Lo was up just before 6 this morning. Thank God for coffee.
Meeting my friend and her two boys at the splash pad today. Should be fun! I need to do some serious cleaning too today. It's starting to look like a college dorm in here. Yikes.
Me and DH fought last night/this morning. We're both stressed and the long weekend got us taking pot shots at each other. It didn't help that LO was throwing tantrums between being super cute and energetic. Toddlers are exhausting, man.
We both have so much stuff to do and neither of us feel like doing it. I told myself I'd be a beast at work today to catch ahead of everything but I'm already gloomily sipping my iced latte and looking for distractions here. Alright, I'm gonna get SO MUCH done today. Catch you mamas later.
I made it to work! The morning started off strong but I can already feel myself wilting. It's no frap, but I got a DD iced decaf today. Hits the spot.
The bbq last night was fun. Leo had a blast playing with his water table. And sitting (or standing) in his kiddie picnic table with his cousins. I forgot to do a couple of the sides but there was enough food and I was tired by the time I remembered. Might be the last bbq I host. It's challenging getting everything ready with Leo running around too.
bkmama0 omg Leo threw his first public tantrum on Saturday. It started leaving the house and continued at the grocery store and again in front of our house. So our neighbors had a good view of me dragging him out and back in to the house. And ppl at the store kept turning at the screaming toddler in the aisle. I got him to calm down by letting him hold a can of garbanzos. Very exhausting indeed!
littlelion lol at getting him to calm down with a can of garbanzos Ch is always extra cranky after her naps and yesterday was a doozy. Milk? Noooo Pouch? NOOOooo Cookies? NAAAAOOO!!!! *facedown on floor at this point getting worked up into a sweat from screaming. We had to put her in her crib, which was the en of the world, then I walked in after a minute and acted super cheerful and let her pick from a few things to eat. She finally (very snobbily I might add) reached for her cookies. Lol. After a couple cookies and some milk she was golden again. But oof.
Post by BabyStandish on May 31, 2016 10:22:51 GMT -5
ashlantic have fun at the splash pad! bkmama0 sorry you had an exhausting weekend. These toddler tantrums are no joke. littlelion glad you had a good time this weekend!
Post by BabyStandish on May 31, 2016 10:27:35 GMT -5
This weekend was fun! I'm sad that it's over. We went to a party sunday, I worked a few hours Saturday and spent most of yesterday relaxing. We went to the pool yesterday morning too.
Next weekend will be exhausting. We have a wedding to go on Sunday and DH is the best man so he will be out most the night Friday and then will have to go to the wedding super early. Luckily MIL is able to watch LO during the wedding. This will be her 2nd time babysitting so it'd giving me a bit of anxiety. She just doesn't know how to handle him that good. But she's getting better. We will be gone during his nap time so she will have her hands full since the only thing that puts him to sleep is my boobs or driving and we don't want her driving anywhere.
Holy shit. Lo has been sleeping for almost 3 hours! Guess those late nights and power naps over the weekend caught up with him. I was definitely able to make a dent in cleaning! Once he's awake we'll be out the door.
bkmama0 sorry for the tantrums and fighting. That's no good! littlelion thankfully lo hasn't had a public meltdown yet, but our neighbors have definitely been treated to his wails and screams. So far his tantrums seem to be triggered by us taking something he wants away. Transitions are hard too, like when it's time to come in from playing outside or when we decide he's done playing with the phone/tablet. BabyStandish sounds like a fun weekend! Hope you're able to enjoy the wedding next weekend. Whenever dh's parents babysit they do a great job but I always have to leave like 3 pages of "lesson plans." It's like they've completely forgotten how kids work (after raising 3 boys of their own!) I get it though, it's hard to leave your lo when you're anxious about the person in charge. The 1st time dh's parents watched lo all day they were so anxious about it that it made me all nervous too.
We're in the middle of a full on toddler rage meltdown. Somebody come save me.
there's no saving us...ever. My 8 yo niece threw a tantrum last night. As in sat on the sidewalk, refused to leave tantrum. Can't throw her in the car like I did Leo.
Post by littlelion on May 31, 2016 15:57:51 GMT -5
It got super dark and windy all of the sudden. I wish I could leave now and avoid the storm brewing.
TMI- DH has been begging for more bj's on a daily basis...jeez, I don't wanna. I can't wait until my OB ok's me to have sex again so much easier (and I really miss it!). Enough tmi from me.
Post by reginaphalange3 on May 31, 2016 19:07:26 GMT -5
ashlantic yay for the long nap! hope you had a great time at the splash pad today! Sounds like fun! bkmama0 can totally relate to the stress arguments! Hope you got everything done today! littlelion sounds like an awesome bbq but I don't blame you for not wanting to host again...toddlers are so time consuming! BabyStandish sounds like a great weekend! Good luck with the mil babysitting! ourcrazynavylife hope she perked up quick
Post by reginaphalange3 on May 31, 2016 19:12:36 GMT -5
Glad I'm not the only one with a moody tantrum throwing baby! He's usually pretty happy but if you take what he wants or don't let him do what he already decided he wants to do it can be quite an epic melt down....scared for terrible twos and 'threenager' phases!! MH's interview went well but they didn't offer him the job on the spot and he may have to go in for a 2nd interview next week. Just so stressful and we wish they would tell us either way. Thankfully my babysitter is being flexible since we aren't going to send him the rest of this week or likely next week. Our new neighborhood has tons of kids and everytime we are outside girls come over to play. It's pretty cute and he is quite the flirt. The 6 year old next door will even ask Mh and I if we are outside, 'Can Brendan come out and play?' Haha
Post by shannjohnston on May 31, 2016 19:19:58 GMT -5
Hey all. Quick TMI update for you: Emily has been super constipated for three days now. Poop is coming out, but it really hard and makes her cry. Henry had his first pee accident at preschool in almost a year. His teacher said it was probably because they're all drinking more water now that it's hot out. I realized what I thought was a potential latex allergy on my lady bits was actually vaginitis from the hormone drop getting my IUD taken out. I think I'm finally on the mend but it's been an itchy couple weeks.
Ok ladies. I need some momma help/support. So about a month ago LO would wake up in the middle of the night screaming and inconsolable so we would just bring him to bed with us. Well now that has turned into just coming to bed with us at night. He still takes naps in his crib during the day. So what I am looking for is two things. I don't mind co sleeping but I also want to have a love life with hubby. So can I have some help on either co sleeping and still having a love life or help with sleep training. As I type right now LO is in his crib crying his eyes out which is heart breaking. So any help is appreciated!!!
Post by laceysbryan on May 31, 2016 20:41:16 GMT -5
kcrus Oh no!! Big hugs to you. Hopefully YH was super helpful. shannjohnston Boooooo for vaginitis! Nothing worse than an itchy crotch. reginaphalange3 Job interviews are so stressful. The waiting is really, really hard. Fx he gets the call soon! littlelion Props to you mama. MH would just have to do without if I wasn't cleared for sex. I only give BJs if I'm drunk on vacation. ashlantic Glad you got some time to clean after the long weekend. Love those long naps! BabyStandish Glad yall had a good weekend! I'm so excited to take LO to the pool this year since he loves the water so much. bkmama0 and ourcrazynavylife Sorry about the tantrums! Fx your LOs are just getting it out of their systems early!
Post by laceysbryan on May 31, 2016 20:43:36 GMT -5
My TMI is that I'm sooooo congested today. Disgusting yellow snot like nobody's business. This allergy/cold/whatever better get outta here asap. Also, AF arrived today after my 40 (?!) day cycle.
Lo was very timid when we 1st got to the splash pad today. He warmed up to it after a while and had a blast running around and splashing. (Until he got water in his face, then it was the end of the world.) He played with my friend's kiddos and there were even a couple lo's his age he played with. It was nice going before school is out- the place was pretty quiet and no big kids trampling the littles.
ourcrazynavylife these toddler meltdowns are something else! littlelion oof, BJ's when you're dealing with morning sickness are the worst! YH can take care of it himself... reginaphalange3 keeping fx for yh! shannjohnston that sounds like misery. Hope you and Emily feel better soon! kcrus nooo. You need a break! Sorry for your rough weekend. laceysbryan ugh, I had cycles that were long like that when u went off bc and started ttc. They sucked!
babyw15 re: sleep training. We sleep trained lo in the fall because it was taking a ridiculously long time to rock him to sleep and I was at my wit's end. We did a modified CIO. We went through our bedtime routine, laid him down awake and left. If he cried we waited 5 min, then went in and soothed him and laid him back down. If he was still crying we waited a little longer (maybe 7-10 min) and repeat. It was SO awful listening to him cry, but we never had to go back in there more than twice. The first couple of days were rough, and we occasionally had to start over if he got sick or something, but I'm glad we did it. He figured it out pretty quickly. Now he puts himself to sleep and generally doesn't freak out when we leave. We will still rock him back to sleep if he wakes up from a nightmare or has to sleep in an unfamiliar place. We never co-slept so I have no advice about that. Good luck! Sleep troubles suck.
babyw15 re: sleep training. We sleep trained lo in the fall because it was taking a ridiculously long time to rock him to sleep and I was at my wit's end. We did a modified CIO. We went through our bedtime routine, laid him down awake and left. If he cried we waited 5 min, then went in and soothed him and laid him back down. If he was still crying we waited a little longer (maybe 7-10 min) and repeat. It was SO awful listening to him cry, but we never had to go back in there more than twice. The first couple of days were rough, and we occasionally had to start over if he got sick or something, but I'm glad we did it. He figured it out pretty quickly. Now he puts himself to sleep and generally doesn't freak out when we leave. We will still rock him back to sleep if he wakes up from a nightmare or has to sleep in an unfamiliar place. We never co-slept so I have no advice about that. Good luck! Sleep troubles suck.
babyw15 our sleep story is pretty similar to ashlantic, although I don't remember B taking to it quite as quickly. I also started in the fall and checked out a ton of sleep books from the library. First we tried some of the strategies in the No Cry Sleep Solution Book (which is a little over the top but somethings were helpful imo- and I think there was a section about cosleeping too) Then I tried the 'pick up put down' method (forget what book that was from) Then eventually tried the modified cio and increasing times between checks. He does (like 95% of the time) go right to sleep now at bedtime, but middle of the night wake ups are still pretty regular and he doesn't put himself back down for whatever reason and half the time I end up sleeping the rest of those nights in his rocker with him...ah!
Soo tl/dr sorry for your sleep troubles....I can relate. Hope you find a method you're comfortable with to get him to sleep better!!
Post by reginaphalange3 on May 31, 2016 21:58:32 GMT -5
shannjohnston oh no! Hope you and LO are feeling better! kcrus Geez you need a break already!! Glad YH could come to your rescue! babyw15 already commented but GL with sleep training listening to LO cry sucks so bad! (And share with the class if you find the secret to the motn wake ups ) laceysbryan thanks! And LOL that the requirements are drunk while on vacation--I think I'm going to adopt that rule! Also hope you're feeling better soon! ashlantic is he so adorable!! Glad he had a good time...I need to look for something like that near me. ourcrazynavylife cute little pony!
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