I have my first counseling session today with a new therapist. It's always a little awkward at first, but I'm just so relieved to have found someone who accepts my insurance and had openings not during normal work hours.
The weekend was fun but exhausting. It's hard to get back in the swing of things. The best news is JR went from 12 to 16 teeth seemingly overnight (thanks, canines!) so I am hoping that she's back to her old cheery self for a while before her two-year molars make an appearance.
Post by lovemyirishtwins on Mar 6, 2017 7:53:19 GMT -5
It is suppose to rain here all day. Boo! Why does it rain on the day that all my kids are home. Now I cannot make them go outside for a bit so I can clean and do laundry in peace. Rain means the bigger two will be at each other.
Rain here all day too lovemyirishtwins. At least DD still has school. And we bought the movie Moana over the weekend and they are still in the honeymoon phase so I'm hopeful if I turn it on during Sam's nap they'll still sit and watch it. I've got grocery shopping, laundry, and hopefully finishing sanding the kitchen today.
There is a little girl at daycare that absolutely adores Nick. Buuuut I am starting to feel like it's a little too much adoration. Like as soon we get there, she is in his face, trying to touch him and hug him and pull at him, and he does NOT like it. The daycare teacher and myself do our best to ask her to please step back and let him breathe a little, and she will, but then the next morning she does it again. She does it when I pick him up too. When I get there and he sees that I have walked in and he makes his way over, she will literally stand in his way and block him and that makes him upset. I am running out of kind ways to ask her to please give him some breathing room while also being stern. This chick is testing my patience. I can tell she is also testing daycare teacher's patience, too.
Oh Monday. Kindermusik for DS this morning. I should probably clean something. It's supposed to get up to 58 degrees but with periodic rain showers. I'll probably try to take the kids to the park. Let's hope my boring day stays boring!
Post by 360blessings on Mar 6, 2017 9:41:42 GMT -5
I get to work late today. Yay me. Our consultant (the hot former swimmer) asked if we could make our small group meeting later today to prep for our big presentation tomorrow. Thankfully hubby is home today and can handle the boys (bwahaha!). And there will be eye candy at the meeting. But boo to the super long workday.
Oh! Cute story. JR had some trouble falling asleep last night and was just playing in her crib for a while, but about 30 minutes after I left her she started crying for me, so I went in and cuddled her a bit. Put her back down and 10 minutes later there was crying again. So I picked her up and said we could cuddle for a little bit. I sat in the rocking chair and she said, "Baby?" So I walked over to her crib and grabbed her baby doll and the three of us cuddled. Then she says, "Blankie?" So I walked back to the crib to grab her blanket and sat back down. A minute later, "Mingo?" Repeat with the stuffed flamingo. Finally she's pleased with how many things she's holding and I rocked her for a while and out of nowhere she just goes, "Ok night night baby." I asked her if she was ready to sleep and she said, "Yes." I tucked her back in and she fell asleep without a peep. When did my baby get so grown up?!?!?!
There is a little girl at daycare that absolutely adores Nick. Buuuut I am starting to feel like it's a little too much adoration. Like as soon we get there, she is in his face, trying to touch him and hug him and pull at him, and he does NOT like it. The daycare teacher and myself do our best to ask her to please step back and let him breathe a little, and she will, but then the next morning she does it again. She does it when I pick him up too. When I get there and he sees that I have walked in and he makes his way over, she will literally stand in his way and block him and that makes him upset. I am running out of kind ways to ask her to please give him some breathing room while also being stern. This chick is testing my patience. I can tell she is also testing daycare teacher's patience, too.
There is a boy at daycare who does similar things to DS. It is super annoying and DS isn't a fan of the invasion, but he does seem to like playing with the boy. We tell the boy that DS needs space and the provider always says to the boy while DS is fussing about it, "Do you hear him? He doesn't like that, he just got here and wants space. Please give him some space." We have an in-home provider and the boy is 4 I think so he understands what we're saying and it has gotten better over time, but we still find it super annoying and I feel ya.
I just tried to sign in to itunes and I realized that I changed my password and can't remember what it is. I also had to change my email password and I can't remember what that is either. I really need to write these things down somewhere. I think my children are slowly sucking my brain cells dry.
Post by kristhegirl on Mar 6, 2017 10:29:18 GMT -5
Is there like a toddler poncho or something I can put on Elena for meals until she gets this whole eating on her own thing down? Hands or utensils, doesn't matter. A large portion of her food ends up on her chest/in her hair/under her butt.
Or am I the only one still dealing with basically a full sponge bath to clean up after nearly every meal?
Is there like a toddler poncho or something I can put on Elena for meals until she gets this whole eating on her own thing down? Hands or utensils, doesn't matter. A large portion of her food ends up on her chest/in her hair/under her butt.
Or am I the only one still dealing with basically a full sponge bath to clean up after nearly every meal?
Is there like a toddler poncho or something I can put on Elena for meals until she gets this whole eating on her own thing down? Hands or utensils, doesn't matter. A large portion of her food ends up on her chest/in her hair/under her butt.
Or am I the only one still dealing with basically a full sponge bath to clean up after nearly every meal?
We used a sleeved bib! It worked great!
Now generally speaking a regular type bib works okay...but my kid mostly eats berries and french fries.
A is still sleeping! I'm sad I made myself wake up an hour ago. At that time she was playing in her crib, so I thought it was inevitable that she'd be calling for me soon. Nope. She fell back to sleep. I am still cozied up in bed. Debating shower vs going back to sleep. Decisions. Decisions. Happy Monday!
I had a really great weekend with my mom here. It's incredible how much E just loves her. She is here until Thursday so I get a few more days of help before I'm back to solo parenting.
We had a lot of snow here. It feels like spring came and now winter is back in full force.
kristhegirl meal times are not pretty for us either. Yesterday at breakfast I left her with an eggo and peanut butter for a minute and came back to find half her head covered in pb.
kristhegirl meal times are not pretty for us either. Yesterday at breakfast I left her with an eggo and peanut butter for a minute and came back to find half her head covered in pb.
Yes, seriously Elena still has basically no hair, but she is really really good at getting food on every single tiny strand.
R definitely prefers MH over me. It was kinda funny and cute at first, but it is now hurting my feelings and making me upset. As soon as I get home after work, he spends the entire time we're together trying to get up the stairs into MH's office, and cries and cries when he's left alone with me. He does this every day. Then yesterday when we got home from the show he ran into MH's arms and turned away from me every time I tried to hug him. When MH was out of the room, I asked him for a hug and he waved his hand back and forth and said, "NO NO NO." I told my mom this story, and she said that's exactly what he did when she tried to offer him his backup lovey that he always rejects. I'm the same as the rejected lovey.
I know toddlers are just assholes, but it's really hurting my feelings that my kid seems to hate me.
catladymeow Thinking of you and your family today xo
yl It's 100% just a phase. We went through this a little while ago, and it's still lingering. It will get better! I know it sucks, it's ok to wallow in your own pity and eat a lot of ice cream and treats. I know this from experience
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yl Sam definitely prefers my H to me. Like if my H is holding him and I walk past Sam shrinks away so I won't take him. It would hurt my feelings more if he was my only I think but having gone through it with the other two.
My DS is now in a mommy stage and follows me around and tells me how much he loves me and always wants to be with me and cries if he's not sitting next to me at restaurants (like chairs touching next to). It def ebbs and flows.
Post by trebletrouble13 on Mar 6, 2017 11:53:02 GMT -5
kristhegirl - Zeph eats naked (with a diaper) and gets a bath or shower/bath after each big meal (breakfast & dinner). His food ends up in his hair, diaper, and every crevice of his body. I feed him neater foods mid-day so I can just wipe his face and hands.
Hugs yl. Can your H stay in the room while you play? Transitions are hard at this age and when Henry cries like that it's because of the change (x person leaving, having to stop playing at daycare) and not because he doesn't want to be alone with one of us. When my h traveled a lot earlier this year I would just sit in the room and play on my phone while Henry and my H played. If I just got up and left when he got home it was a disaster, but only because I was leaving and the transition was hard for him - not because he didn't want to play with my H. Toddlers want it all LOL.
Post by italianmommy on Mar 6, 2017 11:58:06 GMT -5
Sorry for the rough time, yl. My kid definitely favors me, makes it known, but still treats me like shit on the regular. (yes yes, I know... it's not intentional.) But just backing up your statement that toddlers are indeed assholes. So no matter what, sometimes you just can't win with these kids.
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