Thank goodness it's Thursday

[zengal]

Yes! I'm always relieved when this day arrives.

[zengal]

Today is going to be awesome. I had an all-day meeting planned, but it got rescheduled. I didn't put anything in its place, so I have the whole day blocked still! I can catch up- shoot, maybe even get ahead! Aaaannnd baby went to sleep at 8 last night, had just a tiny little dance party at some point (I can't look at the time anymore), but a generally good night's rest!

[nerdalert]

We must officially be done with the amazing week of sleep we had last week. I'm having trouble adjusting back to struggling to get 5 or 6 hours of broken up sleep. Last night around 3am I vowed to never have any more children.... ugh. Not a good day so far. I'm having lunch with some friends though, which should be fun unless anyone asks me about LO's sleep! haha

[MsNicole06]

So DD was up every 3 hours to eat 5-6 oz. apparently now that she's home she wants all the solids and all the formula. However she would eat and go right back down and sleep in her crib. At 5 I moved her to our bed because she was trying to be up for the day. She went right to sleep for another 2.5 hours. Thankfully, DH took 11 and 1 wake up, I only did the 5 am feed.

So before we left to visit my family we had the living room carpet professionally cleaned, they finished and we left. So we not have to put the living room back together and move in my new pantry cabinets.

[pixie523]

Sleep was better last night but still up at 11, 2 and for the day at 5:30. The thing I'm having a hard time with is these wake ups last so much longer than they used to. At the 11 wake up she refused milk, then wouldn't settle, then wouldn't rock, then I just gave up and let her cry until I couldn't take it anymore and tried milk AGAIN.

Glad it's Thursday and h is home at least.

[ninergirl52]

At 12 am LO came to bed with us. I was then mauled on an hourly basis by the illusive booby monster. I am delirious.

Edited to say I tried to add a gif ... and apparently in my current state I can't even do that. Please pass me all of the coffee.

[sjp03]

I haven't posted all week but I have been lurking from time to time. I have been keeping really busy with work and life in general. LO is sick again - he has a rash all over his body and a bit of a cough. From how the doctor described it, LO has a virus that is a very wimpy distant cousin of the measles virus. It is not an allergy like I initially thought it was. LO is a trooper - he isn't too fussy at all even though he is covered in a rash. He still smiles all the time and plays like normal.

Yesterday was the 2 year anniversary of my MIL passing away. We invited FIL over for dinner - he tends to take this day pretty hard and being around family helps him deal. Even though he ended up staying well past 9, I still got LO down by 8:30. I ended up going to bed about an hour later than normal last night, so coffee is my friend this morning.

I hope that all of you dealing with poor sleeping babies get some relief soon!

[jjh1119]

So, H came home yesterday. He didn't have to wake up early for the drive. Just got up at 7 and headed home. He drove 5-6 hours. He was only gone for a day and didn't have to wake up the day before early to leave either. In fact I think he got up at 8:30. He helps with one wake up typically.

All this to say he was "tired" this morning and wanted to sleep in. Okay, when I "sleep in" I still set an alarm and feel bad doing any more than 20 min. MAYBE 30. HE SLEPT IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. Liam was fucking nuts. Whiney as shit. I tried putting him back down for a nap. Gave him a bottle- drank it at 7. Gave him some mangos in his mesh feeder. Changed his diaper twice, changed his clothes SO MUCH CRYING AND WHINING STILL. I was trying to get coffee made and breakfast done and get some of the morning chores out of the way. It's much easier if H is keeping him occupied. This normally 10-20 min job turned into an hour and a half. I was banging cabinets and not being quiet, because FU H. Wake up.
He finally woke up and played while I finished making breakfast and the kid is quiet and happy. wtf. Then H is getting ready and this kid is whining and crying again. clearly I did something wrong somewhere last night for him to hate me today. Finally another 5 oz bottle only an hour after his 4 oz bottle and he is FINALLY ASLEEP.


/rant. If you read that, so sorry. If you didn't thats okay too. Just needed to vent because I'm tired and whining just goes right through me.

In other news, I really hope we get back to sttn soon. Because each night we are getting more and more backwards. Is there a growth spurt 'round this time? I'm just glad I am going to work tonight and H will have to deal for 4 hours.


edited because so many words were wrong

[littleapplemom]

jjh1119, I feel yor pain. Saturdays are our only days to sleep in because we go to church on Sunday morning at 9:30. DH and I said we'd alternate sleeping in but mysteriously I'm the only one who gets up with SS and LO while DH is still sawing wood and drooling everywhere for at least an hour. Feeding is done, dressing is done, playing is well under way when he saunters downstairs every weekend. Last weekend I asked him when the hell my turn is going to come and he said "whenever you want, just let me know". Ass, that would entail me waking up to tell you I want to sleep because you DON'T WAKE UP!!!

zengal, Yay for a quiet day. Today is my Friday so I'm kinds excited and already in long-weekend mode.

pixie523,Do you have a white noise machine. That used to help LO.

ninergirl52, All the coffees to you!

nerdalert,yay lunch with friends. I wish I knew how to make more time for stuff. Stupid job. Blech! I don't even get out for lunch while I'm here. Time sensitive stuff keeps me eating lunch at my desk.

Someone grant me the strength to not buy ALL the things tonight at Costco. I don't need 24 croissants or a gallon of hummus or six GIANT blueberry muffins!

[spiraltheory]

Love tits for commiseration. Seriously, what is going on with these babies? The wake ups? The whining? The weird eating patterns? --- Just a phase. Just a phase. Just a phase.

We're going to my family's cabin 6 hours away this weekend. It will be a quick trip. I have a lot to do to get ready. And I think I broke my little toe on the laundry room doorway yesterday. It's black and blue and hurts like a mother puppy. Yay for more shopping, cleaning, cooking, and packing!

But yay for the weekend!

[ninergirl52]

littleapplemom - Costco is my kryptonite ... for some people it's Target, for me and Dh it's Costco. I'm a complete sucker for copious amounts of toilet paper, eggs and fruit. To add insult to injury I ALWAYS buy avocados and they almost always ripen at the same time, meaning I have to scramble to eat 8 avocados at once. First world problems I tell you.

[spiraltheory]

littleapplemom - I'm sending you good Costco vibes!

ninergirl52 - I had to have that avocado talk with myself yesterday. Do I really need 8 avocados that are either too hard or too soft?

[l8rg8r]

Lo is working on his fourth tooth and is suffering from a bad case of mommyitis. He can be happily sitting on he floor playing until he sees me. Then he wants me. It's cute though to hear him say "mama".



Edit: because my phone is dumb.

[l8rg8r]

spiraltheory I hope your toe feels better! I did the same thing going into our laundry room a couple of months ago. It hurt so badly and I limped for a couple of days. It still hurts if I move it certain ways. My DH called me purple toe.

[littleapplemom]

spiraltheory,Tape it to the next toe. Ouch!! Wish I was going away this weekend. My parents have a get away trailer 2 hours away. Hoping to get there soon. It's in the woods and nice and quiet.

ninergirl52,All the guacamole. I buy the avocados to give LO and make guac for DH and SS....I don't even like them. It's a texture thing. Last time my mom went she came home with a clamshell of apricots, bags of pears and apples, blueberries....no one in her house really eats fruit. The live down the street....win for me. Did you ever try the Eat Smart Kale salad kit? I could eat a whole bag in one sitting. Getting some for the weekend!! Great, now I'm hungry.

l8rg8r,OMG that's a good name for it. LO just cut his second yesterday. When I get home he sees me, wants to be picked up and lays on my chest whimpering. It's the cutest pitiful thing that and resuces me to a puddle of mush that will not put him down.

[jjh1119]

spiraltheory sorry about your toe but love "mother puppy"

I'm struggling hard on this mother thing today. I feel terrible when there is such a whiney day like today I don't know what's wrong. In my head I'm screaming like a maniac. I try to stay calm because I know he's not purposely trying to drive me up a wall. That's not until he's 2 or 3 lol.

I just am counting down the hours till I have to go into work. 3 and a half hours and counting

[jjh1119]

Also, I seriously can't wrap my brain around this Charleston crime. Seriously wtf is wrong with people? So sad.

[spiraltheory]

jjh1119 - I completely understand the struggle of whiney days. In our house we've been saying "it's not as if he woke up and decided to be an asshole," just to remind ourselves that he's not doing it on purpose. It's just so hard when you can't figure out what they need or want.
Good luck with your whine monster!

[littleapplemom]

jjh1119, I know, churches and schools? Of all places? So sad.

[spiraltheory]

OMG - the Charleston shooting. Ughhhhh. My heart breaks

[MsNicole06]

I let DD try prunes today and she loved them. Today will be the last time she tries them unless she becomes constipated. I've never seen anything so gross, I took a picture of the outfit she was wearing and sent it to DH.

This Charleston shooting has me stunned. I have a hard time comprehending the choice to attack Churches and/or schools

Since DD really just likes sitting and playing now I've started holding her while she naps. While I know I should put her down I enjoy the snuggle against me while she sleeps. I've only have so many weeks of summer break so I might as well enjoy it since she'll be talking and walking next year.

[spiraltheory]

MsNicole06 - I LOVE holding M while he naps! I'm sure I'm creating some kind of terrible habit, and I don't care. It is my favorite part of the day. So I say get this snuggles in!

[zengal]

How can you pass up a gallon of hummus littleapplemom!?
jjh1119 when my baby is whiney she makes a sort of trill sound with her tongue, so I make it back to her in a happy tone and it makes her stop and even laugh sometimes. If you can't leave yet and can't beat 'em, join 'em! But seriously though, all the strength to you!
Going to google charleston. I live in a box. My staff had to tell me about the naacp lady.
MsNicole06 enjoy the snuggles!

[jax1182014]

spiraltheory I did that in high school. Nothing they can do for a broken pinky toe. I had a bruised toe and foot,and limped for a long time. I call it my special toe because I deff broke it and i can move it around in circles! Lols..

[gldnbearz]

@msn06 spiraltheory All the snuggles and cuddles while they nap!

[pixie523]

jjh1119, hard baby days are HARD, whine away. you - not liam. he can take a whine break. you should take a wine break. BA DUM CHING. 

MsNicole06, I'm jealous. my kid will NOT sleep on me, can't stop moving, we don't snuggle.

re: charleston - i can't read or comment on these sorts of things because they break my heart and send me into an anxiety spiral.

[gldnbearz]

Target and Costco are my down fall as well.

[jjh1119]

Yes hard baby days are def hard. I packed us up and a blanket and went to the park. He's always super chill outside so we spent some time there. He took a nap and things seem to be better. I will perhaps have some wine after work tonight

My kid WAS an awesome snuggler then it was just nighttime before bed. Now he wants nothing to do with snuggles :-( best I get is when he's in bed with us and I tuck him up close to me.

And yes, news like shootings and what not send me in an anxiety spiral as well. Especially now having a child

[littleapplemom]

So, just spoke to my mom and she told me she "ran out" of the food I gave her so she bought a bunch of the gerber finger foods. Uh, 1. I gave her enough food to last her till the middle of next week. 2. Wasn't planning on feeding him any of that stuff. Nuke baby ravioli for my kid, no thanks. Gross hot dog crap sticks packed in water...no. He's a human, he can eat real food. Not being a snob by any means but that was just not my plan and she knows it. I said as much, not in those exact words and got told that I'm not with him all day. Whoa, no sh*t ma. I'm busting my a** at work and commuting 12 hrs a day. Guess I'm just the mom and how I want my baby raised doesn't count .....ugh, kinda fuming. Sorry for the rant ladies. Gotta get it out.

[jjh1119]

Oh man littleapplemom yeah not cool. And no that stuff isn't even "food".
Sorry your mom said that