Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jun 13, 2016 5:29:50 GMT -5
Also, we went to a wedding last night (H was a groomsman) and after we left at 9:30, he fell asleep on the way home before C did. Lol. C did absolutely amazing at her first wedding- she was so good all the way until the end!
I'm off today because of jury duty that I didn't have to do!! Hopefully I don't get called another day this week. It's also the last full week of school!!!
Let's do this, Monday! I will mow the grass while O takes his nap this morning and we'll go to grocery store around lunch. That's it for today.
Yay @mrsmongrammed & jessila for good weeks ahead! I have 10 more school days with kids after today. 11 more wakeups because tomorrow is a clerical day. I can do it! I can do it!
I'd also like to pat myself on the back, because I've been doing well with my fitness challenge. I might be delusional, but I think I already see a difference. I've been eating cleaner & exercising everyday- I didn't exercise at all before, except for walking.
It feels like a Monday already. I woke up lamenting the fact that it's not the weekend anymore - we had one of those great weekends where the baby was in a great mood, the weather was perfect, and we all just had a great time as a family. I have spent a total of 45 waking minutes with my child today, and I was soooooo thankful to drop him off at day care. He was a throwing tantrums, screaming, wouldn't calm down no matter what I tried mess. What brought this on? I tried feeding him Cheerios in his high chair. I'm beginning to suspect we may have an issue with him not wanting to eat in his high chair, but no clue how to fix it. When we got to day care, all the babies were eating at the table, so I put him in a seat, and he started gobbling up Cheerios and pancakes immediately. Great, kid.
Post by holliberry28 on Jun 13, 2016 7:09:53 GMT -5
We had our 1 year shoot/cake smash on Sunday with my sister. It was a comedy of errors. I picked up a bunch of 12 helium balloons, which we were going to attach to a basket. M refused to go near the basket and cried if you placed it near him, the wind was ridiculous, and to top it off as I tried to attach the balloons to the basket, the ribbon broke and they flew away. I seriously wanted to cry watching them fly away lol.
The cake smash went ok but he wasnt going to get any dirtier than just touching the cake with his finger. So we have a uneaten, barely smashed cake in the fridge and no one who wants to eat it.
Stuck on the train yet again and will be late for work. Happy Monday!
Post by pghtruelove on Jun 13, 2016 7:40:49 GMT -5
Hey guys! I've been so busy this past weekend. We are doing 1 year/smash cake pictures up at our lake house today. I'm totally in love with the cake, I picked it up yesterday!
Morning! We stayed up late last night because our Penguins won the Stanley Cup!!! Then LO decided to wake up just as they scored their third (empty net) goal, so we were up with a cranky, teething baby. FFMC - we watched them clinch the cup before we went up and got her (less than five minutes). She was fine.
Today LO and I are going to do a hike it baby walk and then get some groceries for our trip. I need to finish packing, too!
One year photos went well yesterday, although she was super on the go and wouldn't do some of the super cute poses we wanted!
Things have been crazy here. I thought I would have time to TCF at work, but nope. Since I've been back they have treated me like I'm new and I really don't have much of a job anymore. It has made me cry more than once this past week. I am trying to figure out the work/home balance too. The only good thing is that B seems to love the sitter's house. She has slept through the night for the last week. Today is my regular day off so I have to take my vehicle in for an oil change and then we are going to the spray park.
Post by billyhorrible on Jun 13, 2016 8:14:11 GMT -5
Now that the party is over and I dropped my before bed pumping session I can go to bed earlier. But did I? Of course not. Stayed up late watching the Tony Awards, so I'm still a tired mess.
Morning! We stayed up late last night because our Penguins won the Stanley Cup!!! Then LO decided to wake up just as they scored their third (empty net) goal, so we were up with a cranky, teething baby. FFMC - we watched them clinch the cup before we went up and got her (less than five minutes). She was fine.
Today LO and I are going to do a hike it baby walk and then get some groceries for our trip. I need to finish packing, too!
One year photos went well yesterday, although she was super on the go and wouldn't do some of the super cute poses we wanted!
Mass chaos and jubilation in our house last night. First the Broncos win the Superbowl. Now the Penguins. We're having a great sports year in our house!
We had our 1 year shoot/cake smash on Sunday with my sister. It was a comedy of errors. I picked up a bunch of 12 helium balloons, which we were going to attach to a basket. M refused to go near the basket and cried if you placed it near him, the wind was ridiculous, and to top it off as I tried to attach the balloons to the basket, the ribbon broke and they flew away. I seriously wanted to cry watching them fly away lol.
The cake smash went ok but he wasnt going to get any dirtier than just touching the cake with his finger. So we have a uneaten, barely smashed cake in the fridge and no one who wants to eat it.
Stuck on the train yet again and will be late for work. Happy Monday!
At least it will make a funny story for the baby book? Much better than my puke in the bra post smash cake story;) sorry they didn't go as planned:(
Post by blueskiessmiling on Jun 13, 2016 9:13:46 GMT -5
Morning ladies! I've had a sleepless baby on my hands, so I haven't had much time to post. I also have what seems like a milk blister, so I'm not the happiest of campers. DD is really starting to prefer walking to crawling, which is so fun to watch. I think she's truly just too busy to sleep lately. Happy to hear the Mondays that are off to a good start!
It feels like a Monday already. I woke up lamenting the fact that it's not the weekend anymore - we had one of those great weekends where the baby was in a great mood, the weather was perfect, and we all just had a great time as a family. I have spent a total of 45 waking minutes with my child today, and I was soooooo thankful to drop him off at day care. He was a throwing tantrums, screaming, wouldn't calm down no matter what I tried mess. What brought this on? I tried feeding him Cheerios in his high chair. I'm beginning to suspect we may have an issue with him not wanting to eat in his high chair, but no clue how to fix it. When we got to day care, all the babies were eating at the table, so I put him in a seat, and he started gobbling up Cheerios and pancakes immediately. Great, kid.
What kind of table do they have at daycare? Like is it one with a regular (baby sized) chair? Or is it one of those tables with little holes for babies to sit in? Maybe a smaller table just his size or taking the tray of this highchair and pulling him up to the actual table would make him happy? Babies are so picky sometimes:(
Morning, ladies! B just went down for his nap and I am having all the feels as I am filling out the first year pages in the "Letters to you" book I just got. One more week of babyhood. I am going to be a mess on Monday!
DH is in Indy, and it is supposed to be 97 here today. I think B and I are going to go to the mall to grab a few things for our VT trip and then come home and play with his new water table (we gave him his birthday presents early because we won't be home for his party/birthday- he got a sandbox too) in the shade. Here's hoping the rest of today and tomorrow are as laid back and fun as this morning was. I don't need a meltdown on my hand with no respite until Tuesday night!
I'm honestly relieved that it's Monday. DH worked Saturday and then spent Sunday prepping his new work truck, so it ended up feeling like a waste of a weekend to me. At least today is a clean slate of the week! I need to finish going through E's clothes today and pack up what he won't wear anymore. I've been so used to the hot/cold changes of spring that I forgot he isn't going to need all of his long sleeves and warm pants anymore!
It feels like a Monday already. I woke up lamenting the fact that it's not the weekend anymore - we had one of those great weekends where the baby was in a great mood, the weather was perfect, and we all just had a great time as a family. I have spent a total of 45 waking minutes with my child today, and I was soooooo thankful to drop him off at day care. He was a throwing tantrums, screaming, wouldn't calm down no matter what I tried mess. What brought this on? I tried feeding him Cheerios in his high chair. I'm beginning to suspect we may have an issue with him not wanting to eat in his high chair, but no clue how to fix it. When we got to day care, all the babies were eating at the table, so I put him in a seat, and he started gobbling up Cheerios and pancakes immediately. Great, kid.
What kind of table do they have at daycare? Like is it one with a regular (baby sized) chair? Or is it one of those tables with little holes for babies to sit in? Maybe a smaller table just his size or taking the tray of this highchair and pulling him up to the actual table would make him happy? Babies are so picky sometimes:(
Day care has one of those tables with the holes for babies. I think it's the group think thing - since all his baby friends are at the table eating, he will too. At home, he wants his way, or I don't know what. H and I were texting back and forth this morning about it, and I'm also wondering if us negatively reprimanding him almost every time he's in the chair (because he throws food over the side, and we really need him to stop this behavior) is creating a negative association with the high chair. Our game plan is to put the dog away literally every time he's in the chair, just let him throw food on the floor, and try and be as positive as possible about him being in it, and seeing if that helps. Hopefully it's a quick-passing phase, because tantrums at every meal time are getting old quick.
mbjune13 sorry things have been so rough going back hope you find a happy balance soon.
Yesterday we went to that thing for the football team and on the way home I found out the entire roster was there for 1.5 hours and left 15 minutes before we got there. lol! Of course. But at one point we were visiting with an older volunteer who had just given the kids balloons and he casually showed us his Stanley Cup championship ring from when he played with the Montreal Canadiens in the 60s. So that was super cool! I swear, and I know I've said this before awhile back, but I lead the most stereotypical Canadian life lol, the most Canadian things happen to me on a regular basis.
I had a mini meltdown yesterday about getting the backyard ready for G's party next weekend. We ended up getting a lot accomplished yesterday (cleared out a lot of the garage, put up string lights, painted her high chair, worked on the food table backdrop, found some planters for flowers) but I had a good few hours where I was totally freaking out that we weren't going to get everything done and it was going to look like complete crap. It was so weird, I could feel the anxiety all throughout my body but I knew I was being ridiculous. It took my sister coming over to help me snap out of it. Still I wish I could take all next week off just to relax and work on crafts. Is it the weekend again yet?
Another double ear infection for us. I hate to say it, but I'm glad they found something wrong so we can help him start to feel better. However, two more infections or if this one doesn't clear, like what happened last time, off to the ENT we go.
Poor, V! It does feel better to be able to define what's wrong though, so I'm glad you were able to get a quick diagnosis. Hopefully you can avoid the ENT all together, but either way, hope the ear infections get better for him. I think you've said he's not going to day care once school is done, hopefully summer vacation brings a break from illness for your whole household!
I've always heard not to make meal times a big deal so that's what I try really hard to do. Sometimes she eats great and sometimes she barely eats, but I try really hard to just not make it an issue either way.
I do have the luxury of not being worried about her weight and she eats well more often than not, so it gives me the freedom to be really relaxed in this area.
Our new plan is to basically try ignoring him throwing food, etc. I noticed meal times have gotten more stressful since H has started getting uptight about DS throwing his food. My initial stance was he's a baby, he'll grow out of it, especially since we have been putting the dog away for most meals. But it's true, the more we try to correct the behavior, the worse it's gotten, so this week's focus is to make the high chair a really fun, happy place to be and hope that helps.
The frustrating thing is, he CAN be a really good eater, it just seems he goes on these spells of being really picky/temperamental about food. It never bothered me greatly before, but now that we've basically cut out bottles, I feel myself turning into the same crazy mom I was the first couple weeks worrying about whether he's eating enough now that there's not a real good measure of how much he's had, even though logically, I know he will eat when he's hungry.
@imapenguin, I could hug you for mentioning peanut butter on a spoon! I just gave some to E, and not only did he seem to like it, but he is using his spoon correctly instead of chewing the handle! I'm really excited about this.
And fwiw, on days where she's less interested is food I give high calorie foods and foods I know are hits so she gets something. I introduce new stuff on days when she's eating a lot anyway.
Can you share what other high calorie foods you offer?
Avocado and nut butters is all that comes to mind right now.
3dimesdown did you find a purse? You sent me on a spiral looking for one myself.
I ended up getting this one from Anne Klein, even though I felt like an old lady getting Anne Klein anything. Mine is navy front and cream sides.
It was on sale for cheap and about the size I was looking for. It has a zipper pocket in the middle (where I hide the diaper stuff) and then two open pockets on either side of the zipper pocket (one for my stuff, one for baby snacks). I also got a wristlet/wallet big enough for my phone that fits nicely in it, so I just grab that if we're running in somewhere quick.
I'll probably upgrade once I decide if I like the size, I think I could have gone a little smaller, actually. I had my eye on this one, but didn't want to spend the money without knowing I liked the big purse lifestyle.
Post by blueskiessmiling on Jun 13, 2016 13:34:38 GMT -5
+1 to ignoring DD at meal times. I think she knows it upsets me when she doesn't eat much (I feel as though she's still relying on nursing too much), and will purposely toss her food or be difficult to test the boundaries. If I either focus on my own meal, or just busy myself putting dishes away or doing meal prep, she eats like a champ. budders I hope V feels better soon! I know just what you mean about being happy to have a diagnosis...at least you can try to be fixing something vs. having a cranky kid you can do nothing to help.
The dentist is THE WORST. It took everything in me to not cancel my appointment. That has to be the epitome of adulthood, making and keeping regular dental appointments.
I've rescheduled my appointment 3 times in the past 3 weeks. It's coming up again on thursday. Ugh.
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