Daylight Savings Week...March 13th

[samelly]

I hope all of you managed to get your kids to sleep early enough last night and are enjoying a big cup of coffee right now.

I am looking forward to having daylight after work again.  It will be easier to get outside more. 

[colinsfebmommy]

Mine went down great but back to sleep trainin because she is waking up again in the middle of the night screaming till I get her and won't go back in her crib. She points at the door wanting to be taken into our bed. So annoying, I am like that bendy toy who's arms in legs you stretch out really far because I am maneuvering myself to keep her comfy and hoping she passes out lol all while sleeping in the most uncomfortable positions. Ugh Sleeping has been challenging.

On a brighter note I am stoked for corned beef this week because I only really eat it once a year lol

[yummeecookee]

I got my littles down OK also, but I felt bad waking up C this morning. I know he was not ready. And on top of that, he had been coughing his head off all weekend.
I am WFH today. We are supposed to be getting a bit of a snow event tonight into tomorrow so I am crossing my fingers that I can WFH tmrw too.

colinsfebmommy, we loved corned beef too. Don't limit yourself to just once a year though! We usually make it 2-3x a year.

[colinsfebmommy]

yummeecookee, It is so good isn't it lol

We thought we were going to be getting a lot of snow and they hyped it up. We got maybe an inch and 1/2 lol

[leviosa]

My LOs went down ok. We drove all day to CO though so they had slept some in the car. L slept all night which was a miracle. colinsfebmommy, I totally understand what you're talking about. I sleep in the most uncomfortable positions too when L refuses to go back to sleep unless he is in bed with me. I plan to sleep train again once we get back home and I know he isn't teething etc. I just have to move DD out of the room for a few nights to do it so it is somewhat a pain.

We were suppose to get lots of snow too and we got nothing. They even put salt all over the roads.

I just found a midwife who I can transfer my care to when I move to Houston this summer. I'm excited because she is the only midwife on the west side of the city who delivers at the hospital and not at a birthing center.

[littleowl913]

E went down fine last night but then randomly woke up at 10:45 and was ready to party. Took another twenty minutes to get him back to sleep. Then he woke up at 7 am this morning but went back to sleep. I had to wake him up at 7:45 and he was not happy with me.

All last week I had a pretty constant feeling of nausea. Never experienced this with my previous pregnancies but it has lessened my PGAL brain. My first appointment is next Monday and I'm really regretting not getting in sooner. I just want to know this baby is okay! Ugh.

[littleredfish]

I'm having a Monday pity party for 1 over here. DH just got his deployment message and instead of deploying this summer he leaves in a few weeks. The plus side (?) is he'll be home in time for Christmas. This is going to be quite the year I guess.

Total side note because I was going to come here and ask this before I got the sucky news.
What multi vitamin are you guys giving your kids? DD2 won't take her dropper anymore and can taste it in drinks because she'll take a sip and toss the cup. I live in a rainy area so I want her to at least get vitamin D but she's also fussy about food in general. I'm also skeptical about the benefit of DD1s vitamins.

[colinsfebmommy]

littleredfish, Awww I am sorry your hubby is getting deployed that sucks. *hugs*

[yummeecookee]

@littletedfish, I give C Zarbees brand. It is supposed to have a grape flavor to hide the vitamin-y taste.
And I'm sorry about the shitty deployment news.

[pearlvirus]

DLS kills me. DD1 is such a sensitive sleeper, why why why do we continue this pointlessness? And everyone is sick for the 10000000th time this winter. Arg, tired.

Jesus I cannot imagine surviving this without DH (or with an additional infant!). I'm in awe of your strength.

[samelly]

I went to bed early last night to try to catch up on sleep. Four year old came into my room because she wanted to cuddle. I cuddled with her, she fell back asleep. Then DH started vacuuming. Umm...I'm glad he's committed to house work but WTF?

I get back to sleep and DS wakes up. I bring him in bed with me, but he is tossing and turning like crazy and I'm worried he'll fall out of bed. I try to hold on to him and he gets pissed. I try to put him in the crib and he gets pissed.

Alarm goes off at 5:20am...time to get ready for work!

Sigh...in 10 years, sleep will be easy again, right?

[leviosa]

The upside is that L slept until 5, then he nursed for an hour and then decided it was time for a scream fest. He woke the entire house. I was up all night with a stomach virus so that was fun. I would have loved one more hour of sleep.

[colinsfebmommy]

Sleep is not looking good for us ladies

[samelly]

On a positive note, I just got one of those "a look back on this day" things on my phone. It showed me pics of the family in the park. I remember that day. It was the same day I got my positive pregnancy test for my N15 baby. Two years ago! Time flies!

[littleredfish]

DS decided to sleep all day yesterday and then wake up at 11 and stay awake until 2. DH had to go in early this morning to get his deployment message so I stayed up with DS. Luckily he didnt get up again to nurse until 6 and then the girls let me sleep in until 8:30.

MIL's birthday is this weekend. My SILs are handling the party arrangements which is fine by me. I have no idea though what to get her. She doesn't wear jewelry, they are very well off so they just buy what they need. I hate buying them gifts.

[colinsfebmommy]

Mar 14, 2017 12:48:36 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

DS decided to sleep all day yesterday and then wake up at 11 and stay awake until 2. DH had to go in early this morning to get his deployment message so I stayed up with DS. Luckily he didnt get up again to nurse until 6 and then the girls let me sleep in until 8:30.

MIL's birthday is this weekend. My SILs are handling the party arrangements which is fine by me. I have no idea though what to get her. She doesn't wear jewelry, they are very well off so they just buy what they need. I hate buying them gifts.

Ugh I have the same issue. they are the worst to buy for

[samelly]

Mar 14, 2017 12:48:36 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

DS decided to sleep all day yesterday and then wake up at 11 and stay awake until 2. DH had to go in early this morning to get his deployment message so I stayed up with DS. Luckily he didnt get up again to nurse until 6 and then the girls let me sleep in until 8:30.

MIL's birthday is this weekend. My SILs are handling the party arrangements which is fine by me. I have no idea though what to get her. She doesn't wear jewelry, they are very well off so they just buy what they need. I hate buying them gifts.

For my parents and in-laws, I usually keep gifts simple.  They have everything they need and any gifts are really not going to be used.  I usually give them something homemade from kids + a treat.  For example, a coffee mug painted by a kid + a bag of coffee beans.  Or a photo frame decorated by a kid with a photo of them + a bottle of wine.

You could do gift cards to the movies or some sort of activity that she take your four year old to.  As a bonus, you'll get a couple hours with one less kid, haha.

[littleredfish]

Mar 14, 2017 13:14:12 GMT -5 samelly said:

Mar 14, 2017 12:48:36 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

DS decided to sleep all day yesterday and then wake up at 11 and stay awake until 2. DH had to go in early this morning to get his deployment message so I stayed up with DS. Luckily he didnt get up again to nurse until 6 and then the girls let me sleep in until 8:30.

MIL's birthday is this weekend. My SILs are handling the party arrangements which is fine by me. I have no idea though what to get her. She doesn't wear jewelry, they are very well off so they just buy what they need. I hate buying them gifts.

For my parents and in-laws, I usually keep gifts simple.  They have everything they need and any gifts are really not going to be used.  I usually give them something homemade from kids + a treat.  For example, a coffee mug painted by a kid + a bag of coffee beans.  Or a photo frame decorated by a kid with a photo of them + a bottle of wine.

You could do gift cards to the movies or some sort of activity that she take your four year old to.  As a bonus, you'll get a couple hours with one less kid, haha.

I was tempted to sign up DD1 and MIL for a grandparents gardening class I saw. I just didn't know if I show her the book to ask if the class fits, then if she says no or doesn't want to do it then it's kind of awkward.

[ldubhawksfan]

Sleep has sucked this week.

The end

[ldubhawksfan]

Mar 13, 2017 13:13:57 GMT -5 littleredfish said:

I'm having a Monday pity party for 1 over here. DH just got his deployment message and instead of deploying this summer he leaves in a few weeks. The plus side (?) is he'll be home in time for Christmas. This is going to be quite the year I guess.

Total side note because I was going to come here and ask this before I got the sucky news.
What multi vitamin are you guys giving your kids? DD2 won't take her dropper anymore and can taste it in drinks because she'll take a sip and toss the cup. I live in a rainy area so I want her to at least get vitamin D but she's also fussy about food in general. I'm also skeptical about the benefit of DD1s vitamins.

I'm so sorry! That sucks that the deployment is bumped up.

We aren't giving a multi vitamin, are we supposed to be?!!

[ldubhawksfan]

Also twice this last week we've had the humidifier set off the smoke alarm. Wtf!!!!!

[pearlvirus]

I can't get anyone to nap 🤣

[whatsit]

I forget about vitamins most of the time. Oops

[sunfrogger88]

Haiiiii there is white shit on the ground and I'm so over it!!!!

I'm very sore from teaching dance at guard.. I'm getting old

DLS pushed back bedtime so we're just moving it up again. Nbd.

[yummeecookee]

Anyone else going through a hitting phase? C is such a ball of emotions and freaks out at the drop of a hat (hey, isn't this sounding familiar from our nb days?!!). He will hit inanimate objects in his rage, but worse he will hit and slap us. He hit me on the head w a sippy cup today!

I'm getting so frustrated w him. I try to tell him calmly that we don't hit and explain why. I try to tell him sternly that we don't hit. Mh puts him in timeout. He dgaf. I know it's a phase. I'm just feeling worn out and wondering if anyone had additional tips/tricks.

[flutterfly88]

yummeecookee yes, B is a hitter. We tell him "gentle" and do hand over hand gentle touches when he hits. If he uses an object to hit, it's taken away immediately. It sometimes works, but not all the time.

littleredfish I'm sorry about YH's deployment. What awful timing. For MIL gift, if you haven't already given them copies, what about a picture/photo book of YS's newborn photos?

We don't do a multivitamin, but we do the d-drop still. We lay B on the floor, pin his arms down and do the drop. He usually screams, makes it easier to get the drop in.

[flutterfly88]

Oh and I hate the time change. DH and I slept through our alarm Sunday morning and woke up at the time my plane was taking off 😳 Thankfully it only cost the change fee, and B and I were able to get an afternoon flight. I'm so glad we were able to come, Saturday my cousin texted to say my grandpa had double pneumonia and was also very confused, so he's in the hospital, and possibly doing a little better, but hard to tell. I saw him yesterday and got a few good pics of B with him. We'll go see him once more before we go home Friday. Today was zoo day. B loved it! It was a lot of fun.

[littleredfish]

yummeecookee, oh ya. But she only hits like 15% of the time. The rest of her frustration is doled out in pinching, biting and hair pulling. She also gives 0 fucks about timeout so we don't bother. We try to repeat "gentle" but usually just have to remove her from the situation. I feel bad for DD1 a lot because I usually have to remove toys or books from both of them to avoid a full on meltdown since she also doesn't get sharing.

I read an article the other day from Today's Parent that said it was about toddler discipline but wasn't really. It did give me some perspective on where they are at emotionally and intellectually which makes them act this way.

I'll link if I can find.
ETA: found it
www.google.ca/amp/www.todaysparent.com/toddler/toddler-behaviour/toddler-discipline/amp/

[littleowl913]

Well our March blizzard turned into maybe 4-5 inches of snow and a lots of freezing rain/sleet. This is probably worse because everything is ice.

Such a shitty sleep last night. E kept waking up and at 5:30 am he was ready to party. at 6 DH got him a bottle and he finally fell back asleep until after I left for work. This always happens when E goes down early and easy for bed.

[sunfrogger88]

Mar 15, 2017 10:52:51 GMT -5 littleowl913 said:

Well our March blizzard turned into maybe 4-5 inches of snow and a lots of freezing rain/sleet. This is probably worse because everything is ice.

Such a shitty sleep last night. E kept waking up and at 5:30 am he was ready to party. at 6 DH got him a bottle and he finally fell back asleep until after I left for work. This always happens when E goes down early and easy for bed.

Wait I forget. Are you near me? You are right? We got 6-8. But as much ice insomuch that melted off yesterday afternoon and froze last night