to bring her back by 3 so I can get her to pedi by 4. My mom is then going to pick her up after for a sleepover. I feel all the guilt for letting her sleepover 2 nights every weekend but with Hazel teething and all, I honestly need the "break" of being responsible for only 1 baby.
Hazel has been asleep for about 4 hours now in my bed. I got up with E at 7, made her breakfast, played with H for a bit and then put her to nap while E was still contained in her high chair. It has made my morning so much easier so I'm hoping we can make this a regular routine.
I'm rambling, sorry. I just have a lot going on today. Love you ladies, I'm going to try to catch up on everything later today!
Post by taketheshot on Feb 16, 2017 14:07:07 GMT -5
amberlie - I remember all the issues with your dad.. I think that is very mature of you to give him another chance. I hope he doesn't burn it. And I think it is beyond awesome that your Mom is comfortable having E sleep over.. I'd definitely take advantage of this even if I didn't have a newborn!!
Wisdom tooth is out and I survived with local anestetic. It actually wasn't as bad as I had feared, but they did have to give me a lot more medication than usual to get the area numb. I'm still waiting for the bleeding to stop and then I think I'll feel better when I can get the gauze out of my mouth. Thanks for all the well wishes this morning ladies!
Also, I took a xanax before I went and it didn't do shit for me. I'm just not really sensitive to meds in general. Listening to music helped a lot though.
aydee, i read your post like you had gauze shoved in your mouth and you were still numb...i unfortunately know how that sounds oh too well. Glad it was easier than expected...
amberlie, chucky cheese won't hurt her. I remember your dad drama. It takes a strong mom to be a bigger person and give him a second chance with your kid. I hope he doesn't disappoint you.
@janetheconquerer I actually love ikea because their directions are well thought out. Even the pictures are well done. We've experimented with other brands and they suck. I just barely was able to get my stuff in H's car. I wedged everything in right next to the seat. W was patting the boxes as we drove home. now like you said time to put it together.
H won't be home until way late tonight. On my own and doing the least. Today was a marathon of navigating ikea with a cranky baby. We didn't go to my mom's because W fell asleep in the car a mile from her house...so I just turned around and drove home. He only slept an hour though.
joi922 I'm sorry you're struggling. Feeling like you're never able to catch up is rough. I hope your day off helps you gain your equilibrium a bit. Big hugs.
ampaints, I'm not a redhead, though DD1 is a very pretty reddish brown, so maybe I have a recessive gene? Either way, I seem to really lack sensitivity to pain meds/anesthesia. I wasn't numb when they started my first c-section and I now live in fear of a repeat situation like that. Pain control after any surgery I've ever had has also been a problem. I end up feeling like a drug-seeking patient when in reality, I'm about the last person who's going to develop an addiction since these meds often do nothing for me.
skinandbones, That is super early to have to get there! I hope things go smoothly tomorrow. Is this the adenoid removal? I hope this is the end of the ear infections for your little guy!
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