We got 4.5" of snow last night and the plows still haven't gone through. So annoying! Dh waited until this morning to snow blow so there wouldn't be a hero of snow in the end of the driveway. It's now 8am and still no plow. We've hardly had any snow this winter so I am hoping to send the kids out to play! Dst might be a good thing for dd3. She didn't wake until 5am. I debated getting her up for the day, but sent her back to bed with a full tummy.
Post by silverspoon on Mar 13, 2017 8:07:17 GMT -5
We survived.
Walking must be exhausting for this kid so he was ready for bed at his normal bedtime. The sheer number of squats he does in a day must have his little thighs burning.
Maybe I should try doing a few. Every time J does 1, mom does 2.
We are home from dd getting ear tubes. Everything went great and we are about to nap!
I'm so glad to hear it went well!! We are headed in to get an ear infection checked in dd1. Her tubes fell out this fall and we've had two infections since
@lollipop, about the whining, we always have about 10-20 min at the beginning where we have to threaten numerous times to turn around, that we'll never go hiking with them again, etc, etc, etc (mostly DH, he really doesn't have patience with that phase), before they stop whining that their legs hurt and they need to stop for a snack (30 min after lunch). But once we're past that, they're usually good for 2ish hours. We have to have a goal set at the top (luckily there are lots of towers / fortresses / castles scattered around here ), and we have special treats - just a certain kind of hard candy, so not anything actually special - that they only get once we make it to the top.
Post by sjames2015 on Mar 13, 2017 10:44:31 GMT -5
We are still adjusting. Both kids slept past 8 this morning. But we all have yet another cold and they both were up a bunch last night. kelltothekell I'm glad all went well. silverspoon maybe I should try that too.......... I think I wouldn't be able to walk the next day. Our preschool year started off soo well with no sickness and it seems we have been sick since November. One thing right after another. I've been disinfecting toys every night. I'm guessing it's our weather. 70 on day 20 the next. But they say that's Colorado weather for ya.
crimsonandclover it depends on where we're walking. To school, a park, or the store and he whines. Around the mall or the store and he's usually fine. Also of we're waiting to be picked up and he's got his coat on shoes on, he starts whining that his legs are tired from standing after about 30 seconds.
Post by crimsonandclover on Mar 13, 2017 13:42:03 GMT -5
We don't switch to DST until the last weekend in March. I'll be in Rome with my mom and DH will have to deal with the kiddos... I kinda feel bad for him.
Post by dizzycooks on Mar 13, 2017 14:07:19 GMT -5
Lollipop that would be so frustrating! I've built m girls stamina up over the years and we now regularly walk 1-2 miles and the big one can bike 7-10 with an occasionally break for a snack or playground time. It was a game changer to be able to do that! And...we have an ear infection and drugs. I guess at least eis don't mean she has to skip school. 🙁
Post by silverspoon on Mar 13, 2017 14:52:27 GMT -5
Hmmm, it appears I looked too late to find swim lessons for this spring/summer. I wanted to do a toddler class with him, but I think we'll be waiting for fall/winter. Choices in my area are few and far between. I'll have to get on waiting lists now just to hope to get in.
Things are getting real busy around here. I am so grateful to be outrageously busy, but I have to figure out how to manage my life. I think the only way to do it is to get help with the baby during the day or plan to work +70hrs a week to keep up. So far I am hating the long days, but I just don't know about the child care. Either way I will probably need to do a lot of hours but I could keep it more in the realm of reasonable if I didn't have a distraction. Something is going to have to give though or no one is going to be happy. Sorry that I am such a crappy group participant again. 😔 I am always reading and keeping up even if I don't have many useful comments.
My baby is miserable. I have no idea what her issue is. I've tried everything. Nothing is helping. I even tried giving her advil, thinking it might be teething.
Post by dizzycooks on Mar 13, 2017 20:00:06 GMT -5
kcrkcs I think you have reached the point where baby help is needed. She's not a blob anymore and she needs interaction in an intentional way. I'd think that even if you could get help for the morning and then have the sitter put her down for a nap, maybe she could clean for you for a bit and then leave you could then bring her to the barn until your dh is home. You probably feel a lot of relief having that off your plate and knowing she's busy and engaged while you can focus on work. I barely get life things done and I'm home all day. Working would be impossible.
I live in the capital city of my province. There are like 1.5 million people living here. Yet somehow, people I know or have met from several different activities/schools know each other. For example, I just found out that a girl I went to high school with, knows a guy that I met in cadets, about 4 years before I met the girl. And a friend I met the summer I met H through another friend from high school is friends with a girl I went to junior high with. I'm fairly convinced that this city is actually a small town passing itself off as a semi-major metropolis. It's weird and kind of creepy.
Post by scorpioscuba on Mar 13, 2017 21:35:33 GMT -5
Made it to SoCal to start our Disney Spring Break trip. I hope the next few days go better than today. DD was overtired by the time our flight took off. She made her displeasure known to all on the plane. Yes. I was THAT mom. 😳 Thank goodness it was only an hour flight and she fell asleep for the last 15 min and up until we got to the rental car place. Then she refused a second nap. She has a molar coming and I think that was bugging her. We scrapped dinner out and ordered food in the room. My mom and DS went to the lobby while I got DD to sleep once her Motrin kicked in. I was able to carefully transfer her to the pnp. She is asleep now poor girl. I thinking I'm coming down with a cold on top of everything else. Serenity now.
I mean I could theoretically find someone and with all the extra work it should be affordable. BUT... I just don't know if it is. It would essentially be like another employee and I don't know if that's really a thing. We also live about 20mins from nearest town and closer to 30+ from the nearest place I know that has a toddler program I would be willing to send her. And then for the time spent driving I feel like I might as well just keep her with me. I guess maybe I need to start doing some research and see what options are out there before I write it all off.
@ scorpioscuba hope you feel better and enjoy your trip. kelltothekell glad the tubes went smoothly. silverspoon swim lessons! Ahh putting that on the to do list again.
Post by crimsonandclover on Mar 14, 2017 7:51:54 GMT -5
Well in the last couple of days I've had more tests and things done to check out my elevated liver numbers, and the great news is that they're almost back to normal. No one is sure why they were elevated - the doctor on Friday said she was convinced it was fatty liver even though I'm not extremely overweight, but yesterday I had an MRI and fatty liver was completely ruled out. Normal is up to 5.x percent fat (I don't remember exactly), and mine is 1.8%. So nowhere even close to borderline. Whenever I mention that I had HELLP, it's (kind of) amusing to see all the doctors' eyes light up, like "oohh... now things are getting interesting!" Yesterday the doctor speculated that since it wasn't fatty liver, maybe I had had a very late and mild postpartum HELLP syndrome with DD3. He concluded that that wasn't at all likely, but he was off in his own little world for about 2 minutes going through the timeline and possibilities.
DD2 (4 yrs old) was being difficult yesterday. She has been emotionally very off-kilter lately and I'm not sure what's going on or what I can do.
S is going to the public library at school today. H, M and I are going to grab groceries, and then later on H has game night. Our weather is nuts. Yesterday it was -22, today it's supposed to get up to +3, and rain.
Post by dizzycooks on Mar 14, 2017 20:35:02 GMT -5
kcrkcs with summer coming you might find a high schooler or college student who can do some time now and more come summer. Look into it, you'll be glad you did!
Post by dizzycooks on Mar 14, 2017 20:36:46 GMT -5
We have been having full blow tantrums here. Take something away, tell her no, etc and she loses it. Stares at you like you've taken away her best friend, complete shock and then she shrieks! It's so extreme it's actually funny. Except diaper changes. Wth kid? You can't use the pot so we must change your diaper.
S is not happy with me. He didn't finish cleaning the playroom, so he got sent to bed without a story. M, despite being exhausted from only having one short nap all day, took 45 minutes to get to bed. Now I'm sitting here, watching TV, and trying to convince myself to tidy the living room.
Post by crimsonandclover on Mar 15, 2017 2:29:00 GMT -5
I am down 13 lbs in 7 weeks and feeling pretty happy with myself. That puts me at about 1/2 way to where the doctor last week told me she would like me to be and about 1/4 of the way to my personal (longer term) goal. And the most exciting thing is that my jeans fit better Now here's to hoping I can lose about another 5 before I go back to work in a month. Then hopefully my work pants will also be comfortable.
Post by silverspoon on Mar 15, 2017 7:50:43 GMT -5
We aren't in tantrum city so much as whiny city. He's so damn whiny lately. I frequently tell him to find some chill. It doesn't really work.
The last 2 mornings I've gotten up 20 minutes earlier and hopped immediately from bed onto the elliptical. To celebrate I bought a new pair of slip on sneakers to wear on it. It's only been two days, but I'm optimistic I can keep this up. I will never find the strength to work out in the evenings so morning will have to do .
kcrkcs you know where this little boob monster wants to be all of a sudden? With her sister. As in she wants the 5 yo to hold her and carry her everywhere. Dh tried calming her the other day and she screamed. Dd1 picks her up, insta-calm. Smh.
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