I'm sorry it is such a rough choice. It is so great you will have extra income, but I totally get that moving away from everyone would so difficult. Is it very far from where you are now?
It's about 8 or 9 hours away...so a good distance. I'll just miss my mom a lot, she comes up once a week now. My girls will miss grandma days too. At least we would be near a couple of major airports, and she could fly out for pretty cheap.
I just don't want to deal with moving, I just want to enjoy my newborn:(
That is far I'm sorry. I can imagine it will be super hard to leave your mom even if she can fly up. And I don't blame you for not wanting to deal with moving and a newborn. The timing is not great at all. Do you know when you will know for sure?
Hugs Flair Underwood! The baby blues are very real. And I'm so sorry DD is being difficult right now. Hopefully this will be a short phase as she adjusts.
We've had a pretty rough day over here. After a really frustrating day involving me spending hours at the mechanic with both kids while H was at work, I found out tonight that my stepdad (who had a stroke last year) fell at PT this afternoon and broke his hip. After making major progress walking recently, this is a pretty big blow for both him and my mom. I want to do something for them but feel kind of helpless. This just completely sucks.
Today was busier than I wanted. We ended up waiting an hour at DS's first pedi appt because of an emergency before we got there. Which is fine - I'm happy with this pedi.
And The baby blues are real. I think I cried at lest 3 times today for zero reason. Which made my incision hurt. Which made me cry more. Being a STM is so much harder than I expected. I know this is all very new for DD, but I need to her start listening again.
Hugs!! You're doing a great job. I'm right there with you! Transitioning to two has been so hard.
I'm exhausted from today. It was so busy at work. I'm still pregnant. My belly has dropped significantly, but I don't think that means anything.
DS has been so funny lately. He is really starting to communicate very well and I feel like we can have actual conversations. He is now officially registered for his new preschool and will start there in August. It makes me so happy for him!
I was originally planning on keeping my usual schedule and going into the office through this Wednesday then work from home until I went into labor. However, after a super uncomfortable drive in today, I decided to start working from home starting tomorrow. Thankfully my boss was cool with it.
Guys, I'm in tears. My mom just told me that he's most upset about not being able to come to G's birthday party in 2 weeks. Instead of worrying about himself and his health and what this all means for his recovery, he's worried about upsetting his grandson. I'm a blubbering mess right now.
In happier news, H took the baby with him to run some errands and G is asleep upstairs so I'm at least getting some quiet time without a child attached to me for a little while! I needed it after today.
Guys, I'm in tears. My mom just told me that he's most upset about not being able to come to G's birthday party in 2 weeks. Instead of worrying about himself and his health and what this all means for his recovery, he's worried about upsetting his grandson. I'm a blubbering mess right now.
In happier news, H took the baby with him to run some errands and G is asleep upstairs so I'm at least getting some quiet time without a child attached to me for a little while! I needed it after today.
Awwww man. I'm so sorry. You've had so many hard things happen!
Post by manybellsdown on Jun 13, 2016 20:48:04 GMT -5
Awww, soultrane, I'm so sorry to hear about this news. You should do a makeup bday party when he's feeling up to it, maybe? I bet G would love that, too.
I'm sorry it is such a rough choice. It is so great you will have extra income, but I totally get that moving away from everyone would so difficult. Is it very far from where you are now?
It's about 8 or 9 hours away...so a good distance. I'll just miss my mom a lot, she comes up once a week now. My girls will miss grandma days too. At least we would be near a couple of major airports, and she could fly out for pretty cheap.
I just don't want to deal with moving, I just want to enjoy my newborn:(
This is far and would totally change your weekly routine-- I totally get feeling torn! Thank goodness for airports. Do you have to move right away?
Post by cattuccino on Jun 13, 2016 20:56:50 GMT -5
I want to hug everyone, I've been so absent and trying to catch up.
A clusterfeeding newborn, post second emergency c section with a two year old at home is no joke. I'm struggling a lot. Much like Flair Underwood. I really under estimated how hard it would be....I'm willing to guess its even harder this time than with DD for me (opposite baby temperaments aren't helping). LO also hasn't gained weight in his first week, and was still down 15 oz from birth weight - added stress.
Also extra hugs to the pregnant mamas, I know how hard it is to see the baby announcements and baby talk and getting excited (and uncomfortable) to meet your little ones. Soon hang in there.
cattuccino There is so much stress and emotion tied up in how much they weigh and the cluster feeding is really tough. It is sometimes really hard to stay positive. I hope things get easier quickly.
soultrane Your SD sounds like a sweet man, I'm so sorry this happened to him. I hope his recovery goes smoothly, though I'm sure it is frustrating after all he has been through already.
Thanks everyone! He's a pretty great guy and G is so lucky to have him and my mom in his life. They'll know a little more tomorrow morning (this morning?) once they talk to the ortho. I think a mini superhero party on the road is definitely in order so we're going to coordinate once we know what's happening with his surgery.
Any ideas of what I can do for my mom? They're about 2 hours from us and I feel so helpless right now.
soultrane I think food would probably be the most helpful tangible thing. Also, if she wouldn't be offended by such a thing, having someone come clean their house after his surgery could be really nice. The most helpful thing throughout will obviously be you being the supportive daughter that you are. Do they use FaceTime or Skype do that they can still see your guys?
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