Post by yummeecookee on Apr 17, 2017 8:20:53 GMT -5
Hi friends. Another tantrum this morning over clothes. She waited until we were downstairs and eating bkfast then decided she didn't want to wear the shirt she had on. Cue kicking and screaming and full out tantrumming as she tried to rip it off her back. She is really frustrating mh and me. We don't have time for this BS in the morning. And don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to let her choose her own clothes. She doesn't though, she just shuts down and says she doesn't like anything or picks out seasonally inappropriate items (cheetah print velour sweatshirt anyone?).
I'm just venting this out. Perhaps looking for some commiseration too....
yummeecookee 3 yos can be such turds. Cass is often a poop about clothes--and just everything lately. For kicks measure her when she quits being a turd. Last time Cass grew an inch.
Hi friends. Another tantrum this morning over clothes. She waited until we were downstairs and eating bkfast then decided she didn't want to wear the shirt she had on. Cue kicking and screaming and full out tantrumming as she tried to rip it off her back. She is really frustrating mh and me. We don't have time for this BS in the morning. And don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to let her choose her own clothes. She doesn't though, she just shuts down and says she doesn't like anything or picks out seasonally inappropriate items (cheetah print velour sweatshirt anyone?).
I'm just venting this out. Perhaps looking for some commiseration too....
S is OBSESSED with Star Wars. And I bought him a star wars T Shirt that he wants to wear every day. He wore it yesterday. He was so upset that he couldn't wear it today. I told him it was dirty and he couldn't wear it. Then he looks at me and says, well is it pajama day at school today? I can wear my Star Wars pajamas! Nope, not Star Wars day. I finally got him to be happy in a random T Shirt but it wasn't easy.
yummeecookee, N was like that for the longest time. Luckily for me, it's DH's job to get her ready. They had many fights over clothes. It finally got better, so there is hope! In the meantime, maybe try having her pick out clothes before bed?
Post by lahdeedah88 on Apr 17, 2017 9:32:44 GMT -5
Another decent night without the paci. He asked for it a few times and when we didn't budge, he asked for goldfish and milk. He fell asleep pretty quick thanks to no nap. I dealt with one middle of the night tantrum, but he slept well after that.
M will be going to the babysitter when I have to be at work this afternoon. Hoping to get a few more things done around the house before then. This weekend, I decided to go through the guest room closet and it's still a mess in there. Of course, I do that right before we are having guests for the first time in a long time.
I was supposed to get to the office early to hide Easter eggs (because we are apparently children) - nothing crazy, just 10 minutes or so. I reminded DH since he drops them in the mornings, but he kept disappearing back upstairs while the boys were eating breakfast and I was getting everything packed and ready to go. Then Chase pooped in his diaper and while I was cleaning him up, Colin decided HE needed to poop, too. I ended up putting them both in the truck before DH was finally ready to go. So instead of getting in a bit early, I got here a bit late. Thanks DH!
Anyhow I don't think I shared my scary moment of yesterday. So we got Colin a small bounce house last year and he was in it constantly yesterday. We didn't stake it down because we kept moving it, trying to keep it in the shade. Not a huge deal but it got super windy late in the afternoon/early in the evening. And you guessed it, it flipped with him in it. I was sitting on a blanket close by with Chase and it looked BAD. He couldn't have landed better - a foot in the other direction and he would have knocked his head on the deck - and he shook it off quickly after about 30 seconds of crying. But whoa... That thing will always be staked in the future.
I cannot find my motivation today. I even had a second cup of coffee and I'm still yawning. I've done nothing work related but really need to. I have a dentist appt in an hour which I'm actually looking forward to just so I can get out of the office.
JoeLies B doesn't care for the paci at all, but he sucks on his 2 fingers. Like CONSTANTLY. It is really the only thing that calms him down. Great b/c he has the tools right on his hand to calm himself. But I have a feeling I will be fighting to try to figure out a way to get him to stop. It's not like I can just take his fingers! Both MH and I apparently sucked our thumbs for WAY too long. And both needed braces.
Post by lahdeedah88 on Apr 17, 2017 12:22:30 GMT -5
So somewhere between Christmas and now, M has turned on his babysitter. He has always loved going to her house and would ask to go often. She had a baby in February, so we haven't asked her to watch him until now because M is out of school, we both have work, and she opened her home daycare back up. I thought he would be excited when I told him he was going there, but he has been sounding like a broken record saying he doesn't want to go. I know she's excited to see him, so I hope I can change his mind before I drop him off and avoid a meltdown when we get there.
Post by tallblonde on Apr 17, 2017 12:39:45 GMT -5
Working from home today since N's daycare is closed. I dropped our crv off at the dealership since a back door isn't opening...They call and our power steering needs to be replaced. So now not fixing the door but fixing the two safety issues. And we owe a TON in taxes this year, which of course we waited until the last second to do. Hemmoraging money today..Someone stop the bleeding.
wedding Sorry to hear about your grandmother, I hope the bloodwork comes back clean.
Hi! I feel slightly hungover, despite only having 2 drinks over a 7-hour period yesterday. I'm getting old.
We had a busy-ish morning and are finally back and settled at the house. My mom is coming over shortly to help watch the kids so I can get some boxes packed.
+1 to having a little shadow, who always wants snacks and seems to delight in interrupting me whenever I get on the phone, without fail.
Post by tallblonde on Apr 17, 2017 13:01:52 GMT -5
mwhipple77 they did say they were separate issues and we are so wary of dealerships too. Apparently they fixed the driver door motor as part of a recall, but it didn't cover any other doors..We can get it to work if we play around with the lock though, and I rarely have the kids in that car.
I did call our non dealership mechanic, which is 45 min away, and we are going to get the door fixed there since his quote was $200 less. The belt that is dry rotted was only a $75 difference and the rack and pinion replacement was quoted using a non-honda part, so figured we shouldnt go after market for something that big. They are knocking down the price some and can do it today, which is helpful since otherwise we'd have to take off work to get it done at the other place. And since mh drives 90miles a day in that car, I'd prefer to just get it over with. I think we are at our mental capacity right now, so throwing money at problems seems to work the best, blerg.
So I stopped at freddy's (anyone else have those? ours is new) and got a burger, fries and a sundae. I threw my sundae in the freezer while I ate and now my hot fudge and caramel isn't hot anymore.. Totally ruining my sundae. #FWP
Amateur mistake.
Get the hot fudge and caramel on the side - then you can heat it up again and pour it over the sundae.
73jewels I wasn't a thumb sucker or paci user and I still needed braces when I got older. Don't worry about it at this age. Self soothing is important for them to figure out.
Definitely not worried about it now. Just happy he found something to quiet himself.
Of course, I can never turn off my brain so I'm worrying about future worries... LOL. Typical.
I've been trying to put V down for a nap (unsuccessfully) for over an hour. This will be the 4th no nap day in 8 days. I'm soooo not used to it.
I don't have much of a relationship with my mom but every few months she likes to call me and ask if I'm angry with her. And every time I tell her I'm disappointed in her behavior and she asks for "specific examples" and I remind her that we're discussed this previously at length. Then she tells me I should be nicer to her and the call ends. Today was one of those days. I totally hate it and I'm not sure what to do about it.
I'm sorry calishove . Will he do "quiet" time in his room? I lock C in to play by himself if he doesn't want to sleep. I need that time to recharge. Often times he'll fall asleep but sometimes just plays for a couple of hours.
We're in a temp rental apartment right now, we don't have any childproofing stuff up. He won't stay in his room, he's up within 60 seconds after being put down. It's been about 90 minutes or more.
calishove, like others have said, when S doesn't nap I make him try to stay in his room for a bit. But that rarely works and often results in an extra cranky kid. So I will set him in front of the TV for a bit and tell him it's just time to relax. Fortunately he loves movies and will usually just chill on the couch for at least an hour by himself so I can do whatever I need to during that time.
It stinks though, b/c he used to be the kind of naps. Like sometimes 3 + hours, and a nap every day. About 2-3 months ago he started occassionally skipping naps at school but we always got him to take them at home. Now it's the opposite - it's almost impossible to get him to nap at home but they say he's sleeping at school.
And I FINALLY got B onto his schedule so for a few weeks I got the elusive double nap.
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