Has anyone else's child gone through a stage (please say it's a stage) of putting a piece of food in their mouth, chewing it up, and then spitting it out? And it's not because he doesn't like it. It's so gross.
Yes. She's also now into the smashing/smushing everything stage. I notice the spitting out and smushing usually happens towards the end of the meal, so I assume she's getting bored and looking to entertain herself in new and exciting ways (yuck).
Post by catladymeow on Feb 26, 2017 13:14:28 GMT -5
@wafflesfriendswork H and I took a sick day together awhile ago and sent E to DC and it was amazing. Highly recommend.
Thank you for the condolences everyone. She's in surgery now. I want her to pull through so that she can say good bye to two of her sons that live far away but haven't arrived yet. I know that if she makes it through surgery she's still going to die in a few days from her heart but I hope the it works out for my uncles to say good bye. I'm glad that my mom will be with her brothers.
H and I decided to start exploring an addition to our house for my mom. I'm nervous, but I think it will be a more affordable option than paying for both a new place and nursing help. Fingers crossed this works out - I initiated contact with our mortgage guy today!
Post by pixiepink24 on Feb 26, 2017 14:07:04 GMT -5
Since SO is here this weekend, we got in some deep cleaning finally!! I do feel bad though because W has been placed in front of the laptop for YouTube all day In order for us to get stuff done. I've also gotten rid of soooo many clothes and shoes. Today was big grocery day too and I even meal planned for the whole week! Who am I?
Ugh. We have a class at work that is kind of like homeroom, but we teach the kids social/emotional skills, study skills/organization, etc. The head of the English dept is supposed to collaborate with me on some of these things. She doesn't. At all. I send over things I need taught and include a minimal lesson plan (since they change everything I send anyways...I'm not a teacher...I don't lesson plan) and no one EVER asks questions. Well, one of my good work friends says half the department is totally fine and the other half bitches CONSTANTLY. But yet, no one ever asks for help. About a month ago, I sat down with the head of the dept and went over college/career readiness. Asked her to reserve computers. 2 weeks ago I put together the lesson plan/assignments. Never heard a word. She didn't reserve the computers so I did. Still never heard a word. Then today, when the lesson is supposed to start TOMORROW, she texts me asking about the computers. She is constantly like this. My boss is well aware and wants her to figure it out on her own. She drives me crazy!!!! Phew. Ok. That was long but now I feel better.
Post by lonegalathome on Feb 26, 2017 16:32:40 GMT -5
catladymeow prayers for your family. My mom had a perf bowel when ds2 was 4 weeks old. It is a challenging recovery without chf. I hope everyone can find peace.
@wafflesfriendswork maybe I'm too nice but if my kid isn't using something at the park and another kid wants to play I let them. It helps me teach sharing when my kids come back and want it.
4:45 is an acceptable bed time right?! These boys are ruthless today and DS2 only had a 20 minute nap. I'm trying desperately not to show my short patience and stress level to DH when he texts me between flights. At least the rest of the week is broken up with work.
lawandorder, omg. Congrats and also, how have you been functioning for the past 6 years?
@wafflesfriendswork, I find situations like that awkward too. I don't let my kids go ask random people to play with their stuff. It seems like I have awkward interactions a lot at the park. Random kids wanting to hold Julia, random kids wanting me to push them on the swings, etc. The park is way too extroverted for me.
tcck, that sounds incredibly frustrating. I hate when people have no feedback and then bitch behind your back. It sounds like a great program; we need to do something like that.
cornpop311, that is super weird. I might be finding a new home for that doll.
That is really tough, @traceyos. Luckily my parents and sisters and I are all on the same political page, but my FIL is not and my MIL tends to fall in line with him and it's really hard in the Trump era. Thankfully, we just don't talk about it. Part of me wishes we could have more of a dialogue because they are wonderful people otherwise and I prefer to think they are politically confused, but also I know conversation about it would probably just make it worse.
-Got completely caught up on laundry -Put away all the random junk from around the house -Made and bagged up almost 100 cookies for my bus drivers and subs...because last week was a nightmare and had to literally beg people to drive buses and promise them cookies -Swept up an embarrassing amount of crumbs, dust balls, and godknowswhats -Got a few work tasks done -Did a chunk of reading/research for class -Cleaned out car -Planned out all meals/snacks through Friday lunch
It was definitely time well spent, but nothing magically transformative. I'm hoping those efforts make the week flow smoother though.
Post by lovemyirishtwins on Feb 26, 2017 23:25:05 GMT -5
Our day started out okay. Dh stayed home with ds and viv since they both had a touch of the stomach bug. I took dd1 to church. It was an amazing service. Afterward, I went to my best friend's lip sense party.
But this evening we let the big kids play up in our loft as we were down stairs. I was walking to our bathroom and dh was beside me walking towards the front door. We heard a loud bang and dd1 screaming. We turned around and she was laying on her back on our staircase.
We later found out from her that ds had tossed her a ball and she had leaned over the half wall in the loft to grab it. She had lost her balance and fell at least ten feet to the stairs below.
It was incredibly traumatic for all of us. Dh looked her over and felt we could drive her to the ER. He stayed with the other two as he had had some beers. I took dd1 to the ER and met my parents there. She was looked over and released within three hours.
I still am so shaken from it. When we came home dh just held her and cried. She will be in our bed for the night and I may not let her out of my sight for the next couple of days.
I am so thankful for dh. He was as calm as I could expect in this situation. He is my rock.
lovemyirishtwins - that is terrifying. I hope she's ok and that you're able to calm down. It would definitely take days before my heart rate came down. I'm so sorry that happened.
@traceyos - I wish I had helpful advice and not just sympathy. My BIL and his wife are the MA Trump supporters in our family and it has gotten very strained - we ended up for multiple reasons deciding not to overlap with them when we go to visit my MIL and FIL at their timeshare, and that was honestly one of the reasons. It's like they've been kidnapped by pod people. Though to be fair, we have been growing apart for some times as they have very different ideas about discipline as well (they could not be more permissive and their kids are not well behaved or pleasant to be around).
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