4.5 effing hours of sleep last night. C was congested and wouldn't sleep in the PnP or his crib. He would sleep on me or SOMETIMES next to me on a fold out mattress. Sooo tired. H came in at 4:30 (my alarm goes off at 5) asking if I wanted to switch off so I could get some sleep. Thanksnothanks, with 30 minutes until my alarm that would result in a teaser of MAYBE 10 minutes of sleep.
I know it could be much much worse, but A's wake up time is creeping earlier and earlier. Today it was just before 5:30. I am just going to start proactively going to bed at 8:30 like a senior citizen.
@chitownsully you're a good employee. I would have insisted on a trip to the UK or Australia instead.
I know it could be much much worse, but A's wake up time is creeping earlier and earlier. Today it was just before 5:30. I am just going to start proactively going to bed at 8:30 like a senior citizen.
@chitownsully you're a good employee. I would have insisted on a trip to the UK or Australia instead.
Ben would make a great farmer. He is up with the sun, and he stays awake until pretty late in the summer, without a nap. Allie looks to be following in his footsteps. On the positive side, he falls asleep by 6 or 6:30 in the winter and sleeps till 6 or 6:30.
Early wake ups all. the. time. here as well. I try to convince myself it's a good thing because waking up consistently between 5:30 and 6 will work pretty good for pur schedule once I go back to work.
Also, this board has some kind of voodoo magic. I was on here last week saying it seemed my baby would be a cute little potted plant forever and the next day she decided rolling places was fun. Within an hour of figuring this out she had already chewed on two cat toys.
Of course the morning SO is in charge, baby sleeps in until 7 am.
Eating breakfast, then chugging water because I'm leaving for the hospital for my last last freaking kidney test!!! It's a doozy though. I basically need to drink a bunch of fluorescent liquid and then I'll have doctors monitor my peeing for 5 hours. Barely awkward.
Mila would not go down last night until I finally started doing this figure eight bouncing movement. On wake up number two now and hoping she hurries up because I have to start getting ready!
Ellis slept through the night last night without a dream feed for the first time last night since she was 16 weeks old. She has learned to sleep on her stomach and has gotten more proficient at rolling so I think she's re-settling on her own better. I have no idea whether this will last.
Yesterday my partner took E to a Gymboree store to get some of their special bubbles and to look for a breezy lightweight long sleeved shirt for some sun protection. The sales clerks were ridiculous. We don't dress Ellis only in pink so she is often assumed to be a boy. Yesterday she was wearing (eek!!) some blue (gasp gasp) so when my partner asked if they had any lightweight long sleeved shirts or blouses rather than just showing them to her or even asking her whether she was looking for "boys" or "girls" shirts they tried to shame her by saying "you want blouses for a boy!?" Ugh. People. You dress your baby the way you want to dress your baby and we will dress our baby in more colors than just pink if we want to. Thank you very much.
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
DS woke up Val around 5:50. I left him in his room grabbed her and nursed her in bed. The plus side H got up early enough to shower & get gas in his truck before work. We had another Eggo waffle morning the kids are really digging them. It's supposed to get really hot out today. Not sure what we are doing. I cleaned DS car seat yesterday so now I have to reinstall it at some point today.
SIL is sad they had to take her baby to the NICU. He had a lot of fluid in his lungs & they were having trouble getting him to breathe. They removed the fluid but it kept coming back. I haven't talked to her yet this morning to see if things got better over the night. She was just so devastated, she has waited 12yrs for her 2nd baby and not being able to hold him is really taking a toll on her. I tried to keep her positive and remind her to take care of herself too. She pumped and got milk on her first try too which was awesome. Plus she is feeling alone since both her mom & dad have both passed away. H was up to see her yesterday on his lunch break. I know she wants me to come up but it's hard with both kids & I have no sitter.
Post by southernpeach89 on May 25, 2016 7:18:12 GMT -5
obie1680, Sending lots of thoughts and prayers to your SIL and her baby. I hope she is out of the NICU soon.
DH and I got new phones! Thank GOD! Ugh I'm so glad to have a new plan. I just have to get past the frustration of trying to figure out everything all over again and set up all my settings.
I burned the crap out of my finger last night and it's still stinging today. I was so dumb and left on of the burners on and pulled the pan out of the oven and put it on top of the burner that I was done using. My finger brushed the pan and sizzled it! Ugh it hurt so bad.
Also I have a dentist appt this afternoon, fun stuff happening today...
DD caught DS cold and was congested and up most the night coughing and was a fountain of green snot. I don't know if I should try to let her fight it off on her own or just go to the dr and gets the meds before the long weekend. I just want everyone to be healthy for like 2 months straight is that to much to ask for?
****loss and living child discussed***** We're queer. I'm 34, have severe stage 4 endo, and both fallopian tubes are gone. My love ("Manada" 33) was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve. We did Partner IVF (my eggs, her uterus). We lost our twins Tav.in and Ca.sey at 21 weeks gestation.
We are team 5 am start of the day not by choice. It's going to be 85 today! It's my work from home day and also my cleaning day. We are going to work outside on the deck for a few hours I think. With a cocktail. I've already done a bulk of the cleaning and D is down for her first nap. It's gorgeous outside.
obie1680 I am really sorry to hear that. Any kind of complication after birth is so difficult. Sounds like her LO is in good hands and I hope things turn around soon.
Add me to the little sleep club. Coughed non-stop until about midnight, when I said eff it and took NyQuil on top of my other combo med, because even ODing on cold meds sounded better than the present situation. Then H dumped the monitor on me around 1:30 and said he was sick and I was on A duty. A was standing in the crib crying. So, I scooped her up, warmed some milk, and then spent the next hour trying to not cough (failed) and kept waking her up before she could get into a deep sleep. Finally got her down around 2:30, alarm went off at 5:30. Bleeeeeeeergh!
H IS sick with the start of the crap I got. I told him to stay home, so he could rest and hopefully not drag it out like I've done, and of course, he swears he just can't. But now he's sending me links to water tables on Amazon, for our friend's child. I've wanted one for A and he says we don't need it. But we can get it for someone else's kid?! And oh yes - YOU HAVE TONS OF PTO, GO HOME AND SLEEP!!
Post by andtheheartbreakers on May 25, 2016 8:17:05 GMT -5
obie1680, that breaks my heart for them to hear their son had to be taken to the NICU. It's so so hard. I hope he's doing better soon and it's a short stay.
emejay, I hope your kidney test goes well! Enjoy your quiet time - get yourself a nice fancy coffee or something and pretend it was 7 hours long.
healz413, that makes me soooo mad! an older lady told me that Jacob is clearly a boy. well, what if he was a girl, i'm sure she'd feel like an ass. he is also obsessed with hot pink and i bought him a pink sippy cup, so take that! lol.
Add me to the early wake up club I blame the sun rising earlier. Jacob was up and ready to go at 6 today and was standing in his crib like a champ. We really have to lower it today.
obie1680, that breaks my heart for them to hear their son had to be taken to the NICU. It's so so hard. I hope he's doing better soon and it's a short stay.
emejay, I hope your kidney test goes well! Enjoy your quiet time - get yourself a nice fancy coffee or something and pretend it was 7 hours long.
LOL! I already booked a yoga class for after the test. It's your time to solo parent SO!!
Radioactive liquid is set up in a syringe glued to my right arms and I have a catheter for blood draw (4!!!!) On the other arm. People in the waiting room keep looking at me haha
Post by andtheheartbreakers on May 25, 2016 8:20:28 GMT -5
Thanks for thinking of us this morning lilylove31.
MH and I got into a little fight last night. He asked me why I was so nervous about today, because we know everything will be fine and aren't I just glad they're checking so we know for sure?
First off, we don't know it's all fine. A lot of people have zero indications anything is wrong. And yes I am glad it's being done, but that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to it. I have to go sit in the waiting room where I spent so much time growing up, and even just two years ago I sat there with my brother. I have to see his old cardiologist. It's just hard, and MH couldn't comprehend that. Finally he kind of gave up and I told him that I wasn't looking for him to try and show me the positives. I'm all for being a positive person, but sometimes it's ok to admit that something just kind of sucks.
Post by PamBeeslyHalpert on May 25, 2016 8:21:21 GMT -5
healz413 why do people feel like it's okay to make assumptions and judge? Oliver had a doll that rattles and FIL hates it. It was a hand me down from a friend, and he loves it, but whenever he plays with it FIL looks like he saw a ghost. It just makes me give it to him more.
Post by Florida0604 on May 25, 2016 8:27:07 GMT -5
Happy Wednesday guys! Going to try to at least stop in here in the mornings to make sure i'm not missing any big news...like a fellow S15 pregnancy announcement!!
Just busy at work - H and I are heading out on Saturday morning on a quick vaca with a bunch of our friends until middle of next week so that's exciting! Sad to leave my babies, but mama needs a break! And a beer!
Post by crystaleyes138 on May 25, 2016 8:34:23 GMT -5
andtheheartbreakers, forgot the appointment was today! Hoping everything goes well. Sorry your husband wasn't understanding your feelings going into it.
I'm having a hard time dressing Jacob for bedtime for the summer. We put him in a zippy since he sleeps best in it. But what should he wear under it? a s/s onesie? a l/s onesie? we live in south jersey so it's getting hot soon and we'll be putting a window a/c unit in. does anyone sell s/s pajamas?
Post by eliza040502 on May 25, 2016 8:59:28 GMT -5
caitost21 - I would definitely recommend the zoo. It's a bit hilly, so bring the stroller (if you brought one). I lived across the street for about five years! One if my favorite restaurants is near the zoo - mama ayeshas. The natural history and air and space are good museums. Lots of stuff to look at.
healz413 - you would think a clerk at the store wouldn't have judged like that. We didn't know if J was a boy or girl and I bought all boy outfits before he was born. Boy clothes are way more gender neutral. Girl clothes are all punk and purple. If we have a second, and it's a girl, she will wear all of Js non-pink hand me downs.
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